Lord Witch, please don't resurrect me again!

Sir Milan has the ability to speak the truth no matter whether it is a lie or not, he can say it with full momentum, and it sounds as if it is true.His reasoning seemed a bit far-fetched, but since "Leoric" was mentioned, the other party couldn't deny it.The old man failed, rolled his eyes again, and said: "Milan! You are really shameless, your family is the chief culprit of this rebellion! You still have the face to say such things? Everyone knows that what kind of old man will be born What kind of species, when your father served the old king, he was as obedient as you are!"

Milan said loudly: "Yes, of course I know that the Jia Gebo family is the culprit, so I will kill my relatives righteously! I will lead my army to attack Haiyan City under the leadership of King Leoric, and arrest all those despicable and shameless traitors. ! Do you know what I paid for this?"

As Milan spoke, he took off his shirt, revealing the scars all over his back. The welts overlapped, layer by layer. There was no good flesh on his back, and even some wounds were still scabbed with blood.These injuries almost killed him, so it still looks shocking.Seeing this scene, the nobles gasped in fright.Sir Milan snorted coldly, put on his clothes, and said, "Excuse me, isn't my loyalty more real than those of you here? If you question my words, my motives, and my character, then who of you would like to eat it like I do?" A hundred leather whips? If any of you dare to take this beating, I will trust you."

These words made the old Marquis dumb for a while, and then blushed and shouted: "Does more injuries mean loyalty?"

Sir Milan roared: "If shedding blood for the king can't prove loyalty, then what else can?" Sir Milan's roar was deafening, and all the nobles present were stunned.Apparently, that phrase has killed the game.

"You bastard..." But the Marquis gritted his teeth, looking like he still didn't give up.

Teves said: "Okay!" The princess's majestic royal voice shook people's hearts. She stood up, looked down at the nobles with a height of nearly two meters, and said, "King Leoric I am willing to reason with you because he is very kind! You guys, don't be ignorant, my uncle's body is not cold yet."

Hearing this bloody threat, the nobles completely lost the courage to continue negotiating.The Marquis sighed, and said: "Then let His Majesty arrange it!" He sat down with a gloomy expression.

Seeing this scene, Leoric thought: Very good!Being able to hold these guys down prevents possible bloodshed.If these people are as obsessed as the Pope and Uncle Jonah, they might kill people again, and if they continue to kill, it will not be good for my image, and people will think that I am a bloodthirsty tyrant.

Then, Leoric cast a trusting look at Teves—play your fists to your heart's content, princess!Now no one can stand in your way.

Of course Teves understood his intentions.

At this time, the newly appointed Her Majesty the Queen couldn't help but think: Leoric is indeed worthy of being a king!He actually trusts me, the daughter of the Nashrut family, so much. Doesn’t he know that the people who ordered the hunting of the demon wizard and the people who backstabbed the old king all came from our family?

He was the right choice to be king.

Teves swore to herself that she would never disappoint Leoric's kindness.

Leoric said at this time: "Well, the reform will be carried out in this direction first, and I will ask someone to come up with a specific plan later, and the next thing is the highlight..." He took out a roll of gold Comes with parchment.

When everyone saw the golden document, their eyes lit up immediately.

It's time to reward your meritorious deeds!

ps: The cold is gradually getting better, it feels good to be healthy w

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Chapter 230 Four: Rewards for meritorious deeds

A golden sheepskin scroll with a gilded crown on it. Everyone has heard of this thing, but they have never seen it.This thing has a famous name in the folk, it is called "Book of Kings"!Only when the king decides to give a reward based on merit—and when it is a big reward, will the content be written on the golden parchment scroll.After they are used up, these golden parchment scrolls will become cultural relics and stay in the "Precious Corridor" of the palace for future generations to admire.

Except for the nobles who had just been beaten, the blood pressure and heartbeat of the rest of the people instantly increased, like Growen, who was more irritable, and his face flushed with excitement in an instant, and his nose was like a cow. smoke; other soldiers of the Northern Expedition Army also showed joy from the bottom of their hearts - I saw those few veterans were like old farmers looking at the farm in a good year, with simple and honest smiles on their faces, as if they were imagining how so many crops could be harvested. How many catties and how much can it be sold for?

Leoric coughed dryly and said, "First of all, it's about the new title canonization."

Although Leoric intends to abolish the aristocratic system in essence, he will still have reservations in name.After all, people’s thinking needs a process of transformation. Reform is a bit like seeing a doctor. It’s okay to have a major operation, but if it’s too big, it’s like killing people directly.The next reforms will be carried out slowly. In the next few years, Leoric intends to gradually reduce the remaining power of the nobles, strengthen the central government's management of the localities, and finally form a centralized system similar to the ancient Chinese dynasty. With the development of productivity, the next step of reform is being carried out step by step.

