As the newly appointed Earl of Evler, William of course has to line up to share the results, especially for Baron Adolf, who has always supported him, he must not be stingy and must be treated carefully.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I will now announce the list of members of the Duke's Palace and the officials of the districts, counties, and towns of Evre." William spoke.

The noble knights, including Baron Alençon and Baron Richard, all cheered up, and their eyes full of anticipation focused on William.

"First of all, the candidate for the Duke's Palace, my uncle, Baron Adolf, who has worked hard and excelled in ability, deserves to be the keeper of the seal." William smiled and looked at Baron Adolphus and announced in a loud voice.

Suddenly, the nobles on the field erupted into a burst of heated discussions, most of the nobles all congratulated Baron Adolf respectfully, but Baron Richard's face was not very good-looking, he and Baron Adolph had formed a bond before, and seeing that his hateful opponent had won a high position, his face was full of jealousy.

The Keeper of the Seals, as the name suggests, is the Governor in charge of the seals of the Duke's Palace, in charge of the orders issued by the Duke's Palace, is the head of all officials, is responsible for internal and foreign affairs, and has the power to command other officials, which is equivalent to the Prime Minister today.

Anyone would become arrogant after being in a high position and being praised by others, but Baron Adolphus did not look complacent, but respectfully thanked William.

William looked at the unfettered Baron Adolf, and couldn't help but think in his heart: "This is the nobleman who can really be entrusted with important responsibilities in my mind, it seems that after presiding over the affairs of the Baronsy of Alençon and the Count of Evreux in the past few years, Uncle Adolf has also matured and stabilized a lot." ”

"The next position of treasurer will be that of Osborne, my steward, who has been in charge of Normandy's taxes and finances since my father became Duke of Normandy. William looked at the Osborne butler in the audience and announced.

Steward Osborne was not glad that he had been given an official position, but was proud that William was able to suppress these arrogant nobles.

"Osborne, congratulations on becoming the treasurer, and the two of us will help each other in the future." Baron Adolphus was the first to come to Osborne's side and congratulate him.

"Steward Osborne, I am very convinced that you are the chief financial officer, if anyone dares to disagree, I will blow them up." Not to be outdone, Baron Richard, who had a fiery personality, immediately stepped forward to woo Osborne's butler.

As the treasurer, he is in charge of all taxes and financial revenues and expenditures in the territory, which is a very important power, whether it is Baron Adolph or Baron Richard, if they want to achieve political results in their respective positions, they cannot do without the support of the treasurer.

At the same time, in order to prevent Osborne's butler from being co-opted by Baron Adolf and making the other party's strength too great, Baron Richard must also act immediately to try to win over Osborne, at least not to let him fall to the other side.

However, no matter how hard the two tried to win over Osborne's butler, Osborne, who was loyal to William, remained unmoved, and did not change his face in the face of any temptation.

William, who was seated in the duke's seat, smiled and looked at Adolf, Richard, and Osborne, grateful and relieved for Osborne's loyalty.

Although the rivalry between Baron Adolph and Baron Richard was beginning to take shape, William did not stop it, but was happy to see it happen.

No matter how loyal his subordinates were to William, the balance of power was indeed indispensable, and William was happy to see his subordinates divided into several different factions that did not look at each other.

In the Middle Ages, when the laws were imperfect, it was unattainable to rely on the law, parliament, and public opinion to restrain power, so William had to use power tricks to balance the power under his hands.

Baron Adolph and Baron Richard, seeing that Osborne did not fall to either side, gave up and dispersed, and in their opinion that as long as Osborne's stewardship fell to either side, there was still a chance to decide the outcome of the battle.

When the scene calmed down, William continued: "Finally, I will announce the choice of the court priest. ”

Speaking of this, William paused again and said: "Bishop Hamelin, you are my court priest, you have to preside over the affairs of the church in Evre and Normandy, handle the relationship with the pope for me, supervise the possible heresy in the territory, and if it appears, you need to eradicate it on the spot." ”

"I will live up to your trust, His Highness William." The young Bishop of Hamelin looked old and steady, dressed in a bishop's robe, holding a bishop's scepter, and bowed to William.

"I look forward to your performance, Bishop Hamelin." William said with relief.

In fact, William's official arrangement also included the position of spy chief, who was responsible for supervising various factions in the country, and used means such as division and co-optation, assassination, and bribery to make any faction unable to grow bigger, so as to threaten William's rule.

Of course, in addition to internal supervision of assassinations, it is also important to spread rumors and assassinate local leaders externally.

This is a sharp blade, and it is a very useful weapon for William, both internally and externally.

But for such an important position, William did not announce his candidate in public, on the one hand, because of the secrecy of the spy, and only when no one knew who the spymaster was, this sharp blade could be used to its greatest power, and on the other hand, William chose Emma. Morality. Ottwell was the head of the spy, a female official who was very unpopular in the Middle Ages, and in order to keep her from being criticized by the nobles, William chose to let her protect her in the dark.

"Baron Adolf, Baron Richard, Steward Osborne, Bishop Hamelin and my Janissary Commander, Baron Hubert the Horseman, the five of you will form a military aircraft department, and you will be directly responsible for me, as long as the content related to the military can be found directly to me, and then we can implement it immediately after the discussion and approval, without any delay." William looked at Adolf and the others, nodded and said.

"Yes, His Highness William." Adolf, Richard and the other five excitedly responded in unison.

They couldn't help but be excited, William asked them to set up a military aircraft department, and then they monopolized the power of Normandy, what was there in the Middle Ages that had nothing to do with military affairs? They have every excuse to meddle in any matter.

Fortunately, Osborne and Hubert were completely loyal to him, Baron Adolf and Bishop Hamelin were also inclined towards him, and as for Baron Richard, although he was not enthusiastic about William, William had the means to harness him and let him use it for himself.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I will personally assume the post of magistrate of Evreux for the time being, and the candidates for the officials of the various districts, counties, and towns under its jurisdiction will be discussed by me and the five people of the Military Aircraft Department, Baron Adolf, Baron Richard, Baron Hubert, Steward Osborne, and Bishop Hamelin, and finally decide the final candidate through examination." William looked around at the crowd, and couldn't choose from the aristocratic knights who were full of expectations.

There was no doubt that they were a little disappointed by the news, but William ended the long meeting with these words, got up and led the military aircraft to leave the lord's hall and go to the study of the Duke's palace to discuss the matter.