Wang Du is very big. Fortunately, the pace of life in this era is very slow. In addition, the punishers have converged, which gives Manda the opportunity to wander around in Wang Du for a few days.
Similar to later cities, in Wangdu, people of different classes have their own boundaries, but the boundaries are more obvious than later generations.
The Royal Palace is the center of the royal capital. Taking this as the benchmark, there are nobles living in the south of the city. The buildings here are luxurious and sparse. Most of them are noble mansions with clear rules. Titles and official positions determine each other''s status and voice.
From the area of the house to the cost specification, there are traces of rules everywhere. For example, Manda''s official residence is very close to the official residence of the finance minister. If Manda wants to build a building in his own house, if the height of the building exceeds the main residence of the finance minister, it is an open provocation to the finance minister.
Not only the house, but also the daily trivia. The carriage can''t be bigger than the finance minister''s, the attendants can''t be more, the clothes can''t be more expensive, and even the food can''t be better.
Everyone has one wife. Manda''s situation is special. The finance minister can ignore this. But the finance minister has four lovers outside. If Manda finds five, she will disrespect the finance minister.
The east of the city is the gathering place of rich businessmen. The rules here are much simpler. Although the financial resources are different, most businessmen are still civilians after all. There is no strict hierarchy in identity. They can live a relatively personalized life within a reasonable range. The loose rules also make it the most prosperous place in the capital.
There are a large number of civilians living in the north of the city. The biggest feature here is congestion. Many roads can''t even let carriages pass through. The terrain in the north of the city is very low. The sewage and excreta of the whole King''s capital gather here and flow along both sides of the road like a river. After two days in the north of the city, Manda felt that the suffocating smell could poison people at any time. Fortunately, God is fair. The north wind of the king''s capital is very frequent. Every spring and autumn, the whole king can share the unique fragrance in the north of the city.
There are no rules in the north of the city. The law is the only bottom line here, and it is by no means insurmountable. Four headless corpses have been found in the south of the city, which has brought great pressure to heram and even general longson. However, if several corpses are found in the north of the city, the only thing the sheriff here needs to care about is when these corpses can be cleaned up. He was worried that the corpse would cause epidemic disease. As for who the murderer was, it was not in his consideration at all.
Finally, in the west of the city, Manda didn''t dare to stay here too much, because this is the territory of God punishers.
There are seven large and small churches here, of which the Cathedral of the archbishop is the most dazzling. The cathedral represents the highest power of the Church of divine punishment in Romulus, and it is also the biggest threat that Manda faces in the royal capital.
After figuring out the structure of Wangdu, Manda is going to do something next.
It''s not that Manda is keen on doing things, but that if he doesn''t do something, others will do him.
He killed hamis. There were more than 200 pickpockets and more than 100 thugs under his hands. In addition, more than 100 girls had nothing to do. If they were left alone and there was no restriction, God knows how much trouble they would make. As for persuading them to be good, Manda won''t do it. He''s not so kind and stupid. If the prodigal son really turns back so easily, the world will be too beautiful.
In addition to this group of idle villains, there are a group of people who are even more difficult to deal with. After hamis died, many nobles lost their wealth. Even the lowest officials lost hundreds of gold coins every year. This is not a small amount. They must retaliate. Unless Manda continues to give them money, Manda will be fooled.
Will Manda give them money? It''s too hard. Manda never thought of it.
The way to treat villains is to find them something to do. The way to treat nobles is to find them more things to do, let them bear greater losses, and cherish everything in front of them.
The price of the royal capital is very high, the cost of living is very high, and the feudal land of the nobles is far away. It is certainly not enough to rely on a meager salary alone. Aristocrats have their own ways to make money. Taking advantage of their position to receive property is one of them, and the other is to run business.
It is too easy to expose business in the south of the city. It is inevitable that there will be a little embarrassment when colleagues meet in the business field, so the business of the nobles is concentrated in the east of the city.
After a few days of observation, Manda selected the target. One is the dusk tavern in the east of the city. The tavern is ridiculously large. When it is full, it can accommodate more than 300 guests and more than 70 rooms for accommodation. It is said that this is the business of Foreign Minister Jeffrey. Of course, the apparent operator is not him.
In addition to being large, this tavern also has another feature, which is the indescribable business situation. According to the old housekeeper of general longson, the tavern has been poorly operated so that it can''t pay taxes for three consecutive years.
Manda paid a special visit for this. As a result, the guests were full that day. From dusk to late at night, he couldn''t wait for a seat. It is said that no matter the four seasons, the guests here are full every night, even new year''s Eve. This is strange. Why does the old housekeeper say that the tavern is not well managed?
In fact, the reason is very simple. The tavern makes money, but it doesn''t pay taxes. The taxes are paid to the king, and the king won''t come to the tavern. Since the king doesn''t investigate, others won''t mention it.
The second goal is the conqueror''s castle. This is not the castle of an aristocrat. No aristocrat is qualified to build a castle in the king''s capital. This is the most famous Fengyue place in Wangdu. It is said that men who come here can find the pride of fighting in the world. Therefore, this place is called the conqueror castle.
This castle is the business of the great inspector osius. The great inspector is responsible for supervising the behavior of all officials. His status is second only to the Government Secretary and the general. Manda is a little nervous about dealing with such senior officials, but he really feels stimulated.
When a target is selected, there must be a detailed operational plan. It is certainly not possible to rely solely on the mob.
In such a big business, there must be ruthless people watching the market. Manda met two ancient god believers watching the market in the conqueror castle. Fortunately, their class is not high, one is first-class and the other is second-class. It is also easy to understand that high-class believers disdain to do this kind of work, and in this mixed place, they can easily attract the attention of God punishers.
Manda asked bigda to choose 50 brave, skillful and clever thieves, 20 in charge of the dusk tavern and 30 in charge of the conqueror castle. The number does not need to be too large. The important thing is that they have to learn to execute tactics.
Manda asked lioness and Pluto to to give them simple training. They don''t need to train thieves into soldiers. They just need to learn one thing, absolute obedience to orders.
And Manda himself has some things to do. Killing hamis makes him unpopular in the south of the city, so he has to make more friends. Sheriff Stanton in the east of the city has become his first target.