The six new attendants wore a black square robe, with a fur zuò hat and a turtledove's tail hair on it, wearing new clothes to make the young attendants feel fresh and proud, and from this day they would officially become Arold's retinue, which was a good opportunity for young people to get in touch with the Mecklenburg Center of Power.

"Look at you, my child, what a beautiful dress you have." Auschwid. Wayne's father looked at his son, smiled with joy on his face, and stepped forward to hug the son who had made the family glorious.

"It's all your cultivation, father, and may God bless you and my family." Auschwid. Wayne was also very happy, the new squires were given two days off to reunite with their families, the Wayne family bought a small estate in Mecklenburg, they ran a flax business and made a big difference in Mecklenburg, the family business was thriving, and now they sit at the dinner table in front of the fireplace for Ausveld. Wayne celebrated.

"Sue my brother, what kind of man is the Earl?" Aside from Ausvid. Wayne's younger brother, Heller. Wayne tugged at his sleeve and asked him curiously, while Osveld. Wayne was tearing at a chicken leg, but he put it down and grinned to answer the question.

"He is very young, but his eyes reveal wisdom, and his body is slender and full of energy." Auschwid. Wayne had actually only met Arrod a few times, so he was only talking about it in general terms, and there was no difference between it and the rumors.

"I've heard that the Count of Mecklenburg is a miserly lord." At this time. Their mother, wearing a white turban and a fat dress, held a basket in her hand and brought the wheat bread inside, and said.

"Stingy?" Auschwid. Wayne reached out and tore a piece of wheat bread open, licked the oil from the roast chicken on his plate, put it in his mouth and chewed it while asking curiously.

"There is a large amount of land in Mecklenburg, but the Count of Mecklenburg has not divided any nobles, and if there is no support from the noble army in the event of a war, how can the army of Mecklenburg alone deal with foreign enemies?" Auschwid. Wayne's father also said worriedly, knowing if Mecklenburg was not safe. His family's efforts were in vain.

"Arold is a monarch who makes a difference. Look at the desolate land that not so long ago was infested with pagans, but now it is full of prosperity, endless food and a dazzling array of goods. "Auswid. Wayne has a different view, and his view is more positive. Maybe it's because of the youth. He continued. "Besides, Lord Count has a German mercenary regiment to serve him."

"Mercenaries. How can you trust the kind of people who fight with money, they have no sense of honor and will betray their monarch for money at any time. "Auswid. Wayne's father, apparently distrustful of the mercenaries, picked up the glass and contained ale. The Wayne family was still in the hard work stage at this time, and they couldn't afford to drink wine yet.

"Well, these things are not for us to know." Auschwid. Wayne shrugged his shoulders and didn't know how to answer, it wasn't something he could know, but it was clear that his mother was concerned about something else.

"Our neighbors, the Heller family, have already started building a two-story house, and when will we be able to build it, the damp ground will be really uncomfortable in the winter."

"Don't worry, just spread more hay on the ground." Auschwid. Wayne's father interrupted his wife's nagging, but his wife was dissatisfied and took one of the two candles from the wooden table and blew it out.

"It is said that the Wendell family was once very down, they were remote country nobles in the Duchy of Mason, but with the merits of Lord Count Mecklenburg, Baron Wendell became a big man in the court of Mason, even the powerful Count Lauzitz in the past, the will of God is really elusive." Auschwid. Wayne's father shook his head and sighed, Osvid. Wayne knew that his father had been very ambitious, but it was not easy to get ahead in these chaotic times.

On the third day, the new attendants returned to Mecklenburg, and they were to begin their duties to follow Arold and serve the monarch whom he had sworn allegiance, and in the hall of lordship in Mecklenburg, Arold sat on his lordship's throne and stretched out his right hand with a ring, and the little attendants came to him one by one, kneeling down on one knee and kissing the ring, swearing allegiance to Arrod.

"From today onwards, your common name will be the Standing Attendant Regiment, and you will serve me loyally." After the allegiance ceremony was completed, Arold announced to the six minor attendants and his personal attendants.

"Standing Attendants?" The little attendants all looked at each other, this was the first time they had heard of such a term, but Arold always came up with some fresh words, so everyone hurriedly saluted Arold to show their obedience to their sovereign's arrangement.

"Alright, Brother Elvet, are the tax collectors we sent out?" Arold nodded in satisfaction, then sat down again, and asked Brother Elvet, who was standing on his left.

"Not yet, some remote areas haven't been visited yet, so it's going to take a little time." Brother Elvet reported to Arrode.

"Well, when the tax collectors return, I will visit the Duke and my father with Her Royal Highness the Princess, so some gifts are unavoidable." As a lord, Arold had the right to collect taxes from the people living in his domain, and since the nobles were also required to collect a certain amount of taxes by Arrod's decree, it can be said that almost everyone except the parish where the Friars of St. Jom was located, and almost everyone had to pay taxes on crops or money.

"It's not a good idea to collect taxes from the aristocracy." Auschwid. Wayne muttered quietly, but was soon heard by Arrod, who sat in his chair and turned his head to look at him.

"Why not a good idea?" Arold vs. Osveld. Wayne asked.

"Oh, I'm sorry Earl, I didn't mean to offend." Auschwid. Wayne couldn't help but regret his recklessness, how could a child like him dare to raise objections to Arold in this kind of national policy.

"Say, I'll just listen to the story." Arold gave a slight pause and dismissed Auswald. Wayne was concerned, and at the foot of the steps were a dozen nobles, monks of the Friars of St. Jom, and peasant petitioners, who also looked at Osvid curiously. Wayne was curious about the group of young squires standing around Arrod.

"Oh, yes, wouldn't the collection of taxes from the nobles reduce their wealth, and thus the wealth they have to raise troops and buy equipment, I wonder if it is appropriate at a time when the Slavs in the east are about to move?" Seeing that Arold was not angry, Osvid. Wayne plucked up his courage and said, his immature and slightly trembling voice echoed in the empty hall of the lord, and some of the noble representatives at the bottom of the stairs nodded slightly in deep agreement, this really spoke their hearts.

"It is the duty of the nobles to serve in the lord's army, and it is the only way to test the loyalty of the nobles, but I have found that the existing nobles prefer to pay the military service tax in order to avoid this obligation, which makes the lords have no support when they need them the most, and have to hire mercenaries, so if the nobles in Mecklenburg are willing to be loyal to me, then they will fight for me whether they pay or not, but those nobles who would rather use money to avoid military service, I have no way to screen them one by one, so I will uniformly let the nobles pay taxesOf course, when the war really starts, I will return the money collected to those nobles who are willing to come to serve in the military, which is called military service payment. "Arold to Osvid. Wayne explained, listening to Arrod's explanation, everyone could barely close their mouths, but it made sense at first. (To be continued......)