Extraordinary Earl

Chapter 50 The Marquess of Parker
Ston, Pompeii.

This middle-level knight may not be the highest-achieving knight of the Pompeii family who made a living outside of the past, but in the past 100 years, both Ston and Pompeii were the highest-achieving existence among the knights of the Pompeii family who made a living outside.

Especially the ability to make a living outside is very strong.

Because he had been a mercenary, he was very clear about the various situations in the province of Orange.Even if there is something unclear, you can still get some information through your personal network.

Luther handed over the introduction of the population to Ston and Pompeii. This appointment is absolutely correct.

This time following Ston, Pompey also came out with several guarding knights, a team of 30 guards, and several scholars in charge of purchasing and keeping accounts.

After a period of long journey, Ston, Pompey and his party came to the territory of Marquis Parker.

This is a typical marquis territory, consisting of several cities, more than a dozen towns, countless villages, and knights.

Marquis Parker far surpassed Baron Barton in terms of military strength, prestige, and influence.

But this marquis is still not as good as the most powerful family in Orange, the count of Libya.

Because the Earl family of Libya not only has the most powerful territory, power, and military strength in Orange, but also because it is one of the eight nobles under the command of the first king Mixiu.

The family prestige of the Earl of Libya also surpassed that of the Marquis of Parker.

It is even said that the influence and strength of these two families in the entire Orange Province are not at the same level.

By the way, the Marquis Parker is still a branch of the Prussian royal family, one of the branches of the royal family.This is why the family title of the Marquis of Parker is higher than that of the Earl of Libya.

However, because of the big event that happened in Prussian history, the relationship between the Marquis Parker family and the royal family became increasingly alienated, and instead became a real nobleman in an alliance with the Earl of Libya.

The Kingdom of Prussia is located in the south of the mainland, close to the sea. It is only because there is a large uncultivated forest in the south that it does not directly border the sea.

The Province of Orange is one of the southern territories of the Kingdom of Prussia.

In the entire province, there are [-] or [-] nobles with real titles, who do not belong to each other. In name, they are all vassals of the King of Prussia. In fact, the biggest leader of the alliance between them is the Earl of Libya.

In this large province, the territories of some real nobles bordered on unowned forests, and the territories of some real nobles were next to the territories of other nobles, so there was no room for development and expansion.

For example, the Pompeii family can directly cut down forests and build farmland. As long as they can attract free people and buy serfs, the entire territory can be expanded many times.

Of course, deforestation still has certain risks, because there are still many monsters in the forest, the harsh environment, and even giant dragons.

Unless the entire Kingdom of Prussia once again calls on the nobles of the entire country to expand southwards, the eighth expansion in Prussian history, can the entire forest be developed and the kingdom's power reach the sea.

But because of that major incident, the prestige of the King of Prussia declined, and the nobles on the ground and the nobles in the court became two major forces that were indistinctly opposed. Therefore, the southward expansion of the Kingdom of Prussia became far away.

Without the endless forest as an expansion, if the territory of the nobles in the interior wants to develop, there is only one way to carry out commercial development in the entire territory.

However, business development depends on the lord's personal ability, so most of the inland aristocratic territories will not develop tax revenue for a long time.

And some nobles spend a lot of money, but their income is not high.In such a situation, what should be done?

There is only one way.

Collect the fields in the territory as much as possible.Bankrupt those free people and increase the number of serfs, because raising serfs is like raising livestock, as long as they are given the minimum level of living materials, it will be fine.

This is a lucrative deal.

And the Marquis Parker did just that.Because the Marquis of Parker will do everything possible to bankrupt those free people, even assassinate them, dispatch troops, pretend to be thieves, and clean up the free people in the territory.

And because of the brutality of Marquis Parker, he even got the nickname "The Executioner".

There are many free names who have lost their land in the entire territory, and the situation in the entire territory is very depressed, even chaotic.

Thieves, thieves are increasing.

Even the nobles believed that a governing territory like the Marquis of Parker was an important source of rebellion. If there was a rebellion in the Orange Province, then the territory of the Marquis of Parker would definitely be one of the sources.

And Ston, Pompeii learned of this situation through his own intelligence relationship, so he came to the territory of Marquis Parker in a hurry, for the sake of the free people who lost their land here.

Although the Marquis Parker has several cities, the main city is Sparta, with a population of more than [-]. In the entire Orange Province, this is a large city second to none.

At noon today, under the persecution of the scorching sun, the knights of Pompeii hurried to the city with their troops.

Throughout the Kingdom of Prussia, most cities do not have entry fees.Because those shrewd lords all know that if they want to continue to prosper in the territory, they must cancel the city entrance fee.And the city tax These taxes will lead to a decline in business activity, causing the city to languish.

But it is obvious that Marquis Parker is not a shrewd lord. He charged an entry fee in Sparta City, and set a series of standards from caravans, to civilians, nobles, and tourists.

Ston, Pompeii and his party rode tall horses, pulled several carts, and accompanied by a team of guards. They looked like caravans and mercenaries.

The guards who were in charge of guarding the city gate were treated like a mercenary, and charged a considerable fee to enter the city according to their head.

After paying the road money, Knight Parker entered Sparta City, and relied on the previous layout to go directly to the official residence of the city lord in Sparta City.

After entering the city, the first thing you can see is the sluggish atmosphere.People with numb faces, weak breath and malnourished, doing nothing on the streets.

Beggars are everywhere.

Ston, Pompeii also saw a few thieves several times, attacking people on the road, some succeeded, and some were caught.

It will be miserable if you catch it.

He will be beaten severely first, and then the trial will be conducted by the city lord's mansion.

Because the lords make their own laws, the standards are different.The light ones are imprisonment and whipping, and the serious ones are chopping hands.

And Stone heard that in the territory of Marquis Parker, thieves would chop off their right hands.

In addition, there are traces of defecation and defecation everywhere in the city, and no one cares about it. The whole city emits a bad smell.

A look of wanting to subjugate the country.

(End of this chapter)