"These vacant titles have a long history. For example, the Heitburg family has a history of three hundred years. However, the last baron died in battle last year. He did not have the money to recruit knights to serve him, nor could he afford the corresponding military expenses, so... he had no choice but to go to the front line himself."
Hein gave Qin Mo a subtle hint, implying that as long as Rave had money, he wouldn't need to go to the battlefield.
Qin Mo nodded and began to carefully examine the stack of documents. After looking at them for a long time... she couldn't understand them at all. This wasn't English at all!
"Qin Mo, do you want me to take a look for you?"
Just as Qin Mo was struggling with his decision, his savior arrived. Kelly, Xu Luo, and others came to the Secretariat to exchange their merits. Kelly could tell from Qin Mo's expression what an awkward situation he was in, and immediately spoke up to help him out.
"Hehe! That's perfect, thank you Kelly!"
Kelly took the documents and began to explain them to Qin Mo one by one, describing the geographical location of the fiefdom, its poverty or wealth, the character and morality of the corresponding lord, and so on—things that Qin Mo could never have imagined.
"Kelly, how big is the territory of this Viscount Madeira?" Qin Mo suddenly interrupted Kelly's narration because he heard something interesting.
"The whole island of Madeira is like that, but Madeira is at least 500 miles from the Portuguese mainland, and the previous Viscount of Madeira was stripped of his title for failing to meet the conscription requirements... It's very poor there... Qin Mo... This is not a good place."
"What are the annual military expenditures it needs to pay... uh... what are the conscription standards?"
Kelly looked at Qin Mo, seemingly understanding his meaning, and carefully examined the document before saying, "It's not something that can be conscripted every year. If you are conscripted, you need to send two knights and one hundred warriors. If you want to offset it with money, it will cost one hundred and fifty Florin gold coins."
Qin Mo nodded in satisfaction, confirming Kelly's idea: to find a peaceful and quiet place for Leif, away from all the conflicts, and to give her some money every year so that she could live a carefree life.
"He... he really is a considerate person!"
Kelly felt a pang of sadness as she watched Qin Mo hand over a pair of orc warlord fangs to Hein without hesitation, instructing the latter to expedite the necessary documentation for Leif.
"Leve, that place is nice, the scenery must be beautiful."
Reeve nodded emphatically, rubbing her little head against Qin Mo's shoulder to express her joy. Although Madeira was far from Reeve's hometown, it was her own territory, and all of Madeira revered her.
Hein issued all the documents with incredible speed, and the high priest of the Riga Temple personally stamped them, making Raeve Viscount Madeira.
Hein thought to himself, "Three years have passed, and we've finally managed to get rid of this poor place. It's a genuine warlord's fang. This Great Xia man is very straightforward, but a bit foolish."
Qin Mo smiled sincerely, thinking to himself, "Madeira Island has abundant water resources, an excellent port, and is only a two-day voyage from the Strait of Gibraltar. They let me off so easily! What a bunch of fools!" (To chat with more like-minded people about "Sailing and Conquest," follow "or" on WeChat to discuss your favorite books.)
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