Lord of Plenty

The group did not go deeper into the Ever Dark Forest.

According to Dawn, he found a group of bloody demon wolves in the outer circle of the Ever Dark Forest. Those beasts are not easy to provoke.

Now they may be hiding somewhere to look for food. It is best not to enter the range of the forest. If there is a problem, he can only protect one person and leave.

Listening to the advice and eating a full meal, Kun did not want to sacrifice all the manpower he had at hand because of his curiosity.

He was still counting on these important talents who were indispensable in the territory to help him build the territory.

Because they needed to see the actual area where the Ever Dark Forest and the Rich Territory bordered, the group walked slowly along the edge of the forest.

This walk took a full four hours, and the whole morning passed.

Riding on the back of a strange horse with an inch-long black sharp horn on its head, Li Yuntian, who was about to be shaken apart, had a blank expression on his face and tried to make his expression a little calmer. In fact, his butt had been shaken to the point of unconsciousness.

At first, he thought that Kun's so-called territory was only as big as the terraced fields in the valley in front of his house, and at most a few hills around it, big enough, right?

When he first arrived here, there was a low and dilapidated castle, a dilapidated farm, and a territory population of less than a thousand people. It seemed that everything was as he thought.

Although there are extraordinary systems such as mages and warriors in this world, it is too backward after all, and it can only be regarded as a medieval civilization at most.

It was not until this territory inspection that Li Yuntian understood what Kun meant by "a not very large territory".

In short, it is from the other side of the mountain to the other side of the sea.

As far as the eye can see, it is all this kid's land. Anyway, he has been riding for more than four hours and he has not seen the edge.

After asking carefully, he learned that it is to the east of the Ever Dark Forest, to the west of the Forbidden Scorched Earth, and to the north of the Storm Sea.

According to that kid, he can add the territory he "expands" from the Ever Dark Forest to the actual territory of Fengyao Territory, and no one will care anyway.

Is this a small lord?

It's more than enough to build a provincial capital!

You think a small lord has hundreds of people under him, manages hundreds of acres of land, and has a small farm at most.

It's outrageous that a small lord in Yongxu Continent has a territory comparable to half of a large universe country.

How big is this world?

But it's normal to think about it. In the eyes of humans, Blue Star is big.

But from the perspective of the universe, Blue Star is indeed just the size of a small broken ball. Although it has bred life and civilization, it is actually pitifully small.

After inspecting the Ever Dark Forest, the group returned to the Jade Heart Farm.

As Vittorio complained, all the villagers in the village stayed at home. No matter how Vittorio's two men loudly explained the new policy of the Jade Heart outside the door, they refused to go out. They were incompatible with the atmosphere of the construction in the other side of the village. They were like ice and fire.

Sensing the vague sight of those in the dark room, Old Tate said coldly:

"They are lucky to meet such a kind lord as the young master, but they don't know how to cherish it. They are really a bunch of cheap skins. They should all be turned into slaves and taste the whip and be honest."

Although the words were unpleasant, it was rare that even Dawn, who had always been at odds with Old Tate, didn't say much this time.

He had seen too many greedy lords who were bent on squeezing the last copper coin from the civilians in the territory.

Once the civilians became slaves in the hands of the lords, even if they worked hard until the day they died, they still couldn't change anything.

There are very few "foolish" lords like Kun who are willing to treat their subjects sincerely. Otherwise, why would he give up his bright future and come to such a corner of the kingdom to be a guard captain?

The weak need to be protected by the strong, but the kindness of the strong needs to be taken seriously.

It is not because the weak are weak that they can ignore this kindness, or even trample on this rare kindness.

Because he himself had personally experienced such a bad thing, his heart was cold, so he simply gave up the road of joining the army to establish merit and become a military noble.

Dawn once warned Vittorio at the banquet held by the Fengzao Territory on the first day of the team's arrival, saying that he should not disappoint the lord, but he did not say what would happen to him if he disappointed the lord.

Dawn, who drank alone in the corner all night, was actually carefully observing the expressions of all the civilian representatives. He could see clearly which ones were sincere and which ones had crooked thoughts.

In the future, he will naturally find an opportunity to crack down on them. If they still don't know how to restrain themselves, he will naturally solve the problem completely. Do you really think that he, a top-level third-level warrior, is a vegetarian?

