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Chapter 759: Savage Plan

War is only a means; defeating the local tyrants and dividing the land is the goal.

Reims finally revealed his true purpose. By eating up those nobles and wealthy families, Hamlet could ease internal conflicts and safely survive this most difficult winter.

A winter is enough time for him to sort out and solve problems, so that when next spring comes, he will be a healthy and energetic Hamlet.

"Give them those lands? Wouldn't that be unfair to some people? And will the wilderness be developed?"

Greendale understood what Lance was talking about, but also raised some issues.

At the beginning, Lance made an agreement with the refugees that if they worked for Hamlet for one to three years, they would be able to join Hamlet and get land. Now they are just getting land. Is that right?

Moreover, once those people have land, will they still develop the wilderness?

If we spend money to have people develop the business, won’t that still drag down the economy?

To be honest, Lance was a little speechless. After all, he didn't expect that he could kill the ancestor in just one year. He had planned to work hard for a few years, but now the situation was like this, and he could only bite the bullet and do it.

"They said they were going to distribute the land, but they didn't say where the land was to be distributed. We just need to let them get the land in the first batch. Moving those people there will just help us strengthen our control over the area."

Lance had long ago seized the land in the city with a piece of official document. Wasn't it because of this matter that the mercenary guild came to him?

The fields around Hamlet cannot be distributed to ordinary people because Reims already has a development plan. If they are distributed now and cannot be taken back later, it will delay the urbanization process.

Similarly, several farms have been developed in the surrounding area to ensure the supply of materials to the city.

In the future, it will be a place for experimental fields and animal husbandry research, and it cannot be opened up to the public, but the collective farm system will still be adopted.

Various policies are complex and cumbersome, requiring consideration of all aspects, and may even feel more difficult than fighting the enemy.

But it is necessary to do it, as long as you start, the rest will fall into place smoothly...

"And if you want to disband the army and let them go back to being farmers, will they be willing?"

Loyalty and human hearts are the same thing. These people may lay down their guns because of the lord's orders, but they may not be willing to do so.

"What a joke! This is not how I use the soldiers I trained with so much effort. Their literacy rate is actually higher than that of schools. They have been tempered by wars, so they are talented people no matter where they are.

What we need to do is to transfer some soldiers to local areas to serve as militia instructors, and have them be responsible for militia training in their spare time. This will cost less money, but will also provide a reserve source of soldiers.

Of course, if they want to step down, I have no problem with that. Some people are really tired and don’t want to get involved in these things.”

You don't really think those ordinary people are good people, do you?
Lance has been dealing with those refugees since the beginning. They are ignorant, superstitious and stubborn. There may be a few good people among them, but most of them are muddle-headed and numb like the skeletons in the ruins.

In other words, the environment limits their badness, otherwise their evil can be seen from the guys who came to invade this time and then quickly fell.

To manage them is not just by parachuting in one or two mayors or village chiefs who are proficient in handling affairs, but also by having enough power to convince them.

In the final analysis, they were suddenly pulled directly from the slave era to the embryonic stage of capital. In this process, they neither awakened nor struggled, and had no idea of ​​this concept at all.

Educating them is a long and difficult process, but Lance will not be polite to them. They are needed more to build the road.

"I plan to take advantage of this land division to merge villages. Many small villages are now located deep in the mountains and forests to evade taxes or avoid war. There is no need to preserve them.

Move those villages with less than 100 people out of nearby towns, or merge several villages together, sort out the people, and prepare simple enlightenment education. "

Lance made another very brutal decision, completely disregarding the feelings of those people, because he just wanted to strengthen management, and at the same time make it easier to implement policies and things like education and medical care.

Of course, another very important reason is to build roads to connect them. If the situation is too chaotic, it will be difficult to build roads.

Lance plans to have people from the training class take charge of affairs, retired military personnel take charge of armaments, and police officers take charge of public security, forming a three-party cooperation and leaving professional matters to professionals.

