Chapter 201: The Abolition Decree
The gates are open to welcome the remnants of the Elves from all over the North, and every once in a while a group of them appear, like intermittent fountains, filling the ground for a territory where there are no people everywhere. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Their outfits are simple, and most of them are the standard wilderness survival equipment of adventurers, which shows that "Elondell" has been eclipsed to this day, and these people are not having a good time.
But in the heyday of the elven kingdom, when the influence radiated to all corners of the north, any elf, even a half-elf, would live with dignity.
Even if the human nobles enter the north one after another to expand their territories, due to the large number of druid masters in the elven kingdom and the number of elven archers in more than 10,000, the lone elves will be respected.
It's a pity that the prosperous elven clan, due to the oracle's instructions to implement a great retreat strategy, went to the New World in batches, causing the three elven kingdoms of the north, middle-earth, and southern Xinjiang to quickly wither like falling leaves in late autumn.
The elves who are attached to their homeland and are reluctant to leave, as well as the half-elves who choose to stay, have not only lost their status due to the loss of the support of the kingdom behind them, but also become marginalized from the mainstream society in the north.
The slave trade, which coveted the blood of the elves, also began to appear from scratch, at first only the small nobles intervened in it, and because of the unimaginable profits, it gradually attracted the great nobles of the north to participate.
For the sake of their own lives, the pure-blood elves chose to stay away from the human towns and stay in the shrinking forests of the deforestation, surviving to maintain the existence of the race. As for the half-elves whose appearance and characteristics are not obvious, they often choose to disguise their identities and necessary disguises for their own safety.
Fortunately, the turning point has quietly come, and the new frontier territory on the north bank of the Ruiwen River, the call issued by Orelia the Windranger and others through the "Sprout Ritual" has attracted the half-elves of the surrounding territories to come.
Since the lord was a powerful legend and did not treat the half-elves differently, these half-elves who arrived early quickly passed on the good news, and more clansmen arrived one after another, and even became the mainstream of the new frontier realm.
The more than 100 members of the porter's guild had learned how to get along with their neighbors on their own initiative, and the half-elves hated only the slave traders, and did not attack the commoners from poor families.
With the two artifacts in the possession of the extremely powerful "Lord Rez", the Elven Clan's Water Ring Lanya and the Dwarven Clan's Storm Shackles, they are enough to subdue any order-disrupting fanatics, and even if the Druid Master Legolas Deer Helm himself admits that he is not an opponent, the others will not deliberately cause trouble.
Orik Tyrese had settled in the aristocratic district of the inner city, and there were enough building materials, and the "resolute tin soldiers" personally transferred by Lu Bin were completed and settled in the two-story villa-style mansion in just two days.
The dwarven blacksmith who went south to Blackwater to support Lord Reze set off north again after receiving orders, arriving at the territory on the north bank of the Riwen River, meeting with his compatriots from Ironforge and building the prototype of the Craftsman's Guild.
Lu Bin had a large amount of precious metals from the Shadows on hand, and coinage and taxes were soon put on the agenda, and with the absorption of Oric Tyrese as a member of the council chamber, the population of the pioneer realm ushered in a wave of explosion.
Orik, who is quite high in the inheritance of the Thor Tyrese family, has at least twice as many followers as when he left the family station, and the most of them are from his own family, all of whom are descendants of the knights of the family who are optimistic that he can ascend to the throne, and his friends from childhood to adulthood.
Their arrival not only diluted the numerical advantage of the half-elves and rebalanced the balance of power, but also brought a large amount of materials and human resources to enrich various positions.
However, the half-elves are not to be outdone, in addition to summoning more clansmen to come, they also actively gather the mountain dwarves scattered all over the north, after all, they are the natives of the north who have dealt with them for a long time, and the relationship between the elves and the dwarves is maintained very well.
The mountain dwarves are qualified warriors when they pick up battle axes, and they are skilled craftsmen when they pick up hammers, and not only half-elves are pulling in, but even humans can't help but reach out.
The dwarves with the smallest number have not grown up in integrating into human society for many years, and when the two sides are getting along with each other, they have also won a lot of benefits for themselves and become a key minority.
Although none of the experienced dwarven masters entered the council hall, they naturally mastered the key positions such as weapon manufacturing, city defense equipment production and daily maintenance, and could be regarded as having a certain right to speak.
In the newly completed council chamber, in the lobby where the bark of the bark of the trees emanated from the fragrant hall, Lu Bin initiated a move to write the abolition of slavery into the territorial regulations, and for good reason.
In the natural environment of the north, where the climate is very unfriendly to ordinary people, serfs and slave laborers have a shorter life span than ordinary people due to excessive oppression, and it is not in everyone's interests except for a small number of slave owners.
Druid master Legolas Deer Helm knew this, and raised his hand in support after a moment of silence, as for Oric Tyrese, he had a bit of a headache, after all, his family had a large number of slaves, and he knew very well that his position would be deliberately amplified by someone with a heart whether he chose to support or oppose.