Leoric first said: "The Jagbob family betrayed the royal family, and they were treasonous. According to the law, the Jagbob family should have been deprived of hereditary titles and killed the whole family. Jagbo's original hereditary title. Milan Jagbo will be the new Duke of Haiyan City."

Sir Milan quickly saluted and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Leoric had discussed this matter with Milan long before attacking Haiyan City, planning to let him take over the stall in Haiyan City.

Milan, this guy's fighting skills are average, but his ability to do things is really good.He arranged and managed many things such as logistics procurement, personnel arrangements, and the relationship between superiors and subordinates of the Northern Expeditionary Army.Moreover, he himself is a member of the Jia Gebo family. He grew up in Haiyan City, and he knows that city well, and it is easier than others to take over the job.

It was only later that Sir Milan was seriously injured, coupled with his poor mental state, Leoric once worried that he would not be able to shoulder the heavy responsibility.But seeing him like this now, he has completely come out of the shadows, and he feels completely reborn in his mental outlook.Leoric felt that he could now take on the task.

Leoric didn't have high demands on him, as long as he could restore Haiyan City to its original functions.Haiyan City is the most important sea estuary in the eastern part of the swamp, controlling the economic lifeline of maritime trade; at the same time, it is also close to the Jinsha River, which runs from east to west and is an important water transportation channel.According to Teves, the war in the past three months has caused the port of Haiyan City to shut down, and the figures on the national financial statements must be very ugly; but from Leoric's point of view, the function of this city is similar to that of the Celestial Empire. It is a very important economic center.

"Well, I look forward to your performance, the new Duke of Jagbob." Leoric nodded, and continued: "The Lei Kui family has fought for the country for many years, and they have made great achievements in suppressing the rebellion. Lei Kui is the Grand Duke (Grand Duke), titled "Duke Protector", and his status ranks higher than other dukes. The people of the mountains have been loyal for many years, and have contributed to both the Northern Expedition and the Civil War. They are an example of the people. I ordered that the taxes of the people in Leikui Territory be exempted for three years, and the whole world celebrates and benefits all people."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Duke Lei Kui stood up and saluted.

The canonization of Lao Zhangren is mainly for honor, and it can be regarded as a commendation of Duke Lei Kui and the mountain people for their loyalty to the country for many years.The former plateau people did not have the rank of "Grand Duke", which was an additional title that Leoric added according to the memory of his previous life.

The father-in-law will soon be 60 years old. He was injured after the battle of guarding the mountain city, and his body began to decline. Leoric does not intend to let him take on heavy responsibilities, as long as he guards his land to live his life.

Three years of tax cuts, in fact, can't reduce much, because the mountain people are already poor, and the proportion of the local finances turned in has always been less than a fraction of that of Haiyan City, and even in disaster years, state subsidies are still needed.However, the three-year tax cuts do benefit local people.At the same time, Leoric also plans to build some infrastructure in Duke Leikui's territory that will benefit the people, develop local resources, and find ways to make this poor and remote mountainous land rich.

Next, Leoric commended some nobles, loyal bureaucrats, and some outstanding individuals who made contributions in this civil war.This part mainly rewards gold, medals, and honorary titles, etc. Most of them are knights, such as knights belonging to a certain duke, or knights of the king, knights of the queen, and so on.Most of them are "Queen Teves Knights". On the one hand, it is to give honor to these people, and on the other hand, it is to add some people who can be used by Teves.

In particular, there was an old minister named Torrence Maltaca who was whipped to death by Nicholas in the hall.

This old man was a veteran of the three dynasties. He was over 70 years old. He could have enjoyed his old age in peace, but he was beaten to death and whipped to death because he blatantly contradicted Nicholas in the court.Leoric admired his strength of character, so he posthumously named him an honorary earl, and posthumously bestowed the title of "Martaca the Justice", and canonized his two sons as "Knights of the Guardian", and he will be honored in King's Square. The name of "Marthaka" is engraved on the stele, so that his feat will be recorded in the annals of history forever.In addition, they rewarded their family with [-] gold coins, [-] war horses, and knight equipment.

After saying this, Leoric stood up and said, "On behalf of all the plateau people, I pay the highest respect to your father and the Marthaka family." He saluted as he spoke.

The old man's two sons are middle-aged men in their 40s. They thought that the new king would not remember this veteran who had never met, but Leoric rewarded their family and even saluted them!Tears welled up in the eyes of the two, and they quickly performed the knight salute, saying: "The Martaka family will always be loyal to the empire!"

