Chapter 118: Fast forward (Part 2)
Fang Xin came to this world, after practical observation, he gained a lot of knowledge and changed many impressions.
In his previous life, many Chinese people on Earth wrote Western novels, which were so-called ignorance.
This is because they are accustomed to Chinese monarchy authority, and a European and Chinese-minded rank system is prevalent. In order to stimulate the aristocrats to advance, the monarchs modified the hereditary system, and the inherited rank will be lowered. When they reach the lowest level, if they do not establish merits and promote ranks, their territory will be taken back after their death.
Moreover, there are many such descriptions in the process: the king issued an order to enthrone the nobles, grant territories, or deprive the titles and take back the territory, and the rebels were to rebel.
This description shows that we do not have a deep understanding of the Western aristocratic system.
In fact, this is the essential difference between China's world system and the European joint-stock state system.
The so-called shareholding state system means that the aristocrats own the country and each has their own territory (shares), and the king is just the chairman - who has heard that the chairman can deprive shareholders of shares?
Strictly speaking, the king has no right to deprive any noble of the territory, and the king who violates it will be defeated and executed by the nobles!
In the history of the Earth and Europe, there were many hanged kings, but the king had never heard of the entire aristocratic class.
The process in this world is the same. Therefore, there is a difference between the court nobles and the actual nobles. The court nobles enthroned by the king also include knights, jazz, men, sons, bons, marquis, men, but in fact there is no territory, or only one manor maintains decentness.
And this world has become quite mature now.
Originally, the kingdom had no officials, nor did it have the basis for officials. In other words, the county magistrates and governors, and a large number of officials, which most Chinese people are used to, do not exist - because the territory is all divided by nobles, and there is no room for public management at all, who will you go to manage?
The hundreds or thousands of square kilometers of territory and the people above are completely private. Your king does not even have the right to intervene in and speak. This is the original intention of the so-called "the wind can enter, the rain can enter, and the king cannot enter" - as for the democratic parties on earth who are shameless and giggling to prove human rights, it is simply nonsense.
However, with the need for economic development, even if the territory is not involved, there are a large number of public affairs. Therefore, the royal power and state power have been expanded, and the official system has been established.
Although the authority of the lord is still deeply rooted, the king's authority has been strengthened after all - after limiting the king's power to collect taxes and enthrone the nobles of the palace, the king also received compensation.
The unified enthronement of knights and the collection of money is one of the privileges obtained by the king, rather than being privately enthroned by the lords of various places.
Two hundred years ago, the policy of enthroning knights was originally intended to increase the king's income, but the situation has evolved to now, and it has become a kind of political power for the king. The color of knights subordinate to the nobles fades, and the nature of subordinate countries has increased - this makes the nobles increasingly reluctant to enthrone the knights.
Of course, the Hereditary Sir Wendyra Fix has the right to nominate the king and after paying a sum of money, he can enthrone Fang Xin as a knight. Fang Xin is not only a jazz, although he also has certain obligations to the Hereditary Sir Wendyra Fix.
However, the purpose of Hereditary Sir Wendyra Fix is ​​not just to add a subordinate knight, so this consideration is not very important - the increase and strength of the descendants of the Aquarium is in the interests of the entire Aquarium.
Therefore, after talking to Fang Xin, Jazz told him that he had submitted a petition to the king for knights, but it would not be approved until the end of the year. Moreover, Jazz generously gave his manor to Fang Xin as a fief. This was not rare in the past, but now it is a very, very rare thing. Fang Xin of course expressed his gratitude.
Although the king has not approved it, it has been registered in the county town. In other words, Fang Xin can now act in the county as a knight - it is not enough to leave the county.
There is no need to mention the specific enthronement. After enthronement, Fang Xin went to his new manor - according to the rules, he could name himself.
Fang Xin left the city this time and brought Loli and Purnie with him. Tavern, whom he recruited, rode his horse and followed him. The carriage behind him was the butler of the hereditary jazz and the notary officer.
