"First of all, although the Duke of Bavaria is on the side of the emperor, it is because of the current trend. In fact, the outcome of the expedition to the Holy See a few months later is likely to be more than lucky. Except for the emperor who was affected by his mind, the rest of the dukes probably realized this. ”

Therefore, when the Pope orders the diocesan priest to read the edict, the dukes will certainly not make any obstruction in order to avoid directly offending the Holy See. The excuse for the emperor was that he was afraid of being dismissed. ”

At the same time, send his own officials to read the emperor's edict, so that the emperor can be regarded as having an account. At the same time, it is necessary to guide public opinion among the people that there is nothing wrong with the loyalty of the vassals to the feudal king, which is also in line with the social customs of the Franks. As for what is wrong with the feudal monarch, then everyone can speak freely. ”

"That is." Nuo showed a look of sudden realization, "On the one hand, I tried to not offend the Holy See and the Emperor, and on the other hand, I picked myself out in public opinion. ”

"Another point is that although the dukes were forced to recruit troops within the duchy at the request of the emperor, they must hope that their own troops will lose as little as possible in the battle." Aske continued, "Therefore, through similar public opinion propaganda, a vague consensus is formed within the principality, and it is convenient to preserve the strength in the battle in the future. ”

"But if that's the case, the conscription itself will become a problem, right?" Puzzled, Noh asked, "If the people start to oppose the war, won't it be difficult to recruit soldiers?" ”

"No, the mobilization capacity of feudal countries is inherently weak." Asker replied, "In any case, conscription is very difficult, and it can only be forcibly carried out by force of the recruiters. ”

"For the emperor, whether the dukes worked hard to recruit troops within the duchy was the criterion by which the dukes were loyal or not. As for whether the conscripted soldiers are willing to fight, it is not good to force the duke. ”

"In other words, try your best to behave where the emperor can see, and make all kinds of small movements like crazy where the emperor can't see it, right?" Nojo realized.

"Exactly." Aske said with a smile, "Even the Emperor himself could guess that there was such an act, but he could only acquiesce because he 'couldn't see it'. This phenomenon not only appeared in wars and conscription, but in fact ran through all aspects of the feudal state, forming a 'aristocratic characteristic play' composed of clear provisions and unspoken rules. ”

"That is, what the aristocracy often calls 'jurisprudence'."

"Hmm......" Noh hesitated for a moment, feeling an eye-opener.

In her native Italy and Canada, although the political system is a city-state, in reality the concept of a city-state has become very vague, and super-developed commerce has forcibly broken down the barriers of labor mobility, and trust oligarchs such as the "Italian Thirteen" have been born on top of it.

Therefore, the whole of Italy and Canada is basically "contract first". The vast and cumbersome mass of legal provisions is the foundation that runs through all aspects of society, and the more well-capitalized the enterprise, the more it can obtain an absolute advantage in legal confrontation by employing a strong legal team.

Later she moved to the Eastern Solomonic Empire, a centralized state with a central bureaucracy. Although the inheritance inherited from the ancient Solomonic Empire also has relatively complete legal provisions, their judicial interpretations are relatively vague compared to the Italian and Canadian ones, which gives judges at all levels greater discretion.

In other words, it's about politics.

For example, this year's focus is on stabilizing public order, so even minor crimes such as theft and fraud will be severely sentenced; On the other hand, if the focus is on religious education, then even serious crimes such as murder and robbery will be sentenced more in terms of fixed-term imprisonment and labor reform.

In the Holy Solomon Empire, the role of law seems to have been further diluted, replaced by the personal will of the feudal lords, and a large number of "conventions" and "unspoken rules" based on the Frankish nobility.

"Jurisprudence" should actually be "rational law", the law of reason.

Very backward, in No's opinion, but also quite interesting.

Ignoring the street farce, the two procured a large amount of vegetables, fruits, and meat, and then teleported them back to the Furnace Fire Island in a place where no one was around.

"Speaking of which, your potions must have been digested, right?" Aske asked.

"Almost." Noe replied.

It's been more than a month since the last time I defeated the Demigod Hidden Strings.

Relying on the ultra-high training load of the team every day, the digestion speed of the potion in everyone's body is extremely fast, and the next promotion will soon be ushered in.

Considering that the Southern Expedition is approaching, escalation has become an urgent matter that cannot be delayed as soon as possible.

Noll teleported back to Hearthfire Island to preside over the upgrades, while Asker continued to wander outside with the ancient books.

Then I saw Meyer with a sword on the street.

"Hey, aren't you supposed to be in Strasbourg?" Aske asked in surprise.

Ever since the last time he helped Meyer deliver a book and pay off his debts, this guy has been planning to go back to Strasbourg.

Strasbourg, located on the border between the Kingdom of West Francia and the Duchy of Swabia, was a rare municipality without a lord, and Meyer intended to open a kendo gym there.

Therefore, after the civil war ended and the road was restored, Aske thought that the cube sword master had returned, but he didn't expect to see him again in Mingxing City.

"Well, it can't be helped." Meyer pinched his mustache and said, "Since the last time I dedicated the book, the Duke of Bavaria has sent people to find me and rewarded me with several large sums of money. ”

"I thought it was because he admired my swordsmanship, but I didn't expect that he actually wanted to recruit me to fight, and the letter of appointment and canonization had been sent out this morning."

"What canonization?"

"Knight." Meyer said, "Of course, there is no such thing as a feudal king. ”

In the HRE Empire, there are two kinds of knights, one is that there is no feudal king, and naturally there is no fief, but the title is going to go into battle, and it is possible to obtain a fief with military merits in the future, but relatively few such knights are generally the highest level that civilians can reach.

The other is a knight who has a feudal monarch and a fief, which is generally prepared for aristocratic youth, especially the kind of small nobles who have noble ancestral blood although their family background is not good.

Of course, there will be exceptions, such as Ludwig's canonization of Aske as his vassal and the village of Berg as a fief, which is actually a euphemism to invite him to join his own lineage, paving the way for him to become his brother-in-law in the future.

These are all aristocratic ways to play in peacetime. As the tide of demons gradually rises, the gap in strength between different transcendents gradually widens, and this old rule of the nobility will soon be broken.

Asker and Meyer, both senior transcendents, were completely unconcerned about this, so they just chatted a few words on the topic of war and exchanged information with each other.

"Your Excellency!" A panting sound was heard in the distance behind him, and Asker turned to see the Knight Captain John of the Weissbach family running over.

"Your letter of appointment, please." Knight Chief John gave him a knightly salute, and then presented the letter of appointment with both hands, "Tomorrow afternoon, please assemble at the horse racing arena outside Mingxing City, where you will be with your men. ”

"My letter of appointment?" Asker was a little surprised.

"You are a vassal of the Viscount of Gaoting." Knight Captain John explained, "The Weissbach family has declared their entry into the war, and according to the conscription order issued by the Viscount of Gothine, you also need to lead the troops to assemble. ”

Asker: ..................

Only then did he remember that he had also been canonized.

Well, the battle has been planned for a long time anyway, as for whether it is as a mercenary group of the Blue Sword or as the lord knight of Berg Village, it is just a title.

It doesn't matter anymore.