Chapter 19 The Swamp Depths and the Second Plenary Session
"Bang, bang, bang, bang..."
William's eyes were solemn and his fingers tapped on the table unconsciously.
He hesitated for a while, then finally made up his mind and said to the magic mirror, "Mirror, I want to know the situation of the lizard people in the shadow swamp deep in the dark forest! Do lizard people really exist?"
The magic mirror's emotionless voice appeared again.
"Master, detecting the situation in the Shadow Swamp requires a lot of energy. Without new energy replenishment, I will enter deep sleep early. Do you want to detect it?"
"Yes!" William said with firm eyes. The most terrifying thing was that he didn't even know his opponent's situation.
The Scarlet Hand is too far away. Maybe the energy of the magic mirror will be exhausted as soon as William lets the magic mirror explore. Although the Shadow Swamp is not close, it is still within an acceptable range.
At William's command, the magic mirror began to flicker.
In a few moments, the magic mirror surface became stable again, ripples appeared on the surface of the water, and a scene appeared on the mirror surface.
In a deep and dark jungle, the ground is covered with mud, and a group of lizardmen covered in dark brown scales and with thick tails are moving around.
Some of them hold rough wooden sticks, and some hold wooden spears, indicating that they already possess a certain degree of wisdom and social organization.
A black shadow suddenly passed across the mirror.
It turned out to be a wooden spear thrust out by a tall lizard man.
The wooden spear whizzed past, passed through the body of a black fox, and was nailed to the tree.
The scene in the magic mirror is frozen in this scene.
"Master, Master, there are more than 100,000 lizardmen in the Shadow Swamp, distributed in tribes. The closer to the center, the richer the swamp resources, the larger the lizardmen tribe, and the closer to the edge of the swamp, the smaller the lizardmen tribe."
Jing Jingling’s voice also sounded.
The truth is always so cruel.
William laughed at himself, with a bitter smile, "It turns out that what they said is true! The planned things will be accelerated! The Frost Moon, the Frost Moon, there are still more than 4 months left!"
William was making plans for future farming in his mind, when suddenly, the voice of the Magic Mirror Mirror Spirit rang again.
"Master, master, my current energy can still last for 15 days, and then I will go into hibernation!"
William's eyes suddenly froze, isn't it still about thirty days away? It has shrunk by half in one fell swoop, isn't your magic mirror too durable? Don't act like an Android battery, okay?
William can't live without the magic mirror now. In addition to daily exercise, the magic mirror also serves as a danger warning and helps him monitor the entire village.
Can't turn off the phone!
Well, there is one more item in the plan to charge the magic mirror! William said helplessly.
Are you going to kill people and set fires again?
Who to kill?
Why didn't Scarlet Hand leave his contact information? He planned to book two more killers for door-to-door service!
Why!
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The next morning, when the sun just came out and the sky was dark, the second plenary meeting of Nisei Village was held again in front of the earthen house.
Thanks to the previous lessons, and in addition, when the villagers turned in the golden grass in the past few days, they were also required by William to line up in an orderly manner, otherwise, the golden grass from that villager would not be purchased.
Under the big stick of money, the villagers naturally did not dare to say anything and lined up obediently.
After queuing in line so many times, it becomes a habit.
Under this habit, the villagers who came over spontaneously lined up and stood in the same position as the first meeting, forming six long lines.
When William came out of the earthen house, he saw these six neat and noiseless teams.
This brought a proud smile to William's face, knowing that his efforts over the past few days had not been in vain.
At least the villagers learned to line up and keep quiet.
The lord's smile represents his joy.
When the mood is good, the lord is generally more tolerant.
Therefore, seeing William's smile, the villagers queuing up felt a little more at ease, and more or less smiles appeared on their faces.
In this atmosphere, William once again walked onto the stone platform and spoke to all the villagers.
On both sides of him are the fruits of labor of the only handicraft workshop in the village these days.
Facing the newly rising sun, William said to the villagers, "Good morning to all the villagers of Nisei Village, my subjects!"
The villagers did not dare to speak, they all looked at William quietly, including Jacques Porter.
After the last experience, he was as quiet as an ostrich, not daring to say a word, but staring at William motionlessly with his big eyes shining.
With so many villagers, William naturally didn't notice Jacques Porter's strange behavior.
He didn't take it seriously when the villagers didn't respond. He looked around at all the villagers and then continued, "Everyone's time is precious, and wasting time is murdering other people's lives."
