After learning a little about Knight Stone's work, Luther got down to business.
"Brazilian Knight, you have worked hard. You should rest in the territory for three days and then meet up with Knight Stone after three days." Luther said to the Brazilian Knight with compassion.
"Thank you, Knight Luther." The Brazilian Knight said gratefully.
This time, on the way to the Marquis Parker's territory, we passed through the territories of several nobles with actual titles. The journey was long and some roads were difficult to travel.
After all this going on, even with the knight's strong physical strength, he felt a little tired.
Now he and the guards accompanying him needed to rest.
Of course, if Luther insisted on asking them to set out again tomorrow, that would be fine, but it would inevitably cause complaints from the Brazilian knights and guards.
On the contrary, taking the initiative to let them rest for two days would win the gratitude of the knight guards.
This can be considered as Luther's small attempt to win people's hearts as a lord.
By the way, Luther has become more and more proficient in this area.
After letting the Brazilian Knight go down to rest, Luther turned his head and looked at Lelouch. At this moment, Lelouch had taken out a blueprint and placed it on the desk while Luther was talking to the Brazilian Knight.
"According to the plan, we will develop new farmland around Pompeii Territory. As for the new 10,000 people, I plan to divide them into 20 villages, with about 500 people in each village. These are the 20 strongholds I have initially selected, Luther, take a look."
Lelouch pointed to the twenty small black dots on the map.
This map covers all of Baron Patton's territories, among which Pompeii Territory is quite far away from Baron Patton's main city, Kaiyue City.
Even Baron Patton’s other territories were not adjacent to the border. It was like a nail nailed into the southern forest, making it look like an enclave.
Pompeii Castle is a big fork, and twenty small black dots are arranged irregularly in a fan-shaped manner to the south of Pompeii Castle.
Luther had no objection to this layout, but he was a little worried about the defensive capabilities of these villages. After all, the security situation in Pompeii was not good.
The seemingly endless forest contains many magical beasts, humanoid races, and even dragons.
"This arrangement is fine, but remember that every village must have a certain degree of defense. Cut down large trees to build external barriers, and each village must select fifty militiamen. During the busy farming season, the militiamen are still farmers, but when they encounter danger, the militiamen can also serve as a guard force."
Luther pondered for a moment and proposed a plan that focused on defense.
"That's no problem. At most, we'll just have to pay with some weapons." Lelouch agreed to the plan. Then, the two of them, along with a few guards, left the town hall and arrived at an open space outside the castle.
The more than 500 people brought by the Brazilian knights are currently arranged in this open space and are being managed by a team of guards.
What can I say about these people?
The mental state is not good.
First of all, it is visible to the naked eye. You can see the paleness on these people's faces, which indicates malnutrition.
Secondly, these people are very dirty, which means that they have been hit hard by life and don’t care much about hygiene.
All in all, this crowd looks messy.
But this is normal. Otherwise, if there was a stable life, the free people would not choose to leave their homes and come to this remote Pompeii to make a living, even if the conditions offered by Pompeii were very generous.
This is normal. When arriving in a new environment for the first time, any normal person would feel uneasy, not to mention that Pompeii may not be a safe place.
Even if Pompeii is safe, they have not met the lord yet, and don't know whether the lord will really fulfill his promise.
This group of people are like a group of frightened Mianyang and need to be comforted.
In addition, Luther also saw that these people brought a lot of their own property, including clothes, pots and pans, etc. Some people also brought livestock such as chickens, ducks, and dogs.
"First, arrange for people to set up tents here and prepare hot soup and food for them. We will record their household registration tomorrow. Three days later, we will take them to the forest to open up new land. Don't rush. Calm them down first."
Luther looked at these people and decided to slow down the land reclamation process.
"Okay." Lelouch nodded.
At this time, the people also saw the arrival of Luther and his party. Luther and Lelouch were obviously nobles by their attire, so the men and women who were sitting casually stood up, and the energetic and fearless children who were playing were restrained by their parents.
He stood stiffly, facing Luther and others.
Luther decided to use himself as a weapon first. He asked a guard to bring a box, and then stood on the box, waiting to attract the attention of all the people.
Luther said loudly: "Freemen, this is Pompeii Territory. I am this generation's Pompeii Knight, the eldest son of Sol Pompeii, and the next generation's Pompeii Knight, Luther, Pompeii. On behalf of Pompeii Territory, I welcome you."
After a pause, Luther said loudly, "Don't worry, Pompeii will strictly honor the land and tax promises he made to you. In addition, I have people prepare hot soup and food, which will be served soon. You can fill your stomachs and take a rest first. After three days, I will arrange for you to open up the wasteland."
After hearing these words, the anxiety in the people's eyes disappeared a lot, and their mental outlook changed a little.
Not long after, a white-haired old man came out, bowed to Luther and said, "Thank you, kind Master Luther."
"Thank you too, wise elder." Luther got off the box and bowed to the old man in a friendly manner, then joked, "Also, please call me Knight Luther. I have grown up and am no longer the young master who hides in my mother's arms and acts like a spoiled child."
"Hahaha."
The light-hearted jokes made the people laugh and the atmosphere became more relaxed.
"This young master is really kind and gracious."
Many people are thinking this in their hearts.
This was their initial impression of Pompeii Territory, and it was definitely a good impression.
After this little episode, Luther spoke a few more words to the people, and then handed the matter over to Lelouch and went back to do what he was supposed to do.
Since he had Lelouch, the mayor of Pompeii, there was no need for him, the acting lord, to ask about the details. Besides, he still had to carry out his unshakable knight training in the afternoon.
While there is still some time, take a break first, have a full lunch and drink enough water, then you will have enough energy for training in the afternoon.
The territory is developing, and I am developing too.
Perfect.
(End of this chapter)
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