Dragonborn Centaur Chiron commanded his monsters to part the crowd gathered in front of the bulletin board.
His Centaur Warriors and Kobolds struggled to push the surging crowd three meters away from Chiron.
These Dragonkin did not carry any weapons in this human-dominated town; in their hands were only the long staffs they used for daily maintenance of town order.
Although the artisans brought by these human nobles and merchants continuously smelted iron ore, the focus of the smelting workshops was on other precious ores, so these iron ores were only smelted incidentally.
Even though the Dragon clan had already begun to consciously assign their kin to human smelting workshops to learn forging techniques, it would take some time to meet the weapon needs of all their kin.
Currently, except for the Centaur Tribe warriors, who were naturally excellent cavalry and possessed strong combat power, the weapons used by other Dragon kin were still crude; even among the Centaur Warriors, not every one of them was equipped with iron tools.
The long staffs, made from special trees in the forest, were extremely tough and could contend with sharp swords, but the surrounding crowd was not afraid.
Firstly, they had grown accustomed to the presence of these True Dragon kin; not only did these humans need to strictly adhere to the order established by the True Dragon, but the kin themselves also needed to follow the order.
Moreover, these monsters, often due to their inherent evil nature and certain innate chaos, were subjected to even stricter restraints than the humans.
Perhaps in the eyes of the Dragon clan, all these lives were equal, merely subjects ruled by the Dragon clan, differing only in the degree of closeness and trust.
Secondly, almost all the humans who gathered were intelligent individuals; they were always very active in listening whenever new regulations or rules were announced.
Because these declarations represented the will of the Dragon clan, or rather, the Dragon Lord's governance policy for ruling the land, those with keen enough insight would discover ample business opportunities under these new rules.
Sometimes, being one step ahead meant gaining an advantage.
Therefore, most of those who gathered were the stewards sent by the pioneering nobles and the principals of various trade groups, as these individuals possessed a keen sense for profit.
These Dragon kin formed a circle around the most powerful warrior of the Centaur Tribe, and only then did this powerful warrior unfold the thick parchment bulletin in his hand, but the Centaur dragonborne suddenly froze; he had forgotten that he couldn't read.
"Damn it, I forgot to bring lord Kalon's female slave; she usually helps me read out the announcements."
The dragonborn Centaur Chiron scratched his head, his gaze sweeping around his subordinates as he asked, "Is there anyone here who can read? Step forward, and after you finish reading this announcement, I will tell the Blue Dragon Dos of your meritorious service."
The monsters surrounding him stared at each other, wide-eyed; there were no schools or places for imparting knowledge in the wilderness.
Among these monsters, being able to understand and speak the common tongue was already considered a prodigy; teaching them to read and write was out of the question.
Not every race could possess heritage and innate knowledge like the True Dragon.
"Damn it," Chiron cursed, using words he had learned from humans, "How can I manage the Dragon Territory well for the Dragon Lord with you insects?"
The exasperated Centaur Warrior braced his front hooves on the ground, raised his thick hind hooves, and kicked one of his subordinates flying, the unfortunate monster crashing backward into the crowd, knocking over several onlookers.
Chiron scratched his head, a thought suddenly occurring to him; he slapped his forehead, proud of his cleverness.
The Centaur pulled out a gold coin from a pouch at his waist; after thinking it over, he felt it was wrong and replaced it with a silver coin, but before he could even take the silver coin out of his pocket, he hesitated again, finally pulling out a few copper coins.
Chiron held a few copper coins in his broad palm and shouted to the surrounding residents, "Is there anyone among you who can read? As long as you can help me read this announcement, these few copper coins are yours."
"But there must be no mistakes, otherwise I won't pay," the Centaur emphasized seriously.
Despite being only a few copper coins, the conditions were so simple that many residents raised their hands, eager to help, tempted by the money.
Chiron stared for a while and chose an old man with a gap in his front teeth because he had heard that the longer humans lived, the more knowledge they possessed.
"Hey, you, old man," Chiron said, pointing at the chosen human.
The old man saw that he had been chosen and smiled, revealing all his missing teeth; this was the same old man who had guided Ross and Hell earlier.
The old man took the thick parchment scroll from Chiron's hand and, squinting, began to read.
According to the management methods discussed by the Blue Dragon Dos and Akzi, the main points of the regulations to be announced this time were several.
On one hand, it was to begin levying corresponding taxes on all commodity transactions and circulation, instead of just the original fixed percentage of cooperation fees, as well as related market rental taxes.
The Dragon clan no longer needed to concede related interests; they began to govern their Dragon Territory like a lord.
Of course, to promote the development of the town, the True Dragon currently had no intention of levying tariffs.
Furthermore, restrictions were placed on the trade of certain commodities, such as spices, which were scarce inland and more valuable than gold; these valuable trade items required taxes to be paid according to a certain percentage of the transaction amount.
Also, gold mining resources could not be arbitrarily exploited; they required the True Dragon's opinion and approval before mining could begin, which meant that mineral development was brought under the control of the Dragon clan, and only merchants and partners designated by the Dragon clan could mine.
Moreover, the salt lakes and salt mines on the grassland were now prohibited from being arbitrarily exploited; they were currently guarded by the True Dragon kin, and no one was allowed to approach them without permission.
This meant that the Dragon clan's planning for their Territory was gradually getting on track, no longer being the original barbaric exploitation and development.
However, these changes would not trouble the pioneers, as they were essentially engaging in risk-free trade before; now they merely needed to pay a small tax, far lower than those set by noble lords.
Besides, in this Dragon Territory, the will of these true Dragon's resideing here was like a supreme command; they would not be dissatisfied because of this, though many would regret no longer being able to earn profits as recklessly as before.
