Chapter 64 64. Territory Finance
It’s a sunny day. Come out to bask in the sun and take a walk.
Lovey, Lan Lan and several attendants were walking along the Moon Lake. When they passed a puddle where tree bark was soaked, they squatted down to check.
"Master, the bark has been soaked for many days." Lan Lan said, holding her knees.
There were several new water holes around the original one. After a few days of soaking, the bark had softened significantly.
"Don't move, you have to soak for another week." Lowe instructed. The lord's intention would be conveyed by the accompanying guards.
The process of walking is also a process of observation.
After all, the world is very different and you may discover new things at any time.
The yellow wild flowers on the roadside looked familiar, and Lovey picked one out of curiosity.
This is rapeseed flower. Luo Wei's expression moved slightly. It is now the second half of August, and it should have been the rapeseed flowering season.
Could it be another kind of flower that looks similar but is not?
Lovi found a few dark rapeseeds in the flower path, and with a little force, he placed his fingers on the tip of his nose.
It has a faint smell of oil, and the oil yield does not seem to be very high . "Master, the little yellow flowers are not fragrant at all." Lan Lan picked a small white flower and handed it to Lovey's nose.
A scent of flowers mixed with the smell of pollen made Lovi sneeze: "Go back."
The exercise time was over and Lowe returned to the Fulinburg meeting room.
In fact, this is not the lord's office. Lovi just doesn't want to run back and forth to the city hall of Donggang City.
No matter where he was, it was not as comfortable as staying at home. Now, he had decided to stay in Fulin Castle permanently.
Just leave the government affairs of Donggang City to Bruno. Just play with mud at ease. Lovi made a lot of things today, including teapots, teacups, and turntables.
Of course, this turntable couldn't turn, it was just a mock-up. Lovi was going to wait for the carpenter who made the chess pieces to come and ask him if he could make one.
If it were possible, pottery shaping would be much easier. "Master." Bruno asked at the door.
"Please come in, Sir Bruno." Lovi washed his hands in the bucket beside him and picked up the rag to wipe the table.
Bruno came to the right distance and bowed slightly according to etiquette: "I need to report something to you. There is a serious shortage of manpower for digging sewage canals. I suggest raising the remuneration appropriately to attract ordinary citizens to join."
"Then let's increase it appropriately." Lowe nodded.
"The current reward is two silver dollars. If we raise the reward to the city's average income standard of three silver dollars, we will need to pay another five gold royals," Bruno reminded.
Luo Wei was silent for a moment, but still nodded in agreement.
Bruno bowed slightly again and left.
When Luo Wei heard the footsteps go away, his face immediately fell. The money was spent too quickly. If the winery is not built well, will the treasury be exhausted first? Luo Wei went upstairs to check the treasury with a heavy heart. Sure enough, there were fewer gold coins in the bag.
No, it's almost half gone. Luo Wei pulled his hair in annoyance, frowning.
In this situation, he had to seriously consider the financial resources of the territory.
In addition to grain taxes, there is also a copper mine and three iron mines in the territory. At the end of each month, a certain amount of iron ore and copper ore will be delivered to Fulin Castle.
The ore would be refined into iron coins and copper pennies and brought to market.
In the current situation of the Earldom of Evelyn, the rate of currency growth is far slower than the rate of population growth. For the time being, there will be no inflation caused by excessive currency.
On the contrary, because there is too little currency, people are sometimes reluctant to use currency in transactions and prefer to price goods in grain or barter.
Apart from the mineral tax, commercial taxes are almost low or non-existent.
The Earldom of Evelyn is located in the corner of the Eastern Continent, where business is not well developed, and cunning businessmen are likely to evade taxes.
Therefore, commercial tax is not only not even a fraction of agricultural tax, it is even lower than the tax on workshops.
However, even so, Lowe is not prepared to conduct strict inspections on commercial taxes.
The business in Donggang City is just getting started now and it is far from the time to close it down.
As more and more exclusive products will appear in the future, merchants will not be able to leave Fulinbao's supply channels. At that time... Lovi snorted softly through his nose.
"Master, the woodworking master is here." Lan Lan saw Luo Wei at the stairs and reported immediately.
Lovi nodded slightly, but he did not go down immediately. Instead, he went into the bedroom to check on Lodel and the young dragon.
Laudel had fallen asleep in an awkward position, snoring from the tip of her nose.
One arm holds a shattered dragon egg.
Sensing the movement, the dragon hatchling slowly poked its head out of the eggshell: "Mom, Mom, don't go."
"I am the father." Lovi emphasized. He stayed with the dragon for a while, but eventually left.
At the door of the conference hall downstairs, the carpenter Agu had been waiting for a long time.
"My Lord, here are the chess pieces and chessboard you ordered."
Carpenter Agu bowed and handed the finished product to Lowe. Due to the rush to finish the work, the surface of the chess piece was very rough, but it was already the round shape that Lowe wanted.
The chessboard is slightly larger so there won't be a situation where the chess pieces can't be placed.
"Yes, you have worked hard. Ask the butler for a reward."
Agu straightened up: "Thank you for giving me the opportunity to trust you."
"If there are any troublesome issues, do you have a way to solve them?" Lovey suddenly called out to Agu when he turned around.
A Gu looked puzzled: "Please speak."
"I need a turntable." Lowe pointed to the clay sculpture on the table. "This kind of turntable can rotate for a long time just by gently turning it."
"Is the turntable made of wood?" asked Agu.
"Any material will do, as long as it can keep turning. It would be best if someone could crank it by hand or step on it to accumulate power." Lowe roughly described the requirements.
"I think I can give it a try. I have noted your request." After bowing deeply, Agu took away Lovey's clay sculpture.
He didn't know if it would work, so Lowe didn't have too many expectations. He was now focusing on thinking about how to make money.
The silver pot steamed wine day and night, but it only slightly alleviated the urgent financial crisis.
Lowe thought of using pottery as a wine distiller.
On second thought, I felt that this was a bad idea.
If the quality is not up to standard, the pottery will crack after just a few uses and will not be able to withstand long-term use.
Even if the quality meets the standard, it may not be able to be used forever. Most of the commercial distiller he has seen are made of 304 stainless steel. Even glass distiller is rare. Considering commercialization, quality is a very important link.
Unable to sort out the clues for a while, Lowe shook his head and sighed. He picked up the carving knife and lowered his head to carve the chess piece.
His carving ability is completely different from his clay sculpture ability. The characters he carved are sonorous and powerful, and they are extraordinary. This is the result of the aristocratic education in the past.
"My lord, Lady Xiqi requests to see you." The servant reported at the door.
"Please let her in." Lowe said loudly.
(End of this chapter)
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