Chapter 111 Reward and marriage?
As expected, he was awarded the title of Viscount.
Plus a lot of property and some livestock.
Because of his achievements, he is qualified to choose the territory first.
However, if you do not accept those enclaves that are too far away, there are actually not many options.
To be precise, there is only one.
Rand couldn't help laughing. He could well imagine the pain that the nobles were going through as they scratched their heads in the meeting and tried to arrange a "suitable" territory for him.
Although the results of the war were great, there were also many people who shared the cake. Moreover, as the defeated party, although the Third Prince had been executed, the Third Prince's faction was not completely eliminated.
However, the remaining members of the Third Prince's faction are not those stubborn resistance elements who are still resisting and unwilling to admit defeat, but a group that has been appeased by the Second Prince.
Many of the defeated parties in this war completely lost their territories, or all their family members died in the war, but there were still quite a number of people who only lost a small piece of fiefdom, or just received monetary compensation.
The reason is simple. The new king needs checks and balances. Although there will definitely be a split later, at the beginning, if the nobles of the Second Prince's faction are united, the Second Prince, who has just succeeded the King of the Frost Moon Kingdom, will be constrained everywhere.
Therefore, they absorbed some of the surrendered nobles of the Third Prince faction and gave them minor punishments and severe warnings. As a result, there was less extra cake, but the stability increased, which was also a good thing.
However, this only applies to the entire Frost Moon Kingdom. For the victor, the bigger the cake, the better. Now that the cake has become smaller, many areas need to be carefully calculated.
Therefore, in the face of the current situation, the reward for Rand must be carefully considered.
Maybe people are just like this. When they are asked to work, like in wartime, they want them to give their all and fight hard.
When it was time to divide the cake, I couldn’t accept seeing the big piece of cake being taken away.
But after all, Rand is a great contributor to the Frost Moon Kingdom this time, and he is also suspected to have the background of the Torch Church and the White King. On the surface, he must be praised and rewarded.
You must never be stingy. Although the first hero on the surface is the Grand Duke, the second hero is a great wizard, and the third is the great knight, but in essence, everyone knows who has made the greatest contribution.
It was the 5th Legion led by Count Black and Brown. Although it had the stain of poor support, everyone knew what happened afterwards.
The contribution of the 5th Legion cannot ignore this unexpected character, Rand.
It would be embarrassing if the reward for Rand and Count Black and Brown was too small.
A civil war made everyone know Rand's name, the command ability of this young man with black hair and black eyes, and the combat effectiveness of his soldiers.
Whether it is able to integrate the infantry regiment with poor combat effectiveness, or defeat the Second Army of the Third Prince when its own Second Army is defeated.
After experiencing a lot of harassment, he led a small number of elite troops in a frontal assault with his tired soldiers and killed the four princes.
All aspects of his performance were taken into consideration, and his achievements were there to be seen. A viscount was a foregone conclusion, and he would also be given other rewards.
But if the rewards were too much, wouldn't that be a loss for those old nobles? They didn't have a detailed understanding of Rand's domestic affairs, they only knew that it was okay, but his military skills were obvious to all. If there was another war in the future, wouldn't Rand make military achievements again and then develop rapidly?
It is estimated that if wars continue to occur, Rand will soon become the top military official or second-in-command in the Frost Moon Kingdom with his military command ability.
In this case, how will the old military leaders deal with it? The emergence of newcomers will inevitably lead to the resignation of the old ones, but the old ones don't want to step down so early, not to mention that the old ones also have their own newcomers.
So they very cleverly arranged a reward for Rand that seemed very generous.
Of course it only looks like that.
After all, they also knew that Rand would never give up his base in Crescent Territory, so Rand actually didn't have many choices.
This is also true.
As soon as Rand saw the territory choices given to him, he knew what these people were thinking.
Give him a piece of cake that is beyond his ability to eat. If he really can't eat it, then there is naturally nothing to say.
Even if he could eat it, it would take a lot of time to digest it, which would essentially slow down Rand's development.
It's hard for Rand to say anything in this case. After all, he has given you a good thing, and it is up to Rand whether you can eat it or not.
This is a medium-sized viscount territory, bordering the Crescent Territory. The land is fertile, but unfortunately it is all wasteland that has never been cultivated. There are also many forests and a large number of ferocious beasts and monsters.
There is also a very strong advantage, there is an iron mine.
Although it is a poor iron ore, it is still iron ore. As we all know, in an era of frequent wars, iron ore is gold mine.
The value of iron ore is really high. Steel can be used to make farm tools, armor, and weapons.
Owning iron ore is almost like owning a treasure trove.
This reward is actually a bit too much, but it is also to shut Rand up.
This territory is problematic.
First of all, the followers of the God of Struggle sect are still wreaking havoc here and have not been completely cleared out. Secondly, this place not only borders the Crescent Moon Territory, but also the Kingdom of Lensa. Unlike the Crescent Moon Territory, this place is separated from the Kingdom of Lensa by an unclaimed buffer zone.
Again, this iron mine is haunted, and is simply called the haunted iron mine.
But why not take the iron ore? "Very good." Rand smiled.
