Northeastern part of Xingmeng Continent.

Bingsong City is located at the foot of the Black Frost Rock Mountains and has a history of hundreds of years. At first, it was just a temporary settlement for some hunters and small traders, not even a village. Later, as its popularity grew, more and more people stayed here. As the number of people increased, it gradually developed into a larger town.

About one hundred and thirty years ago, a certain Celestial Sanctuary occupied this place with a group of confidants, and then successively annexed some surrounding villages and towns, proclaimed itself a viscount, and in fact monopolized the local specialty business within a radius of hundreds of kilometers. .

This guy's ability to manage the territory is pretty good, and he has a few capable subordinates to help him. There are no masters competing with him for territory in this bitter cold land, so the territory gradually expands, and now it is ranked among the Black Frost Rock Mountains. of power.

The Black Frost Rock Mountains are one of the major mountain systems in the northeastern region of the mainland. They stretch for tens of thousands of kilometers, with high mountains and dense forests. They are rich in many rare magical beasts, high-end ingredients, precious medicinal materials and other resources. Therefore, a large number of adventurers come here every year. Go into the mountains to hunt for treasure.

"This weather is really uncomfortable..."

Entuo on the carriage looked at the gloomy sky above his head and tightened his thick bearskin robe. Palm-sized snowflakes were falling down one after another. Ice had begun to form on the rugged ground, and hurried people could often be seen on the road. Pedestrians passing by.

Entuo no longer hesitated and drove the two wildebeests towards the city.

He has been in this business for more than ten years. The carriages are filled with spices and medicinal materials purchased cheaply near the mountain passes. He can make a small profit by returning to the city and reselling them to traders from afar. With gold coins and some small business, you can almost make a living by raising a carriage.

What made him helpless was that the tax imposed by the lord was too heavy. After the previous lord died of illness ten years ago, the new lord intensified his efforts. More than half of a month's hard work had to be robbed away, which made many lords feel miserable. The people dare to be angry but dare not speak out.

However, in such a remote and remote place where the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, a strong man from the holy realm is already a powerful existence that people can only look up to. In addition, he maintains an army of thousands of people, so no one can challenge his status.

Not only in Bingsong City, but also in other areas of the Black Frost Rock Mountains, all large and small power groups are working hard to plunder and exploit.

More than half an hour later, the city gate was in sight. This place was considered a rare large city in the surrounding area. The city wall was five meters high and more than two meters thick. The city wall was made of large pieces of wugang rock and was quite strong.

There are many black-armored guards patrolling the city wall. Every 100 meters, there is a lookout tower made of logs and steel components, with burly soldiers in full armor and stern expressions on duty. The city wall is also equipped with multiple gates. Long-range heavy crossbows, equipped with expensive enchanted arrows, and small trebuchets.

This configuration is partly to deal with the high-level monsters that occasionally run out of the mountains, and mostly for internal suppression to ensure that the majesty and power of the lord will not be challenged.

Entu touched his pocket, and there were still a few silver coins in it. He couldn't help but sigh again. The entrance fee to the city was very expensive every time, but there was no other way unless he didn't want to go to the city to do business.

As he approached the city gate, he found that something was wrong with the atmosphere today. The group of vicious city guards and tax collectors had disappeared, and instead there was a row of bloody heads hanging by the city wall. A large group of people were watching and talking. .

"...Zarin, what happened?"

Entu saw a familiar face in the crowd and quickly walked over and asked softly.

There was unconcealable excitement in the other party's voice: "Don't you know yet? A very powerful man came today and wiped out the entire lord and his family, as well as his few best friends, and they were all publicly executed.

.The big shot has announced that he will take over the place and will drastically reduce taxes from now on."

"real?"

"Of course, can this be false? Have you seen these heads? They are all guys who refused to obey the orders of the new lord. Now they have been beheaded by the lord's men."

Entu breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. As long as you don't pay so much tax anymore, your life will be much more comfortable in the future."

"Isn't that right? Moreover, the new lord has also announced that he is open to purchasing certain types of specialty products, and the prices are very favorable. From now on, your goods will not need to be given to those greedy foreign traders, but can be sold directly to the city lord's palace."

"Really? Then I have to go and have a look."

Entu bid farewell to his old friends and hurried into the city gate with his carriage. Sure enough, he was not blocked or exploited.

The streets in the city are clean and orderly. The guards patrolling the city have been replaced by a new group of people. Dried blood stains can still be seen on some sections of the road. It is obvious that there was a fierce battle not long ago.

The carriage drove all the way to the city lord's palace. Without much effort, he discovered a row of newly opened shops. Many mountain people like him were selling their goods at the door. There were soldiers nearby to maintain order.

Ento waited in line at the back with peace of mind, and soon it was his turn. Two junior pharmacists came over to inspect the goods in the carriage. After verifying the quantity and quality, they signaled the slave laborers next to them to unload the carriage. A clerk counted eighty

An imperial gold coin was put in a small cloth bag and handed to him.

"Collect more next time. Our master needs these medicinal materials very much." A low-level civil servant said to him kindly.

The overjoyed Entu thanked him repeatedly. The price of the goods sold this time was at least twice as high as before, and the tax was not arbitrarily withheld. He was really grateful.

