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Chapter 110 Knighthood Ceremony: Part [-]
"Count Roland, as a pioneering lord, according to the laws of the kingdom, your territory will be exempted from contributions for three years, but after three years, you still need to pay the full amount of contributions according to the land. Do you understand? "

This is a reasonable figure considering the fact that the pioneer lords were unable to pay the tribute after initially occupying the land, and given the leeway they left, three years.

For the Rhodes family, donations accounted for the vast majority of the royal family's income, and it was precisely because of this that the king was able to support so many elite legions and knight orders.

His Majesty Quesnel obviously will not forget this point. Although he hates such regulations deeply, and he hopes to directly confiscate the developed territories, according to the law, he will also exempt the part that should be exempted.

As a king, he must at least maintain the fairness on the surface.

He also longs for more land, but the nobles will obviously stop him. Even within the framework allowed by the laws of the kingdom, the nobles will still choose to use various means to hinder him.

"Yes. I understand, Your Majesty."

Roland's heart trembled, and he understood the meaning of the king's words. If the lord could not pay the full amount of offerings, it meant that the lord was unable to rule his land, and this inability to rule also meant that they were wasting the land.

If the full contribution cannot be paid for more than three consecutive years, according to the laws of the kingdom, the king will have the right to deprive the land and enfeoff it to other nobles loyal to him, most of whom are members of the royal family.

But he did not express any objection to this, because he believed that he could do it, and the fertile land alone could bring him enough wealth, not to mention the sea salt by the sea.

What's more, other nobles will not allow such a thing to happen, and they will inevitably lend money to such nobles without interest.

It is used to curb the rapid expansion of the king's influence, because that also represents a reduction in their influence, which they will not allow.

They still remember the previous 'feudal inheritance system' deeply in their minds.

As a whole, the nobles and the king work together to safeguard their common interests; at the same time, they are also in an antagonistic relationship because of their different interests.

The allegiance ceremony has been completed. His Majesty Quesnel wants to keep Roland and strengthen his relationship. However, considering that the army will go out tomorrow, there are still many matters that urgently need his attention.

Obviously now was not a suitable time for small talk, so he patted Roland on the shoulder and said, "You must also know what kind of crisis we are facing this time, so I won't say more.

But you must also know that crises are often accompanied by opportunities. As long as we work together and invade the Kingdom of Hastings, everyone can obtain the fertile land there.

As for the size, it depends on the feats you have made. As a pioneer noble, I am very optimistic about you, Roland.

Let us work together to spread the flag of the Kingdom of Rhodes throughout the human world. "

However, the fact is that the current situation is not optimistic, but as long as we can block the offensive of the Kingdom of Hastings and drag him into the abyss of stalemate, and wait until the other two countries react, the victory of this war will definitely belong to us.

Although His Majesty Quesnel thought so, he did not intend to tell these depressing words to Roland.

According to his judgment, Roland, as a pioneering nobleman, must be enterprising. He did not want to destroy Roland's spirit, because there are always some difficult tasks that need to be completed on the battlefield.

As early as when Roland and the others had just entered the royal city, the royal family's spies had already discovered their strength and composition.

According to the intelligence chief, he has a military strength of 4000 people and has made friends with a group of viscount nobles. The number of soldiers gathered next to him now exceeds 1.

Obviously, Roland is the better candidate. As for the viscount's army?As long as he assigns them to Roland's command, they will surely be happy to do so. After all, they can only dream of making friends with a new earl.

And when the order to attack the fortress was issued, they had no chance to refuse at that time, and Roland would definitely choose to accept this task. He was an earl, and he could completely suppress his subordinates who were either family knights or family members.

"I will follow your footsteps closely. Wherever your sword points, that is where I will fight for you."

Looking at this sloppy loyalty ceremony, Roland knew what the current situation was like. Fortunately, he had initially learned how to manage his expressions, and instead showed an impassioned look.

His Majesty Quesnel was very satisfied, "I wanted to keep you to attend the dinner, but the fact is that I will go out tomorrow, and I still have a lot of things to deal with.

