I'm the one running the game

Facts have proved that some people really want to die.

After Lu Xingshi refused to share the cake with the surrounding nobles, he naturally took action.

It did bring Lu Xingshi a lot of trouble, but it was all solved by Lu Xingshi.

The solution is very simple and crude, just flatter the other party.

There are too many people dying, so if you say you are not afraid, you must be lying.

It doesn't matter if you're not afraid, everyone is dead and the rest won't be a problem.

But such a large-scale death naturally attracted attention.

However, Lu Xingshi's actions were very covert, and there was no direct evidence. Instead, because the nobleman who was the backbone died, Lu Xingshi took this opportunity to eat away at a lot of interests and further strengthen the Black Earth Territory.

After that, Lu Xingshi sat firmly on Diaoyutai.

As for the new nobles who came to power after their father and mother died, they thought Lu Xingshi was the murderer.

Lu Xingshi just replied disdainfully. "Produce evidence. Otherwise, I will not only sue you for slander, but also have a duel to protect the honor of your nobles. Whoever loses will be stripped of his noble status."

As soon as these words came out, everyone naturally became silent.

Lu Xingshi is now not only an earl, but also a great knight of the kingdom. He has already possessed the seed of life and stepped into the transcendent world, which is simply not what they can compare with.

So they tolerated it on the surface, but secretly began to seek relationships with higher-ups. This matter will definitely never end.

Even now, there is still no movement, probably because Lu Xingshi's momentum is too strong, and few people are willing to offend Lu Xingshi for such a trivial matter.

The benefits of the right to develop can only be enjoyed by Lu Xingshi, the Earl of Langton, in the surrounding territories. In other words, there is no interest related. It is not worth offending the kingdom's knight just for the sake of three melons and two dates.

So now, basically the nobles around them have become honest. They are not honest themselves, but are forced to be honest.

Now there are two ways to retaliate and regain your lost interests. The first is to accept Lu Xingshi's honorary duel, but this is definitely not an option. Not all nobles will accept knight training, most of them are just a formality.

How dare they, they still know this.

The second point is even simpler, just send troops to defeat Lu Xingshi.

They dare not do this, because once they send troops to attack Lu Xingshi, it means that they have violated the laws of the kingdom. Lu Xingshi has the right to fight back and after victory, all the spoils will belong to Lu Xingshi.

Even if Lu Xingshi is defeated, he will be deprived of his title for violating the law and become a rebel.

The next thing he faced was the encirclement and suppression by the nobles who were like wolves and tigers.

Therefore, the best way is to endure it honestly. Forget the lost profits. Anyway, the territory is still there, and it is not impossible to earn it back.

Lu Xingshi was not very proud of this. To put it bluntly, they were just a group of country rich people, who just had more knowledge.

In fact, it is not that difficult to deal with, especially since he uses force as his main method. If he is still stumped by the opponent, he really has to reflect on whether the person on the other side who stumps him is the protagonist.

When he was weak, he was given trouble by others, which was justified. But now that he is so strong, and this kind of thing happens to him, Lu Xingshi is fully qualified to ask why you are such an ant?

Oh, it's a small number, that's okay.

"Winter is coming, how is the food situation in the territory?" Lu Xingshi asked.

The Black Earth Territory expanded to the outside world and recruited a large number of savages to become territorial citizens. Coupled with the craftsmen and people supported by the king, the population in the territory increased several times.

As for why the savages are willing to be naturalized? The reason is very simple. Lu Xingshi provided food, shelter and wages. Not only did the living conditions not get worse, but they got better.

Of course, those savages who were unwilling to be naturalized died and were used by Lu Xingshi to kill chickens to scare monkeys.

The method is to use both kindness and power, rather than simply giving benefits. When the other party thinks you are weak and incompetent, they will try to fish in troubled waters or cause trouble and fights, which will be a headache.

It's better to let them understand who is the master here from the beginning.

"Sir, this is enough for our entire territory to survive this winter for the time being."

"It's just that if the pioneers continue to recruit savages to become territorial citizens, then the food will definitely not be enough." The steward said.

Even though the development of the Black Earth Territory is not progressing very fast, most of the areas they open up are relatively suitable places to live in the permafrost mountains. There must be savages in these places. Otherwise, if they are not suitable for habitation, where will they live?

Therefore, every expansion will definitely be accompanied by consolidation, which means that the food will not be enough for the entire black soil territory to survive the winter.

It's just that the butler spoke more tactfully and didn't say it directly.

"Go out and buy enough food as soon as possible." Lu Xingshi calculated the benefits and found that there are still many benefits from development.

It’s just that most of the profits need to be cashed out.

There is definitely no way to grow gold coins in the mountains.

"We have arranged for merchants to go to distant places to purchase goods, but it just takes time."

"And adults... may not be able to buy it." The butler was worried when he said this.

To a certain extent, grain is more valuable as currency than gold and silver coins.

At least if most items cannot be traded with gold and silver, food can be used successfully.

