The nobles of Cannor indulged in one dance after another, and the men and women never forgot to chat about current affairs to show their extraordinary knowledge.
Ever since the farming reforms, the Rhine had been at the center of their conversation.
In addition to his frequent actions, it was also because he almost never attended balls, which made these nobles discuss him more casually.
At first, Hillier would still attend these dances, but after getting sulky several times while listening to the nobles choreographing Rhine, he stopped participating. He felt that he might as well do more to help Rhine while he had the time.
Therefore, Rhine now has no idea that the nobles are laughing at his farming system.
In fact, in the Fran dynasty, the farming system had taken shape in ancient times, but it was abolished in modern times. Because military merit has become one of the main ways of promotion, the status of soldiers has also been significantly improved, and farmers were once regarded as serfs. For a while, it was considered unseemly for soldiers to do farm work. This change in concept, coupled with other factors, led to the gradual abolition of the farming system. Now, the Rhine has brought forward the farming system again.
Although Rhine thought of this system because he was poor, when he thought of the farming system, various economic and political benefits of the farming system quickly came to his mind, and he successfully convinced himself.
Of course, these benefits cannot be used to convince the military itself. They have become accustomed to a life of idleness when there is no war, and a sense of superiority over ordinary people. It would undoubtedly be an insult to them if they were now allowed to farm in their spare time.
Rhine thought for a long time and decided to start with profit. Knight is actually a kind of title, but because there is no land and wealth, it is more like an honorary title. But it is already a great temptation for these soldiers, what about land
Rhine asked Hillier to be responsible for notifying this matter. Because of Rhine's reliance, Hillier had become the leader of the knights. It was a good time to do this.
Rhine divided the army into thirty groups, and each group must be headed by a knight. There are only eighteen knights, which means that twelve active soldiers will be awarded the Count's Order and become new knights.
After becoming the knight who leads the team, the knight can manage a piece of land on behalf of the entire team, free of rent, and the harvest on the land is used for remuneration and food for the army. The Rhine side will also provide an additional part of the salary to the army. In other words, the better the land is, the higher the salary and remuneration the soldiers can get.
Although for the convenience of management, the land was not given to individuals and was still in Rhine's name, but because no rent was charged, it was no different than owning the land. The Rhine had only one requirement for the soldiers who participated in the selection of knights. They must agree to cultivate the land when not fighting, regardless of whether they eventually became knights or not. As long as you agree to this condition, you can participate in the selection of the Twelve Knights, and among the last thirty knights, Rhine will choose another knight captain to actually grant the land, and this land is privately owned and not for military use.
Rhine's selection and reforms have provided enough benefits. For most soldiers, becoming a knight is a step to the sky. Even if they fail, it will only be a shame. On the contrary, the treatment will be improved, and there will be no loss of benefits. Therefore, it will soon Ready to move.
Kannor's army has not fought for a long time. These soldiers are used to being lazy and look more like ruffians. Hillier saw with his own eyes the change in attitude after hearing that they were going to farm. He became more convinced of Rhine and was more concerned about the position of the Knight Commander.
If he could own his own land, there would be no doubt that it would be beneficial to his class improvement. It's just that Hillier didn't know how Rhine wanted to select, and he couldn't prepare.
On the day when the registration ended, Hillier came to see Rhine with the registration results. Ninety percent of the entire army had signed up. The remaining 10% are the second and third sons of nobles. There is no property in the family to allocate to them, so they have to work for the title on their own. But they will never farm. It can be said that joining the army is to earn military merit. What is farming? Although they no longer enjoy the wealth of the nobility, they still remember their origins and are unwilling to do the kind of "self-degradation" thing.
Rhine didn't bother to pay attention to these people. Opportunities have been given and whether or not to seize them is a personal choice.
Rhine is personally responsible for the selection of knights.
For most of the people in the army, this was the first time they saw the young earl to whom they were loyal. The last time they saw an adult in charge of the army was when the earl's father was in power.
Rhine's face was too handsome, with a bit of the melancholy that aristocratic women are most obsessed with. This kind of appearance is not very popular among men. After all, they often fall into the hands of such men when they are in love. Seeing that the girls they like are deceived by men with this kind of appearance, they are asked to treat this kind of appearance. It is not easy to have a good impression of a man. But it doesn't matter. In their eyes, the Earl is probably just a decoration. I'm afraid that the final decision will be made by the knight Hillier he relies on most.
Hillier was too lazy to pay attention to these idiots. In his opinion, the more they behaved like this, the higher the possibility that he would become a knight commander. Why should he remind them
Rhine looked at the crowd of people at the scene and asked the existing knights to rectify their discipline. He stared at the noisy people, staring at them so hard that they dared not speak, and then moved his eagle-like eyes to the next one. people.
