Paravin's life is very comfortable, even for a modern person who is used to enjoying it. But Byron is still willing to stay in the south. After all, this land is now his territory and his home.

Winter is coming soon. The Earl of Craggs originally planned to marry Nelda and Byron before the winter, and even the wedding matters have begun. Just after autumn, the supplies are plentiful and everything is very convenient to organize. It can be held. Lose the banquet of Palavin. But Mrs. Anna didn't want to let her daughter leave her natal family so early, worried that it would be difficult to see each other after the distance between the two places, and wanted her daughter to be with her for a while. So she persuaded Earl Craggs to postpone the wedding until the beginning of next year, and let her daughter spend the winter in Suno. Byron can also tidy up Amila's castle during this time and prepare the bedroom for the next two.

But this is Byron's personal business. After rushing back to the South, Byron's most important matters have not yet been dealt with.

"The land problem", this is the biggest point of Byron's reform in the territory.

"My lord, you can't do this. Those lands are the property of Count Tazias, but they have been managed by us for decades. You can't take them all!" In Amila's castle, a local The dignitaries are constantly complaining to Byron. He is a relative of the Earl of Tazias. During the more than 100 years of the Leyland family’s rule, the relatives of the family have annexed a large number of land in the name of the Earl, the arable land and the eastern part. The existing cultivated land is quite large, but 50% is in their hands, and 40% is in the hands of the wealthy landlords and manor owners. The number of self-cultivating farmers is very small, and most of the farmers in eastern Rhodok are their tenant farmers. .

"Your soldiers broke into our house, took our property, and took possession of our land. You must stop them! Protecting the property of the nobles, isn't it Swadia's law?" Another well-dressed manor also used Euphemistically expressing dissatisfaction, a brigade of Peony Regiment soldiers has stationed in his manor, consuming his stored food and wine indiscriminately, threatening the safety of his family at all times. He does have some armed thugs similar to soldiers, but these people are not stupid. After seeing these well-armed experienced mercenaries, they scattered like birds and beasts. His property and land are now being counted by Byron’s clerk. He is really I can't sit down anymore.

"Do you still have the face to say?" Byron gave them a dissatisfied look. The three big bear brothers who were guards next to him also raised an axe. They didn't understand much southern dialect, but they could hear Byron's tone and could see. Out of his dissatisfaction.

Seeing this battle, the noisy manor and southern nobles also stunned, stopped making noise, and stepped back a few steps.

Byron nodded, stretched out his hand to signal Nord’s soldiers to put down their weapons, and then stood up and reprimanded: “Do you think I don’t know what you’re doing? When Count Tazias went to war with us, you did him for him. How much support was provided? How many soldiers was given to his troops? How much food? You can prove yourself in the name of loyalty. Indeed, loyalty to the lord is correct, but how can I rest assured you? The king swears that he is not a Swadia noble at all. You have never been loyal to us. When Count Tazias and his brother return, you will probably be the first to betray me! And, therefore, we are still a war. The enemy in China, I confiscated your land as the spoils of my victory. I take back half of your dinars as a ransom for you and your family. You must pack up your belongings within three days and then remove from my territory Leave!"

Byron’s voice kept getting louder as he spoke, and in the end he almost roared out. Today’s Byron’s momentum is quite different from the past. His serious face matches the fierce eyes of the Nords around him. Very scared.

"But my lord..." The manor who was still questioning Byron just now had a trembling voice.

"Get out! Don't let me send Nord Warriors to throw you out!"

After a loud roar, the dozen or so local landlords hurriedly fled. One of them tripped at the door and fell into the mud. But he didn't even call out, and he didn't have time to insist that he was not injured. He stabled and ran out without daring to stop at all.

"Very good, this is what I want to see."

Looking at the backs of the frightened Rhodoks, Byron laughed, clapped his hands, and asked the long-awaited clerk to deliver a thick stack of paper rolls, all of which were title deeds, and the scope involved Ami. The entire administrative division of La Fort, including three towns with a population of over 1,000 and more than 50 villages, as well as many other settlements. The number of acres of land must be counted in tens of thousands. Byron used various transactions in the vicinity of Veluga. If the land acquired is not worth mentioning in terms of scale, after all, Count Tazias himself is the largest landlord, and his relatives are close behind. Byron confiscated this time and directly supported himself.

"A wise choice, sir, to drive away those people is far more beneficial to you than harm. The nobles of Swadia will support your approach. After all, in their opinion, the local rich and powerful in Rhodok are not worthy of sympathy. And the locals will also Therefore, I am afraid of you and dare not resist us anymore. Even if we only send out the troops of the Peony Regiment, we can crush the mobs gathered by the peasants." Alain praised Byron's behavior, because the lord won After a large amount of land, the next step is often to entrust, which is quite beneficial to a knight like him. What's more, Byron is now qualified to be a baron, even if only in name, Elaine has been looking forward to it for a long time.

"This is indeed a huge wealth, stemming from the indispensable foundation under our feet~lightnovelpub.net~Byron looked at the title deeds one by one, but strangely, he did not show the way he used to get a lot of money. The stimulant of wealth and trophies, on the contrary, was calmly thinking about something, as if these were not his things.

"But this wealth must be used properly. I can continue to be like Count Tazias, but I don't think there is much benefit. The approach must be changed. By the way, have those people found it?" Byron looked at it. Asked.

"We have asked them to wait outside, sir, they will probably see those guys when they run out. Your idea is very good, so that these mud legs will know who the lord is now." Ai Rennes once again praised Byron, and seemed to approve of the way he suppressed his opponents and frightened the farmers.

"Very well, I'll go out now and tell them something." Byron took the coat from the attendant and walked towards the door.

"Do you want to tell them that you are the new owner of this land?"

"Almost." Byron said casually. "Distribute the land to them by the way."

After Byron finished speaking, he went out without looking back. The people in the castle nodded in approval at first, but after a few seconds, they all opened their eyes wide and looked at them again in disbelief. Lord.