Chapter 191: Substantial Assets

Hillwood Castle.

"Tom, are you telling the truth?" Chahar, the housekeeper, raised his voice very loudly, with an expression of disbelief on his face.

At this time, Elrond, Eileen, David, and Political Officer Wilson were all in the house. They were surprised and pleasantly surprised after hearing the news that Tom brought back.

"Butler, I won't make such a joke about something like this!"

Tom, who returned to Hillwood Town alone, had long expected such a scene. He smiled and recounted Luo Ning's experience in Wushan Castle.

The assassination in the Colosseum, the knightly competition, and forcing Rayson to stand trial all sound thrilling and exciting. It made David's eyes full of jealousy. It would be great if he accompanied him this time.

"Now Lord Luo Ning is no longer just the baron of Shanlin Town, but the viscount of the entire Wubei Territory!"

Tom drew a big circle with his hand, "With Thain Territory as the boundary, the entire north of Wushan Territory is Lord Luo Ning's territory!"

hiss!

Everyone gasped, especially Wilson who had lived here for many years. He didn't know how big the northern part of Wushan Territory was, but now it has become Luoning's territory?

"My lord is really..."

Wilson felt dizzy and couldn't find words to praise.

He had just started to take over the government affairs of all villages, including Huitu Village, not long ago. He did not expect that the lord would gain another territory so quickly, and it was also the Swamp Town that originally belonged to Baron Leisen.

The population of Swamp Town has exceeded that of Hillwood Town and its subordinate villages. It can be foreseen that Wilson's work content will be very heavy in the future.

But this not only did not dampen Wilson's enthusiasm, on the contrary, he saw the possibility of climbing up.

The lord has a future, and those who follow the lord will have an extremely dazzling life in the future as long as they serve the lord wholeheartedly!

It is not impossible to change class as a political officer.

In fact, not only Wilson saw a bright road, Chahar also did so.

He had wanted to be the butler in the castle since he was a child, and thought it would be very difficult to realize this dream.

But since he followed Luo Ning, he not only quickly moved into the castle, but also quickly changed from a valet to a butler. And now, in such a short period of time, he is actually about to become the butler of the viscounty.

What happened was so dreamy that he couldn't believe it.

If the people in the hall were relatively calm, it was Elrond and Eileen.

The former had some communication with Redal and knew what the lord’s plans were for going to Wushan Fort this time;

The latter didn't think too much and hadn't realized what it meant for Luo Ning to be promoted from Baron to Viscount of Wubei Territory. She just simply felt that Brother Luo Ning was so powerful that there were stars in her eyes.

Seeing everyone immersed in surprise, Elrond reminded: "Tom, why don't you tell me what you need us to do?"

Wilson and Chahar immediately recovered from the surprise. Yes, they must not slack off if they want to keep up with the lord.

"Your Excellency asked Wilson and Chahar to assist him in taking over Swamp Town. It should be to deal with some matters."

Tom said: "In addition, I need to notify the commander and ask him to escort the assassin and Leisen's accompanying knights to Swamp Town. The knights of Wushan Castle will take them to Wushan City for trial."

Elrond nodded, "A few days ago, in order to conquer the black-collar tribe, Redal transferred almost all the knights in Shanlin Town. In order to prevent Shadow from taking the opportunity to escape, he was transferred to the Gray Earth Village for custody. Now this assassin He should be imprisoned in the cell of the Black Collar tribe with Feliton and others."

After all, Shadow has reached the bronze level and has the ability to become invisible. If he relaxes a little, he may run away.

Rydal knew the importance of this witness, so he transferred him to custody under his nose.

Tom looked at the sky outside. It was still more than an hour before dark. "Then I will go to the Black Collar Tribe now and bring this news to the Commander."

"Leave this matter to me."

David stood up and said, "I have traveled frequently between the two places recently, and I am quite familiar with the mountain roads."

Elrond agreed, "Tom, have a good night's rest and take Wilson, Chahar and others to Swamp Town tomorrow morning."

"good!"

Tom smiled and agreed, so that he would have time to meet his mother Leah and share the news that he would no longer have to wear a mask.

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The territory changes hands, which is tantamount to disaster for the people living in the Swamp Castle. Their good days have come to an end.

Similarly, the people living in Swamp Town are also in panic all the time, because they don't know how the new lord will treat them.

Originally, under the rule of Baron Leisen, most of them could earn a living by working day and night for the lord, and many of them could also save some private property for themselves.

Now that the lord has changed, how will the new lord treat them? They are deeply concerned about their property, safety and future.

In order to calm down the uneasy mood of the residents of Swamp Town as soon as possible and allow them to return to normal life as quickly as possible, Ronin asked Thomas and Baron Talon to summon all the citizens in Swamp Town the next day.

Unlike Forest Town, Swamp Town has a relatively high proportion of free people. They have many questions, such as what happened to the old lord, the identity of the new lord, how the new lord will treat them, etc.

It can be seen that the people in Swamp Town are more active than those in Mountain Town.

Roning answered these questions very kindly.

He focused on the crimes committed by Lei Sen, so that the people realized that their former lord was a criminal and sinful;

At the same time, in order to further eliminate the panic of the people, Roning promised not to infringe on the private property of the residents of Swamp Town, and would restore the public security environment here as soon as possible.

In view of Roning's special identity from the Wushan family and a friendly exchange, the residents of Swamp Town also have a basic understanding of the new lord, and the uneasiness and fear in their hearts have been reduced a lot.

Next, Roning will select a group of people from these people to help manage Swamp Town, such as re-recruiting servants from Swamp Castle, recruiting assistants to political officials, etc.

Using local people to manage can enhance stability to a certain extent.

As long as a stable environment can be maintained, when these people devote themselves to work, it is not important to them whether the lord is changed or not.

"My Lord Viscount, you are really patient with the people." Mas, who was accompanying Ronin, couldn't help but sigh.

In his opinion, the matter of appeasing people's hearts can be left to his subordinates, and as a lord, there is no need to waste time on such things.

Anyway, the people will not leave this land unless they have no choice.

"Initial communication is still necessary."

Ronin said with a smile, "In this way, the people will feel respected, which can reduce unnecessary misunderstandings and suspicions, and let them quickly return to the normal track of life."

Mas nodded thoughtfully.

It seems that the upstart in front of him not only has a good talent for cultivation, but also has his own ideas on territory governance.

No wonder his father thinks highly of him.

At noon, Tom brought Wilson and Chahar to the Swamp Castle, and they were accompanied by five political assistants recently trained by Wilson.

Since his people have arrived, Ronin started his action.

The first thing to do is to take a census, and every household and every person must be registered.

Wilson has done this kind of thing many times, and he knows the details clearly without Roning's reminder.

The second thing is to count the assets in the castle, including food, weapons, money, etc. Wushan Castle will not take these assets away, and all of them will go into Roning's pocket.

People say that killing and arson can bring gold belts, and occupying a castle can bring even more wealth.

Let alone, take Lei Sen's deposit, which is more than 3,400 gold coins, and this is just cash, not including other materials.

Although Roning spent more than 1,000 gold coins in Wushan City to buy materials for making spell scrolls, relying on the rewards and rewards he received in Wushan Castle, the number of gold coins in his space ring has reached nearly 7,600!

Unconsciously, he didn't know that he was so rich. (End of this chapter)