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"Do you think he will agree?" Nightingale asked in his ear after Pei Luo retreated.
"I don't know, and it's of little use for him to promise, he has to convince Earl Hermon," Roland took a sip of hot tea, "If he still intends to be a fief noble, he can only say sorry. already."
"You can't bear it, right?" she teased.
"Of course I can't bear it," Roland curled his lips, "among the nobles, he is neither pedantic, but also knows how to seize opportunities. He is also very good at running commerce. As long as he trains in Changsong Fortress for a year and a half, he is definitely a man who can control the land alone. excellent officials."
"If he persuaded Earl Hermon, do you really intend to hand over the capital to him?"
"If I unite Greycastle, the capital will naturally have to be moved to another place... and cities that are too far away from the Western Territory are best managed by people sent from the Western Territory, so the conditions I offer are not empty talk." Roland said at the end of the conversation. He revealed to Pei Luo that he would not entrust any nobles in the future, and that after the integration of Greycastle, the entire kingdom of the kingdom would jointly implement a law and a policy according to the model of the new city, and all power would be vested in the center. If he decides to stay, Longsong Fortress is far from the end of his political participation, and it is not impossible to run a big city or become the chief bureaucrat of the Central Executive Office.
As for which step he can achieve, it depends on his own ability.
Roland hoped that the other party could understand the expectations contained in these words.
"Well, I don't understand this anyway," Nightingale patted him on the shoulder, "but the new witch is coming soon, it's better for you to leave for a while."
"Are you asking alone?"
"I'll call Wendy here," the voice from beside him chuckled, "She's better at this than I am."
For the sake of safety (mainly the proposal from the book), the Witch League must first confirm the identity of the other party when accepting foreign witches. Since the Stone of God's Retaliation must be removed to identify lies in the foggy state, Roland must not be present, lest the other party suddenly attack and cause an accident.
The scroll even made up ten general questions for identification, such as where you come from, your real name, whether you know the prince, whether you are hostile to the prince, etc., considering that the nightingale can only judge the authenticity of its own identity , and cannot see through the unmistakable lies, so these questions are probed from all sides, leaving little blind spot. Even if you can fool one or two, it is impossible to answer everything.
Roland himself was a bit dumbfounded about this, but considering that the witches also had good intentions, he had to go with them.
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After leaving the parlor, he returned to his office and immediately called Barov, the head of the city hall.
Pei Luo's report of discovering the new witch in the Longsong Fortress made him aware of his negligence. Although he sent Nana to the awarding platform and officially announced the existence of the witch in the town, there was never a decree directly stating that The treatment and status of witches. Therefore, it is also possible for a fortress to appear in Border Town. After knowing that he has awakened as a witch, he still chooses to hide his identity instead of taking the initiative to stand up.
As soon as Barov entered the door, Roland instructed, "I want to issue a long-term recruitment announcement, and the content is as written on this draft paper."
He took over the draft document and read it quickly, "You... want to recruit witches with a monthly salary of one gold dragon?"
"That's right," Roland nodded, "this is also the standard salary of the Witch League." Yi Jinlong's monthly salary is definitely a top salary position in this era, and the salary level in small towns is generally higher than other cities, and the acid factory with the highest starting salary Workers have climbed to twenty silver wolves, and witches are five times that. This recruitment not only illustrates the treatment of witches, but also affirms their status.
"Since you want to get more witches, why don't you mobilize the people to find them?" Barov asked, "Just like before you asked the subjects to report spies, they are the sharpest eyes."
Now even the Director-General has learned the trick of the people's war. The prince held back the smile in his heart and waved his hand, "Then I will give them bonuses? Isn't that the same as the church's practice?"
"But... you did this to recruit witches, not hang them."
"Even so, the witches exposed by the public may think that I am forcing them. You must know that this year's new local witches have not experienced persecution, and they cannot be compared with the situation of witches outside," Roland said noncommittally. "I hope they can stand up voluntarily and contribute their strength to Border Town."
In addition to the witch's personal wishes, what he is more worried about is that if the decree declares that there is a reward for discovering witches and giving birth to witches, it is likely to cause a new round of "reports", or to treat witches as a "business" ". Hard work is worse than giving birth to a witch. Although the status of witches can be greatly reversed in the short term, in the long run, this policy will have a negative impact on the hard-working slogan promoted by Border Town. Therefore, only recruiting witches can effectively prevent this from happening.
Just as Barov bowed and withdrew, Wendy walked in and handed the result of the inquiry to the table, "Your Highness, the identity has been confirmed, and it is basically the same as what the eldest son of Honeysuckle said, there is no problem."
"Look," Roland laughed, "you are too careful."
"But this caution is necessary," Wendy insisted. "Your personal safety is our first priority."
"Okay," he was suddenly touched and took a deep breath, "then bring her in."
The girl was about fifteen or sixteen years old, her dirty hair was dark brown, and her eyes showed timidity and panic. It was probably the first time she walked into a carpeted room, and she didn't know where to put her hands and feet.
According to the results recorded on the paper, she called herself Bai Zhi, was born on the outskirts of Changge Fortress, and became an orphan after a heavy snowfall three years ago. This experience is probably similar to that of most homeless children in the West. They will either die fighting for food or join the underground rats and become thieves, thugs or scapegoats.
"You..." Roland didn't know what to say for a while. She was not as adaptable as Agatha, and she was far less firm-minded than Anna. Even Miyue and Lily, who were similar to her, also had mutual help. Sisters as companions. As a little girl in an unfamiliar place, she is still in a state of panic, and it may take a long time to adapt to the new life. And from Peyro's report, it can be seen that the ability to melt snow quickly is probably related to temperature.
Anyway, the ability to test is not in a hurry, and you can gradually understand it from getting along with her. Thinking of this, he looked at Wendy, "She should be exhausted from the long voyage, take her to take a bath first and have a good rest. The housing is arranged in the witch building. As for the precautions related to magic, I'll leave it to you to teach me, okay?"
"Of course," she smiled, "as you wish.".
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