Jacques Porter was hung on a shelf at the entrance of the village, and the villagers could see his painful look as long as they turned their heads.
No one dared to speak for Jacques Porter.
Even Jacques's father and brother did not have the courage to come forward.
On the contrary, the whole family lowered their heads and almost buried their heads in the ground, fearing that their breath would disturb others.
The whole place was depressingly quiet.
At this time, no one dared to question William's authority.
Even though he looks only fifteen or sixteen years old, even though he doesn't look strong or ferocious, even though he only brings a few followers with little strength.
All the villagers are waiting for William to give orders!
Although violence is not the strongest method of rule, it is always the fastest and most efficient method of rule.
William stepped onto the stone platform again, and Old John and the others stood beside him with high spirits and high spirits.
Although no one dared to speak, the chaotic formation below made William couldn't help but frown.
When the villagers below saw it, they all became frightened. They didn't know who had made this cruel lord angry again, and they all prayed in their hearts that it wouldn't be them, not themselves, not themselves!
William really couldn't stand it anymore, and wanted to ask his followers to reorganize the formation, but he was afraid that they wouldn't understand his intentions, so he had no choice but to do it himself.
He walked down the stone platform and came to the villagers at the front.
When the villagers saw William coming, they were all trembling with fear.
William didn't care about this, he directly ordered a villager to take a few steps forward.
Although the villagers were afraid, they did not dare to resist. They walked to the location designated by William and waited for their fate.
Unexpectedly, William ignored him at all, and just called five villagers from other places to stand parallel to the first villager but not far apart!
The six villagers stood in fear.
At this time, William loudly said to the villagers, "Everyone who lives with the people in front should stand in the back, one after another!"
As soon as the words came out, the villagers became commotion again.
They thought William would not even spare the villagers' families.
Only old Gretel in the center of the crowd was thoughtful.
One of the villagers standing in front started to cry. He cried bitterly and said to William, "Oh, oh, lord, if I make a mistake, please punish me. My family is innocent. No
I should be implicated because of my fault, please, kind lord, please let my family go!"
As soon as he said this, several others who had not cried before began to cry, and they all asked William for forgiveness.
Old John came over and shouted loudly, "Damn it, you untouchables, are you ordering the Baron to do something?"
"Master John, that's not what we meant! For the sake of your son, please help us plead with the lord and let our family go!" The villagers were flustered when Old John said this and quickly begged for mercy.
Hearing the villagers call him "Master John", Old John's eyes flashed with pride, but he always knew the source of his honor and never lost himself.
He secretly glanced at William and found that his brows were frowning, thinking that he was still angry. He immediately adjusted his position in his heart, put on a fierce look on his face, and cursed, "Stupid untouchable, why did you wait until winter?"
You don’t know how to store food until you make a mistake? Why wait until you make a mistake and then know the mistake?”
"That's enough, shut up!" William couldn't help shouting angrily.
Old John and the villagers were frightened and shut their mouths obediently.
William looked around and finally landed on the villagers in front. He sighed and said helplessly, "I have no intention of punishing you and your families..."
Hearing this, the villagers and their families were overjoyed.
"However, if you don't do what I ask, it will be difficult for me to guarantee that I will not vent my anger on you."
The villagers became frightened again.
"Now, stay where you are and ask your family members to stand behind you!" William shouted expressionlessly.
The sound passed.
Soon a young villager walked out of the crowd and walked staggeringly behind one of the villagers.
With the first one, there will soon be a second one.
Not long after, the family members of the six villagers came out and stood behind them.
But then a new problem emerged.
There was a family member of a villager. I don't know if he was stupid or stupid, but a bunch of people gathered behind him and made a mess.
This made William feel angry again.
He walked over angrily, grabbed one of the villagers, pinned him behind the villagers in front, and then cursed at the foul-smelling villagers, "Damn it! One by one, one by one!"
Otherwise, I will hang you all behind and keep company with that Jacques!"
Fear motivates people.
When the villagers were frightened by William, they immediately formed a line without even daring to breathe.
Looking at the six relatively straight lines, William felt a little relieved.
He shouted again, "Old John!"
"Lord Baron, I am always by your side!"
