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The news came very suddenly, and Sean was forced to return to Thermian and wait... and called everyone around him, including Dante and Luke, Esmeralda and her siblings, and of course Igonia.
These were the people he had the highest favorability towards in recent times, apart from the people in the Wings of Covering Heaven organization and Frelia. As for the Wings of Covering Heaven, it was mainly because of Frelia, so the entire organization had a [friendly] attitude towards him.
But then again, if the people in the Wings of Heaven-Covering Organization found out that his relationship with Frelia was a little too much, it would be hard to say whether they would suddenly change their attitude... But for now, the people he trusted the most were the people in front of him.
"I think you all know what happened. Although it was very sudden, since you are all here, we have to re-formulate our future guidelines and policies..." Sean said.
No matter whether your title is baron or earl, you need some think tanks and helpers around you, because many decisions cannot be made by yourself.
"Now the whole town has heard about it, but people outside are talking about it differently."
"Oh, tell me..."
Looking at Luke, he actually had more say than himself in the governance of the town.
"Some young people are certainly very happy and hope to follow the adults to explore new places. I heard that some things have happened in the southeastern part of the empire recently, but the overall environment is worthy of development. We can see a more promising future in the years to come."
To put it bluntly, you will be richer.
Sean’s imperial subsidy has not come yet, and it is estimated that it will not come in the future.
The Tacoma area may be even larger than the city of Koga. It has foreseeable prospects in terms of population and economy. In particular, it is the gateway to another continent. Border trade alone is enough to support the local area, so the subsidy of 10,000 gold coins may no longer be available.
“But some elderly people in the town are very pessimistic. They may not want to leave this place!”
"Then why don't we just let them stay and live here?" Claude on the side expressed his opinion.
"Don't talk nonsense. It's estimated that no lord will come to Telemian for a long time. Of course, it is still your territory, and the residents of the town must follow you." Esmeralda interrupted him before he could finish the next sentence.
indeed.
Regarding the policies of the Bashalan Empire, it is not a political system where people are promoted and appointed by the Congress. If he leaves Telemian, it is very likely that there will be no nobles to govern it within a hundred years.
Because the Weiger family has been here for generations, no noble would be willing to take over such a place.
And in theory, this place belongs to the Weigel family forever... unless you give it up.
For example, if I become the lord of Tacoma in the future, this place will still belong to the Weigel family. Even if all the townspeople have moved away, no one will be allowed to occupy it. I guess no one will want to occupy it unless many years or generations later, my children have forgotten this place, and the Earl of Koga City at that time wants to expand this place, then he will choose to occupy it.
Before taking possession, they would negotiate with the lord who owned it, giving some gifts or strengthening trade and exchanges between the two places in exchange for ownership of the area.
It's a bit like a buying and selling relationship...
Similarly, other local nobles who want to own the Telemian area can use the same method. Even if the imperial ruler wants to arrange territory for the newly appointed nobles, he needs to discuss it with himself.
In short, Basaran’s national policy is very special. It can be regarded as a way to encourage nobles to make achievements in order to gain more territories and high-level titles.
Of course, the actual situation is more complicated...
Many times, the future ownership of Telemian will be decided based on the situation at the time. For example, if the empire wants to forcibly distribute this territory, as a lord of a border area, you can't refuse to give it, which is equivalent to not giving face to the royal family.
But no matter what the situation is in the future, Telemian will be in a power vacuum without a lord system for a long time, and it will easily become a gathering place for local thieves and bandits, so it is best to mobilize the townspeople to follow him to the new territory.
Young and old people!
Sean thought about it...
"Don't be too hasty about this. We can slowly communicate with the townspeople. It will take time for them to accept it... Just say that I, Sean Weigel, was born in this small town, and I will always be close to them wherever I go. If we settle down in the new city in the future, all the townspeople will receive special care."
In fact, this statement is not very good.
As the lord of a place, if I open a VIP policy for a certain group of people, it is very likely that there will be a division between first-class citizens and second-class citizens, and it will also cause small-scale racial discrimination. But if I don't say this, it will be difficult to get the townspeople out.
Deep down, Sean didn't want to abandon them. Once he left, it would mean that this place would no longer have the right to shelter them, and who knows who would come in then... He could also understand the townspeople's concerns to some extent. Although they didn't say it, it was easy for him to guess.
The residents of small towns have almost no education. If they go to a big city, it would be like a country bumpkin coming to the city. Both their lives and self-esteem may be hit, so they need an identity, an identity that is closer to the lord.
But this identity...
Well, I don’t want to think too much for now.
A lord should not leave too many problems to himself, but should hand over more problems to the people below. He only needs to specify the direction and maintain diplomatic relations. This is the experience Sean has gained as a manager in the past year.
Whatever option you decide...
There is never an optimal option.
"I understand, sir." Luke seemed to understand what Sean meant and nodded.
"If Lord Weigel goes to the Tacoma area, it would be equivalent to entering the center of power!" said Esmeralda on the side.
"I always think that adults should step into higher positions."
Dante, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up.
I could tell they were all very excited after my promotion!
After all, a rising tide lifts all boats.
From now on, it can be said that he is a member of the Earl's family. This status is worthy of being placed anywhere.
But in fact, he had received the news for a long time, and Sean still didn't understand how he got such a good position. To be honest, he was still quite happy. Telemian had always been more or less restricted by the Earl of Koga City. No matter how hard he tried, the huge gap between the two places was there.
But now it’s different, the status has changed fundamentally.
…………
Just as Sean was busy discussing the future development direction, the messenger from the Empire had already entered the airspace of Koga City.
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