Chapter 49: kindness
The carriage swayed violently just now, and even the elder villager's sister almost fell off the carriage. If this is investigated, I am afraid that these children will have to endure the pain of flesh and blood.
Several children were frightened by Old Joel, and the youngest child cried out.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Tunchang!"
Immediately afterwards, a young woman ran from a distance. She subconsciously stood in front of the children and looked at the Willy family on the carriage in fear.
In Fandoutun, the only people who can drive Old Yoel personally are the newly arrived family members.
"What do you think, child, get these little devils away! Don't block the way of the head of the village!"
Although Old Joel was cursing, he was actually caring.
If Willy reacts and punishes a few people, then Old Joel can't do anything.
The young woman dragged a few children in a hurry, trying to get out of here quickly.
"Wait a moment."
Willy spoke suddenly, making old Joel and the young woman tremble.
They were just waiting to bear the wrath of Lord Tunchang when they saw Willy jumped out of the carriage and picked up the broken ball.
"be careful."
Willy walked up to the youngest child, crouched down, and handed the worn-out ball into his hand.
The child opened his eyes wide and looked at Willy, unable to say a word.
The young woman was stunned for a moment, and quickly said, "Thank you."
She bowed to Willy, and hurriedly left with a few children.
Seeing this, Old Joel walked over and said gratefully, "Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Tunchang."
"Benevolence?"
Willie chuckled, but didn't respond.
In this world, if the common people do it for too long, a kind of servility will really develop in them. An unequal system squeezes all the weak, and there is no such thing as dignity.
The carriage continued to move forward, and Willy said nothing. He looked at the Pandou Village under construction, and his mind filled with thoughts.
The reason why Willy is so peaceful is mainly out of thinking about reality.
As early as on his way to Fandoutun, Willy had already thought about the positioning of Fandoutun. Not only does he want to grow a lot of beans here, but he also wants to build a territory that is exclusively his own and establish his own authority. This is the first step towards getting closer to the mainstream of the world.
As a miniature lord, there are two main ways to manage his subordinates. One is to use rude means to make the villagers fear, and the other is to win the respect of the villagers through benevolent means. Judging from the results alone, the former is actually more in line with the current power system, and it is easier to be feared than respected. But after thinking about it, Willy decided to use Huairou's method first.
It's not because Willy was influenced by the concept of his previous life. After all, he has been in this world for some time. He has already adapted to the rules of this world. There is no need to deliberately demand himself according to the moral standards of his previous life. The reason why he is approachable is because he has made an accurate analysis of his current situation.
As the head of Fandoutun, if he stayed in Fandoutun all the time, he would have no problem using the method of dignified governance. But the key is that he still has the status of a baron's personal soldier, and he will not really spend much time in Fandoutun in the future. At this time, Lake is needed to manage Fandoutun.
However, although Lake is his father, he has no means of his own. Before, he was just an ordinary farmer. If he failed to grasp the proportion of rude means when managing Fandoutun, it would cause confusion among his subordinates. . He is not a real noble, and has guards to suppress the rebels. If the villagers really riot when he is not around, then it is the Faerun family who will be injured.
Therefore, for Willy, kindness is only a means, a choice, not a requirement.
The carriage bumped forward, and finally stopped in front of a brand-new yard.
"Lord Tunchang, your new home has arrived."
Old Joel stopped the carriage, got off the carriage, and said to Willy.
Willy nodded and looked towards the courtyard.
This residence is more than twice the size of the previous home in Xiangguo Village. The yard is very wide. There are four independent houses inside, and there are animal stalls. Outside the yard, a circle of stone walls is built.
"It's really great!"
Veria, who had been stuck in the carriage, jumped down with Wally in her arms. She rushed into the yard, pointed to the corner of a house and said, "Willie, we are here to build a new bear den for Wally. ,OK!"
"sure."
Willy has already seen that, in Willia's heart now, Wally is the most important.
"Lord Tunchang, I'll move things for you."
Old Joel said.
Willy glanced at the thin old Joel and shook his head: "Go back, we can do it ourselves."
Old Joel had to persevere, but he still couldn't beat Willy, so he respectfully retire.
"Get moving, Veria, put down that bear cub Come and help."
It was Mrs. Shawin who spoke. Before, she never spoke out in front of everyone, but now she has regained her attitude as a housewife. She thought very clearly that she should not interfere in the affairs of her son and her husband, she only needed to manage the family well.
Under Mrs. Shawin's command, the things on the carriage were quickly moved into the house, and everyone chose their own room.
Because it is prepared in advance, the furniture is relatively complete, and there are even three beds, so you don't have to worry about the situation that you have no place to sleep when you first arrive.
Although the journey was on a carriage, the journey was full of dust and the whole family was still a little tired. So Mrs. Shawin did not cook, but ate the food presented by the villagers of Xiangguo Village this morning as lunch.
After lunch, Mrs. Shawin was in charge of continuing to tidy up the house, while Veria, with Lake's help, was building a bigger bear den for Wally.
As for Willy himself, he chose to go out. As a newly appointed head of the village, he needs to find out the situation of the entire Pandou village.
Walking on the dirt road in Fandoutun, Willy's trousers were covered with dust.
"Perhaps we should spend some money first to build a clean road for Pandou Village."
Now that I have 500 gold coins in my hand, it is very easy to take out some of them to build roads in Fandoutun.
Willy is not stingy to use his private property to build the Pandou Village. After all, the entire Fandou Village is his own.
"Mr. Tunchang."
Before Willy walked out of the house a few steps, he saw Old Joel walking towards him.
His clothes were soaked, his face was full of smiles, and he had obviously been waiting for him under the scorching sun for a long time. In other words, in order to wait for his dispatch at any time, Old Joel didn't go far just now.