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With the results of the investigation in mind, as soon as he returned to Dadir City, before he had time to relax, Hudson received a banquet invitation from Count Pierce.

If the boss wants to treat you, you must have time. Without any hesitation, after completing the cleansing as quickly as possible, he and Baron Redman got into the carriage.

"Father, what big things happened in the city recently?"

Hudson asked confused.

As the leader of the Southeast Province, Earl Pierce is very aloof. According to past practice, when this person held a banquet, it was not Hudson's turn to attend.

If others didn't invite him, Hudson wouldn't ask for trouble. The gap in strength and status between the two parties was too great, and even if he wanted to flatter him, it wouldn't be his turn.

"It's not just the fief that's causing trouble. Especially those guys who are fighting for the right to inherit, they have no moral integrity at all. In recent days, there have been constant conflicts in the city."

Baron Redman said with contempt.

He didn't have the slightest fondness for those guys who didn't have enough military merit and wanted to kill off their relatives.

Of course, the most important thing is that I can’t eat it at home. Just doing public relations for Hudson consumes a lot of contacts, and there is no energy at all to get involved in eating and drinking.

On such occasions, little people have to arrive quickly and leave early to attend the banquet. The place is still bustling with people.

Sure enough, everyone had the same idea. Arriving early may not necessarily leave a good impression on the governor, but arriving late will definitely leave a bad impression.

Since the fight for the fiefdom, the alliance of small and medium-sized nobles in the southeastern provinces has collapsed, and the initiative has returned to the hands of Earl Pierce again.

He kept saying hello to people along the way. At this time, the benefits of getting to know each other were fully realized. Hudson could chat with most of the nobles present.

Especially the powerful people working in the Governor's Mansion. Whenever he met them, Hudson would definitely go over and have a few words with them. Calls like uncle kept coming, and the scene was filled with laughter and laughter.

An acquaintance is also a friendship. If you don't use it, you won't use it. The prosperous Koslow family is known for having many relatives. The complicated relationship between them may not be clear to our own people, let alone outsiders.

If the person concerned does not explain, it will fall into the eyes of the outside world, which is an invisible shock. Especially for competitors, it is a kind of pressure.

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"Everyone is here. It seems that everyone is giving me face! This is very good. The nobles of my southeastern province want to maintain this kind of unity.

I invite you all to come over today. In addition to reminiscing about old times, what is more important is to discuss the future ownership of Wright and Wyton counties.

First of all, I would like to state here that the legitimacy of the aristocratic inheritance system must be guaranteed. Everything must be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the "Continental Succession Act". Anyone who dares to break the rules is the common enemy of all of us.

I believe that everyone here is a role model for the nobles. There will be no such scum and scum among them, and we will not allow such noble scum to exist. "

They are all established procedures. The "Continental Succession Law" is a rule jointly maintained by the aristocratic group, with the purpose of safeguarding everyone's common interests.

Any family will inevitably decline one day, and no one wants their property to fall into the hands of others. This can be regarded as a rare tenderness in the aristocratic world.

"Your Majesty the Governor is right, the "Continental Succession Law" must be abided by. All direct heirs who meet the provisions of the Succession Law can be given priority to go through the inheritance procedures.

All we need to discuss is terra nullius, and territory where inheritance is disputed. As for the specific disposal plan, I think His Excellency the Earl should have a complete plan. "

Viscount Oran said meaningfully.

It seemed that he was cooperating with Governor Pierce, but also seemed to be dissatisfied with his arbitrary actions, and his tone was full of contradictions.

Everyone has long been accustomed to this scene. None of the powerful viscounts in the province has a good relationship with Earl Pierce.

The small nobles cannot threaten the interests of the Dalton family, but the middle nobles are different. Although the strength of the two sides is still very different, once the great nobles decline, they have the capital to replace them.

In order to consolidate their rule, as the boss of the Southeast Province, the Dalton family has always adopted suppressive measures against these middle-level families.

Where there is oppression, there is resistance. The middle-class nobles, unwilling to be subordinated to others, chose to join the king without hesitation and gathered a group of younger brothers to rebel against the Dalton family in the province.

The difference in strength does not affect the verbal sparring. Within the rules system, no matter how loud the fuss is, the Dalton family cannot directly take action against them.

Except for the northern Xinjiang region, where the great nobles dominate, the rest of the kingdom follows a checks and balances model. Everyone is both united and antagonistic.

For example, right now, the fuss is noisy, but it does not affect everyone's joint efforts to resist the northern nobles from moving south, and jointly carve up the unclaimed land between the two counties.

Staring at Viscount Oran, Count Pierce said slowly: "Legitimate heirs who meet the inheritance regulations and have no disputes can come to the Governor's Mansion to handle the inheritance procedures starting tomorrow.

We will send it to the royal capital as quickly as possible, and it will take effect after the king's approval. Before that, you can take over the territory in advance, but you are not allowed to use large amounts of wealth or do anything that damages the rights and interests of the territory.

