The Reincarnation of the Alchemist God.
chapter 47.lord of Dumai.
"you could have sent a letter to the nak range, so surely your grandmother would have sent what you wanted.
son I have no problem you take and manage the territory, however I as the city lord can not manage it, this is all because of cost constraints, if I want to manage the slum, even if I want to manage the slum, all residents there also need treatment, while the cost of care for everyone is quite large and again the region has been increasingly destroyed because of the previous city lord the region has been ignored, so it's very difficult for me to set aside funds for the territory.
no matter how big the city of Dumai is, I still have a few jobs in places that need big money, and again if I ignore this territory then the result will be even worse and will be the next slum, therefore I ignored the slum in the hope that there was one of the big clans who had more costs to manage it.
well because the region is very unreliable in terms of income to do business so no large clan wants to spend funds for the region, therefore the people there mostly work as laborers in the middle of the city and there are also as beggars, as well, but I am aware of their condition by this I give orders not to arrest or sneak peep at this beggar, because only this helped them survive until I was able to set aside funds for the territory.
son need you to go to Taui, since the city of Dumai was controlled by the previous city lord, many city officials who corrupt the city funds, until the prosperity of the city decreased dramatically, and some points of the territory began to disintegrate.
the city's economy also declined, as the empire revoked its position and sentenced the previous city lord to death after being convicted of gross acts.
although the empire has poured considerable funds but the restoration of the city of Samapai now can only get here and has not increased again, and for 30 years this city of Dumai we became the ranks of the city that has the lowest income from other major cities.
so if you can indeed manage the territory I will be greatly helped, surely before you had thought I ignored the territory and did not pay attention to it.
but it is very difficult to be the master of a big city if the income of the city does not match the area, this all happens because the prosperity of our city is not as prosperous as other big cities, even though we get income from some mines, it's not all enough"
said the city lord at length.
everyone who heard it became silent, it is true that the current city lord has only served for approximately 40 years, indeed at that time everything in the city of Dumai is very difficult, indeed, trade shows rose to the point where it exceeded the profits, some areas were ignored until many residents had no income due to this, he said, and the impact on the famine for some of the citizens who were mediocre at that time.
"town master, do the city lord think that the funds in the possession of a large clan like us are able to manage such an already corrupt territory...?
even if I could, I think a big clan like us would drain more than half of the clan's arsenal and if a big clan like us could not return this money, it would not take the clan long it will degenerate because whatever resources and needs of members of a large clan like us are also very large, not to mention the cost for some branch of the clan that manages some point of the clan territory outside there, he said, if we get to the lack of funds, there will be a shortage of resources and other needs to manage the various businesses and income of the clan"
said Lin Tian.
everyone went back into silence, they did not expect that a child of Lin Tian's age could think that far, either, all they knew was that Lin Tian had no friends and only loved being alone and walking around the city.
the atmosphere was silent for quite a while, everyone dissolved in their respective minds and only Lin Tian was still relaxed.
said Lin Tian.
"oh that, I did it on purpose, because these few days I saw and got some information about suspicious movements in some point of the city and had already reached around my place, I prepared them because in addition to my security, also to be on guard if there is a sudden attack in the city, because this movement involves quite a lot of people, he said, there was a fear of terror at some point, so before I came here I was also on patrol at some point in the city"
said the city lord casually.
"there seems to be a great movement by the forces within the city"
inner Lin Tian.
Lin Tian could indeed use his perception to reach the city territory, but he did not do so, no matter how there was still a city lord so he did not want to get too involved if it did not harm the crowd.
"so son, let's be honest with us, did you manage that slum, before the information I got the Lin clan man who built the territory was a young man, he said, so I'm sure it's you, and again by the nature and the way you handled the situation, you're very experienced.
I'm very grateful if it's true that you built the territory, whether the funds from where as long as the funds will not cause misery or harm to the citizens there then I will agree and support it, he said, but son you must remember, if the territory has its income it will still be tax-deducted like the rules made by the empire"
said the city lord.
"are you really the one who built that territory..?"
said Lin dong.
"the city lord still has not taken advantage of the city limits, however the area of Dumai city is not limited to only within the city walls, but also outside the city walls to the limits of the area between cities, as well as the city, the city walls are only used for the protection of residents and city centers, while the actual area is still quite large, if the city lord could take advantage of this region and expand the network to the city security and seek the city residents to manage this region, then it would increase the city's income and the prosperity of the citizens would increase.
this area can be used for agricultural land, livestock, plantations and many more, indeed at some point there are still wild animals, but by increasing security then this can be suppressed.
if the funds of the city were sufficient, the city lord could build a new fortress near the boundaries of the territory, this would definitely require a very large amount of funds, he said, but this can be fulfilled if the management of this region runs smoothly, as well as the rest of this territory is much larger than the territory in the fort"
said Lin Tian.