Pioneering

Chapter 61
Credibility is illusory, but it does affect every aspect of a regime.

The problem Zhong Ming is facing now is that his prestige and the credibility of the regime are seriously insufficient in the eyes of the people.

It is a good idea to attract talents from the free people and cultivate the team.

Without enough credibility, even mediocre and incompetent people cannot be attracted.

As for the recruitment of the noble families that survived the great purge, it may be difficult to recruit a group of people for their own use.

If he really wanted to join him, he would come without being recruited at all.

In this kind of situation, Zhong Ming would absolutely not believe the idea that these nobles did not lose face and make themselves aware of their importance.

Are these nobles not afraid of themselves?
It's not that I'm not afraid anymore, it's not as scary as before.

Before, I was outside the rules, representing the principality's order and "righteousness" to clean up the rebellion, killing anyone is justified.

Now that I am in the rules, these nobles have not violated their feudal obligations to themselves, and as a feudal monarch, I have no "righteousness" to punish them.

Forced recruitment?

no!Unless you convene an aristocratic meeting to amend the feudal obligations of these nobles to yourself, doing so is against the "righteousness".

Give in and negotiate with the remaining nobles to recruit manpower?

Impossible, Zhong Ming worked so hard to conquer Devon County, he didn't come to make wedding dresses for these little nobles!
Zhong Ming thought for a moment, waved his hands, and said to Lei Wen: "You are like this..."

In the early morning of the next day, the citizens who came in and out found a three-dimensional (2.7 meters) long square wood at the gate of the east city with the most traffic in Moant City, and an official document was pasted on the gate.

Today is a good day for business fairs, and there are a lot of people waiting to open the city gate.

The city gate opened slowly, Lei Wen looked at the sky, held up an official document, stood on the city wall and shouted loudly:
"Everyone, please listen to me before letting go."

The guards guarding the city cooperated with each other and stopped in front of the city gate with axes and guns.

"What is this for?"

"Isn't it going to increase the city tax?"

The citizens who were waiting to enter and exit the city gate were talking about it.

Raven shouted solemnly:

"Gentlemen and ladies!

According to the Earl's order, whoever can carry this log to the west gate will be rewarded with ten gold dinars! "

Look out, folks, here's the bounty. "

After speaking, Lei Wen untied a money bag from his waist, poured out ten gold coins from it, held it in his hand, and signaled to the leaders coming and going from the city.

"Ryan, what tricks is our new lord doing?"

A dark-skinned, wrinkled, weather-beaten old woman turned her head to ask a young man with yellow hair.

Ryan scratched his head and said, "Aunt Shanna, who knows? How can I understand the minds of these noble gentlemen?"

The citizens of the city expressed serious doubts about the promise of the noble lord.

"Is the Earl also coming to the market? Isn't it because you want to sell this log?"

"That's really black-hearted! A piece of wood costs ten gold coins, it's too dark!"

……

When Lei Wen heard this sentence, he quickly explained loudly:
"Hey, it's not selling wood, but offering a reward for moving the wood. Whoever carries it to the west gate will be rewarded with ten gold coins!"

Aunt Shanna said disdainfully:

"Hey, it's really fresh. Last time I fought against the Principality of Yige, my husband broke an arm.

Not to mention the pension, even the promised military salary, I haven't seen a copper from the nobles.

If you move a piece of wood, you will be rewarded ten gold coins. How fresh, how can you fool a fool? "

Hearing Aunt Shanna's complaints, the discussions among the leaders became more and more intense.

"That's right, who would believe it? The aristocrats are fooling too many people!"

"I see, just this broken wood, even if you get the bounty, it's hard to digest!

Don't forget that our new earl is a ruthless character, and he is afraid that he will spend his life if he has money! "

"Ten gold coins can buy a large piece of farmland, and a family can live comfortably for half a lifetime.

If it was true that these officials would have moved away long ago, where would it be our turn? "

"Liar, liar!"

"That's right, liar!"

……

Looking at the noisy noise below the city, Lei Wen couldn't help but drenched his back with cold sweat:

If this matter is not done well, the Earl will really give his family a complete gift!

"Your Earl is here~!" An Ge's loud voice came from not far away.

"Woo ~ woo ~"

The knights cleared the way, followed by the infantry, and an extremely gorgeous and majestic gold-encrusted double carriage slowly drove to the east gate.

A red-faced, energetic and well-dressed young man jumped down from the driver's seat of the carriage. It was Ange.

Ange climbed up the city wall three times and twice, cleared his throat, and shouted solemnly:
"Gentlemen and ladies!

I am the newly appointed Moant City Municipal Inspector, Ang Ure.

In order to show the Earl's credibility, the bounty for carrying this log to Ximen is increased to [-] dinars!

Whoever can carry this log to the west gate will pay the reward immediately and will never break the contract!
Come on, the bounty is here! "

As soon as the words fell, the accompanying soldiers opened a small box and leaned towards the leader, revealing that it was full of dinar gold coins.

The glittering gold coins instantly ignited the enthusiasm of the citizens, and the discussion became more and more noisy.

"Oh, it's true! There's really so much money!"

"Fake, deceitful, how can there be such a good thing"

"What if it's true?"

"What if? Why don't you try it"

"Tch, I want to go to you!"

"I'm going? I'm not going. I'm not as stupid as you."

"This is such an official, so young, can he be trusted?"

"Why can't you believe it? He's an official, and he might be a knight master in the future."

"So what about Lord Knight, even if he doesn't mean anything, what can you do with him? Sue him yourself?"

"That's right, it makes sense!"

"Liar, let's go, let's go~"

"Who are you lying to?"

……

Zhong Ming frowned, opened the carriage compartment, jumped out of the carriage, ran up the city wall, and dressed in a fine attire with the golden bell family emblem on a purple background, solemnly shouted:

"Stop! Stop!

I am the new owner of Devon County, Earl Ming Zhong!
I am in charge of everything on this land! "

Zhong Ming looked at the crowd that fell silent in an instant, paused, and continued:
"In the past, the Huster family's decrees were repeated.

You don't trust the nobles, things in the uncle country are chaotic, disorderly, and black and white are reversed, I understand you, very much!

However, the Huster family is the Huster family, and they are already history!

I'm here, and your good days begin!

From this day, I, the Earl of Devonshire, swear by my nobleman's honor, and by the glory of the gods:

I, say one is one, say two is two, never change! "

After glancing at the faintly hesitating crowd, Zhong Ming was ready to make another big news:
"The purpose of moving the wood is to demonstrate my reputation, to establish the reputation of the Earl's Mansion!
Starting today, the earl's first official decree, whoever moves this piece of wood to the west gate, will be rewarded with a hundred dinars.

Pay the bounty immediately and never break the contract! "

　Regarding the question of why some readers complained about these bastards who dared to say that nobles are unreliable and liars.Let me explain, first of all, there is a kind of psychology called the cluster effect: when individual individuals gather into a group, they will have different psychological and behavioral performances than when the individual is alone.The psychological characteristics after becoming a group include the impulsiveness, changeability and impatience of the group; the group is more likely to accept various irrational behaviors such as hints and credulity.Secondly, the concept of contract in the magical world is very strong. It is disgraceful for a nobleman to break a contract, and the chivalry of the nobleman still exists verbally.Finally, free people and noble lords have less personal attachment than serfs and noble lords.The free folk said that if the nobles didn't keep their promises, you cut them off, that's impossible.If you do this, your knights will look down on you too.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)