Sure enough, after hearing the Lord's request, Atwood's eyebrows knitted together, and his face was full of embarrassment, "Sir, I am willing to share your worries, but I am really not qualified for this job, and I am afraid I will fail you."
The expectations of adults.”
"There's no need to refuse. I'm not asking you to write it out immediately. This is a long-term task. If you have suitable candidates, you can also recruit them yourself and complete it together. I won't impose any restrictions."
Not only that, Chateau is also planning to recruit people from the Saville Territory and even Severington. At the moment, he is just setting a framework and filling it in later.
After he said this, Atwood said nothing more and sat back down with a thoughtful expression.
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"There are three more things to do next. One is the issue of public security in the territory. Now that the territory has a population of nearly 10,000, disputes and even disputes are inevitable. If not handled well, it can easily lead to bigger accidents.
"Gibb, now I appoint you as the Territory Sheriff, responsible for maintaining security in the Territory and handling emergencies!
"Your first task is to recruit new soldiers and expand the number of your men to 200. Then build a security station near the second residential area in the east as a permanent office space. From now on, the patrol tasks within the territory will be handed over to you.
Here you go!”
Gibb is considered an old man in Daxia, so when there is a suitable new appointment, Chateau will always think of him first.
The work of a sheriff may seem cumbersome, but it is not as dangerous as a front-line soldier. Xia Duo still cares a lot about the old man who has been following him.
Gibb himself fully accepted this. He stood up slightly excitedly and said loudly: "Yes, my lord!"
Not long ago, he just brought his wife and children from Savile Town to the Daxia Territory, and is currently working in the Logistics Department. However, this is a pioneer territory after all, and the dangers are still greater than in mature territories.
Now that he can become the territorial peace officer, he no longer has to worry about being unable to return from a field trip, or that his territory is attacked, or his family is injured.
He can protect his family nearby, so what else can he be dissatisfied about?
Not to mention, in terms of position, the Sheriff is much better than the previous Captain of the Territorial Guard, and he has more people under his command.
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"Ava!"
"Sir, please give me the order!"
"I think it is most appropriate to leave this matter to you. Establish three long-term outposts in the east, south, and west directions of the territory to record information about the surrounding environment and provide early warning of things that may threaten the territory. I will give it to you.
A batch of teleportation scrolls, choose veterans, I don’t want any accidents to happen. If you need any supplies, go to the logistics department to get them. If they don’t have them, just come to me directly.”
"yes!"
After arranging this matter, Xia Duo felt a little more relaxed. In fact, the purpose of establishing a long-term outpost in the Green Pearl Forest was to declare sovereignty.
Although in Netheril, the Green Pearl Forest belongs to the Savior Territory by default, this is only a default and an unspoken rule. If someone does not admit it, there is nothing they can do.
Just like Lord Rodney before, if he insists on coming to the Green Pearl Forest to open up new land, the Saville Territory can object or resist, but the problem is that he lacks the ability to expel the opponent.
However, Savile's big backer, Her Royal Highness the Princess, did not object to such behavior, at least not openly, because this behavior actually supported the pioneering movement she led.
After all, there is no strict legal owner of the Green Pearl Forest. If you object, it will be a slap in the face.
This is actually to a certain extent "a gentleman can bully others". As long as a person adheres to his principles, he can naturally be restricted by this principle.
But this is exactly where faith and philosophy lie. A person without principles is terrible. In this case, Xia Duo would rather not get help from the princess than hope that the princess is an unprincipled person.
Since I can't get support from above in this matter, I have no choice but to work hard on my own.
By building some outposts in advance, you can at least occupy Dayi first. Even if it is temporarily occupied by others, as long as Xia Duo becomes stronger in the future, you can build an "Since Ancient Times".
There is a big difference between whether a thing is just or not, and of course Xia Duo will not fail to consider it.
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"The last thing is related to the Territory Resettlement Department. The population issue is the most important issue in the territory's development. The rapid development of the Great Xia Territory in the past year is inseparable from the nearly 10,000 new territorial residents.
"But these citizens were all recruited by the Sevington Council. Now that the one-year reward period for the Silver Ring Badge is about to expire, it is difficult for the Great Xia Territory to recruit so many new citizens by itself.
“Therefore, I decided to restart the population introduction plan that was interrupted by the Silver Ring Badge award a year ago, and leave this matter to the Resettlement Department.
"Jaco, please contact the Hans, Slavin, Flash Gold, and Liaton chambers of commerce in Saville as soon as possible to discuss specific introduction plans.
"I just want to mention one thing: no coercion, no underhanded tactics, just clarify the facts. What I need are new citizens, not enemies. This should always be kept in mind!"
This matter is actually not that difficult. The previous chambers of commerce had brought back a Langas tribe named "Kabun" from the northern belt, and they already had some experience.
Xia Duo has mentioned some issues that need to be paid attention to during recruitment before. He reiterates them now to express his importance.
If you are buying slaves, then it is okay to say that your side is the liberator after all. But if the people you send out get the people by deception or force, then the hatred will be concentrated in the Daxia Territory.
Perhaps the friendly environment of Daxia Territory can eliminate hatred, but Xia Duo is not willing to take risks.
You must know that he is planning to popularize knowledge and magic in his territory. It would be an injustice if he really cultivated a heartless and deadly enemy of the Great Arcanist.
If some hidden dangers can be avoided in the early stage, then try to avoid them. This is also Xia Duo's consistent principle.
Even if you are a strong person, if you don't pay attention to these details, more and more will accumulate over time. From the perspective of an immortal, you will definitely fall into big trouble on these small things in the future!
To paraphrase a saying from a novel about cultivating immortals, it probably means "do less karma to avoid backlash"!
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After the meeting, Xia Duo went to the corner and flipped through the meeting minutes, encouraged the clerk a few words, and then left the meeting room.
And after he left, the meeting did not end. Before, it could only be regarded as a work report meeting for subordinates and a leadership instruction meeting. Now it is a real regular meeting between the heads of various departments in the territory.
Xia Duo also knew that they would discuss some of the newly proposed things. Staying there would only increase the pressure on them, prevent them from speaking freely, and make the discussion formalized.
So he left decisively. Anyway, he could read the minutes of the meeting and see what they discussed.