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Although he thought of all the rumors about Howard circulating in the town, Matthew still shook hands with him.

Rumors cannot be taken completely seriously.

The two then chatted politely for a few words.

But Howard looked worried and kept looking out the carriage window, so Matthew didn't say anything more.

Twenty minutes later.

The carriage successfully arrived at the "South Trading Post" located in the south of Rolling Stone Town, bordering the two territories of Golden Fertile Field and High Leaf Collar.

Howard thanked him and got out of the car.

He wanted to pay the fare but Matthew refused. Then he gave the coachman a few loose coins and hurriedly walked towards the interior of the trading station.

The South Trading Post is a large market built on the plains.

It provides a resting place for merchants traveling from north to south, and is also compatible with the function of a wholesale market. Here you can buy a large amount of food, textiles, handmade crops, and some gadgets at a low price.

Some sheds were built to the north of the trading post, and there were many small workshops transferred from Rolling Stone Town.

Matthew wanted to take Laila for a walk around the trading post.

But Laila said she has her own way of checking the spots.

Matthew left her alone.

Since entering Rolling Stone Town, Laila has wrapped herself up in layers of thick robes. Any areas involving dark skin have been covered by her, leaving only those areas with severe albino skin exposed.

This made her look weird.

But it at least prevents people from associating her with the evil underworld drow.

About half an hour passed.

Laila is back.

So the carriage bypassed the trading post and continued heading north.

In the carriage.

Matthew asked:

"How about it?"

Laila said calmly:

"Basically I understand everything."

Matthew asked again:

"Any news worth noting?"

Laila thought for a while:

"There are two pieces of news, the first one is related to the passenger just now.

The reason why he looked so anxious was because the workers in his textile workshop were on strike.

The reason is said to be related to haunting, and several stall owners in the trading post are discussing this matter, and they are also discussing whether to close business for a few days to avoid bad luck."

Is it haunted?

Matthew didn’t pay much attention:

"What about the second one?"

Laila said:

"There are several merchants from the south discussing the coup in Hongtu Mountain, which is what happened in the territory we passed yesterday.

There are rumors that the son of the lord of Red Earth Mountain killed his father and became the new lord.

On the first day he became lord, he announced that he would increase taxes on incoming caravans.

Not only that, he also wants to set up a special patrol team to catch smugglers.

Although the specific decree has not yet been issued, businessmen have confirmed this from multiple channels.

Convoys entering and exiting Hongtushan have accelerated their movements in the past few days, and they are very worried about this, fearing that Hongtushan’s move will affect the flow of people at the South Trading Post.”

Speaking of which.

She added:

"But these have nothing to do with us. No one dares to provoke you, and the tax gate of Hongtu Mountain cannot collect from me. At worst, they can't catch me if I walk on the mountain road."

Matthew nodded.

Red Earth Mountain is the only way for Gunshi Town to develop trade in the south.

The main reason is that the "Shady River" that runs from east to west is so fragrant.

The Shadi River's round-the-clock carrying capacity all year round attracted countless cargo flows. As a result, Hongtu Mountain prospered, and its lord family became rich because of the business going south and north.

The cargo flow is huge.

There are naturally many smugglers.

Even Matthew, who has been planting trees in Rolling Stone Town, has heard about the rampant smuggling phenomenon in Red Earth Mountain.

Now that a new lord has come to power, there seems to be no problem in raising taxes and cracking down.

So he opened the car window to let in the air, cleared his mind, changed a book and read it carefully.

The time on the carriage was very long.

Although the South Trading Post is located in Rolling Stone Town, Rolling Stone Town covers an area of ​​approximately 17,000 square kilometers, which is equivalent to a city in Matthew's previous life.

More than two hours passed.

The scenery outside the car window gradually became familiar.

The carriage drove all the way into the town.

Matthew did not go home immediately, but went to the Lord's Mansion to report on his work.

The result surprised him.

Today in the administrative hall of the Lord's Mansion, Zeller, who has always been known as a workaholic, is not there. Only Rega is sitting there drinking coffee and reading the newspaper.

After hearing that Matthew was going back to work.

Rhaegar put down the coffee cup and raised his eyebrows:

"Are you sure you won't take two months off?"

Matthew smiled:

"I've had enough rest on the carriage."

Rega pouted, stood up unhappily, led him to a small room next door and introduced:

"This is the office assigned to you by Zeller. He hopes you can come and sit there more often when you are free."

"Your office is very close to mine. This is also Zeller's arrangement. He hopes that the two of us can communicate more. Of course, this is his wishful thinking. I will not communicate with you except for official matters."

Matthew asked:

"What about the Oak Chamber of Commerce?"

Rhaegar said of course:

"That's another thing. As one of the shareholders, of course I will also be concerned about the development of the Oak Chamber of Commerce."

Said.

He pointed to an old lady who had just passed by the corridor and introduced:

"This is Mrs. Wesley. If you have any chores, you can ask her to do it, but remember to speak louder. She is deaf and can't hear very well."

"Just remember it...forget it, there is no need to remember it too clearly, because I will fire her next week."

"Don't look at her old look. Her new boyfriend is only 34 years old."

Immediately from the other end of the corridor, Mrs. Wesley cursed:

"Save some money for Rega! Isn't it because the coffee I poured for you in the morning was not filtered cleanly?"

"You're fifty years old, don't be so petty!"

Rega immediately jumped to his feet and said:

"You admit it? Is it unfiltered? It tastes like I'm drinking a glass of scalding mud!"

"Look, when I had a nice talk with her this morning, she pretended not to hear!"

"If Mrs. Wesley ignores you in the future, just remember to say a few bad words about her."

After one round of face-to-face instruction.

Rhaegar stretched:
To be continued...