"What 5 meters a day?!"

Although Gu Lei knew that Fatty was greedy, he never thought that he was so greedy!

"Are you kidding? It's impossible!"

Other scholars also clamored to express their dissatisfaction.

"Last time, the price was 4 meters per day. Do you know how many people starved to death outside the Kingdom of God?"

"The orcs have been here for two months and 60 days, and each person has to spend 300 meters!"

"If you do this, you will destroy the kingdom of God!"

"..."

The accusations hit the fat man like raindrops. The fat man sat on the chair, like a mountain of flesh, feeling no pain or itching, and standing still.

Amidst the accusations, Luden recognized the fat man's identity.

Luden had met each other at a dinner party. He was the steward of a certain saint family. He was also a prominent figure in the Kingdom of God and had a lot of say.

The saint family is very mysterious and will not disclose the saint they are descended from.

Luden has always been curious about this, but could not find a suitable opportunity to ask.

Of course, Luden had just arrived and was not qualified to know many secrets.

Under the surface of everyone's enthusiasm for him, there is still some fear and alienation hidden.

Only the ladies at the dinner party had no reservations about Luden.

When everyone got tired of scolding, the fat man stroked a ring on his finger and said slowly,

"Scholar Gulei, if you want to counterattack the orcs, you not only need to submit a proposal and referendum... Even if you succeed in doing everything, where will the warriors come from, where will the armor come from, and where will the weapons come from?"

His few questions were like sharp arrows breaking through leather armor, instantly making everyone present become silent and lacking in confidence.

If they want to counterattack, they must have an army.

The Kingdom of God has an army, but if you want to mobilize it, even if the referendum passes, the proposer must raise military expenses.

Gu Lei scratched his neck, panted heavily, and said fiercely, "I am willing to go to the battlefield with my division!"

As a dignified scholar of sacred law, he is not just a talkative showman.

Luden was amazed by his courage and determination alone.

but,

To solve the current problem, individual courage and determination are not enough.

"I have never questioned your quality, or rather, I have never questioned the quality of any scholar."

The fat man put his right hand on his chest and said piously,

"Except for Badwan, of course."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the scholars in the room laughed in unison.

Baidwan is the name of an old stubborn man who now works as a legal adviser to slave owners and is regarded as a disgrace to scholars.

There are only three things that can unite the quarreling scholars of sacred law and speak to the outside world:

Sacred Codex, Orcs, and Baidvan.

As long as you humiliate Bai Dewan, you will be a good friend of the scholar.

The originally tense atmosphere relaxed instantly.

The fat man struck while the iron was hot and said, "In fact, pricing temporary residence rights at 5 meters will not only solve the problem of military expenditures."

Obviously, the fat man came prepared. He moved his short hands back and forth and said his plan in an extremely seductive voice:

"The Kingdom of God can receive more rice. The poor who cannot enter the Kingdom of God can go out with the soldiers, and even receive training and become reserve forces... On behalf of my family, I am willing to donate 24,000 meters worth of rice.

supplies, I believe the same is true for other saint families."

24,000 meters, according to the exchange rate, is equivalent to 100 small gold coins and 500 grams of gold!

For free donations, this is not a small amount of money.

The thirteen saint families took action at the same time, which was 1,300 small gold coins, enough to support an army's expedition!

When Fatty set out his conditions, even the most determined Gu Lei was a little shaken.

I have to say that his plan is wonderful and sounds very convincing. The most important thing is that the fat man has grasped the weaknesses of the scholars.

Gu Lei and others want to counterattack the orcs, but they cannot do without the support of the Saint family.

In this matter, the only people whose interests were harmed were the citizens living outside the city of God.

I have no choice but to suffer them a little longer.

The fat man almost succeeded,

If Luden was not present.

After the "temporary residence pricing power" came out, Luden's brain began to work rapidly.

If the price of temporary residence is set at 5 meters per day, most people outside the city will not be able to enter the Kingdom of God to take refuge.

If it is set at 1 meter per day, it will be 30 meters per month. Orcs usually come for 1-3 months, and their living expenses do not exceed 100 meters.

In terms of survival, this price is much cheaper.

Normally, families with some savings can sustain themselves by tightening their belts.

Luden realized something was possible.

If he can reduce the [daily cost], it will indirectly save a large number of people.

What's this?

This is a real blessing!

Just when Gulei was about to give an answer, Luden spoke,

"Gu Lei, could you please take a step to talk?"

"Okay, this way."

Gu Lei took Lu Deng to the tea room nearby and looked at Lu Deng curiously, "What do you suggest?"

Luden had already organized his language and came up to ask,

"When the orcs attacked last time, I was not in the Kingdom of God. I heard that the temporary residence last time was priced at 4 meters per day?"

"That's right."

Gu Lei nodded and said angrily,

"4 meters per day is too expensive! Shenbang has never had such a high price! Now they actually want 5 meters per day!"

The last time the orcs attacked lasted for 64 days.

If a person wants to live in the Kingdom of God, he needs to spend 256 meters just to live there, and even one small gold coin is not enough!

And that’s just the cost of residency!

Gulei described to Ludden some of the human tragedies during that period, which made people shudder.

In the end, Gu Lei lost his temper and continued to curse,

"These greedy guys, after benefiting from the last pricing, their appetite is getting bigger and bigger!"

If you want to obtain temporary residency, you can not only spend rice, but also valuable hard currency such as food.

According to Luden's observation, 2 meters of food can be exchanged for 1 day of residence.

Assuming that after the price of 4 meters is announced, people who hold misos will definitely find a way to exchange the rice into food and use food to exchange for the right to live!

If at this time, someone is hoarding goods and speculating on prices.

It is possible that grain originally worth 2 meters can be sold to 3 meters, or even 3.99 meters!

After all, compared with the daily fee of 4 meters, 3.99 meters is still 0.01 cheaper!

In other words, the higher the price of temporary residence rights, the higher the prices in Shen Kingdom will be!

And the Saint family that has stocked up on hard currency such as food and wine in advance can profit more from it!

The grain they collected for 2 meters sou before can now be sold at a high price of 4 meters sou, doubling the profit!

Faced with double profits, Luden knew all too well what these greedy guys could do.

After all, Lu Denben was one of them, even an extremely outstanding one.

After listening to Gu Lei's words, Luden nodded slightly and asked,
Chapter completed!