Chapter 66: Congress (II)
Three nobles were named, two nobles were demoted, and one nobleman was fined for buying grain, which may not have been too heavy for the local faction, but it was a great blow to their morale.
The three pinched 'soft persimmons' did not dare to complain, because they were only small nobles, and compared with the big nobles like the king, there was no comparison at all, and the big nobles of the local faction did not say anything, and they did not dare to go against the king's wishes.
"A year ago, Duke Mauriguez Sorrowful Wind died of illness, and Duke Cervantes Doig Sorrowful Wind inherited the Sorrowful Wind Lord, and since then, the Sorrowful Wind Territory has entered a period of rapid development. Agriculture and commerce have developed like never before, and all of this is thanks to the famous chief maid and our Duke of the Black Dragon!"
Krylov III spoke words of praise, and on such occasions when it was necessary to be false and wrong, the maid could not say anything, but said: "Your Majesty has praised it falsely." ”
Nobles who are clever or scheming will not be affected by the words of Krylov III, but after listening to his words, they will definitely be suspicious, so His Majesty the King is trying to force them to end.
Cervantes pursed his lips, not too obviously, and no one but the maid could feel his disdain.
The maid pinched Cervantes's palm, telling him not to be too obvious at such a time, and let the black dragon pretend to be stupid but a card in their hand could not be easily revealed.
Only the black dragon could be unscrupulous in this meeting, not only because of who he is, but also because he is a black dragon - a 'chaotic and evil' black dragon!
Even if the black dragon gags, he will not be kicked out of the council hall by Krylov III, because he may need to use the power of the Sadwind Lord, and he will need to use the power of a duke against other great nobles.
The maid doesn't like intrigue, but she can't help it, the situation is forcing her.
"The ridge method, the 'compost', the zigzag plow, the cart, etc., have all been brought into this world by our maid master. The effect of these things has already manifested itself in these ten months, and the grain production of the Sorrowful Wind Territory is one and twice that of the Earldom of Lavenders, which had fertile farmland in the same year, while the area of arable land is nearly thirty percent different!"
Krylov III said excitedly: "It only took 70 percent of the cultivated land of the 'Fertile Territory' to produce 1.2 times the amount of grain, and this is still the yield of potatoes, what do you think about this?"
Almost all the nobles present were stunned.
The fields of the Storm Collar are not fertile, because of their geographical proximity to the Black Forest, many places cannot be cultivated, and 'seventy percent' is only a general figure.
The land of the county of La Venders was notoriously fertile, and almost every nobleman coveted the territory of the Lavenders family, but it was the preserve of the royal family, and every nobleman who wanted to play the idea of 'Fertility Lord' was either demoted or put on the gallows for dirty methods.
There was no way to get the 'Fertility Collar', but many nobles were envious, even jealous, of the 'good fortune' of the Lavenders family.
The Count of Lavenders sat on the left side of the room, he was stunned for a moment, then frowned, and after a moment he was overjoyed - if this method could be used in the Sadwind Lord, then why not in the Earldom of Lavenders?
The county of Lavenders is known as the 'Harvest Collar' and the 'granary', if the Sad Wind Collar can increase production, then why can't the Earldom of Lavenders?
After falling into a great shock, the shouts of the nobles followed.
"It can't be!"
"It's true?!"
"Lord Duke, the maid master, do you sell this way of farming?
"Me!
Suddenly, the chamber was plunged into chaos.
The cacophony of voices filled everyone's ears, and there were no 'royalists' or 'localists' at this time, because everyone knew exactly what this meant.
Plenty of food!
Maybe they raised taxes 'slightly', and the civilians would still be able to eat enough food and not starve to death!
That was enough to drive them crazy, and it was true that everyone had gone mad under the temptation of 'a massive increase in food production', especially Baron Benoit and Count Etitisia.
For them, it is already impossible to make up for their mistakes, but since they have been demoted, then they are definitely not willing to reduce taxes again.
In the face of such a yield-increasing technique, even if it could only be used on potatoes, the two of them looked extremely crazy, and even the nobles around them frowned in disgust.
In addition to these two nobles, the Count of Lavenders was also very excited, because no nobleman would be disgusted with the fact that he could get more - especially since it was obtained from legal means!
Krylov III was glad to see this, which could mean what it would be like 'in the future' for him to take control of the kingdom.
He watched the scene with a smile on his face, but the maid and the black dragon were very irritable.
The maid patted the back of the black dragon's hand and told him to be quiet for a while, otherwise the manic black dragon might turn around and tear the annoying nobles to pieces.
"This should be discussed after the meeting. ”
The head maid of the Sorrowful Wind family did not look back, she raised her head proudly, closed her eyes and said to the nobles: "Gentlemen, ladies, you should pay attention to what this place is and what you are doing. Please pay attention!"
The nobles didn't make any movements, and the maids could feel that they had similar thoughts, but they couldn't pull down their faces, and although they still sat there with a calm face, they clenched the armrests, and the green tendons on the backs of their hands burst out, which already showed that their hearts were not at peace.
Like a basin of cold water poured from the head, after this soft cry of the maid, the nobles suddenly calmed down.
The fanatical expression froze on his face, and after looking at each other, his mouth opened, and the nobles sat back in their places in embarrassment.
With his chin in his left hand clenched into a fist and his elbow propped on the armrest, Krylov III looked at the nobles playfully, "Are you ready? If you are ready, the meeting will continue?"
The nobles bowed their heads and remained silent, in fact they all blushed with shame.
Krylov III's face was straight, "Then the meeting continues, I hope that all of you here can learn from the Sorrowful Wind Territory in the future, learn how to better develop the agriculture and commerce of the territory, and run their respective territories better." ”
He smiled meaningfully, "I'm sure all of you here can do this." ”
There was nothing special about it, but he was indeed provoking the patience of the great nobles now.
From the beginning of the meeting to the present, except for the maid representing the Sorrowful Wind Leader, no big nobleman has spoken, and he has been silent from the beginning to the present.
Krylov III was talking about 'all of you', and of course he also included the great nobles, whether royalists or localists.
There are five great nobles of the local faction, and only three of the royalists are weaker, and no matter which side the black dragon and the maid represent the sad wind leader are on, they can bring this dark tide to an early end.
"This was followed by the second item of the meeting. ”
Krylov III smiled at the corners of his mouth and looked around the audience with satisfaction, now he looked like a real king, in front of the nobles, even the great nobles who disobeyed the yang and the yin and did not listen to the tone would not express any dissatisfaction with his words - as long as it was reasonable!
It's like learning the development experience of the Sad Wind Leader, even if he doesn't say it, many people will learn it, but he just mentioned it, which can make the local nobles very unhappy.
It feels like Krylov III has always wanted to do something, and has been provoking these big nobles.
The maid looked at the king with empty eyes, so fearless, was he bluffing?
After all, in the rumors of the 'high society', this king has always been suppressed by the local nobles......
"The second item of the meeting, let's talk about taxation!"
Most of the people present, including the maids, looked at Krylov III with wide eyes and shocked after hearing his words.
Krylov III 'His Majesty'...... Do you know what you're going to say?