Alterac's population is the second-to-last among the seven human nations, only above Dalaran.
But even such a small country, with a population of more than 150,000, is still a behemoth for the Hanhai Protector, and it has the population resources that Li De is most in short supply at the moment.
There are a large number of unemployed people in this battered country. How could Li De not be moved?
When Li De's immigration plan was placed in front of Lothar, the marshal was actually a little hesitant.
"Immigrate 10,000 people? I'm afraid it will be quite difficult for such a large-scale population migration to go to another distant continent."
"As long as you agree, I will deal with various problems. The land in Alterac is too barren. In order to relieve the pressure on living materials, some of the population needs to be released.
I will definitely treat these people well and take them to Tanaris to enrich the new frontier of the human race and let them live a more prosperous life."
With Li De's assurance, Lothar finally chose to believe him.
"Okay, I support you to go ahead and do it. But I have only one request. If these people are unwilling to go with you, you can't force them."
With Lothar's permission, Li De was very happy. He took the warrant signed by Lothar and was about to leave the other party's office, but Lothar suddenly stopped him from behind.
"Dai Lin has been to your place before, and I will go there again if I have the chance. I want to see what kind of path you took me on, and whether you really treat these immigrants well."
Li De naturally refused, and after agreeing to the other party's request, he set about arranging the immigration work.
When building the farm, Li De had already hired a group of local construction workers. After the farm was built, Li De cashed in the salary and food in full and left their contact information.
When these workers returned home, each of them was a living advertisement for Li Dehe's farm. Sure enough, when the farm came to recruit workers, hundreds of people came to apply.
Although Li De had set up as many positions as possible, how many people could be used to serve only 600 sheep? In the end, Li De actually only hired 30 people.
This is all based on the fact that the workers in Alterac are of low quality and cannot carry out engineering management. If that were the case, the farm would only need a few people to handle it.
As for those who did not get jobs, Li De did not leave them disappointed and left their contact information, ensuring that if there were good opportunities in the future, he would notify them as soon as possible.
In Alterac, where hope can be seen, people also have the motivation to live a good life. But anyone who is smart can see that there are fewer good jobs in this small place than Alterac. If
If we are not active at this time, I am afraid that most people will become serfs again before long.
What the people of Alterac didn't expect was that when the breeding farm on the Far Barov fiefdom issued another flyer, it said "recruiting immigrants"!
People all want to live a good life, but if they are asked to leave their hometown where they have always lived, no one will choose to take this road unless it is absolutely necessary.
After receiving the flyers, some people began to think about retreating. But at this time, they suddenly discovered a sentence written at the end of the flyers.
‘Everyone who participates in the registration seminar, regardless of whether they have registered or not, will receive [two pickled fish, three kilograms of flour] for free.’
Regardless of whether you sign up or not, you will get something. This is undoubtedly a huge temptation for the Alterac people who have not yet got rid of hunger.
As long as you go and listen to them talk, you can get enough food for the whole family to eat for several meals. It is still worthwhile to go and listen. Or if you go and find out that you have been cheated, there is actually no loss if they don't give away anything. The worst is to leave.
That's it, can they still force themselves to stay? Marshal Lothar is the one who rules here now!
People who have had a heartbeat must read things more carefully. Soon they found another line of inconspicuous small words on the flyer:
“The quota for this seminar is only 500 people.”
Seeing the quota limit, the people who got the flyers became even more anxious, thinking that if they arrived late, wouldn't they be able to get the two pickled fish and three kilograms of flour?
Immediately, many people took this as a serious matter and arrived on time at the location specified on the flyer, the former residence of the Barov family.
When those who arrived on time arrived at the place, they found that they were still late. There was actually a long queue here early. The receptionist guarding the door had already begun to usher people in according to the flyers in people's hands.
It took more than ten minutes just to confirm entry. After the last 500 people entered the venue, there were more than 300 people outside!
The one who was most dissatisfied was the 501st. He shouted that he wanted to enter the venue too, but Pumillo, who was guarding the door, said loudly.
"According to the rules, we will only admit 500 people today. Please understand our work for those who have not caught up. And you can rest assured that although we have not caught up today, we will definitely hold such a briefing meeting in the future. Every briefing meeting,
We will give you some gifts, and you can come back at the next lecture."
After hearing Pumillo say this, some people began to reluctantly plan to leave, while some smart people in the crowd snickered.
Thinking that there are such stupid people who just come to a meeting and give away things, then if I come every time and don’t sign up every time, wouldn’t I just be able to keep getting things? That would save me work.
Pumillo ignored the various thoughts among the crowd. After persuading those who did not attend the venue to leave, he happily ran into the venue to report to Li De.
"Protector, of the thousand leaflets we sent out, more than 800 people came this time, and more than 300 people did not come in. I persuaded them to leave.
It’s just that I don’t understand. The venue we arranged can accommodate it, so why not let those hundreds of people in?”
Li De was very happy after hearing Pumiro's report. More than 800 people came in with one thousand leaflets, and the response rate of more than 80% was relatively high. Sure enough, in difficult times, belly-filling politics is the most effective.
