Your Highness, please spare the concubine

That's not just 15 heads, but 15 mouths and 15 hearts.

Even if they were implicated sinners, it was impossible for Wei Lisi to screen them all and hack the unwanted ones to death.

It would take time and effort to do so, it would only arouse public anger, and it would bring back the image she had so hard to change.

"Don't worry, I have already sent a letter to my father, and the remaining 15 people will be under the care of Munsell for the time being."

"Use the lowest standard of living to take care of them. When the time comes, Wushi City starts to develop, and then send them over in batches."

Annie rubbed her temples with some headaches.

"However, we will have to pay for all the supplies for taking care of these prisoners, as well as the cost of going to the army to guard them."

Annie still remembered that when Wei Lisi left, she was both excited and worried when she told her about this incident.

Although those rebels in Wushi City had no family members, most of them had clansmen and relatives.

According to the crime of rebellion, the lowest and lowest must involve within three generations of the direct line.

Therefore, the number of relatives that a person needs to implicate is estimated to be at least 6 people. If collateral blood relatives and clan members are included...

This is the so-called truth that when one person commits a crime, the whole family ascends to heaven.

And these 15 people are the number that Wei Lisi obtained by telling the empire not to kill them too much.

If it were strictly punished according to the crime of rebellion, it would not be 15 people.

At that time, more than 25 people may be sent to Wushi City as prisoners.

Willis doesn't need that much for the time being.

Although she did covet the sheer number of people.

More people means higher productivity.

They are still prisoners, and they can work hard without worrying about wear and tear and wages.

But more people means higher risk.

Let the first batch of 3 prisoners come to fill the mine outside the city, which is the largest number of people that Wei Lisi can annex now.

In the future, she may look for technical talents from these people.

And before brainwashing... bah, publicity and education to make them agree with Willis...

I am afraid that the recruitment of talents by the army and various industries will not fall on these prisoners for the time being.

Now, they can only be guarded prisoner miners and saplings who need education.

After hearing Annie's answer, Burden also sighed.

"Thank you for your hard work...but don't worry if you have too many debts. Anyway, the empire ordered us to repay the huge military expenses and pensions. It's not a loss if you have more money!"

"When the time comes, all the prisoners will be sent over, and we will take back double what they spit out from them!"

Hearing this, Annie gave him a blank look.

"Uncle Boden, you are a dragon slayer and have become a dragon?"

Instead, Burden scratched his head and smiled honestly: "That's not what I meant."

"I mean, although their status as prisoners will be difficult to change in this life, they must be treated like ordinary miners."

"Prisoners don't need wages, but we can still afford food, clothing, and medical care."

"Moreover, they can also intermarry and have children. If they behave well, we can reward them!"

"For example, rewards, promotion to captain, supervisor, and other positions, and gradually get rid of the status of prisoners."

"Or, as long as they behave well, let their children wash off their status as prisoners! Return to civilians!"

Burden said excitedly: "In this way, even if they don't want to work hard!"

After hearing Borden's move, Anne was impressed by it.

"I didn't expect you, Uncle Boden, to have such a talent for governance!?"

After being praised, Burden looked away a little embarrassed.

"Haha, that... After busying with you these days, I still learned a little bit."

"Okay, among the [-] prisoners who can be miners, you should take someone to pick them out and send them to the mine." Annie ordered.

"The construction on the west side of the city will be handed over to Nidenia for the time being. You will lead someone to follow Commander Weifu to watch the surrounding mines carefully."

"Don't be harsh on those prisoners. Among them, the young, the weak, the old, and the women, all should be sent to the resident square."

"Well, I see." Burden nodded.

Seeing that he was about to leave, Annie quickly asked, "By the way, where are the dozens of brothers from the fourth mine back then?"

"They are giving speeches everywhere to promote His Highness!" Burden asked, "Is His Highness looking for them?"

"Well, go and inform them to gather at the Garrison Square."

After Burden left, Annie led the people out of the City Lord's Mansion and came to the registration office next to it.

She took the dungeon roster, and then led someone to find the [teacher] marked on it.

Volume 158#Chapter 69 Education is the top priority (140/[-])

At noon, in the garrison square, there were nearly 3 people standing in black crowds!

The huge square was also crowded at the moment.

These 3 people are almost all the elderly, women and children.

The youngest among them is only ten years old, and the tallest is 72 years old.

This includes 1 of the [-] prisoners who just arrived today.

There are also those involved in the previous battle to retake Wushi City, those rich and powerful families.

Plus the families of some followers, and those who wandered on the streets of Wushi City these days.