Seeing this scene, all the civilian officials and scholars in the hall showed expressions of admiration, and they were full of praise for Leoric's behavior.This behavior of Leoric won the goodwill of the civil official group, and that old minister was regarded as a representative of the civil official group.In the original political system, the right to speak has always been controlled by the great nobles, so that these civil servants without titles have low status and are not respected.It can be said that it is the lowest in the bureaucratic group, but judging from the attitude shown by Leoric, he obviously approves of these civil servants, which makes everyone have a good impression of the new king.

At this time, Leoric made the two of them equal, and immediately continued the canonization ceremony.

Leoric said: "As we all know, the Pope has committed an unforgivable felony and is dead. However, there are millions of believers in the Seven Gods, these people still need a leader; the Seven Gods also need a spokesperson in the world. This person must be A man of pious faith and noble morality, who was previously recommended anonymously by everyone, now I have a suitable candidate."

"Fo!" Leoric said loudly, "I appoint you to be the trusted pope of the Seven Gods sect! From then on, you will take over all the power, property and church duties of the original pope, are you willing?"

"I, I, I... I am willing!" Fu trembled nervously.

As a little girl who has just grown up and can see her feet when she bows her head, it is somewhat difficult for her to take on this important task.But Leoric just wanted her to be a mouthpiece and mascot. It was impossible for Leoric to leave such a high position as the Pope vacant, otherwise the millions of believers might really do something wrong.

After Fu takes office, the next step is to borrow the hand of the Pope, Fu, to gradually rewrite the doctrine and change the religion of the Seven Gods to the "God of War religion". His human incarnation is "King Leoric", so as to achieve the unity of theocracy and strengthen his rule.

"Fate!" Leoric said to Fu's best friend.

"Yes." The black-robed nun remained expressionless as usual.

"I appointed you to be the Holy Mother of the Seven Gods, to assist the Pope in managing the church's internal affairs, and to run the Seven Gods Church."

"Yes, Your Majesty." The black-robed nun saluted.

"In addition, I ordered that the 'Supreme Temple' of the Church of the Seven Gods be moved to Wild Wolf City to facilitate subsequent management and missionary work."

"Yes, Your Majesty." The two nuns saluted together.

Well, let's start with the matter of the Seven Gods. Leoric doesn't really care about the Seven Gods.Although this church has a large number of people, its organization is loose and it cannot make any waves.

However, Fu quietly clenched her fists at this time, her eyes glowed with blazing light, as if she was going to do something big.Feite next to her gently held her hand, and said in a low voice, "Fu, it's all over now, we're getting closer to the north."

"That's right, Feite." Fu nodded, "The fate of the two of us will be drawn away after all. At that time, the sins of me and my father will be eliminated."

Feite didn't speak, just nodded silently.

On the other side, King Leoric continued to announce the next canonized name.

Leoric said, "Next comes a series of announcements about the Crusade. First, Shia Raque!" he said loudly.

"Here!" Shia stood up immediately.She and Leoric are usually husband and wife, but now they are the commander's soldier.

Leoric said: "You have been fighting side by side with me for a long time, and you have made great contributions. Now I promote you as the general of the Northern Expedition to lead the entire Northern Expedition!"

Shia saluted and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Shia's promotion was well-received. The Northern Expedition's second-in-command was second only to Leoric in ability and merit, so it would be unreasonable not to be promoted.As for the title, there is no need to seal it. After all, she is the heir of the Lei Kui family. When the Grand Duke Lei Kui dies, she will become the second Grand Duke and the first female Grand Duke in history.

Leoric is now a king with a lot of things to do, so he can't do anything about the Northern Expedition himself. He needs a trustworthy and capable person to continue to lead the Northern Expedition. Shia is the right candidate.

Leoric continued: "The former commander of the Northern Expedition, Akkad!"

"Here!" The old man's voice was like a bell, and his back was straight.

"I accept your application for demobilization and re-endow you with military status. At the same time, I will appoint you as the general of the town, and lead [-] troops under the banner to guard the empire's territory!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Leoric originally wanted this 70-year-old hero to go to retirement, but now that the leaders of the Northern Expedition have all been honed, and there are many newcomers who are emerging, there is no need to bother Akkad to continue fighting.However, Akkad himself had to ask for demobilization!The old man said that before he thought that Leoric had taken over the team, he had nothing to do, so he could retire from the army and make up his talents; however, he thought about many plans when he was in Nicholas' cell, and felt that he still had some things to do , especially after seeing Leoric become the king and the morale of the country was lifted, Akkad was not willing to retire like this.What the old man meant was that he wanted to take some to guard the southern border, so as to prevent the goblins, orcs, and other despicable races in the south from backstabbing during Leoric's northern expedition.

