Chapter 525: Pointing to the Silver Hand Leadership
Kane visited Lordaeron and stayed at the Knights of the Silver Hand for some time.
While interacting with the Silver Knights, Kane tells them the story of Eric.
The paladin was a member of the Silver Hand, and his fate was similar to that of Morgan Raddymore, except that the story of Raddymore took place a few years later, and Eric was an indirect victim of the Second Beast War.
Laddie Moore has at least one daughter who has become a night watchman, and Eric's family is dead, originally to defend his homeland, but when he returns, he finds that the people he loves the most have died tragically, and it was the local tyrant who did it.
It can only be said that there will never be a shortage of people like Adhras Blackmore and Alden Peronod who are outsiders in foreign wars, who are experts in civil wars, and who persistently do disgusting things.
By telling this story, Kane points out the fact that the Knights of the Silver Hand are still young.
It has only been 14 years since the Knights of the Silver Hand was established, and 14 years means that the original hairy young man can still fight now, and it is the year when the mind is mature, the skills are perfect, and the experience is fully accumulated.
Ordinary soldiers are almost at their age to retire from the army, and even if they are still in service, they generally retire to second-line positions that are not very intense.
But the paladin is blessed by the Holy Light, and his mind is deceived and lame (Kane believes that any kind of fanaticism is a disease, and the four words 'Zhongzheng and Peace' are the most chewy), while the flesh still benefits. Therefore, like the white-haired man of Ferdin, who sent the black-haired man (his son Tyran died when he was 34 years old), he can still go into battle and fight.
In this way, they don't think much about the concept of retirement, just talk about dedication.
In addition, the thinking of people in this era still has limitations, and there is no concept of old-age security.
It's too ironic that the paladins are playing everywhere to save their lives, and finally go home full of honor and injuries, but the house is cold and the family is dead, which is too ironic, and similar things happened in the original historical line.
Of course, there are war crimes, but there is also the problem of an imperfect organizational system, and the relevant work is not in place. To say in a bad way that just asking people to give and not giving anything in return is a hooligan.
Kane pointed out that many of the most decorated knights in the Order of the Silver Hand are not young, and the bleak evening is too undeserved.
Of course, the combat effectiveness of the Knights is just just, such as village hazards, bullies or something, and in the name of eradicating evil, it is indeed not difficult to take revenge.
But revenge means that tragedy has happened. This kind of thing should be prevented from happening in the first place.
This is something that the management of the Order should take into account.
Speaking of this kind of thing, the leadership of the Silver Hand actually has an idea. Many of them are from civilian backgrounds, so they are naturally more down-to-earth and know what troubles their subordinates in daily life.
However, many things are easier said than done.
Take, for example, the conflict with the local powers.
You say that the eradication of evil is the eradication of evil?
Who do you think you are? The Holy See at the time of the Crusades of the Origin World?
I also say that you are using the name of the Light for your own gain, and I would like to call on all the nobles to unite against this blatant rebellion against the lord!
What is a lord? It is in this area that I am the king. How many years of Taoism, oh you go out to travel around the world, see the market, you look down on your hometown. Then you are really unlucky, unfortunate to be born in this place, if you have the ability, you will get your family out, and if you don't have the ability, you will endure it, and I will be in charge of my place......
In addition, there is the problem of untimely information and the lack of conclusive evidence.
Like Eric's case, the local tyrant says that Eric is crazy.
As for whether these witnesses were forced to give false testimony because they were under the rule of Haoqiang, we have to check to find out.
The Silver Hand did not yet have a powerful judiciary of its own, and the Inquisition did not exist, let alone the Inquisition system of the Scarlet Crusaders after the original historical line.
So at most, it can only be an inquiry, and you can't go on the tiger bench or pour chili pepper water. Is that still the Silver Knights?
To add insult to injury, Eric is really crazy. His main question is, how to go crazy.
But the local heroes grasped the key point of madness, saying that it was the war trauma that caused Eric's madness, and the war trauma is the battlefield syndrome often mentioned in the origin world.
