Chapter five hundred and seventy-two shaking the burden
Good news? Ryan frowned slightly, thinking about what good news the fairy in the lake could tell him.
Sulia also set her sights on the fairy in the lake. The female knight had been getting along with the goddess for a long time, and she could already feel that the goddess's emotions were a bit complicated, but she was generally happy about it.
"Yes." The happy mood of the Lake Fairy only lasted for a short while. The expression on her face fluctuated slightly, as if she was sighing, as if she was helpless. The goddess flew around the room, removing the iris on her body.
After the fragrance of flowers filled the bedroom in the afternoon, he slowly said: "Leonasse has agreed."
"Agreed?" Ryan repeated this sentence. He stretched out his hand and gently pressed Sulia's shoulder, indicating that his wife did not need to get up.
Duke Mousilon thought about it for a moment and immediately understood something.
The air conditioner in the room was turned on, and Ryan was standing in front of the window. He held his chin: "Whose decision is this? Dalhaide?"
"It's Baron Adehad, he will soon become the Duke of Lyonnais." The fairy in the lake sighed lowly. The goddess spun around in the air and sat next to Sulia instead. The goddess' tone contained
With inexplicable emotions: "After many searches, the Duke of Lyonnais and his family decided that they could no longer wait and decided to
The nephew of Darheid and the cousin of Aldreeld, Baron Adehard, was about to be proclaimed Duke of Lyonnaise with Richard's permission. This was a
A knight of the kingdom who is about fifty years old, he recently held a meeting at Lyonnasay Castle to discuss issues related to the old territory of Mousilon."
Ryan nodded. He stood in front of the window, thinking about a series of things. Duke Mousilon raised his head and suddenly smiled: "Ah, Madam, Sulia, you said that once this resolution is passed, the nobles of the kingdom will
What do you think of me? A despicable thief who couldn't wait to feast on the corpse of the Duke just after his death?"
"Lian, don't talk about yourself like that. This is a valid reason." Sulia sat on the bedside. Due to her physical condition, the female knight could not get up. She could only comfort Ryan gently: "At present, what do you think about Mu Xi?"
Long’s old territory has legitimate claim rights, and so does Leonese. Therefore, if you follow the rules to get this territory back, then Leonese will also act within the framework, and you don’t have to worry about anyone accusing you.”
"Ha~" Ryan shook his head and smiled bitterly. He shrugged, with a calm expression on his face: "So, my lady, what conditions did Adehad offer?"
"Assist in suppressing the rebellion, enough food for three months to accommodate part of the population, and a sum of money." The fairy in the lake said simply: "A sum of money that is enough, Baron Adehad's expectation for this is, 10,000
Five thousand gold crowns."
The first two made an agreement, and Ryan didn't say much. But when he heard that Adehad actually wanted fifteen thousand gold crowns, the Duke's expression changed.
"Fifteen thousand gold crowns? Humph!" Ryan's face was cold, with a strong sense of ridicule in his tone: "If you have the ability, just keep the land. Does Adehad think he is very capable? What if?
If I don’t give it, he doesn’t have to cede the old territory of Mousilon? What does he think he can do? Let Lyonnais return to its glory days of nearly 10,000 knights?!”
"Lian!" Lidya Su wanted to laugh a little after hearing her husband's words. She said with a bit of anger in her tone: "Don't talk in such a sinister way, it will scare the children!"
"I'm sorry, madam!" Ryan quickly sat in front of the bed, gently held the female knight's little hand, and expressed his apology. The Duke was gentle and considerate to him, but the graceful wife really had no choice, so he quickly apologized.
The fairy in the lake was sitting on the bed. Seeing that the relationship between Ryan and his wife was so good, the goddess was a little happy and a little unhappy. She stretched out her hand and pinched Ryan's face: "Adehad also had no choice but to do this.
The choice is not surprising, am I right? My champion?"
"What a helpless fart!" Ryan sneered, and he immediately stood up: "Baron Adehad knows very well that since he can't keep it, he might as well use this as a blackmail to ask for more things and want to take out something from me.
The big sum of money is just to make up for his bottomless financial abyss. I understand that he is eager for money, but fifteen thousand gold crowns?"
"...But that's Sirruf's Leonese, Ryan." The fairy in the lake did not blame Ryan after hearing this. The goddess was neither happy nor sad. She seemed to be recalling something: "Sirruf and Landu
Because, a sad elegy of fate, you are the one who inherited Landuin’s will and last wish, Lion Macado.”
Ryan's gaze condensed, and the Duke's eyes suddenly changed from mocking to sad. He sighed deeply: "Yes, I am the one who inherited Landuin's will. Before Landuin completely disappeared, he never forgot the last thing.
Even if it’s a matter between him and Sirluff, from this point alone, I can’t push Leon Nasai too hard.”
