king of the castle

Chapter 206 Business Opportunities

Roger's words surprised Cage, and he opened his eyes wide and asked, "You...you are a nobleman?!"

"This is Baron Roger Lee, Lord of Kent!" Bonnie took no time to reveal Roger's identity. 【】

Cage was really surprised and panicked at this time.The joy is that the well-informed businessman never expected that it was the new lord of Kent who rescued himself from the orcs; the panic was that he only gave him a few gems as reward, in case the Baron felt that he was right It would be bad for him to be disrespectful.

Fortunately, Roger didn't seem to care about Cage's worries. He just smiled and said to the businessman: "Kent County is already my territory, and I will naturally manage it well. In the future, the tax revenue of Kent Town will definitely be distributed among all businessmen. Within an acceptable range, I want you to spread the news and let everyone know that Kent Town will once again become the best transfer point for merchants. If this is done well, your future in Kent County Taxes can be exempted."

Roger's words made Cage's heart thump.He is just an ordinary businessman, if he can get close to a nobleman, it will be of great benefit to his future business.Leaving aside other aspects for the time being, it is just that the full tax exemption is also a big income for Cage.

As a shrewd businessman, Cage naturally knew how to choose, and he immediately agreed: "No problem, I will leave this matter to me."

"Very good." Roger was also quite satisfied with this current affairs guy.

"But Lord Baron, this matter is still a bit difficult." Cage had already regarded himself as Roger's person, and immediately continued: "Even if I spread the news, it is not right to let other businessmen return to Kent Town It can be done in a short time, I'm afraid..."

"You don't have to worry about that." Roger waved his hand and said, "You also have another piece of news to release at the same time. Two months later, the puppet items made by Master Addison will be auctioned in Kent Town. In addition, Master BASF Refined high-level potions and many, low-level potions!"

"Hiss..." Roger's words made Cage gasp, and asked tentatively involuntarily, "You... are you telling the truth?"

It's no wonder that Cage questioned Roger's words. The auction items he said were all good things that were hard to buy with money in the market.The high-end medicines refined by Master BASF are all bought by major powers or big businessmen with strong financial resources as soon as they come out. A small businessman like Cage has no right to get involved.As for Master Addison's works, it's even worse. This eccentric puppet master is obsessed with research. Usually, few works come out, so that the puppet items signed by him have become collectibles. As long as they appear in the market, they will It was immediately bought at a high price.And Roger casually said that he would auction off so many good things in two months, no wonder Cage couldn't believe it.

"I'm a nobleman." Roger pretended, "I don't make fun of my reputation."

"Please don't worry." Cage couldn't restrain his excitement, blushing and said to Roger: "As long as these two news spread, I guarantee that Kent Town will restore its former prosperity!"

"Very well, don't waste time, let's do it now." Knowing that the benefits he promised had already moved the businessman, Roger waved his hand to tell him not to waste time.

In fact, Cage was more anxious than Roger. He and the caravan made preparations for departure as quickly as possible, and then quickly moved towards Karachi.It is believed that news about Kent Town will spread soon, and many businessmen will flock there by then.

With the caravan out of sight, Roger took all the soldiers back to the secondary space of the castle, and then said to Bonnie: "Before the merchants return to Kent Town, we have to get rid of that tax collector first."

"It's easy." Bonnie said coldly: "Now Kent County is your territory. As long as you arrive in Kent Town, you can justifiably let the tax collector leave, and he will never harm anyone again."

"What about the taxes embezzled by this guy? And what about the horse thieves colluding with the tax officials?"

Roger asked two questions in a row, which made the female knight a little overwhelmed, so she couldn't help asking: "Then what do you say?"

"Hmph, everything in Kent is mine! If you take mine, you have to return it, and if you eat it, you have to spit it out!" Although Roger was still smiling when he spoke, Bonnie, who knew him well, But he knows that whenever Roger has such a smirk on his face, it means that someone is about to be unlucky.

"Let's go, go back and join the others." Roger smiled and said, "Then go meet the tax official!"

"What, how many people do you want to take to Kent Town first?" Silver Knight immediately refused after hearing Roger's request: "Absolutely not! I can't risk spreading my strength to protect two groups of people!"

Although Silver despises Roger, it is undeniable that he has been faithfully performing his duties.In this orc-infested place, the safest thing is for everyone to move forward together.Now that Roger proposed to separate on a whim, it was asking for trouble for the knights.

"Old rules, as long as you protect others, I will take care of myself." Roger didn't care what Sever thought, and then said: "Bonnie, Lisa, Chris, Mike and Eddie, plus Get on five carriages and follow me, Knight Phil stayed behind to direct my people, if you have any questions, you can communicate with him!"

