Chapter 367: Envelope two

Ha ha! Sure enough, the old manager was on the road, and Paul nodded greatly in his heart.

As expected of an old man who is well-versed in the world, it is estimated that he has seen through the double reed play played by Paul and Bryce.

The first to entrust Bryce's name, Paul is gambling to see if the people behind will also "follow" him and give up the administrative power in his territory.

Since he was the first to be entrusted by the lord, it means that Bryce ranks first in the overall credit in the lord's heart. If such a person takes the initiative to hand over power, the people behind him will have to weigh it.

But if the second person doesn't understand this meaning, the effect of Bryce's "demonstration" will be greatly reduced, and it will be difficult to carry out later.

If this is the case, what else can I do? Paul could only pinch his nose and admit it, and then spend several years or even longer to slowly regain his power.

This is really a gamble! Before Mr. Ford made his statement, the earl's heart was beating all the time.

Well now, the manager's statement further magnified the effect of Bryce's demonstration. Given his status and popularity, this is a multiplied magnification.

"it is good!"

Paul said loudly, and then realized that he was a little too excited. This is not acceptable, and people cannot see that they do not want to share power.

He tried his best to suppress the excitement in his heart, and said in a calm voice as much as possible: "In this case, follow Bryce's example and reward you with the property of the Gleiman family in the Red Rock Town area."

Hongyan Town is within the territory of Arda, and there is no property in Arda that belongs to the public treasury of the Government Administration Council. Except for some private fields, other properties belong to the lord.

"Thank you for your generosity!"

Old Ford thanked him, and then stood aside calmly.

"Owen Schroeder!"

Paul smiled and called the name of the third person, and the chief of staff walked steadily to the steps and knelt on one knee.

"Schroeder, you were originally a knight of the Northeast Legion. After returning to Arda, you have made great achievements. Now I officially ask you: Will you be willing to serve the Greiman family from now on?"

Schroeder raised his right hand: "I swear to the Lord of Light, from now on, I will be loyal to you and your legal heir."

Paul was very satisfied: "Very good, I declare you canonized as Baron of River Valley Town!"

Schroeder put his hand on his chest: "Thank you Earl, I also request that my territory be handed over to the Council of Government Affairs, just like Lord Bryce and Lord Ford."

Depend on! Again?

Everyone shouted with great grief and indignation in their hearts!

Paul also yelled from the bottom of his heart: "It's done!"

If he hadn't been guarding so many people, he would have jumped up from the lord's seat on the spot.

"Then I will also reward you with the land in Hegu Town!"

Now he didn't even ask why.

Alright, now that the top three bosses in the credit book have handed over their power, let's see if the little shrimps behind have insight.

The enfeoffment continued, and as Paul expected, the little shrimps obediently handed over the administrative power in their territories.

However, there are also people who are not open-minded. When Paul was entrusted to Quick, he almost overturned.

The status granted to Quake was "hereditary knight", which is not considered a real nobleman, but it can be regarded as touching the threshold. From now on, he can be called a lord by the common people in a dignified way. This is not the lord that the country landlords blow up among themselves, but the real lord. It can only be called a fiefdom—enjoying legal administrative, judicial, and military powers, although the fiefdom of Quaker is only a relatively large village.

Here I want to say that although the landowners and gentry in Arda who did not have the status of nobles or knights did not have administrative and judicial power in name, due to the weakness of administrative power in the past, the landowners actually occupied these powers, especially the "including" The big landowners with the status of taxpayers have great influence in their respective villages.

A hereditary knight, this was something Quake didn't even dare to dream about before. Two years ago, he was still living by robbing houses at sea. Who would have thought that he would become a lord one day. Unlike Bryce and others, Quick, who was born from a grassroots background, lived entirely on the wages paid to him by the Navy. He lost such a large piece of real estate and various powers from the sky at once, and forgot about it with joy.

"Thank you Graham-sama for your gift!"

After accepting the reward, Quick happily returned to his queue, not noticing that his boss Austin kept giving him winks.

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became cold, and everyone fell silent.

"Why don't you continue?" Quick still felt a little strange.

The person sitting in the lord's seat spoke: "Quick, since that's the case, then you should resign from the army and seal it when you come to your fief."

What? What? What? What did the count mean?

Quick turned pale with shock, Lord Graiman seemed to be kicking me out of the navy.

He quickly ran to the steps and knelt down: "My lord, I still want to continue to serve you! Please allow me to stay in the army."

Paul shook his head: "Bryce's words reminded me just now, how can one person do two things well at the same time? I can't bear to let your fief go to waste, go, run it well, let it prosper, you Your descendants will thank you."

"No no no! I can't leave the navy. I can't breathe for a day without the warship."

Quick was on the verge of crying.

"Hmm!" Austin, who wanted to kick him, cleared his throat vigorously. Why did the Navy produce such a blind thing.

He reminded: "Quick, why don't you also hand over the governance of the territory to the Council of Government Affairs, so that the two things are right?"

Quick struggled violently in his heart.

Lord of power! How many civilians are elusive targets?

But he also knew that the former "knights" of the Greiman family left Huxin Town one after another because they couldn't adapt to the many regulations of the new army after they put down the pirates. must return. But in the many battles that followed, the Earl did not recall any of them.

In other words, if you do not hold public office, you are basically insulated from the power system of Arda.

Would it be possible to stay on land and guard that one-third of an acre of land to live in the future?

No, he also wants to take a larger ship, command a larger fleet, experience stronger winds and waves, sail farther seas, and gain higher honors.

Obviously, this is not something a village lord can do~www.readwn.com~ After repeated struggles, Quick finally made up his mind and asked Paul, "Please allow the Government Council to manage my fief."

Paul's face remained calm, but he let out a breath in his heart.

"Okay, I accept your request, the real estate in the fief still belongs to your name."

"Thank you for your generous reward!"

Quick relaxed his whole body, no matter what, there was no loss of economic benefits anyway, the harvest in the fields was still his, and he couldn't collect a few bucks from the poor in the countryside, and it was meaningless to give orders in a village, so there was no command The mighty fleet is cool.

Ah, new boats coming soon! His thoughts returned to the barque that the count himself had promised them.

After Quick's speech, the people present generally understood what Paul meant—if you want to stay in Arda's military and political system, you have to surrender your power, and the lord will continue to treat you as one of his own. If you don't hand over your power, you will be kicked out of the system. To put it bluntly, you will be a "foreign minister" from now on, separated from the lord by a layer.

After these two years of development, everyone has personally experienced Arda's rising trend, and staying in this system can obviously bring greater benefits to themselves.

Leaving Arda's system to become a small lord, I am afraid that this life will end. If you are not a big feudal lord at the level of a duke, marquis, or earl, what is the use of a little bit of power?

Those who have already been entrusted and handed over their power let out a sigh of relief, thankful that they did not make a wrong choice, and those who have not yet been entrusted have also thought about what they should say.