Ta … Ta … Ta …
After the group walked into the main hall, Hawkins and the other clerks who were busy sorting out the accounts and checking the assets hurriedly stood up and saluted.
"General!"
These were the company's direct subordinates led by Hawkins.
"General! Miss! "
These were the officials from the Far Sail Region who came to help.
"Good day, Viscount!"
Finally, the clerks in the governor's mansion who would most likely be working under Elvin in the future.
Obviously, the farce that happened outside had caused a subtle change in the mentality of this group of people.
Although the viscount's age might be younger than the youngest scribe here, no one dared to have the absurd idea that 'the viscount is young and easy to fool' in their minds.
Looking at it this way, the group of greedy people outside was not completely useless. At least after today's lesson, the governance of the territory would not be too bad in the future.
Moreover.
The members of the House of Lords did not follow them in. They had already left the Governor's Mansion in a hurry to return the property they had embezzled from the Governor's Mansion. They only had one night, and no one wanted to personally taste the taste of the garrison force's prison.
After offending the vice commander of the garrison force, they still wanted to come out of the prison in one piece? No one was that naive.
Didn't they see that the usually rigid Colonel Robert had turned into a loyal dog and was eager to give him a chance to perform?
"Viscount, that …"
With an awkward expression, the governor followed behind Elvin and lowered his posture.
Although the queen's trusted aide did not participate in this large-scale corruption case, since he was destined to say goodbye to the land that he had fought for for years, he could not help but feel dispirited.
During this period of time, many things were not as important as before. He just wanted to ensure that the territory did not become chaotic.
However, as long as there was no handover, the responsibility was on him as the governor. This situation was a serious dereliction of duty on Child's part.
The way the senators greedily ate was like a heavy slap to his face, mercilessly smashing all of his reservations and pride.
"Alright, the governor is very busy every day. It is normal to have a little negligence. As for the handover of the territory, there shouldn't be any more problems, right? "
Strictly speaking, they were both core members of the King's Faction, so they had to give him some face. There was no point in pursuing him.
In addition, as a trusted vassal of the Queen, Child would return to the mainland with his direct subordinates to report on their work after the handover of the territory was complete.
No matter how short the development period was, it was still a vast land of 100,000 square kilometers. The specific handover process might take one or two months to complete. During this period, the governor's active cooperation was very important.
The few of them sat down in the resting area that had been prepared beforehand. Although the clerks were still busy, the verification work was nearing its end. The results would be out in a short while.
Upon hearing Elvin's words, Child heaved a sigh of relief and repeatedly assured him.
"No, no, don't worry."
Then, he introduced his new character in advance and began to introduce the various situations in the territory to him.
Realizing that the viscount might know more about the members of the House of Lords than he did, he skipped past them.
From the foundation of the territory's ruling power to the various levels of management personnel under the Governor's Office.
The administrative structure of Georgia was the same as the mainland. There were 23 subordinate departments under the Governor's Office, including the Business Department, the Finance Department, the Budget Department, the Agricultural Department, the Intellectual Property Department, and so on.
Most of the people who served in them were local or permanent employees in the New World. They had already settled down in this continent, but they didn't have the conditions of serving in the mainland like the governor.
Here.
The Nimansts who came from the Old World, the Creoles who were born in the New World to white-skinned parents, the mixed-blood Mastizo, and the brown-skinned indigenous Atreans formed the social hierarchy of this place.
However, compared to the Far Sail Territory, there were much fewer Atleians as free people in the Georgia Territory.
This was also the general situation of the colonies.
However, the kingdom allowed the owner colony, which was like an independent kingdom, to appoint the governor and officials, and to set up its own council and court. It enjoyed all the rights enjoyed by the king in the royal colony.
In the early days of the territory's development, in addition to the adjustment of the industrial policy, Elvin was ready to copy the Far Sail Territory's work. Their management policy from scratch was also suitable for the current Georgia Territory.
Moreover, he could let Olivia, who had inherited the Marquis' teachings, help him copy it. In terms of internal affairs, the young girl, as the heir of the Marquis, was definitely eight streets ahead of him. The viscount only needed to give advice behind the scenes.
Therefore, when Child introduced the situation of the territory, it was not so much Elvin who was listening, but rather Olivia who was listening. The girl even took the initiative to ask the other party about some of the details that were not explained clearly.
"There is no overall construction plan for the relevant supporting facilities. In other words, the current position of the Georgia Territory is a raw material supplier? The roads, the port … "
Hearing Olivia's questions that went straight to the point, Child did not dare to neglect. Some of the questions even required him to think carefully before he could answer them.
After chatting for about twenty minutes, the afterglow of the setting sun was already on the horizon. During this period of time, the chief executives and their deputies of the various departments of the capital city had all arrived.
Many of the officials were "elected" by the people, representing the interests of their respective groups, or simply the agents of the members of the House of Lords. The executive deputy secretary was in charge of the administration and governance work within the department, maintaining political neutrality, and the appointment would not be affected by the term of office of the House of Lords.
It was equivalent to the difference between an administrative officer and an administrative officer.
And at this time.
