World of Warcraft: Foreign Realm Domination
C37

Chapter 37

Everyone is working hard these days because of the intense pre-war preparations. Everyone wanted to contribute to the defense of the Lion town. The situation wasn't like this when Carrie attacked last time. At that time no one thought that the territory could be defended by the Xiao family and everyone was preparing for the change of master. However, no one had expected Xiao Yu to be able to defend and defeat Carrie's forces.

Moreover, Xiao Yu had focused on the after-battle policy that provided unprecedented benefits to the people of the region. No other region, city or city would they benefit this much.

As a result, residents are trying their hardest to protect the city so that this policy is maintained and adhered to. They had to contribute to the defense of the city so that Xiao Yu remained as the ruler.

In short, Xiao Yu managed to make sure that the people in the region were on the same ship as him and no one wanted this ship to sink.

Xiao Yu was the most relaxed person in the region. He simply organized errands and walked around every day to patrol and inspect the soldiers, the persecuting dancers, peering at his brother-in-law whose graceful body was exposed to sweat. He enjoyed his life to the fullest.

Slaves taken from Marcus' camp were divided into two groups. The first batch consisted of traffickers or civilians kidnapped by Marcus. There are some nobles too. The second group consisted of homeless slaves.

Xiao Yu gave the severance pay for the first batch so that they could return to their respective homes. The second group stayed in the city and Xiao Yu wanted to give them civil status.

The dominant social system on the continent was a mixture of feudalism with slavery. Although slaves existed but most of the people were civilians and residents. Nevertheless, some races could not escape the status of slaves as if they were untouched. In short, the world is in a transition.

For example, the Black Iron Tribe was a race that had always been slaves. Almost all of the male slaves that Xiao Yu had gotten from Marcus were from the Black Iron Tribe. They were arrested at the southern end. The Black Iron Tribe was a very primitive race that was behind its civilization. Their race had a strong body and was the best slave to hard work. Every year the adventurers would go far south to Kalum to kidnap the people of the Black Iron Tribe and sell them in the market as slaves. Most members of the Black Iron Tribe would live to death by the age of 25.

Xiao Yu faced two hardships when he tried to give civil status to the members of the Black Iron Tribe. The first problem was that these people were enslaved for a long time. They were born slaves and lived as slaves. They do not know how to survive on their own if given freedom. The second problem was the opposition from housekeeper Hong. Uncle Hong was very loyal to the Xiao family but he was a very conservative person who could not stand Xiao Yu's ideas. He had several conflicts with Xiao Yu when the new policy was lifted. Housekeeper Hong would never agree to such a tax policy if his territory was not weak. Moreover, he never believed that soldiers should be treated so highly. Uncle Hong believed that only the nobles were qualified for their names to be passed on forever after their deaths.

The previous time when Xiao Yu was taking captives from Ma Tong village, he had also given them civil status. There are many parents, women and children. Housekeeper Hong was dissatisfied with Xiao Yu's choice but he did not say much.

However, Housekeeper Hong strongly opposed Xiao Yu's promise to grant civil status to the dancers and comfort women. He believed that if such a thing happened, the Lion territory would be a joke.

In the end, Xiao Yu had to use the dancers as servants for his brother-in-law but he still could not give them freedom.

This time when Xiao Yu agreed to grant freedom to the civilians and merchants kidnapped by the bandit Housekeeper Hong opposed him. According to the general rule, the nobleman who saves civilians from bandits is entitled to use those people as his own servants. If the family members of these people wanted to take them back then they would have to pay a certain ransom for freedom.

However, giving freedom to kidnapped civilians is also considered a noble trait. Therefore, Housekeeper Hong agreed to give freedom to civilians and merchants for free to boost Xiao Yu's reputation. But Housekeeper Hong said that he would die but never saw the comfort woman and the Black Iron Tribe's slave as civilians.

Xiao Yu had to make concessions in this matter. Housekeeper Hong tried to maintain the dignity and status of the territory and its master. In fact, both try to do it but their thinking and mentality are different.

In the end, Xiao Yu decided to defend the Black Iron Tribe's slaves because Housekeeper Hong would provide them with food and clothing. As for the comfort women, Xiao Yu strongly forbade anyone to violate them in any sense. They were given simple work and provided with all the necessities.

Usually, there were many comfort women kept in noble houses for the nobles to vent their fantasies. Sometimes they will be shown to their guests and even shared with others.

Xiao Yu sighed while standing still. As a person, his strength was limited and he could not change the world. It was very difficult to completely abolish slavery in this feudal society.

He knew that such a change in history would be staggering and through bloodshed. It can't be done by someone.

Except .. unless he really unites the world and becomes king. He could slowly push policies to change human thinking.

She knew that she would be obstructed by old school people like Housekeeper Hong. However, if he were to say that the Fairy God and the Orc God asked him to apply equivalent living conditions to all living beings, then he could gradually change the world.

It is impossible for the world today to plunge into democratic capitalism or socialism in one leap.

Xiao Yu remembered Shang Yan who came up with a series of policies that would change the Qin Dynasty. But he had faced a lot of resistance at first. Xiao Yu could understand the difficulty Shang Yang was facing back then. Nevertheless, Xiao Yu was planning to carry out the same reform that Shang Yang had done.

Xiao Yu understood that he could not dominate the world by relying on the strength of the Orcs, elves, and others. To become a king he had to rely on normal people who would become his subjects. People should be willing to fight for you.

The conditions he was facing right now were no different from those Shang Yang faced during the Qin Dynasty. Even the blind can see the changes Shang Yang reform has made to the Qin Dynasty. So Xiao Yu planned to implement it as time went on. Qin was able to unite 6 countries and establish a great China.80% of the role in completing that task was played by Shang Yang reform.

That was why Xiao Yu had to lay the groundwork and slowly carry out the reform.

However, it needs to be done step by step. Otherwise, the other masters would have started attacking him out of nowhere as he would be fighting the current status-quo.

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The slaves from the Black Iron Tribe had eaten rice and were full. They were given warm clothes. Now, now they brought the big stones to the wall.

They are so big that their appetite is also great. However, they had never eaten their fill since they were slaves or since birth. Their tribe's productivity was low so the harvest was always lacking.

Xiao Yu had given them good food and clothing and the slaves felt like they were in heaven. Xiao Yu had ordered them to carry the large stones over the wall. He should have enough stones for the defense of the city.

Xiao Yu tested the power of Destruction a few days ago. It could fire rocks weighing 500 kg as far as 300 meters. If a 200 kg stone was used then its range could be extended to 600 or even 700 meters.

The test was conducted in the field. If Demolisher is used from the wall it can send stones weighing 500 kg up to a distance of 700 or 800 meters. Xiao Yu was satisfied with such strength that he had to have enough stones for the battle.

Xiao Yu narrowed his eyes as he whispered: "Come here Carrie .. My glory will be written by the blood of your army."