Late at night, Mavi took out his key and opened the door of the grocery store.

I haven't been back for nearly a month, and the grocery store is already full of dust, and everything is furnished as when I first left, quiet, and you can hear the pins dropping.

grunt

grunt

An invisible tentacle wrapped around Ma Wei's shoulder, wrapping around his body and lifting him up, a wave of joy came to him.

"Muir, we're back."

Muir had been following orders and guarding the grocery store, which was too good for housekeeping for thieves to detect.

"It's a reward for you."

Patting Muir's tentacles and telling it to put itself down, Ma Wei took out the iron box from his arms, took out two cucumber seeds and threw them to Muir, these cucumber seeds were brought by Luo Jin, although there was a little bit of saliva on them, but Muir should not care about this little problem.

The cucumber seeds thrown out disappeared at once, and Muir ate them into his stomach, and immediately followed Ma Wei and the others to the location of the storage room.

Unleash the Kraken's Tears, restore the hidden goods one by one, count the quantity, and after confirming that it is correct, the last worries are gone.

"Rest early." Ma Wei put down the living spirit statue in his hand and looked at Levin: "Tomorrow is the day of your nobleman, you can't be late." ”

Ublis I was still very quick to do things, it should be said that the Church was ready to award the title of the Manstein family a long time ago, even if there was no "Potions of Paris" this time, it would be a matter of time before the nobles were rewarded.

After all, the Manstein family, who were the old Junker nobles half a century ago, are now citizens of the Kingdom of Windsor, and they are an important help to the church that cannot be ignored, and it is reasonable that they should be restored to their former glory.

Back in the room, Ma Wei removed the cloth cover used to prevent dust on the bed, opened the window to breathe, cleaned the dust on the ground, and after doing all this, he stood alone in front of the window, looking at the moon in the sky obscured by clouds and mist.

Manstein's identity was borrowed from them.

Half a year ago, they went to the village of Risa in person, and in front of the tombstone of the previous head of the family, they promised to revitalize the name Manstein, and now this goal is about to be achieved.

"Hope everything goes well."

The next day, Buckingham Palace.

The majestic palace is located in the center of the green garden, although it has collapsed a corner, but it still does not lose the royal style.

The news of the reward had been reached to the nobles of London, and the high class who had received the invitation rushed to the palace in their cars to see the first secular nobleman to be rewarded by the Church since the coming of the gods.

Strictly speaking, the church and the nobility do not belong to the same order, there is a clear difference between the two, but in the theocratic era, the power of the church is above the royal power, and the nobility is no exception, even in their own territory, they must obey the administration of the church.

Aside from the individual, rising to the level of a certain organization, the church owns the most land, not a certain nobleman can compare, taking the Church of the Three Goddesses of Destiny as an example, they came to Britain two thousand years ago, established the church, developed believers, and after a long time of accumulation, they not only bought land, but also the territory donated by kings and nobles.

In the entire Kingdom of Windsor, about 10% of the land belonging to the Church, most of them were ordinary towns, and major cities such as London, Edinburgh, Oxford, and Birmingham were still in the hands of kings and nobles.

Even so, the church is able to extract a huge amount of money from land and various businesses every year to maintain its expenses.

The Church of the Three Goddesses of Destiny is very rich, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is rich enough to rival the country, but it is generally not revealed.

The land to be rewarded to Levin today is the territory of the Church, apparently Ublis I and Rhodes IV reached some kind of agreement, Rhodes IV gave the title of nobility, but it is actually good to go through the 'accounts' of the Church, who let the reward of the nobility be proposed by Ubrey I?

In the palace chapel, Ma Wei, like other nobles, walked into the auditorium in advance and sat down, and it was not him who accepted the reward, so naturally there was no reason to wait outside the main entrance.

The chapel was noisy, and the high-class people who had come to watch the ceremony talked in low voices, until the crowned Rhodes IV stepped out of the side door and stepped onto the high platform, and the crowd regained silence.

Rhodes IV appeared on the front foot, and Ubrey I walked out of the door on the other side, his seat was higher than that of Rhodes IV, one in front of the other, and at the end were three statues of goddesses, alluding to the hierarchical status of the monarch.

When the king and the pope were seated, the celebrant took out a scroll of papers, unfolded them, and recited them aloud:

"To the Goddess Hon, King of Great Britain and other Territories and Dependencies, Head of the Commonwealth of Windsor, Protector of the Church of the Goddess of Destiny, Rhodes IV, Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Meriones, Baron Greenwich, Duke of Lancaster, Lord of the Isle of Man, Duke of Normandy, Lord of the Most Exalted Order of the Garter, Lord of the Order of the Most Exalted Lords of the Order of Bath"

The names and titles were sung aloud, and with each name was pronounced, the celebrant paused slightly, as if to let the listener know the power and dignity of the king.

