Tang Qi Tan

The 1149 year of the Xidalu holy calendar and the 562 year of the Xilan royal calendar.In the Reims Cathedral, which was open on all sides, under the witness of city representatives, sect leaders, chamber of commerce groups, as well as the four major regiments of the Free Army, the generals of the fifteen regiments, and the high-level government of the national salvation government.

With the continuous ringing of the bell, groups of priests and nuns gathered in the square to pray, and many soldiers preparing to be inspected, all of them were eagerly awaited and watched by everyone; Jiang Tian also stood in front of the altar.

Then, from the hands of Duval, the leader of the Knights of Redemption holding the ancient sword, Racha, the chief priest holding a gold-encrusted scepter, and Feius, the chief administrative officer holding a huge ring seal, they respectively took over the representatives of the kingdom's authority. utensils; and finally put on the crown on the high altar by himself.

Since then, the big bells have been ringing and various instruments such as pipe organs have been playing in unison; amidst the praises and calls of mountains and tsunami outside, Jiang Tian also came to the terrace outside Reims Cathedral, proclaimed his oath to be the king, and on the spot Re-take the oath of allegiance from all.

As a result, under the witness and persuasion of thousands of people, after the traditional consecration and enthronement ceremony of Reims Cathedral, the new dynasty known to the world as the Knight King Rorschach I kicked off.The emblem and dynasty symbol chosen by Jiang Tian is the tulip.

That’s right, tulips originated from Turkey in another time and space; in this time and space, hundreds of years ago, they were spread to the western continent and became A popular ornamental flower.

Of course, the real reason is that according to the kingdom’s tradition, it is necessary to choose a flower as a symbol; in the memory fragments of his predecessor, Jiang Tian accidentally remembered his hometown, the border town of Lonno, which had been destroyed by the war; Relying on tulips to subsidize the family.

It is also because Jiang Tian is just a little-known knight's family; therefore, there is neither a decent territory, nor a fief and manor that can be named.Therefore, we can only use the ancestral surname Ingram, which is "Raven in the Woods", as the beginning of the new royal family's blood and legacy,
It can be regarded as the last bit of cause and effect to understand this body.Of course, the biggest difference between the establishment of the Southern National Salvation Government and its leadership, and the further claim of the king now is the right to claim the legal order of the entire Kingdom of Sealand, and the inevitable appointment of officials.

This is also what the subordinates who have followed for a long time have been looking forward to and looking forward to most.Although it is still early to truly reward meritorious deeds, the titles that have been drawn up will be promulgated first.Of course, the newly conferred titles are completely decoupled from the fief, leaving only the basic right to benefit.

Moreover, the economic rights of this designated area are no longer managed by the owner of the title, or managed by someone assigned by the dynasty; instead, they are converted into a certain amount of money or physical output according to the local tax rate, and then the kingdom Appropriations are made by a special committee of the government.

In the end, the Free Army also inherited the ad hoc knights created by the Kingdom in order to sell officials and titles; although they do not have many rights and interests such as annuities, manors, and honorary titles, they can have lower-standard ostentation and titles, and even self-designed family crests and lineages.

Among them, the titles of the first and second ranks are exclusive to members of the royal family and are ignored; the remaining five ranks are still Duke, Marquis, Earl, Viscount, and Baron; Yap knights and (civilian) honorary knights.

Therefore, Jiang Tian only followed the relatively mature system of titles and titles in the past dynasties in the planning of the new regime, and on this basis, referred to the experience and lessons of another (Datang) world, and finally promulgated the seven-tier twelve The "Nobility Law" of the title of knighthood.

It is mainly for those chambers of commerce and wealthy businessmen who have always been willing to sponsor with large sums of money, and open a small opening to change their background through donations.Since we want to completely destroy the system of the old dynasty, we must find ways to bring in all social classes that were originally suppressed.

The Franks, the original barbarian branch, under the leadership of the leader Clovis, destroyed the lingering Western Rome; but they suffered from insufficient administrative power and manpower to rule the ruins of the Western Roman homeland; so they will follow his leaders. Divided into lords.

In this way, the nobility and titles that once spread across all aspects of the kingdom will gradually transform into honorary titles that distinguish status through ceremonial privileges.In addition to the remote fiefdoms corresponding to the title, the specific income also includes the annuity for the honorary position and the gifted manor.

If something like this happens or fails, the only option is to continue to postpone the assessment time or replace the successor.Despite this strictness, the deep influence of noble status and titles since ancient times has made the Free Army full of expectations and hopes for this.

Then there is the identity of the Knights and the Church.The Knights of Redemption is the simplest. Knights who have not yet awakened their blood inheritance will continue to be treated as fief knights; while knights who have awakened the power of their blood will add a level to the fief knights themselves and become so-called quasi-barons.

