Chapter 796: Heraldry and Title
The Luo Ming coat of arms is very different from the ordinary nobles, and this difference comes first from the way the coats of arms are combined.
The Duchy of Lothar was nominally a vassal of the Anson Empire, and the tradition in this regard is that while absorbing the imperial model, it has developed certain characteristics, and in the final analysis, it is still an integral part of the imperial model.
Luo Ming's coat of arms is not exactly the same as the mainstream model of the current empire.
The citizens can't see it clearly, and at most they can only understand it halfway, but they can also vaguely see a bit of the simple meaning and have a new connotation.
Almost half of the elements came from Aya's vast body of knowledge—from the previous empire that was much older than the Anson Empire.
While many of the noble families of the last empire have survived to the present day, their coats of arms have also mostly mutated over the millennia.
The knowledge of this area is gradually lost, and even the leading archaeologists and writers cannot fully interpret or imitate it.
But Aya can do it, her knowledge runs through the ancient and modern, and it can be said that she surpasses almost all scholars in the world in terms of ancient deeds.
Anyone who understands heraldry (mainly aristocrats and scholars) will be full of praise, and then think that Luo Ming has a wide range of knowledge and family roots.
The other half is completely from Luo Ming's new creation, introducing some new things, new elements.
This embodies the meaning of new sprouts of old trees and the restoration of old states. It is not completely separated from tradition, but it is necessary to confidently explore and move forward to tomorrow, and to be steady and enterprising.
Romin now has two coats of arms, one simplified so that it can be engraved on seals, armor, or weapons.
The other needs to be printed on the side of the carriage, or on a whole banner, in order to fully express its connotation:
The territory is rich, the protection of commerce and trade, the love of the people, the importance of wisdom, the courage, the army is strong, the justice is strict, the wilderness is opened, the strong enemy is destroyed, the devotion is devotive, and the evil is eliminated......
It also highlights several great feats of conquering the Carlo Mountains, smashing the cult conspiracy, and defeating the Beran army, which can be guessed by those who know at a glance.
Of course, these three great feats are not unusual for a long-established family at all.
Some ancient family ancestors even led jihad wars, or captured the capital of a country.
But the coat of arms also clearly reflects one thing:
——Today's head of the family is not the inheritor of the family business, but the owner of the self-made business.
These feats were accomplished in his own generation, which is quite rare.
Luo Ming did claim to be the descendants of the ancient family, but according to Aya's information, that family had actually completely declined two hundred years ago, and there was no territory left, and their direct descendants were extinct, and the descendants of the branch had forgotten the glory of their ancestors for a long time.
Now he is much more extreme than Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu.
When Liu Xiu raised his army, there were still millions of people in the world who wanted the Han family, so he responded to every call, and even relied on a few words to make a warlord turn against him and serve him.
Even so, the newly established Eastern Han Dynasty and the Western Han Dynasty are already quite different.
It is not so much Zhongxing, but rather a new dynasty that was rebuilt after piecing together the wreckage, but it has a large inheritance of the Western Han Dynasty, and according to the Western classification method, it should be called the "Second Han Empire".
As for Luo Ming, his rise to prominence has almost completely failed to get any help from the title of "descendant of an ancient family", and is a somewhat bluffing title at best.
To say that he is a self-made entrepreneur is not an exaggeration.
The citizens of the City of a Thousand Towers, accustomed to seeing the aristocracy, although they do not have a systematic understanding of heraldry, can always guess a few points, and at this moment they point and point, showing a curious expression.
At this time, Luo Ming thought about it - after settling down, should he spend a little money and let people spread rumors about himself among the citizens?
Of course, he was not prepared to play any tricks to incite the citizens, and in fact, it was impossible for him, a newcomer, to do so.
But if his reputation spreads, the enemy will be even more suspicious.
At the same time, there will be more people who will become famous, some of whom will choose to join him as a rising star, and some will be happy to make some mutually beneficial deals with him.