The tone of Roger's words was unquestionable, which made Xi Fu feel in a trance that he had returned to the army and was accepting the command of the commander, and he couldn't help but respond: "Obey!"

"Execute it!" Roger was not polite, and after waving his hand, he accelerated forward with the few people he had chosen, leaving everyone else behind.

There is also a reason for Roger to choose Phil to stay. This knight has a calm personality and is most suitable for similar leadership jobs.Before leaving, Roger had told him to slow down as much as possible, so as to give himself more time to deal with the tax officer.

It wasn't until Roger left with a few people that Seaver realized that he had just agreed to his arrangement in a daze.Why do I listen to this little boy so much?Why did Roger look so arrogant when he gave the order just now, like a veteran general?These questions lingered in Xi Fu's mind, and he was stunned for a while.

"Sir, what the hell is this Baron Li doing?" Seaver's adjutant came over and whispered, "It must be that he just boasted that he was going to save the caravan, but he was frightened back by the orcs, and felt ashamed to talk to us again." Together, that's why I proposed to leave separately."

Although the adjutant's test made some sense, Xi Fu shook his head subconsciously. He didn't know why. He always felt that there was something wrong with this statement, but he couldn't tell what went wrong.

Deeply troubled, Seaver decided not to think about the problem, but ordered the team to set off as soon as possible.After Roger left, the speed of the team's progress was significantly slower, and it took a long time to arrive at the place where the orcs had besieged the caravan.At this time, Baron Li felt ashamed because he was scared back by the orcs, so the saying that he separated from the brigade had spread throughout the Duke Guards, so that Roger became the laughing stock of everyone.

However, when Xi Fu and a few cavalrymen turned over the slope first, they were immediately stunned by the scene in front of them.In front of them lay dozens of orc corpses, and the green blood of the orcs gathered in the low-lying places to form pools of blood, showing that a massacre had taken place here.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Xi Fu was stunned for a long time before muttering to himself: "This baron is not easy..."

Roger didn't know that Seafo had changed his approach drastically, so he just rushed to Kent Town with Bonnie and others.It has to be said that the area of ​​Kent County is indeed not small, and the outline of a town finally appeared before everyone's eyes two days later.

To say it's a town is an understatement, and it's even bigger than some small cities in terms of size.This is also expected by Roger. After all, Kent Town was the first choice for many businessmen a year ago. Although the town has declined now, it still retains some shadows of its most glorious days.

"This is my territory!" Looking at Kent Town not far away, Roger couldn't help but sigh softly, as if a beautiful life was waving to him ahead.Although he had been in the area of ​​Kent County for several days, it was the first time he had come to a place where there were people, so he sighed like this.

Bonnie tapped the horse's belly lightly with her slender and strong legs, and came to Roger and asked in a low voice, "Shall we go into town now?"

"Of course." Roger nodded lightly and said, "Act according to the plan we decided in advance!"

Rin and Xiao stood at the entrance of the town listlessly, occasionally raised their heads to glance at the road that never seemed to be visited by anyone, and then slowly closed their eyes and dozed off.

Just a short year ago, this path was the only way for many businessmen.Every day, several caravans come to the town along the road, and then load the goods on the ship through the dock outside the town, or go to other countries by sea, or go upstream along the Tula River directly to the capital Mandos City.

The town of Kent at that time was really prosperous and developed. There were bars, hotels, brothels and shops on both sides of the road. Almost all the businessmen from all over the mainland walked the streets. This town became the most prosperous place in the surrounding provinces.

But when tax officer Jason came to Kent Town, everything began to change.Due to the high taxes and the horse thieves who always appear "in time" to kill the anti-tax caravans, fewer and fewer merchants come here.Half a year ago, the whole town was dilapidated, except for the occasional small caravans, there were almost no foreign guests here.

Of course, as loyal subordinates of the tax officer, Lean and Xiao didn't have many complaints about this.During the golden age of Kent Town, they also accumulated a lot of money.Even now, the two can get a lot of benefits from the residents who stay in the town.But such a good time is coming to an end, and the Senate has granted Kent County to a baron as a territory.Lynn and Shaw had already decided that, as soon as the Baron arrived, they would leave with the money they had earned and live a life of luxury in the nearest city.

At this moment, Lean noticed a convoy appearing on the road, slowly heading towards the town.This immediately revived him, and quickly woke up Xiao beside him.The new lord would arrive at some point, and it would be a pleasure to make another fortune before leaving.