"Knight Marlowe, the city lord... hasn't he come out yet?"

In the Red Leaf Castle, Caroline sat in the main seat and asked with a tired look on her face.

"Yes, ma'am. The city lord has not left the house in the past three days."

Knight Marlowe stood respectfully below.

"Hey... Blanche, how is the implementation of the new policy going? Are there any strong reactions from the public?"

Blanche was the only alderman left in the original town hall.

She considered her words and replied, "It's not so difficult to explain to the people. Although the order to only have one meal a day has caused dissatisfaction among some people, most people can still understand it. After all, the current situation in Red Leaf City can no longer be concealed, and many people are mentally prepared. It's just that..."

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Blanche's tone was somewhat helpless. After a pause, she continued, "However, it's not too bad, because the merchants who evacuated are all small merchants. They have poor risk tolerance and are naturally more cautious. The big merchants are still in Hongye City."

Logically speaking, even if the title was sold, the 100 gold coins would belong to the City Lord's Palace. However, those greedy aldermen stole Charles's belongings and made the transaction on behalf of the City Lord's Palace.

However, before going out, he still had to fill his stomach first. Zhang Feng came in a hurry and didn't even have time to eat breakfast.

However, before they had time to start eating, there was a dull knock on the door.

After putting away his backpack, Zhang Feng sat on the bed to rest for a while, and then prepared to go out for a walk. He brought so many supplies with him, he couldn't just keep them in his hands, so he saw if there were any merchants or nobles he could cooperate with.

Knight Marlowe replied.

The East is too vast to be investigated, but the capital of their Buck Kingdom is also in the East. Could it be that they came out of the capital?

"The new city lord..."

In the absence of a city lord, she had to carry the burden alone, but it was obvious that the burden was too heavy.

She always believed that the reason Zhang Feng left the castle was because of her hesitation at the time, which angered the city lord and caused him to "ignore state affairs."

"Madam, they are just waiting for an opportunity. After all, we now have a new city lord. Maybe the city lord can help us through this difficult time - this is what they think. Although the chance is small, it is worth a gamble. They often say that 'there is always an opportunity in a crisis'."

Zhang Feng took a puzzled look through the crack in the door.

Blanche's tone was somewhat sarcastic. He had never liked those cunning, blood-sucking businessmen in the first place, and now he hated them even more.

Businessmen, on the other hand, don’t have so many things to worry about, and profit is everything.

"Madam, in the past three days I have only found out that the city lord, Baron Zhang Feng, came from the East and seemed to be a noble. As for the others, I couldn't find anything. Oh, by the way, I heard that the city lord seemed to be very rich."

"Just what?"

"In that case, why don't those merchants leave?"

First, wash the rice, pour water into the pot and start cooking. When the rice is cooked, add the minced meat, scallions and ginger. Cook for another ten minutes, then add some salt and pepper. A delicious lean meat porridge is ready.

“Those people are so abominable!”

"Regarding the city lord's identity..."

"Is it her?"

Zhang Feng had some understanding of the nobles of this era. Most of them were greedy, arrogant and ignorant.

But none of this matters, what matters is the last sentence.

As for why they had to find Zhang Feng, the reason was very simple. In addition to his status as the city lord, the most important thing was that he was rich! ...

If that time really came, Hongye City would become a completely isolated city, losing contact with the outside world. In addition, without sufficient food reserves, it would be doomed.

Although it was shameful for nobles to borrow money from merchants, it was the only solution in this situation.

In fact, after Zhang Feng left the castle, Caroline went to look for him, but no one answered her when she knocked on the door. Caroline did not dare to go too far and had to give up for the time being.

That being said, Caroline knew that these big businessmen were only staying temporarily. If Hongye City could not recover and get back on track, they would leave sooner or later.

Caroline bit her lip, feeling a little guilty.

In fact, Zhang Feng originally wanted to make century egg and lean meat porridge, but he forgot to buy the century eggs. He had no choice but to make a youth version of the century egg and lean meat porridge.

Caroline had a bad feeling, but she still had to bite the bullet and ask.

It seems that bringing one hiking bag is enough. Although according to the current situation, it is okay to bring more, but it is not necessary. Safety is important and overloading is not allowed.

When Zhang Feng opened his eyes again, he had arrived at the bedroom on the second floor of the property in the alien world.

Zhang Feng looked at the bulging mountaineering bag behind him, took a deep breath, and knew that it was the culprit for his feeling tired.

Lean meat porridge, steamed buns, eggs, a very simple breakfast.

"Yes, he is rich. He bought the best residential area and the best commercial area in Red Leaf City from the former city councilor. He also bought Charles' title and territory with 100 gold coins."

If those former city officials had not taken away Hongye City’s food, and with so many gold coins, Hongye City would still have a chance to survive the crisis.

But now that Hongye City is getting worse and worse, she can no longer care about so much and can only risk angering Zhang Feng and ask him to come out.

Caroline didn't know much about business, so she asked with some confusion.

These eggs were sterilized eggs that Zhang Feng bought at the supermarket. They are the kind that can be eaten raw, so there is no need to worry about the bacteria not being killed.

Caroline's eyes flashed with determination, and she wanted to go and apologize in person.

"However, 30% of the merchants in Hongye City have already left. You know, in addition to the food grown, trade with other cities or villages is also an important part of Hongye City's economic source. Perhaps because of the new policy, these merchants with a keen sense of smell are not optimistic about the future of Hongye City, so they have evacuated in advance."

When it comes to these 100 gold coins, even Blanche grits her teeth.

"Would those merchants be willing to lend us some gold coins or food?"

"Huh~ I actually feel a little tired. I guess it's enough to carry so much stuff."

"rich?"

Although Zhang Feng can cook, he is quite lazy. Since he is alone, he doesn't need to make breakfast so easy and can just eat something simple.

“I’m going again today!”

"Hmm? Who would come to see me? Could it be Cotton?"

He prepared ingredients and seasonings such as rice, steamed buns, eggs, pork, salt, onions, ginger, etc.

"Oh, those merchants are more cunning than each other! They are respectful on the surface, but when asked about borrowing, they just won't say a word. They always have excuses to shirk. I think they just don't think highly of us. Even if we are willing to pay an interest rate 30% higher than the market price, they are still unwilling to do so!"

The aroma of the porridge was already very strong. Zhang Feng smelled it and it was that smell.

"Boom, boom, boom—"

In fact, compared to trading with nobles, Zhang Feng prefers businessmen.

Then he started to cook the eggs. It only took about five minutes and he quickly took them out. Zhang Feng likes to eat soft-boiled eggs.

After opening the door, Caroline's hand remained in the knocking posture. She didn't expect that this time the door would open from the inside as soon as she knocked.

Seeing Caroline, Zhang Feng subconsciously admired her beauty, and then asked habitually:

"What's up? Have you had breakfast? Do you want to eat something together?"

"Gulong~"

Smelling the fragrance wafting from the room, the sound of swallowing saliva was particularly clear in the quiet room.