While ordering them to govern a certain area, they also bear certain tribute and the obligation to be conscripted to fight; this is also the origin of the earliest earl, which is similar to the concept of barbarian chiefs and leaders; Peer peers in democratic meetings.

Later, with the frequent and intense wars, a new title was born when the king had no way to conscript himself; the military commander who led the battles of the domestic lords—the Duke.On the local level, as the population of the territory multiplies and grows, affairs become more and more complicated.

Later, with the development and evolution of the situation, the Franks needed to deal with the attacks and attacks of other barbarian tribes, or follow the king to conquer a new area, and be responsible for the continuous suppression and occupation needs; a military officer who ruled several earls was born— —Marquis of the Frontier.

And the lofty royal family is nothing but the most powerful co-lord among the princes.Later, with the development of productivity and commodity circulation, the rise and prosperity of the citizen class.And under the income-generating means of the king's ingenious establishment of names, the so-called non-pedigree lifelong jazz group was born.

The many baronies constituted the lower ranks of the kingdom's aristocratic class; they also managed a number of semi-independent fief knights, or square-flag knights as family branches and vassals.But no matter the duke, marquis, earl, or baron are all independent and equal princes.

Therefore, on the basis of the bishopric/earldom, a secondary title—the viscount—was established and appointed to assist in management and share responsibilities; baronies.

In fact, according to the historical practice of the kingdom, the archbishop of the region and the abbot of the major monastery, etc., are compared with the status and treatment of the great nobles; they even enjoy special territory and autonomy, and were once called the church princes of the kingdom.The archbishop of the capital region is even more of a prince than the church.

As far as the free army and national salvation government based on the vast number of knights, citizens, and industrial and mining groups today; there are not many remnants of the old era, and naturally there are not as many historical burdens as the center of the traditional kingdom; Si, still a foreigner.

Not only does he have the purple clothes and two crowns authorized by the Holy See of Rome, but he is also the teacher and baptized of the royal heir; he has a large number of real estate such as special palaces and castles, private gardens, etc.But it has also become one of the sources of church corruption that has long been criticized by the secular world.

It was not until the reigns of the previous generations of the King of the Sun and the King of the Sun that the reform of Orientalism was adopted; Li Xingke, the "Minister of Fear" who had been in power for decades, defeated one after another rebellion set off by nobles at home and abroad , and took back most of the local rights to the Imperial Council.

But apart from the fact that the gifted manor can be passed on to the family, most titles must be passed on to the next generation if they want to take part in the government’s public affairs or serve the country in the army; and during the observation and assessment period, No mistakes and negligence have been committed.

Since the new regime created by the Free Army wants to get rid of its shortcomings, it is naturally impossible to give the church such high reciprocal treatment.Therefore, according to the newly promulgated "Ecclesiastical Virtue Teaching", the Religious Affairs Committee will take over the real estate management rights of most non-religious places of the universal church.

Of course, the origin of the title system in the Western Continent is not exactly the same as the princely system in the East since "Zhou Li". It can only be said that it is a world of difference.Because the family originated from the leaders of the barbarian tribes after the collapse of Rome.

The church is much more complicated. In the Freedom Army’s Religious Affairs Committee, besides the Universal Church, which is dominated by the Sworn Sect, there are also several branches such as the African Mission, the Cleansing Sect, and the Orthodox Sect; about them Positioning requires trade-offs.

At the same time, most of the churches, monasteries and theological schools will be daily maintained and maintained by special financial allocations and fixed staff.But as reciprocal compensation in disguise, starting from village priests and town deacons, they can enjoy government-exclusive subsidies.

And from the urban bishop and above, compared with the ceremonial preferential treatment of the fief knight/honorary knight; it has been pushed up to the members of the Joint Council of Bishops.And the leaders of various local churches and sects also receive reciprocal treatment with the earl and baron class according to the tenure of the priesthood in the place.

This is undoubtedly after depriving most of the resources and privileges that were originally monopolized by the upper echelons of the church and a small group of people;In addition, there are ascetics in monasteries, who must undertake public service for a period of time;
Although it seems to make the church more thoroughly secularized and utilitarian;But in the face of this kind of conspiracy directed at the heart of human nature, it is impossible to change and reverse the trend just by relying on a few "sighted people" who know how to do it.

Moreover, it seems that it was established and created by the time of the Horror Lord, the three major groups and promotion routes of robed nobles (civilian officials), sword-holding nobles (military merit), and ribbon nobles (religion); but the basic core and evolution trend have already It's another story entirely.

However, when Jiang Tian announced the first military merit earl on the spot, everyone was surprised but not surprised.Because he is the adjutant Polly who participated in creating most of the journey of the Freedom Army, and he is also the commander of the army who is currently leading several overseas corps to attack the Central Plateau.