Chapter One Thousand Four Hundred and Fifty This step of progress is really difficult!
"Bruno, since you signed this deed, your family is tied to my family. I will regard you as my nephew and will not treat you as an outsider..."
"Yes! Manager Nuno, I have always regarded you as my beloved father! I am an illegitimate son of a noble family, and my father died young... If you don't mind, I am willing to kneel down and call you godfather!..."
"Haha, God has truly blessed me! He actually gave me an extra godson at this age..."
"Ah! Godfather, Godfather Nuno!..."
"Okay! Okay! My godson..."
After the five thousand ducats deed was signed, the relationship between Bruno and Nuno became much closer. And the words "godfather" and "godson" also meant that the relationship between the two people was based on money, power and interests.
It has an extra layer of lubrication from secular morality.
So, when Manager Nuno looked at Bruno again, the smile on his face was much more cordial and real. Bruno also had a smile on his face, and he worked harder than serving his father. After all, the knight's father left him alone.
, there is no way for him to become the commander in charge of the exploration fleet, let alone a noble baron!
"Bruno, to be honest, with your civilian background, no matter how many sailing qualifications you have, it is impossible for you to break through that door and become a baron..."
"And if you come back two months late and miss the second Atlantic voyage exploration...then even I can't do anything. I can't help you push the door open to such a hereditary baron..."
Steward Nuno spoke in a leisurely tone, slowly telling the inside story of the canonization of the baron this time. Bruno stood aside respectfully, feeling excited and eager, but also nervous and fearful.
After twenty years of crawling at the bottom, he understands better than anyone how difficult it is to break through from a hereditary knight to a hereditary baron! It is even much harder than going from a commoner to a knight!
Under the traditional European feudal order, knights, the lowest-level military aristocrats with military functions, often numbered in the thousands or tens of thousands. In an era of frequent wars, the number of knights would increase greatly. And throughout the millennium, the number of knights would be greatly increased.
In the Middle Ages, the position of knight was the ceiling for tens of millions of European civilians!
Even one hundred and fifty years later, Isaac Newton, who is famous for his scientific achievements in half of Europe, can only get the title of knight, and it is impossible to go up to the ranks of hereditary nobility! After all, what are you doing alone?
Why should the descendants of the common people of natural philosophy be compared with us feudal aristocrats, whose ancestors can be traced back to the Wars of the Roses, who carried guns and horses for the king and charged with blood on the ground for the title of nobility?
Once one rises from knight, knight, to baron level, the number of nobles at this level will immediately be reduced to one-tenth of knights. The vast majority of knights will never be able to break through to the baron level throughout their lives.
Even the royal knight, the great navigator Diogo Kang, had extremely outstanding aristocratic reputation and connections, had the pure blood of generations of nobles, and had impeccable noble character. He should have been promoted to baron as a matter of course... but because of his death,
Too early, too sudden death, unable to take this last step...
"Bruno, you understand. In the knight's code, noble birth and bloodline are the 'glory' of the nobles themselves... and this sentence, in turn, means that the birthplace and bloodline are not noble enough, which is the original sin of the common people.
' itself... This kind of original sin has nothing to do with talent, and it can never be washed away by acquired achievements, just like the original sin of being born after the Garden of Eden!..."
"All nobles can see at a glance the original sins of the common people. And in order to maintain the rule of the nobles, they will never accept the new knights easily. So, you have already reached the end of this life.
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"Perhaps, when your son grows up to be a teenager, he will be very good in martial arts and moral character. He can serve as a retinue, accompany the children of a certain important family to grow up, gain some kind of favor, and accumulate heritage for your family... And your grandson will also
I can use a similar method to get close to the great nobles and accumulate more information..."
"After two generations of this, the Bruno Knight Family has accumulated a sufficient level of noble heritage, and through marriages, it has extended more noble support... Only then will you have the opportunity to step up step by step and be promoted to the Baron Family
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Manager Nuno's voice was calm as he talked about the traditional aristocratic bloodline order in the world of God, or the "truth about aristocratic power." Bruno pursed his lips, feeling a kind of powerlessness from his heart, but he couldn't think of anything at all.
, to challenge this thousand-year-old tradition that is as huge as a mountain and as heavy as a mountain.
At the end of the 15th century, the strict feudal system in Europe, although slightly loosened by the Age of Discovery, the Renaissance, and the impact, is still extremely stable, and like the belief in God, dominates the spiritual world of nobles and civilians!
If you travel to the European continent of this era and don't get a noble status or be the illegitimate child of a big shot when you are reincarnated, then the rest of your life will actually have come to an end in advance, and the ceiling and tomb have been painted...
