"Five hundred gold coins, is that the only amount?" Odin frowned with a little headache.
The currency in circulation in this world is coins made of precious metals. One gold coin is worth one hundred silver coins, and one silver coin is equivalent to one hundred copper coins.
The living expenses of an ordinary family of three are only thirty or forty silver coins a month, and they will not use up more than five gold coins throughout the year.
And the huge sum of five hundred gold coins is enough for an ordinary family to use it for a hundred years!
But in Odin's small castle, if you want to maintain the dignity of the nobles, five hundred gold coins are only enough for one year, which can only be done in a very frugal situation.
Thinking of this, I can't help but envy my sister Ovia, the flint mine, who earns a thousand gold a year and can live a luxurious life as a baron and aristocrat. In addition to other taxes in the territory, I can even support a family of ten people. The squad of squire knights.
Are there any resources available in Boulder Town?
Odin was lost in thought...
The old butler looked at his master's frown and obviously saw that his master was making plans for his future life, which made his originally quiet desire a little bit eager.
"Master!"
Butler Modi reminded softly.
"It's almost time for dinner, you can invite the Luvid administrator and Kuna's knights to dine together and listen to their opinions."
"Good idea Modi, let's arrange it like this, and prepare a hearty dinner."
"Leave it to me, sir!"
The old butler in a black tuxedo bowed back gracefully, closed the door of the study, and walked towards the kitchen along the revolving stone steps in the fort.
He found that the master was a little different. When he first came to Stone Castle, he didn't pay attention to the things in the castle. He stayed in the room all day in a daze or went to the study to read some biographies of knights written by bards.
However, the master has become more active these days. He often inspects the work in the castle or asks some strange questions. Just yesterday, he even proposed to replace the personal servant Caesar with Liz's maid, God! I hope Count Odis will not kill him when he finds out.
Thinking of this Modi's housekeeper, he couldn't help but be shocked and his body straightened, "Although I don't know why the master suddenly became motivated, I have to prove to the master that Modi is not old yet!"
...
Before dinner began, two titular teachers arrived together.
Blonde and brown eyes, the tuxedo is the tutor of Bloodhoof Castle, who is responsible for teaching the earl's children to learn noble etiquette. At the age of forty, I heard that his father was still a baron, but he became dependent on the Bloodhoof family later...
Now he is sent to Boulder Town with Butler Modi. His job is to be the administrative officer of the town. He helps Odin manage Boulder Town.
"Master Odin! We're not too late, your complexion looks much better, and the wound should be recovering well!"
Luvid greeted exaggeratedly with a smile all over his face.
On the other side, the Kunas knight was expressionless and gave a meticulous knightly salute.
Seeing the different reactions, Odin didn't care and raised his hand to signal the two teachers to take their seats.
"It seems that Mr Luvid can't wait for a busy day, butler Modi, it's time for dinner."
"Yes sir!"
Old Modi bowed gracefully and left the restaurant, and went to the downstairs of the castle to inform the kitchen to have dinner.
After being seated, Kunas knight's square face was still expressionless and stiff, which made Odin quite helpless.
According to the memory in his mind, Kunas was born in a regular knight academy, and his strength is at the silver stage. What he most hopes to do now is to be able to make meritorious service on the battlefield, earning the honour of the earl, and become a glorious honoured knight. Be a noble.
But now he was sent to the side of Odin, who was most disliked by the count, as his knight teacher. He really couldn't imagine what future he had in this barren boulder town.
Even a few squire knights can't afford to support him, and maybe even his horses will be exchanged for gold coins by the waste wood master.
Following Odin, there is almost no chance of going to the battlefield. If you don't go to the battlefield, you won't be able to make merit. If you don't get credit, you can't be honoured.
Therefore, it is no wonder that Kunas had a straight face the whole time.
This atmosphere didn't last long. The servants and maids put their plates on the table one after another, a whole fat roast chicken, a plate of steamed fillets, and black beer full of wheat aroma. Small portions of mashed potatoes and slices of white bread.
It's not a very sumptuous dinner for aristocrats, but the Polish aunt's cooking skills are very good. Every dish is very appetizing. The heavy roast chicken is accompanied by light fish fillets, plus full of hops. Dark beer is enough to impress the taste buds.
Even Kunas relaxed his expression and concentrated on enjoying the delicious dishes.
Watching the two teachers devoured them, as if they were hungry for several days, the food on the table continued to decrease at a speed visible to the naked eye. Seeing this, Odin also quickly entered the state.
Soon, the three of them wiped out all the dishes like wind and clouds, and Luvid, who had finished eating, raised his wine glass and praised.
"Thanks to the Lord for the gift of allowing us to enjoy such wonderful food."
"Praise the God of War!" Kunas finally said a word.
Odin shrugged undeniably, the original owner was an unbeliever, so he didn't have to praise anyone.
There are gods in this world. The more widely spread are the god of light, the god of natural spirit, the god of dragon, the god of war, the god of moon, the god of harvest, the god of love, the god of death, etc. Some racial gods such as elf gods, sea gods, barbarian gods, beast gods, wing gods...
If you really want to do a careful calculation, there are quite a lot of various gods, and if there is no conflict in doctrine, it is allowed to believe in multiple gods.
These gods are not fictionalized by people to meet their spiritual needs, but there are real miracles, and there are even divine powers bestowed on them. In this regard, the God of Light is the best at it and is the god who has shown the most miracles in the records.
