Humans are terrible predators, and it is the nature of men to pursue strong force, which is embodied in hero worship. This world is full of crises and fierce competition, and human beings are generally much stronger and more barbaric than modern people, and there is no room for the Holy Mother of or something. It's a pity that the human competitors are more savage and more ferocious, and ordinary people, under the guidance of the church, are accustomed to preserving their lives, but this cannot erase the blood in their bones. Therefore, young people especially worship the strong, knights and paladins are naturally heroes in their minds, and the followers of heroes are the objects of their longing.

Victor has worked hard to develop Randall's leader, with remarkable achievements and fruitful results, but there are many difficulties in army construction, mainly because the homeless people have no sense of belonging and honor, lack trust in the lord, and are afraid of becoming cannon fodder for the Randall family to resist Ant-Man.

The heroic effect of the Swiftbird Cavalry allowed Victor to find a breakthrough. If a military parade is held, will it arouse the soldiers' sense of honor? Will it enhance the people's confidence in the Randall family? The answer is obvious: The military parade itself is aimed at demonstrating strength, rallying the soul of the army, and enhancing national self-confidence. Since the military parade can be copied, can the festival that created the Randall family gather the hearts of the people, let the displaced people have a sense of belonging, and quickly integrate into the Randall collar?

"If it weren't for Lilia's disapproval, we would have been able to recruit another 100 people!"

In the face of Nelson's complaints, Lilia immediately fought back, she sneered: "Hmph! Recruit another 100 people? Do you know how much gold soles these 600 guards cost every year? Their annual salary alone is as high as 4,800 gold soles, and they have to double the allowance when they go on missions, and each of them has to pay for food worth six hired workers! The escort team does not have to work, and they do not have to fight in peacetime, except for training, that is, to catch poachers, they have to use up 8,000 gold soles every year!"

"So much money...... Nelson's voice dropped an octave, Lilia had no intention of saving face for her brother, she rolled her eyes and continued to sarcastically: "You really think of them as mercenaries? Let me tell you, the armament of the convoy is provided by the hill camp, and I have no account here, but it will not be less than 60,000 gold soles!"

"Don't worry about armaments. Victor smiled and said, "Okay." Barrett reports on the militia's training. ”

Barrett said embarrassedly, "My lord, there is no training. The militia is busy...... All I can do now is train those new contenders. My lord, to be honest, you have to open up a new batch of places to build houses before there will be militia. ”

The militia is the largest and most basic armed force under the lord's command, they do not have any money, do not respond to the call of war, and are mainly responsible for defending their families and villages, and the lord is only responsible for providing simple armaments. It is impossible for a vagrant hired worker to defend someone else's territory. Therefore, the militia must be registered citizens of the lord, who are either descendants of the family vassals or children of the lord's family.

While the militia has the right to refuse a liege's call to war, the militia of large families often does not. The York family has a thousand-year-old heritage and 60,000 registered citizens, and they mobilized 20,000 militia in the Ant-Man War, even if the Fangs are severely damaged, they can quickly select the elite from the militia and restore the Fangs Legion's combat effectiveness. Victor was envious of this.

The Randall family has a shallow background, and they have implemented the construction of houses and households, barely accommodating 600 households and nearly 3,000 registered citizens, excluding the old and weak, women and children, no more than 1,000 young and strong people, and then deducting 600 deacons and mercenaries, there is no one left.

Victor was silent for a moment, and asked gloomily, "What about those families who have their own land?"

"I can train them, but I'm afraid they'll run away with their equipment. Barrett said bluntly.

"Forget it. Victor shook his head and asked, "Munch, how many people are entering Randall's Territory every day to make a living?"

