Chapter 321: Unity (I)
In terms of personal moral character, Luo Ming is basically right to say that he is a good person.
He is willing to give bread to beggars, will stop theft and robbery when he sees it, and will consider whether to bury the other party in the ground when he encounters a corpse.
But he is now not just alone, but the ruler of thousands.
As a ruler, it is natural to love your own people more than outsiders.
Even the people under his rule don't live happily enough to think of treating outsiders well, and the ruler of such a mother of cancer is basically ninety-nine out of a hundred people who take jujube pills, and the remaining one will definitely make a mess of the country and leave a mess for his successor.
Therefore, Luo Ming has a slight oppression of those allies, but he also provides shelter, which can be regarded as a willing business.
As for those who were unwilling to join the alliance and only temporarily accepted his help, he unceremoniously put on the face of profiteers, and even used the imperialist means of "cannon to negotiate business" to blackmail as much as possible.
However, now that Luo Ming has become stronger, he can't directly use force to annex others, and he can only compete peacefully and increase allies in a short period of time, so he can't be too ugly.
Most people don't know so much about the inside scoop, though.
The first thing they saw was not an imperialist ruler, but a young man who smiled like a spring breeze and was polite and courteous.
The kind that makes people feel good about it naturally. The less powerful nobles were considering whether to slap him, and the older nobles were also thinking about whether they could recruit him as their son-in-law.
Seeing Luo Ming talking and laughing with the nobles, the Earl of Conlehill became a little jealous.
The young man in front of him can be said to have extraordinary talents in many fields.
A twenty-year-old swordsman can also farm, make money, train soldiers, and fight...... If only that's it.
No matter how careful the earl is, he will not tolerate one or two people who are more talented than himself.
There were tens of thousands of people in Vansey alone, and it was not surprising that there was occasionally a genius who was more talented than the Count himself when he was young, and if the Count had to take care of it all, he would not have lived to this age at all, and he would have himself off early.
However, today's Luo Ming is not just a simple young genius.
Geniuses, some are more potential, and most of the potential has not yet been transformed into real power.
The so-called "dead genius is nothing" is exactly this truth.
And Lomin is different.
Although he was young, he had already built up quite a force, and even dared to speak out against the Count himself.
This is a part of the potential that has been confirmed in reality and made into a business.
Perhaps it will not be twenty years, before the Count himself dies in the earth, and he will be able to see Luo Ming completely surpass him in every way.
The earl's current family business has gone through more than 400 years, accumulated by more than ten generations of family heads, and fighting for land inch by inch with barbarians and wild beasts, and even three family heads died on the battlefield before reaching today's scale.
Now he was caught up by a junior who had just obtained the status of nobility in a very short time...... How can this make him not jealous?
However, he thought about it and made a big plan before, and made an appointment with Luo Ming not to invade each other in a short period of time, and missed the opportunity to separate the high and low with Luo Ming.
And now, even if he saw Luo Ming's army, he immediately understood that he was in great trouble for himself.
Even if there was a voice in his heart, constantly screaming that Luo Ming must be suppressed as soon as possible, the situation would not allow him to do so.
Now, led by the Inquisition, the major churches have agreed to form a coalition to conquer cultists and monsters.
At this time, who would dare to come out and stab?
Believe it or not, a big hat of "collusion with cultists" was directly buttoned up?
The other side can say in a serious manner: If it were not for collusion with cultists, why would they not put aside their prejudices and work together? And why did they engage in infighting and drag everyone back at the critical moment of forming the coalition army?
Even if such a statement is a bit strong and unreasonable, it can't bring him down, but he can be regarded as offending the Inquisition and the major churches in this matter, how can there be good fruit to eat after that?
As a county watchman, he may be able to carry this, but he will definitely suffer a huge loss.
Thinking of this, the Count had to restrain this impulse, and even smiled a little.
Even if outsiders know that he and Luo Ming have contradictions, at least they can't show the contradictions on their faces when they should cooperate.
This can be regarded as obeying the overall situation and playing a leading role.
After all, if there were clear contradictions between the two powerful factions in the coalition army, second only to the Inquisition, unity would basically become an empty word.
At this moment, a thought suddenly flashed through the earl's heart.
"If this contradiction can be resolved...... If this young man's talents can be used by me......
However, he soon realized how ridiculous the idea was.
It's easy to say a little bit about the contradiction, after all, it's just the Baron Landinburgh under his command who was slapped in the face, and it wasn't himself who suffered directly, if you think of a way, this contradiction can always be resolved.
But the idea of letting Luo Ming use it for himself made him laugh out loud. This is mocking himself.
If half a year ago, as the county guard, he personally promised a generous salary to recruit Luo Ming, probably he would not have been refused.
Luo Ming himself didn't expect today's achievements half a year ago.
But at that time, Lockin's talents had not yet been revealed, and how could the Count promise a generous enough salary to attract him?
Now, Luo Ming's talent is of course fully revealed, so that the Count can see it clearly.
But Luo Ming's actual power has now swelled far beyond the scope of ordinary barons, and it seems that it will continue to develop in the future, so why bow down to his old earl?
It can also be said that his value has risen significantly, and now he can't pay enough to make him work.
To miss is to miss.
The Count came to his senses, shook his head, and dispelled the distraction.
I am really old, so it is so easy to sigh about the past.
But what has happened will not change, and it is useless to think about it.
He closed his eyes and took a sip of his cold wine, a chill spreading in his mouth, calming him down for a moment.
Then the Count opened his eyes and stood up.
With a warm smile on his face –
"Welcome to Mount Conle, Lord Loming. ”
As an old man who has lived for almost sixty years, he will naturally perform, and he has a wealth of experience in this area, how can he be easily overtaken by Luo Ming, a junior?