Chapter 228 Split and weaken

The sudden change shocked everyone.

The newly arrived residents originally expected Kudorei to serve as the guard officer of Wubei Territory, so that they would have someone to rely on in the future.

But they never expected that the lord who was relaxed and calm one second would be violent and murderous the next second without any warning.

Kudorei looked at the separated corpses on the ground. He was a professional knight close to the advanced level. Why did he die in an instant without even the slightest ability to resist?

When they thought about their plan with Kudorei, they felt cold for a moment.

Some timid ones just collapsed on the ground, so scared that their crotches were wet with urine and feces;

Some people just stayed in place, unable to react for a while and at a loss;

Some people felt the fear and knelt on the ground begging the lord for forgiveness.

On the other hand, Wilson and others were shocked and then felt happy.

Just to put it bluntly, how could the lord allow a foreign mid-level knight to serve as the guard officer of Wubei Territory?

A person like Kudorei is not worthy of being a deputy to McCann.

"If you challenge your authority, you will die!"

Wilson thought angrily in his heart, and the anger he had just been slandered by the other party finally dissipated.

For Luo Ning, if Kuduore simply had a conflict with Wilson and others and injured them, it would not be a crime worthy of death.

After inflicting punishment and setting an example, maybe it can still be used by him.

But the other party has too many things on his mind.

Not only did they form cliques, they deceived the lord Luo Ning in front of so many people, they even joined forces to put pressure on the lord in order to seek benefits.

If Luo Ning takes a step back today and lets the other side go, what will happen if this group of people does this again in the future?

Anthony is right, Wubei Territory is indeed short of people, and it is even more short of available knights.

Luo Ning also welcomes outsiders to join, but he also has a bottom line. People like Kudorei are not among his welcome.

"What I am willing to give is yours, and what I am not prepared to give you should not come up with any crooked ideas."

Luo Ning's voice was mixed with the fighting spirit of the knight, and it was loud and majestic, causing the chaotic crowd begging for mercy to shut their mouths, and one or two people fell silent.

"I understand what you are thinking. It's just that we are all making trouble together. It would be best if we can get more farmland. It doesn't matter if we don't get it. Could it be that I will kill you all?"

He sneered: "I won't kill you, but I can expel you."

Good things don't go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles.

If he killed all these people, once the outside world knew about it, they would probably say that the Viscount of Wubei Territory was a murderous butcher who was cruel to the free people who defected to him.

As a result, people who want to join the Wubei Territory will be deterred, which is extremely harmful to the development of the territory.

"I am merciful and will give you two hours to think about it carefully. If you are willing to follow the arrangement, I will allow you to stay. If you are not willing, then please leave Wubei Territory now!"

Ronin stopped lingering and turned to leave: "Rogner, you stay to maintain order. Wilson, follow me."

"Okay sir!"

Wilson followed Ronin cautiously. He didn't know why the lord asked him to come here alone. Wasn't he punished because he did something bad?

The more he thought this, the more panicked he became.

Although he was very relieved that the Lord killed Kudorei, he was filled with fear when he thought that the Lord could kill an intermediate knight in just one breath.

The benevolent lord also has a ruthless side.

"I estimate that not many of these people will leave. For those who remain, you need to arrange them separately."

After leaving the crowd, Luo Ning said as he walked.

"Shanlin Town, Sanfang Town, Swamp Town, Black Earth Town, each place is short of people, so break them up and distribute them to various towns."

Wilson nodded thoughtfully, and he probably understood the lord's intention.

These more than 500 people account for one-seventh of the population of Shanlin Town. If they form a group, it will be difficult to manage and may cause disputes with the indigenous people.

Although there is no threat to Shanlin Fort, unrest in the territory will greatly affect the development arrangements of the adults, and the management of Wilson will also increase the difficulty.

But if this group of people is broken up and each town has a little bit, it will be much easier to manage.

"I understand, sir."

Wilson thought for a while and asked: "If we are a family, do we need to break it up?"

"Forget it as a family."

Luo Ning is not willing to split the family on a family basis. There is no benefit in such a split.

"After McCann returns to the territory, communicate with them. When a large number of outsiders enter the territory in the future, let the knight squad arrange cavalry, infantry and professional knights to the scene to maintain order. In a situation like today, it is an attack on the lord's mansion. s face!"

"yes!"

Wilson lowered his head, feeling very anxious, "My subordinates will definitely make arrangements in the future!"

"I can rest assured when you do things, but sometimes you need to make more plans."

Ronin's tone softened.

"You are in charge of government affairs, and McCann is in charge of defense. Although they belong to different departments, they still need to cooperate on some things. After all, maintaining order is also one of the territorial defenses."

Wilson leaned forward, "You are right, I understand."

Luo Ning waved his hand, asking the other party to step back and continue the work of settling the freedmen, and he returned to Hillwood Castle.

“With more people in the territory, it is imperative to introduce basic regulations.”

Before dealing with Kuduore, Luo Ning had thought about how to punish the opponent if he did not kill him.

The kingdom has laws, but he has no idea what the laws are.

No one else in the territory knows either.

"It seems that we still need to recruit some legal talents."

Formulate legal provisions suitable for Wubei Territory as needed. When problems arise, there will be something to refer to, so that there will be laws to follow when punishing.

When Wilson returned to the Western Plaza, none of the freedmen who came from the Kona Barony left. Even those who had just expressed their support for Kudore lowered their heads and did not leave.

First, they would have nowhere to live if they left Hillwood Town. Luo Ning was willing to give them farmland and provide light tax policies, which was not the case in other territories;

Secondly, if they leave now, they will never be able to leave this woodland before dark.

With their strength and physique, it was extremely dangerous to spend the night in the forest near the Wushan Warcraft Mountains, and they couldn't even think about it;

Third, and most importantly, they didn’t know if they would be killed on the spot if they left like this?

After all, Kudorei's body is still there!

If they left, there was a high probability of death, but if they didn't leave, they might still be alive, so they all stayed.

If they had known that this would be the result, they would not have listened to Kudorei's call and unified their voices one day.

Some people with a little clearer thinking have also realized that a down-and-out wandering knight has no ability to challenge the viscount?

"My lord is kind. Not only will you not be held accountable for the mistakes you have committed, but you will also be treated in accordance with the previously established policies."

Wilson's words relieved their hanging hearts. At the same time, some of them began to resent Kudorei, insisting on making trouble like this.

Wilson let the injured assistant go back to rest and continued working with several other assistants.

"Now continue to register. I will complete your assignments in the next two days. Then someone will take you to the towns where you live."

After Rogna who was guarding the side heard this arrangement, he thought about it carefully and roughly understood the lord's purpose.

Split and weaken, this group of people will be easier to manage.

Rognar once again experienced the lord's way of dealing with things, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

He had always regarded bringing people to Wubei Territory simply as an escort mission, and he never expected that these people would have such thoughts.

This time, it seems that there was also a mistake on his part.

Now that I think about it, this group of people did rely on Kudorei a little bit along the way, and there was a vague intention to take the other party as the center.

If he was vigilant enough, he would also inform Luo Ning about this matter.

"I haven't thought too much. You have to be careful if something like this happens in the future."

He lowered his head and glanced at the sword that had been sheathed again. He didn't understand why the lord used his sword to kill Kudorei just now. Was there any purpose behind it?

"I guess he's not very satisfied with what I did this time."

In fact, he was simply overthinking about using Rogner's sword.

Luo Ning simply felt that using the Flowing Flame Sword to kill Kudorei was a bit too high-minded. (End of chapter)