But in Ma Wei's view, these complicated and gorgeous names are flashy, and I am a little tired of hearing too much, and no matter how many names Rhodes IV has, they cannot compare with the title of Pope in the theocratic era.

This can be seen from the indifferent look on the face of Ubley I.

He didn't care at all how long the title was after Rhodes IV, he just wanted to finish it as soon as possible.

After a few minutes of recitation, the salute finally concluded with 'Lord of the Order of Merit of the Royal Police'.

"The Kingdom of Windsor has always adhered to the principle of rewarding meritorious deeds, and in light of this, we call you all together today to witness the honour of the Meritorious and Distinct."

As the voice of the salute fell, the guards opened the main entrance of the chapel, and in the solemn music, Levin, dressed in a red earl's dress, strode in, and walked along the red carpet avenue in the middle of the chapel to Rhodes IV, kneeling on one knee and bowing his head.

Rhodes IV stood up, picked up the long sword that the guards held on the soft pillow, patted Levine's shoulder left and right, and said in a deep voice:

"In the name of the King of Great Britain and other Territories and Dependencies, I canonize Felix von Manstein as Earl of Beaconsfeld on the same day, and I shall be crowned a member of the Order of the Garter, and shall be awarded the Order of the Garter, the Imperial Medal of Honour of the First Class, and the Royal Medal of Honor."

"Dad, why did he slap Uncle Felix on the shoulder with his sword?"

In the audience, Yunia, who witnessed this scene, asked curiously, "What kind of etiquette is this?" ”

"Well, it's etiquette for knights."

"Nominally, it is a sword slapping the back of the honourer to 'wake up from a nightmare and fight for a noble ideal,' but it also has the meaning of a test and an admonition to test the honourer's ambition in the face of violence and to warn him of even more brutal battles to come." ”

"In addition to this heavy meaning, there is also a warning to the awarder that he has the ability and power to discipline the other party."

Yunia nodded: "Just let the awarder be your own dog!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the nobles sitting around looked sideways, turned their heads, and looked at Yunia in unison, their eyes full of shock, surprise, displeasure and even anger.

Ma Wei laughed, and soon realized that the occasion was wrong, and said with a straight face: "You should explain that you are a vassal, loyal to the king, and you can't call people dogs." ”

"Oh, got it." Yunia replied nonchalantly, bowing her head and eating the chocolate.

The nobles want to have a seizure, but this is a chapel, the king and the pope are above, and the ordination ceremony is not over yet, so they can't shout and shout

Unia is a little girl, and her usual gentlemanly demeanor makes the nobles unable to deal with a little girl, not to mention that she is also the daughter of Nicholas von Manstein, who is currently a big man in London and has an unlimited future.

Forget it.

If you think about it carefully, what people say is right, isn't it just to be a dog, as long as you give more meat, you can be a dog's son!

On the stage, Levin had already stood up, and the king took up the Order of the Order, opened the pin, and put it on Levine's chest himself, and said: "From this day forward, you will be a noble knight, Earl Beckensfield." ”

"This is my glory, Your Majesty."

After the award ceremony, Ma Wei and the others left the palace, they received an invitation from the second prince to go to Kensington Palace to talk about things, on the way, Levine kept fiddling with the medal on his chest, and asked while observing: "Where is Beckensfield?" ”

"It's a medieval town in the north-west suburbs of London, and it's already connected to the railway." "The small town of Beckensfield was originally the domain of the church, but now it is your private land," Marvey said. ”

"I'm a landlord?"

"Yes, but the townspeople are not your slaves, they are free people living in your land, they pay taxes according to the tax laws you make, and you pay taxes on the territory of the kingdom, and the difference in the middle is your income, and you can also recruit a certain number of soldiers and have the right to govern the territory."

"Recruiting soldiers?"

Levin's eyes lit up: "Sounds pretty good!" ”

"Of course it's good!" Daniel pouted and said, "You are now an earl, or an earl in the suburbs of London, in the Middle Ages, you should be a border earl in charge of garrisoning the royal capital, and your status is higher than that of ordinary earls!" It is also more valued by the king! ”

The church must have taken into account the peculiarities of the Manstein family and needed them to stay in London, so it gave Levine the land in the suburbs of London.

It's not the Middle Ages anymore, the title of Border Count is no different from ordinary nobles, and after the unification of the army, the number of soldiers recruited was also limited, and it could only be used for self-defense within the territory.

