"What? Any questions? Hathaway was puzzled.

"Most of these miners are orcs, and if they are given the status of freemen on a large scale, I am afraid it will cause dissent." Sith. Carl said.

He knew that among the lord's guards, there were a number of orc guards, who were loyal, brave, and trusted, and that they were treated well. But there is one thing, half-bloods, especially half-orcs, who are the least valued of the major races...... In fact, among some wealthy families, no matter how good a mixed-race child is, he has no right to inherit the family, which is a kind of blood discrimination, which is already a convention.

Hathaway shook her head: "Who would have objections?" ”

She didn't wait for the other party to answer, but continued to herself: "When you are born, you have the right to live freely. Unless they are a danger to society, but that is only to hold the perpetrators accountable, not to involve a race. I believe that even if you add up the entire orc race, there are not as many crimes as the Titan Terrans. In that case, we should give them a fair chance. I believe that most orcs are still happy to be a law-abiding civilian, and that it will give us access to an adequate supply of labor and soldiers. ”

"Your Excellency is merciful." Sith. Karl bowed slightly, and said nothing more.

The human race itself is inferior to each other, let alone treats other races?

If Hathaway didn't have this kind of character, I'm afraid that their family is still living miserably in Vermont City, how can they have the opportunity they have now?

"It has nothing to do with kindness. If any of them break the law, I will definitely punish them severely! ”

Hathaway shook her head lightly and asked, "Where are these people living at the moment?" ”

The Cordillera Heights are a multi-ethnic place, and Hathaway's aversion to slavery can at least make her tolerant attitude recognized by the others as being kind to those who are considered to be of inferior blood...... It wasn't her intention, but to truly control the Cordillera Heights, it wasn't as simple as Solo. It's as simple as seizing power in Bale's hands. And with enough labor and a relatively peaceful environment, she was able to build the Cordillera Plateau into the most prosperous place to be.

"Most of them live in some of the mountains near the northern foothills of the Beyas Mountains, where they make a living by hunting wood and cultivating land. Since he has not been able to obtain legal status. They did not dare to appear openly, and sometimes they had to take refuge in the barbarians, because the slave hunters did not dare to approach the barbarian tribes, and the barbarians looked down on the orcs. But it's not too embarrassing. Sometimes they have to deal with businessmen who are willing to do business with them. That's how I got in touch with them through Guò for business. "Sith. Carl said.

"They know who you are?" Hathaway raised an eyebrow.

"Of course not."

Sith. Carl hurriedly shook his head: "I just do business with them normally." Just sympathize with their current situation, and describe to them that you have a half-orc guard that treats you like a normal city defense army. Moreover, after they were reformed by the robbers, they would have the opportunity to share the land and become freemen. ”

Sith. Carl was proud of his plan. You must know that all countries on the mainland are very strict in the pursuit of fugitive slaves, and it is even more difficult for fugitive slaves to obtain legal identity certificates than to reach the sky, and it is even more difficult to find a suitable hiding place. But the Cordillera Plateau is far away from the emperor, and there has been no official lord in charge before, and there are many alien races, and the surrounding mountains and jungles are not only numerous magical beasts, but also have entrances to the dark region, and some fugitive slaves have burrowed into the dark region with a cross heart, and rushed into the death trap with the people who pursued them. So most mine owners, even if they have the heart to hunt down, don't have that ability...... Although the idea of killing a hundred people is tempting, the cost is too high, and it is better to buy new slaves, after all, their essence is also to chase profits.

There is one more thing in Hathaway's favor...... As lord of the Cordillera, she has the right to abolish slavery in her realm and grant them the status of freedmen. Of course, there is still a risk, and those nobles who have slaves in the territory and those mine owners will definitely oppose her, and when the time comes, we will see who has stronger wrists.

Sith. Carl knew that although Hathaway was not very old, she was very bold, and once she recognized the matter, she would definitely be physically good. He pondered for a moment, then decided to remind him, and said, "My lord, although it is not difficult to change the identity of a slave, it is very risky. Once resisted by other lords and mine owners, it may have an impact on the development of the realm. Once they unite to accuse us against His Majesty the Emperor, things will be very difficult. ”

"Mr. Karl, you know the rights of the lord, right?" Hathaway asked suddenly.

