Because of this speculation that came up at the first moment, almost everyone turned their eyes to Leonardo, a quiet and picturesque beautiful man on the side. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info Lai handsome guy's performance is worthy of his transcendent identity and consistent image, he just smiled faintly at Captain Cao, revealing a dizzying smile. It was a blessed smile from the heart, not mixed with a hint of envy or jealousy. If such a smile is disguised, it can only be said that the handsome guy Lai has extraordinary acting skills.

If the reward of this fiefdom is already too exaggerated and outrageous, then the private soldier system given to the head of Cao is even more shocking. The establishment of the nobles' private armies is always strictly limited, and this is very strictly controlled in any country, even in the countries of mankind. Historically, there have been so many times that the aristocracy rebelled against the country because of its large power and then expanded its private army, so that this issue has always been very sensitive.

However, all the power of the nobility to recruit private soldiers is always extremely cautious, and the pursuit is as little as possible, so that it is easy to control. And His Majesty Pedro is worthy of His Majesty Pedro, and he actually did the opposite and asked Captain Cao to mention it himself. In other words, it is okay for Commander Cao to say that he wants to have a million male soldiers, as long as he can afford to raise such a team, then everything is not a problem. You only need to think about the plundering regiment that is now under the command of Commander Cao, and you will know how capable Commander Cao is.

Even if there are less than a thousand people in the raiding group, it is no secret in the empire what kind of appearance others look like every time. Captain Cao really started from scratch with his own people, and he also relied on his own efforts to make his team bigger and stronger, and become more and more prosperous. Every time the warriors of the raiding regiment appear in the public eye, they will be significantly improved compared to the previous time, and now the most tyrant team in the Beamon Empire, the raiding regiment recognizes the second, and no one recognizes the first. Coupled with the fact that Captain Cao is now in the world's tobacco and alcohol business, no one knows how much profit Commander Cao makes every day, what is certain is that there is definitely a lot, and of course there are many teams he can arm. Under such a private soldier system, it is not impossible for Regiment Commander Cao to raise tens of thousands of people, but it is an exaggeration just to think about it!

However, His Majesty Pedro's last sentence is also quite interesting, he gave Captain Cao a big blank check is true. But if you think about it carefully, all the promises he made were made from the aspect of nobility. I really want to say that Head Cao has a half-official position, but he doesn't have it at all! I don't know what position is suitable for Head Cao, this statement is too strange. Such a big aristocratic privilege, but not even an official position in the court, this is definitely the first time in history.

In this way, it is inevitable that people will not think too much, what position did His Majesty Pedro put in the position of Commander Cao? If he is not an official in the court, it means that Captain Cao has almost no chance to participate in the political power game of the Beamon Empire. Many people are willing to think that this is a manifestation of His Majesty Pedro's fear of the well rope after being bitten by a snake for ten years, because Leonardo left His Majesty Pedro with the scars before, and it is not wrong for His Majesty Pedro to have such worries. But after Captain Cao calculated it like this, the real power is terrifyingly great, and what position does this put Commander Cao? Could it be that His Majesty Pedro and Captain Cao have already passed the anger in private, and they want to do something to come out? But it is also the same point, with the Leonardo incident in front of him, how dare His Majesty Pedro now believe that Captain Cao will not let him down, this is a big gamble!

"I think that, as Your Majesty Pedro said, given Captain Cao's great achievements, it is not too much to give him any reward. It's just that this kind of reward system is unheard of and unseen, and if it is really implemented like this, I am afraid that it will violate the ancestral system, and I am afraid that it will cause many people to be dissatisfied!" This old man frowned, and his face was worried about the country and the people.

It's a lot of dissatisfaction? Yes, there's no doubt about that. But the biggest dissatisfaction will always be the power of the Rhine faction led by Stern. As for the others, if they don't even have an opinion on His Majesty Pedro and Leonardo, they will often choose to wait and see. One thing is for sure, in the power game of the Beamon Empire, everyone with heavy enough chips has a consensus, that is, the fewer people involved in this game, the better, since you know this consensus, then why jump out and go against it? If His Majesty Pedro and Leonardo don't mind, it must be their consideration. It doesn't matter if you don't understand it, Game of Thrones has always been like this, and if you don't have enough understanding, you must be calm and not be a bird.

"Don't say anything else, in the history of the empire, the location of the fief awarded to the nobles is decided after thinking twice, and the independent location is not in line with the actual situation of the empire and is easy to cause conflicts. As for the size of the fiefdom, the largest record that can be found, and the only one that is not clearly defined, is the land that is given a stone's throw away. Under the hint of Stern's hidden eyes, the Archduke Heinsohn, who had been silent for a long time, once again stood up with the responsibility of duty. Heinsohn deserves to be the Minister of Finance, and his knowledge and background are indeed worthy of such a high position, and he is a treasure of these historical materials.

One Stone's Throw is also a very interesting allusion in the history of the Beamon Empire, when the Emperor of the Beamon Empire rewarded the meritorious minister, but also because the other party's merit was very huge, so he came up with such a reward system to the warrior. As the name suggests, the place of one arrow is to let the warrior take the bow and arrow and shoot it with his greatest strength, and in the end, it is the distance of the arrow shot by the warrior as the radius, and the land within a radius of one arrow is his fiefdom. Until now, there is an area in the Celtic Empire that retains this allusion, known as the "Targeted Land", which is where the warrior of the Beamon Empire was enclosed, and it is only a few kilometers in radius.

