Chapter 459 reached

"Your Majesty, why bother to force people...... Without us at the Norton Family, the millions of people you have amassed now would be enough to achieve your strategic goals. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info" Lorist said with a wry smile to His Royal Highness the Second Highness, who had come again to persuade him to send troops to contribute to the great cause of unifying the Empire.

"Locke, my brother, are you just watching this great war of the unification of the empire from beginning to end, and the Norton family can only be a bystander? When your children and grandchildren ask you where you are in this great war in the future, you tell them that you are just a spectator?"

Lorist rubbed his two arms, goosebumps that fell to the ground: "Stop, it's disgusting, it's too numb." When did Your Majesty change careers and become a poet? And your question is very simple, I will tell the children, Grandpa was watching a bunch of fools fighting to the death, well, very exciting......"

"You ......" His Royal Highness was furious, glaring at Lorlist. Lorist didn't care, just as if he hadn't seen anything.

"In this war, the Norton family must send troops to participate, and you, as the Grand Duke of the Northlands, must do your best for the kingdom and make your due contribution to the great cause of unifying the empire!"

"Yes, as the Grand Duke of the Northlands of the Kingdom, I am willing to serve the Kingdom. In this way, I can go to the front line with a single sword to fight the enemy, but Your Majesty has no right to make the soldiers of our Norton family armed sacrifice in vain. As the head of the Norton family, the Duke of Northland, I can refuse any unreasonable requests and orders from His Majesty......" Lorist looked indifferent and very confident.

"Uh......" His Royal Highness was deflated first, and Lorist didn't get in the oil and salt, so he didn't have a problem with him at all. What kind of single sword to go to the front line to fight the enemy, to put it nicely, it is not that he does not listen to the dispatch. If you take a sword to the front line alone and kill two small soldiers, you will show that you have fulfilled your responsibility, and then pat your ass and go home to watch the excitement, isn't this the same as not sending troops?

"Okay, Brother Locke, just say what you want, as long as I can do it without embarrassing me, I will definitely agree to your request......" The Second Highness almost said that he had surrendered, as long as he agreed to send troops, no matter what requirements and conditions could be discussed slowly, the big deal about when to fulfill the promise can be delayed forever.

"I need a sense of security. Lorist said.

"A sense of security?" His Royal Highness's eyes widened in surprise. What is this thing, how come I've never heard of it?

"If Your Majesty agrees to call the province of Makinohara to the jurisdiction of the Norton family, then I am willing to send troops to war. Lorist was very blunt.

"Makinoha Province, that can't ......," His Royal Highness jumped up.

"Oh, then we don't have much to say. Come, send your majesty ......"

"Wait, Brother Locke, we can discuss it again. "Your Royal Highness is in a hurry, what do you mean, if you don't agree, you will drive people away, you don't have such a discussion.

"Your Majesty, I will return to the Northland tomorrow. I wish you all the best and all the best on your expedition. Lorist shook his head, indicating that he didn't want to go any further.

"No, Brother Locke, you tell me first, what does that security have to do with the jurisdiction of Makinohara Province that you want......" His Royal Highness resolutely refused to leave, looking like he would not give up without understanding.

Lorist looked at the Second Highness with the eyes of the mentally retarded and was silent, and the Second Highness was annoyed and angry: "Locke, what do you mean?"

"Your Majesty, if you don't understand, look back at the map hanging on the wall. Lorist let out a long sigh.

"Map?" The Second Highness looked back, and there was indeed a full map of the Norton family's territory hanging on the wall behind him, but this map was colored, and the red, yellow, blue, and green were painted in patches, what did this represent?

His Royal Highness got up and walked to the wall to take a closer look, well, the northern provinces were painted green, the sea was blue, the provinces of Demke and Winston were light green, the southern provinces and the western provinces of Hindgrad were pale yellow, the imperial capital was surrounded by several provinces and the central eleven provinces were golden yellow, only the provinces of the Eastern Wilderness and the province of Jinchuan, which were the territory of the Fisabrun family, were dark red, and the provinces of Makinohara near the northern land were light red. In addition, the Demon Dragon Mountains and the Savage Plains are black-gray.

What does this mean? Second Highness quickly noticed the color markings at the bottom of the map. Green, safe area, family territory. Light green, secondary security area, family domain. Blue, the color of the sea. Pale yellow, secondary security area, clan ally territory. Golden, a crown domain, a level 3 security area. Crimson, enemy territory, danger zone. Light red, first-level warning area, second-level danger area. Black-grey, unexplored area, dangerous unknown area.

Very good, very good, this colored map can be seen at a glance at the situation in various places, but the Second Highness quickly felt uncomfortable in his heart: "Locke, please tell me why the provinces directly under the jurisdiction of our royal family are all rated as third-level safe areas instead of first-class?"

"Your Majesty, the classification of this safe zone is not up to you and me, but based on the feedback of the merchants and the law and order situation in each province. "Lorist is very calm.

