ps: Ask for tickets on the last day of the month, ask for tickets

Scotland and England, although institutionally similar, are in fact far apart.

For example, the aristocracy, in England, the aristocracy was almost completely deprived of their personal dependence on the peasants, and the right to tax and manage the territory, and the judicial power, were all under the command of the king.

Even the castles that could be built and the possession of private soldiers were restricted.

Except for the counties and dukedoms directly under the royal family, the rights of the other nobles were basically shared by the local courts, the hundred household districts, and the various committees.

In other words, the nobles could not only play prestige in their estates and use the influence they had accumulated over the years to carry power, but if they wanted more power, they could only submit to the king, hold official positions, or become members of the House of Lords.

Scotland is different, it does not have the Wars of the Roses in England, and the nobility does not have a lot of self-killing, so the nobility is still entrenched in the locality, and even has its own armed forces.

Hundreds of years of accumulated contacts and connections, coupled with a large number of land and dependent farmers, and the arming of their own private forces, the aristocracy was the greatest limit to the Scottish crown.

Therefore, in the face of the same huge Catholic Church, the Scottish aristocracy did not fear the power of the church at all, or was afraid of defiling God, but successively opened their bloody mouths and aimed at the church.

Anyway, in the eyes of these Scottish nobles, for the sake of profit, the king can sell it, let alone the church around him?

The sound of all kinds of discussions in the hall was endless, the decibel was very large, the nobles did not hide their opinions at all, and the servants guarding the door felt as if their eardrums were about to explode, which was extremely uncomfortable.

However, worthy of the historical aristocracy, the Baron Damfries family has lived in Damfries for nearly three hundred years, longer than the Stuart royal family.

The nobles near the town of Damfries could ignore the royal family, but Baron Damfries called and immediately ran over.

The Scottish barons were different from the barons of England, and the Scottish barons were also called "lords who entered parliament".

In other words, the Scottish barons had direct access to the Scottish Parliament, while the nobles of England could only enter the Parliament if they were called by the king.

From this, you can see the weight of Baron Danfries's identity.

Therefore, in the midst of everyone's discussions, a slightly chubby figure slowly walked in, quietly, with very little movement.

But the crowd of people who were talking calmed down all of a sudden, and their eyes immediately fell on Baron Damfries, and a humble smile immediately changed to a face, and they bent down.

From this, it can be seen that although they are talking in their mouths, their attention has been fixed on the door, waiting for Baron Damfries.

"Your Excellency—"

More than twenty people greeted loudly in unison, and the whole hall looked particularly imposing.

"Huh! Everyone, relax, feel free, feel free! ”

Baron Damfries smiled at the many knights and knights who were bent down and bowed, nodded slightly, and said amiably.

People who don't know, looking at his appearance, looks like an uncle next door, which is extremely heartwarming.

But the knights and knights, one by one, became more nervous, and their bodies and eyes slowly moved with the pace of His Excellency the Baron.

As His Excellency sat down gently, the group lifted their bodies slightly, straightened up, and stared directly at his chubby face.

Twenty-five people came here, three knights, twenty-two knights, all knights were vassals of Baron Damfries, and three knights were side branches of his family.

It can be said that these are his subordinates, and they all have to listen to him.

More precisely, a hundred or so miles, fifty-two villages, one town, and more than ten thousand people centered on the town of Damfries were under his rule.

"Ladies and gentlemen, there is one thing to say about calling you here today!"

Baron Damfries sat down on the carved chair, glanced over the crowd, muttered for a moment, and then spoke.

As soon as everyone heard this, they immediately showed a listening look, and they were extremely serious.

"The other day, I consulted with the priest Hobbes, and he completely disagreed with the proposal for peaceful reform in response to Edinburgh's call, and even threatened it! It's heartbreaking! ”

"Didn't Priest Hobbes, Lord Baron, know that this change was already taking place in Edinburgh, and in all of Scotland?"

As soon as Baron Damfries finished speaking, a tall and thin middle-aged man immediately approached and exclaimed, as if this was unbelievable.

After all, although Baron Damfries also wanted to plunder the church's religious property, this kind of peaceful method was still relatively rare, and compared to other places, at least there was something left.

So, not only him, but everyone present was outraged by Priest Hobbes's words.

Everyone thinks that Hobbes Priest does not know what to do.

And they don't know that this kind of blatant robbery is not even more excessive?

But it was directly ignored and ignored by this group of nobles.

"My lord, Edinburgh has sent someone to urge, and the nobles of the nearby counties are dissatisfied with your slow action!"

At this moment, a more gentle-looking knight stepped forward and whispered to the baron.

Suddenly, a smile flashed on the faces of the people below, and they immediately recovered, and they became expressionless again.

Hearing this, Baron Damfries frowned slightly, this is not good news.

At the same time, one of the nobles, who had also negotiated with the king of England in Edinburgh, knew of course that the Reformation was not only one of the conditions of peace between Scotland and England, but also the beginning of a feast for the Scottish nobility, which no one could violate.

This was the collective interest of the nobles, and he didn't want to be that public enemy.

"Knight Willie, I wonder how my boys are doing?"

After thinking for a moment, weighing the pros and cons, and then looking at the expressions of everyone below, Baron Damfries made up his mind.

Willie is a muscular man with a few scars on his face, as if to prove that his size is not what he seems!

"Your Excellency, since the English have not been gone for a long time, two hundred young men have been practicing recently, and they are making rapid progress, and they can fight!"

Willie took a step forward, looked at Baron Damfries, and said with a big grin, a confident expression.

"My lord, I can send twenty peasant soldiers!"

"I can send troops too!"

"I'll also take thirty peasant soldiers!"

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The knights below saw His Excellency's strength clearly revealed, and they all understood that Lord Baron was reminding them to hurry up.

What's more, if they make a contribution, there must be interests waiting for them, and His Excellency the Baron can't be alone.

Therefore, it is completely worth sacrificing the lives of those lowly peasants for the sake of profit.

One by one, the knights began to report the number of their troops, and the atmosphere in the hall became lively again.

After a few minutes, Baron Damfries counted a total of 1,000 peasant soldiers, plus his 200 elite soldiers, and the operation could be described as nine out of ten.

At this time, a meeting was also being held in the Danfries Cathedral.