Finally, we saw the tall and majestic city walls of the Dark City again, and we haven't seen it for half a year, and the main project of the Dark City should be almost completed!

A group of light horsemen escorted us through the wide gate and onto the bluestone paved avenue.

The flat, straight streets are lined with beautiful trees, and behind them are small two- or three-story buildings. The trees were filled with cheering Darkcity residents, humans throwing flowers at us, dwarven children dancing their ancient savage dances in a neat order, orcs beating their chests with their fists and howling, and a few vampires who showed their fangs when they smiled......

"Bang!"

The elves flicked their fingers, and small balls of brilliant magic flew into the sky above the street and exploded, emitting a colorful color. Some of the magic balls accidentally missed, swept over our heads and exploded around the winged people flying high, and the playful wingmen pretended to fall from the sky and fly up again screaming, causing everyone to laugh good-naturedly......

They were not welcoming the knights of the gods, nor were they welcoming the noble lords, nor were they welcoming the governor-generals...... They're just welcoming friends.

"Cohen!

"Fichette!

I'm glad they were willing to call us by name, in fact, many aliens would rather call you by your name than just by your name. Calling them by their first names, they usually refer to their closest people in this way.

When we had stepped up the steps of the Governor's Palace, an official of the City Hall went to the middle of the street and said in a loud voice: "Your Highness and the Governor, Citizens, have traveled a long way, and there are many official duties to be taken care of when you return to the palace, so let you disperse!"

The townspeople laughed and dispersed. These people, who are usually called in the temple documents, "fools who do not give in even half a step when the sword is added", "emit a foul smell all over their bodies." The slug, who doesn't know what shame is, "waved at us with a smile on his face and dispersed.

A provincial governor does this. I'm very pleased. I see that citizens of all ethnic groups treat me as if they were their own relatives...... Although I may have to pay more for them in the future, I don't regret it!

I turned to face the gate, and the soldiers guarding the gate shouted in unison: "Hello Your Highness!

I smiled and nodded to the soldier, and was about to enter the door with a heroic stride, but someone behind me spoke loudly.

"It can't be like this!"

My scalp is numb.

"Your Highness. I saw Lorenzo, an old bastard, bowing to Fichette and saying slowly: "As a high-ranking official, you must respond clearly and competently to the greetings and salutes of your subordinates. This is the basic etiquette common sense that a nobleman should have. ”

You know why my scalp is numb? This old bastard has been pointing fingers at me since I hit the road...... Not satisfied with my speech, dissatisfied with my mannerisms, dissatisfied with my one!

To be honest, I have been prepared for this since Fischette decided to take him in, and I admit that he is indeed a talent, and a talent that is currently lacking in the province. But...... That doesn't mean I have to put up with all of him.

It's just a matter of pointing fingers at me, and it's infuriating that he never says it to me. Usually when I say or do something that he thinks is inappropriate, he will very solemnly point out my mistake to someone close to me, who is not specific to whom, anyway, whoever is the official is the most important...... This made me very embarrassed! Now, even the officers around me look at me with pity in their eyes.

I asked Fichette. Why didn't that old bastard Lorenzo tell me these things directly, then I would feel much better than I do now.

Fischette smiled and replied to me, "I asked for you a long time ago." The dean said that he had sworn not to say a word to you since the incident in the Holy Capital Palace. As a noble gentleman, he had to keep his oath......"

I was at a loss......

If I didn't respond to his words, he would go on over and over again, and when no one was around, he would shout "God of Light" to the sky and just chirp and coo...... Keep saying you want to hit the wall and kill yourself, until you change it to his satisfaction.

"Hello!" I raised my right hand to my chest and strode into the Doge's Palace. The lightness in his heart has disappeared, and all he thinks about is how to put him in a cage as soon as possible for everyone to see.

The brothers and officials behind him were cautious, and they saluted the guards at the door one by one before daring to enter the door.

Since we've never been inside the Governor's Palace, the vampire Kenan, also known as Vesha's older brother, the Darkcity's director of construction, accompanies us to give us a detailed explanation.

The Doge's Palace, which was recently completed, has a very simple style, smooth and natural lines, and does not have any superfluous decorations. After entering the gate, there is a small square, and the three-story former council building is facing the gate. This is where the officials in charge of the various ministries and departments of the town hall are in charge of their affairs, and for many reasons, their deputies work in the town hall separated by a wall, and there are several passages between the governor's palace and the town hall.

Centered on the Governor's Palace and the City Hall, the open and secret posts were quite tightly guarded.

Thirty meters behind the former council building is the small council building, which is the place where the governor handles government affairs. Although it is a little smaller than the previous one, it is by far the tallest building in the Dark City, with a total of six floors. According to Kennan, standing on the top floor offers an unobstructed view of the city.

A little further back is a large garden. The garden and the wall divide the Doge's Palace into two parts, the front and back, and the building behind it is, of course, where I live.

As soon as I walked through the garden, I saw three dignified beauties standing in front of the door in the backyard waiting for me. The one in the middle is Philin Rhona, and on the left is Kelly?

