With the end of the fighting in the southern territory, various post-war tasks have gradually begun.
Hosemann Prisoner of War Camp is still the largest prisoner of war camp after the war. Tens of thousands of coalition prisoners of war awaited their next fate in this camp, but so many people were allowed to live in the camp for a long time and eat free meals. It was a huge waste, so after the manpower problem of the escort team was alleviated, Gawain began to order the people in the prisoner-of-war camp to be sent to the Kant and Cecil areas in batches - the noble coalition consisted of tens of thousands of troops, but In fact, most of them are farmers and hunters recruited from the fields. These people are completely useless in fighting, but they are good at plowing the fields, and they have no loyalty to their old masters. , as long as they are sent to the construction area, they can become a labor force with a little training.
At the same time, a team consisting of two hundred soldiers, a dozen political officers and several "guides" also entered the Horsman Territory.
The guides of the team were several of Horsman's old troops who survived the shelling at Gravel Ridge that day (and they may also be the only survivors among the troops brought out by Horsman). Under the leadership of the "Southern Territory Post-War Reconstruction Working Group" composed of soldiers and political officers, they came to Count Horsman's castle. The soldiers who stayed in the castle and the Count's retainers had already been defeated by the noble coalition and taken over by the Cecils. There was no way they could not know the news about the southern territory. After all, a huge prisoner of war camp was built on the edge of the territory. These people waited in the castle for more than ten days. After the Cecil people appeared, they had almost no news. The resistance opened the castle gate, and tied Earl Horsman's two sons and daughters into a carriage and sent them to Administrative Officer Cecil.
According to the order issued by Gawain, the noble heirs, family members and old knights were all taken as prisoners and sent to Cecil's mainland, while the working group directly took over the count's castle and began to reorganize it. Order of the castle, issued decrees, and set about establishing a secondary government office.
The young political officer Daedalus was sitting in the study that once belonged to Count Horsman. Sitting in the study with him were several of his colleagues - they had replaced the gaudy and heavy items in the study. The wood carvings and tin flower stands were moved into the warehouse, and then a large table and some chairs were placed in the study room, which was used as a temporary office. At the same time, several adjacent rooms were also renovated using similar techniques. After these renovations In the room, political officials from Cecil are planning a new order for this land bit by bit.
Looking at his colleagues working at their desks, and looking around at the gorgeous murals and bookshelves that still remained in this study, Daedalus could not help but feel a little emotional.
He is a Horsman - at least he once was.
He is the son of a merchant from Horsman and the apprentice of a respectable historian. He was once the envy of his peers and was the first step in his family's rise to upper class society and connections with the nobility. hope, if it weren't for the fact that his teacher offended Earl Horsman when he was studying the genealogy of the southern nobles, and he ran to the city impulsively when he was young.Baoli defended his mentor, perhaps his fate would be completely different from today.
But he should be grateful for the bad experiences - even though when they happened, he thought they were the worst days of his life - those experiences made him leave the Horsman Territory and live in exile. Becoming a down-and-out scribe in Tanzania Town also made him board a merchant ship to Cecil for the reward of two gold coins. Cecil, who was still impoverished at the time, became one of the first clerks. apprentice.
From clerk to clerk, then from clerk to second-level assistant of the department, and then from assistant to official of the Government Affairs Department... The territory developed rapidly during the initial period, and the management of the territory also developed rapidly along with it. The team, the lack of manpower and his own strength allowed the young Daedalus to complete these enviable promotions within a year, and in the end, he returned to Horsman territory, from an exiled scholar apprentice to a He became the official responsible for taking over the territory and preparing for the establishment of a secondary government affairs office.
The past year seems to be living in a dream, and now is the time when the dream is deepest.
But returning to glory does not mean that you can indulge yourself. Daedalus knows this very well. Cecil's legal system and the management regulations of the Government Affairs Office are extremely strict. This new power organ is not It was established not only to plunder the wealth of the territory, but to maintain the order of the territory and protect the rights and interests of citizens. Moreover, the talented and strategic lord seemed to have considered the problem of corruption after people gained power and status when he established the Government Affairs Office. Strict cross-supervision and evaluation systems have been set up at each level of management. Although Daedalus knows that no matter how strict the system is, it cannot eradicate the corruption of those in power, at least he is willing to abide by those systems - it is those who The system ensured Cecil's power, ensured Cecil's victory, and ultimately ensured that he and his group of political officers could sit here and control the land that once belonged to a count.
After searching the entire castle and finding Count Horsman’s former advisors and butlers, the soldiers quickly found the files that recorded various affairs in the territory—it was said to be files, but actually those things It's pitiful and simple. It basically just stuffs the land deeds of various parties and the general situation of each area into a few large books. It is completely different from the clearly classified and easy-to-read archives in the Cecil Government Office. Words, but better than nothing.
Based on those rudimentary files and the intelligence collected along the way after entering the territory, a plan to take over all the noble manors and fields in the territory was quickly formulated, and after the population and land statistics work After this is completed, land distribution and population relocation will begin, and basic order will be ensured in the process... The working group has many tasks, but everything has been planned before departure, and the experience of Kant Ling is also there. Daedalus didn't feel too much pressure.
