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The turtle is very cool, very cool.

Grabbing the reward order of the emperor's handwriting, one of the turtle's mouths has not been closed for a quarter of an hour, laughing a few times from time to time, and the appearance of the eyebrows flying and dancing, it is the face of a "villain".

"Hmph, you kid......" Ruer couldn't help but want to say something about it, but before he could speak, the turtle glared at him: "What a boy! Hey, it's time to call me Lord Baron! Hahahaha, Lord Baron, Lord Baron......"

Baron, this is a baronial title! With this reward order, my Uncle Char will be a nobleman from now on. is no longer the little turtle that crawled out of the mountains, no longer the penniless little hunter, but has become a "noble lord".

Ruer looked at the turtle speechlessly, and felt the urge to strangle this guy.

Damn, Lao Tzu worked hard, enlisted in the army for many years, was born and died, and only then did he spell out a viscount title, this kid was less than twenty years old, and the first time he enlisted in the army to fight, he took shit luck, and he actually got a baron by sneaking up on that guy from Hasting! From the title, he is already only one level lower than himself?

No, not inferior!

In fact, what makes Ruhl helpless is that this boy's baron is actually far greater than his own viscount in terms of value.

According to the rank of the Imperial Title: Duke and Uncle.

Although the viscount is higher than the baron, there are actually more complex algorithms in terms of specifics. For example, in addition to the rank, the title itself is divided into two types: lifetime titles and hereditary titles.

A lifetime title is more of a glorious title, such as the Viscount of Fat Ruhr, which is for life. This title cannot be inherited hereditarily, that is, after the death of the fat man in the future, the title of this viscount cannot be passed on to his descendants. And the lifelong title can also get a territory, but such a territory is more in name: for example, the fat man now has a territory belonging to his viscount, but he actually has no real control over the territory, and that land is actually still under the direct management of the empire, and the nominal lord of the fat man can only get a share of his share of the tax revenue of that territory every year. At the same time, he had no right to interfere in the affairs of the territory, nor did he have the right to establish his own private army.

But the hereditary aristocracy is completely different. Even among the nobility of the empire, there were some radical conservative people who insisted that only the hereditary aristocracy was the real aristocracy.

Hereditary nobility has titles that can be passed down from generation to generation, and at the same time have real control over their own territories, and can appoint consuls of the territory, control government affairs, and also have the right to levy taxes. In addition to the national taxes required by the Empire, the lord has the right to levy new taxes within his own realm - as long as you have the ability to control the people in your realm and not riot. At the same time, even the lord can set some new laws in the realm, and has the power to judge and convict. You can also set up a private army of your own according to the level of your title and the size of your territory, and these private armies are also regarded as the private property of the nobles, and the imperial government has no right to interfere.

To put it simply, the territory under the leadership of the hereditary aristocracy is the real state within a state.

What made Ruhr's eyes red was that his own viscount was for life, while this baron of the turtle was hereditary!

As for the turtle himself, after receiving this reward order, after Ruhl explained to him the difference between hereditary nobility and lifetime titles, the turtle obviously became extremely excited!

That...... Doesn't that mean that in the future, in his own territory, he will be like the emperor of the soil? Lawlessness, rampant and domineering, no one can control it?

Ruhr casually gave a few examples of how a few greedy nobles abused their power in their own domains within the empire, for example, a good nobleman issued a new edict in his domain: the nobility's right to the first night...... He commanded that all the people in his own domain, if any family married, the bride must serve the lord on the first night...... This story immediately made the turtle's eyes widen and his eyes red.

"Humph!"

Looking at the demented and yearning look on the turtle's face, Ruer hated it so much that he couldn't help but smack: "You little turtle, don't be too happy too early! Although His Majesty's reward order has written on this knighthood, the matter of knighthood still needs to be examined, do you think it is a simple matter to be crowned a nobleman? Let me tell you, there are still more hands and tails behind! First of all, you must review the names, backgrounds and bloodlines of your last three generations of relatives, including all your immediate family members, and then your own knighthood qualifications. According to your surname, the historical background of your family lineage is examined, and it is also identified by those knowledgeable court scholars, those experts in heraldry, and finally according to the system, a new coat of arms of your family is determined...... Don't look at me, you will be a nobleman in the future, of course you need a family emblem that belongs to your family. These checkpoints must be fully verified and reviewed, and if any level fails to be audited, it may be stuck. Although you have the title of Your Majesty, if the Council of Nobles strongly opposes it, then it may force Your Majesty to retract your order. ”

Char was a little stupid.

