"Look at this territory planning map! I plan to divide the territory into three areas: residential area, commercial area and agricultural area!"

The lord knocked on the wooden board and raised his voice.

The workers in the audience were confused. They couldn't figure out why these two eggs and a sausage were the territory planning map?

"A residential area will be built here, and the team will be stationed here." Li Ang pointed to one of the circles.

"Oh..." The subordinates said they understood.

"This is a business district. I want to build a comprehensive market here and also open a winery." Li Ang pointed to another circle.

"Oooh!"

"The large area behind is an agricultural area where a large amount of wheat will be grown. The climate here is very suitable for the production of ale."

The lord pointed to the simple lines like sausages with a serious face. After looking at it, he thought it didn't look like it, so he added a few strokes on it to represent wheat: "Wheatfield Farm will divide the territory into pieces, and then it will be the real wheat."

Fragrant village."

"Oh oh oh!"

All the subordinates seemed to understand. Only Ansen covered his forehead and exhaled a long breath, as if he was relieved, but also seemed to have given up.

"Okay, does anyone have any suggestions regarding the development of the territory?"

Li Ang looked at his men expectantly.

Sarah was the first to speak: "Sir, it seems that you should confirm your flag and coat of arms first, and register them with the county first."

Li Ang slapped his thigh: "Yes! I never cared about it... What do you think is appropriate?"

Sarah shook her head: "Sir, this should be your family matter, you can just make your own decision."

Klose raised his arm: "Sir, when I was polishing your sword yesterday, I found that your sword seemed to have two layers, and there were some patterns on the sword. Is that a sword inherited from your family? I

I think you should use the crest engraved on the sword blade..."

Li Ang didn't pay attention. He didn't look at the sword again after it was handed over to him.

Just pull out the sword.

The sword does appear to be two layers!

Probably the outside of the original blade was re-plated with a layer of silver.

No wonder it’s so easy to dull…

After being re-polished by Klose, a lot of the outer layer of the sword body was worn away. The part of the sword blade close to the hilt revealed some black inner layer and a small part of the inscription marks.

Like a wing.

Li Ang could guess what kind of coat of arms it was, but he had never seen the specific style. Now that he could find the family coat of arms, he definitely didn't need to design it himself.

He handed the sword to Klose: "Remove the outer layer and have a look. If it fits, then use it."

The part-time blacksmith nodded.

"Okay, now the heraldry problem is solved..."

"Let's continue, how to build this place specifically, please give us some suggestions!"

Li Ang continued to chair the meeting.

This time, Anson gave his opinion very directly: "Sir, I think the residential area must at least have some houses and fortifications..."

"Well, I am personally responsible for the civil engineering construction inside Maixiangling. Anson, after you take care of the wounded, you will lead the carpenters to repair the available rooms first."

The first task is for yourself, this is Li Ang's principle.

However, whoever makes the suggestion is responsible for the specific implementation. This is a workplace rule...

But Anson is an honest kid, and he seems happy that he can help.

"Sir, we have to build the road to the Aire River to facilitate the movement of the caravan." Lesley put forward her own opinion.

"Very good! It's about building roads... Eric, John, you are familiar with the terrain. I appoint you as acting administrator. Your first task is to build roads. Go west and build roads all the way to the Aire River.

, we need to build a little more eastward, at least to make the road to White Deer Castle look spacious..."

Li Ang named two unexpected names.

"oh……"

The mercenaries looked at each other, and Eric, who was still injured, was a little confused: "Sir, do you want us to become administrative officials?"

"What? Not satisfied? I said that everyone has a chance, and may even become a trainee knight - by the way, can you write?"

"I'll... I'll have some..."

The two semi-literate people were a little excited, never expecting that such a good thing would happen to them.

Since the lord made the appointment publicly, it was natural that it was not just a matter of talk.

So the two lucky men completed their magnificent transformation from mercenaries to village committee directors.

Lord administrators in Pendor are not the same as civil servants in the modern sense.

Except for the taxation within the territory, which is the exclusive responsibility of the tax officer, the administrative officer can coordinate any other matters in the territory, and most specific matters will be related to them.

At the same time, they also have a very important power - administrative law enforcement power.

They can control all inappropriate things that appear on the territory, and are responsible for the safety of roads and business travel - roughly equivalent to a combination of the urban management department and the traffic control department.

This is of course a very important position, and is usually held by the lord's steward or a close servant.

Don't underestimate such seemingly inconspicuous officials. Once the territory develops, there will be a lot of money. Administrators and tax officials in wealthy territories may have a better life than ordinary small nobles.

Eric now feels that the arrow wounds on his body no longer hurt - although Li Ang's territory has not even built a village now, Gou Sheng has no doubt that the lord will lead them on the road to wealth.

Of course, Li Ang made this appointment deliberately.

For Li Ang, the abilities of his subordinates can be discussed later, but subordinates who have proven their loyalty must be promoted first.

Although there is nothing at the moment, as the boss, what I have to do is to encourage employees to be more proactive in creating value.

"Sir, the biggest problem now is... there is no manpower! We should find the former villagers of Eledeg Village..."

As expected, the suggestions from the audience were more proactive. This time, the two ‘refugees’ from Holden Village were the ones speaking.

But now, the two people who had received some spoils no longer looked that poor. They were now wearing nomadic leather clothes and were in much better spirits than before.

"That's right! By the way, I will give you a farm, and you have to plant wheat, otherwise it won't be called Maixiangling..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Ang felt that there seemed to be a change in the team interface.

I subconsciously glanced at the team list.

These two refugees are already shown as ‘residents’ in the team list - this is a name that Li Ang has never seen before, and he has never seen it in the game in his previous life.

Moreover, the familiar plus sign ‘＋’ appears after the line of leader!

This means, they can be upgraded!

I see……

Li Ang realized that this was a remarkable transformation. Just looking at the literal meaning of "leading the people" can show that these are the people who truly identify with him.

Granting land to refugees will of course gain their greatest recognition, so they become their own subjects.

In this system, you can only upgrade your own citizens.

If this is the case, then let more ‘refugees’ become your own citizens. After all, farmers and fields are the real fundamentals of a territory that can develop in the long term.

"The matter of retrieving the villagers will also be left to you. As my representative, you will be responsible for finding and bringing the surrounding villagers... tell them that I will allocate the fields to them, and there is no need to pay money.

For taxes, you only need to pay 30% of the grain during harvest!"

"Samer, take a few locals to patrol the surrounding areas to protect the safety of the villagers and escort them back here."

"Klose, the security and defense of the territory will be left to you..."

As tasks were assigned one by one, this grassroots team gradually began to move closer to a real territory.
Chapter completed!