Broad World

The weather in mid-December turned cold, and many people began to wear thick coats. But it was still a lot warmer than Baldur's Gate, at least it wasn't snowing. Henry stood on the balcony and watched the crowds coming and going in the city. After half a year of trading, many cities on the west coast had heard of the prosperity and tranquility of the Angome Islands. Many people chose to come to this emerging territory to find their own homes, and the population of the city began to increase rapidly. Now the population of Blue Winter has exceeded 40,000, and there are more than 100 villages on the island.

After the immigration of Emerald Isle gradually increased over time, Skodi began to instruct Hawke to build a second port city. The entire city has just started construction, but Henry has already given it a nice name called Cuizhu. Now the fact that the territory is rich in spices has been publicized by many businessmen, it is estimated that the Duke of Anta Silver Shield will soon be unable to sit still. Just as Henry was experiencing the joy of managing the territory, Shikodi walked over from behind. She gently put a piece of clothing on Henry. "Honey, New Year's is coming soon. How are you going to arrange it?"

Henry froze for a moment, he patted his head and smiled. "If you don't remind me, I will forget it. There are still ten days until the New Year. I spent last year in the teacher's mage's tower, and it seemed like I read a book for a whole day."

Seeing her husband's appearance, Shi Kodi burst out laughing, and then covered her mouth with her hands. "You actually read books during the New Year, but this year can no longer be like this. You are the master of this archipelago and have tens of thousands of people, and they are all eager to release all the pressure and start again during the New Year. So the celebration is Indispensable, and you must give your vassals and officials some rewards."

Henry sighed. If possible, he would rather read a book or do some magic experiments alone. He has always hated crowded places, and never appears in public unless necessary. But there is no way who makes him the lord.

After tidying up his messy hair, he said to his wife: "You are responsible for these things. I just need to show my face in public."

Shikodi nodded. "Well, I'll help you take care of these things. But on the last night of the year you will appear in the town square and give a speech. Be nice and let your subjects appreciate you, because you mentioned it to them This beautiful city and a stable and prosperous life."

Henry sighed again. "When that day comes, I will be at your command, my dear countess."

Shi Kodi shook her head with a smile, she couldn't understand why her husband didn't like this kind of festive atmosphere, maybe all mages were like this. In the next ten days, besides continuing to build the interior of the mage tower with the two archmages, Henry had another task, which was to check a large number of accounts. With the development of the spice trade and the smooth progress of the salt trade, the income of the territory appears to be very rich. In addition, there are ordinary taxes paid by a large number of citizens and farmers, port docking fees, commercial taxes generated by transactions, special operating taxes for various facilities in entertainment areas, and so on. Looking at this thick pile of ledgers, even the mathematics he learned before time travel did not help him much. Because the accounts are written one by one and not listed in a table.

He originally wanted to throw it directly to his wife or the housekeeper, but they both sternly refused. The reason for the housekeeper is that he cannot put his hand into the scope of financial expenses, otherwise, if there is a problem with the accounts in the future, others will say that he is corrupt. Shikodi's reasons for her refusal were even more ridiculous. She didn't want others to say that she was emptying her husband's family. There is no way to do everything on your own. Henry copied each of the accounts into a table, and then filled in the income and expenditure line by line. Finally, write the calculated surplus in the lower right corner, and these books will be processed. He bound these forms into a book and handed them to Shi Kodi, who was surprised when he saw it, and then asked some detailed questions. Then she recorded this method of bookkeeping and prepared to implement it in the territory.

The last day of December finally came, and everyone in the Lord's Mansion was beaming. Henry's mother even put on new clothes for all the servants. Sister Lina was walking around the hall in her freshly made gown, and the butler was trying to stop the mischievous little girl. Shikodi was discussing some issues with Hawke about the New Year's parade, and even the two archmages put on beautiful colorful costumes and went to play in the city.

After changing into a beautiful long dress, Amy walked up to Henry and asked, "Master, you don't seem very happy?"

Henry smiled bitterly and looked at Amy's new dress. "You know, I'd rather be alone. Besides, this dress looks beautiful on you."

Amy smiled. "Then you'll feel better if you think of it as a job."

Henry nodded. "Thank you for your enlightenment, I will do this job perfectly."

After talking with the countess, Hawk came up to Henry and said: "Count, our plan is this. First, let you take an open carriage through the street to the square, where we have already set up a temporary platform. Then you say a few words of congratulations to all the citizens, and then announce that you can come back after the New Year's carnival begins. Is there anything else that needs to be changed?"

