Master Tongtian

Chapter 233 The box is opened to open everyone’s eyes (24)

After a while, Rosen saw the old man who came to visit beside the motorcade.

They stood in the open space outside the stone wall, surrounded by a circle of guards, and on the stone wall behind them were many people watching the excitement.

There are six old people, all of them are thin, their faces are full of wrinkles like knife carvings, but their backs are basically straight, and their faces are not full of humility, but more of vigilance and suspicion.

Their clothes were old and dirty, and had many patches, but they were still far from rags.

Compared with the other old and frail townspeople I saw near the ruins yesterday, these old people are quite respectable. They should indeed be elders with some reputation in the town.

Rosen and Chabolai arrived together.

As soon as the two arrived, the old people stood up, and one of them, a bald old man, asked.

"Who is the new lord of Crescent Town?"

"it's me."

Chabolai took a step forward without speaking loudly.

The bald old man stretched out his hand to show his ears and asked loudly: "What did you say?"

The old man is deaf.

Charbolet shouted: "I am the lord!"

Only then did the bald old man hear clearly, and a hint of respect appeared on his face.

"Lord, the announcement yesterday said that you will be paid one krey for a day's work, and you will also take care of food and housing. Is it true?"

Rosen was responsible for this matter, and Chabolai didn't understand it. However, he felt reassured by Rosen and felt that one gram of wages was not much.

So, he raised his hands and shouted solemnly: "Old man, I swear on the honor of the Omicia family that everything stated in the recruitment announcement is the truth!"

Not only because the old man is hard of hearing, but also because there are many local people listening behind him, so we simply took the opportunity to do a wave of publicity.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, an old man with a missing front tooth and a leaky speech sneered.

"Hoho~~ The last lord said the same thing, and everyone in the town died!"

"The last lord said the same thing, but he didn't even give us time to sow and cultivate the land. He just asked us to work for his family all day long!"

"Yes, yes, the Omicia family has no glory at all, they are all liars!"

Another lame old man echoed.

Xia Bolai was unhappy: "Old man, how can you say that? Aren't you afraid that I will arrest you and put you in jail?"

The old man with missing front teeth suddenly sneered.

"Come and catch me~ My old man eats every meal every day. He can still eat rotten food in prison. Maybe he can live for a few more years."

"Yes, yes, yes~~ What haven't we seen before? The things of despicable lords like you can scare others, but they can't scare us. The worst is to die!"

"This fat black guy is not a good person at first glance. If such a person becomes the new lord, Crescent Town will definitely be in trouble. Old man, I think we should go back."

Xia Bolay said one thing, and was immediately shouted back three times, which left him speechless.

Opposite are all old men in their early 60s, who walk tremblingly, and would probably be dead if they were touched.

How could he really arrest him? He just wanted to scare the other party, but these old guys were not afraid at all.

Just as he was at a loss what to do, Rosen's slightly smiling voice sounded from beside him: "Uncle, let me do it."

Xia Bolai nodded immediately: "Okay, okay, you come, you come, these old guys are too difficult to deal with."

He then pointed at Rosen and loudly introduced him to the old man in front of him.

"Here, this is Master Rosen, the mayor of Crescent Town. He was able to fuck so many diggos last night, all thanks to the mayor's powerful spells. Be careful what you say, he is not as good-tempered as me."

The six elders all turned to look at Rosen.

After a few glances, the old man with missing front teeth frowned: "Mayor Laoshizi, isn't this a little baby?"

"Look at your age. You are too young to be my grandson, but you are still the mayor? What a liar."

"Let's go, these people are talking nonsense. There must be no tricks in Crescent Town."

Several old men turned around and left.

Rosen coughed slightly and shouted: "One kray a day's wages, it's absolutely true."

As he spoke, he took out a dozen shiny gold coins and tossed them back and forth in the palm of his hand.

"Old man, as long as you are willing to work, you will have enough money!"

The sunlight shines on the gold coins, refracting the soul-stirring light, and the crisp vibrations produced by the gold coins hitting each other directly cured the deafness of the elders.

The old man with missing front teeth stopped immediately, his eyes following the gold coins in Rosen's hand.

"Little doll~ Are you really the mayor?"

"That's right."

‘Buzz~’

An egg-sized ball of light appeared on the palm of Rosen's left hand. The ball of light turned into a burning flame, but it was a small trick called Breath of Flame.

An ordinary old man can't tell the strength of a spell. When he saw that Rosen could actually control flames, the look of awe on his face became much thicker, and he believed his words even more.

But although ordinary people don't know much about magic, they know a lot about worldly money.

Especially old people like them, who have been poor all their lives, spent their whole lives thinking about making more money, and care about every penny.

They are not easy to deceive when it comes to money-related matters.

He was still the same old man with missing front teeth. He quickly came to his senses, with a deep look of suspicion outlined in the wrinkles on his face.

"Little baby, don't think I'm easy to deceive. Old man, I saw a lot of the world when I was young, and I even learned arithmetic."

"As you said, one person has one kroner per day, so 1,000 is 100 kronor, and 10,000 is 1,000 kronor."

"This is just wages. Construction wood, stones, tools, etc. all cost money. Don't say you can't afford it, I'm afraid even the Earl of Silver Moon Castle can't afford it!"

"Yes, yes, we have heard that the new lord is a swinger. All his money is in women, and his pocket is cleaner than his face."

"I think you must be trying to trick us into working for nothing again!"

As he listened, Xia Bolay felt his cheeks getting hot and his heart getting weaker and weaker. He couldn't help but move closer to Rosen.

"Rosen, aren't we running out of money soon? How can we pay for such a high salary?"

