Heaven’s Intention

Time flies, and it is December in a blink of an eye. It has snowed.

On this day, as the morning sun shone, Romon's lord's manor gradually woke up from its deep sleep.

The servants living in the wooden house were the first to get up. They lit the fire and actively prepared for the master to get up and breakfast. The guards also woke up and climbed up the tower to replace the night shift.

Romon got up, and he looked at Alini, she was still sleeping, after she was pregnant, she liked to sleep very much.

He got up quietly, finished washing, put on a thick coat made of goat hair with wide sleeves, long sleeves on his feet, a belt with metal buckles around his waist, and a cloak.

Cloaks are made of trimmed otter, squirrel, sheepskin, rabbit, mink, beaver, fox and ermine skins, which are very warm.

When we arrived at the dining room, servants came in with a dining cart and served breakfast with silver tableware. The breakfast was generally relatively simple. Mainly bread, fried eggs, bacon, accompanied by ale and cider.

After breakfast, a pleasant and busy day begins.

After arriving at the living room, someone announced: My lord, Lord Nick, Lord Warwick, and Mr. Lulun are here.

Entering the door and passing through a corridor is the living room. The floor of the living room is covered with cashmere blankets, which are particularly soft and thick, and have a warm feeling.

The three of them came in and saluted. Romon waved his hands, instead of sitting on the desk, he said on the sofa, No, let's discuss the matter on the sofa.

Yes, Lord Viscount! For Romon to become a Viscount, all three of them had the same honor.

Under normal circumstances, if there are no guests in the morning, the lord will call the servants and stewards, explain the day's work, and then discuss various matters in the territory with his staff.

Of course it's different now.

My lord, according to your request, we have expanded the lord's villa. Lu Lun said first, and took out a document: Your vassals and nobles who are close to you are about to send their children.

Now, almost every vassal has a wife. They also have children. According to the rules of this world, lower-level vassals will generally send their sons to the home of the superior vassal to study.

This is not necessarily the meaning of being a hostage. In fact, the superior Feng Jun has to bear the child support. Of course, this is also the meaning of cultivating a family.

Even if you are a vassal,

Families that do not do so tend to become estranged, and now each generation can develop affection and loyalty.

This is the top priority of the noble family, so don't neglect it.

At what age do you usually send them? Romon asked.

It's usually seven years old, and some are a little earlier, six years old. Lu Lun replied.

Unlike exaggerating the children of nobles, this tradition of nobles can be called foresight.

A child aged six to seven will be sent to the castle or villa of a superior nobleman, and he will become a retinue.

How was the class?

My lord, the course includes basic martial arts training, raising falcons, learning basic religious knowledge and daily life etiquette, and learning basic reading and writing, until the second choice at the age of fourteen.

Tell me about the situation in detail. Romon instructed.

Yes, my lord, the details of their life are as follows. Lu Lun replied, and now Romond is a Viscount. This aspect cannot be neglected.

It is an important means for many nobles and kings to increase their power and expand their influence by enlisting the children of nobles who are lower than themselves to serve as their subordinates. Some of them even set up schools to attract young nobles to come to study and receive training.

Some kings also specially ordered their vassals to send their sons to his court for training and training, so as to prepare for the selection of outstanding knights in the future.

Of course, it is not a small expense to bear the living expenses of many retinues, but the retinues are not pure consumers, they also do a lot of work outside of military training every day, and those jobs are very hard.

These young servants, they are not here to enjoy, and the higher-ranking nobles will not pamper and spoil them.

They have to get up early every morning. The first thing is to go to the stables to take care of the horses, comb the horses carefully with a comb, and bathe the horses when the weather is hot.

On weekdays, he also takes care of the management and care of the master's horses, such as feeding and drinking water.

He had to take care of the hounds and falcons as soon as he was done with the stables.

After finishing the animal work, he has to hurry to the master's room, carefully serve the master who has just woken up, and help the master get dressed.

If guests come to live in the castle, he is responsible for receiving them, helping to keep the weapons and taking care of the horses. When it was time for dinner, he was in charge of sounding the horn to announce, and preparing handwashing water, tables and chairs, etc. During the host's meal, he stood behind the host and the lady, helping to pass the food at any time, helping to cut the meat and bread. Pour wine.

When the master and other noble knights travel, he follows and guards the money and valuables for the master. When the owner participates in a tournament or hunting, he should also prepare weapons and equipment for the owner and take good care of the horses as before the battle.

He has been busy until late at night, and he has to serve the master to undress and go to bed, and take care of the horses, hounds, and falcons. Finally, for safety reasons, he had to check every part of the castle before he could go to sleep with peace of mind.