Then I won't keep you, I know you are tired from the long journey, I have reserved a room for you, you can rest there.

Also, this is your territory certificate. You must keep it. Although losing it will not cause you to lose your territory, you will need to come to the royal capital to apply for it again. "

Although he didn't have time to entertain others, he still made arrangements for them.

His Majesty Quesnel has some regrets. If possible, he really wants to make friends with Earl Roland. According to intelligence, he has a certain ability to command troops.

Moreover, he might approach the Duke of Osborne because he accepted funding from the Osborne family. Although he was limited by his promise and did not accept it as a vassal, His Majesty Quesnel has always been vigilant against them.

It would be even better if they could win over and become one of their own. It would mean that the monolithic northern border would no longer be monolithic.

But the first priority right now is to deal with the threat from the Kingdom of Hastings.

Roland respectfully took over the certificate of the territory. This small certificate in his hand can prove the legitimacy of his territory. Although it is not a big deal if it is lost, because there must still be its documents in the capital.

But considering the time it takes to go back and forth, he still carefully put it into the armor, in fact, into his storage space, so that it will be safe.

"I appreciate your kindness, Your Majesty, but I have to go back to the camp. Boost their morale, so that in the next battle, I can make more contributions for you and myself."

Roland knew that showing his utilitarianism at the right time was a way to reassure the monarch.After all, compared to a person who is secretive or talks all day long, such a persona will be slightly more 'simple' and capable.

At the same time, it is easier to control, and in the dealings with the nobles, the king is very accustomed to using interests to drive them, which will be more in line with their thinking, and thus they will have a sense of 'reliability' for this kind of person.

really.After hearing what Roland said, His Majesty Quesnel laughed, "I like your frankness, Earl Roland, profit is the pursuit of all of us, and I hope you can maintain this mentality as always."

Viscount Mandalay, I guess this is the Earl of Roland you invited. You have done a good job in this matter. I will reward you well. I will select one of your sons and give him the title of honorary baron.

Since Earl Roland can't wait to prepare his soldiers, then you can send him off. "

This sentence seemed to be said to Viscount Mandalay, but it actually expressed the importance he attached to Roland. Both inside and outside the words showed that Viscount Mandalay was rewarded because of Roland.

As for the title of honorary baron, Viscount Mandalay has served the royal family for so many years, he can appoint a son before retirement, and the king will award him the title of honorary baron.

If he is capable, he will also be recruited into the court, but it is just a little earlier.

"Thank you for your gift, my Majesty." Although Viscount Mandalay was a little dissatisfied with this so-called reward, as a court veteran, he perfectly concealed his dissatisfaction and thanked Your Majesty with a sincere and unpretentious smile.

After a salute, he turned around and bowed to Roland, "Thank you too, Earl Roland. It is because of you that I have received such an honor."

After Viscount Manderly finished speaking, he made a gesture, inviting Earl Roland to accompany him.He understood His Majesty's meaning very well, and very cooperatively attributed the credit for his reward to Roland, so that he could know His Majesty's affection for him.

At the same time, it can also increase His Majesty's recognition of his ability to do things. He took a sneak look and found that His Majesty was very satisfied, but he didn't know whether the satisfaction was for him or Earl Roland.

"Thank you again for your kindness, my lord. In view of your many affairs, I will take my leave."

His Majesty Quesnel was very satisfied with the many honorifics given to him by Earl Roland. This was at least a person who respected the king in words, unlike other nobles who said respect but never used the honorific title.

After receiving a nod from His Majesty, Roland saluted and prepared to leave the king's hall.

"Congratulations, Count Roland. I won't accompany you because of my busy schedule, but don't blame me for being rude."

Seeing Earl Roland who was about to leave, Viscount Ula said goodbye to Roland directly. He didn't want to give Earl Roland a bad impression of arrogance because of his ignorance of etiquette.

This is someone that even His Majesty is trying to win over. There is no reason for him to cause trouble for His Majesty.