At this point, Ryan laughed again, and he said with a smile: "Actually, Adehad is very smart. At this time, if he was a fool, he would definitely shout that this part of Musilon's old leader is Leona
It is a sacred and inseparable part of Lyonnais and will never cede or accept my demands, but Adehad is a sensible person. He knows very well what he needs most as the new Duke of Lyonnais, and Lyonnais
What are the key issues?”
The room fell into silence.
Ryan was speechless, the fairy in the lake seemed to be remembering something.
After a long time, someone decided to speak.
"Shake the baggage." Sulia finally spoke. The female knight gently signaled that she wanted to get up. The fairy in the lake immediately supported her. The female knight said softly: "This is a baggage, a heavy baggage. In this era
, Everyone must carry a burden forward, but Lyonnais's burden is too heavy, it is too heavy. Baron Adehad knows that his best way is to refuse to take over the position of Duke. "
"But he accepted it." The expression of the fairy in the lake became more and more sad: "No mortal is a stone without emotion. Personal interests are one thing, and the interests of the principality are another. Adehad stood up.
, he knew that he had to be careful and carefully take over this heavy duke's position. This duke's title is like an extremely fragile piece of glass. If he is not careful at all, Lyonnais will break into pieces before he takes over.
"
"Therefore, he must unload as much baggage as possible." Sulia held out her belly. The female knight was wearing a loose white silk dress. She slowly came to Ryan's side, and a warm smile appeared on the female knight's face.
, said seriously: "Mu Xilong's old collar is one of the heavy burdens. At this time, if someone wants this burden, just give it to him! By the way, let's see what we can get."
Ryan sighed and nodded. Even though she was pregnant, even if she stayed in the Fairy Tower in the Lake for a long time to raise her fetus, Sulia's political wisdom and political sensitivity were still outstanding. It could even be said that the entire
There are few duchess in the kingdom with such wisdom as hers.
Why is Musilon's old territory a heavy burden that Adehad must get rid of?
In fact, it is very simple to put it bluntly. Ryan looks at it directly from three aspects.
In terms of economy, judging from the current situation of the Principality of Lyonnasay, those places cannot collect even a penny of taxes. Not only will the old territory of Mousilon not be able to help the Principality of Lyonnasay, which is in serious trouble,
Instead, a large amount of food relief is needed.
The same applies to the military. How many registered knights are there in Lyonnais? Less than eight hundred! These knights can barely protect the Castle of Lyonnais and its surrounding areas, but what is the situation in the principality now? They are everywhere
Rebellion! The serfs raised a rebellion and occupied the mountain.
King, Norscan pirates are attacking the coast sporadically, but Lyonnais has no soldiers! There is no food! If the burden of Lyonnais to the south is thrown away now, the knights of the principality can concentrate all their energy on deploying defenses to the north. In addition, Ryan will
By sending troops, military pressure will be conservatively reduced by 60%.
As for the issue of nobles, there is no need to say more. After the battle of Curona, all the former Mousilon nobles in the old territory of Mousilon in the entire south of Lyonnaise have already pledged their allegiance to Ryan. As Landuin's
The successors, the claimants of Duke Mousilon's orthodox legal principles and the people who restored Mousilon, if they don't loyal to Ryan, who else can they loyal to?
Now those castles have all erected the Mousilon coat of arms with black fleurs-de-lis on a yellow background.
What else could Adehad do?
"This is people's hearts! This is people's expectations!" Sulia said towards Ryan with some pride: "Lian, Adehad knows that even if Musilon's old leader is left behind, he will not be able to harvest a grain of food.
If you can’t get a copper coin and can’t move a knight, then what’s the use of keeping it?”
This is her man. Today, Ryan is proudly standing at the top of the Knight Kingdom!
"So... fifteen thousand gold crowns." Ryan nodded. He thought for a while and smiled bitterly: "This is addition and subtraction. This burden is thrown over and I have to catch it. He reduces the burden. This is
Do subtraction. I also have to give
He compensated, including sending troops, supporting food, and a large amount of cash. This is addition. Adehad is such a smart man. I must agree because I want this land and the richness of this land has already been
It’s been proven countless times.”
"Before the Great Depression, Mu Silon was known as the Land of Thousand Lakes." The fairy in the lake smiled and said: "The most fertile land is that land. As long as you manage it well for a few years, you will definitely be able to recover more benefits.
of."
"Okay, let Adehad send someone." Ryan finally nodded and said seriously: "Everything must be discussed before we talk about it. Money is not that easy to get!"
After all, he was going to cut off nearly half of the territory from Lyonnais, and there must be some compensation. However, Ryan also knew that agreeing so easily could easily make him be taken as a victim, so some negotiations were still necessary.
Ryan pulled up a chair and gently picked up Lidya Su and sat down together. He put his arm around his wife's waist and said with a smile: "Madam, you don't have to think about so many things. Your most important task recently is to take care of yourself."