However, in the past two hundred years or so, the miracles revealed by the gods have become less and less. The last recorded miracle was performed by the God of Light 80 years ago. Believers are also increasing.
Luvid and Kunas are typical shallow believers, and they praise them occasionally when they think of it, which is not a sincere belief in gods.
From the praises of the two, it can be seen that they are different gods. Luvid said that he thanked the Lord for his gift. This is the beginning of the standard praise of the god of light, while Kunas' praise is simple and direct. Most knights who believe in are all gods of war, and their desire for war is the strongest.
As the compliments came out, the dinner was officially over, and the servants entered the restaurant to remove the plates, leaving a clean and tidy tabletop.
"Mr Kunas, I feel that my head is not so painful anymore. The knight's practice cannot be stopped because of a small injury. This is not in line with the spirit of chivalry. I hope to continue the knight's course tomorrow."
After Kunas listened to Odin's request, his face became much better, "No problem, I'm very pleased that you can think this way."
Kunas is a personality with the spirit of orthodox chivalry. He had been complaining about his situation a little bit, but he hoped that the nobleman would not be hot for three minutes.
After all, Odin, who left Bloodhoof Castle independently, already had all the rights of an adult noble baron. In Boulder Town, Odin was the worthy uncrowned king. Even the two teachers had to act according to Odin's will.
"In addition, Mr Luvid, you have been serving as the administrative officer of Jushi Town for a week. You must have enough understanding. Let's talk about the development plan of the town next."
"Oh, Lord Baron!"
Luvid exaggeratedly drank the remaining dark beer in the glass.
"It's really hard for me to imagine that there is such a barren place in the count's territory. I have gone to every corner of the town and haven't seen anything that can be exchanged for gold coins.
Moreover, the previous administrative officer was simply a stupid pig. With the taxes collected in advance and the wages that were not paid, the finances of Jushi Town were messed up. "
"Is it such a serious situation, how big is the financial gap in the town?"
"It is estimated that it will take ten gold coins.
The town hall needs to be refurbished to attract a group of workers and pay them daily so that you can build your credibility and make the residents trust the new aristocrat again.
We can also recognize the overpaid tax, which is not much anyway, but we can ignore the arrears of wages. The above two items are enough to prove your kindness. "
Luvid clearly has a knack for how to build a new town hall.
"Then how many inhabitants are there in my territory?"
"According to the report left by the previous term, there are 360 residents in the residential area in the centre of Jushi Town, and there are also three small villages within the territory, 120 people in Shanghe Village, and 150 people in Xiahe Village. , Shuichi Tuen 200 people.
Uh...but this was from five years ago. "
Luvid made a helpless expression and greeted the previous political officer again in his heart.
Odin put his hand on his forehead and asked with the last hope, "Is there any good news, such as... the discovery of flint mines or something..."
The voice became smaller and smaller, and his eyes were fixed on Luvid through his fingers as if he was expecting something.
The sudden dignified atmosphere made Kunas nervous, and he looked at Luvid as well.
"Uh...you guys, alas~"
Luvid sighed and shook his head.
"But judging from my perspective, Stone Town still has the potential for development. In the past week, I heard a lot of useless news in the town, and in between, I found an interesting phenomenon.
The water volume of the small stone stream flowing through Jushi Town is increasing every year, which has greatly exceeded the utilization of the waterwheels!
Later, I carefully looked at the map and found that Xiaoshixi was bred from the gravel ridge. As the most remote boulder town, it did not transfer to any territory in the direction of the gravel ridge. "
"Indicating that my actual territory of Boulder Town is larger than that on the map?"
"It's much bigger!" Luvid said, correcting.
Kunas knight hurriedly said as if he remembered something.
"When I was patrolling the territory of the town, I went to the edge of the gravel ridge to see it. It was an undulating mountain range. UU reading www.uukanshu.com extended to the west. The mountain was covered with large and small gravel, except for gravel. The soil of the mountain is not bad, covered with bushes and tall trees."
"Well... it's barely a piece of good news, gravel and trees can be used to build houses, and the waterwheel in Shuichitun can be rebuilt to a larger one, or a new waterwheel can be built in another river to meet the needs of more residents. need."
Odin pondered.
"Let's do it, Administrative Officer Luvid, I'll give you one hundred gold coins for various expenses of the Government Affairs Office, and then complete these tasks as soon as possible.
First, renovate the town council office. When renovating the council office, the workers who were owed wages by the previous council officer were given priority to be hired, and double daily wages were paid until all the arrears were made up.
Second, hire a few literate residents permanently as your helpers.
Third, carry out a small town census, as long as the residents within the territory of Jushi Town cannot miss a single one.
Fourth, find a few people who are familiar with water, and find out what places in Xiaoshixi are suitable for building waterwheels.
That's all for now, I'll ask you about the progress of your work at any time, and if I find you're slack, I'll let you pack up and go back to Bloodhoof! "
As Odin uttered one order after another, Luvid put away the smiling expression on his face, stood up and gave a solemn half-length salute, "Luvid swears allegiance to Master Odin!"
When he was sent to Odin, he belonged to Odin Bloodhoof completely, and if he was driven back to Bloodhoof Castle, there would be only one fate.
But with these hundred gold coins, he can let go of his hands and feet to do things, and he has room to play.
"Okay, it's getting late, the two teachers go back to rest, there's still a lot to do tomorrow."
Odin issued an expulsion order.