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The provocation was just an episode, an inevitable event.

Lawrence found that he still underestimated the impact of violence. People in this era paid more attention to strength rather than wisdom and organization.

"I should have told them about organization, and I did."

"But they wouldn't listen."

Lawrence is helpless to the wisdom of most people. The winning side rarely learns lessons, let alone reflects.

If one day they fail and are beaten badly, this group of people will know the importance of some things.

Things are going so smoothly now that many people don't think there is anything wrong with them.

It seems that most people are like this when going with the wind and waves and investing against the wind.

"Forget it, this is true at all times and in all countries. I don't intend to be a perfect person. I'll just be as happy as I want."

Lawrence quickly stopped thinking about these troublesome things. As a prophet, he shouldn't be so busy. He only needs to be responsible for many big things.

You can usually do your own thing, and take a dozen days a year to host sacrifices and celebrations.

The advantage of the enfeoffment system is that you don't have to worry about many things. You give up some rights in exchange for local protection of the central government. As long as the military power of the central government does not fall, the peripheral feudal lords will not be able to do anything.

Regardless of whether it is a feudal system or a centralized system, the main reason for its demise is that the ruling class itself has problems.

It is impossible for the ruling class not to have problems. This is impossible.

Royal power is not eternal, but as long as most dynasties don't mess around, there will definitely be no problem if they persist for a hundred or two hundred years.

Lawrence felt that he was a normal person and should be fine for a hundred years.

But we must also lay some foundations for the future, such as the development of agriculture and industry. As long as we can keep up with these, no matter who we meet in the future, we can lay a foundation.

After returning to Oak Castle, Lawrence called Heidi, Sophia, Avenla, Audrey, Darien, Sariel, Jade, and Cassandra to a meeting.

The first one to arrive was the Awenla trio. This trio was not very strong and their presence was not strong, but they were very practical.

After the three people came over, they bowed their heads and saluted Lawrence.

"Owner."

Lawrence nodded in response, "Sit down and wait for the others to come over to discuss things."

"Yes, Master." The three of them sat in a seat far away from Lawrence in tacit agreement.

Soon several other people came over one after another.

After Sophia came over, she sat directly on the right side of Lawrence.

When Heidi came over and saw that there was a seat, she sat on the other side of Sofia instead of sitting on the left side of Lawrence.

Sariel randomly chose an unoccupied position. It was neither the position closest to Lawrence nor the outermost position, but it was easy to see everyone at the round table.

When Cassandra came over, she saw that there were still a few empty seats, so she sat next to Salil.

After Jade comes over, he also has to sit in an empty seat farther away.

Lawrence directly raised his left hand and said, "Sit here, there is no one else, and I will discuss government affairs with you."

Jade came over and sat next to Lawrence. She originally thought that this seat was for Sariel, Rastana or Dana Catherine, so she didn't sit down.

After everyone sat down, Lawrence looked at the vacant seat.

Witches also have a strong sense of hierarchy, which is usually distinguished by blood, such as half-blood and pure-blood.

Later, they were distinguished based on their relationship here. Even pure-blood witches like Dana and Deevcris, who valued blood, did not use half-blood titles to mock Sophia and Salil.

The concept of hierarchy is instinctive, but they are not stupid enough to apply this logic everywhere. Witches know very well that blood witches are nothing in front of them.

If you don't care about it, it would be stupid for others to use the rules of this backward area to laugh at others.

"Today we will still discuss the issue of remuneration at each level, as well as more obvious job distinctions at the lower levels, so that those who choose majors can do professional things."

Lawrence didn't call anyone out because some people are not good at thinking.

Two and a half of the Awenla trio are women who can use their brains. Audrey and Darian are not very strong, so their brains are very active and can provide various useful suggestions that are suitable for human nobles.

Awenla is strong and has strong execution ability. She also understands the female guard system better than Lawrence, and she is one of the loyal guards.

For the position of personal guard, Lawrence was inclined to give a loyal minister like Awenla.

