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In the past, although he would not openly disobey the Grand Duke's orders, he has never been so obedient.

It's not that he has any ulterior motives for the Grand Duke. It's actually the "political wisdom" of most low-level nobles facing high-level nobles. In personal affairs and personal relationships, I will be very honest and respectful, and I will not do anything for obedience Pass.

But in official business, although you won't disobey and resist, you won't behave like a boneless face man. You just need to give me a little force and I will change into the shape you are satisfied with-power is like this slipped away quietly in unconditional obedience.

"Faced with the order of the superior, if you choose to obey unconditionally for the first time, then the other party will think that you are more manageable. If you choose to obey unconditionally every time, then the other party will think that you should do so. If a certain performance is slightly unsatisfactory , will be furious at convenience, and even suspect that you have a rebellious heart!"

"Learn to preserve the value of the power in your hands!"

"You can't refuse, but you can't accept it unconditionally. You have to learn to handle it just right!"

"..."

Although there is no book teaching people how to be a qualified nobleman, such a truth is common sense in the noble circle.

Although the situation is different this time, there is a more irresistible existence like the God's Favored One behind him, but the performance of the Marquis is still a bit too aggressive.

Not only did he unconditionally accept the order sent by the Grand Duke's envoy, but he also actively lobbied other nobles to obey.

In the eyes of the earl, who was very familiar with the marquis, this seemed a bit inconsistent.

He believed that not only he saw it, but other minor nobles should also notice it, and even guessed the reason behind the Marquis's attitude, which is also the reason why other minor nobles were so submissive in front of his lobbying—although I don't know there is something behind it. What is the reason, but even the Marquis has such an attitude, it must be no small matter, so why should I insist on it?

After the thoughtful earl sat down under the signal of the marquis, the marquis smiled and said: "This time the messenger came, in addition to what I have already said in front of everyone, he also delivered a piece of news."

Did the Grand Duke send other news?

Why didn't the nobles talk about it before, but now they call me in for a secret talk?

The earl's heart moved, and he looked at the marquis with bright eyes.

"what news?"

The Marquis said: "In the not-too-distant future, there will definitely be a war of faith outside the Principality."

The count nodded, and the god-favored person came over, as if he was going to stay here for a long time, and there could be no more reasonable reason other than this.

Moreover, although the history of the Duchy of Fognar is very short, and the earl's family did not have any serious background before the pioneering war, their family has always paid attention to the collection and preservation of knowledge. Among the nobles of the duchy, the earl is considered to be well-informed.

According to what he learned from some serious notes, including unserious anecdotes, as is happening in the Principality of Fognar now, the belief in the new god fully covers the belief in the old god, and there are basically two strategies for the new god, one One is to recuperate, and spend decades or even hundreds of years to slowly digest and transform. One is to launch a thorough and mobilized war. Refining".

Most of the gods will choose the first one, and only the backing is particularly strong, and the gods in the priesthood are war-oriented or violent. This is because this kind of "tempering" is two-way, and it is good to be tempered successfully, but if If the quality itself is lacking, then you have to be prepared to put yourself in it.

For the gods, time is the least valuable, and there is no need to take such risks in order to save decades or at most one or two hundred years.

And because the Principality of Fognar used to believe in the God of Black Fist, their "composition" is not very good. They can't stick to the gods with background and strong backing. The "wild gods" in the circle of gods are willing to take over, and the general view in the circle of nobles is that the Principality will have at least three or four generations of peace.

But this kind of speculation was shattered with the appearance of the god-favored person and the successive government orders issued by the Grand Duke these days.

Although it hasn't been issued yet.

But all nobles already know that their generation is likely to experience a war of faith.

Although they don't know what gave the God of Magic Gabunoin such courage, but this trend is impossible for them to defy.

Therefore, facing the Marquis' slightly inquiring tone, the Earl nodded without any objection.

The Marquis continued:

"Although we accept the leadership of the god-favored person in name, in fact, he has no interest in training the leaders of our chaotically gathered forces from all over the world."

"And this thing must be done by someone. This time is different from the past in that it will last for a long time, and we don't know when the war of faith will end. Therefore, we can basically regard it as a need. The standing system exists."

