Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence

Laun lived up to his reputation as a wise minister, answering Su Li's questions clearly and methodically.

“Currently, the preliminary assessment of war merits shows a total of 63 people who meet the conditions for amnesty. However, this was, after all, a battle, with over a thousand heads taken. Many military merits and beheadings are disputed, and it will take a few more days to sort things out. I estimate that the final confirmed number of people who can be released from slavery will be between 30 and 40.”

These trivial administrative matters are the reason for his existence as the Minister of the Seal. If Su Li had to handle everything, he could forget about relaxing and enjoying life.

Seeing that Laun had everything well-organized, Su Li leaned back comfortably in his chair, relaxing and replying, “I won’t interfere with the matter of slavery. After you’ve sorted out and confirmed the numbers, I’ll host an award ceremony, personally exempting them from slavery and settling them in a manor, which we’ll call Disarmament Manor. Arrange it next to the Suland immigrants’ families.”

Releasing slaves is a matter of earning virtue, and Su Li certainly wouldn't miss it. Virtue in this world isn’t some ethereal thing; it can actually influence the descent of divine grace.

Although these slaves are released from slavery, they are still citizens of the Black Forest territory and must pay high taxes, relying on the lord to earn virtue and return two or three tenths of the taxes to survive.

Their only advantage is that after paying taxes, they can still have some of their own property.

And this small advantage alone allows countless citizens to come up with various tricks.

Since they were talking about building a new manor called Disarmament Manor, Laun immediately brought up the matter, saying, “Lord, our territory undoubtedly needs a group of commoners and cannot rely solely on slaves.”

“Do you know where the most densely populated area in our territory is now?”

Su Li really didn't know this information, and he asked curiously, “What place is it? Near the castle? Or the monastery?”

Laun shook his head and said, “It’s where Phyllis’s family is located, which is the Disarmament Manor you newly planned.”

This surprised Su Li, who asked, “What's so special about this village? We have wheat manors, cabbage manors, and even a spiritual medicine manor to build. Why is this Disarmament Manor the most densely populated?”

“Could it be… someone is going to see Phyllis’s beauty?”

Su Li recognized the charm of the territory's number one beauty, and it was reasonable for someone to flock to her.

Laun immediately shook his head and said, “It’s not because of Phyllis. The citizens all know that you go to see Phyllis every day and dare not have any fantasies about her.”

“The crowd flocks there because of other Suland beauties. In these few families, the women have taken up the profession of prostitutes.”

Prostitutes!?

Su Li instantly understood. The four standard buildings that exist in any village in this world are taverns, inns, brothels, and knight arenas.

Perhaps because of the knight's bloodline, the men in this world are particularly demanding.

Su Li himself had women singing every night, but his knights, armed attendants, and slaves also needed to vent.

Laun lowered his head and said expressionlessly, “Moreover, the knights of the territory have a lot of complaints. There are many suitors around Knights Amory and Sophie. They believe that the female knights are too closely related to you, which means that others have no chance at all.”

Su Li instantly took a deep breath. He said that he must never mess with superior-subordinate relationships!

He hasn't even occupied any female knight yet, and it has caused controversy. If he really can't control his lower body, wouldn't that cause public outrage?

So Su Li immediately solemnly promised: “My Minister of the Seal and Military Commander, you must help me appease people's hearts. Everyone must be clear about one thing. Unless I want to marry a knight family, I will not touch any female knights. I encourage knights to marry each other. The teachings of the Goddess of the Blazing Sun also encourage knights to take wise actions in politics and love. They should actively marry and settle down in the territory.”

Those with constant property have constant hearts. Su Li certainly hopes that these knights will settle down in the Black Forest Territory as soon as possible. If they don't marry, who will Su Li sell these fertile lands to? They are the main driving force for the development of the territory's manor.

Laun then raised his head, feeling relieved. As a civil servant, he didn't want to get involved in the disputes between the knights.

Then Laun said, “I think this situation is also related to the knights being in the military for a long time.”

After being in the army for more than three years, a sow can be as beautiful as Diao Chan.

The current conflicts in the territory are also related to the territory being too barren. There are more monks than porridge. If someone eats an extra bowl, it will naturally make others jealous.

This is the same form as the fierce internal struggle of those separatist regimes.

But there are ways to ease this matter, and Laun suggested: “Since brothels are indispensable to any territory, I think you can select a group of female slaves to build a brothel in the residential area south of the city to meet the needs of the citizens and earn wealth from caravans and manor owners. Don't underestimate a brothel. This is an important part of the income of nobles everywhere. A brothel can provide at least 5 to 10 gold coins of income per month.”

Build a brothel?

Su Li didn't have any special ideas about this proposal. Many countries’ original accumulation was completed by relying on women's bellies. For example, the little days and the little West Bas next door who are living well rely on prostitutes’ foreign exchange to obtain the first pot of gold for national development.

This world is very tolerant of prostitutes. The Temple of Rannoch is a den of crime such as brothels, casinos, and taverns.

