Tang En kept the 14 castellans in Blood Rock City for a while, not because he wanted to put them under house arrest, but because he wanted them to give Aurelia an overview of their respective cities.
In order to facilitate communication and direct management, Tang En even asked them to register their citizenship crystal cards and gave each of them a magical mobile phone.
It must be said that it was really difficult to select a few talents who could manage a city among the muscular Grice people. Rather than calling these castellans managers, it would be better to call them rulers. Stanley implemented a city autonomy system in Grice City, where he was only in charge of collecting taxes. As for the development of the city, he didn't care at all.
Most of these so-called castellans were burly muscular men whose brains were stuffed with muscles. They didn't know how to manage a city at all, so one could only imagine the development of the city.
Therefore, after a discussion between Tang En and Aurelia, they decided that after this winter, they would remove all the castellans from their positions. Even if they were to be military officers, it would be better than messing around in the city administration.
Of course, in order to have a good reason, Tang En gave them a few months to learn how to manage a city, starting from the Month of Frozen Ice to next year's Month of Jubilation, a total of close to six months.
During this period of time, Ellington would continuously provide large amounts of resources to the Gris area, including food, daily necessities, construction supplies, and so on. With the help of these resources, even the dumbest person would be able to make a career out of it. If their performance during this period of time did not improve, then after the migration was over, Tang En would not hesitate to remove them and send them to other places to retire.
He didn't want to use precious resources and taxes to raise a bunch of idiots who didn't do anything.
Tang En, Aurelia, and Fiona gave a speech to the 14 castellans, straightforwardly explaining the requirements of the Irus Empire. Those who were qualified would stay, and those who weren't could scram. After that, he called Tina over and gave them a simple one-week training. After that, she prepared a teaching material that she wrote based on Tang En's words. After that, Tang En sent someone to send them away on a Comet motorcycle.
For these castellans, this period of time could be said to be like a dream – in other words, it was like hell …
It was really difficult for a bunch of muscular men to remember those complicated municipal policies and the usual administrative methods of the Irus Empire.
However, it had to be said that after staying in Blood Rock City for a period of time, they had completely changed their originally unwilling attitude.
In less than two weeks, they had personally witnessed the earth-shaking changes in Blood Rock City.
After the war, Blood Rock City originally only had a few old, weak, sick, and pregnant people left, and it was difficult for them to even maintain the normal operations of the city. But when the people of the Irus Empire arrived, they quickly went to work, and the stagnant city immediately began to operate normally.
At the same time, a large amount of equipment and resources were transported over, and then the city began to be transformed in a vigorous manner. Even though it was clearly the Month of Ice, the people were working in full swing, and they didn't feel tired at all.
They stared with wide eyes as Blood Rock City changed day by day.
This kind of construction efficiency was simply too terrifying!
If their construction efficiency was just shocking, then the various kinds of equipment brought by the Irus people were shocking.
The hard and rugged frozen roads didn't need to be dug with an iron pick, they just needed to be pushed over, and in the blink of an eye, it became a flat road!
When building a house and digging the foundation, a steel puppet would dig out a neat trench on the ground!
There were also the daily necessities in the castle. A small iron kettle would turn into scalding hot water after pouring cold water into it!
A magic air conditioner hung on the roof that could spray out warm air …
There was also a magic washing machine that could wash clothes by itself …
A bathroom that sprayed hot water by itself …
White and soft toilet paper that could only be used for toilet purposes …
They didn't want a Comet motorcycle that could fly freely in the sky, but they also envied the Harley motorcycle that could move like the wind on the streets.
The most enviable thing was the Mana Sedan that could carry several people in its stomach and was completely unafraid of the cold. It could block out the cold wind from the outside, and the hot wind inside was as warm as spring. It was much more comfortable than a horse carriage!
Unfortunately, it was said that the Mana Sedan had always been in high demand, and the new ones were sold out as soon as they went on the market. They had to personally queue up, or else they wouldn't be able to buy one even if they had extra money!
And even if they could buy one … it probably wouldn't be the turn of the Grays who had just joined the Irus …
After living in the castle for two weeks, they suddenly felt that their originally comfortable castle was as pitiful as a primitive society.
What was life? That's what life is like!
It had to be said that Tang En's unintentional hospitality had instead stimulated these castellans and aroused their fighting spirit.