As if afraid of not being thorough enough, the Marquis added: "It's not temporary!"

As long as you are a qualified nobleman, you know the importance of the army, not to mention that this is a powerful army selected from all over the country and specially prepared for the war of faith!

The earl's waist was already straight, and his eyes were fixed on the slightly parted lips of the marquis.

"According to Lord God's Favored One, as long as he assumes the title of commander-in-chief in name, Commons will be responsible for the specific training and drills," said the Marquis.

"How is this possible!" the earl retorted immediately after hearing the words.

These troops are all meat from local nobles like them. Although it is a part of those who they dislike and have some chicken ribs, the chicken ribs are also their chicken ribs!

The Marquis nodded and said:

"The Grand Duke also knows the rules, and rejected the proposal of the Lord God's Favored One.

However, it was originally selected from all over the country, and it was still a part that was particularly thorny and difficult to tame. It was impossible to continue to be privately owned by various nobles. Otherwise, there would be dozens of people under each lord, hundreds of people under each baron There are even thousands of people, and the earl and marquis also bring their own hands, so how can it look like an army? "

The earl nodded while listening, his heart began to beat faster, he was not stupid, he had already seen something from the extraordinary behavior of the marquis, and he had some guesses in his heart.

"Therefore, a strict command system is necessary to be able to upload and distribute smoothly," the Marquis said.

"Additionally, if the nationwide forces are assembled, the number can range from [-] to [-] to as many as more than [-]. Together, among other things, the bloated command system will be very troublesome.

Therefore, the Grand Duke's opinion is to divide the principality into eight war preparation areas, which happen to be led by eight marquises, who are responsible for the conscription and subsequent training management of all noble territories in the war area. "

Hearing this, the earl murmured his lips, but he didn't say anything. He believed that if this was the case, it would be impossible for the marquis to call himself over to talk about this matter in private.

The Marquis looked at him with burning eyes, and continued:

"However, considering that there is only one marquis leader who is prone to act arbitrarily and has too much power, a wrong decision-making will lead to the destruction of the entire army.

There must be a force sufficient to check and balance.

Therefore, any earl who is assigned to the war zone will automatically become the deputy of this future strong army.

For example, here we have five earls including you, as long as three of them disagree with my opinion or a certain order, they can stop some of my actions and even temporarily take over the command of this army. "

Hearing this, the Earl's heart beat wildly.

Even the face resisted becoming red due to excessive congestion.

In the end, based on the basic qualities of a political creature, he only said one sentence: "What am I going to do?"

He didn't think that this kind of pie should fall on his head as a matter of course. If he couldn't do something, he would feel guilty and ashamed in his heart.

Marquis said:

"Just one thing, this time the conscription work in our theater must be strictly implemented!

Although everyone agreed verbally just now, I think you should be very clear about what will happen if there is no necessary supervision!

And the war of faith is no joke!

It seems that we have won the leadership of this army, and we will go to the front line together after we can. Even if it is for our own safety, we must not be negligent and slack!

As for the surrounding situation, is there anyone who knows better than us?

We can't just fish in a rut. After all, this is the foundation of all of us and even our god's beliefs, but we must squeeze out the potential as much as possible. This is our confidence in the future!

But don't forget, there are eight such armies, whichever is the strongest will be more favored by my God! "

The Marquis kept talking, while the Earl kept nodding his head in response.

"Since the war of faith is inevitable, we have no other way to go, we can only do our best to win this battle of faith for our god.

Since he dared to launch it, he must have the confidence that we don't know, but the danger involved, how many casualties there will be, are also beyond our current forecast. "

Finally, the mysterious hint on the Marquis' face:

"In any case, only with enough strength in hand can we stand to the end. At that time, it's time to share the cake!"

He didn't say any more, but the earl automatically made up what he hadn't finished saying: "Only with strong enough hands can you get the best and fattest piece of cake when you divide the cake!"

And this big conscription for the entire war zone, which the Grand Duke and God's Familiars nodded in agreement, is the best opportunity for them!

