In the eyes of Alietti, the people of the sea tide collar are a very strange group of guys.

In other words, under the influence of someone under the crown, no matter the way they speak, the way they think about problems, and the way they do things, they are always different from others.

For example, a few days ago, Arrietty went to the cement factory in Chaca Town to discuss the purchase of cement needed to build the city.

As a major customer, the person in charge of the factory personally led her to tour the entire factory.

All kinds of magic machines, tall calciners, freight trains that transport thousands of tons of ore at one time, and outrageous production efficiency all left a deep impression on her.

However, there was a trivial matter that made Allietty never forget.

While visiting the mine where the limestone was mined, she was shocked to discover that the factory even supplied a drink called "Chilled Plum Soup" to all miners.

There is a huge cylindrical metal bucket in the factory. As long as you unscrew a valve at the bottom of the metal bucket, the iced plum soup will automatically flow down.

Its taste is sour and sweet, coupled with the unique taste of ice, it is so delicious, even after she tasted it once, she couldn't help drinking several more bowls.

In Arrietty’s impression, even a nobleman has few opportunities to taste a drink that is so delicious.

But the factory actually supplies it for free, not a single copper nar.

What's more, it's an unlimited supply!

Absentees can drink as much iced plum soup as they like, because the metal bucket is not supervised by anyone and anyone can use it.

This makes Arrietty difficult to understand.

Treating workers kindly is a virtue, that's right.

But the problem is, this is just a bunch of lowly absenteeism. The factory's approach is too "kind", right?

...

Arrietty just affixed a "label" called "kindness" to Hai Chao Ling in her heart, and an incident that happened immediately afterwards caused her to overthrow her own views.

This matter has something to do with Lord Gollum.

This lord, unfortunately, lost his position as the commander of the Sky Knight Corps and somehow became the chief of the Chaka Town Public Security Department.

In Alietti's view, Lord Gollum is a perseverance, brave, loyal, and an extraordinary man with no shortage of strategies. This is a very remarkable soldier.

However, since this majesty entered the Ministry of Public Security, what he has done can be called "vicious" and completely overturned her previous impression.

On the first day Grum took office, he ordered his men to arrest all the beggars in the town.

From the frail elderly to the weak children, none of them were let go. They were all sent to a place called a "labour camp" and forced to work.

My God, don't let begging or talk about it, and arrest people as slaves.

This... Isn't this too bad?

The day after this Excellency took office, the Public Security Department began to catch "gold fingers" all over the street.

Not only that, he also learned from a certain subordinate, doing "reporting" and "rewarding", and mobilizing the civilians of the town to arrest together.

In just two days, the thieves in Chaka were completely arrested.

Afterwards, the director-general did another vicious thing.

All the arrested cheats were thrown into the hard labor camp. Each cheat was sentenced to at least 5 years of hard labor at the beginning.

The work of the drudgery camp is extremely heavy. It is conceivable that there will not be too many golden fingers that will eventually survive the end of the drudgery.

According to the current laws of the kingdom, Goldfinger is only pickpocketing money and things, and did not kill people, and will not serve to death in hard labor. From this perspective, the laws in Chaka Town are too strict.

Of course, it's not just gold fingers that are unlucky. The ruffians and scum on the streets have almost nothing to end. Anyone who is targeted by Lord Gurumu either enters a labor camp or is sent to a forced labor camp.

The funniest thing is that this lord has everything to do with everything.

People urinating anywhere in the alleys were caught by the Public Security Department and ordered to clean the ditches in the town; those who throw **** everywhere, after being caught by the Public Security Department, were forced to join the team of sanitation workers, at least they would sweep them. The main street of the week.

This... Isn't this too wide-ranging?

During this period of time, everyone looked sideways and no one dared to speak loudly wherever the Public Security Department went. Even the dog saw those guys in gray uniforms with their tails caught in fright and detoured.

In today's Chaka Town, the staff of the Public Security Department have a resounding nickname-Greyhound.

...

Alietti feels that, in terms of severity, the only person who can be compared with Lord Gollum is Mr. Michelin, who is in charge of the Department of Commerce.