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"Of course we can't let them all in. We have to keep a sense of mystery. Only if some people don't get it, they will be more active next time."
After briefly explaining a few words to Pumillo, Li De stood up and left the resting position. This first lecture will be delivered by himself.
After entering and taking their seats, the Alterac people looked around curiously. This place used to be the residence of a great noble, and untouchables like them were not qualified to set foot there.
Even though it was devastated by the war, the former luxury can still be seen here. It is just a living room that can accommodate 500 people and still have room to spare. When they think of their own kennels, these people feel even more angry.
In the middle of the living room is a large escalator that goes up to the second floor. The steps of this escalator are now covered with new carpets and have been transformed into a lecture platform.
But people didn't pay much attention there, because they saw piles of pickled fish and flour under the wall on one side of the venue.
Seeing that there were indeed gifts on display, the people who were a little worried at first felt relieved. But then a small group of people started to make noises, saying that we should not wait until the end before giving out things, why not give them to them now.
Such a proposal won the support of some people on the spot, and the venue began to become noisy, but at this moment Pumillo appeared at the railing on the second floor and shouted loudly.
"The Grand Duke has arrived!"
The voices of elite warriors should not be underestimated, otherwise they would not be able to emit roars that could intimidate the enemy and boost their morale. The noise in the venue was immediately suppressed, and everyone immediately fell silent and looked at Pumiro. Of course, it might also be
I was intimidated by the title of "Grand Duke".
Following Pumiro's shouting, Li De, dressed in military uniform, walked out of a room on the second floor, slowly walked down the escalator, and finally stopped in the middle of the escalator, looking down at the five hundred people in the venue.
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"You guys, please get out."
As soon as Li De opened his mouth, he targeted the people who had disturbed the order. Following Li De's order, Samuelson, Jason and others who were standing at the back of the venue came over and politely signaled those people to leave.
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The person who was hit looked at the soldier in front of him and was completely frozen in fear. At this time, he heard Li De speak slowly.
"Since the Night of the Dragon, everyone should know my name. I have never gone back on the promises I made. I promised to give you gifts, and I will definitely do so.
But the flyer also clearly stated that it was after the lecture. During our lecture, I don’t want anyone to disrupt the order again. This is our agreement.”
The words were spoken so clearly that those few people could only admit that they were unlucky. Without saying another word, they stood up and followed the soldiers to leave the venue. However, they did not expect that Li De would continue to speak.
"Those who left, you are welcome to come when there is a lecture next time, but please don't disturb the order of the venue again."
Since the beginning of Alterac, there has never been a noble who would say more than a few words of please to the common people. Even though they were sanctioned, those few people were convinced and bowed to Li De in shame, with their heads downcast.
Went out.
This small episode completely established good order in the venue, and Li De said with satisfaction.
"I'm going to officially start my speech now. First of all, I want to talk to you about the Orc War and the current situation in Alterac..."
At the beginning of the presentation, people were still more concerned about whether they could get those things smoothly.
But soon what Li De said successfully attracted people's attention.
Just like what Li De was saying, the Alterac people themselves were at a loss about this miserable situation.
Most of them were just serfs under the noble lord. They just heard that there was a war in the south. The king led his army to join the war, but then what kind of monster entered the city?
They were clearly robbed and abused, but why were they deemed criminals? They couldn't even buy food from other countries before.
"The betrayal of the alliance was clearly done by the nobles, why should this crime be placed on your heads?!"
This sentence deeply hurt the people present, and Li De continued.
"Perhaps some of you have heard that Barov went to Lordaeron, and Falkrest went to Stromgarde, leaving you here to suffer, and at the same time, you have to suffer unhappiness.
White injustice!
It is no exaggeration to say that if nothing happens, this bad reputation will be stuck on your heads forever, and you will never be able to get rid of it.
So there are people in Alterac who have become bandits! Because being a bandit is better than having the hat of a traitor on your head!
But those who have become bandits don't know that behind the bandit organization, there are still those nobles who have caused you such misery!
Being a bandit under them is no different from being a serf under them before! It just becomes more miserable..."
Some people in the venue had already begun to cry.
"Marshal Lothar is a good leader, but he needs time. The current Alterac cannot maintain a normal life for everyone. We can leave this sad place and go to the continent of Kalimdor to start a new life!"
If people were just here for gifts before, now some people are really starting to think about it seriously. Then Li De told about everything that happened to the Hanhai Protectorate, from the initial displacement of a thousand people to the prosperity now.
of freedom.
Listening to Li De's talk about the salary and benefits of ordinary workers in Hanhai Protectorate, and how a stonemason in Van Cleef could also become a senior official, many people were finally moved.
"If you want to follow us to Kalimdor by yourself, you can register now. Of course, if you want to take your family with you, I will give you one night to think about it, and the whole family can come over tomorrow morning to fill out the registration form."
The information session was over, and many people seemed to be in a dream. Until the gifts were distributed, many people were still weighing the pros and cons.
However, what pleased Li De was that more than 100 people decided to sign the registration form on the spot after receiving the gifts.