"When we don't have enough manpower, let's concentrate on this first. ”

Victor ended the first roundtable after the ant plague with this sentence. During the meeting, Victor clarified the responsibilities of each person and assigned them manpower.

Nelson was also in charge of the convoy. In addition to the members of the War Bear and the surviving guards, the guards were replenished with a few more people, a total of 1oo guards. Compared with the alchemy militia, the combat effectiveness of these guards is simply miserable, but they have a common characteristic, they are all ordinary people with families. These people are ostensibly guards, but in fact they are trained as the backbone of the army, and in addition to practicing martial arts and honing their will to fight, they mainly learn how to deal with complex and changeable local battles. Therefore, their sense of belonging and loyalty is paramount. If the family goes to war, Victor's alchemy militia will be the main force in the battle, and Nelson knows this.

Victor instead equipped Sheriff Linda with ten spirit monkey militia. This is of course to protect Linda's safety, but also to reduce her influence. Assuming that Linda's men are ordinary people, they will inevitably be influenced by their old bosses, which Victor does not want to see. As the population of the realm grows, the sheriff becomes more and more powerful, and even has to get involved in shady matters, and Victor begins to consider taking back the judicial power.

Nelson and Lilia are in high positions, and Victor must have a counterweight to them. It's not a question of loyalty, it's a question of organizational health. When the population of the territory reaches a certain size, there will always be some speculators around Nelson, doing some bullying things, and even harming the interests of the territory, then Victor needs a buffer to sanction these villains, and the sheriff does this. This is also to protect Victor's relationship with Nelson, so Linda must step back. Linda is now a Lordess, and she is obligated to give birth to an heir for Nelson, and when she becomes pregnant, Victor will replace her. As for the candidate for the sheriff, Victor has not yet looked for a good candidate.

Seven village leaders, each leading 1oo people, are responsible for cultivating land and raising pigs. At the moment, they can only concentrate on the Pinghu camp, but in the future, they will become the village or town chief of the territory.

There was also instructor Barrett, who was responsible for training the guards and militia. All adult male lords are to be trained as militias, and they must at least be able to defend their homes against monsters and invaders.

On the surface, Barrett is Nelson's subordinate, but in fact, he, like Agent Barroll, is only responsible to Victor, and he is a high-level member of the Chamber of Commerce system. Victor values Barrett. The Alchemy Militia is also trained by Barrett, and although they are far stronger than the old mercenaries, training together helps the Alchemy Militia blend in with the common people. The Alchemy Militia has to learn to cooperate with ordinary people here in Barit, including covering, breaking off, retreating, luring the enemy, summoning, alerting, and a series of cooperative combat skills. The Alchemy Militia will also provide Barrett with wilderness survival techniques such as dealing with wounds, preparing herbs, lurking, setting traps, and so on. At Victor's request, Barrett is secretly compiling a set of mercenary regiment combat manuals.

After the others were gone, Victor said to Lilia, "Lilia, are you surprised that there are so many free people under my command?"

Lilia smiled sweetly at Victor and shook her head gently

Victor continued: "The situation is a bit complicated, you just need to know that I have inherited the legacy of a certain big man, and those people are actually elite warriors trained by that big man, and they are now at my disposal. ”

"Although I inherited the legacy of the great man, I may also inherit his enemies. Even I don't know the details, but there's no such thing as a free lunch. So, the fewer people you know, the better. Now, only Nelson and you know the secret. ”

"Victor, are you in danger?" Lilia asked worriedly, then gloomily, "Actually, you don't have to explain it to me. ”

Victor's heart warmed, Lilia did not spoil and spoil, but adhered to the duty of a personal maid, did not ask what should not be asked, and did not say what should not be said. But Victor can't close other people's eyes, and he can't stop other people's mouths, once the rumors spread, it will cause unnecessary trouble, although Victor no longer needs to worry about other lords coveting it, it doesn't mean that he is willing to have trouble.

"I'm just saying that there may be danger, but whether there is such an enemy or not, we have to prepare accordingly, so, I need you to help me. Victor said.

Lilia's eyes lit up and she asked, "Victor, can I help you? What do you want me to do?"

"It's simple, it's quiet. Victor explained, "If a sheep leaves the flock, it will be exposed to the eyes of hungry wolves, and so are we, and only by blending these elite warriors into the wider population will we not attract the attention of others." ”

"The people are not blind, they can see that these people are different after a long time, but the people are in awe of me, they will not ask me for verification, but they will observe your actions and figure out what you think. As long as you don't keep quiet, they'll be at ease. For example, Karn was my escort to protect you, but you were too polite to him, and in the eyes of those who cared about it, it would cause unnecessary speculation and rumors. In the same way, it is not good that you show a faint respect for those elite warriors who are my people! No superior person would be polite to a free people. ”

"That's because I don't know their relationship with you, and Karn is so powerful that I feel he should be respected, and I don't want to trouble you. Lilia said aggrievedly.

