Release that Witch Chapter 876: Silver City

It seems I have to work harder. Roland shrugged secretly, and it was not a glorious thing to be thrown behind by his subordinates.

Fortunately, Scarlet Water City has now basically recovered stability. Of the nobles that have passed the screening, 70% have decided to continue to operate the original industry, and the rest hope to go to City Hall to try their luck. Although the basic requirements for applying for the administrative examination are "literacy and literacy". They don't care, but Roland believes that this group of people is unlikely to pass the final trial and become a formal official.

After all, the behavior of noble is not so easy to change.

Of course, even being a Clerk is much better than losing your head.

There are even three nobles who want joining First Army. They are all from Knight. Under the observation of Nightingale, there is no hidden evil intention, but he still upheld the decision made at the beginning of the army and rejected the three applications.

After resolving the problem of reclaiming subcontracting rights, the efficiency of Scarlet Water City and surrounding areas is obviously much more efficient. In more than a week, more than 20,000 people boarded the ship to Neverwinter City, and more people The practice of continually converging to Scarlet Water to abandon small towns and villages on the surface seems to reduce the number of territories that can be controlled, in fact, it has greatly improved the control of City Hall.

In this era where roads are scarce, letting the government implement the order to the countryside is tantamount to foolish dreaming. It is still barely feasible to gather a set of leadership within a year, and it is difficult for strong cadres to bloom everywhere. Barov also asked him once more why he insisted on transporting the population back to Neverwinter City, instead of letting things go as usual after the reunification of the kingdom. He has never answer comprehensively and systematically.

Because City Hall Prime Minister can neither imagine how many people a coal-iron composite industry can absorb, nor can it understand how much effort and time it takes to build such an industry.

And the most important point of important is that those remote territories cannot really operate freely. From the perspective of natural resource, it is wasteful to keep them.

Thus, concentrating the population in several major cities with convenient water systems is the most suitable approach for the current situation of Greycastle.

From the moment of the land reform, Roland really has jurisdiction over the Scarlet Water area.

And his next goal is naturally Silver Light City.

Comparing to the giant Scarlet Water City, it is much easier to pack this old Kingdom Capital satellite city. It was originally an ordinary fief, and it was no different from dozens of fief surrounding Kingdom Capital, until the first open-air silver mine was Discovery has made its existence special. As more and more precious metal vein holes were discovered, the place became more and more lively, and eventually changed into what it is today.

Considering that the output of Silver Light City has significant important significance for Greycastle minting, the next few feudal lords are not only played by William Earl, who is loyal to the Wimbledon. Its power has also been limited. Few other nobles have been sealed.

In other words, as long as City Lord expresses his position, Silver Light City is his possession.

With the Wimbledon III's bloodline, and the status of the heir to the highest order, Roland believes that it is not difficult to "persuade" the other party.

But he was a little bit concerned that this city built on the veins is also the hometown of Nightingale.

Although the response every time I ask the other party is "I have been separated from Glen Family, so you don't need to worry about my thoughts", but he always feels that Nightingale seems to be avoiding something. It's just that the busy government affairs make it impossible for Roland to take up too much time in guessing, so they have to temporarily suppress this matter.

On the fourth day after receiving the Iron Axe secret letter, First Army Eastern Front Army drove into the Silver Light City territory along the artificial canal.

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While it ’s almost the same as staying in Scarlet Water City, William Earl led his team out of town to welcome him. After the warm greeting, he was invited to dinner. The difference is that Scarlet Water City's welcome team is divided into noble, and the old City Lord has a lot of businessmen in the team, even including the old acquaintance Hogg.

In the evening, the opening remarks of Earl set the tone for the banquet. They are willing to surrender sub-rights and fully support the new policy of Your Majesty Roland. There was a warm applause at the meeting, which made the latter's prepared speech swallow into his stomach.

The stitching and stitching of Hogg turned the welcome banquet into a business meeting.

"Do n’t you always ask me how the machine in the mine works?" He proudly said in front of a group of businessmen. "Now the real inventor is standing in front of you. Your Majesty Roland! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You do n’t have to go to Western Region, you can get the answer directly in Silver Light City! "

The merchants swarmed over immediately.

"Esteemed Your Majesty, can you tell us why it is so powerful?"

"I do n’t know if you would like to sell more track system, Diamond Chamber of Commerce is very much looking forward to cooperating with Neverwinter City."

"Your Majesty, do you remember Kuaifan? We have provided you with several sailboats two years ago to transport eastern region refugees. In terms of trade strength, we are definitely one of the top chambers in the central region. I hope to buy a complete set of steam engine manufacturing equipment. Of course, the price is absolutely excellent! "

Remembering the "good news" that the business woman Margery had revealed to herself, Roland couldn't help but cry and laugh "Hogg will take a large number of merchants to Western Region", but did not expect to be ahead of her.

If the Greycastle is everywhere like Silver Light City, what a wonderful world.

Meeting the curiosity of the merchants, he finally found the opportunity to be alone with the old City Lord.

The two walked through the hall and stepped onto the terrace blown by the evening wind, temporarily isolating the noise of the banquet behind them.

Roland held wine cup and overlooked the city for a while. Then he said, "Do you feel sorry for handing over the right of separation?"

"I never really owned it, what a pity ..." William Earl smiled, "Your father, and your father's father, although not explicitly stated, will never allow Silver Light City to have one. Approve your own crowds, and the family instruction of the William family is never closed, so it is not as important as you think. "He said a little," I don't need this power. "

"No need?" Roland couldn't help wondering.

"The purpose of dividing is to strengthen and consolidate your own power, to prevent others from watching. Silver Light City does not have this risk. Anyone who fights for the idea of ​​this city is tantamount to openly provoking the authority of the Wimbledon royal family. Therefore, the family only needs to Assure loyalty, you do n’t have to worry about being harmed. ”Earl took a sip of wine.“ Conversely, encapsulation in a sense is also a weakening of itself. It divides natural resource originally belonging to itself to others in exchange for it. I ’m more interested in managing it than putting these natural resource in the hands of others. Do you know how much the output of Silver Light City has improved in the past two decades? "

Roland shook his head.

"Sixteen times full, so I invested most of my energy ..." The old City Lord said with great interest, "In the beginning, it was only an open-air silver mine, and now there are more than ten kinds of veins excavated; it was also originally only the royal family. The collection team sent out, and currently there are not only various types of ore and jewellery merchants, but also many auxiliary industries developed through mining, such as oil lamps, shovel manufacturing, etc. Your steam engine can also be counted as one of them. I did not Am I right? "

"That's true," Roland smiled.

"It feels like I'm raising a child and watching it grow up. How do you say I'm willing to cut it open to others? So I don't need such power." Earl said So far released a long breath, "Your Majesty, would you like me to continue to run this silver city for you?"

"Of course, if you want," he held up wine cup to the other side, the two of them smiled at each other, and then the cups touched gently, making a crisp sound.

"By the way," Roland drank the drink and changed the subject. "Do you know about Glen Family?"

"Glen?" William Earl thought for a while before raising his eyebrows. "A little impression, but remember it is not too clear. After all, Silver Light City has not had a new noble for a long time. These families existed before the silver mine was discovered. That ’s it. If you remember correctly, the last Glen should have changed its last name two years ago, and the land now belongs to the Somer family. "

When the other party said this, Roland felt that Nightingale grasped his arm instantly.