All the contract girls want to marry me

She wanted to put Paul away and look through the documents by herself, which was a bit too much, but Paul stood at attention and saluted without hesitation, then turned and left.

Unexpectedly, the discipline of grassroots officials was so strong, and Diana gained a new understanding of Matthew's territory.

She thought about the villagers' reaction to the monster attack that day.

These villagers are highly organized. As long as they undergo basic military training, their combat effectiveness is no less than that of the general army.

As long as Matthew has enough money, food and equipment, he can raise tens of thousands of troops in a short period of time.

This is a force that can change the political situation of the empire.Thinking of this, Diana suddenly stopped laughing.

Although Matthew is only an earl, the Earldom of Rundebell is one of the three original territories of the empire. The Rundebell family was the founding fathers of the Clare Empire when it was still a principality.

Therefore, they are the only earl-level lords among the electors.

In the long history of the empire, the Rundebell family has set an astonishing record. They have been voted second or third many times, but they have never aspired to the throne of emperor.

This slightly funny record also earned them the title of the best escort in the Claire Empire.

They had never won before, mainly because they were too weak.

A normal earl's private soldier limit is 1500. As the founding father and elector, Earl Rundebell has double the upper limit.

Matthew could legally raise an army of 3000 men.

If all 3000 people are organized into cavalry according to the most common bug method of noble private soldiers, and knights are assigned to them, Matthew can legally have [-] cavalry and [-] heavy infantry.

If coupled with the contractors who belong to Matthew and his own super combat power, his strength far exceeds that of the generally recognized earls, and even surpasses most marquises, and can almost compete with most dukes.

Diana looked through the documents and ledgers in the safe carefully, and was even more surprised.

The format of these files is very strange. It is completely different from the mainstream file format of the empire. It uses a red file header with various file numbers and file categories, followed by the title.

In the past three years, Mazha Village has received a total of 35 documents covering various aspects, including agriculture, health, production, personnel appointments, financial allocations, and militia training.

The completion status of each document is recorded in detail in the work record book next to it.

Diana's expression changed slightly.

When these things appear in the imperial capital or major cities, they can be regarded as very high administrative efficiency.

But this is just a village.

If this was not a pre-arranged show, the village chief might even have the ability to be the mayor.

Diana was a little uneasy. What on earth did Matthew want to do?

Thinking of Matthew's status as elector, her heartbeat was a little fast.

It can be clearly seen from this record that the record of the previous village chief is still very rough, and he obviously has not adapted to this new management model.

After Mayor Paul took office, the situation greatly improved.

In addition to the work record book, there is also a study notebook.Mainly records the study of the spirit of various meetings and documents.

The most important part is, of course, learning Master Matthew’s important speech.

This is also Matthew's bad taste.

Just as he was tortured before the time travel, he would torture the staff below now.

What's the point of slaying a dragon if you don't become a dragon?

Although this kind of governance system from modern society is somewhat formalistic, it is nowhere higher than the simplicity and extensiveness of the feudal imperial era.

At least Diana had never seen any of these things.

A terrible thought came to her mind.

Matthew has a very big plot. He will never be satisfied with being an ordinary earl. He wants to be the emperor!

This is rebellion!

Diana was startled by her thoughts, her face turned pale, she stood up suddenly and carefully looked around, and felt a little relieved when she found that there was no abnormal movement.

He is just a count, but he is trying to become the emperor. This is simply...

Wait, this seems completely legal.

Matthew is an elector, and it is reasonable and legal for him to want to be emperor.

Diana's expression froze.

She suddenly discovered Hua Dian, because the Lundebel family had never been an emperor, which caused everyone to forget that they were also an elector family.

Matthew wants to be emperor, is there any problem?

That's totally reasonable.

Diana adjusted her emotions and continued to flip through the documents.

After reading 35 documents and two thick notebooks, she was sure of one thing. This was by no means a pre-prepared show.

In the three years since Matthew became Earl, his realm has undergone tremendous changes.

After reading these documents, Diana decided to go to the next village immediately.

If the randomly selected remote villages were of such a standard, Matthew would have the ability to aspire to the imperial power.

Whether this is a good thing or a bad thing, Diana doesn't know.

The empire's recent emperors were either dim-witted or cruel, and she was very disappointed.If Matthew didn't do evil things with his soul, she really wouldn't mind helping Matthew.

Unfortunately, Matthew violated the forbidden area of ​​​​the gods.

Matthew...must die.

A glimmer of clarity flashed in Diana's eyes. She closed all the books and locked the safe.

When he was about to say goodbye to Village Chief Paul, Paul hurried over and reported softly: "Miss Diana, Old John is back. He saw the condolence gift you gave him and insisted on coming to express his gratitude in person."

"No need, his legs and feet are not good, I'll go see him."

As soon as he finished speaking, a thick voice came from not far away.