Although he inwardly agreed with his friend Rez's decision, Olyk Tyrese did not immediately take a stand because of his own interests and even his own evaluation within the family.
Lu Bin didn't say anything to urge, and although there were many things to deal with, his patience was better than ever, even for the druid master Legolas Deerhelm. The triumvirate of the new territory fell into an unspeakable silence, and the atmosphere in the council chamber cooled down.
After a long period of silence, Oryk Tyrese had to say that for the first time he chose to abstain from voting, in order not to offend anyone, on the one hand, so that the abolition of slavery was successfully written into the law of the pioneer realm, and on the other hand, he did not explicitly express his support, at least leaving a buffer for himself.
Lu Bin and Legolas Deer Helmet looked at each other and smiled, both seeing the relief in each other's eyes, and it was a little strange that Oric Tyrese had abstained, but it was also expected.
The Pioneer Realm soon introduced its own code, the first Northern Territory to enshrine the Abolition Decree in law, and the news quickly spread, greatly increasing the appeal of the Elven remnants, as well as arousing the dislike of the slavers and slave traders, as well as the Northern nobles behind them.
After all, after the laws of the pioneer territory were written, even the Great Council of the North could not overturn it, and the so-called wind could enter the rain, but the king could not enter. Under the principle of feudal separation, no one can point fingers at the self-contained territory, not to mention that the abolition of slavery itself is unpopular, especially in the eyes of the growing church, enslaving others for their own benefit is not a good act in itself.
In the Great Council of the North, the call for the abolition of slavery has always been very high, but no one is willing to take the lead, and all the nobles, whether they support or oppose it, did not expect to be put forward by the "Master Reiz" of the new pioneer territory.
This new territory is still the Speaker Tyrese personally issued a pioneering permission order, and many people are ready to see the joke, but it is a pity that His Royal Highness the Thor who has eliminated the stubborn disease in his body has long set his eyes on a higher level, and he has not noticed this trivial matter.
The news spread rapidly in various territories in the north, and many people felt strange in addition to curiosity about the new pioneer territory, as well as a little pleasure after the expansion of human territory and living space.
However, the advent of the abolitionist decree was not so wonderful for the merchants and nobles who still used slaves, and they had to block the news as much as possible to prevent the loss of their own interests due to the occurrence of slave escapes.
However, such a far-reaching thing cannot be blocked if you want to block it, smashing the shackles on your body, and the slaves who yearn for freedom soon appear, although the slave owner's private soldiers and hounds reacted in time and captured them, in the vast and sparsely populated north, there are always fish that have escaped by luck.
The slave owner's disgust soon turned into hatred, and Lu Bin knew this, and he had already arranged numerous traps in the core of the territory, the surrounding area that he named Riverrun.
The "Greed Trap" extracted from the "Activated Mimic", the "Entangled Trap" contributed by the War Tree Man, and more are the "Spike Trap" with iron needles buried at the bottom of the hollowed-out crypt.
Since it is still a cold winter season, a night of wind and snow will bury all the traces of the trap arrangement, except for Lu Bin, who has the book of the traveling mage, no one knows the type and specific location of the trap.
As for the slaves, elven remnants, and mountain dwarves who appear at the borders of the territory, the ubiquitous sentry guards will be the first to notice them, and naturally there will be someone in charge of receiving them, guiding them to enter the core of the territory in a roundabout way in the "safe area".
At the same time, the construction of the territory continued, and the dwarven craftsmen, under the guidance of Lu Bin, began to try to build an efficient hydraulic mill with the help of the abundant flow of the Ruiwen River.
Fresh vegetables from Ironforge appeared for the first time in the Rushing City vegetable market under Lu Bin's leadership, and although the price was unimaginably high, the human nouveau riche led by Orrick Tyrese still paid for it very happily.
The mint that Lu Bin hoped for was still in the form of a small workshop, but the tax system had been initially established, especially the low commercial tax revenue, so as to encourage the circulation of goods.
Master Druid watched coldly, but he was amazed in his heart: "Codex, coinage, taxes, city guards, mage regiments, artisan workshops, in less than a month, the weather of the new pioneer territory is almost catching up with the neighboring Blackwater Town." ”
"This Lord Rez, who inherited the title of Guardian of Elondale, is really a figure who is not simple. If you can survive the most difficult two or three years of entrepreneurship, I believe that it will rise strongly. ”
"Abolition is a good move, at least in the North, where it has made a name for itself, and many people know the legend of Lord Rez. But in this way, it also aroused the jealousy of some people, and I believe that the blows will come one after another. ”
"What's next?"
"Let's wait and see!"
Behind Legolas Deer Helmet, a majestic figure towered, with a profound and secluded divine aura, as if the vortex of the galaxy was constantly circling.
As for the conversation between the two, no third party was informed.