Chapter 105 The new owner’s debut.
The old butler was tied up and kept shouting, asking Hardy not to tie him in front of Madam Sissi, at least to give him some dignity.
The two local officials were shivering and wiping sweat away.
Hardy's heart-wrenching move made the two of them extremely scared.
Hardy's eyes fell on the two officials, who subconsciously straightened their bodies and tried to behave as well as possible.
"What kind of punishment do you want?" Hardy asked as he spread honey on the bread.
Neither local official dared to speak.
"The three of you have managed the entire city of Hukaro for sixteen years, and there has been no trouble. There is no credit but hard work. According to my personal opinion, it is not a big deal to reward each of you with one or two hundred gold coins."
The two officials heard this . He was overjoyed.
"But taking something without telling them is considered stealing." Hadi thought for a moment and said, "What you stole is the owner's property, and it shouldn't be the case." The
two officials looked sad.
Hardy thought for a while and said: "I remember that among the family rules of Jeanne's family, there is a kind of whipping."
The Sheriff gritted his teeth and whispered: "Your Excellency, it is true."
Hardy nodded and said: "I thought of a The way is, one gold coin counts for one lash. You guys stole about 190 gold coins. I am a kinder person, so I will give you 180 lashes."
After hearing this number, both of them collapsed on the ground. .
Generally speaking, if a person is whipped for more than twenty times in a row, he will be ready to kill someone, and if he is whipped for more than 20 times, he will be killed directly.
Looking at the desperate two people, Hardy smiled and continued: "Don't worry, you two can't die. One hundred and eighty lashes will be carried out in one month, six lashes every day, you can handle it."
After hearing this, The expressions of the two men relaxed a little.
After a while, the financial officer asked cautiously: "Your Excellency, the gold coins we got from bribery...do we need to pay back?" "
Forget it, I am a generous person, just treat it as your sixteen years of management of Hukaro." The city's hard work has been wasted." Hardy finished eating the bread and his expression became cold: "But if it happens again, you will understand the consequences."
With the improvement of his strength, he can now mobilize the weapons that can only be used in the nightmare form. Some abilities.
For example, a weakened version of the fear aura.
The two local officials were already very scared, but once they were shrouded in this aura of fear, they felt that Hardy was even more intimidating.
It was as if a god of death was standing in front of him, ready to take his life away at any time.
"For the next month, I will go to the center of the city every day at noon to receive the caning." Hardy looked at Rogge and said, "You will supervise the execution. You must make them feel the pain and it will not affect them the next day. A normal life."
Rogge nodded.
The two local officials breathed a sigh of relief.
Six lashes a day were within what they could bear.
After the two local officials helped each other and left, Hardy said: "Rogg, you have collected and recorded the ashes of the brothers."
When talking about this, Rogge's happy expression just now also disappeared. stand up.
Two hundred brothers set out from Hexi County happily, but now there are a group of people missing.
Although the owner has provided sufficient pensions and subsidies, if the person is gone, he is gone after all.
"The amount of some pensions has not yet been calculated, and some brothers who are inconvenient to move are still recuperating." "
I understand. You will stay here for a month until the flogging is over, and when the seriously injured brothers are all gone." When you are almost recovered, you can lead dozens of brothers and escort the brothers with limited mobility back home." Hadi thought for a moment and said, "By the way, take their pensions back to their families. No matter what, We all have to take the person back, even if he turns into a small jar."
Rogge nodded.
"You have a lot to do recently." Hardy sighed and said: "I still have too few people at my disposal, so I can only work hard for you." Rogge knelt down on one knee with emotion: "No hard work, everything for me It's all given by the master, and it's what I should do."
He was born as a tenant farmer in the Hardy family, and there was no need to question his loyalty.
The next day, a high platform was erected in the square in the center of the city.
Two well-known local officials were escorted to a high platform with their shirtless bodies, and then each of them was whipped six times, leaving red marks.
Although it is very painful, it is still within the range that adults can bear.
After that, every day, whether it was windy, rainy or scorching hot, the two local officials would be taken to the high platform and whipped six times at noon.
This whip not only hit the two local officials, but also hit the hearts of all the 'gentry' in Hukaro City.
After a month of this, everyone in Hukaro City knew one thing.
The new owner is here!
And very harsh.
After that, Hardy's estate received a lot of invitations.
They were all received with help from Rogge.
On this day, Rogge placed several invitations in front of Hardy's table.
Hardy ignored the invitations and said, "Tomorrow, you will escort the brothers back to River City. At the same time, recruit some people at home and from the mountain people to maintain an army of two hundred people."
Rogge nod.
Hardy thought for a while and continued: "In addition, inform my butler Jack and the head maid to ask them to come to Hukaro City to help. You are responsible for escorting them."
Rogge wrote this down.
"Also, as I promised before, brothers who are willing to come to Hukaro City to naturalize can bring their relatives. Only brothers who participated in the battle can have this treatment." This
matter is very important, and it is also under Hadi's command. One of the perks of the military.
Rogge immediately became excited: "Master, don't worry, I will supervise them well and won't let anyone fool them."
The next day, Rogge left with dozens of soldiers, and also brought Several carriages carrying disabled soldiers.
Hardy, on the other hand, went to the best hotel in town.
This was also the property left by Mrs. Sissi back then, and it belonged to the Lord's Mansion. Naturally, it was Hardy's property.
This is a first-class hotel. At this time, the main hall on the first floor is already full of people, nearly sixty people.
The uniformly dressed bartenders were busy around.
The group whispered.
The treasurer and the constable also came, but they both looked awkward.
Everyone looked at them strangely, with a hint of teasing.
I had no choice but to be flogged for a month in public and lose face. Isn't it normal?
After a while, Hardy walked in from outside.
Everyone stopped talking, and the hotel suddenly became quiet.
Hardy walked to the main seat and sat down. He looked at the 'gentry' in front and said with a smile: "I am very happy to have so many people here. As the new owner of Hukaro City, I invite everyone here because I want to talk to you all. Let’s talk about the future of Hukaro City.”
(End of this chapter)