I didn't open it in another world, I'm sure

"Doubt your own authenticity?"

"No, I'm not that fragile, but my mood is very complicated. As an ineffective author, I usually spend my whole life manipulating the characters in the work, but now I find that I may also be the one being manipulated. It revolts me. If I could, I'd like you to prove that it was just a coincidence."

"Prove it... For example, your private school Toyosaki, the editor in charge is Sonoko Machida, your birthday is January 1, and your measurements are 31-89..."

"Stop!!" Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu hurriedly raised her hand to stop, and even had a rosy face that turned red from embarrassment, "I know! I'm sure what you said is true! This information has been since I came to this world. I have never mentioned it to outsiders since then! It is enough for me to confirm!!"

"Okay." Nangong Xiao shrugged, and stopped the narration that was enough to make Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu throw a fireball over his face.

After calming down the embarrassment and anger in his heart, Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu suddenly narrowed his eyes and said, "By the way, A Xiao, I am probably a female character in novels and anime in your world? You even memorized these data? Could it be ..."

"Sorry, for some necessary information, I will remember it after reading it once."

Necessary information...

Xiazhiqiu Shiyu blushed slightly, pursed her lips, and said calmly, "Oh, can I take this as sexual harassment?"

"I'm just stating a fact, please don't misinterpret my will."

"It's really justifiable to carry the metamorphosis to the end. I should say, it's really you!"

"Thank you for the compliment."

"Woo~~" Resisting the urge to punch someone, Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu took a deep breath and said suddenly, "Thank you."

She suddenly realized that the big boy in front of her was using what he thought was a reasonable method to distract her, so as to make her feel less uncomfortable, right?That's kind of a different kind of...consolation?

"Oh."

Listening to Nangong Xiao's simple answer, Xiazhiqiu Shiyu knew that she guessed right.

Suddenly, the pain in my heart eased a lot...

After adjusting her mood a little, she said again, "In short, I, even Asuna and the others, are characters in entertainment works such as novels and anime in your world?"

"Yes." Nangong Xiao nodded and said, "And they are all popular characters."

"It's really... It's really hard to accept the fact that everything has been arranged properly."

Nangong Xiao said, "If it's this, don't worry about it. After you come to this world, all your life trajectories will change from deterministic to indeterminable."

"That's right, that's right." Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu nodded, and asked, "By the way, what was I like originally? Oh, by the way, I should lightly change the anime character, and it's still the kind of youth romance novel." ?”

"Oh? You guessed it?"

"It's not hard to guess, just think carefully about my situation before time travel, if I haven't time travel, and my world should not have a mysterious system setting, it's probably because of the student who helped me From gratitude to the feeling of super-friendliness, and then you can make a big statement. Presumably there will be some childhood sweethearts, female characters such as Tianxiang, and then Neon has been in the ACG market for the past ten years. A standard harem routine for a dead house, right?"

"As expected of a novelist, that's basically it."

"Really?" Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu suddenly showed a somewhat disgusted expression.

"Ah."

Xiazhiqiu Shiyu was silent for a while, and finally seemed to look away, but smiled lightly, "Ah Xiao, let's talk about it someday when I feel in the mood."

"what?"

"Reprint my debut book. Aren't you curious?"

"That's it, then I'm looking forward to it."

Xiazhiqiu Shiyu said with a slightly complacent smile, "Please look forward to it."

Nangong Xiao also returned a smile, then raised her head, signaling to move on.

The two walked again.

Walking in front of the main entrance of the outer wall of the resident, Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu suddenly asked, "Ah Xiao, what kind of ending am I? Is it a typical open harem ending? If not, it should be me as the heroine who defeated all the enemies Bar?"

Chapter 118 Dawn City - Chat

"You care about this? And so confident."

Nangong Xiao glanced at Xiazhiqiu Shiyu with great interest. This woman's reaction exceeded his initial expectations. Perhaps it was because of the experience of life and death in a different world that made this woman's will become extraordinarily tough...

