Chapter 76 Seventy-six Primary Lords
In early March, the earl and his army returned to the camp. After a few days of banquets and welcoming ceremonies, it was time to confer fiefs and titles.
Everyone was in a state of panic and was walking around looking for news.
The nearest level of bureaucrats could roughly guess what the Earl meant.
The entire Constant County originally had five towns.
Dongfeng, Lin Kai, Schalus, Kuznets, and Warendorf.
If you want to talk about the best place, it must be Sharus.
This town is on the west side of Constantia, and borders on the Lenias' Nobor County to the west, but is separated by high mountains, a natural barrier.
To the north is Lin Kai, and to the east is Dong Feng.
The city of Charlevoix was also the original residence of Count Constant, where a family castle was built.
The castle was built near a large lake. The mountains were gentle and the grass was fertile in the summer. It was located in a corner and was not a place that was highly contested by military strategists.
The Earl still gave this town to his youngest grandson as a direct territory, and planned to give him a thousand soldiers and three thousand gold coins to use for settling down and reclaiming wasteland, and to appease his second son's family.
As for the other counties, he divided them according to geographical location and mountain terrain.
Kuznet was divided into three, Warendorf and Dongfeng, and Linkaidu were divided into two, a total of nine towns.
It was easy to divide the land in this rigid way; the Earl had already done it on his way back.
But now he is worried about how to divide the barons, and this is the time to master interpersonal relationships.
Not to mention Sun Tzu’s direct territory, how should the remaining nine towns be divided?
After the Earl thought of the new names for the nine towns, he listed them on a piece of parchment and placed it on the desk in his bedroom.
Ever since returning to Lavossen, he would add a name after the place name every day when he woke up.
Everyone wanted the position of baron. In just two days, the earl had received letters from several places asking for the title.
Including his own relatives, the relatives of the current countess, and his servants and barons.
However, the Earl himself knew very well that none of his own family members could endure hardship.
Even in Constant County, peace has not yet completely returned. Who knows, there might be another war someday.
Not only can the dandy young men who have never been involved in housework not keep the money, but even if they are given it, they will still feel poor.
He is close to his aunt now, but he cannot be far away from his uncle in the future.
Those lords and ladies who lived a life of luxury in Anko City all day long thought that the title in his hands fell from the sky.
Little did he know that for this barren land, he spent tens of thousands of gold coins on the food, clothing, housing and transportation of his soldiers in this battle.
The Countess's family took half of the money, and he paid the other half himself. The Countess's family must be given a title.
In the first battle with the rebels in the north of Dongfeng City, more than 2,000 enemies were killed and more than 2,000 soldiers in the camp were killed or wounded. It was impossible not to provide compensation.
After much deliberation, the Count first mentioned two attendants, Caesar and Nint, who had obviously made contributions and had to be rewarded.
He also selected two knights from the Knights Templar whose squads had suffered heavy casualties to be made barons as a form of compensation.
Finally, there were five places left, and he chose the Countess's nephew, Vabre Konta.
This child is the second son of the Countess's cousin. He has just started a family and is considered a talented person.
The Earl knew that not all of his barons were loyal to him.
However, he knew which family would definitely not rebel, so he conferred two more barons.
They are the youngest son of the Bross family in Hallenigai Town and the second son of Baron Andrew.
Just as he was about to nominate the last two positions, the Earl found it difficult to decide and wanted to hear the opinions of his right-hand men.
Ssonar, Bilson, and Ati helped the Earl to consider the remaining two positions, and the knights with military merits under the Baron were appointed.
So that the most basic knights can see that although the earl does not rule them directly, he is still their master and can bestow favors on them with just a wave of his hand.
Don't just recognize your own baron and ignore the earl. That would be putting the cart before the horse and failing to distinguish between the big and small kings.
Speaking of the merits of being the first to reach the fortress, there were also four or five knights who led their troops to the fortress first in the east coast ports, Kunez City, and Warendorf.
These attendants were asked by Caesar to do something for him, so naturally they came with the intention of helping him.
They had already thought about it. If the Earl wanted to give the remaining baronies to his relatives, they would not bring it up.
If the earl does not want to help his relatives, he can consider choosing the knights below him. They are happy to do favors for him.
A while later, Olivia's father's name was also written on the list due to his military achievements at the port.
After Baron Bergru was injured, Renault dispatched the knights and soldiers in the port, who successfully resisted the two naval reinforcements of the rebels.
In addition to him, another knight who was granted the title of baron was a subordinate of Baron Taidwin. His merit was that he beheaded a small leader of the rebels.
The army was ready to break camp and return to the south, and the list of nine positions for nobility was also finalized.
These nine barons are distributed very evenly.
There are people from all kinds of backgrounds, some are protected by their families, and some rely on military achievements and hard work.
There are also those who are awarded titles for the sake of influence and fame, and not a single one is left out.
The Earl then asked his subordinates to submit a list of people who needed to be awarded the title of knight.
