"My lord, we used to live in the mountains of the Chebman family's territory, and we usually lived by hunting, exchanging animal skins and herbs for living supplies to the Chebman family's village. ”

"Three years ago, more and more freedmen poured into the Chebman territory, and we took some of them, but later, we were expelled by the Chebman family and had to be exiled to your territory. ”

In the barracks of the hill camp, an old mountain man answered Victor's questions respectfully.

As soon as the matter of the temporary station was over, Victor took Lilia, Linda, and several village leaders back to the barracks of the hill camp and summoned the old mountain man named Quint.

"Chebman guards, did you clear the wilderness in the mountains when you drove you away?" asked Victor to the old mountain people, the key question.

"Yes, my lord, we are taking in more and more people, and we can no longer feed everyone by hunting, and those new arrivals have begun to farm. The old mountain man replied with some surprise.

Victor nodded, clearing the wasteland and farming was the reason why the mountain people were expelled by the Chebman family.

It can be imagined that the terrain of the mountainous area is complex, there are many fierce beasts, and it is not easy for human beings to survive, but the products in the mountainous area are also very rich, all kinds of animal skins, game, precious medicinal materials, delicious fungi, and the mountain people are using these precious specialties to exchange cheap survival materials with the Chebman family, and the Chebman family has also earned huge profits. That's why the Chebman family allowed these fierce mountain people to live in the mountains.

The mountain people can't start farming, because food is the Chebman's means of controlling these mountain people. Once these mountain people became self-sufficient, it meant that the Chebman family lost control of the mountains, and these mountain people would grow stronger as a result, which the lords could not tolerate.

Originally, although the mountain people were strong, they did not know how to farm, but now they have clearly learned to farm. Therefore, the Chebmans simply drove them all away, lest they become a scourge to the realm in the future.

For the lord, the uncontrolled power in the territory is a scourge, and Victor has such a scourge!

"Quint, after you return to the temporary station, tell the mountain people in the station that I plan to form a hunting team to hunt and kill wild boars in the territory, and the candidates are you mountain people. So, you don't have to worry about being excluded. Now you can go back. ”

The wild boars in the territory have been flooded, these greedy animals are not taboo in meat and vegetarian, not only eat purple cane, but also arch out the roots of purple cane and eat it, how can this be endured!

"Yes, my lord, I'll go back. The old mountain people smiled lightly, they were not good at farming, but they were good at hunting.

After Quint left, Lilia asked Victor suspiciously, "My lord, why did you drive away all the young mountain people today?"

Linda and several village leaders also looked at Victor, and this question was also what they wanted to ask.

"The gap between those mountain people and ordinary farmers is too great, and keeping them will only become a problem for the station. It's easier to drive away. Victor replied with a smile.

The difference between a mountain man and a farmer is that one is unruly and few in number, and the other is obedient but has a large number of people, so Victor naturally chooses a deferential farmer.

"However, those mountain people are physically strong and have a strong temperament, and they can become qualified guards after training, so wouldn't it be a pity to drive them away like this?"

"The land strength of the mountain people is much stronger than that of ordinary farmers, but why did the other lords not recruit these mountain people, but instead selected soldiers from among the farmers?"

Without waiting for Lilia to answer, Victor explained: "Because these mountain people are too wild in temperament and do not have much reverence for the lord, no matter how strong such a person is, he cannot be a soldier!"

"Loyalty, obedience, and unity are the most important thing in a soldier's life, and individual strength is not the most important thing. No matter how strong a soldier is, can he be stronger than a trainee knight? Today's incident, as you have all seen, those three mountain people are vulnerable to the hands of the big man. Although the farmer's strength is a little worse and his courage is a little less, these can be exercised. What do you say are of any use to us to the mountain people who disobey orders?"

Victor's words made several village leaders smile, they were all farmers with red roots.

"No wonder, the mountain people recruited by our War Bear Mercenaries have died the most in battle. Those who can survive are obedient. Lilia also said suddenly.

"My lord, will the mountain people who have been driven out be a problem for us?, or will they take refuge in Pinghu Village?" asked Linda, a little worried, knowing that the ferocious wolf was only used by Victor to bluff people.

