In mid-February, the sun was shining.

The central square of the City of Plenty can be said to be overcrowded, for the simple reason that the tax officer Brad is dead, and so is the sundries officer James.

The cause of death of both is very funny, James steals the lord's seal with the intention of falsely passing on the decree, is hit by Earl Steven, and finally commits suicide under great mental pressure.

Tax Officer Brad was arrested for being exposed to bribery and corrupt law, and later committed suicide in prison.

Of course, how the two died, because of what died, the residents didn't care at all, anyway, for them, the death of an official was good news, and it was also a good opportunity to join in the fun.

Not only the inhabitants of the City of Plenty attended the meeting, but also the adventurers and merchants who lived in the surrounding villages and towns for the time being.

As the meeting in the square was convened, the whole story was made public, and the clear voice of the law clerk rang out, recounting the crimes of Brad, the tax officer, and James the general clerk.

With thick letters and documents as evidence, plus many witnesses, the crimes of the two were confirmed without surprise.

James didn't have many crimes, after all, he was stupid, and he really didn't do anything other than bullying his subordinates, and the fake decree was completely arranged by Brad.

Although the tax officer Brad is usually cautious and very good at scolding his boss, he is dead, no one will defend him, and many charges have been imposed on him, making his reputation worse.

Even if most of them are true, there are certainly some of the charges that are purely false, but who cares?

No matter what a person did in life, many experiences after death will often be pulled out and made public, regardless of justice and right and wrong.

What's more, the tax officer Brad was not a good person during his lifetime, and he did a lot of murder, arson, and evil.

Those who had been blackmailed by the tax collectors told their stories, and the meeting turned into a crying meeting, and according to the complaints of the sufferers and the evidence they provided, many of the charges were not groundless.

Earl Steven flattered the crowd by verbally comforting them.

After confirming Brad's crimes, the next step is to raid the house.

Wolf-like guards rushed to Brad's house, rummaging through boxes and cabinets to find a lot of valuables, and Cliffor found four chests of gold, silver, and jewelry in a secret compartment.

Carefully calculated, the total value was more than 8,000 gold coins, which was worth the total tax revenue of the Rich City for three or four years, and it was hard to imagine that it was all the income of his corruption in the past twenty years.

Of course, there is also evidence of his bribery and abduction, and in the face of these evidence, many city hall officials are extremely frightened.

Brad's trial lasted three days, and the officials at the town hall inevitably felt a sense of sadness that Brad was being executed this time, and perhaps it would be their turn next time.

Many of the lackeys who had defected to Brad or who had been involved in other things were all bowing their heads and trembling, not knowing what fate awaited him,

In the past, they were arrogant and domineering, but now they have lost their backers, where is there still the arrogance they had at the beginning, and they are not even as good as a lost dog.

Eight of the killers were sentenced to death by hanging, and the rest of those involved in bribery and exploitation of the common people were either imprisoned or thrown into the mines.

The mine is not a good place, not only is it tiring, but it is also extremely dangerous, and it is strange that people do not die every month, so entering the mine is basically equivalent to a death sentence.

"Earl, spare your life!" a city hall official cried and tried to pounce at Earl Steven's feet, but was forcibly pulled back by the escorting guards.

He struggled incessantly, trying to break free from his grip, but to no avail, the guards' arms were cast of iron, and they could not break free.

The rest of the people either wept like him, or their faces were like ashes.

The trial assembly ended in a clamour, and the city of plenty fell into a brief silence.

Life seems to have returned to its former peace, with no terrible disasters, no greedy tax collectors, no unusual weather such as drought or torrential rain, everything is beautiful.

However, this calm did not last for a few days, and the news came that the great Lord Steven Meredith, the lord of thirty-three years of rule, had returned to the realm of eternal night.

Suddenly, the whole city was shrouded in a cloud of mourning, and people were more worried about the new lord's choice in addition to remembering the heroic spirit of the old lord.

After all, the choice of lord is closely related to their life for the next few decades, a good lord can make their life much easier, and a cruel and greedy lord may kill them.

So everyone prayed, praying that the old lord had made a wise decision.

Perhaps the fulfillment of the prayers of the people, at the end of February, the new lord took office.

Today, Miss Heidi wore a sky-blue tight-fitting floral dress, which was elegant and luxurious, showing her most perfect side.

When she appeared in the central square, the crowd suddenly boiled, and they chanted honorary titles such as Count Heidi and Lord Heidi.

This was followed by the implementation of a series of new policies, which each lord promulgated at the beginning of his tenure, which were nothing more than tax reductions and other measures.

However, Heidi's new policy is a little different, as soon as she took office, she began to streamline the system of municipal officials, cutting nearly one-third of officials, and canceling all strange positions such as miscellaneous officials and city appearance officials.

This was followed by the rectification of military affairs, the elimination of all those who did not possess the strength of mid-level martial artists, the recruitment of new guards, and the improvement of salaries.

Fat Henry got the position of the chief of the guard, and concurrently served as the deputy commander of the Black Cavalry, in charge of the guards of the six villages and towns in the territory, including Tulip Town and Siye Village, except for the City of Plenty.

Officer Cleaver was reinstated as commander of the Black Cavalry, chief instructor of the guards, and then a series of appointments related to the bureaucracy of the City of Plenty.

Renard knew that the people who had been promoted were all Miss Heidi's henchmen, and that those who had been laid off were not all dry food waste, but were just on the wrong side in the struggle for power.

"Renard, thank you for helping me so much. In the Lord's Palace, Miss Heidi sat on the sofa where Count Steven once sit, with an indifferent smile on her face: "If there is anything you need me to repay, please feel free to speak." ”

Looking at the woman in front of him, Renard felt a little strange, and the other party didn't seem to be the aristocratic lady he knew.

Of course, she is indeed no longer a noble lady now, but a great lord who controls the life and death of tens of thousands of people.