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Chapter 735 - 735 29 Power Transition _1

735: Chapter 29, Power Transition _1 735: Chapter 29, Power Transition _1 The deal was settled, the meeting adjourned, and Hudson, who was on his way home, could only forcefully suppress his excitement and put on a sour face in front of everyone.

Looking at the spirited Earl Piers, who was continuously giving orders, he couldn’t help but want to hit someone.

If Hudson’s face was bad, the moods of his followers were worse.

The distribution of this round of “repayment taxes” fell heavily on the Southeastern Province.

After numerous negotiations, in addition to the six million principal Earl Piers proposed to repay, the deficit part of the interest payment on debt bonds would also be distributed in the repayment tax.

The total amount of the “repayment tax” was ultimately set at 9.37 million gold coins.

The Southeastern Province was allocated a total of one million three hundred thousand gold coins, accounting for nearly fourteen percent.

Such a high proportion of undertaking spells one word: “sucker”.

Presumably, it isn’t good to be the sucker in any world.

The one million three hundred thousand repayment tax of the Southeastern Province will be jointly shared by the nobles of the fifteen counties in the province.

Apart from the direct disciples of Earl Piers who could still laugh, the faces of the others weren’t so good.

Especially the group of minor nobles who were already financially troubled, their faces were even darker, as if they had just lost their parents.

The good-tempered ones gathered to talk to each other, the bad-tempered ones gathered to lament their misery.

The team quickly split into two distinct factions.

Looking at several intermediate noble families joining Earl Piers’s ranks within the province, Hudson immediately sensed something was wrong.

The situation was very clear, Earl Piers obviously realized how hateful his actions were and took the initiative to curry favor with the powerful in the province.

Unlike the rising nobility who had to spend a large price on construction, the old nobles only needed to operate their territory in an orderly manner, and their need for funds was not great.

Even if they have to pay more in repayment taxes now, their impact would be very limited, at most it just upset them.

With the influence of the Dalton Family, appeasing everyone’s emotions was easier than easy.

Not only might they not lose out, but they also stood a chance to make some money.

For example, by turning a blind eye to some of their little actions.

Everyone sharing economic losses, and the ones who will be the most miserable will definitely be the low-level minor nobility.

Some unfortunate souls might even end up destitute due to financial bankruptcy.

This would be an opportunity!

Annexing large amounts of land was impossible, but with the cooperation of the Governor’s Mansion, there was hope to seize one or two Knight’s territories while the getting was good.

This was especially true with Caesar III’s precarious health, which could lead to a change of power at any moment, which significantly increased the chances of snatching up a bargain.

According to Hudson’s knowledge, within the Alpha Kingdom, most of the land annexations in the past century took place during the transition of power.

Generally speaking, the lower the prestige of a new king, and the longer they can’t control the court, the bigger the appetite of the nobles.

Having sorted out his thoughts, Hudson quickly dismissed his plan to win over the provincial nobles.

Not everyone is qualified to participate in a feast of land annexation.

As emerging nobility, the Koslow Family has not even digested the fruits of its current victories, so planning further land annexation risks attracting unwanted attention.

From the perspective of the family, if he can’t consolidate power by annexing land, the best option is to keep the situation in the Southeastern Province as it is.

Without a doubt, the Koslow Family’s strategy runs counter to the interests of the established nobility within the province.

When words don’t align, even a single unnecessary one can be too much.

Therefore, if they were destined not to walk the same path, trying to win people’s hearts would be a complete waste of time.

The minor nobility seems easy to win over and their interests align with the Koslow Family’s strategy.

Unfortunately, this group is too complex.

There are conservative nobles wanting to maintain the status quo; there are also ambitious nobles, waiting for Caesar III to croak and hoping they can fish in troubled waters.

The situation of the conservative nobility is usually not good.

Since their power is very limited and vulnerable to attacks, they devote all their strength just to survive, without any remaining resources for personal ambitions.

If they were truly won over, it would be unclear how much power they would add but the burden they would bring would undoubtedly be heavy.

Not to mention the latter, the Koslow Family a few years ago was a small but ambitious noble clan, directly forcing its own to constantly strive for new territories.

Acknowledging these ambitious subordinates, it was easy to foresee that future troubles would be inescapable.

If the abilities and ambitions of the subordinates matched, they wouldn’t be much of a problem, but nothing was more to be feared than encountering a few over-ambitious and hopeless imbeciles that caused the boss trouble.

Having made up his mind to observe the situation first, Hudson lost the interest to pay attention to everyone’s complaints and lamenting.

Although new little brothers can be rejected, the ones who have been received under his banner have to be taken care of.

Now, the nobles who are mixed up with the Koslow Family are mainly composed of two parts.

One part followed Hudson to make a world for themselves, having witnessed his fast-rise up the ranks, they had absolute confidence in him as their leader and pledged themselves to his cause without hesitation.

The foundations of these men might not necessarily be deep, but they had followed Hudson through thick and thin.

Regardless of their military strength or their personal finances, they were the cream of the crop among the minor nobility.

The other part of the followers were old friends and relatives and minor nobility that had formed an alliance through marriage not long ago.