Anything else is easy to say...... But do you want to verify your immediate family members of the last three generations?

Uncle Ben is an orphan, and it was the old guy who picked him up from the wild! As for who his own mother is, how do you know?

Ancestry and surname are also verified...... Even if it's this surname, it's all the old guy who came up with a random pat on the head.

What is the research?Char thunders - thunder on a rainy day??

Seeing that the turtle's momentum was a little weak, Ruer felt a little happy in his heart. In fact, these so-called examinations are very strict in the establishment of the empire, but with the current political situation, for thousands of years, the so-called aristocratic council has already existed in name only, and in the emperor's words, these research work is just a formality.

Just seeing this turtle so proud, the fat man didn't want him to have too much fun.

"Your Majesty's reward order, I do think that this baron's title is not the heaviest reward. Ruer was satisfied with the arrogance of the turtle, and said to the turtle: "There are three rewards for you this time, and in my opinion, the most valuable rewards are the latter two!"

There are three in this reward order: first, Char Leiming conferred the title of baron, which was submitted to the Imperial Council of Nobles for review.

Second, because of his outstanding performance in the battle, Char Thundering was appointed as the inaugural commander of the county garrison of Moore County, and also the consul of the garrison of Denzel City.

Morshire is located on the northern border of the Empire, while Denzel is a small town not far from the border. This time from the wildfire field south to Byzantium, Char's first stop was through the city of Denzel, where the temporary military headquarters of the war zone was set up in this war with the Odin. When he came to Dìdū this time, he had also gone through the formalities at the Denzel Provisional Military Headquarters.

What makes Char somewhat happy is that at least this place is close to his "hometown" Wildfire Field. And Denzel City is only two days away from Wildfire Town.

Ruhr explains this more thoroughly: "County Mor was an important county on the northern border of the empire, where grain was produced and the oil and water of the border trade. Such a good place would not have been your turn, but the Odin are to the north, and every time there is a war with the Odin, the first to be affected is Mor County. So even though it's a good place, no one dares to go there.

According to the Byzantine imperial political system, the local zhèngfǔ implemented a system of separation of military and government, and the supreme head of the administration of a county was the county guard consul, and the supreme leader of military power was the county guard armament chief. Generally speaking, government affairs and military power do not interfere with each other. From the perspective of the imperial ** system, the county garrison commanders of each county are at the flag and regiment level...... Well, judging by your military exploits, you have performed well on the battlefield, you have great achievements in defending the garrison, and more importantly, you have two qualifications that no one else can match: first, you have a remarkable record of wounding Hastings on the battlefield. As for the second ...... Don't forget, you also killed an Odin prince on the battlefield! Although Odin's royal family is prosperous, Odin's prince is not valuable, but after all, a prince is a prince, and you kill an enemy prince on the battlefield, this credit is not small. You were originally a cavalry commander, a low-ranking officer, and above the cavalry commander there were chief and deputy battalion officers, as well as the chief and deputy flag regiment flag officers.

If you have jumped from a cavalry commander to the level of a flag regiment, you have already jumped three or four steps in a row! It is equivalent to stepping from a low-ranking officer to the pinnacle of a middle-level officer! If you take another step, you will enter the ranks of generals!

Originally, although this kind of promotion was terrifying, judging from the merits you have made, it is barely acceptable, but according to the normal situation, even if you are promoted to the level of a flag regiment, it will definitely not allow you to really control the military power of a flag regiment! At most, you will be thrown into some logistics or other department, hang a military position at the level of a flag and regiment, and then be idle. If you want to lead the troops, then go to the standing corps, and you will be given at most one battalion officer. This is the distinction between fictitious office and real power.

