The princesses all come to help me move the bricks [Infrastructure]

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The scene reached a stalemate.

Anna's attitude was very clear. She told the leader of the Hope caravan who was the first to respond, asking for 20 gold coins as compensation for the "bonuses" they should not have eaten in the second district for so many years. .

Honestly, not much.

More than a dozen companies, over the past ten years or so, they have received over 20 extra benefits in the Second District, but if they are asked to take out 20 gold coins all at once, at least most of them are unwilling.

But if they can't come up with 20, it's almost impossible.

The net income of any family in the room is not only 20 in half a year, and there are even top masters who have a net income of hundreds of thousands of gold coins in a random month.

Furthermore, the industry of the people present is not limited to shops.

In addition to business, there are other sources of income such as agricultural production and investment. No matter what kind of income it is, it is enough to make up for the 20 yuan.

More than a dozen 20 down, rather than a real "fine" or "compensation", it is a relatively friendly signal for peace. Of course, this is asking these nobles to take a step back, not the lord's side. .

"Hmph." One of them shook his hand immediately, "Impossible."

"For no reason, without proof..." Someone answered the conversation, most of them were saying that they didn't admit the fee without reason at all.

In fact, if it were other unscrupulous lords, even if they directly asked for this kind of "benefit fee" of 20 from the shops in the territory, it would not be impossible.

Moreover, even if they did such a thing, most of the people who were charged below would not dare to say anything.

However, the territory of the lord Anna is indeed very barren, and Oran does not seem to be promising at the moment. Even though the first district has made a lot of achievements, in the eyes of most people, it is still a piece of land. Absolutely poor land, so in the eyes of businessmen, this is "not worth it".

Secondly, it is easier to "understand". Anna, the lord, does not seem to have a strong force value, nor does she seem to have a huge army. Care about her "threats".

Anna wanted to use 20 gold coins to write off the previous things, but it didn't seem to work.

But during a dispute, when a group of people joined forces to denounce Anna, suddenly one of them stood up.

"It's not..." It turned out to be the master Barlow, "If this is the fee for the merchant's admission you arranged... I don't think it's not without discussion."

This is really beautiful.

20 gold coins, to cancel the previous old accounts, and still allow them to do business here. It seems that this master Barlow is not ignorant of Anna's management in the first district.

Anna's shops and other small workshops, including handicraft workshops, all require a lord's license.

His mind is very active, and he has obviously realized that after the second district is taken over by Anna, the rules of the first district may be applied to this side, and the issue of the license will inevitably arise.

On the one hand, Master Barlow thinks that the business here in the second district is not that bad. The main reason is that he is different from other families. Their family came from the sea, and this business route has not been opened up to other places. place.

On the other hand, he is also quite optimistic about Anna's situation. Since he is optimistic about the development of Grand Duke Anna and Oran, he doesn't want to let go of this "potential stock".

He was the first one to express his desire to "surrender", which naturally attracted the attention of the crowd. Most of the eyes were condemned, and some even insulted him directly, saying that he was "slavish" and so on. Approve the sum of 20.

"Oh?" Anna was a little surprised, she didn't expect that someone's brain could be so flexible, and she thought of this matter immediately, but after thinking about it, she felt that this statement was not wrong.

The second district will definitely be rectified, especially those shops and products that are controlled by the nobles behind them, who charge prices at will or engage in monopoly——

It wasn't produced by the Lord's Mansion, so why would they have a monopoly in her territory to squeeze her citizens.

Even those rebels with force value in the third district were beaten to the ground by her, and now they are still in labor reform. There are more ways for her to deal with this kind of businessman.

Not to mention magic means, even if it is directly using political means, she must write a book and send it to the king, which can make them look good.

It's just that this is to use the "favor" from the king.

Anna still cherishes the remaining friendly relationship with the king after the queen and witch incident, so she doesn't want to use external power.

Just like if they could, Alisa's brothers wouldn't want to seek help from the Kingdom of Lore. If it wasn't for the king of the Kingdom of Lot being bewitched by a witch, they would really have no other power and want to protect their sister. Which "sovereign" country would allow outside forces to intervene.

It's just that the Kingdom of Lot was originally separated from the Kingdom of Lore, and the time was relatively short.

But for those with a longer history, such as the Principality of Württemberg and the Kingdom of Ulan, it's not that they want the other party to go away and not interfere with their own affairs.

Of course, Anna is just a lord now, not the kind of situation where she becomes a king on her own.

