Gold is Justice

Even if Song of the Mermaid has successfully integrated into Pelican Town, in terms of prestige and seniority, his guild has only opened in this town for half a year.

Such a direct relocation and a major transformation of the layout of the town can really only be proposed by an old and respected person like the lumberjack dad.Only the mayor of Round Cheese can solve this kind of problem.

Now that the site selection is complete, more than a dozen townspeople, headed by Mr. Logger, proposed to bring their family and friends to help with the construction.Although it is said that the existing square is used for renovation, in order to form an arena, some passages must be surrounded to prevent people from rushing in.As a result, the workload cannot be underestimated.But seeing that so many people are eager to fight, Airl knows that this time it will be safe.

"Since this is the case, let's assign the specific work content needed now. Regarding the accommodation of tourists. There are so many vacant houses that need to be cleaned by a large number of people. After cleaning, we still need to make some modifications to the houses." " Everyone knows that the vacant houses in our small town are originally residential houses, not built in the way of hotels at all. So, on the one hand, I want to reduce our workload, and on the other hand, I hope to charge more money , I hope that when we rent out the house, we will lease it as a family unit. That is, try not to use Datong shop as much as possible, and a lot of people are crowded in one room."

Round Cheese thought for a while and said, "President Arrow, won't this reduce the number of tourists staying here?"

Arrow smiled and said: "Yes, so, I said 'try my best'. We let some tourists rent houses so that they can live in our Pelican Town as if they were at home, so that they can live more happily , more relaxed. The rental price of this kind of house is relatively high, and it is best to rent it in the form of monthly rent. Short-term rental is not allowed. In this way, those who have a little money will naturally be willing to have a better tourist environment. It costs a lot of money. As for the specific amount of rent... Do you have any ideas?"

Although Airl has some decisions in his heart, but most of the time, he still hopes to let the townspeople participate in this discussion as much as possible.Only when they participate in and talk, will they have a feeling of being really involved in this matter, and they will be more motivated to act in the future.

Hearing Airl's question, as expected, everyone started talking.Some townspeople have also been to big cities for business, and they know more or less the price of hotels in Lagoon City.So you talked one after another, even a little enthusiastically.

After a period of discussion, Arrow finally adopted Mrs. Hana's and her husband's opinions, and used five gold coins as a one-month rental benchmark.Although this price is higher than the price of staying alone for one night, it is still acceptable to the wealthy people in the city.Also, this is benchmark B&B prices.If it is some rooms with better decoration and larger space, the price can be further increased.

"Then there is food. The ingredients of the food can be brought back together when the owner of the small spirits goes out to purchase, so if there is something that is needed in each store, please inform the owner of the small spirits as soon as possible."

"The next step is the printing of tickets. This requires a lot of paper. I hope the style of the tickets will not be too ordinary. It is best to use cardboard, which will give people a more dignified feeling."

Since the previous big problems have been solved one after another, it is no problem for the townspeople to contract these small matters.After solving problems such as the information desk, retail stores, and clothing, Boss Longstick suddenly raised his hand——

"President Arrow, I understand what you just said. If everything goes well in this event, there is no doubt that our town will make a lot of money. But from what I heard just now, it should be more profitable for people like towns Do you run the catering industry like this? Others, such as the Pudian boss and the small spirits boss, they can sell related clothing and alcohol. But if we don’t sell related products, it’s okay. Income?"

Ai Luo naturally knew that the subtext of this question was "I don't have any way to make money", so he smiled and said: "I have thought about this question, indeed, not every one of our stores can earn anything from this event Big money. This is an objective law, after all, after a large-scale event, the most profitable will always be the catering and accommodation industry, and this cannot be changed.”

"However, in order to improve everyone's motivation, and to repay my kindness to Pelican Town, I will provide half of the ticket revenue from this guild war to Pelican Town. And when the money is distributed , I will especially provide it to those who have closed their own shops in order to help with the operation of the competition. Boss Longstick, do you understand now?"

