At this time, the sound of fingers tapping on the table was heard. Lelouch and the officials turned to look at Luther.

Although Lelouch is the mayor of Pompeii, everyone knows that the one who can make the final decision is only the acting lord in front of them, the next generation of Pompeii Knights.

Moreover, the Pompey family gradually became stronger because of Luther, and the officials also trusted Luther very much.

"We can't let speculators run wild, but we can't stop the middle class and wealthy people who really want to live in Pompeii. Let's make a law."

"Pompeii welcomes everyone to develop in Pompeii, but every house in Pompeii must be occupied, whether they live there themselves or have servants temporarily take care of it. If no one lives in the house within one month after purchase, and the occupancy time does not exceed eight months within a year, then a 50% tax will be levied on the house price."

Luther said.

The officials thought about it and found that this method was indeed feasible. First of all, it would not prevent the middle class and wealthy people who really wanted to live in Pompeii.

Living there for eight months a year is not too difficult to do.

Secondly, speculators can also get houses, but they must hire people to live in the houses. If they are servants in their own families, it will bring consumption.

If people were hired to live in Pompeii, that would bring jobs.

If this is not possible, a retaliatory tax of fifty percent of the house price will be levied.

The most important thing is that in a piece of land with a lord, the lord can specify the laws. What Luther said now is the law, and even the king cannot refute it.

"Okay, I will issue a notice and announce this law. But Luther, this is only a temporary solution to this problem. The more important thing is that we need more manufacturing industries to create jobs. You have to think about it carefully."

The mayor slammed the table and reminded Luther.

"knew."

Luther rubbed his temple, feeling a little bored.

Alas, it is not easy to develop a city.

There were no newspapers in this world, but this did not prevent the government from issuing announcements. Bulletin boards were designed on many streets in Pompeii.

Under Lelouch's instigation, this law was officially issued, and many employees from the city hall were dispatched to post it on various notice boards.

This incident caused some sensation.

"Damn it! Isn't it a waste to buy my house like this?"

A crowd of people gathered in front of a notice board. Among them, a middle-aged man with a red nose and well-dressed clothes threw away his handkerchief and stamped his feet in anger.

His name is Albus, a noble from Silver Wing. He has no other skills, but he inherited a legacy from his parents, and with a little cleverness, he specializes in speculative business.

This time he saw the future potential of Pompeii and bought two villas in the center of Pompeii, intending to wait for them to appreciate in value.

Waiting for the storm at that hot spring resort.

But obviously this speculation was unsuccessful. At least the city hall of Pompeii was not so easy to deal with.

In order to buy these two villas, Albus not only spent money, but also paid some taxes. What Albus was facing was either selling the two villas or losing the taxes in vain.

Or he could hire someone to help him take care of the villa.

No matter what choice Albus makes, he will have to continue to contribute to Pompeii. The storm at the hot spring resort will take more than ten months to complete, and it is possible that it will die in the womb.

"I'll sell one and keep one." Albus made the decision resentfully, feeling very resentful towards the word Pompeii.

There were many speculators like Albus. These people either withdrew or chose to wait and see. No matter what they did, they contributed to the development of Pompeii.

House prices in Pompeii have also been stabilized.

The Arna family is one of them.

The Arna family came in a horse-drawn carriage, accompanied by a coachman, five male and female servants, and a servant's child.

The Arna family were not aristocrats, they were just wealthy commoners, middle class.

The man of the house, Arna, was originally a small businessman in Sparta. He ran an antique shop inherited from his ancestors and his business was pretty good.

However, due to the brutality of Marquis Puck, Arna became one of the people who fled from Sparta. His destination was the increasingly prosperous Pompeii.

"The Pompeii family is really decisive. They have prevented house prices from rising." Arna is a middle-aged man who looks very ordinary, but his clothes are very decent, which matches his middle-class identity.

"I'm going to buy a house first, and then see if there are any antique shops in the city. If not, we'll start over. If there are already antique shops, then I'd like to find a job at the city hall."

Arna said to his wife.

"It's up to you to decide."

Arna's wife said.

Pompey successfully prevented an action that would have caused great harm to Pompey and also made his voice heard.

In this city, Pompeii's voice will be the only voice.

Pompey was the lord here.

Please remember.

Guys with ulterior motives.

But just like Lelouch said, if Luther doesn't do something, Pompeii will gradually die. It would be good if he could survive until the hot spring storm.

It would be bad if you can't make it.

So Luther found his partners.

Luther was in a small meeting room in a private villa in Pompeii. Luther sat in the main seat with a very serious expression. There were three people sitting below him, namely Amanda, Alice, and Mr. Soren.

This Mr. Soren is Lipton, a relative of Soren, and is a person sent by the six families to oversee the financial operations of the Orange Group.

They are also representatives of six families.

I heard that before this, he was a very shrewd businessman.

Amanda, Mr. Soran has been staying quietly in Pompeii and going to work in the office of Orange Group on time. Only Miss Alice, the beautiful eldest daughter of the Baron.

It has been missing for a long time and has only recently returned to Pompeii.

At this moment, she seemed a little tired from the journey. She yawned lazily, looked at Luther with a dazed look and said, "Luther, why did you call us here?"

"Didn't you say you wanted to have a share of the pie in the development of the metropolis? Now is the time for you to contribute."

Luther said to the partners seriously.

He was like a greedy poisonous snake, trying to suck every gold coin out of his partners.

(End of this chapter)