Chapter 389: Giving Grace

Of course, this earl was personally appointed by Derek.

Not to mention Chavez's day-to-day spying, he provided the route to the New World, which allowed him to intervene in the New World a few years in advance, which was a great achievement.

The gold and silver mines provided unparalleled superpowers and made outstanding contributions to the unification of the continent.

Therefore, Viscount Chavez changed his clothes with confidence and turned into the Duke of the Northern Principality.

After his family was surprised, they immediately smiled brightly.

Little Chavez even licked his face and said, "Father, you are really a cunning old man... You are so cunning!"

He glared at his son and said if he couldn't speak, he shouldn't speak.

On the shore, Viscount Rogers and others were also trying to maintain order.

Since they decided to surrender, of course they had to show that they were useful and get better treatment in the future.

When they watched the battle at the port, they saw Viscount Chavez and his family getting off the ship.

Rogers and others surrounded them curiously.

"Viscount Chavez, are you regretting this?" Someone teased.

In the dark night, no one noticed the change in Chavez's clothes.

Chavez smiled slightly, and couldn't suppress his mouth: "Thank you all for your contribution to the Principality. Now I accept your surrender on behalf of the Principality."

"What?"

Rogers and others realized something was wrong at this time.

"I, Chavez, the Earl of the Northern Principality, have the scepter personally bestowed by Duke Derek." Earl Chavez repeated and emphasized.

Everyone was stunned, and their expressions were very wonderful.

I thought I was fast enough and helped maintain the order of the port, but I didn't know that there were people who were more shameless than me.

To be honest, no one could tell when Chavez defected to the Northern Principality.

After all, the Earl is not easily conferred. Chavez has betrayed the interests of many southern nobles.

A traitor like this would have been discovered long ago, and he would definitely be torn into pieces.

But now... Rogers and others immediately showed a flattering smile.

He is the Earl of the Principality, and in the future he will be the Earl of the Empire. This status is higher than the status of Earl Bergen in the Locke Kingdom.

And I and others will be civilians in the future, at most civilians with money, and it is unknown how long it will take to restore the title.

No matter what happened in the past, the status will be unequal in the future.

Only those with bad brains will show hostility, and smart people will rush to curry favor. At least the southern nobles have such a great god, and they can rely on him in the future.

Let alone grudges, Count Chavez's origin is destined to make the southern nobles close to him. This is the reality.

With the existence of a duchy earl, the chaos stopped quickly.

A group of southern nobles worked together and quickly took over the remaining troops.

The ruffians who took the opportunity to fish in troubled waters were directly arrested and shot, and the ambitious military leaders were attacked. When Virut arrived, the situation had stabilized.

Count Chavez met Virut. The two were not familiar with each other, but they knew each other.

As Derek's confidant, Virut knew Chavez's contribution, so he didn't treat him as an outsider.

Judging from the time, Count Chavez is older than most nobles in the northern principalities.

Count Chavez was very regretful and sighed: "Alas, he was still run away by that bastard Bergen, what an old fox."

The other party's reaction was too fast and decisive, worthy of being an old fox.

Virut didn't care, he had no grudges with the southern nobles.

However, considering Count Chavez's friendship, he still revealed: "Don't worry, the Duke will not let down any meritorious official, and what he promised you will definitely come true."

Virut was so confident, as Derek's confidant, he knew more than everyone else.

From the beginning, the Duke's vision was not what others could imagine.

Turning his hand for clouds and turning his hand for rain is all modesty, everyone is just a chess piece on this chessboard.

Since the Duke has promised something, it will definitely come true.

Count Chavez heard hope and asked in surprise: "Can we intercept Count Bergen again?"

The Duchy Navy is so powerful that it is not surprising that it can do this.

Virut shook his head and kept it a secret: "Haha, Your Excellency the Count, just wait and see, there will definitely be a surprise."

Interception at sea is too difficult and too much of a gamble, so there is no need to go through so much trouble.

Although Count Chavez wanted to know the answer, it was good to have an expectation.

This was at most a private matter. The two sat together and the purpose of the discussion was official.

"I wonder how the Duke plans to deal with the South?" Count Chavez asked.

After all, he is a southern nobleman, and he has to consider some influence.

It can be foreseen that in the new empire, his family will take root in the south.

Of course, he will not disobey the Duke's will, which is the foundation of the family's existence.

Virut already had a plan for this, so he said: "The Duke has given me a secret order. We will discuss this matter and act at our convenience.

The nobles need to wait for redistribution and the provinces to be redivided.

The titles of the surrendered nobles are retained, and they are appropriately downgraded and demoted. Some meritorious people are rewarded with some land again. Do you think it is okay?"

This result was beyond Count Chavez's expectations.

According to the previous strategy of the Northern Principality, it was a one-size-fits-all approach.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many people fleeing.

If this condition really existed, I'm afraid many people would surrender.

Those who stayed now were all mentally prepared to start all over again.

Therefore, this result was definitely beyond expectations.

"I have no objection, thank you for your mercy." Count Chavez replied quickly.

"No, it was the Duke's tolerance." Virut replied cautiously.

"Yes, yes, it was the Duke's tolerance." Count Chavez responded quickly.

Of course, he accepted this favor, otherwise Virut would be ruthless and no one could do anything to him.

After sending Count Chavez away, Virut drank a cup of tea comfortably.

In fact, if he changed to a lord, he should be ruthless, and people with high positions and power should be more lonely.

However, Derek was above, and he gave Virut this opportunity specifically, which was a tacit understanding between the two.

Virut was cautious when he was cautious, but there was no need to refuse the gift given by the Duke in private.

On the contrary, it was the open favor that should be cautious.

If the lord was hypocritical, there was no need to give benefits in private.

And this was not a big deal.

Suppressing the southern nobles blindly was not necessarily a good thing. Not to mention the resentment of the people, the power of the northern and southern nobles in the country would also be completely unbalanced.

Moreover, with such a group of nobles, they have knowledge, connections and money, and most of them can still restore their titles.

It is better to get rid of it sooner rather than later.

As for Derek's thoughts, even Virut didn't know about them.