With Airl's words, a happy smile appeared on Long Stick's face.But this kind of answer made the corners of the mouths of everyone in Song of the Mermaid twitch.

They looked at their president, and their hands couldn't help but start to sweat.

Before the game even started, the prize money was paid in advance of 120 gold coins, and the game operation cost another [-] gold coins. Now the ticket revenue has to be shared equally with Pelican Town. Can this continue to make money?What if Song of the Mermaid directly announces its closure after this event is over?

This is not just the worry of the members, in fact, even Airl is trembling in his heart.

This is a big deal... If I screw up at once, let alone three years, I will declare failure in one year!

Therefore, in order for Song of the Mermaid to survive smoothly and earn a fortune from this project, Ai Luo directly expressed a proposal in his heart——

"In addition, I also plan to open a handicap for this game."

Chapter 130 Five Hidden Worry

"Handicap?"

Everyone froze for a moment, as if they didn't understand the meaning for a while.

The owner of Little Liquor was the first to react, and said, "Are you going to start a gamble? The tax is scary."

Airl nodded and continued: "In principle, our empire does not support the gambling industry. Because it will cause a large amount of gold coins to flow into the hands of a few people, and it may also lead to social unrest."

"However, although it does not support it, the country will not overly oppose it under the check and balance of high taxes." "Nowadays, our empire has established a 'luxury entertainment tax', which is specifically aimed at some low-cost, high-income activities and Items are taxed. For example, opening a brothel, purchasing non-commercial private pleasure boats, etc. Among them, there are eleven types of gambling types, and there is this type of 'competitive gambling' that I am about to open. The organizers who operate this type of gambling need to pay 67% of the revenue as tax. So in fact, most of the money will be taxed by the state, and we will take the rest as supplementary income. That's it."

Arrow paused for a moment, and continued to speak: "As I said, I intend to open a handicap. But relatively speaking, I hope that everyone in Pelican Town will not bet on my handicap. Gambling is nothing but gambling. A kind of thing that may be addictive. I just want to fill the economic hole of our Mermaid Song, and I don’t really want to make a fortune with this. So, please remind each other, tell each other, and supervise each other. Thank you everyone .”

Airl spoke very sincerely, and this attitude can certainly win everyone's favor.

But having said that, we will have to discuss the actual situation again.Now that I have said my words very friendly, if someone really bets on this and is cheated of a lot of money in the end, I am embarrassed to make trouble for myself.

On the other hand, Ai Luo himself has some thoughts, and it is not convenient to tell everyone.

Although the gambling industry is considered an industry that the empire barely allows, operating such things will not be arrested by soldiers of the imperial army.But in fact, the ultra-high tax rate of 67% has been doomed to make it difficult to make any money in this kind of business industry.On the other hand, it is also equivalent to the country's soft ban on the gambling industry.Only when the country needs it will allow some nobles or agents to start some gambling industries and carry out a wave of "disguised taxation".

However, since the townspeople of Pelican Town don't seem to understand this information very well, I actually need to pay very little manpower and material resources for this handicap.The townspeople will regard the handicap work as the previous construction, publicity and other work as equals.

Therefore, even with a high tax rate of 67%, Song of the Mermaid is using a cost that is relatively close to zero, so in general, it should be able to make a fortune.

In this way, one after another, Airl gradually assigned the tasks he could think of to everyone.Although it is now approaching evening, and the sky outside is not much and it is completely dark, but the townspeople are not tired under the power of "money", but rather excited!

After seeing off the townspeople, Airl stretched vigorously.

Tonight, the work that needs to mobilize the entire town should reach the ears of every Pelican townsman.

That also means that the next day, this is about Pelican Town making a lot of money, and it is also about whether my Mermaid Song can make a lot of money in one go through this game, or directly close down the large guild War activities must begin immediately!

——1301年12月6日，伙食费：-2铜1铁，起始资金：-120金，结余：9金2银6铜5铁（赃款结余：34金7银7铜）——

The next day, when Airl opened the gate of the guild, he could immediately feel the change in the atmosphere in Pelican Town.

