Blue Sword

"First of all, although the Duke of Bavaria is in the emperor's camp, it is because of the current general trend. In fact, the result of the expedition to the Holy See in a few months will most likely be disastrous. Except for the emperor who was mentally affected, the other dukes are estimated to have already Realize that.”

"Therefore, when the Pope orders the parish priests to read the bull, the Dukes will certainly not stop it in any way to avoid directly offending the Holy See. The excuse for the Emperor is that he is afraid of being excommunicated."

"At the same time, he sent his own officials to read the emperor's edict, which was an explanation to the emperor. At the same time, he guided the public opinion that there is nothing wrong with a vassal being loyal to his lord. This is also in line with the social customs of the Franks. .As for any problems with the title, everyone can speak freely."

"That is to say." Nora showed a look of sudden realization. "On the one hand, she is trying not to offend the Holy See and the Emperor, and on the other hand, she is trying to pluck herself out in public opinion."

"Another point is that although the dukes are forced to recruit troops within the principality due to the emperor's request, they definitely hope that their own troops will lose as little as possible in the battle." Asker continued, "Therefore, through similar public opinions Propaganda, forming a vague unified opinion within the principality, will facilitate the proper preservation of strength in the subsequent battles."

"But if that's the case, the recruitment itself will become a problem, right?" Nora asked puzzledly, "If the people start to oppose the war, won't there be difficulties in the recruitment?"

"Nora, the mobilization ability of feudal countries is inherently weak." Ask replied, "Recruiting troops is very difficult under any circumstances, and we can only rely on the force of the recruiting officer for forced recruitment."

"For the emperor, whether the dukes work hard in recruiting troops within the principality is the criterion for judging whether the dukes are loyal. As for whether the recruited soldiers are willing to fight, it is not easy to force the dukes."

"In other words, try your best to perform where the emperor can see it, and do all kinds of little tricks crazily where the emperor can't see it, right?" Nora had some realization.

"Absolutely correct." Ask said with a smile. "Even the emperor himself could guess that this kind of behavior was happening, but he could only acquiesce because he couldn't see it. This phenomenon not only appears in wars and conscription, but has actually already happened. It penetrated all aspects of the feudal country and formed a 'noble's characteristic gameplay' composed of explicit provisions and hidden rules."

“That’s what nobles often call ‘legal principles’.”

"Hmm..." Nora hesitated for a while, feeling like an eye-opener.

In her hometown of Italy, although the political system is a city-state, in fact the concept of city-state has been very vague. Super-developed commerce has forcibly broken the barriers to labor mobility, and on top of this, such as the "Thirteen Wealthy Families of Italy" were born. Such a trust oligarchy.

Therefore, the whole of Italy is basically "contract first". The vast and cumbersome legal provisions are the basis for all aspects of society. The more capital-rich a company is, the more it can gain an absolute advantage in legal confrontation by hiring a strong legal team.

Later she went to the Eastern Solomon Empire, a centralized state with a centralized bureaucracy. Although the inheritance from the ancient Solomon Empire also has relatively complete legal provisions, their judicial interpretations are relatively vague compared to those in Italy, which gives judges at all levels greater discretion.

In other words, it’s about politics.

For example, this year’s policy focuses on stabilizing public security, so even minor crimes such as theft and fraud will be severely punished; conversely, if the policy focuses on religious education, even serious crimes such as murder and robbery will be sentenced in terms of fixed-term imprisonment and labor reform. .

In the Holy Solomon Empire, the role of law seemed to be even more diluted, replaced by the personal will of the feudal lords and a large number of "conventions" and "hidden rules" based on the Frankish nobility.

"Legal principles" should actually be "Legal principles", laws based on principles.

It's very backward, in Nora's opinion, but it's also quite interesting.

Ignoring these street dramas, the two purchased a large amount of vegetables, fruits and meat, and then teleported them back to Fire Island in a deserted place.

"Speaking of which, your potion should have been digested, right?" Ask asked.

"Almost." Nora replied.

It has been almost more than a month since the last time I defeated the Hidden Chord of Demigod.

Relying on the team's ultra-high training load every day, everyone's digestion of magic medicine is extremely fast, and the next promotion phase will soon be ushered in.

Considering that the Southern Expedition is approaching, upgrading has become an urgent matter as soon as possible and there is no need to delay.

Nora teleported back to Hearthfire Island to preside over everyone's upgrade matters, while Ask continued to wander outside with the ancient book.

Then I saw Meyer with a sword on the street.

"Hey, aren't you supposed to be in Strasbourg?" Ask asked in surprise.

Ever since he donated books to Meyer and paid off his debt, the guy had been planning to return to Strasbourg.

Strasbourg is located on the border of the Kingdom of West Francia and the Duchy of Swabia. It is a rare municipality without a lord. Meyer plans to open a swordsmanship gym there.

Therefore, after the civil war ended and the roads were open again, Asker thought that the Cube Sword Master had gone back, but he did not expect to see him again in Mingxing City.

"Alas, there is no way." Meyer pinched his moustache and said, "Since the last book presentation, the Duke of Bavaria sent people to find me and successively rewarded me with several large sums of money."

"I thought it was because he admired my swordsmanship, but I didn't expect that he actually wanted to recruit me to fight. The letter of appointment and canonization were sent out this morning."

"What canonization?"

"A knight," Meyer said, "Of course, the kind without a lord."

In the Shinra Empire, there are two types of knights. One type has no lord, and naturally no fiefdom. Just to get a title, you have to go into battle. In the future, it is possible to obtain a fiefdom based on military merit, but there are relatively few - such knights. Generally the highest level a commoner can reach.

The other type is for knights who have lords and fiefdoms. This type is generally prepared for young nobles, especially those small nobles whose family background is not that good but whose ancestral bloodline is noble.

Of course, there are exceptions. For example, Ludwig named Asker his vassal and had Berg Village as a fief. This was actually a euphemistic gesture to invite him to join his family lineage, paving the way for him to become his brother-in-law later.

These are the aristocratic ways of playing in peacetime. As the demon tide gradually rises, the strength gap between different extraordinary people gradually widens, and this old rule of the nobles will soon be broken.

Both Asker and Meyer were senior transcendents, and they didn't care about it at all, so they just chatted for a few words about the war and exchanged information at hand.

"Your Excellency Aske!" A panting voice came from far behind him. Aske turned around and saw Knight Commander John of the Weisbach family running over.

"Your appointment letter, please." Knight Commander John gave him a knightly salute, and then presented the appointment letter with both hands. "Tomorrow afternoon, please take your people there at the horse racing arena outside Mingxing City. gather."

"My appointment letter?" Ask was a little surprised.

"You are a vassal of Viscount Gauting." Knight Commander John explained, "The Weisbach family has announced its participation in the war. According to the recruitment order issued by Viscount Gauting, you also need to lead the troops to assemble."

Ask:………………

Only then did he remember that he had also been canonized.

Well, going to war has been planned for a long time anyway. As for whether he is a mercenary group of Cang Qing Sword or a lord knight of Berg Village, it is just a title.

never mind.

Thanks to jhwillie for the 100 coins~