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Chapter 1350 Canonized Territory (2)

Sun Jie sighed after hearing the words: "Since they are all the poorest places, it is better to confine them to the coastal provinces. After all, it is more convenient for adults to inspect their own territories."

When Zhao Hu smiled and wanted to say something, suddenly a soldier dressed as a city guard came forward to salute, "Major Zhao Hu?"

Zhao Hu saluted back: "I am."

"Please report to the main entrance of the Imperial City immediately."

The soldier was about to leave after speaking, but Dio hurriedly stopped him and secretly stuffed a gold coin and asked, "Brother, what do my lords need to do to go to the imperial city?"

No one would think that entering the imperial city meant being summoned by His Majesty the Emperor, because if His Majesty summoned him, the person who came to notify him would definitely be an internal official of the palace, and there was an imperial decree, so why would he send a small soldier.

The originally expressionless soldier glanced at the gold coin in his hand, and smiled on his face: "No need to do anything, just issue a certificate of territory."

Everyone was taken aback when they heard that, didn't they say that it would take a long time to confirm the territory?How can it only take a few days?Could it be that the imperial meeting is specially held for adults?

Dio stuffed another gold coin and asked, "I don't know who got the territory?"

The soldier who got the two gold coins had a smile on his face. This is equivalent to one month's military pay. He hurriedly replied: "All officers who have been promoted in Jinggang and above the colonel will go to the main gate of the imperial city to report for duty."

Hearing this, everyone suddenly realized that the imperial meeting was cooperating with the promotion order issued by the military command. Could it be that the empire failed in some major action?Otherwise, these two major meritorious departments would never be so fast.

Zhao Hu and others, who entered the inner city for the first time, were taken aback by the dense crowd of officers at the main entrance of the imperial city before they had time to appreciate the magnificence of the imperial city.

All the officers present were school officers, but most of them were majors. They may be officers or they may be at the foot of the imperial city. The officers lined up very consciously, and no one spoke aloud in the whole scene.

As soon as they saw that the queue was full of school officials, Zhao Hu's five personal guards had already hid in a corner.

After Zhao Hu queued up and exchanged his military status certificate for an imperial city pass, he finally understood that the issuance of territories must be carried out inside the imperial city.

After Zhao Hu and the others came out of the imperial city, Diou immediately started to work as a housekeeper. First, he assigned Sun Jie to the logistics department to get the major's ceremonial military uniform and ceremonial sword, and then he assigned Zhou Wen to tidy up Zhao Hu's appearance, that is, to cut hair, shave Beards and things like that.

After some busy work, everyone must be excitedly waiting for the arrival of the next day.

The next day, Zhao Hu, who was being waited on by Zhou Wen, got into a new carriage and got into a special carriage that allowed him to enter the imperial city.

Looking at Zhao Hu who was going away, Zhou Wen held his chest excitedly and said, "I'm really nervous. I don't know what territory my lord can get? I wonder if this territory is big or not?"

Dio shook his head: "It's not that big. The major's territory is just a village. Generally speaking, it's an area of ​​several kilometers in length and width. But if there are no other villages within a hundred miles of this village, the area will be terrifyingly huge. , but the officers who own such a territory are the most unlucky.

"Unlucky? How could it be unlucky? Anyway, there is no need to pay taxes. The bigger the territory, the better." Sun Jie asked puzzled.

"Stupid! Although officers do not have to pay taxes on their territories, they are also responsible for guarding them. In other words, officers must at least ensure the integrity and safety of their territories, otherwise they will be demoted and their territories will be taken back."

"If you think about it, the territories of military officers are all sealed at the border, and they will be empty at any time." Dio said helplessly.

Sun Jie was still puzzled: "Of course, one's own territory must be protected by oneself, but what does this have to do with the bigger the territory, the more unlucky it is?"

Zhou Wen knocked Sun Jie on the head: "You are stupid and don't know. Since you are protecting the territory yourself, you need to recruit guards for the territory. The larger the territory, the more guards you need to recruit, and the officers also need to invest in the construction of the territory. , that is to say, the larger the territory, the more money to invest."

"Think about how much money an officer can have? At the same time, officers can't stay in the territory for a long time. Even if something happens in the territory, they can't be sure at all. The bigger the territory, the more troubles will happen. Then you will suddenly be demoted. The territory was also confiscated, and it is possible that they did not find out what was going on."

Sun Jie was dumbfounded: "It's so! Isn't this a village where the military officers paid for the empire to guard the border? No wonder the empire only needs to directly govern the provinces and counties, and other places are divided. I thought that the soldiers of our empire were the most comfortable. A major can own a fief, so it turns out he was just being taken advantage of!"

