Being a lord in another world begins with farming

Chapter 257 Imperial Envoy

In addition to the people's livelihood in the territory, the army is not unchanged. First of all, the military camp of 1,500 people was integrated into the main army, which greatly strengthened Hydera's ability to fight foreign wars.

With the addition of Charlie, Monk, and Kayla, Howard's command and control of the army has also been raised to a higher level.

In addition, the city defense army has also been greatly expanded, with the number of soldiers reaching 1,500. Although it is not as large as the main corps, it has the right to mobilize conscripts to assist in patrolling, public security and city defense.

You must know that with the territory's recruitment system, a territory with a population of 60,000 can recruit tens of thousands of conscripts at any time. Even if they are not professional soldiers, their combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated. After all, all living beings are equal under the gun.

What's more, the recruitment is not just one wave. It is not an exaggeration to say that all the people are mobilized, and it will definitely make any enemy feel a toothache.

In addition to the army, the roots were also strengthened, and Owen increased the number of ninja squads while exchanging some ANBU from Naruto.

These ninjas who have devoted themselves to darkness are real elites, not just cannon fodder or background boards. Just look at who among Naruto has been an ANBU and you will know how valuable they are.

Another area that has been strengthened is the religious system of the territory. This is an area that Owen proposed very early but has been difficult to improve. Even with the emergence of the Dragon Mother, it has not changed much.

Nowadays, the construction of the Holy Light Cathedral has been completed, and branch temples have been built in various branch cities. Priests from the Heroic World and monks from the Empire Era are now in charge, and the missionary aspect has been quite complete.

The tendon-loving priest who masters healing skills and can also hit, and the eloquent scholar-type monk, don't need Owen to worry about at all.

As for force, Irving formed the Knights Templar as the armed force of the Cathedral of Holy Light. All Templars are good-looking and capable of fighting, and they have all the respect.

Although a lot of energy and resources were spent, the Cathedral of Holy Light did not believe in a true god, not even a god, because that was Owen wearing power armor.

Owen is not even a legend, so he naturally cannot sense the existence of faith. Therefore, in order to avoid waste, each temple enshrines a piece of equipment that integrates holy objects to absorb and store the power of faith.

This is not easy to do. You must know that apart from artifacts, even legendary weapons have nothing to do with faith. This shows the magic of holy objects.

Although the holy object comes from the low-mystery empire era, it can condense faith and create miracles. It is a low-power but high-level existence, so it can do this.

The holy artifacts that are fused with holy objects are not just for good looks. Each has unique abilities under the blessing of faith. It is also Owen's faith storage device. When necessary, with the blessing of a full set of holy artifacts, even a demigod would dare to take action.

While Owen was busy making final preparations, Ferrier Town also welcomed the imperial envoy.

There is only one special envoy, but there cannot be only one special envoy. In addition to the chief envoy and deputy envoy, there are also supervisors and servants to protect them, as many as hundreds of people.

Among them, the emperor's personal envoy is the Marquis of Pegasus, and his deputy envoys are Count Dekra and Her Royal Highness the Ninth Princess. They are also guarded by royal mages and royal knights, and there are hundreds of servants and soldiers.

Ferrier has known this information for a long time. After all, her connections are here. If the secret is important, don’t expect those people to help, but she is willing to sell her personal favors for trivial matters, so Ferrier can prepare in advance. , to welcome the arrival of the special envoy.

As the imperial envoy, Marquis Pegasus was an old man with gray hair and a strong body. He came from a traditional aristocratic family. However, because he had no inheritance rights, he was arranged to study in the imperial capital. Later, by chance, he became a follower of a prince who had not yet become the emperor. Forged a deep friendship, and is still a very trusted confidant of the emperor. He is an important figure in the royalist faction. He was canonized as a marquis and a viscounty.

Count Dekra, the deputy envoy, is a standard traditional aristocrat who is proud of the glory of his family. Therefore, when faced with the Marquis of Pegasus, who was born in a traditional aristocracy but chose to be the emperor's lackey, he never concealed his disgust, thinking that he was a thief. A clown who wears the garb of a marquis but can only please the emperor.

The conflict between the two is not a special case, but an irreconcilable contradiction between the imperial aristocracy and the traditional aristocracy.

In fact, the main reason for the opposition between the two sides is the uneven distribution of land and power, not simply because the imperial nobles are royalists.

The empire is so big, and its land rights are limited. Because the traditional aristocracy has a history almost as long as the empire, and occupies more than half of the empire's land, they often ignore it even when facing the emperor.

Isn't this a slap in the emperor's face? Therefore, the royal family has been trying to take back the land and rights entrusted in the early days of the empire.

The question is how could the traditional aristocrats give up the land and power in their hands, even because of the connection of interests. The traditional aristocrats once banded together to force an emperor in his prime to abdicate, and he soon died of cold. Everyone knows the truth.

With this precedent, even the emperor did not dare to force it, so the nobility with false titles in the name of the empire was born.

The imperial nobles had high titles and few fiefs, and most of them did not even have actual fiefs. Therefore, they were naturally inferior to the traditional nobles. However, they also became more and more thirsty for land. There was no need for the emperor to urge them. The irreconcilable two sides fought to the death, and the emperor only There is no need to pull the strings, and there is no need to end it personally.

Even in a certain respect, the emergence of the imperial aristocracy has become a stabilizer for the internal struggle in the empire.

Because both the emperor and the traditional nobles knew very well that the imperial nobles could not achieve anything because they had no foundation.

Therefore, traditional nobles hate imperial nobles, but they do not take it too seriously. Just like when they encounter a dog that barks at them, they can beat it to death, but it is not necessary. Firstly, when beating a dog, it depends on the owner. Secondly, there are too many people who want to be dogs. It's impossible to kill them cleanly.

So when the emperor had nothing to do, he ordered the imperial nobles to vent their anger on the traditional nobles. If the traditional nobles were annoyed, they would kill a few imperial nobles to show the emperor's face. But in fact, neither party had much to lose. The only pain was to be caught in the middle. The imperial nobles had to rely on the emperor.

It can be said that the imperial nobles perfectly acted as a punching bag between the emperor and the traditional nobles.

In addition to these two, Her Royal Highness the Ninth Princess is here as a supervisor. In other words, her existence is the emperor's eyes and ears. She can see and hear, but cannot speak. Nothing special happens. She is almost like a mascot. Can be ignored.

As for pretending to be a princess, haha, the emperor has dozens of children. The older ones will not be able to talk to the younger ones until they are middle-aged. Judging from the appearance, the emperor will have more than a hundred children in his lifetime, so princesses and princes are really worthless. Only a few have a higher status, and the rest are tools for marriage.

However, the Ninth Princess is not all for show. She is already a senior knight at a young age and can be called a genius at her age.

If she can break through to legend in the future, she may not have a place in the royal family.