Rosen smiled and comforted: "Don't worry, I'm prepared."

As he spoke, he turned to look at Harik beside Xia Bolay.

"Uncle, go take out the cash box and let everyone open their eyes!"

Not only these old men, but also the citizens of Crescent Town who followed them northward opened their eyes, letting everyone know that the recruitment announcement was true.

Money is really enough!

"okay!"

Harric trotted towards a carriage. After a while, he commanded a team of Silver Moon Rangers to carry back two heavy wooden boxes one meter long and wide.

‘Kang Dang~~ Bang Dang~’

Two wooden boxes were placed on the open ground respectively. When the lids were opened, the sun shone in. One box was yellow and the other was bright, which made people panic.

Xia Bolay took a look and his eyes almost fell off.

"Why so much money?"

There were two large wooden boxes. The left one was full of gold coins, and the right one was full of silver coins. There were too many to count. It was estimated that there were more than 10,000 kronor in cash.

Rosen opened the lid wide and said to the old man who was missing his front teeth.

"Old man, have you ever seen so much money?"

The old man with missing front teeth could not close his mouth, his lips were trembling, and drool kept dripping from the corners of his mouth.

"There are really a lot of Duoduoduo. Today is an eye-opener."

Looking at the other old men, they all looked blind.

The citizens watching the excitement on the stone wall and the Silver Moon Ranger carrying the money were all stunned.

This is too much money!

Rosen reached out and picked up a handful of shiny yellow gold coins, then let them slip from his fingers back into the cash box.

He said loudly: "All this money will be used to build Crescent Town, and this is the first payment, and there will be a second and third payment in the future!"

Today is different from the past. Now he is the mayor and will be the lord of Crescent Town in the future.

Paying wages to the residents is not just spending money, but injecting liquidity into the Crescent Town market to promote productivity.

It doesn’t take much, an injection of 50,000 crowns is enough to circulate the market.

Given the scope of activities of farmers in this era, the money ended up in Crescent Town.

When the town develops and the market is perfected, every time the money circulates in the town market, it will stimulate a large amount of wealth creation.

As a lord, he can legally harvest wealth through taxation.

This is the biggest sheep-herding business for a lord!

And following his action, everyone's face showed a look of joy, and they couldn't help but turn their ears to listen to the wonderful sound of metal collision.

The sound of money is so sweet!

Rosen smiled and looked at the old man with missing front teeth: "Old man, do you think we won't be able to pay the wages?"

"I can afford it, but I'm afraid that you guys won't keep your word, and you'll do the work but won't pay!"

Rosen then winked at Xia Bolai, who received it.

He had a rare moment of ingenuity and started shouting again.

"As the new lord of Crescent Town, I swear in the name of the Golden God that if I break my promise, I will suffer divine punishment and die!"

In the Silver Moon Castle area, the belief in the Golden God is still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so Xia Bolai's oath is quite heavy.

Seeing that the elders were all moved, Luo Sen gave some advice.

"Old man, there is definitely no future for bandits and bandits. As long as your nephew is willing to come back to help and abide by the laws of Crescent Town, then we will pretend that what happened before has never happened."

"But Luo Fanle must die!"

The expressions of the elders changed again, but none of them spoke, obviously thinking about the pros and cons.

"Uncle, put the cash box away."

Harrick complied.

When he collected the cash box, everyone was staring at the box, watching the fading light with nostalgia.

‘Click~’

When the lid of the box was closed, many people's faces showed a look of despair.

In the end, the old men left with complicated expressions.

After they left, Charbolet grabbed Rosen and Harrick and asked in a low voice: "Why didn't I know there was so much money?"

Rosen shrugged: "You didn't even ask."

Harrick glared at him with contempt and spoke more directly.

"You spend money lavishly, and your fingers will leak when you meet a beautiful girl. If I let you know that I have so much money, you wouldn't think about it all day long."

Xia Bolay smiled awkwardly: "Then you have to let me know."

Harrick hummed: "You won't lose money on food and drink. Why do you know so much? Give it to a woman?"

Seeing that Chabolai still wanted to refute, he continued to take vaccinations.

"Xia Bolai, you have to be careful. This money was earned by Rosen. It is Rosen's money. It is used to build the town. It cannot be spent indiscriminately."

"Then, we all know your character. Once you have money, you will get carried away. Otherwise, you will defeat the Crescent Town in advance. Don't worry about the money in the town."

These words left Chabolai speechless, and he also knew that he was a leaky bag.

But he was still a little unwilling. He was silent for a while, and then discussed: "You must let me have some money in my hand, otherwise I, the acting lord, won't be able to get a single kray out of my pocket. How embarrassing."

This is also true.

Rosen made the decision: "Uncle, you can spend 300 kronor freely in the next month. If you use it up, you have to wait until next month, and you cannot advance it. Is that enough?"

300 kronor is more than ten times higher than the salary of a first-class guerrilla general. This is a lot of money.

Xia Bolai was immediately satisfied: "That's enough, that's enough~~hehehe~"

Rosen and Harrick quietly looked at each other and sighed secretly. They both felt that Xia Bolai was really unable to convince himself.

Fortunately, although there are many shortcomings, there is a huge advantage, that is, he attaches great importance to friendship and can listen to what he says.

As long as someone is willing to control him, he won't be too ridiculous.

After some repairs, the convoy set off again, traveling all the way over the mountains.

At noon the next day, the convoy arrived at the town building site that Rosen had chosen.

Xia Bolay looked at the large open space with flat terrain and wide field of vision, and nodded with satisfaction.

"Not bad ~ very good. This place is much better than that shabby place in Yuehui Town!"