But His Majesty has asked you to be the commander of armaments in a county, and although this position is at the level of a flag regiment, it is actually ...... The actual power is not trivial! It can even be said that the gold content of this flag regiment is even more important than letting you be the flag officer in charge of a flag regiment in a real standing corps and command the soldiers and horses of a flag regiment!!

Because, with the imperial system, the establishment of a county's garrison local army, although it is a local garrison flag regiment, is usually about two or three thousand people. Moreover, these two or three thousand people are all local garrison troops, and in terms of training and equipment, they are much worse than the regular zhōngyāng standing corps, which can be regarded as a local miscellaneous army.

However, in the area of a county, there are patrols in each place to prepare for law and order, as well as local tax inspections, and military transportation...... All of these personnel are under the command of you, the commander of the county garrison! In this way, the total number of these people and the garrison of that flag regiment in a territory as large as a county is about seven or eight thousand!

Don't be in a hurry to rejoice! I'm not done yet!

You know, the peasant and military system in our Byzantine Empire has been practiced for more than a hundred years. Although the peasant and military system was a product of the Tema Military Region system, in fact, the peasant and military system was already widespread in most areas of the empire, even in the areas controlled by the empire, and many places also carried out the peasant and military system. There are peasants and soldiers who are half peasants and half armies, and they are peasants in their spare time and soldiers in wartime!

Morshire is a border county, so the peasant and military system was implemented very early, and according to the imperial decree, as the military chief of Mor County, all the armed forces in the county belonging to the empire are under your control!

Based on the popularity of the peasant and military system in Mor County, I estimated that in the event of a war and an emergency conscription order was issued, the peasant soldiers in Mor County could quickly recruit at least 20,000 people!!

Although the combat power of the peasant soldiers is a little worse, they are better in numbers, and the natives are fighting locally, so there is no need to worry about morale. More than 20,000 peasants and soldiers, plus the seven or eight thousand local forces we talked about earlier...... Therefore, theoretically, although you, the commander of the county garrison, have a military rank at the flag and regimental level, in fact, the number of troops under your command is already comparable to that of a corps! Although Lao Tzu is a general and leads a corps, he has only 20,000 men under his command. You have more than 30,000 people under your command at the level of a flag regiment!

Besides, you can also mobilize the logistics forces at all levels of a county, whether it is manpower, material and financial resources, but it is far greater than me, a pure army general!

You kid, you control the actual military power of a county in one fell swoop, and you have become a powerful party with real power.

Moreover, Your Majesty has appointed you to be Consul of the city of Denzel...... You already have the military power of the whole county, and you are given the administrative power of a city, which can be regarded as a kind of preference or assessment for you. In any case, Denzel is a city in Mor County, and the military power of the whole county belongs to Li, and Denzel is naturally the same. And the power of the city is also given to you...... At least in Denzel City, you are the Emperor of the Soil who has the military and political power in charge!"

Ruhr explained this, and Char also understood.

Although he was only promoted to a military rank at the level of a flag and regiment, in fact the real power of this position was extremely great...... This is a step to the sky!

In this way, the value of this second reward is indeed much greater than that of the first hereditary baron!

A hereditary baron gets a territory that is no more than a small town at best. But the post of chief of the garrison of this county has almost given himself a county-well, although it is only a military affair.

Looking at Char's overjoyed expression, Ruhr smiled slightly, and said something amazing: "But if you really count it, among the three rewards, the most valuable, I think it is the third!"

“...... Huh?" Char was stunned!

More important than a hereditary baron, and the military power of a county?

Char was a little confused.

Because the content of the third reward is very simple, as if it is just used to make up the numbers.

A simple sentence: "Grant Char the title of 'Court Samurai' to Thundering." ”

"The key lies in the title of 'court'. Ruhl sighed and frowned, "Boy, I suggest you, you really need to learn the various systems of the empire well. Let me tell you, this court title is not just a dispensable title for you - in fact, this title is also very valued in the aristocratic class, if you have a court title, even if you are not a nobleman, you will be honored by many nobles as a guest of honor. And according to tradition, if you have the title of court, you can get a privilege, and this privilege is the most valued!"

"Privileges?

