Kawendi's voice was intermittent, like the sound of a mosquito, but every word was clearly transmitted to Li Feng's ears.
Life is noble, but the word "seeking" is used.
"Okay, I promise you, for the sake of being a father, I will preserve the last trace of blood for your family."
Li Feng leaned against Cavendi's ear and said softly: "Lord Baron, let me tell you something. Master Robert spent last night in his sister-in-law Tina's room. He hasn't come out yet. He is probably still exerting himself.
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"Okay... okay... okay, haha." Kawendi opened her mouth and coughed up blood, sighed, relaxed, and passed away.
The will was quickly sent to the Earl of Devinsey and was approved. Robert succeeded to the title and lordship of Cavendi.
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Spring has arrived, everything revives, and the area inside and outside Dia territory soon becomes full of life again.
In this great season, witnessed by the warm sunshine, the Dialing Castle held a succession ceremony for the new lord.
From then on, Baron Robert became the new lord, and the steward of the territory was changed from the greedy Laudnor to the young and handsome Skrang. It is said that he was only 21 years old.
Regarding these two young leaders, the people there were talking privately, wondering what kind of fate awaited them.
Will he be like Baron Cavendi and give them some crude weapons when they encounter war? When famine comes, he will give them a piece of black bread to prevent them from starving to death. When large beasts attack, will he send knights to drive them away and protect them?
Livestock and crops will not suffer.
They prayed in their hearts, not asking how kind the new lord would be to them, but just asking for a way to survive.
Li Feng has been very busy recently. Having power means gaining responsibility, not only for himself but also for others. He has too many things to do.
First, rights need to be consolidated and firmly in one's own hands.
Therefore, as soon as Baron Cavendi left, he arranged for Tony to take control of the financial situation of the entire territory, including the castle warehouse, the small treasury, and the tax collectors in various places were all under Tony's command.
Pionil controlled the armory and spent huge sums of money to acquire the blacksmith shop and armor shop in the territory. All the weapons and equipment in the entire territory were under his control.
Diehards and capable individuals were secretly selected to form a secret guard, led by Piccolo and directly under the orders of Li Feng himself. They were responsible for supervising local areas and performing secret missions such as assassinations and espionage.
There is also Smith, who has been his best friend since childhood. Li Feng asked him to be his deputy, responsible for administrative matters and reporting directly to Li Feng if anything happened.
As for Robert, hehe, brothers all know that, just ignore him.
There was originally more work to be done, but it was too late. The time for spring sowing had arrived. All the citizens were waiting at home for the news they wanted to hear the most, which was to continue planting the land they rented the previous year. Don’t delay.
This year’s spring sowing.
Li Feng also came from a group of farmers, and he was once a role model among farmers. The theory of intensive farming he introduced was once highly praised by Cavendi, but he later gave up. The reason was that the territory had insufficient population and each family had a limited labor force.
Starting this year, Li Feng will solve this problem.
But Kurimu and others seemed to be a little impatient to wait, so they came here specifically.
"Brother Krong, my brothers have all responded. They have made great achievements now, and they need you to fulfill your promise and divide the territory. If this matter is not resolved, I am afraid they will have complaints."
Li Feng smiled and said: "Brother Kulimu, you probably can't wait any longer."
Being pointed out, Kulimu was a little embarrassed and didn't say anything. He was indeed in a hurry. What should he do if Li Feng forgot about them when he was picking up the fruits of his labor?
To rebel, to be honest, they have no ability to rebel.
Now the armed forces of the entire territory are divided into two parts. One is the original bandit group led by him, which has about 50 people. The other is the farmer group in the territory of Smith, Tom and others, which has more than 40 people. They are all die-hard members of Li Feng.
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Although the thieves group has the upper hand in terms of numbers, their cutting-edge combat power is mediocre.
Not to mention Li Feng's unrivaled strength, as for Piccolo, no one except Li Feng can beat him.
What's more, Li Feng is also the second in command of the thieves group. Those who joined later, such as Snake Girl, admire him very much. If they really contradict him, there may be internal chaos first.
"Don't worry, Brother Kulimu, spring sowing is here, and we are now the masters of Dia Territory, so we cannot delay spring plowing." Li Feng said earnestly and thoughtfully while doing Kulimu's ideological work.
Due to the good habits developed from previous cooperation, Kulimu also listened quietly.
Li Feng continued: "I will give you a satisfactory answer when the spring sowing matter is settled. Please tell your brothers that I will never treat them badly."
Kulim: "If that's the case, I'll ask the brothers to wait patiently."
Li Feng: "Tell them that even if they don't receive the reward for the time being, their daily salary will still be paid. You will receive 3 gold coins/day, Snake Girl and other small bosses will receive 1 gold coin/day, and the other brothers will receive 30 silver coins/day."
Kurimu nodded: "Presumably with the salary, they will be happy to keep their mouths shut."
"There is one more thing, please take someone to take care of it."
Kulim: "Just tell me, I'll do it right away."
"Go and invite Father Paul's family to the castle and tell him that I want to share more knowledge of the Holy Fathers with him."
Kurimu was puzzled: "Why don't I just go and ask Paul directly?"
"No, no, no, dear Lord Kulim, this knowledge must be in Paul's family before he is willing to learn it." Note that he is learning from us, not us learning from him."
Speaking of this, Kulimu understood that Li Feng, an old bastard, was going to be in trouble for Paul.
After Kurimu left, Li Feng found Piccolo again and told him to send people to replace the thieves group to guard the entrances and exits of the territory. Except for businessmen and people with permits, the residents were strictly prohibited from leaving freely.
Only then can the territory be completely in his own hands, instead of being a thief who has always been distrustful.
After all, the next territorial reform implemented by Li Feng was too much of a break from the conventions of this era, and the citizens would probably be very happy, but those nobles would easily have the idea of "teaching a lesson to this deviant guy like Dia."
When you are not strong enough, you still have to keep it a secret, otherwise it will be easy for a group to attack you.
The thieves are an uncertain group, and it is difficult to guarantee that they will not sell out information about their territory driven by huge profits.
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It's the castle meeting hall again.
Robert, who was wearing a bearskin coat, held the parchment document that Li Feng showed him, his brows knitted together.
"The weekly labor system and the charity labor system were abolished and replaced by a hiring system. The citizens who serve the lord, the church, and various officials can receive corresponding wages as labor remuneration."