Steel, Guns, and the Industrial Party that Traveled to Another World
Chapter 45 Father-daughter conflict
Earl Morin drove the absurd idea that flashed through his mind out of his mind. Magic? How is it possible?
The church's charlatans always use legends about evil wizards and witches to scare ordinary people, and even set up a special court. Some charlatans would take a broken stone and pretend to probe here and there, saying that they were detecting traces of magic and witchcraft.
Because of their influence, the public believed these claims, especially the common people at the bottom.
But in the eyes of a few well-educated people, the claims of wizards and witches were just fabricated by the church to expand its influence.
With the development of the times, a large number of mysterious phenomena have been reasonably explained, such as the "ghost fire" phenomenon in the tomb, which was previously said by the church to be caused by evil spirits, but later after research by alchemists, it was just a substance called "phosphorus" that spontaneously combusted.
Because the lies were exposed, the church was quite unfriendly to these scholars who dared to explore the unknown, and some were accused of being wizards and persecuted.
However, this could not stop people's curiosity. Even within the church, some factions emerged, advocating to approach and understand the gods through exploring the unknown and studying nature, such as the famous "Society of Enlightenment".
The church made far-fetched connections between some people or things that it could not explain and witchcraft or demonic evil, using people's fear to strengthen their dependence on the church. This view has been circulated in a small range among the high-ranking nobles, who believe that wizards and magic are used to deceive fools.
Earl Morin himself thinks so, but most nobles still hold the attitude of believing it rather than not believing it.
"Please ask Lord Merlin to continue investigating this matter. But no matter what the truth is, the reality of food shortage can never be changed."
The king broke the silence in the study and said the most important issue at the moment.
Catherine frowned and said, "Father, I have ordered the collection of food and grass in the royal territory, but it will take a long time."
"Even if some food and grass can be collected, it is not enough to support the army to go deep into the south for a long expedition."
Rodney XVI fell into silence, and said after a long time: "We can only buy it from the lords who support the royal family."
"The king should be self-sufficient" is an unwritten rule in this world.
Since the collapse of the ancient Bella Empire, new regimes of all sizes have been established on her territory.
The newly born countries are frequently at war, and the monarchs of these countries do not have as vast territories as the Bella Empire to rule, and their wealth is unable to support a large-scale standing army.
In order to meet military needs, countries generally adopt two ways to maintain their military strength.
The first is to keep only a small number of elite troops, such as knights of various names, and recruit a large number of civilians to form a large army during wartime.
The second is to adopt the feudal system, where the king grants land to meritorious nobles, making them the lords of the land. The great lords can then distribute the land in their territories to their vassals, and the vassals can then distribute the land to their vassals, and so on, all the way to the class of knights.
The lords have to rely on the income in their own territories to build up military forces, and during wars, they are obliged to respond to the call of the lord and provide their military forces to the lord.
In contrast, the lords have no obligation to pay taxes to the lord or only pay a symbolic amount. The royal families of various countries basically rely on the income from their own direct territories to meet their expenditure needs.
Therefore, as the king, Rodney XVI can summon lords from all over the country to lead troops to come to the king, but he has no power to order the mobilization of the grain stored on the lords' land. Of course, he can also force this order in law, but the result will definitely force more lords to Giles' side.
Catherine suggested: "Let the royal commissioners we sent before be responsible for communicating with the lords of their respective garrisons and try to lower the price."
The king agreed, and Earl Morin accepted the order. The royal commissioners were under the responsibility of his intelligence system.
He took out the second paper roll and handed it to the king and the princess, reporting: "There is another important information. After our investigation, Giles does have someone behind him."
The king unfolded the paper roll and read the information with the princess. Catherine said hesitantly: "No wonder he didn't have enough strength a year ago, and he raised the banner of rebellion so confidently a year later."
The earl looked at the princess and said: "We analyzed that the forces supporting him may be "that side." While speaking, he pointed to the east.
The princess glared at the earl: "Don't talk nonsense without conclusive evidence!"
The earl bowed his head and replied: "Yes, Your Highness."
The king suddenly said: "Don't say that, Lord Morin. The relationship between countries is very complicated. There are too many things that are said in front of each other and behind each other."
The princess wanted to say something: "But, father..." but she was hesitant to speak.
Rodney XVI looked at his eldest daughter lovingly. This daughter was his greatest pride in his life. She was so outstanding at such a young age, but she still needed a lot of training in politics.
He turned to Earl Morin and said, "Okay, Lord Morin, go back and rest today. You have worked hard during this period."
"This is the responsibility of a minister. I dare not say it's hard work." Earl Morin bowed and left the study.
Only the father and daughter were left in the study. Rodney XVI stood up and slowly walked to the window.
The king said with his back to the princess: "Catherine, I have something to tell you."
The princess quietly waited for her father's next words, but she heard the news that shocked her.
"I plan to marry your sister to Veblen."
No mistake, one sentence, one post, one content, one 6, one 9, one book, one bar, one look!
The study suddenly fell into silence, and only the sound of the pendulum of the floor clock beside her was heard. Catherine couldn't say anything for a while.
Finally, she asked: "Why...?"
In fact, the princess knew very well in her heart: Duke Veblen was the strongest among the lords of the eastern border of the kingdom, and the strongest among the lords who were watching and not expressing their support for either side.
The king did not answer, he knew that his daughter must understand his intention.
"Irene is only 15 years old now, did she agree?" The princess' tone suddenly became sharp.
The king still turned his back to her and whispered: "15 years old is not young..." but did not say whether Catherine's sister agreed.
"But that Veblen is almost 50 years old! He still has such a bad reputation! You actually want to marry your own daughter to such a person!"
The princess raised her voice and almost shouted.
"Enough! I have made up my mind! Leave."
The king turned around and glared at his eldest daughter and shouted sternly. His eyes were no longer kind as before, but revealed a sense of determination.
Catherine understood the meaning in her father's eyes. She looked at her father coldly and said, "Yes! Your Majesty."
She turned and walked outside. With a "bang", the door of the study was heavily slammed.
Rodney XVI stood in front of the window blankly. After a long time, he sighed, walked to the desk, and slumped in the chair weakly.
This daughter is still too naive in politics.
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