Those nobles and Merchants who already had cooperative relationships with the True Dragon were even happier; they understood better than anyone how profitable exclusive franchises could be.
Almost all the noble's and merchants present were rubbing their fists, thinking about how to curry favor with the Dragon clan and obtain this right from the Dragon Lord.
However, the subsequent decree caused an even greater stir among these people: the Dragon clan exempted grain transactions from taxes and encouraged humans to settle in this land.
These True Dragon's would recognize the rights of humans living in this land; no matter what their status was upon arriving, they would become free citizens after gaining their freedom.
For every person brought back, a fixed amount of reward would be given, and the more people brought back, the more generous the reward.
If someone possessed a special skill, such as a blacksmith, carpenter, or other artisans, or serfs specializing in agriculture, the rewards would be doubled.
This implicit hint was practically an explicit declaration in the ears of these people; it meant that their ships could return full from this Golden Land and also from the territories ruled by human nations.
This was tantamount to encouraging everyone to become bandits who plundered and relocated populations; the nobles were even more delighted that the vagrants in their territories and scattered villages in the wilderness could also be exchanged for large sums of gold.
What was even more tempting to other ordinary adventurers was that the Dragon clan actually promised that everyone could cultivate land in this Territory, and the cultivated land would belong to the cultivators, and for ten years, no taxes would need to be paid on the cultivated land.
After ten years, a certain percentage of tax would need to be paid, and this percentage was also lower than that of other noble lords. This condition, impossible for other lords to offer, could be guaranteed in the Dragon Territory, which was almost entirely wilderness.
Moreover, it encouraged humans and various other races to settle here, promising that they could have the status and rights that normal people should have; not only that, but if they had outstanding talent, they could even become officials in the Dragon Territory.
Furthermore, as long as one became a resident of the Dragon Territory, their descendants for three generations would be exempt from military service, meaning the Dragon's Territory would not actively conscript these residents within three generations, and it would also actively help residents build houses.
For the True Dragon, although these conditions were quite generous, they actually did not harm their interests much, because the endless forests were originally idle and desperately needed population for development and utilization.
But even those nobles and Master were tempted by this condition; they had already started stepping out of their residences, standing on balconies, and observing the upcoming developments.
Even if they already had vast family businesses, every family always had some illegitimate children and distant relatives; instead of letting these people remain in the family feeling frustrated, it was better to bring them here to seek development.
It was foreseeable that as the rule of the Dragon clan was gradually got on track, the relevant systems would also need to be gradually perfected.
This meant that not only could they earn a lot of money in this land, but perhaps they could also become noble officials in this gradually forming Dragon Kingdom.
The gradually enthusiastic atmosphere in the crowd drowned out the old man's voice as he read, until Chiron sent his subordinates to stop it several times before the announcement could continue to be read.
But the mage Lazi's thoughts had already drifted far away; he decided to go back and discuss it thoroughly with his adventurer team. This Dragon Lord currently intended to build a unique Dragon Kingdom, unlike other Chromatic Dragon's who chose to have a monster kingdom.
Opportunity and danger coexist; people with keen insight often seize that sliver of opportunity within danger. The mage Lazi felt that he might boldly take a gamble and become one of those with keen insight.
Perhaps in the future, he could also achieve something, instead of being a wandering adventurous commoner Mage; perhaps in the future, he could also become the founder of a family.
Even owning his own Mage Tower, the young mage's heart began to fill with longing.
Leaving aside the discussions and thoughts of the noisy crowd in the town, under the discussions of the Blue Dragon's Dos and Akzi, the Dragon Territory finally began to take a crucial step, gradually moving from its original barbaric and disorderly development onto the proper track a territory should have.
Perhaps due to the natural distrust of the Chromatic Dragon's, not too many humans would choose to come to this land yet, but it would be proven once those humans sold by nobles settled and took root here; all of this would take time.
And time, relative to short-lived races, always stood by the True Dragon.
After the new laws promulgated by the Dragon Lord gradually spread, the residents of the town began to have different ideas.
The residents of GoldSeaTown, who had temporarily gathered for adventure and gold prospecting, had originally come to this land solely for profit.
But if the rulers of this land truly governed the Dragon Territory as stated in the promulgated laws, a considerable portion of these people began to harbor the idea of long-term residence here.
Moreover, in the Ekania World, countless prosperous towns had formed due to gold prospecting, adventure, or certain commercial trades; in the distant southern continent, there were many examples of towns that developed from barren land into prosperous settlements due to seaport trade.
For example, the famous BlackRock Tradeport, which, due to its abundant production of a special spice, coupled with good navigation routes and a natural harbor suitable for ship docking, gradually gained favor with maritime trade groups.
It developed from a small village into a large seaport where major trade groups are now stationed, especially the BlackRock Trade Group, the number one maritime trade group in the Southern Continent, which is also stationed there and participates in almost all local industries, thus earning the name BlackRock Port.
Furthermore, GoldSea Town combined all these key advantages; although the journey to human nations was somewhat distant, safe trade routes had already been fully explored.
The only thing that worried these people was that the evil Chromatic Dragon's ruled this place.
Although previous good cooperation had established initial trust between both sides, once it concerned their long-term future, everyone would subconsciously refer to their stereotypes, and all of this would take time to slowly change.
However, according to the Blue Dragon Dos's idea, this situation should be broken by the nobles and trade groups taking the lead. While the success of these nobles and merchants certainly stemmed from their inherent background, sometimes, when faced with opportunity, these merchants and nobles would be more fearless than courageous adventurers.
Because these people were not only educated due to their good background and possessed insight that ordinary people lacked, but they also had a gambling nature to take big risks; if not for this, they would not have achieved their current status and power.
Of course, more importantly, in the face of sufficient profit, these people could do anything.
They only feared having no profit or too little profit.