I'm in Terra

"There are women too." Cherven raised an eyebrow, and Yin reminded with a smile.

"Oh yes, and women." Sayid pressed a button, and a ripple-like barrier lit up in the room and quickly dissipated.

After receiving the order, the door was pushed open by several maids, followed by several young girls with beautiful eyes and affectionate expressions.

Since ancient times, heroes have been sad for beauty.

Wine Pool and Meat Forest: 1 Recruiting Soldiers and Horses

"Listen up, you bunch of rebellious traitors! Ignoring the laws of the empire and attacking important border cities are all first-class crimes punishable by death! But our new lord, Lord Victoria, has spared your lives because you are all native Luxembourgers and were only following military orders! As long as you work hard, you may even have the chance to redeem yourself as civilians and return home! What are you waiting for? Get moving!!!"

In the Luxembourg Governor General's office, Victor looked at the mountain of documents and felt a little daunted. The Luxembourg raid lasted less than two weeks, but the damage caused by both armies within Luxembourg was astonishing.

Aside from the eastern district, the central core, and a few areas in the northern district, the rest of the city has been affected to varying degrees by the war. The southern district, in particular, has seen brutal offensive and defensive battles, followed by mortar bombardments, making it seem like a Syrian battlefield.

Destroyed buildings, casualties, troop reductions, and all sorts of other messy things combined to create a workload that would make anyone despair.

"call----"

No matter how desperate he was, he still had to do his job. Victoria gulped down a cup of coffee and threw himself into various documents.

The first and most important thing is to deal with the remaining troops under Rossiya's command.

After Victoria successfully executed Rossiya, these leaderless and poorly coordinated troops were led by Victoria to charge and kill, and soon became a mess.

Originally, the Luxembourg officers planned to execute all the rebels, but considering Luxembourg's current shortage of troops and insufficient population, Victoria accepted the surrender of most of the troops.

However, accepting surrender was one thing, and how to deal with these people was another. Victory, the officer who followed Rossiya, was naturally executed without mercy, but these soldiers had to be carefully selected.

Those who were strong and obedient could be recruited into Victoria's army; those with average physiques would be sent back to their hometowns to supplement the population after a period of compulsory labor; as for those who did not obey orders or had prejudices against Luxembourg, Victoria would not show mercy, and their fate would be to become forced laborers, working under the supervision of the infected patrol until they died of exhaustion.

At the same time, for some special reasons that everyone understands, Victoria did not replenish soldiers for the Luxembourg garrison generals, but instead broke up their troops by splitting, reorganizing and reappointing them and incorporated them into the original Norvinsk army.

Originally, those generals had some complaints about Victoria's arrangements, but when they moved into the barracks and witnessed the tough atmosphere of the Norvinsk Army, these officers who were already arrogant not only lost their resentment, but instead rushed to fight for the military power of each team.

The only exception was Swain. Victor did not allow this experienced old officer to serve in the barracks. Instead, he added a civilian position as his deputy so that Swain could mobilize and manage the army.

Of course, as Victory's ace unit, the Flying Bear Army was firmly under his control. Not only that, Swain's elite vanguard battalion and mortar squad were also directly under Victory's command.

In this way, Victoria can ensure the loyalty of the vast majority of troops while keeping the most elite troops at his disposal.

Victor's original adjutant, Paul, was transferred back to Norvinsk by Victor.

Yes, as compensation for the promises made to the merchants of Norvinsk, Victoria decided to let Paul succeed him as Lord of Norvinsk. As for the small towns in the east, they would now be directly managed by Luxembourg (although they had been managed by Luxembourg before).

Victoria hadn't figured out what to do with the southern town of Woden. He planned to first integrate Woden Town with the Chamber of Commerce Alliance of Norvinsk, and then let the integrated group handle the basic affairs of Woden Town and build the entire Woden Town into a complete commercial town.

Of course, Luxembourg is still responsible for policy control and the control of local troops, and Victoria does not plan to arrange for personnel to be stationed long-term, but will supervise on a rotating basis.

All businessmen are dishonest, and Victoria believed that those businessmen would definitely have ulterior motives. However, if he sent troops to take turns supervising, he could both reasonably prevent his soldiers from deserting and ensure that Woden Town remained under his control to the greatest extent possible.

As for the Rosia Territory to the west, Victor had no intention of intervening. His energy was limited, and he couldn't reach out that far just yet. As long as there weren't any more troublemakers, Victor didn't mind the local wealthy gentry being the local tycoons for a while.

In the end, it will all end up in his pocket anyway.

But then again, speaking of limited energy, Victoria couldn't help but think of his two good secretaries. If they were around, he wouldn't be so exhausted.

