Chapter 69: At the Negotiation Table (Part II)

"How about picking out the best young man from among our descendants, marrying the woman of another family, merging the two realms into one, and coming down twice, and the four realms will be united again under one banner?

Or, in other words, our land will not be handed over to future generations, but by those of us who have lived four long hours to jointly govern the land of the deceased, and in the end, all the land will return to the hands of one man......"

Shalim said, holding his fat belly. He seemed pleased that he had come up with two ideas.

If the first theory is even less feasible, the second is a joke.

You're obese, but it's not impossible to lose weight by exercising or simply taking some potions. The eldest Charion is more than twenty years older than you, and the second Charandor is also more than ten years older than him, so they may all be choked before you.

Besides, even if you have a healthy body that can live for a long time, what should you do if you are assassinated? Isn't this method encouraging each other to kill? What else is there to prevent the noble blood of the nobles from spilling? Please, if you really do it according to this idea, I'm afraid that at least three out of four will be assassinated.

The crowd glared angrily at the fat man who came up with such a bad idea.

However, after all, this guy has never done anything practical before, and being able to come up with a very general idea with a bad idea is already considered a good performance.

There seems to be such a consensus, and everyone didn't lose too much temper with him in the end.

However, when he was stared at by so many people, Shalim cringed a little, but when everyone looked away, he seemed to get a little carried away.

"I know that the old man likes the young, but the youngest of my grade can't keep his mouth shut, and eats so fat that the baron hates it, and his favorite is you, Brother Sherlock.

But there is no such thing in the law of succession, and you see, the baron did not leave any written documents, or give verbal instructions in front of more than three people to take over the entire realm. ”

As he spoke, he squeezed his eyebrows and laughed twice, not to mention how disgusting it was.

"However, if there is a chance, the Baron will definitely take care of all this, after all, we are all his nephews, and neither of us is a wild seed that has been picked up, and we are all equally noble. ”

Hearing this, Sherlock let out a low spit.

Completely ignoring the "cousin's" displeasure, Shalim continued: "Then we living people should also follow the wishes of the deceased and properly handle all this.

For example, if I am not good at business, then I should be given a piece of real estate that can be produced naturally without much worry, so as to maintain my decent life. Of course, the second brother of the good wine also needs such help, and he has to open up an extra vineyard for him.

Big brother, of course, you have to have a large piece of land to show your talent. And the third brother, you don't have to worry about so many troubles, with Mr. Sewyn beating those untouchables for you, you can naturally easily receive sixty or seventy thousand catties of wheat every year, and it will definitely not be less. ”

This is almost a provocation -- 60,000 or 70,000 catties of wheat, one or two thousand mu of cultivated land can harvest so much grain, and if we take into account the problem of the peasants' full stomachs, we will not even be able to use 700 mu of land.

In the whole territory, there are almost 20,000 acres of arable land under the direct jurisdiction of the baron. It is naturally self-evident to whom the rest of the cultivated land will be, and this fat man's intentions are really bad.

Suddenly, he changed his mind.

"It's easy to make me not support my big brother. The eldest brother promised me an extra 3,000 acres of arable land and 5,000 acres of wasteland. It can scare a lot of poor knights to death.

If you can give me more, then it will not be impossible for the Baron's empty name to be given to you. ”

"Seconded. The second child, Charando, hiccuped.

When the eldest brother Charion heard this, he only frowned and didn't say anything. They were originally just a cooperative relationship, and there was no real distinction between superiors and subordinates. Besides, Sherlock obviously couldn't be willing to give up so much land.

If they were willing to give up so much land, it would be tantamount to showing Sherlock's lustful internal combustion, and the three of them would naturally continue to ask for more.

Once the first concession has been made, the next concession is simple. Just like the Manchu Tartar regime, at first it dared to send troops to fight the enemy, but after being beaten several times, it basically signed a treaty with others and betrayed the country without even daring to send troops.

At that time, even if he gets more benefits, Shalim probably won't choose to defect. Rather than go to a softegg who needs to pay a lot of money to buy him, he would instead stand with his other cousins and continue to cut the flesh from Sherlock.

Sherlock gritted his teeth, a pensive look on his face.

"Hmm...... You're asking a bit too much, but I can't really kick my cousins out of the house and starve to death, so I have to give you something to do...... I'm preparing to crown a new brave knight, or I'll ......."

He was certainly not the kind of person who was willing to cede too much land, something that Lomin had fully understood when he had negotiated for the gratuity.

But he didn't jump up immediately to refute, but said nonsense and nonsense, what is the reason...... Could it be that the name of the superior is a problem?!

Luo Ming suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and a thunderbolt set off in his mind.

Once the other party said yes, then Sherlock certainly took out a few knights to lead them, but this was completely different from the semi-independent status that Luo Ming had negotiated with great difficulty.

A serious knight has to kneel down on one knee to swear allegiance to the lord who seals him, and if he really wants to pass, he must go to the royal capital to pay a shield tax.

The latter is the second, and the former is the most fatal. Although it does not reach the level advocated by the Ming and Qing dynasties that "the king wants his ministers to die, and the ministers cannot not die", it is not difficult for the feudal monarch to command his subordinate knights to do something, weaken them, and centrifuge them...... All have innate advantages.

If they were in a hurry, Sherlock, as a feudal lord, could even fabricate charges and arrest them one by one under the pretext of "preparing for rebellion", and it is not surprising whether they died of illness or choking, poisoning or execution in a cold and damp cell.

However, the other party will not be captured, if they get the knight collar, they can recruit more troops, not only will they raise their own troops, but they may even simply tear their faces to a real rebellion.

At that time, the damage to the territory was even greater.

However, none of the three agreed with this opinion, and although the second child initially thought it was good, he was persuaded by the two cousins and also firmly opposed the matter.