The strength of royal power is never about being exclusive, but about the ability to maintain the distribution of interests.
When Zhou Weide's Life Church accepted the benefits distributed by the king, it became part of the kingdom's order to a certain extent.
The nobles of the kingdom and even the royal family of the empire will default to the Life Church as one of them.
Even if they do not agree with King Mattia Ole's excessive favor to the Church of Life, they will not regard it as a force that breaks the rules.
Because the church is a landless aristocratic class within the empire, church knights are honorary knights recognized by the empire, and church bishops are also honorary nobles recognized by the empire.
Therefore, in their opinion, behind the free territorialization of Burnie Port, it is not that the power of the aristocracy has been challenged, but that a new aristocracy has expanded its sphere of influence.
This unique aristocratic power structure is the basis for King Mattia to grant the direct territory of the Church of Life.
If Zhou Weide was an unidentified civilian, even if he had a team of powerful soldiers, the king would not grant him a territory to appease him, but would only grant him a position to recruit him.
In the view of the old king with traditional ideas, the Knights of Life’s suppression of gang forces is a battle between the new aristocratic knights and the old aristocratic armed forces.
Now these honorary knights are suspected to be protected by true gods, so there is no need to protect the interests of the old nobles.
Therefore, the old king chose to appease the powerful new nobles. As for what to do with the low-end old nobles, it was none of his business.
He believed that Bishop Wade would help him take care of the fallen old nobles and prevent them from entering the royal capital to spread words that were not conducive to unity.
After all, he had awarded the entire Burni Port to Zhou Weide. The direct monarch of the local old nobles was not him as the king, but Zhou Weide, the regional lord.
After such a distribution of benefits, the king selected his loyalists, and the loyalists also selected the rebels he needed.
Zhou Weide was very open-minded about this power distribution model, but the soldiers from Dream City found it somewhat unbelievable.
"Bishop Wade, the king just handed over the entire port city to you?"
"Yes, I am also a little surprised. The old king is more decisive than I thought. , he paid us future benefits in advance and restricted our future benefits.
The same thing can achieve completely different effects when given at different times.
< p> If the king issues the same authorization after we have mastered everything in Burnie Port, it will only be an acknowledgment, not a reward now.""No, Bishop, what I mean is, Isn’t the king prepared to suppress threatening expansionist forces like ours? ”
“Why suppress us? We have always been within the rules of the kingdom?”It is not difficult for the king to choose between expanding, accepting the strong and protecting the weak. "
Zhou Weide lamented the old king's decisiveness, the soldiers of the Knights of Life lamented the compromise of the royal power, and the local nobles lamented the king's cruelty.
They received a reply from the royal capital, and the king expressed his gratitude to them They were very dissatisfied with the rebellion and hoped that they would take the initiative to provide enough benefits to seek forgiveness from the immediate lords.
Governor Bell looked at these desperate local nobles and immediately showed his kindness.
"Look, as I said, the king is not our thug, and the gods are not soldiers of the church.
The meaning of our existence is to deliver benefits to the upper levels, not to create a crisis for the kingdom. "
"I have some bad news for you. The king's envoys are on the way. When they arrive, Lord Vader will officially take office.
But there is good news. Now I am still the governor, and it is up to me to decide whether to imprison you for the time being. "
"Governor, tell me directly, how much money is needed to let us leave. "
"This is not easy to say. You can write it yourself. I will let half of the people with the highest bid go and leave the half with the lowest bid for the new lord.
As you know, although Wade and I are friends, I always have to give him a reasonable explanation. ”
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Governor Bell finally broke his guard. After losing his two-year term as governor, he just wanted to make another fortune before leaving. .
Coincidentally, no one in Burnie Port is richer than these local nobles, so he will not let them go no matter what.
"Bell, you are really good. A ravenous beast. "
"Don't say that, it will only belittle your wisdom even more. After all, wild beasts know that they cannot provoke strong people at will. You are not as smart as them. ”
When the neighborhood power that connects individuals and the regional power that affects groups are accepted by the same force, a highly organized city will soon be born.
In the new power During the transitional period that replaced the old power, many well-informed people would be the first to demonstrate their worth.
The Burney Harbor Daily News, which was originally attached to the Governor's Palace, paid its last tax to Governor Bell.
Their editor-in-chief went to the Life Church overnight and expressed that he would publish some promotional periodicals specifically for the bishop.
This made Bernie the next morning. All the literate people in Hong Kong and those who listen to the newspapers are aware of the changes in the power of the city.
"The great Bishop of Life, Lord Wade, will become the lord of Burnie Port.
We will be lucky enough to become the subjects of God’s Chosen One, and we must support him like a king. ”
The black and bold headlines on the front page pulled the residents of Burnie Port into an unspeakable state of mind.said in the mood.
First they were filled with emotion and shock, then felt uneasy. Finally, all their emotions converged into one consciousness, and they wanted to join the Church of Life as soon as possible and become the Lord’s own.
Compared with the single choice of local residents, the port chamber of commerce has many more choices.
They can survive under normal tax rates, and trade in the port area is inseparable from their commercial activities.
Therefore, they acted relatively calmly, but still sent several representatives to express their support to Zhou Weide.
Among them, the most uneasy force is composed of the Governor-General's Mansion, which previously held power.
Many local staff and guard members were very worried that the new lord would eliminate their duties.
As a last resort, they no longer cared about offending the old governor, and reported to the Church of Life in groups, hoping to join the new lord's management team.
Faced with this situation, Governor Bell didn't care much and instead asked his family clerk to set up a recommendation office.
He claimed that Lord Vader was his friend and would keep their position as long as they got his signed letter of recommendation.
Governor Bell, who was thinking about making a fortune before leaving, also caused some little trouble for Zhou Weide.
"Your Excellency, this is our city management plan. Please see which department heads are needed to see you."
"Bell, he shouldn't have brought the management team with him. Do you want to make a transition with us?"
"Well, the governor is a bit busy now. He is visiting various forces in the city."
"... I have a hunch. , the little friendship between us will definitely be sold out by him."
Governor Bell is busy collecting money from everywhere to settle accounts. It is a good result that he leaves a city with no savings before leaving. .
Zhou Weide was worried that he would leave a pile of arrears to the Governor's Mansion in the end.
"Go and inform Governor Bell that I will not admit any debt owed by the Governor's Mansion, and ask him to restrain himself for the sake of his reputation."