Neo nodded his gratitude to the nobleman, and then said, "Thank you, Lord Cordinand." Lord Cordinand, who is a soldier by military background, is very knowledgeable about the production of these standard equipment. Still, I'll tell you, Lord Cordinan didn't get it right. ”，

There was a buzz below, and Marquis Mario smiled and said, "Don't sell it, Lord Neo, tell us the answer quickly." ”，

Neo also smiled and said, "Uncle Mario has spoken, how dare I disobey." ”，

The nobles below also burst into laughter, and Neo said, "This steel armor was made by four workers over four days. ”

"Of course, at that time, it was the time when the four towns of Frost Moon were in a hurry to go on the expedition, and those four workers spontaneously worked overtime,"

"I specially asked a professional accountant to calculate for me, including the wages I paid to these four workers, the cost of this steel armor does not exceed two gold coins."

"The cost of this knight's spear is also lower than Lord Cordinand's estimate, so I won't go into details."

"I have a detailed list of expenses here, you can take it and take a look, or you can find someone to calculate it, and see if what I said is wrong." ，

The nobles below talked about these two pieces of equipment while passing them on,

Neo then said: "This is only a matter of productivity, and there is a more important problem, our Dongsheng Continent has been fighting for many years,"

"Now, the attack of the Abyss Demon Clan is even more ferocious, but the interior of our territory is not peaceful, and from time to time slaves rise up to rebel."

"This kind of consumption is the biggest headache for every lord,"

"I think all of you want to have well-trained soldiers, but what about the soldiers? In almost every territory now, the ratio of freemen to soldiers has reached the limit! ”

"But do you dare to recruit soldiers in large numbers from slaves? Do you dare to send equipment to the slaves in your domain? No one dare! Because they are antagonistic to us, like enemies, how can these problems be solved? ”

"This brings me to the question I want to talk to you adults today."

"How to ensure productivity, how to prevent slaves from rioting, I believe that in addition to dealing with the conscription of the empire, you will spend a lot of gold and a large part of the military power to prevent slaves from rebelling."

This problem can also be resolved by pardoning slaves. As I said earlier, a person who lives a prosperous life and has a family will never rise up and rebel. ”

"And if the slaves were on the same side as us, and defending their territory was defending their own families, then many problems would be solved."

One of the nobles stood up and said, "Of course we believe what Lord Neo says, but can mercy alone make those slaves obedient?" The Lord is the patron of the Ice and Snow Goddess, and he is also a cultivator who has cultivated to a powerful level, so of course those slaves dare not resist. But if I send weapons to my slaves, I am afraid they will immediately turn them against me. ”，

There was a chorus of echoes from below, and Neo said, "This is indeed a problem. ”

"But we can try, we can release some of the law-abiding ones first, and so on."

"And I also want to tell you that when the Bright Saint Sect came to visit Maple Grove Town, I also talked to them about this issue,"

"At that time, Archbishop Konstantin told me that no matter what the situation is, the Holy Church of Light is willing to support me, and is also willing to help any territory that has difficulties and troubles,"

"I don't ask you adults to do what I say right away, you can try it according to the situation in your own territory, and if you have benefits, we are slowly implementing it."

One of the nobles stood up and said, "If that's the case, I'd be willing to try." What Lord Neo just said about the Cult of Light is willing to help you solve your troubles, does that mean that if the slaves in my territory rise up and rebel, they are willing to help me suppress it? ”，

Neo said: "So to speak. However, this is a last resort, and I have carefully discussed it with the Cult of Light, and if it is tried according to the method I just described, this situation will hardly happen. ”

"My lords, slaves are not fools, we are willing to pardon them and give them a good life, who will rise up and rebel?"

"After I leave the imperial capital, I will go to the Bright Holy Court, and when the time comes, I will sort out a specific charter with the adults of the Bright Holy Sect, and any questions you have can be answered,"

"Adults can also come to me directly, Maple Grove Town always welcomes you to visit as guests." ，

There was a round of applause from the audience, and Neo continued: "Everyone should know that. Before this war, I pardoned a group of slaves,"

"Among them were serfs, slave laborers, and slave soldiers. Why should I forgive them? ”

"It's just to verify the truth I just told you, and it turns out that these methods are very effective,"

"The most direct example is that in this battle against the Abyss Demon, I pardoned all the 10,000 slave soldiers sent to me by the Light Holy Sect, and everyone has seen their performance in the battle,"

"My Frost Moon Alliance has achieved such a featit this time, and these pardoned slave soldiers have made great contributions."

"That's why I'm trying to free the slaves."

"There are so few freemen that both production and consumption are confined to a very low level, and we have to spend a great deal of time and energy to prevent and suppress slave revolts,"

"The rise and fall of this has consumed a lot of energy from all the adults here, and to put it mildly, it has also greatly consumed the national strength of my Wind Empire."

"The question that the adults here are worried about is, what if these slaves have money in their hands, and even weapons, they stand up against us?"

"I think this is a long-standing problem that needs to be solved by the adults here."

"But as long as we take advantage of the situation and adjust our strategy appropriately, then we will always be able to take the initiative,"

"As I said earlier, any freeman with a family and income, you ask, will he rebel? He may take you for a lunatic and immediately go to the lord to report you. ”，

The audience heard laughter, and Neo breathed a sigh of relief.