Chapter 569 Threat to Power

With the incomplete spring coming to an end and summer approaching, the population growth of Neverwinter City ushered in the first explosive peak.

The action of sending people to the southeast to recruit refugees has begun to pay off—with the experience of the previous year, the recruitment efficiency of the messenger teams from all walks of life has been greatly improved this time. Hundreds of people gather in Chishui City and Liuye Town every day, waiting The ships from the western region took them to Neverwinter, which was rumored to be rich and stable.

In order to properly accommodate these people, the city hall also entrusted businessmen to rent temporary barracks at the gathering place, and provided porridge and water for free, so as to avoid accidents before the refugees arrived in the west.

The wharf in the border area has become the busiest area in the city. Ninety percent of the police force is used to maintain order and register the population. There is always a long queue before the quarantine checkpoint. The officials in charge of household registration divide the swarming refugees into several large groups. Then move them into board houses by the river, cave dwellings in the west of the city and formal residences according to their categories.

For this reason, the busy city hall gives people a feeling of flying around every day.

"The three sailboats from Chishui City have just arrived at the pier. There are a total of 126 people. The blue flag on the mast is in charge of Babu!"

"Again? What batch is this today?"

"The fourth batch or the fifth batch? Anyway, don't complain, go pick up the ship!"

"By the way, who is going to Chishui City to replace Babu?"

"It's me! Wait, it'll be ready soon!"

"Remember to bring soap, there is no sale there!"

Hearing the noisy conversation outside the office, Barov was a little worried. He didn't think he was too busy. If the city hall was busier in normal times, his mood would only be happier.

But recently, things have gotten complicated.

The reason lies in Edith Kant.

"My lord, the Ministry of Justice is urging us again!" An assistant walked into the office, "His Excellency Carter asked to recruit another 100 people as reserve police officers. He said that if there is no increase in manpower, the law and order in the city will be overwhelmed." Now, if His Majesty asks about this at that time, we will not be able to escape our responsibility."

Tsk, isn't it just because he is the chief knight that he can talk in front of His Majesty? He has no time to take care of such trivial matters now. While drafting the document, Barov said without raising his head, "Put it on the table first, I'll deal with it later."

"yes!"

As soon as the assistant closed the door, Edith's voice rang in his ears, "Is this related to the content of the recruitment order? Since you are too busy, let me take a look for you."

Sure enough, it came! Barov groaned in his heart, and he didn't even use honorifics!

Of course, the other party is the daughter of the Duke of the North, and she is indeed much higher than him in terms of identity. Until she becomes the real Hand of the King, she can call her by her own name directly without using the honorific title, but he is still considered this prince. The lady's half tutor, right? After all, His Majesty arranged for Edith to come to the Office of the General Manager as an assistant to learn the departmental structure of the city hall and the process of handling government affairs, but she doesn't seem to think so now.

"Well... that's fine." He said reluctantly.

No matter how helpless she was, Miss Kant's words and deeds could not be said to be wrong. If he refused blindly and was heard in His Majesty's ears, it would be unreasonable. At this critical time, no matter what, you must not leave a bad impression on His Majesty.

He will never forget that Roland Wimbledon is a demon king who can read people's hearts.

"Thanks."

Soon there was the rustling of writing on the opposite table.

After half a quarter of an hour, Edith put the recruitment order back on his desk.

"According to the draft I have read recently, this kind of recruitment generally requires reliable personnel with clean backgrounds. There should not be many people like this left in the border area. Rather than posting announcements on the square, requiring interested parties to come to the city hall to apply , it is better to directly transfer the household registration from the archives, and select a hundred locals who have not yet had a formal job. The Ministry of Justice belongs to the majority of the city hall, and the salary and treatment are good, and no one will refuse. If this is implemented, it will be faster than normal recruitment. The process should save about a week of time, and there will be fewer complaints from Xi Qiqi. If you think there is no problem, I will pass this approval to the archives room."

Her voice is so clear and organized, it's hard to believe she's only been on town hall for about two weeks.

I remember that at the beginning, she just sat on the sidelines and quietly looked through the documents she had reviewed, and said very little, but now she is already familiar with the various matters of the city hall.

"Uh... just do as you say."

Barov couldn't think of a better way to deal with Edith's opinion for a while, and it was even possible that he would ignore these less important things and deal with them in a conventional way when he was busy.

Is this the heir who grew up in the Duke's mansion and was educated by the upper class nobles?

Barov felt deeply threatened.

That's right, honorific words and honorific titles are trivial things, what he really cares about is the power in his hands. The news that the Northland is fully operational is now known to everyone. If Edith was sent by His Majesty as an assistant to form a second-level city hall in the Northland, it would not have much impact, but what if she stays?

Your Majesty is not yet married, and the other party is the daughter of a veritable duke!

Thinking of this, Barov felt a headache.

No, I must let her know that the management of the city hall is not so easy to master, and His Majesty needs a minister who can coordinate the overall situation for him!

When Edith returned to the office, he cleared his throat and handed the statistical form in front of her.

"This is……"

"We're in trouble," Barov said in a deep voice, "Neverwinter's grain reserves may not last until the wheat harvest."

"Well, is it caused by the influx of too many people?" Edith glanced at the list, "According to the above consumption, the surplus grain should last until the end of summer. Spring wheat can be harvested in mid-July, as long as we stop accepting refugees, this will Some food is also enough."

"But the city hall must not stop the work of sheltering refugees."

"Because of the 100,000 population target set by His Majesty?"

"No, that's not the point." Barov shook his head and said, "There are still refugees coming from the southeast and southeast borders to the gathering place. If they are abandoned, not only will there be a danger of riots in Chishui City and Liuye Town, but also If we destroy the image we have established, it will be very difficult to recruit later. His Majesty once revealed to me that his development plan requires a large population to be realized, and 100,000 people are just the beginning. Therefore, the city hall cannot Because of the food problem, His Majesty's arrangements will be disrupted, we must solve this problem, and this is also the responsibility of the Minister in charge," he paused, and looked at Edith Kant, "Do you have any good ideas?" 8