Chapter 98: Manor Reform and the Past of the Saldin Family The
so-called third plan is a relatively mild assassination method. The specific implementation process is to lure the target outside the city, assassinate it, and then destroy the body to eliminate traces.
After all, this is Volo City, and you can't punish them however you want like you can in the manor.
After the arrangements were made, Yale left the Saldin House with Romo and returned to the manor.
There were a total of eleven people in the list that Pei Bona gave to Luomo. Except for the two in Volo City, the remaining nine people in the manor are the key targets to be eliminated.
After returning to the manor, Lomo immediately found Barron and showed him the list.
"Barron, look at what positions these people are in now and what their status and background are." After hearing the
whole story, old Barron knew that there was nothing wrong with him. He was so frightened that sweat broke out on his forehead. He quickly lowered his head and checked the list. Come.
Seeing that the old butler was so uneasy, Luo Mo patted him on the shoulder, motioned for him to calm down, and said in a deep voice: "Key point, help me check if these people have sneaked into the Soul Split Fortress." Barron wiped his forehead
. With sweat dripping from his eyes, he carefully screened them and said, "Of these nine people, five are in charge of the docks and farmhouses on the south bank. Two are tending the medicine fields at the headquarters. Two of them are actually managers of our Ministry of Civil Affairs. Responsible for the management and maintenance of farm tools and materials, as well as breeding work."
Luo Mo breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.
Fortunately, these people did not enter the core department. It has nothing to do with its own military restricted area - the Soul Hunting Fortress.
He turned his head and said to Yale beside him: "Find these people quickly, control them, and torture them severely. Ask Earl Brad about the time and purpose of sending these people here. In addition, you must be crisp and neat when doing it. It is not ruled out that some of these people are hiding deep."
"Yes, sir, I will attack together with the Knights. We must take it directly!" Yale immediately made a promise, then turned and left.
"Sir, I have the responsibility." Barron's face turned red and he was extremely ashamed.
He actually let so many spies in for his master, he was really confused. If these people unexpectedly assassinate the owner, wouldn't the manor that they worked so hard to build be destroyed in one fell swoop?
You know, the master has no heirs yet.
Seeing the old housekeeper blaming himself so much, Luo Mo gently patted Barron on the shoulder and said, "You don't have to feel uneasy. I made the plan to collect the bankers, and you are just the executor. If there are problems, you can't blame me." ."
"Having said that, I am still a little scared. These nobles are really hateful. We have not provoked anyone, so why would they come against us." Barron's tone was very depressed.
Luo Mo smiled and said: "Once you decide to expand, these are inevitable. Are our territories all came for no reason? Baron Nora and Baron Lando both died in our hands."
" That's why they provoked us first!" Barron muttered in a low voice, but he also agreed with Luo Mo's words.
"Anyway, since Earl Brad has taken action, we have to take action." Luo Mo said solemnly: "Next, we have to change the policy of accepting refugees and village slaves. All the people who come, they said Any information given must be corroborated by people in the same area who are already in the manor. If you cannot confirm whether what they say is true, you cannot let them go easily. They will all be placed on the south bank for observation." "Yes, sir
. ." Barron bowed.
The two discussed many details, such as setting up a three-person supervisor and a recommendation system for ten companies. Strengthen farmhouse supervision, etc.
Lomo also proposed a home referral system. Among them, Luomo named the household registration certificate. To put it bluntly, it is identity information. Everyone in the Saldin Manor, including the soldiers, must make a household registration certificate. The information includes name, age, place of origin, date of arrival at the manor, etc.
Luo Mo has wanted to do this for a long time, and this time he took this opportunity to implement it uniformly.
The back of the household registration certificate needs to state the detailed occupation information of the certificate holder and the scope of activities.
For example, if a person is a farmer in the main part of the manor, his scope of activities can only be limited to the farmhouse in the main part of Sardin, the business district, and the field where he is located. With this pass, you can travel freely to the places listed on the pass, but you are not allowed to go to other places at will.
The lead, Lomo calls it a lead, is equivalent to a letter of introduction. If people in the manor want to go to places other than those listed on their household registration certificates, they need to apply for directions from the civil affairs department. You need a valid reason to enter or leave other places.
At the same time, several more restricted areas will be set up. If people from the manor want to enter this restricted area, they not only need permission from the civil affairs department, but also need permission from the Military Intelligence Bureau.