Dio said with a smile: "You can't say that. If the officer's territory is well established, or if the enemy's invasion is blocked, then the officer is likely to be canonized as a nobleman. There is no such precedent. Otherwise, the officer will be taken advantage of Has long since refused to own the territory."

"Nobles!" Zhou Wen and Sun Jie's eyes widened. They never thought that simple soldiers could have the opportunity to become nobles.

"Hey, we have so many gold coins now, how can we build up the territory of the adults?" Zhou Wen and Sun Jie looked at each other, and asked Dio a little bit thief.

Dio raised his nose and said proudly: "Needless to say, with me, Dio... oh, with people like us here, I will definitely build your lord's territory into a prosperous town!" laughed.

As for the brothers Locke and Luo Fei, they didn't know what the three of them were talking about. The only thought in their minds was what to eat later.

Zhao Hu came to the main gate of the imperial city, followed the example of other school officials, and showed the imperial guards the pass he received yesterday, and was immediately led into the imperial city by one of the imperial guards.

After entering the gate of the so-called inner city, Zhao Hu discovered that the imperial palace he originally thought was a city at all, not just a palace where the emperor lived.

Of course, these majestic, towering and resplendent buildings just opened Zhao Hu's eyes, and he didn't feel particularly shocked.

The imperial guards who originally wanted to watch Zhao Hu's shocked expression were deeply disappointed when they saw Zhao Hu's indifferent expression, but also put away their haughty expression. Who knows what the origin of this little major is?

Looking at his appearance, it seems that he is used to seeing the buildings of the palace, such a person who does not know the details, try not to provoke him if he can.

Under the responsible leadership of this soldier, Zhao Hu came to a building complex consisting of three huge palaces much faster than others. All the territories are claimed here."

Seeing Zhao Hu nodding his head in a relaxed manner, the soldier introduced again: "The palace in the middle is granted to the territory above the general, the one on the left is granted to the territory of officers above the lieutenant colonel, and the one on the right is granted to the territory of the officer above the major."

Zhao Hu nodded suddenly, no wonder no one came and went in the largest palace among them, but the smallest one had people coming and going. It seems that there are so many buildings in the imperial city. In addition, three palaces were specially built according to the level.

"Thank you." Zhao Hu thanked the soldier. Just as the soldier was about to leave, Zhao Hu immediately remembered that Dio had reminded him to have a good relationship with the imperial guards in the imperial city, so he gave Dio to him for nothing. The purse containing dozens of gold coins was handed over to the soldier.

Dio stuffed him with several money bags, each containing dozens of gold coins.

Who is that soldier?As soon as he took his hand, he knew what was in the purse, and immediately put it in his arms quickly, with a sincere smile on his face.

He took a step forward and whispered in Zhao Hu's ear: "Please note, if you are not familiar with the palace, it is best not to leave after claiming the territory, and ask us Imperial Guards to guide you out, sir, because if you If you leave by yourself, you may be led into a place that you cannot enter by those evil officials, causing trouble."

Hearing this, Zhao Hu nodded, and sighed in his heart: "So there is still such a way. I believe that many officers who don't know the details have been tricked like this? Diou really has the foresight."

Entering the palace dedicated to granting the territory of the majors, there is not even a single chair in the palace, all the majors just stand in line, and then enter the five inner rooms in sequence under the guidance of several internal officials.

With so many people standing here, except for a few arrogant majors whispering to each other, no one else said a word.

These majors were obviously from aristocratic backgrounds, otherwise they wouldn't be so rampant. Although their voices were very low, they could still make everyone listen to them in this quiet place.

"I said, what do you think our territory is this time?"

"Whatever he is, anyway, how good is the commander's territory? The annual income is not enough for a fraction of the father's fiefdom."

"That's not the case. Although we are all of noble origin, we haven't obtained the transferred territory from the family. Now this fiefdom truly belongs to us. That is to say, we can live in this territory. Domineering, those people in the family will not complain, this is a territory that allows us to do whatever we want, you actually dismiss it?"

"Please! Although this is the case, why do you have to be responsible for the security of the territory and the development of the territory? How much money and energy do you need?"

"Anyway, I'm the only child, and I'm destined to inherit the family land. I don't have the time to manage those poor officer lands."

"Hey, why are you so brainless, inheriting the title of the family? Don't forget that the Imperial Noble Law is to downgrade one baron after a generation. Do you want your descendants to become a baron?"

(End of this chapter)