William did come, with only Master Rhine with him. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Governor Locks did not sleep anymore, and personally received William and the two. After the meal, he accompanied William to watch the soldiers set fire to the mountain and discuss the matter of ghouls.

William listened quietly, and after learning more about the matter, a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he asked with a smile: "Lord Governor, what if those noble lords don't come?"

"I have given the supreme order, and they dare not come. Governor Locks said unworriedly.

William continued, "What if you come, but you don't bring any troops, and you pretend to be sick and don't want to contribute?"

Governor Locks stopped talking, pondering whether this was possible.

At this time, William put away a smile on his face and said clearly: "There are ghouls in Kuwait Province, and for the sake of his reputation and future, His Excellency the Governor will naturally try his best to deal with this matter. But those noble lords were different. ”

"As long as the fire doesn't reach the front of the house, they should be happy to stand by and watch. Clearly agreed, but in fact he played some tricks to hide the real elite. Either they say that they can't draw troops, or they just send some old, weak, sick and disabled people to fool things around. ”

After William finished speaking, he quietly stared at the Governor of Locks in front of him.

However, William was disappointed that the governor of Locks in front of him had no way to deal with it.

He sighed and said truthfully, "Viscount William, those people have already prevaricated with me several times. If they come this time, and they are still full of excuses, I ...... What can I do? I can't do anything other than report this news to the Imperial Capital. ”

William listened and laughed.

Governor Locks' face also showed a hint of embarrassment and shame.

This is the so-called yang and yin, listening to the tune and not listening to the announcement.

In fact, the reason why this is the case is also related to the sub-feudal system adopted by the Holy Spirit Empire.

The noble lords died, and the heirs inherited the titles, continued to manage the fiefs left by their ancestors, and operated for generations, and the family power had long been entrenched.

If it is levied by the Empire, for example, it will naturally be paid. But if it is such a thankless thing as this ghoul that is detrimental to his own interests, the noble lords are naturally unwilling to do it, and they all push it around, counting on others.

This is the disadvantage of the lordship. The so-called military power was all apportioned and in the hands of the noble lords. It is even common for some noble lords to have some private soldiers on hand.

Locks, as the governor of Kuwait, was helpless on the matter, and he could not be blamed, because it was so.

For example, a few years ago, the Lester family went bankrupt and had no money to pay taxes, and the governor of Locks had no choice but to report the news, and finally the imperial capital sent an inspector to collect taxes.

"Your Excellency the Governor, if those noble lords are unwilling to help when the time comes, I will help you solve this matter. William smiled and said, "What do you think, Lord Governor?"

Governor Locks naturally couldn't ask for it. He said with some concern: "Viscount William, you have to pay attention to proportions when the time comes. Those who are nobles with titles can't go too far. ”

William nodded, a meaningful smile on his face.

Two days later, in the evening.

Horse-drawn carriages appeared on the rugged mountain road and converged towards this place.

With Mangrove Village as the center, the lords of a medium-sized city, three small towns, and seven towns around it, a total of eleven people, arrived in horse-drawn carriages one after another.

After all these nobles and lords arrived, the expression on the face of Governor Locks became more and more ugly, with both deep disappointment and incomparable anger.

These people, in total, only more than 200 people came!

More than 200 people, which can also be regarded as reinforcements?

William was right, these two hundred people, all of them are old, weak, sick and disabled, where they look like soldiers, they are no different from beggars forcibly captured on the street.

Just the reinforcements of these two hundred, plus more than 1,700 people on his side, to deal with more than 2,000 ghouls?

Governor Locks' face was furious, gloomy, but he couldn't get angry.

The eleven lords of the cities and towns were all invited to the big tent of the Chinese army and sat down separately.

Governor Locks sat at the top of the table, his angry eyes glaring around the crowd, and he said in a deep voice, "I made it clear before you came. The number of ghouls has increased dramatically, with conservative estimates at more than 2,000 or more. And why did you only bring more than 200 troops here? What can you do with just 200 people?"

As soon as the words fell, Count Willis, who was sitting at the bottom, spoke: "Lord Governor Locks, gathering more than 200 troops is actually the limit shared by all of us. ”

Governor Locks snorted coldly and asked, "Count Willis, your fief is a medium-sized city with a population of tens of thousands. There are no less than a thousand garrisons in the city alone. More than 200 troops, or did you make it together, this is your limit?"

Count Willis showed a hint of displeasure on his face, and said: "Lord Governor Locks, you also said that it is a garrison, which is used to garrison the city, and it cannot be moved. ”

Governor Locks sneered, "What about the security officers in the city? Is it so difficult to send a few troops over?"

Count Willis's face also sank. He glanced at Governor Locks and said unhurriedly, "Actually, I also want to draw some security forces from the city. ”

"But I don't know why, there has been a lot of trouble in the city recently, and the people in the security office are simply too busy. If Governor Locks doesn't believe me and thinks I'm lying, check it out for yourself. ”

When Governor Locks heard this, he stopped arguing with Count Willis, and looked directly at the rest of the people: "What about you?

A baron shook his head and said with a smile on his face: "Your Excellency the Governor, Count Willis manages a city, and it is not easy to bring more than a hundred troops. Our fiefdoms are all small villages and towns, and we have also made up more than 100 people, which is not easy, and I ask the governor to forgive me. ”

Governor Locks secretly hated, but he didn't dare to really get angry and tear his face with the other party.

What's more, there is a dignified earl sitting here.

Governor Locks was very anxious, unwilling, and unwilling, and he didn't know what to do. In the Kuwaiti province under his jurisdiction, ghouls broke out, and if the matter was not handled well, most of the responsibility had to fall on his head.

People don't eat the soft one, and the governor of Locks neither wants to, nor dares to come hard, and he immediately falls into a dilemma.

It was also at this time that William took Kane and Master Rhein, and strode in from the tent of the Chinese army, and there were no soldiers to report in advance.

Seeing William appear, Governor Locks finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, before he could relax for a few seconds, something even more terrible happened. (To be continued.) )