"Just curiosity, as for self-confidence? Isn't this a matter of course. And with my character and ability, I will definitely be able to overwhelm all opponents."

"Then I'm really sorry, you lost, and it's very pitiful."

Xiazhiqiu Shiyu seemed a little dissatisfied, and asked, "I'm not the heroine?"

"You are, but only one of the heroines."

"Tsk, it must be appointed by the author, otherwise I will never lose."

"You're really confident..." Nangong Xiao said with a smile that could not be denied, "From the perspective of the original book, you are indeed extremely charming. Forget it, what's the point of saying these things? The current you are comparable to the original book. It’s totally different in the . ”

"...That's right, by the way, if you can go back in the future, remember to call me, I will walk with you." Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu said suddenly.

"If you can really go back, there is no problem, but, why?" Nangong Xiao didn't react for a while.

"I'm going to kill that damn author."

"Heh... I'll pass you the knife."

"Huh?" Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu suddenly became interested, "Why, could it be that A Xiao used to be very cute as my character? That's right, if she wasn't cute, she wouldn't remember my data."

Nangong Xiao looked down at Xiazhiqiu Shiyu's black hair, and then pushed the flat mirror on the bridge of his nose, "In that work, the only thing I'm really cute is a certain golden retriever... her mother."

"Huh?" Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu froze for a moment.

"No, it's nothing. Senior sister's black silk is the best." Nangong Xiao gave a thumbs up after saying that.

Xiazhiqiu Shiyu's mouth twitched, "Is it appreciated? But I just can't be happy."

"I'm really sorry about that."

"Hmph, be careful, I'll tell Asuna."

"Please go ahead, Asuna doesn't want to beat me...probably."

"Hehe..." Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu smiled, but suddenly said, "Ah Xiao, don't talk about this matter for now, Asuna and the others may not be able to accept it as calmly as I do."

Nangong Xiao nodded and said, "I know. So after a long period of observation and hesitation, I only revealed it to you, because I think you are the easiest to accept all of this."

"Just because I'm in the ACG circle?"

"This is just one of them. The real reason is that you are stronger than Asuna and the others." Nangong Xiao said seriously, "Asuna looks very strong, but in fact she has a slight psychological problem. A lot, but not as strong as it looks on the surface. In fact, if possible, I hope Asuna can really get angry and beat me up, or make a big scene. In short, as long as there is some emotion To vent, so that I can completely vent the depression that has been accumulated in my heart, then basically there is no problem. It's just that I underestimated Asuna's endurance."

"You...you didn't have any emotional intelligence before, but you are..." Xiazhiqiu Shiyumei's eyes widened, and she looked at Nangong Xiao in disbelief.

"Yes. But it seems that it won't work. For Asuna's physical and mental health, we have to think of other ways." After shaking his head, Nangong Xiao continued, "Besides, Hiratsuka Shizuka, her situation is also the same as that of Asuna. Sina is similar, both of which are psychological problems caused by long-term external environmental pressure. However, Hiratsuka Shizuka’s situation is more special. After all, as an adult, in addition to self-regulation, the external force becomes relatively weak in many cases. The relationship between Zhong Jing and me is there, and I don't want to interfere too much.

Finally, there is Maple... Sorry, I can't judge, she is either really a natural fool, or a legendary actor, I can't see through it at all. "

Listening to Nangong Xiao's words, Xiazhiqiu Shiyu was a little envious. This big boy really cares about Asuna. In this environment, there is another opposite sex who loves him and cares about his physical and mental health. ..

Really, why didn't such a good thing happen to me...

Of course, Kasumigaoka Shiwa didn't put her envious emotions on the surface, but said, "Maple will beat you after hearing this, really."

"Well, she's a lovely natural."

"It's so perfunctory."

"It's okay, as long as she didn't hear it."

"Ha ha..."

When the two were talking, they were already walking on the main road of Dawn City.

