Blood Holy Scripture: True Ancestor Charlotte de Castel
Chapter 261: -41- North Port Expansion Plan_3

Chapter 261: -41- North Port Expansion Plan_3

"I don’t feel dissatisfied with the protection of Shallow Water Street," Charlotte said. "Rather, I am astonished that a wealthy place like North Port still harbors such poverty. After all, no lord would be happy to see their subjects suffering."

Pausing for a moment, Charlotte continued.

Upon hearing Charlotte’s words, the Mayor of North Port, Madoc, breathed a sigh of relief and with a slight sigh, he said,

"Shallow Water Street is an old issue in North Port. I have always wanted to solve it, but I am ashamed to admit that we have never been able to eradicate it entirely."

Charlotte was stirred by this:

"How long has an area like Shallow Water Street existed?"

The Mayor of North Port, Madoc, replied respectfully,

"It’s been a very long time, probably since the land in North Port was fully developed. You know, North Port was built on water, originally just a small island on a shallow seabed. Over time, successive counts expanded the territory to its current size."

"However, the places where North Port could be expanded are almost fully developed, but in recent years, due to the development of the alchemy industry, the population of North Port has been growing rapidly and is now almost at its limit..."

"Shallow Water Street emerged under these circumstances. Those who couldn’t afford to live inside the city built houses along the outer city walls on the water, which eventually became what is known today as Shallow Water Street. No... To be honest, it can’t really even be called Shallow Water ’Street’ anymore, it’s almost a Shallow Water District now."

Charlotte frowned:

"Since the land is insufficient, hasn’t there been any plan to continue expanding North Port over the years? I noticed this morning that Shallow Water Street is completely exposed outside the city walls. It’s alright on a good weather day, but if there’s a storm, I fear the losses would be severe each time?"

Madoc sighed and said,

"You are right, after every storm, Shallow Water Street is a mess. Managing the relief after the storm has always been a headache for City Hall."

"As for the city expansion plans, they exist, but have never been pushed forward. I’ve seen the records of North Port, initially, there was a plan eighty years ago, but it was halted because of the Star Moon War."

"Expanding North Port requires money, a lot of money. At the time, all the funds from Castel Domain were invested in the war, so the plans were postponed."

"Just that, no one expected that the Star Moon War would go on intermittently for more than eighty years, so the expansion of North Port was delayed until the end of the war..."

"But not long after the war ended, your father, the last count, passed away, and the expansion plans for North Port were once again put on hold... until today."

Charlotte was moved by this:

"How much money would it take to expand North Port?"

Madoc pondered and said,

"That... needs careful calculation. Considering that we need to recruit a Great Mage or even a Legendary Mage, it’s going to be a huge amount..."

"You know, we no longer have any Blazing Sun Mages."

After pondering for a moment, Charlotte instructed,

"Please prepare a list for me as soon as possible. I want to see the approximate amount needed to expand North Port, and also... gather and bring the information about North Port and Shallow Water Street to the Count Mansion."

Now that she had become the lord, it was necessary to take some action.

Gaining power was one aspect, improving the condition of her domain was another.

Places like Shallow Water Street had never been mentioned in the library of the Castel Manor. It was only after Charlotte had arrived in her domain and inspected it herself that she discovered this.

Comparison breeds discontent, it’s normal for the residents living in such an area to hold grievances compared to the comfortable life inside the city.

Charlotte felt that since she had seen it, she could not ignore it.

While consolidating power among the nobles, she also needed to take actions to win her subjects’ approval, laying the groundwork for future endeavors.

"Alright, my Lord, are you planning to expand North Port?" Madoc asked expectantly, his eyes lighting up.

Charlotte glanced at him and said,

"It’s just a preliminary idea. Let’s start with the information and see, and also... keep this matter confidential for now."

"Your command will be obeyed!" Madoc replied respectfully with a bow.

...

Madoc was quite efficient.

It was clear that the Mayor of North Port wanted to leave a good impression on Charlotte. The day after she gave the order, he brought the organized documents to the Count Mansion by carriage.

"Count, here are the various documents about North Port and Shallow Water Street. However... regarding the funds for the expansion you mentioned yesterday, it’s too complex, and we need more time to calculate it."

"As you know, different expansion plans require different amounts of money. We have made some plans before, but... it was a long time ago, and many things need to be started anew," Madoc said respectfully.

"No hurry, there’s no rush at this moment," Charlotte commanded as she instructed the maid to take the documents to the study.

Charlotte did not immediately check these documents.

Some matters are more urgent than others, and deciding on the expansion of North Port was not something to be resolved in a day or two. For now, she needed to host a good banquet and meet with her vassal nobles before anything else.

Tomorrow was the banquet at the Count Mansion, and she still had some preparations to make today.

Specifically, it involved working with Nisi to set a trap at the Count Mansion in advance, waiting for possible Bloodline members to fall into it.

If the Nais Clan did not take action, then so be it.

But if they did, she was prepared to detain everyone!

The day passed quickly.

Before long, the day of the banquet at the Count Mansion finally arrived.