"I heard someone is thinking about me?"

Just as Victor was about to perish along with the documents piled on his desk, a familiar voice suddenly echoed from the closed office. Kashena, dressed in office attire, had slipped into the office and greeted Victor with a smile.

"Thanks so much!" Seeing his savior appear, Victoria didn't have time to ask where Kashena had been during the past few days. He immediately pushed some of the documents on the table in front of Kashena and said, "Come on, stop talking nonsense and help me approve some documents first."

"I just came back, and you let me see this?" Looking at the tightly packed documents in front of her, Kashena, who was about to tease Victoria, froze in her expression. She stepped on Victoria with some displeasure, and her high heels with red bottom and black edges left an imprint on Victoria's strong chest muscles, and gradually moved down with Kashena's movements.

"What else can I do?" Victoria rubbed his temples. "I'm a serious man. Let's talk about sex tonight. As long as you can help me with these documents, I'll satisfy you in any position you want tonight."

"That's not the problem!" Kashena's pretty face turned red, and she exerted a little force on her feet, which scared Victoria so much that he gasped and sat up obediently.

"What's the problem?"

Kashena asked tentatively, "Aren't you curious about where I've been these past few days?"

"Saint Steed Castle." Victory thought without hesitation, and while Kashena wasn't paying attention, he pinched her restless black silk calf. "Although two or three days is not enough time to run back and forth from Saint Steed Castle, you are Black Snake, so this kind of thing should not be a big deal for you."

Kasheina smiled. "If you answer correctly, I'll give you a reward later. As for now, compared to comforting things, I think you should be more concerned about another piece of news, right?"

"News from the Emperor."

Wine Pond and Meat Forest: 2 Consolidate the Government and Anbang

Luxembourg, Office of the Governor-General

"Kasheina, human ability has its limits. I've learned one thing in this short life: the more a person tries to control everything, the more wealth will slip through their fingers. Unless... they surpass humanity."

"What? Are you planning to stop being a human being?" Kashena fiddled with her manicure and glanced at Victoria with a smile.

Victoria shook his head. "No, I mean, I have to develop an efficient and practical management plan immediately, otherwise I will be exhausted by these cumbersome documents sooner or later."

"Exhausted to death?" Kasheina raised an eyebrow. "I've never heard of a nobleman dying from work. Well, there are quite a few who died from exhaustion in bed."

"That's because these idiots are all one-track-minded losers," Victoria said bluntly. "More than half of the nobles in Ursus rose to power through military merit, and half of the remaining half were 'bought' through donations of money and materials to support the war effort, or through the old nobles. You expect them to have sufficient political literacy? You might as well expect those beasts of burden to learn to read."

Kasheina chuckled. "Haha, that's an interesting and pertinent comment. It turns out that talent is still very important. It's a pity that in today's environment, if we want to cultivate enough talent, we can basically only rely on the next generation."

"That's why we need to design a political system that even mediocre people can manage." Victoria pushed all the documents on the table in front of Kashena without any hesitation, and picked up paper and pen to design.

"But you have just taken over, and the officials and people under your command are restless. You yourself have not even made a formal announcement. Aren't you afraid of ruining yourself by rushing to reform?" Kashena's mouth was full of doubts, but her body honestly hooked her fingers and called the assassin lady out from the shadows behind her.

As a forcibly occupied clone, Miss Assassin did not retain her own personality like Kashena. Therefore, Kashena could use Miss Assassin's body as a transit station and share her thoughts and wisdom with her.

This way, the workload can be directly cut in half. This is the astonishing wisdom of her, Kasheina—the immortal black snake.

Victoria sighed, a look of idiocy flashing across his eyes. Considering that he would have to use this stupid snake to work later, he stopped what he was doing and patiently explained to Kashena:

"Precisely because the current situation is turbulent and people are restless, I must implement reforms even more. People fear power, not virtue. I have just taken the position of Governor. If I don't reform while the military's power is still there, it will be difficult to implement new policies once they have recovered. Even if the new policies will cause some dissatisfaction and disputes at first, once the officials are accustomed to the new administrative methods, they will continue to work along the established path even if I no longer defend them."

Kasheina nodded, seemingly understanding. "What about the Emperor? Don't you want to hear the news from Saint Jun Castle?"

"No need." Victor lowered his head and continued to organize his plan. "If the emperor isn't a fool, he'll definitely recognize my legitimacy. At most, he'll let me meet him at Saint Jun Castle, or even send a few trusted confidants to test me. Instead of worrying about the emperor's opinion, why don't you tell me how many nobles are interested in me?"

"Five or six people, two of them have already taken action in advance." Kashena licked her lips. She was more or less accustomed to Victoria's foresight.

