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As the war situation in Groningen Province worsened and the Royal Perth Army burned, killed, and looted, the flow of refugees came faster than expected.

On April 1203, 4 in the Holy Calendar, the first batch of refugees arrived in Port Française from the sea.

They packed the ship that was originally used for loading like sardine cans. When they walked out of the cabin, they all looked haggard and their eyes were dull.

The long sea journey made them lose their vitality. Driven by the desire to survive, they just sat numbly on the boat waiting to dock.

They didn't even know that the ship on this voyage was specially commissioned by Matthew from the Dawson Chamber of Commerce to pick them up.

When they boarded the ship, the slogan was to go to the province of Verona, where the imperial capital was located. However, when they landed, they learned that this was the territory of the Heartless Demon King.

But they were no longer able to resist.

The rough seas and hunger drained their vitality and spirit.

Under the scolding of officials, more than 50 ships carrying [-] refugees arrived in Port Française.

Matthew, who was standing at the port ready to give a passionate speech, fell silent after seeing the miserable condition of the refugees.

If you make an important speech at this time, no one will listen.Master Matthew canceled his speech without any interest and waved his hand to let the refugees eat first.

Despite adequate preparation, the large number of people put Matthew's administrative system to the test.

Officials hurriedly distributed black bread and reminded the refugees not to eat too much, but all in vain.

The hungry refugees rushed forward in confusion, even knocking down the officials and starting to rob them.

Fortunately, Matthew had a plan in advance, and the waiting police team quickly dispatched to maintain order.In this chaotic battle for bread, two refugees were trampled to death and more than a dozen others were seriously injured.

Seeing this scene that could be called a human tragedy, Matthew was speechless.

In the face of war, ordinary people are always the most miserable people.

They are inferior cannon fodder in the eyes of the emperor, delicious fat sheep in the eyes of the powerful, slaves in the eyes of merchants, and even in Matthew's eyes they are just high-quality resources.

They have countless identities, but no one regards them as human beings.

Seeing the chaos at the scene, Matthew had no time to feel sad. He kept giving orders and directing the officials at all levels who were already a little confused.

Fortunately, he has participated in two disaster relief activities and served as a volunteer.Although I have never been a leader, I have at least seen how they operate.

First stabilize the order, and then settle into separate camps.

After eating some black bread, the refugees who had regained their strength finally regained some energy. This is the territory of the empire after all, and the refugees' emotions were relatively stable after seeing the flag of the empire.

Bishop Klein led the clergy out to appease the people, but with little success.

When survival is a problem, how much faith can you have?

Just when Klein was at a loss, Matthew sent a signal for Deanna to appear.

A female knight wearing bright silver armor rode a maroon horse to the dock square.

She was wearing the red cloak of a high-ranking knight of the Walder Knights and a beautiful silver helmet, which shone particularly brightly in the sunlight.

Soon someone recognized her.

"Look, it's [Justice] Diana!"

"It's her, I know her, yes, it must be her!"

"Great, I heard that the Lord of Holy Light once blessed her, and she is the daughter of Holy Light!"

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As a certain refugee knelt down excitedly to Diana and loudly thanked the Lord of Holy Light for his gift, more and more refugees followed suit and knelt down to express their gratitude.

Listening to these refugees, Matthew was more than happy and a little speechless.

Of course I am happy that the situation is under control, but I am speechless because these people are just too ignorant.

The boat he took to escape was hired by him, and the bread he ate was processed by her food workshop, but he ended up thanking the Lord of Holy Light.

Where was the Lord of Holy Light when these guys were being hunted?

It has to be said that in the magical world, religion is more powerful than in the real world.

In the real world, magicians must constantly brainwash believers to believe in the existence of gods.

And in the magical world, gods do exist.

When holy water is poured on the head, even the most stubborn stone will be converted into a believer.

Matthew narrowed his eyes and watched Diana thoughtfully as she calmed the crowd and asked them to obey the officials.

The order to shave one's head, which was originally thought to be difficult, was quickly implemented after Diana's persuasion and was regarded by all believers as an oracle from the Lord of Holy Light.

Only a few non-believers and ethnic minorities complained slightly about this, but under the threat of returning to Groningen if they did not want to have their heads shaved, they obediently chose to obey.

Looking at the bald heads on the ground, Matthew thought this scene was very funny, but he couldn't laugh at all.

The greatest power of the Holy See is not the Inquisition, the Tribunal, or the various knights and warrior orders. Their deepest power is that many people believe that they represent the Holy Light.

Maybe some people don't believe it, but they dare not say it and have to pretend that I believe it.

It has to be said that the forerunners of the Holy See left a rich political legacy to those who came after them.

As long as the Holy See does not desperately seek death, their rule in the field of faith will be unshakable.

Unless there is a major change, or they die catastrophically.

No matter what, it is too difficult to fight against such a behemoth with a solid mass base.

These bald heads looked particularly dazzling to Matthew.

He even lost interest in taking the opportunity to make an important speech.

Finally, it was Surante who delivered a welcome speech on his behalf.

When Surant said the name of [Early Landbel], many refugees who had not yet figured out the situation fell into panic.

Some people's expressions changed greatly, and some people cried and wanted to leave. Seeing that the order was about to collapse, Diana stood up again.

She announced loudly, "Rundebel is a place of miracles. You are here under the guidance of the Lord of Holy Light!"

The refugees were calm, trusting the Lord of Light and Diana.

But Matthew's heart was hard to calm down.

If you want to conquer these guys, you have a long way to go.

Chapter 072 You must drink boiled water

In short, with Diana's help, the work of settling the refugees was finally completed.