After trying to understand this, his beating heart suddenly slowly regained its stability, and he felt that every beat was more firm and powerful than before.

The two looked at each other, as if they could see a strong flame burning in it.

At this moment, the friendship of revolutionary comrades-in-arms as comrades rose in their hearts.

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Duchy of Fognar.

capital.

Qin Shenzheng said to the sixth generation:

"Centralization of power does not require you to recklessly launch a civil war, or plot to kill them one by one... Besides, the Principality of Fognar lacks such suddenness at all.

It's like you want to grow food on a sand dune, which is unrealistic.

You have to improve the soil quality here first, let the sand dunes become fertile soil, and then you can consider the issue of growing food.

You have to follow the steps, don't try to do it in one step!

You want the principality to centralize power, don't those marquises and earls want to do similar things to the surrounding areas?

In the past, they just didn't have a chance, so let's give them a justifiable chance now, and they will definitely do this more actively than you!

At this stage, don't regard them as obstacles to your centralization of power. Instead, they are your most reliable partners. They are your pioneers. Fertile ground depends on them. "

Commons, who had been listening quietly by the side, suddenly said: "When they plant the fruit tree, take care of it, and when the fruit grows, shall we pick it?"

He did not show any psychological burden for picking the "fruit" that others have worked so hard to cultivate, but was eager to try.

Qin Shenzhong shook his head and said:

"No no no!

Don't think so, others are not fools, if you really have this kind of thought, it is impossible not to show it in your future interactions with them, wouldn't the Fognar family become the target of public criticism at that time?

Playing tricks and tricks, whether it is the marquis who has further power, or the low-level nobles who are sucked by them, will hate you!

Why bother? "

Commons was dumbfounded, and said: "Then what should we do? Are we really going to make wedding dresses for those marquises and earls?"

Qin Shen said: "How can it be called a wedding dress? By doing this, will the potential of the entire principality be mobilized to the greatest extent?"

Commons thought for a while and nodded.

"As a result, the war of faith can achieve greater results. As long as you, as the Grand Duke's family, don't die, you will naturally get the biggest share?" Qin Shen continued.

Commons continued to nod.

"Then what are you worried about?" Qin asked seriously.

"Ah... yes, what am I worried about?" Commons felt that he really had nothing to worry about.

"After these troops are recruited, they will all be concentrated around the capital, and the logistics will be shared by you and them. It will involve a long-term massive consumption of at least 10,000+ people. Establish a more efficient coordination mechanism covering the whole country, right? Is it a matter of course?" Qin Shen asked again.

"Yes." Commons.

Qin Shen spread his hands: "This is not centralization, what is it?"

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It seems, it seems, it is indeed!

Commons was almost overwhelmed by Qin Shen, and he could only think so in a daze at the moment.

However, he still felt that there was something strange and weird here!

He suppressed his overly active and increasingly unfettered thoughts, and pondered hard.

Finally, after a long silence, Commons finally came to his senses and said:

"But it can't be like this forever, can it?

Those marquises and earls are already very strong. Now we are giving them the opportunity to squeeze them together to form eight tighter, stronger, and even more ambitious groups. Now we are equivalent to releasing eight heads with our own hands. A beast cub that cannot be tamed! "

Speaking of this, Commons was full of worry.

Qin Shen looked at him in surprise, and said:

"You think far ahead. How many years will this be? Isn't it too early to think about it now?

I think, instead of worrying about this, you might as well think about how to release this group of beasts, and take advantage of this war of faith to eat more meat outside. "

"After the war of faith really comes, how many of these beasts in your eyes will be left in the end?

What about their condition, have they been exhausted and scarred? "

Commons was shocked when he heard this.

"If there are people who take advantage of this opportunity to become more and more powerful and ferocious, even you all feel that the threat is difficult to treat...then why bother to treat it?

At that time, the territory must have been different from what it is now. Wouldn't it be enough to divide it up and give it to them?

If you really feel unwilling, you don’t need to take action at all. So many low-level nobles whose power has been eroded by them are not dead. The reason why they have become so weak is because the existing rules have been broken and they do not have a strong background. Backing, they are not bad in terms of ability!