At first glance, this reason can really bluff people. But the point is that they emphasize that people are crazy, and if they gently let go of the real cause of madness, they won't share a channel with you.
Speaking of his family, the local tyrant said that his family was unfortunately killed when he took refuge, and Eric couldn't accept it when he came back. Everyone can only sigh and scold: "Damn orcs, damn war." ”
With the current level of soundness of the official judicial system, as well as the law. There's really no way to reason with the other party.
It wasn't until the Templars of the Temple of God traveled and encountered the strong man who could no longer control his crotch once again that the truth of the matter was dug up.
There were old grudges against each other before, and Eric hugged the beauty, thinking that it would be over.
But when people's hearts are small, they can be smaller than the tip of a needle, Haoqiang has long been worried about it, and the more beautiful people are, the more jealous he is, and then your man is gone?
Alsace also participated in the meeting and listened to it with a thrilling touch.
Indeed, it is too chilling for such a thing to happen, and the same situation can be extended to the side of the Knights of the Kingdom, which can easily shake the morale of the military.
Kane finally pointed out: "I know that all of you are smart people, and you are aware of some problems. However, the accumulation of social evils cannot be changed by saying that it can be changed. ”
Everyone nodded, Kane's words were very fair, who wouldn't sing a high profile, there is no good solution, talking about this kind of topic, is it because everyone's life is too smooth?
That's when Kane continued: "As the saying goes, there are always more solutions than problems." As the saying goes, it's good to be rich. Without money, there are many things that are powerless even if you want to do them. I think it's better to start with wealth. ”
He specifically explained: "The sacred cannot be eaten, and no matter how noble the faith is, it cannot operate without the economy. How can you travel without travel expenses? Work to earn money? That's a wandering knight. The Silver Knights must have the minimum ability to survive on their own, rather than sit back and wait for offerings. ”
These words scratched the itch of many people present, and Saidan Dasohan could not help but ask what way to make money, he had already heard of Prince Stormgard's wealth.
This was one of the five people recommended by Alonthos Fao when he proposed the formation of the Knights of the Silver Hand in the 5th year of the Warcraft calendar.
Dassohan was not as dazzling in terms of merit as Uther, Tulayan, and later Fordin, but he was old enough, and at the same time, his strength and conduct were also commensurate with his status.
In the original historical line, he and the elder Mograine gathered the remaining members of the Order after Uther's death to form the Scarlet Crusade.
Later, during the attack on Stratholme, he was left alone and was killed and possessed by the Dreadlord Banazal, leading the Scarlet Crusaders to ruin into a frenzied revenge group.
Kane took so many words to provoke a question like Dasohan.
He began to sell business, "doing what the Silver Hand Knight does best." He said: "There are many remnants of the Second Human-Beast War, and they used to lose money by cleaning them up, but now they are making money." The kingdom of Stormgard has a package of business, from escorting gathering teams, exploration groups, to killing monsters to make money, there are ...... of all types"
He also painted a beautiful picture for people:
"The title of Lord, a well-run farmstead, a leisurely and decent retirement, this is what it deserves. And you can't count on the rewards of the kingdom, after all, the Silver Knight is not a vassal of any noble. Nor can we count on the Church, the Holy Light Church is of a public welfare nature, and it is not suitable to be contaminated with too much copper odor. Then you're on your own. We can call it a pension fund ......"
Not only pension funds, Kane also proposed to strengthen the postman system and the honor system, which is simply to strengthen the interaction between the front and the rear.
When a knight goes out to fight, there is no news, and he doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, which is very bad, and the exchange of letters and the sharing of glory with his family can reassure both parties, and it can also deter Xiaoxiao.
And these can't be done by ordinary channels, and they must have their own special channels.
Think about it, when a guard of honor rushed into a remote village, and the locals thought that some aristocratic lord had arrived, but these people saluted and greeted a certain peasant woman, and offered dry goods, did the people in the village know that the man in this family was not a guest in a foreign land, but developed? Will they take care of this family more or less in the future, in order to receive a good fate?
