Lord of War

None of Harbind's Serpent's mercenaries were left alive.

Sean knew this result a long time ago, at least since he said "they belong to you", he knew what would happen to these people. With the barbarians of the Northland with steel wings and the Harbind Snake mercenaries whose weapons and armor had been confiscated, they were completely unable to make any more waves. Even if they resisted, they would be quickly suppressed.

Afterwards, due to the adrenal stimulation, Xiao En entered a weak state of exhaustion.

However, for William, he felt that it was a failure that Sean didn't pass out on the spot. At least if he passed out on the spot, there would be more room for fuss. As for Sean's weakness to such a degree, William explained to the townspeople that it was because Sean used the side effects of miracles, and his lifespan would likely be shortened as a result.

Saying these words with William's temperament and serious appearance, coupled with Cecilia's worried expression, Puta was the first to believe it, not to mention others. Because he knows very well that his lord is undoubtedly just a low-level bronze power, but in the battle with Habinder just now, he exploded with strength that even Habinder could not fight against. What is not a miracle?

If Sean wasn't there, then in the last war just now, everyone in Hongye Town would have died. From this point of view alone, the lord Sean is indeed kind to them~at least Puda thinks so, so when the war ended, Nock showed that kind of extreme dissatisfaction, and even praised Sean in front of others. When the lord was despicable and caused damage to Hongye Town, Pu Da directly reprimanded Noke.

The townspeople, who seldom saw Puda angry, immediately became curious, and asked Puda the truth of the matter one after another. Therefore, under Puda's obviously subjective narration, the townspeople soon knew that their lord was a person blessed with miracles, and he was willing to give his life for them, which was different from theirs. Isn't it the same people who are also willing to give their lives to defend their homes and protect their loved ones?

Then, word began to spread among the townspeople that the lord was a great guest of a great tribe in the wild land.

In Hongye Town, what was the purpose of hiring Harbinder's Snake to assist in the defense? Isn't it just to avoid being attacked by tribes in the wild land? Now that they have the protection of the lord, and the lord has also demonstrated his ability, all of which can bring them a real sense of security, so what are they dissatisfied with?

What's more, Sean has already decided to spend some money to renovate the old temple, and then erect a hero monument, engraving the names of all the militiamen who died defending Hongye Town on this hero monument. Moreover, any family whose name is placed on the hero monument can receive a gold coin subsidy from the tax official every month. How many gold coins.

Although these will temporarily increase Sean's expenses, they are undoubtedly a good opportunity to establish the hearts and minds of the people.

In this way, when Noke was yelling that Sean, the lord, was just acting, no one would pay attention to it anymore.

But is Sean really acting?

In the Black Swan Castle, Sean was lying on the ground with a tired and weak expression. Cecilia was serving him beside him, and William was standing beside him.

They didn't stay in Hongye Town. When Sean fell to the ground weakly,

After William explained Sean's situation to Puda and the others, he immediately arranged for a dozen northern barbarians to escort Sean and Cecilia back to Black Swan Castle. Annuo, on the other hand, was in charge of leading the other northern barbarians and those archers, and stayed in Hongye Town to help the townspeople deal with the post-war cleanup and rebuilding of Hongye Town.

After this battle, there were only less than 2,000 people left in Hongye Town. Although nearly 500 militiamen died, the damage to the entire town was actually not that great, because Hongye Town was not Relying on planting as the main source of income, their source of income is mainly from wine making. This kind of technical work does not require young people, but requires a relatively long period of talent training. It is just because the biggest losses this time are young people. Therefore, in the next ten years or so, Sean will not be able to recruit soldiers from Hongye Town to join the army, but the impact on the tax revenue of each season will not be great.

The last thing Sean needs at the moment is soldiers.

In another two months, after Alfred brings people back, he will even start to worry about the arrangement of the northern barbarians and the descendants of the White Wing Mercenary Regiment.

But at this moment, Sean's brows were furrowed. He looked up at Cecilia, and asked softly, "Is it really okay to do this?"

