A similar scene also occurred in many aristocratic families in northern Xinjiang. It's just that everyone is not as extravagant as the Grand Duke of Khavadia, and illegitimate children can be arranged.

As an existence that depends on the five major families to make a living, the resources on hand are not so abundant. Most of the resources of the sub-family are left to the descendants of the descendants, or the children of the collateral line.

Unless it is a family with few people, it is difficult for illegitimate children who are not recognized to get a piece of the pie.

In the final analysis, there are more monks and less porridge. Originally, there was not much land left for them, and the local family had to take a share, and the knights who came from other places to work hard also had to leave a share for others.

These are lessons learned in exchange for blood. The big nobles above dare to eat alone, and the small nobles below dare to mess up.

The family foundation is not in the northern frontier, and the war is just a simple promotion rank for these people, blocking the way for others to advance, so don't blame others for paddling on the battlefield.

After paying a heavy price, the nobles of northern Xinjiang learned to be obedient. On the issue of the distribution of military merits, justice and fairness have basically been achieved.

Only after the establishment of a system in which everyone shared the results of the battle was established, the northern Xinjiang defense line was stabilized, and the current political pattern was formed.

Originally, even if everyone wanted to go south, they were not so eager. But in recent years, the Orc Empire has started a change. The mild-mannered old emperor died, and the new monarch succeeded him as a strong main battle faction.

Although there was no immediate invasion, there were many tentative small actions. The prophets of the Spring River Plumbing Duck, the veteran nobles who were aware of the danger, immediately realized that eggs could not be put in one basket.

There was a reshuffle in the southeastern provinces, and everyone immediately realized the opportunity. A group of nobles in the northern Xinjiang worked together to exert pressure, and they came from the hands of the Dalton family to take a tiger's mouth.

As for the risks, it's not that they boast. is also a martial aristocrat, a northern nobleman who has a friendly match with orcs every day, and his combat effectiveness is far from being comparable to that of southern nobles.

With a hundred elite soldiers to the south, everyone is very confident in gaining a firm foothold.

……

The Governor's Mansion of Beda City, the subordinate officials of the Southeast Province who gathered together, were waiting cautiously in the council hall at this moment.

The boss is in a bad mood, and the mood of being a younger brother is naturally not good. The fact that the Dalton family was being preyed upon was also a disgrace to their followers.

Although most of the people present were not retainers of Earl Pierce, as a member of the nobles of the southeastern provinces, everyone also did not have a good opinion of the nobles of the northern frontier who went south.

Everything is caused by interests, and the meat was originally divided in the pot by its own family, although everyone also had disputes, but on the whole, they still discussed.

Earl Pierce did overdo it before, but it was just an accident, and he made amends for the victims afterwards, and took out his interests to appease the nobles in the province, and generally paid attention to his appearance.

It's different for outsiders who snatch food from the tiger's mouth, and they snatch the most delicious meat in the pot as soon as they come up, how can it not make people angry?

If you look closely at the map, you will find that the territories of the nobles of the northern Xinjiang are connected, and the transportation points and cities in the two counties of Wyton and Wright have fallen under their control.

Harmony is just that, in case the two sides turn their faces, a group of local nobles will have to be controlled by others.

Seeing the gloomy Count Pierce come in, the atmosphere in the hall became more and more solemn, and for a while only the sound of breathing could be heard.

"Sit down, everybody!"

"I think you should understand what you are inviting here for today.

Originally, I thought that they just wanted to come over and get a piece of the pie, although it was a little difficult to accept, but for the sake of the overall situation of the kingdom, it was worth paying a little sacrifice.

But some people just don't know how to be satisfied, and always want to take more and take more. Fortunately, His Majesty the King was wise enough to refuse their unreasonable demands.

It's a pity that these guys still don't know how to be satisfied. Unable to gain the support of His Majesty the King, he tried in vain to win by virtue of the strength in his hands.

You say this kind of thing, can we agree? ”

Listening to the encouraging words of the Earl of Pierce, everyone immediately realized that something had changed. Thinking of the Governor's Palace's hasty finalization of the fief before, everyone instantly understood.

