Throne of the North

The word "honor" is used to describe the five-rank nobles, duke, marquis, earl, viscount and baron, who have made great contributions in the establishment and development of the empire.

In other words, whether it is a grand duke or a baron, they can be called nobles, and their descendants are born superior.

Moreover, nobles are often members of the extraordinary, or they control most of the extraordinary paths, which leads to this strict hierarchy and has never changed.

The empire's lord is a title below the baron and above the commoner and the knight.

The lord is not a title, but because it is completely higher than the commoner, it is also a part of the nobility. Even if it is only the lowest level of nobles, it is still a noble.

The lord has no territory of his own, no people of his own, and even has to pay taxes to the empire.

This is the biggest gap between the lord and the fifth-rank nobles. You must know that even in a barony that is as bad as it can be, everything there belongs to the baron lord.

So why come up with such a lord title?

The reason given by the Empire is that, in the name of the Lord of Dawn, it hopes that the nobles of the continent will be brave enough to expand the territory and establish merits like their ancestors.

The reason is remarkable, and even completely reasonable, standing on the moral high ground.

But in Ryan's opinion, this is bullshit.

If this is just within the empire, it's fine, but the lord system is to be implemented among all the nobles on the entire continent.

With this relationship, Ryan collected the breath of political struggle from those high-sounding words.

In the final analysis, it still has to start with the Pan-Plane War of Gods.

Today's human race has huddled in the south of Norris Continent, on one-third of the land.

The war of gods is over, but the disaster continues.

Any normal person knows that when a disaster comes, what kind of people can have a higher probability of survival?

Those who have strength and power are at the peak of survival. Even the disaster of winter cannot freeze them to death.

Therefore, on this one-third of the land, many nobles moved south. There are empires, kingdoms, scattered dukedoms, and territories of nobles of all sizes.

The disaster took away 30% of the nobles on the Norris continent, but the remaining 70% were squeezed into only one-third of the land.

After years of development, this one-third of the land has gathered too many nobles.

Everyone knows that the number of nobles cannot remain unchanged. Even after the disaster, when no one wants to have a war, the number of nobles is increasing.

But there is a fatal problem.

The increase of nobles requires territory.

A baron needs at least a village-level territory. Regardless of the size of the territory, the territory must exist.

But now the place that humans can occupy is only one-third of the past, which can not be called sparsely populated.

Even under the threat of orcs, there are territories lost every year.

Why did Grand Duke Meyers go on an expedition to the North Wind Province? Why do the nobles in the North Wind Province, who have been passed down for many years, still leave their homes?

There is only one reason. They are all fighting for territory in the south. The territory is getting smaller and smaller, resulting in less and less wealth.

The emergence of an additional North Wind Province has at least alleviated the disputes and killings caused by the emergence of a considerable number of noble quotas.

For example, Ryan, if Ryan's baronship is in the south, where will it be distributed to him? It can only be from other people's bowls.

Then because of this kind of thing, Ryan, who has shared other people's interests, inevitably has his own enemies.

This problem is not the first time it has appeared. The empire strictly prohibits any form of killing between nobles. You must know that there is a reason for the emergence of any ban.

The conflicts that have erupted have killed many nobles, but nobles are all related. If you don't pay attention, it will be a war between two countries.

If Ryan died in the frozen land territory, would the Earl of Clayton not care? Then it would involve more than just the death of a baron.

In short, there is not enough territory to be distributed to those new nobles.

But among the nobles, especially the great nobles, their demand for noble quotas is necessary.

After all, the nobles only have one title to inherit. If they cannot open up their sources, there will always be some bloody struggle stories. No noble wants to see their offspring killing each other.

So what to do?

Now the solution has come out, which is to give the noble title, but not the land.

What to give the noble title? Baron? Viscount? This is definitely not possible, so we can only create a title.

The Lord was born.

Hearing Ryan's question, Hatton also sat up a little and raised his palm quite seriously. Ryan finally saw that Hatton was wearing an emerald ring on his finger, with a ruby ​​inlaid on the ring. Inside the ruby, there was a war horse engraved with its front hooves.

"Baron Ryan, please call me Baron Shenma. From now on, my territory will be called Shenma Territory."

Hatton raised his chin and looked at Ryan, then suddenly laughed.

"Ryan, to be honest, you should have your own baron badge."

"You should know that once the Lordship system is implemented, every noble will have the right to be granted the Lordship, which means that even barons like us will be promoted to a higher level in status."

"What's the most important thing about this? From now on, it will be a hundred times more difficult for others to become a baron than before."

"Our position will be unshakable."

"The most important thing is, you remember Walter, that guy's son appeared, but with the emergence of the Lordship system, it is difficult for that boy Walter to have a chance to become a baron like us."

"In the future, we barons can also be on top at the dance party in Lingdu City."

Hatton burst out laughing as he spoke, while Ryan looked at the magic baron with some surprise.

Although Hatton didn't seem to have accomplished much in anything, Ryan was a little surprised by his political acumen. He thought Hatton couldn't see through the truth behind this incident, so more nobles appeared in anger.

Hatton looked at Ryan's expression and thought that the kid didn't react, so he couldn't help but said:

"Ryan, you have to understand that this is a good thing for us nobles who already have noble titles and territories. In the future, there may only be fewer barons, not more."

"The smaller the number, the higher our status, power and wealth will be."

"The lords appear because of us fifth-class nobles. We have the right to canonize lords. After we fall, those lords will also lose their titles. Do you think that in this case, the lords who rely on us will think How can we protect our family?"

"And the most important thing is, Ryan, you have to understand that this system was formulated by the imperial royal family, the great nobles, and the great nobles in the south."

"Our interests are consistent with their interests in major matters. Do you think the rules they set will harm themselves?"

"Since it is impossible, then the nobility they formulated must be beneficial to them. Since it is beneficial to them, it must also be beneficial to us."