Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 168 It's all for the benefit, all for the benefit
Theory belongs to theory, and reality belongs to reality.

The high-level people in Frost Maple Ridge are not mentally handicapped. Except for Wei Erfu who is so stupid and sweet, no one would naively think that since legally speaking, the residents of the land of broken souls are all the leaders of the Igor family. , they must also agree with it psychologically:

The obvious fact is that the townspeople on the south bank of the Lionheart River have been following the free and happy liberalization route for hundreds of years, and they may not even have the identity of being an imperial citizen;
And the word "lord" must have been deleted from their dictionary long ago.

If the Xiahou officials really acted like the lords, they ran to Huafang Town and yelled:

"I am your legal territory, you all have to help me fight!"

Then, what greeted him must be countless bricks, rotten eggs and spit stars.

The left bank of the Lionheart River, which has not been exploited by nobles and taxation for many years, would willingly surrender to an unknown and declining nobleman because of an edict issued by the emperor nearly 300 years ago?
Go dream!

Who the hell knows whether this piece of wasteland special zone, which has already formed a unique culture, is Danzig or Gdansk in the bottom of my heart!

Therefore, Mayor Joel's discovery is indeed extremely shocking in the legal sense, but it is limited to this;
If you really want to recruit a group of elite soldiers from the banks of the Lion Heart River, you don't rely on words and noble family emblems, but only real money in yellow and white flowers.

Of course, since the other party is the nominal leader of Shuangfengling, the money cannot be called commission, but can only be called military salary.

"All in all, we have nothing else in Shuangfengling, we need enough money!" The lord took out a cloth bag from behind and threw it on the table triumphantly, "It doesn't matter if they are my subjects or free citizens, as long as they are Shuangfengling is very happy to provide jobs for them!"

——When the cloth bag touched the table, there was a crisp and pleasant clattering sound.

Only Karen Le Pegg was present and didn't know why, but the other Frost Maple Ridge executives knew that this bag must be full of priceless aquamarine crystals.

Master Laurie stroked his beard, pouted and said:

"My lord, I want to ask you a question—are you planning to be a peace lord in Shuangfengling, or do you want to revive the Igor family?"

Everyone pricked up their ears alertly.

Xia Houyan was silent for a moment, then said with a sneer:
"I don't really care about the ups and downs of the Igor family. As long as the people who followed me from Eagle's Rest are safe and happy, then I consider myself worthy of the gods—but, Rock Creek City in the north Here, the Duke of Houston is still carrying a blood debt that I must pay..."

As if expecting the lord to say this, Master Laurie nodded and said in a deep voice:

"If you want to compete with a nobleman of the size of the Duke of Houston, then you have to consider the follow-up development of Frost Maple Ridge—maybe one day, you will need to include many towns on the south bank of the Lionheart River , the entire Land of Broken Soul is brought under the rule."

Xia Houyan nodded thoughtfully.

Due to the desolation and danger in the central region, the population of the Soul Breaking Land in the southern border of the Lonely Empire is distributed in a circular shape on the periphery: let alone the bandit-controlled areas on the east and west sides and the Arcane Spire defense line directly under the central jurisdiction of the empire Well, the towns along the Lionheart River are indeed the most accessible resources for the Igor family.

Although the current Shuangfeng Ridge is in ruins and Phoenix Terrace is just a grassy camp with extremely imperfect infrastructure, if one really wants to establish a justifiable aristocratic rule on the wasteland, sooner or later, he will be the official of the Marquis of Xia. It requires the submission and surrender of the residents of Huafang Town and other towns.

"So my opinion is that you have to go to the Lionheart River to recruit soldiers anyway, and it's best to take the opportunity to have a little contact with the local rulers." Master Laurie said, "These wasteland residents have also been burned by bandits and robbers." Killing and looting, but nominally speaking, you are their legal lord and protector—if the interests of both parties are consistent, we don’t ask them to surrender, but it should be possible to reach a certain cooperative relationship and promote the future development of the territory.”

Mayor Joel also nodded in agreement:
"Our trade route to the north is basically blocked by Rock Creek City. The foreign trade for a period of time in the future will definitely be dominated by these wasteland aborigines. .”

Xia Houyan pondered for a moment, then turned to look at Karen.

As the head snake of the wilderness, the female village owner naturally knew what the Lord Lord expected of her.

"There are four relatively large towns on the south bank of the Lion Heart River, the core of which is the Huafang Town just mentioned." Karen introduced dryly, "In the tradition of the wasteland, the mayor of each town has It was voted on by the residents."

Master Laurie nodded, not forgetting to cast a sideways glance at Mayor Joel.

Under normal circumstances, imperial towns are all aristocratic jurisdictions, and their mayors are produced in very different ways, but the only thing in common is that whether they are democratically elected or appointed, the mayors need to be appointed by the immediate nobles to be considered official.

Take Mayor Joel as an example. His family has been loyal to the Igor family since his grandfather, so there is almost no suspense. He was appointed by the lord's grandfather as the mayor of Eagle's Rest at a young age. As a result of Sente Igor's rebellion, he was entrusted with the task of captain of the convoy even at the time of migration.

And in the Land of Cracking Soul where the aristocratic jurisdiction is lacking, the mayors of the towns on the left bank are undoubtedly much simpler:

There is no need for the appointment of the lord, as long as the townspeople vote and vote, they can take office.

Karen continued:
"These four towns basically maintain independent operations-they have concluded a so-called 'Left Bank Alliance' in name, but it only provides a channel for the mayors to come together to discuss issues, and it is not a formal one. organize.

"The production centers of these four towns are slightly different. Huafang Town is good at planting, Nanliu Town has gathered many handicraftsmen from the Central Plains of the Empire, and the livestock and animal husbandry in East Fairy Town and West Fairy Town are relatively prosperous—but Due to the limited conditions in the Soul Breaking Land, they can only barely support themselves through simple industrial and peasant production, and the bulk of their income comes from the wilderness caravans that pass by every spring and summer."

Hearing the word caravan, Xia Houyan exchanged a thoughtful look with Master Laurie.

Because it is located at the junction of the two regimes of the empire and the demons, the land of broken souls is not a promised place where milk and honey wine flow, suitable for production and living, but it is a must for the private caravans of the two countries to come and go. land.

With the gradual easing of the conflict between the two countries, every spring and summer, there will be a large number of private caravans, with the acquiescence of the garrison of the Arcane Spire Defense Line, to start trade through the land of cracked souls, and at the same time feed the bandits and bandits on the wasteland. A free dweller on the south bank of the Lionheart River.

——No way, the reason why the leaders of the empire and the demons have been thinking about annexing each other for thousands of years is precisely because the resources of the two countries are too complementary: so even if there is a threat of robbers, the left bank city Brave traders can still make a lot of money on this trade route with the accommodation and toll fees collected by the town.

It's a pity that it was already autumn when the Igor family entered the wasteland, and they didn't even get any oil from last year's trade.

Mayor Joel boldly speculated not long ago that the reason why the wasteland bandits wanted to attack Shuangfeng Ridge in the beginning of spring was because they thought that once spring came, the trade of wasteland caravans would start again——

——Only by quickly getting rid of Shuangfeng Ridge, which lies in the east of the wilderness and can retain countless wealth, can they not delay their annual opportunity to make a fortune.

Mayor Joel felt pity for the wasteland bandits from the bottom of his heart:

It's not good for you to offend anyone, but you offend the lord who is more aggressive than you...

(End of this chapter)