All the contract girls want to marry me

The intelligence agent Kegru, who was locked in a cell and wanted to die, could still use his remaining energy one last time.

You can die if you want, just do something useful.

For Matthew, whose feathers were plucked, it would be strange if he could easily let go of Kegru.

After this military meeting, Matthew established Debray's status as military commander.

Although he has just joined, Matthew has learned a lot about him through the Dawson Chamber of Commerce.

This person is impeccable in terms of talent, character and loyalty, and is worthy of a great responsibility.

For Debray, Matthew's trust and reuse far exceeded his expectations, and he cherished this kindness.

He knew very well that this was his only chance in this life, and in order to revive a family that had declined to the point where it dared not reveal its name, he had to seize the opportunity.

Although Lord Matthew's reputation is a little bad, he is a real candidate for the emperor after all. As long as he continues to expand his power, who says Lord Matthew has no chance to ascend the throne?

Three days later, the second group of refugees entered the Earldom of Rundebell from the southwest.

The news that the first batch of refugees were treated well gradually spread, and the news that Diana, the chosen one of God, was in Rundebel also spread at the same time.

For refugees, it is good to have a place to stay, and there is not so much to pick and choose.

If you have to choose who to flee, that person is not a refugee, but an uncle.

Although Mr. Matthew is a kind man, he never takes care of him.

If it doesn't work for him, don't blame Mr. Ma for being rude.

The total number of refugees in the second batch was approximately 30.

This number exceeds the first batch by more than ten times. Even with the experience of resettling the first batch of refugees, this is still a huge number.

Lundebel's administrative system almost collapsed under the impact of so many people.

The anxious mayor came to Matthew almost crying.

His request is very simple. Now that this group of people are here, they must accept them no matter how difficult it is, but they cannot accept them anymore in the future.

Lundebel originally had less than 30 residents, but now there are 32 refugees coming in two groups. There are more people coming than aborigines, and it could cause serious trouble.

But Matthew didn't care. He had decided to build a new city in the south of the Rende River Plain. These refugees were the main residents of the new city.

With two cities and a port city, as long as commerce develops, Lundebel will definitely be very prosperous in the future, and it will even replace Groningen Province as the commercial center of the southern part of the empire.

As for the manpower problem, Matthew gave a solution.

The first batch of refugees had already been collected and they were idle, so we simply asked them to help settle and evacuate the second batch of refugees.

Matthew's wild idea made Mayor Bren almost faint, but there was no other way. He could only grit his teeth and accept the order, and flew away quickly.

Chapter 084 Who is the mantis and who is the oriole?

Matthew was sitting on the fifth floor of the castle, looking through the various documents that Kalainen had brought.

The first was a document of complaint sent by the mayor, listing various problems in refugee resettlement.

Facing Mayor Bren's complaints, Matthew smiled and wrote a sentence on the document.

"Although there are many difficulties, they can be solved with Mr. Bren's ability. I will fully support Mr. Bren's work."

"There are sufficient resettlement materials for refugees. Please make overall arrangements and use them effectively, Mr. Bren."

Matthew gave Bren all the support he could ask for except help.

This is not because he is cruel, but because Surante has calculated that with the current resources provided to Mayor Bren, it is more than enough to resettle these refugees.

If he still complains, there are only two possibilities, either Mr. Bren is incompetent, or Mr. Bren or his officials secretly put things that do not belong to him into his own pocket.

Matthew believed that Mayor Bren would not be so unwise.

Bren has followed the family for many years, from the time when the old count worked until now. He knows Matthew well and knows Matthew's methods of dealing with Shuoshu.

He should be fine, but the people under him may not be.

If there is a [-]% profit, some people will dare to trample all laws in the world.

Matthew knocked on the table and made a decision, asking Sistini to investigate to see if there was anyone in the administrative system who was bold enough to make a fortune out of national distress.

This was followed by a second report, from Debray.

The task Matthew gave him was to find suitable soldiers from the refugees and expand the army to prepare for war.

After three days of hard work, Debray successfully expanded the number of Lundebel [Miracle Knights] from 8000 to 4000.

Seeing this, Matthew was speechless.

Can we expand the army like this?

If the army continues to expand at this rate, I'm afraid it won't be long before Lundebel has no soldiers left to fight.

But Matthew didn't fly into a rage.

Don't be suspicious of people you use, and don't use them if you don't trust them. Since he believes in Debray, give him more time.

Matthew continued to look down, and his expression quickly changed from cloudy to sunny.

This Debray is indeed a man who knows how to fight.

After Debray took over the army, he screened the army immediately.

When he selects people, he first focuses on courage, followed by personal physical fitness and combat effectiveness.Debray dismissed the soldiers and mercenary veterans recruited from the city.

Kalainen became angry when she saw this report, and she muttered slightly dissatisfied: "Master, although I shouldn't say this, I still want to say that the trainee knight you are looking for is too arrogant. Half of the army was disbanded without reporting it in advance."

"If this continues, will our army still have combat effectiveness?"

Matthew smiled and said: "No, he reported it in advance."

"Did you report it? Why don't I remember." Kalainen was responsible for sorting and sifting the documents in the past few days, selecting the most important ones and giving them to Matthew. Of course she knew that Debray did not report them.

At least not publicly reported.

Matthew turned around and took out a document from the filing cabinet behind him and handed it to Kalainen.