According to this household transmission system, Luo Mo believes that not only can the scope of spy activities be greatly eliminated, but the security in the manor will also be greatly strengthened.
Although it will become less free for those farmers and militiamen, Lomo does not think that people in this world will have a great desire for freedom.
Most people's desire is just to have enough food and clothing.
In extraordinary times, extraordinary measures should be taken. This method was learned by Luo Mo from the history of his previous life. It can be said to be the most suitable method for the current situation.
Barron is also very satisfied with this method. After the manor had more territory, people came and went frequently from several places, which was indeed very confusing. This approach also allows for more efficient barron management.
The two of them clapped together and immediately called Pop over. The three people began to add detailed details regarding the implementation of this plan.
At night, the three of them had just discussed some ideas. I saw Yale and Vincent walking in together.
Each of them carried a man in their hands, who were the two managers from the civil affairs department.
"Sir, we are unjust. What crime have we committed to deserve such treatment?" As soon as a man was placed on the ground by Vincent, he started shouting unjustly.
Romo stepped forward and said with a stern expression: "Count Brad, what are you here to investigate?"
"What Count Brad? I don't know." There was a puzzled expression on the man's face, and he shook his head like a rattle. .
Luo Mo narrowed his eyes into a thin line and covered the man's mouth with one hand.
Although he was not holding the Ice Phantom at the moment, he was still able to cast some of his magic. A layer of water curtain immediately spread and submerged the man's face.
The man immediately felt a strong suffocation. He struggled fiercely and shook his body, but he was still unable to break through Luo Mo's shackles.
"Earl Brad, what do you want to investigate?" Romo repeated to the other person expressionlessly.
The man was so frightened that he no longer dared to pretend to be confused, and immediately said: "Lord Bublad just wants us to observe the overall layout of the manor, as well as the economic situation, and if necessary, some of your daily tasks." Fixed whereabouts. He just wants to know you, and doesn’t want to do anything to you."
"Just?" Luo Mo smiled and said: "You mean, if he didn’t send anyone to kill me, it’s a gift to me?"
" No, no!" The man shook his head quickly and said incoherently: "Lord Brad has sent spies to several manors, not just your family."
"Hmph." Romo sneered: "Count Brad has done too many bad things and is always afraid that others will harm him. Therefore, he likes to strike first." The
man knelt on the ground and said with tears streaming down his face: "Sir, please go around me. I am only following orders. To be honest, since I came to your manor, I have found that it is completely different from Bled Manor. There is no bullying, humiliation or violence. I have fallen in love with it. Once here, as long as you let me go, I can do whatever I want."
Luo Mo looked at him with cold eyes and asked Barron next to him: "Does this person have a family?"
Barron immediately replied: "I didn't know much about him before. I only know that he just married his second wife last month. His first wife was still pregnant." After hearing this, Luo Mo fell into a brief thought.
At this time, the person whose face was covered by the water curtain stopped struggling, his body became limp, and he completely lost his voice. Lomo put down the body, walked to the man's side, and asked softly: "I want you to be a double agent and reveal some specific information to Count Brad every once in a while as we request. Can you do it? ?"
"Yes, yes!" the man replied quickly.
Luo Mo nodded and said to Yale: "Of the people you caught, some will be executed and some will instigate rebellion. These people who instigated rebellion must be strictly controlled and let them be used by us to release some false news to confuse Brad. Earl."
"I understand, my lord." Yale bowed.
After explaining this, Luo Mo motioned for everyone to leave. He doesn’t have to do these things himself. He believes that Yale and Barron will do a good job.
At this moment, he felt a little scared.
Fortunately, these spies did not penetrate into the Soul Split Fortress. There are many secrets hidden inside. Demonized people, demonized beasts, and deserters who are officially wanted.
If only one of these things were known to Earl Brad, he would probably be in disaster.
After all, the kingdom's laws in this area are extremely strict.
Just to be safe, Luo Mo decided to conduct a thorough investigation of the Soul Hunting Fortress, so that he would feel at ease.
New screening methods, sentry system and household guidance system. Romo hopes to use these three systems to completely transform the Sardin Manor.
In the past, the manor was smaller and Luo Mo did not have strict requirements in this regard.
But now that the manor has gradually developed into a town, the management system must keep up in order to achieve foolproof and sustainable development.
After considering this issue, Lomo finally had time to read the letter that old Martin brought him.