It is necessary to explain here that the human knights of Azeroth are different from the medieval knights of the origin world, the latter can be said to be all nobles, and the whole of Europe has raised so many thousand knights.
And Azeroth is a high magic world, technology is insufficient to make up for magic, and at the same time, human beings are surviving and growing in the cracks of various intelligent races, so there are conditions and needs to expand the scope of recruitment of knights.
Many of the knights in the Order of the Silver Hand are of freedman origin. Take Uther and Dasohan, for example. Tulayan and Fodin also didn't come out of a powerful family.
Among the well-known figures, Alessandro Mograini is the best, but in fact, he is also the second son who has no inheritance rights. If it weren't for the destruction of the kingdom of Lordaeron, he would be the only one left in the Mograine family, and it would not be his turn to inherit the Hearthvale.
Throughout the human kingdom, the long-term leader of any knightly order is not a high-ranking magnate, like Arthas, the successor of the king, who opens his mouth and closes his mouth is my people, and the hand of silver is the experience of gilding brushes.
Others, such as dukes and counts, would not send their heirs to the Order, but let other sons, if any.
This is the same as the eldest son of the origin world inheriting the title, and the second son going to the church to be a monk, the royal power and the divine power must have their own people, so that the family can stand for a long time.
In fact, it is precisely because of the relatively low background of most of the members of the Silver Knights that the purity of the entire Knights is high, and people from big families are involved in the struggle for power and interests at a very young age, and they will be implicated, and they will inevitably have to consider the family, and they have a lot of miscellaneous matters, and it is difficult to be pure.
But also due to their low background, the leaders, including Uther, lack political acumen, and they usually seem incompatible with the operation of the kingdom, after all, the magnates don't need them to have too much thought, they are just bright signs, and a sharp weapon.
But in this way, when the kingdom falls, their own inadequacy is revealed. They were not able to take over the political burdens of the kingdom well.
Why was Anduin Lothar one of the greatest commanders of the human kingdom in all time?
Because of his broad-mindedness and political wisdom.
When the kingdom of Stormwind was in trouble, Lothar protected the prince and led the refugees to the north to seek refuge in Lordaeron, and traveled far and wide, leading to the formation of the Alliance.
Look at what Uther did after Terenus's death, dying in battle to protect Terenus's urn......
On a personal level, Uther did have a clear conscience.
From a leader's point of view, it is not qualified.
Anyway, in Kane's opinion, Uther's father is robbing the job of the chief royal guard, and you, a senior commander, are rushing to do this, do you still have a team and a national concept?
Let's talk about Saidan Dasohan.
When the situation was chaotic, this thing raised its arms, but the purpose was not to take in the refugees and restore order, but to gather a group of people to attack the house that was basically destroyed by the fire and the abnormal undead, and then it was good to find no other Stratholme.
In Kane's words: These TMs are both good at face engineering.
The recovery of Stratholme, this is indeed very hard to say, and it is a glorious reality. But in the circumstances, it really didn't do much good.
If he could have taken a longer view, and if he had broadened his horizons, he would have found that many of the Lordaeron refugees had fled into the Silver Pines Forest, begging for permission to enter the Greymane Wall.
Some fled to Steinbrad, which is part of Alterac, and further south, to the Hillsbrad Hills. These are all things that can be gathered and re-energized......
did not appear when the people needed the leader the most, but led a group of people to play with their lives.
What kind of political-minded is this, what kind of leader?
Especially as a special organization like the Silver Hand that can represent the faith of the Holy Light, and has made outstanding achievements and is known as a prestige.
The old king was assassinated, and his heir was a monarch killer, in this case, at least you can still believe in the Holy Light, which is quite a banner to take a shot. I haven't been able to figure out such an idea, and it's not too much to scold a political-political idiot with a false name.
What is lacking and what is missing, Kane is here.
He just wants to start from the needs of reality, so that these living moral models have to pay attention to practical problems, and don't float in the clouds of greatness and righteousness all day long, tempted by honor, that is to say, they are in this situation.