What is it like to be a teacher as a magister?

Chapter 104 Fiefdom
The four fiefdoms under the Principality of Xia Ya have always been a difficult problem for Ke Lin.

In principle, Oliver Gray is loyal to His Majesty the King, but the subjects under his rule have no direct subordinate relationship with King Alan IV. Therefore, even if the Duke surrenders the fief, his subjects still have their own independent territory, even if Even the king cannot force it back, which will provoke a strong backlash from conservatives.

And Colin Wayne's identity is also a bit embarrassing. Although he is the legitimate lord of Xia Ya, he does not have any titles.

This is an irreparable defect in the aristocratic system that places great emphasis on hereditary inheritance.

When Colin Wayne was wearing a magic robe and was Roman Sagan's disciple, every nobleman would treat him with courtesy, but when he became a lord and joined the kingdom's ruling system, even Being a magister's disciple will not bring him any bonus points.

According to Colin's idea, the feudal lordship system will be replaced sooner or later.

This doesn't even require him to think about it with the thinking of a traveler, because whether it is the dictatorship of the emperor of the Orsiq Empire in the northern continent, or the parliamentary system of the Youlan Alliance in the western continent, it has been proved that this kind of "subordinates are not my subordinates" The ancient enfeoffment system cannot adapt to the trend of the times.

Tulun was no worse than Osik, but after the latter underwent several generations of reforms and paid a huge price, the now powerful Emperor Osik could easily mobilize the power of the entire empire.In terms of positive strength, it has already surpassed Tulun by an unknown amount.

"How much is the offering? Is it half?" Colin asked Madeleine.

"Half of the money part, and none of the grain and ore." Madeleine said.

"That's equivalent to having nothing." Colin was not angry, but a little funny. The last thing he lacked was money.

"My lord, I recently heard the news that Earl Frank and the other three barons have secretly voted for Duke Valentin." Madeleine lowered her voice.

"Understandable."

Colin nodded slightly, without showing any dissatisfaction on his face.

In fact, he had already expected this situation.

The lord appointed by His Majesty does not carry any titles, which is clearly the first step in reducing Xia Ya's titles and titles. As Xia Ya's only four remaining nobles with fiefdoms, they cannot put their hopes on Ke, who is born with royal power. On Lin Wayne.

And they didn't turn in the tribute according to the regulations. On the one hand, the harvest may indeed be bad, but more importantly, they should also want to test the bottom line of the new lord—maybe not even without the instigation of Duke Valander.

The original Oliver Gray really couldn't do anything about them.

There are only 2000 defenders in the Winter Fortress, which is just enough to deal with the orcs, and they are completely powerless to attack disobedient subordinates.

Perhaps it was the duke's connivance that made these people feel confident.

Roderick felt that he should say something, he cleared his throat: "My lord, don't the fortress defenders only know how to fight orcs."

Colin looked at the taciturn knight in surprise, and then thought that they might have been aggrieved for a long time.

In the eyes of these soldiers, they were fighting the orcs on the front line, and instead of helping, the nobles behind them kept dragging the Duke back. Maybe they wanted to change the direction of their bows and arrows a long time ago.

"How is the strength of the territories of Earl Frank and those three barons?" Colin had a better understanding of the situation in Winter Fortress, but he was obviously not very clear about the four territories that even Oliver could not control.

"They occupy more than half of Xia Ya's land that can be planted, and the combined strength is much higher than ours, not to mention the Duke of Valante is backing them now..."

Madeleine's meaning is obvious, and the hope of solving it by force is not great.

However, Colin didn't seem to understand Madeleine's meaning, and thoughtfully said: "Then there should be a lot of people in their territory..."

In a daze, Roderick seemed to see the lord who was even more excited after discovering the power of the orcs on the city wall.

……

……

Sophia stood on a hillside outside Twilight City, looking down at hundreds of fortress defenders busy in the fields.

Roderick personally led the team down to the field, and walked up the hill during the break.

"Miss Sophia, can this kind of place really grow food?"

The knight captain was also from a peasant family in Twilight City, so he naturally knew how barren the land near the fortress was.

Although it has been leveled and treated to a certain extent, any farmer who has planted the land can see that it is impossible to grow a single grain of grain on this hard gray ground where even weeds cannot grow.

"Please rest assured, Captain Roderick, not only here, but all the unusable land around the fortress will grow full of rye and wheat. In addition, a large amount of kidney beans and bitter thistle will be harvested on the mountains on the east side, and the fortress Grass will continue to grow on the large rocky land on the north side, and a piece of land will need to be circled there to raise livestock."

"Honestly speaking, it's hard to imagine." Roderick sighed, "Brothers are afraid of being so busy."

"Please trust me." Sophia said with a smile: "Please trust the lord even more."

……

……

thunder city.

Youjin Chamber of Commerce.

After reading the letter sent from Twilight City, Phineya carefully observed the letter paper again and again, rubbing it with her fingers to feel its texture.

"It's perfect, the paper is a work of art."

She admired, and then asked Harvey beside her: "A few representatives from the Western Continent came to the chamber of commerce before, and said that they also wanted to act as an agent to sell the player. Are they still there?"

"Yes, waiting at the hotel, I will come to inquire every day."

"Let them come over tomorrow, just say we have another new thing, they must be interested."

"Yes, master. Is there any explanation in Mr. Wayne's letter?" After all, Harvey is an old butler who has followed the Phinia family for two generations, and it is obvious that other servants would not dare to ask such questions.

"He hoped that we could open a branch in Twilight City."

Feniya hesitated and was a little puzzled: "It is said that the chamber of commerce only needs to send out experienced store managers, and it doesn't even need to bring goods over."

"Evening Winter City?" Harvey tried to find out the impression of this city from his memory.

"Is Winter City very poor?" Phinea asked.

"Yes, the Chamber of Commerce has opened a branch in Xia Ya before, but none of them can last for more than a month. It is too desolate, there is nothing, and even many civilians have never seen what a copper plant looks like." Harvey replied.

"Is it possible to open a shop in this kind of place?"

"However, I remember that Winter City is next to Winter Fortress." Harvey said with a smile: "With Mr. Wayne here, it is not surprising even if a miracle happens."

"That's right." Feniya smiled.

(End of this chapter)