Interstellar: Start as a cleaner.

Chapter 844 Why is it so difficult to do something?

After the mayor heard the purpose of the lord's wife's visit, he knelt on the ground.

Others around also quickly knelt on the ground: "Thank you, kind Lord, thank you, kind and noble Lady."

Ning Xue was a little flustered by this incident, because all the people who came to greet her knelt down. The entire street and the small square were filled with people kneeling down. Although the people at the back didn't know why they knelt down, but since the mayor and others knelt down, the others had to kneel down too.

Bai Lu gently pulled Ning Xue. To be honest, Bai Lu was a little uncomfortable with this action.

But now I have to do my job as a housekeeper.

"Stand up, this is a gift from the lord." Ning Xue certainly knew that Bart exempted these people from taxes, which meant that they would have to pay less money.

Bart's territory has only about tens of thousands of people, and the annual tax revenue is in the tens of millions, which means that one person has to pay several thousand dollars in taxes.

There is no industry here, just some fishing, so the income of people here is still not high.

Some people ask why we still have to use manual fishing methods in the interstellar age. Can't we use mechanized fishing?

Of course, Bart can buy an automatic fishing boat, but these tens of thousands of people will face unemployment.

It is impossible for Bart to buy automatic fishing boats on the one hand and support tens of thousands of people on the other.

Because there is a population limit for noble territories, that is to say, nobles of each level must have a certain number of civilians. If the population is less than this number, their noble titles will be deprived or downgraded.

In fact, to some extent, this is a protection for civilians. If there were no such restrictions, many nobles would be unwilling to support civilians, because in the interstellar age, civilians actually mean a burden.

Of course you can't support people for free. As the saying goes, a little kindness is resentful. If you really support them all the time, there will be problems.

If he really did this, believe it or not, Bart would end up in a bad situation, because people are always greedy and lazy. When they get used to getting things for free, they will want more free things.

Many aristocratic territories in the Blue Water Empire also refuse intelligent equipment, mainly to provide jobs for the civilians in the territories.

Of course, there is also an economic consideration. For example, Bart spent hundreds of millions or millions to buy automatic fishing boats, which is equivalent to giving money to other companies.

We will have to continue paying for the subsequent maintenance and technical upgrades of the automatic fishing boats.

The tax of several thousand yuan per capita is not much, but it is a huge expense for the entire family.

"Praise the merciful lord!" The mayor was the first to lead the way in praising Bart.

Other civilians also hurriedly said all kinds of good things.

Then Ning Xue distributed some daily necessities to women and children.

"Praise be to the Lady of Mercy!"

"Praise the kind and noble lady!" After receiving the things, these women and children praised Ning Xue one after another.

Ning Xue felt a little embarrassed. After all, no one had ever praised her like this. Some people praised her for her beauty, some people praised her for her talent, but no one praised her for her nobility.

Bai Lu looked at the happy Ning Xue and felt relieved. Her status as a housekeeper depended entirely on the mistress of the territory.

To be honest, I still like Bai Lu like Ning Xue. If I replace her with a scheming mistress, it would be difficult for me to get along with her.

"It's a blessing for Bart, with his reputation, to have a wife like Ning Xue!" Bai Lu sometimes muttered to himself.

Ning Xue was very happy today because she received a lot of beautiful words and saw the clear eyes and childish words of the children who received the supplies.

I feel very satisfied. Although Ning Xue is a commoner, she is completely different from these commoners.

Because Ning Xue's family is accurately considered to be a new aristocratic family.

Ning Xue checked the town's public facilities again, and then promised to provide living allowances to the children attending the town's schools and to provide new school uniforms every year.

"Madam, that's enough!" Bai Lu saw that Ning Xue wanted to say more, so he quickly reminded her in a low voice.

"Don't give too much at one time. Give more next time you come." Bai Lu explained in a low voice when he saw Ning Xue's puzzled look.

Ning Xue nodded. She had originally wanted to upgrade the hardware of the school and other public facilities, but now it seems she will have to wait until next time.

"Madam, as a manager you must be merciful, but you must also have authority. If you give too much at once, it will give the other party the illusion that you are too easy to talk to." On the way back, Bai Lu explained to Ning Xue in a low voice.

"Madam, you must have encountered a class when you were studying. If you want to manage it well, you must have certain means."

"Besides, most of the common people in the town don't have much education."

Ning Xue is also a smart person. After hearing this, she nodded: "Thank you!"

Ning Xue really wanted to ask Bai Lu what he did before, but she didn't know how to start.

After returning to the manor, Ning Xue really wanted to share what happened today with Bart, but unexpectedly Bart went to the laboratory again.

At this time, Yang Bo had already returned to March Star and was preparing to take the initiative to attack.

Yang Bo took a careful look at the list of villains. The number one in the Blue Water Empire was Duke Tek, who liked to torture and kill slaves. According to incomplete statistics, he had killed more than 2000 people, including women and children. He also came to Devon Star this time. This guy was a hereditary duke.

