Chapter 95: The New Look of Military and Political Affairs
Luo Mo looked at these people from the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Some of them are their old farmers, and some are new people who have come to the manor in the past two years.
As ordinary people, they have neither territory nor money, nor the strength and magic of knights. Such people are actually very miserable in this world.
Sometimes they even live worse than the watchdogs of the nobles in the territory, with no dignity or personality at all.
Especially those mine slaves. Romo once learned from Pop that the mine slaves were treated almost the same as the kobolds under the Jackals in the mines. Squeeze the labor force endlessly until the last bit of strength is squeezed out, and then die without dignity.
The laws of the kingdom could have protected these civilians, but in fact they were of no use. You only need to look at Shaker Town to understand this clearly.
In fact, sometimes Luo Mo thinks that if the Kingdom of Clay were to perish one day, it would definitely be a very happy and universal celebration.
Now these people have the opportunity to give full play to their talents in their own manor. Not only do they receive generous rewards, they also gain respect as a person.
Of course, after they gain power, they may bully the weak like other nobles, or indulge in enjoyment. This is also human nature.
But Lomo firmly believes that as long as there is a reasonable reward and punishment system, he can continue to maintain the purity and vitality of this team. Let them provide strong logistical support for themselves and their troops.
With this logistical support, Luo Mo can continuously cultivate magic knights and then expand his own strength.
Next, Lomo asked Barron to emphasize the salary issue and the manor code issue to everyone.
To sum it up, I can give you a generous treatment, but you have to be obedient. If you are disobedient, not only will all these benefits be withdrawn, but your family will also be evicted from the manor because of your behavior. At the same time, your superiors will be implicated because of you.
After drawing cakes and injecting chicken blood for the people in the civil affairs department, Lomo took Barron back to the Soul Hunting Fortress, while Pope stayed at the headquarters and continued to preside over the work.
Not only civil affairs work must be inspected, but military and administrative work must also be inspected.
Barron is the hub connecting the military and civil affairs. He plays the role of both the civil affairs manager and the quartermaster.
After returning to the Soul Hunting Castle, the officers of the Knights and Militia were waiting there early.
In the conference room of the castle, there were more than a dozen knights sitting, headed by the two brothers Nicholas, Vincent and Louis.
The others are at least at the level of a quasi-second-order knight.
Vader and the other four have not joined the Knights for the time being, and Lomo specially arranged for the four to observe in order to make feasible suggestions for his team.
Nicholas cleared his throat and said, "Sir, the number of knights has grown to seventy-seven. Among them, the number of second-level knights has reached fifteen. The militia has reached three hundred and fifty-two."
" There are thirty-seven people in the Military Law Office, including twenty-five militia members; there are twelve people in the Military Intelligence Bureau, all of whom are first-class knights or above." "
Due to the large number of people, according to your proposal, we carried out military planning. Set up Archers, infantry, cavalry and other combat units. Relevant combat coordination is currently being trained." "
In addition, we have carried out teaching on combat potions and common magic skills so that they can deal with magicians calmly. Currently, we have Three lectures were held. The second-level knights have also carried out systematic explanations of magic." ".
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Nicholas talked non-stop, not only telling the basic situation of the current army, but also some recent training content and combat personnel configuration.
There were things that Nicholas didn't mention, and Vincent softly echoed and added.
Listening to Nicholas's story, Romo was very satisfied. The newly appointed Cavaliers captain. No, he should be called the Knight Commander now. He is much better than the previous Qiao Si.
Qiao Si would not think about these tactical issues, and even if he did, he would only stay at a very superficial level.
All he cares about is always the growth of his own strength.
But Nicholas was different. He set up many imaginary enemies in his mind. Whether it's elemental, arcane, or natural.
Even through his contacts with Vader and others in the past few days, he was still thinking about how to fight against the Fel Orc Legion with Fel Magic.
This is even more advanced than Luomo himself thought.
Luo Mo was very happy about this. The existence of his subordinates was to make up for his own shortcomings. If these people don't even have their own strengths, then the army will never be able to keep up with them.
The only shortcoming of Nicholas is that his promotion to the knight seems a bit slow.
However, Lomo believes that this is not a shortcoming. As a wise general, when the number of the army grows, he does not need to fight in person, as long as he can formulate tactics and then participate in command.
