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Chapter 660 - 660 1 Earl of Layton County_2

660: Chapter 1, Earl of Layton County_2 660: Chapter 1, Earl of Layton County_2 These are minor problems.

As long as the nobles of the North stay within their own territories and do not stir up trouble, no one can harm them.

No matter how turbulent inside, the strong military power is still in place.

No sane person would have an interest in these hard-bones.

In the future, they will merely lose their political voice.

After today, Hudson’s tenure as Commander in Chief will also come to an end.

Without the identity of the Commander in Chief, he is just an ordinary earl of the kingdom.

As an emerging major noble, one must keep a low profile, especially now.

Excessive activity could easily attract social backlash.

Fortunately, the kingdom’s cake has been made larger this time, and his rise only impacted the status of the Dalton family.

It hasn’t touched the interests of other major nobles in the kingdom.

Otherwise, Hudson’s good days would not have been so comfortable.

“Today, we all witnessed the unity of the kingdom.

In the coming days, we will work together to create a great Alpha Kingdom!

Please allow the honorable Crown Prince Caesar to read the list of the meritorious officers of this war and the changes in nobility and territories …”

Watching the end of the grand drama, Hudson appeared in the center of the banquet.

All the military merits and rewards had been decided long ago, and even the notices had been distributed to everyone.

What is happening now is purely Hudson’s contribution to the momentum of Crown Prince Caesar, or a kind of reciprocation to the king.

Under the gazes heated with anticipation, Crown Prince Caesar slowly walked to the center of the venue and declared loudly: “With everyone’s joint efforts and countless hardships, we finally drove away the evil Orcs.

In order to demonstrate the kingdom’s fairness and justice, as well as clear rewards and punishments, the great Caesar III has decided to reward the meritorious officials.

With everyone’s agreement, the first merit in this war belongs to the Commander of the Army – Earl Hudson.

He led the expedition to Moxi Duchy, rescued the allies from distress, took command in crisis, quelled the disaster of the people, saved the safety of the southern provinces, and rescued the momentum in the Northland …

Now we confer Earl Hudson as the Earl of Layton County, with territories being Dardiel City, Snow Moon City, Years Town, Terence …”

“All incomprehensible political actions are priced in the background.”

—— Hudson’s Quotation

Fifty-six territories in a row are the rewards that Hudson has obtained.

Although the areas are small and the distribution is a bit scattered, the merits lie in the fact that they are all in the fertile Southeastern Province.

If the area of the territory is calculated alone, the total area of the fifty-six territories added together is only more than 7,000 square kilometers, which is the younger among the territories of the earls of the kingdom.

But when it comes to the production of resources, it certainly won’t be less.

Looking at the envious eyes of the aristocrats, one can see that Hudson’s harvest is absolutely plentiful.

It is estimated that aside from the Royal Family, his earnings this time can be ranked in the top three.

As for why it is not the most, it has to do with the nature of war loot distribution.

Besides the apparent military achievements, an important factor must be considered — strength.

The powerful major nobles, as long as they perform decently, will have a share of the big cake, this is also a custom.

This distribution is relatively harmonious, mainly because the nobles of the North gave way.

If it were to follow the usual practice, the nobles of the North alone would take more than a third of the cake, the rest would fight tooth and nail for what’s left.

Looking at the final result, Hudson finds that there are hard players among the kingdom’s aristocrats.

The two families that made more than he did were low-profile from beginning to end: quietly accumulating wealth.

This time, Viscount Orlan got his wish, successfully becoming Fiefdom Earl, only the price paid behind the scenes was a bit high.

According to Hudson, the Hollis family gave up many territories in the southeastern province to obtain this title.

The relations built and the money and favors spent during the public relations process were even more.

There’s no choice involved.

If you don’t pay now, even if you want to pay in the future, there will be no such opportunity.

There is not one of the intermediate aristocrats who crosses the threshold who does not pay a price.

As the only exception, Hudson’s rise does not have any reference value.

A step at a time, after the accumulation of several generations, and then seizing the opportunity for a sudden outbreak is the most common move.

Where there is success, there is failure.

It’s not a big deal if one cannot advance further, the worst is to watch the family decline helplessly.

Don’t look at everyone sitting together now, eating, drinking, and chatting.

These families that have been severely damaged in the war, if there is no improvement in the coming years, their future will be bleak.

The binding of favors has a time limit.

The greater the interests involved, the weaker this binding force is.

If you have a wide network of relationships and behave well in normal times, and occasionally have relatives and friends to help, the process of decline will be slower.

If interpersonal relationships are terrible, and there are enemies all over the world, then they will soon disappear from this world.

…

The banquet ended, and Hudson still didn’t have any free time.

As the victor of this war, the Koslow family is undoubtedly one of the big winners.

In addition to Hudson, the head of the family, becoming a physical earl, many branches and their descendants have also come to the fore.

Only they did not wish to stay in the hinterland of the kingdom and enjoy peace, but were forced to go north to set up businesses.

It’s not that Hudson is unwilling to help, but that he is constrained by the rules of the political game, and he cannot take advantage of all the good things.