The Defeated Dragon

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In terms of social status, the status of mercenaries belongs to the middle class, similar to those master craftsmen who master irreplaceable skills. Bookmark this site┏Ⅹ④③⑨⑨┛

Second only to the upper-class nobles, and upper-middle-class magicians, untitled knight officials, and indispensable artists in the upper class. It should surpass the middle and lower class servants, craftsmen, workers, merchants, rats, and serfs at the bottom of society. Most of these mercenaries are down-and-out knights.

There is no mercenary regiment in the Grand Duchy of Sapphire, so naturally there are no mercenaries.

However, in countries on the mainland, mercenary groups are a widespread and ubiquitous phenomenon, and they are often established in the name of guarding trade, hunting monsters, and capturing elves. But secretly, the mercenary group is the most direct participant in the slave trade movement, often playing the role of robbers and robbers.

Liszt didn't know how the mercenary group originated and developed to this extent.

But after talking with the earl, his understanding of the mercenary group gradually became clear—the mercenary group is actually an extension of the power of the nobles just like the mouse—if the role played by the mouse is an intelligence organization, then the role played by the mercenary More like a dynamic social organization.

One of the disadvantages of the enfeoffment system is that there is no dominion relationship among the territories, otherwise there is great competition.

Many lords even have various personal enmities. It is not easy to directly send knights to plunder each other, and mercenary groups can play a good role. And the mercenary group is also a huge benefit. The mainland has no shortage of people. Every time there is a war, the slave trade is a profitable business.

Even many local lords are looking forward to the Grand Duchy of Sapphire coming to plunder—as long as they don't plunder their own territory.

At this time, they will frantically cooperate with the Invading Knights to trade, and use the serfs that can be captured anywhere to trade the supplies that the Invading Knights robbed from other places. Every war between the Eagle Kingdom and the Iron Ridge Kingdom is the most active moment for the mercenary group.

These mercenary regiments dare not invade the castles in the territory, but they can come and go like the wind to plunder the serfs.

It can be said that when we invade the Sardinia area, except for the lords in this area who will resist, the lords and mercenary groups in the surrounding areas will only wave tableware and share the Sardinia with us. The wealth of the region. The earl said eloquently, This is also the confidence we have to attack the Eagle Kingdom every year.

He looked at Liszt who was listening carefully.

Finally found the feeling of a father teaching his son, and continued to discuss: Also, some lords in the Sardinia Bay area, we fight during the day, and even sit down to discuss business at night.

Liszt was puzzled: Why?

The count asked back: How do you think the nobles rule the territory,

Or what do we live by? Live a life thousands of times better than ordinary people?

Nobles rule the territory, relying on fighting spirit cultivation.

Where does fighting qi training come from?

From... the land.

That's right, you are very smart and can see the essence of the problem clearly. The earl praised, and then said, The nobles rely on the land, and all resources are obtained from the land. You can either obtain it from your own land or from someone else's. To claim land, either rely on serfs to farm, or rely on knights to rob.”

What do these lords of Sardinia have to do with us while we are fighting and trading?

Since war is inevitable, some lords will of course look for opportunities to stop losses. The big lords can pass on the losses to the small lords by trading with us, and the small lords can pass on the losses to the common people, or to other lords... It is undeniable that they Has lost the nobility of knighthood.

...

Do knights have noble qualities?

Liszt was already confused.

After talking with the earl and understanding the background of the mercenary group, he vaguely felt the similarity of history. Although this world is completely different from the earth, the country he lives in has nothing to do with the earth. But from the essence, the relationship between the Sapphire Grand Duchy and the Eagle Kingdom.

Isn't it an alien version of the Japanese pirate rebellion in the Ming Dynasty?

During the Ming Dynasty, Japanese pirates originated in Japan and often invaded the southeastern coastal areas of China. However, in the middle and late stages of the Japanese pirate rebellion, there were very few real Japanese pirates. According to historical records, real Japanese pirates accounted for only three-tenths, and the rest were fake Japanese pirates, that is, Ming Dynasty rebels.

After all, the Japanese ronin who formed the early Japanese pirates were unfamiliar with the southeast coast and could not form combat effectiveness at all. Only in collusion with the locals can they go ashore and plunder everywhere.

In the Ming Dynasty's anti-Japanese professional book Cui Hai Tu Bian, there are 14 leaders of Japanese pirates listed, all of whom are from the Ming Dynasty.

The root cause is that the Ming Dynasty imposed a sea ban, which prevented coastal residents from relying on the sea to eat the sea, and they could only become bandits if they could not survive. In addition, for the sake of profit, merchants become maritime merchants when the sea ban is loose, and pirates when the sea ban is strict. Even the big families of the gentry were secretly colluding, which caused the Japanese pirates' rebellion for hundreds of years.

This magical world.

The development order of the Sapphire Grand Duchy is similar to the Japanese pirate rebellion.

It is true that we can snatch a lot of resources from the Eagle Kingdom, but the real wealth created on the land is not plundered by the lords of the Eagle Kingdom... We probably just grab some mines, buy some serfs, and use all the remaining materials Transferred by local nobles.

Bottom line.

In response to a sentence in the Yuan Opera-Xing, the people suffer; death, the people suffer.

The pioneering orders came and went, but it was the hard-working civilians and serfs who were really plundered. Liszt even thought: Is the annual war between the Kingdom of Iron Ridge and the Kingdom of Eagles a bit like the Hundred Years' War between Britain and France on Earth? In the Middle Ages, Britain and France had wars that lasted more than a hundred years.

The nobles launched knightly wars for their own interests.

It is the civilians who suffer in the end.

As he thought about the war, Liszt suddenly felt less interested, even though his soul came from the earth and had nothing to do with this world.

But soon he perked up.

I don't do anything, and the common people are still oppressed by the nobles; if I work hard and succeed in riding a dragon in the future, it might not be able to bring a new pattern to this world.

He shook his fist.

His gaze became firmer: As long as I have justice in my heart and can bring a better life to civilians in the future, then my participation in the war is an act of justice! This self-analysis, of course, has whitewashed the behavior of launching wars for interests, But it is also a portrayal of his heart.

The standard of living of the civilians under the rule of the territory is definitely far higher than that of the civilians in other territories.

His goal is to ride a dragon and explore this wonderful world. He does not intend to call himself a saint, but he will not become a cold-blooded nobleman who is only interested in profit.

While striving for the great cause of riding a dragon, and at the same time bringing beauty to the world, why not do it.

The belief in my heart is wiped clean.

He resumed his usual indifferent attitude, standing at the bow of the boat, holding a glass of juice, admiring the blue sky, white clouds and blue waves. Four days passed in a flash, and the fleet had successfully arrived at Niujiao City on Ironshoe Island.

Will do the final supplies here.

Six days later, point the sword at the mainland!