Pompeii.

It had been more than eighty days since Luther went deep into the forest. Now that the spring plowing and sowing season had passed in Pompeii, the farmers' burden had been greatly reduced.

Pompeii is very, very beautiful at this moment.

From Pompeii to the south, there are endless farmlands, straight and wide roads, various villages, wine estates, ranches, etc.

The sounds of cattle and sheep are endless, the calls of chickens and dogs can be heard in the distance, and children are playing everywhere. Farmers are doing their side jobs because it is not the busy farming season.

Some make small handicrafts at home, some are carpenters, stonemasons, etc.

The whole of Pompeii was a scene of peace and prosperity.

The only downside is that Pompeii is still empty. In addition to the four major military areas, many new buildings have been built throughout Pompeii.

But many residential areas are empty with no residents. It's really embarrassing, embarrassing.

In order to attract residents, officials led by Pompeii Mayor Lelouch were racking their brains.

Look, Lelouch couldn't help but hold a meeting in the city hall again.

In the meeting room of the city hall, Lelouch was wearing a snow-white shirt, a coat, and a Prussian-style black hat on his head.

He had two big mustaches on his handsome face, which made him look very majestic.

Below were a group of city hall officials, about twenty in number.

Lelouch glanced at the officials and sighed inwardly. The residents of Pompeii were now supported by the families of knights and officials. There was an embarrassment that there were more officials than residents.

Lelouch brewed the atmosphere for a while before speaking: "Now that the busy farming season is over, a considerable number of farmers have listened to our advice and switched to planting rapeseed and olive trees. Today, we will have oil that can be self-sufficient and even exported after the autumn harvest. Next year, we will persuade them to plant other crops and make sure to diversify the crops in Pompeii. But that is next year's matter. Right now, Pompeii lacks residents. A city with only farmers but no residents cannot develop. Do you have any ideas about this?"

"Mr. Mayor, I think we can use low housing prices to attract residents to move to Pompeii. We can also use low business taxes to attract merchants to Pompeii and bring in some people first. In addition, our Pompeii wine is selling very well now. Many caravans come to Pompeii specifically to purchase Pompeii wine, which has brought a certain amount of popularity. I believe that after a few years of development, Pompeii will become more and more prosperous."

An official stood up and said.

The official's name was George Pompey. He was young, only 26 years old, and was Luther's cousin according to seniority. He was quite talented and was Lelouch's right-hand man.

Lelouch nodded. This strategy was quite similar to Luther's strategy of using land to attract unemployed vagrants.

But it was also quite different, because this time, serfs could not be purchased. Because serfs were not suitable for living in the city, they lacked spirituality, and it was good enough for serfs to be farmers.

Recruiting free people is much more troublesome than buying serfs. Among the twenty or thirty real nobles in Orange, there are not many lords who are as harsh to free people as the Marquis of Parker.

All those who could be recruited in Marquis Parker’s territory had been recruited almost all last time.

Going to other territories to recruit free people is equivalent to poaching the nobles. After all, the number of residents and merchants in a certain sense also represents the prosperity of a city.

"Let's try it first, but we have to go through official channels first. We will only recruit freemen if the official allows us to do so. If they don't allow us to recruit freemen, we will leave immediately. After all, even for a noble with a real title, it is taboo to go to other territories to recruit freemen, not to mention that our Pompeii family is too small."

Lelouch warned, and then added: "I will discuss the specific recruitment with Knight Commander Stone, and ask him to send knights to protect you."

"yes."

The officials responded.

The meeting ended quickly, and Lelouch was the last to leave. He looked at the empty meeting room and sighed, "Where the hell is Luther? He has a lot of clever ideas, so maybe he can recruit residents quickly."

Lelouch is a very talented person. He manages Pompeii in an orderly manner and has his own ideas about development. He knows how to encourage farmers to grow crops other than wheat.

But Lelouch knew that he could not match Luther's ideas. That guy could help Pompeii move up a level with just one move.

It's really frustrating to compare yourself with others.

The castle was the same as when Luther traveled through time. There were a hundred guards stationed in the castle, led by Magellan.

The number of servants, both male and female, did not change much.

There is a little girl named Lily Pompeii who goes in and out of Pompeii Castle almost every day.

Lily and Mary are very good friends and are often inseparable.

Mrs. Sophie is looking at the account book in the study. As the person in charge of the Pompeii family business, Mrs. Sophie is very busy. She not only has to run the original business, but also expand the ranch and build an oil press workshop according to Luther's wishes. She also has to open multiple shops in the city to run various businesses such as clothing and jewelry.

Very busy.

"No, the family business is growing. I have to hire some professional assistants, otherwise I won't be able to cope." Mrs. Sophie suddenly felt dizzy. She rubbed her temples with her snow-white fingers, and stroked her full breasts up and down. She calmed down and felt much better.

Mrs. Sophie is very healthy, but the huge workload is too much for her to handle.

"Ma'am, there's a letter from Miss Ruth."

Da da da.

There was a sound of little leather shoes hitting the floor, and little Maya walked in from outside. She was still wearing a maid outfit and round-toed leather shoes, so cute.

She had an envelope in her hand. When she came in, she bowed to Mrs. Sophie and then handed the letter to her.

"This is already the third letter. Miss Ruth seems to have something urgent to do. But Luther claimed that he was going to Kaiyue City to see Miss Ruth. It's been more than 80 days. Where did he go?"

Mrs. Sophie's pretty face showed worry and resentment. After taking the letter, she hesitated for a moment and did not open it. Instead, she put it in the drawer of the desk.

There are already two letters inside, and this one is the third one.

This world is very civilized, and parents still won't open such private letters.

"He must have gone out to fool around somewhere." Little Maya said with disdain.

"Why do you say that?" Mrs. Sophie felt a little surprised.

"Ma'am, you see, he usually brings Xiu Xiuya with him when he goes out, but he didn't this time. There must be some secret. I guess he went to find Newton Knight and hang out with his group of drinking buddies."

Little Maya guessed.

I have to say that little Maya is really familiar with Luther.

Knowing that Luther didn't bring Xiu Xiuya, there must be a secret, but the direction was wrong.

"Man, hey." Mrs. Sophie didn't know whether she sighed out of helplessness or emotion. She recently discovered the secret of old Thor.

That guy was actually hanging out with the beautiful maid in the castle.

When Mrs. Sophie found out, she was almost furious.

It's fine if you find a mistress outside, and we'll turn a blind eye to it. But you can find a maid around you in the castle. When Lady Sophie thought about it, she couldn't help but feel furious.

The main taste is sour.

How am I any worse than that maid in terms of appearance and figure? Madam Sophie looked down at her chest.

(End of this chapter)