This title was awarded by the emperor. Although Xia Ya had some headaches, there was nothing to do right now, so even though he knew that the young emperor was sulking himself, our new duke could only do it. Hold your nose.
Xia Ya and Adric have been negotiating for a long time, and after the official position, power, etc. that Xia Ya should have been negotiated, our local turtle finally felt relieved.
All that needs to be arrived, the next step is to let the birds fly as the sky is high, and the sea is wide and the fish leaps!
Damn, it took more than half a year to finally put on the real official hat of the empire, and from now on, I can be the overlord of a party in an upright manner.
According to Adric's promise, all appointment orders to Xia and the awards of titles will be reported to the center of the empire within a day or two. It's easy to say about the official position. There is a prime minister who issues a decree and the imperial military department clearly issues it, even if It's done.
The only troublesome thing is the title. Traditionally, according to the traditional management, the newly appointed nobles have to be approved by the noble council. If the traditional rules are followed, this series of things will be very troublesome. It is necessary to check Xia Yaleiming's blood, birthplace, place of origin, and even The eight generations of the ancestors have to find out who their surnames are - especially one joint. Among the three generations of Xia Ya's ancestors, there must be no low-level people in the industry, such as prostitutes, thieves, or criminals - if you encounter this In this case, the noble council will consider that Char is not qualified to be a noble after review.
The status of nobility is very sacred, but not just any cat, three dogs, four can get into the ranks of nobility with two meager credits - at least in the hearts of members of the noble council, as for the reality. In the aristocratic class of China, everyone just ignores the activities of male robbers and female prostitutes.
According to the previous management, such audits and inspections will take a long time, and there will be a series of red tape things to do. A title is sealed from the emperor's hands, and then it is reviewed by the noble council, and finally, the financial and taxation of the fiefdom area where the reward is checked and delivered, and the population situation of the fiefdom, etc., must be handed over by the central government and the local government.
When the reward is finally awarded, generally speaking, it will take three to five months. If it is slower, it will take a year and a half.
To be honest, Xia Ya really didn't care about this title, at least when he knew that his fief was still occupied by Hastings, Xia Ya directly ignored this bullshit duke.
Our bastards even wish that the review of this title should be as slow as possible. It is best to review it for three fucking years and five years. As long as the title of this duke is not sealed for a day, Xiaya can go to Hastings desperately without worrying about it. .
Although Adrick expressed some sympathy for the content of the award, the General did not pay too much attention to it. He even told Xiaya clearly: Since he is the general of the Northern Garrison, then drive away the entrenched in Nuoya. The sinful invader Hastings in the county is what you have to face as a matter of course! With or without this reward, you, Xia Ya, must hurry up and work hard to drive away the invaders from the north.
Adric's remarks were wholeheartedly for the country, and Xiaya knew that it was impossible to reason with this selfless general, so he could only answer with a frown.
Adrick then went back to see the governor's wife of the Besta Military District.
This meeting can generally be described with the following official words: "The Minister of Military Affairs of the Empire received the head of the Besta Military Region. After the two sides met and held cordial talks, they exchanged opinions on the future development prospects of the Empire. At the same time, His Excellency the Minister of Military Affairs expressed his opinion Greetings from the people of the Besta Military Region, and the head of the Besta Military Region also expressed that the Besta military and civilians are united, stand firmly in the center of the empire with the emperor at the core, resolutely obey the orders of the center of the empire, and at the same time express the 'red round table' as the leader. The disdain and indignation of the imperial separatists. The whole process of the meeting was conducted in an atmosphere of friendship and unity. Based on the principle of mutual benefit, the two sides reached an agreement on the future development line of the Besta Military Region…”
In the official documents of the central government affairs of the Empire, this kind of words will probably be used to record this meeting.
And Char himself accompanied General Adric to the whole meeting.
What makes Xia speechless is that the conditions given by the empire to the Besta Military Region are much better than that of the Northern Garrison General!