"Miss Diana, I'm already here."

Diana looked at John in surprise as he moved slightly stiffly towards her.

Under the empty trouser legs is a pair of metal prostheses.

John's calf was bitten off by a bloodthirsty horror beast, and only a super priest or a druid could help him restore his limbs.

Matthew is a magician. If he doesn't have this ability, he can't recruit such a top powerhouse.

Fortunately, he is a great alchemist, so it is not difficult to make prosthetic limbs.In other places, prosthetic limbs are expensive and simply beyond the reach of farmers. However, in Lundebel, prosthetic limbs are distributed free of charge.

Seeing Diana's surprised expression, John smiled honestly.

He stood seven or eight meters away in front of Diana and bowed deeply.

"If Miss Diana hadn't given me a helping hand, my life would have been lost."

Diana spoke politely to him and tentatively asked about the price and origin of the pair of prosthetic limbs.As expected, it is produced by Matthew's Alchemy Workshop, and the price is actually free.

Although she had seen many things that surprised her today, Diana was still calmed by these words.

This pair of prosthetic limbs can be sold for at least 500 meters in the imperial capital. Even if John's whole family is sold, they won't be worth that much money.

Seeing Diana's wonderful expression, John's eyes burst out with a strange look.

There was a tremor in his voice.

"My life is not worth the money at all, but Master Matthew still insisted on giving me this prosthetic leg."

"Wow, Master Matthew is so kind."

Diana felt a chill.

She remembered the contents of Matthew's soul contract.

Judging from the intensity with which he squeezes his contractors, this guy is an out-and-out vampire, but he is so kind to the people in his territory. What is he thinking?

Oh yes, he wants to ascend to the throne.

If Matthew were an ordinary elector, Diana wouldn't care and had no right to care what he wanted to do.

But in addition to his status as an elector, Matthew is also a [Demon of Disillusionment] and a [Disbeliever]. He is an enemy of the Holy See. It is too dangerous for such a person to become an emperor!

Before I knew it, it was already afternoon.Diana, who wanted to leave early, was persuaded by the enthusiasm of the villagers and left after enjoying a not delicious but solid dinner.

After leaving Maza Village, Diana's mind was filled with questions.

The regimental leader and the cardinal said that Matthew was the devil of despair.

The villagers considered Matthew the most benevolent lord.

They are both right, but neither is right.Maybe, they just have different positions.

Riding the [Red Rabbit], Diana left the village.

The setting sun stretched her figure very long, and her mood sank little by little with the setting sun.

Chapter 014 The Last Hope

Anbo Village.

A very remote village with a small population.

The village has a population of about 100 people and is far away from the main traffic roads. There is only a flat hardened dirt road leading to the outside world.

A village like this is inaccessible.

But Diana is no ordinary person, so here she is.

According to general rational thinking, the governance situation of this kind of village with inconvenient transportation is much worse than that of a wealthy village next to the road like Mazha Village.

However, Diana's understanding was shattered once again.

Although Anbo Village is small, it looks pretty good.

As soon as she entered the village, she saw the slogan on the wall.

"If you want to get rich, build roads first."

This slogan is particularly convincing next to the smooth hardened dirt road.

Although this kind of hardened dirt road is inferior to the main roads, it is more economical and practical, and there is no big problem in the passage of people, livestock and horse-drawn carriages.

Not pretty, but economical.

What surprised Diana was that the villagers here did not live in thatched houses, but in newly built houses with mixed brick and wood structures.

Only a few structurally sound thatched huts have not been demolished and they have been converted into sheds for feeding livestock.

It can be seen that this is also the result of unified transformation.

Matthew is really serious about territory construction. There is no such lord in the entire empire.

The other lords wanted to pry open the bone marrow of their subjects and take a few sips, but how could they bleed like Matthew.

Just as she stopped to watch, several young men with militia-like appearance walked over.

The leading militia captain saluted her with a fairly standard military salute.

"General Deanna, welcome to Amber Village. I am Chris, the militia captain."

Diana: "..."

She didn't understand. Why did everyone know her? Did such a remote village also know her?

She coughed lightly and asked, "Hello, Chris. I'm a little curious, how did you recognize me?"

"The city hall has released official documents and your portrait. Of course we know each other."

"Besides, you are riding Master Matthew's horse, which is definitely true."

Chris smiled and made an inviting gesture, inviting Diana into the village.

Now that I'm here, I can't go in vain.Diana entered the village with the mentality of taking things as they come.

In the village chief's room, Diana once again asked to see the documents, and the village chief was very cooperative.She was surprised to find that even in such a remote village, she received a lot of documents, work notes, and study notes.

Compared with Mazha Village, they even have one more thing, and that is problem rectification notes.

Because their initial work was very poor, the city hall sent a working group to "help" them rectify the problem, and very considerately helped them create a rectification notebook.