He had previously asked Old Martin about the similarity between the magic weapon in Baron Nora's hand and the Blue Frost sword, and wanted to ask about the origin of the sword in Baron Nora's hand. But there has been no reply.
Unable to wait for information from Martin, Luo Mo took it upon himself to combine the three weapons into one, and actually gave him a sophisticated magic weapon.
After reading Old Martin's letter, Lomo finally confirmed that his previous guess was correct. These weapons are indeed the property of the Saldin family!
Moreover, his approach was exactly the same as Martin's suggestion. But Martin asked Romo to find a weapon enchanter to complete the work of weapon synthesis. But Lomo accomplished it all by himself.
Old Martin made it clear in his letter that the Saldin family was also very glorious before. He had consulted the archives and heard some ancient legends in the Volo Valley. In those stories, it is shown that the ancestors of the Saldin family once served as generalissimo and commanded the entire northern army.
Such a prominent family even owned two epic weapons. They are all made of materials from the magical alien plane.
Due to the age, Martin did not know the specific origins of these two weapons. I only know that one is a weapon of the water element system, and the other is a weapon of the shadow system.
And the weapons that Luo Mo obtained were probably only part of the decomposed epic weapons.
'Two epic weapons' Luo Mo suddenly smacked his tongue secretly when he saw this.
My ancestors were indeed rich!
The water element system and the shadow system, in addition to the Qingshuang sword, Luo Mo immediately thought of his own soul-splitting sword of the shadow system. This magical weapon was stolen from the Saldin Manor by the Hansen family, the former stewards of the Saldin family, and it must also be the property of the Saldin family.
He continued reading and saw Martin continue to introduce: Later, after the glory, the ancestors of the Saldin family did not maintain the glory, but offended the king at that time.
In order to save their lives, the ancestors could only surrender their strength to survive. The two epic weapons were forced to melt and were divided into several magic weapons.
Because the nobles of the Volo Valley were afraid of the strength of the ancestors of the Saldin family, they began to target them constantly.
As a result, the land was constantly being eroded, and magical weapons were being stolen. Even a steward of the estate was protected by the city hall when he stole items from the Saldin estate.
Over the course of hundreds of years, these weapons gradually became scattered. In the end, the Saldin family was deprived of their title.
When Luo Mo saw this, he felt very emotional. Such a large family that had once been a very popular minister and was famous for a while, never expected that the only thing left to him in the end would be a blue frost sword.
Fortunately, I finally managed to get something back during this period, and even synthesized an ice phantom. It is true that the property has returned to its original owner.
However, the income now is far less than the two epic magic weapons of the ancestors back then.
From this point of view, the nobles of the Volo Valley may still have their own family's inheritance in their hands.
Romo had a sudden thought in his mind, how great it would be if one day he could sweep away these nobles in the Volo Valley and collect all the scattered weapons.
These magic weapons come from the same source. If you really want to collect them all and synthesize them, then maybe you can have epic weapons?
But at this stage, this idea is just a fantasy.
Not to mention all the nobles, even just Earl Brad, I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of him.
I don’t know when I will have the power to sweep across the river valley.
Over the next period of time, the manor began to undergo a complete transformation. Fences and sentries were quickly built, and road guidance systems began to be popularized under the leadership of the civil affairs department.
The original festival to celebrate the New Year had no atmosphere at all, but after a brief panic, the bankers quickly accepted the new system.
There is almost no resistance to this reform. After all, the military power and political power are all in the hands of Lomo, and the people below can just obey silently.
For them, as long as Luomo ensures their food and drink, their life is stable and their personal safety is guaranteed. Others, such as freedom of entry and exit, I don't care about at all.
Not to mention such an illusory thing as freedom, even if they were asked to dedicate their wives to Luo Mo, I'm afraid they wouldn't have any resistance.
The reason is that their previous life was too hard, and the status of bankers in this world is already very low. No matter what policy the lord promulgates, as long as it can keep them alive, it is a good policy.
While the manor was being renovated, Luomo also began to practice more diligently.
In terms of magic, he has the element of water, shadow and arcane all in one. Among them, the first two have reached the level of a first-level magic knight, and only the arcane magic has not yet broken through.
As an arcane spell with the strongest attack means, Romo did not take it lightly. There has been steady improvement.
Finally, half a month after the New Year, Romo's arcane magic finally entered the stage of waiting to be broken.
(End of chapter)