Chapter 296

Nobles were generally divided into two types.

One was the nobles of the kingdom with territories.

The other was the honorary nobles without territories.

The former, as the name suggested, was a noble who had been granted a territory by the kingdom. With the territory as their base, they occupied it as a king and became a lord. They regarded developing the territory as their duty.

This kind of nobles had the right to form a private knight group and an army. They had extremely high rights, and all matters within the territory were basically under their control. Unless they committed a major crime or failed to contribute to the development of the territory for years, only then would their territory be taken back and they would be demoted. Otherwise, other than having to hand over 20% of the territory's income to the kingdom every year, this noble had the highest and greatest rights in the territory. Even the royal family did not have the right to interfere.

The latter would not receive a territory, but they had the same rights as the former. Not only could they form a private knight group and a private army, but they could also receive offerings from the kingdom every year. The offerings they received were different according to the rank of the nobility.

Some of them would serve in the kingdom and become the relevant authorities of the kingdom and other territories. Some would choose to do freelance work and travel around. There were even many honorary nobles who became adventurers.

For example, Miggis and Lily's Lazahad Family was an honorary aristocrat with the title of Marquis. They were in charge of various matters of the Adventurer's Guild, and the family had managed the Adventurer's Guild for generations. It was the same for Aridia's Family. Their unit of work was a knight, and they were also honorary aristocrats with the title of Marquis.

Of course, the nobles of the kingdom with territories would be more involved with the kingdom.

After all, with the connection of the territory, even if he didn't want to be involved, it wasn't very possible.

Honorary nobles had a higher degree of freedom. Unless they chose to serve in the authority of the kingdom, or unless they did something harmful to the kingdom, the kingdom would not restrict them no matter what they wanted to do.

Honorary nobles who did not serve in the authority of the kingdom only had one obligation.

That was, when the kingdom was in danger, he had to lend a helping hand.

Because of this, for people like Shien, becoming an honorary noble was undoubtedly more suitable.

Rosie said that Shien could choose between becoming a territorial noble or an honorary noble.

"Then I'll be an honorary noble!"

Shien made such a decision without hesitation.

Rosie immediately made a promise to Shien on behalf of the royal family.

"Since you've decided to become an honorary noble, the kingdom will not grant you a territory. However, you will still have the right to form a knight group and a private army. However, the size of the knight group and the army will be affected by your title."

"For example, the baron, the lowest rank among the nobles, can only form a knight group of 100 and an army of 1,000. The size of the knight group and private army cannot exceed this limit."

"A viscount can form a knight group of 1,000 and an army of 10,000."

"A count can form a knight group of 10,000 and an army of 10,000."

"A count can form a knight group of 10,000 and an army of 100,000."

"A duke can form a knight group of 10,000 and an army of 10,000.

"This is a knight group of 10,000 and an army army army.

As long as it was within the stipulated scale, the nobles could decide how they wanted to form their own knight orders and private armies.

Sean really wanted to ridicule them.

"It's fine if it's the beginning, but is it even possible for it to be in the millions at the end?"

For example, there were less than 100,000 knights in the kingdom. Even if a marquis had the right to form a knight group of 100,000, what could he do?

Could he even find a way to get more?

Not to mention a duke. Was it a joke to form a knight group of a million and an army of 10,000?

Shien thought to himself.

However, Shien also understood that this was just a boundary. It was only used to limit the smaller nobles and not allow them to have too many private armies. The bigger nobles were just giving them the right to look good. As for whether they could form a knight group of this scale and an army, it would depend on their own ability.

As for Shien...

"In view of your two previous achievements, the kingdom has decided to directly grant you the title of a viscount."

Rosie said to Shien.

"A viscount can form a knight group of 1,000 and an army of 10,000 and enjoy an annual tribute of 10,000 gold coins. In other words, you can receive 10,000 gold coins from the kingdom as tribute every year. In addition, you can also get a house in the noble district. The house is chosen by the kingdom. If you are not satisfied with it, you can ask the kingdom for 1,000 gold coins and buy it yourself in the noble district."

From Rosie's words, Shien was only concerned about the 10,000 gold coins and the ownership of a house.

Because it meant something.

"Not only am I a 10,000-yuan household... No, a 10,000-yuan household, but I also have a house?"

Was this the rhythm of a poor man becoming a rich man?

Rosie, who did not know what Shien was thinking, continued to explain.

"After becoming an honorary viscount, if you want to work in the kingdom, you can directly apply to the palace. After the verification, the kingdom will assign you a certain position."

"The higher the title, the better the position. If you can become an honorary count, you will directly hold a high position and have the right to attend the kingdom's parliament."

"Of course, you probably won't want to hold a position."

Rosie then introduced the various rights and privileges of being a noble to Shien.

It suddenly made Shien feel that becoming a noble wasn't such a bad thing after all.

Even though he was not interested in holding a position, some rights and privileges were still acceptable to Shien.

If that wasn't the case, why would so many people want to become nobles?

Especially...

"The kingdom has a clear rule that commoners are not allowed to marry concubines and can only have one wife. Only merchants who have contributed to the kingdom can marry more than one concubine."

"Nobles have the right to have more than one wife, but it also depends on the level of the title."

"A baron can have one wife and one concubine."

"A viscount can have one wife and two concubines."

"A count can have two wives and three concubines."

"A marquis can have three wives and four concubines."

"A duke can have four wives and five concubines."

"Only the royal family has no restrictions. The size of the harem determines the number of concubines they can marry. However, the children of the concubines don't have the right to inherit the throne. In the future, when the king of the same generation is decided, their children won't be granted the title of duke. Only the children of the first wife have the right to inherit the throne. If they don't ascend to the throne in the end, they will be granted the title of duke. Therefore, the number of the first wife won't be too many, at most five."

When Rosie said those words, she stared at Shien without blinking.

What about Shien?

When he heard that a viscount could have one wife and two concubines, he already stood up.

"My loyalty to the kingdom can be seen by the sun and moon. Everyone can see it. So, I deserve to be a noble!"

Sean's serious words made the corners of Rosie's mouth twitch, and she wanted to bite him twice.

Weren't you so stubborn before?

Why don't you continue to be stubborn! Bastard!