Negotiations with the Northern Earls Alliance did not go very smoothly. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

This is not to say that they have the courage to rebel against the little Tang Grand Duke, or simply disagree with the plan to split Bizheforne, it's not that I look down on them, even if I borrow the courage of the three of them. And in fact, they also raised their hands in agreement, the Northern Earls Alliance has been threatened by Duke Ed for many years, as long as it can weaken Duke Ed's actions, it is a good action for them, and it is acceptable.

The point of disagreement in the negotiations was that they did not think that the Count of Ulster, that is, Leah, should not be given so much land to her.

Moreover, the three counts are also well-founded. After all, from the very beginning, Xiao Leah only took the name of a victim, they were the ones who really sent troops to fight against Duke Ed, and the object of Duke Ed's surrender was also them, everything had nothing to do with Xiao Leah, but now she had to give her half of the spoils for some reason, even if there was a rumor that you were her fiancé now, but you couldn't bully people like this, right?

It seems that when it comes to interests, even the timid counts have the courage to speak out in protest, and interests are enough to make people crazy, and this is true.

Originally, according to the values of the Grand Duke of Xiao Tang, he should also support these three counts, and take advantage of how much he could, these are all thoughts that have always been ingrained in his mind, and he has always been known for his kindness and justice. But he has just been engaged to Xiao Leah on the front foot, and promised to protect her as her support, and he is about to sell her on the back foot, not to mention the Duke of Xiao Tang, even I must not allow it!

So the negotiations were at a stalemate, until Klein and Bud arrived.

Klein, you must be familiar with it, although the most trusted people of the Grand Duke of Little Tang are the Knights of Alcoba and the Quasi-Knights of Wade, but he also has to admit that Crane has almost all the great powers of the Grand Duke of Little Tang except for the military power - but the Grand Duke of Little Tang is still very relieved.

The first is that Klein's loyalty is guaranteed, the so-called red heart to the sun, I am a brick where it needs to be moved, and this is the kind of person he is talking about. However, loyalty is still uncertain after all, even if it is loyal, in case Zhao Kuangyin, a subordinate of his school, comes to a yellow robe, then the little Tang Duke can't cry. But, but the class position is here.

Although this is the standard of judgment in ancient China, it is actually similar to Europa in the Middle Ages.

Nobles and peasants, nobles are ranked first, and then there are craftsmen with skills, and some craftsmen with the title of master are even a little higher than the status of low-level nobles, while merchants are only a little ahead of peasants and serfs.

This also means that without the help of the little Tang Grand Duke, Klein will not be able to get the loyalty of the knights at all. In fact, if Crane really wanted to rebel, even if it was just such a thing, the knights would have happily and eagerly cut him down, and then happily shared the large piece of cake that had been left free.

However, although he said so, the harm of the fall of power, the Duke of Xiao Tang is still quite clear, and finding one or several people to check and balance is not only good for the Duke of Xiao Tang, but also a kind of protection for Klein.

Hence the emergence of Bard.

If there are any classmates who don't remember Bard, then I will remind you that Bard is the bard who has lost his temperament, and is now serving as the head of diplomacy in the court of the Grand Duke of the Tang Dynasty.

In fact, in the imagination of the Grand Duke of the Tang Dynasty, if it was familiar to him and in line with the characteristics of the Middle Ages, he could only think of the same, following the example of the Sui and Tang dynasties, divided into six parts of Shangshu, each independent of each other, but with mutual checks and balances. In this way, even if the Duke of Xiao Tang occasionally wants to be lazy in the future, the country will not be in a big mess.

And now, even if it is only considering Klein's hard work, a position of the head of the household department can't run away, the military department has the Alcoba knight to worry about, and the Xing department also has an insider Liss to top it, and the Ministry of Rites is currently in trial operation by Bard, in case it doesn't work, it will be replaced. For the rest, there is no one sitting in the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Works.

