The Sun King's Evidence

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In late autumn, the first snow is flying, and it is a joy to be in the tower.

Ryan, Sulia, and the Lake Fairy were sitting on the floor around a small table. A hot pot was lit in the middle of the table. The newlyweds sat on one side. The Lake Fairy did not sit opposite them, but sat on Ryan's left hand side. .

"It's not as simple as imagined?" Ryan asked doubtfully, holding Sulia in his arms. He had not been in Britannia for a long time, and he didn't really understand some of the rules.

"Ryan, you are from Nord. In Nord or the Empire, what do serfs want to do if they want to become nobles?" The fairy in the lake had a smile on her beautiful face. She put beef, prawns, and chicken together. Cut it into pieces, dip it in sauce, and put it in the hot pot. The goddess actually doesn't need to eat much. She doesn't touch meat and fish, she just eats some fruits and tastes fruit wine and wine.

The goddess did this just to show her closeness.

"Three channels, the same as the empire." Ryan held out three fingers.

"The first is to enter a school or church as an apprentice to study (penance). The nobles of the empire will regularly go to major colleges and churches to find outstanding attendants and courtiers. Although the school always uses piety and loyalty as the recommended standards, there are still There are many outstanding apprentices who are attracted by nobles, become their attendants, and are gradually promoted to stewards or even courtiers. When a courtier accumulates enough qualifications or merits, some nobles will choose to grant them a noble status. However, this method is expensive, and among the common people, only farmers, even rich farmers, businessmen and shop owners can afford the high tuition."

"The second rule is to join the army." Ryan held out a second finger: "The lords always need an excellent army to defend their territories. Civilians can join the army every year. Those who join the army will first receive recruit training and endure it. The reservists will wait for the opportunity to be recruited to become urban garrisons, and then continue to wait for the opportunity to become formal soldiers."

"Formal soldiers will be organized into swordsmen, crossbowmen, spears or halberds. They need to continue to fight bloody battles until they accumulate merit and strength and become great swordsmen. Great swordsmen can enjoy double salary. And a military camp with a good environment as a living place. The best among the great swordsmen will be promoted by the nobles and become army commanders or knights. This means entering the aristocratic class. Some army commanders may even have the opportunity to be knighted and become imperial generals. ."

"The third way is to find a way to become a knight's knight apprentice. The knight apprentice will learn from the knight and take care of their daily life. After a few years, the outstanding knight apprentice will be promoted to the knight's retinue, and the retinues will begin. Once you have a certain status, you can follow the knights on the battlefield and make military exploits. The outstanding knights' retinues will have the opportunity to become apprentice knights, fight on horseback and wait for the nobility with a title to be canonized, become a knight errant, and start to enter the aristocratic class."

"So that's it!" Lidya Su's eyes were bright, and she looked at her husband with admiration: "Then Ryan, you must be on the third path?"

"Ahem, I'm not. I am the adopted son of the White Wolf Knight. I am born with the qualifications to be a trainee knight. After I have achieved military exploits in the Battle of Lapland, I will directly become a knight errant." Ryan said with some embarrassment.

This is the backdoor left by the nobles of the empire for their children. The children of the nobles take a different path. They are better trained since childhood. After graduating from court courses or school courses, the children of the nobles may become trainees. Knight, or become a Pistol Cavalry (also considered a type of apprentice knight).

"Ryan, my champion, assuming I didn't help you, you should be a company commander of the White Wolf Knights now, living in White Wolf City, waiting for orders from White Wolf Yurik, and have been with Drakwald Forest for many years. The Beastman tribe is fighting against the Chaos warband in the Brass Mountains, right?" The Lake Fairy said with a smile, her little hands covered with pearls interlocked and placed on the table.

"Nine times out of ten, yes, then I need to fight for another ten years, accumulate military exploits, see if Elector Boris is willing to make me a baron, and then accumulate another thirty to fifty years of military exploits... maybe eighty Let's see if we can be promoted to earl in 2018." Ryan complained helplessly: "It should be like this, or even longer. My lady, Sulia, you all know how many people in the empire are ranked based on seniority. I have no qualifications, even if I immediately I have made huge contributions, but there is not much reward left in the end.”

This is the rising system of the empire. Although it is almost impossible for serfs to become nobles like Britannia, when civilians in the empire want to become nobles, one generation's efforts are often not enough, at least three generations.

"Not much left?" Lidya Su leaned sweetly on her husband's chest, thinking that her luck was really good.

The Lake Fairy looked at the happy look of the female knight, and felt uncomfortable. She snorted softly, and a pair of beautiful black stocking legs under the table moved restlessly, changing her sitting position.

"The credit of the subordinate is the credit of the superior, and the fault of the superior is the responsibility of the subordinate." Ryan said calmly: "The Empire and Nord do not have the teachings of chivalry and ladies. I have made countless military exploits since I was eighteen years old, and finally It's just a promotion from knight errant to knight of the kingdom. This is the result of the White Wolf Knights being relatively fair and only focusing on martial prowess."

Sulia understood what Ryan meant. In the empire, there was no such thing as chivalry.

"This is the empire." The Lake Fairy said with a proud expression on her face: "My champion, you made the right choice."