Even the governing power must obey the laws of the kingdom and be supervised by the church, and cannot be as wanton as in the Middle Ages, killing the inhabitants of the territory at will.

However, what Ma Wei values is not the right to govern the law, what he wants is the right of the nobles to tax in the territory, with the right to tax, they can let the residents in the territory plant and breed potion materials, and fire the first shot of the sinking of the potions market!

This is much more important than the right to govern

Kensington Palace.

"Congratulations, Felix, oh no, it's time to call you Earl Beaconsfield!"

The second prince greeted him at the door with a butler, he did not attend the award ceremony, but knew in advance what title Levin would be canonized.

"Your Highness is too polite." Levin smiled: "You better call me Felix, if you want to call the title, you are the Prince of Oxford." ”

"That's right, it's so unusual to call each other by titles, and it's still as comfortable as before."

After experiencing the escape together, the feelings of several people quickly warmed up, and the second prince just teased, laughed and talked a few words, and then took Ma Wei and the others to the living room and mentioned the matter: "Nicholas, the general election every five years is about to begin, and I have submitted your name, but I don't know which district you want to run for." ”

Elections in the Kingdom of Windsor are a 'small constituency system', with each constituency electing one member of parliament to the House of Commons as a member, with a total of 650 constituencies and 650 seats.

Although there are many places, a candidate can only choose one constituency, such as the grocery store in Newham, East London, which has a slot, and if Mawe runs in Newham, it means that he will not be able to run in other districts.

At the end of each general election, the leader of the party with the most votes automatically becomes the new prime minister, gaining the power to form a cabinet, and the current prime minister of the kingdom, Winston Churchill, is a Conservative, while the Conservative Party supports the Grand Prince Charles.

At the beginning of the new general election, the second prince of course wants the Liberal Party that supports him to form a cabinet and grow its power, but the Conservative Party has more seats in the House of Commons than the Liberal Party, and judging from the situation alone, the next Prime Minister will be Winston Churchill.

"Which constituencies are the most competitive?" Mavi asked.

"Of course, the constituencies where the Conservatives and the Liberals compete the most, such as London's Enfield constituency, the Eling constituency, and so on." The second prince pondered: "We have two choices, one is to go to the constituency of the Conservative Party or other parties to compete directly with them, and the other is to come to the constituency of the Liberal Party, and I will manipulate it internally and let the other parliamentarians give up their positions to you." ”

"The second option is the safest, it can guarantee you Nicholas as a councilor."

From the expression of the second prince, Ma Wei could see that he did not particularly want to give up a seat, not that he did not want to, but felt that with Ma Wei's current influence, he could compete with the Conservative Party, defeat them, and win a constituency.

If Ma Wei didn't want to compete and wanted to be safer, the second prince wouldn't say anything, anyway, the seat was still theirs, just a different person.

To compete or not to compete, Ma Wei has already made a calculation: "Your Highness, I want to run for the Lambeth District Councilor." ”

"Lambeth District."

The second prince said with a serious expression: "London's Lambeth district has always been a Conservative constituency, and the people there will vote for Conservative MPs, which is not a good choice because you have to compete directly with the Conservative Party. May I ask, why did you choose Enfield? ”

"Unlike West London and East London, South London is the most developed by industry and commerce, and where there are mostly merchants, elites and skilled workers, and I can completely unleash my fists and use the Manstein Potions Company to get the most votes for myself."

"But the situation there is complicated, businessmen, social elites and skilled workers all have different choices, the Labour Party, the National Party and the Conservative Party are intertwined, the Conservative Party is the most suitable for them, the Liberal Party's policy" The second prince licked his lips: "It's difficult to get widespread support there, they don't like reforms." ”

"I don't like reform because they don't have the need for it."

"For businessmen, social elites and skilled workers, what is available is the best, and reckless reform may cost them their current social status and quality of life, so they choose the Labour Party and the Conservative Party that can fight for their own favorable conditions," Ma Wei said lightly. ”

"The fact that the Liberals are not popular in South London does not mean that they are not competitive, and if they realise that the reforms will bring them great benefits, they will naturally choose the Liberals."

The second prince nodded: "What are you going to do?" ”

"Felix is now an earl nobleman and has his own territory, we should take the territory as the core, and the Potions control that the United Church is about to release will stimulate the people's desire to compete."

Ma Wei said with a smile: "This is a big cake, even if the main market is still under the control of the church, but a little soup and water is enough to satisfy the appetite of many people."

(End of chapter)