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"Yin Lich Brusinov, Duke of Tbilisi, graduated from the Royal Military Academy in Petersburg and is currently the commander of the Southwestern Front of the Romanov Kingdom ...."

Late at night, Fat Orange and Xiao Hei brought information about the nobles, plus the list of nobles sent by Katerina, Ma Wei had a clearer understanding of the nobles of the Romanov Kingdom.

I have to say that the emotional history of these nobles ... Or that the blood history is so huge and complicated, so complicated that Ma Wei can't figure out how to call each other between them.

For example, the Duke of Yinlich Brusinov, his great-grandfather Fedoro married the daughter of the Shirkov family, and then after a few generations, the Brusinov family married the niece and granddaughter of the daughter of the Shirkov family.

In the end, the nobles and nobles simply did not call each other by kinship, and directly called each other's names or titles, so as not to be confused.

It's not strange that you call me uncle and I call you cousin.

Anyway, Ma Wei was dazed, but in order to find out the flaws of the nobles, he had to look hard.

Fat Orange and the letter followed him to read the information, Xiao Hei rolled around on the sofa with Xiao Hei in his arms, and he was very happy, if he didn't look carefully, he thought it was two big black rats.

Yunia shouted and cheered them on, and after eating the cake for a long time, her little belly bulged, and her little face was red with excitement in the light of the fire.

"Boss, look at this count named Alexei Shirkov, he is an ancient boyar nobleman, second only to the Grand Duke, although there is no boyar nobility anymore, but the ancient boyar nobles are still very united." The communication came over with a document provided by Katerina: "These boyar nobles have always been on their minds to restore their honor, they are the most typical hereditary nobles, and the richest of the nobles. ”

Mavi took the document, carefully looked at the information about Alexei Shirkov, and found that the communication was correct, Shirkov was the oldest hereditary noble family, with an independent territory, which was completely different from the military nobles who made money with the Grand Duke, they had a respected status, and they always felt that they were the highest nobles except for the Grand Duke.

The Romanov Kingdom is a collection of several principalities, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is an alliance, there were many tribes and principalities in the past, and there were constant struggles between each other, and finally the Grand Duchy of Mosk won and completed the unification, and the kings of the principality were all under the name of the Grand Duchy of Mosk.

The original king of the duchy is now the Grand Duke, the highest rank among the nobility, while the boyar nobility has been handed down since ancient times, they once allegiated to the king of the duchy, and after the unification of the Grand Duchy of Mosk, they became independent and became the noble rank second only to the Grand Duke.

In order to balance these nobles, the king of the Grand Duchy of Mosk divided the territory among the officers who were loyal to him, commonly known as the service nobles or the military nobles, who were not hereditary, but inherited titles and domains as long as the descendants of these nobles remained loyal to the king.

Under these circumstances, the old boyar aristocratic class certainly did not look down on these new military nobles, and they fought openly and secretly for a long time, until Peter the Great overthrew the Apocalypse and completed the unification of power, and after the promulgation of the "Official Ranks" and the establishment of the Senate, the situation slowly improved.

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The "List of Official Ranks" abolished the name of the boyar nobility, divided the nobility into grades 1-14, abolished the hereditary system, and clearly stated that the promotion of official rank was based only on merit, regardless of origin, and allowed commoners to be given the status of nobility.

Strange to say, less than a month after the promulgation of the "Official Ranks", Peter the Great fell seriously ill and died not long after.

The newly enthroned King Paul I issued the "Edict of Noble Power, Freedom and Privilege" on the first day, on the basis of the "Official Rank Table", restored and strengthened the rights and interests of the aristocracy, relying on the real estate aristocracy, uniting the urban industrial and commercial elites, suppressing serfs and the common people at the bottom of society, so that serfdom reached its peak.

As for dukes, earls, and marquises, they are just noble titles after reaching a certain rank, and usually refer to the size of merit, rather than strength.

The revocation of the title of the boyar nobility kept the boyar nobles in their hearts, and they repeatedly proposed to Paul I to restore the title of boyar nobleman, but they were all rejected.

The reason is simple, what Paul I needed was to balance the power position of the nobility, not to stir up contradictions among the nobility, and if he restored the title of boyar noble, what would the military nobles think?

"This star really wants to retire"

Now that Peter the Great had solved this problem, Paul I naturally did not want to make any more waves.

"Although these former boyar nobles now seem to be harmonious with the military nobles, talking and laughing, in fact, they still look down on them behind their backs." "The cats overheard their conversation, and these boyar nobles called the nobles of military merit doglegs," said Fat Orange. ”

"That's right." The source nodded: "These military nobles are all loyal to Paul I, and they are different from the boyar nobles, in this case, we might as well start with the boyar noble faction!" ”

After a while, Mavi pondered, and after a while, he said: "No, the boyar nobles seem to be dissatisfied with Paul I, but in fact they are the most loyal supporters of the aristocracy, and it's impossible for them, as hereditary nobles, to give up their rights. ”

"On the contrary...."

Ma Wei narrowed his eyes: "In the hands of these military nobles, they not only hold a large amount of land, but they are also non-hereditary nobles, many of them have been promoted step by step, and they are not so obsessed with the identity of nobles, and they are more inclined to immediate interests." ”

"Military nobles?"

Slightly stunned, the source was puzzled: "But many of the nobles with military merits were promoted by Paul I!" They only had meat to eat after Paul I, so how could they help us? ”

"You're saying the opposite." Mavi smiled: "They are not following Paul I, but the king, the king who can bring them benefits. ”

"That's what you say...."The source's eyes suddenly widened, and he seemed to understand something: "These military nobles are the most likely to defect to the camp and help us?" ”

"Many of them were originally from the lowest civilian backgrounds, and a large number of them had followed Peter the Great, and they understood the poverty of serfs and the people at the bottom better than the boyar nobles who had been hereditary for hundreds of years."

Ma Wei put the document on the table, picked up the teacup, stared at the glowing fire, the flame reflected in the child's hole, and said softly:

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"Among these military nobles, there must be people who fit the truth, and I believe that with a little guidance, they will make the right decision."

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