I'm not a lord

Chapter 63 Public Execution
Although old Thorward pretended to refuse and was unwilling to send his daughter away, he was very honest in his heart.

Lin En could clearly see that his [Loyalty] had skyrocketed from 28 to 40.

For a tribal leader like Lao Suo, sons and daughters are not really valuable assets.

He had more than a dozen wives, and he could do whatever he wanted with the women in the tribe.

As long as he is healthy, how many offspring can he produce?
Lin En's request for his son and daughter was actually a very sincere act.

Old Thorward had long since seen that the barbarians had no future.

The environment in the northern wilderness is too harsh, the land is barren and the climate is extremely cold, and it simply cannot support many people.

If you want your people to live a good life, you have to learn the language, customs and production methods of the southerners.

It would be best if we could return to our homeland which is relatively warm and fertile.

It’s just that the hatred between the two tribes is too deep.

Coupled with the massacre policy once implemented by the southerners, the relationship between the two ethnic groups was as tense as a bowstring, and there was no possibility of integration at all.

And now the southern baron actually offered to marry his daughter.

This is undoubtedly a wonderful start.

If handled properly, the tragic fate of the lowland tribes is likely to be rewritten.

With such a great opportunity right in front of him, how could he not seize it?
The initial hesitation was just a subconscious desire to bargain.

But he didn't expect that his son Xiaosuo's innocent words would expose his mask.

"Your Excellency, my son and daughter are both very naughty. Please take good care of them."

As old Thorward spoke, he reached out and gently rubbed his son's head, with a smile on his face.

"Ah."

Lynn just nodded slightly.

He said he wanted to marry Lao Suo's daughter, but in fact he just wanted to make the lowland tribes let down their guard.

What could a stunted, shrunken little girl of twelve do?
Throw it in the castle and keep it for a few years first.

"Don't worry, father. The Baron is the friendliest southerner I've ever met."

Xiao Suo was so happy that his face turned red with excitement. He wished he could move into Lynn's castle with his sister and fiancée right away.

Then he broke free from his father's broad hand, trotted over to Lin En, and asked expectantly:
"Your Excellency, Baron, may I bring my fiancée with me?"

"You can bring a few more, and I'll arrange for teachers to teach you the common language of the mainland."

Lynn already had a plan in mind.

The girls were left to the two mistresses and their maids, and the boys were left to the sixth brother, Timo.

In fact, it is a replica of the aristocratic court school.

Lynn then discussed a lot of specific details with old Thorward.

The lowland tribe now numbers over 3,900 people.

In comparison, the total population of White Bear Territory is only 3,200, not counting the more than 100 serfs brought over from Sanhe City in recent days.

But in the lowland tribes, there are only about 800 young and middle-aged men between the ages of fifteen and forty.

The number of people is much lower than that of White Bear Territory.

This shows how deeply the war hurt the lowland tribes.

According to the results of the negotiation, ten days later, Old Soward will bring more than 400 women and children of the barbarians, as well as several hostages of "noble" status, to the foot of the salt mountain.

Lynn will meet him here and provide food and shelter for these people.

Soon, the Lowland Tribe would send a team to inspect the living conditions of these women and children and discuss internally whether to incorporate them into the White Bear Territory. Old Thorward estimated that if all went well, the entire Lowland Tribe would be incorporated into the White Bear Territory by early July at the latest.

Seeing his sincerity, Lin En revealed to him the resettlement plan for the entire lowland tribe.

Lynn plans to let the savages be responsible for the mining of salt and asphalt mines.

With 800 young and middle-aged laborers, it is more than enough to operate two mines.

In the future, most of the barbarians will live near the mines, keeping a certain distance from the serf settlements in the White Bear Territory.

There is hardly any intersection between the two sides in daily life.

This makes it difficult for large-scale conflicts to break out.

Lin En will teach the wastelanders the techniques of mining and mineral processing, and provide iron tools and transportation vehicles free of charge.

The inhabitants had to transport the excavated ore to a designated location using carts and exchange it for food, clothing and other necessities of life based on the quantity and quality of the ore.

Old Thorward was very satisfied with Lynn's arrangement, as he didn't want to live too close to the Southerners.

Keeping distance is good for both of us.

He will lead his people to solve the housing problem themselves.

The lowland tribes have struggled to survive in the forest for many years, and building mud houses with wooden frames is easy for them, which are just enough to keep out rain and snow.

As for revenge against other tribes of the barbarians, Old Soward did not take the initiative to mention it, obviously he did not have much desire for revenge.

Now he is just a man who wants his people to live a normal life.

The brutal tribal war had already smoothed out most of his edges.

It’s better not to mention revenge.

After reaching an agreement with Old Thorward, Lynn set out on his journey home with his five bandit brothers, and returned to the temporary camp of the road construction team that night.

At this time, three weeks had passed since the road construction project officially started.

It is 55 kilometers from Baixiongling to the salt mine, and the first 25 kilometers of the hard dirt road have been completed.

Fifteen kilometers of it has been paved with stones, making it a durable gravel road.

As usual, Lynn and Albert Sr. selected the best teams of the week, publicly recognized them and awarded them prizes.

After the award ceremony, he winked at the fourth child.

Soon, the fourth and fifth brothers each took a serf to the temporary earthen platform and pushed them roughly to the center of the platform.

The two serfs looked terrified and their bodies trembled uncontrollably.

Lin En walked slowly onto the earthen platform. His cold eyes swept over the more than a thousand serfs below the platform, and finally fell on the two escorted serfs.

The whole place fell silent in an instant, with only the crackling sound of the burning bonfire being particularly clear.

“Working for the lord is your duty as serfs, and as the lord, it is my responsibility to protect your safety and provide you with sufficient food.

For the past three weeks, I have fulfilled my duties as a lord, even giving generous rewards to the most hardworking serfs."

Lin En paused, and then his voice suddenly rose, sounding particularly loud in the silent night sky:

"But these two people dared to openly lead a riot, inciting some serfs to resist labor and disrupting order in White Bear Territory. What do you think? Should they be executed?"

Except for a handful of escaped slaves, the vast majority of White Bear Territory's local serfs shouted loudly:
"Execution, execution!"

In feudal manors where there was a lack of entertainment, watching executions was the most popular "entertainment activity".

In the past two months, as most serfs were busy, the crime rate in the territory was close to zero, and not a single public execution had occurred.

And today, the show that the serfs are most looking forward to is finally going to be staged.

(End of this chapter)