Chapter nine(1/2)
When we were still some way away from the banquet hall, Xiao Jiadenan had already come up to us.
"Hello, Mr. Cohen, and hello, ladies." Little Jiadnan said hello, seeming a little sad: "I've been waiting for you."
"It doesn't matter here!" I replied casually: "Our meeting has been postponed."
"The master's business is important." Little Jiadnan said, "We should wait."
"Really? What did they say?" I asked, "Did they embarrass you again?"
"There is no such thing, Master." Xiao Jiadenan smiled: "When they first arrived here, they were not used to everything. They were a little emotional... But this is definitely not against the Master. It is because I, the general leader, did not do my best.
matter."
"Xiao Jia Denan, please stop telling lies. Hiding you for them will only do harm." I exposed his words to his face: "Are you a little emotional? I think they came to me to ask for official positions and power!"
"It's my fault. I failed to be the leader."
"I know that you have always wanted to be a leader like Jiadenan, and I will help you." I patted his shoulder: "They chose you to be the overall leader because they saw that you have no power...
I will fight, I will make them unable to tell the story of their suffering!"
"Master, what are you..."
"Remember I told you that a general leader cannot be a yes man." I stopped and said, "Today I want to tell you that no matter what you do in the future, you must not let your subordinates surpass you!"
"I remember, but Master." Little Jiadenan almost cried: "You know, it's so difficult to do this..."
"Don't be sad. In my opinion, this is also a good thing. When you first became the clan leader, how would you know how to work hard if you weren't bullied by them?" I said, "Have some confidence in yourself. From tonight on, I want you to become a master."
People who hold real power.”
"Yes, sir."
We had already reached the door of the banquet hall. Xiao Jiadenan walked a few steps quickly and went in to report.
"My ladies, are you ready?" I smiled at Feilin and others: "When we go on stage, dealing with them will not be as easy as fighting."
"No problem." Kelly raised her eyebrows: "Even if I have to kill someone with a knife, I'm not afraid."
I couldn't help laughing and stepped into the banquet hall door first.
"Hello, Mr. Cohen!" A large number of leaders and elders of the thirty-six tribes were kneeling in the banquet hall. They all tidied themselves up tonight and deliberately put on new clothes.
"Okay, okay, I've kept everyone waiting." I spoke loudly while introducing the wives beside me: "These are the three wives of this governor, and they are also the three most powerful internal affairs supervisors in the province."
Hearing what I said, the leaders and elders of the thirty-six tribes were all stunned. I understand that according to their tradition, they cannot and will not kneel down to women easily.
"Are you a little surprised? It's because I never told everyone." I laughed again: "This is what I think, since everyone has arrived in the province, you should meet with your immediate boss as soon as possible. Tell everyone.
, the status of these three ladies is the same as mine, and even in front of our Majesty, their status is probably higher than mine."
After hearing my words and knowing that the three interior governors would directly manage me in the future, dozens of people had no choice but to pay homage to the three ladies again.
Looking at the leaders kneeling on the ground, Feilin just nodded and said, "Everyone has come a long way. Thank you for your hard work along the way."
"When you arrive in the Dark Province, you have arrived at your own home." Wen Sili also smiled and said, "Everything should be casual."
"Yes! You don't need to be too polite." Kelly, who had just said the heroic words, did not complete the emotional change quickly, and could only raise her hand stiffly: "Everyone, please stand up."
"Thank you, Mr. Governor, and thank you to the three ladies." Although the leaders got up, I knew they must be feeling a little uncomfortable.
"Everyone must be starving after waiting for so long." I greeted everyone to sit down: "Come on, come on, everyone, sit down and let's talk while we eat."
The head waiter in the corner of the hall said hello, and the waiters began to serve the dishes.
There were six tables in total. I, the three ladies, and little Jiadnan sat at a table alone. The other leaders could not sit at the same table with us due to their status, so they had to sit at other tables.
And the faces of the entire five tables were a little stiff now, because the waiters only served two dishes, a stewed cassava soup with some beans in the soup, and the other dish was served in a small basket.
Bread.
"I'm talking about Madam." When I saw these dishes, I put away my smile and turned to Feilin beside me and asked: "This is a dinner I invited the tribal leaders to attend, why are you eating this?"
"Is something wrong?" Feline asked.
"The leaders are my invited guests, and they have just arrived in the province." I said, "It should be more grand!"
"My lord husband, this is your decision. The Dark Province immediately tightened its finances from the Governor's Mansion to the local areas. Isn't this the order you gave on the first day you returned to the Governor's Mansion?" Feilin frowned: "
Even if you want to change dishes now, where will you go to find them? The entire Governor's Mansion has only prepared high-end meals for His Majesty."
"Ah... it's my fault, I forgot." I smiled apologetically at Feilin, then turned to the leaders and said: "The current situation is not good, and I really can't come up with anything good to entertain everyone, so I'm being negligent.
Got it!"
The leaders looked at you and you looked at me, as if they didn't believe that the dignified governor would eat this.
"It doesn't matter." Seeing everyone's lack of enthusiasm, little Jiadenan stood up hurriedly: "Mr. Cohen eats such food, of course we have no objection."
