flstandardbreds Chapter 482 Eugene's Patrol Career
Chapter 482 Eugene's Patrol Career
Eugene Stephen has been very lucky recently. In the defense of the city of Niland, he led the defenders in the city and held out for half a year against the artillery of the Yoda people and the siege of tens of thousands of people.
Although he did not participate in the counterattack launched by John later, he was also clear that his contribution after the war would definitely be among the top three, and he was only inferior to John's veterans such as Hawke and Charlie.
Soon he got the news that John had become king, and soon he ordered him to be summoned.
When Eugene heard the news, he felt both excited and a little nervous.
He knew that this was a rare opportunity, so without any delay he rushed to Helmingen to meet John.
In the palace hall, John sat in a high-back chair, looking at Eugene who was kneeling on one knee below.
He then praised Eugene, mentioned his heroic performance and outstanding contribution in the defense of Niland City, and affirmed his loyalty and ability. Then he said:
"I have a mission for you. Go and inspect the six newly occupied provinces on my behalf."
Eugene nodded slightly and then asked:
"I wonder what you want me to inspect, Your Majesty?"
John pondered for a moment and said seriously:
"It's just to investigate the local people's livelihood, ask the local governor if he has encountered any difficulties, or if there are any problems that cannot be handled, and by the way, see if there are any corrupt officials that the governor has not discovered..."
In short, John gave Eugene a lot of instructions, ranging from people's livelihood security to government management, from economic development to social order, so big and small that Eugene couldn't remember them all.
Then John asked his servant to hand Eugene the documents that he had prepared long ago.
At the same time, he gave Eugene a team of knights from the Central Bank Province to ensure Eugene's safety during the inspection.
As it was getting late, John first ordered Eugene to stay in a courtyard near the inner castle that was specially used for the residence of local officials, and then set out early the next morning.
In this way, Eugene passed through the Central Bank Province, the Niland Province, and finally set foot on the dirt road of the Minsk Province.
The dirt road was bumpy and the carriage was bumping along on it. Eugene sat in the carriage, his body swaying slightly with the shaking of the carriage.
After a long journey, he finally arrived in the capital of Minsk and was warmly welcomed by the governor.
The governor of Minsk was originally a centurion in charge of engineers in the army. His century-long engineering team dug one-third of the trenches of the third line of defense within a month of the Yuda invasion.
In the subsequent defense of Earl's Castle, they fought a bloody battle with Yoda's army that climbed up the city wall. Facing the enemy's fierce attacks, they were not afraid and fought the enemy with tenacious will and fearless courage.
It was because of their heroic performance in the war that John made him a viscount and appointed him governor of Minsk.
Eugene briefly asked about the local situation, and the Minsk Governor gave a detailed introduction.
It turns out that this was the Governor's Palace before. Due to lack of resources, the local residents lived in poverty. After Ludwig came to power, he cruelly enslaved the local residents and basically captured them all and made them serfs.
After the war, the enslaved residents were rescued. Considering their conditions, Eugene sent them back to their original villages so that they could slowly recover in a familiar environment. Now those who are working are Yoda's prisoners of war.
In the next few days, the Minsk Governor took Eugene to visit various places.
After Minsk was occupied, due to the chaotic management system before and the basic lack of local officials, the entire leadership team is now managed by the Governor of Minsk and some officers retired from the army.
Relying on their experience and abilities in the military, they work hard to promote local construction and development.
The most important task at present is to repair the roads connecting various villages and towns before winter.
During this period, the Governor of Minsk also kept asking Eugene for the supplies that were in short supply here. Eugene wrote down every item the governor mentioned in detail, and then wrote a letter to inform John.
After traveling around for a week, Eugene said goodbye to the Minsk governor and set off for Olden.
Olden was completely different from Minsk. Compared with the mild-mannered Minsk governor, Olden seemed to have a bad temper. Eugene could see this from the pile of corpses hanging from the trees outside the capital.
These corpses lay outside the city, their flesh stiffened by the cold wind, looking like a few iron bars from a distance.
Eugene asked Governor Alden about the situation, and Governor Alden told him what had happened in detail.
It turned out that people from a local village went to another village to rob and brutally killed a family for money. This atrocity aroused the anger of the villagers in the victim's village.
As a result, someone in the victim's village fanned the flames and deliberately set fire to the crops that were about to be harvested outside the criminal's village. The conflict between the two sides was instantly intensified and they started fighting.
After Governor Olden learned what had happened, he was furious. In order to maintain local order and the dignity of the law, he directly killed three groups of people.
The first batch was the villager who committed murder for money. According to the criminal law of the Holy Kingdom of Helderland, he committed intentional homicide with serious circumstances and was directly sentenced to death by hanging. In the eyes of Governor Olden, such behavior that seriously endangers the lives and safety of others must not be tolerated.
The second group was the group of people who fanned the flames and instigated the villagers to set fire to the fields. They committed arson and instigated the villagers to riot, causing social unrest, and were also sentenced to death by hanging.
The third group was the local soldiers. When Governor Olden led people to deal with the matter, he found that the soldiers who arrived at the scene not only did not try to stop the fight, but also cheered on the side. This serious dereliction of duty made him extremely angry, so he directly sentenced them to death by hanging for serious dereliction of duty.
The advantage of doing this is that local security immediately improved.
In the past, conflicts between villages might occur over trivial matters, and villagers were used to solving problems in their own way, which often led to the accumulation of conflicts and eventually turned into fierce violent conflicts.
Ever since Governor Alden took a tough approach to that matter, the atmosphere in the entire region has changed.
Now, when villagers encounter conflicts, they no longer act impulsively as before, but instead turn to the government for help.
"People here are like this. The more powerful you are to them, the more they will be afraid of you. You have to give them some sweet treats, and then they will listen to you when they have problems."
During his conversation with Eugene, Governor Alden talked about his own governance experience.
"Please Governor Alden, have you had any difficulties during your governance?"
Eugene asked tentatively.
"We have no shortage of money or supplies. We just need His Majesty to send more troops. The current provincial army and the Knights only have about 5,000 people. The original Yoda soldiers are useless, and the new recruits have no experience. I want an army that dares to fight and kill, and has good military discipline."
Eugene nodded continuously and wondered when he could find an opportunity to leave here.