Chapter 484: Inexplicable
What Count Chebman said corroborates each other with the information that Victor has, and there is a logical connection, and it should be true.
The pyramid was the most stable political structure of the kingdom, which was directly reflected in the difference between relatives and aliens. The House of York and the House of Solim chose to join the Kingdom of Gambis, but they were constantly suppressed by August. The difference is that the territory of the York family is not in danger to defend, so they choose to bow low and become small, and strive to integrate into the kingdom of Gambis. The territory of the Solim family is surrounded by mountains, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and chooses to fight against the center of the kingdom.
Neither the obedience of the House of York nor the confrontation of Solim could solve the problem at its root.
It's like the leader allocates the fruit, and everyone gets the same amount, and everyone seems to be happy, but in fact, for everyone, there is a leader and no leader. There is no more stupid way to lead than a bowl of water to level the lost authority of the leader in the distribution of benefits.
There are so many land resources in Gambis, and there are so many small nobles with excellent bloodlines, if August treats the lords of the kingdom equally, then what do the three follower families of Wellington, Joshua and Nimes think? Seeing the miserable situation of York and Solim, the three follower families will secretly rejoice and be vigilant in addition to gloating, and they will be even more afraid of the authority of the royal family, and continue to suppress Funk and Solim, so as not to be replaced by these two rivals. As a result, the contradictions between York, Solim and the royal family were transferred to the three follower families. The political structure of the Kingdom of Gambis became extremely solid.
Whether in the workplace or in the political arena, there will always be people who will be stepped on below. No matter how he is sloppy, honest and obedient, brave and ruthless, he can't change his position, and he can only rely on ability and wisdom to get ahead.
Solim was in seclusion, ostracized by everyone, and eventually dismembered from the inside by the Kite Bunker. The House of York came from behind, and that was because the family produced a god knight.
Today, the Solims have collapsed, and the Yorks are the second largest family in Gambis. The kite castle looked at the entire kingdom of Gambis, and thought, who should everyone step on?
No one has to step on it. In the state of foreign war, the inherent political balance will inevitably be broken, and the major lord families will be ranked according to their strength, and the original power tricks will become meaningless. This is true of the Fish-Man War, and even more so of the Pioneer War. Whoever has the strength to occupy the most land and resources will tilt the power of the kingdom in his favor. The political landscape of the Kingdom of Gambis, and even the Gambis Empire, is facing a reshuffle.
The Count of Chebman was in despair because of this. He referred to the tenant system and the transaction tax.
It took hundreds of years for the Kite Castle to dismantle the Southern Lords' political group. However, the political and economic center of the southern part of the kingdom, the Copper City, was too far away from the center of the kingdom. If the Kite Fort directly controls the Copper City, it violates the rules of the feudal system and the bloodline inheritance of the church, which will not only be resisted by the lord and the church, but also cause a strong backlash from the southern blood lords. Even if the Kite Castle can suppress all the voices of opposition, over time, a new political group of lords will still form in the south.
With its dispersion of its own political power, the Kite Fort cultivated a great lord, and it was better to support the Chebman family to control the situation in the south through marriage. The Chipman family wants to become a first-class family, they can't do without the support of the kite, they have no ability to resist the kite's carving up of the wealth accumulated by the Solim family for hundreds of years, but they have to follow the footsteps of the kite, at least for a few decades.
Victor perfected the tenant system and made all the difference.
There are thousands of trainee knights in the Kite Castle, and how to place them has always been a headache. While the Kite Castle used the golden potion to increase their strength, the burden of resettlement also became heavier. The tenant system solves this problem perfectly. The Celestial Dragons and the Knights of Glory will become the Lords of the Cashiers of the Kite Castle, who serve in the army and settle in the royal capital in peacetime, and the Lord's Knights are managed by the superior lord of the Knights, who are given to the tenants to rent the seeds, and the income from the Mines is their income. The royal family not only strengthened its control over the fiefdom and maintained a strong military force for a long time, but also effectively alleviated the financial pressure and resettlement contradictions.
The more than 600 apprentice knights of the Solim family immediately had the value of being wooed. In the opinion of the kiteburg, absorbing these trainee knights can strengthen the power of the royal family and take the lead in the future southern expansion war.
The Chebman family was unaware of the existence of the Golden Elixir, but if the Kite Castle could implement a tenant system, Chebman could do the same. The problem is that the Kite Fort has taken all the apprentice knights of the Copper City away, so what will the Chebman family do to open up the Southern Continent?