Then, Luo Mo asked Vincent about the practice of fire magic.
Vincent looked very excited about this and said in a deep voice: "Sir, please take a look!"
He stood up, opened the window on the right side of the conference room, swung the cat sword forward, and a burst of flames struck the window. A bird's nest not far away suddenly burst into flames.
"Ouch~ What are you doing~"
Kasif, who was in a daze in the corner, couldn't help but cover her mouth and exclaimed.
There is a pair of sparrows living in this birdhouse. Kasif likes them very much and often interacts with them.
Fortunately, the pair of sparrows are not staying in their nest now. How depressing would it be when they come back from foraging and find that their nests have been burned down?
Vincent was just on a whim, and when he saw the angry and depressed look cast by Calcifer, he felt a little embarrassed for a moment.
He knew that this Calcifer was the lord's favorite woman, and he did not dare to offend her easily.
Luo Mo watched the fire on the trees outside the window getting bigger and bigger, destroying all the original beautiful scenery, and looked at Vincent helplessly.
Just talk about it, it's not enough to do it.
Vincent realized he was in trouble, his face turned red, and he hurriedly turned and walked to the door, saying, "I'll put it out." "
Forget it." Luo Mo waved his hand, walked to the bed, and with a wave of his hand, there was a blast of cold air. Shoot it out and extinguish the fire instantly.
At the same time, the branches of the tree couldn't bear it, broke with a 'click', and fell downstairs.
Vincent stayed there, suddenly feeling a little uneasy.
Luo Mo motioned Vincent to sit down and said with a kind look on his face: "Vinson has been training well these days. He has mastered the flame blast to such an extent." After saying that,
he turned to Marlowe and smiled: "It seems Marlowe You are a very good teacher."
Marlowe was indeed very satisfied with Vincent. When he heard Lomo mentioning him, he immediately stood up and thanked him, feeling a little proud in his heart.
Luo Mo turned around and said to Vincent: "It's just that when you practice on weekdays, you must be aware of safety and not set fires wantonly. According to the manor's rules, there is a crime of arson." "Yes, yes, sir, I Be sure to pay attention." Vincent felt relieved when he saw Luo Mo's pleasant expression and said immediately.
Then, he turned to Calcifer and said: "Miss Calcifer, I'm sorry, I will make a bird's nest myself later."
Calcif was unwilling to intervene in the meeting, and did not dare to talk about such trivial matters in such a meeting. However, seeing Vincent apologize, his anger suddenly disappeared a lot.
After Luo Mo told Vincent, he asked the remaining knights on the seats if anyone can be promoted to the third level, I will personally promote you and give you a magic weapon. "
Everyone was already itching to see the magic displayed by Vincent and Luo Mo. They originally knew about such a policy, but when they heard Luo Mo say it in person, they suddenly made up their minds to train quickly and become magicians. opportunity.
After talking about the training, Lomo and Barron discussed the issue of military expenditures and military facilities.
Now that the boundaries of the manor have been greatly expanded, the infiltration of spies has become easier.
Lomo decided to set up guard towers and The arrow towers used fireworks and military drums to warn each other.
This matter required the cooperation of the Civil Affairs Bureau and the Military Intelligence Bureau to set up a strict sentry system.
At the same time, he also planned to let Barron set up another wall outside the Soul Split Fortress.
This place will become a restricted area of the Sardin Manor, and all valuables and taboo items will be stored within the walls.
There is also the issue of preferential treatment for the families of the Knights and Militia.
In order to encourage farmers to actively train , join the militia and the knights. Lomo asked Barron to come up with a plan to give preferential treatment to the families of these officers.
Their family members can give priority to work in the shops and various stores opened by Barron, and they will be the clerks or store managers of these places. They don’t have to participate in farming, and their treatment is better.
This kind of preferential treatment will give these people a sense of superiority. This is also the sense of superiority that Lomo needs. After all, they are essentially a military group. Although
these soldiers are restricted by the manor code Restricted and unable to enjoy privileges. But their status must be reflected in real life.