But at the same time, you must also explain your reasons. If Count Roland is just a rough man, it will be embarrassing if he does not understand, because he is a pioneering nobleman who obtains territory by force.
Roland nodded in understanding and said, "We are both working for His Majesty, so I have no reason to hinder you."

After Roland finished speaking, he followed Viscount Mandalay and left the King's Hall.

Just walking, Roland realized something was wrong, this is not the way out, Roland stopped immediately, the palace is not a place where he can break free.

Viscount Mandalay, who was leading the way, had been paying attention to Roland. Seeing him stop, and combining his searching eyes, Viscount Mandalay remembered that he was a pioneering nobleman and had no idea what he was going to do now.

"Count Roland, now we are going to find the herald officer, he will register your family coat of arms and family name, as well as your family members, and add them to the family tree of the kingdom.

Because there are many nobles who have been ennobled this time, I believe it won’t be long before the kingdom will issue the latest family maps and heraldry books. "

After hearing this, Roland nodded clearly. It turned out that asking Viscount Mandalay to send him off had this meaning, but why didn't His Majesty explain this matter.

With such doubts, Roland followed Viscount Mandalay to the Heraldry Room, preparing to see the complete family coat of arms of the entire Rhodes Kingdom.

In fact, this process generally does not need to be explained. The king ignored that Roland, as a pioneer lord, did not know about this matter, while he completely ignored the other small nobles because they were relatively 'weak' .

Soon they came to the Kingdom's Heraldry Room, where the coats and flags of all the nobles in the kingdom were stored, as well as all the family relationship trees.

As soon as you enter the room, you can find that the height here is unusually high. The entire room is an oval building with coats of arms hanging on the entire wall. They are decorated on smaller shields, representing these families. It is the strongest shield in the kingdom.

Looking around, the emblem of the Rhodes family is at the top, and the coats of arms of the marquis, earl, viscount, and baron are in order below, and the distribution of them is denser as they go down.

What confused Roland was that he only saw Duke Osborne's coat of arms in a single row.

This also means that there is only one Duke in the entire kingdom, and that is the Duke of Osborne. It seems that the power held by the Duke of Osborne has reached the top of the kingdom, second only to His Majesty Quesnel. I rarely hear anyone discussing him.

As himself from the northern border, His Majesty Quesnel did not ask himself about the Duke of Osborne. Presumably, anyone can easily find out the funding he received, let alone Baron Leon with the soldiers of the Stormwind Legion. It's time to go to your own territory.

Then there is only one possibility, the Duke of Osborne and His Majesty are at odds, but why they disagree is beyond his guess.

Seeing the Viscount Mandalay coming with newcomers, Isaiah Rhodes yawned lazily, but he didn't intend to get up, because the nobles who dare to come these days are all viscounts and barons people like that.

As a member of the Rhodes family, even if he is just a baron, he still has pride because he comes from a royal family.As for Viscount Mandalay?They were just family retainers, not worth mentioning.

Viscount Mandalay obviously complained about Isaiah's rudeness. It can be seen from his first introduction of Isaiah Rhodes that Isaiah just nodded perfunctorily.

But after hearing that this was a newly promoted earl, he was frightened and immediately stood up to salute.

Looking at this scene, the Viscount Mandalay was expressionless, while Roland was a little confused. As for such a big reaction, it was actually because Roland was not used to his status as an earl. As a member of the royal family, Isaiah You can be disrespectful to those little nobles.

Because they had nothing to do with him, but he didn't dare to be rude to those big nobles, because they were obviously more important to the king than his insignificant side branch.

After Roland revealed the coat of arms on the cloak, Isaiah praised him and said something that even Roland hadn't thought of.

This made Roland feel a little emotional. He was a master of heraldry, and he had a clear memory of the allusions and meanings of each family.

After finishing these things, Roland said goodbye to Viscount Mandalay, took the emblem belonging to the Roland family, and after leaving the palace, he took back his sword and walked towards the city gate.

(End of this chapter)