That lady named Tina had unintentionally said that in Ilrus, although the officials had heavy responsibilities and worked hard, they enjoyed much better treatment than ordinary people. Tang Dynasty's Chamber of Commerce would have priority in using any new products, while ordinary people would have to wait for a chance to use them.
Especially when they heard that high-ranking officials had cars! That's right, it was the kind of Mana Sedan that made people envious and jealous!
But if they didn't perform well in this last opportunity, they would be demoted to ordinary people in the future. Not to mention the Mana Sedan, even their current lives would be far away from them!
When they thought of this possibility, these castellans' fighting spirit was immediately ignited. They couldn't wait to start a big fight immediately so that their new master, Tang En, could see that they weren't useless idiots.
After watching the castellans leave Bloody Rock City, Aurelia teased Tang En, "They've seen things here that they've never seen before. You've really stimulated them."
Fiona didn't comment, "They were originally appointed by Stanley. The fact that Tang En didn't directly liquidate them is already a sign of his benevolence. Don't tell me that he's going to raise this group of trash like Stanley?"
Tang En smiled and said, "I've killed enough people in Grays. If I don't have to kill, I don't want to kill either. If they're smart enough, when they go back, they should work hard to protect their current positions."
Aurelia curled her lips in disdain, "You can use this to deceive others, but forget about it in front of me. Do you really think that I can't tell what you're planning?"
Tang En patted Winette's head and said with a smile, "How do you know?"
"Nonsense!"
Aurelia rolled her eyes in annoyance. When she noticed Fiona's doubtful gaze, she patiently explained, "Don't be fooled by him. He's not that kind. Think about it carefully. It's already the middle of the Month of Frozen Ice. It's going to be the Month of Dawn soon. How long is it until the Month of Jubilation? How long will it take to send the supplies we've brought to their city? If they want to get used to our rules and make changes according to our ideas, they'll have to achieve a certain level of success. Let's not talk about geniuses. How long will it take for a normal person? Can those Grasi City Lords be considered normal people? "
Fiona's eyes widened. She said in astonishment, "Are you painting a pie in the sky for them?"
Tang En smiled but didn't explain anything.
"Isn't that just painting a pie in the sky?"
Aurelia said in annoyance, "It looks good, but it's impossible to eat it. With their abilities, it's impossible for them to keep their current positions. When the time comes, our Tang En Majesty will have a perfect reason to remove them from their positions. And it won't cause public outrage. Instead, people will praise him for his benevolence. It's killing two birds with one stone. "
Fiona looked at Tang En speechlessly. This guy who was teasing his daughter was really evil …
But it couldn't be said that he was evil. After all, he had just taken control of the Gris District and had already begun to increase investment and construction. In the past two weeks, while others were busy, he wasn't idle either. After a large number of supplies were transported, he also paid attention to the construction process. And according to the actual situation of the Gris District, he also gave a lot of suggestions. So, he couldn't be said to be a useless king.
Because it was winter and the weather was still very cold, the cost of paving roads was too high. So, Tang En didn't ask to start paving roads now. He simply flattened the bumpy roads here and waited until spring next year to carry out the next step of work.
After all, the main energy of the Star Diamond Bank was now in the Ryan Empire. They couldn't spare any extra manpower here. Moreover, the Gris District was the weakest place in the Star Diamond Bank. It was inconvenient to do things without enough manpower.
After confirming that the matters related to Bloody Rock City were more or less settled, Tang En prepared to return to Ellington. He had stayed here long enough. Elijah had complained many times over the phone that he had abandoned her, which made Fiona, who was watching from the side, cast sidelong glances at Tang En. The way she looked at Tang En was as if she was looking at a pervert.
Although Elijah was now almost 14 years old and would soon be out of the category of loli, with Stanley as an example, Tang En probably didn't have the courage to do anything to her.
More importantly, he had to have the guts to do so. Eliya was that lady, and the price of pushing her down was probably not something that an ordinary person could bear …
After handing over the matters in Bloody Rock City to Tina for the time being, Tang En brought Fiona and Aurelia, as well as Brian and the others who had contributed greatly in the war back to Ellington. Now that the Gris District was in the bag, it was foreseeable that there would be a period of peaceful and comfortable leisure … Was that really the case?
"Dad, Dad!?"
Brian looked at Winette who was sucking on her finger in Tang En's arms with a shocked expression. "Big brother, I haven't seen you for a few days and you already have a baby?! Are humans such a magical race?! "
Why are you so shocked, you bastard!
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