After talking about these things, Lomo once again poured chicken soup on everyone: "Everyone, Sardine Manor does not care about anyone's origin, nor does it care about anyone's background. Look at any nepotism, you don’t need to give it to your daughter, and you don’t need to give it to your wife. I will give you all a fair stage. As long as you have the ability, you can get everything you want. There's just one thing, loyalty is what I value most. Secondly, it is strength. "
The people sitting on the field were all from humble backgrounds. They were grateful for the opportunity given to them by Luo Mo, and at the same time they all longed for more powerful power. Luo Mo's words ignited a stronger desire in their hearts. So all of
them Everyone shouted loudly: "I will obey your orders!" "
After arranging the plan for the coming year, Lomo started to leave for Volo City in mid-to-late December. In
the past, he was just a lord, and he only needed cats in his territory in winter.
But now he already has As usual, he needs to go to Volo City to report on his duties and visit his commander, Lord Viscount Alex.
At the same time, he also needs to inspect the Saldin House in Volo City.
Arrive at Volo City Lomo immediately moved into the Saldin House and began to audit the accounts.
Over the past few months, the Saldin House has brought him a steady stream of huge profits.
Every time Barron's son George came from Wo When Luo Cheng returned to Soul Split Castle to report to Luo Mo, he brought back more than a hundred gold coins. It is currently the most stable income of the manor.
Due to his cooperation with other nobles, George has now become the favorite of the nobles. . Every time he goes back and forth on the road, he will be escorted by convoys from other manors.
These convoys follow George and then leave with alchemy products. Due to the existence of these people, Lomo does not even need to equip George with guards.
And George is The city of Woluo is also like a fish in water. Although he does not dare to embezzle trade proceeds under the instructions of his father, it is normal to accept banquets from buyers occasionally. After the banquet, of course there must be
some entertainment activities. It can be said that Volo Almost half of the girls in the brothels in the city have been slept with by him.
Romo doesn't have any objections to this. After all, this is the custom of Clay Kingdom.
He once saw with his own eyes the two knights of his manor who were upright and honest. They launched multiple sports activities, and afterward they exchanged their feelings about each other's wives.
Romo couldn't understand what they did, but he was really shocked.
As for his own words, the maid Gianna has also become a bit nervous recently. When she becomes restless, she often asks Nina some more intimate questions, and then carries out various temptations on herself. Some of the temptations are really too bold and passionate. In this regard, Lomo plans to kill her after the new year
. It’s done. She is too young this year, and Luo Mo is a little reluctant to do it.
But age is not the main reason. The key is that Luo Mo is deliberately restraining his behavior to avoid being too loose and causing himself The will of the person was depressed.
Drinking and sex were always poisons that penetrated the intestines, and the steel knife for scraping bones must not let oneself take it lightly.
After checking the bill, Romo also expressed satisfaction with the work of Elliot and George.
So after arriving On the second day in Volo City, Romo took his knights and brought combat medicine as a gift to formally visit Lord Alex Viscount.
As soon as he arrived at the reserve camp, Romo was stunned by the sight in front of him
. Rows of jackal heads were hung on the beams at the entrance of the camp, like an exhibition.
The heads of the four jackal leaders killed by Lomo were also prominently displayed. These were sent by Lomo more than a month ago. Come over.
Job Alex personally greeted him at the door, holding Romo's hand and leading him in.
"Lord Saldin, your combat medicine has been of great help to everyone in the past few months, Volo Valley The jackals suffered a devastating blow. The Volo River Valley is now simply purified. There are no more gnolls to block the way and rob, and a large number of gnolls have begun to flee the Volo Valley. " Job said kindly.
"This is all the result of your father Viscount Alex's planning and has nothing to do with me. "Lomo said humbly.
What he said was true. Without the leadership of Viscount Alex, the jackals in the Volo River Valley would never have been liquidated so quickly. After all, they have an inexplicable relationship with some nobles in large territories. relationship.
Lomo even thought, could it be because of the trade relationship between the North and the evil orcs that these nobles made disguised compromises with Viscount Alex in order to appease his heart? Thinking of the evil orcs, Lomo
's There was some confusion in his heart. Should he tell him about the deal between the nobles and the evil orcs?
However, it was useless to think about this kind of thing. Romo decided to explore Viscount Alex's words first.
In his opinion, this kind of thing even I told him that he was powerless to stop it, but it would cause turmoil.
Romo didn't want turmoil now, he still needed some time to develop properly.
(End of chapter)