The one on the right, of course, is Winsley!

"My dear. I laughed and stretched out my hands to them: "I'm back......"

"Oh, do you know how to come back?" Philin smiled and glanced at me, and asked me in a low voice, "My Lord Governor, do you know which direction the gate of our Governor's Palace is facing?"

"Uh......" I can't answer, I really didn't pay attention!

"It's towards the south. Winsley pursed her lips and smiled, "Look at you." Still so careless. ”

"yes!" I laughed, "Facing south!"

"Hmph! It's not Sister Winsley suing you. Do you know?" Kelly's eyes puffed out and became even cuter: "It's so fun to have fun outside, right?

"No! absolutely not!" I said, gesturing to the sky. He stroked his chest with one hand and said to his wives: "I also brought you a very special gift, which cannot be bought in the entire Big 6 market!"

"Alright, alright. Fichette behind him hurried to catch up: "I prove that Cohen has worked hard these days, and he has not done anything to be sorry for everyone......"

"yes!" I quickly picked up, "Let's go in......"

Seeing the three wives smiling and starting to turn around, suddenly there was another roar from behind them!

"It can't be like this!"

My scalp was numb again, and my fists were clenched.

"Heh, hehe......" This time even Fischette was very embarrassed: "I, I'm here to introduce to you, this old gentleman is the new Dean of the Dark Province Academy, Mr. Lorenzo." The people around him were his wife and children. ”

"Lorenzo?" my wives were stunned, but Kelly was quick to react, and immediately asked suspiciously, "It's that old gangster from the Holy Capital Academy...... Old Dean?"

It's no wonder that Kelly, because when we were together, we used to call Lorenzo "old bastard". Fortunately, Kelly's mind is still very agile and she didn't say the three words of the old bastard, otherwise, the atmosphere would be even more embarrassing.

"Hello three ladies!" Lorenzo took a few steps forward and saluted my three ladies, and the solemn salute made me feel sad: "I am that Lorenzo of the Holy Capital Academy, and now I am ordered by His Royal Highness the Prince to come to the Dark Province to form a new academy, and there are still many places that need to trouble the three ladies in the future!"

"Yes...... "Even if it's a very assertive Firin." I was also a little caught off guard by this situation: "That's ......"

"Three noble ladies!" I think," Lorenzo coughed dryly. "A high-ranking official, the first thing he should do when he returns to the territory should be to deal with government affairs rather than reunite with his family first, which is the basic due diligence ethics that an imperial official should have. What do the three ladies think?"

"Yes, but ......"

"Three ladies, please come back!" continued Lorenzo, the bastard, "public before private, rightly so. ”

The three wives looked at me helplessly, said goodbye to everyone, and turned to leave. Filene dragged Lorenzo's wife away with her...... Oh my God, no one will take me in, I'll get lost in my own house!

Helpless, helpless......

As soon as we climbed into the small council building to deal with the government affairs that had piled up since we left, the officials of the various ministries and departments rushed back and forth to pile up a large number of official documents that I had to decide on personally.

Don't look at the fact that my dark province has only been established for a short time, there are many things. In the six months since we left, a large number of refugees who have no land or money have come in in large numbers or scattered from all over the empire, and the population of all ethnic groups is rising, according to the latest statistics, the total population of the provinces has approached three million, much faster than the empire originally expected the population to migrate.

Speaking of which, my luck is really good, if I hadn't started to build dozens of small towns around Dark City in the early days of construction, so many people would have squeezed Dark City into a big hole without doing anything!

Now, my town hall is up and running. Ministries and departments worked together to establish villages and villages around dozens of towns and cities evenly distributed in the dark provinces to resettle the refugees. The ability of these refugees to survive is really extraordinary, as long as you give them a piece of land and enough food to live on before they produce food, you don't need much help...... When you go back in three or five days, a small hut has appeared, and the family is happily working their own land.

Because of the relationship between tradition and customs, I have issued an order to divide several major interracial settlements into separate areas, and no more refugees will be allowed to enter the country, so as to fundamentally avoid conflicts such as large-scale land and water disputes. This type of conflict is common among refugees and is generally not difficult to resolve, but it can be difficult to control when mixed with ethnic strife.

"Your Excellency, no matter how large the population is, everyone must have something to eat. An official came up to me and reported: "But between now and the spring ploughing of the New Year, until the second harvest at the end of summer, our people will be self-sufficient." A harvest before that. The impact of too much population can't solve everyone's stomachs...... What should we do?"

Fichette frowned. Got to the crux of the matter: "Before we figure it out." How long can it last?"

"We can still eat more than half a month of food in stock, and save some food for a month. The official immediately reported a large number of numbers: "They were all shipped from the Dark Moon and the Holy Capital last time, and we also asked the residents to try to find their own food to eat...... However, the inhabitants did not have much choice, and those who could hunt were about to kill the animals to extinction. In addition, there are also those who dig wild vegetables, and they also dig holes everywhere in the field......"

