177 Steps After Occupation
The city of Chennai has been taken.
In this city with a population of more than 200,000, the original rulers were undoubtedly the lord and the archbishop. Both of them were dead, leaving only their dead bodies hanging on the most conspicuous lamppost in the central square.
As for the noble family members, attendants, and other clergy of the lord's family, they were either turned into corpses or became trembling prisoners in the cathedral.
When Lovent and Li Yu walked into the cathedral with 18 apprentices, they saw several noble ladies, nuns and church guards huddled in the magnificent corner, with faces full of fear.
Stare at these association mages wearing camouflage military uniforms.
However, General Salim did not care about these losers who were like lambs waiting to be slaughtered. When he noticed the arrival of one of the biggest contributors to this battle, the commander of the 12th South Asia Field Group greeted him with a smile and said enthusiastically:
"Li Yu, you are finally here!"
Li Yu also smiled: "General Salim, congratulations, you have made great achievements this time."
General Salim said cheerfully: "Haha, how can you not be as powerful as you? The Valkyrie Legion they boasted so much about was not able to catch you!"
Li Yu glanced at the people in the distance who were wearing luxurious silk robes, hugging each other and shivering, and asked in a low voice: "Are they all nobles and clergy?"
"Tomorrow's public trial will be their stage."
The general waved his hand, and several soldiers with guns escorted the prisoners out of the back door.
Li Yu: "Public trial meeting..."
General Salim: "Yes, this part of the content should be taught in the modern history class in the college, right? After capturing a city of the Kingdom of God, the first step is to capture the lackeys of these floating cities and hold a public trial.
"
Li Yu nodded: "I know, I'm just a little emotional that I can actually see this scene."
General Salim smiled and said: "There will be many opportunities for you to express your feelings in the future. Maybe you will host a public trial in the future! You must know that when I was still an apprentice in the academy, I never made a name like yours.
. Even ten years after graduation, my resume cannot compare with yours."
At this time, Lovent couldn't help but said: "Salem, you
Isn't that wrong? Just chatting with Li Yu, what's going on, pretending not to know me? "
General Salim was not polite to him at all: "You damn fat guy didn't do anything this time, you just waited to pick the fruit."
Lovingt: "You're wrong. Next, it's my turn to appear. If I guess correctly, you called us here just to ask us to help maintain law and order and get rid of those hidden among ordinary people.
Die-hard believer, right?"
General Salim nodded, looked at Li Yu, and explained: "Before the public trial, we will open a position today. Those die-hards are not willing to sit back and watch us win people's hearts, and they will definitely jump out."
Li Yu: "Open a warehouse to store grain?"
General Salim: "It's not just food, but also silver coins. Of course, this money cannot be given out in one go. There must be an open long-term plan to let them know that as long as they support us and cooperate with us, they can get it bit by bit."
Go to the relief bank."
As soon as the general finished speaking, Lovingt continued: "Actually, it's not just about winning people's hearts. Giving out money also has another purpose, which is to promote consumption. If we do some more guidance, it will be easy to cultivate some initial efforts locally.
industry. This is the most important thing for this place to truly get rid of the kingdom of God.”
Whether it was the general in front of him or the seemingly decadent fat man, these two people had the experience of conquering the territory under the Kingdom of God. Although they may not be able to hold it in the end, the experience in the process was undoubtedly valuable.
Li Yu listened very carefully.
Lovingt continued to talk eloquently: "Every area under the rule of the Kingdom of God has a specialized industrial division of labor. This area of Chennai City is specialized in making leather and growing sandalwood. We must completely separate the city of Chennai from the system of the Kingdom of God.
, we need to use the locally gathered currency to quickly transform the local industrial system."
"So we need to distribute money to promote consumption?"
"Yes, this can not only make local people aware of the benefits of the association camp, but also cultivate their consumption habits. Once a new lifestyle is cultivated, new industries will naturally be cultivated."
Li Yu thought for a while and said: "For example, more and better food, clothing, and housing. Can these consumer demands give rise to local businesses?"
General Salim replied: "You understand correctly
, but we will start by encouraging vendors. Of course, in order to guide the development of these small vendors selling food and daily necessities, we will issue silver coins to activate the private market; we will also transport some materials and supply them at low prices."
Li Yu: "The silver coins to be distributed have already been collected in the treasury by the lackeys of the Kingdom of God. It is very simple for us to break them down and distribute them. The materials supplied at low prices are also basic materials that the association has been able to produce in large quantities for a long time.
, very cheap.”
General Salim smiled and said: "You understand very quickly. Do you want to join our army? You can quickly kill the lackeys of the Kingdom of God and distribute money to the poor. This job is much more comfortable than sitting in the mage city.
.”
Li Yu smiled politely: "I haven't graduated yet, let's see how to do the graduation task first."
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Lovent and General Salim were obviously old friends. After chatting for a few words with Li Yu, the two men went to the side to smoke cigarettes and talk in low voices about other topics.
The others were very understanding and did not interfere with them.
Li Yu walked to Hilelia on the other side and asked: "Does Yazd City have similar industries, the kind specially designated by the Kingdom of God?"
The girl was stunned for a moment, obviously feeling that this question was a bit unexpected. But she quickly reacted and replied: "We... uh, grow grapes there."
Li Yu: "Sending fresh grapes to the Kingdom of God?"
Hilelia: "Only a small part are fresh and ordinary, and the larger part should be made into raisins. The climate in Yazd City is very dry, which is very convenient for making raisins."
Li Yu nodded expressionlessly.
Hilelia looked around and saw that the other apprentices did not come over to eavesdrop, so she asked in a low voice: "Are you... not in a good mood?"
Li Yu was slightly startled and asked: "How do you know?"
The girl shrank her neck: "I feel like you haven't smiled since you joined us. You laughed twice when you were chatting with them just now, but they were a bit fake. But we obviously won, why are you unhappy?"
Li Yu replied calmly: "I am just imagining how to do the graduation mission. After a while, I will organize my own team and attack the territory of the Kingdom of God."
Chapter completed!