Productivity issues have always been the lowest level issues.

"It's okay. Just buy as much as you can. We still have the king." Lu Xingshi couldn't help but smile.

He had already determined that the king wanted to win him over. He had expressed his sincerity. When the time came, he would ask the king for something. The other party would definitely not refuse.

If he really refused... then Lu Xingshi also had a solution.

When winter came, the permafrost mountains in the north would block the road due to heavy snow. At that time, Lu Xingshi would directly take people out to burn, kill and loot. Anyway, there were many noble territories around. When winter was over, everyone would die. Who would know that it was him who did it.

He was very good to his own people, but he was naturally as cruel as he could be to his enemies.

This group of nobles who had offended him had been tacitly regarded as enemies by Lu Xingshi. It was inappropriate for him not to take action now.

Besides, wouldn't it be better to keep them as supply packs?

The housekeeper didn't know what Lu Xingshi really thought, but he felt much more at ease when he heard that Lu Xingshi had an idea.

"Also, we need to find a way to accept some refugees so that we don't have to worry about food."

"Population is the biggest problem for our Black Soil Territory." Lu Xingshi said.

"But sir, if too many people from outside the Black Soil Territory join us, their loyalty... cannot be guaranteed." The housekeeper hesitated and expressed his concerns.

The original Black Soil population was indeed small, but they were basically the subjects of the Landon family for generations, and they were also very xenophobic to the outside world.

Now there are more and more foreign populations, which have squeezed the space of these original subjects.

"It's very simple, let the subjects who originally belonged to the Landon family become managers." Lu Xingshi knew that it was not that loyalty could not be guaranteed, but that they were unbalanced.

Why can outsiders be on an equal footing with them?

"Don't promote them all at once, promote them slowly, and let them manage these foreign subjects who settled in the Black Soil Territory."

"Just supervise them well, and don't let them abuse their power once they get it."

"Even if they were savages and refugees before, they are now subjects of the Black Soil Territory, my wealth, not a target they can do anything about." Lu Xingshi warned again.

He could actually communicate with the butler in a different way, but the butler's thinking may not be understood by the other party.

If Lu Xingshi directly told him that the new people were also his wealth and he had to protect them, then according to his duties and logic, he had to protect them.

Otherwise, according to his bias, he would definitely stand with the original people.

"Yes, sir." The butler understood Lu Xingshi's words at the first time: "I will protect your wealth from being deliberately destroyed."

In the eyes of the butler and the territorial officials, the people were not considered human beings, but only Lu Xingshi's property.

They were human beings, but they were just slaves.

Over the years and generations of inheritance, this idea was deeply rooted, and it was not easy to get rid of it.

However, Lu Xingshi did not intend to get rid of it. This was in his favor, so why should he do it?

He was a member of the feudal and decadent aristocratic class, and he did not have enough means to make a move in his position, so he had to position himself well.

Instead of saying that everyone was equal, he actually enjoyed privileges.

Lu Xingshi is not such a hypocritical person. He has already enjoyed it, so there is no need to whitewash himself.

He naturally transferred the corrupt nobles to oppress the lower class, but the problem is that he has no ability to solve it.

It is not just his territory or kingdom that is in this situation, but the whole world is in this situation.

Moreover, if Lu Xingshi really makes changes, it will be too troublesome. It is better to wait for his original body to come and let the army of Yan teach them how to be human with swords.

Don't change it at that time, just start over.

Not only can it save trouble, but Lu Xingshi doesn't have to do it.

Before the original body arrives, the best way is to go with the flow.

He is not cultivating immortals, so why shout against the will of heaven for nothing.

"It's good that you know." Lu Xingshi nodded. From the answer of the housekeeper, it can be seen that his instructions are very effective.

"My lord, some scholars have come from the capital recently and want to seek a job by your side."

"I have arranged them. Do you think... do you want to meet them?" asked the housekeeper.

When Lu Xingshi heard this, he was a little surprised: "There are actually scholars willing to come to my remote place."

Scholars, it sounds like a very common profession, but in fact it is not common at all.

First of all, being able to read is probably better than 99% of people in this world. Secondly, you need to have enough knowledge, which is even more difficult.

Therefore, to become a scholar, you must not only be rich, but also have a good background, otherwise you will not be able to read books.

The vast majority of scholars are actually the illegitimate sons and daughters of certain nobles, members of side branches, etc.

Of course, as the scholar group grows, it has also formed a unique force similar to scholar families and academic cliques, which are free from the aristocratic class.

Similar to the companion group of the aristocracy.

They have no power, but they indirectly gain power by assisting the aristocracy.

It is probably a noble family, but because of the different development structure, it is not as good as a noble family.

The nobles are, and they are a combination of noble families and princes.

"Then let's meet, it just so happens that there is a shortage of intellectuals in the territory." Lu Xingshi naturally would not refuse.

The number of literate people in Black Earth Territory is less than a handful.