Lord of the North

In Jason's view, those in power do not need to hold power tightly in their hands, and even have to do everything by themselves. There are not a few famous officials and emperors who died of hard work in history.

He didn't think that after awakening the extraordinary power, his body would become iron.

Extraordinary strong people also feel tired, sometimes exhausted, and sometimes reach the limit, so in his opinion, mastering the art of manipulating people is much more important than staring at those rights.

Of course, so far, Jason's art of manipulating people is immature, and he relies more on the loyalty of Lancelot and others.

In other places where Lancelot and others cannot manage, he will put people from two different camps together to restrain each other, but this method is actually not effective.

So it's not enough for Jason to walk and everything to learn.

It's just that now he pays more attention to the civilians in the farmland and the soldiers in the barracks.

With the support of the people, some policies can be implemented steadily and smoothly. With the army, you are not afraid of evil ghosts with ulterior motives inside and enemies from outside.

Therefore, Jason has been managing his territory according to this standard, and using the interests of the chamber of commerce to win over the nobles, while at the same time weakening the military power of the nobles.

This made the noble lords tangled, because they could get a lot of money benefits by following Jason's policies, but after joining Jason's camp, they would be restrained by the special envoy he sent to control the rights in the territory.

Moreover, the laws in the Iron Fang Territory and the nearby territories that have surrendered to Jason are becoming more and more stringent and perfect. The civilians who were free to kill in the past are now protected by the law.

The most obvious effect of the improvement of this kind of law is that they found that the population in their territory began to gradually increase, mostly because refugees from other areas poured in, because the north is an area where Lopez's situation is relatively stable.

Before Lopez ruled the Northland, it was sparsely populated and wild beasts were rampant everywhere. Only those Northlanders who were strong and powerful and good at hunting could survive here.

After Lopez ruled this land, it was discovered that the minerals here are very rich, especially iron ore resources.

At that time, Lopez had not long established his country, so he didn't have much energy to exploit, and the country was in turmoil surrounded by powerful foreign enemies.

Lopez, the founding king, reluctantly gave part of it to some nobles and even businessmen by way of outsourcing, in exchange for a large amount of materials to stabilize the domestic situation.

But it also drove other industries in the north and attracted a large number of businessmen.

So this place has been prosperous for quite a long time. During that time, many wealthy businessmen emerged from the north, and the scale of the most prosperous business was not even weaker than that of the current Kyle family.

But the good times didn't last long. Decades later, the mineral resources in the north gradually dried up. The situation in the Lopez Kingdom was stable, and its military strength was unprecedentedly strong. However, the perennial wars left the country's treasury somewhat empty.

So these fattened businessmen were targeted. The king at that time found an excuse very casually and squeezed out their family property. Stepped down the house.

The wealthy merchants in the north who had been prosperous for a while unexpectedly withdrew from the stage of history in such a dramatic way, and the north has gradually declined since then.

A hundred years later, this place has changed from the original kingdom center to a barren and cold place that no one cares about. Only those nobles who are not valued will be entrusted here.

Therefore, the living conditions of the local people can be imagined. Except for those large towns, it is common for civilians to not have enough to eat.

It is not uncommon to sell one's own children into the homes of rich people in exchange for pitifully small amounts of money or even food. In winter, there are not a few people who do not have enough money to buy enough charcoal for heating and food and freeze to death from starvation.

As the northernmost territory of Lopez, Iron Fang Territory is of course not in a better state, and it can even be called one of the most difficult territories.

Before the arrival of Jason, the nobles here never cared about the life and death of the common people, and Sir Orchi even raised the tax rate to an outrageous height.

The population loss of the iron tooth collar is serious, and the agriculture and economy are already fragile to the point of collapse at any time.

The army is even more vulnerable, most of them are put together by some farmers and hunters, and their combat effectiveness and cohesion are almost negligible in front of those real armies.

And since Jason took over the iron tooth collar, the first action is to abolish the complicated and heavy taxation, re-establish the tax rate, and re-use the wealth that Sir Auqi has collected over the years for the construction of the territory.

Vigorously support the handicraft industry with Northland characteristics, because he found that the nobles of this world pay more attention to land and local specialty resources, rather than handicrafts that can earn greater profits after simple processing.

Perhaps it was because they felt that building a handicraft industry would require a large amount of money, rather than spending the money on military construction. The Lopez Kingdom was martial, so in the eyes of the lords, the army was the foundation of their lives.

After that, Jason started building water conservancy, focusing on agriculture. Now the slowly turning water wheel on the outskirts of Tieya Town and the canals running through the fields are proof of his achievements, which raised his reputation among the common people in the territory to a terrifying level. the height of.

It is not an exaggeration to say that Jason's control over the Iron Fang collar has reached a peak.

Here, anyone who talks about Jason will respect from the heart and say respectfully: "That is our savior."

Moreover, Jason's reputation among the common people has gradually spread to the surrounding territories centered on Iron Tooth Town. They are all sighing why the lord is not their own lord, which makes the lords and nobles very worried.

Because of this, they began to learn from Jason to be kind to their own people, and to support the construction of civilian commerce and agriculture. The entire northern Lucca province showed a thriving atmosphere.

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Two months later, Jason came to the highest point of the castle early, looking at the road to the north through the misty morning light.

He was wearing a thick robe, even though spring was about to pass, the morning in the north was still a bit cool.

He received information last night that Lanmalok had escorted the Pure Heart Stone brought back from the ice field out of the bitterly cold ice field, and Hassan stood quietly behind him.

On the town square in the distance, a group of carriages was waiting quietly. It was the convoy of the Kyle Family Chamber of Commerce. They had arrived half a month ago, because the transaction of Qingxin Stone Mine would bring them tens of thousands of dollars. Gold coins for profit.