As a blood knight, Ulysses had every confidence that he could instantly kill those untouchables who were arresting him at such a close distance. However, with the black muzzle of a gun pointing at him and two unfathomable wizards in front of him, he finally knew the situation and did not resist.
After the lord of the Steel City surrendered voluntarily, Lin En captured this important city without much effort.
Seltod is the largest iron ore producing area in the entire kingdom, and is also one of the two places that must be captured in this counterattack!
Steel is the foundation of industry. Its importance is self-evident and it is used almost everywhere!
Although many new steel workshops were built inside the royal capital, the output was still far from enough. This was why they had developed many new weapons but had not put them into service on a large scale.
In fact, the power of magic played a vital role in the manufacture of armored vehicles and battleships, otherwise they would not even be able to produce qualified steel!
But there are only so many official wizards, and it would be a waste to use such high-level talents on such a trivial matter as steelmaking. So after they defeat the Holy See this time, they have to establish the entire industrial chain as soon as possible.
The legion, which had been attacking for several days and nights, took a temporary rest in the city of Seltod and resumed the drama of beating the landlords and dividing the land.
Those musketeers who came from poor backgrounds were more excited than each other. They rushed into the luxurious manors of the nobles, knocked down the guards, and began to count the finances.
Lin En has always been very strict about discipline. Once he finds someone hiding money or killing the poor, he will definitely dismiss him or even severely punish him! To develop good military discipline, it often takes day-to-day training, and sometimes it only takes one or two indulgences to break the military discipline.
As for the money that was looted and the land that was cleared and measured, they were distributed to the poor who were oppressed by the nobility and the church.
Dividing land, distributing wealth, criticizing and rescuing the wounded are the four ways they change the impression of the poor! This tangible benefit is also the only thing that can fight against faith! Although most of the poor have no culture, they are not really stupid. At least everyone with normal IQ should know that once the rule of the Church is restored, everything they have obtained will be taken back.
Raphael watched boxes of treasure being distributed and tens of thousands of shining gold coins being given directly to the poor. He couldn't help but be amazed at the generosity of this magic star.
Even the wizards of the Iyeta School had some complaints, unable to understand why someone would spend money so lavishly.
"Only money that is circulated can be called money!" Lin En saw the confusion among the crowd and began to explain.
The value of money itself is artificially given and can only be reflected when it is exchanged for commodities.
No matter how much imperial gold you have, you can't buy an airship, let alone a fighter jet, because the empire doesn't have that kind of thing.
Therefore, the goods produced are the truly valuable things, and money is just a tool for exchange and measuring the value of goods. If you have money but cannot buy anything, then you are no different from a pauper.
These poor people can be transformed into workers, commodity producers, and consumers. If nothing unexpected happens, the gold and silver distributed to the poor will return to their hands through the purchase of various novel commodities, and they will distribute the money through wages, forming a positive cycle...
Lynn explained some basic economic theories, but Raphael and others were confused. They really didn't understand why giving money to the poor would improve the economy.
"You are minions of the devil, shameful scum. The great Lord will surely cast you into hell, and burn your souls in the fire of the abyss..." The arrested and detained noble sons watched helplessly as their treasures were confiscated and distributed to the lowly poor, and they roared with their eyes wide open in anger.
"Since they miss that false god so much, let's send them to heaven!" Lin En waved his hand and asked several elite guards to escort these nobles away.
"Traitor, shameful scum, disgrace to the nobility!" Before being dragged away, the noble children of Seltod were still cursing madly, but this time they were directed at Hansen and others.
Compared to the wizards who were "born evil", these traitors who were also nobles were obviously more hateful...
Count Hansen turned a deaf ear to these shouts. He believed that if given the chance, these nobility children who were shouting so happily would sell themselves out without hesitation in exchange for a chance to survive!
It's just a question of who comes first and who comes later...
As time was running out, they had to recover as much territory of the kingdom as possible before the Vatican army arrived. Lin En and others had no intention of staying in this steel city for long. They only rested for three days, but they did a lot of things.
The first were the nobles in the city. After an investigation, those who had committed serious crimes were all beheaded and their bodies hung on the city gates. Those who had committed minor crimes were sent to mine and build roads. Only a few nobles with good reputations managed to save their lives and property, but their noble status was stripped.
As for gang leaders and the like, they were all dealt with and arrested and shot.
After this wave of iron-blooded killing, coupled with the previous conciliatory policy of distributing land and wealth, they initially controlled this steel city in just three days and won the favor of some people.
Another advantage is that now that this land is no longer constrained by the nobles, we can develop industry with confidence in the future.
After dealing with these trivial matters, Lynn left behind three wizards and two hundred musketeers, and built a security team of two thousand people based on the poor people who had been rescued to guard against those fanatics who might cause trouble, and then prepared to continue on his journey.
"Is everything going well with the two Speakers?" Before leaving, Lin En called Raphael, who was in charge of the communication, and asked.
In the last war, they almost lost due to the lack of long-distance communication means. If Aurora had not led the fleet and ran into the Empire's expeditionary fleet, their hometown would probably have been wiped out by the time they finished the Kingdom War.
Therefore, Lin En learned from his mistakes and used the most basic wireless communication technology. This way, if the several armies heading to retake the kingdom found any unexpected situations, they could contact each other to avoid repeating the same mistakes...
(End of this chapter)