Reggie cursed in Common Language and called the three elders grandsons.
But this foul language doesn't seem to have much deterrent effect on them. In common language, grandson is not an insulting word, and lords often refer to their people as children.
What they were really afraid of was Reggie's muskets and witchcraft, so they obediently followed Reggie's instructions and spoke one by one in order.
Through observation, Reggie discovered that these three elders had different language characteristics.
Dorian has a loud and deep voice. He is usually the first to speak, and first finds a big hat to put on Edwina: "When a lord leaves his territory, it is a betrayal of his people!"
Balisia's voice is relatively high-pitched and loud. He is always the second person to speak. His task is to slap Wenna a few times after Dorian has put his hat on: "The people are in danger if they don't have enough to eat."
, the lord actually abandoned his people and fled to a foreign land to enjoy himself alone. Such behavior is outrageous, disgusting, and disgusting!"
Ambis uses words more boldly. This young man dares to say anything. He usually speaks at the end. His mission is to set ten thousand feet on Wenna so that she will never stand up again: "Edwina's
Her fault is unforgivable. She brought endless disasters to Zhilin City. The lord should execute her immediately to appease the anger of the gods and soothe the pain of the people."
Look at the youngest elder and how arrogant he is. He has already made a verdict for Wenna. Reggie looked at Ambis in surprise and asked: "What qualifications do you have to convict others?"
"Of course I have..." Ambis started to speak but swallowed it back. As the elder of Zhilin City, he is a typical person of high moral character and respect. According to the laws of the Lion Kingdom, he can act as a judge.
But today's situation is a bit special. Wen Na is not a commoner. No matter how many charges they make, Wen Na's identity is still higher than theirs.
And the most important thing is that Reggie stood behind Wenna, and he is now the master of Zhilin City.
Ambis readjusted his tone and said: "This is just a suggestion. Everything we do is for Zhilin City. This is the common wish of all the people."
They can now represent all the people again. Reggie looked at Ambis with a smile and asked, "How do you know this is the will of the people?"
"Of course..." Ambis tried his best to restrain his tone. Although he did not regard Reggie as a king, he also understood the other party's status, especially after seeing the power of muskets. "We have lived in the world for generations.
Here, of course we know the voices of the people. If you don’t believe me, you can go to the street and ask to see if all the people hate Edwina to the core.”
What a smart way of debating, leading forcefully, pressing step by step, and insisting on bringing Reggie into the pit. If they continue to follow their train of thought, Reggie may have to apologize to all the people on Wenna's behalf, and also personally
Pray to the elders for forgiveness and hope they spare Wen Na's life.
The three idiots thought that Reggie would be at their mercy. They also thought that Reggie Victor, who defeated Charlemagne, would act like a gentleman and engage in a debate with them that had no chance of winning in the direction they designed.
The first opponent Reggie met in this world was Sarn Aufbich. In terms of their ability to talk, these three elders were not even scum in front of Sarn, not to mention that Reggie had nothing at the time.
But now he has become a strong man with an iron fist who dominates the world.
"I asked on the street, and they didn't seem to hate Wenna that much. They just couldn't bear the torture of hunger." Reggie first wanted to change the direction of their debate.
Dorian heard this and quickly slapped the blame: "The people's suffering is all caused by Edwina! And when the people were suffering from hunger, Edwina betrayed them!"
Dorian wanted to bring the topic back again, and he motioned to Barisia to take the opportunity to sap her, but Reggie didn't give him a chance.
"You said that Edwina caused the disaster, but as far as I know, she emptied her own granary for her people." Reggie took a sip of wine, "And as the elders of Zhilin City, you have nothing but to stay here.
You enjoy yourself in the city, but what else do you do for the people?"
Dorian was startled. This was the first time he had been slapped by someone, and he was slapped very hard: "I, I, we don't have fun."
Barisiya said: "I, we have been sharing the joys and sorrows with the people."
Lei Ji said: "Then why are you not willing to share your food with the people?"
"We are divided!" Ambis shouted, "We give food to civilians every day, and our family's granary has reached the bottom."
"Really? Then where did the 300,000 pounds of grain I gave you go?" Reggie said with a smile.
"What you are talking about is, that, that food, about that food, we only temporarily store the food in the granary to help the people survive the winter... Please wait a moment!" Ambis suddenly realized something, Reggie said
There was something wrong with the number. He looked at Reggie in horror, "Sir, what did you just say three hundred thousand pounds?"
