Anduin thought for a while, nodded and said:
"This is indeed a big problem! There is also such a thing in Azeroth. Many people do bad things and then repent to Elune, and then continue to do bad things after repenting.
So, sir, how should we solve this problem?"
Sean shook his head:
"As long as you have faith, this problem cannot be solved.
However, I propose that while selling ‘indulgence coupons’, we can also add a brand new ‘indulgence coupon’!”
“A new ‘Indulgence’?”
"That's right." Sean smiled sinisterly:
"That is the 'Lord Son Limited Edition Indulgence' signed by me. After purchasing it, the Holy Son will forgive him on behalf of the God of Light!
Of course, if the crime is serious, you still have to go to jail."
Anduin: "..."
...
...
Hetan Town is very small, after all, it originally had less than a thousand households.
It didn't take long for Sean's large army to arrive at the town entrance to the north.
But now there are many residents gathered in the square at the entrance of the town, and it feels like there are even more residents than the ones who greeted Sean last evening.
At this time, the townspeople were whispering around the giant statue in the town entrance square.
The statue at the entrance of the town was carved by Viscount Lake, the former lord of Hetan Town. Several stonemasons are now "renovating" the statue.
Anduin saw this scene and explained to Sean:
"Sir, at last night's meeting you said that the masons should polish the statue into a stone tablet. I have now ordered the masons to start the work, but it may take some time before it is completed."
Sean nodded: "It's okay, take your time."
Then, Sean rode his horse towards the residents gathered in front of the stone monument.
...
Sean and Anduin discussed in last night's meeting that they should polish the giant statue of Viscount of the Lake into a stone tablet and carve three lines of words on it.
The first line is Sean's promise to the people:
The residents don’t have to worry about going bankrupt because they can’t pay taxes; they don’t have to worry about their sons being caught serving as soldiers in the army; they don’t have to worry about going hungry because they get government relief when disasters happen.
The second line of text is Sean’s outlook for the future of the territory:
Within ten years, the vast majority of townspeople will be able to live in airtight houses and have regular access to meat.
The third line of text is Sean’s request to the people:
Whether you are a local or a foreigner, you must abide by the law when you come to Hetan Town and cannot be lazy.
If someone breaks the law, commits serious crimes, or is extremely lazy, the government will kick him out of the town and let him fend for himself.
These three items were determined after a long discussion between Sean and Anduin. They are simple and easy to understand.
It doesn't matter if it's not simple and easy to understand. After all, the residents of Hetan Town are uneducated. If it were written like "Resolutely implement the XXX plan, conscientiously implement the XXX policy, and jointly promote the progress of XXX", the townspeople would have run away.
...
Although the carving has not started yet, through the stonemason's dictation, the townspeople also know what is to be engraved.
So the townspeople gathered around the stone statue and talked about it.
"Are you serious, Lord? Don't you want to force children from various families to become young men?"
"It's unimaginable! Just because of this, I will stay in Hetan Town forever!"
"And the second one is, 'Townshipers can always eat meat.' Old Pete, how many times have you eaten meat in your life?"
Hearing this question, the old farmer named Old Pete suddenly said proudly:
"I have eaten meat 63 times in total, 3 times more than the old John next door!"
"So I think it's fake. The lord won't fool us with this, right?"
"Yes, I think it's fake too!"
"It's all fake!"
...
The townspeople began to doubt the authenticity of the contents of the stone tablet.
After hearing the following discussion, the stonemason standing on the stage loudly said to the townspeople:
"Don't doubt it. I asked Lord Anduin when I came here. Everything is true!"
The mason wiped the sweat from his forehead:
"Besides, before the Black Death, the subjects were the lord's personal property. Does the lord need to please you? If he can't do it, wouldn't it be a slap in the face if he was engraved on a stone tablet?"
Upon hearing the stonemason's words, the voice that was shouting "The lord is fooling his subjects" suddenly disappeared.
The townspeople looked at each other, and they all felt that the stonemason's words made sense.
So the trend of public opinion suddenly changed, and the townspeople in the square began to praise Sean loudly.
At this time, Sean also arrived at the town entrance square and loudly said to the townspeople:
"Of course the words engraved on the stone tablet are true. As long as you abide by the law and work hard, I will fulfill the promises on the stone tablet!"
The townspeople were very excited after hearing what Sean said. They knelt down towards Sean and shouted his name.
Some old people even started crying with excitement.
Sean comforted the townspeople with a few words, and then led his subordinates to bypass the townspeople and walk towards the north.
As they walked, Sean whispered to Anduin: "This stonemason is good. If you have a chance in the future, you can hire him to the government."
"Yes, sir." Anduin replied.
...
Finally, the group arrived at the north entrance of the town.
After arriving at his destination, Khadgar rode to the front and said to everyone:
"Then I'll leave. See you later!"
"Goodbye, Khadgar! Remember to write frequently when you get there!" Anduin said goodbye to Khadgar.
"Definitely!" Khadgar nodded.
"Goodbye, Khadgar! If you have any confidential information, remember to send it through the portal!" Sean also said goodbye to Khadgar.
"No problem." Khadgar replied.
"Goodbye, Khadgar! You must protect your own safety." Windsor also said.
"Don't worry! If I die so easily, I won't be the protagonist of Azeroth!" Khadgar laughed.
After saying goodbye, Khadgar rode towards the city of Jon.
Sean and the four of them stood there until Khadgar's figure disappeared, and then they got up and returned to the town.
...
On the way back, Windsor asked Sean:
"Sir, what are we doing now? Going to the Elf Forest to level up?"
Sean thought for a while and replied:
"Let's not level up this morning, we have more important things to do."
"More important things?"
"That's right! The most important thing today is to let the dwarves make muskets and cannons.
Every time a musket is made, there is one more black iron-level archer in our territory; every time an artillery is made, there is one more bronze-level magician..."
Having said this, Sean suddenly thought that he had no followers and could not summon [Ship-borne Artillery].
So Sean looked at [Fighting Sparring Trainer] Zude next to him and snapped his fingers.
"call out!"
Zude disappeared from the spot.
...
After taking back the [Fighting Sparring Trainer], Sean said to Windsor: "Let's go leveling in the afternoon, otherwise we will be too nervous standing in the summoning position."
Fortunately, he chose the [Three in a Crowd] talent originally, otherwise the summoning position would be even more tense now.
"Yes, my lord!" Windsor replied.
Sean immediately looked at Anduin and ordered: "Anduin, ask the dwarf sharpshooter to come to the mill at the gate of the castle with a musket. In ten minutes, call all the dwarf blacksmiths over!"
Chapter completed!