Chapter 2666: Light in the dark

Using this minute of "Mind Theater" time, Qiao Ann fully scrutinized the implied meaning of the Prime Minister, and then ended the "Mind Theater" and responded calmly.
"Of course we know that Lord Saoirsa is busy with official duties. It is reasonable to say that it is difficult to find free time to take a walk in this remote corner far from the city center, but I dare not use my shallow insight to guess your intentions. I have no opinion."
"Yo! I haven't seen you for a few days now, Mitra, you have become more talkative than before!" Saoirsa smiled and sighed.
"You used to praise me for being witty!" Qiao An pretended to be aggrieved.
Judging from Mitra's memory, Saoirsa paid special attention to this "Magic Eye Arcanist", and indeed once said she was "smart-toothed" in a ridiculous tone.
"Hey! How can I praise you? I mean you have a mean mouth and never suffer when you quarrel with others!"
Saoirsa explained with a smile.
"Really? But I still think this is a compliment."
"That's right, our beholders always regard being mean-mouthed and good at arguing as a special skill."
Saoirsa smiled and changed the subject: "Mitra, a few days ago, I heard people say that a mine disaster occurred on your territory. Is the loss serious?"
If other beholder nobles posed this question to Qiao An, she would answer that she suffered a heavy loss and give the other party a chance to gloat. It is better than disappointing her, and hating herself afterwards and burying the roots for no reason.
However, at this moment, the question is about the only prime minister in Udinese who is more sound and disdain to base her happiness on the sufferings of her compatriots. Moreover, she has always been friendly to Mitra, taking the initiative to take care of her, and "mythical warning". Nor could it detect Saoirsa's wickedness, Qiao Ann felt it was better to tell the truth.
"The loss was not heavy, only three dwarf miners died."
Next, Qiao An briefly talked about the aftermath of the mine disaster, as well as the safety, work and rest, and food systems he formulated for the mine.
Saoirsa listened attentively, and didn't comment thoughtfully until Qiao Ann finished speaking.
"Mitra, your reforms to the mine are very radical, you take care of the slaves so thoroughly, you are like an ardent philanthropist."
"None of these measures are in line with our traditions, but then again, beholders who abide by the tradition will not sacrifice their main eyes, advanced magic-eye arcanists."
The words of Saoirsa, Qiao Ann sounded a bit familiar, and Metatron, the "spiritual princess" of Odice, had also made a similar evaluation of Mitra to Saoirsa—this kind of non-compliance. Well-behaved guys, no matter how crazy they do, it won’t be surprising.
"Freaks who don't take the ordinary road", this kind of artificial setting is a good protective net for Qiao An, but it should not be too dented and leave an unreasonable impression. For this reason She needs to give the Prime Minister a self-justified explanation for the various reform measures she has implemented in the mine.
"Master Saoirsa, I am not interested in doing charity. The new systems implemented on the territory have only one purpose, which is to make the servants work better and create wealth for me more efficiently."
"Create wealth more efficiently?" Saoirsa repeated Qiao'an's last sentence, with doubts in her main eyes.
"Yes, I reduce the working hours of the servants, reduce the work intensity, and provide them with a lot of rest time, better food, more comfortable dormitories, and more thoughtful safety measures. These all require costs. In the short term, the investment is greater than The output, as you said, looks like doing charity."
"However, in the long run, these measures are conducive to prolonging the working life of the servants, making them healthier, happier, and more active in work, instead of fleeing or even rioting at every turn."
"I spent a lot of money on safety facilities in the mine, and also provided uniforms and safety helmets for all the miners. This investment can greatly reduce the probability of a mine disaster. The miners who should have been injured or killed by the mine can live healthy lives. In the long run, they will provide me with a more durable labor force. In the long run, their labor output will not only be enough to make up for my expenditure on welfare and safety measures, but there is still a lot of surplus-this is the dividend brought by the reform."
"Indeed, the new system you promote on your territory can squeeze the servants more efficiently, which is more beneficial in the long run. The more beautiful thing is that the servants also feel that they have benefited and are grateful to you."
Saoirsa's gaze at Qiao Ann added a touch of appreciation.
"Mitra, you are really smart and you are good at managing your own industry. Maybe you are more suitable to be the prime minister of Udinese than me."
"Humility" is not the virtue of the beholder, but Qiao Ann can't accept Saoirsa's flattery, otherwise, wouldn't he appear ambitious and covet her status and authority?
In case of indecision, Qiao An decisively opened the "Mind Theater", stopping for a minute and then slowly, considering how to answer it.
"Thanks for the compliment, I am very happy, but unfortunately want to become a successful prime minister, in addition to talents, appearance and popularity are also very important."
"The nobles of Udinese, whose eyes are full of jealousy and prejudice against me, slander me as a blind man, scold me for being ugly without conscience, and cannot understand my attempts to break the stereotypes and bad habits, since Udinese’s public The right to speak is controlled by these idiots, so why bother to work hard for public affairs and end up being thankless!"
"Mitra, you are too extreme, in fact, the nobles in the city do not always reject you, and the reason why many people don't understand you is just because they don't know you enough."
Saoirsa comforted softly.
"I talked to Slaoga and Rashnu a few days ago. They spoke highly of you. They also said that you were considered an annoying guy only because of rumors in the city, until the real After dealing with you and fighting side by side, I realized that the rumors were not credible. In fact, you are a very good person. They all like you and hope to have a deeper friendship with you."
"It can be seen that even our beholders will inevitably be misled by unfounded rumors, and will revise their views after clarifying the truth."
"Really?" Qiao An was slightly moved. "Slaoja and Rashnu are not bad. I hope there will be more such reasonable nobles in Udinese."
Saoirsa smiled slightly, and the topic turned back to the new system that Mitra had implemented on the territory.
"Mitra, you just said that providing welfare and security to the slaves is to squeeze them more efficiently and for a long time. This view is very interesting. I will continue to observe the reforms you try on your own territory. If the results are good, I Will consider to speak to Supreme and promote it throughout the city."
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