Dorian shouted: "We only received a hundred thousand pounds of grain!"
Reggie shook his head and said: "My general Su Lite sent you 300,000 pounds of grain. These 300,000 pounds of grain were sent from my granary. I can vouch for him."
"This is nonsense! There were many people present at the time, and they can all testify for us. There are only one hundred thousand..." Barisia stood up, only to find that Reggie pointed the gun at him.
"Please sit down and shut your mouth."
Balisia sat back obediently, and Reggie put down his musket, cut off a piece of beef and stuffed it into his mouth. The beef was a bit raw, and there was a trace of cow blood hanging from the corner of Reggie's mouth, which he licked into his mouth.
"I gave you 300,000 pounds of grain, but you only received 100,000. It seems that someone must be responsible for this," Reggie glanced at the three elders and smiled, "But first we have to clarify one thing.
Regardless of three hundred thousand or one hundred thousand, the civilians in Zhilin City have not received food. Tell me, where did my food go?"
"The civilians have received food," Ambis said. "We have distributed wheat porridge and bread to them."
"How much bread did each person receive?" Reggie said. "After war and famine, many people escaped from Zhilin City. Currently there are less than 5,000 residents. Even if there are only 100,000 pounds of grain, each person can at least harvest
To twenty pounds! Tell me how much food each citizen of Renzhilin City received after the war!"
Reggie raised his voice, and the three people's hearts were in suspense at the same time. In their view, one hundred thousand pounds of grain was not a big amount, and given their status, it was not an excessive thing to steal this amount of grain, Dorian.
It is even believed that these grains were originally a meeting gift given to them by Reggie.
But judging from today's situation, Reggie is not too friendly to them, and he doesn't seem to have any intention of giving them gifts. As for these 100,000 pounds of grain, they must give an explanation. If the explanation is not clear, they may have to double the compensation.
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"We didn't distribute all the food." Fortunately, they had prepared before. Ambis said slowly. "We temporarily stored the food in our granary. We were worried that the people would squander the food in one go. It would take a long time."
Winter is coming, and we need to count every pound of food carefully."
"My food is in your granary, so that's easy," Reggie said with a smile, "You just said that your granary has reached the bottom, which means that all the food in your granary now belongs to me.
Yes, right?"
Dorian shook his head and said: "That's not the case. I, I, we, ourselves..."
"Edwina, tell me, according to the laws of Shattered Snow, what kind of crime is it to intentionally deceive the lord?"
Wen Na looked at Reggie blankly and said nothing.
"Wen Na..." Reggie was embarrassed. At such a critical moment, Wen Na acted so dull, "I'm asking you something, did you hear it?"
Reggie touched Wenna, but Wenna didn't make a sound. Reggie stepped on Wenna, but Wenna still didn't make a sound. Reggie pinched Wenna's butt hard, and Wenna finally woke up.
come over.
"According to Sui Xue's law, anyone who intentionally deceives the lord will be sentenced to five years of hard labor. Those who refuse to repent will have their sentence increased to ten years." While helping Reggie handle government affairs, Wen Na firmly remembered Sui Xue.
All the contents of the Snow Law, hearing the word hard labor, made the three elders unable to sit still.
These three families have been the gangsters in Zhilin City for nearly a hundred years. They are the biggest scoundrels in Zhilin City.
Everyone knows that they have embezzled Reggie's food. Everyone knows that the food is the key to the survival of civilians. Everyone knows that these three elders have done countless similar things, but everyone can do nothing about them, because the rogues
The tactics are so shameless, these three scoundrels firmly believe that they are above the law.
But they never thought that Reggie also knew these rogue tricks and was even more vicious than they used.
"Let me ask you again, how much food did you receive?"
These three elders all have hundreds of thousands of pounds of grain in their granaries. It seems that this question is difficult to answer, because if you answer it incorrectly, you will have to do hard labor.
"It seems that you can't remember clearly, and it seems that I can't remember clearly either, but that doesn't matter. Since the food in your granary belongs to me, I will go and move your granary!"
Reggie looked at Wenna and signaled that it was time for her to speak.
Wen Na took a deep breath, and Princess Rose's courage returned. She ordered the guards and attendants to bring muskets and go to the three elders' manor to collect all the food.
The three elders quickly stood up and said, "Please let us go back and make some preparations first."
"No need!" Reggie put the musket on the table and said with a smile, "What a wonderful night, sit down and have a good meal!"