"In view of this, I just said it directly."
"First of all, I want to say that Golden Silk Grass will not be purchased for the time being!"
Many villagers had disappointed looks on their faces when they heard this. Although Old John had informed him last night, the meaning was different when it came from the lord's mouth.
"However, the weaving of golden grass will continue, and the remuneration will remain unchanged." William added, and then he saw some villagers let out a long breath.
If William guessed correctly, these villagers are the workers in his handicraft workshop.
The income of three copper coins per day is still very attractive to some villagers.
William continued without pausing, "Next, I want to announce something else to everyone!"
"Have you seen these things next to me? I know many of you have seen them, and many of you are even their makers." Among the villagers, more than a dozen villagers puffed up their chests proudly.
, looking proudly at the villagers on the left and right. Mark and Ina were also among those looking at other villagers proudly.
After all, what they got was not just three copper coins a day, but a skill.
Even if one day William no longer hires them, they can still make a living by relying on this skill.
Those sturdy gadgets will always have a use.
The cost can be said to be virtually non-existent. Golden silk grass can be found everywhere. Now it has just been harvested. By next year, it will grow all over the mountains and plains.
The only doubt in their minds is whether the lord who taught them this skill is willing to let them freely use it.
Even if they have to hand over part of their profits, they are willing to do so.
If jealousy is fire, then these twenty villagers have long been burned by the fire of jealousy in the eyes of other villagers.
But jealousy can only set yourself on fire, but it cannot set others on fire.
These twenty villagers still seemed safe and sound.
William's voice still echoed throughout the place.
"Needless to say these things, broom and basket, you all know, as for this thing," William pointed to the dustpan, "I named it dustpan. The broom can be used for cleaning, and the garbage swept out can be swept in
Put it in this dustpan and throw it away!"
Adams, one of the villagers, raised his hand.
This is also the rule set by William. During meetings, you must raise your hands when speaking.
William saw it, nodded, and agreed with what he said.
With William's permission, Adams's eyes flashed with excitement. He looked around nervously and found that all eyes were focused on William or the batch of handicrafts, and few people focused on him.
He couldn't help but curse in his mind, "Stupid pig!"
Then he coughed and put a humble smile on his face, "Dear Lord Baron, on this sunny day, please allow me to express my heartfelt gratitude to you for your arrival..."
"Is your name Adams?" William frowned.
"Yes, Lord Baron." Seeing William remembering him, Adams was extremely excited and nodded hurriedly.
"Adams, to make a long story short, I don't have time to listen to your nonsense!" William said impatiently. Ever since he saw the lizard people in the Shadow Swamp, he felt that time was very urgent and he wanted to do a lot, but he didn't have enough time.
But it's extremely short.
So he must race against time!
"Hehe..." Adams' defiance made some villagers in the village who had long been dissatisfied with him couldn't help but snicker.
Adams was annoyed, but he didn't dare to show it at all. Instead, he showed a flattering smile and said, "Lord Baron, our village does not need to be cleaned. Instead, we put them in Patras City. Some people may like them."
"Adams, you don't need to talk about what happened in the past!" William announced to the entire village without looking at Adams.
The whole village looked at him in confusion, wondering what this lord was going to do!
Old Grete rolled his eyes and said in words that only he could understand, "Is our new lord also going to show his fangs?"
He probably guessed what William was going to do, which was nothing more than forced buying and selling, buying at a low price, selling at a high price, and eating the difference in price!
I just don’t know how greedy he is! Old Grete sighed inwardly.
Sure enough, William's next words confirmed Old Gretel's suspicion.
"The third law of the Decas Territory does not allow littering or defecation anywhere. All garbage and defecation must be placed in designated places. Violators will be fined one franc silver coin. In special circumstances
In serious cases, you will be fined a gold pith coin and forced to do hard labor for seven days!" William said solemnly, with a sullen face, while scanning the faces of every villager, "Old John, write down this law!"
"Yes, Lord Baron!" Old John responded loudly, took out the parchment and quill, and memorized it.
The expressions of the villagers changed from stunned to surprised.
Many lords will collect various taxes, but no lord has ever fined people even for having sex! And the fines are so heavy! This new lord is deliberately planning to take away their land and force them into serfs.
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The villagers' inner dissatisfaction is getting higher and higher, but they don't dare to explode.