The Kite Castle and the Four Dukes divided the market share of Yeliu City, but the Chebman family was excluded. On the surface, this is a small matter, but it sends a very clear political signal to the apprentice knights of the Copper City: the Chebman family is still a second-rate family.
With the opportunity to join the Praetorian Guard of the royal capital and expand the territory in the Southern Continent, who would be willing to be loyal to a second-rate family?
Count Chebman's heart was like ashes.
Now the problem is not the wealth and trainee knights of the copper city, but the possibility that the southern bloodline lord group will fall apart, and the big and small lords will find their own way out. If that happens, Chebman will really be a second-rate family.
Chebman, of course, was not going to sit still, and they quickly discovered a problem. Victor's tenant system was designed to settle displaced people in the Centaur hills. The House of York had land, titles, and had begun experimenting with tenant ownership and a transaction tax, but Sylvia was indifferent to the actions of the Bronze City Cadet Knights recruited by the Kite Castle.
Auguste, as the royal family of Gambis, occupies a righteous position. However, the House of York has a god knight in charge, and it is still a descendant. The difference between the two is that the York family does not have a perfect court nobility and fiefdom system, and if a large number of apprentice knights in the copper city are introduced, they can only be scattered in the hands of various vassal lords, thus destroying the family political structure with clear priorities and subordination, which is not conducive to the long-term development of the family.
The root cause of this is blood.
The status of the Knights of the Gods is comparable to that of the Pope, with a noble status and strong force, but their political influence is limited. Because the gods and knights are incapable of giving birth.
The knightly bloodline is the political foundation of the kingdom.
Count Chebman found a breakthrough. Now, the right to speak in the market of Yeliu City, the wealth of Copper City, and the trainee knight are not important, and the key is to stabilize the southern lord family. He shouted after Victor, and he could give hope to the Southern Blood Lords: Why send people under the fence and be trampled on? We follow the noble Lord Randall, and there will always be a place for us in the future Gambis Empire!
Chebman was overjoyed to learn from his precious daughter that Victor had awakened his surging talent. He said to Victor: Any form of cooperation is fine, Mithril is gone, Chebman has no intention of holding you hostage, nor has he surpassed the political ambitions of August and York, we will not embarrass Your Excellency, everything will be done according to Your wishes.
It would be naΓ―ve to say that Chebman has since taken the Randall family as his head. But the layout and game of August, York and the Chebman family made Victor clearly realize how big his latent power really is!
The Wind Whispering Moon Elves themselves are the royal family of elves, and their extraordinary strength surpasses that of ordinary Golden Knights and reaches the level of Legendary Knights, which is still the most difficult kind. Victor now only needs to practice the Silver Moon Secret Form, and he will soon be able to master the talent of wind language and sublimate to the golden bloodline, and he will immediately be able to reach the pinnacle of power. Although he does not possess the title of King, there is no difference between a Golden-blooded Legendary-Tier Guardian and an Emperor. His descendants of the blood shall wear a crown.
Compared to this honor and power, X-3 and Randall's poor inheritance are nothing!
However, in the face of this low-hanging power, Victor is not happy. He himself couldn't say what the reason was, in short, he was unhappy, uncomfortable, unhappy, and felt heavy in his heart, as if he was pressed by some invisible force, which made him gasp aggrievedly.
I don't want to become an alien? The surge is irreversible, what is the difference between me and the elves now...... I still have a desire for the path of the Sun Elf?The Wind Whispering Moon Elf is the precursor of the Sun Elf, how can I be promoted to the Sun Elf if I don't achieve the Wind Whisper talent...... I'm afraid of being controlled by the ancestral gods of the elves? It's just unfounded fantasies...... I'm worried about losing Randall's Alchemy Tower?Who can snatch away the soul-bound things?The Alchemy Tower is not a wizard, I have become the guardian of the Gambis Kingdom, and it is a good thing to reveal the secrets of the Alchemy Tower...... Forget it, forget it, it must be something wrong with my brain, first complete the task assigned by the old god stick, and then ask him to help me see if it is the withering human blood that makes me insane!
Victor shook his head, set his eyes on a camp in front of him, and urged the swift bird to speed up and run towards the camp.
The camp guard saw a group of swift bird light horsemen rushing here, and hurriedly informed the camp steward. After a while, the steward in charge of this camp, the war bear veteran Logan, led his men to meet him.