Although the original intention of coming to the empire this time was to meet Lis, it was of course a good thing to earn some benefits along the way and find some talents to go back.
Luo Ming understands the truth of the three holes of the cunning rabbit, the simple domestic business, as well as the smuggling of Belan, are all rich resources, but the business structure is too monotonous, and it may suffer huge risks.
If the business and contacts are further expanded, and the channels are expanded, even if there is a problem in one place, the others are still stable, and there are still sufficient financial resources to deal with challenges and solve problems, then it can be regarded as really invincible.
In the same way, if his subordinates are mainly principality, he will be embarrassed if he becomes an enemy of the principality, or if the principality makes any unreasonable demands.
At this moment, if you can bring in some Imperial people, you can also reduce the risk, increase competition, and improve efficiency.
After all, the original Duchy of Lothar was a new world established after some of the imperial nobles fled and opened up the wilderness, and for the people of the empire, there was already a precedent for this kind of thing.
At this moment, the scenery outside the window gradually slowed down.
The carriage pulled into a courtyard and stopped.
One of the guards shouted:
"Earl Schönbrunn, Keeper of the Warriors, Revivalist of the Ancient Family, Guardian of the Northwest of Lothar, Man of the Hosts, Nemesis of the Cultists, Ardent Defender of the First Class, Brave Slain of the Great Swordsman, Conqueror of Carlo Mountain, Protector of the Schönbrunn Chamber of Commerce, Brave, Rich and Righteous Lord Lomin!"
This is Luo Ming's title, although it is long, but it can also intuitively reflect his strength and deeds, and it is a good opportunity for others to know him.
In Luo Ming's view, this is similar to those business cards on the earth that are printed with "a member of an association, a consultant of a company, and a representative of the people's congress of a certain place".
Since Luo Ming's papermaking skills had not yet spread, and the "cheap" writing paper he sold was not immediately marketed across the continent, the business card culture had not yet taken shape.
However, unlike the very low threshold for business cards on the earth, any cat or dog can put together a list of titles, Luo Ming's titles all have good gold content.
Although Luo Ming leaned his head out of the window to look outside, he could also hear a whisper of admiration outside the car.
Then the door opened, and a butler leaned over and asked Luo Ming to get out of the car.
Outside the car, there were more than a dozen people smiling together, as well as a moderately polite and curious expression.
Led by a middle-aged man in a red robe, he stretched out his hand to Luo Ming and said enthusiastically:
"Your Excellency the Earl, welcome to my abode in the City of a Thousand Towers, your presence seems to warm my garden from the cold of winter like spring, and the flowers and plants are shining. We hope you enjoy it and feel like you are at home. ”
"Thank you for your hospitality, noble Prince Oldman, and it is not a great pleasure for me to be received by you.
Can you tell me about all of you here? I'm not familiar with this place yet, but I'm sure you're all extraordinary people, and it's a blessing to meet you. ”
Luo Ming is very skillful in shaking hands with each other and communicating.
Whether it is the smile, the tone of voice, or the body movements, they are so perfect that it is impossible to imagine that he has not been educated by the nobility for less than four years now.
And he is also giving ancient rites - in a country with a long history like the Anson Empire, it can be said that the ancient fashion is very normal.
Prince Oldman was born into the royal family, and he knows a lot about his long history to flaunt his nobility.
But what Luo Ming showed at this moment was no less than the etiquette norms that the royal family had inherited for thousands of years.
Prince Oldman hid his surprise, and many of the guests behind him showed a surprise that could not be concealed.
Naturally, they would not despise Luo Ming, at least not in the open, after all, he was a distinguished guest of Prince Oldman.
But when they first heard that Lomin was a nobleman of the Duchy of Lothar, they also had the idea of a "barbarian chieftain in a remote area".
As for the statement of the ancient family, they also feel that most of them are blindly attached to each other, even if there is really a blood relationship, I am afraid that there is a gap of seventeen or eighteen generations, and the family inheritance has long been lost.
But now Luo Ming has shown enough to make them ashamed of their long history, which is quite amazing.