At the same time, it is also for the purpose of restraint. We cannot allow all three to be corrupted at the same time, right? Strengthen the central government's control over the local governments, so that if something goes wrong, the central government can intervene to prevent the situation from getting worse.

To be honest, Hamlet's tiny place has caused so much trouble. It is obvious that the system of Reims is to fill the power vacuum after the loss of the nobility, the church and the landlords.

From these we can see that Reims is a complete authoritarian monster. He does not talk about democracy, freedom, and human rights to the people. Instead, he exerts strong control. The people must live according to his rules, otherwise he will build roads.

After Lance's detailed explanation, Greendale gradually understood his concerns, the crisis within Hamlet and the necessity of this war.

But I can't help but sigh.

"You've worked so hard... When can you have a good rest..."

Lance wanted to laugh when he heard this, but he couldn't.

Hamlet has suffered so much hardship that he was even attacked at his doorstep several times. These people had come to Hamlet after a long period of displacement, so they must all want to settle down.

As for the great lord, he is just an ordinary person. It can be said that no one wants to lie down more than Lance. After all, who doesn't want stability?

But this is the last chance, otherwise Lance wouldn't be so anxious. They just don't think that they can't see the hidden danger.

Lance still understood the story of the last resort. He could feel that Hamlet was hanging on with this breath, otherwise he would not have used the Ascension Sect to take the blame for the last time and resolved this matter.

Because once we stop, it will be difficult to start a war again. After all, with the eyes of ordinary people and their thinking logic, it is difficult for them to understand things that are far away from them.

By then, there will be problems with material distribution, funding gaps, and economic collapse, which will lead to civil unrest.

Not to mention them, even Greendale was a little confused.

Greendale is good in everything except her vision. She is really not suitable for politics. The most fatal thing about her is that she lacks a sense of the overall situation and has no foresight.

Especially after killing the War Wolf and learning that the Wolf Fang Tribe was destroyed, they became more conservative and always wanted to seek stability. This is probably related to the survival rules of the mountain tribe.

In the harsh environment of the mountains, if a priest who controls the direction of the tribe is too radical, his fate may be like that of the Wolf Fang tribe, where they climbed high up one second and suddenly fell down and died.

The reason why nothing happened before was that she was cautious and followed Lance's plan. She didn't interfere in other things. If there was something she couldn't decide, she would put it aside and wait for him to come back.

But these are not important anymore. We all come from humble backgrounds, and Lance is not much better. Those who have experienced this kind of thing will understand.

"Am I stupid? I'm always dragging you down." Lance's silence seemed to make Greendale feel a little guilty.

"A fool wouldn't be able to understand the complicated herbology and potions, but you're too kind to do these things."

Lance understood Greendale's worries. She had been trapped in Hamlet for a long time and had little contact with the outside world. He immediately added, "You can come with me this time. Just go out for a walk and relax."

"Really!"

A look of surprise appeared on Greendale's face. It didn't matter where she went, but what was important was to go with him.

"There is no evil god right now, so don't worry about Baldwin being here. It's decided!"

Greendale turned over and hugged Lance, pressing his head down.

It just suddenly felt a little strange.

"Why do you seem to have become shorter? And thinner..."

"The structure of a person determines that the taller you are, the greater the pressure on your heart and blood vessels. At the same time, a large body weight will also cause pressure on the body. I have a perfect body shape."

The concept of body size has no meaning for a demigod who has mastered the power of flesh and blood. If Lance wanted, he could turn into a two or three meter tall giant in the next second. His muscles could be as exaggerated as he wanted, but it has little practical significance.

"Have they all become smaller?" Greendale had never heard of anything growing smaller, so she was a little curious.

Lance simply picked her up and carried her towards the room.

"Let me show you if my hard power has decreased!"

…………

It was actually quite peaceful before the war came. This day was a chance for everyone to adjust, and Lance also had some free time.

