Black Iron Crown

"Very good! I see, continue to monitor the territory! I want to achieve complete control of the territory!"

"Please rest assured my lord, please believe that your humblest servant has this ability!" Logan bowed and then exited the room.

Reiner decided to arrest Vippin for a trial in front of everyone, but he didn't ask Logan to do it.

Logan is the leader of a spy organization. He is only responsible for collecting information. Reiner does not intend to give him the right to arrest and detain him. The only thing he can do is to collect information for Reiner. He does not allow torture or arrest. People, to prevent a power from becoming bigger, it is necessary to restrict its rights.

Leiner doesn't want a Jinyiwei or a group of cruel officials to appear in his territory, it will only make the territory panic, which is of no benefit.

Sir Corder was called over by the guard at the door, and walked into Reiner's study wearing a uniform.

"What's the matter, Lord Baron?"

He asked Lena calmly.

"Yes, my uncle!" Reiner nodded, handed the document that Logan handed over to Sir Cord, and said, "Vipling, the tax collector in the village of Ossace! The grandson of my grandfather's cousin, he is here Taking advantage of the opportunity of this autumn harvest, there has been a lot of corruption in Osas Village!"

"Then... how do you want to deal with him? My lord?" Sir Corder frowned slightly. He didn't want Vippin to be punished. As long as he didn't steal all the tax money from the entire village, he would be fine. It will not be punished too severely.

In Sir Cord's view, he is a relative of the Moreland family after all, and he is the most staunch supporter of the Moreland family. Such a person should not be too harsh, otherwise it will chill the hearts of those members who support the family so much .

Indeed, Sir Codd's idea is what most lords in this era want. Even if a group of relatives in the family are not up to date, they will not give up, because this group of people is the most trustworthy person of a lord.

They will not betray the interests of the family, on the contrary, they will do everything they can to make their family stronger.

Sir Corder is a very traditional aristocrat, so he seems a bit out of place with Reiner at this time.

"Hang him!" Reiner lowered his eyelids, staring at the flickering candles on the table in front of him, and said, "I must use his blood to let everyone understand what the fate of corruption is!"

"What?" Sir Corder stood up from his chair and said in astonishment: "You are going to hang him? He is our relative! He is a descendant of the Murland family! Even...even if he is greedy A little, but his loyalty to the family is beyond doubt!"

Hearing this, Reiner didn't answer immediately, but tapped his fingers rhythmically on the table, and then said slowly: "I know, I never doubt their loyalty...but! He alone Corruption is nothing, but if others follow suit, there are more than 50 tax collectors in our territory. If they are all so greedy, then our income will be lost. I have to be responsible to everyone !"

"The money goes into their pockets and we're so poor that I can't keep up the army, I can't pay the soldiers, I don't have the money to pay the blacksmiths, so how can I protect the land How to protect the interests of others?"

Lena licked his lips,

The voice gradually became low: "I'm not just the patriarch of the Moreland family, I will be the lord of this territory. I have thousands of subjects who need to be protected, and countless soldiers are waiting to win victory after victory under my leadership!"

Reiner looked into Sir Cod's eyes flatly, and said: "The prosperity and decline of a territory starts from a small place! The collapse of the castle also starts from the digging by wild dogs! We must prevent problems before they happen, and this matter should be given We all sound the alarm, corruption must be curbed!"

This is indeed Reiner's true thinking. He can tolerate those tax officials who occasionally get some gray income, but he will never forgive a large number of people who embezzled money that should have entered his warehouse.

After Reiner's persuasion, I don't know if Sir Corder was persuaded. He nodded and saluted and said, "Obey my lord, I'll go and arrest Vippin right now!"

"Wait for the good news!" Reiner watched Sir Corder leave the room with a smile on his face.

Stretching on the chair, Reiner felt a burst of exhaustion. Now it is very different from when he just crossed over. At that time, he was so free, and he needed to make some progress for the weekly public trial. , Occasionally some accidents need to be handled by myself, and other times belong to my own private time.

But now it's different, with five baronies and more than 7,000 people living in a territory of more than 800 square kilometers, the official affairs produced are completely different from before.

He now has to devote half of his time every day to handling official duties, and sometimes he has to go to the center of the castle to see the training of the soldiers.

As a result, his time is very tight now, and he has completely lost the leisurely feeling. Even his two little maids don't go there as often as before. Forget it, he hasn't played poker for a long time. It’s been a long time since I went out hunting and read knight novels in my room.

Rubbing his eyes and staring at the ceiling, Reiner stretched out his right hand and started staring.

Sometimes people have some strange ideas, such as who am I, where am I, what am I going to do, and so on.

Reiner is like this now. Although he is not a philosopher and has no qualifications for a philosopher, thinking is a human instinct. In any case, these strange thoughts have taken root in the depths of his mind.

"What the hell am I doing all day long? Wouldn't it be good to be a lord and wait to die, and then marry a white-skinned wife of the right kind when the time comes? I have to live with my head pinned to my trouser belt. life?"

Thinking like this in his heart, Reiner suddenly felt that life had lost its meaning.

And just when he was sad and thinking about life, the doors in the study room were suddenly opened violently. Just when Reiner, who was interrupted from thinking about life, was furious and wanted to stand up and beat the visitor, but found that It was Lumbare who came in in a hurry.

He said wheezing and panting (funny): "Brother, we have finally found the bandits who committed crimes in our territory before!"

"They finally couldn't bear it anymore. This morning, they raided a village and wanted to grab some food back. They happened to be encountered by light cavalry patrolling around. There were about a dozen of them. After a battle between the two sides The enemy has fled, but we have captured two prisoners!"

Looking at Lumbare who broke in, Leiner resisted the urge to kick him, and asked, "Where are the two captured prisoners?"

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