Chapter 1,275 The Battle of Nobles
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Ricardo Carvey saw this in his eyes, raised the Koyin Holy Emblem in his hand, and said: "If you want to open the banking function for these small countries, I must go there in person. If I still have the title of noble, It is inconvenient at this time. The grand duke of the empire will not go to the territory of another country for no reason. If it is regarded as an act of aggression, it will not be conducive to our next plan, both internally and externally. "
He personally has come up with a seemingly reasonable explanation for the old Duke's behavior of giving up his title. Although most of everyone's doubts have been dispelled, some people still don't understand and ask: "Sir, do you have to do this yourself? According to you, as long as the first bank is established, we can still have believers and Priest. Wouldn’t it be great if we let them go to other kingdoms to establish banks?”
"Yes, if you just plan to make money from them, then I can just leave this kind of thing to you. I really don't need to go there myself."
Everyone couldn't help but be curious about what the old master who planned to hand over his title said. Asked: "My lord, what you are implying is that you have other ideas for those weak countries?"
"Of course." The old Duke smiled and said: "Money that needs to be spent is called money. If it is just put in the warehouse, it is just something. According to the development route I promised to the goddess of gold coins, I cannot hinder it. We will, in turn, do our best to promote the construction of the bank. Since we want to promote it, if our friendly neighbors find out that we have made a lot of gold and silver from them, what do you think they will think? "
"Sir, does it matter what those people in the remote mountains think? Hahahaha." Everyone laughed.
The old Duke waved his hand and said, "Of course it's not important."
Although it will take some effort for the Kawi family to destroy the countries and nobles in the north, it is not impossible. But to rule that remote mountainous place, you have to invest more effort and money. And I don’t know how long it will take to operate the land before it can generate profits.
Rather than defeating it, it is better to leave it alone and become a barrier with other big countries. This is a common situation on the borders of the Gwana Empire today.
"But!" the old Duke said loudly, stopping everyone's laughter and attracting everyone's attention. "If we use the money we earn from them on them, we will not only benefit from it, but also gain their gratitude. There is no reason not to do such a good thing."
"Use it for them? What valuable things are there in that poor place?" someone asked from below.
The old Duke did not answer directly. It just pointed at the map of the northern border of the empire, and drew a line from the three northern kingdoms of the Duke of Kawi to the north of the Risa family's territory. This line once again made everyone’s eyes brighten!
As we all know, the motorized Kavi family army can choose any route to attack the Rizal family territory, but in fact there is also a direction, that is, east, west, and south. No matter how roundabout the Kawei family's army is, they will not launch an attack from outside the country's borders, that is, from the north.
This is because there are mountains stretching across the empire's borders, blocking possible detours. If the Kawei family really wanted to attack from the north, they would have to make a long circle. Even if the car can run again, the surprise of the surprise attack will be lost because the distance is too long.
Of course, this reality has been exploited by the Rizal family. Now the Rizal Dukedom has almost withdrawn all its troops from the border and dispersed them to various key points in the territory to guard against the Kawei family's attack. These troops that originally guarded the border were the trump card in the Risa family's hands.
If we follow the strategy shown by the old Duke in front of everyone, it means hiring the three northern kingdoms of the Duke of Kawei, including those small nobles, and letting them send troops to threaten the north of the Risa family.
Of course, no one thought that this group of mercenaries could achieve any results. They only hoped that they could put pressure on the Rizal family to redefine the almost abandoned border defense line. Doing so would, of course, place an additional burden on the already stretched military and financial resources of the Rizal family.
Even if they really take advantage of the empty defense line to break into the Dukedom of Risa, the bottom line for everyone is just to tolerate these mercenaries grabbing a handful and leaving. The hiring party will not interfere or seize the spoils of mercenaries. This is the custom in the land.
If they dare to stay for a long time, they will try to annex the place. Then after the Kawei family's army cleans up the remnants of the Risa family, they will drive away these evil guests. By the way, spit out all the results of the previous battles! The Kawei family has such confidence.
Therefore, no one expressed any objection to Kawei Gong's strategy. On the contrary, I admired it very much and discussed it enthusiastically.
This is also because Midi people do not have a strong concept of 'country'. In their eyes, Duke Kawei's strategy was not about introducing foreign enemies and invading brothers in the same country. It's just a noble looking for help from other nobles and working together to attack another noble.
