No matter how pitiful the god may seem, the magician will not be easily fooled.
Yun Wei took a deep breath. "Wait, let me take care of Koro's matter first."
“Okay.” Dilis readily agreed and leaned back against the fence.
Yun Wei immediately said to the village official, "Don't be nervous, this person—"
Let's just call him a person for now.
“He’s someone I know too. Let’s get back to your story,” he asked directly.
Koro glanced at the man standing in the frost, clad only in a monk's robe, with a look of surprise and uncertainty, and continued as instructed:
"It's like this, sir, my nephew's uncle's second daughter, her neighbor, oh, actually she's also a distant relative of mine, to be precise—"
Yun Wei interrupted helplessly, "Get to the point, the village official of Keluo!"
Koro stopped talking nervously, then said, "That person originally lived in Wave Territory. He heard that there was food here, so he thought about moving here..."
He stopped abruptly, staring intently at the old man's expressionless face.
After listening, Yun Wei remained noncommittal, only asking, "So, you're running out of food?"
“No, not entirely—but not entirely.” Koro shook his head, then quickly nodded. “The main problem is that there were just too many people.”
“Besides Noyce, a large number of people from Waves and Kantun have flocked to our side, and we really don’t have enough food.” Koro said to Yun Wei with a bitter face, “Moreover, if it were just one or two households, I would have taken them in myself.”
"In total, there are nearly eighty households here, and this is only the first batch... There are far too many. I hope this won't cause you any trouble, sir?"
According to the laws of the Zhuyuan Continent, the people are indeed not allowed to leave the lord's territory at will.
Only those who were on the verge of starvation would flee to the surrounding territories to try their luck.
Although nobles usually acquiesce, disagreements are inevitable.
After all, things change, and who knows if we'll be extorted and swallowed up by a stronger neighbor next year?
Those like Yunwei and Isaac, whose territories happen to be contiguous, are indeed a very small minority.
Wise monarchs often consider checks and balances, granting their subjects vast and scattered territories, so that even if they wanted to rebel, the assembled troops would be scattered and disorganized.
“This shouldn’t really be considered a problem,” Yun Wei thought for a moment, then looked at Isaac. “My dearest vassal, Your Excellency Baron Isaac of Waves and Canton, would you be concerned about this?”
“No, of course not.” Isaac caught his fingertips and pressed a hot kiss on the back of his hand. “Although the property taxes still need to be paid as usual, my purse is all yours. You can bring it all to Reston if you want.”
Yun Wei hadn't had time to study or research the territory's tax laws and such yet.
But it sounds like a problem that can be solved simply by having money.
Then that's not a problem at all!
However, after Isaac's deliberate suggestion, Yun Wei said to Koro, "Then let's do it this way. You discuss with Robert about moving all the people of Kantun and Wave Territory here."
"Don't be so surprised, village official. Didn't you complain about the lack of manpower before? Now the problem is solved."
"We've already planned a blueprint for a scale of 500 households, so let's proceed with that plan. Even though the ground is frozen in winter, we can still repair the roads in the village and stock up on the raw materials we'll need in the spring."
"As for food... I'll leave you some money. You can ask someone to buy some from Noyce or Qingfeng. I'll catch some fish for you later, so even if it snows, you can still make dried fish."
"If that's still not enough, go to the wilderness and hunt some more game."
Yunwei spoke slowly, giving Koro enough time to take notes of the key points.
He remembered clearly that not far beyond the canyon was a small swamp, with many roe deer and reindeer tracks along its banks, making it a fairly safe hunting ground.
It was so easy that even a bow and arrow were not needed; the most primitive spear thrower would suffice.
Even though he was frail, he could use a spear thrower to throw a sharpened wooden stick more than 30 meters.
"Ah, this is really..." Koro was stunned. He couldn't believe that his lord was so understanding. He couldn't help but worry, "You are so generous and have taken care of everything for us. Aren't you worried that we will become lazy?"
Yun Wei simply smiled and remained silent.
He simply enjoys the pleasures of farming.
If he really wanted to get things done, he had an endless army of undead at his disposal.
He looked at the vast and desolate plains behind him and said with emotion, "I think you will not be satisfied with this."
Once people are well-fed and clothed, their instincts will awaken higher-level desires.
It is this very desire that propels the wheels of civilization forward.
"Master Yun, you are truly amazing!" Koro exclaimed with tears of gratitude.
While Koro was still singing his ever-changing hymns, Yun Wei had already turned to Isaac and asked, "Is this how you handle it?"
“Hmm.” Isaac responded, then added, “However, if all the people in the south move away, there might be gaps in the defense of Kantun, since it borders Florence.”
However, unless the Duke of Florence has lost his mind, he shouldn't be foolish enough to attack the Icebird.
He was merely acting from the perspective of a secular lord, planning and consulting for his beloved.
Those official tasks that used to seem tedious and meaningless suddenly became interesting when done with Yun Wei.
Yun Wei paused for a moment after hearing this, then turned to look at Koro, "Do you... have any organized militia or anything like that...?"
Koro blinked, then grinned foolishly.
Yun Wei remained silent.
He was definitely overthinking it.
He knew it just by looking at the expression on the other person's face.
These people, who couldn't even get enough to eat, could at most brandish wooden farm tools to make a show of force, and then scatter and flee in disarray under the enemy's equally bluffing charge.
If we run into a tough opponent, we're doomed.
The combined flesh and blood of the entire village would probably not be a match for a level four archmage.
Yun Wei couldn't help but feel worried.
He knew better than anyone how turbulent the Zhuyuan Continent was, how many undercurrents were surging within it.
Although managing a village was just a passing fancy for him, he didn't want to see Resgorod destroyed.
His people were far too weak.
He has a responsibility to protect and guide them until they grow up.
However, when his gaze fell on Dilis, a new idea came to him.
"You go ahead and get busy," he instructed Koro. Seeing the other man happily run off, Yun Wei then turned to Dilis. "So, what do you need me for?"
Dilis lowered his eyes and remained silent, only licking his lips.
This kind of roguish and vulgar behavior looked so out of place on Joshua's handsome face.
However, Dilis didn't remain silent for long. He listlessly raised his head and looked at Isaac, "Brother, can you step back a bit? I don't want you to know."
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