Chapter Forty-Nine: The Scarlet Reform
Of course, reform can't be done overnight, and Winston gave things to Copson just to get him familiar with them first. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
To make sure things go smoothly, letters of appointment kept coming out of Winston's hands.
The soldiers and peasants were separated, and the knights from all over the country selected elites to regroup into a new Knights of the Tempest, led by Alaide to garrison Iron Peak Castle. The former Ironpeak Guards were reorganized into the Guard, led by Blount.
Sudury's forces were incorporated to form the First Corps, which was commanded by Andvin, and the Second Corps, which was formed by the surrenders of Ernaux and Iscinmont, was commanded by Johannes. In addition, the original Copson unit was transferred as a law enforcement team, which was directly commanded by him. The cut units were reorganized into the In-situ City Guard Corps.
Military power is fundamental, and after a few orders to take the army into his hands, Winston dared to let Colpson start reforming.
Iron Peak Fort is good to say, the military fortress does not have any meritorious nobles, but Suduri is different from Ernaux, there are many lords and dignitaries there, Winston can already foresee the coming storm, in order to suppress the thoughts of Claudia, personally sit in Ernaux to ensure the smooth progress of the reform.
Looking out the window at the bustling streetscape, Winston seemed to smell blood. This is also the reason why Copson was chosen to carry it out, only a lone wolf like him can have the courage to use blood to carry out the decree.
Knowing that there was a lot of resistance to reform, Copson was also a smart man, and he did not throw out all the laws at once, but gradually implemented them from shallow to deep.
On the political side, the privileges of the nobility were reduced, the status of the people was raised, the nobles were not guilty of murder, judicial immunity, tax exemptions, etc. were removed. Officials are no longer hereditary, but selected from the children of the nobility, this is also helpless, knowledge is in the hands of the aristocracy, if you want to completely reproduce the imperial examination, you have to popularize education, but education is a hundred-year plan, and there is no urgency. In addition, it is stipulated that the tax rate shall be publicized to the people, and all officials shall not levy additional taxes without permission.
In terms of military merits, the highest number of nobles can only start from the captain, and no merit can be knighted. The promulgation of Winston's new military law adapted from the ancient Chinese seven prohibitions and fifty-four beheadings, the military establishment of a separate military status, independent judiciary and management, military registration is higher than other origins, this is a pit dug by Winston, that is to say, the slave is directly released from the slave after joining the army into the military registration, I believe that there will be no worry about the lack of soldiers in the future, and it can also indirectly weaken the power of the nobles.
At the same time, all the customs cards in the territory were abolished, and only the entry tax of goods was collected to encourage commercial prosperity.
A series of reform measures have made some people taste the sweetness, but also let others plant a big heel, Suduri has broken out several noble rebellions, all of which have been suppressed by Anderwin and the driven over Aled, Ernaux is relatively calm, but Winston has already smelled the turbulent undercurrent under the calm waves.
What would the fuse look like? How many people would die for it? Copson's law enforcement team and Johannes' Second Regiment were on standby all day these days.
Winston sat in front of the window and watched the night quietly, the moon in the sky seemed to have turned blood red, this leisurely tranquility was quickly broken, and a bat flew in from the window on the other side, and quickly pounced on Winston.
Hurard's thin sword came out of its sheath, and the deadly cold light flew like an arrow.
The bat narrowed its wings and narrowly escaped from under the blade of the sword.
The dark red blood lingered, and the bat turned into a middle-aged man, his appearance was quite handsome, but unfortunately the long hooked nose gave people a gloomy feeling.
"Winston Indira, accept the bloody hug!"
I can't imagine that the nobles of Ernaux are involved with such a dark creature that has disappeared for a long time!
There was a fierce shouting outside, and the whole Ernaux was instantly plunged into the flames of war.
Winston's eyes flashed with murderous intent, "Wait until you can survive under my sword!"
Before the words fell, Xu Rad's thin sword suddenly attacked, and the sharp sword pierced the void, and the distance was instantaneous.
The sword light was like a rainbow, and suddenly the blood clan man felt a suffocating oppressive force surging like a landslide, and his throat seemed to be pasted with a piece of ice, and the breath of death suddenly penetrated his body.
"Boom!"
With a muffled sound, the blood clan man exploded violently, and the dark red blood turned Winston's eyes red, and even the true vision dragon pupil lost its ability to perceive it for a while.
Countless bats flew out of the blood mist, enveloping the blood-colored waves to form a raging wave of energy towards Winston.
The blade of the sword and the flow of blood struck, Winston suddenly felt his arm numb, and the invincible Hurard sword was also rolled out by the bloodstream, and the whole person fell backwards as if he had been pushed by a huge force.
Winston was secretly shocked in his heart, the ability of this blood clan is really weird.
The figure flew around, and as soon as he stepped on the wall, Winston rose into the sky like an arrow from the string, and the thin sword in his hand turned into a sharp cold light and flew away.
The Blood Clan man shouted, "Mortal, it is impossible for you to compete with the Great Blood Clan!"
The figure reappeared in the blood mist, and the surrounding blood qi suddenly inhaled into his hands, and flew up, the hook claws in his hands grabbed at Winston angrily, and the blood light suddenly soared and roared.
"Boom!"
The explosion shook the sky, and Winston's office building trembled, and the floor slab burst open.
In the smoke and dust, Winston stumbled down the first floor, the ground crumbling and stones flying everywhere.
The blood clan man stepped on the void, the flesh wings on his back flashed, his eyes suddenly glowed red, and he laughed and said: "Lord Yingdila's ability is nothing more than this, suffer death!"
The clothes were inspired, the man's right hand was bent and stretched, and the blood and qi gathered on it to turn into a huge and sharp blood blade, and suddenly struck at Winston!
"Little imp, don't be fooled by this bat, the weakness of all bloodlines is the heart!"
Maybe he couldn't see it, but Kruger's reminding voice sounded in his head.
Winston's eyes widened as he stared at the Blood Man's chest. The tiptoes scurried out of the ground a little. In an instant, the whole body gathered into the sword body, and roared away with the hunting wind.
"It's useless, mortal swords can't hurt the blood clan!"
In an instant, the blood was like a tide, and the blood man turned into a bat flying in the sky in the muffled sound of "Peng".
True vision dragon pupils locked on the bat that changed in the man's chest, and the mighty dragon power crushed away, and all the bats that were constantly flying in the air to cover up were stunned, and seized the opportunity, and the thin sword in his hand stabbed straight away as fast as lightning.
"Whew!"
The sharp sword body pierced through the bats, and the blood and qi in the sky were scattered, and countless flying bats also lost their vitality and fell to the ground like fish out of water.
"Let me go, or you'll be hunted down by the Bloodline!"
Looking at the blood clan who was constantly struggling at the tip of the sword, Winston snorted coldly, and was just about to fuse, when Kruger's voice came from his head: "Little ghost, let's make an exchange!"
Seeing his reminding face, Winston said, "Say it." ā
"Give me his heart, and I'll tell you a treasure that I treasure. ā
The most valuable thing in the bloodline is the heart, Winston hesitated, "What kind of treasure?"
"Something that belongs to the Abyss Giant, the Core of Annihilation!"