Chapter 307：

The meeting to distribute the fruits of victory lasted for two full weeks.

After this war of usurpers, the original ruling order of the Northwest Gulf with Ferdinand-Kent as the axis was broken. Portree of the family, Stanlow of the Malcolm family, these five powerful earls have become the new center of gravity of the Northwest Gulf.

Arda, in particular, is like a salty fish turning over. Those who are well-informed know that Arda's contribution should account for more than half of the coalition's victory over Maltz Kent. As for the other lords, they seem to have played a role in containing Jiaaisi role.

Therefore, at this meeting, Paul Greiman's words carried the most weight, not to mention that the Alda army was training outside every day, firing guns one after another, and shooting two or four and six, and it never stopped.

The first issue is the attribution of the title of duke. According to customary law, it is logical that Viscount Henry Ferdinand, the younger brother of old Ferdinand, inherit the title. The nobles pushed one of the old duke's cousins ​​to succeed him. After Maltz's arrogance, this cousin also ran out and walked in various territories, drawing a lot of support for the coalition forces.

It's a pity that the younger brother of the duke's cousin was thrown into prison by Paul because he was Maltz's guest during the war.

"Two brothers, one on each side, are suspected of speculation!" The others headed by Parker and Paul firmly opposed it.

It took three days to discuss the inheritance of the duke title, and finally those who favored Henry's faction prevailed. So, after a simple ceremony, Henry Ferdinand officially became the new Northwest Duke.

After settling the issue of the dukedom, Arda and Bairdine jointly made a request to the Kent family's territory—Emden, not to obtain the title of Earl of Emden, but that there would be no more Earl of Emden. Place the land under this title under the management of the Council of Arda.

As for the various vassal territories of Emden, their lords can keep their territories after paying a sum of indemnity, but the internal affairs and diplomacy of the territories must be [guided] by the Council of State to a certain extent. In fact, this is a vassal in disguise. Unfortunately, the Greiman family does not have the power to confer vassals.

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Arda's appeal was supported by some people and opposed by others.

The supporters felt the rise of this emerging powerful force, and wanted to hold their thighs firmly, and now Emden was already under the occupation of Arda's army, and Paul's request was already a fait accompli, and now Just want a name.

Those who opposed wanted to curb Arda's continued strength. Emden and its dependent territories were the best land in the Northwest Gulf after the duchy. After acquiring this land, Greiman's strength would be doubled.

In the end, Paul backed down a step, and he promised to share half of the wealth of the Kent family still in Emden and the reparations of the various vassal lords with everyone.

This retreat allowed him to obtain most of the support. For those who are not very firm opponents, Emden, which was occupied by the army of Arda, must not have their share. It is really good to get real benefits such as money. But that's all.

Then Paul had no other request, which was the result of repeated discussions with everyone in the Government Affairs Council. The area and population of Emden (including its subordinate territories) are larger than those of Arda and Bairding combined. The current capacity of the Council of Government Affairs is enough for the Council of Government Affairs to digest for a period of time.

Moreover, asking too much is easy to be isolated by other lords, and the substantial benefits obtained by Arda are already the largest among the victors. As the culprit of this war, the Kent family was deprived of their titles and territories. However, the other lords who supported Maltz in the war were different. They stood by Maltz either because they fulfilled their alliance obligations as allies, or Fulfill the duty of loyalty as a vassal.

Due to the various rules and regulations of the aristocratic class in this era, the punishment for these losers will not be too ruthless, the title will generally be retained, and the territory will not be completely taken away. However, it is absolutely unavoidable to be asked for a sky-high compensation by the winner lion.

The content of the following meeting mainly revolved around the two aspects of compensation and land cession. After obtaining the entire earl of Emden and half of the treasury of the Ferdinand family that Henry secretly promised, Paul sat quietly in his seat and watched the quarrels between the parties. In the movie, he has a good relationship with the Parker family and the Heller family, and he speaks out to help the two families at the right time.

Henry Ferdinand, the Duke of the Northwest, was very grateful to him. Although he was very heartbroken by giving away half of his treasury's wealth, Paul supported him in obtaining the title and kept many intangible wealth for him, such as the hearts of the people.

After Arda's army entered the dukedom, it can be said that they did not commit any crimes along the way, did not commit a massacre, did not commit a robbery, and paid for food and other daily necessities at market prices.

After occupying Center CityMany local hooligans and underworld forces wanted to take advantage of what they thought was the [chaotic period] to stir up trouble, and Arda's army took the initiative to undertake the task of restoring and maintaining order.

This army quickly calmed down the city with vigorous methods, and the method they used had a shocking effect—criminals were tied in front of the muzzle of the cannon, and after a bang, half of their bodies disappeared.

Since then, there has been a well-known term in the history of criminal punishment, which makes people talk about it - artillery execution.

Arda's army would organize a large number of people to watch each execution, and publicly announce the crime, evidence, and punishment results, which is called "public trial".

Although the execution process was extremely nerve-wracking, seeing these **** who had committed many crimes die so horribly, the onlookers all applauded and applauded, and also shocked those sneaky guys who were sneaking in the dark.

This is really a different army. The performance of Arda's army refreshed Henry's cognition.

As for the armies of other lords, they are more in line with Henry's old impression of the army. Since the march from Pidtburg to the east, hostile lords who robbed and blackmailed the people or surrendered along the way are indispensable.

After entering the duchy, if they want to do something according to the usual practice, Henry Ferdinand, who has not yet become a duke, or even if he has become a duke but has not yet secured his seat, will absolutely be unable to stop it. This is the power of the winner.

It is precisely because the Arda army has taken on the task of maintaining order that this group of guys who are called the army but are actually bandits dare not act recklessly.

The title of Earl Greyman gradually spread among the people of the Duchy of Manda.

And such a good army was invited by Lord Henry Ferdinand, so Henry's reputation also rose in the hearts of the people, which undoubtedly increased the legitimacy of his succession to the duke.