Leoric respected his wishes, so he continued: "I will rename the city at the southernmost tip of the empire, 'Bachelor City', to 'Zhennan City', and Akkad will be made the Lord of Zhennan and also the Duke of Zhennan City. I order you Responsible for managing the city and guarding the southern border of the empire."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The old general saluted again.

Akkad has fought for his country all his life and is the most qualified to be the trusted Duke of Bachelor City.What's more, the old man is also a military scientist himself, he is an absolute bachelor in the military field, and he can suppress those sour scholars who play with pens in the city of bachelors.

Leoric said: "Bloze's promotion to the rank of warlord is equivalent to that of the deputy general of the Northern Expedition. At the same time, he canonize you as the honorary marquis of Tongniu City and give you [-] gold coins."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Blozer saluted.

Bloze became the current second in command of the Northern Expedition, succeeding Shia's position as the warlord.Blozer is meticulous and unselfish, and in a sense he is more suitable to be an Overseer than Shia.With him as a veteran, the relatively loose discipline of the Northern Expeditionary Army should be rectified to a certain extent.In addition, the title of marquis can be regarded as a kind of recognition for this veteran soldier's life.Bronze Bull City is Bloze's hometown. It was originally owned by a vassal of the Jia Gebo family. After that vassal died in battle, the fief was naturally vacated, and it happened to be granted to Bloze so that he could return home in good clothes.Another reason for the title of marquis is that this guy was the first to elect Leoric as king, so he should be rewarded for his contribution to the dragon.

"Grovin!"

"Here!" Growen stood up immediately, and the beard on his face swelled accordingly.

Leoric said: "The leader of the Iron Cavalry, Growin! He has always fought bravely and made outstanding achievements repeatedly. He can be called the number one warrior of the Northern Expedition. In recognition of your military exploits, I decided to expand the Iron Cavalry to a 3000-man reinforcement." Regiment, I will confer you the title of Cavalry General! Sit in the third place in the Northern Expedition Army. I will also confer you the title of Earl of Bell Tower City, and reward you with one thousand gold coins."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Growin's eyes almost popped out.

The bearded brother deserves his name. He followed Leoric to attack the Crow King at night in the first battle of Wild Wolf City, and then fought with him all the way. one of.And as Leoric's most important knight leader, he must be given the best treatment.In addition, just like Bloze's treatment, Bell Tower City is also Growen's hometown, and granting this place as his earldom also allows Growen to return to his hometown in fine clothes, and face his father and fellow villagers with dignity after returning from the war.

"Philip!" Leoric continued.

"Here!" The tall and thin Philip stood up like a bamboo pole.

"Philip, although your wind tour group did not kill the enemy on the battlefield, it played a vital role in the battle. You and your soldiers have been working diligently to maintain the logistics work, and you have always worked hard and never made mistakes. Solved All kinds of thorny problems and emergencies. The Northern Expeditionary Army has been able to go all the way to the present, thanks to you..."

Leoric wasn't lying. Philip, the head of logistics, did a really good job. When the Northern Expeditionary Army was poor in supplies, he could feed and clothe everyone. After the Northern Expeditionary Army became rich, his workload increased several times, but There has never been a major problem with the dispatch of materials, and I have never heard of corruption, corruption, and self-sufficiency.

"I decided to expand the popular tour group from 500 to [-] people, and purchase a new batch of horses and horses for the popular tour group to increase logistics capacity. At the same time, I will make you the Earl of Green Moor and reward you with [-] gold coins."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Odro!" said Leoric.

"Here!" Audero of the Warriors stood up.

Leoric looked at the strong man and said, "Audero's warriors fought bravely and were well-disciplined. Your heavy infantry played a powerful role in repeated battles, and your artillery made great contributions to the annihilation of the Blackwater Knight. I It is decided to expand the Warriors Regiment and add artillery functions to be responsible for positional warfare. I will make you the honorary Earl of the Wrangler and reward you with [-] gold coins."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

This guy Audrey is quite an interesting guy.Leoric didn't get along with him much at first, and judging from his appearance, he thought he was as reckless as Growin.After all, he is strong and simple, and he is the head of the "Warrior Group", so he looks reckless.But in fact, this person is rough and fine, not reckless at all, and has research on strategies and tactics.For example, Growin is like Xu Chu, brave but not resourceful; Audrey is a bit like Zhang Fei, bold and cautious.

