Three days later, all the heads and brains of Maple Leaf Town and Toby Town came to the Viscount's Mansion to see Lord Viscount, and the fiefdom conference was held as scheduled.

Brian's meeting was clearly in his personal style, and although he had always claimed that it was a democratic and liberal discussion before the meeting, the viscount sitting at the end of the table began with a dignified rebuke: "I used to be a sheriff, and my main concern is security, Daisy, I want to know that there are thieves gathering in Maple Town, and you have an army at your disposal, why don't you go and exterminate them?" I heard that looting often occurs on the road to Sacred Heart City, so how can our caravans get their goods out?" Who would dare to come to my fiefdom to do business?"

Dai Xi, the mayor of Maple Leaf Town, stood up and replied helplessly: "My lord, according to your original request, Maple Town will try some democratic systems, but whenever there is a major event, it needs to be studied by the town office before taking action, although I have the intention to destroy the thief, but most of the public servants do not agree to this operation, so the matter of sending troops has not been implemented." ”

"Most people don't agree?" Brian wondered, could it be that the heads of the people in Maple Leaf Town were broken, and such an obvious thing still needs to be studied and discussed, "Wilde, even you think so?"

"My lord, it's useless what I think. Wilde, the head of the Maple Town Guard, replied, "Our military attaché only has the power to command the battle, not the power to mobilize the army, and the town office does not agree to send troops, so I have to wait for orders." ”

"Damn, is it possible that the enemy is killing people in the town, and you are also waiting for orders?" Brian was annoyed, he almost forgot that this was the basic system he had set in place, "Why didn't everyone agree?"

"My lord, to tell you the truth, most of the elected civil servants in the national election in Maple Leaf Town are still representatives of wealthy merchants, and a poor man has no money or power, where will he have any prestige?" explained the mayor, "Merchants are heavy on profits, and sending troops to recruit thieves is a thing that only has losses and no benefits, of course they don't want to." ”

"Then let the thieves rob the goods, and the loss is huge?"

Daisy said: "Business is the business of the Chamber of Commerce, and if the goods are robbed, it is also the responsibility of the Chamber of Commerce, and they will compensate them." ”

Brian glanced at Sarina, and the vice president of the Toby Chamber of Commerce immediately interjected: "The Chamber of Commerce naturally has no power to mobilize the army, and every time it is in the form of a bounty, it recruits mercenaries to escort it. ”

"What mercenaries, there are no mercenaries in my fiefdom, all the soldiers belong to the White Feather Guardian Regiment and the Maple Leaf Guardian Regiment, all of them are regular troops. Brian was even more annoyed and almost slapped the table.

"That said, my lord, in fact, the original private armies and mercenaries of wealthy merchants in the army still formed their own groups, and the mercenaries completed such dangerous tasks as escorts. Wilde said, "Toby Town's armament was built by the adults themselves, maybe it's better, but the situation in Maple Town is more complicated, there are many factions, and the escort group is not easy to manage. ”

"When encountering danger, avoid it, and can't command it in a unified manner, what kind of combat effectiveness can we talk about with such an army?" Brian sighed, he already understood in his heart that there were many problems in the newly recovered Maple Leaf Town, and it was not possible to solve them by engaging in some form of democracy.

"In this way, I don't want to hear anyone you complain about, if any of you think there is anything wrong with the governance of the town, please submit it to me in the form of a written report, in addition to talking about the problem, but also with suggestions to solve the problem, remember, Lord Ben is not your punching bag, if you want to return to the **** days of the Church of Wisdom and Light, then continue to be silent. Brian's words were specifically addressed to a few so-called "big shots" in Maple Leaf Town. "My task must be completed, the security of the fiefdom must be guaranteed, the lives of the townspeople must be stable, and whoever can't do it can now resign to me. ”

"As long as you complete my task, I don't care what way you take, whether it's democracy or ****, it's good to achieve your goal. Brian glanced at everyone, paused for a moment and continued, "In the future, this is the case, the meeting is not for you to complain, but to let everyone understand what to do next, if you can't figure it out, I will help you figure it out." First of all, the two mayors told me how you dealt with the refugees who poured into the towns after the war broke out in the Empire?"

"There are relatively few refugees coming to Toby Town, there are only about 100 people at present, and we have built temporary refugee camps and are building wooden houses in the future. ”

Dai Xi said: "There are too many refugees coming to Maple Leaf Town, there are more than 700 people, we can't accommodate it for a while, according to the discussion and decision of the town office, only a part of the elite labor force is left, and all the others are driven away." ”

"It's decided by discussion again?" Brian sneered, "This is where the two towns are completely different, one person has the final say or a bunch of people have the final say, which effect is better? In the future, the refugees will be dealt with like this, and I will accept them all, and if Maple Town can't arrange it, it will be sent to Toby Town, and Wollaston, you will immediately organize personnel to speed up the construction of houses, and if there is no land, it will be built on the mountain, and the Chamber of Commerce will fully cooperate in terms of funds." ”

"But......" Sarina stood up, "forget it, I'll talk about it later." ”

Seeing that Sarina couldn't bear it, Brian continued to assign the task: "Wilde, how many assassins are there in Maple Leaf Town?"

"Seven Assassins, Your Excellency. ”

"They are all sent to me, and I have a special task for them. Brian said, "Let me ask you, if you go to exterminate the thieves now, are you sure, do you want the help of the White Feather Guardian Regiment or the Outlaw Squad?"

Wilde thought for a moment: "I am sure that I will wipe out all the thieves in Maple Town. ”

"Well, I'll give you fifteen days, but no more than thirty soldiers are allowed to die. ”

Wilde hesitated for a moment, but took the viscount's order.

"In addition, I declare that the Chamber of Commerce will be independent from now on, not under the jurisdiction of the two towns, not responsible for production, only responsible for operation and transportation, and the goods sent to other cities will be jointly borne by the risk, the Chamber of Commerce will bear sixty percent, and the town will be forty percent. Brian said, "In addition to doing business, the Chamber of Commerce is also responsible for intelligence gathering in various places, and we have too little and too slow understanding of the current situation outside, which is not conducive to making timely adjustments and deployments." ”

"Regarding the training and deployment of the army, I will make improvements after I have matured my thinking, and in principle, the Public Security Department is responsible for internal stability, and the escort regiment is responsible for defending against external enemies, and directly obeys my orders. Brian waved his hand and said, "That's it for today, who has something to talk to me about alone." ”