Chapter 92
John thought and spoke, "Well, I can meet them but there wouldn"t be any productive talks and both parties antagonism with each other would only increase with more disagreements . And I have already made my intentions clear when I previously announced those laws . "
Taylor worried said, "Lord this time, the Bishop himself came personally . Bishop Robert"s position in the Radiant church is quite high as he controls the northern domain and its activities, and it seems it was also his plan where he wanted the printing machine to be made to use . Plus they would give us big trouble later on inevitably when the size of our city increases . "
John understood and nodded, "Hmm . . . I don"t think I can agree since he would want the papermaking technology and printing machine by hook or crook . Additionally, their Ideology is quite stringent which won"t suit our interests currently . moreover, I heard he is already in talks with the Royal family . Well, he would be in for a surprise as I already intended to make a deal with the Royal Family and also warn my enemies . Meanwhile, hiding our real strength, I hope we can get some time after making this deal with the royal family . As for the Healing services, you won"t have to worry, I already talked with Grandma Melanie and she agreed to train some pupil at the inst.i.tute in basic herbology . You too would be required to recruit more basic and intermediate herbologists for our inst.i.tute from now on as I intend to create a big laboratory for inventing and creating cheap drugs in case of an emergency . I would personally lead and act as the head of this department . You can use master"s name to attract more people and also give them the information regarding the huge funding as they would not be short on resources when it comes to various bigger experiments . "
Taylor smiled as he understood John"s intentions, " Okay, Hmm . . . From the looks of it, balancing The Royal family and Radiant church is quite hard however this would at least make the Royal family reduce their guard . "
John smiled as Taylor understood his intentions, "It"s good you caught on earlier, I intend to squeeze some benefits from the Royal Family and make a balance between the royal family and the Radiant church . Come, let"s meet the guests first . "
Taylor replied as remembered, "Okay, Marquis Ray and others are already waiting for us in the lounge and it seems Georgio is here as well . From the looks of it, everyone is interested in the ballistas . "
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The spy named Simon who bought off the blueprints thought as he saw the commotion and said to his men, "It seems we would have to release the new type of soaps which we can make after acquiring those blueprints however I don"t think Prince would be happy after watching this show . And there is that amba.s.sador as well . Hmm . . . make sure to escort that guy (spy) out to the imperial capital this can at least save master"s face . It was good that I acted quickly . "
One of his men replied, "Okay, we will immediately escort him to one of Lord Hector"s mansion in the Imperial Capital . Lord Simon, As for the Amba.s.sador, he has ordered us to wait for the deal to complete before revealing the new soaps . "
Simon thought a bit and ordered him, "You don"t have to worry about it . In the end, it will be Lord Hector"s decision . Just reply to him, We will consider his proposal and wait for Lord"s consent on whether to abide by it or not . You just have to follow the orders . "
The Man nodded and replied to Simon, "Okay Lord, I will be leaving after delivering the reply . "
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Joseph saw Eric"s good mood and asked, "Eric, from the looks, you are quite excited today, I guess you are eager to take those Ballistas back to your crew . "
Eric laughed with an excited look, "Haha, that"s true, this weapon would indeed be a good addition for us in naval warfare and I have already lost quite a few men by the pirate attacks recently so I wanted to make sure to increase the morale of our crewmembers . This weapon would be quite a good addition to us physically as well as mentally . I am sure they are already excited after watching this show . However, I think your father and Marquis would be more surprised after watching today"s show . "
Joseph grinned as he began to speak with pride, "Well, I am quite happy with my previous decision this time around, from now on I won"t have to be worried about Grandpa and the lack of resources . I have one more piece of good news, I will be the head of the Federation of the Chambers of Commerce that is going to be set up by John to keep an eye on the types and volume of goods that would be circulated in the market from now on . And it seems John is quite good at trade from how he made those taxation rules and introduced those new accounting methods . Quite a lot of merchants were surprised to find that they weren"t able to dodge taxes here however they were quite happy with the lower taxes and the loopholes they can use in other domains . "
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Everyone arrived back at the Square of Hope,
There was a lot of commotion going on at the market place, it was full of people with an atmosphere similar to a festival . The surrounding Hotels around Hope was a Vip area where all the important guests were staying currently .
Kevin spoke to Michael, "It seems, our city will flourish quite a bit after this event . I was quite worried about the beasts earlier . It seems I was worried about nothing . "
Michael thought as he drank his beer, "So this was the thing that the officials were indicating about earlier when we inquired . I guess they made sure to keep it under wraps so that they can reveal it at the right moment . "
Thomas grinned and said, "What have you thought about the joint animal farm in the village, do you want to manage it? Lord"s butler Taylor was very happy with your proposal and decided to invest fully in the project while only taking 70 percent in the big animal farm . He has said, the Lord decided to invest in your proposal and wanted to share the benefits with everyone in your settlement as this was quite a promising project . As you were the one who proposed it, you will be getting 5 percent of the shares on the farm, meanwhile, the remaining 25 percent will be divided among all the inhabitants of the settlement who are willing to work there . Taylor has given the deed for the land and is waiting for us to make a team and divide work, they will later issue the funds after the creation of the team . You did receive the news, right?"
Michael smiled and he spoke when he heard Thomas, "I did receive the news, I discussed with my Wife later on and we have decided to manage the animal farm . She said it would be quite beneficial for our son later on when we can enroll him at Rose Inst.i.tute . It seems she can read and count now and it has been quite a headache as she always tries various new things . Well, her cooking has certainly improved as well so learning at the school has their pros as well . "
Kevin laughed as he heard Michael"s concerns, "Hahaha, well I am quite happy with the improved cooking of our women . And they won"t be conned by traders as they can count now . "
Thomas sighed as he spoke nostalgically, "Looking back I am quite happy that John took over this village . It has only been 3 and a half months and there are already so many changes . "
Kevin too sighed, "That"s true, at this time of the year, I would usually be worried about next harvest, taxes and if we can make it past the next winter . "
Kevin lifted the mood as he spoke, "Well, why don"t we worry about the management team of the animal farm and move on from our past . "
Thomas remembered something and said, "Meanwhile, warn the inhabitants to not to sell their shares to outsiders as they may try to profit from it . If anyone really wants to sell their shares in the future then they can go directly to Taylor . "