These big shots are actually me - #45 - Chapter 45

“whats the matter?”

Could it be that they have poor management and are losing money every year just by guarding the canal? Then this is probably not a question of ability but a question of corruption!

“It’s because we never thought there would be a lord here, and the Riverlands is a town that only gradually emerged after the Cromwellian period, so there is no dedicated lord’s mansion here.”

“So the accommodation we prepare for you may not meet your expectations.”

When Mo Zuo heard it, it turned out to be this. He immediately smiled and shook his head and said:

“This is not a problem! I was born into a poor child. If there is no lord’s mansion, there will be no lord’s mansion. Just look like it.”

Seeing that Mo Zuo didn’t seem to be talking politely, several officials breathed a sigh of relief, and then became quite sad again.

The lord has full power over his own territory, and naturally the appointments of officials, large and small, within the territory are decided by the lord alone.

Normally, these royal officials would leave after the handover and return to the White Castle or the Governor’s side to wait for assignment again.

But Her Majesty the Queen’s appointment directly asked them to stay in place and continue to serve as Mozo’s vassals.

In this way, whether their jobs can be saved or not depends entirely on Mo Zuo’s words.

But why would the lord retain outsiders instead of close associates?

How can this not make them worry?

Mozo also saw what they were thinking, but did not offer comfort or promise.

He doesn’t care what his lord’s mansion looks like, as long as he doesn’t deliberately disgust people, but the appointment and dismissal of officials must be done with caution and not out of personal feelings.

Otherwise, how could Mo Zuo explain to his fellow citizens?

Hey, look, I am your new lord. The guys who exploited you will continue to exploit you, but instead of them eating the big head, I eat it!

Mozo would not allow this kind of thing to happen in his territory.

It is true that through countless dream operas, Mozzo has long understood that he cannot change the current mainstream system. But within his ability, he will definitely fight for the rights and interests of the people as much as possible.

Of course, if there are no major problems with these officials, Mozo will definitely continue to let them be responsible for the operation of the territory.

In order to cultivate so-called cronies, he would not drive away talented people who had outstanding abilities and knew the affairs of the territory.

That’s stupid.

Arriving in front of the lord’s mansion prepared by officials for Mozo, Mozo was stopped by Verdani.

Immediately, the other party entered first and began to check whether it was safe inside.

Mozo was perfectly fine with this. He led everyone to stand quietly waiting for Verdani to complete the inspection. At the same time, he also carefully observed the lord’s mansion.

To Mozo’s surprise, this lord’s mansion is actually very good. It may not be as luxurious and huge as the castles and palaces that nobles like, but judging from Mozo’s aesthetics.

This is definitely an exquisite villa that catches the eye!

And compared to the huge castle, Mozo still prefers this kind of exquisite and elegant small villa.

After all, being a lost king in a huge divine kingdom is too unbearable to look back on…

Thinking of this, Mozo smiled at the officials and said:

“Nice house! I like it very much.”

When the other party heard this, he felt relieved again. Soon, Verdani also came out, and then nodded to Mozo to indicate that there was no problem.

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After entering, Mozo asked the officials to bring the account books and administrative documents in recent years. and a detailed map of Mozo’s greatest concern.

The officials immediately came over with a pile of documents.

Looking at the pile of documents that far exceeded his imagination, Mozo’s eyebrows couldn’t help but jump, and he coughed and pushed the largest batch of account books in front of Audrey:

“My dear Miss Accountant, I leave everything to you!”

After hearing the word “dear”, Audrey’s face suddenly turned red, and she quickly turned around and hid aside with the pile of account books and running water.

Then Mozzo pushed the slightly smaller pile of administrative documents to Verdani:

“Miss Verdani, you are a knight and noble from the north. I think you should be more familiar with these than a commoner like me. I wonder if you can check it for me?”

Verdani glanced at Mozzo strangely, but accepted the pile of administrative documents without refusing.

Mozo, who finally succeeded in throwing out two large piles of ‘hot potatoes’, quickly rolled up the map and said to the officials:

“I want to see this city in person. You don’t need to accompany me. You can just sit here.”

After saying that, without giving the other party a chance to speak, he took Miss Knight and walked out.

After going out, Miss Knight asked worriedly:

“Is this okay? Mo Zuo, do you really not need to personally intervene?”

Mo Zuo waved his hand indifferently and said:

“Audrey is a special accountant who graduated from Cromwell University. She is much better than me in checking whether there are any problems with the accounting books.”

“And Miss Verdani is a noble from the northern border. She also knows much better about administrative issues than I do. She leaves these two capable people unused while she forces it for so-called face or other unnecessary reasons. On top.”

“That is irresponsible to yourself and your fellow citizens.”

“As a lord, I should pay more attention to the people’s thoughts and lives!”

81 I am the watcher!

Miss Knight couldn’t accept this statement, but she didn’t know what the problem was. She could only struggle for a while and then sighed and said:

“Okay, I’ll listen to you.”

Mozo also looked at the map and determined the location, then smiled at Miss Knight and said:

“And if the other party really has a problem, then you probably won’t be able to find the problem by checking accounts or documents.”

Miss Knight suddenly said:

“So you let them stay in the Lord’s Mansion and came out on your own?”

