Not a Witch

The girl sitting in her room was not wearing armor, but was writing various things at the table.She summed up some experience of Clancia in the past, and began to write some approachable pamphlets.

The language and words should be as simple and straightforward as possible, so that illiterate farmers can understand the general idea.

This may not allow the other party to join him, but at least it can reduce many unnecessary conflicts.

In addition, during this period of getting along, she finally came into contact with the group of initiators who started the rebellion.

"Hi, my name is Lubin."

In a hidden deep cave in the mountain forest, Lorraine Hill saw this young man, who was Iyena's brother, the rebel who was wanted before.

"Thank you very much for saving my sister." The young man looked about 26-28 years old, with short chestnut blond hair, a leather armor on his body, and a long sword on his waist.

He has the strength of War Order 3, not too strong, but he seems to be respected by the people around him.

Compared to Guvas, the showy mercenary adventurer, this young man is the one who is really directing and starting the uprising behind the scenes.

"I'm sorry, I didn't trust you from the beginning, and I didn't meet until now." After Lorraine Hill and Gu Huasi took over the territory, the young man observed secretly for nearly a month before sending someone to contact the nameless knight.

"At least now I can believe that you are a trustworthy person." He stretched out his hand, and Lorraine Hill shook hands with him through the cold iron armor.

"Can you tell me about your plans and ideas?" Lorraine Hill looked at the young man curiously. There were several people standing behind him. Although these people were not particularly strong, they had clear and firm eyes. It is educated in knowledge and trained in military affairs.

It is hard to imagine that there is already such a complete and progressive rebel army in the southern border.

Facing the knight's question, the young man smiled and explained briefly.

"The first person to open the way must be extremely difficult. But the people after that, just need to follow the road."

"We just learned from the advanced experience of other countries." As he spoke, he took out the dirty and old booklets from under the table beside him, which contained various texts of early publicity in Clancia.

"I have to say, these words are so exciting, people can't help but yearn for them."

"If I was convinced at the beginning, I would always be a little apprehensive and confused. Fortunately, our neighbors have already set an example, and it is indeed effective and feasible, so why don't we learn to do it." Lu Bin stroked the book, Express emotion.

"But things are not that simple. We have encountered many difficulties in the empire that have not been described."

"Compared to the West Wind in the past, today's empire is stronger and its ruling power is stronger."

"Western Wind's territory is probably slightly smaller than the southern border, but the southern border only accounts for one-fifth of the empire. If we can't fully succeed, then the empire can easily mobilize millions of troops from the north, east, and even the center to suppress the rebellion."

"Besides, the rule of the nobility isn't all bad and bad."

"Is it very embarrassing? Some good nobles have become a huge obstacle to innovation."

"Because they're not bad enough, there's hope, and the presence of hope creates weakness and wavering."

"Even if the future we paint is beautiful, they will not take this risk. Even if it is true, they are unwilling to try everything that Clancia has achieved."

"Sometimes, I have to sinfully thank disaster, because it makes the tide recede, and some cruel truths are finally exposed."

"There is a famine in the northern border of the empire, and constant wars in the southern border. This certainly brings pain, but it also makes everyone wake up slowly. They are willing to read the brochure I gave them and read the vision described in it."

"People are like this. If you don't smash his last hope, he won't have the determination to take risks. Everyone has been raised too docile."

Sitting in the cave dug out of the loess, the young man and Lorraine Hill talked about the various difficulties they have encountered in recent years.

"I learned my knowledge from another mentor. He is in Zishan Province, which is close to the middle of the empire, and it is also a place with dense mountains and forests. Thanks to a friend of the mentor, he trained us a group of intelligence personnel. Only in this way can the organization be slowly built up, and it will not be completely scattered."

"Although I have never seen your real face, I think you must be someone who knows a lot about Clancia and the Empire. This can be seen from the announcements and documents on weekdays, many of which we are familiar with and Sweet stuff."

"If you also have the same dream as us, but because of your identity, you can't expose it at will, I think it's understandable." Lu Bin thought that the unknown knight should come from a certain noble family, and further guessed that it might be someone The second son of a nobleman.

This is because the eldest son often has to inherit the family business and will be confined in the territory to learn various affairs, while the second son is relatively free and can travel around. At the same time, a good family background allows them to receive a good education, broaden their horizons, and have extraordinary strength. Also more than ordinary people.

