The other mayors also stood up, each with an anxious and terrified look on their faces: "Lady, we really have no other choice, Lady..."
"Yes... many families without strong laborers have suffered many deaths from hunger..."
“If there is no more relief money…”
The mayors were all excited and knelt on the ground, crying.
Chi Sui still had no expression.
After a long moment, she finally spoke: "Since I have called this meeting and am willing to attend, I naturally have a plan. If you still want to live well in your respective territories, then stand up and listen to me quietly."
The mayors looked at each other, each of them hesitant.
O'Leary shouted, "Everyone, get up! If you continue to be so unruly, we won't hold future meetings!"
When the mayors heard this, they were all shocked. They couldn't not hold a meeting. Who could they go to if they encountered problems in the future without a meeting?
Seeing that the mayors had all stood up and sat down properly, Chi Suicai said, "You came here this time just to collect the relief money, right?"
The mayors were silent. Of course, if it weren't for the relief money, they wouldn't have traveled at night.
After living in the wasteland for so long, the mayors no longer have any hope in the lord.
After all, no lord could survive for more than three months. All they could do was to strive for more policies and money to make a living while the lord was still alive.
"I have two choices for you."
"First, I'll collect the relief money and leave. But I have to say I don't have much money. You should know my background. I'm not a noble, and the money I left with when I left the palace wasn't much. If I had the money, the castle wouldn't be in such a dilapidated state now."
"So, after the relief funds are distributed, each of your towns will receive less than 4 gold coins."
Upon hearing this, the mayors all looked grim. A town has at least 10,000 people. What can 10,000 people do with four gold coins? (Four gold coins is equivalent to the purchasing power of 40,000 yuan in the modern world.)
Seeing the mayors below rioting, Ole's face became increasingly gloomy.
Chi Sui still had no expression on his face.
But the mayors all knew Chi Sui's background. To put it bluntly, Chi Sui was not a nobleman and had no family support, so he really could not afford to pay out relief funds.
For a time, some mayors who were having a hard time in their jurisdictions burst into tears on the spot.
Chi Sui took a sip of tea before saying, "The second option."
“I won’t accept welfare benefits, but I will give you a way to make money steadily.”
The whole audience was silent, and everyone looked at Chi Sui with distrust.
Chi Sui lowered his eyes and said, "I am not from this world. There are many things in your world that I have never seen and do not understand. But similarly, there are many things in our world that people in your world do not know and do not understand."
"So you can try to trust me. Believe that I have a way to make money that the world doesn't have yet."
Ole lowered his eyes, his heart trembling with fear.
The mayors inexplicably calmed down and looked at Chi Sui seriously.
Chi Sui signaled the outlet bar to distribute the price of animal manure to everyone.
"One ton of excrement for 1 silver coin and 20 copper coins?"
The mayors began to discuss the matter. They didn't quite understand what this thing was used for.
Chi Sui clapped his hands, signaling for everyone to be quiet: "I am purchasing this excrement that can be found everywhere in my own name."
"Starting from the center of the territory, the 28 towns near the center will be purchased at a price of 1 silver coin and 20 copper coins per ton."
"Purchase a total of 58 towns in the three farthest corners of the territory: the far north, the far south, and the far west, at a price of 2 silver coins per ton."
"The remaining 46 towns, neither too far nor too close to the territory, will be purchased at a price of one silver coin and 50 copper coins per ton."
Chi Sui said, looking at the confused mayors: "These things are originally worthless to you, but now you just need to collect them and you can make money. This is a way to make money."
The mayors seemed to understand a little bit. The mayor of Jibei Town quickly responded: "This is indeed a way to make money, but if you really do it, you won't make much..."
Chi Sui smiled at him. This man was very perceptive: "Why do you think you don't make much?"
The mayor of Far North Town thought about it carefully and asked, "The total amount of manure seems large, but in fact, if you want to make a lot of money, you need a lot of manure. But the accumulation of manure takes time, and the population and livestock numbers of each town cannot provide so much manure..."
Chi Sui raised his eyebrows: "So I said, this is a path I give you."
"I'll cover this road and guarantee you'll make money. Even though it won't be much, it's stable."
The mayor of Far North thought to himself: Stability? Wait until you've lived for three months before you talk about stability! But if you think about it, even if this baroness only lives for three months, the money she'll earn by taking this route will be more than the four gold coins in relief funds.
"I'll give you a second way now."
"Three months from now, starting in September, I will accept any quantity."
Seeing that some of the mayors below hadn't reacted, Chi Sui had no choice but to make it clear: "In other words, by that time, if you can't ship goods on a large scale within your jurisdiction, you can purchase goods from the surrounding territories at a low price."
“Sell the goods to me instead.”
The crowd was shocked.
At this time, a few quick-thinking mayors suddenly asked, "My Lady, if you have the money to buy our goods, why don't you have the money to pay for relief?"
Chi Sui nodded: "Because I don't have money now, but I am making money. During the time you collect and transport the goods, I have time to make money."
"The reason why I can't accept unlimited quantities until three months later is because I want to use these three months to turn the accumulated feces into valuables and sell them."
The mayors started to stir again: "Can excrement be turned into treasure?"
Chi Sui pressed his hand and said, "Alright, all you need to know is that, so far, I'm the only one who knows how to make use of feces. Just follow the instructions I give you, and I'll take care of the rest."
"If you do the math, even if I'm killed in three months, you'll still make more than four gold coins just by selling your excrement. It's better than just collecting relief and having no stable income."
The mayors calmed down and gathered together to calculate.
Chi Sui said no more. He sat on the throne, watching everyone discuss and drinking tea sip by sip.
After about an hour, the discussion stopped. Most people chose not to accept the relief money and sell their feces to Chi Sui, but a small number of people felt that Chi Sui was trying to fool them and it would be better for them to get the money.
But in the end, the minority obeyed the majority, and finally all the mayors had to take the second path.
"The feces cannot be mixed with water or adulterated. I have my own way of identifying it. If it is unqualified, once I find it, I will never buy it."
Chi Sui's eyes were cold, and all the mayors immediately bowed and saluted: "Yes, Lady Baroness."
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