Chapter 235: The nobles and the king share the world.
Therefore, suicide or something like that would definitely turn into a situation where life is worse than death.

Esdeath is not stupid, why would she ask for trouble?

"BOSS, Esdeath has signed." Delta immediately replied to Reed.

As soon as Delta finished speaking, the slave contract in Miyano Akemi's hand disappeared.

The next second, Esdeath had a clear sense and knew who her master was.

"Very good. As for the issue of prisoners of foreign nationalities, I do not agree with killing them all." Li De said immediately.

"Master, I wonder what you mean?" Esdeath came over and asked.

"Esdeath, you will pick out the stubborn ones among the captives, no matter how many there are, and hand them over to Mingmei for execution. Mingmei, you will deal with these people yourself. I have only one request, use them to heal the wounded soldiers of the empire.

If they can survive after sacrificing their health, then we can take them away. If they can't survive, then that's their life. Do you have a problem with this?" Li De asked Miyano Akemi.

"No, master!" Li De had spoken personally, so how could Miyano Akemi refuse?

"Very good. As for the others, bring them all back to the empire. Delta, remember to destroy the gathering places of the alien ethnic groups." Reed continued.

"Master, bringing more than 30 people across the border into the empire will put a lot of pressure on supplies." Esdeath spoke from a military perspective.

As for whether the more than 30 prisoners would riot, Esdeath was not worried.

It would be better to say that she was hoping someone would make a fuss at this moment, so that she could ease some of the burden.

"It doesn't matter. Just give these captives the minimum survival guarantee while ensuring that the army has sufficient supplies. Then tell my soldiers that these people are their reward. I will contact the managers of the three cities on the border and hold an unprecedented job search conference.

The groups that come to seek employment will pay the army a certain amount of introduction fee for each prisoner, and half of the total amount of these introduction fees will be distributed to the soldiers who have gone on expeditions for the empire, as a reward from me to these soldiers.

The remaining half will be left in these three cities. I think with such a huge amount of money, these three border cities should work hard to ensure the transportation of your materials. Esdeath, what do you think of this arrangement?" Li De asked through the communicator.

"Master, you are wise. I never thought that these people could be sold to create extra wealth for the soldiers." Esdeath replied respectfully.

"No need to praise me like that. If it wasn't for the purpose of preventing my people from being destroyed by those idiots, I wouldn't have thought of letting these people replace them. So don't set the price too high." Li De reminded.

"Respect the master's orders!" Esdeath replied immediately.

"Remember to call him His Majesty when you are in public!" Li De reminded.

"Understood, Master!" Esdeath replied immediately.

"Does this arrangement make you feel at ease, Mingmei?" Li De asked Miyano Mingmei.

"Thank you for your magnanimity, master." Miyano Akemi replied immediately.

Although Akemi Miyano knew very well that this so-called job introduction was actually a slave auction, she could accept this much more than Esdeath directly killing everyone here.

Of course, Miyano Akemi also knew that for these people, the future of the foreigners who became slaves would most likely be a fate worse than death. After all, she was no stranger to the dark side of the imperial capital.

Not to mention the distant past, there used to be a separate torture area in the prison within the Emerald Palace, which was specifically used to try those who opposed Minister Ernest.

After taking a look, Akemi Miyano vomited directly, even though she had seen a lot of blood with Miyano Shiho.

For her and even some of the women in Li De's harem, that place was simply hell on earth.

Combined with some of her experiences with the imperial capital's nobles, Miyano Akemi knew very well how corrupt the current imperial aristocracy was.

Those who could afford to buy slaves must be wealthy merchants or even aristocrats.

Therefore, Miyano Akemi knew what would happen if these slaves of different ethnic groups fell into the hands of powerful people who did not treat humans as human beings.

Perhaps for people of other nationalities, it might be happier to be buried alive now. At least they don't have to face all kinds of torture. So she was still a little conflicted after listening to Li De's arrangement.

But since everyone had spoken and Li De had given a solution, not to mention her, even Miyano Shiho had no right to raise any objections.

