Mystery: The New Dark Emperor Arrives

Chapter 435 Launching the Land Revolution

Hobert pondered for a moment, and immediately agreed: "Okay!

"But our wedding is going to be held in my territory."

It suddenly occurred to him that the wedding of Earl Christine's son would definitely attract many dignitaries to attend, and it would be like a wave of publicity for his territory.

Seeing that Hobart agreed so readily, and being in such a situation, Fors couldn't say anything more.

Mon Lisa nodded: "This is up to you."

She added: "I will ask Dopheus to come to Jeffrey a few days in advance to help you arrange the wedding scene and make preparations for the reception in advance."

After discussing the marriage, Mon Lisa was in the mood to enjoy the food.

The wedding date of Hobert's marriage had not been fixed before, which had always worried her very much.

It was only then that Hobert introduced Freya, because this was a family feast, and Hobert didn't let Helen attend.

But Helen didn't have time to attend at noon today, so she went to report to Ms. Monica.

Mon Lisa introduced a 20-year-old young man she brought with her: "This is Angus Jeffrey, your cousin."

Angus stood up politely and bowed slightly towards Hobart.

Hobert also stood up and shook hands with him politely. He was a little surprised: Why did a cousin appear suddenly?Doesn't Christine have any siblings?Could it be... Could it be Christine's illegitimate child?

Whatever the cousin's origins, the lunch was dominated by Hobert, Mon Lisa, and Donna.With Donna energizing the atmosphere, the atmosphere in the restaurant is very happy.

Donna suddenly said to Hobert: "I don't plan to go back, Hobert, you can make me a high official."

Hobert smiled: "Even I'm just a baron, where can I be a high official for you?"

"Then you can make me a knight!"

"Don't mess around, go back to school."

"I know you and your father still have the secret of Dopheus!" Donna said with a chuckle, "My father let me choose my own life."

Hobert was taken aback: "What secret?"

"It's the secret of your magical abilities!"

Hobert glanced at Mon Lisa, and Mon Lisa smiled and said, "If you need someone here, just keep her, and I can rest assured that she is here with you."

Hobert just nodded: "It happens that I need a trustworthy person to collect taxes for me, why don't I give you this errand. But I have to tell you in advance that if you are short of money, you will ask me for it. If you hide taxes I will send you home immediately."

Just as Mon Lisa was about to say something, Hobert said again: "At the beginning, it was impossible for you to become the person in charge of taxation. How about this, there is a meeting this afternoon, you should attend it together, and go outside with them first Let’s run to learn about the specific work situation.”

Donna immediately agreed: "No problem!"

This arrangement also made Mon Lisa feel relieved: "I have nothing to do in the afternoon, so let's go and listen to your meeting."

Hobert nodded: "Okay."

"Also." Mon Lisa said, "Your father asked you to arrange an errand for Angus."

Hobert didn't know the reality of this buddy, so he didn't agree immediately: "I'll think about it and find him a good job."

That's all for official business, and the family didn't talk about these things after that.

Hobert didn't feel that talking about official business at the family dinner spoiled the atmosphere. In his opinion, it was a closed door, and his own people talked to their own people.

After having a fairly sumptuous lunch, Hobert took them to rest in the yard that had been packed in advance.

Donna and Angus went to rest separately. Mon Lisa said that she was not tired yet, and asked Hobert to talk to her for a while.

As Hobert expected, his mother mentioned Angus's origin as soon as he came up: "Your father's surname is actually Tudor, you should already know it."

"understood."

"Well, there are basically three descendants of the Tudor family, one of which is the family from which your father was born." Meng Lisa then explained: "When your father was young, he was not convinced by the patriarch's allocation of family resources Break away from the family and come out to develop on your own.”

It was only then that Hobert realized that his mother, Mon Lisa, knew a lot of secrets. It was just that she hadn't participated in some of Christine's affairs before, or had participated, and Hobert didn't know.

Meng Lisa continued: "In the past, no matter how difficult your father was in the Southern Continent, the Tudor family never extended a helping hand.

"Now that your father is very appreciated by Fernando II, they came here again and said that they invited your father to join the elders' meeting in the family.

"Your father told them he didn't have time, and they sent Angus to be your father's helper.

"It's not good for your father to stay or drive away, so I sent Angus to you.

"Just find him an errand, if not, just drive him away. Anyway, the Tudor family didn't give you any favors, so there's no need to be polite to them."

Hobert asked: "What is the sequence of Angus?"

"It should be Sequence 6."

