Chapter 295: Heroes should be rewarded!

"Generally speaking," said the aunt of the Duke of Thorn, "marriages between nobles are a double strengthening of political and economic ties."

Duke Thorn's aunt looked at Ellie who was taking notes seriously, and she was not stingy with the knowledge in this area.

"After marrying into the husband's family, noble women often have a profound influence on the family's internal affairs." The aunt of the Duke of Thorn took a sip of the mixed fruit juice from the holiday villa. This drink is indeed quite good. "A lord's wife is often the lord's castle manager and a powerful helper in internal affairs."

Ellie also took note of this paragraph, and then asked, "Is there anything else I need to pay attention to?"

The rest is cultural matters.

The countries in the northern alliance value bravery more than those in the south.

However, the Frost Moon Kingdom is located in the southern part of the north and is greatly influenced by the south.

There won't be any overly bloody scenes at the wedding, it's usually just a normal banquet, and in some places there will be martial arts competitions, but Duke Thorn's aunt doesn't really recommend doing that.

There will be no problem as long as you prepare the wedding music team and the chef team to prepare the ingredients.

Specific etiquette, such as when to do it, what kind of clothes to wear, and what kind of blessings to accept.

That is something that only southern countries have. As a northern "barbarian" country, the Frost Moon Kingdom does not have so many requirements.

Just wear nice clothes and then have a big banquet.

Ellie said she had written them all down.

Seeing that Lord Thorn's aunt had nothing more to say, she stood up, bowed and left.

There is a lot to learn, and she must prepare in advance.

For example, if Rand plans to build a castle and live in it like other nobles in the future, then the castle may have to hire maids, and this knowledge needs to be understood in advance.

Also, as the Nicholas family's population grows in the future, she, as the matriarch, will also need to coordinate various aspects.

Duke Thorn's aunt watched Ellie leave. This time, Duke Thorn's marriage plan basically failed. It was indeed difficult for her to win the competition with Prince Ellie.

Although she didn't know how Rand persuaded the White King to marry his sister.

After completely giving up on the marriage, she felt a lot more relieved.

Now we need to think about the issue of investment.

Thanks to the help of the sea giants, the initial construction of Crescent Harbor was very fast.

However, the subsequent projects will require manpower and material resources to be built slowly. The Naga leader can no longer control the sea giants, and these powerful creatures have returned to the deep sea.

If there is no investment, given the economy and manpower of the Earldom of the Moon Phase, it might take five or six years to build the port.

According to Rand, if they were willing to invest in port construction, the overall project could be shortened to about two years, and they could then obtain many privileges and benefits.

Lord Thorn's aunt felt that it was time for her to act.

Wait until Ellie leaves.

Duke Thorn's aunt also left her residence and went to Rand's lord's palace.

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Rand is currently handling the affairs of the entire Lunar Earldom.

The priority now is the canonization of knights and the enfeoffment of barons and viscounts.

Rand himself certainly prefers centralization, but in this era, there is no soil for centralization.

The political system must adapt to the times.

This was taught in Rand's political courses in high school and college in his previous life.

Otherwise, no matter how advanced the political system is, it will not create any ripples in the long river of history.

Rand also did not intend to immediately establish any new governance system that would be too different from the current aristocratic feudal system.

This would only cause hostility within the Frostmoon Kingdom, and even many people under Rand's rule would not be satisfied.

Therefore, Rand still decided to divide the territory according to the normal process.

For example, the baron of the Turan family who has been providing intelligence to Rand will be granted the title of viscount by Rand.

The newly promoted Viscount of the Turan family will probably face hostility from the other surrendered anti-development committees, but nothing serious should happen.

It is normal that a traitor will always be in trouble. Rand just needs to make sure that nothing happens to the new viscount.

As long as his reputation remains stable, there will be more traitors who will surrender to him in the future.

After that came the enfeoffment of barons and the canonization of knights.

Rand selected some viscounts and barons who surrendered early to the anti-colonial committee, obeyed management and performed well, and conferred them the title of baron.

However, their family territory needs to be replaced and cannot be the original territory, which will be inconvenient for Rand to manage.

After that, it was the enfeoffment of Rand's own people.

Both generals Tanr and Fenris will be conferred the title of Viscount.

Then Tata and Serai will be barons.

They have fought bravely on the battlefield and deserve due rewards.

Then there are the pioneering knights who are loyal to Rand, and Rand will grant them fiefs according to their merits.

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After winning the main battlefield in Rand, they also put in a lot of effort to stabilize the territory.

After that, it is time to appoint some knights, depending on Rand's own needs.

Of course, Rand divided the nobility according to the situation of this world.

But that doesn't mean that Rand can only rule inefficiently like other great nobles and tolerate the fact that my vassals' vassals are not my vassals.

Rand is not only a high lord, but also a leader of faith.

Rand's missionaries and believers will establish faith bases in the territories of their vassals to ensure Rand's influence on the entire Lunar Earldom.

As for rewarding the top leaders in other dens, it is a bit difficult.

Rand asked their opinions and received a unanimous rejection.

Rand originally planned to build a wizard tower for Ellie and a Thieves Guild stronghold for Elsa. After the hideout university was built, he would let Olenna be the principal and build a basement for Lysa.

But only Lisa expressed a real need, while other high-level officials in other dens said that they already had enough work to do and they would deal with these things after they had some free time.

So let's put it aside for now.

Then I saw Duke Thorn's aunt walk in.

Rand asked, "What's the matter?"

The aunt of the Duke of Thorn handed Rand a list: "This is the original dowry list."

Rand said helplessly: "Beautiful lady, I really already have a fiancée."

Since the North is "more barbaric", Rand himself, Ellie himself, and the White King agreed to the engagement.

You can hold an engagement party or not, depending on your specific needs.

The aunt of the Duke of Thorn emphasized: "It was originally the dowry. Now I have decided to use it for investment in Crescent Moon Harbor."

Rand glanced at the list again.

The Duke of Thorn is really rich, and this dowry is really tempting, but now it has become an investment.

Rand was very satisfied and smiled, "This is truly amazing wealth. After Crescent Moon Harbor is built, the interests of the Duke of Thorns will definitely be guaranteed."

Lord Thorn's aunt rolled her eyes and thought that Count Rand was not sharp enough in some aspects. It seemed that she would have to give Miss Ellie extra lessons later.

She emphasized that it was originally a dowry, so it naturally had other meanings.

Now seeing that Rand didn't understand, he had to explain: "A considerable portion of this is my own personal wealth that I have accumulated."

Rand finally understood, and said with a smile: "I understand, beautiful and wealthy lady, your private interests will also be guaranteed."

"As a reward for your first investment, I will also give you a shop." Rand smiled, "Are you interested in seeing how Crescent Harbor was built?"

It was easy to understand what Rand meant. This young man with black hair and black eyes wanted to trick her into staying and working.

(End of this chapter)