After explaining the administrative integration plan, Roland raised his cup and took several slow sips while waiting for everyone to process the information.
He needed a lot of people in order to maintain the area's daily perimeter patrol. In a time before the general literacy rate improved, he had to rely on the nobles. Most of them had their primary education and they had experience in management. If there was a noble that distinguished himself from the others, he would promote them and place them in charge of a city or territory on behalf of himself. If he was still living in his previous world, this position would be referred to as a governor or a mayor.
Several minutes later, Roland brought up the next topic.
It was time to crack down on crime.