On the other side, Vittorio on horseback was carefully observing the expression of his lord. He was relieved when he confirmed that Kun was not angry because of his incompetence.

Although it is good to live a life with a high salary, the situation this time is obviously different from the last time.

He didn't care how miserable the pig-headed noble who always pointed fingers and actually knew nothing would end up after bankruptcy. It was really that the employer this time was too conscientious. He felt a little guilty for not doing the job well.

Li Tianyun was a little surprised at the state of the villagers here. Why would they rather endure hunger and cold than step out of the door, as if they were some kind of flood beast that was about to choose someone to eat. Kun roughly told him about the situation here.

"The ice is three feet thick and it is not cold in a day."

"Don't be pretentious, speak human language."

Li Tianyun said seriously:

"To put it bluntly, the collective integrity of all of you nobles has suffered devastating damage, and you, the new lord, have fallen into a crisis of integrity because of the previous lord's misbehavior."

"Can this black pot also be thrown on my head? Okay, is there any solution?"

Kun had a headache. He had only been in Fengrao Territory for two days. In two days, there was a financial crisis and a crisis of demon wolves. Now there was a crisis of integrity. He just wanted to farm, why was it so difficult?

"Have you heard of the allusion of 'standing a tree and trust'?"

Li Tianyun smiled and told Kun, the 'outsider', the origin of this idiom. Although Kun suffered an unprovoked disaster, it was also easy to solve.

After all, they were two lords, and it was relatively easy to establish trust. As long as they formed a sharp contrast with the previous lord and maintained this trust, these farmers who had suffered would trust Kun, the new lord, more.

Kun's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he praised, "Good idea."

Called Vittorio to give him a detailed instruction. Vittorio, who also served as a secretary, was skeptical. The method was simple, but would it really work?

Kun didn't care about that. The lord's job did not include teaching his subordinates how to do things. If he did everything himself, he would be exhausted. What was the point of having an assistant?

"By the way, Tate, there is another important job for you to do. After all the people in the Jade Farm are registered, remember to build a public toilet first.

While the weather is not warm yet, the feces of these people and animals in the village are easy to deal with. Deal with them quickly. In my territory, hygiene must be given priority, and no piles of feces are allowed to appear again."

"..."

Vittorio hesitated to speak. He was not one of those noble nobles who were obsessed with cleanliness. He was just a farmer who was used to this.

Even in the Dansu capital, which is known as the capital of flowers, in the neighborhoods where civilians live, the sewage is directly dumped on the streets. For this reason, it is specially divided into noble areas, civilian areas, and slums.

Why bother to be serious about such things, and build a public toilet in a small village?

I am afraid that it will be another unnecessary expense. The lord is still too naive.

Even if the public toilet is built, even the civilians in the city will not go there. Will some farmers in the countryside really obey it?

Vittorio cannot understand Kun's idea. After all, the knowledge and vision of the two are very different.

Building public toilets is actually just Kun's initial plan. There will be a series of plans such as clean drinking water and building public baths.

Kun requires and builds his territory from the civilization level of another world. After all, what he wants is to replicate his hometown and create another hometown in another world.

It is normal that ordinary people in this world cannot understand, but as long as they follow his will and build it bit by bit, they don’t need to understand.

This is the benefit of being a lord. Within the scope of the Territory of Plenty, his will even overrides the laws of the kingdom.

Just like the hygiene requirements he put forward, in Vittorio's eyes, or most people in the village can't understand, but as long as they are forced to do it, these people will do it as required, at most thinking that the noble Kun can't stand the dirt and mess here.

Even in the eyes of the vast majority of nobles in this world, there is actually no concept of hygiene requirements. There are not too many nobles who don't take a bath all year round and have lice on their bodies.

It was only when Kun descended to another world that he realized the strong connection between hygiene and life safety.

He didn't want the fertile land he had worked so hard to build to be wiped out by a sudden malignant infectious disease or a plague that is common to both humans and animals. Destruction is always easier than construction.

If there is such a day, the magic of the temple may be useful, but it will undoubtedly require more efforts.

The religion in this world is not just for show. They stretch their hands very long. They want power, gold coins, and faith.

In some countries, even the succession of the throne requires the approval of the temple. Perhaps one day, the Abundant Territory will also build its own temple, but Kun does not want that day to come too early, which will disrupt many of his plans.