Hawkins, who had led a huge team of dozens of people to work for the whole day, also stood up from the pile of documents and nodded to Elvin. This meant that they had completed the approval of the handover documents and confirmed that there were no problems!
Half a month ago.
The moment the Garriott family's new fief was confirmed, Elvin had already sent a message to Baisz and Hawkins, asking them to cooperate with each other and begin to grasp the specific situation of Georgia.
How could the seagulls, whose IQ was equivalent to a child's, know anything about finance, economics, and management? Behind the scenes, it was the attendant Hawkins who led the remote command.
And this attendant was indeed outstanding, and he did not disappoint Elvin's expectations of him.
So.
Even if they hadn't personally checked the warehouses and other places, they already knew the financial situation of this territory like the back of their hands. All the missing figures in the transfer of property rights documents had been corrected by Hawkins and his men one by one.
Elvin himself was not worried that those people would renege on the debt, just like the "Sea Monster King" Craken was not worried that he would renege on the debt.
It was still within the scope of the rules, and the means were not so bloody. If they really dared to play tricks and break the boundary, Elvin would be happy to see it.
After all, his current job was a soldier, a pirate, and an adventurer, but he had nothing to do with a mature lord. He was more used to being straightforward.
But even so, Elvin already had a reason to kick this group of greedy guys out of the management of the territory.
The royal family's business was large, and they also needed remote command from the Black Sea, so the power was too scattered. They had to rely on the support of these local forces to make the colony develop as soon as possible, and let these guys who didn't know what restraint was gradually grow.
But in the future, Georgia would be his foundation, and a group of senior managers could not be the agents of big businessmen and big plantation owners. "Integration of politics and business", being athletes and referees was definitely the cause of unrest.
Whether it was for the ruler or the civilians, it was a disaster.
Although the territory wanted to develop, it was indispensable to attract capital to invest in various industries, and then use the chicken to lay eggs to achieve its own take-off.
It was no problem to do business with Georgia, and he was confident that he could give those wise investors a generous return.
But the premise of all was that it must be under the rules set by himself.
In the colony of the New World, the strength of two Grade 3 was enough to suppress all disobedience!
Then.
"Your Excellency, please!"
Elvin took the confirmation of the transfer of the territory that was organized by the personnel of both sides. After generally reading through and confirming that there were no problems, he took out his golden quill, wrote his name in the transferee column, and stamped the seal representing the viscount.
Rustle rustle rustle …
Governor Child also signed his name on the column of the Queen's authorized representative.
At this point.
The transfer of the ownership of the Georgia territory was complete!
Viscount Garriott had replaced the Faletis royal family as the new master here! In addition to Isabella being the king, he enjoyed all the rights of the Queen in this territory!
As for the official announcement of the arrival of the special envoy in a month or two, it was completely secondary to Elvin.
"Sister, you keep it."
Elvin closed the document, turned around, and gently put it in Anita's hand.
At this time, it was enough for the girl to understand everything without the need for others to explain it.
Reaching out to take the document, even as a Great Knight whose physique was comparable to a monster, Anita still felt that this light page was as heavy as a mountain.
Especially the Garriott family emblem printed on it, the girl's eyes were already flashing a little bit of starlight.
This was the surprise that Elvin said, a surprise that even in her dreams, she had never dreamed of.
"Your Excellency Viscount!"
Without the need for anyone to organize, all the administrative staff of the governor's office had already lined up in the hall, bowing to Elvin in the middle, and thus establishing a new relationship of vassal and subordinate.
Because after the document was signed, it meant that the object of loyalty of most of the administrative staff had changed from the Queen to Viscount Garriott.
Elvin naturally took Anita's hand and stepped forward so that everyone could see her, because at this moment, the world belonged to the last two Garriott descendants.
"This is my sister, the eldest daughter of the Garriott family, Miss Anita Garriott."
Through Anita's hairstyle, they confirmed that she was still an unmarried woman, so they respectfully said again.
"Miss!"
It had been almost eight years since she heard this title, Anita felt a little unreal.
"Elvin … The Georgia territory already belongs to the Garriott family?"
Even though she was already one of the few pirate kings, the concept of family, title, and land were still rooted in Anita's heart. In the material world, these were the orthodox way out.
"Of course, and although our family is a viscount, Hersey's territory is only half as big as ours. This might be the largest viscount's territory in the history of the kingdom."
Finally hearing Elvin's confirmation, Anita, who had been doubting in her dream, could no longer control the surging emotions in her heart. She leaned into Elvin's arms and softly sobbed, "Father, mother, did you see it?"
Just like how most people didn't live for themselves, but for a responsibility.
The responsibility of being a descendant of a fallen noble family, the responsibility of being the eldest sister … all of it was released at this moment.
Everyone around her had a respectful expression, and no one laughed at her loss of composure, because at this moment, most of them were thinking the same thing:
"I'm so envious, I want the women at home to have the chance to cry like this!"
After a while.
Lying in Elvin's arms, Anita muttered to herself in a voice that only she could hear.
"In other words, even if we don't rob her, we can still marry the marquis' daughter?"
Yes, and the responsibility of continuing the family.
"Rob what?"
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