Lord: Marry the villain's daughter at the beginning?

In the Iron City, Keith had just finished a day's performance and was about to leave backstage.

However, before going backstage, Keith glanced at the Governor and his wife who were sitting in the front row, and after recalling that he had not made any mistakes today, he went backstage with peace of mind.

When they first arrived at Black Iron City, some nobles thought that Keith had received their letters and came to conspire with them. Later, these nobles discovered that Keith had completely surrendered to the enemy, especially the operas he performed with Graya, which made those nobles so angry that they were fuming.

After those free opera performances, these nobles basically didn't dare to even go out of the door. Although there were guards at the door so they wouldn't be beaten or looted, they would always have garbage thrown at them.

Sean didn't care about it until these nobles obediently attended the ball hosted by Sean, and the situation was slightly alleviated.

Finally, under Sean's coercion and inducement, the nobles of Black Iron City all agreed to the "Nobility Reform Regulations" and the "Land Distribution Act" and implemented them.

Originally these nobles thought they could fish in troubled waters, after all, every policy has a countermeasure. But no one expected that the reform of gray-collar workers would be so strong and the implementation attitude would be so resolute. The previous method of stuffing money even became completely ineffective.

The most crucial thing is that many people who came to divide the land were once nobles, but now they have become white-collar officials. These officials are very familiar with the methods of the nobles, and they themselves are the kings of rolling. The nobles of Black Iron City are simply no match for these cunning people. After a tentative struggle, the nobles in the city soon fell down.

However, the nobles of Black Iron City are mainly engaged in business after all. Even if their land is taken away, most of them can still rely on their industries to maintain their dignity. Compared with those nobles who really rely on their territories for a living, their lives are already pretty good.

Many smart nobles have begun to learn the relevant knowledge of gray-collar workers and are preparing to enter the official system. These nobles have keenly realized that there is no soil for the survival of the old nobles in the gray-collar workers. Either adapt to the environment or die.

Today's nobles at least have an educational advantage. When basic education for gray and white-collar workers becomes popular, this advantage will gradually shrink. Although the advantage will not be completely eliminated, the earlier you take the exam, the greater the advantage will be.

Especially after the nobles of Black Iron City heard that Black Iron City would be used as a springboard for development, they changed their previous attitude of lip service and asked Sean about the relevant information about the civil service examination.

After being beaten with so many sticks, these nobles can finally get some carrots.

Therefore, these nobles attached great importance to Linde's visit, and those nobles who had ulterior motives were cleared out by their own people.

However, after Lind arrived at Black Iron City, he first visited the army, then inspected the situation in the city, watched the opera, and finally met with the nobles in the city at the evening ball.

"Brother-in-law!"

Sean seemed very excited. The fact that Lind could make Black Iron City a bridgehead for Gray and White Collar to recover the northern border was in itself a recognition of Sean's work.

"You did very well."

Linde simply patted Sean on the shoulder, and Sean was extremely excited.

"But there will be more important work for you later, so you have to quickly choose someone to replace you in Black Iron City."

Sean is still capable, but his special status makes him unsuitable to stay in this important position for a long time.

"Well, I'm ready. Jim Evans is my deputy and he can take over my position any time now."

"The Evans kid?"

Lind nodded. Jim's work ability was indeed good, and he was worth a fortune. The higher Jim's status, the more at ease the old nobles who had surrendered to him would be.

This means that the Governor not only has no intention of liquidating people, but also that as long as you are capable and loyal enough, the Governor will treat everyone equally regardless of their background.

Afterwards, Lind and Sean discussed in detail the future development plan of Black Iron City. Originally, Black Iron City was already building roads, and after the fall of the Pétain Line, they could finally continue to build the road to Gray and White Collar.

This road was built with voluntary donations from the nobles in the city. It was truly a voluntary donation because after their land was confiscated, commerce became the lifeblood of these nobles. So more than anyone else, they wanted the North to be connected quickly, especially to the gray-collar workers.

In the middle of the ball, Lin De reluctantly met these "great philanthropists" in the city, and the attitudes of these nobles were extremely humble.

After a brief contact with Lind, the nobles found that although Lind didn't like them, he was still easy to talk to and very rational. He didn't eat children raw for every meal, and it wasn't as terrible as the rumors said.

Even if these nobles wanted Lind to reveal some business-related information and the future plans of Black Iron City, Lind would answer a few questions. As long as it did not involve the military, most of the relevant information could be made public first to attract investment.

When Lind talked about separating the commercial function of Black Iron City in the future and building a new town nearby, these nobles also supported it wholeheartedly. No one wanted to do business under the nose of the army.

However, this matter still needs long-term consideration and gradual advancement.

Although Lind's conversation is not as refreshing as Sean's, compared to Sean, Lind does not need to play tricks on many things and can directly make the final decision, draw a bottom line for some vague issues, and clarify the rights and responsibilities.

This made the nobles in the city feel very comfortable. Although these rules and regulations were very troublesome, the nobles also knew that if problems arose in the future, it would be very easy to deal with. It was always more reassuring to have laws to follow than to rely entirely on decisions from above.

Although Lind has always looked down on the nobles in the city, the way these nobles look at Lind is even more passionate than the way the noble girls look at Sean, especially when Lind looks unhappy but still sits down to talk to you about rights and responsibilities and business, they know that this gentleman does not like to eat people alive as rumored, and he will also reason with you.

He could have just snatched it.

On the other side, Lena, who was among a group of noble ladies, was not dealing with it as easily as Linde.

Reina, who originally didn't like this kind of occasion, seemed a little embarrassed among a group of noble ladies, especially when these noble ladies were talking about perfumes and cosmetics, which Reina couldn't understand, as well as gossip and rumors among the nobles.

However, some smart noble ladies soon noticed that Reina was not interested in these topics and immediately diverted the topic elsewhere. After a little probing, these noble ladies discovered that Reina was more interested in the army and mechanical mechanisms.

The military was definitely not something they could talk about, they could only talk about machinery and mechanisms. Although in the end it became Reina's one-sided talk on science and engineering knowledge, and the noble ladies could only rack their brains to respond with a few words, it was still better than the Governor's wife being incompatible with themselves.

Seeing that Reina's expression finally showed some excitement and happiness, some noble ladies secretly made up their minds that they would make up their minds to make up for their knowledge in this area after returning. Everyone knew the special status of the Governor's wife, and even if they could let Reina remember their names, it would be a success for these noble ladies.

When the dance was over, Lind looked at the tired Reina and said, "Leave this kind of occasion to me. You obviously don't have to come along."

"How about that?"

Reina regained her spirits immediately.

"We are one, and if I didn't participate, the military would be worried."

"Ok."

Linde stroked the ends of Reina's hair and said, "Then just stay by my side next time. I'll protect you if anything happens."

“I always have to adapt.”

Reina lay down on the bed and continued, "There may be many occasions like this in the future, and I can't hold you back."

"And I had a pretty good time today. I talked about mechanical principles all night. Haha, I don't know if the ladies understood it, but judging from their expressions, it was similar to what I heard them talk about perfume and the like. They probably didn't understand much, but I also told them that I will come to the next ball to continue discussing mechanical principles with them."

"I guess more people will be able to understand it next time."

Reina laughed happily.

After hearing this, Lind couldn't help but hold his forehead with his hand. He was afraid that in the future, mechanical principles would become a compulsory course for these noble ladies, and in the future, these noble marriages might have to consider the woman's mechanical principles performance first.