His Royal Highness was speechless, he knew in his heart that in the past three years, he had vigorously reorganized his armaments and spent his energy and mind on armaments, and he didn't care much about the people's livelihood in various places, as long as he could maintain it. Therefore, robbery, theft, and murder are endless. It's no wonder that all provinces under the jurisdiction of the municipality are rated as Level 3 Safe Zones. This means that you have to carry a self-defense weapon with you when you go out in case of accidents, and you either need to hire bodyguards or not form a group to ensure safety.

Looking at the colorful map again, His Royal Highness quickly understood the sense of security that Lorist was talking about and the reason why he needed Makinohara Province. There are four routes to the outside world, the sea route is Beihai City, the land route is three, and the Makinobara provinces, Winston provinces and Drymke provinces are one each. However, the provinces of Winston and Drymke are both territories under the jurisdiction of the Norton family, and they are light green and safe. Only Makinohara Province is light red, and the alert area is on alert, and Lorist must beware of the Fisabrun family's direct raid on the Northland through Makinohara Province......

Hehe, I didn't expect Lorist to really regard the Fisabrun family as a potential adversary, the most dangerous enemy, even if they had signed an armistice. It seems that the Grand Duke of Fisabrun said that the four alliances of the Northland forced their families to open trade routes and forcibly buy and sell daily necessities and materials is true, and it is clear that they want to squeeze the Fisabrun family, which owns Jinchuan Province, a province with large gold resources. Well, yes, the more contradictions between the four alliances of the Northland and the Fisabrun family, the deeper the hostility will be, and the more places there will be to use and provoke in the future.

His Royal Highness stood in front of the colored map and thought about it, and it took a long time for him to come back to his senses: "Locke, my brother, didn't the Grand Duke of Fisabrun sign an armistice with all four of you? In the past three years, I heard that the business cooperation between you is also very close, and you are all nobles of our Andinac Kingdom, and you have also married Princess Celevia, the granddaughter of the Grand Duke of Fisabrun. What I don't understand is why you're still labeling the Fisabrun family's territory as enemy territory. Don't you think it's very inappropriate?"

In the eyes of His Royal Highness, Lorist wants Makinohara Province to be purely superfluous, and it will be okay if you break the chain bridge leading to Makinohara Province? Without that chain bridge, will the Fisabarun family forces grow wings and fly over the moat to raid the Northland? Besides, the Fisabrun family has already withdrawn their family forces from Makinohara Province, which is actually under the control of your Norton family, why do you have to embarrass me and force me to recognize the jurisdiction of Makinohara Province, can't everyone turn a blind eye and acquiesce?

Not to mention that the jurisdiction of Makinohara Province belongs to the Fisabrun family, even if I want to transfer it to you, there is no precedent for this, one family has one direct territory, and two jurisdictional territories have reached the top, and you want three jurisdictional territories, isn't it difficult for me to do it? Besides, the province of Makinohara is not a good place, there is no population, although the territory is large, it is close to the northeast steppe, and it is always facing the invasion and plunder of the barbarian tribes, and it used to be the penal colony of the imperial prisoners, isn't it too boring for your Norton family to put so much effort into this place now?

Lorist sneered: "Your Majesty, if it weren't for the four alliances of our Northland that forced the Fisabrun family into a corner, do you think you would recover the Grand Duke of Fisabrun and his family so easily? Have you forgotten that the Fisabrun family supported the second prince to establish the Iberian Kingdom back then? Do you think that you can trust the Fisabrun family's loyalty to you and the kingdom by marrying a woman from the Fisabrun family?

The Norton family never forgets who their enemies are, and even if they sign an armistice with us, we will never forget that the Norton family forces fell into the trap set by the Fisabrun family and the barbarian tribe in Makinohara Province, and tens of thousands of valiant family soldiers fought bloodily to bury their bones. Makinohara Province, that is the unforgettable sad place of our Norton family, where tens of thousands of family souls returned to the kingdom of the god of war......

For the sake of the unification of the empire, and for the sake of allegiance to Your Majesty's will, we, the Norton family, endured humiliation, shook hands with the enemy, and made peace with the enemy. What we have is patience, and we are waiting for the time to come. Even if His Majesty does not agree to transfer Makinoha Province to our family jurisdiction, it doesn't matter. In the future, when there will be a chance, we will take it with our own hands and use our own hands to avenge the tens of thousands of soldiers who sacrificed their lives......"

His Royal Highness was overjoyed and understood, and the real reason why Lorist had to go to Makinohara Province was because of the shame of the family's armed legion being defeated by Grand Duke Fisabrun in Makinohara Province and the entire army was wiped out. Hehe, now there is no need to worry about the collusion between the Grand Duke of Fisabrun and Lorlist, if Lorist is allowed to forcibly take away the jurisdiction of Makinohara Province from the Fisabrun family as he wishes, then the Fisabrun family will also suffer a great humiliation, and will definitely fight with the Norton family......

It is really cost-effective for the Second Highness to exchange the Makinohara Province, a broken place where birds don't, for the Norton family to send troops to the war, and at the same time block the Fisabrun family and make the two families become enemies of life and death. As for the restriction that a family can only have one direct domain and two jurisdictional territories at most, it can be completely bypassed, because Makinohara Province is not a direct domain of the royal family, but belongs to the jurisdiction of the Fisabulun family.