The Knights nominated more than ten squires, more than twenty archers, and more than ten infantrymen.
The logistics department gathered more than twenty people, and several barons nominated a dozen more, making a total of more than one hundred people to be knighted.
However, more than 60 people nominated by the Knights Templar and more than 20 people nominated by the logistics department had no fiefs, only salaries from the Knights Templar.
These people did not necessarily have to lead soldiers in the barracks. Some of them would be responsible for civil service work in the future, and some would be awarded to newly-appointed barons for their services.
Olivia later learned the news and felt that these more than 60 people had finally landed a stable job.
However, even she didn't know how many people's games and schemes were hidden in this.
In the blink of an eye, it was already mid-March. The river began to rush, a not-too-cold winter came to an end, and the snowfield began to return to its original color.
From the moment the Earl returned to La Voisin, everyone was toasting each other, their hearts trembling with anticipation.
The Earl pondered over it for more than ten days before finalizing the list and handing it over to his confidant for execution.
In the manor, everything was as calm as usual. Whether it was the servants or the housekeeper, they all worked with all their might at this critical juncture.
Lainie went to the convent last week.
After Renault returned, Theresa also took Sansa home.
During the time since Caesar returned home, Olivia told the housekeeper that she would not refuse any party invitation no matter who invited her.
No one will be allowed in unless they have important business.
Her family doesn't have to worry, but other families are worried and want to come to Caesar to inquire about the news.
Since they couldn't help, they just declined politely. Besides, Caesar was not familiar with them.
When Artie sent someone to deliver the message in advance, Olivia and Caesar were having dinner in the small dining room, which were all simple home-cooked meals.
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The housekeeper came hurriedly down the corridor with a happy look on his face, and Olivia knew that news had arrived.
Caesar looked calm and unhurriedly asked the butler to rest for a while before talking.
The housekeeper really rested for a while, took a breath, and then slowly said:
"Lord Artie has sent me news that the Earl wants to grant Einwidden to our family and Dunfermline to Lord Renault."
Hearing this, Olivia raised her eyebrows, and she thought of the previous sentence.
She was really not prepared for what happened with Old Renault, but it was not unexpected either, as the saying goes, one person's success comes naturally.
"Since they gave me this information, it's basically correct."
Olivia asked the butler to go to Renault Manor to report the news.
She then conspired with Caesar to acquire the land.
In fact, the two fiefdoms here are the East Wind City Oswichton, which was originally divided into two.
The part that was to be given to her family was the half of the coastline with the port, which was a very good place in the whole of Constant County.
Dunfermline is the area east of Eastwind City. It is all barren mountains and forests. There is not much land for farming, so it is not a good place.
But according to etiquette, if this land was granted to Renault, his heir would be his eldest daughter, Olivia herself.
Although it was a bit poor, it was still property that she could inherit in the future. She felt that it was a good thing to be here.
If Renault is no longer around, the two areas of Dunfermline and Eindhoven will be merged and inherited by only one family.
The title territories of this era were also divided into thousand-year-old fields with eight hundred owners, and the legal owners of the land would change due to marriages or wars between families.
Caesar saw a hint of unexpected joy on Olivia's face, and he felt satisfied.
After the meal, old Renault was also a little surprised when he heard the news. Logically speaking, there were several people ahead of him in terms of their contributions, so it was not his turn to be awarded the title.
But he knew without guessing that it must be Caesar or Olivia who asked someone to give it a push and put in some effort.
He was quite pleased with himself, thinking that he was just lucky and there was nothing he could do about it.
When they first got married, Renault often advised Therese, who was not happy about the fact that Caesar's father had no inheritance.
Young people like them have a bright future, their own land and abilities, and even if they are poor, they will not be poor for more than two years.
Although the land he was going to be given was indeed a little poor, it didn't matter, thought old Renault, at least it would be better than being a knight and having more money to spend, right?
Moreover, for the fiefdom that needs to be reclaimed, the earl will more or less give some soldiers and money, and may also exempt taxes for one year to allow them to recuperate and build up some military strength.
The next day, the spring rain began to drizzle, the jungle began to gradually turn green, the mountains were filled with mist, and some new mushrooms emerged from the coniferous forest.
Early in the morning, the Earl's servants delivered the documents of ennoblement to everyone in the order on the list.
The outside world was eagerly waiting for news. When they learned that the Earl had conferred nine barons at once, they all hoped that their families would also receive a document of conferring the title.
This document was the first to be issued.
The awarding ceremony still needs the preparation of the Baron's Mansion to gather several new barons and more than a hundred knights to award them all at once.
If we hold them one by one, we will have to wait until next year.
After the awarding of honors is completed and a dinner is held, everyone can go to their own territory to take up their posts.
Olivia had just finished washing and dressing up in the morning and went to the restaurant with Caesar to have breakfast. Calculating the time, she soon saw the earl's servant coming to deliver the documents.
