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Seeing that a fierce conflict was about to break out, there was a sudden muffled sound of horses' hooves hitting the ground outside the town, and a group of dozens of knights slowly walked over, and behind the knights there were forty or fifty guys dressed as refugees.

At this moment, Aaron was wearing a simple and practical white soft armor, and rode a strong and spiritual war horse to step freely. By his side, Mr. Zabas, now the butler of the Lord Baron, accompanied him. Dozens of guards guarded by the two of them like stars and moons were newly recruited guards.

"Hey, hey, get out of the way, get out of the way, don't you hear, you're an old immortal. Several guards wielded leather whips in front of the townsfolk who stood in their way.

Several of the townsfolk who had been whipped on their bodies glared at each other, but when they saw that the person who came was their lord, they all lowered their heads and dared not speak.

"Aaron, my dear son, you're finally here!" Seeing Aaron arrive with a large group of people, Lord Gibson was overjoyed, and his originally flustered heart quickly calmed down.

"My lord, this mob dares to resist taxes, and they want to be rude to the benevolent and good old man!" said the leader of the old Gibson's guard at once, and flattered the other mouths before they could open their mouths.

"Yes, sir. Oh, it's these old things who take the lead, and those few, what, the two guys who have a long body of meat also participate in the incitement and take the lead. Not to be outdone, the other man walked out and pointed to a few townspeople to make a report.

"Yes, if you come a little later, your father and I will be attacked by this savage mob. Master Gibson cried out with a sad face.

Aaron looked in the direction pointed by the dogs, and it turned out to be several old men and men in the prime of life, and there was a faint fierceness between the eyebrows of both men and women among these people, and they were not easy to mess with at first glance.

"What's going on, what's going on!" Zabas, as the director of the territory, stepped forward in time. Zabas clearly has more experience in resolving disputes and contradictions than Aaron.

"You're the new lord?, this bastard says it's your father, and he wants us to pay taxes when he comes, and you've seen our situation, do you think it's still keeping us alive?" said a burly, tall farmer, pointing at old Gibson.

"I see!" Zabas nodded, as if he had come to an enlightenment.

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"Yes, you see that we are so poor here that the young people will all run out, so how can there be any extra money and food to hand over!" Zabas's reaction made the farmer overjoyed, and he hurriedly complained.

"Damn, doesn't the lord even have the right to collect taxes on his own land?" Zabas yelled as he suddenly widened his eyes viciously and took a few steps closer to the farmer.

"Ah-no, it's not ——, but my lord-" The farmer was frightened by Zabas's sudden move, and tried to explain something but was stopped by Zabas.

"Shut up, you guy who defies the authority of your lord!"

After a pause, Zabas walked past the farmer and shouted to the townspeople behind him, "If you dare to defy the authority and dignity of our honorable and merciful lord, then I can tell you now, and we will arrest and punish you according to the sacred laws of the Empire." ”

"That's right, Mr. Zabas's words are also the meaning of the master, so if you dare to gather a crowd to make trouble again, don't blame me!Hmph~" Aaron said coldly.

In the past, he was not bullied by those high-ranking nobles and lords like this, but now it is finally his turn to be majestic.

After Aaron's statement, the guards behind him and the gang of dog legs of Lord Gibson also drew their sharp swords at the same time, shouting in unison.

For a while, this group of fierce townspeople was really calmed down, and they didn't dare to act rashly. After all, now that the number of soldiers on the other side has doubled, and they are fully equipped, I am afraid that my group of peasants will not be able to eat and walk around if they really touch each other. What's more, they learned from some rumors that the new lord was made a baron by the emperor after his outstanding military exploits in the Shining Fortress, which was certainly not a trivial.

After Zabas and Aaron quickly looked at each other, the words changed slowly: "Of course, our esteemed lord is not an unkind and unreasonable person. We also know about your situation. Since you can't come up with anything now, then your taxes will be exempted this year, but you will have to pay them next year anyway, understand?"

"Thanks... Thank you, my lord, for your kindness!"

Hearing that this year's tax could be temporarily waived, the townspeople suddenly became excited and hurriedly thanked them in unison. But the other man's face was ugly, gloomy and saved, like the stormy sky in the middle of summer.