Before he could say a word, he captured everyone's attention in the gradually quiet scene.
There were some dull soldiers who didn't know what happened. They just thought that their classmates shut up after being scolded by the knight. It was not good for them to stick their heads out at this time, so they shut up.
There are soldiers with stronger intuition who can't help but try to figure out that look in Rhine's eyes. They feel like their hairs stand on end under that look.
Seeing that the situation had finally stabilized, Rhine spoke. He was lucky enough to be able to be heard by everyone present without having to shout hoarse.
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"Is there anyone here who feels that they have special military talents and outstanding strategies?"
As soon as this question came up, these soldiers shook their heads and whispered, but no one dared to take the initiative to stand up.
Seeing this, Rhine added: "If not, the remaining people will fight in pairs, and the outcome will be determined by force. The battle requires the consent of both parties before it can proceed, and a knight must be a witness. The witnessing knight must guarantee the battle." Fair and truthful. If someone questions a certain battle, and there is indeed a problem after investigation, the witnessing knights need to bear the punishment together. There are six knights in the strategy group and the force group. If anyone wants to apply for the strategy group, go to Hillier Over there, if no one signs up for the strategy group, everyone present will compete for the six spots in the force group. The loser will leave, and the winner will continue."
As soon as Rhine finished speaking, there was an uproar. It could be seen that Rhine had no intention of changing his mind. He immediately ran to Hillier with an active mind. The level of competition was different. Although they were not sure how Rhine would assess military talent, they I know, can’t miss this opportunity.
The final result is that the force group has the majority of people taking the assessment, while the strategy group has fewer people taking the assessment. After all, most people still advocate force. What they pursue is to become a heroic warrior, and they have little idea of the so-called strategy.
Rhine asked Hillier to take the people to another open space, and when Hillier came back, he was given full authority to take over the assessment of the force team, and asked to stop the assessment when there were only thirty people left, and wait for him to come back.
There are only two to three hundred people in the planning team. The assessment method given by Rheinland is very simple. Everyone can get a tag and hang it on their waist. Those whose tags are taken away must immediately withdraw from the assessment and cannot continue. Speak up and give hints to those who are still taking assessments. Finally, six knights are selected from high to low according to the number of listings. The time limit is two hours. Once the time is up, no one can take away other people's listings.
As soon as this rule came out, someone immediately said: "Your Majesty, isn't this competition about force?"
Rhine glanced at this naive young man and smiled without saying a word. It was obvious that the people next to him had realized the room for maneuver under this rule, and they all began to think about strategies with a serious face.
Rhine brought John today, and John handed out tags to the officers present. When he was making the sign, John was still a little confused, thinking it was a newly popular thing among the aristocrats, but he didn't expect it to be used for serious things.
Rhine himself was not involved, but he was not just standing there waiting for a result. After the timer started, someone took the lead into the nearby woods. Everyone felt insecure in the open space without cover, so they followed in one after another. Rhine also walked in. He walked around and watched everyone's performance. The valet John reminded in a low voice: "Sir, there are people who kill here, so be careful."
Rhine nodded.
Most of these officers were a little surprised when they saw him, which almost affected their performance. Only a few of them quickly calmed down after being stunned and took advantage of this opportunity to seize the opponent's tag. Rhine looked at the faces of these people and remembered it in his heart.
The woods were very big, so everyone spread out widely, fearing that they would be attacked by others after finally defeating their opponent.
Rhine walked deeper into the forest and suddenly felt something was wrong under his feet. He pushed John hard and jumped away from that position. When he turned around, he saw a trap.
The three people hiding behind the tree heard the noise and thought that the trap had successfully caught someone. They hurried over to collect the tags. Unexpectedly, they saw the count and his manservant, and they were stunned for a moment.
John was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat, rushed to Rhine, and asked: "Sir, are you okay?"
Rhine shook his head, looked at the three of them with interest, and asked, "Did you team up to dig this trap?"
The three people didn't expect to almost catch the earl. Fortunately, the earl was fine. They didn't think much about how Rhine avoided it, they just thought the trap was not set well.
The first one admitted generously: "Our martial arts skills are not top-notch, so we came up with this method. There is no prohibition against such behavior in the rules you just mentioned, Count."
Rhine smiled and said: "Yes, I didn't prohibit it, so this is feasible, and I won't reveal it to others. You can continue your strategy. But if the three of you form a partnership, how will this listing be divided?"
The person who was so naive when Rhine was explaining the rules is also here. At this moment, he said: "The three of us will share it equally. If there is more, give it to Brandt. After all, it was his idea."
It’s obvious that the nimble-looking young man in the middle is Brandt. Rhine was very happy that he could see that someone chose to cooperate first, instead of more than two hundred people working alone.