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Chapter 474 Duke Xueyue
After a series of bargaining, the Near East defense plan was finally approved.Not surprisingly, Hudson's territory became the core of the defense.

The geographical location is second, and the key is Hudson's prestige. If this nail is not pulled out, the orc army will not dare to go deep.

The battle of the expeditionary army into the orc prairie has fundamentally changed the mode of warfare, making everyone realize: it turns out that war can still be played like this!
Without any logistical support, the expeditionary army can achieve outstanding results. If it has the bridgehead of the Near East as its support, its power will only be greater.

In this context, the first city built by the kingdom is very obvious - the port!
If you have the conditions, you must do it, if you don't have the conditions, you must do it.The biggest feature of the extraordinary world is that manpower can transform nature.

Theoretically speaking, deserts can be turned into oases, wilderness can be turned into fertile soil, and mountains can also be turned into plains. It is nothing more than a matter of investment.

Undoubtedly, this is only theoretical.Reversing the laws of nature is by no means as simple as it seems on the surface.

The desert turns into an oasis. Unless the local climate can be completely changed, it will degenerate into a desert again in a short time.

To turn the wilderness into fertile soil, not only must the climate keep up, but you must also know how to cultivate the land, otherwise the land will become barren again after its fertility is exhausted.

Relatively speaking, the man-made port has the smallest backlash.As long as there are no major changes, there will be no major problems in 80 years.

However, the construction of the port still has to wait for on-site surveys before the specific location can be determined.

Everything is difficult at the beginning. Once the construction of the first port is completed, the follow-up work can rely on the port and slowly expand to the outside world.

The plan was perfect, but the execution was tricky.The hardest problem is people.

The announcement of the Near East Line of Defense plan has indeed reassured the hearts of many nobles, but it does not mean that everyone is willing to go to open up wasteland.

The construction of the defense line takes time. Before the construction of the defense line is completed, what will guarantee the safety of everyone's territory?

The so-called security of the kingdom only means that the orcs will not invade in a large scale in a short period of time.

Occasionally, it is inevitable to stray into a team of orc cavalry.The enemy will not be foolish to watch the Alpha Kingdom take root in the Near East.

Of course, there is nothing in the Near East right now, so it must be safe. If the orcs want to come and plunder, that will happen after the next autumn.

If the progress of the Kingdom's development is slow, maybe the looting time can be pushed back two to three years, three to five years.

With the joint efforts of all the big shots, the fledgling emerging nobles are naturally no match.He was soon stunned by the various favorable conditions promised by the kingdom, and accepted the canonization in a daze.

Seeing this scene, Hudson realized that this group of nobles were really ruthless, and they fooled people, even their own family members.

Don't suffer from lack and inequality, and don't suffer from poverty and anxiety.

First, the marshal Hudson accepted the fiefdom of the Near East, and then all the children of the big nobles followed suit. The small and medium nobles with asymmetric information naturally had to follow the crowd.

Everyone was immersed in the preferential policies promised by the kingdom, and they also took this appointment as an opportunity, fantasizing that they were the new chosen sons, and they would soar into the sky in the Near East.

A few sober nobles are aware of the risks, but unfortunately their arms cannot hold back their thighs, and refusing the reward is equivalent to giving up the fief.

People are lucky, no matter how high the risk is, it is not impossible to succeed. With so many nobles passing by, they cannot be wiped out.

If you are lucky and persist, you can make a lot of money.After all, this time the kingdom is really generous, and the area of ​​the fief is not usually large.

Knightlands are awarded fiefs according to the specifications of baronies, baronies are granted fiefs according to the specifications of viscounty territories, and viscounty territories are granted fiefdoms according to the specifications of earldoms.

Further up is the freshly-baked Duke of Xueyue—Marshal Hudson, whose fief area is the largest in the country, and has become the largest landlord after the royal family.

There were no actual earls, but mainly a few powerful middle-level nobles in the kingdom, who had arrived in northern Xinjiang a few years ago.