This trip will probably take some time, so of course we have to make arrangements for Hamlet, assign tasks to the guards, and head to the ruins town at the same time.

This place is indeed not as lively as before. At that time, tens of thousands of people were crowded in the town, and many of them didn't even have houses, so they could only camp in open spaces.

Now a large number of adventurers have realized that the ruins are a scam and have chosen to run away, leaving more space in the town.

Of course, it is also possible that they were frightened by the extreme darkness and the blood moon. After all, the suppression measures used by the Royal Guards at that time were also very tough.

Some were seriously injured by the turmoil in the ruins, and those adventurers who rushed into the depths suffered heavy casualties. Even if they escaped with the royal guards at that time, most of them were forced to withdraw.

Of course, there are still some who are stubborn, or perhaps the sunk costs are too high, forcing them to continue.

When someone leaves, someone else will come.

It would take time for the story about Hamlet to spread among merchants, not to mention the transportation in that era, which would also take time.

These people have never experienced the chaos or darkness of Hamlet. They come in batches from the old roads or docks and crash into the ruins.

This is why Lance is not in a hurry to deal with the ruins. There will always be some people who think they are the protagonists.

Just like those who flocked into the stock market and then got ripped off, it is obvious that this is not a game for ordinary people to play. Once you get involved, you can only accept the consequences.

However, it has little impact on the scavengers, or it can be said that the scavengers are the main force now. They make a living by picking up garbage, and if they do not seek to get rich quickly, they can still survive here.

It's just that the mice are a bit annoying...

“Is this about the size of a cat?”

Lance looked at the big rats locked in cages. They were fat, with shiny black fur. Their tails were as thick as fingers. They weighed probably eight to ten pounds, about the same size as a cat.

Moreover, the claws and teeth of this thing became more exaggerated under the blood moon, and its eyes were red, giving people a very violent and aggressive feeling.

In fact, this is true. When no one was seen, it was gnawing on the iron cage, and its teeth made a "cracking" sound as the steel rubbed against each other.

When it sees people, it immediately becomes alert, abandons the iron cage, hisses at people, and even rams the iron cage.

The town had reported the rat infestation a long time ago. Probably when the blood moon arrived, before the skeletons spread out, the rats had already run over and invaded the town.

Although their numbers were too small to form a rat tide, individual rats were more ferocious. They not only destroyed buildings and polluted food and water sources, but also attacked humans. Some people even had their ears bitten off while sleeping.

In order to solve this problem, they set traps, used rat poison, and tried all kinds of methods.

What’s even more troublesome is that their lair is in the ruins. After we catch one batch, there is another batch. The impact is not very serious, but it is very disgusting.

Lance came here to inspect the situation and think about how to deal with this problem.

Then he noticed something.

“Why do you want to keep them separate?”

The man didn't understand why the lord suddenly asked this, but he still explained the reason.

"These rats are not just aggressive towards humans, they will fight each other and eat each other."

Lance's expression became amused as he listened to the explanation.

"Is this common? Does it attack immediately or does it have to wait until it's hungry?"

“We are not sure about this either.”

The man did not dare to say anything in front of the lord and could only tell the truth. After all, who would have the time to study these things?

Lance didn't care about this. Instead, he picked up two cages and found a pit trap dug to catch mice. There was an inverted device that made it difficult to get out once you fell in.

But Lance simply tore off the lid, released the mouse from the cage and threw it in.

When there was only one mouse left, the hamster's first reaction was to climb out, but the next second the other one fell down.

The two mice stared at each other with eyes full of confrontation. Just when the man became a little nervous, they suddenly started fighting.

The fight between the two mice was quite ferocious. They mainly bit each other and scratched each other with their claws. Both had thick and shiny fur, and although there was blood, nothing could be seen for a while.

Lance noticed that one of the fish's hind legs was lame, probably because it was caught in the trap, and suddenly asked, "Which one do you think will win?"