"I need to report back to my father." Anthony did not give any answer to Liszt's proposal. He needed to discuss it carefully with the Sapphire Grand Duke before he could answer.
Liszt nodded, "It's just a proposal. There is still some time before this year's expansion order. The Grand Duke can think about it slowly … I personally am very willing to facilitate this kind of cooperation. When the Eagle Kingdom is weak, we should take out thunderous means to accelerate its decline."
"Your Royal Highness, please rest assured that when the funeral of Marquis Merlin is over, I will immediately return to the Blue Sky Mountain Palace and bring all your words to my father."
"Very well." Liszt picked up the teacup and took a sip of the slightly bitter tea. The green tea trees of Black Horse Island were exclusively owned. After a long period of cultivation, they had a high yield.
Because he, the Dragon Knight, drank tea every day, he quickly led to the atmosphere of Sapphire. The great nobles would buy a batch of tea from Black Horse Island and go back to brew and taste it. Even the Sapphire family had ordered a lot of tea from Black Horse Island. It was said that the Grand Duke liked tea very much, which added to the tea drinking atmosphere of Sapphire.
Of course, how many people really liked tea, Liszt did not care.
He originally just wanted to drink tea. Even if a catty of tea was sold for a few gold coins, he did not see the profit from tea.
Sea salt, white paper, and glass had always been the three pillars of trade in the Flame Territory.
There was no drinking at the dinner, just a simple meal. This was proposed by Liszt. He thought that it was not appropriate to drink during the funeral of Marquis Merlin. In fact, Sapphire did not have a rule that alcohol was not allowed during the funeral, but Liszt personally felt that the atmosphere of drinking was too high and not appropriate.
The Dragon Knight had made a request, and the nobles were naturally embarrassed to mention it again.
So after a quick dinner, they went back to rest. Liszt found an opportunity to talk to the Marquis Oxtail alone, "Father, let's go to the study to talk."
"Well, I also have a lot of questions to ask you."
"Should I participate?" Levis asked enthusiastically. He was keen to participate in family events.
Liszt nodded. "Of course you can participate. But you have to make sure that the study is quiet enough in case someone else hears our conversation."
In the study, A Qi was still reading and writing, minding her own business. She only said goodbye to Li William and then immersed herself in her own world again — she was busy researching the Teleportation Magic Matrix, throwing all other experiments aside and striving to complete the Teleportation Magic Matrix as soon as possible.
Liszt took the red wine and glass from the servant's hand, indicating that he would do it himself.
After the servant closed the door, Levis also went out to take a look. He instructed his squire not to let anyone disturb him, and then returned to his study.
He took the glass of red wine from Liszt and said, "There's no one outside. Liszt, you can say what you want to say now."
Liszt sat on the chair and asked, "Father, have you heard about it from Uncle?"
William nodded solemnly. "Messiro told me about the three-headed dragon. I couldn't sleep last night because of this news." When he arrived at Longtaro Castle yesterday, Messiro told him about it. At that time, he only felt that Messiro was making fun of him.
It took him a long time to reluctantly accept the truth, but he was still skeptical.
The same was true for Levis.
"I indeed have the three-headed dragon. This is the basis of my plan to directly establish a kingdom. The Flame Kingdom will be established on the sea. I believe that no other kingdom would dare to casually launch a dragon-slaying war against the Flame Kingdom … As for the location of the Flame Kingdom, I have already chosen the location — Flame Islands."
Without waiting for William and Levis to respond, Liszt took out a drawn map from his bosom.
He spread it out and said, "This is the map of the Flame Islands. It is about seven thousand kilometers away from the Sapphire Islands. It is a bit far, but it is not a big obstacle. Father, please take a look. The largest island is the Flame Island. It will be the direct territory of my Flame Family. "
Not having the time to express his shock at the three-headed dragon, William immediately looked at the map in the direction of Liszt's finger. "How big is this island?"
"After surveying, it is about three million square kilometers."