The rest of the mid-level nobles are limited by their own strength, and even if they want to give it a go, they are not qualified to participate in the chess game.

Unlike the inland areas, the great nobles in the border areas have more obligations than benefits.

Taxation is nonsense. According to the conditions promised by the Kingdom, the Near East will be exempt from taxes for 30 years.

Everyone will fight side by side in the future, don't expect to squeeze oil from the younger brother, or you will be sniped.

In addition to a higher political discourse power, the economic benefits are almost invisible.But the obligation to bear is not missing at all.

If the orcs came, the governor would bring a group of younger brothers to the battlefield to fight the enemy with real swords and guns.

The minimum standard has to be maintained until the kingdom's reinforcements arrive, or you will be loyal to the country!

Without enough strength at hand, he couldn't even order the nobles in the province, let alone fulfill their obligations.

The children of the great nobles are qualified to compete for the position of governor, but the family behind it doesn't support it!
It's not that I don't want to support it, it's that after a large part of Hudson was taken away, and the remaining areas were divided into provinces, there were more than one sons of a big noble family in each province.

If you want to be in the top position, then you have to spend a lot of money, don't think about fooling around casually, harming others and yourself.

At the Kingdom Conference, everyone clearly set the standard. To serve as the governor of the Near East region, a standing army of at least 8000 people must be maintained, with two eighth-rank powerhouses and eight seventh-tier powerhouses.

It's not deliberately making things difficult. A governor without such strength may be decapitated by orcs at any time on the front line.

The nobles of the middle and lower classes died as well. If the great nobles died so casually, where would the kingdom be put?
Sending troops to retaliate, the national strength cannot support it; not retaliating, it will expose the weak nature of the kingdom and cause more peeps.

Exceptions can also be made. If the governor himself is a strong man in the sanctuary, or has a strong man in the sanctuary accompanying the army, these restrictions will be cancelled.

There's nothing wrong with it, the exception clause was tailor-made for Hudson.If you don't open this back door, where can the weak Koslow family find so many seventh- and eighth-level powerhouses?
As a result, among the newly released seven provinces in the Near East, Hudson's super-large province has a governor, and the remaining six provinces are all vacant.

Caesar IV nominated a son of a great nobleman to serve as the governor several times, but they were all declined.For no other reason, the risk of throwing so many military forces in the Near East is too high.

For some of the weaker nobles, all their family assets can meet the standard. It is simply asking them to relocate their families.

The standard required by the Kingdom is high, and the compensation is not small.In the past, the canonization edict was issued, and the tax exemption was done for a few years. Now it also comes with population support.

骑士领支援500人、男爵领支援一千500人、子爵领支援四千500人、伯爵领支援一万5000人、哈德逊的公爵领直接分到了10万人。

Not surprisingly, these people are refugees gathered by the kingdom.

The small countries in the Northern Continent and the Central Continent fell, not only the countries in the Southern Continent were full, but the Alpha Kingdom also benefited.

A large number of refugees poured in. Apart from the nobles from all walks of life, the royal government was not idle.

The small number of people given by the Kingdom of Light is naturally not enough to develop the land of the Near East, but for the grassroots nobles, this is already a rare wealth.

Then call friends and recruit some people to go there, and then you can initially set up the shelf of the territory.The rest of the problem, slowly figure out a solution.

Whenever there is a big war, the slave traders are the most active.These guys who want money but not life have taken action early.

It's a pity that in this war, there are too few people who can make war fortune.Except for the gains made by the expeditionary legion, the rest of the nobles fought in the homeland, basically for nothing.

There is no money in your pocket, so naturally you can't buy, buy, buy.This wave of fighting is about family status. The wealthier the family behind them, the greater the support they give, and the stronger their strength.

The children of the declining nobles who are poor and white will be miserable, and everything can only be done by themselves.Let's not talk about development first, just how to feed the people is even more worrying for them.

If there is no accident, they will be "contractors" for a long time to come, fighting on the front line of construction with the people assigned to them by the kingdom.