Take good care of yourself.”
"Lian~ What are you doing! The lady is still here!" Being held on her knees, Sulia's face immediately turned red, and she said angrily: "Don't be like this."
"Sulia is pregnant now, Ryan, you have to be careful!" Sure enough, the fairy in the lake also took the opportunity to attack Ryan. The goddess stretched out her fist and hit Ryan on the shoulder: "Don't do bad things!"
"Hehehe~" Ryan had a wry smile on his face. He gently hugged Sulia and let her lean on his chest, but he was thinking about his power in his heart.
Now, he is the Duke of Mousilon, he controls an entire principality, and he will become the king in a few years.
Being able to achieve this point within ten years is inseparable from his political marriage with Sulia.
Before her marriage, Lane was considered an outsider.
And by marrying Sulia, Ryan took advantage of the situation to complete the "localization" of his regime. Now, no Brittanian thinks that he is an outsider.
At this time, an heir is extremely important to his regime, which means that his regime has continuity. Even if Ryan explodes on the spot and spirals into the sky, his regime will not collapse because of this. The knights under his command will not collapse.
Will immediately support the child in Sulia's belly as the next leader.
This is called the stability and continuity of political power.
In Ryan's previous life, he had read the story of Yong'an Tuogu, and he was deeply moved at that time.
But now, after truly becoming a duke and establishing his own power, Ryan went back and thought, in that case, on the premise that there is more than one legitimate heir, is it possible to support the country?
The answer is, no! Yes! Yes!
But looking back, Ryan also knows that the internal affairs system he established still has many problems, including inefficient manor management, low cohesion and low mobilization under the feudal system, and the current strong combat effectiveness and extremely high
The cohesion is achieved through Ryan's rising personal prestige and his unparalleled personal bravery, resulting in brilliant victories one after another.
What would happen to this regime if Ryan himself was taken away?
Eastern Han Dynasty model.
What is the Eastern Han Dynasty model?
Relatives are in power.
Therefore, judging from this alone, it is impossible for Ryan to divorce Sulia. If he wants a divorce, the knights under his command will not agree, his subjects will not agree, and the nobles of the Knight Kingdom will not agree. The Fairy in the Lake
If he doesn't agree, his brothers won't agree, and even the Emperor himself won't agree!
From this point of view alone, this is another big chess game played by his father! The Emperor has seen all this clearly earlier than Ryan. He will personally meet Sulia and give her the title of "Imperial Princess".
A very important part of this is to tell Ryan that under no circumstances should you consider divorce!
"Ryan?"
Fortunately, Sulia is a real good match for Ryan. The female knight and he get along well with each other inside and outside, and their relationship is very good. They have children, and Ryan has no idea of divorce at all.
But that doesn't mean Ryan doesn't need to change.
Holding his pregnant wife in his arms, Ryan thought quietly that he would take advantage of this opportunity, the development of the new land of Musilon and the arrival of a large wave of Musilon nobles, to start his own plan.
"Lian? Ryan?" Sulia keenly felt the changes in Ryan's mood. The female knight said warmly: "What's wrong? What are you thinking about?"
"I was thinking about how to develop and rebuild the land in Mussillon in the future after acquiring it." Ryan came back to his senses. He smiled at the female knight and said: "Sulia, you said I would take over the city of Mussillon."
How about transforming it into an urban belt composed of commerce and industry?”
"Of course!" Sulia immediately agreed. The female knight never objected to her husband's major decisions: "It just so happens that there is a white land now. We can do whatever we want. Now build an industrial zone and carry out
Innovation is the best time!"
"Hehehe~" Ryan's heart warmed, and he hugged Lidya Su tightly: "Thank you, Lidya Su, I think I can no longer leave you."
"Lian~" The light of wisdom flashed through Sulia's sea-blue eyes. The female knight leaned on Ryan's shoulder, her face full of happiness: "I don't want to leave you either."
The couple's show of affection finally made the onlookers couldn't stand it anymore. The fairy in the lake stood up angrily: "That's enough for you two! Okay, don't get tired of being together. It's tea time, let's go together."
Go to the garden to enjoy the shade and enjoy afternoon tea! Lidya Su also needs to exercise appropriately!"
"Um!"
At the same time, the Old World, the Empire, the Reikland, the Imperial Capital Brunswick, and the Imperial Palace.
Imperial Emperor Karl Franz, Marshal Reik Kurt Heilberg, Emperor's Flag Officer Ludwig Schwartzhammer, Archbishop of the Church of Justice Vikmar the Resolute, and Great Alchemist Belsa
The most powerful people in the empire, including Ze Geert, Griffin Duke Ivan Ferdinand, and White Wolf Elector Boris Todbringer, were meeting together.
And the protagonist they are talking about is Ryan Malcador, who has completed the mission of recovering Mousilon, became the new Duke of Mousilon, and is about to become the King of Knights!