"Don't worry, those mountain people can't escape from the palm of my hand! As for the possibility that they may defect to Pinghu Village, then let them go, I have my own plans. Victor said confidently that the ferocious wolf was what he used to scare people, but the alchemy mastiff that listened to his orders was not to scare people.

As for Pinghu Village, it can no longer pose a threat to Victor, Victor has 6 alchemy militias comparable to trainee knights, 5 alchemy mastiffs, plus Nelson, such a force is enough to flatten Pinghu Village, but Victor will not do this, because he wants to swallow Pinghu Village whole!

Lilia looked at Victor's hand, slender and fair, perfectly proportioned, the most beautiful hand she had ever seen, but she really didn't see those mountain people in the palm of an adult's hand!

Victor didn't notice Lilia's confusion, and he said to everyone: "I will naturally clean up those mountain people who have left, but most of the free people who remain are farmers from the lords, they are familiar with the affairs of the territory, and they are deferential to the lord, which is the strength we must absorb. At present, they do not dare to leave our shelter under the threat of ferocious wolves, but everyone knows that it is only to scare people. ”

Victor said this, and everyone laughed.

"Our territory is so vast that we can't control it with just a hill camp, so we need villages, and villages need honest farmers who can farm, cut wood, mine, and be trained to be militia and even guards. So how to bring these people to their hearts is the work you need to do. ”

Victor's serious attitude made everyone put away their smiles, and they already felt Victor's dissatisfaction.

Victor turned to Linda and asked, "Linda, how do you punish those freedmen who make mistakes?"

"My lord, they're all whipped. Whoever fights is given ten lashes to those who start first, three lashes to those who move later, twenty lashes to steal, thirty lashes to robbers, forty lashes to those who bully women, and hanged to death if he kills. Oh, by the way, the murderer was killed today. Linda replied imposingly.

"In the future, for those who have made mistakes, it will be changed to one whip a day until they are finished. Victor commanded.

"My lord, can I ask why?" Linda was a little unwilling, her childhood experience made Linda hate those villains.

"It's humanitarian. Well, let me put it another way, if a person steals something and gets whipped so many times at once, will he die directly? If he doesn't die, can he still work? Not only can he not work, but he has to have someone take care of him, right? He still eats and drinks for nothing, right? After one smoking, after the pain is over, will he do it again next time?"

Victor's series of questions made everyone's minds a little confused.

"So, one whip a day, let those criminals hurt once a day, so that they can remember for a long time, and moreover, they have to work to support themselves. Do you all understand?"

Everyone nodded their heads again and again, they felt that their lord was really wise, and he couldn't keep those villains for nothing.

"Those criminals who refuse to change their ways are not only to be whipped, but also to be shackled, and if they do not change, they are to be hanged or exiled. Victor said coldly.

All people are social animals, no one wants to be despised in the group, and shackling is actually a kind of mental punishment, if this is useless, then Victor can only solve the problem of crime in the traditional way.

"As you wish, my lord. Linda was convinced by this time.

"Also, you usually lead these freemen to work, do you think they can be considered a contribution?" asked Victor again, asking the village leader.

"My lord, they work much better than the mountain people, but they are much worse than us people. One of the village leaders replied that his words were approved by several other village leaders, which was obviously a common phenomenon.

"It's natural, that's how they eat in a big pot, so they also have private property. ”

The freedmen in the temporary station, fed and protected by the camp, are motivated to work in order to become a lord, but the quota of twenty people per month, Victor is not prepared to increase, and lowering the threshold will only cause more trouble.

"My lord, do you want to send them money?" asked Morin cautiously.

"I don't have any money. ”

Victor has a straight face, he now has less than 3,000 gold soles in his hands, and he is a standard poor egg lord.

"We'll give them meat!"

"Hair... Meat?"

Thinking of the free people's shantytown, where stinky wild boar meat hangs everywhere, the expressions on everyone's faces are wonderful.

Victor took out a box from under the table, and from inside he took out a large handful of wooden discs, each with a number and a different color.

