Chapter XVI: Civilian Networks
When the three-day period finally arrived, Dari rode on the Thunder Beast early in the morning, and accompanied by fifty fire cavalry, arrived at the headquarters of the garrison. As soon as he arrived at the gate, Darry noticed something different.
I saw that the original stolen and faded gate was freshly painted, and the plaque was gone, and it was replaced with a new one. The vicinity of the entrance was also cleaned, and two rows of small trees were newly transplanted on both sides of the gate, although it could not be compared with the majestic gate of the inner guard, but it also looked very neat.
Nodding slightly, "Very good, it seems that those boys have worked hard for the past three days, let's go in!"
"Yes!"
Dary took the lead and jumped off his horse and walked into the gate, and as soon as he entered, the air of neatness became stronger. The re-installed stone pavement, the very well-groomed yard, the tattered things that were gone three days ago. In the southeast corner of the courtyard, there are several human-shaped stakes for practicing fist and foot kung fu, and there are several weapon racks next to them, apparently used for training.
There were more than 100 people in the garrison regiment, neatly lined up, waiting for Darui to review.
Mark hurried over, "Lord Dary, three days is a bit tight, so I just tidied up the yard, those bungalows have only repaired the roof and exterior, and the interior is still being renovated, and it will take a few days to complete." ”
"Hmm...... Good job, hard work. ”
"Where, by the way, Captain Katos and the brothers of the garrison have been working hard for the past three days, and it seems that they really want to do a big job under your leadership. ”
"Yes? Katos, are these people all the members of the garrison? How many people are there?"
Katos ran over, "My lord, there are a total of one hundred and twelve people here, there were originally some people, they may have something to do, so ......"
"If you don't come, you don't have to come again, I said three days ago that if you don't come then, you will be permanently expelled from the ranks of the garrison regiment and never hired. By the way, let me introduce some new comrades. That ......"
Stretching out his hand and pointing at the fire cavalry, "They are comrades-in-arms who killed the enemy with me on the battlefield, and from now on they will officially join the Imperial Capital Garrison, Mark, you will register their names in a while, and I will delete those who didn't come, understand?"
"Got it, Lord Dary. ”
At this moment, a few young men of fifteen or sixteen years old came to the gate, and Darui looked at the Karl people he had seen in the flowing water market three days ago.
"Is it Carl? ”
As soon as Carl saw that Darry was calling them, he hurriedly ran over with more than a dozen of his little brothers.
"Lord Dary, we came before dawn, but we haven't seen you yet, so we don't dare to come in. ”
"It doesn't matter. ”
Turning to Katos, "You've all heard what happened in the Flowing Water Market three days ago, right?"
Katos's face was pale, and his heart was full of nervousness. Although the incident of the flowing water market three days ago was only the death of three soldiers of the garrison regiment, it was not a big deal. But because it involved Dary, it was quickly spread.
Especially among the people, now the people of the entire imperial capital have set their eyes on the garrison regiment, this institution that used to do a lot of evil and attracted a lot of hatred, and now Darui is the head of this regiment, everyone wants to see what changes he will make.
"Big ...... My lord, I didn't talk much about those three boys before, but they just didn't change their ways, and in the end, they ended up like this, and they also brought it on themselves, and they couldn't complain about others. ”
"Of course I can't complain about others, I heard that the three of them have killed people there before! What are you doing as a captain, this kind of person is still in the garrison, don't you know the saying that killing people pays for their lives?"
"Ah...... My lord, I, I can't manage this kind of thing even if I want to, those three boys are relatives of the previous regiment commander, and they are usually arrogant and domineering in the garrison regiment, and they don't take me as the captain in their eyes at all. ”
Katos was so frightened by Darry's cold eyes that he immediately fell to his knees, and cold sweat immediately flowed down.
"Hmph, this only shows that you, the captain, are very incompetent. From now on, your position as captain is gone, demoted to squadron leader, give me the management of the flowing market, give you a month, and I will go back to the flowing market in a month, if the local vendors still say that you are not good, then you can roll up the cover and get out!"
"Yes, yes, the villain must do his best to manage that market well. ”
The iron-blooded style of Darui's soldiers made this captain feel a chill on his back, coupled with the fact that Darui had the Zhanwu Sword of the Holy Emperor in his hand, even if he killed him, it was justified to kill him, he was just the former captain of a garrison regiment, and the people above would not hold Darui Gaia accountable because of him.
The iron-blooded style not only scared Katos to pee his pants, but also shocked the people of the original garrison. Among these boys, there were still those who wanted to steal and play tricks, but now they all shrank their necks and didn't dare to stab again.
Turning his head to look at Carl and them, "Carl, you also heard what you said just now, since you have joined the garrison, you must obey my orders in the future, and if anyone does not take my words seriously, then leave immediately." Of course, the garrison will act with the people in mind, and I will not let you do anything that harms the people. ”
"We were meant to obey Lord Darui's orders!" "Hot-blooded people are good to manage, and a few words will drive their accumulation.
Then Dari asked everyone to disband, and there were no tasks for the past two days, so they all went to training. And several backbones, like Mark, the captain of the Fire Knights, and Katos were called to the captain's room. In addition, Karl, as a representative of the locals, was also called over.
Coming to the newly decorated regimental commander's room, Darui sat down on the main seat properly, and then waved his hand to the lower seat.
"Sit down, we're going to have a meeting and tell you what to do next.
As soon as a few people heard this, they quickly sat down, Darui's style of acting had been taught by everyone just now, so no one dared to discount it now.
"From now on, all small markets in the imperial capital are not allowed to charge protection fees, and other other management fees will also be stopped for me, and I will not be allowed to change the soup or medicine. Got it?"
When Katos heard this, he opened his mouth, wanting to say something but not daring to say it. How could his expression escape Dary's eyes, and he spotted him immediately.
