CEO Overlord Love: Contract Lover

"Ma'am, I'm here to collect land rent."

"Ground rent? What kind of rent?"

"Madam, the land occupied by your manor belongs to the state, and according to the regulations, a land rent of 500 Harveys is collected every year."

"500 Harvey?"

She has lived here for so long.

Don't know what Harvey is.

In the past two years, what she used to go to the small town to dredge was the gold after the ring was melted.

But now the gold is long gone.

"Five hundred Harveys is £500, ma'am," the man explained to her.

"3000 pounds?" She looked at the man in shock.

3000 pounds is equivalent to about 3 RMB.

The annual land rent for such a dilapidated place is 3000 pounds?

It's clearly extortion!

"I didn't, please go back!" Mengyao stared at the man with stern eyes.

"Ma'am, I just follow the rules, I hope you don't make things difficult for me."

"If you don't leave, I really won't embarrass you, because I will directly let the black slaves tear you apart!"

"Madam, if you kill me, you will offend the whole country. Although your black slaves are strong, they are undoubtedly too self-sufficient compared to the country's officers and soldiers."

"The country? Isn't it at war now? Where did the country come from and what is the land rent?"

"Ma'am, the land war is over, and the towns are recovering."

"You mean the war is over now again?"

"Yes, but only the land war is over, and the sea battle is still going on. The state is short of funds, so I have been sent to collect rent from you, ma'am."

"I don't have that much money."

"The lady asks you to raise money as soon as possible, otherwise we will send someone to confiscate this manor."

Mengyao closed her eyes, feeling complicated.

She really wanted to kill that man with a single shot.

But the backer behind that man is the whole country.

What else can she do besides swallowing her anger?

"Go back, I will find a way to raise money." In the end, she had no choice but to compromise.

"Then I'll wait for your good news, ma'am. If you raise money, please hand it over to the military department in Manchester town."

"Well, then you go."

"Madam, there is something I must tell you."

"Say."

"Please be sure to raise 500 Harvey within a month, otherwise we will send officers and soldiers to take over the manor by force."

"Ah."

......

After three or four minutes, the man left the cabin and closed the door.

Only Mengyao was left alone in the hut.

She stood by the window, looking out thoughtfully at the manor.

500 Harvey.

Where is she going to get 500 Harvey?

But if she can't find 500 Harvey.

Then the manor she had worked so hard to build would be forcibly taken over, and she would have nothing at that time.

What should she do?

"Dele, come in!" She yelled at the black slave outside the door.

Soon, a black slave with a strong body pushed the door and entered.

"Yes, ma'am." The nigger bowed to her.

Mengyao was not in the mood to talk nonsense with him, so she asked him straight to the point: "Dele, do you know what Harvey is?"

"Harvey is money, ma'am."

"Of course I know it's money! I'm asking how you got Harvey!"

"Well, if you want to get money, of course you need to sell things to others, and then get money."

"How many Harveys are there for selling all the crops in the manor?"

"About ten, ma'am."

"What? Only 10 were sold?"

"Yes, ma'am."

Mengyao's heart sank. Although she did not accept this fact, she thought about it carefully and realized that it was indeed so.

The farm grows a lot of corn.

Corn is not a valuable thing.

Even in China, the entire farm's corn is sold for about 600 yuan.

Converted into Harvey, it is 10 Harvey.

But 10 Harveys was far from the 300 that the man asked for.

"Then besides selling things, is there any way to quickly raise a large amount of Harvey?" She asked the black slave.

"Ma'am, there's nothing you can do about it, unless you borrow money."

"Borrow money?"

Yes.

Why didn't she think of borrowing money?

Now she has nothing to do but borrow money.

"But ma'am, now that there are chaos everywhere, no one is willing to lend you money." The black slave added cautiously.

Mengyao's heart sank and she didn't answer.

She is unfamiliar with life here.

Even if it is not a chaotic war now.

Who is willing to lend her money?

And 300 Harveys is definitely not a small sum in this kind of place.

......

"Madam, is something wrong? Why are you asking this all of a sudden?" the black slave asked her curiously.

"It's okay, you can go out."

"Okay, ma'am." The nigger nodded obediently, then turned and left the room, closing the door behind him.

She can't live without this manor.

But she can't go head-to-head with the country either.

So the only solution for now is.

Find 300 Harvey.

But how can she find it?

It only cost 10 Harvey to sell all the corn in the manor.

So selling things is absolutely not feasible.

Since the method of selling things is not feasible, the only option is to borrow money.

Then who did she borrow from?

......

Mengyao walked up and down the room, upset.

Finally, after half an hour she remembered someone's name.

Captain Born Well.

He is the captain, and he is an aristocrat from Europe and America. He will definitely have 300 Harvey.

If she goes to him to borrow money, she can keep the manor!

......

Mengyao affirmed this idea in her heart, and she will implement it immediately.

After all, that man only gave her a month.

It takes half a month to travel from here to the town by scooter.

Mengyao walked quickly to the door, opened it and prepared to leave.

"Mum, ma'am." The black slave who was dozing by the door stood up in fright when he saw her come out.

"Go get me a scooter, I'm going to the nearest town!" She glanced at the black slave expressionlessly.

"Yes, ma'am."

The black slave didn't dare to delay, he nodded obediently, and then walked towards the utility room.

Meng Yao watched the black slave's back for a few seconds, then walked back to the house, planning to pack up some necessary salutes.

After she packed up and saluted, the black slave also came back with the cart.

She walked to the direction of the cart with her burden on her back, and sat on it directly on her feet.

The black slave quickly put the two big dogs on the leash, and then respectfully handed the end of the leash to her.

"Mrs."

"En." Mengyao took the rope and pulled it tight, and the two dogs obediently ran towards the gate of the manor.

......

This time she didn't take Pooh with her, just herself.

There were no twists and turns along the way, stop and go, and it took only eleven days to reach the nearest small town.

The town is dilapidated as always, but the flow of people is much larger.

There are many people selling things on the street.

She looked at it casually and found that they were all prey.

Such as vultures, gophers, hares and the like.

She had no interest in looking at these things, so she directed the two dogs to walk to the beach.

The two dogs took her to the beach by the sea and stopped.

She jumped off the cart to see where Bohn's boat was.

Finally, she saw Born's ship to the west.

She didn't have time to sigh, and ran quickly to find Bo En.