Turning his head to look at the strong-looking and burly warrior Dawn, Kun carefully considered his words and said:

"My friend is very interested in fighting skills and wants to become your disciple from Master Dawn. What do you think?"

Although Kun is a mage, Dawn did teach him fighting skills for a period of time before, but he just didn't learn it, so Dawn really deserves the title of Master Dawn.

"Is this the lord's order or a personal request?"

Kun laughed, "Of course it's a personal request."

If it's official business, Kun estimates that Dawn won't teach with all his heart.

If it's just to let Li Tianyun learn fighting spirit, any of the knights in his guard team can do it. The difficulty is how to make Li Tianyun take fewer detours and become a high-level warrior faster.

After all, he can only save himself if he becomes a high-level warrior.

There is no need to think about the talent of a warrior. Even if he has talent, it is too late, because Li Tianyun is the same age as him, and he is sixteen years old this year.

You should know that in that family in the capital, Kun has been exposed to fighting spirit and martial arts since he was five years old.

Children from civilian families have to wait a little longer, and they start to become warrior apprentices at around eight years old. They have to pay tuition while becoming the followers of formal warriors, responsible for the warriors' eating, drinking, defecating, washing clothes and leading horses.

Even so, most children will never get rid of the word "apprentice" in front of the warrior in their lifetime.

So Li Tianyun can only work hard after birth, and the result will be very different if there is a good teacher to guide him.

What Kun wants is to let Dawn, a great warrior who has made a lot of reputation in the capital and was even hired by his military family to guide them, the sons of the marquis, to guide Li Tianyun with his heart.

Even if Kun is willing to spend a lot of money to hire a third-level warrior to teach Li Tianyun, he may not be as good as Dawn.

Kun knows very well that some people can become high-level, and it is really God's gift, and they step into the high-level field in a muddle.

In fact, they may not be better than an experienced low-level warrior, let alone a professional like Dawn.

With strength and teaching experience, there is really no better candidate than Dawn.

Dawn glanced at Li Tianyun, who was riding on a horse with thin arms and legs, shook his head, and said bluntly:

"I don't think he has any talent to become a warrior. Instead of wasting time on this, it's better to find some other way out to save each other's time."

Kun naturally knew that Li Tianyun didn't have the talent to become a warrior, but the problem was that even if he didn't have the talent, he could still make it as a warrior.

After all, the training of a warrior depends on talent on the one hand, and on personal effort and resources on the other.

And with his support behind him, there is always a little advantage in this regard. It is better than taking the dead end of a mage, and there is a greater probability of advancing to a high level.

"Master Dawn doesn't need to worry about the fighting skills, martial arts secrets, and even the daily medicinal bath. You just need to give him some pointers from time to time to help him avoid some detours.

Add to that the monthly guidance fee of fifteen silver coins, and I can assure you that my friend may not be a gifted apprentice, but he will definitely be the one who studies the most seriously and attentively, and will never let you down."

After all, practicing fighting skills is saving his own life, and Li Tianyun can't help but be serious.

And according to his understanding of Li Tianyun, he is not the kind of person who will give up halfway because of difficulties and hardships.

Seeing that Dawn was a little shaken, Kun struck while the iron was hot and advised:

"I know that Master Dawn is not worried about fighting skills or money, but worried about not having enough time.

The work of the sheriff of the territory alone consumes most of his energy, and he has to manage the guard team. It is difficult to distract himself from other things and teach a disciple. He really doesn't have that much energy."

Dawn nodded, which was considered to be an agreement with Kun's statement.

Kun also knew that the most important reason why Dawn was unwilling to accept a disciple was because he was 40 years old this year, at the peak of his physical fitness.

What does a great warrior who has reached a bottleneck in his fighting spirit cultivation desire most?

Of course, he still takes advantage of his physical fitness to try to go one step further and break the bottleneck of cultivation.

From the realm of mortals to the realm of heroes above the high level, he naturally does not want to waste time on Li Tianyun, who he thinks has no talent.

Otherwise, when he gets older, the warrior's strength will decline very seriously, and he will really have no chance to enter the legendary realm that few people have been able to enter since ancient times.

The older the mage is, the more valuable he is, so he has the reputation of an old mage, and the old warrior is really old.

Coincidentally, Kun believes that he is very knowledgeable about the bottleneck of the hero field.

After briefly talking to Dawn about some recent research, Dawn couldn't help but feel a little moved.

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