Hobert smiled: "It's a pity to drive him away. I'm just about to clean up the Extraordinary forces around me. It's Sequence 6 anyway. It's not for nothing."

Mon Lisa also smiled: "You decide on your own."

Then Mon Lisa talked about Fors, how she liked it no matter how she looked at it, and Hobert also followed this topic and talked about the process of getting acquainted with Fors.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, according to Hobert's notice yesterday, Conrad, Philip, Roy and others came to the main hall one after another to attend the meeting held by the lord.

When they saw Mon Lisa sitting on the Lord's seat, they were all taken aback for a moment, but they still called out together: "Old lady."

Hobert, who was sitting in front of Mon Lisa, said, "My mother wanted to hear about the management of the territory, so she joined me in this meeting."

Hobert knew that Mon Lisa was worried about whether he could be a good lord?After all, from a lawyer to a lord, the professional span is quite large.

"Let's discuss the redistribution of land first." Hobert asked Conrad. "How's the preparation going?"

"The manpower is already in place." Conrad said: "I am training them, and it will officially start in a few days."

Hobert said: "I plan to let you form a publicity group, and go to each village to publicize the land redistribution policy first, so as to give them better training during work."

"However," Conrad said, "this time we redistributed the land, confiscating the village tyrant's land and distributing it to other villagers.

"If it is publicized in advance, will it give the village tyrants some time to prepare?"

The previous property registration has made the land situation of Jeffrey Territory very clear.

These village tyrants were all those who were favored by Viscount Wright before, or those who supported the bandits in power, and a few of them actually controlled nearly one-third of the land.

In addition, there are lands that belonged to the gangsters on the mountain before. Some of the land belonged to the Viscount Wright's family before, and some were taken from the villagers by the gangsters by means of robbery.

The bandits have already been defeated by Hobart, but the ownership of these lands is a problem.

The remaining one-third of the land is the land belonging to the vast majority of the population, the owner farmers.

Hobert smiled: "What are they planning? Rebellion?
"Not only to promote the policy of equal land distribution, but mainly to tell them that from now on, the ownership of all land in the territory belongs to the lord.

"After the land is allocated to them, they only have the right to cultivate and lease it, but not to buy or sell it.

"Even if it is a lease contract, it must be reported to the Lord's Mansion, otherwise the contract will be invalid!"

If those village tyrants dare to resist, it would be better to solve it. They can be directly tied to the construction site, and they will be reformed through labor for a year or two.

Conrad said: "Yes, I will do a good job of promoting it!"

Hobert said to Schill again: "You lead people to protect the safety of the propaganda group."

After all, this is moving the interests of some people, so it's better to be careful.

Sil said: "Yes!"

Then Hobert continued: "My mother also brought 300 new rifles, dozens of pistols, and two instructors.

"After you complete the task of protecting the propaganda team, organize fifty young and middle-aged men to formally form the army of Jeffrey.

"Remember my previous request?"

Xie Er said happily: "Remember! You can't just recruit young people from towns, try to spread the number of places evenly to the entire Jeffrey. It just so happens that I will go to each village with the propaganda team to confirm the number of places."

Hobert nodded in satisfaction, and said to Kerwin at the side: "You also join this propaganda group to promote my simplified 12 regulations.

"Originally this was your father's job, and now I will give this job to you first."

In the end, Hobert said to Donna: "And you, Donna, follow along to promote the new tax law. You know about personal income tax and commercial tax, right?"

Of course everyone knows that Donna is the lord's younger sister, but since the lord calls her Donna directly, it means that this is a job requirement for her.

Although Donna's university major is not law, she also knows some basic knowledge of personal income tax and business tax.

After listening to her description, Hobert added some details. In the future, Jeffrey's personal income tax will start from 2 gold lisos a month, divided into several levels, from 2 gold lisos to 5 gold lisos. One level, 5 to 10 gold lisuo is another level.

The higher the level, the greater the tax rate.

The commercial tax is collected from a single transaction of 1 gold liso and above, which is divided into two taxation standards, one is the transaction amount, and the other is the tax category.

Now these tax laws are useless, because the monthly income of the residents of Geoffrey, except for some people who work in the lord's mansion, is almost all below 2 gold lisos.

The transaction is only for some vegetables and other crops, and it is currently impossible for the shops in Jeffrey Town to have a one-time transaction amount of more than 1 gold liso.

When the territory is developed, it is time to collect taxes.

Finally, I discussed the progress of the project with Roy. Now more than 600 people have been mobilized, and preparations have begun for the laying of the railway and the construction of the concrete road leading to the mountain.

