Alien Arms Empire

Chapter 20 20 The fox pretends to be the tiger’s power

"I understand." Tiger knew that he was not a business material, so he felt that in this situation, it was more reliable to listen to Tang Mo.

 After all, he had seen Tang Mo discussing business with the Earl. He really had the face of a businessman worthy of the name. Every penny counts, never give in...

"Tang Mo...sir..." The guards at the door wanted to scold Tang Mo as usual, but when they saw Tiger in officer uniform standing next to Tang Mo, looking respectful, they immediately wanted to say The words were swallowed into the stomach. The second half of the sentence was naturally changed to the word sir.

"I want to see the mayor..." Tang Mo waved to the guard at the door with an indifferent expression on his face.

 This was the first time he saw them after traveling through time. It seemed that these two guards had often made things difficult for Tang Mo, the original owner of the body.

He now represents the earl, so there is no reason to look down upon the two minions guarding the door. Sometimes the superiors maintain a arrogant and indifferent attitude, but they can keep Xiaoxiao in awe.

If Tang Mo was also kind to the two guards, how could he pretend to be...cough! How to talk about things?

Sure enough, after seeing Tang Mo's domineering appearance, one of the guards didn't look annoyed at all. He shrank his neck and went to send a message to Tang Mo obediently.

　　When he heard about Tang Mo’s visit, the mayor of Bunas obviously didn’t react. Of course he knew Tang Mo who had always been rooted in Bunas, but he really couldn't figure out why Tang Mo came to him for nothing.

You know, this year's taxes were paid in full by him a few months ago. Hearing that the weapons workshop was not having an easy time, the mayor walked to the reception room where Tang Mo was, thinking about Tang Mo's future. purpose of the trip.

　　When he saw Weiss and Tiger standing next to Tang Mo, this doubt reached its peak.

He really couldn't figure out why Tang Mo came to him with an officer and a ranger who didn't look serious.

However, He quickly adjusted his attitude, sat expressionlessly next to Tang Mo, and asked Tang Mo: "So it's you. I heard that an officer from Wolf City was coming, who did I think it was?" "

"It's indeed me. This is Captain Tiger from Wolf City. I'm here this time on behalf of Lord Fischereau, the mayor of Wolf City. I'm here to talk to you, the mayor." Tang Mo smiled casually, without saying a word. Carefully, he picked up Count Fischereau's tiger skin.

The mayor was not easily frightened by this tiger skin, because most of the time this place is still controlled by Baron Stella and has nothing to do with the Earl of Northridge.

Since he is not under the jurisdiction of the earl, he does not need to sell his face, so the mayor also said in a calm tone: "Since you are doing things for the earl, let me tell you why you came to me this time. Let’s do it…”

“I want to buy all the land in the south of the town, farmhouses, farms, and some of the residences in the town.” Tang Mo glanced at the mayor, then at Tiger standing over there, and said calmly.

As soon as he finished speaking, Tiger's hands behind his back trembled involuntarily - because he knew very well that the money in Tang Mo's hand was not enough to buy a large piece of decent farmland.

If you only buy a small amount of farmland and it cannot be connected to the weapons workshop, wouldn't the money be wasted?

So he looked at Tang Mo, trying hard not to show surprise, for fear that the mayor sitting next to Tang Mo would see the expression on his face and expose Tang Mo's lies.

However, he still thought highly of the mayor, because he was immediately frightened by Tang Mo's words and had no time to observe the expression of Tiger, the follower.

I heard the mayor's horrified objection: "This is impossible, many of these lands are owned by owners!"

"The count hopes to purchase some properties here... so he asked me to represent him... to talk to you..." Tang Mo glanced at Tiger, who was standing aside with a musket on his waist, and who was standing next to Tiger. Weiss seemed to be threatening intentionally or unintentionally.

Both of them were ruthless men who had seen blood and held human lives in their hands. The murderous weapons emanating from their bodies made the mayor swallow his saliva.

 Land in small towns naturally becomes more expensive as you go south. After all, the south is full of fertile farmland, flat land worth investing in.

Although part of it has been bought by the nobles, there is still a lot of land belonging to the town, or to the kingdom.

However, neither the mayor nor other local officials are willing to sell these lands to the earl of Beiling, because if these lands are vacant, free people will have to pay taxes and fees, and these taxes and fees are theirs. The highlight of the two playing up and down. If these lands were sold to a powerful count, they would not dare to exploit or extort. The amount of this difference between plus and minus is too much.