Hearing Sean's words, Cecilia's hands froze slightly, then turned her head to look at Sean, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Create allusions, control public opinion, and then move things forward." Developing in the direction you want is a method that every lord will use...Through this bloody incident and the decree you issued later, we can eliminate Lord Asuna's influence on Dabion Kingdom in the shortest possible time. The legacy of the Southwest."

Sean knew that Cecilia's words were correct.

Because even if these three small towns were abandoned by the Kingdom of Darbion and ceded to Asuna of the Principality of Ryan, the townspeople in the three towns are undoubtedly from the Kingdom of Darbion, and their families must be They all participated in the three-year war, and as long as their family members were killed in that war, they would have a kind of resentment towards Asuna. And Sean is the lord sent by Asuna, so no matter what he says or does, it is impossible for Sean to get the support of these lords.

Like Nok in Hongye Town, he will never be the first, and he will never be the second.

After a simple intelligence investigation, Cecilia's first plan was to assimilate the townspeople.

At the very least, it is necessary for Xiao En to be accepted by the townspeople in the shortest possible time, thinking that their lord is sincerely willing to risk his life for them.

Only in this way, the townspeople will not reject Xiao En's leadership, otherwise, it will not be so easy for Xiao En to become the real lord and ruler of this territory, and it may even take ten or ten years of hard work. several years to operate.

Only by truly experiencing a war of life and death can the inner knots of the townspeople be softened to the greatest extent.

Of course, a diehard like Nock can't help it.

But as long as they are civilians, they will definitely have various needs. The hero monument satisfies their sense of honor, and the monthly allowance also allows them to get supplementary benefits. In this way, these townspeople who have benefited will immediately approve of the new lord Xiao En as the lord of their own territory, and those townspeople who have not received the benefits will also start to find ways to obtain honor and property, as long as they If you want to obtain these, you must act according to the rules established by Sean.

The current rules Sean made are actually very simple, that is, to contribute to his hometown and relatives.

No resident of Hongye Town would resist this point.

It's just that all of this, to Sean, is still somewhat cruel and bloody. After all, he traveled from the earth in the peaceful era. Even if he knows something about this world, it is only limited to the situation in the game, and those things are all data that the game has set up long ago, not like this world. So real and free, many things have changed, and people in this world also have real thoughts and feelings.

"On this point, I agree with Miss Cecilia's approach." William, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "As for how to help your territory develop, I am indeed inferior to Neil and Ceci Miss Liya, but if I were to explain it from a military point of view, I think this approach is undoubtedly the most appropriate... At least, starting to assimilate from now on is better than suppressing iron blood if something goes wrong in the future good."

In the end, William paused for a moment, and then continued to speak: "Besides, we didn't kill those mercenaries this time with our own hands, but left them to the people in the town, and they can solve it by themselves. It can be regarded as a transfer of hatred... Next, Annuo, the northern barbarians, and those archers were arranged to help the people in the town rebuild their homes, and let them learn about you, the lord, through these soldiers. One point is indeed the best choice right now, because only when we have fought and worked hard together can we gain mutual recognition."

In the end, William made a summary of this: "In politics, I am not as good as Miss Cecilia. Moreover, I am afraid that even if Neil is here, there is no way to do better than Miss Cecilia. ..., otherwise, he would not have been kicked out of his hometown back then."

Sean knew that it was not easy for William to praise someone, and since he praised Cecilia so much, it must be because Cecilia did a really good job. Of course, all of this may actually be nothing to Cecilia. After all, she is the daughter of the former Grand Duke of Lumber, so she naturally knows a lot of aristocratic political methods and inside stories, so there is no pressure at all to operate this kind of thing.

It's just that even though Xiao En is trying to integrate into this world, he is not a native of this world after all.

Sighing slightly, Sean smiled and said, "Actually, I'm not blaming you, I'm just going to..."

"I know." Cecilia showed a bright smile, "Sean is just too kind. So... just let me be the bad guy!" Ps: Make up for yesterday's update. (To be continued) [] If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. )