"Apply for the right to meet His Majesty!" When Ruhl said this, if it weren't for his serious tone, Char almost thought that the fat man was joking.

Apply to see the Emperor...... What kind of privilege is this?

"Hmph, the closer people have always been, the easier it is to take power, and only by appearing around His Majesty can they arouse His Majesty's attention and have the opportunity to be appreciated by His Majesty. But you think, everyone wants to have the opportunity to be appreciated by His Majesty, there are so many people in this empire, just the aristocracy, from the lowest knights to dukes, thousands of them...... If everyone comes to see Your Majesty, then Your Majesty will not be able to see him even if he doesn't eat or sleep. ”

Ruer smiled: "So, it is also a privilege to be able to see Your Majesty! Except for the generals of the Imperial Forest Army and the palace stewards and others who serve in the palace, most of the officials and nobles of the empire, if they want to see the emperor, they can only wait for Your Majesty's summons. Otherwise, you won't even be eligible to apply for a visit. ”

As he spoke, Ruhl pointed to his nose: "Even if it's me, I'm already a viscount and an imperial general, but I'm not qualified to apply to see the emperor, only His Majesty summons me when he wants to see me, but I can't take the initiative to ask to see Your Majesty." Got it?"

"However, the person who has the title of court is different. Only those who have the title of the court can be eligible to apply for a meeting. ”

Char was a little disdainful: "Hmph, it's just that you can apply, but you can't necessarily see it." If the emperor doesn't want to see him, it's useless to apply. So...... What kind of privilege is that?"

Ruhl smiled, looked at Char, and said: "You guy is very smart, but it's a pity that after all, you are too young and don't know much about the imperial system, I think you should find a teacher as soon as possible to study hard." Then he explained: "You are right, even if you apply, Your Majesty can already refuse not to see you......! You are entitled to see Your Majesty at any time, so ...... You are 'Your Majesty's Man'! Do you understand? This is the true meaning of the title of the court! With this title, everyone else will regard you as 'His Majesty's Man'!"

Char was silent, he lowered his head and thought for a while, before finally sighing.

"You aristocrats are really complicated, and I don't know how you usually live, and it really makes people think about it with so many twists and turns...... Isn't it tiring to make a living like this?"

Ruhl shook his head and said in a low voice: "Boy, it is precisely because of these three rewards, one is more important than the other, that I am even more shocked...... The weight of His Majesty's reward and trust in you have always been rare. However, I am worried that this kind of trust and appreciation may not be an easy thing. He gave you the military power of Moore County, most likely just to put this guy of yours to the test, if your performance satisfies him, you will rise to prominence in the future, and you will be far above me! If you don't perform well, I'm afraid that you, the commander of the county garrison, will also be removed at any time, and it is just a matter of an official order. ”

Char also put away his giggle, he was quiet for a while, his face was serious, and after thinking for a long time, he suddenly raised his head and smiled lightly: "What are you afraid of! Anyway, I don't have anything, if I mess up, it's a big deal to go back to be my witcher." Well...... No, I finally have the title of a baron, I have a territory, it's a big deal to go back and eat and wait for death, and be a rich man. ”

Ruhr listened and looked at Char, but Char smiled calmly and boldly, and his eyes were clear.

The fat man sighed in his heart: This strange boy, is he in a peaceful state of mind, or is he just unambitious? If anyone can have this opportunity to be appreciated by His Majesty the Emperor, I am afraid that he will definitely be ready to work hard, and he will try his best to perform hard.

The two of them talked in the room for so long, and before they knew it, it was already dark outside.

Ruer started to play again, and explained to Char about the authority of the local military affairs of the commander of the county garrison, and then he said a beginning, and suddenly heard a heroic laugh from outside the courtyard: "You fat rabbit! I said that we would have dinner together tonight, but I was so good to find Lao Tzu! Luer, where are you hiding, come out quickly!"

Then a few of Ruhl's guards led one of them through the door, and when they looked up, it was the same Grimm.

As soon as Green saw Ruel and Char sitting inside, he was stunned for a moment, and then laughed and scolded: "Ruhl! You said that we would drink together tonight, I waited for you in the academy for a long time, so I went to your residence to look for you, and the guard at your residence said that you came here and told me the address, so I came all the way!!"

