The duke is dead, the unrest is over.
The peace that the manor owners and the commoners had been waiting for finally came again, but there were still more things to deal with after that.
The kingdom of Gadayat no longer exists, and Qais is no longer a royal city.
—It was replaced by the vast territory named Desinia, the administrative center of Wissas.
The Territory of Desinia does not belong to any country and exists independently, and the Lord of Desinia is no longer a vassal of anyone.
Shazoe Desinia has absolute ruling power in the territory.
Fifteen cities, including Wessas, will only welcome a single lord, and the regulations on dividing land and vassals from lords will be cancelled.
Except for Wessas, the administrative hierarchy system was introduced in the remaining 14 cities, and the positions and titles were established by grades.
The highest officer in other cities is the mayor, an official who serves and manages for the lord.
The mayor is not a vassal of the lord, but a subordinate. He no longer has privileges in the cities they manage, and has no right to set up taxes, courts, checkpoints, etc., and has no right to recruit troops without permission.
The only people who have the right to conscript are the lords.
at the same time.
Fifteen cities in the territory of Desinia will be garrisoned by soldiers, and a clear hierarchy will be established among the soldiers.
However, the jurisdiction of all soldiers was vested in the Desinian cavalry.
Cities that have lost their lords due to the Duke's turmoil will re-elect suitable candidates within Wessas.
They will serve as mayors in various cities and handle affairs for the lords.
Moreover, officials will be set up in batches under the mayor, and each official, including the mayor, will need to pass an assessment before they can take office.
The newly promulgated regulations by the lord of Desinia were quickly spread among fifteen cities through official documents and publicity issued by the Chamber of Commerce of Thorns.
Many people were shocked by this.
Shazoe Desinia is still a lord, not a king.
He abolished the vassal and vassal system in the territory... This kind of practice is unique in the Western Continent.
This also led to some old-fashioned nobles holding a very disapproving attitude, and even began to oppose Xia Zoe's decision.
They asked Xia Zoe to re-entitle the lords and vassals, appoint nobles to serve as lords in other cities, and restore the lords to have the supreme ruling power in their own territories...
Everything remains the same as before and cannot be changed.
Most of these old-fashioned nobles were people who lived in the royal city and had no territorial entitlement.
They were previously coerced or controlled by Buzz Ridges or coercion... and had no way to support him on the throne.
But now they are united against Xia Zoe because their fundamental interests have been touched because Qais is no longer a royal city and the lord's enfeoffment system has been cancelled.
It is even said that there are other people in the royal family. Xiazoe Desinia does not inherit the throne, but can choose someone else.
These words sound ridiculous.
The rest of the royal family are incapable of fighting Bass Ridges.
After Xia Zuoyi successfully resolved the turmoil, he made such an unreasonable request indiscriminately.
Xia Zoe's response to this was to send soldiers one by one to invite them to Weissus for "detailed talks".
If there is no longer any objection to the policy he proposed, these people will naturally be released back to Qais and still maintain their original lives.
But if there is any objection, continue to stay in Weissus, and go back when the negotiation is done.
When there is time to jump up and down to find trouble, most of them are too busy.
In this case, Xia Zuoyi doesn't mind raising a few more idlers in the city.
Among them, in this matter, he had an accidental discovery.
That is the son of Marquis Marco Keith, that is, Nat Keith, who is special, very gifted in language, and very good at lip service.
The nobles fought with their tongues, and they were all speechless and lacking in reason.
Xia Zuoyi expressed his doubts. Since he could say that, why was he fooling Fernandi with a gold coin in Kaesri
he asked.
Nat blushed and hesitated: "Just, just... It's the first time someone calls me brother so sweetly."
Also looks cute.
He scratched his ears in embarrassment: "Besides, it's just a slave, I don't care about one more or one less... But, but who would have thought that this person would become the chief commander of the Lord's Black Cavalry in the future …”
Nat murmured, "I would have known I wouldn't have sold it."
Xia Zuoyi: "If you don't sell Fernandi to me, how can he become the current chief executive?"
Nat murmured, "I'd be right in saying that."
After coming here, he could often meet Fernandi in Weissus, and he felt a little uncomfortable, and he felt uncomfortable all over.
After all, he had beaten Fernandi so badly in Caesine...
Xia Zoe: "I intend to make Marquis Keith the mayor of Cais."
"After all, he once served as an important minister in the royal city, and he must be very handy in handling various affairs in the city again... You will be able to return to Ka'ais with your father soon."
Nat pursed his lips and nodded, not knowing what he was thinking.
