My name is Ren

Chapter 3 Close at hand, untouchable city
Ryan woke up.

He drank a lot of wine last night, and those bastards and scum obviously failed to achieve what he expected, so he fought back a little by pouring alcohol.have to say.These bastards are indeed human beings. Treite can treat them as air, but he can't.He has to stay here for the next five years. His experience of reading newspapers in the office before traveling told him that if he wants to control a region, he must first understand the place.

And to get to know a place, alcohol is obviously the best choice.

Ortrenburg was more chaotic than he expected. The entire city was ruled by three major forces, which were intertwined and intertwined with each other.

The first force is the slave traders headed by Harvey. The reason why they can occupy the first place is because they have enough people.There are five slave hunting teams under Harvey's command. More than [-] villains who bear more than one life are under his command, and more than [-] slaves can be recruited at any time.At the same time, he also has a friendly relationship with slave traders in nearby cities, and if necessary, he will give up certain interests and shares, which will definitely attract assistance.

The second force is the prostitute headed by the old bustard Alma. It may be hard for ordinary people to imagine how some prostitutes could overwhelm the underground emperor and become the second force, but such a thing obviously exists in such a way.Ortrenburg’s geographical location and environment are really bad. People with a little bit of ability have chosen to leave. It is not dominated by agriculture, and there is no animal husbandry and mining. It can be said that all the income of the entire city comes from gray and illegal way.

Women, money, these are the only magic weapons to control villains.

The third force is the underground force represented by Huth, which is organized, has a clear division of labor, and is strictly hierarchical.Huth's income comes from protection fees, prostitutes' protection fees, businessmen's protection fees, and proceeds from selling stolen goods on the ground.It seems that Huth's aggressiveness is not as good as that of a slave trader, but we can't really underestimate him. Think about it, why should one group of villains pay protection fees to another group of villains?Why should a large group of villains pay protection fees to a small group of villains?
The reason is actually very simple, that is fear, fear of being beaten, fear of death.

In addition, there are also some small forces intertwined in it, such as those businessmen who deal with cross-border transactions. On the surface, they buy and sell some legal daily necessities and luxury goods, but secretly they frantically trade contraband back and forth.In order to ensure the smooth flow of business routes and their own safety from threats, the private guards of these smugglers can be described as a luxurious lineup.There are also those mercenary regiments, many of whom are deserters. They may be inconspicuous in front of the two armies, but here they are all lifeless masters. As long as they are willing to give money, there is nothing they dare not do.

Ordinary local residents may not all be kind people. Being able to live among a group of villains and maintain their own livelihood is definitely not something that honest and kind people can do.The stinking corpses in the streets and alleys, full of flies and maggots, are silently telling everyone that here, don't underestimate anyone, and don't think highly of yourself.

The sunlight penetrated the crystal window and shone on Ren's body. The dazzling light brought him back from his contemplation. His strong body and angular muscles made him not look like a traditional aristocrat at this time. .Those nobles may have a healthy body, but they will never be so fit. They don't have the perseverance and perseverance to spend most of their time in fitness.

The door of the bedroom was knocked lightly twice, Renn responded lightly, and the chief maid of the City Lord's Mansion led a group of red-faced maids to file in.Holding a piece of clean clothes that had been washed and soaked in incense overnight, they surrounded Ren and began to dress him.At the same time, there were two rough envoy servants, carrying a roll of blankets and spreading them on the ground.One of the pudgy servants took out a palm-sized crystal bottle from her waist, which was filled with alchemy medicine that emitted green fluorescence.

She pulled off the cover, pinched the cheeks of the sleeping woman on the bed, squeezed her mouth open, and poured all the juice into it.The woman was woken up by choking, screaming in horror, wrapped in the bed sheet and trying to escape with her hands and feet, looking at Ren with fear and horror in her eyes.Ren looked away and looked elsewhere. Obviously, the female companion of a hereditary baron and city lord should not be a commoner, and may even be a prostitute from a certain prostitute.

Desperate, the woman was caught by the maid, and she was roughly thrown on the spread blanket, pushed hard, rolled up the woman tightly, and carried her away.

After this farewell, maybe I will never see this woman again, and she may become the most eye-catching one in some places in another city.After all, a woman who has been blessed by a nobleman has an unparalleled attraction to the common people.Of course, all this is part of the life of the aristocrats, and it has long been commonplace.

From the bottom of his heart, Ren didn't like this woman either, and even felt disgusted.She is very likely to be a pawn sent by a certain force, and what he is doing now is just refusing.

A piece of complicated clothes was worn on Ren's body through the delicate fingers of the maid. Noble costumes have always been a headache.Many civilians tend to vilify nobles with "stupid nobles who can't even wear their own clothes". This is true, but it is a distorted fact.Even if these clothes are worn by civilians, they can't wear them themselves.

Before wearing a shirt, you need to put on a suspenders that pass through your thighs and waist, and the other end of the suspenders is buckled on your shoulders. The honor of nobility.The next shirt is also a big trouble. There is a row of 24 buttons on the back of the shirt. Depending on the body shape and state, each button has strict attention to whether it is buttoned or not.The last is the coat. The coat is much heavier than imagined. In invisible places, there are dozens of animal bones supporting the shape of the entire coat...