Kalainen took a few glances and became even more dissatisfied.

"What Debray said in this report was to increase the combat effectiveness of the army in a short period of time, but he reduced the number of troops by half. This is basically the opposite."

Matthew's expression gradually became serious, and although his voice was not loud, it was full of determination.

"No, I believe the military's combat effectiveness is improving."

"In order to raise the number of troops, we selected many mercenaries and urban youths to join the army. The quality of these soldiers was uneven. I had long wanted to rectify it, but there was no suitable opportunity. Now Debray has done it for me. thing."

"A larger army does not mean a stronger combat effectiveness. An elite force whose numbers match its logistical capabilities is better than a ragtag group of people who have only the same number."

Kalainen didn't expect Matthew to explain it like this, but he didn't know what to say.

Military is a very professional skill.Kalainen has not received special military training, so it is normal that he does not know how to fight.

If you can learn to fight by staying in the jungle digging traps all day, why do you need a military academy?

Although he was a little unconvinced, Kalainen naturally had no doubts about Matthew's judgment.

Since the master said that the trainee knight can fight, then of course he can.

After Kalainen left, Matthew looked at the documents on the table and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

Although the content is somewhat different, Brigadier General Debray's army building ideas are very similar to General Qi Jiguang.

The elite and loyal army is really interesting.

He looked at the report and burst into laughter.

Debray could have consulted with him before dismantling the army, but he did not do so.

Being so self-assertive is not because Debray is arrogant. There is only one reason for this approach that is not in line with his character, and that is that he wants to see Kamathu's pattern.

The master chooses the minister, and the minister also chooses the master.

Matthew's kindness to Debray was enough to keep him loyal.

But loyalty and dedication are two different things.If Matthew didn't have enough structure and courage, Debray would probably just clock in and clock out.

What a confident young man.

There was a bit of a smile on Matthew's lips.

His military level is average, but he has read many military-related books and can accurately identify other people's military talents.

In terms of building an army, Debray was even more capable than Diana.

As for the specific military command capabilities, it depends on this ambush in Port Française.

On April 4, as expected, problems occurred in the refugee camp near Port Française.

Thousands of refugees are demanding better living conditions.

Their request was rejected on the spot for the simple reason that they were refugees who did not want to join Matthew's territory and were outsiders.

Since we are outsiders, it makes sense to live in a tent.

They want to live in a standard village, but how is that possible?If they enjoy the same treatment as the surrendered people, what sense of superiority does the surrendering to Matthew have?

The refugees don't care, they are clamoring for the same treatment.

Amid the chaos, conflict broke out.

At least three staff members were injured and four soldiers were killed and wounded by angry refugees.

After receiving the intelligence, Matthew immediately led the guards towards the refugee camp.

Matthew's personal guards came on the scene and quickly took control of the situation.But he didn't bring many people with him, and the situation was only temporarily controlled.

Several pairs of eyes in the crowd pretended to be looking away, but were actually looking at Matthew.They wanted to confirm one thing, whether this was the real Matthew.It would be so much fun if all they killed were the body doubles.

Under their careful observation, they confirmed that this was Matthew.

Not only that, Matthew had no defense against the refugees and even walked into the crowd wearing only leather armor.

Several assassins narrowed their glasses.

This is how you are seeking death, Lord Matthew.

They made a large circle, surrounding Matthew in the center. With a look from the leader, five assassins sprang out from the crowd, holding daggers emitting azure light in their hands.

"Demon King of Lost Hearts, go to hell!"

Chapter 085 Don’t underestimate the enemy

The assassin suddenly appeared, throwing the scene into chaos.

The refugees were stunned by this sudden turn of events. Although they were making trouble, they definitely did not want this result.

To be fair, Matthew had already made them grateful for accepting them, but people always want more. They heard that the refugees who were willing to stay moved into the standard village and ate fragrant white bread every day, which made them feel unbalanced.

Most of the unhappiness in life comes from comparison.

Compared with the fellow villagers who took refuge with Matthew and settled down, they really became refugees.

Not everyone can look at the problem objectively. Most people don't think about why they don't receive such treatment. They just think that Mr. Matthew has a good heart and that if he makes a fuss, there may be good results.

Therefore, they participated in this riot under the instigation of thoughtful people.

When they saw several assassins killing Matthew from all directions, these refugees finally panicked.

They thought of the possible crazy revenge of Matthew's subordinates, and their hands and feet were cold.

At this moment, they hoped Matthew was okay more than anyone else.

However, the assassin appeared too suddenly, and Matthew was a magician. Although he reacted quickly and put up various shields and force fields to separate the assassin as soon as he appeared, he was still hit three times in a row.

Matthew's guards swarmed forward and, led by the contractors Sistine, Carlisle, Wenleya and the giant bear Misha, took down all the assassins involved in the assassination.

Seeing Sistine's desperate expression and red eyes, the refugees knew that disaster was coming.

As they expected, all the refugees who participated in the riot were taken away for isolation and examination. Only the old, weak, women and children were not taken away for investigation.

The camp was in a mess, with corpses and flesh scattered on the ground. It didn't look like a refugee camp, but more like a slaughterhouse.

In the panicked refugee camp, two pairs of vigilant eyes watched all this.

They looked at Matthew's condition carefully, watching his face turn from rosy to purple-black, and even the blood flowing out turned into jet black, and finally heaved a sigh of relief.