So Leoric asked him to command the artillery, and handed over the lava cannons of the demons, various bed crossbows, catapults, etc. to him for management.Odlo's powerful heavy armored infantry can just provide good protection for long-range firepower, avoiding the tragedy of being destroyed by an enemy knight.Leoric's idea was to turn the Warriors into a "mobile fortress" on the battlefield—use the indestructible heavy armored infantry to slowly push forward with heavy artillery and crossbows, and push the enemy down steadily.

Then Leoric said a name that no one expected.

"Lawson Field!"

"Huh?" The old fat comrade in the cooking class was stunned.

Is there anything else I do here?

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Chapter 230 Five: Gou Fugui, Never Forget

Leoric wants to demonstrate by himself what it means to be rich and noble, but never to forget each other!

"Lawson Field!" he cried.

Lao Fat stood there in a daze, with his mouth open, with a silly look on his face.Philip, who was sitting next to him, kept poking at him and said, "Your Majesty is calling you! Why are you still standing there?"

The old man was puzzled and said, "Why are you calling me now? Go up and cook something?"

Philip burst out laughing and said, "It must be a reward for you!"

Meanwhile, Leoric coughed dryly and said, "Lawson Field! Can't you hear me?"

"Here!" Lao Fat bounced like an electric shock.

Leoric looked at this good brother with a smile on his face. Lao Fei was the first friend he met in the Northern Expedition Army, earlier than other regiment leaders.Leoric said: "Lawson Field, the head of the Firehead Corps, has always been diligent in preparing meals for everyone. He never cut corners when cooking, and the hygiene is good, and the taste is good! It can be said that he has worked hard. Therefore, I named you The Viscount of Muma Town, reward you with a thousand gold, uh, you are not married yet, right? There are many clean and beautiful girls with good backgrounds among the captives, rewarding you... ten is enough?" Leoric didn't dare to reward more, I'm afraid that Brother Fat's waist can't stand it.

After hearing King Leoric's award, all the people present were very puzzled—since ancient times, no one has ever heard of anyone awarding a firefighter like this!For a guy like this, he should be grateful for a few gold coins.Why are you still knighted?There is a problem involved here. As we all know, the cook is an inferior person. Now that he is given a title, does that mean that other nobles are not as good as the cook?Or can a cook be compared to a nobleman?In short, the nobles with titles are unhappy, but the "honorary nobles" of the Northern Expedition Army don't care. After all, they all know that Lao Fei has an unusual relationship with Leoric, but they also faintly feel that this reward is too heavy.

After hearing such a generous reward, Lao Fatty was stunned, with a frightened expression on his face, and said, "Well, Your Majesty, I can't bear it!"

Leoric asked, "Why can't you bear it?"

The old man said: "Look, Your Majesty, I'm just a lowly cook. It's not... not suitable for me to be a lord." He felt the attention of everyone, and lowered his head in shame and fear.

Leoric smiled, and said, "First of all, your ancestors must have been born of nobles, otherwise you wouldn't have a surname."

"But how many generations ago? Our family members don't even know about our ancestors."

Leoric nodded and said, "That's all for now. Let me talk about the second point, whoever stipulates that the chef is inferior to other people? If you want to say that thieves and liars are inferior, it is understandable, but why are cooks inferior? What? Just because the work you do is dirty and tiring? Then there is no cook, so what do all the 'nobles' here eat? Do you drink northwest wind?"

"This..." Lao Fat was dumbfounded.

Leoric raised his voice, and said in a voice that everyone present could hear: "As long as it is a legal profession that pays for labor, there is no distinction between high and low! Is it low to pick big shit? Well, there are no them." Cleaning up the excrement will also stink in the nobles' homes; are singers low? They sing and perform, they don't steal or rob, they use nice voices to please your ears, and everyone pays voluntarily. What's so low? Attendants, farmers, Porters, coachmen, blacksmiths, tailors, doctors, masons, lumberjacks, postmen, brewers, cobblers, barbers, butchers... all occupations are part of this society. Our empire is not only dominated by power aristocrats and bureaucrats , and these people, they are the main body of this society. Without these people, society will be paralyzed. So, from this perspective, are they still inferior?"

Leoric's words shocked many people, and caused many people to ponder.This is exactly the effect he wanted. On the one hand, Leoric rewarded Lao Fei this time because Lao Fei is his good brother. On the other hand, Leoric wanted to show an attitude, that is, nobility is not noble. Commoners are not humble.If this kind of thinking can spread, the nobles will gradually lose their sanctity, and this class will gradually disintegrate.Moreover, emancipating the mind is an indispensable part of the progress of the times. If you want to emancipate the productive forces, you must first emancipate the mind. Without the Renaissance, there would be no subsequent scientific and technological and social progress.