The renovation work in the town has also started, but the problem is that the building materials have run out, so Roy can only direct them to dig the foundation according to the drawings.

Hobert asked Roy to clear a piece of ground, and the first batch of building materials will arrive soon.

Mon Lisa, who had been watching from the sidelines, nodded in satisfaction. She didn't expect that Hobert was only in his 20s and had never been a nobleman before, but he could manage the territory in an orderly manner, at least it seemed to be in order.

She doesn't quite understand the role of Hobert's new policies, but she still has the ability to see people. The people who work for Hobert are all shrewd and capable and loyal enough to Hobert.

Judging whether a person is capable or not, it can be seen from his words, and their dissatisfaction with Mon Lisa sitting on the main seat is enough to show the status of the lord in their hearts.

At the end of the meeting, Hobert asked Donna and Kerwin to attend the publicity group meeting as Conrad's subordinates, making preparations for "going to the countryside" this afternoon.

The term "going to the countryside" was just "invented" by Hobert. Hobert literally translated it as "go to the countryside", and the extended meaning is "to carry out related work in the countryside".

In the current Northern Continent, there is no concept of "going to the countryside" at all, but now Hobert has made it clear that understanding the rural situation is an important criterion for the promotion of Jeffrey's government officials.

After Conrad and others left to implement the work at the meeting, Mon Lisa encouraged Hobert a few words, praising him for being able to understand the territory so well in such a short period of time.

After saying a few words, Alan came to report: "My lord, Miss Helen has brought Ms. Monica here."

Hobert nodded, and said to Mon Lisa: "Mother, you go to the backyard to rest first, I want to talk to them alone."

Mon Lisa agreed, and Fors accompanied her to leave through the side door.

Hobert came out of the main hall and welcomed Monica into the side hall.

Although the side hall is also very spacious, it is much smaller than the main hall, and there are sofas and coffee tables, making it a very suitable place for private conversations.

Monica's temperament is still so charming, she doesn't need to use "charm", she can show her feminine charm with every gesture.

However, Hobbit is already at Sequence 5 at this time, and can already face the charm displayed by Monica.

After a few simple words, Hobert said: "Ms. Monica, you should have heard that the channel of the Taidijie River has been reopened.

"Although we have only carried out political cooperation, there is no cooperation on interests..."

Hobert's so-called "political cooperation" means that he acquiesced to the religious legitimacy of the "Gnostic Society", and the "Gnostic Society" recognized the rationality of Hobert's rule over Geoffrey.

"As a political ally, I must remind you that this will be a huge change in South Colson, please prepare accordingly." Hobert tentatively said.

Ms. Monica smiled and said: "Lord Hobart, your ability is far beyond our imagination, and we are already preparing for it.

"But according to our estimates, the Church of the Mother Earth should not be able to recruit demigods to sit in South Colson, so we only need to do some training for the believers to hide their beliefs."

They are very good at this point. After all, the believers of the "Society of Gnosis" in other places preach in secret and hold ceremonies in secret.

Hobert said seriously: "If you think so, please forgive me, I will terminate the political alliance with you."

Monica was taken aback before smiling and said, "It's impossible for us to compete with the Earth Mother Church for believers!"

Although the Earth Mother Church will not send demigods, if they find out that there are so many believers in the "Society Society", they will definitely organize enough forces to clean them up.

"With all due respect, the decision-makers of the Gnosis Society are simply a bunch of idiots!" Hobert said, "It is precisely because the Church of the Mother Earth is weak in South Colson County that you have a chance to be legalized!

"There is not only the power of the Gnostic Society, but also the power of the Blood Worship Cult and the Aurora Society. You can cooperate with the Earth Mother Church to eliminate these forces, and then use the base of believers to fight for legalization. Chance."

Ms. Monica was slightly taken aback before smiling and said: "You are a born politician, but you don't understand religion, and the Church of the Mother Earth will not allow us to exist.

"Even if we help them get rid of other extraordinary forces entrenched here, they will still turn around and wipe us out."

"That's why I invited you here." Hobert said: "I'm preparing to form my own official extraordinary force. As a political ally, I invite some extraordinary forces from the Gnosis Society to join in and help resolve extraordinary events involving religion. .

"If you are willing to join, I will help you talk to the Mother Earth Church about your legality.

"At the same time, this is also a political commitment to you as your political ally. Even if the Church of the Mother Earth doesn't keep its promise afterwards, I can still keep the official status I gave you. The Gnosis Society has always had a legal team in South Colson. The power exists."

