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Ricardo? Grand Duke Kaveh stood on the high platform of the chamber, looking down at the gathered vassals and family stewards. On the other side of the wall hung a huge mirror, and on the other side of the mirror were the generals staying in the camp of the Western Army.

The battalion assembled three legions that were preparing to attack the territory of the Rissa family, and continued to train. There is a large army assembled, of course, it is impossible to have no people in control, so most of the young generals under the command of the Kawi family stay in the camp, eating and living with the soldiers. The veterans stayed at the castle and devised their plans of attack.

These people are the political and military team belonging to the Grand Duke of Kawi.

In fact, with the scale of a grand dukedom, if there is no emperor above, it is not a problem to establish a kingdom. But as the frontier minister of the empire, of course, the Kavi family could not rashly claim the throne, which was tantamount to betrayal.

But even if he is not king, the team that rules the territory is arranged according to the kingdom system. However, in order to avoid the use of job titles, there is no such thing as 'what minister', and of course there is no 'prime minister' or similar position.

Now these people are talking to each other and whispering. If it weren't for the fact that most of the people here had seen the appearance of Duke Kaveh when he was young, and the Marquis of Farshid, who was the heir, was standing aside, many people might not be able to understand why the middle-aged man with short reddish-brown wavy hair was standing in front of the throne of the Grand Duke.

But now, in addition to confirming each other, they are just waiting for the adult to speak.

In fact, until the vassals gathered, the old duke and father and son were still exchanging opinions. Or rather, when the son is persuading his father. It's a pity that no matter how high or low the rank, status, or even strength gap, when Grand Duke Kaveh has an idea, he is not so easily convinced.

In the end, the Marquis of Farshid, who was powerless to persuade him, took a small half step back. I can only let my father play.

"My friend." The old duke glanced at everyone. Not only did he practice martial arts, but many of them were comrades-in-arms who were born and died with him on the battlefield. "First of all, I will hand over all my titles of nobility, and my child, Noonan, will inherit them all."

This declaration, of course, caused an uproar among everyone.

The most important thing about the title of nobility is not the meaning of the title, but the fiefdom right represented by the title. This is also why those honorary nobles who do not have fiefs are not accepted by some old aristocratic circles. In addition to the fact that most of the honorary nobility did not have hereditary rights, they did not have any real assets for another reason.

Generally speaking, in addition to being stripped of the title of nobility by the feudal lord, only a real death will terminate its rights. It is rare to surrender it during his lifetime and inherit it by the first heir. Because by doing so, it means that the original nobles give up the right to rule the territory and hand it over to the heirs.

There have been cases of succession to the title during the lifetime of the lost land, and most of them were made by the original nobles who made irreparable mistakes in politics, so they used this way to seek the forgiveness of the feudal monarch and the continuation of the family. There are very few exceptions that are found in the history books. Anyway, it's rare to see someone voluntarily give up power.

Therefore, the old duke's actions seem to be to abdicate the throne to seek forgiveness from His Majesty the Emperor and write off the recent efforts of everyone.

Speaking of which, the Grand Duke's family raised the blood flag against another Grand Duke for revenge, and although everyone did not oppose this matter from the beginning, they did not accept it gladly. However, as vassals, the feudal kings are humiliated just as they are humiliated; The aristocracy has a good face, and it is impossible to let go lightly when encountering this kind of thing.

Besides, Kavi Gong didn't hide the reason for holding the blood flag high, and he just warned everyone not to publicize it. The son and his wife were killed, and the daughter-in-law and granddaughter were insulted, and if this is not revenge, then everyone has to consider whether to change the court.

As a feudal monarch, he has no blood, not only can he not protect his family, but he can't take revenge for it. Then everyone will think about whether such a feudal monarch has a way to protect himself. Between the kings and ministers of the lost land, the obligations are relative. There is no reason here that 'the king wants the minister to die, and the minister has to die'.

So even if everyone was slightly dissatisfied with raising the blood flag for revenge against another grand duke, no one openly criticized it, and they did their best to prepare for war. Everyone knows that if one day you become a sufferer, your own inaction today may become the inaction of others tomorrow. That's why they're gathered under the Kawi family flag.

However, the Grand Duke is cowardly? Ready to beg the emperor for mercy?

Thinking that the investment in the early preparation for the war may be wasted, and even more concessions will be made, and the Risa family will bite a big bite, no one can calmly look at the news of the Grand Duke's intention to abdicate. didn't make a fuss on the spot, it's already enough for everyone, and Ricardo? The reason why Kavejiwei is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Looking at the old guys below, although they didn't say anything against or questioned, the old duke couldn't see the look of resentment. He was in a particularly good mood, and after admiring everyone's expressions, he continued: "The reason why I decided to abdicate is because I became the voter of the goddess of gold coins, and the affairs of the bank have been settled. ”

The young old man said, and at the same time raised his right hand, showing the Ke Yin Holy Emblem on the back of his hand, which was usually not visible, but would exude a little divine power after a little exertion. This is proof of obtaining voter status. No matter how devout an ordinary believer is, he may not be blessed and leave a holy mark on his body. This is a privilege that only special people have.

