After completing all the arrangements and resting for a day, Gao Wen and Amber set off to leave Kant Territory, while Knight Philip and the two accompanying soldiers stayed temporarily. He wanted to stay here to supervise the implementation of various aftermath tasks and ensure that everything was in order. Proceed according to Gao Wen's instructions, and build an emergency power center in Kant Castle, which lost its lord, to ensure that the canonized knights, farm owners, and trade association representatives of Kant Territory will not fall into chaos.
This is a difficult and tedious job, and it may be difficult to complete Philip Knight's personal ability, but the affairs consultant Patrick and the chief knight named Walder Perici have sworn that they will lead all knights and executives Fully cooperating with Philip's work, coupled with the great prestige of Duke Cecil and the unprecedented weakness in Kant's territory, Gawain believed that Philip could control the situation.
After all, the management of the territory in this era is really not that complicated. There is no intricate personnel structure, and there is no sophisticated and complicated administrative model. Most of the daily affairs of the lord are performed by people like housekeepers and consultants. However, the end of the territory has always been controlled by the canonized knights. In other words, as long as these people do not make trouble, the order of the territory can be maintained.
After the rain, the sky cleared, and the brilliance of the huge sun once again shone on this land that was free from darkness. Although the wind from the north was still cold, there was no longer that strange and depressing atmosphere in the cold. Sooner or later, the light It will dispel the uneasiness in people's hearts, and in the sunshine that has not been seen for many days, the carriage with the family crest of the Cecil family drives along the gravel path, through the small town that is gradually waking up, and heads south.
Since Knight Philip and the accompanying soldiers stayed in the castle, Gawain and Amber were the only ones left in the carriage besides the driver. The citizens of Kant walked towards the castle and couldn't help muttering: "Do you think they can understand what happened?"
Gao Wen said lightly: "They will probably use their own superstitious thoughts to reprocess, and the things that happened in the castle will be explained by themselves to be even more bizarre and dark, but these are irrelevant, they will accept this fact, and the days to come How to live or what to do."
"That Viscount Kant has a high prestige among the people," Amber curled her lips, "but now these people suddenly know that their Viscount died thirty years ago, and a ghost-like existence has been ruling them... I really don't know What would these people think."
"For most people in this era, it doesn't matter who the lord is. Even an outstanding lord who is admired by others can hardly leave a lasting and deep impression on the hearts of the people at the bottom," Gawain sighed, " All you can see in the tavern are wealthy commoners, but the territory is supported by 80% of the poorer poor and serfs, and how many of those people have leisure time to think about the change of the lord? What about complicated questions? So the only answer is: a small number of people will panic, but will be calmed down by Padraic and Walder Perici soon, while most people continue to live in a dazed and mediocre way, occasionally Talk over bad moonshine in the fields about the old lord's affairs, and forget about it until the next farm job."
Amber looked at Gao Wen, and couldn't help frowning: "When you talk about these things... you are always a little scary, calm like an outsider."
Gao Wen just smiled and didn't explain too much, but Amber couldn't calm down, she was stunned for a while, and then asked a new question: "By the way... you should explain to me now, why do you want to Reject that Padraic's kindness? This is an opportunity, everyone who has the right to speak in Kant is supporting you, you just need to go one step further... Kant can get your name! This is so far away from the royal city, that Even if Francis II knew the news, he could only pinch his nose and acquiesce in this fact... "
Gao Wen didn't expect that Amber was still struggling with this problem, let alone that this shameful head could think about such complicated things for a long time without freezing. Considering that he was idle now, he said with a smile: "You Really thought it was a good idea for me to accept Padraic's invitation on the spot yesterday?"
"Otherwise? You are more or less a duke, duke! Is there any problem in accepting a small viscounty?"
"As I said, Kantland is just a small piece of land. Although he is very rich and is a well-known grain-producing area, it is still a small piece of land compared to the two belted plains on both sides of the Dark Mountains and the surrounding vast subsidiary land. The land, and receiving such a small piece of land would damage my reputation, so it is not worth it, but this is just for Padraic." Gao Wen smiled and shook his head, "Have you ever thought about it, if I How much pressure will it put on the aristocratic system in the entire southern region by accepting the position of 'subsidiary lord' from Kant Territory?"
Amber is sincere: "Who knows what you say!"
"There are countless pairs of eyes looking at the Cecil family, looking at what I, the ancient legend who climbed out of the coffin, wants to do in this era, especially our neighbors in the south, each of them is resurrected by me. They have entered a state of high alert since that day, and what they are worried about is nothing more than their own land, because more than 80% of the aristocratic fiefdoms in the south are divided from the old estate of the Cecil family," said Gawain. He said unhurriedly, "And under such circumstances, I visited Kant Land, and within a few days, the lord's family of Kant Land died, and they didn't have any qualified heirs, so I turned around and changed Became the acting lord of the Kant Territory. Without disputes, the so-called acting lord will become the de facto lord in a short time. How do you think the neighbors suffering from anxiety will view this fact?"
