Hearing Luo Ming openly criticize those guys, although no one objected, no one knew what he wanted to say.

Although criticizing the relatives of the monarch is considered out of line in the eyes of some people, it may even be suspected of scolding Huai.

But Sherlock herself was tired of those guys to the extreme, and she didn't mind anyone scolding them for a long time, and she complained about a lot of black history to Luo Ming - the more the other heir contenders were scolded now, the more it proved that she had to be in charge of this territory.

"With that kind of person in charge of Miana, you can think of the stories of the brutal lords and cultists that you heard when you were a child, and you are likely to experience all the suffering and suffering in the stories.

On the contrary, Lord Sherlock, a wise lord who has never been arrogant or associated with the word cruelty, and who generously rewards every meritorious servant, I am glad to serve him.

I'm really happy to see everyone following him. ”

Although Luo Ming didn't plan to really follow, he still had to talk about the scene. Even if Cao Cao coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, even the empress of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty could be dragged out and killed, he still said that he was loyal to the emperor.

"Even if you don't mention my banquet and the baron's reward, even if it is for a stable and beautiful life in the future, everyone should go all out and win this battle!"

There is no need to say more in-depth words to these soldiers who are not highly educated, or even close to none.

"Now, Lord Baron, I would like to announce what kind of reward will be given to you this time!"

Luo Ming changed his words and returned the right to speak to Sherlock.

What he said before was either empty words or a celebration of Sherlock's merits, and it was not a problem to say more.

But in terms of rewards and punishments, Luo Ming still wisely chose not to assert himself, at best, he just told her his advice and let her judge for herself.

Reward and punishment are the core authority of the superior. The emperors of all dynasties, even if their own mothers interfered in these powers when they were young, when they grew up, they were likely to turn against each other and even trigger a palace coup.

After all, the vast majority of subordinates follow their bosses in return, the so-called penny loyalty. If you have the power to punish, you can eradicate dissidents, and if you have the power to reward, you can provide the most desired reward for your subordinates and win over your cronies. In the long run, it will be self-evident whose orders the subordinates obey. Once these two rights are touched, then this superior person will be half hollowed out.

Sherlock may not quite understand it now, but sooner or later she will be more mature and want to understand it all. Luo Ming planted good causes at this time, and without doing too many things that went beyond the bounds, he could effectively prevent any unpleasantness in the future.

After all, in name, she is still her own feudal lord, and once she makes trouble, it will be detrimental to her reputation. And although he has the confidence to develop and grow, in the early stage of development, he still has the help of this girl who has a friendly relationship with him.

An ally is much better than a stranger or even a hostile neighbor.

Besides, Luo Ming didn't want to have a gap with his rare friends because of this little thing.

Sir Severn, who had been watching from the side, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, it seemed that this young man knew how to advance and retreat.

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After the oath, it was the moment of high morale, and with Sherlock's order, the whole army began to move forward.

However, the siege did not start immediately, and unlike the field battle, the siege battle had to be prepared for a while anyway.

Since the defenders of the city will definitely be able to wait for work, it is better for the besieging side to prepare more.

At this time, Luo Ming and the others were sitting in the tent to discuss.

The content of the negotiation was the handkerchief that "accidentally" fell to the ground when the other party's second child Charando left.

At some point, some words were written crookedly on the handkerchief, as if they were written with a finger dipped in wine.

It was a key part of the deal he made with Lomin...... Maybe it's not even a transaction, it's just a way back.

If he had a righteous heart, he would have openly broken with his cousins a long time ago.

I'm afraid that Charando just wants to bet on both ends, although he has no ambitions, but he is still wise. Sherlock's side seemed to have a better chance of winning, and if she won the battle, the enemy side would be liquidated.

The cultists naturally want to be killed, those mercenaries may be expelled after extorting a ransom, and the soldiers of Miana may only be reprimanded and then dragged to forced labor to atone for their crimes, after all, they are local civilians, equivalent to Sherlock's property, and they will not be killed.

But those of higher status are clearly not spared by Sherlock. In the event of defeat, Charlando can rely on the message on this handkerchief as proof of his merits, and win favorable treatment - and even turn into a successful minister, which is the means of betting on both ends.

Of course, the note that Luo Ming showed him also seemed to play a role, prompting him to make up his mind.

The handkerchief smelled of alcohol and anything else, and what seemed to be traces of vomit and snot, so that when Charando dropped it on the ground, almost no one paid attention to it, except to think that he had thrown it away.

Not to mention Sherlock, the actual girl, even if the men looked at it with disgust—they soon made the decision, found a piece of paper and copied the words on the handkerchief, and then stuffed it into a wooden box, locked it firmly, wrapped it in a cloth, and threw it into the corner.

This matter cannot be leaked casually, and the matter of copying the text is simply done by a knight himself.

"Oh, is this text?"

The knight looked at the ghost talismans he had copied down, and looked a little hesitant.

It has to be said that the cultural atmosphere of the principality is quite acceptable, and it is rumored that both the former and current Grand Dukes attached great importance to education, opened many schools that taught literacy and the most basic four arithmetic, and most of the aristocracy, even many of the burghers, were literate.

However, it is only the lingua franca that has barely been popularized. Nearly a thousand years ago, the region was still wild, the natives were basically killed or assimilated, no other languages were left, and the largest Anson Empire in the vicinity basically spoke the lingua franca, and in contrast, except for some border areas, the people of the principality did not need to learn too many foreign languages.

Just like the Celestial Empire, if English is canceled from the high school entrance examination, college entrance examination and university graduation standards one day, then those who are willing to learn English will definitely not have the same percentage as before.

People are lazy if they don't have to. What can I do when I learn lingua franca and arithmetic, read official documents and account books, and learn foreign languages?