At this time, following the chatter and nonsense, Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu really let go of it slowly. She knew that maybe it was because the big boy next to him kept looking for topics, and kept saying things that made people laugh and cry, but could also drive In terms of emotions, he even confided his true heart to her, so that she would not think about it.

In this regard, she could feel the gentleness of this person, although he was a little different, but he also seemed so heartwarming...

Strolling on the main road of Shuguang City, feeling the caress of the breeze, the fruit-laden woody fruit trees are accompanied by the attractive fruity fragrance brought by the breeze, and the occasional laughter of the fruit picking workers, forming a wonderful scene. The picture is so comfortable and comfortable.

At least, Xiazhiqiu Shiyu and Nangong Xiao feel this way.

Looking at the Dawn City now, it has become full of vitality.

In addition to the movement of the security forces shouting in unison during training on the distant city wall or in the barracks, there are thousands of civilians hired from Jinuo Ker City in the city.

For example, there are dozens of sanitation workers, and this number will continue to increase. After all, what Nangong Xiao is most impressed with in this different world is the environmental sanitation problem. He doesn't want the city he built to become a stinking garbage dump in a short time.

In addition to sanitation workers, there are also fruit picking workers in front of the musk fruit trees on both sides of the main road, waiters in hotels and grocery stores built by Dongye, property managers of apartment buildings in charge of Asuna, and people from Akiba's side. Employees of arsenals and military uniform factories, cooks and servants responsible for feeding thousands of people in the security force, and so on.

As there are more and more jobs in Dawn City, more and more people need to be hired in Dawn City, which means that Dawn City will become more and more lively.

Seeing everything in front of him, Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu suddenly said, "Ah Xiao, isn't there a few thousand people in the security team? As long as they take over their families, wouldn't there be the first batch of residents in the city?"

"Still think our city is not lively enough?"

"It's a little bit."

"It's not urgent, I always insist on voluntariness." Nangong Xiao explained, "Compulsory orders can certainly achieve the goal, but they lack the sense of belonging of self-determination.

Besides, I am not afraid that no one will move to our Dawn City. "

"Oh? Refugees?"

"Even if refugees are not counted, the population of the city will definitely increase rapidly." Nangong Xiao paused and said, "As long as we compare horizontally, our Shuguang City is more comfortable and safer than Jinuo Ker City, with lower taxes and supplies. If there are enough jobs and there are enough jobs, then someone must be willing to emigrate. After all, even an old rural farmer with little knowledge still has the most basic ability to weigh pros and cons, which is human instinct.

As long as after a few days, those local civilians find that the nobles and lords of Ginocol City can’t control this place, and this place is better than Ginocol City, then I don’t need to say more about how the common people will choose. ?

Moreover, I heard from Bo'an that because of the high cost of the front-line army in the north, the capital of Stantel has issued a mandatory tax increase order. It should be just these two days. The earl will bite the bullet and announce the tax increase order.

Based on my recent understanding of the people's livelihood in this area, that kind of heavy tax is basically tantamount to cutting off the hope of the civilians in Ginocol City for the winter. At that time, we will let people secretly release some news about the various preferential policies in Dawn City, you Say, what will happen? "

Xiazhiqiu Shiyu blinked and said with a smile, "That old earl will go crazy."

"So what. He doesn't dare to jump over the wall in a hurry."

"That's right." Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu thought for a while, and then said, "By the way, when I went to the kitchen to get something last night, I overheard you and Asuna discussing things like installment payment, it seems to be real estate. Question?"

"Yes. After all, housing is a must for resettling civilians or refugees. However, it cannot be provided for free, otherwise it will only breed inertia. According to my idea, it is to let those civilians who want to live in Dawn City pay a fortune Low-interest housing debt, which acts as whiplash and makes those residents work harder."

Xia Shizi nodded clearly, "I can understand it, not to mention that it is always difficult to cherish something for nothing. People will only cherish the fruits of hard work."