The development path has been planned for them by the bosses above.Either accept the kingdom's employment to repair the defense line, or first work for the rich nobles to build the castle.

After accumulating a certain amount of wealth, he went back to build his own castle.If the relationship between each other is handled well, you can also hug the neighbors' thighs and borrow them for decades.

In border areas, this kind of huddling for warmth is too common.

If you don't know how to unite, the knights and baronies alone cannot withstand the orcs.

……

"What, establish another Holy See?"

Hearing the news, Hudson almost cursed on the spot.He has no objection to those who built the Holy See, but it also depends on time!

The Kingdom is busy dealing with the Near East issue. In the next few years, the strategic focus will be dragged on the Near East defense line. There is no time to make trouble with the Holy See.

Although Hudson doesn't think that the Holy See, whose navy has been greatly weakened, has the courage to let the fleet go north to find trouble for the kingdom, there is no need to jump out in a hurry to sow hatred.

"Your Majesty, which idiot proposed this plan, don't you know that it is not appropriate for the kingdom to create extra troubles now!"

Hudson responded bluntly.

No matter who proposed it, he was against it anyway.If the kingdom insists on going its own way, then there is no need to go to the fiefs in the Near East, and they can just go back to the fiefs and close their doors to live a happy life.

"Marshal, this is none of our business. It is the Franks who proposed this plan. Although we have made an independent plan, we are not ready to launch it now."

Archbishop Tai Lun hurriedly explained.

He wanted to be pope, but that was also for the development of the kingdom.If the establishment of a separate Holy See delays the development of the kingdom, then the cart before the horse.

Essentially, the Holy See is both a faith and a business.In addition to the "tithe tax" on the surface, the Holy See has many ways to make money through faith.

Every year, a large number of believers donate wealth to the Holy See and buy indulgences.Even if the Alpha Kingdom and the Holy See did not deal with it, it did not prevent the Holy See from sucking blood from the Kingdom.

Hearing that it wasn't made by his family, Hudson's face became much better, and the expressions of all the nobles present also softened.

"Even if it was proposed by the Franks, we have to reject it. At least the Kingdom has a firm foothold in the Near East, and it is not appropriate to cause extra problems!"

The words of the Prime Minister, the Grand Duke of Newfoundland, were obviously telling everyone in a veiled manner that he was unaware of this matter, and he still firmly opposed it.

In an instant, Hudson understood the inside story. The royal family did not reach a unity on the issue of establishing a separate Holy See.

It is obvious that the battle of glory he gave before stimulated the ambitions of many people, but it did not make these powerful veterans of the two dynasties lose themselves.

If the prime minister took the lead in objecting, Hudson would naturally not intervene.Anyway, a proposal that cannot even be unified within the royal family is basically impossible to pass in the kingdom's parliament.

"Your Excellency the Prime Minister, you are aware of the secret agreement between us and the Frankish Kingdom.

According to the previous agreement, when one party stands up against the Holy See, the other party must fully support it unconditionally.

In the past, when the Kingdom faced off repeatedly against the Holy See, they were able to end safely. In addition to our own strength, the support of our allies is also a core factor. "

The words of Archbishop Tyrone made the Grand Duke of Newfoundland hesitate to speak.The secret agreement is indeed not mandatory, but it involves national credibility.

The Holy See is not easy to mess with, and the First Kingdom of the Mainland is also not a soft persimmon.Judging from the current development momentum, it is only a matter of time before the strength of the Frankish Kingdom surpasses that of the Holy See.

"Your Majesty, what is the specific content of the secret agreement, I think everyone present has the right to know!"

Duke Hiero said angrily.

The continental war has just come to an end, and the smell of gunpowder between the royal family and their five major families in the North has become more intense.

From the initial toll dispute, it gradually rose to the face of the family, which made it hard for them to get off the hook for a while.

It's not impossible to give the royal family a face, but it must be communicated in private. How can there be any reason to call someone directly?