But on the contrary, the remaining two are at least the most important in the heart of the little Tang Grand Duke.

Needless to say, the Ministry of Officials is in charge of the appointment and dismissal, examination, promotion, transfer, and awarding of civil officials across the country; The Ministry of Industry is also in charge of various government decrees on projects, craftsmen, tuntian, water conservancy, and transportation. The Ministry of Officials can be called the master of a hundred officials, just like the existence of the emperor, and the Ministry of Industry, not to mention others, just say that a series of reform measures to be implemented in the territory of the Duke of Xiao Tang in the future, each of which is the Ministry of Industry to pick the big head!

These two places, if they are handed over to any person, the little Tang Grand Duke will not be at ease, even his proud disciple Little Odega. Because little Odega is still too young, neither experience nor heart is enough, plus he has made a big mistake before, it is better to experience a few years in the logistics department first, and then brush up the level!

…… It's a mistake to be careless, but it's not a lie, it's a very, very, very important institutional measure, the cornerstone of a country's future prosperity, and it can't be overstated even if it takes a lot of effort to describe it. For now, however, we can only speak in general terms, and for now, we should turn our attention to the ongoing negotiations.

Bard is really worthy of being a bard, professional and playful, he can fool the three counts in a bluff, but he still sings in a different way, and his demeanor and etiquette are impeccable, which simply makes the people of the Northern Earls Alliance unable to speak, and they can only swallow their stomachs by gritting their teeth.

After Bard, it was Klein who came into play, and the businessman-turned-wizard has been in a high position for a long time, and he has finally developed some momentum. I saw that at that time, the financial manager was holding a thick stack of papers that was a full person high, and threw it directly in front of several counts of the Northern Earls Alliance.

The approximate financial expenditures of the Northern Earls Alliance in recent years, the estimated cost of supporting a huge army, and the meaningless transactions made for the Earl's luxurious life, every time Klein took out a document, the Cold Sweat on the Earl of the Northern Earl's face increased to a drop, because these are all true, there is no mistake, if it weren't for Klein to wake them up all at once, they themselves didn't know that their money bags were about to be empty!

Then Klein began to settle accounts with them again, and how much income the counts could increase each year after obtaining the land of Bigerforne, and how many soldiers they could support. Bard and Klein's combination punch down, when have several earls seen such a battle, they will immediately lose the battle, obediently sign the agreement, and look at the expression that looks like Yang Bailao who has sold Xi'er.

However, if you must be honest, the three counts of the Northern Earls Alliance actually did not suffer a loss, in order to prevent Ye Changmengduo from ending this negotiation as soon as possible, the land ceded to these three counts can be regarded as a place of ointment - but Xiao Lea also does not suffer, although the land in her hands is a little barren, but she has received half - and the three counts have to share half of the third! Even according to the base number, Xiao Lea got more than any earl.

Reluctantly, it can be regarded as a win-win.

The negotiations have ended, the agreement has been signed, and when the agreement was signed, the three counts of the Northern Earls Alliance sat on one side, and the little Duke Tang sat on the other side with Xiao Lea in his arms. Even when painting the charge, the three counts painted first, and then the little Tang Grand Duke took Xiao Leah's hand and painted it together - this meaning is obvious, Xiao Leah will be my person in the future, you all pay attention to me, if you have any careful thoughts, put it away for me as soon as possible, otherwise don't blame me for not reminding you!

In fact, seeing the performance of Grand Duke Xiao Tang like this, the three counts of the Northern Earls Alliance had to restrain their untimely thoughts and concentrate on only thinking about how to pit Duke Eddard.

Yes, although everything was discussed in private, but on the surface, Duke Ed had not agreed to give up a county so easily, as long as Duke Ed had not given up, then this agreement that wasted so much saliva was just a piece of waste paper, which was absolutely intolerable to both parties involved in signing the agreement.

So, next, how to pit Duke Eddard?