The Rise of the European Emperor

Seeing that Simon was beaten up, Marin was finally in a good mood. Of course, the benefits that should be given will not be less. After all, that is his own brother.

Simon glared at Marin at first, threatening to sue the elder Hoffman. After all, when old Hoffman beat Marin, that didn't require anyone's approval. And Simon is favored again, as long as he goes to old Hoffman with the blue eyes that Kahn beaten, he will definitely be able to sue.

But what Marin said made Simon lose his temper:

"You son of a bitch, even an illegitimate child dares to ask for a fief? Look at other people's illegitimate children. At most, give a little more money. How can there be a title and a fief? However, you are lucky, I happen to have a large piece of land in the wild continent. When your illegitimate child grows up, the army over there will definitely have conquered a lot of territory. At that time, it is not impossible to give your illegitimate child a few manors."

"Really? But brother, don't confer a barren land for my son. I'm thinking that if I really want to marry a princess, I have to wait, so the illegitimate child must come out first. At that time, you have to give fertile land to Your nephew! As for the Wilderness Continent, it doesn't matter."

"Don't worry, the Wilderness Continent is huge. It's no problem to give your illegitimate children a 1,500-acre French knight-standard manor. Moreover, you can give the fertile fief of Linhe!"

A fief and a fief are different. If the same knight leader is divided into a barren mountain area, then the knight must be poor. And if they are all easily irrigated fields near the river, then they are the first-class fiefs. There are very few nobles who are all Linhe fiefs, unless this person is particularly favored by the monarch.

But Marin's situation is different. If there is only homeland, he certainly cannot agree to Simon's unruly request. After all, European countries don't have much land. Giving land to the illegitimate son of the monarch's younger brother is simply extravagant. But who called Marin to colonize America?

If nothing else, the watershed area of ​​the Hudson River in New York alone is 36,000 square kilometers. Not to mention the large rivers in North America, and the fourth largest river in the world like the Mississippi River. Therefore, giving Simon's illegitimate son a fief along the river is not a big deal at all. After all, it's only 1,500 acres, only 6 square kilometers. Compared with the 24 million square kilometers of the North American continent, it is a drop in the bucket.

"Land near the river? 1,500 acres? My darling, all my illegitimate children are going to be sent!" Simon was greedy when he heard it.

Speaking of which, although Adler sealed County Wicklow, Ireland as a fief, he is still an earl, but Simon is not stupid. He knows that it is the return of Adler's inheritance of the earl of East Frisland that should have been his. .

Therefore, Simon and Albert never imagined that, like the eldest Adler, they could become an earl and get a fief the size of a county.

In their opinion, getting a baronial with a fertile land is not bad. Moreover, until now, the fiefs of Simon and Albert have not been finalized. The main reason is Simon - he is not married yet.

Marin's plan was to give each of them a fief when the two younger brothers were married. However, Albert, the fourth child, got married first, and Simon was not married yet. Therefore, the matter of the fief was so delayed. Moreover, the married Albert is also very sensible, saying that when Simon gets married, he will be divided into seals. Otherwise, Simon must be uncomfortable.

Therefore, Simon does not have his own source of income now, and he mainly depends on getting it from old Hoffman. Of course, the money is actually Marin's. But Marin believes that it is inappropriate for him to directly give money to his brother, and there is no reason for that. so,

He gave the money to old Hoffman and Mrs. Mary. Then, the old couple gave flowers to the younger brother. In this way, it makes sense.

But it is very sad to ask for money from the parents, because every time you ask for money, the shrewd Mrs. Mary will ask the use of the money, which makes Simon very depressed. It would be great if there was a barony, and the money produced was at his own discretion. He had heard that the barony of Lyle County that Marin gave to Adler at the time, although only 2,000 Ugrams (4,000 acres) were cultivated land, was said to earn more than 100,000 gold coins per year. At the beginning, his sister-in-law Liv, it is said that he counted gold coins at home every day, and also had money to subsidize the brothers of the Hamler family.

Later, Adler's fief was moved to County Wicklow, Ireland, and he returned the Barony of County Lyle to Marin. Simon has long been envious of that Baron of Lyle. You know, when Marin chose a place, he specifically chose the fertile farmland by the Ames River. Moreover, the castle of the Barony of Lyle is ready-made, and it was originally built for Adler by Malin. As long as you get that fief, it means that the annual income exceeds 100,000 gold coins, and the castle is ready-made...

So, even though his eye sockets were bruised and bruised, Simon salivated and said:

"Brother—" The tone was still long.

Marlin got goosebumps:

"what?"

"Little brother is in a hurry, and I will have a mistress in the future, so let's advance a fief first!"

"Tight money?" Marin was stunned, but nodded in agreement.

