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Chapter 46 You're a lord, not a father

"Hmm... I think you're trustworthy," Thorne said, raising an eyebrow.

Naro looked at Thorne and smiled helplessly. Suddenly, he remembered Lester, the young man who regarded Thorne's words as divine pronouncements. Suddenly, something came to mind.

"Village chief, did you do the same to Lester?" Naro asked.

"It wasn't that serious. It was only a little over two gold coins at the time," Thorne laughed.

"You said it yourself, you only had two gold coins at the time." Naro emphasized the word "only."

"Fortunately, Lester... well, I can't say he's a great person, but at least he's truly loyal, so your efforts didn't go to waste."

"But if the village becomes more and more populated and diverse in the future, you can't just casually entrust your entire fortune to someone else like that."

"So please, if this happens again in the future, discuss it with me, or with Lady Alex," Naro said with a very serious expression.

"Um... okay, I understand." Thorne, having been lectured by Naro, became obedient and quickly nodded. "Now, please begin planning your next business venture."

Naro shook his head: "The business plan isn't urgent. After all, Mr. Lester hasn't trained those villagers into warriors yet. Right now, there are two things that are relatively more important."

"Firstly, we should set the communal meals as a safety net so that no villager goes hungry. However, we also need to give them enough hope and expectation for the future. If they want a better life, they need to earn their wages through labor."

"As for the reward, it's obvious that we can use silver coins for now, but unfortunately we don't have any copper coins."

After Naro finished speaking, Thorne thought of Alex's two gloves that could drop gold coins: "Actually, it's not necessarily true. It's possible that our village has a few copper coins."

"This isn't particularly important. If you want, you can even cut the paper into small cards and write numbers on them, or set up a separate notebook to record their earnings."

Naro continued, "Anyway, they trust you completely, so even if you really use little notes instead of money, it won't cause any trouble."

"Secondly, you need to establish a law. Of course, I'll help you establish this law, and you can review it."

"Then we publicized the law to all the villagers and explained the consequences of breaking the law. Mao Tou was one of the two typical examples of breaking the law, and he was punished in front of everyone. As for why I wasn't punished, well, I'm old, and protecting my own rights isn't wrong."

"Hmm... ten lashes will do. I think Lester is very good at being an executioner. After the execution, you should also change the current work system to a team rotation system."

"At the same time, we should give Maotou and everyone else who started doing heavy work a little compensation, such as 10 more basic labor points or an extra silver coin compared to those of us who did light work."

"This way we can solve both the problems of villagers receiving compensation according to their work and the need to comply with laws and regulations at once."

At this point, Naro walked to the desk, picked up a blank sheet of paper, and then suddenly realized that there were no pens or ink in the village, so the only way to write was with charcoal.

That's fine, charcoal it is.

He quickly wrote the basic legal regulations for a small village that is now suitable for a population of 50.

The first point is the public labor system, where every labor group must work, and those who do not work will have their rations of food, supplies, and living space reduced.

Labor can earn corresponding reward points, such as more and tastier food, larger housing, better tools and clothing, and so on.

Thanks to the labor team system, there was no need to worry about lazy people appearing, because Thorne didn't need to deal with them personally; the other members of the labor team would punish the lazy ones.

After all, labor points are for the use of the labor team. If you don't do enough, you're stealing the labor points of others.

The second point is to prohibit private fights. First, determine who is right and who is wrong, and then assess the severity of the victim's injuries according to three levels: whipping, double labor, and exile.

Thirdly, public property must not be damaged, such as waterwheels, brushing machines, city gates, rope braiding machines, etc. These machines should be carefully protected.

Those who intentionally damage the machine will be punished in three tiers based on the difficulty of repairing it.

"It would be fine to set these three rules from the beginning. After all, there are still too few people, and the villagers might not be able to understand too many rules. Just use these three most important ones as the rules."

After Naro finished speaking, he put down the charcoal he was holding and handed it to Thorne: "What do you think?"

"Let's add a public health measure. I will set up a public toilet for villagers in the lower reaches of the river, and a shower room in the middle reaches."

After Thorne finished speaking, Naro tilted his head in surprise: "What's the point? They don't need to attend noble banquets or diplomatic events."

"On the one hand, it's more comfortable to be clean, and on the other hand, it also reduces the risk of illness."

After Thorne finished speaking, Naro didn't quite understand. He didn't know which new sage in the capital had made this research result.

However, they didn't say anything, but quietly added a fourth article to the regulations.

Those who pollute water sources, contaminate food, are unclean, or defecate outside designated areas will be flogged ten times.

"Hmm, is this alright?" Naro asked.

"That should be enough. There are so few people now, this should be enough." After Thorne finished speaking, he and Naro left the small room together.

"Honestly, I think I really need to make an hour clock so I can gather all the villagers more quickly, but unfortunately I don't have the materials right now."

As Thorne walked out of the small room, he saw Mao Tou still standing helplessly in the work area and gestured for him to follow him.

Seeing that Naro was still alive and well, Maotou subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief before following after him, completely bewildered.

Thorne first erected a huge sign in the most prominent position in the very center of the village, and then engraved all the regulations on it with a notice board.

The only frustrating thing is that I'll have to personally shout to explain the significance of these laws to the villagers.

He then asked Naro if he could help with this, but Naro shook his head.

Setting laws is, in a sense, a way of establishing authority. It's not a good sign if the villagers fear him, the law enforcement officer, but not Thorne, the village chief.

Only by successfully establishing his authority will the villagers' feelings towards Thorne shift from friendliness and affection to respect and awe.

Even if you don't want to, it's the necessary first step.

After all, you are the lord, not their father.