"I do have ideas similar to yours." Facing these revolutionaries spontaneously produced by the empire, the girl felt admiration in her heart.

"Actually, I'm quite aggressive." Thinking of her goal, the girl under the mask smiled wryly.

"Because, time is a bit urgent." She thought about the letter she received some time ago, and the sage would let her know the current external situation in some way.

There is not much time left for the world of Ivar, so that neutral organizations such as the Sages Association have gradually begun to tilt.

Do the witches behind the empire know?The girl thought that they should also know.

But in terms of innovation, their methods may be different from their own.

This is probably the same as treating headaches. If the people of the lower class cannot survive and are dissatisfied with their lives, then just cut off some of them.

The old aristocrats died, and the new aristocrats were born, and the people also gained respite from the redistribution, no longer wandering on the line of life and death.

The world has been running like this for thousands of years, and the laws are so clear that those witches are used to it.

When the tide rises, they watch the moon rise on the shore, and when the tide falls, they watch the moon set by the water. The so-called glory, in the eyes of these witches, is just a fun game.

However, times have changed after all.

Just like the country in the girl's memory, who would have thought that this pattern that has lasted for thousands of years will suddenly undergo earth-shaking changes in 100 years.

Rotating machine guns, roaring machinery, soaring metal birds, factories that run day and night, etc., these things have completely changed the entire social structure, sweeping everything from the past into the pile of old papers.

Until then, faced with blows and pain beyond cognition, they will willingly admit their backwardness.

But even such a process does not happen overnight, but they gradually despair in the process of self-help time after time, and finally have to admit their mistakes and failures.

The civilization on this planet did not have the leeway in the past to allow this process to go through slowly. Now it can only accelerate, accelerate, and accelerate until it is completely destroyed, and finally a new flower blooms in the ruins.

"I think I can help you more."

Under the surprised eyes of the people around, the knight's armor gradually dissipated, turning into dots of stars and candles, and finally a beautiful girl appeared in front of them.

She has long light blue hair and clear eyes like the sky.

"What do you call me? Just call me Jialan." The girl finally remembered a name that was rarely used.

Also starting today, the rebel army active in the southern border began to disappear and become silent, and in some cities and small towns, a special pamphlet gradually spread.

Some of them are simple metaphors, some are playful jokes, and some are extremely simple words.

Although there is not a word about uprising and revolution, but the spirit that fits its thought and core spreads everywhere.

Like the silent spring rain that moisturizes things, it slowly seeps into the soil.

Chapter 140 Seven New Financial Officer

"Hi everyone, you can call me Lubin."

In the room used for discussion in the mansion, a young man in a shirt and a decent coat pressed his chest with one hand and bent over to salute.

"This is the assistant I found recently. He will be the financial officer of the territory and be responsible for related matters." Lorraine Hill, who was wearing armor, introduced.

"Hello, Mr. Lubin." Geweier immediately returned the greeting, looking at the young man with a curious look, guessing his origin in his heart.

"Oh, so it's you, haha." Gu Huasi looked at this young man who had met several times and seemed to want to understand many things.

"Wait, if he manages the finances, then what about me." The butler was a little anxious.

"Mr. Farvos, don't worry. I will take over the affairs you left behind soon, so as to reduce your burden." The young man pushed down his glasses, expressing that he was confident and there was no need to worry.

"No, no, I think there are many things that young people like you cannot understand. Some are ancient traditions, and there are many things left over from the past. Yes, only I, only I understand, and can handle them well." The butler pretended to be profound and refused.

"And I am more loyal. I am the servant of the eldest lady. You will be respected only if you hold the finances firmly in your hands." He looked at Geweier who was aside, hoping that the eldest lady would say a few words for him talk.

"But this is Mr. Unknown's suggestion. I think it would be better to trust this lord." Geweier shook his head slightly, expressing that it would be better for him to obey the lord beside him.

"Miss, now is not the time to be confused." The butler was a little anxious, why did this young lady always turn to outsiders.

"I am your faithful servant."

"Sorry, I want to interrupt for a while." Lu Bin raised his hand to attract the attention of several people in the room.

"Mr. Farvos has indeed done a lot of things for the Viscount in the past, but when it comes to loyalty, this is a bit untrue."

"In the past few years, because Lord Viscount Wenlani was obsessed with having fun, I asked you to take care of many things."

