It wasn't until Morey and some knights went from house to house knocking on the doors of the houses in the village of Bijes that they discovered that there were not many inhabitants in this seemingly wealthy village at all. The few settlers, when they saw the knights, were also terrified and asked about Daryani's condition.

After another beating by Vasika, Daliani finally vomited the rest of the situation.

The real village of Biyes is not what it is now. The peaceful village was in fact a private paradise for Daryani and his family. There will also be some people who are willing to be Daryani's lackeys to settle in it, and many more residences have been vacant for a long time.

The real villagers of the village of Biyes, who live on the other side of the hill. Their land has long been expropriated by Daryani. Most of the young adults work for Daryani in the fields of Bijes or do poorly paid jobs in shops in the center of the village.

The rest of the villagers will also be engaged in their own trades, but most of the income they receive will be handed over to the imperial tax collectors sent by Daryani, and it is a question of whether the rest of the money can be used to provide food and clothing.

As a result of this vicious circle, the population of Biyes has been declining, but in order to continue his exploitation, Daryani has set heavy sentences to punish the villagers who tried to flee.

Almost every tenant farmer had someone working under Daryani's nose, and it was in fact Daryani who was in control of the family.

"Bring me all this crowd to the market square! And, Morey, you go and gather all the villagers of Biyes. ”

"Brother...... What exactly do you want to do? ”

"You'll find out in a moment."

How was King Louis XVI guillotined back then, and today, Dariani will have the same fate!

It is more important to get the common people here to trust the Empire again than to deal with the nobles who are kings of the mountains.

"Then Your Highness, what reason do you want to use to invite the villagers over?"

"Watch the execution!"

……

After noon, the central market in the village of Biyes is already crowded with bustling people.

All of them had been exploited by Dalyani, so the cheers of Dalyani and his lackeys were enough to shatter glass when they were broken and thrown on the execution table.

Flying stones, fruits, leaves, mixed with spit or all kinds of filth and filth, instantly spread all over Daryani's body. Although the villagers did not know who the heavily armed knights who were on either side of the execution table were visitor, they knew that they had finally been saved from the dire situation.

"Please be quiet, citizens of the Empire."

When everyone's emotions were almost exhausted, the two knights each carried a bucket of water and pulled Daryani, who had already fainted, back from the void.

John walked up to the execution table, looked at the crowd, and asked the first question.

"Citizens of Bijes Village, do you hope that this pseudo-aristocratic Daryani, who has been oppressed for so long, will continue to live in this world?"

After an extremely brief silence, the villagers immediately gave their choice.

"He should be put to death immediately! Into hell! Tormented by the devil! ”

"Chop off his head, he doesn't even deserve a full corpse!"

"Let ants and rats bite through his heart, and let his blood irrigate our land!"

"Do you hear that? Mr. Daryani? John ignored Daryani's reply and continued to shout to the villagers, "Villagers of Bies, this should be your residence, your bazaar, your fields, not this filthy bedbug, the stage used to defraud the caravan of funds!" You are citizens of the Empire, and naturally you deserve the power you deserve in the land of the Empire! ”

"Are you...... The nobility of the empire? One of the villagers asked, "What is the difference between you and this Dariani, he is not the first to oppress us, and he is not the last?" ”

"Citizens, I know you have such misgivings. As I said earlier, Dariani is not a nobleman of the Empire at all, and none of these consuls in the land of Epirus have been recorded in the imperial register, they are only for their own selfish desires, to squeeze your blood and sweat! ”

John's purpose was to draw the lowest inhabitants of Epirus to his own front, even if the warlords were self-respecting, but the citizens at the bottom were actually the source of everything for them. This extremely oppressive resistance could easily collapse in another situation – insurrection!

The peasant rebellion was not actually directed against a supreme government, but was aimed at overthrowing the most direct oppressors in order to gain freedom.

"Standing before you is the crown prince of the Empire, the co-emperor of the Romans, the destroyer of the heathens, the eldest son of Constantine the 'Liberator', the governor of Epirus, the master of the Purple Palace, the conqueror of Great Greece, the servant of the Phoenix Legion, the patron of the secular knights, John Valleologo!"

After John said the title, Vasica cooperated with the display of the banner of the Valleolo family.

"Co-governance...... Emperor? ”

After the first villager recovered from the shock and trembled and knelt in front of John, no one stood in the entire bazaar, except for Sophia. Including the secular knights who had been guarding John's safety, they also knelt on one knee under the king's banner with a sword salute.

"Citizens, I have come to Epirus, not to bring you new oppression, but to save you from this harsh environment."

"The Empire's new tax laws and policies will be announced in a moment, and here, your brainchild, should be yours. Port Yawei has been abandoned for a long time, villagers, as long as one of you families is willing to participate in the reconstruction of Port Yawei, the houses here will always belong to you in the future. And citizens who are willing to provide more labor for reconstruction work will also receive more incentives. ”

John knew in his heart that it would be impossible for the villagers to buy these beautiful farmhouses in the village of Bijes given their current purchasing power, and that if the farmhouses were given away, they would be dissatisfied with the uneven distribution. Distribution according to work is the best way at this time.

And, in addition to helping the villagers solve their housing problems, he also needed to select a real consul from among the citizens to take charge of the affairs of the Bijes region. The village was also considered a large settlement in the Epirus region, and it was more than enough to make a fief for the baron.

"Next, it's time for the main event."