socalfunplaces Chapter 154
Chapter 154
The earl of the court and a lot of gold coins!
Wealth and status!
These two things are undoubtedly the two most important things in Demacia.
It can also be shown here that Jarvan III undoubtedly recognized the merits of Jincheng and his beast walker partner in saving Jarvan IV.
It can be said that Jarvan III's sincerity is already very great, and he even promised Shyvana the same reward.
In Demacia, there is a system of nobility and a system of official positions.
These are two systems.
And the two systems are completely different.
The system of nobility is divided into dukes, marquises, earls, viscounts, barons and knights.
This is obvious, people have the right to rule over a specific territory.
For example, Jarvan III, while he is the king of Demacia, is also the Duke of Cili'an, the Duke of the Bolpo Mountains, the Viscount of the Bolkla Woods, the Marquis of the Kalda Plains...
These all represent the direct jurisdiction of the royal family and Jarvan III over these areas, which belong to the royal territory.
Of course, as a king, he naturally has the political power to rule the kingdom.
The title cannot be that complicated. People only call Jarvan III His Majesty the King.
The Crownguard family, one of the four major families in Demacia, and the Grand Duke of Crownguard, in addition to the title of Duke, also have a long list of titles and titles for each territory.
In fact, the granting of titles generally represents the transfer of territory. Of course, the granting of titles must be reasonable.
As for the size of the territory, it represents the level of the title.
But it is not impossible that an earl who is good at managing the territory is stronger than another marquis who is playing badly.
Under the system of noble titles, even if you are a duke, you cannot kill me, a baron, at will.
The baron's territory is in the east, and your marquis's territory is in the west. The basic etiquette of the nobility does not allow you to order me around. You are not the king, and I have a certain right to manage myself.
All nobles also need to be directly responsible to the royal family.
Therefore, when war comes, nobles will defend their castles and refusing to retreat.
Because the territory is glory and everything.
The official system derived from politics is completely different.
For example, in a war, the king appoints a baron as the marshal, and the duke is only a captain, then everyone must obey the marshal, including you, the duke.
But this is just an analogy. Generally speaking, when the appointment occurs, the more powerful duke has a greater chance of becoming a high-ranking official.
For example, the current commander of the Fearless Vanguard is Tiana Crownguard of the Grand Duke Crownguard.
And Jincheng's goal is very simple:
It is to obtain a fiefdom.
Jincheng checked and found that a knight's territory alone is as big as a small village, which is not small.
And it is impossible for him to be classified as a knight, right?
In fact, only by obtaining a fiefdom can Jincheng try to promote the exchange of materials between Demacia and Freljord.
This is even a good starting point.
Otherwise, it is difficult to connect trade by relying on oneself alone.
But the court earl mentioned by Jarvan III does not represent the normal title system, nor does it mean that Jincheng will get an earldom.
The authority of the earl comes from the territory, but the court earl... his authority comes from the royal family.
Zhao Xin is a high-ranking official in Demacia, but as a court marquis, he does not have a territory directly under his control in Demacia.
The authority of the court nobles comes from the majesty of the royal family.
Of course, the court nobles are generally responsible for some affairs of the palace, and they also have more or less official positions.
Therefore, those great nobles and grand dukes will also give some face to the court nobles who deliver the king's intentions.
"Court... earl?" Jincheng's expression was a little dull at the moment. He was dissatisfied with this, but he couldn't say it directly.
As a man of the ways of the world, he naturally wouldn't jump out and shout out his dissatisfaction with the reward.
Because those overbearing kings always think: You can only take what I give you, and you can't take what I don't give you.
Jincheng, whose memory of his previous life was already blurred, couldn't help but recall the past:
The same is true for those guys at the top of the power hierarchy, you can't ask for it at will, and you can't ask for a raise, you can only take what he gives you! You can't even ask for what he doesn't give you.
"What's wrong? Lord Jincheng, are you dissatisfied? You are my savior, what are you dissatisfied with?"
Jarvan IV, who had new bandages tied all over his body, seemed to have noticed the change in Jincheng's attitude.
Jarvan IV knew that the other party had given him first aid and treated his wounds, so he naturally couldn't help but be grateful to the savior in front of him..
The noble character of the prince's gratitude made him ask.
"Your Highness, I..." Jin Cheng hesitated and hesitated, looking like he couldn't speak, and he took his hesitation to the extreme.
Zhao Xin chose to ignore everything in front of him.
His duty was only to protect the king, but the warrior's intuition made him vaguely feel the cold and sharp feeling of the young man in front of him.
But the problem was that the other party saved Jarvan IV, whom he regarded as his nephew and apprentice, which made Zhao Xin's attitude in a bystander's scrutiny.
"Lord Jincheng! You saved Jarvan IV! You may not know how important your actions are to Demacia!
You may not know what this means to an old father who almost lost his only son.
Just as Jarvan said!
You can ask for anything you want! As long as I can give, I will give it as a reward!"
Jarvan III seemed very easy-going, even the place where he sat was not the high throne, and he seemed particularly amiable.
To be honest, if Jarvan IV was not saved by Jincheng, a foreigner from Freljord, Jarvan III would not have needed to do so.
If the other party was just a noble or a high-ranking official of Demacia, or those subordinates of Jarvan IV...
Then it would be more of a matter of course for them to save the prince of Demacia, and they would not get so many rewards.
Jarvan III will reward him, but not like this
But when a foreigner saves the prince of their country, the nature of the matter changes completely...
It is equivalent to a department encountering a problem that no one can solve, and this problem is asked to be solved by someone within the department. Even if he is the only one who can solve the problem, after he solves the problem, at most, he will only get a thank you, and most people even think that this is his duty.
But if you let someone outside the department solve this problem, then you must be prepared to pay a lot of money.
Plus the effect of buying horse bones with a thousand gold coins.
Jarvan III let everyone see that even if you are not a Demacia person, as long as you save the royal family, you will still have a rich and satisfying reward!
This caused the king to indulge Jincheng.
"Can I ask? Your Majesty, is it really possible? Your Majesty, praise you, you are so great...
May the Winged Guardian protect you! The Veiled Lady protects you! You and Demacia will live forever..."
Jincheng was surprised when he heard this, and the corners of his mouth could not help but rise.
Jincheng looked at the king with a truthful gaze.
Then, Jincheng saw Jarvan III nodding his head affirmatively and a gentle expression on his face, but his aura was full of majesty.
Jincheng also saw Jarvan IV, who was covered in bandages, nodding his head firmly at him, expressing his certainty in his words.
Things went unexpectedly smoothly. Seeing this, Jincheng licked his lips, stopped struggling, and spoke his demands with a little embarrassment:
"Your Majesty, I want to be a noble of Demacia, the kind of noble who has his own land.
To be honest, I have a love for land. I like to see the magical scene of food breaking through the ground. I think that is the picture of endless life..."
"?" Jincheng's sudden words made Jarvan III's approving eyes pause slightly.
After hearing what Jin Cheng said, Jarvan IV obviously thought of something, so he immediately turned around and reminded him: "Father! He saved me, we..."
While reminding, Jarvan IV turned around and nodded to Jin Cheng with a smile, indicating that he should rest assured.
The king still frowned, holding the gorgeous scepter with one hand, first reaching out to stop Jarvan IV's words, then looking at Jin Cheng with a serious face, and asked after a long time: "You want to own land? Become a noble?!"
"Yes!" Jin Cheng looked a little uneasy when he saw this.
To be honest, he knew a little about Demacia, but he still didn't understand the etiquette and rules between nobles and the rules of the upper echelons.