This is indeed the only time in the history of the Beamon Empire that there is no upper limit on the size of the fief, and other times, it is clearly stipulated how big it is. This place of arrows sounds very beautiful, but manpower is sometimes exhausted, because of the existence of mechanical principles, even if a strong man can shoot a bow and arrows? There is no clear limit to the land of one stone, but it is definitely not the largest fief awarded to nobles in the history of the Beamon Empire.

"It is good to blindly follow the ancestral system, and it is good to respect the sages, but as His Majesty Stern said just now, keeping pace with the times is also the thinking we should all have. At this time, Catherine inexplicably stood up to express her opinion, which instantly attracted everyone's attention. Catherine fulfilled her promise, and before Captain Cao left, she made it clear that she would stand on Captain Cao's side. This is really worthy of her reputation as a heroine among women.

"I think so, too. Since His Majesty Pedro and Grand Duke Klose have not come up with a definite result after repeated considerations, in that case, then why don't we listen to the thoughts of Captain Cao himself?" What was even more unexpected was that Leonardo also followed closely behind, and the handsome guy looked around and said with a smile: "Today's protagonist is our Captain Cao, everything is about participation! Captain Cao might as well tell me, if you are under such rules, what kind of plans and intentions do you have!"

Leonardo's words make one have to admire his extraordinary intelligence, he does not feel offended by anyone, and does not stand on either side. But at the same time, it seems to be standing on all angles. In the end, he handed over this sensitive issue to Captain Cao to talk about it directly. It was a bit too early for Stern and Heinsohn to stand up for themselves, because they were starting to get upset when nothing was decided yet. Then Leonardo's proposal, I don't know how clever it is, let Captain Cao cut the cake himself, in front of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military. It is undoubtedly very shrewd to see that Captain Cao's own ideas are planning and then acting. If Commander Cao cuts well and everyone has no opinion, then it will be unanimously approved. If you have an opinion, it's not too late to oppose it at that time!

Master Pekovic was a deep thinker, as if he had realized something through Leonardo's words. Pekovic really wanted to have something to do with Captain Cao, but he didn't have that opportunity. Looking at the hands of others Leonardo, he has done nothing, but he is already adding fuel to the fire, which not only gives Captain Cao face, but also makes Captain Cao feel respected, which is really clever! A truly qualified participant in the power game should not have any unnecessary worries, there is a way that tigers are not afraid of high mountains, and fish are not afraid of deep water. In terms of heart and spirit, Leonardo will always be a benchmark worthy of learning and emulating by many people.

"The village man of the mountains has always been a person who is used to being wild. And I've never liked trouble, so I finally settled down and settled in the Realm of Exile, so I might as well stay in the Realm of Exile and move around and don't bother to toss around. As for the size of my territory, I really haven't thought about it. Anyway, as long as I don't affect others, I can just toss around casually. It seems that there have been many conflicts in history on the issue of aristocratic territories, and what I can guarantee is that I will not have any conflicts with my own compatriots in this regard, everything is simple, everything is simple!" Commander Cao suddenly smiled like a fool, laughing without any scheming, like an honest farmer, the type of person who can be satisfied with a nest.

But in fact, no one would think that Captain Cao was really as honest and easy to satisfy as he said. What he said sounded honest and simple, but if you think about it, it seems to be a lot of articles. The Exiled Domain does not belong to the territory of the Beamon Empire, this question is something that everyone wants, so of course there is no problem for Captain Cao to fool around there, and there will be no territorial conflict with the nobles of any empire. But thinking about it again, there is no upper and lower limit in Captain Cao's words, and he did not clearly say how much land he wants.

"I don't think that's the right idea. Stern once again jumped out cheekily, and said with a serious face: "Everyone knows that the Exiled Domain does not belong to the territory of our empire, and today is the reward given by our Beamon Empire to the people of our own country, how can we seal the fief in a foreign place? This is too unreasonable!"

There is no reason, anyway, as long as Captain Cao says it, Stern will definitely oppose it, and Stern can always think of something that is not good for him. For example, the Exile Domain in the mouth of Captain Cao, no one has carefully calculated the area actually controlled by Captain Cao in the Exile Domain now, but Stern knows that the area of activity of the Raiding Group in the Exile Domain is very vast, and since Captain Cao entered the Exile Domain with his people, he has made a very huge movement. The most obvious thing is that the human friends who have been in close contact with the Rhine have become constrained, and the activities of the raiders in the Exiled Realm have dealt a devastating blow to their trade routes, otherwise they would not have caused so much trouble.

Now that Commander Cao insists on taking root in the Exiled Domain, and his nominal territory is larger, the teams under his control have changed from a plundering regiment serving the royal family to his own aristocratic private army, so is it okay to go on like this? It is estimated that even if the flies in the Exiled Domain want to fly into the Beamon Empire, they must first report to Commander Cao. This is a detailed account that Stern calculated in his mind in an instant, and it was enough to make him contradict.

"That means I have to choose a fief within the empire?" said Captain Cao couldn't hide his disappointment.

"I'm afraid it's really like this, my head Cao, there are no rules, we have to follow the corresponding rules in the world!" Although Stern was a little surprised that Captain Cao was so gentle for some reason, he didn't hesitate, and immediately pretended to be a high-minded person.

"That means that the places I can choose now are actually the five major provinces of our Beamon Empire, as well as those areas that I have just obtained through the Southern Expedition, right?"

"Strictly speaking, among the five major provinces, as long as there are territories that are not explicitly canonized to other imperial nobles, you can choose, and those regions that have just been obtained through the southern expedition cannot be used as targets because the empire has not yet truly achieved its rule. "The answer to Captain Cao's question was Archduke Heinsohn, who was very sensitive in such matters...... (To be continued.) )