Isn't it? In later generations, many corrupt officials became greedy after finding a mistress. If you only care about the wife and children at home, the salary and benefits are enough. But raising a mistress... the cost is really not low... First of all, do you want to get a house for the mistress? The house is so expensive, where can you get the money to buy a house? I also have to buy a car and jewelry... So, Simon said that having a mistress would be tight, and Marin agreed.

"Then where do you want?" Marin deliberately let Simon say it himself, and he also wanted to see if his younger brother had an appetite. If the appetite is too great, Marin should have other ideas...

"I...I want the Baron of Lyle that my eldest brother used to..." After that, Simon looked nervously at Marin's expression, for fear that Marin thought he was greedy. After all, it is a treasure land with an annual income of more than 100,000 gold coins.

Unexpectedly, Marin heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this. He was most afraid that Simon would follow Adler's lead and ask him for the earldom. Adler gave it to the earldom, and it was Marin who should have given it. But Simon and Albert are really not enough for the earl. To the Baron, it seems a little low again...

So, Marin had thought about it before - to make two younger brothers viscounts...

However, he did not know what his younger brothers thought. And, let them speak for themselves, and you can see what they're thinking. And what made Marin relieved was that Simon was still sensible, as long as he was a baron.

However, he rejected Simon's request:

"No, Baron Lyle can't do it!"

"Why? Are you going to make me a knight?" Simon was a little dumbfounded. Do you want to be a low-powered knight? If old Hoffman knew about his idea, he would definitely be beaten up—I’m a knight, how could he be forced?

Marin shook his head quickly:

"No, although Adler is back in the Baron of Lyle, I don't plan to give it to others. If Adler repents, he can take it back at any time."

"And now, I've given all the proceeds from the Baronry of Lyle to my mother. She has saved the proceeds, and once Adler needs it, she will use the money from that baron to subsidize Adler. After all, Adler Le now has to build an army to fight the Irish, and it costs a lot. And County Wicklow has not yet developed, I was afraid that Adler would be embarrassed to ask for the money, so I asked my mother to use it to support him.”

"So that's it... What about my fief?"

"The official fief will wait for you to get married. However, considering that you have started to raise a mistress, you do need to spend money. It is really shameful to ask your parents for money to raise a mistress. Well, I will give you a manor with 1,000 Eugram arable land first. , as the source of your expenses. When you officially grant the fief, this manor will be taken back."

Simon calculated silently in his heart. The 1,000 Eugram arable land was half of the arable land of the Baron Lyle. Even if it is not as fertile as Baron Lyle's territory, the profit of 40,000 to 50,000 gold coins a year is still stable. So, that's enough...

Then he raised his head and asked:

"Brother, is the income from this autumn harvest counted as mine?"

It is summer now, and the autumn harvest is coming soon. If he can get the benefits of the autumn harvest, he can get tens of thousands of gold coins within two or three months.

"Forget it!" Marin waved his hand impatiently and took Kahn away.

After Marin left, Simon cheered, called Anna in, and said happily:

"Anna, I have a fief. My brother gave me a manor with 2,000 acres of arable land, with an annual income of tens of thousands of gold coins. This is issued! After the autumn harvest, you can buy whatever you want! Besides, I will buy it again. A big mansion for your family, and a carriage for each of your brothers and sisters!"

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Not to mention how Simon showed off to the little nurse, after Marin left, he also thought of Albert's problem. Albert has no fief because he said that he would have a fief when Simon gets married. Therefore, Albert's income is not high now.

Although Marin gave him a high salary of 1,000 gold coins per year as the governor, it was still not much. You know, 1000 gold coins is equivalent to the annual income of a knight. And Albert, as the governor, must spend more money than a country knight. Fortunately, he stayed in New York for a long time, and there were not many nobles who interacted with him. If it is in the mainland, so many nobles need human relations, and 1000 gold coins are simply not enough.

So, after giving Simon the manor, Marin also gave Albert the manor of 1,000 Eugrams. However, Albert's manor is not on the mainland, but in New York, where Albert is in charge. Moreover, Marin let it grow wheat. In this way, the value of the output is several times higher than that of the native rye fields...

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However, this is all temporary. For both Simon and Albert, giving them a fief is the most practical. Therefore, Marin planned to wait until the war was over to formally grant titles and fiefs to Simon and Albert, instead of waiting for Simon to get married as old Hoffman said.

Anyway, after this battle is over, the territory will be expanded a lot, which just happens to be used as a reward for the younger brothers. Moreover, if Simon has a large fief and the title of a viscount, his stake in finding the princess' wife will increase a lot. Unlike now, because there is no fief, others can't see the real benefits, how can they be willing to send the princess daughter? Modern people still need to see a house when they get married. In ancient times, when aristocrats got married, they also had to have a fief...

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