The young man in front of her had a better grasp of human nature than she did... No, in a sense, Victoria was even better at reading people's hearts than her and the immortal black snake.

"A caravan loaded with jewels, fine wines and beautiful maids has departed from the Holy Steed Castle. How are you going to respond?" Kashena stared at Victory with amusement. Since he didn't care about the emperor's opinion, there was no need for her to tell Victory that Fyodor had secretly sent an internal guard to visit.

"Deal with it? Why should I deal with it?" Victoria smiled and replied without raising his head:

"I only need to accept this generous gift with gratitude, and then write back a letter stating that from now on I will follow the orders of the two masters. I still need time, and Luxembourg also needs time. I am already smiling when someone in Saint Jun Castle is willing to be my umbrella. Speaking of which, even if they don't make a move, I will find a way to contact them once the situation in Luxembourg stabilizes."

"You were planning to stand by those nobles from the beginning?" Kashena was stunned. "Then why did you clean out those petty lords in the east? Keeping them between you and the nobles...you want!!!"

"Shh..." Victoria grabbed Kashena and stuffed the pen in his hand into Kashena's mouth: "Some things are better to think about. It's boring to talk about them, isn't it?"

Kashena nodded slightly, and stretched out her tongue to lick Victoria's fingers frivolously. Seeing this, Victoria gently pulled out the pen stained with the beauty's saliva and kissed it heavily.

For such disrespectful bad women, the more you obey them, the more presumptuous they become. You have to use heavy blows and ruthless actions before these bad women will obey you.

Soon, Victoria wasn't content with simply reprimanding him. A faint murmur soon filled the Governor's office. However, the office was soundproof, so only Bee Hunter, feigning sleep on the sofa, and Miss Assassin, buried in paperwork, could appreciate this ingenious "punishment."

After paying enough hush money, Miss Kashena said that she would never mention this matter again, and Victoria finally had time to sort out his ideas.

Ursus is vast and rich in resources, but agricultural resources are extremely scarce, and Luxembourg, nestled in the frigid north, is even more so. Therefore, if Victoria wants to achieve unfettered and rapid development, agriculture and industry must advance hand in hand.

But whether in agriculture or industry, infected people are an unavoidable topic.

If the large number of infected people could be utilized by cultivating fields and mining various minerals, Luxembourg's available working population could even double.

But therein lies the problem: the infected themselves are a problem. Managing them requires enormous manpower and resources. Furthermore, given the current reputation of the infected, most areas under Luxembourg's jurisdiction are deeply discriminatory against them.

If Luxembourg could be run by him for a year or two like Novinsk, Victor would be confident that the citizens of Luxembourg would accept the infected.

But now he can't wait that long. From the moment he sat on the throne of governor, countless people have been staring at him.

We must find a way to deal with the infected people reasonably.

Wine Pool and Meat Forest: 3 Blade Precursors

"Establish a special economic zone?"

Looking at the detailed plan in their hands, the officials present all expressed that they found it difficult to understand.

"Yes, establishing a special economic zone." Victor pushed his glasses and answered affirmatively. "I understand that Luxembourg is in a state of disrepair right now, and the overwhelming amount of work is making it difficult for everyone to handle. Therefore, I intend to use this plan to help reduce the burden on everyone, allowing everyone to handle their respective areas of affairs more efficiently."

"Then why not handle it the same way as before?" a police captain asked. "Whether it's arresting and forcing people into labor or deporting them, it's much easier than establishing so-called special zones. Besides, establishing new privileged areas would require a massive police force."

“I’m glad you’re willing to use your brains and offer your insights.”

Victoria clapped his hands and smiled, inviting the sheriff to sit down. "I think I need to emphasize two points. First, compared to the previous method of handling infected people, the new system does seem more cumbersome. But I must remind you of one thing: actively pursuing infected people and asking infected people to voluntarily leave civilian areas are two different concepts. I think the patrol team has more say on this."

"That's right." Seeing Victoria's gaze shift towards him, the captain of the infected patrol team quickly stood up and responded:

"The police only need to deal with infected people based on reports, but we're different. We have to conduct investigations, searches, and various surprise inspections, and we have to fight wits and courage with those infected people who secretly gather together. Occasionally, there will be some violent casualties. Honestly, this is too consuming manpower and resources, and the results of the searches are not very good. If the infected people can actively accept control, I personally think the results may be better."

When these words were spoken, the officials around were all stunned. They all thought that the patrol captain would strongly question Victoria's policies, but they did not expect that he had agreed with them from the very beginning.

Victoria nodded in satisfaction. "It seems everyone has reached a certain consensus on how to handle the infected. Then I need to discuss the second benefit of the Special Zone policy: the economy and industry."

