Fausto, who had been serving as the steward of the Arias family and assisting the lord in handling the affairs of the territory, had tactfully reminded the girl when Ilea first took charge of the teacup castle that she might have a very fulfilling life in the future.

Ilea is also mentally prepared for this, with the blessing of the ancient spirit, and has just defeated a strong enemy, the girl is in high spirits, and she is already gearing up and preparing to do a big job.

However, when she really sat in that position and tried to become a beloved and excellent lord like her father, she realized the hardships, and it didn't take long for her whole person to collapse.

"How can there be so much to do?! I remember my father wasn't so busy before, and he could often go out hunting and play games with my brother. ”

"Sir Russ took over as lord not the same as Miss Ilea when you took over as lord," Fausto said, "you actually brought down the Teacup Fort yourself, so ......"

“…………”

"Anyway, I've made a simple breakdown of the things you have to deal with according to your priorities, some of which you have to decide now, the sooner the better, and some of which you can put off a little later."

"Is there anything I can put off?" The girl asked.

"Oh, for example, your uncle Dias, your stepmother and brother left in a hurry this morning, and before they could take him with them, the Knight of the Purple Finch found him drunk in the tavern and tied him up to the castle to await your disposal."

"Can this matter be postponed?"

"Mistress Dias needs some time to sober up anyway, so I think you might as well come back tomorrow to interrogate him."

"Then let's wait for tomorrow, I haven't figured out what to do with him yet." Ilea had a headache, "Tell me what I have to do today." ”

"First and foremost is your safety, which is a top priority. The Pablo Knights, who were supposed to guard the castle, were brought down and imprisoned by your Guardian Knight Alfred, along with his squires and his warriors, and now the castle is in Alfred's hands, but Alfred Knight does not have enough men to guard it. ”

"Just release Pablo and his men and let them continue to guard the castle." Ilea said.

"That's the problem, the Pablo knights were ...... by the Alfred knights Defeated by some dishonorable means, the two of them now have a personal vendetta between them, with the Pablo Knight refusing to work with the Alfred Knight.

"And the fall of Teacup Castle, the Pablo Knight feels that he is to blame, and he is a little disheartened, and I only hope that you can let him go home and take care of his own estate."

"Uh...... Does Alfred have any advice on this? ”

"Knight Alfred suggests that you lock up Knight Pablo and his men for a while longer to see if they hold a grudge."

"This ......" Ilea was in a dilemma, and subconsciously wanted to ask Li Yu for help, but when she thought that she had just rejected Li Yu, she was a little embarrassed to speak.

Besides, this is her first day as the Lord of Oz, and she still hopes to prove her ability a little bit, so that the people around her will look at her differently, so the girl can only bite the bullet and say, "Let this matter go first, let's talk about the next thing." ”

"I just received news that your great-grandmother and aunt are on their way back to Greenfield, and will arrive tonight, I wonder how you plan to greet them?"

Miss Rabbit has a complicated expression, she still doesn't know how many people in her family support her, and how many people support her brother Blanca.

Especially according to Li Yu, many of her relatives knew the results of the election early in the morning, and only she was kept in the dark, like a fool.

I don't know if Vanessa sent people to get rid of her, do these people also know? Did they delay coming back until now just to give Vanessa plenty of hands-on time?

As soon as she thought of this, Ilea's heart became even more uncomfortable, and she just wanted to say to Fausto, don't let any of these people in.

The old butler seemed to see through her thoughts, and sighed and reminded, "They are your relatives after all, and without their support, it will be difficult for you to rule this land." ”

Miss Rabbit bit her lip and didn't speak, and after a long time, she said, "Next thing." ”

"The next thing that has something to do with this is what you plan to do with the troops besieging Fort Teacup."

“？？？”

"In response to the call of your stepmother Vanessa, the six knights, led by Knight Javier, privately gathered a force of nearly three hundred men to besiege and attack your castle, seeing that the war was unfavorable, and kidnapped the relatives of Knight Alfred, I wonder what you are going to do with them?" Fausto put it another way.

After a pause, he added, "I advise you not to think of them as a whole. ”

"What do you mean?"

"Like the Golden Serpent Knight and the Purple Bird Knight, although they responded to your stepmother's call, they obviously wanted to play for you, but you have not been able to show up for a long time, and the news of your death is spreading everywhere in the green fields, and even the hearts of people in the Teacup Castle are fluctuating.

"And when you show up in the city, they're the first to surrender to you. After that, he also helped you actively capture Lady Vanessa's accomplices, and I don't think you should treat them as the same kind as the Knight Javier who resisted until the end. ”

"Makes sense." Miss Rabbit nodded, "I should reward them." ”

"But not too much." Fausto reminded, "They were still in your stepmother's army at the time, and this would be a betrayal and a violation of chivalry. ”

“…………”

The girl rubbed her temples, only to feel that her head was bigger, "Fausto, why is everything so complicated, there is no such thing as right and wrong that is very clear, good people and bad people can be distinguished at a glance, can I also simply punish evil and promote good things?" ”

"I'm afraid there are very few such things for lords." The old butler replied, "Your father actually said something similar, and when he was young, he thought that he could defeat all enemies by practicing martial arts, but after being lord for a while, he found that balance and compromise were more useful than swords.

"Balance and compromise? It sounds like the kind of thing old people would say. ”

"Well, there are always some reasons why old people can live as old people."

Fausto shifted the subject back, "The reason I'm telling you about these two things is because they are essentially related to one issue, and that is manpower.

"Manpower?"

"That's right, you need men to rule the Greenfields, and if you don't want to trust your kin, you can't punish these knights who participated in the siege, or you'll have no one to use."

"Who said that, I can also recruit people from among the civilian population who are willing to pledge their allegiance to me." Ilea said.

"Are you sure? They are illiterate, and most of them do not know how to ride horses. ”

“…………”

Miss Rabbit felt her head hurt even more, and she was about to crack, "If there is any bad news, you can tell me now." ”

After Ilea finished speaking, she saw that the old butler was about to speak and stopped, and jumped up from the chair in surprise, "No, there really is?" ”

"Recently, the family's expenses have been very large, and there is not much money left in the treasury, even if we don't hold any banquets, there are no other large expenses, and we will have no money for another month at most. In addition, the knights of Trinidad, the westernmost part of the territory, had reported several times that the lizardmen in the swamp had moved strangely, and he feared that those guys would run out and raid everywhere again. And your father......"

Before she could finish listening, Ilea's eyes turned black and she collapsed in her chair.