All in all, everyone is gathered here at this moment.

They come with different identities, but here, they have only one identity—the citizens of Wushi City.

"What is the purpose of the second princess gathering us here?"

"Could it be that they want to kill us!?"

"What!? Then, let's run away...I don't want to die yet!"

"Mom, are we going to die?"

"No, a child who doesn't know how... It is rumored outside that Her Royal Highness the Second Emperor is now a martial artist, and she will never do such a thing."

"Silence!" At this moment, Annie led a group of people to the highest podium.

The wind-type diffusion magic multiplied her volume, spreading across the huge square in an instant.

Following her order, the sergeants in charge of guarding immediately shouted in unison: "Silence!"

For a while, the dark noise in the square fell silent.

Annie nodded very satisfied with the result.

"Today, please rest assured that everyone is gathered here. Your safety is guaranteed by these soldiers who are loyal to the empire and to the queen!"

The first sentence Annie spoke made most people feel relieved.

"I think you all know why you are here, and what you are now!"

"You may cry out for grievances, you may feel wronged, even angry, dissatisfied!"

"But what I want to say is that this is the law of the empire. Most of you should have been beheaded!"

"But this princess saved you! You can call me hypocritical, or secretly call me a devil!"

"But today, my princess wants to give you a chance...a chance to wash away your status as a criminal!"

"From the moment you step into Wushi City, you are my people!"

"This princess said that she can give you a chance to be a human being again and become a commoner. That is what absolute power bestows on you. There is no doubt about it!"

Annie's words stirred up waves.

These people who were originally glad that they did not die, but who were terribly afraid of the suffering and pain they would face in the future, started discussing excitedly.

A young man standing in front asked loudly: "Then Your Highness, how do we get this opportunity!?"

"Very good, someone asked how to get it." Annie laughed.

"You have to be clear, you have already passed through the gate of hell, and now you are prisoners and sinners again!"

"So this opportunity is only given to those who are willing to let go of everything in the past, completely loyal to and follow the queen!"

"And I know that it's useless to just talk about this kind of thing, so you need to prove it with time and practical actions."

"But before that...you have to study theory for a period of time."

"But what I can assure everyone here is that you all have this opportunity fairly."

"Once I get the approval of my princess in the future, the splendor and wealth I will give you will be an amount you couldn't even imagine before and now!"

After talking for about forty minutes, Annie was exhausted.

Then with a wave of his hand, almost 100 people in elaborate uniforms started to move behind him.

With the help of the surrounding sergeants, the 3 people in the entire square were quickly divided into small squares.

The more than 100 people called "teachers" took the register and started to manage their own square.

"Listen well, from now on, I will be your theory teacher!"

"You will follow me to learn how to be loyal to the empire, to His Royal Highness, and to obey the law and be a good person!"

"Until each of you meets His Highness's request, you have to learn from me!"

"If there are people who are stubborn or have different ideas, don't think that I can't see it. When the time comes, I will find you out. I don't need to say more about what is waiting for you?"

After these teachers recorded everyone's name, family, background and skills in the register, they began to teach for the first time.

Of course, the first class is always an introduction to self-introduction and clarification of the rules.

"From now on, we will eat and sleep together!"

"I will record your performance all the time, and conduct an assessment every half a month."

"And no matter where you go and who you become in the future, I will always be your teacher!"

"Your loyalty, moral character, knowledge and talent will all be tested by me and the ten outstanding students selected by me."

"Of course, you don't have to worry about me accepting bribes or favoring anyone."

shouted the teacher, and pointed to the surrounding people who were walking back and forth between each square.

They all come from Pylori Hall.

"We are all teachers who are absolutely loyal to His Royal Highness the Second Emperor, and if we have any abnormal behavior, those responsible for supervising us will immediately report to the City Lord's Mansion."

"So, you can rest assured!"

"As long as you perform well, we will give you a fair evaluation, and then send you to where your Highness needs to shine."

"When the time comes to wash away the body of sin, it will not be a dream to gain glory and wealth!"

A little girl raised her hand tremblingly and asked, "Old... teacher, is what you said true?"

"Of course!"

"Then...then can I use my merits to wash away the guilt of my parents first?"

Hearing this, the teacher froze for a moment, then laughed.

"Of course, but it also depends on how your parents behave."

"But you have such filial piety and performed well, one point!"

Seeing that other people also showed emotional expressions, the teacher snorted coldly: "But if you dare to deliberately behave and flatter, you will be deducted ten points!"

For a while, everyone else died down, not daring to have any wrong thoughts.