Soon Heidi and Sophia began to speak enthusiastically, and Audrey and Darien also added some suggestions of their own.

Salil was drowsy, maybe because of the winter, or because she was not interested in this kind of topic, so she slowly dozed off on the table.

When Lawrence saw this, he said to Cassandra: "Send Salil back to sleep."

Cassandra stood up and helped Sariel, "Saril, go back to sleep."

"Okay..." Salil thought the meeting was over, rubbed her eyes and said sleepily: "I'm going to take a shower before going to bed."

Lawrence waited for Salil to leave and then talked about other topics.

"This year I plan to write more detailed guidance tasks for each place, and then let them think about and act on their own in a few years. Otherwise, I will always have to teach them how to do things step by step, and they will not be able to think on their own."

Darian said: "I think this is a good thing, and it will be more conducive to your control over those places."

"But I'm too tired." Lawrence said helplessly: "I also know that this is better, but there are too many things going on everywhere now, and there will be more and more, and I will have more and more things to do every day."

Sophia took the initiative and said: "Then leave it to us. We will write the task instructions for you and help Master solve the accumulated government affairs. I am very good at this!"

Lawrence felt that if this continued, his kingdom might not be able to sustain itself for a hundred years.

These witches have wisdom and ability, but they are definitely not suitable to be governors of a country with a population of several million.

Lawrence didn't want to bet on the destructive power of these witches around him. Judging from the more than ten years of getting along with them, Lawrence believed that they were only suitable for doing small things and were not suitable for formulating or supervising anything.

"If the people below do not do well, I can replace them with better and more capable people." Lawrence looked at the beauties in front of him and around him, "As for you, it will be difficult for you to pay a huge price if you do something wrong. Make up for your mistakes. I can't kill you because you made a mistake, and I won't exile you, so I don't want you to deal with anything too troublesome."

Awenla thought she was underestimating herself, "If you fail to fulfill the master's instructions, even death is the right thing to do!"

Lawrence shook his head, these people really didn't understand.

It's not that things can't be accomplished, it's that everyone has selfish motives, and it's difficult for a man to be cruel to the woman around him.

Especially if the mistake the other party made was not cheating, but corruption and mistakes at work, it is very easy to get forgiveness and protection in this situation.

For a ruler, even if hundreds or thousands of people die because of women's problems, it is still a small problem.

Unless someone reports it, and someone insists on insisting on this kind of thing, they will usually help suppress it.

Lawrence knew that he couldn't afford it, so he didn't let the women around him have too much national power.

As long as they can stabilize Oak Castle and stabilize the basic order of the Ice Land, that's it.

The nuns at the Saint's College and the convent were all internal and loyal only to Lawrence.

The Military Academy and some outside academies are the fresh blood that Lawrence supports to specialize in external affairs and enrich the state machinery.

After many meetings to discover the many problems on his side and the problems he would need to face in the future, Lawrence formulated a rough plan for the next fifty years.

Every few years, you need to show your strength to the outside world.

The current situation is good, and there is no need for the time being to use war to promote economic development and solve problems caused by overproduction and overpopulation.

Five years later, that is, in the 20th year of the new calendar, the population of the Ice Land will explode. A large number of adults between the ages of sixteen and nineteen will start families and start families, requiring more land and houses.

At that time, it was time to attack the southern kingdom and the church, relieve population pressure, sell supplies and integrate development forces.

Attacking is not occupation. The vast lands of Gran Province and Io Province need to be developed by nobles with meritorious deeds. The products and daily necessities produced after development can be sold to various parts of the West, promoting commerce and improving the quality of life of ordinary people.

Lawrence spent half a month formulating a five-year plan and a ten-year plan, and the rest of the time was used to inspect the newly hired maids and guards.

What a maid needs is loyalty and good physical fitness, and a female guard is similar, and it is best to be taller and more powerful.

Lawrence unknowingly became a strong man, but also had a weak heart.