This was unexpected by Monica. She fell into a short thought. After half a minute, she asked: "Aren't you afraid that being involved with gnosis will affect your political career and personal reputation?"

Hobert smiled: "Strength is the only criterion in this world to measure a person."

"I mean, can you withstand the pressure?" Monica asked: "I can tell that you have been promoted to Sequence 5, and I also know that your father is Christine.

"But such power doesn't seem to be enough to make the Church of the Mother Earth make concessions to you father and son."

Hobert simply made it clear: "I understand what you mean, you are afraid that I will also use you, you are afraid that I will betray you.

"Let's put it this way, I can ask a saint to help me fight the demons and the demigods of the Aurora Order at any time.

"The reason why I cooperate with you does have my purpose, but my purpose is to hope that you can have a certain degree of legitimacy in my territory, so as to prevent the Church of the Mother Earth from becoming dominant in my territory.

"I think this is a cooperation where we each get what we need. Don't you want to live in the shadow of the Orthodox Church? Don't you want to preach in such a secret way?"

Hobert's last words moved Monica, as long as they have been in the sun, who would want to live in secrets?
She was silent for a while before saying: "This is not something I can decide on my own."

Most of the main leaders of the Gnosis Society are Extraordinary from the "door" pathway, Monica and some witches are only responsible for "diplomatic work".

Hobert finally threw out the most valuable information: "You better come to a conclusion quickly, I just got the news yesterday that the people from the Mother Earth Church will arrive in Jeffrey Town in two or three days. "

In fact, Bishop Simpson mentioned this matter in his letter when he received the payment for the spiritual materials of the ancient blue dragon beast. The reason why he told Monica now was just to put enough pressure on them.

After seeing off Monica, Hobert asked Allen to call his cousin Angus. The two of them exchanged a few simple words before Hobert asked, "I've thought about it for a long time, and there is a job that suits you very well." , I am forming an official extraordinary force in the territory, and I need a trustworthy captain, I think you are very suitable!"

Angus's eyes brightened. Although the Tudor family has a long and glorious history, no matter how strong the family is now, they are wild extraordinary.

It is precisely because they have been the masters of the Tudor Empire that they are particularly interested in the status of the official Extraordinary.

The Tudor family sent Angus here, hoping to use Christine's identity to obtain a certain semi-official status in Feneport, at least to establish a reliable stronghold.

But Angus didn't expect that he was sent directly to this remote village, and it was neither good to let him go nor to stay.

He had already given up any hope for the errand that Hobert had arranged for him, but he didn't expect that the situation would turn around and he would have the chance to become an official Extraordinary.

As for Hobert, of course he would not hand over the power of the official Extraordinary to the "Society of Gnosis".

Before learning the details of Angus, Hobert had been planning to cultivate official Extraordinary himself. It was a bit slow, but the strength he cultivated was more assured.

At that time, Hobert also had no plans to introduce the power of the "Society Society" into the official Extraordinary.

After learning that Angus came from the Tudor family, he immediately had the idea of ​​bringing in external forces to attack the demons and the Aurora Society. Even if there was a battle loss, he would not feel sad.

On the other hand, Hobert intends to cultivate his own extraordinary strength among the 50-member army of Schill.

Angus nodded almost immediately: "I am willing to stay in Jeffrey Territory and become a member of the official Extraordinary here."

Hobert nodded and asked, "What sequence are you?"

"Sequence 6."

"'Judge' or 'Baron of Corruption'?"

"Judge!"

Christine, a member of the Tudor family, basically switched to the "arbitrator" path very early on.

"You should have heard of the reward offered by the Kingdom of Loen to me. They sent many mercenaries to kill me, including a 'discipline knight'." Hobert smiled and said, "It's a pity that they all died here. here!"

Angus's eyes lit up!
"I don't know if it's easy for you to be promoted to 'Retribution Knight' in the family." Hobert saw Angus' eyes, and he knew it in his heart: "But with me, as long as you are competent As long as you can make enough credit for this job, that Extraordinary characteristic will be yours!"

Angus hurriedly said, "I will definitely be qualified for this job!"

Hobert nodded: "Then the first task I will give you is to go back to the family and find some fellow clansmen who want to become official Beyonders, but you have to make it clear to them that being an official Beyonder is prestige, but There is also a lot of danger, so let them be mentally prepared."

Angus smiled and said, "As long as it is in the extraordinary world, there may be danger anywhere."

He asked again, "How many people do I need?"

Hobert said: "You can figure it out, the other captain is also a Sequence 6, and has about seven or eight subordinates."

It's just that the existence of the captain is still unknown.

(End of this chapter)