With the results of the investigation in mind, Hudson had just returned to Dadir City, and before he had time to relax, Hudson received an invitation to a banquet from the Earl of Pierce.

The boss has a treat, and there must be time. Without the slightest hesitation, after completing the washing as fast as possible, he and Baron Redman got into the carriage.

"Father, what's been going on in the city lately?"

Hudson asked, confused.

As the leader of the southeastern provinces, Earl Pierce is very cold. According to the usual practice, Hudson would not have been able to attend the banquet at all.

If people don't invite, Hudson won't be bored. The difference in strength and identity between the two sides is too big, even if he wants to make a sycophant, he can't take his turn.

"It's not a fiefdom that makes a fuss. Especially those guys who are fighting for inheritance, they don't have any discipline at all. In recent days, there has been no end to the conflict in the city. ”

Baron Redman said with a look of disdain.

He didn't have the slightest affection for those guys who didn't have enough military merit and tried to eat their relatives in vain.

Of course, the main thing is that you can't eat it at home. Just for Hudson's public relations, it consumed a lot of contacts, and he didn't have the energy to mix with the desperate households.

On this kind of occasion, the little people always have to hurry up and set off in advance to attend the banquet, and the scene is still full of people.

Sure enough, everyone was on the same page. Arriving early does not necessarily make a good impression on the Governor, but arriving late will certainly leave a bad impression.

From the beginning of the struggle for fiefdoms, the alliance of small and medium-sized nobles in the southeastern provinces has collapsed, and the initiative has once again returned to the hands of Count Pierce.

Constantly greeting people along the way, the benefits of familiar faces at this time were reflected, and Hudson and most of the nobles present were enough to gossip a few words.

Especially in the Governor's Palace, Hudson would have to go over and talk to each other whenever he met him. Uncle and the like kept shouting, and the scene was full of laughter.

Nodding friendship is also friendship, and if you don't use it, you don't use it. The thriving Coslow family is already famous for having many relatives. The complex relationships between them may not be clear to one's own people, let alone outsiders.

If the parties do not explain, they fall into the eyes of the outside world, which is an invisible deterrent. Especially for a group of competitors, it is even more of a pressure.

……

"Everyone is here, it seems that everyone is giving me face! This is very good, and the nobility of my southeastern province is to maintain this unity.

Today, in addition to reminiscing about the past, it is more important to discuss the future ownership of Wright and Wyton counties.

First of all, I would like to state here that the legitimacy of the system of aristocratic succession must be guaranteed. Everything must be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the "Continental Succession Law", and anyone who dares to break the rules is the common enemy of all of us.

I believe that all of you present are role models of the aristocracy, and there will be no such scum in it, and everyone will not let this kind of aristocratic scum exist. ”

The Continental Succession Law is a rule upheld by the aristocratic group in order to safeguard the common interests of everyone.

Any family will inevitably have a day of decline, and no one wants their property to fall into the hands of others, which can be regarded as a rare warmth in the aristocratic world.

"Your Excellency the Governor is right when he says that the Continental Succession Act must be followed. All heirs who meet the requirements of the Inheritance Law can be given priority to go through the inheritance formalities for them.

All we need to talk about is borderlands, and territories where inheritance is disputed. The specific disposal plan, I think His Excellency the Earl should have a perfect plan. ”

Viscount Oran said meaningfully.

It seems to be cooperating with Governor Pierce, and it seems to be dissatisfied with his arbitrariness, and his tone is full of contradictions.

Everyone has long been surprised by this scene. None of the several powerful viscounts in the province had a good relationship with Earl Pierce.

The minor aristocracy did not threaten the interests of the Dalton family, but the middle aristocracy was different. Although there is still a huge difference in the strength of the two sides, once the great nobles decline, they have the capital to replace them.

In order to consolidate their own rule, as the boss of the southeastern province, the Dalton family has always taken measures to suppress these middle families.

Where there is oppression, there is resistance. The middle nobles who were unwilling to be subservient to others all the time chose to join the king without hesitation, and gathered a group of younger brothers to fight against the Dalton family in the province.

The difference in strength does not affect the war of words. In the rule system, no matter how loud the noise is, the Dalton family can't directly attack them.

Except for the northern region, which is dominated by the great nobles, the rest of the kingdom plays with a mode of checks and balances. Everyone is both united and antagonistic.

For example, now, the chaos will return to the trouble, and it will not affect everyone to join forces to resist the northland nobles going south and jointly divide the borderless land in the two counties.

Glaring at Viscount Oran, Earl Pierce said slowly: "The legal heirs who meet the inheritance regulations and are not controversial can come to the Governor's Mansion to go through the inheritance procedures from tomorrow."

We will send it to the royal capital as soon as possible, and it will take effect after the king's approval. Until then, you can take over the territory in advance, but you must not use a large amount of wealth or do anything that is detrimental to the rights and interests of the territory.

