After explaining the administrative integration plan, Roland picked up the teacup and took a few sips slowly, waiting for everyone to digest it.
Maintaining the daily operation of an area requires a large number of manpower. Before the literacy rate has not been raised, it is inevitable to attract nobles into it. After all, most of them have received primary education and are slightly involved in management. If there are outstanding performers, he doesn't mind sending them out to manage a city or even a territory, similar to the mayors and governors of later generations.
After a few minutes, Roland began to explain the next question.
That is crime fighting.
In his "New Order" vision, there is no place for black street organizations in the city, and everyone can find a job that is enough to support themselves without having to plunder others. If it is a highly developed modern city, he is not sure to do this. The saturation of tens of millions of people and low-level positions will lead to a large number of unemployed; but in the western region, plus Changsong Fortress and the entire suburban territory, it is only 60,000 or 70,000. People, the infrastructure is still blank, as long as you are willing to work, you don't have to worry about not having a job at all.
"How much do you know about mice?"
"You mean... Black Street Rats?" Rain Meade coughed twice, "I have dealt with them before."
"What kind of dealings?" Roland asked with great interest.
"This..." Ren seemed a little embarrassed, "I used to be the leader of the Fire Gang and competed with several other mouse gangs for territory."
"Pfft," a few people at the scene couldn't help laughing out loud.
Roland was also surprised for a moment. The second son of an earl's family would actually be a mouse? And the Fire Gang... The name is too out of style. He began to wonder, is this person really Earl Med's own
"Your Highness, this is actually the case," Peiro explained. "A few years ago, the black street forces in the dock area were rampant, and civilians and foreign businessmen were killed almost every day, but the patrol turned a blind eye. Unable to watch it, he brought his own guards and went to the refugee area to win over a group of people, and drove the mice in the dock area out of the site. At that time, he also wrote the daily battle situation into letters and sent them to people in the capital. I. He said in the letter that this is a great battle, no less than the fight against evil beasts, so I think... "
"Peiro, don't talk about it," Ren unexpectedly showed a shy look, "I was just bored at the time, just looking for some fun to pass the time."
It turns out that this is probably a "feat" made by a nobleman who is keen on knight games in the second year of middle school. Roland thought that for the second son of the elk who liked fighting since he was a child, there is nothing like being followed by a group of men who are always responding. What is even more interesting is that although it is not commanding thousands of troops, the momentum of the two groups of people fighting is not bad at all.
"What about this gang now?"
"Uh, I don't know," Ren touched the back of his head, "I haven't contacted that group of people since I joined the Hermes line of defense to fight the real demon beasts."
Roland nodded, "Actually, I plan to eradicate all the rats that are operating in the fortress, so that every civilian can have a stable life."
"His Royal Highness, with all due respect," Ren hesitated, "I'm afraid it can't be done."
"Why?" he frowned. "I have the First Army in my hands. Are rats more difficult than noble knights?"
"That's not the case," the other party seemed to be choosing his words carefully, "they are weak and timid, lacking weapons and armor, and they don't know how to fight in formation. Clean them up by whether they have become rats, and I am afraid that there will not be a few civilians left in the entire fortress."
"what do you mean… "
"Rats and civilians change all the time, Your Highness," Ren replied respectfully, "When the harvest is not good and the evil moon is long, many civilians have to do some things that mice do in order to survive. This is also a big deal. The reason most lords allow the existence of the Black Street is better than letting the hungry people riot, to let them fight within."
Roland's face sank. He didn't expect the mice to appear like this. "What about their organizers?"
"These people are habitual criminals. Some of them are supported by local nobles, and some are exiled criminals from other places."
"Very well, I don't think any of you are cultivating mice." The prince glanced around the long table with a cold face, and the nobles lowered their heads, "but it doesn't matter, as long as you cooperate with me in the crackdown from today. Action, I can let go of the past." He paused, then looked at Ren, "I have a task for you."
"Yes, Your Highness."
"In the next month, I will focus on cracking down on all crimes in the fortress, and you need to cooperate with the First Army to eliminate the leaders of the gangs in the black street and completely disintegrate all rat organizations. As for the specific method, I will arrange for someone told you."
"His Royal Highness, what about the members below? Without the organization to provide food, it would be difficult for them to survive the Demon Moon." Ren worried, "Plus this year's Evil Moon is ahead of schedule, the number of these people may be larger than in previous years. ."
"I will let Pei Luo open the warehouse and put food on it until the end of the evil moon."
"Your Highness, this is impossible!"
"You keep them, it will only make them worse!"
"That's right, then I'm afraid everyone in the city will be beggars!"
Hearing these words, the nobles spoke out to stop them.
Roland knocked on the table hard, "I've already decided, you don't need to say more!"
He felt that the biggest difference between himself and the nobles was that they always speculated on the worst side of the people, thinking that the other party was lazy and ignorant, incompetent and despicable, and their nature was very greedy, and there was no cure. But he is very aware of the power of the people. This group may seem stupid, but in fact, only with correct guidance and example can they be the backbone of the world. If the people are really as useless as the nobles think, how do they change the whole world time and time again
In fact, spending energy on people is the most worthwhile investment. Even a small change can bring amazing returns.
"Finally, it is necessary to publicize the decree as soon as possible," Roland looked at Pei Luo, "you have experience in this, just continue to expand it. Everything we talked about today."
"Everything?" The latter was stunned. "Are you going to tell me the plan to clean up the mice?"
"That's right, including the news of opening warehouses and placing grains," he looked around again, "I will teach you a prerequisite for the operation of a qualified city hall, which is to tell the people the policy in advance, answer their questions, and listen to their opinions. Feedback — so that the policies published don’t become dead letters.”
Reforming the nobility, unifying the law, integrating the administration, cracking down on public security, and finally political propaganda are all Roland's preparations for the establishment of a new order.