The experience of this gentleman is quite legendary.

Who would have thought that this gentle-faced and extremely decently-dressed Director had once been a tragic human slave, struggling to survive under the hands of the black orcs?

It is said that in the severe winter, he was forced to dive into the bottom of the sea by a black **** to salvage conch and seashells, and almost froze to death.

Probably because of the coldness and hardship of his character, when Mr. Michelin handled official duties, he strictly followed the rules and regulations, and he was too rigid to talk about any emotions.

In any chamber of commerce in Chaka Town, customers can report to the Department of Commerce if they buy inferior goods.

Once verified, the Chamber of Commerce involved will definitely be punished heavily. The penalty amount is generally 100 to 1000 times, and the customer will get 10 times the compensation. If the Chamber of Commerce commits another crime within a short period of time, the penalty will be doubled, up to 2000 times. .

In Arrietty's view, this is another example of over-sternness.

Isn't it enough to refund the purchase amount?

The compensation of 10 times is a bit unreasonable. The fine of 1000 times is nothing short of extortion from Chiguoguo.

Haichao Chamber of Commerce is so rich, why use this method for profit?

In addition, commercial fraud, forced buying and selling, breach of contract, etc., were all severely cracked down by Mr. Michelin.

However, when exchanging management experience with Michelin, this gentleman made a very strange explanation, and Arrietty had to admit that it... seemed to make a little sense.

He said this:

"...We must admit that the phenomenon of'bad money drives out good money' is widespread in reality, and it happens frequently in both commercial transactions and daily life."

"We believe that'swindling and cheating' is'bad money', and'honest business' is'good money'. If bad money is not curbed, fraud will become more and more rampant, and more and more customers will be deceived. ..."

"When the market completely collapses, anyone who wants to complete a transaction will inevitably spend more time and energy to avoid fraud, and the transaction is bound to become more and more difficult."

"In this regard, our great crown has a very incisive description. He called it a'social cost'. It is an invisible'cost'. The extra time and energy spent in transactions is precisely Social cost."

"The behavior of bad money expelling good money will eventually lead to higher and higher social costs. When the social cost reaches a certain limit, business will gradually decline, and everyone will pay the price."

(Typical case: investment but XXX)

"Therefore, severely cracking down on bad currencies and maintaining the'spirit of contract' will greatly reduce social costs..."

However, whether this rhetoric is an excuse for "gathering money" or is it really out of a common heart, Arrietty doesn't know, and she doesn't know how to refute it.

During the days in Chaka Town, she had long been accustomed to a certain person next to her, who always liked to say some incomprehensible strange talks.

………………

"Miss Duchess, this is the detailed plan made by the project team for the construction of'Thunder Eagle City', please have a look!"

Vivienne put a thick pile of documents on Arrietty's desk and said with a serious face.

Arrietty glanced at a serious Vivienne and curled her lips secretly.

To be honest, she didn't like this woman at all.

It’s not just because the other person’s body is better. Every time she shows up under the crown with Vivian, she finds that the eyes under the crown often go around in two places, one is her own face and the other is Vivian. Below the neck.

It was also because of Vivienne's talent that Alrietty felt jealous.

Who can believe that this looking fierce and brainless woman has led the construction of the cement factory?

The scale of the cement factory is huge, including lime quarries, railways, factories, and a large number of equipment. The construction work is complicated, but Vivian sorts it out in an orderly manner.

So, when Arrietty asked Renault for an assistant, she waited for Vivienne.

Although she wanted to drive the opponent far away, she couldn't find any reason to refuse in the face of such a strong qualification.

The thought of having to face this nasty woman day and night in the next year made Arrietty feel bored.

damn it!

...

Arrietty opened the first page of the plan and immediately saw the dense numbers.

This is the most typical ocean tide collar style, or the typical style under a certain crown.

This group of guys from Haichaoling are almost as if they were cast in the same mold. Whether they talk or do things, they will throw a large number of numbers at every turn, making their scalp numb as soon as they look/listen.

Hmph, she wouldn't admit it, it was because they used their numbers well, used a lot, and everything was clear, that she would ask Mianxia for help!