Now Randall's floating population is under the jurisdiction of the sheriff's office, and Nelson's escort is only responsible for patrolling the border and catching poachers. The monkey hurriedly stood up and replied, "There are about seventy or eighty people a day, and there are many bachelors among them. ”

"There are 117 soldiers in the police station, and the security officers from each village are already in place, and the sheriff of Raven Town is also on the way. The monkey nodded and said, "My lord, according to your orders, I have encouraged the free folk merchants to come to Randall to buy houses and settle down through my connections in Yeliu City. Now eight families have moved in, paying 100 gold soles to build a house, and have opened eight grocery stores, two hotels and three taverns in Pinghu Town. These merchants also put money in the public carriages of Yehliu City, and they bought the carriages of our Randall family. ”

"Good job. Victor's face smiled again.

Randall's house building is divided into two types, one is to absorb the people's houses, aimed at the talents among the homeless, and the other is to absorb wealth and connections to buy houses and settle down, aimed at the rich merchants among the free people. Victor is ambitious to create a giant merchant armed group, a plan that cannot be achieved by his own wealth and connections, and he must rely on external forces, and the freeman traders are the best partners to work with.

The freedfolk merchants are exquisite, sleek and sophisticated, and have unlimited scenery on the surface, but in fact, they have money but no status, and their ability to resist risks is extremely poor. Despite their efforts to befriend priests, the freedfolk merchants had nothing to do with honesty and simplicity, and were always engaged in shady deeds, and the powerful of the towns had too many means to steal their wealth. If you can mix the status of vassals, the free people and merchants can also get a good death, but how many people are willing to give up their wealth but only get 10 acres of land?

Victor and the church held a pre-divine notarization to protect the property of the freedmen, and Randall led the most ideal settlement for the freedmen merchants, whose wealth would not only bring prosperity to Pinghu Town, but also their talents and connections would be used by Victor. Monkey had been in Yehliu City for a while, and he was ordered by Victor to be in charge of attracting investment.

"But ....." The monkey looked left and right, gritted his teeth, and said, "My lord, these merchants have paid off their houses and taken the deeds, but they don't have a house for them." ”

"What's the matter? Why don't you have a house for them?What about the credibility of our Randall family?" Victor's face sank, and the atmosphere in the conference room suddenly froze, and after a long time, Lilia finally spoke: "These days, everyone is busy harvesting crops, and there is no man to build a house...... Yeliucheng is also urging it tightly, and the green bricks have been transported...... Wait a few days......"

"You've been with me every day these days, and you know that very well. Victor angrily interrupted Lilia's explanation and sneered, "Wait a few days?

Seeing that his sister was reprimanded by Victor, Nelson pointed the finger at the culprit Monkey, "My lord, this guy Monkey is fake for public gain!"

"Don't think I don't know, you own all the shops opened by merchants!" Nelson yelled at the sheriff, "And ...... And those two inns are in the leather business!"

"it...... When did you become a saint? How do you know if you haven't been?" Victor couldn't help but swear out. Nelson touched his head and sat down in a daze, the more rude Victor was to him, the happier he became.

The venue fell into an eerie silence, Alina was dignified and elegant, with a hint of disdain in her eyes, Alice was smiling, tilting her head, looking lively, Lilia pouted, aggrieved, the village chiefs glared at the monkey, and the monkey gritted his teeth.

The X-3 was running fast, and Victor vaguely grasped the crux of the matter.

To the lord, the sheriff is a white glove, which can be discarded at any time if it is soiled, and it is precisely because of this that the power of the sheriff is not ordinarily large. The monkey is not only in charge of the freedmen's entry and exit permits, but also in charge of the rental of shops in Pinghu Town, fire fighting, and even environmental sanitation, and Randall leads him to do everything that offends people. There are more than 100 subordinates on the surface of the monkey, and there are two forces in the background, a group of people introduce jobs to the new freedmen, acting as intermediaries, they are limited in number, most of them are thieves and pickpockets, they are good at observing words and feelings, they are the eyes and ears of the monkey, and to a certain extent, they can prevent the secret agents of other families. The other group of people are pure thugs and villains, who monopolize the cleaning and sanitation of Pinghu Town, collect the rent of the shops, and of course also charge the so-called "cleaning fee" to teach the thieves who harass the shops scoundrels. These people are the most taboo of dulicity, they only recognize the sheriff to speak, and they have to offend the shops opened by the village chief and the war bear mercenaries, the monkey not only pockets all the mistakes they have made, but also supports them, forcing these shops to pay a "cleaning fee", otherwise he will not be able to maintain order in Pinghu Town. Thanks to the monkey's insistence, the freemen dared to open a business in Pinghu Town, including the indispensable hotel business.