"Is this true?, my lord!" several old men asked Aaron as they held each other's arms.

Old Gibson was about to protest or something, when Aaron's voice suddenly rang out: "Yes, you heard it right. ”

"Great, you are a merciful lord!" the crowd praised.

"Hehe, I would like to announce to you the good news that in the coming days, our esteemed and loving lord will lead you on the road to prosperity, and the details will be announced in a few days. Zabas wasted no time in throwing bombshells.

"Ah, here is the poor and remote country, is there any other way for us to live a prosperous life?"

"Yes, if the lord can keep us from starving to death, and the children and grandchildren will not flee again, it will be the blessing of the lord!"

"Oh my God, what day is it?"

The townsfolk looked skeptical, but they had some hope for the specific news to be announced in a few days.

Five days later, the townsfolk were torn apart by their ambivalence of doubts and anticipation.

"Hey uncle, do you know? Our lord is really a benevolent lord, and we are about to say goodbye to the bad days of these two meals and the death of the dead in the winter. ”

"Mr. Folklin, I have heard that our lord is digging a large stone mine in the woodlands of the mountains to the west. ”

"Dear father, I am going to mine with Mr. Fory next door, and I have heard that the benevolent baron will give generously to the miners!"

"Mother, everything that the respected Mr. Zabas said is true. Also, I'm going to call Lori and Fendi to join the miners tomorrow. Oh, Mother, you don't need to say anything, just take care of the land at home, and it won't be long before we have bread and minced soup. ”

The town, which had been quiet for an unknown number of years, boiled over on the night it was announced, and overnight the whole town changed to a completely different scene: full of excitement, excitement, beautiful longing, and, of course, a hint of doubt.

However, the last remaining suspicion vanished the next day. Because of his generosity and kindness, Baron Aaron paid half of the wages of each townsman who came to apply for employment "two Ores" in advance.

A year's salary is guaranteed to be four Orle Coins, and if the quantity and quality of ore produced meet the specified requirements, the generous and benevolent Baron will be rewarded with another reward.

What is this concept? Even in Fort Oak, which has the best quality of life, the average freeman there earns only two or three ores a year.

The stingy old man was still angry, but after Aaron painted him a beautiful blueprint for his future wealth, Lord Gibson's anger, grievances and dissatisfaction were swept away at once, but what made him a little unhappy was that Aaron paid too much for these poor ghosts.

Two ores a year may be enough, no, two is too many, and there is only one ores in Salz, maybe just pay ............

After discussing the general situation of mineral mining with Zabas, Aaron went to his house alone to recuperate. Although the injury is not serious, it will take a while of quiet recuperation to recover completely.

As for the issue of masters and servants in the territory, Lord Gibson and Zabas also made appropriate adjustments. When the major affairs of the territory are on track, Zabas will return the authority to the old man. But now, the old man can only stay obediently, and go as happily as he wants.

Zabas's sleek sophistication made a very good impression on the old man, and he returned to the Manor in Salz with a group of doglegs without much advice. He felt that although his territory was not large, he should at least have good permanent residents to make his territory prosperous and lively, so that he would have face for Lord Gibson.

So, as soon as he returned to Salz's manor, he immediately put up notices to let refugees, poor people, and even escaped slaves who had lost their fields or families lost because of the war come to the manor, and the loving and merciful Lord Gibson would take them in so that everyone could live a happy and happy life.

On the Kingston Territory, under the methodical auspices of Zabas, the mining of the amethy stone mine has been carried out one after another. The minecarts and digging tools such as shovels, hoes, and spears arrived in batches to the soon-to-be-thriving town.

The ranks of the miners were rapidly increased by the freedmen from near and far, and in the days that followed, the refugees, deserters, and slaves taken in by Lord Gibson arrived in Kingston and were assigned by the Zabas governor.

Near the site where the ground is about to be mined, rows of makeshift thatched huts and bamboo sheds are connected together, where miners and temporary logisticians rest during normal working hours.

The groundbreaking ceremony also began under the gaze of countless pairs of hopeful and fiery eyes, and the road to prosperity in Kingston officially began!