Chapter 98: The Choice of the Rich
Lu Yao overlooks Yancheng.
In the simple little town, there are obviously more people on the street than before, and the houses are constantly expanding. The low walls that seemed loose in the past are now tightly attached to the houses.
Lu Yao clicked on the population column in the upper right corner.
Population: 23,215 In the details, the population of Yancheng is shown as 3,005, which is nearly 700 more than a few days ago.
Due to the small base, it is impossible for the fertility rate to increase the population so much in a short period of time.
There is only one reason: the migration of outsiders.
Everywhere you look on the street you can see: bare-chested islanders, savages with waist-length hair, and foreigners with feathers in their heads and mud and paint on their faces.
They seemed to have just moved to Yancheng and were very curious about everything here. Many of them looked around and interacted with local citizens using gestures.
Yancheng is a young city and is relatively tolerant of outsiders, especially since many of these outsiders bring their own special products.
For example, colored pottery jars, feather-woven clothes or hats, rare animal bones, grotesque wood carvings and gems.
These foreign goods were very attractive in Yancheng and were snatched up by merchants. Some of the immigrants became quite wealthy and generous after arriving here.
Lu Yao noticed a little man wearing colorful feathers. This little man bought a lot of things and pulled a camel to buy things in the shops and streets.
Above the little man’s head it says: [Chieftain] Doronunu.
Duolun Nunu doesn't speak the language of Yaocheng, but this does not affect the life of a chief in a foreign land at all.
In addition to two followers wearing feathers, he was also accompanied by a local merchant, who was using gestures to explain things to Duolun Nunu.
This translator businessman is Shang Li.
Shang Li was very attentive to the foreign tycoons.
"Chief, the houses in Yancheng are so solid and beautiful. It is really not in line with your noble status to just buy an ordinary house."
Chief Doronunu stood with his hands behind his back, and a garbled message appeared above his head.
Shang Li seemed to understand.
He continued to lobby: "Look in front, that's the mayor's house, and it's also the best house in Yancheng."
An exclamation mark appeared above Doronunu's head.
He seemed to understand.
Seeing this, Shang Li quickly gave him directions and led him to a tall stone house next to the library.
"Chief, this is the mayor's mansion."
Duolun Nunu looked up and down, and a bunch of garbled words appeared in his head again.
Lu Yao took a glance.
The residence of Yulian is much larger than the surrounding houses. The two stone houses are connected front and back, like a small townhouse. There is a small garden on the left side of the two houses and a place like a stable on the right side.
A big black dog was lying at the gate of the mayor's mansion. It didn't make any noise, but just lay lazily on the ground.
After taking a look at the mayor's mansion, the chief had a smiling face on his head and started talking a lot.
A light bulb lit up above Shang Li's head.
"Chief, the mayor's mansion is not for sale."
"This is where the most distinguished people in the city live. How can I just sell it to you, even though you are so distinguished..."
"Really? Do you really have to buy it?"
"Well, that's not impossible."
"Please wait a moment. I'm going to discuss this with the mayor!"
Shang Li rode a horse and quickly passed through the streets and alleys, and soon found Mayor Yu Lian next to the lighthouse.
He chatted in secret with Yu Lian for a while, and an exclamation mark appeared above Yu Lian's head.
Then the two of them rode back on horseback.
"Chief, I tried my best and finally convinced the mayor to give you this most luxurious and noble residence in Yancheng."
Shang Li said: "If it were anyone else, it would be impossible for them to buy this unique house. The mayor reluctantly gave it up only after hearing that it was you who wanted it."
The smiley face above Doronunu's head grew bigger, and he spoke in dialect for a while.
"Do you want it now? Okay, okay." Shang Li said.
Soon, the chief's followers brought a camel with two boxes on its back.
The follower took the box down, opened the lid, and revealed the sparkling gems inside.
After paying the money, Duolun Nunu walked into Yancheng's No. 1 luxury house with his head held high.
