All the contract girls want to marry me

Just when she hesitated, Matthew said firmly: "If you are troubled by your identity as a maid, I can terminate our contract now and arrange a new identity for you."

"No, don't!" Sistini subconsciously refused when she heard the words to terminate the contract.

Looking at Matthew's resolute attitude and clear eyes, she finally realized that Matthew didn't just say this to make her happy, he really wanted to marry her.

She had a hundred reasons not to accept it, but she didn't need a reason to accept it.

So, under Matthew's expectant gaze, she knelt down and lowered her head, and replied as quietly as a gnat: "I do."

Matthew let out a long breath, and his slightly nervous mood could finally relax.

Although he knew the answer, he was still suffering while waiting for the results.

After Sistini agreed, Matthew took out a ring from the storage space and gently put it on Sistini's left ring finger.

Seeing Sistine's confused expression, Matthew smiled and said: "This is a long-lost etiquette, which means you are mine!"

Sistini nodded vigorously. She stroked the ring and felt the surging magical power surging in the ring.

This is a high-grade magic ring, but in Sistini's view, the magic power sealed here is nothing compared to Matthew's fiery emotions.

She prefers to regard this ring as a testimony of love.

Sistine pulled Matthew back into bed.

Matthew hugged her and said with some embarrassment: "Sorry, this is a normal reaction. It would be troublesome if there is no reaction when holding a beautiful wife."

Sistine nodded, she stroked Matthew's shoulder and said softly: "I know, tonight belongs to us. Please wait a moment, I won't let you down."

In Matthew's surprised expression, Sistine twisted her body like a water snake and got into the bed.

Feeling the warm touch, Matthew closed his eyes.

This is an ocean of wet enjoyment.

Sistine is a very conservative girl. In the past, she had never accepted any method of intimacy other than the protruding style (the classic man-on-woman style).

Unexpectedly, she took the initiative to break through this tonight.

Thinking of his future sexual life, Matthew's lips were filled with smiles.

Outside the window, the color of the blue moon is closer to white than a few months ago. If this trend continues, the color of the moon will change from blue to white at most in three to five years.

Neither Matthew nor Sistine paid attention, they were enjoying each other's tenderness.

Tonight, the moonlight is so beautiful.

......

Matthew's return gave Lundebel a backbone for all his affairs.Many previously unresolved matters can also be resolved quickly.

Sistini can guard the house on Matthew's behalf and make decisions on Matthew's behalf, but some major matters related to the future development direction of the territory must be decided by him.

After enjoying a crimson night, Matthew felt refreshed both physically and mentally.

After putting on his formal clothes, Matthew strode out of his home and prepared to go to the castle.

Despite Matthew's return, Sistine decided not to leave her home for the time being.At least she won't leave until the baby is born.

Surante awakened again in the Poseidon Temple, and her weight capacity surpassed Sistine's. This made Sistini feel a little more envious while being happy for her good sister.

If she can concentrate on meditation, she may not be worse than Surante.

Therefore, she chose to practice quietly in her home and completely handed over the duties of the head maid to Kalainen.

Matthew went to the castle to meet the others and set the tone for what was to come.

The original development strategy is now somewhat outdated.

After taking a personal trip to the Kingdom of Perth, Matthew had a clearer understanding of the country's strength and determination to take back Groningen.

In Matthew's view, whether Groningen can be saved is a matter for the emperor. What he is more worried about is that the ambitions of the Kingdom of Perth are not limited to Groningen.

Although the victory of killing Fisher with a small number of troops and annihilating the Second Army was brilliant, it did not completely change the balance of power between the two sides.

Zalandin's prairie cavalry did not appear, nor did the elite army of the Goblin United Chamber of Commerce. The loss of 8 people was not a devastating blow even to the Kingdom of Perth.

They can switch reserves to active duty at any time and attack again.

In this era, the proportion of professional soldiers was not high, and most soldiers were temporarily recruited farmers.As long as there are people and food, you can launch an army.

According to the original information held by the Claire Empire, the total population of the Kingdom of Perth should be around 1100 million, but their actual population is more than 2500 million.

Although the Clare Empire has a population of nearly 3000 million, most of them are the subjects of the Lord. The population that His Majesty the Emperor can effectively manage is only a little over [-] million.

The population gap between the two sides is not as great as the paper data.

If the Clare Empire still thinks that the Kingdom of Perth is a weak opponent that can be defeated at a push, it will definitely suffer a big loss.

Chapter 138 Small Goals

The fifth floor of the castle was once the family library.

After the home was opened, most of the books here were taken to the home for storage, with only a few unimportant literature and art books kept as embellishments.

The large room that was vacated became Matthew's secret meeting room.

According to the principle of not having many people attending important meetings, today is undoubtedly an important meeting.

Attendees included Matthew, Surante, Kalainen, as well as Mayor Brun, military commander Debray and Andre, the chief representative of the Dawson Chamber of Commerce.

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Matthew's eyes swept from left to right, and after exchanging glances with all participants, he announced the start of the meeting.

The meeting was conducted in an orderly manner according to the agenda.

The heads of each area report their work separately.

During Matthew's temporary absence, Histini led everyone to continue the territory construction according to the development plan drawn up by Matthew and Surante.

By the time Matthew returned, a total of four batches of refugees with a population of 45 had been resettled.

Among them, 25 refugees accepted the plan to live and work in Rundberg. They were concentrated in standard villages, some mixed with locals, and some were grouped separately.

These people were allotted land and planted late-maturing rice and barley.In another month they will be able to harvest this year's food.

There are no new production items in the alchemy workshop, and what is produced is still the same as before.

