Chapter 125 Patrolling the Territory
In Heishan Lingxiahe Village, the Baron rode a tall horse and patrolled his territory majestically.
Several fully armed knights were always behind Master Li Wei, protecting him.
The residents, led by the village chief, came to the entrance of the village, constantly praising Master Li Wei's generosity, kindness and greatness, and warmly welcomed Master Li Wei's arrival.
Xiahe Village is a newly established village after the Battle of Fort Monterey. Its villagers are basically refugees who escaped from the three Baron Forests of Silver Pine, Tangquan and Limestone.
When the three baron forests were leveled by the fifth-level werewolf Helimu, a large number of people fled in the chaos, and less than half of them were gathered up by Li Wei.
Li Wei remembered that in less than three days after the war, there were more than 7,000 refugees in the Montenegro Territory.
To this end, Li Wei set up ten new villages, divided large areas of wasteland for them to cultivate, and organized manpower to build a large number of wooden houses to accommodate these refugees.
In order to retain these newly arrived refugees for a long time, Mr. Levi announced that the new residents would not be charged for the houses they lived in. After living there for 20 years, the ownership would belong to the residents.
In addition, they can enjoy one year of tax exemption in the first year they come to the territory, and half tax for the next three years.
Therefore, in the eyes of the villagers in these newly established villages, Master Li Wei is the greatest good man in the world. He is generous, kind, and brave. All the beautiful descriptions that only exist in the hymns of bards appear in Master Li Wei.
Later, more refugees were attracted by Master Li Wei's policies and came under the rule of the Monterey family. It happened that the Graystone Territory became the new territory of Master Li Wei, and Li Wei took advantage of the situation and diverted some of the population to Gray Rock. collar.
After all, there is only so much cultivated land in the Black Mountain Territory, and it takes a lot of time, energy, manpower, and material resources to expand new cultivated land.
But even though Li Wei diverted a lot of people away, the ten new villages previously established were still full. The main reason was that the conditions given by Master Li Wei were too good.
Especially compared with the territories ruled by other nobles, Master Li Wei's Montenegro Territory is simply a paradise on earth for the common people.
Nowadays, the total population of the four baronies in the entire Black Mountain region is about 25,000 to 27,000, but the combined population of the two baronies of Tangquan and Silverpine may be less than 2,000, and the remaining people have all fled. The two barons of Black Mountain and Gray Rock under Lord Livy took it.
Levi, who was sitting on the horse, looked at the subjects who were bowing and even kneeling to salute, and had mixed feelings in his heart. For these common people in the middle and lower classes of society, he, a small baron, was considered a "big shot".
Li Wei, who was already very familiar with facial skills, got off his horse, waved cordially to the residents, and then talked with them, asking them about their living conditions and problems that needed to be solved.
It has to be said that old Pedro still has two skills in managing general affairs.
These people were very satisfied with the rule of the Monterey family and expressed their gratitude to the Monterey family for providing housing and lending seeds.
However, a few of the local residents had the courage to tell Li Wei that they were worried about whether the grain output of long farming could be increased.
In particular, this method uses too few seeds, less than half of traditional throw-type sowing.
"Don't worry, as long as we weed frequently and follow the procedures promulgated by the territory to compost and topdress, the food production will be higher than before! If there is not enough food to eat, our Monterey family will definitely not sit back and watch the people in the territory go hungry. Yes!"
Mr. Li Wei's chest shook, and the people below naturally had no choice but to believe in this kind, generous, and benevolent baron.
Throughout the day, Levi visited many places except Xiahe Village.
He inspected farmland, pastures, mines, iron-making workshops and other industries to understand the production and operation conditions, and made some assessments of the construction and development status in the territory. The two baronies of Monterey, Black Mountain and Gray Rock, are now prosperous.
Thanks to Mr. Li Wei's high reputation among the people, the decrees issued by the Monterey family are basically well implemented by the people below.
Of course, Mr. Levi also discovered some problems, such as the number and quality of management personnel that need to be improved.
It turned out that before Levi traveled through time, his original body laid off many administrative staff in the Black Mountain Territory in order to squeeze out more funds for personal cultivation.
Later, after the victory in the defense of Fort Monterey, Earl Norton gave Li Wei the title of acting administrative officer of the four baronies in the Black Mountains, and Li Wei had to take charge of the entire four baronies.
Although there are not many people left in the two baronies of Tangquan and Yinsong, they still need to have the basic administrative airs.
In addition, the original management of the three baronies was almost wiped out by the orcs, and Levi could only send people to participate in the calendar. This resulted in the Monterey family's administrative talents being somewhat stretched.
If the quantity is not enough, we have to make up for it.
Many minor officials and security guards who originally belonged to the Montenegrin Territory and could not even write turned into government administrators of the other three baronies.
Of course, regarding this matter, Levi has already ordered Old Pedro to set up a cultural training class, and when the time comes, he will first bring back these unqualified government officials and rebuild them.
It wasn't until nightfall that Mr. Levi, who was patrolling the territory, returned to Fort Monterey, which was loyal to him, had a simple breakfast and went to bed early.
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“Baron, are you leaving so soon?”
Early the next morning, before the sun rose, the old butler Pedro, who had received the news, broke in. Levi's room.
"Grandpa Pedro, I'm just taking a short leave this time. The battle on the front line is not optimistic, and the war is far from over. During
my absence, you will incorporate the Montenegrin Territory into the new territory of our Monterey family. The Greystone Territory is managed in an orderly manner, and all established policies and guidelines have been implemented. I am very satisfied with the situation of our Monterey family's territory." Levi adjusted his clothes and turned to look at Old Pedro with a smile.
"Lord Baron, this is all my job, and what I can do for you is very limited." "
Grandpa Pedro, you don't have to be modest. You will still have to work hard in the future. If you have the spare time, I hope you can Invest a little effort in the two baronies of Tangquan and Silverpine. There is a high probability that these two baronies will still fall into the pockets of our Monterey family.
Of course, don’t tire yourself out. I have no one available now. What do you mean to me? It's said to be irreplaceable."
"Baron, do you have to go?"
Levi just tied his mouth in silence and did not answer Old Pedro's question.
Seeing that Li Wei was silent, Old Pedro was still a little unwilling to give up, "Baron, you can also apply for a rotational leave."
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