If it was the Olenna of the past, she might be very worried, but now, like Ellie, she can often understand Rand's thoughts. She also smiled: "It's obvious that he doesn't want us to get too comfortable and wants to cause trouble for us."
Rand felt a little emotional when he heard the word "we". Now Olenna had officially joined the den camp.
Rand saw her determination in facing the White King, and to be honest, he was somewhat moved.
"It's a pity that they don't seem to have come to Crescent Moon Territory to conduct a thorough investigation." Ellie was also nearby. When she heard this, she also smiled and said.
Ellie seemed very happy during this period because she met the White King sister who was definitely a woman. Ellie's oval face had shallow dimples when she smiled, which was very beautiful.
The development model of Crescent Territory is completely different from that of other traditional aristocratic territories.
Other noble territories basically rely on unshakable and stable land rents, and then there are some industries, such as the high-end aristocratic luxury industry. If there are mines in the territory, there is also mining income.
But in essence, except for the barbarians in the north, the rest of the nobles make money by farming.
This is not the case with Crescent Moon Territory. The majority of Crescent Moon Territory’s economy now comes from tourism.
For adventurers, whether it is a haunted iron mine or a forest full of monsters, there is money to be made.
Adventurers can make money, which means they will deal with these troubles spontaneously. Rand only needs to manage them, and the cost is surprisingly low.
In this case, the only big trouble is the border with the Kingdom of Lensa.
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But now the Kingdom of Lensa is still fighting with another alliance over the gold mine issue, so it’s not a big deal now.
Later, when the rebellion among the nations officially begins, the price of ironware will soar further, and that will be the time for Rand to make a fortune.
Now this foreseeable trouble is nothing.
Rand was excited at the thought of making a fortune from the iron ore.
Rand also saw the title of Earl Black and Brown. Oh, now he will be called Marquis Black and Brown.
This is completely different from the Green Leaf Marquis at that time.
In the history of Rand's previous life, the marquis of many countries actually referred to the frontier earl.
There are many countries like this in this world, but it is not the case in the Frost Moon Kingdom.
Marquis is a title between earl and duke. Many marquises in the Frost Moon Kingdom are honorary titles, and their actual territories are similar to those of earls. But this time, the black and brown marquis who made great contributions will certainly not only receive an honorary title.
Rather, it is a territory truly between an earl and a duke.
Let me emphasize again that the actual title is property, not an official position. The Black and Brown Marquis obtained another marquisate, and the original Black and Brown territory is still there, not upgraded.
In fact, the Black and Brown Marquis should have added a title to become a double title, such as the Black and Brown Earl and the xx Marquis, but the Black and Brown Marquis carried out complex operations such as territory replacement and legal integration.
The two territories were legally merged. Now the original Black and Brown Earldom has disappeared, and the two territories have been merged and collectively called the Black and Brown Marquisate.
The Black and Brown Earl now owns two territories, one is the Black and Brown Earldom, and the other is the Marquisate. It is acceptable to call the Black and Brown Earl by any of his titles. Of course, under normal circumstances, he must be called My Lord Marquis.
The only pity is that the Black and Brown Marquis seemed to have suffered a lot of injuries due to the war and did not look very well. Rand planned to find a chance to visit him, after all, he was his old boss.
If it weren't for the support and enlightenment of the Black and Brown Count, Taner and Rand would not have had the opportunity to show themselves, and the Crescent Territory would not have been able to obtain so many benefits.
Also, after Rand chose this viscountship, he had one more lord above him.
The lord of Crescent Territory is still the Black and Brown Earl, while the lord of the new Viscount Territory is a new great noble.
But he is also an old acquaintance, actually the Marquis of Green Leaf.
Oh, now he should be called Earl of Green Leaf, actually he can be called Little Earl of Green Leaf.
Because the Marquis of Greenleaf was defeated in the war, although he was granted amnesty by the new king, his territory was castrated, and part of the ceded land was given to Rand.
This also resulted in the young Earl of Greenleaf becoming the feudal lord of Rand.
I guess this is another strategy to suppress Rand, but Rand is still not very afraid. Now he is the little earl of Green Leaf, and Rand's power is still expanding rapidly. If a conflict really happens, it is not certain who will beat whom.
After reading all the information, I noticed that Olenna's tone was hesitant.
"What's wrong?"
Olenna glanced at Rand, then at Ellie, and said, "Also, there is the matter of marriage. Lord Rand, it seems that you are still unmarried and not engaged. There are many nobles who want to marry you."
Generally speaking, matters like marriage are decided by elders, but Rand currently has no elders.
It is completely understandable that all the great nobles in the country want to marry Rand, although they all want to suppress Rand and prevent it from developing too quickly so as not to take too much of the cake.
But this did not prevent them from judging how promising Rand was! Other juniors were in college, or studying administration or military, but Rand, at this age, had already made a name for himself.
This is a rising star. The lesser nobles who are not well-informed may not know this, but the great nobles in the Frost Moon Kingdom definitely know this.
I recommend a book about farming in that period, "Making a Fortune from Five Acres of Puddle-land": A man with supernatural powers in the last days travels back to the 1980s and does farming in the mountains and along the rivers.
(End of this chapter)