Looking at the holy emblem, everyone was a little confused. Is this a good thing, or a bad thing?

The old duke waved his hand casually and said, "Map." Then one of the attendants quickly brought two maps and spread them out in front of the people.

One is a large map of the northern part of the empire, including the territories of the Kaveh and Risa families. The other is a map of the Duchy of Kaveh and its surroundings.

The second picture is quite familiar to everyone, including when using troops, it is clear which roads can be marched. What is more special is that there are more than 10 positions on the picture with red ink. These locations are all a city, or at least a strategically important town. This is also the location of the bank that everyone has discussed beforehand.

The old duke glanced at Nonan? The Marquis of Farshid, who was a son, couldn't help but sneer: Even if his father really gave up the title of duke, with his strength and prestige, he still didn't firmly grasp the main control. In his opinion, it's a shit thing like taking off your pants and farting!

But what that look meant, the Marquis of Farshid could still tell. When the son confessed the arrangement that his father had said before, he repeated it in front of everyone.

The content includes the location of the bank, which should not be placed inside the castle, but preferably near the lively market.

How to decorate the interior. By the way, he also used the large water mirror technique to show several renderings of the interior of the bank built by someone in the holy city of Estali.

It is necessary to construct the main building of the bank in accordance with the above requirements very clearly. When everything was completed, Kavi Gong, who had become the chosen person of the goddess, personally consecrated the Great Holy Emblem of each bank.

If the requirements cannot be met, some prohibitions may be violated. At that time, let alone consecrating the Holy Emblem, I am afraid that there will be divine punishment.

In the Holy City, there are many magicians and ordinary people who are thunderbolts. Every time you split it, everyone has a memory. Otherwise, there are always people who think that they can act cheaply and do not follow the rules.

This part was agreed upon by everyone beforehand. What the Marquis of Falshid conveyed was nothing more than a final plan put forward by combining the requirements of the goddess. So no one has an opinion.

But what really shocked everyone was that the construction of the bank was actually beyond the territory of the Kawi family, extending north beyond the Gwana Empire. It also includes three small countries to the north and five towns with large populations at once.

Everyone was puzzled, and someone finally asked, "My lord, what is the purpose of your arrangement?" It's not the Dukedom's area. ”

"I know." The old duke replied, and at the same time pointed to the three old subordinates who had already been knighted, and said, "The territory of the three of you is close to the border, and you have experience in dealing with those people before. Today I will give you a task to reopen trade with the north. Originally, because of the emperor's ban, the stagnant intra-empire traded goods, and picked some unimportant ones to sell to the north. In addition to guiding them to use the functions of the bank, it is also necessary to scavenge their inventory of bad money and fine money. Before they react, take advantage of the difference between the bank's currency and the currency to make a profit. As for bad money, it should be used at least half. ”

As soon as he said this, everyone understood.

It is said that from the very beginning, the Kawi family, an aristocratic family that focuses on military merits, will actively look for ways to open banking functions. In addition to being baptized by automobiles, people are more likely to accept new things, and the advantage of currency exchange is also to convince some old stubborns who are not so flexible in their brains, a very useful point of focus.

Take the bad money to the bank to exchange coins, these coins with a lot of damage or impurities can be exchanged for 0.6 to 0.7 new coins. You must know that within the empire, when you have to use bad money, most people use it in half. That is, two bad coins are used as one fine money.

The exchange gap in the middle is enough to make the old nobles rush to it. After all, it's a pity that no one has this kind of discarding at home, piling up garbage that occupies an area.

Today, the Grand Duke's trade and banking arrangements have made everyone realize that the small and weak countries and nobles around them that have been selectively ignored and forgotten are actually a breach in the emperor's ban. Not only can you digest the unsalable goods inside, but you can also take advantage of the opportunity to exchange coins to make an extra profit. Fill up everyone's shriveled purse to prepare for the war.

You know, in the past, they were reluctant to trade with these small countries, not because they had no special products, and the coins used in circulation were too poor and were disliked by everyone. Therefore, even if the other party is willing to buy it at a premium, the people of the empire are very arrogant and refuse, leaving only some small merchants on the border to smuggle sporadically.

However, these petty merchants will also be troubled by what to do with bad money or one-sided coins that are not minted by the Empire. This is also the reason why smuggling is not very strong.

Now that the problem of coins is no longer a problem, and it is profitable from every point of view, how can people not be moved. And there is no need to send troops, risk death to rob, only need to sell goods normally, you can earn a lot of gold and silver.

After thinking about it, everyone's eyes lit up.