20 refugees who did not want to stay were placed in work-for-work projects.

Their wages are only about 60% of those of local workers under the same conditions. Compared with the more common practice of forced labor without payment in the world, this plan is already quite benevolent.

This is also done to differentiate treatment.

People who had followed Matthew in the past would definitely feel uncomfortable if they found that the newcomers enjoyed the same or even higher treatment than them.Even if these new refugees are given better treatment, they will probably still leave.

In this case, there is no need to give away too much profit.

In addition, the influx of a large number of refugees has also caused a series of problems in customs, religion, public security, medical care and other aspects.

Mayor Bren has grown rapidly in these years. He did not trouble Sistine with these difficult problems, but took the initiative to mobilize various resources to solve them.

Matthew recognized Bren’s positive work.

This Uncle Bren was originally a capital official of the imperial capital. He was assigned to Matthew as mayor because he failed to take sides in the factional (harmony) struggle.

He originally had no hope for a political future, so he only used [-]% of his energy at work.

However, after the miraculous night, this uncle who was always used to fishing and paddling finally became angry.

Matthew was well aware of his little calculations and changes, but he didn't pay attention.

Everyone has their own interests and demands. As a leader, if you cannot meet the real needs of your subordinates, but just try to make a big pie, your subordinates are not fools, and they will become disloyal sooner or later.

It is necessary not only to let them see the delicacies of mountains and seas in the future, but also to let them get fragrant bread now.

Many people who sell poisonous chicken soup don't know that the real art of painting cakes is not to paint cakes in the void, but to first give a small cake and then describe the beautiful big cake of the future.

Seeing Bren's rosy face, Matthew was very satisfied with the pie he had sent out.

He was satisfied, and Bren was even more satisfied.

Bren knew that it was impossible for him to return to the imperial capital and become an official. If he did not join the central government, he could only be the chief administrative officer of a province. The upper limit was far lower than that of a Beijing official.

That's why he was able to fish in the water before.

Now, however, he discovered new possibilities.What if Rundebel becomes the new imperial capital?

Although this possibility is not great in the context of the division of the imperial throne between the Himilun and Hoffenhager families, what if it happens?

People have to think about something.

Bren's thoughts made Matthew angry.

Debray was the second person to report.During Matthew's absence, he selected more than 2 soldiers from the refugees. Together with the more than 4000 original soldiers in the territory, the total force in the territory now reaches 3000.

Debray divided these troops into three divisions, operating under the name of local militia.

Although everyone knows how ridiculous it is for advanced units such as heavy armored infantry and armored cavalry to appear in militia groups, at least they are decent on the surface.

Many nobles in the empire did this, including Matthew.

These three divisions initially formed combat effectiveness under Debray's training.Their training results are very fruitful, but whether they can be used on the battlefield has to be tested in actual combat.

According to Debray, this army can rival at least [-] to [-] ordinary troops on the battlefield.

Matthew knows Debray, and since he dares to say this, he is at least [-]% or [-]% sure.

He was very satisfied with Debray's work. In addition to his daily praise, he also presented him with a magic sword.

Debray was also a knight with good fighting ability, so this sword was put to good use by him.

Debray did not expect Matthew to be so generous. He knelt down on one knee excitedly, raised his hands in the air, and carefully accepted Matthew's gift.

Seeing Debray's excited expression holding the sword in his hand, Matthew knew that the sword was given to the right person.

After the internal and military reports were completed, it was Kalainen's turn.

Kalainen knew that Matthew didn't like long meetings, so he smiled and said: "Master, I am responsible for your housework, so I won't talk about it here. I will report to you separately after the meeting."

She ended her report by giving Matthew an electric wink.

Matthew smiled and nodded, as was Kalainen's character.It's not that she's coquettish or promiscuous, it's just a habit.

After everyone had finished speaking, it was his turn as the leader to deliver an important speech.

Matthew put his hands down, stood up, slowly looked around the audience, and exchanged glances with everyone again.

After retracting his gaze, Matthew solemnly announced, "Everyone, starting from today, the strategic goals of the Earl of Lundebel will be slightly adjusted."

Seeing everyone's doubtful or expectant looks, Matthew felt a little proud.

"Our goal is to become the new royal family of the empire!"

Matthew casually dropped a nuclear bomb, leaving the attendees stunned.

Are we really going to compete for the throne of emperor?

Debray's eyes were filled with shock.

He is a loyal knight and a brave knight, but first he is a young and powerful man.Of course he longs to make great achievements, achieve a certain vision, and then honor his ancestors and be promoted to a higher position.

In feudal society, this was the most mainstream idea.

However, he has been hit by obstacles over the years.In the Knights of the Wind, he was out of tune with the others because he was too good and clean.

Although he was deeply trusted when he came to Earl Matthew, Matthew was only a Earl after all, and his room for development was also very limited.

Although he has never wavered in his loyalty to Matthew, he is also frustrated by his limited room for development.

He worked hard to build an army for Matthew that could win the war, in order to establish meritorious service in the war against the Kingdom of Perth.

However, Matthew left the front line and returned to the territory, which dashed his only hope.

He originally didn't have any expectations, but he didn't expect Matthew to directly drop such heavy news.

Although he had thought Matthew was very ambitious before, he never expected that he would be so ambitious.

Matthew wanted to be emperor, and of course he supported it with both hands.

An elector who does not want to be an emperor is not a good elector.It's not like you were elected emperor to sit there and eat nothing!

However, the previous electors were not strong enough. Not only did they lose the election of the emperor, but they also lost their lives in the brutal struggle and completely withdrew from the stage of history.

The reason for their failure is simple: they are weak.