After completing the drafting of a new document, Daedalus raised his head and moved his slightly stiff neck, and the office door was opening.After being pushed aside, two soldiers walked in with a tall, thin, black-haired man.
——These soldiers are not only the escorts of the working group and the "bandit suppression force" after taking over the territory, but they are also the administrative staff before the normal operation of the secondary government affairs office, benefiting from the Cecil area Through continuous education work, every soldier in the combat corps has basic reading and writing skills. Although it does not meet the standards of clerks and clerks in the Government Affairs Department, in this era, ordinary Cecil soldiers are already better than many places. The aristocratic affairs officers are stronger - most of the latter are illiterate.
"What does this man do?" Daedalus looked at the man brought in by the soldiers curiously, and he confirmed that he had not seen him before.
"We found him in a cellar. He seemed to be trying to leave the castle through the tunnel, but we caught him," a soldier reported. "He said his name was Green and he was the fur from the territory. The businessman was arrested by the lord because he could not pay the taxes. He was ready to escape after hearing that the lord was defeated."
"Green..." Daedalus raised his head and looked at the black-haired eagle in front of him. The hook-nosed man, who also showed a rather fearful and humble smile at the right time, bent down and said in a tone least likely to cause hostility: "Sir, I am just a businessman... I was originally going to I went to Cecil to do business, but you also know that Count Horsman hates the Cecil people, and merchants who want to do business in the southeast will be exploited and detained by him in various names, so I..."
"Greene Wolfe, Earl Horsman's intelligence advisor, low-level stalker, thirty-two years old, male, thin, black hair and hooked nose, was a junior high school student in the Horsman area in his early years. A famous mercenary who was almost beaten to death for competing for an exploration mission. However, while recovering at home, he found a knight's sword sealed in the wall and used this as an opportunity to enter Count Horsman's castle..." Dai Daros casually pulled out a card from a pile of documents and raised his eyelids to look at Green as he read, "...On the night of Count Horsman's defeat, your dinner was potato stew and lamb, and you drank two glasses of it. Carna wine, right?"
Green's smile froze on his face, and his eyes slowly widened, filled with disbelief.
As an intelligence chief, he knew very well what the card that the other party randomly drew meant.
"Mr. Green, Cecil is everywhere, please keep this in mind," Daedalus put the card with Green Wolf's detailed information back into the folder and looked at the other party's His eyes slowly said, "You shouldn't have lied in the first place. It would not be conducive to shortening your labor period."
Green Wolf felt his cold sweat begin to break out, and he subconsciously repeated A certain word in the other party's words: "...labor?"
"Yes, labor, according to the order of Duke Gawain Cecil, all the descendants and relatives of the defeated nobles, retainers, knights, and vassals All extraordinary people should undergo labor reform. Mr. Green, will you be in great shape?While working hard, he realized the glory of being a Cecil citizen. "
Two soldiers took half a step forward, sandwiching Green Wolfe.
"You should feel lucky, Mr. Green. Duke Gawain Cecil is kind and fair. , and Cecil’s laws are strict. While the law punishes you, it also protects you. You only need to work, and you don’t have to be filled in the shell holes like those who resist," Daedalus said. , while taking out a pre-printed document, filling in the key information and signing his name, and then handed it to one of the soldiers, "Send it to the prisoner of war camp first, and then to the North Bank Development Zone, where there is a shortage of people. . Here are his identification and handover documents. "
"Wait...wait a minute! " Green Wolf only realized belatedly at this time that the Cecil people's special method of doing things was completely different from what he expected. None of the plans he had conceived when he was caught had been implemented. This made him very unwilling to use it, and he didn't know what the other party meant by "reform through labor." In the face of something he had never heard of before, he instinctively felt a little uneasy, "I am willing to be loyal to Duke Cecil—— I still have a lot of property, which is hidden in my manor in the country. I can take it all out, sir. I can redeem myself. I know the rules of ransom... Sir, I have an idea... No, no, no, I have it. A suggestion..."
"Of course you will be loyal to Duke Cecil, I am very sure of this, but that will be after you complete the labor reform," Daedalus interrupted Greenwall. With a formulaic smile on his face, he took the previous document from the soldier's hand as he spoke, "But for your bold idea, Cecil has a complete set of laws - trying to bribe Government Affairs Department officials , to avoid reform through labor, it is recommended to extend the labor period for two months. "
Greene Wolfe was stunned for a moment, and then watched helplessly as the document was returned to the soldier after some new entries were added.
"Mr. Greene, I wish you success in your transformation and become a glorious Cecil citizen soon. goodbye. "
After the soldiers left with the former "intelligence adviser", Daedalus couldn't help but smile and shook his head, and said to his colleagues beside him: "How could they have thought that they were building a magic weapon? Are there Military Intelligence agents among the technical staff of the Internet and the businessmen operating in the territory? "
"This is the intelligence chief," a political officer also shook his head, "Any goose we can catch over there will be better than this kind of person." ”
“Why goose? "
"I don't know, this was said by the lord - he said that the director of the Military Intelligence Bureau is only a little better than a goose. "
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