Unknown Knight

Chapter 389 The Queen’s New Deal (1)

Since the Prince of Aix took over as regent, after a brief period of calm, rebellions have continued to occur in the country.

There was nothing that could be done about it. Although the manure pond in the main castle of Roma had drowned almost all of the actual lords of the Kingdom of Vigia, the relatives and armed forces of these lords were still there, and their descendants were still there. So many days had passed, and Prince Aix had not confirmed the territories of these dead lords, so rumors spread everywhere in the local area, and local forces began to stir.

In theory, when the original lord dies, his heirs have the right to inherit the original territories and titles. However, ultimately these territories and titles need to be recognized by the kingdom, and they must go to the royal city to go through a conferment ceremony before they can be considered legally inherited.

But now the former king and the feudal lords are gone. After the rebellion of the "Seven Days Dynasty", they finally waited for the new successor Queen Isabella and the regent Prince Aix, but they seemed to have forgotten about it and did not mention it at all, which inevitably made the local people speculate wildly.

In addition, these territories were deeply infiltrated by the Dark Cult, and the news that Prince X wanted to take back all the territories quickly spread. The descendants of the lords in these places took possession of their own fiefdoms and castles, questioning the rule of Queen Isabella and Prince X, and clamoring that these two were not qualified to occupy the throne and that they wanted to re-elect a new member of the royal family as king.

What's worse, they even went so far as to openly raise the banner of rebellion under the banner of their illegitimate son, Prince Vidim, recruiting troops on a large scale in an attempt to commit evil.

This made the newly appointed regent Prince Aix very busy for a while, and he was caught in a dilemma of trying to press down one problem but another one popped up. Finally, he had no choice but to order Sirs Ran Hu and Sir Fatis to form a rapid reaction force mainly composed of cavalry.

This rapid reaction force has more than a thousand people. They are always on standby and react very quickly. They attack quickly in various parts of the kingdom. Although they cannot break through the castles that are well-defended, they can easily defeat these insignificant rebel forces in the fields and villages, thus effectively curbing the spread of these rebel forces and making them dare not easily plunder and cause chaos. This allowed Aix to barely control the situation.

In fact, the rumors are not entirely groundless. The reason why Aix did not immediately confirm the ownership of the territory that had lost its lord was also because he wanted to eliminate these separatist forces.

With the ready-made example of the Territory of Aix, and the fact that most of the actual lords were now dead, it was a good opportunity to take back the fiefdoms. However, he did not expect that before he even started to implement it, the whole country was in chaos.

After all, Aix had taken things for granted and had not considered things comprehensively enough. His Aix territory was established almost from scratch. There were not many of the original subjects left, let alone the nobles. Later, he had acquired Lelag Castle, Kudan City and other places by looting and sweeping away all the people in the territory. The forces opposing his will were also very few, so he could do whatever he wanted in the territory, and no one would dare to oppose him even if he established a socialist system.

But now he has easily gained control of the entire country. These territories all have owners. Although the Roma Castle cesspool incident almost killed off the actual lords, their descendants and relatives are still there, the families of these lords are still there, and the local forces they represent are still there. If Aix still implements it in the way of his own territory, it is tantamount to directly depriving these vested interests of their rights and interests and pushing them to the opposite side of his enemy.

Moreover, these people were not all the rude and ignorant nobles that Aix had in mind. Instead, most of them were the elites of the kingdom. They all had a certain level of martial prowess and knew something about battle formations and military affairs. They were a group of cultured people in the kingdom.

Moreover, they are all property owners. Not only do they have some wealth, they also own land and manors. They are the main organizers of the kingdom's economic activities. They are the only ones in the kingdom who can afford to equip themselves with expensive armor and weapons. In times of war, they are also responsible for simply arming the farmers in the manor and organizing the farmers to go into battle with the lord. It is no exaggeration to say that these grassroots nobles are the backbone and military force of the kingdom.

So after Aix calmed down, he decided not to stand against these grassroots nobles. After all, if he wanted to rule the entire Kingdom of Vijia, he would not only rely on this barren land or the farmers who had little combat power, but the backbone of the kingdom who had assets, equipment and military strength.

But now that the superiors of these grassroots nobles, the high-ranking lords of the kingdom, have been wiped out, Aix cannot just sit there and divide up the territories again, as that would mean all his previous efforts would be in vain.

After communicating with people who were originally from the aristocracy, such as Resarit, Fatis, Lady Gand, and even Queen Isabella, Aix sorted out the general context and, after some planning, launched a series of policies.

The first thing to do was to confirm the ownership and register. Aix first issued a decree to tell all the grassroots nobles in the kingdom that if they wanted to continue to own their territories, they had to go to their cities to register for ownership. Middle-class nobles with land holdings of more than one thousand acres had to go to the royal city of Rivadin to register.

This job seems simple, but it requires a lot of manpower and work, and it requires people who are well-educated and knowledgeable in mathematics. Fortunately, Aix has no shortage of such people. He urgently mobilized 300 young people who graduated from the winter school from the territory to form three working groups, which were stationed in the cities of Rivadin, Kulau and Rivacherze respectively.

These three working groups are specifically responsible for the registration of title to the territories of grassroots nobles and for conducting actual measurements and verifications.

In order to ensure the smooth progress of the work and the safety of the working group members, Aix specially dispatched 500 soldiers to each working group for accompanying protection.

Before this, Aix had sent two armies of 500 men each to be stationed in the cities of Kulau and Rivacherze respectively, gaining actual control over the urban areas of the two cities. Of course, as for the manors and castles scattered in the countryside, he could not control them for the time being and could only leave them alone.

Even so, the property rights registration process was not smooth. Many grassroots nobles, relying on the large number of their relatives or their own strong military power, wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to grab more land. In some places, there were even cases of refusing to measure and verify, and beating and killing members of the working group.

Our Highness Prince Aix did not tolerate this and ordered the rapid response cavalry units patrolling the kingdom to attack immediately. Together with the cooperation of the local garrison, they directly wiped out these grassroots nobles as rebels and confiscated their territories.

Aix even took the opportunity to kill the chicken to scare the monkey, and ordered the rapid reaction force to break down several castles. The nobles who occupied these castles had jumped out to cause trouble before, and now they were dealt with at the same time.

The effect of killing the chicken to scare the monkey was very obvious. After the news spread, the grassroots nobles in other places no longer dared to resist the measurement and verification of the working group. It took more than a month before the confirmation of the territory was finally completed.

As letters of appointment with seals were issued one after another, the chaos in the kingdom gradually subsided.