Ruhl suddenly patted his head and laughed: "Oops! I really almost forgot! Haha, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, this kid was suddenly smashed by a pie falling from the sky, and I was slowly pointing him out, but I forgot my agreement with you tonight." ”

Green and Char had already met in the military headquarters two days ago, so they naturally knew each other, and when they heard this, they nodded to Char, and generously found a chair to sit down: "Oh?

Char had a good impression of this soldier named Green, and had heard Ruhl talk about his deeds, and especially admired the story of this mad dog general who "held the town for a month with two thousand remnants of the army" on the eastern frontier of the empire. He smiled kindly at Green.

In particular, Ruhl highly admired Green's talent, believing that he definitely had the qualifications to become a famous general, but unfortunately he was unlucky and wasted for many years...... Ruhl smiled mysteriously and threw the reward order from His Majesty's handwritten letter to Green.

Green flipped it open and took a breath first: "Yi, this is His Majesty's handwriting!" couldn't help but glance up at Char.

After hurriedly sweeping his eyes, Green's face suddenly showed shock, and he put down the reward order and stared at the turtle with wide eyes: "You...... You...... You ......"

Ruhl laughed: "When I first saw it, it was your expression. He went up and patted Green, and then the mad dog general came back to his senses, and Green stared at Char and couldn't help but say, "You...... You kid, you can't be His Majesty's illegitimate son, right?"

The turtle was very depressed, why did General Rabbit say this, and this mad dog general said the same...... Damn, does Lao Tzu look like someone else's illegitimate child?!

Green stared at Char for a long time, and suddenly his eyes flashed with excitement, and he jumped up suddenly, stepped forward and grabbed Char's arm: "Ah! You are in charge of the military affairs of a county...... Great! Great!!Well, a flag regiment of local garrisons, albeit a little less...... Well, the quality of the local garrison is also a little worse, but it's better than nothing!hahahaha! Great!Great!!"

Char was inexplicably laughed by him, but Ruhr next to him immediately guessed Green's thoughts: "Hmph, you mad dog, are you thinking of a way to find a way for your students?"

"Hahahahaha!!"

After laughing a few times, Green gave Ruhl a strange look: "Arrange my students...... Well, didn't you promise to give me ten people? That's pretty much enough. As for Char here, if you are willing to sell me a face, I still have a few good cadet recommendations, well, they are all qualified officers! If you are left idle somewhere after graduation, slowly rusty, or co-opted and corrupted by those warlord parties...... That would be a waste of my efforts! Since Char can be in charge of the military affairs of a county, although the local garrison is a little worse, but since this kid is so appreciated by your Ruhr, it must not be bad! I believe him! My people will be handed over to his subordinates, and they will definitely be able to be used. ”

Ruel thought for a moment and nodded, "Well, that's good...... It is a little more difficult to transfer to the standing corps, those warlord henchmen have regarded the people of the military academy as a thorn in their side over the years, and the military department is controlled by those guys, and they will definitely not easily let the cadets be assigned to the standing corps to take up real posts. If you go to the local garrison, the people in the military department will not pay so much attention to it, and maybe they will relax......"

Green seemed to be very happy, staring at Char left and right for several times, and suddenly this guy showed a strange expression on his face.

"Uh...... I had a thought. Green suddenly looked at Char with a strange look: "Char's Armament Chief...... Well, I don't know if you are short of a deputy flag officer in charge of the flag regiment under your command? In the future, if you have a heavy fist in your hand, you will need a deputy who is familiar with military affairs to assist you wholeheartedly, so that you can get twice the result with half the effort!"

Ruhl also slapped his thigh: "yes! I almost forgot about it." Although this kid is good, he has no experience after all, and if he rashly takes over such a big stall, he must have an experienced deputy by his side to assist him well. Ruhl looked at Green, "Do you have any good candidates to recommend?" let me think about it...... Is it some of your former graduate students who are idle, and you want to take the opportunity to transfer people over? Or is it some old friend of yours?"

Green smiled, and suddenly pointed to his nose: "Look, how am I?"