Chapter 56 Census and Penalties
The next morning, under Bai Ye's instructions, everyone began to conduct physical examinations and identity registration in an orderly manner. The total number of all town residents exceeded one hundred, and Riley had to draw out some of them to help him maintain order together.
Lan Ni and several women who know some nursing knowledge were used as examination doctors to conduct preliminary physical health checks on the townspeople, mainly to identify whether they are seriously ill and record some simple physical values and labor abilities.
Bingyan stood aside to guard. Seeing the witch standing coldly beside him, the townsmen did not dare to make too noisy, but instead left a lot of energy for Riley and the others.
Behind the long table on the other side were Nancy and Zero. One of them was responsible for inquiries and the other was responsible for registration, and they were ready to follow Bai Ye's intention to create a simple file for each town citizen first.
In fact, Nancy did not understand the meaning of Bai Ye's approach. She had studied in Molias. The chamber basically only collected information from the nobles, and in order to facilitate future contact and decisions on various matters. The ordinary people, who are the largest base of the population, were completely ignored.
Who cares about information about a homeless man, farmer or craftsman? Maybe they will die tomorrow, and these records are meaningless, so the chamber never contains any information about the people.
Nancy has observed Bai Ye's behavior. He obviously planned to do so after careful consideration. In his words, this is called a "census" and plays a basic role in the development of the town in the future, but she finds it difficult for her to understand.
However, most of what Bai Ye does is incomprehensible to ordinary people, but the effect is often so significant. With this curiosity, she started her first job today.
Standing in front of him was an adult man with a strong body and developed muscles, a shiny beard and a strong accent.
"Hello, I'm Nancy. I have some questions to ask you. Please think solemnly before answering. This may affect your future life in the town." Nancy said with a smile as she said the opening remark that Bai Ye taught her.
The man nodded a little scaredly, "Okay, ok, Lord Nancy."
"Please tell me your name, your career, and your family situation..." Nancy asked in an orderly manner, asking questions from shallow to deep, and Zero on the side recorded quickly. Her hand holding a quill pen was slender and beautiful, and her writing speed was far greater than Bai Ye, and she could easily keep up with Nancy's progress.
Bai Ye watched these things go in an orderly manner, but he soon discovered some problems. The physical examination was fine, and the information registration speed was too slow. Nancy often took five minutes to greet a person. Suppose there were 100 people, it would take five hundred minutes, which was nearly nine hours, which was a waste of time.
The main reason is that there is no popular white paper here, and the recording of things and books is made of precious parchment, which is not affordable for ordinary people. The inventory in Heather Town is not particularly large. Even if the promotion form is for the townsmen to fill in, there is no printer to print and copy.
"This is a big problem." Bai Ye couldn't solve these problems for the time being. He urged Riley to ask several smart and capable people to come and help Nancy record information together.
Riley walked towards him with a woman with a slightly better appearance. As soon as the woman walked to Bai Ye, she solemnly curtsy, her face full of gratitude and respect: "Thank you, Your Highness Bai Ye."
"Your Highness, she is my wife, Sari, who used to be a teacher. I think she should be able to help you." Riley said respectfully with her head down. Behind Sari was a girl who looked only fifteen or sixteen years old, standing there timidly, keeping her eyes staring at Bai Ye with her little eyes.
"Xueyin, why don't you pay a salute to Your Highness Bai Ye!" Riley yelled in anger when she saw her daughter being so rude, scaring the girl to hide further.
Seeing the girl's look of fear and fear, Bai Ye sighed. He remembered what Kate said, and insulted his wife and daughter in front of Riley, and the little girl was a little younger than Lanni.
He is really a beast.
"Bai...Your Highness Bai Ye." Xue Yin was a little timid and lowered her head and walked forward a few steps.
"It doesn't matter. Go and help Nancy. She's almost overwhelmed." Bai Ye nodded with a smile. He had no choice but to do anything about the past, but naturally everyone chose to stay in Heather Town, so he should do something within his ability.
Sari is obviously more experienced in dealing with these things. She teaches others carefully while working, while Xue Yin is responsible for recording with Zero. Xue Yin is a little restrained at first, but she gradually let go after seeing Zero's gentle smile.
With their help, Nancy finally kept up with Lan Ni and the others' progress. Bingyan secretly looked at Bai Ye from time to time, and when he noticed it, he turned his head away. This cute look fell into Lan Ni's eyes. She smiled slightly and pursed her lips thoughtfully.
In Bai Ye's planning, the census is the first and an important step. There are still four days before the avalanche. After four days, he will return to the Liberty Tavern. From then on, he will come to Heather Town again.
Before leaving, he must initially rectify Heather Town, which can be regarded as a perfect end to this matter - if he was not judged by the tavern to fail the mission.
Just as Bai Ye was thinking in a daze, several screams suddenly came from the crowd! A black shadow rushed out of the crowd and knocked away everyone around him. Before the people who maintained order could react, they knelt down in front of Bai Ye with a "plop".
Bai Ye was startled, Bing Yan's reaction was faster. She almost instantly came to the middle between Bai Ye and Black Shadow, raised her hands flat, and the purple flame suddenly rose up!
"Wait!" Bai Ye reached out and put his hand on Bingyan's shoulder. If he took another step, Bingyan would kill this person immediately.
"Bai, Your Highness Bai Ye! Please make the decision for us!" Kneeling on the ground was a middle-aged man wearing a shabby cotton jacket. He forced himself to break free from the few people flying over and grabbed his trousers.
