"Behold, this is the Brandon region, a prosperous and beautiful place even in the Empire!"

Charlotte had fully fulfilled her duties as a hardcore royalist, or rather a five-cent man with her own dry rations, and with a hint of flattery, she boasted the place almost to the sky.

"Yes, it was a wise choice to come to the Duchy of Lothar. Luo Ming and Aya laughed almost at the same time.

Whether it is prosperity or money, it is only the surface.

Civilization - Aya directly admitted that she can smell civilization here.

The principality with a history of thousands of years has almost the same civilized atmosphere as the Anson Empire next door, and it has a more positive vitality.

What does this mean?

– the cultural foundation that can support a change.

Promoting equality in the era of slavery and preaching the communist party in the era of slash-and-burn farming @#产@#主义 is also an act that goes against the trend of history.

In short, those things look beautiful, but without the soil in which they grow.

To push the musket in a country that has not yet learned to use iron is bound to go bankrupt. Just like the treasure money of the Ming Dynasty, the democracy of the Polish aristocracy is as unreliable.

But the Duchy of Lothar does have plenty of soil to grow beautiful flowers on.

Although universal education in the Principality had not yet reached the fields, the cultural quality of the aristocracy and burghers had generally improved.

The centralization of power had paid off, and the power at the hands of the Grand Duke could guarantee the stability and unity of the principality.

The sense of contract and law has gradually taken root in the hearts of the people - even the nobles who are powerful in the local area will habitually say "what I am saying now is the law", instead of doing nothing wrong. The decrees signed by the Grand Duke himself were also able to be implemented to a certain extent in the principality.

Business has gradually developed, the importance of money has become more and more apparent, and I have heard that some scholars have begun to study prices and economic ......

Truth be told, even with these foundations alone, the Principality has become a regional power at all - although some people ridicule the Principality for not having a long history and being a bunch of dirt buns or something, but the strength is unquestionable.

And on this basis, let Luo Ming and Aya operate, there is no reason why it can't develop to a stronger level.

The carriage passed through the city gates, then over the triumphal arch of white sandstone, and finally entered the city of Brandon, which was very prosperous from any other region.

And the people here, even the most ordinary small citizens, have a kind of pride and self-confidence that can almost be compared with the small nobles of other places.

Luo Ming had already seen that there were many citizens whose houses were more beautiful than his lord's mansion.

A canal runs through the city, large ships dock on the shore, and small boats come and go.

Although he hadn't walked around the city properly, Luo Ming had already learned about the important structures in the city through the windows and Charlotte's introduction.

The square in the center of the city, the royal palace in the north of the city, the temple area in the east of the city, and the college district in the west of the city.

In addition to the academy for the study of ordinary learning, there is also a royal military academy and a royal magic academy. In addition to this, there is a school for the initiation of young children and a college for the training of craftsmen. This is the true essence of the Principality, and many talents are produced for the Principality every year.

The carriage walked slowly through the city for a while before approaching the destination of their journey.

Not surprisingly, Brandon was one of the largest cities in the world, and it was almost five square kilometers in size—that is, about the size of all of Romming's territory combined.

Horse-drawn carriages are forbidden to run fast on many streets of the city...... Even if galloping is allowed, but there are so many pedestrians on the road, this is not a country where small nobles can be powerful and prosperous, and if they bump into a civilian, they will be fined by the guards, and the probability of hitting a nobleman is not small, basically no one dares to let the horse let go and run.

It's not difficult to get into Brandon, but it's just the outer city.

Brandon was divided and stratified – the outermost layer was the commoner quarters and the ordinary commercial districts, and accommodation was cheap, but any nobleman who lived here would be looked down upon.

Luo Ming, a little knight, could barely be forgiven if he was forced to live in a civilian area due to poverty or something, but Charlotte was also a baron, and she commanded thousands of people, and if she lived in such a place, she would be looked down upon for no reason.

Either she will be ridiculed as a miser, or she will be regarded as a pauper, and either title will make her lose face in aristocratic circles.

The aristocracy wanted to stay, whether it was to settle down or stay for a short time, they should go to the upper town.

However, since the upper town was intended for the aristocracy, it was naturally heavily defended.

Although this upper town is not surrounded by walls, most of it is actually surrounded by low walls with iron nails. The few intersections that can be entered and exited are also guarded by special personnel - thieves, beggars, etc., see one and drive one away, maintaining the cleanliness and safety of the upper town.

If it is a nobleman who lives in the local area, it naturally doesn't matter, everyone is familiar with each other, and you can pass by by brushing your face. But if a nobleman from another city wants to enter the upper city, he first has to pay a high fee to get a "residence permit" or something like that.

Nominally, it is a hard money for these officers and soldiers who maintain law and order in Shangcheng District, and the real situation is not clear to everyone.

But it is not okay not to give it, if you repay the debt, you will be laughed at by all the nobles, and if there is a conflict with these guards, the nobles who originally lived in the upper city will definitely only see jokes, and even support these officers and soldiers who "dutifully guard the aristocratic residential area".

Since they are genuine officers and soldiers, hitting them is equivalent to slapping the Grand Duke in the face.

Thankfully, Charlotte was prepared for this.

"Yo, isn't this Sir Hart, haven't seen you in a few years, and you've been promoted?"

She stuck her head out of the window and shouted at the leader of the guards.

After a period of pleasantries, she symbolically paid some money to buy them wine as a reward, and then the carriage was smoothly allowed to pass - Luo Ming and the others also received a bronze medal each, which they could use to apply for a residence permit at the city hall.

"Charlotte, last time you said that you came to Brandon to study magic for a while...... But I didn't expect your face to be so big here. ”

Luo Ming asked, "Could it be because of the previous baron?"

"No, although my uncle is very capable, his face is not much in a place like Brandon. ”

Charlotte shook her head, and then said with a smile: "Actually, this is the face of Her Royal Highness the Princess." ”