Originally a vast expanse of whiteness, the deserted streets began to be full of life, and the townspeople began to sweep away the snow in front of the gates, widening the roads one by one.

Seeing such an atmosphere, Airl raised his head and looked at the sky where the sun was hanging high.

"It's such a beautiful weather. There is no better weather than this for the first day of work."

Airl sighed, then immediately turned around and greeted his guild members.Song of the Mermaid gathered around the dining table, having a simple breakfast and having a small meeting at the same time.

"As we discussed yesterday, after dinner, everyone will go to help move."

Arrow said very seriously——

"Try to be careful during the moving process, be polite and polite to them. Try to help them clean their new home after moving. All of this will be done in one day today. Is it possible?"

The holy cake smiled and said: "In terms of strength, I am still a little confident. But the president, are you sure you can really do it? The next work is very busy, with various statistics and various schedules. It's about the process of guild wars. Just thinking about it makes me feel like my brain is full of mud. Can you?"

Airl is not exaggerating, and said: "When I was in school, I also helped the teachers of the combat department and the magic department to prepare for the competition. Although I have never actually hosted it, it should be no problem how to do it. As for the combat process , just copy the battle process of my alma mater, some inconvenient places can be changed to use."

Seeing that everyone finished eating in two or three bites, Ai Luo clapped his hands: "Now, let's go! I hope our planning activity this time can be a complete success! Please remember, although the purpose of our mermaid song is to make money, but another On the one hand, we also want to enrich the winter entertainment life in several nearby towns, and let Pelican Town have extra income in winter. Please don’t forget these three points, and when the three goals conflict, you can persuade them if you can, and you can’t If you want to persuade me, try to put the income of Pelican Town as the first priority, understand?"

Everyone responded, and then walked out of the guild gate with arrogance and began to work!

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Busy with work, everyone in Pelican Town was mobilized.Even the elderly, women and children, as long as they can help, all work hard for this event.

Airl shuttled back and forth between units every day, investigating the situation and fine-tuning the problems that occurred in reality.

I have to say that Arrow really wants to thank Pelican Town for its action.After all, when he saw with his own eyes that the huge and exquisite fountain in the square was smashed down in one go, but none of the townspeople next to him showed any regretful expressions, he was still a little amazed.

Diddy Lumberjack made a scroll, and the townspeople were instructed to hang it on buildings around the square.As long as you open it, you can pull out the cloth strips to block the snow in the sky, and you can see the sun hanging above your head when you close it.

Tons of sand and rocks were dug from the foot of the Eternal Sleeping Mountain Range, and the sturdy trees were also transported from the Shining Forest.

People connected the arena according to the existing waterways, surrounded the entrances and exits one by one, and blocked some places that were easy to be exploited.From time to time, people could be heard yelling to remind everyone to be careful, and then smashed the walls of the high-rise buildings on the edge of the square with a hammer.

Leaving the square, people began to come and go in and out of every vacant building in the town.They clean these houses and keep everything in order.Almost every day, you can see that several buildings are completely new!

When encountering a problem, the townspeople discussed with each other and thought about ways to solve the problem.Sometimes when Airl heard the news and rushed over, these experienced locals had already solved the problem and returned to busy work.

Even the publicity work that worries Arrow the most is now in order.

When the little spirits boss returned for the third time with a promotional team and a lot of preparation materials, he handed a big bag into Airl's hands.

When I opened it, I found that it was full of various copper coins and iron coins, and counting them was just enough for five gold coins.That means the tickets for 500 people have been sold out!

Facing the always serious face of the little spirits boss, Arrow laughed so hard that his hat almost fell off.Fortunately, he was able to hold on, and he covered his hat in time and ran away.

All the work went smoothly, but in the smooth process of all this, there was still a little worry in Ai Luo's heart.

What should I do to make this battle really as I said, even if both sides go all out, it will not cause bloodshed, disability, or death between the two sides?

As the day drew closer, the worry in Ai Luo's heart became more and more obvious.

"Napa, can you? This kind of magic."