"What are you doing? Can you touch His Highness Bai Ye?" Several people who maintained order were panic on their faces, cursing and trying to force him to capture him away.
Bai Ye noticed their unusual expressions and his face gradually darkened. He waved his hand to signal them to let go of the man. The few hesitated and did not let go.
"Do you understand if your highness told you to let go?" A man with a strong striking step came over and glared at the few people fiercely. They were so scared that they immediately let go of their hands and retreated aside.
The man gave a knight salute to Bai Ye and said respectfully: "Your Highness Bai Ye, my name is Amanda. I used to be a knight entourage, and now I serve you and Lord Riley's subordinates."
Bai Ye glanced at him and asked coldly, "What's going on? You said." He looked at the man who was kneeling on the ground. The man cried bitterly and said with pain: "Please let His Highness Bai Ye decide for us."
"You said." Bai Ye's brows frowned even more. Amanda looked at him with a little guilty conscience. Everyone's work stopped. The sudden change attracted everyone's attention.
Riley walked step by step, with a very bad face. If something happened to his subordinates, his image in Bai Ye's heart would collapse instantly. This would be a devastating blow to Riley who was determined to follow Bai Ye.
"Dian, Your Highness, I heard that you provide us with accommodation for the past few days for free. Every family can reasonably allocate the corresponding room, but..." The man lowered his head and did not dare to look at Amanda's eyes. He was timid and the crowd began to discuss.
Bai Ye probably guessed the cause of the incident, but he still said coldly: "But what, keep talking."
"But Lord Amanda and others sold rooms to all of us, and those who did not write down their IOU cannot be assigned to the corresponding room." The man paused, and said in one breath. Amanda and others' faces suddenly became extremely bad.
"How many rooms?" Bai Ye's voice was so cold that everyone couldn't help but shudder. This was a bit beyond his expectations. The regime had not been established yet, but the internal ones started first. Obviously, there were many people involved in this matter, and they were all selected by Riley. It can be said that Bai Ye chose to believe in it.
If this man hadn't risked his life to tell him this, this matter would have been concealed like this.
"Ten copper coins per room." The man was a little scared. If it was instructed by His Highness Bai Ye, wouldn't he have dismantled Bai Ye's table in person? It was because considering this, most townspeople were unwilling to expose it.
and......
"Your Highness, they are still under your name and say that you are going to collect a wave of taxes first." A freckled girl walked out of the crowd and plucked up her courage, "But everyone doesn't think you are such a person. You clearly promised that we will all have corresponding rooms, and it is impossible for us to charge commissions."
The crowd responded. If Bai Ye was really like this, then what he said yesterday would have no meaning. Even if he had no way to gather everyone here, he would have no benefit at all.
How should this matter be solved? Bai Ye also had a headache. It was not one or two people involved, but a large group of people. If the punishment is light, the people who can be used for the future will be finished.
It really gave me a difficult problem. Bai Ye looked at him with a smile when he saw Ling. This guy always wanted to see himself look ugly, but he couldn't let her do it!
"thump!"
Riley suddenly fell to Bai Ye, and there was Amanda with panic on his face and a group of people involved in this matter.
"Please punish me. Your Highness Bai Ye is all caused by my poor supervision." Riley lowered his head. He was ready to be killed by Bingyan. The best solution to this matter is to kill the chicken to warn the monkey.
Hearing this, Amanda quickly raised his head and said, "Please punish me alone! This matter was my idea. Everyone was forced to act by me, and Lord Riley had no idea at all!"
"Boss!" When Amanda heard that he took all the punishment on him, the others tried their best to defend him and wanted to bear the punishment.
This made Bai Ye happy. It turns out that they are still a group of heroes who "respected love and friendship"?
However, this also made Bai Ye feel a little suspicious. Amanda's eyes did not show any greed. When things were about to be revealed, he took the initiative to meet Bai Ye. When Riley might be punished, he also took the initiative to take responsibility. This is obviously not something that a villain who is for money can do. Seeing Riley and others protect him, will there be any hidden information?
However, now is not the time to consider hidden information. The fairness of the law lies in treating everyone equally. If you violate the law, you will be punished. This is the basic element of the order system and majesty cannot be violated!
"Oh, you are quite loyal and loyal. You want to take the blame for others? The more you think so, the worse I am. Riley!" Bai Ye smiled softly, and had a good idea in his heart.
Everyone looked at Bai Ye, looking forward to his actions. When he called Riley's name, everyone's hearts tightened, and Bingyan subconsciously took a step.
As long as Bai Ye nodded, she would kill anyone for him without hesitation.
"Yes!" Riley lowered his head without a trace of fear.
"I declare others innocent. As the main manager, you did not discover and deal with the problem in time, which almost caused serious consequences. From today onwards, you will be responsible for guarding the castle gate and will not be awarded any position." Bai Ye smiled.
"Hmm? Yes!" After a brief shock, Riley focused on the head. The punishment was neither light nor heavy. The key was the meaning behind it.
Bai Ye did not punish others. He was just him, or let him do the hardest and most tiring work. Every day, they were relaxed and felt guilty in their hearts. Don’t you value friendship? Let you understand who Riley was punished for.
In this way, they naturally won't make a mistake again, and Amanda took the lead. This matter itself is a bit intriguing. Amanda has known him for a long time, and he is not such a villain.
"Just like this, continue, why are you still standing there?" Bai Ye clapped his hands, and the little episode ended. Nancy looked at him thoughtfully and continued to work.
Chapter completed!