The Governor Yuri of the Besta Military Region was named a Marquis, and the Governor's wife even added a court title and two court titles. Besta Military Region and Esria County merged into a new Besta County, the original Beth The army of the Ta military district was reorganized into the local garrison on the spot—these are nothing, it is nothing more than a change of soup, no change of medicine, and a change of name is legal to hand over these sites and troops to the beautiful governor’s wife.
What makes Xia speechless the most is that the empire stated that, in order to sympathize with the loss of the people of Besta County in this war, the central government of the empire directly exempted Besta County from the central fiscal tax for the next three years-Xia Yalisten I almost didn't make my nose crooked!
The loss of war! Lose you big bastard! ! From the beginning to the end, the war did not burn to the Besta Military District and Esria County! These two places are a peaceful world, where is there any hellish war! !
In this way, the Besta Military Region is unscathed this time, and it has obtained so many benefits in vain!
When General Adrick saw himself, he was beating and scolding, one condition on the left and the other on the right. But when meeting the Governor's wife, the two parties were polite and could be described as "respect each other like guests"!
Look at others and imagine yourself... The territory in your hands, Moore County, Syltan County, and the Corsica area, are the hardest hit areas of this war. All three places were almost destroyed. But the empire has not exempted its own taxes. Adrick made it very clear that the conditions set by the empire are that the taxes from the central government must be delivered normally. A copper plate and a pound of grain should not be less. Just considering that the war is not over yet, allowing Char to delay the delivery...
After seeing the Governor's wife, Adrick left quickly. When he went back, he just explained two words to Xi Ya and asked him to wait patiently for a few days.
The general went back to Osgilia, and the Governor's wife and Xi Ya went out of the camp to see off together. After watching Adric and the entourage go away together, Xi Ya hadn't spoken yet, and the Governor's wife suddenly smiled and looked at her side by side. Standing Xia Ya, this beautiful woman smiled and whispered, "Master Marshal seems very unhappy."
Xia Ya snorted: "Don't call it a marshal, call it a general. Haven't you heard of it? I'm about to take up the post of the general of the Northern Garrison. I don't need to mention the title of the marshal."
The Governor's wife nodded, looked at Xia Ya, and said leisurely: "I don't know what you think, General, about the handling of us by the Central Empire of the Empire?"
Xia Ya curled his lips: "What else can you think, you Besta people are making a lot of money, and I'm losing a lot of money."
The Governor's wife frowned, thought for a while, and then immediately said: "I am surprised that the empire has not exempted your jurisdiction from taxes. Your jurisdiction has just experienced a war and was poisoned by the Odins for more than half a year. I’m afraid that the economy is not well-off, so, if the general’s taxes for the coming year are not well-off, I, Besta, are willing to help one or two.”
Xia Ya's heart moved, she took a deep look at the woman, and rolled her eyes: "Free gift? I'm afraid it's not so cheap."
The Governor's wife smiled: "Of course it's not for nothing, and my money is not brought by the wind. I only have one small thing to ask for your help, General."
"?" Xia Ya looked at the woman curiously.
The Governor's wife smiled sweetly, her beautiful face, under the setting sun, looked infinitely charming, and said leisurely: "Your Majesty's decision this time, it is not difficult for me to guess His Majesty's thoughts, do you want to come? Next, Your Majesty is going to confront the general. You have adopted some measures of checks and balances. It is expected that this is also normal. The empire has always been afraid of military generals with self-respect. This war is the disaster of local warlords. So the empire is already deeply afraid of this kind of thing. General, you are living a very comfortable life. I think, although it is not clear how the empire has dealt with you, I think that the conditions that we Bestars have received are much better than you. "
Xia Ya snorted, the dissatisfaction on her face was obvious.
