Chapter 227
At the gate of Dark Night City.
Cheng Yu grilled for the refugees from morning till sunset in the afternoon.
There were more than 6,000 refugees, each with a skewer of barbecue, and each skewer of barbecue could yield more than 50 positive emotion points.
In just one day, a total of 400,000 positive emotion points were harvested.
100 positive emotion points can be exchanged for 1 strength point, and 400,000 positive emotion points are 4,000 strength points.
However, you can't just exchange for strength points, you have to exchange for defense points, which is also very important.
On average, it's 2,000 strength points and 2,000 defense points.
Although there was a great harvest of positive emotion points, Cheng Yu and Ivennie were exhausted, and they hardly rested for the whole day.
Ivennie, with drooping eyelids, was a little sleepy, and she leaned against the wall of Dark Night City and sat at the foot of the wall to rest.
Using magic to control vines to cut meat for a long time consumes a lot of magic, and you need to rest to restore magic.
Cheng Yu walked towards Antoine and his daughter.
Antoine and his daughter were sitting at the foot of the city wall. They were wearing dirty blue silk clothes and had messy hair. When they saw Cheng Yu coming over, they quickly pulled his daughter up and said, "Annie, say hello to Master Cheng Yu."
"Hello, Master Cheng Yu."
Annie hid behind Antoine, revealing half of her face, and was a little shy.
But when she saw Cheng Yu's handsome face, she instinctively felt a little fond of him and stared at Cheng Yu's handsome face.
"Hello."
Cheng Yu waved and smiled at Antoine, then said to Antoine, "I will take you to Bailu Island to live in three days, and give you land to cultivate for free."
Land reclamation is usually the work of slaves or low-level laborers.
Cheng Yu did not directly ask them to go to land reclamation, but changed the way he said it, giving them land for free.
These homeless refugees saw that their land was barren, and they themselves knew about land reclamation.
"Thank you, Lord Cheng Yu. May the Goddess of Light bless you."
Antoine said gratefully. Few lords are willing to distribute land to the poor for free.
"Well... how much tax do we have to pay for giving us land to cultivate?"
Antoine did not think that Cheng Yu would really be kind enough to distribute land to them for free. He probably would impose heavy taxes.
"1% tax rate." Cheng Yu said.
"So low?!"
Antoine was incredulous.
His original profession was a tax officer. He was very familiar with the tax rate of the main city. The tax rate of the main city was 20%-30%, agricultural tax was 21%, industrial and commercial tax was 25%, port tax was 29%... Depending on the industry, the tax rate fluctuated between 20%-30%.
A tax rate of 1% was unheard of.
"Bailu Island is still in its infancy. The tax rate of 1% is only temporary and will gradually increase in the future." Cheng Yu said.
"Oh."
After Cheng Yu said this, Antoine understood.
Cheng Yu took out a hundred gold coins and gave them to Antoine. "Tomorrow you will use this money to recruit a security team from the refugees. Two or three hundred people will be enough. You will be the captain of the security team."
Cheng Yu invited more than 6,000 refugees to eat barbecue for free. Most of them were grateful to Cheng Yu.
But human nature is evil. Gratitude alone is not enough. A violent organization such as a security team must be established to assist in management. Only by combining kindness and force can authority be established and management is convenient.
"Thank you, Mr. Cheng Yu, for your trust."
Antoine took the hundred gold coins with trembling hands and was moved to tears. Cheng Yu actually gave him such great power.
"Work hard. When these refugees gain a foothold in Bailu Island and build a town, I will let you be the mayor."
Cheng Yu imitated the tone of the black-hearted boss before crossing over and painted a big cake for Antoine to increase the enthusiasm of the workers.
However, this is not a big cake. Cheng Yu really intends to let Antoine help him manage the town, which is a promise.
"I will go to the refugees to recruit the security team tomorrow, and I will not let down Master Cheng Yu's trust in me."
Antoine was full of confidence. With these 100 gold coins, many people would definitely be willing to work for him.
"Also, don't think about absconding with these 100 gold coins. No matter how far you run, I have the ability to catch you back. By then, you and your daughter will have no choice but to die."
Cheng Yu's tone was full of murderous intent. While promising Antoine benefits, he also gave him a stern warning.
"Don't dare, don't dare."
When Bailu Island builds a town, Antoine can be the mayor. With such a huge benefit in front of him, he can't bear to run away.
"That's good."
After explaining the matter to Antoine, Cheng Yu came to Ivennie and picked her up in a princess hug.
"Master Cheng Yu?"
Ivennie looked at Cheng Yu calmly with her light green eyes.
"You've been tired all day. I'll take you back to Bailu Island."
With a loving look in his eyes, Cheng Yu helped Ivennie to tidy up her hair, feeling a little sorry for her.
"Yeah."
Ivennie was indeed very tired, and she put her arms around Cheng Yu's waist., sleeping peacefully in Cheng Yu's arms.
When the two returned to their home on Bailu Island, it was already dark.
There was a magic crystal lamp on the top of the manor's living room, and the white light illuminated the living room.
Mina, Haisha, and Meiweier sat in the living room waiting for Cheng Yu to come back.
There were three dishes on the long table in the living room, namely braised beef, pickled fish, and scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
Seeing Cheng Yu holding Ivennie and walking into the living room, Mina said in surprise: "You are finally back."
"This is..."
Cheng Yu noticed the three dishes on the table.
"Sister Mina made dinner and said she would wait for you and Ivennie to come back and eat together." Haisha said.
Meiweier looked at the three dishes on the table with a hint of disgust in her eyes.
"Try it quickly, this is the result of my practice for most of the day."
Mina enthusiastically took the plate and knife and fork and placed them in front of Cheng Yu, wanting to hear Cheng Yu's evaluation of her cooking skills.
Cheng Yu picked up a piece of scrambled eggs with a fork and tasted it. The eggs were scrambled, too much salt was added, and the tomatoes were not fried well, which was quite unpalatable.
He picked up the braised beef with a fork and tasted it. The beef was overcooked and chewy. There was too much fennel, and it tasted full of fennel.
He picked up a piece of pickled fish. The fish was not removed from the fishy smell, so it tasted very fishy, and there was too much salt, so it was very salty.
Mina has the potential to join the dark cuisine world.
"How is it?"
Mina asked Cheng Yu expectantly.
"Well done, don't do it next time."
Cheng Yu did not hit Mina's confidence. He still had to pamper his own animal-eared girl.
"Well done, why not do it next time?"
Mina scratched her head in confusion.
"Because I do better than you. I'm here, so you don't need to do it."
"Oh, oh."
Mina nodded like a chicken pecking at rice. It is undeniable that Cheng Yu did do better than her.
Since Cheng Yu didn't let her do it, she wouldn't do it in the future.
Cheng Yu handed Iweni in his arms to Mina, "Take Iweni to her room to rest."
"Okay."
Mina carried Iweni to the second floor, and Cheng Yu went to the kitchen to make dinner.
"Haisha, Meiweier, follow me."
Meiweier and Haisha followed Cheng Yu on the left and right.
Cheng Yu put one arm around Meiweier's slender waist and one arm around Haisha's slender waist, holding the two delicate bodies in his arms. Both of them are his wives, and they must be pampered and treated equally.
"Xiaolonglong, Haisha, what do you want to eat?"
"I want to eat steamed pork with rice flour." Haisha said.
"I want to eat spiced beef cubes." Meiweier said.
Cheng Yu went to the kitchen to make steamed pork with rice flour and spiced beef cubes.