Throne of the North.

Chapter 50 Rejection
Ryan could already hear the many discussions.

Some barons have already begun discussing how to acquire the lands of future lords, and others are planning to turn some pioneering nobles who were originally qualified to become barons into lords and then eat them up.

This place gradually split into two factions. One faction was the fifth-class nobles. The emergence of the lord system had an impact on them, but the lordship had to rely on the fifth-class title, which allowed them to gain a lot of wealth.

Especially in the North Wind Province, it is equivalent to gathering several territories together, and the wealth will naturally be concentrated in the hands of these fifth-class nobles.

As for those pioneering nobles and knights, some began to plan to turn their territories into baronies, while others were desperate and angry.

Is becoming a lord really a noble? They don't believe it, and always feel that this is inferior.

"My Lord Earl, what if we reject the Empire's proposal?"

A pioneer knight stood up and said that he represented quite a group of people.

"If all the nobles in the Northern Wind Province reject the decision of this Southern Conference, I think it will still have some effect."

Laxu said with a smile, but the other nobles disagreed.

"What do you mean by all the nobles in the Northern Wind Province reject it? Knight Wheeler, don't talk nonsense."

A baron snorted coldly and couldn't help but say:
"In my opinion, everyone in the Northern Wind Province clearly agrees. You pioneer knights have not yet become nobles, and those pioneer nobles have not yet completely become nobles."

"What qualifications do you have to participate in the decision-making of this meeting?"

Hearing this, many people glared at the baron. It would be a slap in the face to do this. They were not those peasants.

"My Lord Earl, now that you have become a lord, how can you take a further step?"

Eventually, these pioneering knights began to accept reality. They could not change the outcome and could only ask some realistic questions.

"Well..."

Count Laxul was also in a dilemma. The empire really hadn't thought this through. One had to know that the establishment of the lord system, to a certain extent, solidified the current class. Becoming a lord was almost enough. It was very difficult to climb up.

This was originally intended to restrict these powerful nobles, because they were worried that these nobles wanted to become dukes. Unexpectedly, these future lords still had hope.

"This lordship system is a reward for the empire to expand its territory. As long as more territory can be expanded, the lord will naturally be able to become a baron, and there is a chance that he will even become a future grand duke."

Count Laxul said casually. It was none of his business what happened in the future anyway, so why bother talking to him?

It is impossible for the empire to openly block all paths to advancement, so such an answer put many nobles at ease.

Then the next thing is very simple. Discuss the lordship and decide which noble territory can become a barony, and how to divide the 1.5 million gold coins.

Of course, among these things, except for the second matter which was related to some pioneering nobles and Laxu, the rest were the results of discussions among the nobles of the North Wind Province behind closed doors.

As Count Laxul traveled around the North Wind Province to investigate who could be transformed from a pioneering noble into a baron, the other nobles also closed their doors and began to discuss two other matters.

Who should the Lord depend on?
There is almost no answer to this question, but one answer can be ruled out, which is that almost all pioneering knights cannot become lords of nearby baronies.

After all, in the past twenty or thirty years, there has been almost no other issues between them except conflicts of interest. If he becomes a lord under the other family now, wouldn't he be walking into a trap?
Looking at Hatton's behavior, it is clear that if the pioneer knight Little Water, who is not far away, becomes a lord under the family of Baron Hatton, he will probably be eaten up in a short time. So this choice is very interesting. If the pioneer knight wants to attach himself to a noble, the first thing he wants is that the other party can support him to deal with the original opponents around his territory.

For example, Ryan saw that little Walter, who was about the same age as himself, was having a great conversation with Baron Roche of the Crow Territory. They were exchanging glances and seemed to have reached some kind of agreement.

Thanks to Count Laxul's words, these pioneering knights now still have the right to choose for the time being.

But no one came to Ryan.

There was not a single one in Lingdu County, because they all knew what the Frozen Territory looked like. Of course, they didn’t know what the Frozen Territory looked like today.

In just a few months, even the neighbor Baron Hatton was shocked and unbelievable about the Frozen Territory, and other nobles paid little attention to it. What's more, Ryan had been staying outside the circle of nobles since he came to the North Wind Province.

When Ryan thought that this matter had nothing to do with him, he did not expect that the Pioneer Knights would target him.

"Baron Ryan, Brak sends his regards."

A middle-aged pioneer knight greeted Ryan with standard aristocratic etiquette. There was a hint of careful wisdom in his lowered eyes.

The visitor is not good.

But it is true that there is no way a good person could find the lord of the frozen land.

"Hello, Knight Braque."

Ryan also responded with a calm smile, and then said:
"Knight Braque, are you planning to become the Lord of my family?"

"As you can imagine, my Knight Territory has a small town with a population of 3,000, of which more than 2,000 are my slaves. In addition, the Knight Territory also has two small iron mines and a hunting forest."

Black said, with pride in his tone, this was the accumulation of his family over the years.

Indeed, for a pioneer knight, if this incident had not happened, this Knight Black would probably have soon become Baron Black, and his family background would have been even richer than that of Baron Hatton.

Any baron would probably be ecstatic to hear that a pioneer knight with such wealth had come to join him.

But Ryan was not fooled. Knight Black belonged to Yinchuan County, which was the county closest to the Winged Canyon in the North Wind Province and also the southernmost one. It was considered the richest county. Why would he come to seek refuge with him, the lord of the northernmost and poorest frozen land.

Migrate to the frozen land with everyone? Impossible, he could only use Ryan's name to occupy his knight's land with peace of mind.

"Given Knight Braque's wealth, there should be many barons and even viscounts who would be willing to recruit you, right?"

Ryan said with a smile, and then continued speaking.

"Knight Black may want to go find Viscount Hogg. I think he will give you a good answer."

Ryan was too lazy to accept these pioneering knights, each of whom had high aspirations.

Moreover, under the lordship system, barons are eligible to be conferred lordships, so why go far away?

(End of this chapter)