According to the agreement reached between the Governor's Palace and the Kingdom, one-sixth of the land in Wright and Wyton counties will be set aside as fiefdoms for the Northland military nobles.

The specific candidates have not yet been determined, but the general scope has been drawn up. Today we will discuss the disposal of the remaining areas.

The opinion of the Governor-General's Office is that matching territories should be selected in order based on their merits in the counter-insurgency war.

For territories where inheritance rights are in dispute, the order is: direct lineage first, military merit second, and collateral lineage third.

If you have a better distribution plan, you can propose it now. If it satisfies everyone, we can proceed according to your plan. "

While he was talking, regardless of whether everyone could accept it or not, a huge sand table was brought up from the outside by the guards.

Although the production is a bit ugly and the error is a bit large, it can be roughly seen that this is a map of two counties.

There are lines of different colors on it, dividing the two counties into several small pieces of different sizes, and there are place names marked on wooden boards of different colors next to them.

It can be seen that Earl Pierce is ready to cut through the mess quickly and is unwilling to continue making trouble like this.

As for the so-called solicitation of opinions, it is purely polite. If you want everyone to be satisfied, even if the land of the two counties is expanded ten times, it will not be enough.

Seeing that no one came out to speak out, Earl Pierce said with great satisfaction: "The areas marked with red wooden signs are all owned by owners, so don't worry about it.

Blue wooden signs mark areas where inheritance rights are still in dispute. We can discuss it based on the inheritance principles we agreed on. If we can't reach an agreement, the Southeast Province Noble Council will make a decision according to the rules.

The remaining white wooden signs are all borderlands. Heroes who are eligible to receive fiefs can be selected in order. If others have objections, they can raise them.

If consensus cannot be reached, the decision will be made by the Noble Council as per the old rules. Since the representatives are basically here anyway, it is enough to vote on the spot without wasting everyone's time. "

Looking at the wooden signs marked with colors, Hudson realized that he was simply overthinking. Not only is it difficult to compete in a prosperous land, there is no leakage at all.

Let’s not talk about the city. From the beginning, Hudson never had the extravagant hope that this kind of pie would fall on him.

Even among the dozen or so targets that were delineated in advance, there are currently only three that belong to the Borderlands. One can imagine the fierce competition that will follow.

Regardless of what Earl Pierce said, deliberation was actually just following the law of the jungle. If the family is strong and has many supporters, it will naturally become the winner.

On the contrary, even if you are given the first choice, you will not be able to keep it in the end if you are not strong enough. Those who have been knighted for military merit are better off, but at worst, they won't come back empty-handed if they take a piece of bad land.

As for others, once they fail to compete for the fiefdom, all previous efforts will be in vain.

Fortunately, the Salam Mine he wanted most was also in the Borderlands, otherwise Hudson would have been blinded.

After everyone had finished digesting it, a huge red cloth was hung on the wall of the hall. Hudson quickly found his name on it, and he was the first person on the list.

It is indeed fair. According to the principle of political priority, Hudson, who killed the most Holy See cavalry, is the proper first hero.

What's surprising is that there is no Earl Pierce's name on it. In the Aslant continent, there is not one person with one title. It is common to hold several titles.

Especially the big nobles, who don't have a bunch of titles hanging on them. If it were a title that could be achieved in one step, which idiot king would grant tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of land at once?

It didn't matter that he was upright and honest, or that he had other plans. Anyway, Hudson was not interested in the plans of the big shots, let alone "dare" to be interested.

Without humility, Hudson walked to the sand table first, picked up a small flag and planted it in the area in front of the Salam mining area.

It is enough to mark a point to determine the general range. For the specific territory division, each one has to show off his or her powers.

The flag fell, and Hudson immediately received a few kind looks. It can be seen that several powerful factions are very satisfied with his choice.

Although the Salam Mining Area is very productive, it is limited by factors such as lack of coal and low food production. Considering all factors, it can only be regarded as average among the territories.

With the strength of the Koslow family, taking over this hilly area can only be considered satisfactory.

Several viscounts smiled and signaled, and Hudson knew that the dust had settled. Even if the rest wants to object, it depends on whether the fist is strong enough.

"Very good, since no one objects, then the southernmost mountainous area of ​​Wright County will be tentatively designated as the fiefdom of Baron Hudson."

With the words of Earl Pierce, Hudson gained another nickname "Mountain Baron". Before that, everyone affectionately called him "Knight of the Divine Bow".

Compared with the former, the latter is obviously more deterrent. In a sense, a large part of the reason why Hudson was able to get along so well in the aristocratic circle was also brought about by the "Knight of the Divine Bow".

People always like to make friends with strong people, and a battlefield killing god like Hudson, who can kill instantly with an arrow, is the best comrade-in-arms partner.

There have been so many wars in Aslant, and there will be plenty of days for everyone to work together in the future. If you improve your relationship, you might be able to save your life from the battlefield at any time.