Therefore, if there is even a slight possibility, neither the town mayor, the sheriff nor the tax collector will sell these interests-related lands to nobles who are not so closely related.

In order to maintain the stability of the basic structure of the kingdom, there is generally a potential tacit understanding among nobles, that is, after occupying about half of the fertile land in a place, no other nobles will buy the land here.

This does not mean that these greedy nobles understand the devastating impact of land annexation, but they want to ensure that some of the benefits are left to the local ruling officials and win over these officials to maintain their rule.

 Therefore, most of the farmers in this world are still just tenants. The only difference is whether they farm for nobles or officials.

As for the free people who own their own land, they have either been pushed out to survive on inferior land, or they can only hope to meet a good noble lord.

Beiling is a good example. Earl Fisherot has been operating in Beiling for generations without annexing land. The army is streamlined and administration is simple, and exorbitant taxes are exempted. Therefore, the living standards of farmers there are significantly higher than those in other territories.

"As you know, Lord Earl's North Ridge is at the center of the conflict. Once the army of the Kingdom of Susas moves south, North Ridge will bear the brunt and will definitely become a battlefield. It's easy to say if you win this battle, but if you lose... Lord Earl I need a place to devote myself to..." Tang Mo continued to talk about his reasons, as if he didn't hear the mayor's rejection.

“I understand what you said, but you have also seen that there is indeed no extra land here that can be sold to the Earl.” The mayor gritted his teeth and refused to let go.

What a joke, if you betray your own interests for a distant nobleman, then that’s really stupid, right?

　　"Mr. Mayor..." Tang Mo deliberately glanced at Tiger and the equally intimidating Weiss standing next to him, and called out to the Mayor.

 “What?” The mayor glanced at Tang Mo and asked.

He deliberately lowered his voice, and as if he could be heard by Tiger and Weiss, he leaned close to the mayor's ear and said: "People don't tell secret words. Do you know how much money I spent to get this?" Did you get such a commission from the count? "

"What does this have to do with me...?" The mayor sneered and asked.

Tang Mo continued to speak, as if he was threatening and stating a fact: "If you embarrass me, I won't be able to get my money back. The result will be a dead end, and everyone will have a hard time."

"Hmph! What else can you do to me?" The mayor disagreed. The earl couldn't afford to offend him. He couldn't just deal with such a little gangster who was hanging around Bunas?

"I really can't do anything to you... But as you can see, I didn't come to do things for the Earl by myself. I also brought the Earl's soldiers... When I can't do things, I won't be able to share the profits with them..." Tang Mo clenched his fist, extended a thumb, pointed at Weiss and Tiger behind him, and said word by word.

After finishing speaking, he continued to add: "If we can't share the profits with them, everyone will report your lack of cooperation to the earl. Although the earl cannot directly cause trouble for you, when the time comes, the stalemate will break out. I can find some excuses for you... You know, this is easy, and if you bring the matter to the King's side, you must also feel uncomfortable, Mr. Mayor, right?"

"You! You dare to threaten me?" The mayor frowned and stared at Tang Mo, almost gritting his teeth.

"No, no, no! How can this be called a threat? I'm just stating some facts." Tang Mo waved his hand and said.

The mayor was slightly relieved, but the expression on his face did not change. He still asked displeasedly: "What do you want?"

"I'm just here to do something. What the Earl wants...is a piece of land." Tang Mo said, pointing to himself: "Is the land good and where is it? The Earl can't see it, and it's impossible to come in person in a short time." Check out your own land...only I and these soldiers can see it...understand?"

"Huh?" The mayor was also a very smart man when it came to greed. He understood it and glanced at Tang Mo in a long voice.

"If they all buy good land and mansions...the money given by the earl can only be said to be just right, or even slightly less...where is the benefit from this, and how can these brothers get a share of the profits?" Tang Mo pointed secretly and stood there motionless. , Tiger, who was holding himself back from bursting out, lowered his voice and said to the mayor.

The mayor nodded and motioned for Tang Mo to continue. He heard a hint of compromise in Tang Mo's language, a hint of compromise and manipulation.

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Thank you, His Majesty the Emperor~~Well, keep smiling, hehe, hehehe...

 (End of this chapter)