leonardwarren 0465: What The People Want.
0465: What The People Want.
"Tat Tat Tat..."
Richard left the castle drawing room with his adopted son Avery, and walked on the main avenue in the city.
They came to a steamed stuffed bun shop and started queuing in front of a long queue. The two were attracted by the smell.
"Father, is this steamed stuffed bun really that delicious?" Ai Fuli tried hard to inhale the scent wafting in front of him.
He has been looking forward on tiptoe, although he doesn't care on the surface, but in his heart he wants to eat it quickly.
"Anyway, there are still two or three days to consider. Let's queue up to eat delicious food today." Richard raised his eyebrows and said.
He also wanted to take advantage of these few days to learn about Qiao Ji's personality. If he is really a good nobleman, then he will seriously consider it.
After all, it is weak and weak, and the hope of successful revenge on its own is not great, but it is not the same to cooperate with the big nobles.
In the past, it was not that there were no nobles who said to avenge themselves, but after the investigation, it was discovered that those nobles loved to paint cakes.
And the strength of those nobles is not very good, let alone avenging themselves, it is very good to be able to defend their own territory.
"Father is the best." Avery nodded happily.
Since he was adopted by Richard, his life has not been very good, but he has never suffered, and has always been flat.
Richard treated his adopted son very well, and he was able to do everything in terms of basic necessities, food, housing, and transportation, and he also taught him knight skills.
"You line up first, here are the coins, I'll go shopping around first." Richard took the money bag from his waist and handed it over.
He glanced around and warned, "Don't run around, just wait for me where you are after buying."
"Yes." Avery replied loudly.
"Tap Tat Tat..."
Richard rubbed his adopted son's head, turned and left the line to stroll on the main avenue.
His eyes were attracted by a newly opened store, which was diagonally opposite the bun shop.
Richard walked over curiously, and suddenly saw a signboard with Qianxiang Pavilion hanging on the door of the newly opened store.
"Thousand Fragrance Pavilion?" Richard murmured.
He squeezed into the crowd to join in the fun, and as soon as he walked in, he heard their chattering.
"The Qianxiang Pavilion is finally open, I have been waiting for more than a month."
"I want to buy a hundred bottles this time, and I want to make a good fortune."
"You think too much, you can't buy as much perfume as you want, there is a limit.
After listening to the conversations of the businessmen, Richard became curious about Qianxiang Pavilion, but there were too many people.
He squeezed away for a while and then left, planning to pick up his adopted son first, and then look elsewhere, or find someone to find out about Qiao Ji's reputation.
"Tap Tat Tat..."
Richard returned to the steamed stuffed bun shop, and it happened to be Avery's turn. He bought a few meat buns and vegetarian buns and left.
"Father, try it quickly." Avery impatiently took out a steaming bun from the paper bag and handed it over.
He immediately took another steamed bun for himself, and bit into it, not willing to spit it out even if it was hot.
"Eat slowly." Richard couldn't laugh or cry when he saw his adopted son.
He blew on the buns a few times and took a bite. After chewing a few times, he widened his eyes and said in surprise, "It's delicious."
"Father, this bun is really delicious, it's the best food I've ever eaten." Avery finished a bun in two bites.
The two hurriedly finished eating the steamed stuffed buns by the side of the avenue, and continued to stroll along the avenue with unfulfilled desires.
Richard took Avery to the White Tower area, which had been half renovated at this time.
The Dark Knight stopped in front of a sign with a nursing home, and looked up at the three-story concrete building.
He looked at the old people coming in and out, and some people in uniforms followed those old people.
"Father, is the nursing home a special place for the elderly to live in?" Avery wondered.
There are no nursing homes in this era, but he probably guessed it from the literal meaning.
"It seems to be." Richard nodded his head lightly, because he suddenly felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.
He shook off the distracting thoughts in his mind and continued walking, and within a few steps he saw an adoption home.
Like the nursing home, it is a three-story concrete building, and the plaque hanging on the gate reads "Hai Lan Nursing Home".
A lot of playful children gathered at the door, and some adults in uniforms were watching over them.
Richard stopped an old man passing by and asked friendlyly, "This old man, are the adoption homes and nursing homes opened by the new nobles?"
"Yes, you are not locals, are you?" the white-haired old man asked hoarsely.
"No, I passed by by chance and came in to see how prosperous Hailan City is." Richard said with a polite smile.
"Our Lord Marquis is really a good man. If it weren't for him, we old people and those children would have no place to live, and we wouldn't be able to eat enough..."
The white-haired old man looked towards the adoption home, and said with a smile on his lips, "He also let us not have to pay taxes, this is a good nobleman."
"No need to pay taxes? Why is that?" Richard asked puzzled.
In almost most places in Beigang, regardless of age, people have to pay the most basic tax, which is poll tax.
"Lord Marquis has exempted a lot of taxes. You can go to the bulletin board in front of the district management department. It's written there."
The white-haired old man pointed to the next street and said hoarsely, "It's on that street, you can see it when you go to the end and turn left."
"Okay, you go slowly." Richard nodded politely.
"Tap Tat Tat..."
The Night Knight led Avery towards the district management department, and stopped in front of the bulletin board.
He looked up at the formula posted in front of the bulletin board, and said in shock, "This is actually true, and the taxes that need to be paid are only about twenty?"
Richard looked very carefully, for fear that he might be mistaken, but no matter how many times he looked at it, it was the same.
The important thing is to pay taxes according to your occupation and income, not everyone needs to pay 20 kinds of taxes.
"Father, from this point of view, that Lord Marquis is really a good man." Avery was also a little surprised.
He turned his head to look at the people coming and going in and out of the block management department, and asked them around.
Avery tugged at the corner of Richard's clothes and asked, "Did you hear that, the Marquis? The Marquis actually set up a department that can solve everyone's problems.
"I heard..." Richard was shocked again.
He listened attentively to the conversations in the neighborhood management department, and was shocked by what Qiao Ji had done.
Richard stood in front of the neighborhood management department for a while, planning to go out of the city later, and wanted to hear the farmers' comments on Qiao Ji.
After all, most of the words of the farmers at the bottom are true, unlike in the city where they can create false appearances.
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