"These pieces of wood are meat, and those freemen who work hard, you reward them with these pieces of wood, and they can exchange them for meat in the canteen. Later, you can also exchange for clothes, boots, furs, and even purple cane wine. Victor said triumphantly that this closed system of interests would tie those freemen firmly. Victor was able to come up with this idea, and he was also inspired by the various points systems on the earth.

"Also, starting today, the supply of free meat at temporary sites is starting to be reduced. In order to increase the demand for meat from the freedmen, Victor shamelessly added.

"By the way, I will let the deputy team leader listen to the demands of those freedmen when they rotate every month, and the injustice and exclusion of these freedmen will be reported. So, for the sake of your village chief throne, don't let me down. Victor glanced at several village leaders,

The implementation of the wood chip exchange system will definitely increase the power of the village leaders, and Victor feels that he must beat them.

"My lord, I won't let you down. Several village leaders were shocked and expressed their positions.

"Let's all go about it. Victor waved his hand and motioned for everyone to go.

Everyone retired one by one, only Lilia stayed, and Victor asked in surprise, "Lilia, do you have anything to do?"

Lilia pursed her red lips, blinked her big watery eyes, and said shyly, "Victor, can I look at the palm of your hand?"

Victor stretched out his hand a little inexplicably, Lilia grabbed Victor's palm and looked at it carefully, and touched it back and forth with her small hand, and said with some disappointment: "I don't see anything special, why can't those mountain people escape from your palm?"

Victor was embarrassed, but he saw Lilia's confused look, she was really cute and cute, and her heart was hot, so he took the girl in his arms with his backhand, kissed her delicate little face twice, and said fiercely: "You can't escape from the palm of my hand!"

With that, Victor left the barracks with a smile, leaving Lilia to stomp her feet in the barracks with her little red face.

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"King, I have made a plan to annex Pinghu Village, you can help me analyze it and see if it is feasible. Victor asked Taling in the Alchemy Tower.

"Based on the alchemy raven's scouting, I've confirmed that Barr and Dick have reached a compromise, and while they are still paying me tribute, they are also taking in the free people in the diaspora. ”

"So, I plan to seal off their camp with alchemical mastiffs and limit their range of movement, and soon they will be in a situation where they will be short of food, and they will either ask me for help or will not be able to pay my offerings, and at that time, they will be at my mercy. ”

The current Pinghu Village is in the name of the people, pay the offerings on time, Victor really has no excuse to clean them up, if they can't pay the offerings, Victor can naturally crusade against them, but Victor can't really slaughter them, but to accept them all, if that Baier knows, Victor can't take him in.

"My lord, the Chebman family camp has a probability of supporting Pinghu Village at more than 70%. The king sent a message to Victor.

"Why? I've given up the Eastern Territories for the time being, so why should they interfere in my internal affairs?"

"Because, by getting you into internal troubles, you won't have the time and energy to solve external problems, and that's in the interests of the Chebman family. The king responded.

Victor was silent, the king was right, Pinghu Village might have been infiltrated by the Chebman family. However, when he mentioned the Chebman family, Victor remembered the old mountain man again, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his heart, and he immediately had another thought.

"Since the Chebman family wants me to get into trouble, then I'm going to make a problem for myself!"

"I can build another free camp near the Eastern Territories and recruit the displaced mountain people, and I'm sure the Chebman family will definitely turn to support that mountain camp because they are already familiar with it. ”

"But they never imagined that the camp was actually controlled by me!"

"At the same time, the use of alchemy mastiffs to limit the range of activities of the villagers of Pinghu Village, causing them to have a shortage of food, and then I use food to control them, this kind of conciliatory means will not cause a backlash from the Chebman family, and eventually Pinghu Village can only be annexed by me. Hehe, this is still a method learned from the Chebman's family, and the grain is indeed a good noose. ”

Victor clenched his fists and instantly came up with a solution that made him a little fluttery.

"My lord, how are you going to control those mountain people? Although the alchemy humans are powerful, their emotional intelligence is too low to control a camp. The king asked.

"Of course, the alchemy militia alone will not work. However, I have two good candidates to lead the camp, and the Alchemy Militia will only need to assist them. "Victor is confident.

"My lord, one more question, do you have food?"

yes, do I have any food?" Victor was suddenly in the wind, and he seemed to have seen a noose around his neck。。。。。。