You were made to farm, and now you're the emperor of an empire?

Chapter 145 It’s all here
It's actually quite simple to digest them.

Because they were plundered.

They had nothing, but they gained freedom.

Roman severed many shackles that bound them, such as their social relationships, attachment to their homeland, and personal dependence.

These people no longer serve any nobles on this land.

From now on, they will only need to obey one person's orders.

It's like a flock of sheep has been given a vast pasture; as long as they keep grazing, Roman can run rampant behind the sheep's back.

No matter how hard you thrust your hips, no matter what position you use, even if you're pinned to the ground and fucked hard, it won't elicit any resistance.

That pleasure was so intense it went straight to my bones!
Fantastic!

So suitable!

Praise slavery!
Are there any cattle or horses on this whole land more docile than these slaves?

If so, then there are even more cattle and horses!

Roman didn't actually commit many killings.

The massacre decrees he issued were only targeted at specific groups.

First and foremost, they need to be well-dressed, live comfortably, have plenty of money, and look presentable.

This kind of person deserves to die!

Of course, skilled artisans are not included in this category.

They earn their living through their own abilities, so we'll leave that aside.

Roman was aimed at certain groups who did not engage in specific production but were able to live comfortably.

To put it another way, there were 16 stewards in the town of Sig, which meant there were 16 steward families, including wives, children, and parents.

There shouldn't be a problem if these people add up to more than 50, right?

Roman was being conservative in his assessment.

In fact, having a hundred people wouldn't be an exaggeration!

Various entanglements of interests and connections!

In an era where most people live worse than pigs and dogs, and most people have to be beasts of burden, they live with a semblance of humanity—not because they don't work, but because they do the least and receive the most, thus maintaining a semblance of humanity.

If we don't kill them, are we supposed to let them continue to manage the local areas and act like tyrants in this land?

Why?
Do you think you have management experience from the old days? Do you think you know how to cut corners on wages? Do you think you know the mixing ratio of sawdust, pebbles, and dark flour?
fart!

Must be killed!

Even Jesus couldn't stop it!

Would such a person honestly and peacefully farm for him?

will not!

They only rely on the illusion of past power to form cliques and collude with Count Kant to cause trouble for Roman.

Roman only needs qualified producers!
His purpose in looting was to capture people to work for him, not to bring in an outside manager to teach him the five arts of controlling the people.

But it's different for those at the bottom of society.

Not only can't they be killed, but their whole family must be tied up and brought here to farm.

Bringing their whole family here would help maintain social stability.

Unless it's someone who is elderly, weak, sick, disabled, or pregnant, who is impossible to abduct or travel at high speed, the probability of them being at risk is extremely high. Of course, there aren't many such people, and it's impossible for every family to have one, so it's highly likely that the whole family will be caught in one fell swoop.

You've become a slave? Won't your family worry about you?

What! Your whole family has become slaves! Then I'm relieved.

If there are people who stubbornly resist... well, there's nothing that can be done if they die.

In an emergency, one must take remedial measures.

But very few dared to resist.

Because when you see the village chief's entire family slaughtered, the church massacred, and the high-ranking officials lying one by one in pools of blood, you can still feel the urge to resist...

You should have died long ago!

Such a brave man, before he could even be kidnapped by Roman, would have been hanged by those stewards.

Those who survived had long since lost their fighting spirit, becoming as docile as sheep, obeying orders throughout.

Since the soldiers couldn't do all the work, Roman specially selected many strong men from among the slaves to help him.

For example, the distribution of food;
For example, if a baby in a carriage cries, the baby's mother can come and breastfeed it.
For example, some five- or six-year-old children can't walk far, so they have to be carried.

Roman could only say that the trip went smoothly thanks to their strong self-management and initiative.

Some slaves were even more eager than Roman, hoping to perform well and receive better treatment than other slaves in the future, so they rushed to do the work.

This aroused the hatred of the other slaves.

As for Roman?

They also harbored resentment.

It's not that I hate Roman for going on a killing spree.

Tenants wouldn't hate bandits just because the landlord's steward was killed by them—unless they were relatives of the steward. The village chief's death had nothing to do with most of the villagers.

You killed the village chief, I'm overjoyed! Maybe the magistrate will replace him with a better one.

But it's wrong of you to trick me into joining the Liangshan bandits, and... this tactic was taught to you by the Liangshan heroes?

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Humans are highly adaptable.

Especially for those whose fighting spirit has been worn away.

They are submissive and will not resist until the very last moment—just like the riot that Roman suppressed when he first arrived in Sig.

Roman was pushing them to their deaths, but even so, it wasn't the final moment yet.

And this is not their fault.

Because they were born in such a terrible era, they lacked the courage to act rashly and cause bloodshed.

As long as someone has a stutter, there is no way they can resist; they will never be able to resist in their lifetime.

It all boils down to one sentence.

Come here.

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Roman did not immediately assign them to work.

He wanted to register the identity information of all slaves and include it in the household registration system of the resident department.

Most land-based countries have corresponding household registration systems.

A population census can improve operational efficiency and achieve accurate allocation... or at least relatively accurate.

Slaves were considered the property of their masters and were generally not counted as people. Only after receiving the lord's favor and being allocated land would they become free citizens and be registered as people.

However, the household registration management methods of this era were basically very crude.

The same applies to the household registration system in Sige Town.

After all, productivity was very low. Roman's advantage over everyone else was that the town of Sig had an abundance of paper.

This is something that most feudal lords and kings today do not possess.

Legend has it that during the reign of a certain empire, the human race also invented a kind of straw paper.

But that was at least several hundred years ago.

If the legend is true, then it must have existed long before the emergence of the land-based nations.

Before the establishment of nations such as Cangyue, Wandong, the Plateau, and the Free City-State, this vast territory was ruled by an ancient human empire.

Because it's been so long, no one believes the ancient empire is real.

People prefer to believe that it was just a lie fabricated by bards, nomadic tribes, and circuses for a living.

Among their known legends, the most illustrious is that of the conqueror who conquered the entire land.

As a descendant of the Rift Armored, Roman had heard from the Ihel Maester of the Rift Armored Territory that the Sinnoh Kingdom, located in the fjord, was the remnant of that ancient empire and therefore had close ties with the Holy See.

The King of Sinnoh and the Pope still preserve the craft of papyrus.

It will never be revealed to outsiders.

Anyone who dares to dabble in papermaking will inevitably incur the hostility of the Sinnoh and the Vatican!

Decades ago, a "Paper War" was fought over this.

The death of a Duke of Cangyue caused turmoil within the Cangyue royal family.

Until the Scarlet Duchess stepped forward, became queen, and swiftly suppressed the situation with an iron fist.

Closer to home.

Apart from the Sinnoh and the Papacy, the other nobles could only rely on parchment to register the population.

Since parchment was extremely precious, the household registration system was naturally in complete disarray.

After all, there's hardly anything to write on.

Roman's situation is different.

I've accumulated enough paper over this period of time.

However, the process of recording identity is complicated and requires queuing up one by one.

Roman, Jimmy, Nelly, Seth, Moore, and other literate administrators all participated in the record-keeping work.

With over five thousand slaves distributed among each registrant, a long line of hundreds of people formed in front of each person.

Once their names are registered, they will be legitimate residents of Sige Town.

Some people's family units remained intact, while others' family members escaped during the looting or were not taken for other reasons.

It's alright, those who weren't robbed aren't starving in Kande Territory.

They will be reunited in a year or two.

By then, it won't be a simple spring plan anymore, but a plan to wipe out the entire family.

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(End of this chapter)