Amber blinked: "...they are stupid, you didn't come here for the position of Lord Kant, and you didn't kill Viscount Kant, he died thirty years ago!"
"But the southern nobles don't know this fact, or even if they know it in the future, they will refuse to admit it in their hearts." Gao Wen shook his head, "People will refuse to believe what they don't want to believe. They only have one simple thing in their eyes. cause and effect: Gawain Cecil went to Kant Territory, and ended up becoming the lord of Kant Territory, what exactly happened in the middle, who would care?"
"Then you are such a good person for nothing? And when you left, you even left behind the property that Viscount Kant donated to you in his own name, and asked Philip Knight and Patrick to share the property with... Amber muttered resentfully, but her tone slowly changed halfway through the muttering. She stopped suddenly and looked up at Gawain, "Wait, then you are..."
"Padrak invited me to become the lord of Kant Land, and I will definitely refuse, but soon everyone will know that Duke Cecil will become the protector of everyone in Kant Land," Gawain leaned on the carriage and changed A more comfortable posture, "The knights and stewards in the castle will still get their salaries, which are distributed by Duke Cecil, and the servants in the castle who have nowhere to go will still have a way out, and this way out is given by Duke Cecil Provided, the civilians in Kant Land will still receive charcoal for the winter, and when they go to the town square to receive these things, the decree posted on the bulletin board in the square will be signed with the name of Gawain Cecil, but even this Everything happened, and I will not be the lord of Kant Land."
Amber didn't say anything, just stared blankly at Gao Wen and continued.
"Then, I will build a road from the north bank of the White Water River to Kant Land, which is part of the 'North Shore Development Plan' of the New Cecil Land. Connect; and then, I will provide job opportunities to the people of Kant Land, allowing them to freely do business and move between the two lands of Cecil and Kant, and every Kant who is willing to serve the Cecil family will get The same fair treatment as the people of Cecil, of course, in exchange, they must learn the laws of Cecil in the process, so as not to violate the interests of Cecil; after that, I will be in Kant Lay the magic net, recruit those famous scholars and craftsmen to build and renovate the outdated facilities in the town, and strive to extend the night school system of Cecilland here. Every Kantian will realize that their lives are not It will get worse with the death of the old lord, but it will get better and better under the protection of Duke Cecil, and every noble in the southern border will clearly see that Gawain Cecil never coveted the rule of Kant Right, he's just selflessly helping his neighbor..."
Amber's eyes widened, and after a long while she finally managed to choke out a sentence: "Then... if the king really sends a new lord to take over Kant, then you..."
"After I've done all this, do you think there's still room for a new lord?" Gawain said with a smile, "Francis II is not stupid. Of course, if he insists on sending someone over, I don't mind. You should also know how little the royal family has control over this place. A royal noble here can only act as a not-so-useful eyeliner for Francis II, but he can be a very good member of the Cecil family. The housekeeper, help me manage... Kande District."
Amber listened in a daze, and it wasn't until half a minute later that she realized what she was thinking: "Your aristocrats really have darker hearts than anything else..."
"No, my heart is not dark at all. Everything I do is aboveboard. I have not conspired to murder anyone, nor will I deprive any innocent person of property. If you think about it carefully, I have suffered damage in the process. Is anyone benefiting? Someone will be poor because of my help? Someone will be starving and freezing because of all this? On the contrary, everyone is benefiting, even the new lord who I don’t know will appear ’, I can also guarantee that he will live a better life in the rapidly developing Kantland than before, far exceeding the 'life of a frontier nobleman' he imagined."
Amber thought about it carefully, and found that it was exactly what Gao Wen said, but this only made her more confused and tangled: "Then why are you making such a fuss? Isn't it just for the sake of cheating people? Are people hurting others? Why are you..."
"I've also benefited from this process," Gao Wen laughed happily, "I'm just doing everything I can to make everyone live a better life. Have you ever heard of the Helping Demon King?"
Amber looked at Gao Wen suspiciously: "What kind of nonsense, you are a well-planned person, and now I am a little suspicious that you have something wrong with Kant from the very beginning..."
"Don't make trouble, I just came up with this on the spur of the moment, otherwise what can I do? I want to help the people in Kant, but I can't let myself be involved in right and wrong, so I can only go around like this."
"real?"
"of course it's true!"