In order to prevent the refugees from joining forces to cause trouble, Matthew placed them in six camps.

He did not rush to find jobs for the refugees.

People must be wary when they first arrive in a foreign place. It must be difficult to get them to work at this time.Matthew plans to start the domestication mode and gradually overcome the psychological defenses of the refugees.

Since he was a refugee, he definitely didn’t bring much food and daily necessities.

Matthew carried out the first round of subtle training in a targeted manner, first cultivating these people's sense of obedience and discipline.

Whoever obeys the instructions honestly can get a double portion of bread; whoever is clever and disobeys the instructions can only eat half a piece of hard and inferior bread.

Fragile dignity and stubbornness are not worth mentioning in the face of hunger.

It only took one meal for the refugees to accept the arrangements of various officials and staff.

In order to ensure stable order, Matthew mobilized more than 1000 private soldiers and hundreds of police personnel to maintain order.

When the first night came, order in the refugee camp was basically stable.

But Matthew knew that this was just the beginning.As these people settle in, they will certainly have more ideas and more questions that will arise.

He was right. He didn't even have to wait for the next day. Something happened that night.

A cauldron of boiling water tipped over at one camp, scalding two refugees.

This was originally a small matter, but the refugees were incited by the clamor of well-intentioned people.

Some people were crying and shouting in the crowd, saying that although Matthew, the frustrated devil, boiled water for cooking, refugees like them were Matthew's food.

This rumor is simply not worth refuting.

Who has nothing to do but eat people?Even if there was such an anti-humanity guy, he would definitely not boil water in front of [ingredients].

However, there is a market for such rumors.

Although the brain is a good thing, for many people it is optional.The refugees were already panic-stricken. After being centralized, many of them were separated from their fellow villagers and compatriots who came with them. They were even more confused and confused.

At this moment, Matthew's arrangement to boil water for everyone to drink in each camp was misinterpreted by someone who was interested in boiling water to cook people.

The reason why such rumors have a market is that in the Clare Empire, there is indeed a punishment of boiling people in a cauldron. Coupled with Matthew's bad reputation, many refugees have no judgment at all and started riots under the instigation of thoughtful people.

However, these riots were quickly quelled.

Matthew and Surante made many plans in advance, covering many aspects such as personnel management, health, safety and logistics, etc. The content was solid and well prepared.

After the emergency occurred, nearby security teams were immediately dispatched to control the scene.

Although order was restored, most people were still uneasy.The water is so hot when boiled. Is this water really drinkable?

Our ancestors have been drinking cold water for thousands of years and have lived well. Why do we need to drink boiled water?

In short, there must be something weird!

Although order was temporarily restored, the refugees' doubts were not lifted.

Seeing this scene, Matthew left the control center and flew to the camp he just attacked with a magic crystal ball.

This camp houses a total of 100 people, most of whom are young adults. It is also the refugee camp with the strongest resistance.

If this place can be pacified, there will naturally be no problems in other camps.If pacification fails here, other camps will be affected.

When Matthew landed in front of the refugees, everyone looked at him with surprise.

Magicians are close to superhuman beings in the minds of ordinary people, but magicians don't have a very good reputation.

They are powerful, but they act as they please, without any basic sense of right and wrong.

According to the agreements signed between the Magician Association and most countries, if a magician commits a crime, the secular government has no right to deal with it. The magician must be sent to the Magician Association, and then the association will deal with it.

However, in the long history, only a handful of magicians have been punished.Only those magicians who commit heinous crimes and are outraged by both humans and gods will be dealt with.

In the minds of most people, magicians are powerful and indistinguishable between good and evil.The further away from these guys the better.

It's better to be nice than shouting loudly.

Matthew knew this truth very well. He didn't say anything more. Instead, he took out a cup and scooped up boiling water from the cauldron, and blew on it with cold air. The temperature of the boiling water quickly dropped to a drinkable temperature.

He raised his neck "Tons, tons, tons" and drank the boiling water in the cup.

The mood of the refugees gradually stabilized.

The lords can drink, why can't they?

Matthew looked at the expressions of the refugees who wanted to drink but were afraid, and said with a smile: "Whoever drinks the first glass of water will be rewarded 50 milliliters and a whole box of fragrant black bread."

Although 50 Mila is a lot of wealth, it is far from a whole box of black bread.

Brown bread may not be worth much, but it is full of temptation for the unlucky souls who are hungry at sea.

As soon as Matthew finished speaking, someone stood up and asked for a drink of water.

Soon, three lucky people were picked out, and after drinking a glass of warm water, they received the reward on the spot.

People around him cast envious glances.

Seeing the competitiveness of the refugees, the corners of Matthew's mouth raised slightly.

I am not afraid that you will be envious, jealous, and vying for me, but I am afraid that you will really lie there waiting to die.If everyone really lies down, Matthew will be the one who is anxious.

Seeing everyone's longing eyes, Matthew pressed his hands down to signal everyone to be silent.

He persuaded with a serious expression: "Everyone, I know that you are all from the province of Groningen. Many of you left your hometown with your families and came to me. Thank you for your hard work."

"I'll give you two choices here."

Matthew stretched out his index finger and said slowly: "The first option is that you settle here with me first and return to your hometown after the war is over. Of course, there is no free lunch in this world. You have to pay for your own food, clothing, housing and transportation here. bear."

Seeing that someone wanted to talk, Matthew predicted his thoughts in advance and said with a smile:

"I know what you want to say. Did you leave in a hurry when you went out and didn't bring enough money? It doesn't matter. I am a benevolent lord. I will provide you with job opportunities and you can exchange labor for daily necessities."