It was dinner time, and it seemed that the guild war was about to start in a few days.But this problem has never been resolved, and Airl had no choice but to ask the monster.

Napa, who was drinking milk, raised her head, her ears flickered slightly, and said, "Well... I haven't heard much about this kind of magic. Are you sure that your Old Vine Tree Academy can do this?"

Arrow nodded, and said with great certainty: "It's definitely possible. Our school's practical courses are very strict, so there are not a few students who go all out. But every time they finish fighting, they can appear unscathed. This is really true. It surprised me. So this time, I hope to have the same effect."

Napa shook her head slightly, and said with a flick of her tail: "That's not easy, just cast a powerful protective magic on the body, right? After the beating, it will be painless and not even a little bit injured. Our side There happens to be a high priest, ask him if he knows this kind of great defensive magic."

Chapter 130 Rough is rough, as long as it can be used

Airl turned his attention to the sanctuary, but the priest nodded: "Yes, there is a branch of light magic that can be regarded as the defensive series."

But Airl didn't give up so easily, and quickly asked: "Is it possible? This magic can make people feel the pain of broken limbs after being cut in the arm, and will gradually lose combat power due to bleeding, but it can be done after the magic is lifted." Is everything as usual?"

The sanctuary frowned, obviously this statement was beyond the pastor's comprehension.

Cream turned the table knife in his hand and said, "President, is the magic you're talking about really high-end?! Even the high priest and our vice-president don't know this kind of magic?"

The holy cake smiled again, and said: "Although there are not many magics in the world, each magic element has a different method of use, and each magician also has a certain degree of different understanding of his own magic affinity. , may each create magic that looks the same, but has a slightly different effect inside. So I really don't know that such magic exists."

The sanctuary has already expressed helplessness, while Napa over there is drinking milk complacently, feeling like she doesn't know if she doesn't know.

"This magic... feels too complicated."

At this moment, Brad on the side muttered involuntarily.

When Airl heard this, he quickly turned his head to look at the big man.

When Brad saw this from the president, his face blushed, and he quickly waved his hands and said, "No, no, no! I... I'm rather stupid, just talking casually, don't mind what I say, really!"

"Don't! Brad, what you said just now seems to be interesting. It reminded me of something. Go on, why do you think this magic is too complicated?"

Airl would never give up on what any of the members said, so he asked immediately.

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Brad rubbed the back of his head, blushing.But after seeing Elona's expectant and approving eyes, the big man said a little shyly: "Well... I don't understand magic, and I don't understand so many messy things. I only know that when I raise When you use your shield, you can only block the monsters coming from the front."

"However, listening to the magic described by the president, I always feel... as if once I raise the shield, not only the front, but also the side and back attacks will be blocked in one go. I always feel that this magic can do There are too many things..."

Having said that, the eyes of the rest of the people were also on Brad, and this was not a simple "you talk, I'll listen" look, but a look that really started to show some interest in what he said .

With so many people's attention, Brad's confidence also rose a bit, and he continued: "President, think about it, once this magic is cast, on the one hand, it can make people completely invulnerable, and on the other hand, it can also make people Feeling the pain can also bring people a delayed effect of gradually losing strength due to excessive bleeding. It can even accurately reflect the wound of the part that was hit, and it will not appear that I clearly chopped your head, and the result You have the effect of being cut with a knife on your arm."

"Besides, in the event we are holding this time, there are magicians, right? Those magicians release their magic power to fight, and they also want to depict one party being struck by lightning and being frozen. These effects must be reflected on the other party, bringing pain to the other party. , but it will not be fatal, or even injurious.”

"How to put it, there are too many uses for this magic."

Sometimes, Airl thinks the big guys in his guild are too stupid.He also likes to trust people indiscriminately, without any assertiveness.

But sometimes, Ai Luo suddenly felt that it was really great to have such a brain in his guild who was not very useful and could only think about a simple thing!This kind of person who can simplify complicated things is sometimes more useful than someone like myself who wants to complicate simple things!

"Yup!"

Airl slapped the table, his eyes lit up——