After saying that, Victoria turned on the projection in the conference room and placed a statistical report in front of everyone.

"This is Luxembourg's finances and resources before and after Count Rossia launched his rebellion. Below is also a breakdown of the economic losses incurred during this period. It's clear that if we don't find a way to restore people's livelihoods and the economy, Luxembourg will fall into a recession lasting five to ten years. The Special Economic Zone Plan is the first shot in the arm I've prepared for this sluggish economy."

Looking at the data listed in the report, many officials who held opposing views fell silent. Victor's intentions were clear. With such a huge hole now exposed in Luxembourg, Victor intended to use the establishment of a special economic zone to force the rats hiding in the sewers to crawl out and fill the hole.

If they rejected Victoria's proposal, who would fill these holes and gaps? Several officials glanced at the patrol captain who had been sitting quietly, and they all knew what was going on.

It was obvious that Victor wanted to establish a dictatorship and use various means to restore Luxembourg's development. The most important thing was that Victor was willing to play with them and lead them to eat meat.

Compared to this last point, the previous minor flaws are not that important, right?

"I have no objection." Just as everyone was thinking silently, Swain, Victoria's adjutant and one of the deputy mayors, waved his hand and yawned calmly.

"I agree too!" Noticing that someone had taken the lead, the captain of the infected patrol team quickly raised his hand in agreement.

With them as examples, more and more officials raised their hands, and the proposal was quickly passed unanimously.

"Well, I'm currently planning to establish two special zone towns." Seeing the proposal's unanimous approval, Victoria nodded in satisfaction. "The first will be in my former territory, Norvinsk in the north. It has abundant mineral resources, vast land, and a sparse population. Coupled with the sound policies I implemented during my tenure, it could become the perfect location for Luxembourg's industrialization. As for the second agricultural city, I intend to select a site in a village surrounding Luxembourg. Those of you in the Agricultural Bureau can now begin your soil survey."

"Then the second topic is about reducing the number of police and patrol teams, improving their salaries and professionalism, and reforming the detailed classification of the work of both parties..."

The meeting lasted from morning till evening, and Victoria finally managed to lay out the policies he had come up with. In his previous life, when he was playing games, he had heard many people complain about the rotten politics of Terra, but it wasn't until he personally experienced it that he realized it.

Or maybe I haven't cursed enough. This is beyond description. The minds of these Ursus officials are almost a mess.

If they hadn't been able to read and write, and had a little bit of culture in their heads, Victoria would have wanted to kill them all and select new talents for himself.

Of course, this was just a rant, because Victoria knew that trying to select talented people capable of management positions from among the common people was no different from buying a lottery ticket.

"But in this way, when what I did gets to the ears of those people in Saint Jun Castle, they should more or less change their opinion of me, right?" Victoria took out a bottle of wine and took a sip. He was prepared to have his cake and eat it too.

In terms of material possessions and his political affiliation, he was a staunch aristocrat. Extravagance and debauchery, and enjoying life were also part of his life pursuits.

But in terms of talent and thinking, his advanced ideas and way of dealing with problems coincide with what His Majesty wants to do.

Often, standing in a certain direction isn't everything. It's true that the mind follows the butt, but if you want to rise to a higher position, it's not enough to just follow your own lead.

In order to advance further, Victoria didn't mind being a loyal aristocrat for a while. As long as the ultimate goal could be achieved, the process was often unimportant.

But... then again, isn't tonight a little too quiet?

Victor, who had just gotten out of the car, looked back at the road. He had been lost in thought and hadn't noticed. Now that the car had stopped, an indescribable sense of silence could not wait to overwhelm him.

Victoria's pupils shrank, and he instinctively took a step forward and rushed into the Governor's Mansion. The silence only receded like the tide when he accidentally bumped into a sweet-looking maid.

No, not retreat, hide.

Victoria helped the maid up, apologized politely, and then strode towards Kashena's room.

The feeling of silence just now was not an illusion.

Jiuchi Meat Forest: 4 new generals

Victoria suddenly pushed open the door of Kashena's room. The seemingly gentle woman seemed to have just taken a shower. She was wearing pajamas and there was a glass of red wine and a thick biography in front of her.

Victor glanced at it casually. It was an autobiography written by a general during the previous emperor's time. Although the handwriting was a bit sloppy, Kashena read it with great interest. Even though Victor had the temerity to interrupt her, she did not look away.

"From what I know about you, you're not in the mood to enjoy yourself tonight, are you?"

Only after finishing the page in front of her did Kashena elegantly pick up the bookmark and red wine beside her: "Of course, if you suddenly change your mind, I don't mind helping you."