"Good day, sir. Logan's right hooked hand touched the ground and bowed halfway to the lord.
"Get up. Victor jumped off the swift bird and turned back and ordered, "It's too hot, feed the swift bird some clean water, and find a shady place to settle them." β
Logan waved his hand, and the camp guard led the guards and Swiftbird into the camp. Logan followed behind Victor and looked at the little squires in leather armor, with short swords hanging from their waists, and their faces full of vigilance, and secretly amused.
Dressed like this on this hot day, I am not afraid of heat stroke...... What's there to worry about in your own camp? If there are Assassins, adults will have to take care of you little ones.
These little squires are all nobles, and Logan only laughs in his heart and won't say it. He shook off a few guard dogs that shook their heads and tails, and asked with low eyebrows, "My lord, what do you command?"
"I'm looking for someone...... By the way, take a tour of the containment camp. Victor put on his hood to cover his handsome face, and walked towards the camp with his feet raised.
The camp was the checkpoint for the Randall family to absorb the displaced people. The camp was divided into ten living quarters, and those who wanted to live in Randall had to stay in fixed quarters for ten days. During these ten days, they have to take care of their personal hygiene, change their clothes, get rid of parasites on their bodies, check their health status by the church attendants led by Randall, and then explain their origins, family relationships and skills they have mastered, learn the rules of Randall's hired workers, and after confirming that there is no infectious disease, the camp guards will break up the homeless gangs according to their respective family relationships, so that the deacons of each village can take people away. Then, another batch of displaced people came in.
In order to cater to Viscount Randall's hobbies, the homeless shelter is clean and orderly, there is no garbage and sewage on the ground, flowers and trees are planted on both sides of the road, and the pit shacks of the homeless are neatly arranged, and even the clothes to dry are in the designated places.
"Not quite right...... little Brandon clenched his scabbard and looked around vigilantly: "It's very quiet, you can't see people, and you can't smell the stench of inferior people!"
The other little attendants suddenly became nervous and excited, only little Klaus was very calm, he held the hilt of his sword, looked left and right, and said, "Don't be nervous, this is normal." β
"Is it normal there?" asked Brandon Jr., unconvinced.
"It's particularly quiet because the camp doesn't allow loud noises, you can't see people because you don't allow free movement in the camp, it's hot and the displaced people should all hide in their pit huts to escape the heat, and they don't smell the stench because they have to wash their hair and bathe with soap every day and change their clothes. β
"You...... How do you know?"
Klaus gripped the hilt of his sword and looked around as he said, "Before I came, I asked Lady Lilia about the rules of the camp. β
Victor stopped, looked at Klaus and asked, "Then why do you still hold a sword?"
"Brandon warned, I should hold my sword. Klaus replied with a tilt of his head.
"What else do you know?" said Victor deliberately testing Klaus.
"The camp has 33 soldiers, 17 miscellaneous servants, a beacon tower, 3 wagons, 10 fast horses, and 10 messengers. There is a sentry post 5 kilometres south-east of the camp with 10 permanent soldiers. The patrol team regularly goes back and forth every day, twice in the morning, twice in the afternoon, twice on the eve and twice the night after. Every morning, the deacons of Pinghu would come to the camp with three wagons to pick up the displaced people and drop supplies. Every evening, the new displaced people move into the camp. Little Klaus turned his gaze to the left, raised his chin and said, "At this time, the No. 7 living area should be empty. β
Logan quietly gave a thumbs up to Captain Gru. Victor touched Klaus's little head, smiled and praised, "Well prepared, very good!"
"Brandon is also nice and alert. Victor also touched Brandon's head and said, "You two cooperate well, and you can become my right-hand man in the future." β
Brandon and Klaus looked at each other and tilted their heads to the side.
Victor shook his head and smiled, these two little ones didn't like each other, and they liked to be alone together.
"Let's go, go to the camp office. β
Logan led Victor into a small blue brick building in the center of the camp. Victor sat down on the main seat in the living room, and Shirley and the other two little maids lit the small copper stove they had brought with them, and began to boil water and make sherry tea. Other squires with swords were scattered in the corners of the living room.
Ignoring them, Victor turned to Logan and asked, "I heard that there was a homeless couple who lived in the camp for a year?"
"Yes. Logan bowed down and said, "The man's name is Carson, his wife's name is Laura, and they also have a son who is 4 years old. β
"Call them all. β
Logan nodded, turned and left the living room. After a while, he came to Victor with three people.