"Yes. From the perspective of human nature, laziness is the original sin, and it is also a nature engraved in genes. If ordinary people give too much and live too comfortably without external pressure, then no matter how motivated they are Everyone has the possibility to become a mediocre salted fish. I don't want all my people to be salted fish that only give off a bad smell." Nangong Xiao paused and said, "And our business tax is [-] tax [-] It ranges from five taxes to one, and the agricultural tax is thirty to one. Apart from that, there are currently no other tax items. Under such a superior environment, bearing some debts is not a burden. Basically, as long as It must be easy to work hard for us and pay off the mortgage and live a happy life."

After hearing Nangong Xiao's words, Xiazhiqiu Shiyu said instead, "To be honest, this single and low tax alone can't maintain the administrative expenses of this city no matter what you think? Do you have to rely on the profits from doing business all the time? Subsidize city expenses? If this is the case, no matter how you look at it, it is not a healthy social structure, right?"

Nangong Xiao nodded and said, "You are right. In essence, I am sure that it is impossible for me to maintain this almost charitable tax system, but these must be gradually improved as the city develops."

Chapter 119 Dawn City - Essence

Walking beside Nangong Xiao, he embraced Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu who was walking slowly, nodded and said, "That's right, I'm afraid that A Xiao, if you show kindness or something, in the end, not only will you suffer a loss, but you will also make me suffer." Akiba and the others are disappointed."

"Don't worry about this. Kindness or not is always relative." Nangong Xiao said with a smile, "I also understand the reason why it is better to teach people to fish than to give them fish. In my opinion, the interests of the people must be controlled by the people." The people work together to maintain and obtain it. It's just that the social structure of this world is too special, and many consensuses in modern society are forced to be placed here, which is prone to inaccurate situations.

So, I changed to a different kind of governance, or the way of governance. "

Xiazhiqiu Shiyu was a little curious, "What way? It can't be the way of the Celestial Dynasty, right?"

"Although I also want to use it, and the feasibility is very high, but it takes too much time and there is great resistance. More importantly, doing so will easily make me lose the support of the dragon people, and I will even lose the support of the dragon people. Just Judging from my current personal situation, it is not suitable." Nangong Xiao shook his head and said.

"Fortunately... I thought you would directly start a revolution in another world."

"I'm not that unwise." Nangong Xiao said with a smile, "And what I have to do is actually very simple. It is to follow the trend of this world and make some changes, such as satisfying the residents' material and spiritual needs with absolute authority. At the same time, I use legal and moral means to constrain and guide the people to move forward. Of course, my own selfish desires are also indispensable, such as collecting money and collecting enchanted props.”

Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu said with a sigh of relief, "This is very good. Some of the qualified people have tried to raise money to collect enchanted items from the aborigines, and even thought of hiring aborigines to escort them. It's a pity that the identity of the outsider, coupled with The aristocrats in this world are full of greed and cruelty, so those qualified people who have no connections usually end up badly once they come into contact with the aristocrats. Even if a few qualified people successfully establish relationships with some nobles, it will be difficult for them to last long.

After all, how can the nobles calmly trade with qualified people if they can directly obtain benefits through violent means.Not to mention the very low success rate of accumulating wealth, the accompanying danger is also extremely high. As the qualified people are murdered by nobles and seized treasures, or the hired ones kill their lords, there are not many qualified people now. dared to do so.

However, A Xiao and your identities as the president can break through this barrier. With the identity of the dragon-human prince as a bridge, as long as the products are excellent, it should not be difficult to make money. "

While talking, the two came to an agricultural products shop.

Nangong Xiao asked, "Go in and have a look?"

"it is good."

The two walked into the agricultural product store that hadn't officially opened yet. The space of hundreds of square meters inside was filled with various shelves and various food samples that are commonly seen on the dining table of the human race in this world.

The folk staple food of the human race in this world is similar in appearance and taste to that of the earth. They are all similar to wheat, rice, noodles and the like. Even Nangong Xiao thinks that these are staple foods like wheat, but the output and name are different. That's all.