"Fishing and hunting should be moderate...... You can't kill them all! So let's do it! You should first divide the areas that need assistance into two parts. Rubbing my poor head desperately, I wanted to come up with a better plan: "One piece near the border of the Dark Moon, another piece near the Lamp. Immediately make a roster and repair the road, wait for my orders!"

"Yes!"

"Go down! I tapped my fingers on the table, "I'll transfer food from Darkmoon right away, and besides, the merchants of Wanpu also have a lot of food in their hands, which should be enough." ”

"That's great! Thank you, Governor!"

Not in the mood to pay attention to him, I waved my hand and told him to get out.

"Report to the Governor!" it was the turn of another official to come over: "I have a problem. ”

"Speak!" I nodded at him, whatever the problem, just fucking pile it all up for me!

"That's right. It seems that the officer has been preparing for a long time and spoke in a very methodical manner: "You know, we have built too many villages. We don't have the manpower to manage these villages for a while. At present, even the village chief is elected by the residents. We're worried if this continues. It will be difficult for the town hall to manage them effectively, and it cannot be ruled out that the enemy will take advantage of this opportunity to infiltrate the governing body on a large scale. ”

"What's the town hall's countermeasures?" Fichette asked.

"At present, we can be said to be at a loss, although we are at the level of the village head, we must not be sloppy, which is the most basic management level in the province. The reporting official spread his hands: "The first batch of students in the school will have to study for at least a year and a half before they can use it, and even the reserve officials trained by the institutions themselves will have to have basic management skills after half a year......

"Got it, be quiet!" I stood up and walked around the room, "Let me think about it." ”

"Record the command. I nodded to the note-taker beside me, who immediately put the ink-soaked quill pen on the paper and looked up at me.

"The chief executive of all towns and villages in the Dark Province is directly appointed by Governor Cohen Al Al Qaeda. The town hall does not recognize any privately elected managers and institutions, and any of the dark residents have the right to refuse their deployment. Such persons and institutions can only temporarily assume a coordinating role without the right to issue any orders, and must cease their activities as soon as the official officials arrive! Anyone who disobeys the order is punishable by deportation or even the death penalty!

As I gave the order word by word, Fichette stood beside the recorder and revised my words word by word. It didn't change my original intention, but I changed the grammar to be both rigorous and easy to understand.

I looked at the order as it had been modified, and I was very satisfied.

"Go down immediately, but only post it in the town, not in the village!" I turned and instructed the officials in charge, "In this case, no matter who these village chief-level guys are, we can let them help us take care of it for a while...... When the time comes, the Governor will not recognize them all! They and their cronies will be dismissed, and they will have to be moved elsewhere, plus they will not be allowed to be officials for three generations! Come with me...... Phew!"

"This ......," an official said before stopping.

"It doesn't matter. I smiled at him and said, "You don't belong to this kind of person, just say anything you have." ”

"Yes, Lord Doge. He said, "Do you do this...... Isn't it a little unfair? They help us manage the residents, they don't ask for anything, and they can remove them for a variety of reasons, so why should they move elsewhere so much?"

"I'm glad you're willing to use your brains, but as you think, there are only two kinds of people who come to be officials at this time. One is the one who really doesn't ask for anything and is dedicated to helping everyone, and the other is of course the enemy we fear. I smiled happily: "The former kind of people...... I thank them, but they don't ask for anything, they don't want money or officials, and there's nothing wrong with me treating them like this. The second kind of people are killed, and if they don't, they will be treated leniently enough. Do you understand?"

"Ming...... Got it!"

"Then don't you understand how to be an official?" After dealing with the last administrative matter, I was relaxed, and I didn't mind making a small joke in front of my subordinates.

"I don't understand!" He looked dazed, and all the officials were at a loss, thinking to himself, how could such a complicated matter as being an official be explained in one or two sentences?

"I tell you that no matter how old an official is, he is a human being, and his head cannot be smarter than yours. In fact, there are many officials who are not as smart as you, and their horizons are not as broad as yours.

But that's not the point. I stood up and put on the clothes I had just taken off: "What matters is the way he does things!

"Anything else?" an official grabbed me in a hurry, and as soon as I looked at him, he immediately let go: "I'm sorry, Your Excellency the Governor!"

"And that'......" I suddenly remembered teaching the priest in the temple bath, "and extreme loyalty, charity, devotion and morality!"

With that, I pulled Fichette downstairs and walked to the backyard.

With intuition, and of course the guidance of the maids, Fichette and I made our way to the little living room in the backyard.

"Wait a minute!" Fichette grabbed me, "I almost forgot that your ladies seem to be discussing things with Dean Lorenzo." ”

"How do you know?" I asked him, "I said why is that old bastard gone?

"You're beautiful! We called the dean away when we were dealing with government affairs, and you didn't pay attention. ”

Fischette lowered his voice, "What should I do? Maybe they're making an important deal with the dean to deal with you......"

"Let's take a look. I was frightened: "Sneak closer, don't make a sound!"

Fichette and I bent down and slowly crept to a window in the small living room to squat, pricking up our ears to listen to the conversation of several people inside...... (To be continued......)

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