owlsbooks Chapter 256 Contradictions
Chapter 256 Contradictions
At the last moment when the sun sank into the sea, the citizens of the entire Harbor City heard such a declaration——
"My name is Ronan, the next head of the Stuart family!"
"The purpose of coming this time is not to seize power or exploit! It's for the future of the entire city!"
"I know that the citizens of Orison Harbor City lost their wives, daughters, husbands, sons, and even parents in the tsunami and pirate attacks many years ago... For this, I am deeply sorry and cannot Shirk responsibility! Because the original city lord was my father! All this was caused by a mistake in his original decision!"
"The third emperor of the Winter Empire once said that all mistakes need to be corrected! Especially for those who make mistakes... So, here I am!"
"I'm here to raise Orison Harbor City to the altar, and I'm here for the better life of all citizens in the territory!"
"Citizens, all citizens who have lived in Erison Harbor City for more than ten years will be exempted from taxes for five years, and they will also receive a certain percentage of daily necessities and gold coins from the City Lord's Mansion every month!"
As soon as this word comes out.
The whole city was shocked!
Hearing the cheers from the square, port, tavern, and alleys in the distance, Ronan's expression was very satisfied, but Lexi's expression suddenly became tense.
But in front of outsiders, he couldn't refute his young lord's face, so he could only use the excuse that "the city lord was a little tired on the first day of his appointment", and then hastily canceled the welcome banquet that still had a few items.
late at night.
Ronan sat calmly in the arranged room, and raised his hand to let the maid tidy up his clothes. His calm eyes and handsome face made the two local maids serving him look as red as apples.
They have never seen such a handsome nobleman!
Boom boom boom!
There were three knocks on the door, and it was Lexi who came to inform that the reception banquet was ready, and invited Ronan to go over and talk.
After a while, Ronan came to the meeting hall in the entire city lord's mansion, which was barely a facade. Lexi had already brought out the best food in the city.
Under Lexi's nervous eyes, Ronan didn't express any dissatisfaction with the food, which was many times worse than his usual, but started to eat.
"Well, it's true that the seaside is rich in fish, and the fish soup here is much more delicious."
Hearing these words, Lexi finally relaxed completely and let out a long breath.
Ronan quickly finished eating.
After rinsing their mouths, the two parties got down to business.
Lexi said: "Young master, your tax exemption in the afternoon is acceptable, but the monthly subsidy of gold coins and daily necessities is not acceptable!"
"Harbor City... The Orison Territory is blocked from the hinterland of the empire by the tall Rift Valley Mountains and giant mangroves, which has led to the need to take the risk of pirates and storms every time the supplies are shipped over. , it’s more than half of the tide every time. If the monthly subsidy is given, the City Lord’s Mansion simply won’t be able to get it out!”
Lexi was loyal to the Stuart family, so he naturally didn't want to see Ronan make a mistake when he became the city lord for the first time. In his own opinion, it was his responsibility to persuade Ronan not to take detours as much as possible.
Ronan naturally knew all this.
"Don't worry, I know what's in my mind, Lexi, you have to know, as the next heir of the Stuart family, how could I fight an unprepared battle?"
"Relax, Erison will prosper again in my hands!"
It's all said and done, and it's hard for Lexi to say anything more.
after all.
As a subordinate, you must have the self-consciousness of your subordinates, you can persuade but not contradict!
……
Day two.
Half of the people in the city got up before dawn, and many of them dragged their families with them. Before they had a bite of breakfast, they opened the door and followed the crowd to the central square.
it's here.
The officials distributing the subsidy materials have been prepared early, waiting for families to line up to check the situation and receive their own subsidy!
At first, many residents did not believe it!
But when they saw that the neighbors in front of them really brought back a large bag of white fine flour, a jar of refined salt and five gold coins, they became excited instantly!
"...Did you really get it?" Someone said in a low voice.
"It's true! It's true! Although the new city lord looks young, he has a heart of first-class kindness. It must be the blessing of our grandfather, which allowed us Ellison to have such a good man again." Lord City Master!" The neighbor who had already received the supplies and subsidies walked back and said.
All of a sudden, the crowd behind them exploded.
After a lot of appeasement, they calmed down, and the team rearranged!
Ronan stood on the distribution table, handing over supplies with a friendly smile, while carefully observing the residents of the city.
As mentioned earlier, some of the Dongdong people who can come to this city are descendants of the artisans and farmers who developed Orison Harbor City back then, some are civilians who were optimistic about the ocean trade of Orison Harbor City, and Some are the existence of the second son of the nobles.
But it is not them who have the most, but the aborigines who originally lived on this land.
Different from the winter citizen with white hair, the mangrove aborigines living here are short in stature and small in frame. Coupled with the direct sunlight, they have black hair, dark skin and black pupils.
When the winter citizens moved here, it coincided with the war and economic changes within the empire. The winter citizens living here could not maintain their pure blood and chose to intermarry with the natives.
As a result, the mixed-race people became the largest group in the city, like a lubricant that perfectly blended the contradictions between the winter people and the indigenous people.
Looking at these citizens with black hair and white eyes, and white hair and black eyes, Ronan felt a little bit moved by the foresight of implementing the system of intermarriage in the first place.
I also have a little more understanding of the structure of the city in my heart.
But soon, the expected troubles followed.
This benefit of Ronan is only valid for the winter citizens who have lived in Orison Harbor City for more than ten years, and there is actually another kind of people in the city—that is, the pure-blooded aborigines who have not been naturalized for a long time!
These aborigines came out of the mangroves for various reasons, chose to naturalize Orison Harbor City, and became part of the Orison Territory of the Winter Empire.
But naturalization is a long-term process, and it takes several generations of intermarriage or cultural integration to achieve integration, but it is still not enough!
(PS: Today’s update is complete! Brother Moe went out for an interview today! Five people are recruiting one! Just me and a girl have a good chance of winning, but when the interviewer heard that the latter has a boyfriend who also works locally, he immediately rejected me Woohoo, I wasted more than 100 yuan of taxi fare! It’s been almost a month since I came out, and I haven’t found a job yet! It’s really hard to find a job in this special era! Please remind me more! Yesterday! The daily income is hundreds, all because of everyone’s rewards! But the real reading income is still only 18 yuan! It’s too difficult! This is the retribution of the poor completion rate! Thank you brother Meng for the gift! Chanming knelt down and thanked you up!)