"Three million? Isn't it bigger than the Sapphire Islands combined? "
"Yes." Liszt smiled proudly. Being able to find the Flame Islands was indeed something to be proud of. "The Flame Island is the territory of the Flame Family. Therefore, the second largest island in the Flame Islands is Tulip Island. I have already named this island as a fief to the Tulip family."
"How big is it?" Levis asked impatiently.
"About four hundred and fifty thousand square kilometers. It is half the size of the Iron Hoof Island."
"Four hundred and fifty thousand!" Levis's eyes lit up. He instantly felt very excited about this island that was much smaller than the Flame Island. "Liszt, when do you plan to establish a kingdom and develop the Flame Islands?"
"What do you think, father?" Liszt decided to ask for William's opinion first.
Rubbing his chin, the ox-tailed marquis forced himself to calm down. After examining the map seriously, he slowly said, "Developing the islands before establishing a kingdom is my idea. The Flame Islands are still an unknown environment. The resources on the islands have yet to be explored. It is hard to guarantee that it will be suitable for living."
He paused for a moment before continuing, "Moreover, the Sapphire Islands are too far away from the Flame Islands. Without sufficient preparation, the resources spent on the journey might be wasted … Our family's industry is still very weak. If we rashly go to the Flame Islands to cultivate, we might lose more than we gain."
"Father, we have the same idea. However, we still need to develop the islands. We can first send a batch of Knight there. I will recruit a Knight from the Iron Hoof City. Father, you can also recruit a Knight. You can recruit all the Knight eliminated from the Sapphire Islands and send them to the Flame Islands to develop the lands. "
An Earth Knight could be promoted as long as they ate more meat. Most of the Trainee Knights could not be counted.
However, there were very few Knight who could truly make a name for themselves. Most Knight would eventually have to put down their spears, sell their warhorses, and go back to farming or doing odd jobs. All the Knight could see the opportunity in Liszt's sudden appearance. Those who were unwilling would definitely risk their lives for him.
He would not force them. After explaining the dangers and benefits of developing the lands, the rest would depend on the Knight's own will.
Leewilliam nodded and said, "That's possible. The Iron Hoof Island lacks everything except for the Knight. With the destruction of the Bull Family, many Knight were forced to dismount and farm."
"That's right, Father. Although I will focus on developing the deserted islands of the Flame Islands for the next few years, I am not in a hurry to establish a kingdom. However, the structure of the Flame Kingdom's court needs to be determined as soon as possible. Father, what can you teach me? "Liszt asked.
The national system under the Knight system was very different from the national system on Earth.
Firstly, as a feudal system, the feudal lord was the greatest ruler of the fief. Other than paying taxes to the superior feudal lord, all other affairs were handled by the feudal lord himself. Even the real royal court was more responsible for managing the king's own fief and coordinating the feudal lords under him.
Before Liszt was enfeoffed as the Marquis of Oxtail, his position was that of a groom in the palace.
This position looked like a servant's position, but in fact, the positions that the nobles held in the palace were basically similar honorary positions, such as the head of the Catering Department, the Minister of Internal Affairs, the Wine Master, the Groom … As for the Minister of Finance, Minister of Military Affairs and the like, there were no similar positions.
The main administrative positions of the King's territory would be held by small vassal nobles. Cities and towns would be managed by consultants, administrative officers, and the like.
The war would be handled by the Orders of Chivalry. Unless it was an elite Knight that was specially trained, most Knight could support themselves and did not need the worry of the feudal lord.
The Commander of the Orders of Chivalry would be chosen from among the great nobles and would be responsible for organizing the chaotic Knight for the kingdom. Before retiring, Marquis Merlin served as the captain of the court fleet, which was equivalent to the Commander of the Orders of Chivalry on land. The marquis was the leader of each large-scale Orders of Chivalry.
Liszt participated in the first two Orders of Chivalry and the Battle of Iron Hoof Island. Although he and Leewilliam participated in the war in the name of the Coral Island Orders of Chivalry, they were still under the command of the Commander of the large-scale Orders of Chivalry, who presided over the war.
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