"Ms. Duchess, this plan includes a detailed construction plan and a corresponding budget..."

Seeing Alietty started to read the plan, Vivian opened her mouth to explain it in due course. After all, this thing is very professional, and it's really not so easy for ordinary people to understand.

"...We have compiled a milestone map. This icon clearly lists the key nodes of the city construction project, such as the start time and the completion time of the city wall..."

"...There are more intuitive and detailed charts, such as a pie chart, which identifies the parts of the budget, how much material costs, and how much labor costs..."

Glancing at the pie chart, Arrietty's brows suddenly frowned:

"Wait, Miss Vivienne, what do you mean by'Project Management Cost'? Why does it have as many as 3000 Kinnars?"

Vivienne shrugged and asked back:

"Ms. Duchess, how much do you think the plan in your hand should be worth? It is part of the project management cost. In addition, we also provide a series of management services from material procurement, construction organization, to project acceptance, etc. Are they worthless?"

"Mianxia said that service is equally valuable, and the most professional service certainly has the highest value."

After a pause, Vivian's voice brought a hint of arrogance.

"Furthermore, besides the sea tide collar, in the human world, who else can compile this plan? As long as you can find it, I will cut this cost by 25%..."

Openly despised by the other party, the anger in Allietty's heart "choked" upwards, and it took her a lot of effort to suppress this emotion.

She raised her head, smiled like a proud queen, and said:

"Well, Miss Vivienne, I hope that the service you provide is worthy of every kinnal I gave..."

However, she couldn't wait to tear each other alive:

Bitch, you'd better pray not to make any mistakes in the construction process, otherwise...huh!

"Of course, Princess." Vivian said with a reserved face, "In this regard, we are the most professional!"

The two eyes touched together.

Thunder and lightning.

………………

"Boom!"

The moment the lightning struck, the bright light made the sky and the earth white, and the ensuing thunder shook even the void trembling.

"Wow...wow..."

The torrential rain poured madly down like a tap being turned on.

Four four-wheeled carriages pulling large logs are struggling **** the muddy road.

"Guys, this rain is too heavy... We have to find a place to avoid the rain..." The leading coachman stood up from the carriage and shouted back.

"I agree with Joseph's opinion that the horses that are pulling the cart are not worn with ponchoes, and if they are drenched like this, they may get sick..." Another coachman agreed.

A group of people quickly reached an agreement, and the front Joseph drove the carriage and took the lead to the forest not far away.

However, due to the road area is too much water, many places are almost soaked in quagmire, wheels are frequently caught in it along the way, and the coachmen have to stop and push their carts from time to time.

After walking for a short 1 kilometer road for half an hour, when we arrived in the forest, everyone was very tired.

With the cover of the tall trees, the team's situation is obviously much better, and the faces of the drivers are also relaxed.

"Hey, my stomach is a little uncomfortable, I have to find a place to make it easier." A coachman suddenly rubbed his belly and said loudly.

"Ackerman, you bastard, remember to go a little farther, don't smoke everyone..." a coachman scolded with a smile.

The driver named "Ackerman" replied "idiot" and hurriedly left with his pants.

After leaving everyone's sight, Ackerman looked back a few times, and after confirming that he would not be found, he suddenly took off his poncho, folded it, and hid it in a dense grass.

Then he chose a hidden trail and ran forward in the heavy rain.

He also intends to pass through places that are not easy to leave traces, such as standing water, or a pile of rocks, coupled with the scouring of the pouring rain, the traces left by them quickly disappeared.

After climbing over two hills, Ackerman stopped running.

He wiped the rain off his face, smiled triumphantly, and looked back again.

At this moment, a bolt of lightning slashed from the void, dispelling the darkness.

Ackerman's smile suddenly solidified.

Because he saw a tall figure standing on a stone in the distance.

"Ackerman, are you in a hurry to offer a reward from the Territorial Sea Tide Chamber of Commerce?" The figure spoke leisurely.

"Boom!"

Another electric snake swam across the sky, and bright light projected over, revealing a stern and bold face.

It is Kaspersky.