Although she doesn't have the historical origin and foundation of the seven legendary countries, she thinks that relying on the system and her outstanding skills, she will definitely be able to find her own way.

"Let's go aside and talk."

Anna smiled slightly, and took the initiative to invite Master Barlow to talk next door. Anyway, the rest of the people were locked by the magic circle, and it was impossible to make any noise.

Don't these idiots realize the consequences of offending a powerful magician?

Why do they think magicians are easier to talk to than witches?

They all use magic, but witches use dark elements, magicians use natural elements, or light elements, but it is not without dark elements...

When Anna moved her hand, the magic wand appeared in her hand.

"Come out directly." She moved her wrist slightly, and she didn't know what she did. In short, Master Barlow walked out without any obstacles. Others wanted to follow, but they were directly blocked by invisible barriers. There was a burst of yelling.

However, more people's faces have changed slightly because of her showing off.

An ordinary grand duchess is completely different from a powerful magician, grand duchess, and princess of a kingdom.

Even Master Wade, who was secretly observing and didn't say a word the whole time, had to change a little because of this.

However, he is still a person who can control his face quite well, so although he had a little emotional fluctuation, he quickly covered it up.

This shows that the magic circle is not an ordinary prop.

It can be controlled by Anna independently, and the wand has come out, it is impossible to be as simple as a prop.

Anna also quickly realized that compared to other force values, such as some sword skills and auxiliary divine skills shown in the third area, it seemed that magic had a greater deterrent effect on these people.

Thinking of this, her scepter moved slightly, and with a swipe, the floor-to-ceiling windows were all shattered, and the huge air vents directly poured in. Snow fell outside at some point, and the indoor temperature directly dropped by one degree.

"Anyone else want to join?"

Anna looked at the relatively shabby people who were shivering from the cold because they were wearing indoor ball gowns.

The second person to respond was the person who had hoped for the caravan before.

He was also the first person to react when he heard Anna's words, and Anna also saw that he had something in mind.

Immediately afterwards, another one came out, which was also a large private caravan. It was similar in nature to Master Barlow's team, but the commodities they dealt did not overlap much, but his weight was not too light.

This is the only female visitor in the team, named Yula, who expressed her dissatisfaction following the human condition at first, but soon fell into her own contemplation, figured out the situation in the shortest possible time and began to think about solutions.

Anna would notice her, firstly because she was a capable lady in her thirties, and secondly because she was the one who noticed all the magic equipment on her in the shortest time.

Anna changed into a set of attire for the prom before coming down, but she still wore some magic equipment on her body, habitually "adding points" to herself.

Although the mermaid scales were not exposed, she wore four rings on her hand. I don't know if it was her illusion. The female leader of the caravan named Yula immediately focused her attention on the non-decorative but It is above the two rings with magic power.

Perhaps as women, they will be more sensitive in dressing.

Whether it's fashion, or magic, or other reasons... Anna is very happy with Yura's sense of time.

Because of Yula's caravan, although the core operator is her brother, the importance of her team is self-evident. They are the only caravan in the Oran area that specializes in sugar products.

Although other shops also sell some sugar crops or themselves, they are indeed the only ones that can sell sugar and sugar processed products such as various candies, and always focus on this.

This was something Anna had known before.

Although there are a few sugar beets currently planted in her territory, caravans are still needed to meet the relatively large demand for sugar.

For example, other companies, such as Hope Caravan, sell a very comprehensive range of items, although in the end they stayed in Oran and chose to sell used products that could be sold locally and sold well. , but the larger size itself means more possibilities.

Thinking of this, Anna felt that it was very necessary to discuss this business with them.

As for the others, she has already begun to think about what punishment should be given.

It turns out that none of the three people who came out were stupid.

Anna gave these three caravan leaders who were very knowledgeable about current affairs a certain degree of convenience, and they quickly settled with her out of the idea of ​​not offending the great magician.

The 20 gold coins can't be directly spit out by them under the previous "sloppy" name. It is really ugly to say that it is embezzlement of money.

The four of them discussed and took a step back. Anna then thought of a nice name and changed it to a nice name-"A fine for the access fee", which is to make up for the previous ten years of the store. The meaning of entry fee.

The previous rules did not have such a license, but now they are willing to abide by the new lord's rules, so they will first use 20 as the previous shortfall.

In addition, there are [-] gold coins, which is the new access fee. In the first year, Anna can see that they intend to please, so they let go.

For them, a temporary tens of thousands is a better investment, but at this time, it is more invested in her lord than her Oran.