This idea of bloodline level imprisonment, and the idea that bloodline determines the upper limit of life, has always been deeply rooted in the hearts of people in the European world, and is even more reflected in the overseas colonies established by the European continent. Once you have a mixed skin color and bloodline, or even a descendant of a conquered indigenous
, then it will be almost impossible to gain trust and a channel for rising power.
As for the Ming Dynasty history, the female straight eunuch Yi Shiha who established Nuergandusi, the Hui eunuch Zheng He who made seven voyages to the West, and the Jin Tao who was born in the Korean vassal... are absolutely impossible. In the strict European continent
The world appears without even thinking about it!
"However, Bruno, you are very lucky! The navigational achievements of discovering the New World undoubtedly have great possibilities for promotion, even beyond the nobility level! ... And you are even more lucky to have met me! I can help you in
In front of His Majesty, strive for the reward of this great achievement!..."
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Manager Nuno is categorical, without any humility or politeness. The relationship between the two is close enough, and the nobles in Europe never regard humility as a virtue. He just
Speaking directly like this, Bruno bowed his head respectfully and bowed his head repeatedly.
"Yes! Yes! Thank you for your help! Thank you for your support! My respected Godfather Nuno!..."
"Haha! Bruno, my godson. After His Majesty and I discussed and repeatedly discussed the news you brought back... His Majesty decided that the second batch of Atlantic exploration fleets led by you will sail from Sierra Leone to the Southwest New World to provide Portugal with
The kingdom establishes a new continent navigation base!
"The size of this fleet is no longer a pioneer exploration team, but a real pioneering colonial fleet! In this fleet, there will be two Clark sailing ships, two Caravel caravels, and a supply ship. Fleet.
It will remain fully loaded with two hundred people! Eighty of them are immigrants who established the first stronghold in the New World. And the location of the first stronghold will be determined by you!..."
"Ah! Two Clark galleons? A colonial fleet of two hundred people?!..."
"Not bad! Five ships, filled with two hundred people! After all, according to the news you brought back, the distance from Sierra Leone to the Southwest New World is only three to four thousand kilometers. It only takes a month to sail, and it can even be faster with a favorable wind..."
Manager Nuno smiled, patted Bruno on the shoulder, and spoke with deep meaning.
"Bruno, I first used your 'bravery, loyalty, merit, qualifications, and luck in navigation' to win you the position of commander of the second exploration fleet. Then, a problem arose. That is, the five members of the second exploration fleet
There will be at least five knight captains on the ship, including the heirs of the baron... As a result, your status and qualifications are just a little short of being able to suppress these captains and lead this crucial fleet..."
"You know, our Portuguese navy has its own strict order. It is never like the Castilians who suddenly promoted a boastful son of a weaver to the position of fleet commander! In fact, this
This kind of promotion is just a false name. Columbus, who has no foundation in the navy, is impossible to command. Those senior noble captains can at most command some equally humble civilian scum..."
"Your Majesty is actually more inclined to let you serve as the deputy commander, and then arrange for a sailing baron, or a senior knight captain, to serve as the fleet commander... But at this critical juncture, a key change has occurred, allowing me to
For you, I said such a key word, which finally made the balance in His Majesty's heart tilt towards you!..."
"Ah, Godfather! Thank you! You are my beloved father!... So, what is the key change?..."
"Haha! This change is..."
At this point, Manager Nuno suddenly paused and swallowed back the words. Even in such a private occasion, even in such a proud moment, he was still extremely cautious and did not risk King Joao's sudden illness.
, the news of coughing up blood again was revealed.
Because, on that occasion, there were only King Joao and him. Once the news leaked out, there was no doubt that the king would be blamed on him, and there was no way he could shirk the blame...
Thinking of this, Manager Nuno smiled slightly and without changing his expression, he made up another excuse. Anyway, he just needed Bruno to know his influence and learn to be grateful.
"Well... there was a messenger who appeared at the last moment and brought about important changes in the European continent... The main naval force of the kingdom must stay in Portugal and keep an eye on the progress of this change..."
"So, I said to His Majesty, 'Those senior captains and officers are best left at home. The second Atlantic exploration is still led by Bruno. As long as he is promoted and canonized as a baron... he will definitely be grateful to the king.
Try our best to complete the important task of exploring new routes and opening up new continents! Compared with exploring new routes and colonizing new continents, the title of a noble baron is nothing...'"
"After listening to my suggestion, Your Majesty thought for a long time before nodding in agreement and giving you this excessive reward! ... As for the unexpected news, it is... King Charles VIII of France has led an army of 40,000 people, and ten days ago
, advance into the Alps! And beyond the Alps, the French army can invade the rich northern Italy and attack the Lombardy commercial city-states that are blocking the front!..."