Monkey is accused by Nelson, on the surface he has offended too many people, but in essence, it is the contradiction between Randall and the old and new forces. The vassal forces represented by Nelson had not yet completed the accumulation of family wealth when they were challenged by freeman traders represented by monkeys. Randall's territory flourished, and Victor invested a large amount of money in the freedfolk hired laborers, and the monthly salary in the Brick Kiln Village alone was as high as 200 gold soles, which could be transferred to the village chief and the war bear mercenaries through the shop tavern. Originally, they did control the shop resources in Pinghu Town, but now that the free folk traders are competing with them, how can they be willing? But they don't want to think about what the commercial streets in Pinghu Town were deserted before the free folk traders joined? Even if these hired workers were rich, most of them would go to Yeliu City to have fun.

Victor thought for a moment and said tentatively, "I plan to send someone to teach the children of the freedmen how to write, what do you think?"

Everyone looked at each other, didn't they say that they were okay to scare the monkeys? My lord's brain is too big, right? The village chief of Morin stubbornly said: "My lord, what's the use of teaching them? Maybe they ran away that day." The other village chiefs nodded in agreement.

Sure enough, these guys were elected as village leaders because they could write and calculate, and now they are afraid of being replaced by others.

Victor said slowly: "Munk, you don't have to participate in the round table in the future, you are only responsible for me!" The monkey was first surprised, and then overjoyed, he understood that this was the lord's greatest support for him. Victor said again: "Lilia, buying a house and settling down is related to my reputation, put down other things, and immediately arrange for people to build a house for the merchant!"

"I see. Lilia lowered her eyebrows and agreed.

Nelson opened his mouth to speak, and Victor glared at him, "What are you messing with?"

This rammed goods have a territory of 300 square kilometers, and they don't have to pay a copper sol to worship, and the family is rich in oil, and they don't know that they are used as guns.

"That's the end of today's round table, so let's go back to work. ”

Everyone bowed down, the room was empty, and Victor sat alone in his seat, lost in thought.

Where there are people, there is struggle, and it is normal for the members of the division of work system to think carefully and make some small actions for the sake of their own status. Ordinary lords just laughed at this kind of thing, and in the end, weren't they all his own subordinates?Victor couldn't sit idly by, the wild mercenaries, the family vassals, and the free folk merchants were his troika, and they were equally important, and there was no room for error!

In Victor's plan, the lords of the Randall family will eventually replace the alchemy militia, collect mountain resources, produce rock bricks, and build giant fortresses, so as to liberate the alchemy militia and allow them to form more mercenary groups, and eventually form a huge force group. However, Victor walked so fast that the family vassals could not keep up with him, and became terrified of who bit whom, not even realizing that the Free Folk merchants would not challenge their status, and that the outcasts who built houses were their competitors.

Competition is necessary, but disorderly competition is not advisable, and Victor must give his subordinates time to grow, otherwise today's deacon can eliminate the village chief, and tomorrow's deacon can eliminate the new village chief. It's like a monkey breaking a bud valley, picking one and throwing one away, and the last one may not be what it wants.

"The Randall family is developing too fast, and some of its foundations are unstable, and it takes a period of precipitation and accumulation to digest the existing population, and by the way, improve the administrative and judicial system, education and scientific research system, military system, and trade system. Well, there are also military parades and festivals to think about how to do it. ”

Victor thought about it, and suddenly realized that he was not running a business, but a territory, a family. As a lord, he hadn't dined with his vassals and hunted with him for a long time, and Nelson and Linda had twins, neither of whom he had yet to see.

"Well, I owe you something. Before I host the family banquet, there is a business to discuss. Victor touched his chin and muttered to himself.