The second ranked one is the Royal Chief Steward of the Royal Family, but this guy retired some time ago and did not come to Devon Star.

Ranked third is a general named Hou Zhongping. This guy has changed four wives. It is said that each wife and her maid died miserably, but there is no evidence.

Yang Bo carefully investigated Hou Zhongping and found that he was actually a new noble and a lieutenant general, who happened to be on Devon Star this time.

"Let's deal with these two targets first!"

Then Yang Bo found out that there were indeed anti-government armed forces in the Shuilan Empire, and that they were very powerful. Last year, more than 30 nobles were attacked by anti-government armed forces. Among these more than 30 nobles, more than half were attacked by liquid biological bombs, and the rest died in various ways. Some were killed by anti-government armed forces in their own territories.

Some were poisoned, and some were directly stabbed.

On the alliance side, this anti-government armed force is called the Highland Freedom Force!
In the Blue Empire, this anti-government armed group is called the Highland Terrorist Organization.

This anti-government armed group can be traced back to the era of the mother planet. The Highland Armed Forces were originally a minority group that wanted to seek autonomy. They were eventually suppressed by the Blue Water Empire and finally integrated into the Blue Water Empire, but this organization has been resisting for many years.

Of course, the fact that this organization has been able to resist for so many years is definitely inseparable from foreign forces, and perhaps also from forces within the Shuilan Empire.

"Then we can use the name of this organization to do things, but first we need to see if these two people are worthy of the name."

"If they are really bad guys, then I have to be ruthless, because these two people must have a large number of accomplices."

Suddenly Yang Bo remembered something and kept it in mind.

The next day, after Yang Bo arrived at Devin Star, he first logged into the Free Mercenary Union platform. After a search, he found the bounty from Duke Tek. However, Yang Bo thought about it and decided to give up, because his identity as a free mercenary was still of great use to him.

"How can I find out the whereabouts of this guy Taike?" Yang Bo had a headache again.

"It looks like we're also going to establish an intelligence organization on Devon."

"I just don't know if anyone has a more covert intelligence organization and is trying to control their leaders themselves."

Yang Bo would definitely not let the housekeeper or anyone like him know about this.

"Bart!" Yang Bo was thinking in his mind, Ning Xue actually took the initiative to make tea for him.

"What's matter?"

"I thank you on behalf of the people in the territory!"

"Are you stupid? You are also the master of the territory. Am I not also the master of the territory?"

Ning Xue wanted to share yesterday's joy with Bart, but when she heard Bart say that, she angrily said, "You really are such a jerk!"

Because Ning Xue didn't know what to say next.

Yang Bo smiled in his heart. He naturally knew what Ning Xue was thinking, but Bart's personality would definitely not allow him to say nice things so easily.

"Looks like we have to find Fatty Allen. He's well-informed on Devon."

"Why is it so difficult to do something myself? I can just take White and the other two to Paradise Island to have some fun."

Yang Bo used Bart's identity to ask Allen out for a night out, but the fat guy wanted to go right away.

"You finally want to go out and play. Don't you know how depressed I have been during this period?"

"Amanda is having a quarrel with you?"

"It's her B-grade body that makes me feel suffocated. After all, she is my legitimate wife, I can't just ignore her like outsiders do!"

"Then go by yourself. Are you, you bastard, saying bad things about me in front of Amanda again?"

"How dare you say that? There's no money left in the membership card!"

"I'm really impressed by you. You won't give me a penny?"

"You are such a rich man, come out quickly. Paradise Island has been very busy recently, and there are many guys outside!"

"What's going on?"

"Let's talk about it when we get there. There are so many!"

Yang Bo took White and two other men with him and then met up with Allen.

"The boss is taking the employees out to have fun, why the hell are you taking me along this time?" After Allen got on the shuttle, he saw White sitting in the back seat. The three of them greeted each other first, and then complained to Bart.

"If you don't want to go, open the door and get out."

"Drive quickly and stop talking nonsense."

"Which bastard took the initiative to talk nonsense?"

"Paradise Island has been very lively recently. The Noble Council is holding a meeting, and some guys are jealous of each other. Some even go straight to the ring when they have a conflict!"

Alan started talking about a lot of gossip, and Yang Bo heard the gossip about Duke Tek.

"The Crimson Federation has brought in another batch of mutants. Duke Tek has announced that he will buy them all this time."

"And Duke Tek's mortal enemy, Duke Marton, also said that he only had one dollar more than Tek!"

"Both sides are almost going to duel in the ring!"

Hearing this, Yang Bo asked, "I heard that this Taike has a bad reputation?"

"This guy is a psychopath. It is said that his superpowers are a bit unbelievable and can affect his own nerves. No one knows exactly what is going on. Anyway, this guy has a bad reputation. Last year, he was said to have paid more than 200 fines, which means more than 200 people died."

"This is the real bastard. We usually just do small fights." Yang Bo felt a little worried when he heard this. What if the skill given by Tek affects his spirit?
"There's nothing we can do about it. He's the Duke after all!" Alan shrugged.

(End of this chapter)