"Yes." Sith. Carl nodded.

"The lord has the full right to make decrees within his realm that are not inconsistent with the laws of the empire. If they think I'm drawing the slaves in, then ask them to do the same. Moreover, after the sea route is opened, what is the point of those surrounding lords resisting or not, they can only suffer from themselves. As for the mine owners...... Hum! Hum! They don't give me a chance, if I do, I just want to take over the mines in the mountains of Brinia! ”

Probably because he has been in a position for a long time, coupled with the frequent use of force during this time, when Hathaway said this, there was a bit of murder in his majesty, Sith. Carl subconsciously glanced up at Hathaway, but saw that she was still with a warm face, and he almost thought that he was wrong.

Hathaway wasn't done yet, and was killed by the Sith. Carl reminded her that she had a new idea: "In addition to these fugitives who have already entered the Cordillera Plateau, you can also set up an immigration team. ”

"What immigration group?" Sith. Carl was stunned.

"I'm sure there must be a lot of fugitive slaves elsewhere, and the task of the immigration team is to provide these fugitives with fake identity documents so that they can safely enter the Cordillera Plateau. Not only proof of identity, but also convenience of transportation. However, this group must not have any official relationship with the Lord's Palace, lest it be caught. And it should be separated from other intelligence networks to avoid accidental ......"

The more Hathaway spoke, the more smoothly she brought the concept of 'smuggling' into it. A cold sweat broke out in Karl's forehead...... Is this the Earl, or the head of the underground forces?

"That'...... We still need to charge a fee, right? "Sith. Carl asked, hesitating.

"Fees? How much money can those who have fled have? ”

Hathaway smiled: "We can give them two options, one is an interest-free arrears contract, after all, we can't do charity; The other is the labor contract, which can be for agriculture, labor or even business, as long as they can work honestly for a certain period of time, during this period, the salary and benefits will not be less than him, and the working hours and labor safety will be guaranteed. ”

"My lord, hearing such generous conditions, let alone those who have escaped, even the free people will want to come here." Sith. Carl laughed.

"That's even better, I can't ask for it. In this way, there is no excuse for other nobles to attack me. Hathaway laughed.

"My lord, now that the Blood Sun Thieves have been exterminated, what are you going to do with this?" Sith. After talking about the relevant intelligence work, Karl asked Hathaway about the next step of his work in order to cooperate in time.

"My idea is to do both at once. The financial audit report has been handed in, and the reorganization of the city defense force is almost complete, and now I have not only the evidence of the financial audit, but also the private correspondence between certain people and the Bloody Day Thieves, which is enough to make them unable to eat and walk around. As for the focus of this time...... There are three items, one is to pay attention to whether there is a possible attack from the outside world; second, how the nobles in the realm reacted after I took action; The third is to continue to search for information on other bands of thieves, and I want to make the Cordillera Plateau thieves extinct! Hathaway's eyes flashed slightly as she spoke, and her words were full of murderous aura, if this sentence could have been heard as a joke three months ago, now the Sith. Karl had no doubts about the possibilities of the future.

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The position of the city defense army led by the Cordillera is very embarrassing, almost since the day of its establishment, it has not experienced real battles, in the words of the people of Mandy Gaza City, it is a group of 'soldiers', the vast majority of people have never seen blood in their weapons, many merchants even indignantly think that the city defense army can simply be disbanded, they are not even as good as the private army of some minor nobles.

However, despite this, the city defense army was very useful in maintaining order in the town...... The most important thing is that there are a lot of expenses that can be passed through the guò city defense army. So when Hathaway came up with a disarmament plan, there was some resistance, but there was the Sith . With Karl's intelligence support, some of the signs were stopped in time, the disarmament plan was firmly implemented, and those who tried to cause trouble were ultimately unsuccessful.

However, Hathaway's movements did not stop, and many people were uneasy, especially Solo. Baron Bell's mansion had not been quiet at all during this time, and some sensitive people knew that from the moment the Count entered the Cordillera Plateau, an invisible power struggle had begun. In this case, how much strength you have in your hands will give you a lot of rewards afterwards. Military power is a symbol of strength, who will give up their rights. (To be continued......)