"Katos, say whatever you want, I'm not going to punish you for saying the wrong thing, say it. ”
"Yes, my lord, you really shouldn't ask for the protection fee you said, but that management fee is the main source of income for our garrison group, if you don't want it, just rely on the gold coins issued above, and then layer upon layer, this is ......"
"I have my own plans for the daily expenses of the garrison regiment, you don't have to worry about this, if it doesn't work, I can take the money myself first. ”
As soon as these words came out, Katos had nothing more to say.
"Mark, does our garrison have any other responsibilities besides managing the small market?"
"This ...... Originally, the garrison regiment was responsible for the security of the southern part of the city, but in recent years, the garrison regiment has existed in name only, and it has no ability to manage it at all. In addition, the south of the city is the sphere of influence of the forbidden army, so ......"
"Oh, is the forbidden army's sphere of influence? interesting, okay! From tomorrow, all the Fire Knights will be divided into two groups, a group of twenty people, and the remaining ten people will rotate, and they will patrol the streets south of the city every day, if anyone dares to stop you, hum!"
The captain of the Fire Knight comprehended, and a faint murderous aura emanated from them, and there was a good show.
Mark looked at these violent elements who came down from the battlefield with some concern, trying to persuade Dari not to fight with the forbidden army in the near future, but after thinking about it, he still didn't say anything.
"Head Darui, although it is a good thing for them and ordinary people to not charge management fees for small traders, we still have to manage it. There are hundreds of small markets like this in the entire imperial capital, and this is not counting the small merchants and vendors who are itinerant and cannot be kept busy by the existing people. ”
Darry smiled with a smile on his face, "I've figured out a way to do this, Carl, you grew up in the Flowing Water Market, let me ask you, if I select some people from your market to become a member of the garrison and let them manage the market, how do you say the effect will be?"
When Carl heard this, he was stunned at first, and then his face showed an expression of ecstasy.
"Of course, we know what the vendors need, and we know best how to manage it to be more effective, if it is really like what you said, the small market will definitely develop rapidly. ”
Mark was anxious when he heard this, "My lord, although your method is good, there are strict regulations on the establishment of our garrison regiment, and after deducting those who are not here today, we can still absorb a hundred or so people at most." If every market recruits some people, we won't be able to digest it at all. ”
"Mark, did I say that they are being made up? I just said that some people should be selected to join the garrison, but they don't necessarily have to be on the formation, right?"
"Huh? What do you mean ......?"
Dary stood up and walked over to the group with an intriguing smile on his face.
"I want to create a supernumerary organization of the garrison regiment, these people do not join the formation of the garrison regiment, but they are also members of the garrison regiment, and they receive their salaries as usual, but they do not reach out to the state to ask for it. In this way, even if His Majesty comes to ask, I have something to say. ”
Everyone listened to it and felt that there was some truth, but ......
"My lord, if you do this, that's a lot of money, it's ......."
"Didn't I say that I have my own way to solve the problem, so you don't have to worry about it. Judging by the way you look, you haven't yet understood the true meaning of what I am doing, and you think about how much benefit we can bring to us after we recruit these people. First of all, the market has their nearby management, we have to save a lot of worry, as long as we go to check it regularly, and then there is a point, these people are some local snakes, their relationships and connections are an intangible asset. ”
Mark listened a little puzzled, "Assets? What assets do they have?"
"Mark, don't look down on these people, you must know that the foundation of any force is the people, and those organizations that are separated from the people cannot live for a long time. Come and see ......."
Open the map on the wall, which marks the location of all the small markets in the imperial capital, as well as the general situation, and the number of personnel, which is very clear.
"If you look closely at the location of these small markets, you have to look at it strategically. Can you see something interesting?"
A few people came together, Katos, as an old man of the garrison, was very familiar with this map, but no matter how he looked at it, he didn't see anything famous.
At this moment, the eyes of one of the captains of the Fire Cavalry lit up, and Darry saw that it was Jerry. This man has been around since he was still domesticating the fire horse in La Carlos, and he can be regarded as an old friend of Darry, he is very brave in battle, and his strength is not bad, and Darry admires him very much.
"Jerry, find something to say, let a few of them listen. ”
"Yes, judging from this map, these small markets cover almost every corner of the imperial capital, and if we add the mobility of small merchants and hawkers, it can be said that if we can control them, we will know what is going on in the imperial capital. This point is not necessarily comparable to the intelligence network of the internal guard!"
"Oh, really!"
"That's ...... you say."
After hearing this, everyone looked at the map again, and the small market on it had completely changed into a dense intelligence network.
Darui smiled proudly, "That's right, he is worthy of being a person who has been on the battlefield, and he has a very unique vision." This is their asset, and as long as a part of each market is absorbed, this vast intelligence network will fall into our hands. Although the usual expenses are a little larger, once something happens, the value they generate will be immeasurable. ”
Speaking of this, Darui pointed out with some disdain, "Those who are in high positions and powerful will only look upwards with their eyes, and they will not find the strong potential of the people at all, so our purpose in the future is to be close to the people, since those people don't want it, we want it!"
"Yes!"
The accumulation of everyone was completely mobilized, and even Mark, who was not optimistic about the garrison at first, has now changed his mind, thinking that the development potential of the garrison is very large, and if he can really grasp this unstarted resource, it will not be inferior to the internal guard and the forbidden army.
Seeing a few backbones enthusiastically go to work, Dary sat down in a chair with his hands crossed over his head.
"Now that the direction of development has been set, the next thing is the most important funding issue, a penny is difficult to beat a hero, and if there is no money, it will all be in vain. And I have to figure out how to figure out this money myself, if I point to the top to allocate money, then the cucumber dishes are cold. ”