It's just that the princes of the nobles who came to help were kings of other countries, while the prince of the Grand Duke of Kawei was the emperor of the empire. As long as the vassals don't open their mouths to strangle each other, it's up to the vassals how they play. In any case, everyone is also a "human race", and the people facing us are not goblins or orcs, and certainly not barbarians.
However, someone below still asked: "Sir, this strategy is good, but why does it require you to give up your title and let Marquis Farshed take over early?"
The old Duke explained: "After all, the empire's face has to be taken care of. If we use mercenaries to threaten the Rizal family, our flag will inevitably be hung. Such an action will definitely be held accountable by the emperor in the future. If the person who did this is For me, instead of 'Grand Duke Kawei', the severity of the matter will be different. At least we can better protect the family. And holding high the blood flag will not be the end of the fight between our two families. The subsequent emperor will also There will be other actions. But as long as the inheritance money is given a decent amount, the emperor may selectively forget certain things and simplify the subsequent processing."
In fact, when it comes to this, everyone understands it. Ricardo Carvey's giving up the title was indeed a sign of weakness to the emperor. But this is not to fully surrender to the past, but to have better room for strategic maneuvering in the future.
The ultimate goal is still to annihilate the Risa family. It's just that in addition to increasing his advantage against the Rizal family, the old Duke also took the lead in deploying methods to deal with the post-war situation. The head of the noble family personally takes the responsibility. At this time, no matter how much the emperor blames, the entire family will not be implicated. This is also the custom in the land.
Seeing the relieved expressions on everyone's faces, Duke Kawei smiled and said: "I know what everyone is worried about. But let's put it this way, do you think that now that I lose my title, I will lose all the power in my hands?" If it's still the same as in the past, then why don't I use methods that can increase the chance of winning and make the Rizal family lose even more miserably."
The vassals laughed. The only one with a sad face was Marquis Noonan Farshed.
Originally, the Marquis thought that since his father had become a transcendent and had a different lifespan than ordinary people, he might have to stay in the Marquis of Farshid, a title reserved exclusively for the heirs of the Kawi family, for the rest of his life, and would never be able to inherit the Kawi family. The title of Grand Duke of Victoria. But now that I have inherited it, it seems as if I have not inherited it...
You can imagine what will happen to the old man who loses the shackles of his noble title but whose power remains unchanged. Then I have to take the blame and help the old man wipe his ass.
The son's face became even more bitter.
A certain magician in the Holy City didn't know what happened in the Kawei family castle, and didn't want to know. During this period, besides waiting for the emperor's summons, he was also busy with the Goddess of Gold Coins.
The first bank in the holy city of Estali opened, which greatly alleviated the problem of large crowds of people crowding the technical guild hall.
There was a group of extremely powerful elves, and the most impatient group of people were all digested in the previous queue. Therefore, after the official opening of the bank, the order situation has improved a lot.
The uniforms worn by the elves working in banks were unveiled. Coupled with the elves' own good looks, they also gained a group of fashion-following admirers. Regardless of men or women, the simple and neat line selection seems to indicate the arrival of a new era, and is sought after by everyone.
And because this outfit does not violate the restrictions of nobles or magicians, such as the goose yellow and sky blue that can only be used by nobles, or the small shawl that can only be worn by magicians, these are all worn by people who do not have a specific status. Clothing that can lead to trouble. Therefore, tailors affiliated with the Technical Guild have received a wave of business opportunities. For a time, plain fabrics were out of stock in the Holy City.
This phenomenon also makes people know from the side that the consumption power of the holy city of Estali is scary now. And not just magicians, magic apprentices and non-magicians also show amazing purchasing power.
Someone originally thought that as long as the bank's rules were set down and they would stick to them, everyone would have no choice but to abide by them or give up using the bank's functions. But this is just a beautiful delusion, and this cannot be done in reality.
Every mortal who uses the banking function can talk directly to Ke Yin. Conversations with gods do not have to be spoken out loud, as long as there are strong thoughts, gods can still feel them.
So when it comes to using banks, almost everyone has their own additional requirements and ideas. Most of these thoughts were ignored by Ke Yin. But occasionally one or two bright spots appear, and it is not impossible to let the goddess intuitively do so.
This is not to say that women are intuitive animals, but that as the goddess of gold coins, Ke Yin has a good or bad intuition about matters related to the priesthood. But good things must be implemented at a good time, not all at once. This is the key point that someone has always emphasized. So Lin was once again dragged to the Kingdom of God to discuss these 'glittering points'.