Henry waved his hand. "No, you have a good plan. When do I need to start work?"

Shikodi came over and combed her husband's hair. "My dear, don't be so depressed, be happy. You have to let everyone feel the festive atmosphere."

Henry took his wife's hand. "Don't worry, I won't disturb everyone's interest."

Three hours later, the butler walked into the living room and said to Henry: "Count, the carriage to welcome you has arrived. Please board the carriage with your wife and start the parade." After speaking, he made a gesture of invitation.

Henry stood up and adjusted his clothes, Shi Kodi gently took her husband's arm, and the couple walked out of the gate and boarded the carriage. Hawke followed and boarded the second carriage, while Henry's mother, sister and Amy boarded the third carriage. With the driver's "drive", the carriage began to run slowly. Because it was an open carriage, the driver did not drive fast. Several carriages drove into the streets of the city under the guard of more than 20 knights.

Passers-by took off their hats or bowed deeply after seeing the convoy passing by. When they arrived at the square, many citizens had already followed behind the carriage. After everyone got out of the car, Hawke stood on the stage. After Henry blessed him with a phantom sound, he said: "Residents of Angome Islands! Citizens of Bruvent City! I am this city Lord Mayor, Sir Hawke. Now I will solemnly introduce our lord and his wife, Earl Henry Angomey and Mrs. Skodi. Now I invite them to come to the stage to give you a New Year speech." Said There was a burst of warm applause from the audience.

With a smile on his face, Henry took his wife up to the high platform, and blessed a ghost sound technique. "I am your lord Henry. In the past year, we have built huge cities, opened up countless villages, and reclaimed large tracts of farmland. These are all built by everyone's hands. I have seen all of you The most hardworking people. I hope everyone can harvest more food and earn more gold coins in the new year. If someone thinks they are capable and talented, they can apply to the city hall, and you have the opportunity to become an official. If Some people think that if you are skilled in martial arts, you can go to the military camp, and you have the opportunity to become an officer. If you do well enough in these positions, then I will confer you a nobleman, and you can have hereditary titles and territories. I am a generous person, and finally Wishing you prosperity and peace. Now I declare that the New Year's Carnival begins now!"

Everyone in the audience applauded wildly after hearing Henry's bewitching speech, and they shouted desperately. After stepping off the stage, Shi Kodi said to her husband: "Honey, the speech just now was really good. You see, the people below are completely crazy about you."

Hawk also came over. "Count, you are such a natural orator. Now it's time for me to arrange for the chefs behind to serve these crazy townspeople with food. I hope the food can calm them down a bit. Now you can go back to the Lord's Mansion or stay around here Go around, I've already arranged enough guards so you don't have to worry about riots."

Henry shook his head. "Forget it, I'd better go back, it's too noisy here." Shi Kodi and the others said they would stay for a while at night. Seeing the enthusiastic crowd, Henry blessed himself with a flight and flew back to the lord's mansion.

Landing on the balcony, he looked at the carnival crowd in the city and turned into the house. The housekeeper greeted him after seeing it and asked, "Welcome back, Earl, where are the others?"

Henry handed the coat to the butler. "They're all celebrating the last day of the year in the square and having fun. I'm hungry, is there anything to eat?"

The butler smiled and said, "Of course. According to tradition, the fire cannot be turned off on the last day of the New Year. There are all kinds of food prepared in the kitchen for you to enjoy at any time." After thinking for a while, he ordered half a roast chicken and a vegetable soup . After dinner alone, he returned to his study. He picked up a copy of "The Construction of the Mage Tower" and began to read it. With the increase of time involved in the construction, he now has a new understanding of this book. While watching, I thought about some things after my mage tower was built. For example, whether to wake up the tower spirit, what monsters to summon to guard, and what kind of magic experiments you need to do. After thinking about it, he fell asleep. When I woke up, it was already the next morning. He pushed off the blanket covering himself, stood up and walked into the hall. It was found that other than the two archmages, no one else got up at all.

Habassey glanced at him. "It was a great carnival last night and I did a few tricks. The kids were jumping for joy."

Henry found a chair and sat down. "You are happy, but if they know your spellcasting level, they will probably be scared to death."

Tyran Tyr laughed out loud. "You're right, but Habasser likes places with a lot of people. Otherwise, his mage tower wouldn't be built in the city." ——————————————————— —————————————

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