It must have been something that those guys in the northern frontier had done that irritated the Earl. As a last resort, he played a quick knife to cut through the mess, which directly caused the established facts.

If you know it, you know that everyone present at the recent partition is a vested interest. Even if they didn't get the meat, their relatives did. When you eat the meat in your mouth, you can't spit it out.

"No!"

"No!"

……

Everyone replied.

The anger of the crowd is as if it wants to devour people. Seeing this scene, Earl Pierce waved his hand in satisfaction and signaled everyone to be quiet.

"Since everyone thinks so, then I'm relieved. They can break the rules, so we don't need to be polite.

The map of the two counties is here, and I originally thought that after all the nobles arrived, I would confirm the territory of each fief.

Now it seems that the kindness is in vain, and people don't appreciate it at all. didn't say hello to a single one, and went directly south with a large private army, making us feel like we were afraid of them.

Just don't wait, everyone has worked hard a little bit lately, and they all went to Wright and Wyton counties to finalize the fiefdoms of each family in advance.

There is only one principle, and the laws of the kingdom must be followed, and no one can find fault with the procedure or the territory.

Extraordinary as a last resort, don't make a bunch of enclaves come out. Otherwise, everyone's fiefdom will not be easy to manage in the future, and it will easily lead to conflicts. ”

With a naked hint, everyone instantly understood that this was the menacing of the northern nobles, which made the Dalton family feel threatened.

In fact, Earl Pierce was also helpless. Different from the southern aristocracy who farmed with peace of mind, the main source of income of the northern aristocracy came from smuggling, which was supplemented by land sales, kingdom subsidies, and slave hunting.

It is engaged in high-risk business, and it is inevitable to use military force. Although the economic situation was inferior to that of the southern aristocracy, the military power in their hands was superior.

Looking at the configuration of the nobles who went south, you can know that the private army is as little as one or two hundred, and as many as three or five hundred, and there is even an illegitimate son of a duke, who actually brought an army of more than 800 people.

The private army of a single nobleman is inconspicuous, but the number of all the nobles of the North who went south together is staggering. According to the information gathered by the spies, the total strength of the opposing side was no less than 4,000 men.

Being able to survive on the battlefield of fighting orcs is obviously not comparable to ordinary serf soldiers. Even if it can't catch up with the top troops like the Crimson Knights, it can be divided into the elite.

The aristocracy was sealed, and they did not bring a lot of money to carry out construction, but they carried a large number of troops, and their motives had to be doubted.

Once these guys get their footing, this nail is not easy to pull. In the event of a change in the situation in the future, it is not impossible to be turned against the guest.

If you don't want to directly have a head-on conflict with the Northern Xinjiang system, and you want to pull out this nail, you can only encourage the younger brothers to go up.

As a master of playing politics, Earl Pierce knows very well that it is difficult for everyone to work hard to sow discord with empty mouths and white teeth.

Even if everyone is disgusted with this group of outsiders, it is not a reason for the two sides to face each other. In this context, it is very necessary to dig pits and bury mines.

"Your Excellency, the law doesn't care about human feelings. In order to reduce unnecessary conflicts, and for the long-term peace and stability of the counties of Wright and Wyton.

In my opinion, the specific division of the fiefdom territory should fully respect the wishes of the lords themselves. As long as the demands can be met within the scope of the rules, then they should be satisfied as much as possible.

If you can't meet everyone's needs, try to meet the needs of the majority as much as possible. This is also in keeping with the Kingdom's principle of equity. ”

Sensing that it was profitable, Viscount Leonard, the political officer on the side, followed closely.

It is self-evident who is the majority and who is the minority. The Dalton family is afraid of the strong dragons from the north, and the local nobles are even more fearful.

Among the nobles in the southeastern provinces, except for the Dalton family, who can come up with a few thousand elites, the rest of the families are counted as one, and they can make up an elite infantry regiment, which is only a handful.

It can be said that the southward movement of the nobles of the Northland is forcing everyone to rush on the road of expanding the army. If you don't want to be eliminated in the future competition, you can only join the competition.