Chapter 29 29. Wise Evelin
In the countryside west of the town, people were standing sparsely, talking and laughing in groups of three or five. As more and more people gathered, it looked like a school doing morning exercises.
Most of the poorly dressed townspeople only had a ragged linen shirt to cover their bodies, and many of their clothes were full of holes. Some were even barefoot, without even a pair of straw sandals.
Raja was embarrassed to explain to Lovey: "Lord, in fact, everyone in this town has shoes. Some people find it inconvenient to wear shoes, and they are easily worn out. They save them for when the weather gets colder."
Luo Wei nodded slightly, "I understand. Let's get started."
The Rajah shouted silence and ordered the townspeople to line up in front of the scholar. He himself joined them, and each time he counted a number, he sent one person back.
As the long queues quickly dwindled, the final results of the population census came out.
"Five thousand one hundred and twenty-nine people." Raja calculated a series of numbers.
"Ten years ago, the population was less than 3,000, but now it's over 5,000?" Lowe was surprised.
"Yes, this is all thanks to Lady Evelyn's policy of low taxes and light labor." Raja affirmed Evelyn.
"How many people are there with registered permanent residence?"
"Thirty-seven hundred and thirty-one people. I counted them yesterday."
"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Raja."
"It's not hard, it's all my job."
After some greetings between the two, the census was successfully completed.
Lodel said with feeling: "Indeed, I can feel that the territory has become better. It is getting more lively every year."
"It feels like my mom didn't do anything." Lowe muttered softly.
"Is it because she didn't do anything that this happened?" Lodel said faintly.
Evelyn doesn't care about things, so she won't put any pressure on the people in the territory. The negative impact is zero.
The taxes in the neighboring territories were more than twice as high as those in the Earldom of Evelyn, and they also required heavy labor.
That's still good.
I heard that in places farther away, some lords treated their people as livestock and playthings, oppressing them at will and doing unspeakably cruel things.
Whenever he heard related rumors, Lodel had the urge to pick up his sword and kill them.
In comparison, the Earldom of Evelyn is really a paradise for common people. Even though there is no place to stand, many people flee here every year to escape the oppression of the lords and nobles. "Lanlan, do you want to buy something? We are leaving tomorrow." Luo Wei turned his head and took a look.
"But, Master, I don't have any money." Lan Lan grabbed the hem of her clothes aggrievedly.
"I'll lend it to you. You can keep a record of it yourself and return it when you get your salary." Lowe waved his hand lightly.
"But, Master, I don't know how to count."
"Lan Lan is so stupid. If you can't count, just take less."
Under the setting sun, the three of them walked into the town.
Lodel held the hilt of the sword thoughtfully, letting his thoughts fly silently.
I haven't seen the teacher for a long time.
Probably two or three years.
Because I wanted to stay with Lovey, I never returned to Eastwatch City.
The last time she went to Eastwatch City was when she was fifteen years old.
When I recall the face of teacher Hidan, it has gradually become blurred. I vaguely remember her long brown hair and eagle-like sharp eyes.
Hidan Saines, Lord of Eastwatch City. "Hey." Lovi stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Lodel.
She suddenly came to her senses and asked, "I'm okay?"
"I know you're okay, what are you thinking about?"
“You shouldn’t know too much.”
After dusk falls, night falls.
For ordinary people, the night in this world is mostly spent either sleeping or having sex with the opposite sex before going to sleep.
There was no entertainment.
At most, I can find someone to talk to, or sing by myself.
If it weren't for the fact that the consumption of mental energy would make him tired, Lowe would never have adapted to such a boring life.
Lying in the bedroom, he slowly raised his hand in the darkness.
A ball of fire suddenly lit up and turned into an orange bird, spreading its wings and flying. It was so vivid that it seemed real.
Lodel stared with wide eyes until the orange bird gradually disappeared.
A ball of white light appeared in Luo Wei's hand again. The light density kept changing, and it faintly condensed into the outline of an angel.
The light blue water element envelops the glorious angel, creating a magnificent scene.
After playing for a while, Lowe yawned and found a comfortable position on Lodel's body.
"Good night, darling."
After a night's rest, all members of the Guards Regiment gathered in the square in the center of the town at dawn the next day.
The team leaders each counted the number of people in their team.
As promised, Lodel promoted Li to captain of the new recruits in public.
Before leaving, Lowe and Raja held hands tightly.
"My Lord, I will definitely not let you down."
"I'll keep watching, please."
Lowe left Raja two thousand silver dollars to improve the sanitation of Huange Town. The money will be used to recruit cleaners and garbage collectors, build toilets and ditches. A long line of guards, maids and their families walked out of the west gate of Huange Town.
Walking in the green countryside, a slightly cool breeze blows on your face.
The weather is very good today. Lovey leisurely looks out at the scenery of the fields, feeling particularly relaxed.
Compared to the danger of death lurking everywhere in the primitive forest of East Wilderness, the journey ahead will be much smoother and more comfortable.
At least there won't be any dangerous wild animals around.
The moment I thought of this, a blue-white figure jumped out from the rice field.
Lovi showed a look of surprise on his face, and Lodel subconsciously drew his sword.
"Wait!" Lan Lan yelled, put down the rented cart and rushed over, hugging the blue and white figure, "Anus, why are you here?"
"Woof, woof, woof." The ice wolf with blue and white fur shook its tail hard and sat on the ground meekly.
"You said that my mother was very worried about me and asked you to come over and see me first." Lan Lan repeated to herself.
"Can you understand animal language?" Lovi's expression returned to normal and he moved closer curiously.
"No, I can only understand what Anus means. I can't even understand other ice wolves." Lan Lan shook her head.
Lodel slowly put the sword back into the scabbard. According to the agreement, as long as the ice wolves in the territory do not attack humans, they are not allowed to attack first. Of course, if they collide with the lord, they will be courting death.
Lan Lan stroked the wolf's head, leaned close to its ear, pointed at Luo Wei and said quietly: "My man, don't bite me."
"Awoo, awoo." The ice wolf nodded in a very human way, and then made a series of calls, "Lanlan, do you want me to take you to see your mother?"
"Please, Anus. Tell mom I'm fine. I'm on my way and will be back soon."
Lan Lan watched the ice wolf go into the field, then picked up the cart again, indicating that it was time to continue on the road.
(End of this chapter)
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