At this moment, in the city lord's palace, Qin Feng was examining the magic projection sand table in front of him. A group of former lord's confidants stood by the side tremblingly, not daring to show their anger.

It was this young man who looked handsome and handsome, wearing a sky-blue magic robe, who raided the city lord's mansion alone today, killing the 19th-level lord in one turn, and then easily killed everyone who dared to resist.

.The troops stationed in the city attacked the city lord's palace, but he killed hundreds of them with magic. From then on, no one dared to provoke anymore.

In front of the powerful legendary mage, these miscellaneous armies are almost like scarecrows. They can kill a whole group with just a magic spell.

Not long after this man took control of the situation, another powerful female legendary mage arrived, and then set up an ultra-long-distance teleportation magic circle, sent hundreds of fully armed soldiers and administrative staff, and successfully took over the entire city.

.

"...It seems that the products in this place are quite rich,"

Qin Feng moved his eyes away from the sand table and looked at them, and said in a calm tone: "Two generations of lords, after so many years of business, have become so famous? The territory is less than one earldom, and the army is only three thousand people.

You are all the worst motley crew, there is not much goods left in the warehouse, and the people are being squeezed into misery, I really don’t know what you are doing?"

Everyone looked at each other in shock, no one dared to say anything. To put it bluntly, these guys are just a bunch of bandits, robbers and hooligans. They have no knowledge, vision and ability. They can only ride on the leaders of the people to dominate and expect them to be serious.

It's really hard to do something.

"That's all, telling you all this is a waste of words, Delram?" Qin Feng turned around and called.

"I'm here."

A man in black in his thirties with bright eyes responded and stood up from the side.

Qin Feng glanced at him: "From now on, you will be the acting city lord here. I will give you a month to straighten out everything in this territory. Is there any problem?"

"As you wish, Your Highness." Delram replied solemnly.

He used to be an internal affairs officer in a large aristocratic territory, with outstanding political achievements. Later, he was framed and owed a huge debt and was sold into slavery. Later, he was bought by Qin Feng, who valued his ability, and now he is a member of the internal affairs team.

a member of.

Next to him, Ya Lun raised his head from a pile of documents and ledgers, frowned and said: "The resource production of this place is still good, but the population is a little smaller. You must transport all the slaves you purchased before you can consider it.

It’s a large-scale development.”

The population in the territory is less than 100,000, and most of them are scattered. If you want to develop the territory, you will not have enough human resources.

Qin Feng said: "Don't worry about this. The Magic Guild's floating magic energy transport fleet has already set off and will arrive in about two or three days."

He purchased tens of thousands of young and middle-aged slaves at one go, clearing out the supply of several slave trading chambers for this quarter, just for today. Of course, this is not enough. In the future, as the territory continues to expand, the demand for population will increase.

will be endless.

"As for you guys, from today onwards you will all work for me in the army or in the villages. You will be paid as usual and will be evaluated every three months. Those who do well will be promoted, and those who do not will be demoted to slaves." Qin Feng looked at his predecessor.

The lord's men said.

He doesn't intend to keep a group of losers in vain. Among these people, those who are familiar with the local situation, have some ability and have a good attitude can temporarily stay in the city lord's mansion as servants. Those who are incompetent and dissatisfied will be assigned to work at the grassroots level.

"Yes, Your Highness."

These people did not dare to disobey and agreed humbly.

A few days later, a fleet consisting of dozens of large floating magic energy transport ships arrived at the territory, bringing 20,000 slaves, a large amount of materials for the construction of the territory, and weapons and equipment.

Qin Feng immediately began to implement a series of administrative measures, gathering the people as much as possible, and built ten new towns based on the original villages. He also expanded and renovated Bingsong City, made the city walls taller and wider, and equipped with more

defensive weapons.

Although a sparrow is small, it has all its internal organs. A complete and feasible system of laws and regulations must be formulated in terms of security, internal affairs operations, taxation management, etc. in the territory. This is an indispensable step in establishing a stable political power.

As for the formation of the most important army, Qin Feng personally supervised the entire process. The size was initially set at 10,000 people, mainly composed of young and middle-aged slaves, and also absorbed some of the original residents. The officers were temporarily served by purchased high-level slaves. As for weapons,

The equipment specifications are naturally based on the elite standards of the regular army of the Grossas Dragon Empire.

After the formation of the army is completed, the next step is rigorous training. Qin Feng's requirements are very simple. Since military pay, food and treatment are of high standards, then the training must also be of high standards. As long as he can recruit elites who are accustomed to fighting, he does not need

Flower stand soldiers.

The process of these things is quite tedious, but it is an indispensable lesson when starting a business. No successful founder can be lazy in the steps, and Qin Feng is naturally no exception. He stayed in the military camp for three whole months.

No effort was spared in training these new recruits.

It was not until three months later, when he himself broke through level 23, that order in the territory had been initially established, and the recruits seemed to have a general appearance, and they could start to consider the next expansion plan.

In fact, regarding the strategy plan for this area, experts in the demiplane combined with the super quantum computing center have developed a number of very good operation plans, and professional military officers from this world have made corrections. Basically, they do not exist.
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