"Alright, Ruan Xiaoer. This ship is now under your control. Please stay and study it carefully."

"Yes, my lord."

After Fengyun finished speaking, he looked at the millions of stones and hundreds of tons of mud and sand in the ring, and left with satisfaction.

He no longer cared about the Demon Shark, and he was completely relieved to leave Ruan Xiaoer here.

"Zhang Sanmao, let's go."

"oh."

Fengyun saw that Zhang Sanmao looked reluctant, and he also took a fancy to this ship.

It's just that he can't control it with his ability.

"Zhang Sanmao, do you want to manage the fleet?"

"My lord, think about it. I think I can do it."

"Well, I have plenty of small boats. From now on, our fishing boats and fleet will be under your management. Go to the village and recruit people yourself."

Zhang Sanmao's ability is not as good as Ruan Xiaoer's, but he has no problem commanding these small boats.

What's more, Fengyun intends to use these ships only for transportation, not for combat.

"Yes, my lord."

With Fengyun's acceptance of his fate, Zhang Sanmao had more strength to row the boat.

"Then tell me about your future plans."

Since he wants to manage the fleet, he must have already thought it through.

"My Lord, let me tell you what I'm thinking. I plan to use all the fishing boats produced in the village to form a 50-person fishing army. I also want to use half of the other boats to transport people at Jian'an Ferry, and the other half to deliver goods."

"Has the village built a fishing boat?"

"Yes, my lord. There are already 20 of them."

This surprised Fengyun. Li Changgong was too efficient.

There are so many boats in just one month. I should wait and see the changes in the village.

"Well, your idea is fine, as long as you make the arrangements. It's best to open a few more shipping lanes first. It doesn't matter if we don't make money now, as long as we don't lose money."

"Yes, my lord. I understand. I do know of a few existing routes."

"Okay, you need to arrange the fishing boats now. This is a matter of great importance to the prosperity of our village."

"Yes, my lord."

…

When Fengyun arrived at the city wall, the Iron Man was still guarding the city gate, but there were several guards on the city wall, and Li Kui was gone.

Zhang Sanmao saw Fengyun's doubts and took the initiative to speak:

"Lord, our village's population has increased a lot. The village militia has reached 30 people."

"Oh, were these people recruited by Tiezhu and the others?"

"Some are, and some were brought by Village Chief Lan Yu. We've built a lot of buildings in the past month."

During this period, Zhang Sanmao was not always on the sea. He needed to go to Jian'an to trade from time to time, and take the people of the two villages away with him.

"Well, I can't wait to go to the village and take a look."

Not long after they walked in, they saw Li Kui leading a group of militiamen to kill monsters. Behind them were several farmers who were ready to carry the killed monsters onto carts and take them away.

It is so troublesome to transport some items without storage equipment.

Especially leading troops to fight is even more difficult.

So the importance of the ring on Fengyun's hand can be gradually revealed.

"My Lord, I am glad to see you. I have missed you so much since you left the village for so many days."

Although Li Kui is a little silly, he is actually quite sweet-mouthed.

"I missed you guys too. Have these wild monsters been harassing our village lately?"

"My lord, with me here, not even a fly can get in, let alone wild monsters."

"Okay, then you guys continue with your work. I'll go find the village chief and ask about the changes in our village."

"Goodbye, my lord."

…

The wild monsters along the way were cleared out very cleanly, and Fengyun and the others were not disturbed at all.

As we approached the village, we found that many farmers had left the village and were cultivating land outside the wooden wall.

Now Fengyun was even more certain that the village’s original land could no longer meet current needs.

There are no names displayed above these people's heads, which means that they are just ordinary farmers.

However, even ordinary farmers in his village have a higher professional level than those in other villages.

With the militia constantly clearing out wild monsters, this place is not dangerous.

Even if wild monsters suddenly appear, they can still run away.

Fengyun had no intention of communicating with them and went straight to the village.

At this time, the village population was indeed much larger, and the density was incomparable to before. Everyone was busy with their work, and no one looked up at Fengyun.

Fengyun didn't know where the village chief Li Changgong was, but he was not in a hurry.

Seeing his village bustling with activity, he was happy to take his time to search and see the changes in the village.

Don't mention it yet.

There are indeed a lot more buildings in the village.

It used to be just a kitchen, but now it even has a tavern.

In addition, those houses are not just residential houses, there are inns as well.

Many clothing stores, jewelry stores, etc. have also been built, but there are still very few people visiting them now.

As he walked, Fengyun noticed that there was a crowd of people not far away, and he didn't know what was going on.

I went over to take a look, but as soon as I walked in, I saw a group of people complaining.

"Village chief, this tax is too high, isn't it? We have to pay half of our salary."

"Yes, Village Chief, even Jian'an doesn't have such high taxes."

"Village Chief, if our village's food and accommodation were not free, we would definitely have left."

“…”

Listening to the villagers' chatter, the village chief soothed them:

"Fellow villagers, you're right. This tax is indeed a bit high. But your salaries are not low, and think about it, what are your daily expenses?"

After hearing what the village chief said, everyone thought about it and realized that it was indeed the case.

But there are also some rebellious people who refuse to accept.

"Village Chief, we have no expenses because our village simply has no place to spend them. Even the shops were only built recently, so our expenses will definitely increase in the future."

This left Li Changgong speechless, but there was no way to adjust the tax rate.

Seeing this, Feng Yun squeezed through the crowd and came to Li Changgong and said:

"My people, I am Lord Fengyun, and you are right. Our taxes are indeed too high. I plan to lower them, but I also have some other ideas."

Fengyun had previously planned not to pay wages and to waive all village expenses.

But now it seems that doing so will definitely cause civil unrest, so these benefits will have to be cancelled to cope with the losses caused by lower tax rates.

"Lord, tell me, what has changed?"

"Okay, I plan to adjust the tax rate to the lowest possible level so that you have enough money to spend."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was thunderous applause, but Fengyun hadn't finished speaking yet and pressed down his hands to signal everyone to be quiet.

After everyone quieted down, Fengyun continued:

"But this will put a lot of pressure on the village. I have decided to cancel the free housing and food. Everything will be carried out as normal business."