The four fiefdoms under the Principality of Charya have always been a difficult problem for Colin.

In principle, Oliver Grey was loyal to His Majesty, but his subjects were not directly subordinate to Alan IV, so even if the Duke surrendered his fief, his subjects would still have their own independent domains, which even the King could not force to take back, which would provoke a backlash from conservatives.

And Colin Vane's identity is also a little embarrassing, although he is the rightful Lord of Shaya, he does not have any title.

This is an irreparable flaw in the aristocratic system, which attaches great importance to hereditary inheritance.

When Colin Vane wore magic robes and was a disciple of Roman Sagan, every nobleman treated him with courtesy, but when he became a lord and joined the kingdom's ruling system, even being a disciple of a magister would not bring him any advantages.

According to Colin's idea, the feudal lordship system would sooner or later be replaced.

This didn't even need him to think about it with the thinking of a traverser, because whether it was the dictatorship of the Emperor of the Oshik Empire on the Northern Continent or the parliamentary system of the Blue Alliance on the Western Continent, it had already proved that this ancient feudal system of "subordinates who are subordinate to me is not my subordinates" could not adapt to the trend of the times.

Tulun was originally no worse than Oshik, but after several generations of reforms and great costs, the now powerful Emperor Oshik could easily mobilize the power of the entire empire. In terms of frontal strength, it has long surpassed Tulum I don't know how much.

"How much do you receive? Is there half of it? Colin asked Madeleine.

"Half of the money part, and none of the grain and ore." Madeleine said.

"That's nothing." Instead of being angry, Colin was a little funny, and the last thing he lacked was money.

"My lord, I have recently heard the news that the Earl of Frank and the other three baroness have secretly turned to the Duke of Valrant." Madeleine lowered her voice.

"Understandable."

Colin bowed slightly, his face showing no dissatisfaction.

In fact, he had already expected this situation.

His Majesty's appointment of a lord without any title is clearly the first step in reducing the title of Charya, as the only four nobles with fiefs left by Charya, they cannot put their hopes on Colin Vane, who is born a king.

And they did not pay the tribute according to the regulations, on the one hand, it may be true that the harvest is not good, but more importantly, it should also be to test the bottom line of the new lord - not even without the command of the Duke of Valrant.

The original Oliver Gray really couldn't do anything about them.

With only 2,000 defenders in total, the Twilight Fortress is just enough to deal with the orcs, and it is simply not able to crusade against disobedient subordinates.

Perhaps it is the duke's connivance all the time that makes these people fearless.

Roderick felt that he should say something, and he cleared his throat: "My lord, the defenders of the fortress don't just fight orcs. ”

Colin looked at the taciturn knight with some surprise, and then thought that they might have been aggrieved for a long time.

In the eyes of these soldiers, they were fighting the orcs on the front line, and the nobles behind them not only did not help, but dragged the duke back, perhaps they wanted to turn their bows and arrows around a long time ago.

"What about the strength of the Earl of Frank and the three baroness?" Colin knows a lot about the situation in the Twilight Fortress, but he obviously doesn't know much about the four territories that even Oliver can't control.

"They occupy more than half of the land that Xia Ya can cultivate, and their combined strength is much higher than ours, not to mention that now they have Duke Varrant to support them......"

Madeleine's meaning is obvious, and there is little hope of solving it by force.

However, Colin didn't seem to hear what Madeleine meant, and said thoughtfully: "Then there should be a lot of people in their territory......"

In a trance, Roderick seemed to see the lord who was even more excited after discovering the strength of the orcs on the city wall.

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Sophia stood on a hillside outside Winterfell, watching the hundreds of fortress defenders below busy in the fields.

Roderick personally led the team down the field, and during the break, walked up the hill.

"Miss Sophia, is it really possible to grow food in a place like this?"

The captain of the knights also came from a peasant family in Twilight, so he naturally knew how barren the land near the fortress was.

Although a certain amount of leveling and treatment has been done, any farmer who has planted the land can see that it is impossible to produce a grain of grain on this hard gray ground that cannot even grow weeds.

"Rest assured, Captain Roderick, not only here, but all the otherwise unusable land around the fortress will grow full rye and wheat, in addition, there will be a lot of kidney beans and thistles on the eastern side of the mountains, and the large rocky ground on the north side of the fortress will also grow pasture, and a piece of land will need to be enclosed there for livestock at that time."

"Honestly, it's hard to imagine." Roderick sighed, "The brothers are afraid of being busy in vain. ”

"Trust me." Sophia smiled, "Please trust your lordship even more. ”

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Thunder City.

Youjin Chamber of Commerce.

After reading the letter from Winterfall, Phinea carefully examined the letter repeatedly, rubbing her fingers to feel its texture.

"It's perfect, paper like this is a work of art."

She exclaimed, and then asked Harvey beside her: "A few more representatives of the Chamber of Commerce came to the Western Continent before, saying that they also want to act as an agent for the sale of loudspeakers, are they still there now?" ”

"Yes, I'm at the hotel, and I'll come every day to ask."

"Let them come over tomorrow, and say that we have something new again, and they must be interested."

"Yes, master. Is there any explanation in Mr. Wayne's letter? After all, Harvey is an old butler who has followed the Phinea family for two generations, and it is obvious that someone else would not dare to ask such a question.

"He's hoping we can open a branch in Winterfell City."

Phinea hesitated and was a little puzzled: "It is said that the Chamber of Commerce only needs experienced store managers, and there is no need to even bring goods over." ”

"Winterborne?" Harvey tried to find an impression of the city from memory.

"Isn't Winterfell poor?" Finia asked.

"Yes, the Chamber of Commerce has opened branches in Xia Ya before, but none of them can last more than a month, it is too desolate there, there is nothing, and many civilians have not even seen what the copper plant looks like." Harvey replied.

"Can you open a store in a place like this?"

"I remember that Twilight was right next to the Twilight Fortress, though." Harvey smiled, "With Mr. Vane here, even if a miracle happens, it is not surprising." ”

"Yes." Phinea smiled.