His family was the first to receive it, and the servant handed them a piece of parchment in a velvet and copper-locked box.
The two men gave bribes to the servants, opened the box, and saw an extremely sloppily written parchment scroll.
The outer layer was sealed with wax. After removing it, there was a large piece of paper inside.
The handwriting on it is the Earl's, with a few sentences written in a very lively manner. The general meaning in vernacular Chinese is:
The God of Creation agrees that I can make you a baron and grant you 3,600 hectares of land in the Einweiton area as your legal territory, which will be inherited by your family forever.
It also bears the signatures and seals of the Count and Lord Constant.
Afterwards, the servant took out another box, opened it, and said:
"This is the tax exemption document, this is the signature ticket issued by the treasurer, and this is the feng shui map, which is also for you."
Olivia accepted the big gift package given by the Earl when he took office. The official document said that his family would be exempted from taxes for one year.
From the second year onwards, four hundred gold coins will be paid every year as land tax.
However, there was also a bill with a face value of 800 gold coins, which was considered the initial capital for them to build fortresses and recruit soldiers.
The map divides the boundaries in detail. It was also a roughly marked map made by the people around the Earl after he settled in Dongfeng City.
When he conquered the land, the first thing he did was to ask his attendants who were good at this to survey and plan it.
The servant delivered everything to its proper place and said:
"The Earl will hold an investiture ceremony at Baron Lavossen's mansion in two days. My Lord and Lady must come early."
After finishing the business, the servant complimented her a few times and was about to leave, so Olivia asked the butler next to him to see him off.
She and Caesar closed the door and carefully studied the divided map.
It turned out that the Earl had transferred the original Eastwind Fortress to Dunfermline.
There were no fortified towns in their area.
The total area is about 3,600 hectares, which is two hundred times the size of the current fiefdom.
It is about 80 hectares wide and 40 hectares long, and is flat in shape.
To the east is the sea, to the south is the Dela Ulun River, and across the river is a town at the northern end of Desiso County.
To the west is the present town of Dunfermline, and to the north was originally Linkai.
Now Linkai has also been divided into two towns, east and west, and the new town adjacent to them is now called Ramvih.
Their territory is also separated from the town of Ramvih by a mountain range and borders the edge of the coastline.
This place can be said to be protected by mountains and rivers in the north and south, the sea in the east, and its own people in the west.
Because of its coastline and ice-free ports, it can engage in maritime trade and is considered relatively prosperous.
It can be seen that the count cared about Caesar and recognized his contributions, otherwise he would not have planned such a good place for him.
However, the port is considered the maritime gateway of this county.
The pirates from Vero Island came here in birch boats to seek revenge. If we don’t arrange for a reliable person, I’m afraid the entire county will not be safe.
Olivia and Caesar looked up, glanced at each other, and then went to ask Vansh, who was waiting in the corridor, to call Jagbu over.
Jagbu is a local, so he naturally knows where is suitable for building a fortress.
While waiting for him to come, Olivia was thinking about exchanging the village of Einweiden with Baron Lavossen for the fief where she currently lived.
All we need to do is sign a lease renewal document privately, and Baron Berggru will agree to it.
Her house had only been built half a year ago, and she hadn't even warmed up yet, and she was reluctant to move out. Besides, it was normal for the fort to take a year or two to complete.
She would not move until the new fortress city was built.
Caesar also agreed with this view, or rather, Olivia's view was his view.
After the medals were awarded, he would take his soldiers to Einweiden to survey the border and take over the port.
A census must also be conducted in the town, with every household finding out how many residents there are, and those who need to be conscripted will be conscripted.
Then divide the area and plan out the direct territory, so that the corners and edges can be given to the followers as manors.
These tasks cannot be completed in a day or two.
As for designing fortresses, handling economic and internal affairs, and arranging farming or animal husbandry in the direct territory, these belong to Olivia.
They simply divided the work among themselves, and no one complained about the bitter cold of the place. When Jagbu arrived, they asked him to explain the local conditions in detail and see where it would be best to build a fortress.
After talking for an entire afternoon, they agreed to build the fortress near the dock, at the mouth of the Ulun River.
It can defend against the sea and facilitate export trade. The terrain on the seashore is also slightly flatter, so it only needs to be built in one place, which saves money.
To build a fortress on the side of the Ulun River's estuary, one only needs to dig an artificial river channel, and the city will be protected by water on all sides.
For a city like this, as long as one or two passages are guarded, it will be difficult to capture it no matter how many people come from outside.
At the same time, the butler stopped a large number of people outside the manor gate who came to congratulate and give gifts.
When everyone in the room had almost finished discussing what was happening, Olivia was suddenly startled by the system's prompt sound.
I haven't heard the cold mechanical ding-dong sound for several months. Every day I just log in to check in, collect virtual currency, screen events, and look at the map.
She hasn't opened the main task bar for a long time.
Congratulations on unlocking "Lord. Primary"
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