Rise of the Lord of Mount and Blade

(After a book friend’s reminder, I noticed that there was an unreasonable error in the description of the relationship between Richard and Earl Wallis in Chapter 217, so I corrected it)

More than half a month later, Richard, who was on his way day and night, finally returned to Fort Loffey.

When I returned to Fort Loffey, Cassia still did not come back. Richard was not ready to wait for him. After resting in the castle for a night, he counted the army in the castle and took away all the horses and hacks. The troops marched in the direction of the Minn collar. The Minn collar and the Bratai collar are also bordering, so Richard and the others walked through the Opal Castle and walked straight to the Southwest direction, and then directly entered the Minn collar.

After being ceded to Touraine Kingdom, the local nobles also retreated together. Therefore, in the absence of nobles to maintain order, the remaining Touraine army imposed military control on the local area until the new The canonized lord came to an end.

In this World, all the nobles in the territories ceded by the defeated country will be required to retreat along with the forces of the defeated country. If they do not leave within a limited time, then the “Noble Law” will deal with these The protection of the nobles will no longer take effect, and the victorious country can dispose of these nobles at will.

Of course, because of this regulation, some victorious nobles who have blood and blood feuds with the nobles of the defeated country will deliberately use some small actions to keep their enemies in the territory, until the time limit is over, he still fails to leave, then The latter has a legitimate reason to deal with the enemy.

In addition, because the Noble House only canonized the Duke and Earl of Niang, Richard, as an earl, can freely canonize the Viscount and Baron in the Niang. There are two viscounts and six in the Mein. A Baron collar, which means that Richard can canonize the two Barons and two Viscounts directly under him. As for the other four Baron, he has to let his canonized Viscount deal with them.

But Richard’s men are not at all suitable for canonization. Cassia may be able to do so, but he is originally a nobleman, and Richard does not know whether he wants to be his vassal.

I think again, in this era of the supremacy of nobility, he can also rely on the undivided knighthood to attract those knights who are eager for knighthood to come to his court to become courtiers and loyal to him. In this World, there are many courtiers in each lord’s court, and the courtiers each have the ability to be appreciated and can assist the lord to deal with all kinds of troubles. Some palace administrators, diplomatic directors and other positions are basically selected from the courtiers. Up.

Of course, in order to appease some powerful aristocrats, these court positions will also be granted to powerful aristocrats (as reflected in the King of the Crusades). There are also one or two of the directors of Your Majesty, King of Thales. Served by the duke or earl.

Richard is not in a hurry to canonize a vassal. Although there are no nobles in Meinland, the local village chiefs and mayors still exist to allow the realm to operate normally. He only needs to delegate part of the power to Bao. It is good for the tax people to let them replace the tax collection, and there is no need to deal with the affairs below the town in person.

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Meen City, as the main city of the Earl of Meen, this city has more than 5,000 permanent residents, if you add to-and-fro The floating population can also break through the 6,000 mark. The tall megalithic city wall surrounds two rugged hills. Residents’ houses are also built on the lowlands between the hills and the hills. The highest point of the hills is Occupied by the inner city where the lord lives, if you stand on the inner city wall, you can bring the whole city and the scenery outside the city into your eyes without difficulty.

Richard and his hundreds of soldiers attracted the attention of the city defense army just when they approached the city of Mein, but some of them quickly recognized the flag held high by the army. Knowing that this is the domestic aristocratic army, the soldiers were relieved of their vigilance. After walking to the city gate, Richard showed his aristocratic certificate and canonization documents to the soldier who came to ask questions. After the soldier confirmed that it was correct, he quickly gave Richard and him. The soldiers let out a way and let them in.

Because the city gate is directly facing the lowland city, the first thing Richard noticed after entering the city was the hills with different heights on both sides. The top of the higher hill was surrounded by stone walls. In the city, there is a pointed arrow tower every tens of meters on the city wall. Although he is standing on the low ground now, he can still clearly see the main building where the nobles live above the city wall.

Regarding the scene in the inner city, Richard said that it was impossible to be curious, so he didn’t waste time on the street, and walked directly towards the inner city under the guidance of the city defense commander who came after hearing the news.

Speaking of which, the city defense commander of Mein City was also temporarily transferred from the country. Like some soldiers in the city defense army, he came from the king’s standing army. The task was to go ahead before the arrival of the new lord. Control the city order to avoid any accidents, and after the arrival of the new lord, they transfer the city defense affairs to the other party and return to Touraine City.

Except for those from the standing army of the royal family, today’s city defense forces are all recruited from the locals under the arrangement of this commander. The local soldiers will not leave with them, but after they leave. Become the main body of the city defense army.

Because Meinling borders Touraine Kingdom, it is deeply influenced by Siphosism. Many people in the city are believers of Siphosism, and Bailey Kingdom has always had a high tolerance for faith. It is not surprising that Richard can see several small Siforth churches from time to time when he is walking down the street.

Walking on the street, Richard can find that the civilians on the street are in a stable mood, and they did not show any dissatisfaction because of the cession of the territory. In fact, as long as Richard, the new lord, is not on their heads Imposing more onerous taxes, the civilians who are used to being ruled will not have any opinions. In this era when the national consciousness has not yet been awakened, it does not matter who is ruled as long as life can survive.

After arriving at the inner city gate and showing the noble certificate and canonization documents to the guards inside, Richard led the soldiers into the inner city. After passing through the dim porch, the scene of the inner city was revealed to Richard’s sight .

The inside of the stone city wall is mainly a main building with a large area. Just like the one seen outside, the main building is higher than the city wall, and the back is connected to the city wall. The building walks up the city wall. In addition to the main building known as the Lord’s Palace among the Bailey population, there are also warehouses, armory, stables and other buildings neatly arranged on the inside of the city wall.

Richard just took a cursory glance and estimated that at least twenty horses can be accommodated in the stable.

In addition, the guard room for the guards was built inside the city wall. Although Richard did not look inside, the space of the guard room It shouldn’t be too small according to common sense.