The manor is outside the city. After leaving the city gate, the carriage arrives at the country road.
The road outside is not easy to walk, so the carriages travel very slowly, but in the distance are rows of green and neat fields. It is June, and the wheat in the fields is green and swings with the wind, making the viewer feel relaxed and happy.
Since the carriages and cavalry were known to be nobles at first glance, the tenants who were cultivating in the farmland along the way stopped and bowed their heads to salute.
The manor is not far away. It is about ten kilometers away from the city gate. After passing through a farmland, a jungle comes. A small river is winding through it. It not only brings drinking water to the place, but also some small boats.
"Sir, this is your manor." The butler said calmly.
"Can you take me to see the earth?" Fang Xin said inquiring.
"This is my honor." Both the housekeeper and the notary officer said, and then the group got off the horse.
"Sir, your territory is bounded by this river. This area is your territory. Because your territory is quite fertile, it is impossible to lose a good harvest every year." The notary said attentively.
Fang Xin glanced over and said, indeed, the place is flat and there are basically no hills. Apart from rivers, lakes and jungles, farmland has been reclaimed. Just a little look, you can estimate that the manor is about 2 square kilometers, and the developed farmland area is about 1,500 acres.
However, no large tracts of forest were seen, probably all cut down and transformed into the most fertile farmland.
The farmer's small house is dotted in it, probably because there are no foreign enemies, so the entire manor has no walls. Apart from the natural river, only some fences divide the boundary.
However, there are still lords living in the manor. The group went to take a look and found that some people were welcomed inside.
The leader was a man in his thirties. He bowed and bowed: "Sir, I am your housekeeper Balu, welcome you."
The housekeeper is the direct person in charge of the manor. He does not need to seek the lord's opinions and instructions in everything, and he will make the decision on many things. Therefore, the housekeeper's ability and wisdom directly determine the quality of the manor's management and the destiny of the house.
In this era, the position of housekeeper has actually begun to become a manager, and many of them are outsiders, so they are naturally quite familiar with the operation of the manor.
Fang Xin nodded and smiled, saying, "Okay, you can lead the way!"
Balu bowed again and then took a patrol. The house was built of stones, relatively solid and tall, covering an area of ​​about twenty acres, with quite a few rooms and a basement, enough to accommodate hundreds of people.
Balu walked slowly with people and listened to his introduction to the residence, history, warehouse, servant, and purpose, which gave Fang Xin a relatively good first impression.
"Sir, your estate can earn you 1,000 silver lakes a year, as well as some food and meat." Finally, the butler Balu concluded.
Fang Xin looked at it and saw that the jazz's butler and notary agreed with their attitudes, so he said, "Okay, I hope you can continue to serve me and manage this manor."
"Yes, I'm willing to serve you." Butler Balu breathed a sigh of relief and saved his job: "I have prepared Chinese food, so, do you want to have a meal now?"
Fang Xin nodded, letting everyone have eaten, eaten, transferred the real estate, and the notary and the housekeeper said goodbye, and Fang Xin became the owner of the manor.
Of course, this manor has a yearly yield of only 1,000 silver rays, which is still a very fertile territory. If you do some business in the city, it may be more than this. Now it is an era of cheap land and thronging in business!
Fang Xin suddenly remembered that the aristocrats on earth at this stage sold their land and invested in industry and commerce. If it were in the past, it would be impossible for any aristocrats to sell their land. As for the 20th century, land was gold and real estate was extremely expensive.
Although the situation is different and the world is different, many experiences can be learned from. Now, it is a great time to buy land. Fang Xin thought of this and decided to buy land and was also ready to convey this suggestion to the island.
The stone house, I don’t know which generation of lords, was very spacious and almost the same as a small castle, but many places need to be renovated, such as sewer systems and ventilation systems - there is not even a piece of glass here, so the whole room is very dark, even during the day.
However, if you want to study something, it is a very good place, with enough free and secret rooms to provide use.
Chapter completed!