"Yes, I think I made the right choice." Ryan lowered his head. Although the Lake Fairy had many thoughts and purposes for him, he always believed that his alliance with the Lake Fairy would be a win-win situation after all.

Only after truly experiencing this harsh system did Ryan understand how difficult it is for civilians in the Empire or Nord to become nobles. Basically, if you start as a lowly tenant farmer (with a knife and a dog), it is almost impossible for a person to become a noble in one generation. What is possible, this often requires the accumulation of three generations.

For example, if a first-generation farmer joins the army, becomes a swordsman, is injured in battle, and retires honorably with a large pension, then his son can relatively receive a certain military education and rely on his father to provide military training. A springboard to serve directly in the military.

The children of the second generation start out as soldiers, continuously win recognition and military honors in some major battles, become great swordsmen, enjoy double salary and live in a better military camp. Of course, they are already qualified to raise their children. Sent to military schools to study and undergo military training (in Britannia, they are sergeants).

The third generation has finally come to fruition. Relying on his father's status and income as a great swordsman, he can become a knight's retinue and purchase knight equipment, or he can inherit his father's position as a great swordsman, gain promotion through meritorious service, and finally become the lowest among the nobility. Level 1 - Knight (in Britannia, if you want to become a knight and get rid of your serf status, you need the king's order + the order of the Lake God Witch).

Of course, there are always some "special cases" in the world. This is based on normal circumstances. Just like Huameisi, there will be people favored by gods or particularly powerful people who jump three times in a row. There are always many such people, but It cannot be treated as a normal situation.

So on the other hand, what about a kingdom knight like Ryan?

The imperial title is even more difficult to climb. From a knight of the kingdom to a baron, it is basically impossible to do it in one generation. It generally takes three generations. From baron to earl, it may take hundreds of years of accumulation, and there will also be major wars. Because Ryan is particularly good at playing, so this process should be relatively short, but as Ryan complained, thirty years of accumulation is the least.

Don't even think about Nord. A lord will be a lord for life, and it's good to just hold on to his own territory.

"By the way, Sulia, you haven't told me yet, why can't Duchess Huameis inherit the title of Duke even if she has a child?" Ryan thought that this topic was going too far, so he held the plump female knight in his arms, She asked with a smile: "Isn't Huameisi's husband a nobleman?"

Ryan thought of the famous "One Drop of Blood Principle". In the American Empire, as long as a person has one drop of black blood, he is considered a black person and will still be discriminated against. The same is true for the aristocrats of this world. Only aristocrats and The children of nobles will be nobles.

"No, first of all, Huameisi has never married, and then, even if her husband is a noble, her children are still serfs and cannot inherit the title." Sulia still shook her head: "The title of Duke Lyonnais is destined not to be passed down. "

"Why?!" Ryan was confused now. Huameisi was already a noble, so it would be impossible to find another noble husband?

"Haha, you don't know something about this, Ryan." The Lake Fairy smiled: "In Britannia, whether a person is a noble depends on him and his family's genealogy."

"Family genealogy?"

"Madam is right. From this person, we can trace the entire family's genealogy back to five generations. If all his relatives within five generations are nobles, then he is a noble. Otherwise, he is a serf." Sulia used a spoon to scoop out He picked up a piece of beef and put it in Ryan's bowl: "The Duchess of Huameisi is a lady and a noble named by the king, but her father is a petty tax collector, and her mother is a shepherdess. She has and only she is a noble. , her children are still serfs, and the lady’s favor only extends to herself and has nothing to do with her descendants.”

"Hahahaha~" Ryan covered his face with his hands and smiled bitterly: "Madam, your rules are really strict."

"This is not a rule set by me, but a rule set by Arthur and his son Lewis." The Fairy in the Lake was afraid that Ryan would misunderstand, so she shook her head repeatedly: "This is not the scope of my control. Gods return to gods, and mortals return to God. mortal."

Ryan expressed his understanding. In the history of Britannia, the five serfs who were promoted to nobles all alarmed the Lake Fairy to some extent. Faced with the goddess's oracle, the knights could not object.

"Okay... Then I should be considered a noble. My adoptive father is a noble, my godfather is a great noble, and my father... is probably the most noble noble." Ryan suddenly remembered something, and he said to the fairy in the lake. : "My lady, if I plan to give a small number of serfs a chance to be promoted to the nobility, are you willing to help me?"

"Are you going to start this?" The fairy in the lake narrowed her eyes, with a slight smile on her beautiful face: "This is not a good example to start."

"Ryan, I have discussed it with my father. Both my father and I will support you on this!" Lidya Su was the first to express her attitude.

"How about the entire kingdom, no more than three places a year, be awarded to those particularly outstanding serf soldiers?" Ryan finally exposed his ambition, in front of his wife and the Lake Fairy: "I want to mobilize The enthusiasm of the serfs always has to give them some expectations, and in the end, it is up to you, madam, to control it.”

"Hmm~" The fairy in the lake deliberately gave up, and then said: "My champion, do we need to divide anything between us? Since you think it is okay, then let's do it, I will support you."

Seeing the Lake Fairy relenting, Ryan felt relieved.

The unbridgeable gulf between nobles and serfs must be broken.

This is the most important step in bringing this kingdom to life!

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