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Chapter 121 Recruiting Courtiers

Although the Brandless family was once a baron family, the old butler Foster is also very qualified as an aristocratic butler.

But it is obvious that he is not qualified for the important task of serving as the courtier of the Northern Territory, because the people he needs to contact and deal with in this position are completely different from the people the Baron family has been able to contact in the past.

Although in the past, the Brandless family was able to come into contact with people like Princess Anne because of Perficott's mother, generally speaking, the people the Brandless family could come into contact with were usually just Just middle and lower class nobles.

But when Purficott became the Guardian of the North and became a powerful person, the people and things that Foster needed to come into contact with were completely different.

At this time, the right thing for Purficott to do was to recruit a retainer who was familiar with court etiquette and aristocratic knowledge, rather than expecting Foster to be able to hold multiple positions on his own.

After all, he is just a butler who transferred from knight's squire, not a retainer who specializes in noble knowledge.

The self-recommendation of the palace envoy in front of her undoubtedly played into Purficott's hands. Although she was not familiar with this palace envoy, it did not prevent her from recruiting this palace envoy.

Facing the goodwill shown by Purficott, the palace envoy hurriedly said humbly: "It is an honor for me to serve you. I graduated from Royal Langton University, served in the Eastern colonies of the empire, and am proficient in heraldry and palace etiquette. I also have a lot of experience in matters related to the nobility, administration and diplomacy.

I believe that I can provide you with the best quality service and make my due contribution to the development and construction of the northern border. "

Listening to the palace envoy's self-introduction, Purficott felt satisfied, but he did not settle the matter directly.

She just said to the palace envoy: "But you still shoulder the mission of the palace envoy. You must have to return to Langton before you can finish the job? Speaking of which, as the palace envoy, you should be working for the royal family. Why are you willing to come to the north? How about planting in a remote place?"

"Lord Earl, the so-called palace envoys are just attendants in Her Majesty the Queen's palace. They are special envoys when there are royal orders that need to be conveyed. This just sounds noble, but in fact there is not much room for talents to be used." The palace. There was some self-mockery on the special envoy's face, and he said helplessly: "Although I have put in a lot of effort to become a palace attendant, I have to say that this is actually a pension position to a large extent.

I am only forty years old now. If possible, I still hope to have the opportunity to display my ambition and talents. "

"I see, I understand." Purficott nodded clearly, and then said: "In that case, I will not be polite. I hope that after you return to Langton, you will not hand over the palace attendant's job for the time being. He is not an errand, but responsible for contacting the royal family as my special envoy.

Don't worry about your identity. You just need to explain the situation to Princess Anne, saying that you are now my courtier, and she will understand. "

"I understand, so what is my specific job? Do I need to inquire about news in Langton City and maintain noble relations for you?" The palace envoy has been involved in Langton's aristocratic circle for a long time, and naturally knows that his new identity is probably similar to To the ears, eyes and messengers.

This job may sound like it doesn’t have any specific tasks, but there are a lot of things to do. If you want to do this job well, you must be good at it and be able to mediate the relationships between all parties.

This is a great test for personal ability.

"Inquiring about information and maintaining relationships with nobles are all part of what you should do. You can do whatever you want. You can ask my butler about some of the Brandless family's connections in Langton, and he will tell you those people who need to be taken care of. ." Purficott actually has no idea about this kind of thing. She didn't need to think about it before, but now her identity forces her to pay attention to these things: "Of course, in addition, you also need to execute Some other tasks I assigned, such as recruiting suitable talents for the North, safeguarding the interests of the North in the empire, etc..."   Perfect did not reveal the end of the world to the palace envoy, and she decided to put the issue aside To Princess Anne.

After all, she is not familiar with this palace envoy. Whether this person is trustworthy is still a question. Although this matter does not need to be kept strictly confidential, if he leaks the information, it will still cause some big troubles. of.

So Purficott hoped that Princess Anne would help identify whether this person could be entrusted with an important task.

If not, Purficott won't do anything to him, and she will still leave the things she just mentioned to him. After all, these things are too much for Perficott, who is now the guardian of the North. She really needs someone to help her maintain it.

"I understand, you can rest assured to leave these matters to me." After listening to Purficott's explanation, the palace envoy was quite confident.

"Very good, then when you return, remember to give a letter to Aunt Anne for me." Purficott said, then said nothing more and turned to deal with Colonel Richard and Captain William.

Purficott had already contacted these two people separately before, and also asked Foster whether they were related to his family.

According to Foster, Colonel Richard was single-handedly promoted by the old baron. The 17th Guards Division was a direct descendant of the Brandless family. Colonel Richard was considered to be the mainstay of the Brandless family. An influential figure in the army.

However, with the decline of the direct line of the Brandless family, the relationship between Colonel Richard and the direct line of the Brandless family has also become quite alienated.

Fortunately, with the rise of Purficott, people like Colonel Richard who bear the imprint of the Brandless family will soon rejoin the family.

In fact, according to Foster's judgment, some of the old baron's old subordinates and some of the family's branches will soon come to visit because Perficott became the pioneer earl and the guardian of the north. Colonel Richard is just one of them. Just a representative one.

On the contrary, the identity of Captain William was somewhat beyond Purficott's expectation. He was Grandpa Purficott's former knight apprentice.

With this relationship, for Purficott, the knights would at least have no problem with their command.

Judging from the identities of these two people, it was obvious that Langton sent them here after careful consideration. They were sent here to work for Perfectcott, not to cause trouble for her.

Therefore, after Purficott officially became the Guardian of the North, she directly said to Captain William: "Captain William, are you ready to become a Steam Knight?"

　There should be another chapter. There are a lot of things to do on New Year’s Day.

　　

　

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