"That's why I'm telling this," Victor said with a sigh, "Lilia, let me tell you unequivocally, your status is far higher than these soldiers. All you have to do is treat him as a true freedman. ”

"Well, I see how. Lilia smiled happily.

Victor nodded in satisfaction, half-truths about what he said to Lilia. But in any case, the strategy of merging the alchemy humans with the people is beneficial and harmless. According to Victor's estimates, after the ant plague is over, he will have at least a thousand alchemy humans, half of whom will stay in the mountains to collect resources, and the rest will help Victor control the territory and chamber of commerce. It is impossible for these alchemist humans to be isolated from the outside world, except for the hill camp, which will be a forbidden area for the territory.

"Lilia, I have set up many experimental workshops in the hill camp, and purple cane wine, jaggery sugar, and snow sugar will also be produced in the hill camp. You inform me that no one is allowed to go to the hill camp without my permission to snoop, and if it appears, it will be dealt with as a spy. Victor commanded.

"Yes, I'll do it. Lilia nodded in response.

"Don't hurry, there are two more things to tell you. Victor took Lilia by the hand and said, "You are to organize the women to do the work of laundry, cooking, cleaning the camp, and weaving clothes, and I will allow you to give them their share of work as a reward, but the women's work will be counted in the name of their husbands, and the method shall be drawn up by you, and you may choose from among the women a few helpers." ”

"Victor, you, you said to let women join the division system?" Lilia stammered.

Ordinary peasant women do no less farm work than men, and they also have to take care of children and husbands, but in this world with monsters, women who have no combat effectiveness can only rely on their men to obtain social status, it can be said that they are completely male appendages, and the lord will not give ordinary women any status, the husband is a vassal, they are vassals, the husband is a free man, they are free people, they work completely for their own family, and the lord will not give them any payment. Victor has no intention of improving the social status of women, but he can't ignore the role of women in the family, pillow wind, and the information revealed by the parents in the short term, influencing the children's allegiance to the lord and spreading the words in favor of the lord, there are too many benefits in this. Increasing Lilia's influence among women will help Victor control the hearts and minds of the people.

"It's not about women joining the system, it's about making them earn money for their families. Of course, none of this is the point. The pros and cons are up to you. Victor said mysteriously.

Lilia nodded ignorantly, but what she didn't know was that more than ten years later, an organization of vassal wives called the Handkerchief Society was born in her hands. Subsequently, many similar organizations became popular and became traditional in various territories.

"Second thing. Victor was silent for a long time, his eyes became deep and solemn, and finally said: "All children over six years old and under eighteen years old should gather together and teach them writing and arithmetic. This is mandatory and must be enforced. ”

Victor finally made up his mind to promote universal education in his territory, which was the first step in his transformation of human ideology and an important part of Victor's strategic vision. If Victor wants to make full use of the power of ordinary people, then he must liberate the potential of ordinary human beings, and the implementation of universal education is an inevitable choice. The benefits of education need not be overstated, but the dissemination of knowledge and values among ordinary human beings will shake the existing social system and will inevitably meet with a backlash, especially what kind of reaction will be made by behemoths like the church.

Victor can't care about so much anymore, there have been many strange things since he crossed over, first the murder of a wizard, which led him to exile in this territory, thus opening the alchemy tower. After learning of the existence of the Devil and the Lord of Light, Victor became wary of the Alchemy Tower and planned to use the Alchemy Empire's legacy to a limited extent, but an ant plague forced him to completely liberate the Alchemy Tower's abilities, because if he didn't, Ant-Man would be able to kill him 100%. It was no coincidence, and Victor could clearly feel a force pushing him forward.

Victor doesn't know what he will face in the end, and the worst outcome will be the existence of the enemy of the Alchemy Empire, the more devils. Therefore, Victor is crazy to expand his power, even if it is to challenge the old order. If it weren't for this reason, Victor would prefer to be a little lord quietly, enjoying delicious food, beautiful food, hunting and fishing, which is more comfortable than challenging the whole world.

The integration of human resources is already the consensus of the church and the lords, but according to their methods, I am afraid that it will not be possible to establish a unified human empire in a few hundred years. But Victor knows that in addition to war, trade can also integrate human resources, and it is more subtle and harmless. But it would be really dangerous to change the ideology, and it could shake the very foundations of the church, which is the strength that Victor wants to unite.

Of course, the contradiction between enlightening the people and fooling the people is not unsolvable, and this problem can be solved by jointly running schools with the church. However, there must be a lot of obstacles and difficulties, and Victor has no concrete ideas at the moment. Although the breakthrough has not yet been found, it cannot stop Victor's pace. God knows when the crisis will come.

Victor shook his head and threw aside the anxiety in his heart, "Send an emissary to inform the Kingdom Senate and the Church about the establishment of the Randall family." ”

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