Soon after, he took the initiative to find Fernandi, and he stammered apologetically for the original incident: "... I hope you, the Chief Commander, don't hold grudges against me for this incident."
Fernandi: "I don't remember hating you, it's not your fault, it's you who I thought I had avenged at that time, I didn't have any nostalgia, I only wanted to die and I deliberately angered you."
Nat sighed in relief.
He patted Fernandi on the shoulder and said, "Actually, I don't think there's anything wrong with me."
"After all, I'm a noble, you were a slave at the time, you offended me, isn't it normal for me to hit you... Cough, dang, of course, I have now deeply realized the mistake, I was young and ignorant, too arrogant now…”
Nat finally admitted dryly under Fernandi's silent gaze, and withdrew the paw that he patted on his shoulder tremblingly, and smiled awkwardly.
Fernandi said, "Why are you asking me to admit your mistake?"
Nat hesitantly said: "I want to do things by the Lord's side, and I don't want to go back to Kaais with my father..."
"You are also working next to the lord. If the two of us have a quarrel because of the original matter, it will definitely make it difficult for the little lord. I don't want to solve it first."
Fernandi: "Isn't it a little early for you to think about this?"
Nat reacted quickly: "...You laugh at me!"
He pursed his lips again and said, "You are right. I used to learn nothing, and now I really feel like I know nothing... I don't even know what to do for the little lord..."
Nat scratched his head, looking a little distressed and depressed.
Fernandi: "The lord has decided to arrange assessments in the territory and select the mayor and officials of various positions. If you are interested in these matters, you can study them carefully and prepare well before the assessment."
Nat looked hesitant and lacked confidence when he heard the words.
Fernandi: "If you fail the exam, go back to Cais and help the Marquis of Cais."
After he finished speaking, he turned to leave.
Nat gritted his teeth in the back, shouting, "I can do it for sure!"
For the sake of the little lord, he must also persevere.
Since Xia Zoe's territory has been expanded to fifteen cities.
Then, the existing number of soldiers in the cavalry team is no longer enough to be sent to various cities for full garrison.
In general, it's just not enough.
Xia Zoe ordered the Thorns Chamber of Commerce to spread the news widely in the chapters or offline strongholds in each city.
- This year, there was a reason for this, so I made an exception and implemented conscription again.
He will set up recruitment points in various cities, and anyone who meets the conditions can participate, including but not limited to civilians or slaves...
Among them, if the slave wants to participate in the conscription, the manor owner must release it, and then the slave who has passed the preliminary examination leaves, the manor owner can go to the branch of the Thorns Chamber of Commerce to receive compensation.
At this stage, there are too many things to deal with and too few candidates available.
Xia Zuoyi was too busy to keep her feet on the ground.
The first thing to solve is to arrange a mayor to manage as soon as possible in each city.
Cais was already in charge of Marco Keys, but the rest of the thirteen cities, including Fort Comoy, lacked managers.
Xia Zoe exchanged a lot of related books with reputation points.
For example, the content of the administrative ability test, etc.
Judit walked into the study with lemonade, and saw the little lord lying on the table writing and drawing, not even knowing that one side of his cheek was accidentally stained with ink, and the small appearance was concentrated.
Judit put the lemonade lightly and walked to Xia Zoe's side to wipe him clean.
Xia Zuoyi raised his head obediently and remembered something: "Judit, have the priests of Cais arrived in Weissus?"
Although the church and shrine of Qais were destroyed, the bishop and the bishop's deputy were also disposed of.
But there are many priests, deacons, etc. below.
These people acted according to their orders, and their sins were not so serious as to be given death.
What's more, those who can become pastors or deacons are all learned, at least literate.
Such people are talented wherever they are placed.
It would be a shame to ignore the past.
In addition, the Holy See has a special theological day, and the clergy in the church will spread and teach theological knowledge on this day.
Some clergy even excelled in music, mathematics, etc.
Otherwise, the clergy would not be so revered.
Xia Zuoyi: I'm sorry if the ready-made teachers don't bring them back to squeeze them :)
Judit said: "It is expected to reach Weissus in two days. What do you want them to do?"
Xia Zuoyi: "If you want to test questions, come out with the papers."
He wants to ask for a set of comprehensive administrative ability assessment test papers.
Assessment of language comprehension and expression, judgment and reasoning, data analysis, logical problems, etc.
Those who participate in the mayor's assessment in the territory must also have strict conditions, such as age range, basic arithmetic ability, logical analysis ability, etc.
Xia Zoe will release the news and conditions of the assessment through the Thorns Chamber of Commerce, and those who are interested will go to Weissus to take the exam within two months.