Chapter 12 Hi, My Pompeii

"Hey, I'm back."

Pompeii Territory is a very remote, very remote countryside. It is surrounded by forests on all sides, and there is only one road leading directly to the north.

Unlike the terrible country roads in the territory, this road is maintained and repaired by the Pompeii Territory officials, and the road is very flat.

It can accommodate three carriages in parallel.

However, not many people go in and out of Pompeii Territory on a daily basis. Most of the time, only the purchasing team directly under the lord of Pompeii Territory purchases firewood, rice, oil, salt and other necessities of life from outside.

At this moment, a young man rode a pony and slowly walked towards Pompeii Territory.

The young man had a very ordinary appearance, a very slender figure, wearing tight clothes, and dressed himself meticulously.

There was a cross sword inserted in his waist, and two suitcases were held behind the pony, a standard traveler's outfit.

The young man's face was a little decadent. He looked at the forests on both sides of the road. When the spring came, the old leaves on the trees had fallen and turned into soil. The new shoots are so tender that you can squeeze out water.

Just like when he left three years ago.

"Hey, not only did I not make any name for myself outside, but I'm back again." The young man sighed, and the decadence on his face became even stronger.

Lelouch, the only son of Mr. Qiao Xiu who had been away from home for three years, is back.

Time passed slowly, the forest gradually came to the end, and the road was replaced by neat fields on both sides, until the towering Pompeii Castle appeared in the field of vision.

There was also a boy on horseback.

Lelouch vaguely recognized that this was his father's main student, the heir of Pompeii, Luther Pompeii.

Lelouch was a little surprised. This young master Pompeii was obviously waiting for him, and the news of his return was only told to his father. Although he had a good relationship with this young master before, it didn't seem to be so close.

"Hi, Senior Lelouch." Luther also saw Lelouch, rode forward, smiled and greeted, then turned over and dismounted, opening his arms.

Lelouch also got off the horse and gave Luther a big hug.

"Hi, little Luther." Lelouch also greeted him warmly.

Although the two people's relationship was not so close before, Lelouch was still very moved by the enthusiasm of his fellow countryman.

After the hug, Lelouch let go of Luther, then looked him up and down, and said with a smile: "Little Luther is stronger than before."

"Not only am I stronger, I have also successfully promoted to a junior knight." Luther said with a smile.

"It turned out to be the Knight of Pompeii." Lelouch smiled, then put his right hand on his chest, his left hand behind his back, and bowed.

This is obviously a joke.

Because Lelouch had long known that this young master of Pompeii would probably be promoted to a knight when.

In short, the two exchanged greetings for a while.

Then Lelouch asked: "Little Luther, you should not just be here to welcome me back home, right? Just tell me if you have anything to say."

As smart as Lelouch is, he can naturally guess what Luther is hiding.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for my father to tell Luther that he was back, and Luther came to greet him.

"You can't hide anything from me, senior." Luther complimented him jokingly, and then said seriously: "I plan to hire you as the mayor of Pompeii, what do you think?"

By the way, Luther explained the word mayor in detail.

Lelouch found it a little funny after hearing it. According to Luther, this mayor is equivalent to the mayor of the city. Does Luther know what a mayor is?

Not to mention those weird cities, a city in the traditional sense.

It has a population of at least 30,000, a city, and a matching military force. The sphere of influence will also radiate to some surrounding villages and towns.

This is at least a territory owned by a baron.

Pompeii family.

Lelouch does not despise the Pompeii family, because he also grew up in the Pompeii family, and he still feels very close to the Pompeii family.

But this does not mean that Lelouch will blindly and fanatically worship the Pompeii family.

Thinking calmly, the Pompeii family does not have the title, prestige, and strength to own a city.

Besides, what kind of place is Pompeii? It is a place without any special products, and its location is very remote. The total population is only about 2,000 people. It is a very ordinary country knight territory.

Even if the title factor is excluded, it is a miracle that Pompeii can develop into a city.

However, Lelouch must have feelings for the Pompeii family, and this time he went out to venture and failed, and came back in disgrace.

Lelouch does not plan to go out to venture in the short term, and it is okay to find something to do in Pompeii.

Although it is impossible to develop Pompeii into a city, Lelouch is still confident that he can develop Pompeii a little bigger.

For example, reclaim more fields, recruit some free people, etc.

With some effort, maybe the power of the Pompeii family will double.

Lelouch thought in his heart, and also agreed very happily.

"That's great." Luther was very happy. According to his memory, Lelouch was a very talented person and the most suitable person to be the mayor of Pompeii.

Then, Luther told Lelouch all his plans.

After listening to him, Lelouch was confused.

Just like old Thor, Mrs. Sophie's first reaction after hearing Luther's plan was confusion, and the second reaction was that it was impossible.

Can feces fertilize the fields and increase production?

What book says that? Which great man said that?

Although I, Lelouch, dare not say that I have read all the books about the Kingdom of Prussia, I have read a lot of books about agriculture, and I have never heard of such a thing.

"I don't think it's reliable." Lelouch said very straightforwardly.

"Reliable or not, you will know after trying it. Senior, if you want to set up a city hall and do these jobs, what support do you need?"

Luther said with a determined face, not turning back until he hits the wall, and his momentum is full.

Lelouch wanted to persuade him again, but seeing Luther's posture, he could only shut up. Forget it, this is Pompeii County, and the young master in front of him is the boss who pays the salary.

It's right to listen to the boss.

Lelouch touched his chin. It was said that his smooth chin before had a beard now, and the beard like soft hair was quite comfortable to touch.

"The workload is not big now, but if you follow your future plan, little Luther, I need at least five assistants who can read and write, a team of ten guards, responsible for running errands and security work. The most important thing is that I also need a special office, that is, the city hall."

"As for repairing the road and cleaning the feces, this is very easy. According to the prestige of the Pompeii family, we can summon the heads of each village, arrange the road sections, and let them repair and clean up. There is no need for wages. The Pompeii family only needs to provide three meals a day, and many people are willing to do it. There is not much income in the countryside, and now is not the busy farming season, but the strong men have no place to vent their energy."

Lelouch said.

When Luther heard this, he immediately showed his white front teeth and gave a thumbs up.

Talent.

This is talent.

Leave the details to Lelouch, he just needs to be a quiet handsome man. Just wait for the territory to develop.

Dirty development, dirty development.

Cool!