It's not that hard to open a hospital in another world, right?

Chapter 278 I Want You to Beg Me for Money

"Who has an opinion?"

Everyone has an opinion.

Gretel's words were like cold water dripping into a boiling oil pan, and the conference hall was silent for a while, then immediately exploded.Opposite the discussion table, there are five rows of seats and six to seventy people, half of them can't help but stand up, or fall back down after standing halfway.Everyone was furious, and everyone said:

"Why do you ask us to pay for it!"

"The river belongs to everyone! Those poor people don't need money to fetch water, why should we want money?"

"If you don't pour water into the river, where will you pour it? To your house?!"

"It's wars and boat arrests. It's already so difficult to do business! If you add taxes, you'll have to go bankrupt!"

At first, it was just whispers, which gradually turned into shouts, and then into accusations.Half of the people who are qualified to sit in this conference hall are the top figures in the city.Even businessmen are mostly the presidents of major industry guilds, and each of them has a charter from the city hall:

The chairman of the Silk Merchants Guild, the chairman of the Woolen Merchants Guild, the chairman of the Raw Leather Merchants Guild, the chairman of the Fish Merchants Guild, the chairman of the Hardware Merchants Guild, the chairman of the Wine Merchants Guild, the chairman of the Grocers Guild...

It can be said that these people together control half of the business in Nevis City and more than half of the tax revenue.If they jointly protest, even the Magic Council will have to seriously consider their opinions:
The magician is aloof. After all, it is impossible to do business in person.It is not impossible to use force, but it is the ultimate means, if it can be used, it should be used as little as possible.

If it was a formal order issued by the parliament, these people might not dare to make trouble.However, public health charges are obviously still in the discussion stage. If we don't shout out or make a fuss, when will we wait?

After the judging session is closed to discuss with that little mage, it will be too late!With their identities, they can't even enter the door of the conference room!
A group of people became louder and fiercer.Gretel turned his head to look at the rostrum. The great magician from the Transformation Department smiled at him, raised his chin, and signaled him to think of a way.Obviously, the council does not want to use physics (magic) to persuade...

Gretel glanced slowly across the opposite side.On the five rows of seats, there are more than a dozen mage badges flashing, the lowest one is one or two levels, and the highest one is six or seven levels.And those magicians looked at him, not all with good intentions.

Gretel once heard Aurora say that many low-level or middle-level mages are older and have no hope of advancing, so they will start some businesses by themselves, or simply be employed by merchants.Earn more money to at least live a comfortable life, or, you can save a sum of money for future generations to learn magic.

Of course, there are also many magicians who collect "technical guidance fees" from the workshop through their disciples or family members to give guidance or protection.Aurora once complained to him like this:
"Doing business in the city of Nevis, can you do it without a backstage? Chick!"

The matter of collecting money, obviously, has touched the interests of many people.What's more troublesome is that Gretel doesn't even know who is behind these people, which school they belong to, which great magician...

He couldn't even start "Who is our friend and who is our enemy, this is the primary question at the moment"!
But so what?The cards I can play are far from exhausted!

Gretel simply stood still.He raised his head, folded his arms, and tilted his chin slightly to the side, as if "you are making trouble, I will watch you make trouble".To be honest, it’s not that he can’t handle this air, it’s just that he rarely had free time before——

When the emergency department is so busy, one person needs to be used as three people. How can there be time to fight with troublemakers?
After watching so coldly for a few minutes, the protests on the other side turned from small to loud, from calm to intense, and then gradually fell from the peak.Gretel just lowered his head and flipped through the manuscript paper a few times, took out a page and held it in his hand, and walked out of his seat slowly:

"Your Excellencies, great magicians, respected healers, ladies and gentlemen. When I was investigating the drinking water problem in the city, I once walked to a river. Along the river bank, from upstream to downstream, the workshops are probably arranged like this of:

Cheese workshops, woolen workshops, wineries, dyeing workshops, tanning workshops, rawhide workshops, silk workshops, canvas workshops, slaughterhouses, pig farms..."

Gretel lowered his eyes slightly, following the path on the paper, reading one by one.Someone on the opposite side didn't care, someone looked slightly nervous, and someone whispered:
"He said Smith River."

"I know that river, but it stinks. When I go there, I always turn around two streets away."

"What is this fellow trying to say?—I have a workshop right there..."

Gretel read slowly.Then, as soon as he shook the manuscript paper in his hand, he raised his head with a half-smile:
"I don't understand. Why do winemakers dare to take water from the river where cheesemakers dumped their waste? Have you never felt that the taste of wine is wrong?

Owners of the dyeing workshop, when you failed to dye the cloth, you never thought that it was because the river upstream was polluted?

