"First of all, although the Duke of Bavaria is in the emperor's camp, it is because of the current general trend. In fact, the result of the expedition to the Holy See in a few months will most likely be disastrous. Except for the emperor who was mentally affected, the other dukes are estimated to have already
Realize this.”
"Therefore, when the Pope ordered the parish priests to read the edict, the Dukes would certainly not stop it in any way to avoid directly offending the Holy See. The excuse for the Emperor was that he was afraid of being excommunicated."
"At the same time, he sent his own officials to read the emperor's edict, which was an explanation to the emperor. At the same time, he guided public opinion among the people: there is nothing wrong with vassals being loyal to their lords. This is also in line with the social customs of the Franks.
.As for any problems with the title of emperor, then everyone can speak freely."
"That is to say." Nora showed a look of sudden realization. "On the one hand, she is trying not to offend the Holy See and the Emperor, and on the other hand, she is trying to pluck herself out in public opinion."
"Another point is that although the dukes have to recruit troops within the principality due to the emperor's request, they definitely hope that their own troops will lose as little as possible in the battle." Asker continued, "Therefore, through similar public opinions,
Propaganda, forming a vague unified opinion within the principality, will facilitate the proper preservation of strength in subsequent battles."
"But if that's the case, the recruitment itself will become a problem, right?" Nora asked puzzledly, "If the people start to oppose the war, won't there be difficulties in the recruitment?"
"Nora, the mobilization ability of feudal countries is inherently weak." Ask replied, "Recruitment is very difficult under any circumstances, and we can only rely on the force of the conscripting officer for forced conscription."
"For the emperor, whether the dukes work hard in recruiting troops within the principality is a criterion for judging whether the dukes are loyal. As for whether the recruited soldiers are willing to fight, it is not easy to force the dukes."
"In other words, you try your best to perform where the emperor can see it, and do all kinds of little tricks crazily in places where the emperor can't see it, right?" Nora had some realization.
"Absolutely correct." Ask said with a smile, "Even the emperor himself could guess that this kind of behavior was happening, but he could only acquiesce because he couldn't see it. This phenomenon not only appears in wars and conscription, but has actually already happened.
It penetrated all aspects of the feudal country and formed an 'aristocratic gameplay' consisting of explicit provisions and hidden rules."
"That's what nobles often call 'legal principles'."
"Hmm..." Nora hesitated for a while, feeling like an eye-opener.
In her hometown of Italy, although the political system is a city-state system, in fact the concept of city-state has been very blurred. Super-developed commerce has forcibly broken the barriers to labor mobility, and on top of this, such as the "Thirteen Wealthy Families of Italy" were born.
Such a trust oligarchy.
Therefore, the whole of Italy is basically "contract first". The vast and cumbersome legal provisions are the foundation for all aspects of society. The more capital-rich a company is, the more it can gain an absolute advantage in legal confrontation by hiring a powerful legal team.
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Later, she arrived in the Eastern Solomon Empire, a centralized country with a centralized bureaucracy. Although it inherited the legacy of the ancient Solomon Empire and also had relatively complete legal provisions, their judicial interpretations were relatively vague compared to those in Italy. This is why
It gives judges at all levels greater discretion.
In other words, it’s about politics.
For example, this year's policy focuses on stabilizing public security, so even minor crimes such as theft and fraud will be severely punished. On the contrary, if the policy focuses on religious education, even serious crimes such as murder and robbery will be sentenced in terms of fixed-term imprisonment and labor reform.
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In the Holy Solomon Empire, the role of law seemed to be even more diluted, replaced by the personal will of the feudal lords and a large number of "conventions" and "hidden rules" based on the Frankish nobility.
"Legal principles" should actually be "Legal principles", laws based on principles.
It's very backward, in Nora's opinion, but it's also quite interesting.
Ignoring these street dramas, the two purchased a large amount of vegetables, fruits and meat, and then teleported them back to Fire Island in a deserted place.
"Speaking of which, your potion should have been digested, right?" Ask asked.
"Almost." Nora replied.
It has been almost more than a month since the last time I defeated the Hidden Chord of Demigod.
Relying on the team's super high training load every day, everyone's body digests the magic medicine very quickly, and they will soon be ready for the next promotion.
Considering that the Southern Expedition is approaching, upgrading has become an urgent matter as soon as possible and there is no need to delay.
Nora teleported back to Hearthfire Island to take charge of everyone's upgrade matters, while Ask continued to wander outside with the ancient book.
Then I saw Meyer with a sword on the street.
"Hey, aren't you supposed to be in Strasbourg?" Ask asked in surprise.
Since the last time he donated books to Meyer and paid off his debt, this guy has been planning to return to Strasbourg.
Strasbourg is located on the border of the Kingdom of West Francia and the Duchy of Swabia. It is a rare municipality without a lord. Meyer plans to open a swordsmanship gym there.
Therefore, after the civil war ended and the roads were open again, Asker thought that the Cube Sword Master had gone back, but he did not expect to see him again in Mingxing City.
"Alas, there is no way." Meyer pinched his moustache and said, "Since the last book presentation, the Duke of Bavaria sent people to find me and successively rewarded me with several large sums of money."
"I thought it was because he admired my swordsmanship, but I didn't expect that he actually wanted to recruit me to fight. The letter of appointment and canonization were sent out this morning."
"What canonization?"
"A knight," Meyer said, "of course, the kind without a lord."
In the Shinra Empire, there are two types of knights. One type has no lord, and naturally does not have a fief. Just to get a title, you have to go into battle. Later, it is possible to obtain a fief based on military merit, but there are relatively few - this kind of knight
Generally the highest class that civilians can reach.
The other type is for knights who have lords and fiefdoms. This type is generally prepared for young nobles, especially those small nobles whose family background is not that good but whose ancestral bloodline is noble.
Of course, there will be exceptions. For example, Ludwig made Asker his vassal and had Berg Village as a fief. This was actually a euphemistic gesture of inviting him to join his family, paving the way for him to become his brother-in-law later.
These are the ways of the nobles in the peaceful era. As the demon tide gradually rises, the strength gap between different extraordinary people gradually widens, and the old rules of the nobles will soon be broken.
Asker and Meyer were both senior transcendent beings, and neither of them cared about it at all, so they just chatted for a few words about the war and exchanged information at hand.
"Your Excellency Aske!" A panting voice came from the distance behind him. Aske turned around and saw Knight Commander John of the Weisbach family running over.
"Your letter of appointment, please." Knight Commander John gave him a knightly salute, and then presented the letter of appointment with both hands, "Tomorrow afternoon, please take your people there at the horse racing arena outside Mingxing City.
gather."
"My appointment letter?" Ask was a little surprised.
"You are a vassal of Viscount Gauting." Knight Commander John explained, "The Weisbach family has announced its participation in the war. According to the recruitment order issued by Viscount Gauting, you also need to lead the troops to assemble."
Ask:………………
Only then did he remember that he had also been canonized.
Well, going to war has been planned for a long time anyway. As for whether he is a member of the Blue Sword Mercenary Group or a lord knight of Berg Village, it is just a title.