Life, work, and training are hard for noble boys, and they learn humility in waiting for their master's every call.

That's great. After listening to this, Romon appreciated this policy very much.

These children actually take on the jobs of servants and prepared soldiers, basically they don't create a bunch of waste.

Luo Meng thought for a while, and gave instructions: As for knowledge and martial arts, it needs to be systematized. Lu Lun, the systematization of knowledge is up to you. Complete the basic knowledge and etiquette education before the age of fourteen. I hired You act as an advisor to the relevant parties.

Yes, my lord. I would like to serve you. Lu Lun was a little excited, this is an important position.

Knight Warwick, you will educate them in terms of martial arts. If it is appropriate, I will confer them apprentice knights when they reach the age of eighteen.

Apprentice knights, also known as civilian knights, are generally noble warriors who have not reached level five.

Or civilians who have reached the fifth level and have no canonized territory.

However, even being an apprentice knight is a great honor. Although this title is not hereditary, it can last for life and is recognized by everyone.

Yes, my lord, I am willing to serve you. Varwick lowered his head calmly.

Nick, you have to double the size of my villa. Fortunately, there was room at the beginning so that more children can be accommodated. Romon ordered.

My lord, don't worry, I'll take care of this matter. The child of me and Farfell is also born. After a few years, he will join your castle and serve you. Nick said, with the status of Improving, calling people by their first names is gradually cancelled, and now they are all called adults.

People in this world believe that what children do in childhood will bring them experience and prepare them for life in the future. Therefore, these children will actually have a lot of work to do, but Nick doesn't feel distressed.

My lord, you're only talking about boys. What if it's a girl? Nick thought for a while and asked. Girls are still worth less than boys in this world. Generally, aristocratic families are unwilling to afford girls from lower-class families.

It's the same, this will be handled by Ai Lini, or the bell who came back. Girls can also choose knowledge and martial arts education, but they don't make requirements. Anyway, I have money and don't care about this, Romon said: I will start some etiquette , cooking, and family management. Or contact a few churches and visit and study regularly.”

Yes, my lord!

Young ladies from aristocratic families, unless they have potential in religion, mages, and knights, they can only marry.

After giving this order, Romon was very happy, waved his hands, and said, If there is nothing else, you can go down! Or have Chinese food together?

My lord, I will take my leave first. Warwick said with a knightly salute.

After Warwick left, Lulun and Nick glanced at each other, and said, My lord, do you still remember Owenna?

Owenna! Hearing this name, Romon smiled: I remember, she hasn't been here for a long time, why, what's the matter?

Miss Owenna has been insisting on exercising, but unfortunately she has never made a breakthrough. Now she is 20 years old, and her parents have issued an ultimatum order asking her to marry. Nick said with a somewhat unbearable expression.

In this world, too, parents often want to make early decisions about their daughters' futures.

Men, especially older men, tend to marry younger wives. This is not only a matter of sexuality, but more importantly, under the current standard of living, women, even aristocratic women, tend to marry young wives when they are 30 years old or over 30 years old. The possibility of getting married at a young age will be very small, because being too old will limit the number of children they have and thus affect the reproduction of the family.

Therefore, girls in aristocratic families were married around the age of 18.

Most young women have an unenviable future. Because for an 18-year-old girl, the prospect of marrying a 30-year-old man is not attractive.

And it's even more frustrating to be married to a 40-year-old widower.

As girls get older, their market value decreases.

No matter what, Owenna is still a lady of the nobility. They don't have any decent careers to pursue. Of course, they can't be merchants or craftsmen. If this continues, Owenna's only end is to go to church and remain celibate for life .

...what does she think?

She wants to fight desperately in the area of ​​the evil disaster, or die in battle, or break through. Nick said.

There was a moment of silence, and Romon frowned.

Inadvertently, a young girl's life was delayed.

Romon's heart tightened.

But now, he is not very willing to marry a third wife. His love is very stingy, and it is enough to divide it into two.

My lord, even if she succeeds in going to the evil disaster area like this, life will be very difficult in the future, a single female knight? Lu Lun said disapprovingly: I know she has a lot of affection for you, but she can't let go for a while. As long as you agree, I think she will eventually be willing to marry you.

After a pause, he continued: She loves you. It is not easy for a nobleman to find a wife who loves him. Moreover, if you let her go this time, no matter what, the result will be a tragedy. After three years It's almost here, you seize the opportunity and marry, unless you still want to marry the earl, or even the duke and the king.

Hearing this, Romon showed a wry smile, showing the appearance of a beautiful and stubborn young girl, her eyes were full of affection. At this moment, he was a little dazed, and he was stunned for a moment, then he shook his head and sighed: Okay! Go ahead, bring it up to her parents.