Hearthstone Farm Lord

Chapter 399 Mutual Benefit
Of course, Sean will not completely stop providing help to Lookout Town.On the basis of mutual benefit and reciprocity, cooperation on an equal footing can still be carried out.

Who doesn’t want mutual benefit and win-win results?
On the back of the Velociraptor, Sean smiled at Earl Jamie while admiring the street view in the town:

"Don't be pessimistic, Earl Jamie. I didn't say no. I'm actually willing to help you."

"help?"

Earl Jamie turned his head suddenly and said in surprise, "What kind of help are you going to provide us with, gold coins? Food? Weapons? Or the army?"

"Neither." Sean shook his head.

But seeing Earl Jamie's face become stiff, Sean quickly explained: "The help I provide you is in two aspects. The first aspect is 'construction investment'."

"Construction investment?" Earl Jamie frowned.

What is the use of this thing?

Seeing that Earl Jamie didn't understand, Sean explained: "The biggest problem in Lookout Town now is 'a large number of citizens have no food to eat, and it is easy to develop into famine and riots', right?"

"Yes."

"When I return from Kapoor Port, I will give you large-scale construction investment, that is, large-scale construction of factories and road repairs in Lookout Town.

I can also contract all the idle farmland to me. I only hire the local people from Lookout Town to enter the factory and plant the farmland. I will distribute money and food to the local people who are not hungry. This should solve the food problem for many people. "

Earl Jamie laughed when he heard this, got off the horse, and led the horse forward: "I didn't expect you to have such thoughts! You can make a lot of money with us this way, right?"

Xiao En smiled, got off the Blood Marsh Velociraptor, and walked forward side by side with Earl Jamie: "This is purely a win-win situation. In this way, you can temporarily solve the famine problem of the people at the bottom, and the government can also get big benefits." Pen tax, why not do it?"

Earl Jamie walked forward silently, nodded and then shook his head:
"It's really good. But now the war is about to start, and it may be as short as a month, or as long as two or three months.

'Investing in construction' means nothing if the war is lost.Can't you give us some direct help?Such as gold coins, food, weapons, etc.? "

"Of course there is direct help!" Sean smiled: "This is the second aspect of help I provide you, and that is 'deterrence'."

"deterrence?"

"Yes, deterrence.

After I return to the territory, I will send all the troops out to station Shuipong Town, and try to march towards Jumu Town in the northwest;
Moreover, I have invested a lot of industries in Wangwang Town. Once the coalition forces of the water nobles arrive near Wangwang Town, I will send troops to protect my industry, which can also help you in disguise. "

(Jumu Town is located in the westernmost part of the Yorn region, and is the rear of the water nobles. It covers an area of ​​2800 square kilometers and is the second largest territory in the Yorn region. However, due to its remoteness and small population, it only has about 4000 people.)
……

Hearing Sean's words, Earl Jamie's eyes lit up!

The "construction investment" that Sean just mentioned is irrelevant to the war situation.But if Sean is willing to send troops to threaten the rear of the water nobles, and can send troops to Watchtown to help them at the critical moment, this is better than giving him 5 gold coins!
Earl Jamie changed his aloofness just now, and started to get acquainted with Sean: "Thank you, Earl Violet!

If you can send troops to Giantwood Town, it will be great news for us!

How about this, your construction investment tax rate in Lookout Town will be halved, and this part of the income can be regarded as my reward for you! "

"Then it's settled!"

Sean happily shook hands with Earl Jamie, and the two sides reached an agreement.

According to Sean's calculations, he could earn a lot of money at the original tax rate. Now that the tax rate is halved, Sean will earn even more!

But at this moment, a light green light extended from the sky, and a black and white kitten was wrapped in the light, which was Kate.

Kate fell from the sky, landed directly on Sean's shoulder, and gently scratched Sean's neck with her cat's claw: "Where's the leftover grilled fish I'll eat at noon today?"

Sean grilled a total of three fish at noon, Kate ate two, and Sean took the remaining one into the [Dimensional Backpack].

Sean took out the still hot grilled fish from the [Dimensional Backpack] and handed it to Kate. Kate used natural energy to fix the grilled fish in mid-air, and ate it like no one else was there.

"How is your talk with that sky-level powerhouse named Asuna going?" Sean asked in a low voice.

"We had a good 'talk'." Kate replied intently while eating the grilled fish:
"I am a wood-type magician with low attack power; she is an earth-type warrior with high defense like a turtle. After fighting for more than 20 minutes, none of us can do anything to defeat the other party."

"Oh, then what? Did you guys say anything?" Sean asked curiously.

Kate didn't answer Sean, but stuffed the half-eaten grilled fish into her space ring, leaned on Sean's shoulder and closed her eyes: "My sister is asleep, call me if you need anything."

After speaking, Kate fell into a deep sleep.

Seeing that Kate didn't want to say what she said when she met Asuna, Sean didn't press the question, and continued walking with Earl Jamie.

The layout of towns in this world is similar, the west of the town is the aristocratic area, the center of the town is the commercial area, and the rest of the town is the civilian area and the manors of the great nobles.

In the aristocratic area in the west of the town, one kilometer away from Earl Jamie's castle, Earl Jamie stopped, pointed to a big house on the side of the road and said:

"Lord Earl Violet, this is the residence prepared for you. This is the highest-grade residence in the entire town. The grand dukes of all ages have lived here as long as they rest in Lookout Town from Palomia to Kapoor Port."

Xiao En looked at the mansion. The mansion is three stories high and has a quaint shape.

But Sean could tell that it must have cost a lot of money to build and maintain this big mansion.

The pillars in front of the door are densely carved with very exquisite patterns. There are 18 pillars in total, none of which are repeated.

Moreover, the windows of the residence are not made of oak boards like Sean's, but expensive glass windows are installed.

The lawn in the yard is also well-kept, and the sculptures of the fountains are also spraying water.

It looks like a very luxurious place to live.

……

Lor'themar and Morgan had already arrived here, and when they saw Sean coming, they rushed out to greet him.

"Then you rest here and I won't disturb you. Remember to come to tonight's dinner!" Earl Jamie said goodbye to Sean.

"Okay, I will definitely be there on time." Sean nodded and bid farewell to Earl Jamie.

Walking into the luxurious mansion, Sean went to the bathroom to take a shower under the guidance of the servants, and then went to his room to rest.

(End of this chapter)