It's a pity that no one responded to his words, and these leaders didn't pay much attention to him.
Seeing this situation, I didn't say anything. I just grabbed a piece of bread from the basket in front of me, tore off a piece and put it in my mouth. Kelly also got a piece of bread for herself expressionlessly and shared half of it.
To Wensley.
"It depends on what you said, little Jiadenan." It seemed that Feilin didn't want to get to the point immediately, so she took over: "The leaders of the thirty-six tribes are all sensible people, how could they not understand this truth."
"That's what Madam said." With Feilin's intervention, little Jiadnan was saved from embarrassment and sat down hurriedly.
"Yes, yes! Mr. Cohen said that the current situation is indeed serious." An older leader came out to clean up the situation: "Everyone eats, ah! Everyone eats."
It seems that this old leader still has some influence among them, and the other leaders began to eat perfunctorily.
I was really hungry, so I swallowed two pieces of bread before looking at them again.
"As you all know, I have a lot of things to do, and now that I'm back in the province, there are even more things to do. I don't have a chance to meet with you or anything." I clapped my hands and shook off the crumbs from my fingers:
"But I heard from Xiao Jiadenan that you have something to tell me?"
"Yes, Master Cohen." A leader stood up: "We do have something to tell you."
"Sit down and say, this is a banquet, it doesn't need to be so formal." I asked him to sit down: "No matter what problems or difficulties everyone has, you can talk openly today. I don't have the ability to squeeze out time every day.
Meet you."
"Yes, yes, I am busy with official duties, so naturally I don't have much free time." The leader sat down and said, "However, I have to ask you to take care of yourself!"
"I know everyone's thoughts." I looked at the leaders and said with a smile: "But I am already in the position of governor, what can I do? Everyone knows what the empire is like now, if I don't
If you work harder, you may not have the chance to work hard in the future!"
"You can't say that, sir." Another leader said: "Master Cohen is in trouble, how can we leaders just watch and not help! Master, just say it! We all follow the master, and we will never be ambiguous!"
I smiled wryly, shook my hand, and sighed heavily.
"You can say this, which shows that you have deep feelings for the Governor." Feilin, who was drinking water, put down the water glass in her hand: "You may not understand that the Dark Province has only been established for a few years, and the initial construction is still in the final stage.
The affairs of a province are far more complicated than those of ordinary tribes. Internal affairs and military matters are intricate, and any failure to handle them will lead to a worsening of the situation."
"But don't worry, everyone, I have promised Jiadenan about the fate of the people of the thirty-six tribes." I said, "As well as everyone's future, I always keep it in mind and have not forgotten it."
"Actually speaking, this is what we want to tell you today." A leader asked me cautiously: "I wonder how you want to arrange our thirty-six tribes?"
Arrangements... I have not married a woman from your family, so what are the arrangements?
I think so, but I have to answer this question head-on.
"The reason why tonight's meeting has been delayed for so long is because there is a dispute over the placement of the thirty-six tribes." I pretended to be worried and said: "The Interior Department has drawn up a plan. Let Feilin, the Interior Affairs Supervisor, speak first.
Let me hear it for you!"
Everyone nodded in agreement, this is what they care about.
"That's right, because your majesty and the governor are very concerned about this matter, the provincial interior department has been considering the centralized resettlement of the thirty-six tribes." Feilin took another sip of water leisurely, and behaved like a high-ranking official.
Zhaopai: "But the directors of the Interior Department have figured it out at today's meeting. This requires that several other alien races that have been resettled, including the water tribe and the orcs, be completely moved out of their settlements. Let's talk about it.
, is this possible now?”
"How could this not be possible..." A leader at another table complained softly.
"Yes, the thirty-six tribes have contributed to the province and to His Majesty. We all know this." Feilin smiled faintly and raised her voice a little: "But everyone must know that every tribe can gain a foothold in the Dark Province.
All the foreign races have made great contributions to the province, not to mention that everything has to be done on a first-come, first-served basis."
"In that case, how many large pieces of land can be used for resettlement?"
"This is not feasible. You can do the math." Feilin said: "If the thirty-six tribes are resettled on ten pieces of land, with thousands of people per village, how many villages will have to be relocated? How big is this scale?
We have tried to flee the whole village and the whole family before. Let’s not talk about how painful and difficult it is. Can we be allowed to do this under the current situation?”
"But, in such a big province, doesn't it have room for us?"
"Yes! There are large open spaces around the Dark Province that our army has no time to protect. Is that possible?" Feilin immediately replied: "Don't think that we favor one and the other. For us, the palms and backs of our hands are all flesh, and all races are Korn.
What can we do about the governor’s subjects?”
"But can they make as big a contribution as us?" A young leader said: "Countless of our children worked for Mr. Cohen, sweating blood and even risking their lives... Even so, we have never complained, but if we don't
If arrangements are made centrally, who will take care of the families of these sacrificed children? It is better for us to take care of them directly."
I didn't say anything, I just looked at Wen Sili.
"You don't have to worry about this. We at the Ministry of Internal Affairs have the obligation to take care of the families of the children who died in the war." Wen Sili explained: "If the only son in the family died in the war, his parents do not have to pay taxes after the age of forty, and after the age of fifty
To be continued...