"According to my method, you line up these villagers one by one behind them in an orderly manner!" William pointed to the remaining group of villagers.
"Yes! Your order is my will!" Old John responded, called his son, the blacksmith and the carpenter, and went to rectify the remaining villagers.
The fuss lasted for almost as long as a candle burned, and when the sun turned the whole village into a golden layer, all the villagers were organized into family units and formed into six long, winding lines.
There is no way to compare it with the tofu cube army formation in the previous life, but it is infinitely better than the messy situation in the morning.
At a glance, it’s clear!
And it's also very organized.
The venue seemed much more spacious, instead of being crowded with people like it was in the morning, with almost no room to stand!
Old John was standing next to William and praised him, "Lord Baron, you are the wisest lord I have ever seen, as dazzling as the sun in the sky!"
"Okay, Old John, don't say these words. What I hope is that you can learn this management method as soon as possible and make me feel more relaxed, okay? Instead of these beautiful words! Old John, you are like my
Left hand and right arm, I hope that one day, you can help me solve anything like my arm. I also hope that one day, I will not call you Old John, but Sir John. Little John should also be like
A true knight, riding on a horse, traveling in all directions! Say, can you, my Uncle John!"
Old John's eyes were suddenly filled with shame, and his face turned red.
A baron who personally deals with the untouchables and rectifies the villagers' team is not showing his outstanding ability, but the shame of their followers.
"Lord Baron, I swear on my life and the life of my child that I will not let you down!" Old John said solemnly.
"Yes! I believe that day will come!" William nodded calmly, and then said, "Take out those two pieces of parchment, go down, and count them for me one by one, see who is missing?"
Old John's eyes suddenly lit up as he listened.
William had previously asked him to count the number of people in the village and write them down on parchment, and now he lined them up according to family units.
In this way, just by looking at the parchment and investigating each family unit, you can quickly know the specific situation of each family.
The situation of the territory is as clear as the palm prints on the lord’s hand!
Unlike other lords, who knew only a little about the situation in their own territory. They notified the villagers of a meeting, but they didn’t know who would come and who wouldn’t!
Of course, the premise is that other lords call the villagers for a meeting!
William’s methods are really high! Too high!
Old John couldn't help but said to William, "Lord Baron, please allow me to express my most profound gratitude for your wisdom..."
"Old John, go do something." William shook his head, interrupting Old John's uncontrollable flattery.
"Yes, Lord Baron." Old John looked solemn, responded, and went to work!
With William suppressing him, no one present dared to move.
After another candle burning time, John Sr. and his son John Sr. finally counted the attendance and reported it to William.
"My lord, Baron, I have found out that a total of twelve people have not arrived." When Old John said this, his expression was a little angry. If your lord, the Baron, wanted to speak, how dare you not come?
"Lord Baron, I think these people are ignoring your authority and need to be severely punished!" Old John suggested.
"Let their family members call them here first!"
"Lord Baron, I have already sent someone to call you." Old John said quickly.
"Well, not bad." William complimented casually, and Old John was immediately delighted.
The village is not big, and it didn't take long for these twelve people to be called.
Rows of villagers dared not speak and could only stare at them.
This made the twelve villagers, who were already panicking, even more frightened.
With such a mood, they walked up to William.
The fate of Jacques Porter being hung at the entrance of the village, and the quiet behavior of the villagers, made these twelve villagers dare not act recklessly.
One of them wanted to explain, so he rushed to say, "Noble Lord Baron, I am here for..."
William waved his hand to stop him from speaking.
Old John immediately cursed, "Untouchable, the Baron didn't say anything. Who asked you to speak without permission! Your mouth should be sewn shut so that you can't eat any bread and starve to death!"
The villager was so frightened that he shivered.
William shook his head helplessly, stopped Old John, and said, "That's enough, Old John."
Only then did Old John shut his mouth.
William looked at them and said, "I don't care what your reasons are, but it is a fact that you did not attend my meeting!"
"Old John, write down the new laws on the parchment! The second law of the Lord of Decas is that anyone who is absent from a major meeting of the lord without any reason and fails to report in advance will be whipped from five to twenty times, depending on the situation.
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