"The taxes in the territory, the accounting of various expenses, the consumption of daily life, etc., among them, how many gold coins that belonged to the lord have entered your pocket."

"You are spitting blood, you are framing!" The housekeeper jumped angrily, beat his feet and chest, as if he had been greatly insulted and wronged.

"If it weren't for my hard work, the expenses in the territory would have been beyond our means."

"Does the lord not spend money on the banquet? He travels around and buys all kinds of gifts. These expenses are real. I'm not going to finish it later to save money."

"By the way, miss, you should also know that those gorgeous and elegant gowns and skirts are all custom-made by special craftsmen, and the expenditure can be seen." He finally remembered something that could said something.

"Is that really the case?" Lu Bin lifted his glasses, reached into the pocket inside his collar, took out a folded paper, and unfolded it in the bright lights of the room with a sound of shaking.

"The past is difficult to study, let's not talk about it for the time being. In the past three years, you have collected taxes from the residents of the territory 128 times, and the coverage ranges from Georgetown (now the city of mountain cherry) to the towns and villages under your rule."

"Among them, 63 were tax types that did not appear in the imperial law, 46 were tax collections in advance, and 102 were excessive taxes."

"The newly created taxes include not limited to two-thirds of what hunters go hunting in the mountains, half of what fishermen fish in the river, and a gate fee for passing caravans. Quantity payment, and this fee is calculated separately, that is to say, if the transaction is made, other fees must be paid.”

"In order to make money, you and the former guards of the territory have been cooperating with each other, sending an indefinite number of guards to patrol the territory from time to time, assessing their income based on the daily labor of the shops or residents, and then robbing the money in the name of tax collection. "

"In order to increase income, you did not hesitate to prohibit hawkers selling firewood and charcoal from entering the city, causing many poor people to freeze to death, so that the shops you opened can make money. In order to collect debts, you asked your men to encourage those fathers to sell their daughters and engage in sex work. Thus recovering the money from the guards."

"It can be said that you will want to intervene in anything related to money."

"The defense expenses set up by the lord are also spent by you and the commander of the guards. Many patrols have never been full, and even the salaries of the guards are often in arrears. Most of the income is in your arms, and a small part is given to the commander. And a few people in your confidantes."

"In your opinion, guards don't need to be paid, so they will have an incentive to squeeze oil and water from the residents."

"It is also because of this that when the rebellion happened, the number of guards was seriously insufficient and their combat capabilities were low, so that the castle with a completely advantageous location was captured without holding on for a day."

"Through the investigation of the houses and villages in the city, I have roughly concluded that Viscount Winrani has lost one-third of its population in the past ten years, and ten years ago happened to be when you took office."

"If Miss Geweier has any doubts, I can provide you with more detailed evidence and witnesses."

"Is this true?" Even though he knew that the butler was unreliable, Geweier was still surprised that there was such a huge crime behind it.

"No, no, it's slander, it's prejudice, it's... it's wrong." The butler stepped back as he spoke, knocking down the vertical clothes hanger behind him.

"I just listen to Lord Viscount to do things, and I can't help myself a lot of times, otherwise, where will the money come from?"

"Is that so, but in fact, I learned from the maid in the castle that the original lord rarely cared about these matters. In addition, you can't deny that a lot of money went into his own pocket."

"False, this is false, where do I have so many gold coins, you can find out by checking my home. Indeed, I have made some extra income, but there is no way, in order to live, I need all kinds of decency Money to maintain it. And I am the face of Lord Viscount, so I can't behave too badly."

"However, I am definitely not as shameless and treacherous as you said. I am a gentleman with loyal qualities, and I cannot suffer humiliation at will."

Regarding the housekeeper's various excuses, Lu Bin shook his head, and then took out a small glass bottle with his white gloved hand, which contained a white powder that gradually turned yellow.

"Of course, you don't have much money stored in your home, because most of it is used to buy this addictive alchemy potion."

"This is a hallucinogenic drug powder produced by the 'Wolf Bone Alchemy Workshop'. Compared with other addictive drugs, its side effects are milder, so it is more hidden."

"You are a regular customer of this alchemy workshop, and you have bought a lot of things from them. In addition, the reason why Viscount Wenlani was so addicted to pleasure in the past is also due to the effect of you secretly adding this potion to your diet."