Chapter 156 Canonization of Knights
The canonization of nobles is the final word between the council and the king, and the canonization of knights is much simpler, as long as the lord nods.
As long as the lord is willing, no one cares if all the territories are canonized.
But no one is that stupid!
According to the traditional standard that has always been used, Marlon brushed it up, and there are about three requirements for the canonization of knights:
The first is strength, the second is military exploits, the third is loyalty, and the three points are indispensable.
Of course, it is difficult to guarantee how many people will still follow the standards set when the kingdom was founded.
Marlon is ready to follow the regular rules.
He didn't want his turf to be a mess.
Once some things have begun, it is difficult to stop them!
Knights were the basis of the nobility, but their fiefs were somewhat different from the domains of the nobility.
Although it is possible to inherit, it must be allegiance to the lord from each generation.
If the inheritance is broken, there will be no knights in any generation, or no allegiance to the lord.
The liege has the right to reclaim the territory......
This time, there were only three knights in the Blackstone Collar, Harvey, John, and Steck.
The ceremony took place in the small square in front of the castle.
Early in the morning, a large number of citizens gathered here to watch.
Ma Long stood on the high platform, and after Jin Sha read out the relevant documents, the three of them knelt down and swore allegiance.
The blade of the Heavenly Sword tapped on the shoulders of the three of them, and Ma Long accepted their loyalty.
The ceremony ended when the fiefs obtained by several people were announced.
The whole process is very simple, but the people below are enthusiastic, and they can't wait to replace them!
This is a chance to change your fate!
Becoming fiefdom knights marked their entry into the door of the nobility and a new class, far from lowly and poverty......
Marlon did not give the three of them ready-made villages, but gave them three pieces of wasteland.
Not only that, but he will be canonized according to this standard in the future.
Not reluctantly, but for the civilians of the territory.
Few knights will be involved in people's livelihood, and no one knows if they will be in their own fiefdoms and mess around.
Who's to blame for the whole thing?
Ma Long, who is from the republic, attaches great importance to civilians!
Population is the basis of everything!
Once something happens, whether it is suppressed by force or other ways to deal with it, it will be the strength of the Blackstone Collar that will be lost.
In order to prevent something bad from happening, Malone did not give traditional villages, castles, manors......
The land is given to you, what do you want to build yourself!
The territory can support supplies and money, and personnel need to be recruited by themselves.
If the treatment is not good and you can't keep people, that's your own business.
Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't know how to govern, you can hire professional managers in the territory......
Ma Long doesn't know his own thoughts, how many others can see, and how many people can understand the deep meaning?
With the development of education, the number of talents increases, and the opening of people's wisdom is inevitable.
The musket has already appeared, and it is still pushed by itself, and other things will not be too far away, and the class of knights and nobles will inevitably be impacted, so it is better to prepare early......
After the knight was canonized, as Ma Long thought, the enthusiasm of the staff of various departments was mobilized, looking forward to the day when he would be favored by the lord.
Especially in the military, the training is even harder.
As long as you are not stupid, you can understand that now is the best time.
Why does the knight's canonization require military exploits?
Because the battlefield is dangerous, you can die at any time!
Now that the lord's resurrection technique is being used, the priest is beginning to gradually integrate into the army.
The danger can be said to be greatly reduced, but the policy has not had time to adjust!
If you want to become a nobleman, if you don't work hard at this time, when will you wait?
If you want to make a contribution on the battlefield, you need to have enough strength, and all fighters are passionate about training.
Not long after leaving the battlefield, I began to look forward to the battle again!
Marlon sat in his study in his castle, thinking about things alone.
He naturally thought of something that ordinary people could think of, and that was about the knight's canonization.
The three friends who were together at the beginning, two of them became fiefdom knights, and they all had their own foundations.
Malf is the only one, although he has a high status, but he has nothing.
Needless to say, everyone knows the danger of going to war, but it is not practical in the Black Stone Collar.
There is danger, but it is not great, especially for the people that Malone is more concerned about.
It's not fair to other people, and it's inevitable that some people will have some bad thoughts.
Of course, everything is not as it should be, everyone has their own ideas, some things can be left alone, and some things are not.
He didn't want to break the rules he had set, and he couldn't change the rules of the kingdom at will.
If there was also a Grand Canyon south of the Black Stone Collar, he would naturally want to play as much as he wanted, but unfortunately he didn't!
But this matter is not very urgent, you can put it aside for a while.
Danger or not, the concept of knighthood has been practiced for hundreds of years, and it has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and not many people have been able to turn the corner for a while......
The Castle of the Lords, where Marlon works.
Although he delegated most of the affairs to him, there were still some things that he had to decide.
Especially in the immediate aftermath of the battle, there were many affairs.
Harvey came in through the door with a stack of forms.
After the canonization ceremony, he did not stay in his fiefdom for long.
After hiring newly trained administrators in the city, he returned to the army and went about his own business.
Not only him, but also the other two knights.
If you can win the lord's favor, of course, you have to work harder to repay!
And as a fiefdom knight, it is equivalent to having a stake in the company, from an employee to a boss, this enthusiasm is naturally different!
"This is a statistic of personnel losses and exploits."
Harvey handed the form to Marlon.
"I'll see."
Malone reached out and took the stack of papers that Harvey handed him.
Paper is white paper, produced by Blackstone Collar, and has penetrated into all aspects of life.
The form records the casualties and other information of the war, and the situation is used in the table.
This is naturally something that Malone made for his own convenience.
Like it or not, the world is changing because of him!
The form lists the name, the part of the disability, whether it is incapacitated, the military exploits and so on.
Of the more than 300 crippled people, more than 500 could not be resurrected after death, and most of them were cavalrymen.
If you think about Ma Long, you will know the reason, after the cavalry died, they fell off their horses, and then they were trampled by the horses' hooves, and many people couldn't even find the corpses, and naturally there were the most casualties.
Looking at the list, he flipped through them one by one, and his heart was churning even more, he didn't expect that there would be such a big casualty with the resurrection technique.
If there were no priests and no Ma Long's resurrection skills, the wall would have been breached long ago.
But now it's worth it to train a veteran of thousands of people.
Putting down the list, Ma Long said: "Let's have a meeting tomorrow to discuss the issue of bereavement and rewards for war achievements." ”
Nodding, Harvey asked, "Is there anything you need to explain in advance?" ”