You should know that Miyano Shiho was right next to Li De at this moment, and she didn't say a word.

In fact, when it comes down to it, prisoners of foreign nationalities have no so-called human rights.

No matter how hard or difficult it is, having a glimmer of hope of living is always better than dying now. After all, there is always a chance when you are alive.

Even if only a few lucky ones managed to survive, at least there are many survivors.

And this is where Akemi Miyano can comfort herself. After all, in her opinion, if they don't fight for it, they will all die.

I tried my best, and no matter what the result was, Miyano Akemi could accept it.

Who asked them to be enemies of the empire and be defeated?

If you are not strong, why jump so happily? Who can you blame if you succeed in committing suicide in the end?

"Then I will ask Xiaolan and Qingzi to come over to train their character." Li De added.

After all, Miyano Akemi's request made Li De realize that some people in his team were too gentle.

It’s not that this is bad, but Li De doesn’t want to see them being so gentle to everyone.

It is natural to be gentle to your own people, but to your enemies, you must be ruthless when necessary.

If you don't correct this somewhat saintly thinking now, you will be in trouble when you really encounter problems later.

As for not mentioning Alexia, it was because Li De knew that Alexia would not have the modern human rights thinking of Miyano Akemi, Mao Li Ran and Nakamori Aoko.

When she heard Li De's arrangement, Miyano Akemi couldn't help but smile bitterly.

At this moment, she had already anticipated how resentful the looks that Xiaolan and Aoko would give her later.

Li De's words made the entire empire's administrative structure run wildly.

Accompanied by three government decrees, it flew from the imperial capital to the northern border.

The dignitaries who received the decree could not even care about the drastic changes in the imperial capital.

All he had in mind were the more than 100,000 slaves who were about to arrive.

Oh, no, it’s for those practitioners who are about to get employed. This is an unprecedented feast!

It is because our Majesty knows his own people well, and knows that the spiritual life of the rich and powerful is poor, and they need some people to do relevant refreshing work. If these jobs did not have certain safety risks, it would not be the turn of these natives of different ethnic groups.

Come to think of it, why didn't that idiot Ernest think of this before?

Otherwise, when Esdeath suppressed the riots of the ethnic minorities in the south, they would have been able to recruit a group of high-quality practitioners.

He has no broad vision and only knows how to enjoy himself. He is not sensible at all. And he is a minister. No wonder he was punished by the little emperor. He deserved it.

Look at His Majesty the Emperor. He knows how to take care of the mental health of his subjects.

As for the fact that His Majesty the Emperor abolished some decrees that benefited the powerful.

Although it was somewhat unsatisfactory, His Majesty did not target the powerful class, but Ernest.

After all, those decrees were made by Ernest when he was in power.

Now that the little emperor has turned over a new leaf, it is completely understandable that he wants to wash away some of the stains from his time as a puppet.

We must also support it, after all, the face of the royal family is more important than anything else.

Fortunately, the decree was still in the process of being abolished, and the compensation from His Majesty the Little Emperor had arrived.

This is very good. After all, the empire is shared by nobles and kings. It is impossible for this emperor to last long.

Since the new successor is sensible, the empire will be stable.

Oh, now is not the time to think about it. The right thing to do is to think about how to get a group of high-quality practitioners first. After all, there are too many people eyeing these foreign captives.

There might not be enough to go around even with 300,000 people. You know, this is the first time that the royal family has asked for it personally. It's a rare opportunity to be so open and aboveboard. I would be letting myself down if I don't spend it well. Isn't it for this moment that we work so hard to make money?

By the way, why does the army want to take half of the introduction fee this time? Isn't fighting the job of those peasants? What qualifications do they have to share the money?

Do you know how much the introduction fee is this time?
Half of it can be nine or even ten figures. Aren’t tens of thousands of people afraid of being bloated to death after taking such a huge amount of introduction fees?

Although they complained and waited, basically no noble was so blind as to question Reed's orders, let alone attack Esdeath.