If this precedent is set, and the nobles in northern Xinjiang follow the relationship behind the mobilization to exert pressure, will they still make concessions?
If this step is taken back, they will not be able to collect road tax in the future.Not only the nobles would not pay, even merchants would choose to be affiliated with the nobles and refuse to pay taxes.

However, as an important part of territorial taxation, transit tax is a common rule in the continent of Aslant.

It is nothing more than that they were a little greedy in front of them, relying on their own monopoly advantage, and set the tax rate a little higher.

This "high" is still relative to the outside world, and the five major families in the Northland do not think it is high.

The original collection standard was 70.00%, but now it has been reduced to 30.00% for everyone's face, which is very interesting.

Compared with five years ago, the transit tax revenue of several of them has already been cut in half and then cut in half.

Of course, the previous high taxes were mainly due to the fact that these commodities were smuggled to the orc empire, which itself had a very high profit premium.

It is not impossible for the final price to increase several times or ten times. Even if the tax is high, it is still a profiteering business.

Now that the harvesting object has changed, the situation has changed.The five major families in the Northland, who were cornered, could only hold on now.

At this critical moment, the weaker the enemy is, the more the enemy will advance.

Everyone is a shareholder of the kingdom, so if you want to make a fuss, it's fine. Anyway, as long as you toss around within the scope of the rules, the royal family can't do anything to them.

"Your Excellency, the secret agreement was made under the pressure of the Holy See back then. All the terms were also aimed at the Holy See, and did not involve everyone's interests.

Chief of Guards, go get the secret appointment immediately, and show it to all the ministers! "

Caesar IV explained with a gloomy face.

The rules of the political game, the king must also abide by.The five major families in the Northland are an eyesore, but unfortunately he still can't find an entry point.

As the great nobles of the kingdom, even if they were charged with ordinary crimes, they would not be able to move them.

Unless it involves major crimes such as regicide and treason, it will be disgusting at best, and it will not hurt their vitality at all.

After circulating the content of the secret agreement in the time of a cup of tea, it was considered as the end of this turmoil.

The secret agreement was signed by Caesar III that year, and it really did not involve the interests of all parties, and it was justified without a high-level meeting.

In fact, during the reign of Caesar III, this kind of borderline work was not uncommon.It's just that the prestige of the ZTE Lord of this kingdom is too high, so it's not easy for everyone to delve into it.

If Caesar IV made a secret agreement with the outside world in private, it is estimated that there would be a lot of noise here, even if some nobles pointed at his nose and scolded him, it would not be strange.

A qualified nobleman, who has never hated the king!
If you haven't done it, it can only prove that you are incompetent, weak, and have no right to speak in the kingdom.

As long as you grasp the handle, it's right to make trouble.There is no need to worry so much, as the nature of shareholders' quarrels at shareholders' meetings is similar.

As long as it is not clamoring against humanity and regicide, all the speeches confided at the meeting are exempt from responsibility.

The princes openly challenged the king to fight, and the king's army lost its armor and armor, which happened in the history of the Aslante continent.

Of course, the nobles of the Alpha Kingdom are not that tough.At most, it's just a war of words, but in practice, everyone still rarely plays.

"There is nothing controversial about the content of the treaty. According to the agreement, the Frankish Kingdom will establish a separate Holy See. We will indeed support it, but it does not mean that we must immediately follow up.

Didn't the Franks say that the Pope was illegal? We followed suit and questioned the legitimacy of the Holy See by the way.

Call on all believers of the Lord of Dawn to act and re-form a legal Holy See, but only in words.

The matter of setting up a separate Holy See will be delayed for a while.After the Frankish Kingdom takes action, see if the Holy See can take strong measures before deciding whether to follow up! "

Foreign Minister Earl Francis said with experience.

It is self-evident who is more hateful between the talkative party and the doer.

It is nothing new to scold the Holy See. If you get into a big fight because of a few words of scolding, it is estimated that in less than a year, the Holy See will repair all the human nations.

(End of this chapter)