A giantess like Anyur who can grow in size becomes the best companion for Lawrence on this warm winter night. In this big witch who is two to three meters tall in normal state and five to six meters in giant posture, Lawrence is like a child. , whether it is sitting in her arms or on her big butt, it is very suitable.

The more troublesome thing is that this kind of thing can only be done in the courtyard, because this kind of thing was not taken into consideration when designing the height of the castle house. The height of the house is too short and cannot be used for a large house with a height of seven or eight meters.

Even the swimming pool is too small, and Lawrence's idea of ​​riding a giantess and swimming in the sea cannot be realized for the time being.

The fifteenth year of the new calendar is coming soon. This year's winter is warmer than previous years, and the temperature has increased significantly. Even people in places such as Wakili and Nanzhen have felt the climate change.

Climate change is giving a huge boost!!

Some fewer cattle and sheep and other domestic animals died, which means that more cattle and sheep are suitable for breeding in spring.

In previous years, many people would die due to the ice and snow, and some people died this year, but obviously much less.

After the temperature is not so cold, fuel usage is also reduced.

It was obviously just a few changes, but it saved the Kingdom of Stars a lot of money.

This year's spring is also earlier than in previous years.

The earlier spring comes, the earlier crops will germinate, which is conducive to crop growth and increased grain production.

The sooner the temperature returns to a level suitable for people and livestock to be active, the more suitable it will be for people and livestock to carry out spring plowing work. If you do physical work in the cold spring, you will easily get sick.

The castle also resumed its busy life. Military nobles and merchants from all over the country began to return to their hometowns. Female nobles from places such as the Ring Building also left with their families.

While Lawrence was busy with spring plowing work, Salil led someone to collect internal data for this spring.

Sariel said to Catherine next to her: "The ones who are pregnant this year are also elves. When the eternal night passed, there were twenty-one more pregnant elves. Today I counted the latest ones, and there are six more."

Catherine looked thoughtful and solemn.

"This won't work. If the master continues like this, he may be affected by the blood of the mother elf and become a fertility tool for the wood elf."

After being reminded by Catherine, Salil also felt that the problem was a bit serious, "Yeah, now that Lawrence can't even give birth to human children, there must be something wrong with those wood elves."

Katherine was talking about the female elves, and Sariel was talking about the wood elves, the forest elves.

"We should find more human noble women and warrior wizards to mediate. Someone like Anyur would be great. The master has been looking for her often this winter. Unfortunately, she is not pregnant yet."

Salil thought for a while, "Lawrence has almost a hundred children. Let's ask him what to do about this tonight."

Catherine said directly: "This is a very important matter!"

"I know it's important." Salil said casually, "Lawrence will take care of it."

"No! It's very important!" Catherine was a little angry. Salil didn't understand the importance of this kind of thing at all. "We must find more witches. This is the second war between humans and elves!"

Salil asked curiously: "What are you doing? Fighting?"

"This is more cruel than war. It is a war that cannot be surrendered!" Catherine stopped looking at the stupid Salil and ordered to the maid Candice behind her: "Let Jade come to me, I want to choose smart and beautiful women. The powerful human women breed the blood of our great master!”

Candice has been following Lawrence for a long time. Under the influence of Lawrence, she has learned to provide advice to the host and hostess, unlike before, she was absolutely obedient to wizards and witches.

"Mistress, the women of Saintess Academy have been summoned by the master. If they want to give birth to offspring for the master, I think there will be many good female warriors in the Countess, Nanzhen and the land of the original Kingdom of Luofen who can serve. ”

Catherine nodded quickly, "Yes, ice women who belong to the same bloodline as the master are more suitable for this kind of thing. They want to find young girls between the ages of sixteen and twenty. They must have beautiful and sexy bodies. , but also have a strong body suitable for childbearing.”

"Yes, Mistress." Candice quickly went down to do something.

Sariel was curious about the development and did not stop this happening.

Lawrence would have liked it anyway. (End of chapter)