In short, no aristocrat can put on clothes by himself, unless he does not wear formal clothes.

In about twenty minutes, under the guidance of the head maid, Ren finally put on his clothes and looked in the mirror. Although he was not satisfied with some details, in this remote country where there is almost no concept of country, this Not too bad.

"Dear Lord, the city's tax officials, clerks, guard captains, and city defense officials are already waiting for your call in the living room. Do you plan to have dinner first, or summon them first?" After getting dressed, the little maids She saluted and left, but the head maid stayed behind.Generally speaking, her current job should be handed over to the butler of the city lord, but it is a pity that Ren didn't bring any entourage except for a fifth-level knight when he came here.Therefore, it is natural for the head maid to take on the part-time job of housekeeper.

Ren walked towards the door and asked, "What's for breakfast?"

In her forties, the headmaid with a stern face like an old nun squeezed out a smile, "The main food is Colmer veal, Sidon porridge, oatmeal, and the side dishes are butter bread, Colmer smoked beef shanks, Dragon eggs. Plus fresh Colmer milk and freshly squeezed juice."

Ren pondered for a moment, "Forget it, I'll meet the guests first!"

In the grassroots political system of the empire, it is mainly divided into five major departments. The first is the Council Hall of the City Lord's Mansion, which is led by the City Lord's Mansion and is also the largest ruling organization at the grassroots level.The second is the taxation department. The operation of the empire is inseparable from funds. The income of the nobles' fiefdoms belongs to the nobles. The only fund that the empire can extract from the grassroots is taxation.The third is the clerk. The clerks are all vertically managed. They are directly employed by the Imperial Court to record the contradictions and conflicts at the grassroots level. They can handle these contradictions and disputes within a certain range. They can be regarded as a shrunken judge.

In addition, there are the guard team and the city defense officer. The role of the former is to maintain the law and order of a city and ensure that residents are not violated.The task of the latter is to ensure that the sovereignty of the city where it is located is not violated, and at the same time, it is restrained and dispatched by the City Lord's Mansion.

In addition to this, there is another department called the Advisory Hall, which is in charge of the clerk, and its duty is to listen to public opinion and give appropriate feedback to the high-level empire.But in many cases, this department is useless, and the nobles will not stop their misconduct just because of the criticism of the common people.

The City Lord's Mansion is not big, and Ortrenburg, both before and now, belonged to a war zone. Building a luxurious City Lord's Mansion in a war zone is obviously a long-headed behavior.Under the leadership of the head maid, Ren came to the living room not long after. Originally, the head maid's idea was to go to the study, which seemed to make it easier to get the favor of these guests.But Ren stopped this kind of smart behavior. In this decadent city, he still has no friends, and not everyone can be his friend.

"Hi, I'm Kent. It's an honor to meet you!" As soon as the four of them entered the living room, the strongest man showed the most obsequious smile, his mouth bared to the base of his ears, showing his yellow teeth.He walked up to Rossi in a few steps, bowed and saluted, and introduced himself: "I am the city defense officer of Ortrenburg, a Desi. I sincerely follow your orders and am willing to serve you!"

Ren extended his right hand after examining it. Kent was flattered and handed over his hands. He held Rossi's hand warmly but not presumptuously, and shook it vigorously.This is a very face-saving gesture. Under the strict hierarchy between nobles and commoners, even if Renn snorted coldly, he would bear it with a smile.

The eyes of the other three lit up slightly, and the smiles on their faces became sincere.

"I'm Kuito, the clerk of Ortrenburg, and I'm honored to accept your summons!" Kuito was much thinner than Kent, with a gentle manner and a reserved smile.When speaking, the speed of speech is not fast, and it is obvious that he blurted out after careful consideration, not saying or doing everything as soon as his head is hot.Ren also shook hands with him, and he stood aside respectfully after the ceremony.Compared with other people, he is obviously detached from things. After all, clerks are more likely to get promoted, and they may look down on their colleagues psychologically.

The third person after that was a fat man with a bulging stomach, and the autumn weather still hadn't taken away the sweat from his forehead.While wiping his sweat, he tried his best to bow and salute, "My name is Richard, the tax collector of Ortrenburg, nice to meet you."

This man was so fat that Ren couldn't help but look at him a few more times.It is an odd number for a tax official to be as fat as he is at least three hundred catties.Many tax officers are very thin, because this position is not a comfortable job, and the promotion and future of a tax officer are directly linked to his job.If you overfulfill your tax revenue, you will be rewarded. If you fail to complete your tax revenue in full for two years, you will have to face the end of repayment. Therefore, most tax officials will not be too fat. The stress and hard work in their hearts will make them gain weight s reason.

Although the last person was also laughing, he always gave people a serious impression with a straight face. His straight back was also what Ren admired most.

"My name is Pules, Captain of the Guard. Nice to meet you."

After a brief introduction, the four sat on the stool at Rossi's request.

(End of this chapter)