Unknown Knight

Soon the whole kingdom was in turmoil, and many small lords who had newly acquired territories, especially those who were illegitimate children, joined the ranks of transferring their fiefs.

These small lords had a very strong desire to move their fiefdoms. Even when their family elders tried to dissuade them, they still chose to move. After all, it was a real increase in their fiefdoms. Without the constraints and oppression of their families, how great it would be to be the masters of their own house. Why should they stay and suffer?

Soon the roads throughout the kingdom were filled with large and small processions of transfer of fiefdoms. These processions were led by nobles on horseback and vehicles pulling their wealth, followed by impoverished farmers whose only possessions were a package on their backs and clay jars in their hands.

Because there were too many teams coming to relocate, all the wooden trucks produced in Aix were sold out. This type of truck was equipped with special iron bearings made in Aix, which was very labor-saving and not easy to damage. It was very popular and basically monopolized the truck market in the Kingdom of Vigia. There was also a trend of it becoming popular overseas, and it was one of Aix's best-selling products.

By the way, there are no additional taxes on the goods of Aix County in the Kingdom of Vigia, so that the handicraft industry in the whole country has fallen into recession. People are more willing to buy Aix County products with better quality and relatively cheaper prices. The wealth of the entire kingdom has unknowingly flowed to the Aix Group.

More than a month later, seeing that the transfer was almost complete, Aix had no intention of stopping and immediately introduced the "Land Approval Law".

As mentioned before, the division of noble titles throughout the continent of Calradia is relatively primitive and rough. There are different names for such titles as Boyer, Yar, Nayan, Earl, Lord, and Chief. The literal meanings of these titles are also very primitive. Some mean headman, some mean elder, some mean head of the family, and so on.

There is no division into duke, marquis, earl, viscount and baron like in the original world of Aix, but the "Law on the Approval of Titles and Lands" of Aix redivided the noble titles of the Kingdom of Vijia.

The decree stipulates that the kingdom's noble titles are divided into five ranks: duke, marquis, earl, vicar, and baron, as well as lords and knights who are considered quasi-noble.

Since it is the "Law on the Approval of Nobles and Lands", it means that this law divides noble titles according to the amount of land and acres of territory. The specific details of the law stipulate:

A duke was a nobleman who owned more than 30,000 acres, a marquis was a nobleman who owned less than 30,000 acres but more than 10,000 acres, an earl was a nobleman who owned less than 10,000 acres but more than 5,000 acres, a viscount was a nobleman who owned less than 5,000 acres but more than 2,000 acres, and a baron was a nobleman who owned less than 2,000 acres but more than 1,000 acres.

As for the quasi-noble lords and knights, a lord is a person who owns less than 1,000 acres but more than 500 acres, while a knight is a person who owns less than 500 acres but more than 200 acres.

Since Vijia is a vast country with few people, in order to reward land reclamation, the law stipulates that the kingdom will review the land of the nobles every five years and adjust the nobles' titles according to the amount of land.

Of course, the reclaimed land is not provided free of charge. If the newly reclaimed land wants to be included in the new commission, a fee of five silver coins must be paid for each acre of the land. If the fee is not paid, the land will be treated as the land of civilians and a tithe tax must be paid every year.

Although the nobles did not have to pay taxes, they had to assume corresponding obligations. The "Law on the Approval of Nobleness and Land" stipulated that the nobles needed to provide a corresponding number of troops when the country was at war based on the amount of land they owned. If they failed to provide the troops as required, they would be punished by demotion and confiscation of land.

The duke must provide sixty knights and two hundred and fifty archers, the marquis thirty knights and one hundred and twenty archers, the earl fifteen knights and sixty archers, the viscount eight knights and thirty archers, the baron four knights and fifteen archers, the lord two knights and ten archers, and the knight must fight on his own with five archers.

It was not until then that the nobles of Virgia saw the true face of Aix. You must know that before this, there was no specific number of acres of land in the nobles' fiefdoms, and there was no specific limit on the amount of land reclaimed. As long as you did not swing the hoe into other people's territory, no one cared how much land you reclaimed.

Once the "Law on the Approval of Nobleness and Land" was promulgated, it indicated that the nobles had lost the possibility of wanton expansion. If they wanted to improve their titles, apart from fighting hard on the battlefield to gain merit, they had to pay a corresponding price even if they reclaimed wasteland.

Moreover, in the past, when the kingdom launched a war, there was no specific quota for the number of troops to be sent. The number of troops depended entirely on the relationship between the noble and the king. Therefore, every time the kingdom launched a war, it was necessary to hold a grand banquet. The people in power used the banquet to build relationships with the nobles who wanted to join the war, hoping that they would bring more soldiers and fight hard in the war.

Now that this decree has been issued, the nobles have no say on how many troops to send. They have lost the qualifications to negotiate conditions. The decree clearly stipulates the obligations of equal titles, and if they want to reduce the burden, they must find ways to expand the area of ​​arable land to reach the maximum value that matches the title. However, the output of the fields is not much, and they have to pay a large amount of approval money.

The nobles who saw the situation clearly took action immediately. They wanted to plot to overthrow the rule of the new queen and her husband, Prince of Aix, but when these conspiring nobles gathered together, they became discouraged.

The reason is simple: they are really not strong enough. The "Second Son Succession Law" of Aix some time ago seriously weakened the strength of these nobles. The second sons who obtained land titles are vested interests. They have now become supporters of the Queen and Prince of Aix, and it is impossible for them to support this conspiracy and rebellion. Their combined strength is not much different from that of these conspiring nobles.

In addition, Aix still has more than 2,000 captives, who account for nearly half of the conspiring nobles' military strength. They have been kept in the military camp in the city of Rivadin. Aix's subordinates have been dividing and winning over these captives during this period. They have also granted them corresponding land according to their military type and strength, on the condition that they swear allegiance to them.

Aix also did not restrict the destination of these loyal captives. Those who were willing to return to their hometowns were given travel expenses, and those who were willing to go to Aix's territory were given certain support. The government also assisted their relatives in their hometowns to migrate.

Under such favorable conditions, these captives basically swore allegiance to Aix, and most of them moved to the territory of Aix in the kingdom. After all, the people of Vigia now knew that the territory of Aix was the richest place in the kingdom. This move greatly weakened the strength of these conspiring nobles, which was tantamount to cutting off one of their arms.

Therefore, the more these conspiring nobles discussed, the more discouraged they became. In the end, they only recruited a force of less than 500 people. These people were no match for Aix, and he did not even need to recruit the armies of the second-son nobles. Therefore, these nobles did not dare to launch a rebellion, and in the end, it ended in nothing.

Aix also learned about these nobles who were plotting rebellion through secret reports. However, the introduction and implementation of a series of laws in recent times had caused panic among the people across the country, so he decided not to take any action against these people to prevent them from becoming desperate. After all, there was still a long time to go and there would be plenty of opportunities in the future.