Stopping her steps, Illya replied: "Seeing that you are tired for a day and in a bad mood, he naturally doesn't dare to touch your moldy head at this time, let me help probe the wind!" ”

"......" "Am I that terrible?"

"You are nobles, they are commoners, be natural and careful in the face of you!"

Marlon frowned and said, "Didn't you notice it?" ”

Seeing that Marlon couldn't understand what he meant, Illya analyzed: "You are usually with us, and as my temple identity, I will naturally not be afraid of you, a nobleman, John, they have grown up with you since childhood, and they will not be afraid if they are too familiar with you, so you naturally can't feel it." ”

Seeing that Ma Long listened seriously, she continued: "But the aristocratic system has been practiced in the mainland for countless years, and it has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, we are not afraid, it does not mean that others are not afraid either!" ”

Ma Long nodded understandingly, this is the principle of darkness under the lamp, I usually don't pay attention to it, I am used to it.

Thanked Elijah: "Thank you! ”

Ilia persuaded: "You should pay more attention to your identity in the future, and don't do something out of the ordinary." ”

Ma Long was surprised: "Am I out of line? ”

"What do you think?" Illya glanced at Malone and said: "Which lord you see personally cut down trees, resist stones, and repair houses, in the eyes of other lords, you are an alternative, fortunately, you are the only one here!" ”

Ma Long was a little helpless and didn't know how to refute.

Is it wrong to build your own territory? According to the ancient Chinese saying, he can be called a son who loves the people!

But according to the tradition of the mainland, he is really not a qualified lord!

Shaking his head, he threw the clutter out of his mind.

Then I heard Illya say: "The matter is also over, I should go back too!" ”

At this moment, a sturdy maid came out of the kitchen with a plate, this maid was Ma Long's only subordinate, she didn't have to farm, she only needed to take care of Ma Long's life.

Inside the plate is freshly baked bread, golden brown with an enticing aroma.

Marlon opened his mouth and invited Illya: "Let's go after dinner!" ”

Illya shook her head and refused, "No need, I still have to go back to the church to organize a pre-dinner prayer." ”

"Others can't do it?"

"None of them have that qualification yet!"

"Okay" Malone said helplessly: "I hope you will raise them as soon as possible!" ”

After all, she couldn't stay, and Malone was a little regretful!

However, there is still a long way to go!

No hurry!

……

The next day, Malone personally met with Steck and learned about the situation of the mountain people.

As he said, there were unexpectedly many people fleeing from the mountains.

Over the years, they have also come into contact with some, and some have even had conflicts.

But how many, no one knows.

Ma Long explained that there are mountain people who take refuge, if the number is not large, just bring it back, if the number is too large, you need to report it in advance, so that the territory can be prepared.

also told Steck that if there is something in the future, just report it directly, and there is no need to beat around the bush.

……

A week later, Steck brought back more than 200 refugees, all dressed in rags, all of whom could be said to be unclothed, all of them with yellow faces and thin muscles.

In this winter, there is not enough food and clothing, and the days on the mountains are not easy.

Also, if the mountain is better, they will not rush down the mountain to join Ma Long as soon as there is news.

If it weren't for the hardships of life, how good it would be to be free on the mountain, who would want to be controlled?

The refugees entered the town under Harvey's troops, or rather as a precaution.

Looking at the people in the town wearing big cotton jackets, people don't say that they are red but they are also healthy and have no vegetables.

These refugees felt a pang of envy in their hearts, and they were full of anticipation when they thought that they would also live such a life.

Malf is gone, and the matter of receiving refugees can only be personally taken care of by Mallon, but fortunately, there are not many more than 200 people, and preparations have been made in advance.

In addition, Ma Long is not the same as ever, and it was arranged smoothly.

Finally, he praised Steck for bringing back the mountain people and encouraged him to keep up his efforts!

Steck responded excitedly.

With Ma Long's instructions, in the next month or two, Steck changed from passive to active, and actively contacted the tribes that had communicated before.

Many mountain people are descendants of those who went up the mountain to avoid disasters decades ago, and they have heard their ancestors talk about life under the mountain, and some of them live for a long time, and they are the people under the mountain back then.

A lot of them are willing to come down again.

Of course, there are also those who are unwilling, and Malone does not force it, everyone has their own aspirations, and there is no idea of wanting to exterminate them.

In the past two months, Stark has successfully brought thousands of people to Marlon.

As the New Year approached, not counting the people who had left with Malf, there were now 3,000 humans in the territory alone.

Speaking of Malf, it's almost time to come back.

Marlon sent people to the border every day to watch, hoping to see them.

It's a pity that for more than ten days in a row, nothing was found!

Is something wrong?

Thinking about their strength, it shouldn't be.

Maybe the grain harvest is not going well, right?

The year 717 of the kingdom passed, the year 718 came, the new year came, and Marlon also came to this world for eighteen years.

Are your parents and relatives okay in your previous life?

Marlon stood in front of the window, looking at the reveling lords.

When the New Year came, Malone took out a large amount of stored food, as well as Steck's new hunt of meat.

An evening party was held for all the lords, including goblins.

As for the goblins?

That's a consumable, not a leader, even most goblins have an indifferent attitude towards them, and Malone naturally doesn't have any psychological burden!

Whether it was the previous serfs, mountain people, or goblins, they all became a whole after the party, and they were all the lords of the Blackstone Collar.

At the party, Malone promised that Blackstone's tax revenue would never exceed fifty percent, and it would be fifty percent of that year, which would change with the change of the year.

This caused cheers from the lords, and the tax revenue on the mainland was generally seven to fifty percent, and some of the more ruthless lords could even receive ninety percent.

Malone is considered the minimum tax, and there is no need to worry about natural disasters.

Why people are so likely to starve to death in natural disaster years is not just a small harvest.

Rather, when the lord collected his taxes, he collected them according to the harvest year.

The output of the disaster year, the tax revenue of the good year, the farmers will naturally starve to death.

Malone can be regarded as giving them a guarantee to live.

How could they not rejoice!

With the yearning for the future life, they initially have a centripetal force, which is also the reason why Malone forcibly held a party despite the opposition of Elijah and others to waste food!

After the New Year, the territory resumed its development in full swing.

The main thing is the openness of the farmland, and with expectations, the spirit of the farmers is different.

One by one, they are very hard-working, but I am afraid that there will be fewer people who are willing to do it, and then their own families will get less land!

On this day, there was finally news of Malf.

The watchmen sent by Malone to the border brought back the news that they had joined Malf's strikers.