The big black dog at the door obviously didn't understand the situation and barked at the intruder.
Anger flared up in the chief's head.
The two followers grabbed the dog and threw it out of the door.
The black dog lost his job on the spot and lay at the feet of Mayor Yu Lian with a question mark on his head.
A moment later, the waiter brought two pheasants with colorful feathers from the street to replace the black dog. They walked slowly, gracefully and restrainedly.
Yu Lian and Shang Li left the mansion with the jewelry box and the dog.
They went around the street and came to a secluded corner.
“The third set was also successfully sold.”
A smiley face symbol appeared above Shang Li’s head: “The name of the mayor’s mansion is really useful.”
“…”
Mayor Yulian sighed and said, "You have already deceived the third chief in this way. The last one was in the east, and the one before that was in the north. They must know they have been fooled."
"How can this be called a lie, Mayor?"
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Shang Li defended himself, "It is indeed the mayor's residence, and you did live in it for a few days, didn't you?"
"The hospital needs money, the library needs money, the road construction needs money, the fence needs money, and the architecture school that you, the mayor, have been thinking about needs money. This money is used to do these things."
Yu Lian said, "Okay. You really know how to make money."
"This is the job of a businessman, Mayor," said Shang Li.
Lu Yao exclaimed what a great guy he was.
The mayor is personally promoting real estate, right? Lu Yao also saw it at this time.
The large number of people pouring into Yancheng are basically immigrants.
A considerable number of immigrants came from the neighboring city of Yao.
Yaocheng used food and supplies to export its faith and culture to the outside world, attracting many islanders, savages, and mountain people, including leaders like Duolun Nunu.
After eating delicious food, it is hard to eat coarse vegetables again.
Especially the wealthy class among these natives. They immigrated to the big city of Yaocheng and enjoyed their lives with the property they brought with them.
Soon these people discovered that Yaocheng was not the best place.
Yancheng in the west is the paradise for the rich.
There is no mandatory requirement to pray or recite the Gospel, nor is there a prohibition on animal fighting or excessive drinking. Yancheng has clean and beautiful streets and houses, abundant goods, and few restrictions on people.
As a result, some wealthy immigrants came to Yancheng.
As a result, Yancheng reaped the benefits and indirectly snatched away the wealthy foreign population brought by the missionaries in Yaocheng.
However, since Yaocheng has the only school, the Seminary, foreign natives usually study in the Seminary for a while, learning the local language and basic knowledge, which indirectly expands the influence of Yaocheng.
Lu Yao looked back and forth between the two cities.
He discovered something interesting.
Whether they like it or not, the two cities are in a de facto collaboration in some way.
Yaocheng has continuously spread the belief in gods and theological consciousness through its powerful cultural output. They have spared no effort to promote it, which has greatly influenced the understanding of the local people, making them unable to help but come to this city to observe.
However, Yancheng, with its open and inclusive nature, has firmly attracted this group of outsiders, allowing them to migrate and settle here to enjoy a better environment and a relaxed life.
On the other hand, Yancheng was unable to digest a large amount of foreign goods independently, so it increased trade and exchanges with Yaocheng, which in disguised feedback activated the economies of the two cities.
Lu Yao muttered to himself.
What is this called? A beggar version of a twin-city urban agglomeration?
Lu Yao remembered a forgotten place.
He switched his perspective and moved to the south, a region he had not paid attention to for a long time.
Seeing Saniro's condition, Lu Yao was a little confused.
What's going on? There are now many [Sandworms] in the city of Saniluo. These sandworms are strutting around on the streets.
Monsters attacked the city? Lu Yao looked and found that the city wall was not damaged.
He looked more closely.
Why are these sandworms digging canals?
Lu Yao observed for a long time before he was sure that he was not wrong.
Saniro learned to control the extraordinary monsters called sandworms.
This is a big job that was done quietly.
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(End of this chapter)