"Get down on your knees...... You're lucky to meet Viscount Randall. Logan yelled at them.
A family of three hurriedly knelt on their knees, trembling and not daring to lift their heads. The man was in his 30s, in the prime of life, with an ordinary appearance, a strong body, knotted muscles, thick bones, and a strong appearance, with thick calluses between his fingers, which were the marks left by the frequent use of melee weapons. His eyebrows are close to his brow bones, his eye sockets are deep, and he hides a fierce light, and he is a ruthless character who has seen blood. His wife was plump, fair-skinned, and handsome, and she was a little bit of a beauty among the homeless women, but her face was pale at the moment, her lips were bloodless, and her eyebrows were full of melancholy. Their son looked like his mother, but with crooked mouths, twisted hands and feet, and was pressed to the floor by his father, giggling incessantly. This is a fool who can't even kneel.
Victor frowned and said lightly, "Don't be nervous...... Father Miller told you to stay here, so you can stay here forever, go down. β
The couple showed surprise on their faces, picked up their stupid son, and left the living room with a hunched back.
Victor fell into deep thought, and it wasn't until Shirley served her the pleasantly fragrant snow fungus tea that she came to her senses and asked Logan, "What's the matter with them?"
"Carson had been a mercenary and was the leader of a gang of outcasts. A year ago, he led a gang of outcasts to Randall's Territory to make a living, and I found out that his son was guilty of original sin, how could I let him in? I told him that he would either throw that sinner to the Willow Church Workhouse or get out of the way...... This guy begged bitterly, saying that the workhouse in Wildwillow City would not accept it...... What a joke, the workhouse of Yeliucheng Church is not accepted, and our Pinghu Town Church does not have a workhouse...... A person like this who bears original sin should be thrown into the mountains and left to fend for himself!"
Speaking of this, the old mercenary smacked his lips, shook his head and sighed: "That group of homeless people thinks we are good here, so they have to stay." Carson had his other two women with their children with them. The couple were about to return the same way with their idiot son, just in time to bump into Father Miller. Master Miller took pity on them, and told me that Carsons would not have survived without a gang of outcasts, with an idiot son...... Kasan goes out to work alone, the beautiful wife is worried, guarding the wife and children, and the family has no food. If you want me to say, don't you end up if you throw away your idiot son? How dare I say this to Master Miller...... Lord Miller wants me to keep them, and I have to stay...... Carson's carpenter was good and strong, and the couple worked in the camp for a year, without getting paid, just eating. β
Victor picked up the silver teacup, took a sip of snow fungus tea, and asked, "How did they get in in the first place?"
"I gave the child medicine, fell asleep, and looked like a normal person. Logan raised the iron hook and scratched his hair, and said sullenly: "I went to the border guard to quarrel with my captain's son for this, and slapped him a few times...... Now, everyone who falls asleep will wake up. Rest assured, my lord, that no more people with original sins will infiltrate Randall's Domain. β
Victor nodded, and then asked, "The couple didn't have any more children, did they?"
"How can parents of children of original sin have another child?"
The old mercenary said with a fierce face: "I have made it very clear to them, but if you dare to violate the rules, I must bury them!"
"His wife takes medicine every month...... There will be no more children. β
Bearing original sin refers to idiots, mentally retarded, and lunatics who can't pray. The people believed that those who had original sin would pass on their original sin to the next generation, and the pastor of the church demanded that those who had original sin not marry and have children, and forbade the original sin parents to have children. Victor raised his hands in support of this rule, stipulating that the exiles in Randall's custody must be of sound limbs and of normal mind. But Randall has absorbed tens of thousands of displaced people, and there are always fish that slip through the net.
Caligula is a man with original sin, but when he doesn't speak, he seems to be normal and understands his master. Moreover, his original owner was a businessman who built a house and moved into Pinghu Town for a large amount of money, which drove the economy of Randall, and it didn't matter if he brought a foolish servant.
The clergy of the Church hated the sorcerer the most, and the second hated the original sin. They believe that those who bear original sin cannot be redeemed and that they pollute the Lamb of the Lord. The clergy generally take a tacit attitude toward the abandonment of a believer's children of original sin. Some fanatical clergy believers even secretly encourage believers to do so.
Miller took in a man with original sin, and he asked me to come and see it...... What does the old god stick want to do?
Victor pondered for a while, decided to go back to Miller to ask for clarification, stood up and said, "Let's go back to Pinghu Town." β
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