People in the slaughterhouse, when you use river water to wash beef and pork, have you never thought that the water you use is poured with tanning waste and wine dregs upstream?This kind of meat is made into a dish, and when you eat it in your mouth, don't you feel uncomfortable in your stomach?
And people in pig farms, I don't even want to ask you how many pigs will die a year.Why, if people drink such dirty river water, they will die of illness, but if pigs drink it, they will not die of illness?Even if it is to make more money for yourself, I advise you not to pour things into it and keep the river clean..."

He called a name, and the face of a person opposite him turned black.After the seventeen or eighteen workshops finished their reviews, the merchants all looked ugly and stared at each other.From the looks of it, if it wasn't in the conference hall, they could have quarreled on the spot:
[The batch of silk dyed flowers last time was all caused by you! 】

[No wonder the batch of wine was sour last month! 】

[It's all you!It's all you!Make me lose money!There are hundreds of pigs! 】

Even the faces of the great magicians on the rostrum were not good-looking.The faces of the nobles in the auditorium were even more clouded:
They can live in the slums, not go to the river, live in the wizard's tower every day, or have fun in the garden area or in their own castle.However, wine must be drunk, meat must be eaten, clothes must be worn, cheese and fruit snacks, everything is indispensable.

When I think about the food I eat and the silk woolen leather I wear, they are made of such dirty water...

"vomit--"

Gretel smiled triumphantly.He turned to the rostrum, bowed slightly, and spoke briskly:
"Your Excellencies, for our safety and health, I suggest to reassess these workshops and select a batch of shops with good production conditions. If the production water is kept clean, the workshop conditions are in good condition, and the sanitation passes, the council can issue badges or bronze medals for certification. It is a 'safe commodity' and a 'safe commodity' for adults to choose from.

Of course, it is really not easy to do business in this world.If you do not apply for certification, or are unwilling to modify the production environment, we do not have to force it.After all, public health institutions have limited manpower, and it is indeed time-consuming and laborious to evaluate each one.

We uphold the principles of voluntary application and freedom of production, but for shops and workshops that do not apply for certification or fail to pass the evaluation, we will not issue certification. "

Not issued?
Put it lightly!

The faces of the businessmen in the rear seats were even darker.As long as he is the leader of the chamber of commerce, it is impossible not to deal with the upper class.By then, other people's products will have been certified by the council, but what about yours?
How dirty your house is!
Don't suffer the old man!

That's it, your stuff instantly becomes second-rate.Magicians, nobles, priests, officials, as long as one person rejects your family, the entire high society will close the door to your family!
This little magician's heart... is really dirty!
And there are people supporting him... On the rostrum, among the eight review committee members representing the eight schools of thought in the council, six or seven showed their approval.The only one who couldn't see his face was the skull face of the Necromancer...

"That's a good idea."

On the rostrum, the great magician of the transformation department nodded directly.He stroked his beard with a smile: "Little Gretel, how do you think the certification standards should be established?"

"...It's like water." Gretel thought for a while:
"First of all, we establish a standard, such as the bacteria content, such as the level of pollutants. If the water is drawn from the river, as long as the river water quality monitoring fails, all businesses that draw water will be judged as unqualified.

If someone is specially sent to fetch water from the upstream water source, then test the water he sends into the workshop, in case the water source is clean, but it is polluted on the road or in the workshop..."

"What if the council supplies water?!"

Finally someone couldn't help shouting out.Gretel tilted his head and sighed:

"The council can't supply water for the time being. There is no budget and no investment. We save a little here and a little there. It is already very difficult to provide drinking water for the urban poor. The consumption of water for production is too large to afford."

You said you have no money, spread your hands~~~
On the rostrum, the great magician from the transformation department almost laughed out loud.

Gretel is really good at playing tricks.Last time, for 3750 contribution points, I was entangled with the judges in every possible way, and in the end I really didn't lose a penny;

This time, for the sake of public health, it is difficult for him to think of such a way to extract money from businessmen!
The presidents of the Chamber of Commerce whispered to each other and discussed quickly.Before the discussion was over, a clear and high-pitched female voice rang out from the auditorium:

"Your Excellency, the Viscount Roxi is willing to donate 2000 gold coins to help the council establish a water purification project. I also hope that after the completion of the project, the territory's industry in Nevis City will be given priority for evaluation—"

Gretel turned around.In the second row of the auditorium, the female knight Selina is tall and straight, with bright eyes.

Beauty... No, big brother, thank you for your help!

That statement opened the floodgates for donations.Soon, the shouts of the merchants began to rise one after another:
"I donate 1000 gold coins!"

"I donate 500! No, 800!"

"I donate 1500!"

"I'll go back and start the brewing guild, and make a unified donation!"

Gretel raised his eyebrows towards the rostrum.How much money can be earned by residents using water needs to be paid upside down. Selling industrial water is the kingly way!
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