The great nobles of France are not deaf and blind, in fact, when the volunteers of the alliance nobles just advanced into the Blackwater Fjord, these big nobles knew, but they were busy fighting for power and profit, and they didn't have time to pay attention to it, after all, the little nobles of the alliance really didn't need to care about it in their opinion. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The reason why I want to drum up this news now on the side of the Estates-General is actually to stretch out my hand with these little nobles and say two words - military spending.

After all, in addition to the big nobles, the third-level council also has another name, called the money bag of the empire, and the big nobles don't care about any big or small things, they have to come here to search for it, and the ordinary little nobles have no other way than to pinch their noses and pledge.

"According to the needs of the front, if you want to defeat the army of the Rhine League, the northern cluster must get 30,000 sets of high-level armor, 10,000 high-level demonic beasts as mounts, and 500,000 medium-level enchanted arrows......" Count Lafayette muttered there with a wooden face, looking at the little nobleman below with a gloomy face, just as he saw himself.

Well, to be able to be selected as the white glove of the three top nobles, Count Lafayette himself was not from a famous family, and between his arrival at the High Sanctuary, he also sat below, waiting with a gloomy expression on his face for the amount of the donation to be announced above.

“…… Therefore, the Imperial War Department has decided to ask all the nobles to contribute generously to solve the crisis of the Empire, and the first count should donate 150,000 gold coins, and the second earl should donate 120,000 gold coins......" Count Lafayette's tone was still lifeless, and he could not even do a simple sympathy.

If there is anyone at the scene who wants the nobles to be republic, it is definitely not the table party represented by the Merovingian family, nor the small nobles who follow the blind coaxing, but the Count Lafayette himself, but as the nominal chief executive of the empire now, the earl is very clear that even if the republic is made, the status of the minor nobles will not change in the slightest.

The little nobles nodded their heads gloomily and listened to the last words of Count Lafayette: "All donations will be paid within three days after the joint administrative documents of the Imperial Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Administration reach each territory, and those who fail to pay within the time limit will be punished by the laws of the Empire, and even deprived of their fiefs and titles." ”

Earl Leslie immediately stood up: "The empire rises and falls, at this moment, as a member of the Merovingian family, a lowly second-class earl, I am willing to pay 200,000 gold coins!" ”

"I, Geoffrey of the Bonaparte family, a viscount of the first class, am willing to donate 100,000 gold coins!"

"Stephen of the Bourbon family, a third-class earl, is willing to pay 180,000 gold coins!"

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One after another righteous voices sounded, with a strong sense of pride and mission, but looking at the performance of these people, many small nobles couldn't shout at all, lamenting in their hearts that this was another opportunity for the little nobles from top wealthy families to show off, and walked out with a gloomy face.

The 150,000 gold coins are already half a year's tax for an ordinary first-class earldom, and after deducting all kinds of harsh taxes handed over to the higher nobles and the Imperial Treasury, this year's income is basically the basic funds to maintain the dignity of the nobility.

Of course, if Chamberlain, the medical dog, was here, he would definitely be ashamed, after all, he had seen this routine, anyway, how much money these little nobles from wealthy families donated, it would eventually return to their pockets, and the meaning of their shouting was to let these little nobles pay their taxes honestly and without rebellion.

However, the medical dog was not present at the moment, he was in the noble house of the alliance, and he was working hard to make the small nobles of the alliance live the same life as the small nobles of the Southern Empire.

After all, the small nobles who were able to go out and wander blindly were basically instigated, and the rest of them were much easier to manipulate - one thing Chamberlain, or all the political system preachers, was not wrong, because of the different ways of alliance and statehood, from the major principalities to the small and medium-sized nobles, were indeed much less restricted than the northern and southern empires, and relatively much more economically well-off.

Earl Scott stood on the rostrum with a solemn face, and said slowly in the most majestic voice: "Before, two small families under the Bauhinia family, Joel and Bryce, came to the League House of Lords to petition and report the fact that the Bauhinia Family harshly exploited the little nobles, restricted the personal freedom and freedom of speech of the little nobles, and disregarded the laws of the League. The members of the Court of the League, represented by the Marquis Adrian, the legal authority of the League, heard the case in public. ”

"This is the glory of democracy, this is the victory of the rule of law!"

"Long live the Alliance! Long live democracy! ”

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Under the instigation of Viscount Brian and other preachers, all the minor nobles began to cheer indulgently, and being able to openly try a powerful marquis family can be said to be big news in other human empires and even the entire pan-continent.

Chamberlain, who was sitting on the left side, sighed softly and turned his head to look at the spokesperson of the Grand Duke of Auckland beside him: "How are the legal experts preparing?" ”

"The luxurious team of four hundred people, including experts in various fields such as the law of the alliance, the Pan-continental Convention, the laws of human countries and even the laws of the Elven Empire, the legislative work is nearing the end, as long as the judgment is pronounced here, the law on institutionalizing the petition procedure of the minor nobles and regulating the speech of the minor nobles will be issued." The latter smiled triumphantly.

Neither he nor Chamberlain will pay attention to the victory or loss of this lawsuit, because the result is all in their directors, and what they value is the legislation that follows.

"Don't be tricked, check carefully." Chamberlain nodded, "In these days, the little nobles and commoners have no other talents, and there are still quite a few who practice law. ”

"Don't worry, they are all cultivated by the royal family and various principalities, and they are cronies who know the roots." The latter looked confident, but after a moment of conversation, he asked, "But that Viscount Brian, how can you say that he is also the one who single-handedly guided this big drama, does he also have to bear the corresponding responsibility?" ”

Chamberlain smiled, with a little coldness in his eyes: "Even I, the prince, have to make a public apology for this matter, for my carelessness and cheap sympathy, he is a small viscount, of course he has to do more, otherwise how can he convince the public?" We need to respect the rule of law of the Alliance. ”