System: Build My Own Territory Chapter 864 - 270: Profession System and Reassignment
Previously on System: Build My Own Territory...
Perched on the lord’s throne, Lynn cast a look toward the maids clearing away the tableware.
Thoughts kept churning wildly in his head.
To gather the crops in Morgan Town,
there was no way he’d send out the territory’s townsfolk on a massive expedition.
The smartest plan was drawing crowds of Free People from Kakasong City straight to Morgan Town for the harvest!
He’d already locked in his choice even before grabbing those land deeds from the Kakasong City Church!
Any Free People ready to head to Morgan Town and reap his crops
would pocket a full tenth of what they harvested!
Plus, if they chose to settle down in Morgan Town, he’d hand over proper homes and dwellings.
This stood as the top lure he could dream up and roll out to pull in Free People from Kakasong City.
Had he gone the route of other lords, paying daily wages in pennies to hire Free People, it wouldn’t have turned heads.
Kakasong City brimmed with work options.
Wealthy nobles there weren’t short on hiring hands either.
Facing identical daily pay for toil,
who’d abandon a city of lifelong or ancestral roots
for some far-flung outpost town?
Even if a handful bit, it wouldn’t amount to much.
Thus,
to reel in hordes more Free People and extra hands to Morgan Town,
he’d gladly surrender a tenth of the crop haul.
Even clinging to nine-tenths left, it remained a massive windfall with zero downside.
One must realize
these fields got tilled and sown without a scrap of his manpower, supplies, or sweat.
They came as pure bonus loot after wiping out Morgan Town’s five manors.
Should those Free People stick around in Morgan Town later,
as he sets up the initial garrison at Frank Manor Castle,
that workforce could swell the ranks of garrison troops.
Plow fields in calm times, drill when idle, battle when war erupts!
A perfect mutual gain!
…
Time flew by in a flash.
The once-silent reception hall now rang with distant footfalls booming closer.
Catching the noise, Lynn lifted his gaze to spot the workshop foremen striding in.
The four Ehrelo men halted at the base of the lord’s throne steps and chorused together, "Master."
Lynn eyed them briefly and remarked, "Hold on a bit, Rose and Wesley just reached the Lord’s Square."
The four Ehrelo fellows nodded and stood by in silence.
Moments later,
footsteps clanging with metal rang out from behind.
The four twisted slightly to peek.
There stood Rose and Wesley, decked out in full armor.
Maybe from a hard ride on horseback, their locks looked a tad messy.
Reaching Lynn’s presence, Rose and Wesley shot glances at the four Ehrelo men.
Then the pair bowed with respect to Lynn, voicing, "Master."
Lynn gave a curt nod.
His eyes swept the group, verifying all six guards were present.
He cut straight to it: "Ladies and gentlemen, just last night I got word from spies planted in Kakasong City."
Rose and Wesley showed no surprise.
Patrolling the territory’s walls,
they were fully clued in on Gasper’s report.
Clear bewilderment marked the four Ehrelo men’s faces.
Lynn pressed on, "Word has it the Kaladi Empire’s Emperor, Charlemagne VI, fell to assassination four days back."
"The killer? His own second son, Caesar Carolin."
At Lynn’s revelation, the four Ehrelo men’s eyes bulged wide.
Utter incredulity gripped them.
The Empire’s Emperor commanded its ultimate power!
The whole Kaladi Empire was his domain.
Yet he’d been slain!
Worst of all, by his flesh and blood son!
As common folk, the Ehrelo men reeled in profound shock.
Lynn ignored their stunned state and kept talking.
"The imperial power clash, though far off for us in this backwater,
"will without doubt reshape the Kaladi Empire’s entire map!"
Hearing Master Lynn’s declaration,
they bobbed heads in solemn accord.
How true the saying ‘When the nest topples, no egg stays whole’!
Prior to joining Master Lynn’s domain, they’d been plain Free People or lowly Peasants.
They grasped all too well war’s grim toll.
Gory clashes, kin slain, homes razed...
Even Free People like them hawked off as slaves willy-nilly!
Noting the hush, Lynn went on.
"Hence, to fortify this territory’s endurance through the looming turmoil,"
"I must reshuffle the squads you lead and oversee."
Rose Ehrelo’s face grew grave, poised for their lord’s orders.
Lynn announced, "The Red Brick House expansion zone finishes up in just days."
"Around 2,500 units of manpower are set to remain idle for the time being."
"My initial intention was to deploy them for broadening the roads across the territory."
"However, that road expansion initiative is now on hold."
"I intend to redirect every single one to your workshops—emphasizing production and manufacturing!"
A flicker of surprise crossed Lorin Ehrelo’s face as he took in these words.