After all, she wiped out the ethnic minorities in the north very quickly this time, but she scared too many people.

You have to know that when the troops were sent out, everyone thought that it would take Esdeath at least a year to suppress these ethnic minorities in the north.

As a result, within just a few months, all the ethnic minorities in the north were wiped out.

You have to know that during these few months, the army wasted most of its time on the march.

In other words, after Esdeath arrived in the North, she crushed all the enemies in her way with almost overwhelming force.

The powerful people still have some understanding of the combat effectiveness of the imperial army.

This is why these people make a judgment of at least one year.

And everyone naturally knows where the saved time comes from.

If you want to embezzle the reward from a general who can defeat ten thousand enemies at once, then you have to see if you are smart enough.

Not to mention, Esdeath's preferences are already chilling.

There was also a rumor that the young emperor was very satisfied with Esdeath and was planning to grant her the position of general.

Such a person, no matter his personal strength or future status, people dare not offend him easily for a little money.

You should know that she is not alone. If you take her money, everything in your house may be looted by sudden bandits or revolutionaries, who may cut off your head and kick you away when they leave.

The current internal environment of the empire is indeed not good. It is not surprising that any outrageous things happen.

Before the Northern Feast began, Najeshitan led the night assault team to break into the revolutionary army's base and killed all the high-ranking members of the revolutionary army. The news of the demise of the revolutionary army spread throughout the empire.

Li De also used this as an excuse to not only vindicate Najeshitan, but also promoted her to the leader of the Royal Guards, to guard the Emerald Palace together with Fubuki.

As for Tornado, she is now following Brand, the commander of the Sin Army, and is slowly moving from the south towards the western border.

Tornado has to follow along, because without Tornado's powerful military force, Brand, Tatsumi and others alone cannot suppress the soldiers of the Revolutionary Army.

As for Mao Li Ran, she had been called back by Li De long ago and sent to keep company with Miyano Akemi and Nakamori Aoko.

While the criminal army led by Brand was moving towards the western border, Reed received urgent letters from the city management officials along the route.

What it means is that there is absolutely no need for this group of criminal troops to waste time, effort and supplies moving from the southern border to the western border.

There is more than one way to atone for one's sins. One can completely replace it by taking a dangerous job.

"These trash are so greedy. Can't 30+ ethnic minorities satisfy their desires? They actually set their sights on the 10+ revolutionary army. If it weren't for me, the empire would be overthrown sooner or later." Li De said to Claire and other women in his office hall with dissatisfaction while holding the urgent letter he received.

"Your Majesty, you have opened the door to desire and legalized some shameful things. It's not surprising that these people have such a reaction." Alexia was the first to speak.

"Whether it's strange or not is not important. What's important is that they don't know the rules." Beta immediately retorted to Alexia.

"That's right, they can only take what His Majesty gives them. If His Majesty doesn't give them, they can't even ask." Ipsilon on the side also said.

“After we have enough personnel, we will start with the wealthy and powerful people in the cities along the south to west. Since they are eager to spend, they must have money, which is just right for supporting the construction of the empire.

Your Majesty has made such a big concession for their desires, and these nobles should also respond. I think the selfless concept of sacrificing one's own family for the sake of everyone is very good, and it is worthy of the honorary status of the nobles." Gama smiled faintly.

"That's a good idea. Let Esdeath lead the team then. I believe the result will be satisfactory." Claire said with a smile.

"Esdeath is great. With her interrogation methods, no one can hide the money." Fubuki on the side clapped her hands in approval.

"Zeta, what's the progress of the task assigned by His Majesty?" Alpha, who had been silent, asked Zeta.

"Except for those who have been arranged, the remaining personnel have been sent out conscription orders and are on their way to the imperial capital." Zeta said after looking at Alpha.

"Zeta, what is the current status of the contract?" Li De suddenly asked.

Because apart from Esdeath, Reed's remaining 30 points have all been exchanged for slave contracts. One was given to Fubuki who planned to contract Hill, and the remaining two were given to Zeta.

(End of this chapter)