Chapter 462 Centralization of the Principality of the Sky Eagle (Part 1)

The experiences of these days made Benjamin feel that all his noble ideas had been overturned. At the moment when the people gathered in the square, he suddenly realized what a powerful force these people would be when they gathered together.

Now this territory is well managed by Wendel and others. They are very professional in administration and have the support of everyone - including the nobles.

Perhaps only such a group of people can give these people a way to survive and prevent them from taking that dead end.

Because they stand with these people.

And I have already blocked all the people in the territory without knowing it.

It is true that as the great lord said, there have been more than one riot in this territory. Benjamin has been worried about what will happen in the last riot for countless days and nights.

I am frantically making money and building my own army and castle, but no matter what I do, I can feel that the riot that I have repeatedly dreamed of in my dreams is getting closer and closer to me.

Everything I do is like drinking poison to quench thirst. Unknowingly, a noose had been put around his neck.

The situation was so ironic that Benjamin hated Wendel so much that his teeth itched, but he regarded the great master in front of him as a savior.

He had already knelt on the ground unconsciously, crying and begging for forgiveness from the Seven Gods.

"My Lord! I am willing to obey all your orders! Please give me a chance!" Benjamin knelt on the ground and cried. He was very sensible and acted like a sensible child: "In this future disaster, I can no longer lead my people into the future. I am willing to hand over all my land and people to the Dawn Cathedral for management."

After hearing this, George nodded.

Indeed, he had the ability to take back Benjamin's title, land and all his property. Even the arbitration panel had the right to deal with noble cases - many things did involve the church. So George could openly take the nobles' illegal gains and make them pay a sky-high fine.

But once this is done, in the eyes of all the nobles, the means played by this great lord are beyond the rules of the game for the nobles. He is a guy who does not follow the rules and cheats.

So, George is unwilling to do this because the cost is too high - or it is not the right time yet.

This is not the Valley, here, the nobles are still dominant. Once all the nobles regard the Valley as a demon that eats people without spitting bones, the Sanctuary will have no business to do after making this money - even treating its own vassals so cruelly. What about the nobles outside?

Who will believe that the arbitration group comes here only to do good things, and no one is willing to cooperate with the Sanctuary and the Sky Eagle.

And the place where George's eyes fall is not the Sky Eagle - it is the entire Elda, and even all the kingdoms.

So these things have to be done step by step.

Therefore, he can't really accept the "donation" and can't hand over all those materials to the court and the temple - not to mention that they will also make a fortune.

Benjamin needs to be alive and work under him. What he wanted to show all the nobles was that after the earl followed him, his life was getting better and better. And he came here to help him deal with a riot and bloodbath.

It was those cultists who caused all this.

As for the so-called "management" by the Great Cathedral of Dawn - as long as Benjamin obeys and cooperates, what is the difference between this "management" and giving?

When everything is at the right time, nobles like Earl Benjamin who follow him will give up everything and retain an honorary title. And as a priest, he will devote himself to the faith of the Seven Gods.

Of course, those who do well will make them rich and worry-free for their descendants. If they are good at politics, they may be able to work for themselves like Leighton in the future.

After dealing with this matter, George put down a burden and walked around the territory.

On Benjamin's side, he followed Wendel to the castle.

Like other nobles who handed over their land to the Great Cathedral of Dawn, Earl Benjamin also signed a "lease" agreement with the priests of the Dawn Church on this day. Things like this are happening in many of the territories of the Skyhawk.

The lease period is not specified in these agreements. And everyone knows this well - as for opening the warehouse to release grain and opening the small treasury full of silver foxes, it is handled on the pretext of overdue taxes owed to the Duke of Skyhawk.

In this way, the handling of these fines is the Duke of Skyhawk's own family affairs in the eyes of the nobles of the kingdom. And his methods of governing those disobedient vassals are also praised - the nobles of the kingdom naturally don't know the real thing that happened. From the situation, the Duke left a lot of room after dealing with those disobedient vassals. The rules of the game used are also the rules of the nobles.

The vassals have never played the feudal lord, so naturally they should bow their heads and admit their mistakes.

Benjamin was grateful for this agreement with tears.

And it was very unexpected.

Because this "lease" does have a rent!

This gave Benjamin's treasury, which became empty after "paying the fine", its first income.

In front of the vault, the knights Wendel said as they tossed barrels of silver foxes and gold coins:

"Just pay this much first, Sir Benjamin. You know, the rent is usually settled in the fall." Wendel looked at Benjamin meaningfully. "But the great lord asked me to pay 20% of the rent first."

This rent is really not small, and it is not given casually, but in accordance with the rent stipulated by the church (tax one in twenty)

"But I want to make it clear, Sir Earl. No matter what the harvest is this year, the rent will be calculated according to last year."

This sounded so familiar to Count Benjamin. He used to say this to the tenants, but now the roles have been reversed.

However, after hearing this, Count Benjamin felt at ease.

If he had rented it to farmers in the past, he would have squeezed every last grain of rice from these people. But now that he is renting it to the great lord, the rent is a bit hot.

But now it's interesting to talk about it. Now that people have really given him money, he still doesn't dare to take it.

"Lord Wendel, there is something. I need to ask you for advice." Count Benjamin humbly asked the priest: "Does the great lord have anything else that I can do for you?"

Hearing this, Wendel's eyebrows slightly raised, and when he looked at the earl again, a hint of praise appeared in his eyes.

"Count Benjamin, as a count, your daily expenses are naturally not low, you can take this money with confidence. Of course, the lord also thinks that you need a lot of money to maintain various relationships and channels in the capital." Wendel didn't say much, but he made it clear.

Benjamin suddenly realized that there was no worry on his face at this moment, and the big stone in his heart was completely put down.

He knew that this rent was the cost of his own socializing and management between the capital and the temple-the extra money, as well as the extra benefits earned from other nobles, were naturally his own salary.

Benjamin calculated that the remaining salary was not less than the annual salary of hiring a count.

He should have been punished for what he did, but now he has both face and money.

And the most important thing is that he is now a useful person.