The weather above the capital was clear and the sun was shining brightly, which was a good day for execution.
Every half an hour, a cannon would be heard in the direction of the square, which meant that a big man who was originally "prominent" had received his due trial.
The charges have been established before this, and this process is more of a publicity for the public to watch, especially that the church colluded with Timothy and murdered the king and usurped the throne. After nearly a week of sorting and preparation, the evidence chain on display was complete and indisputable. Of course, Roland would not give them a chance to debate.
In general, not many nobles were hanged. Except for Timothy and his subordinates, the former Prime Minister and the legal officer, the rest were believers of the church. Now that the Royal Capital Church has been uprooted, he has not spared any of the people who participated in the evil epidemic.
Presumably, when these scumbags were pushed to the gallows, they would be "warmly welcomed" by the onlookers.
"Are you really not going to see the scene?" Nightingale asked while standing by the window.
"Iron Axe and Thassa will do it all," Roland replied without looking up. The public trial held in the border town is to stimulate the will of the masses and improve the centripetal force of the territorial people, but there is no environment for implementation here. People will not slam on their side because the head of the false king Tifeko falls, just as they did not turn to the false king immediately after the death of Wimbledon III and Goron.
He doesn't have enough mass base here.
In addition, security is also a big problem. The list of gems in memory was finally found by Sylvie, and Tifeko hid it in the camera cabinet in the bedroom closet, but Roland found that the remaining gems were more than the number on the list. There were twelve fewer people, and four of them were hiding in the capital, which meant that they all received orders from Tifek. Although it is not necessarily an assassination designation, one has to be careful. A place like the execution ground was crowded with people, so it was not suitable to go to watch and he had no interest in execution.
He has more important things to deal with than this.
For example the army.
The results of the casualties in the capture of the capital finally got a detailed statistics. A total of 33 people died in the First Army. This was the most serious loss since the founding of the army. Although they defeated several times their own enemies, they still exposed many problems in street fighting, the most important being the lack of firepower to demolish houses. caused by entering the queue. If you can equip some guns to drop grenades or blasting tubes, and push forward while demolishing suspicious houses, the casualties will definitely be reduced a lot.
The other is the number of soldiers in the army. A first army of 3,000 people can completely swept the entire Graycastle, but it is quite stretched if they want to capture the next one. After capturing the capital, at least 500 people must be left to maintain order. With the addition of the Falling Dragon Ridge and the Extreme South Territory, the size of the army is obviously not enough to cope with the security war... Further expansion of the army is imperative.
Roland wrote down the pension and military expansion plan and handed it to the guards outside the study, ordering him to return to Neverwinter with instructions, and the City Hall would complete the rest.
Then the prince turned his attention to the group of minor nobles.
They don't have the strength to call the shots politically, but everyone can be regarded as a contemporary intellectual, and they are eager to get a chance to be promoted. A large number of the original ministers in the capital have been cleaned up, either deported or sent to the Neverwinter mining area to serve their sentences. A lot of places are now vacant. If you want the capital to still function normally, making them work for you is the best way to save manpower.
Barov has been in the capital for many years, and there must be a lot of acquaintances here. It is much more effective for him to organize a temporary management organization than to forcefully choose it.
Of course, entrusting the small nobles who are determined to take refuge in them can also increase their enthusiasm. Yorko is Roland's example.
These days, he finally thought about where this "old friend" would go.
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As soon as Yorko stepped into the study, he shouted loudly, "Oh my God, you actually killed those gods who won't fall. I didn't expect that the evil plague was actually released by these guys, and High Priest Feili confessed his guilt. I couldn't believe it at the time, it was a disgrace to the gods! Now the people in the square are chanting your name, saying that it was you who saved them six months ago."
Roland smiled. This is the news released by the mouse arranged by Thassa in advance. It echoes the refugee rescue six months ago. It must have a good publicity effect. As for praising his own name in unison, in all likelihood it was Yorko's flattery.
He didn't break it, but pushed a fine sheepskin letter in front of the other party.
"see this."
Yorko unfolded the letter, and just glanced at it, his eyes were already round, "You... you want to send me to be the ambassador of Greycastle?"
"That's right, the permanent one," Roland nodded. "A letter of appointment, scepter, and seal are all available, and the station is in the capital city of Radiance, the capital of dawn. What do you think?"
This was an answer that he only got after thinking about it. As a well-known magic hand in the capital, it sounded extremely appealing, but it was actually not a good comment, just like the Fourth Prince in the past.
No one wants to wear green on their heads, and the same goes for those nobles. Their wives are fooling around with other people. If they don't catch it on the spot, it's fine. Whoever tells them to go around looking for fun and linger in brothels and taverns is nothing more than All this is done in secret.
If Yorko is placed in an important position, or the devil is openly allowed to enter the city hall, the impact is simply unpredictable... All nobles and wealthy businessmen may have to worry about whether their wives will openly throw apricot branches at Yorko, and those who are themselves The woman who had an affair with Yorko might take this opportunity to climb up with him, which was not what Roland wanted to see.
Therefore, it is the most suitable choice to go abroad. The ambassador of the kingdom is different from the mobile messenger group. Its status is equal to that of the count, and the king of the other party will also treat it with courtesy. With a strong reputation and first-class publicity, he does not need to reward fiefs, and he will not frighten others.
Just let him go to harm the morning light. I heard that the noble women over there have a unique style, and the women are particularly outstanding. Maybe he can break into a new world.
Yorko obviously took a fancy to this, he knelt down without hesitation, and replied excitedly, "I... No, I am willing!" As if afraid of Roland's repentance.
"That's the decision," Roland said with a smile. "Before that, I will arrange for the etiquette officer to train you well."
In addition to arranging Yorko, he really needed to leave his own staff in the morning so that he could understand the situation of the neighboring countries, and at the same time urge the other party to fulfill the covenant and fight against the church together. (.)