Throne of the North

Ryan could already hear a lot of discussions.

Some barons have already begun to discuss how to collect the land of future lords, and others are planning to turn some pioneering nobles who were originally qualified to become barons into lords, and then eat them up.

The place gradually divided into two factions. One faction was the fifth-class nobles. The emergence of the Lordship system had an impact on them, but the fact that the Lords had to rely on the fifth-class title allowed them to gain a lot of wealth.

Especially in the Beifeng Province, it is equivalent to gathering several territories together, and the wealth must of course be gathered in the hands of fifth-class nobles like them.

As for the pioneering nobles and knights, some began to plan to turn their territories into baronies, while others were desperate and angry.

Does becoming a Lord really mean you are a noble? They don't believe it and always feel so inferior.

"Your Majesty, what if we reject the empire's proposal?"

A pioneer knight stood up and said that he represents a lot of people.

"If all the nobles in Beifeng Province reject the decision of this Southern Conference, I think it will still have some effect."

Laxu said with a smile, but the other nobles disagreed.

"Why are all the nobles in Beifeng Province rejecting it? Knight Weller, please don't talk nonsense."

A baron immediately snorted coldly and couldn't help but said:

"It seems to me that everyone in Beifeng Province obviously agrees. You pioneer knights have not yet become nobles, and those pioneer nobles have not yet completely become nobles."

"What qualifications do you have to participate in the decisions of this meeting?"

Hearing this, many people glared at the baron. It would be a slap in the face to play like this. They are not those idiots.

"My lord, now that you have become a lord, how can you go further?"

In the end, these pioneer knights began to accept the reality. They could not change the result and could only ask some realistic questions.

"Well..."

Count Laxu was also in a dilemma. The empire really hadn't thought about such a thing. You must know that the establishment of the Lordship system, to a certain extent, solidified the current class. Becoming a Lord is almost enough. If you want to climb up, it is very difficult. Difficulty.

This was originally used to restrict the powerful nobles like them, because they were worried that they wanted to become dukes. Unexpectedly, these future lords still had hope.

"This Lordship system is a reward for the empire to expand its territory. As long as it can open up more territories, the Lord can naturally become a Baron, and there is no chance of even becoming a future Grand Duke."

Earl Laxu said casually that it was not his business to deal with future matters anyway, he could just say whatever he wanted.

It is impossible for the empire to openly block all the ways to rise. Such an answer can be regarded as reassuring many nobles.

Then the next thing is very simple. Discuss the matter of the Lord, determine which one of the noble territories can become a barony, and how to divide the 1.5 million gold coins.

Of course, except for the second incident related to some of the pioneering nobles and Laxu, the rest were the result of discussions between the nobles of Beifeng Province behind closed doors.

As Earl Laxu traveled to various parts of the North Wind Province to investigate who could transform from a pioneer noble to a baron, the other nobles also closed their doors and began to discuss two other matters.

To whom should my Lord be attached?

This question has almost no answer, but it also excludes one answer, that is, almost all pioneer knights cannot become Lords of nearby baronies.

After all, in the past twenty or thirty years, it was almost impossible for them to have anything other than disputes over interests. If they now became a Lord under the other party's family, wouldn't they be throwing themselves into a trap?

Just look at Hatton's appearance and you will know that if Little Walter, the pioneer knight not far away, becomes a lord under the Baron Hatton family, I am afraid that it will not be long before he is wiped out.

So this choice is very interesting. If the pioneer knight wants to attach himself to a certain noble, the first thing he wants is that the other party can support him to deal with the original opponents around his territory.

For example, Ryan saw that little Walter, who was about the same age as him, was chatting happily with Baron Roach of the Crow Territory, and they were flirting with each other, as if they had reached some kind of agreement.

Thanks to Count Laxu's words, these pioneering knights now still have the right to choose.

But no one came to see Lane.

There is no one in Lingdu County, because they all know what the Tundra Territory looks like. Of course, they don't know the current Tundra Territory.

In just a few months, even the neighbor Baron Hatton was shocked by the incredible Tundra Territory, and other nobles paid little attention to it. What's more, Ryan has been outside the circle of nobles since he came to Northwind Province.

When Ryan thought that this matter had nothing to do with him, he did not expect that there would be pioneer knights targeting him.

"Baron Lane, Brack sends his regards."

A middle-aged pioneer knight greeted Ryan with standard aristocratic etiquette. There was a hint of careful wisdom in his lowered eyes.

The one who comes is not good.

But it is true that there is no way a good person could find the lord of the Tundra Territory.

"Hello, Black Knight."

Ryan also responded with a calm smile, and then said:

"Knight Black, are you planning to become the Lord of my family?"

"As you can imagine, my knight territory owns a small town with a population of three thousand, of which more than two thousand are my slaves. In addition, the knight territory also has two small iron mines and a hunting forest."

Brak said, with pride in his tone, which was accumulated by his family for many years.

Indeed, for a pioneering knight, if this incident had not happened, I am afraid that the Black Knight would soon become Baron Black, and his family fortune would be even richer than that of Baron Hatton.

Any baron would be overjoyed to hear that a pioneer knight with such a fortune had come to join him.

But Ryan was not fooled. Knight Black belonged to Yinchuan County, which is the county in Beifeng Province closest to Flying Wing Canyon and the southernmost county. It is considered the richest county. Why would he come to seek refuge with the poorest county in the northernmost region? Lord of the Tundra Territory.

Migrate everyone to the tundra territory? It's impossible, the only way is to use Ryan's name to occupy his knighthood with peace of mind.

"With Knight Black's wealth, there should be many barons and even viscounts willing to recruit you, right?"

Ryan said with a smile, and then continued to speak.

"Knight Black might be able to find Viscount Hogg. I think he will give you a good answer."

Ryan is too lazy to accept these pioneer knights, and all of them are ambitious.

Moreover, under the Lordship system, a baron is eligible to be crowned a Lord, so why bother looking far away?