Mainly because the values ​​are different from the East, the lower-class occupations really exist in various territories and do not require every occupation to have virtue and shame. You cannot use the Eastern theory of chastity to view the citizens of the Empire. In their eyes, prostitutes are just a profession, no different from thieves, fraudsters, or even tavern maids.

So Su Li said: “Let the Minister of the Seal handle this matter. Don’t call the south of the city a residential area. Since our territory has increased villages and manors, the residential area in the south with nearly 1,000 people will be renamed Black Forest Town.”

Just as he was talking about population, Fandal happened to walk into the castle, and Su Li immediately asked with concern: “My Minister of Agriculture, how is the rescue situation?”

Fandal replied with a proud smile: “Except for more than 20 severely injured slaves who are difficult to regenerate limbs, most of the remaining wounded can be rescued. It is very likely that our territory’s population will increase rather than decrease after this battle.”

Su Li's eyes lit up, and he said with a big smile: “Good! Good! Sure enough, we will eventually take compensation in victory. Next, the people of the Church of the Morning Light will do their best to rescue the wounded, and the knights of the Church of the Blazing Sun will prepare coffins and funerals. We must give the fallen knights the honor and allowances they deserve. Loyalty will not be forgotten, and dedication will never be disappointed.”

The ministers immediately agreed. This is a major event to ensure the honor of the territory and the combat effectiveness of the army, and no one dared to neglect it.

Several ministers discussed it and decided to give the fallen knights 30 months of salary as a subsidy. This allowance is definitely generous. After all, buying a slave of the corresponding rank costs 40 to 60 months of salary.

Then several ministers, mainly Minister of the Seal Laun and Military Commander Orstein, discussed in detail the rewards for military merits. This work took the longest time and was only initially completed late at night.

The biggest contributor in this battle was undoubtedly Knight Orstein, but the Hohenzollern family won the most. The awards to them will greatly demonstrate the richness of this award.

Laun put forward several plans, and Su Li still needs to weigh them carefully.

Su Li already had arrangements in mind for the Hohenzollern family’s reward. He planned to reward this family’s manor to the Bloody Highlands in the north, so that they could develop the fertile pastures there and also serve as the outpost for the territory’s northern warning.

However, Su Li has not yet decided on the reward for Knight Orstein. This knight is not pursuing wealth and territory. Otherwise, with his champion-level strength, he can easily obtain the title of Kingdom Knight within the Empire.

Su Li didn't have any clue what to reward him to show the incentive effect. He planned to wait for the daily intelligence to see if there were any good clues.

However, this matter is not urgent for a day or two. When it was late at night, Su Li yawned and said to the ministers with some sleepiness: “The post-war summary will end here for now. I will think carefully about the issue of rewards. Next, the two key points of the territory are, first, the water conservancy project in Bjorn Bay. Summer rainstorms are coming soon, and we must prepare as soon as possible.”

“The second is the excavation of the dwarf engineers below Moonlight Highland. My military commander, you must keep a close eye on this aspect and speed up the progress.”

Then Su Li waved his hand and said, “Today’s meeting ends here. The night is already very late. If you have anything, we’ll discuss it tomorrow.”

Several ministers stood up and saluted and left the castle.

After the ministers left, Su Li washed up and returned to the second floor of the castle. Looking at the fragrant scene on the bed, his originally sleepy eyes instantly disappeared and widened in excitement.

Under a thin quilt, three pairs of round and fair legs were exposed, especially the middle pair, whose skin was as white as snow, shimmering hazily in the moonlight. These legs were simply beautiful and glowing.

This is sleeping under the same quilt!

Although this castle is simple, and the bed is not big, and even the quilt is not new, a few people are covered with a thin quilt. But if there is no new quilt, there are new people. This room full of spring love is priceless!

Su Li suddenly felt his blood boil, lifted the corner of the quilt and burrowed in from under the quilt. Warm and smooth delicate bodies instantly filled his arms, and there was a burst of delicate calls from the quilt.

“Ah~”

“Lord~”

Su Li groaned comfortably. This is the lord's enjoyment of life!

As soon as he stretched out his hand, he felt a warm and full touch. Although he didn't know who it was, the enjoyment it brought was so fulfilling.

“Phyllis, I’m here to guide you in your knight’s training. I’ll give you this Dragon Blood Stone.”

Phyllis responded nervously: “Lord~ I, I will try to adapt to the life of cultivation.”

But obviously, Phyllis's weak body could not withstand Su Li's guidance after being strengthened by the Dragon Blood Stone.

She had only practiced once, and her cheeks were flushed and her face was flushed. She begged for mercy: “Lord, I... I feel like my soul is about to leave my body. I can’t do it anymore. Let me take a break~”

“How can this work?” Su Li was full of fighting spirit in his cultivation and had no intention of stopping.

Soon the quilt churned, and Hilde and Avril joined in guiding Phyllis.

This beautiful female courtier only felt that her whole body was floating in the clouds, and she gave her whole body to Su Li in a deadly entanglement, obtaining three times the speed of knight cultivation.