Let the Grand Duke of Fisabrun transfer the province of Makinohara to the jurisdiction of Lorlist, in exchange for the Norton family's participation in the war, it will only be the Fisabrun family that will lose face, but it will be the kingdom that will benefit. Being a king is just a confirmation of the boat, which does not adversely affect his wisdom and foresight in any way, and he does not have to pay any price......

However, now the problem has become that the Fisabrun family is the key, but His Royal Highness is more sure of convincing the Grand Duke of Fisabrun. The simplest reason is that the Fisabrun family is facing the suppression of the four alliances of the Northlands, and if their own king does not support them, then it is difficult for the Fisabrun family to survive the aggressive soldiers of the Norton family. I believe that if I retell this colorful map I saw and what Lorist had just said to the Grand Duke of Fisabrun, the Grand Duke of Fisabrun will definitely make a wise choice.

But what compensation should I give to the Grand Duke of Fisabrun? We can't let the Norton family send troops and the Fisabrun family don't send troops, so I'm afraid that Lorist won't do his best, in the first strategic plan of this raid war, the Norton family forces occupy a very important position, and they can't fall short......

"Well, Locke, my brother, I agree to transfer the province of Makinohara to the jurisdiction of the Norton family. But as you know, Makinohara Province is not a direct domain of our royal family, but a territory of the Fisabrun family, which requires convincing the Grand Duke of Fisabulun that I, as a king, have no right to transfer this province to you. But since you have already made this request, then I promise to let you fulfill this wish of yours, and I will try my best to convince the Grand Duke of Fisabrun, can you wait patiently here for three days first?" The Second Highness was very sincere at this moment.

Lorist bowed deeply: "Your Majesty, according to your wishes, I will wait here for three days." If you can get the Fisa Burun family to transfer the province of Makinoha to us. Then in this war to unify the Empire, our Norton family will definitely do our best to serve Your Majesty and the kingdom. ”

His Royal Highness left in a hurry. Lorist smiled, perhaps in the eyes of others, the desolate and remote Sparsely populated Makinohara Province is just a grazing land, but in Lorlist's view, this is a treasure land for the Norton family and the barbarian tribes in the northeast steppe to develop trade and conduct market trading, and the family will influence those barbarian tribes through commercial trade, and gradually transform them into their own lords and markets.

For the next three days, this palatial garden villa estate on the edge of the platinum sand beach was very lively. Through various gossip, all the nobles learned of Lorlist's request to send troops, and placed the province of Makinohara under the jurisdiction of the Norton family. Duke Kenmeth, Duke Philim, and Duke Shaheen came to the door to confirm, but Lorist was silent, which confirmed that the news was not a rumor.

On the first day, the Second Highness went down to consult with the Grand Duke of Fisabarun, and it is said that the old man was so furious that he drew his sword and went to Lorist desperately, threatening that the province of Makinohara was the territory of the Fisabrun family, and he could not throw it away from him even if he swore to die. Lorlist's kid was so deceitful that he would rather fight to the death with this kid than give up his family's honor. However, the old man was screaming loudly, and he refused to go to Lorist to duel when he was killed, and the Second Highness turned back to the old man as soon as he stopped him, closed the door and closed the door, refusing to listen to the persuasion of the Second Highness.

His Royal Highness was not discouraged, and came to the door again the next day, this time the old man did not get angry, just listened silently and kept silent.

On the third day, His Royal Highness made persistent efforts, and this time the old man's attitude was loosened. He said that for the sake of the unification of the empire and the fulfillment of His Majesty's wishes, and in order not to embarrass His Majesty, he was willing to endure the humiliation and transfer the province of Makinohara to the jurisdiction of the Norton family. However, he asked His Royal Highness to compensate them for their family fiefdom and canonize a hinterland province as a family fiefdom for their family.

The Second Highness pondered for a moment and agreed to Grand Duke Fisabrun's request. However, the territory he promised was not in the direct domain of the royal family, and was currently in the territory of the Commercial Alliance. His Highness promised that if the first strategic objective of the raid was achieved, the recovered province of Andlviv would become the fissabrun family fiefdom.

With the Second Highness's consistent disposition of drawing flatbread with empty mouths and being good at promising with the enemy's things, Grand Duke Fisabrun was not surprised by this result, and he agreed to the promise of the Second Highness, but let the Second Highness make an oath on the spot. Then, accompanied by His Royal Highness II, he went to the villa where Lorist lived, and transferred the province of Makinohara to Lorist in the presence of a group of nobles, which was signed and notarized by His Royal Highness. After all these formalities were completed, the Grand Duke of Fisabrun threw down the quill pen that he had signed and left angrily......

On August 32, 1786, in the presence of King Ogseiro I of Antinac and other nobles, the Grand Duke of Fisabrun transferred the family jurisdiction of the province of Makinohara to Norton Lorlist, the Archduke of the Northlands, making the Norton family the only nobles to own three territories under one direct jurisdiction.

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