There was a smile in the eyes of the Governor-General's wife: "You and I have jointly sent troops to King Qin, and we have put on an alliance posture. The empire is naturally deeply jealous, and no one in power will tolerate his subordinates. With you and me, the two forces are too close. Otherwise, if the two of us are united together, if we have different intentions, it will be enough to threaten the rule of the empire - the emperor will not allow such a threat to happen. Then the only way is, It is to divide our relationship. This time we both come to King Qin, and the conditions given to us by the empire are definitely different. Speaking of which, General, you have a larger territory and a stronger army than me, so it is not difficult to guess what the empire will do. Now, it's nothing more than treating my Besta people favorably, so I'll treat you a little bit less."
Shaya nodded.
The woman continued: "This kind of practice is deliberately treated differently. In the first place, it is to divide our relationship. Usually, we don't suffer from poverty, but we suffer from inequality! We both have different conditions, and it is inevitable that we will have feelings of favoritism over the other. This is what the empire wants to see. And secondly, since we are divided, it is not difficult to guess that the empire wants to use my Besta military area to check and balance you. Give us Besta people a favor. Naturally, it is to strengthen our strength, so that we have enough capital to restrain you.”
Xiaya listened and looked at the woman - just after seeing Adric for a while, this woman has already analyzed things so clearly!
Thinking of this, Xia Ya looked solemn, looked at the woman, and said solemnly, "Mrs. Governor-General, what are your conditions? You might as well say it out."
"It was called wrong again." The woman blinked at Xia Ya, and said with a long smile: "Call me Monica. Is my name ugly? Or is my name insufficient for your respect?"
"... Well, Monica." Char touched her nose: "What exactly do you want?"
"If you call it wrong again in the future, you will be punished." The Governor's wife smiled, and then her expression became solemn: "I want to ask you to do me a favor."
"… what?"
Xia Ya looked at the other party's solemn expression, originally thought that the other party would put forward some extremely difficult conditions, but unexpectedly, after the woman said it, Xia Ya was stunned!
It's not that the conditions are too difficult, but... it's too easy!
"You and I are going to enter the imperial capital to receive the reward. At that time, I would like to ask you, General, to help you with something. When you meet the Prime Minister or other imperial ministers, you might as well reveal a little meaning, just It is said that the Besta Military Region was surrendered by the rebels after all. Even if it is to be reused, it is best to leave some precautions. Well, that's it, you just need to show a little meaning to the powerful and powerful people in the imperial capital. , even if it helped me a lot."
Xia Ya looked at the woman in surprise, and didn't know what she was thinking.
The Governor's wife looked at Xia Ya's surprised expression, and gently twisted her hair. With her stunning appearance, her actions immediately made the eyes of the young officers standing in the distance a little straightened. .
Some of our turtles' eyes were also straight, but they were not deterred by the beauty, but shocked by the words of this woman.
"Are you weird? Xia Ya?" The Governor's wife pursed her lips and smiled. Her pursed lips made her rosy mouth look extremely alluring: "You just have to put such words out, it will have a lot to do with you and me. Benefit. The empire is about to divide us. If you say such remarks, it will make the empire feel that you really have a quarrel with me, the Besta people, and will speak against us. As soon as I hear this remark, the empire must be a big one. For satisfaction and reassurance.”
Xia Ya nodded: "I can guess the result, but what's the benefit? Even if they believe that we have been divided, what's the benefit of what you said? If the empire really listens to me, it will be good for you Besta. People are going to be on the defensive. After all, you all surrendered. If the powerful people really expressed concern about you, the empire might have to do something to target you... Aren't you making trouble for yourself? ?"
"The empire wants you to hate us Besta people. The more you say this, the more happy the emperor will be, and maybe it will be more friendly to us Besta." The Governor's wife replied with a smile.
This seems to make some sense, but... Xia clearly feels that things are not so simple!
The emperor will never be better for the Besta people because of this! After all, the emperor and the Besta people have nothing to do with each other, but they just use the Besta people to check and balance themselves. If the relationship between the Besta people and himself is tense, the emperor is naturally happy, but he will never give the Besta people more because of this. benefit!
For this governor's wife... the new arrivals are most afraid of the suspicion of the new master! At a time like this, you should try all means to find someone to say good things to you in the center of the empire. Where can you ask someone to dismantle you