According to the agreement between the Governor's Palace and the kingdom, the counties of Wright and Wyton were to set aside one-sixth of the land as fiefs for the military nobles of the Northlands.

The specific candidate has not yet been determined, but the general scope has been delineated, and today we will discuss the disposal of the remaining areas.

The Governor's Office was to select the matching territories in order according to the size of their exploits in the counterinsurgency war.

Territories where the right of inheritance is disputed shall be in the order of lineage first, military merit secondary, and collateral lineage secondary.

If you have a better distribution plan, you can come up with it now. If you can satisfy everyone, you can go according to your plan. ”

As he spoke, regardless of whether everyone could accept it or not, a huge sand table was carried up from outside by the guards.

Although the production is a little uglier and the error is a little bigger, it can be roughly seen that this is a map of the two counties.

There are also lines of different colors on it, dividing the two counties into small pieces of different sizes, and there are also place names with wooden signs of different colors next to them.

It can be seen that Earl Pierce is preparing to cut the horse quickly, and he does not want to make trouble like this.

As for the so-called solicitation of opinions, it is purely polite words. If you want everyone to be satisfied, even if the land of the two counties is expanded tenfold, it is not enough points.

Seeing that no one came out to disagree, Count Pierce said with satisfaction: "The areas marked by the red wooden plaque are all owned by the owner, so don't worry about it."

The areas marked with the blue wooden plaque are all in dispute about the inheritance rights. It can be negotiated according to the principle of succession that we have agreed upon, and if it is not agreed, it will be decided by the noble council of the southeastern province in accordance with the rules.

The rest of the white wooden signs are borderlands. Heroes who are eligible for fiefdoms can be selected on a first-come-first-served basis, and if others have objections, they can raise them.

If the discussion is not agreed, it is still the old rule that the noble council decides. Anyway, the deputies are basically here, and it is right to vote on the spot, and it will not delay everyone's time. ”

Looking at the color-coded wooden signs, Hudson realized that he was simply overthinking. The land of abundance is not only difficult to compete, but it does not flow out at all.

Not to mention the city, Hudson never had the luxury of hoping that this kind of pie would fall on his head from the beginning.

Even the dozen or so targets that were pre-defined are now only three of them belong to the Borderlands, and the competition will be fierce as you can imagine.

Don't look at Earl Pierce's good advice, in fact, it is to follow the law of the jungle. The family is strong and has many supporters, so it is natural to be the winner.

On the contrary, even if you are the first to choose, you will not be able to keep it in the end due to lack of strength. It's better to be knighted for military merit, but it's a big deal to take a piece of rotten land, and you won't return empty-handed.

As for the others, once the battle for the fiefdom fails, all previous efforts will be lost.

Luckily, he wanted the Salaam mines the most, and it was in the Borderlands, or Hudson would have been blinded.

When everyone had almost digested it, a large red cloth was hung on the wall of the hall. Hudson quickly found his name on it, and he was the number one on the list.

It is indeed quite fair, according to the principle of political priority, Hudson, who killed the most Papal cavalry, is the first meritorious person.

It's just surprising that there is no Earl Pierce's name on it. The continent of Aslant is not a single person, and it is common to have several titles.

Especially the big nobles, who don't have a string of titles on their bodies. If it was really a one-step title, what idiot king would give tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of Pingding kilometers of land at one time?

It doesn't matter if there are other plans, anyway, Hudson is not interested in the plans of the big guys, let alone "daring" to be interested.

Without humility, Hudson took the lead and walked to the sand table, picked up a small flag and planted it in the area in front of the Salaam mine.

It is enough to mark a point to determine the approximate range, and the specific territorial division has to be shown to each other.

The flag fell, and Hudson immediately received a few kind glances. It can be seen that several powerful factions are very satisfied with his choice.

Although the Salam mining area has a lot of output, it is limited by factors such as lack of coal and low grain production, and it can only be regarded as medium among all the territory.

With the strength of the Coslow family, taking this hilly area can only be regarded as decent.

Several viscounts smiled at each other, and Hudson knew that the dust was settled. For the rest, even if you want to oppose it, it depends on whether your fists are hard enough.

"Very well, since everyone has no objection, then the southernmost mountainous area of Leyter County is tentatively designated as the fief of Baron Hudson."

As Earl Pierce's words landed, Hudson was nicknamed "Mountain Baron". Before that, everyone affectionately called him "Knight of the Bow".

Compared with the former, the latter is significantly more deterrent. In a sense, a large part of Hudson's ability to mix so openly in aristocratic circles is also due to the "Sharpbow Knight".

People always like to make friends with strong people, and a proper battlefield killer like Hudson is the best comrade-in-arms.

There are so many wars in the continent of Aslanth, and there will be many days for everyone to work together in the future. If you get the relationship better, you may be able to pick up a life from the battlefield at some point.