After Mozo nodded, he took Miss Knight into an alley with less traffic, and then appeared among the crowd at the other end of the alley.

In front of the various merchandise stalls on the street, Mozo and Miss Knight walked around aimlessly.

But Miss Knight discovered that as the two of them continued to advance, Mozo always led her into one crowd after another. Then he quickly and accurately passed through the crowd without stopping at all.

At the same time, he constantly prepared clothes or decorations that changed his appearance for him and himself.

After walking through several streets and spending several hours, Mozo and Miss Knight, who completely changed their makeup and clothing, walked out of a small street shop.

After Miss Knight glanced around, she said to Mozo:

“Mozo, are you trying to avoid possible ‘eyes’?”

Mozo smiled and nodded.

Miss Knight said helplessly and funny:

“I wanted to say it before. If it’s just this, it doesn’t have to be like this. I’m the thunder-calling guard of Sequence Five. My inspiration can still easily sense whether someone is watching us.”

“And if it’s surveillance that I haven’t even felt, then with these methods of yours, I can definitely conclude that it can’t be avoided either.”

When Mo Zuo heard this, his eyes widened immediately. Then he lowered his head in frustration and loneliness and said:

“So, I’m just being smart.”

Seeing this, Miss Knight hurriedly consoled her:

“No, that, me. That’s not what I meant, just, that’s it.”

While Miss Knight was in a hurry, Mozo suddenly laughed, and then said in the face of the other party’s somewhat puzzled eyes:

“Just a joke, just a joke, I won’t tease you anymore!”

After speaking, Mozuo said to the store:

“Boss, how much do two cold cracked fruits cost?”

The boss glanced at Miss Knight behind Mo Zuo, then he was lying in front of the window and looked back at his wife who was busy in the store and said with a nostalgic smile:

“It’s free for you!”

Mo Zuo immediately shook his head and said:

“Why is this so embarrassing?”

The boss smiled and shook his head, but he personally selected the two largest and best cold lie fruits and threw them to Mo Zuo.

“It’s just two fruits, take it, take it! I picked this one, it’s guaranteed to be sweet!”

After taking the fruit, Mozo stopped refusing and took Miss Knight to bow slightly to the boss to thank him:

“Thank you very much for your kindness!”

After saying that, he left here under the eyes of the boss who lamented that this young couple was a perfect match.

On the way, Mozo handed the biggest one to Miss Knight, and took a bite happily.

As the boss said, very sweet!

At this point, Mozuo explained to Miss Knight, who was confused from just now:

“I’m sure those officials won’t have any problems. Along the way, many things were given away by the bosses for free. If they weren’t living a prosperous and healthy life, the traders would not be so generous.

“Also, I don’t want to hide from possible surveillance. I want to hide from the ‘public eye’.”

Miss Knight became more and more confused.

“What does it mean?”

Mozo looked at the crowded streets in front and smiled more and more happily:

“If those officials were really putting on a show, then I must have thought of petitioning the people.”

“So in order to prevent them from greeting the people in advance, they did something. What I want to do is to let the two of us get rid of our own ‘identities’ and become civilians like everyone else.”

With that said, Mozo pointed at the greatly changed clothes of himself and Miss Knight.

“In this way, we can see the truth of this city more intuitively and truly. After all, those possible informants may be able to keep an eye on us, but those people do not have the ability to distinguish whether the person in front of them is a lord. “

Miss Knight suddenly realized this. So what Mozo just did was not to avoid the officials’ eyes, but to make himself a similar person in the eyes of the people!

But immediately, she thought of another possible knight lady and frowned and said:

“But what if the people are tasked with ‘acting’ for everyone?”

Mo Zuo shook his head and laughed even harder:

“That’s even more impossible. We are not prosecutors who only come once a year or even several years. In order to cope with inspections that may not happen once a year, it makes sense to be so invested, but we are the lords here!”

“We are here every day, how can they act like this every day? There are no such stupid people.”

“Even if it were me, I wouldn’t even think about acting against the lord. Instead, I would either confess or run away quickly, because the lord is not a sideshow, but lives here directly!”

When the knight heard this, he became confused again:

“Then why are you doing this?”

Mozo smiled and shook his head:

“Just to avoid the possibility of someone really being that stupid.”

As he spoke, Mo Zuo raised the cold lie fruit in his hand and said:

“Besides, don’t you feel happy all the way down?”

After hearing this, Miss Knight also picked up the fruit in her hand and took a sip. Then he said with a happy smile:

“No, I’m happy!”

Shopping with friends was an experience she had never had before. As the head maid said, her previous life had been almost all about armor and weapons.

So today, she is really happy!

But immediately, Miss Knight remembered something and turned around quickly, not daring to continue to look at Mo Zuo.

Mo Zuo didn’t think much about it. He just took a bite of the cold fruit in his hand and glanced at a middle-aged man behind him who was bargaining with a vendor with a smile in his eyes.

Mozo, who possesses the Nameless Book, can remember anything he wants. And this man appeared in his sight for the seventh time today.

Before entering the city, Mozo noticed that this guy appeared in front of him three times, so everything just now was basically for the verification of his design.