The small town Butuya is the capital of Bairdin Territory. In September last year, Earl Garnard, which ruled Bairdin, encountered a vassal rebellion, but the lord's allied brother- next door Arda's Earl Greiman - personally led the army to crush the ambitions of the four rebels in one fell swoop. The battle took place outside Butuya City. Many people heard a rumble, and then Butuya changed hands.
Since then, Alarda Army has taken over the city, and the two lords, who are brothers, have reached an agreement, and Government Affairs Council of Arda will take charge of the government affairs of the two territories.
Some people may have the idea that "Bairdin has been annexed by Arda", but most Bairdin people don't have a bad feeling about this at the beginning. After all, they are all destined to work and pay taxes. Isn't it the same whoever becomes the lord? But gradually, more and more people feel that Bairdin is different from before.
First, a group of Government Affairs Officer were sent from Lakeheart Town. With the cooperation of the stationed Alarda Army, "Strike Hard" was carried out. A large number of local ruffians were arrested and sent to work in the mines.
Immediately afterwards, a large number of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes were abolished. The official statement is that the previous exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes were secretly set up by former political administrator Anqiluo - one of the vassals who participated in the rebellion - behind Earl Garnard's back. Both Earl Garnard and his deceased father were deceived by this bad guy.
Now the residents of Butuya are very happy. In the past, they had to pay taxes on weddings, funerals, bringing extra things in and out of the city gates, etc... Even if they grow their beards longer, they have to pay taxes. Although the taxes paid each time will not empty your wallet, they can't bear the variety of names. Now I'm fine, I can finally have more money.
After the new administrative system was established, wealthy businessmen of all sizes went to the Lord's Manor. The news came out that they were going to revitalize industry and commerce and vigorously develop trade.
After that, a job recruitment notice was posted in the city. It was said that some factory was going to be opened. The salary given above was very attractive, attracting many people to sign up.
Iron Mine and Coal Mine under the name Garnard Family have also expanded their production scale and absorbed a large wave of labor force.
Due to tax rectification, the small town of Butuya has gradually begun to attract foreign businessmen. They have brought a wealth of foreign products, and they have also brought away local specialties such as cans and paper from Bairdin. In fact, it cannot be said to be local specialties, because Arda next door is also producing these things, but obviously the production capacity there cannot satisfy these foreign businessmen.
With the abundance of foreign goods, competition among similar items has led to increasingly lower prices, raising the quality of life of Butuya residents to a higher level.
The above-mentioned changes will always be welcomed by the public.
There are a few uncomfortable changes. For example, a series of new laws were introduced that were considered to be too lenient. In particular, heavy fines were imposed on littering and open urination. A large number of people in the city were in bad luck because of such bans.
But overall, the changes are for the better.
In the hall of Bairdin Territory's main mansion, two people were sitting at a large table enjoying dinner.
Sitting in the main seat is the lord of Bairdin - Earl Mellon Garnard. Sitting next to him is Baron Andrew who has just returned to the territory recently and is also the only vassal of the Garnard Family.
Baron Andrew led the armed forces of Bairdin to go south to Aid the King last year and joined the eldest princess Princess Catherine in their crusade against the rebels., due to his outstanding performance in the battle to recover Royal Capital, when the granary caught fire and the Aid the King army was disbanded, he and his subordinate Soldiers were left behind.
When Lakeheart Town first took over Bairdin, due to the weak control, he was very worried that the baron who had been on the battlefield would cause some trouble when he returned, so under the "instruction" of Paul, Mellon wrote a letter to Baron Andrew.
The letter briefly mentioned the rebellion of four shameless vassals, and emphasized that this rebellion was a joke and was crushed in just a short time, so that Andrew did not have to worry at all. At the end of the letter, Mellon also asked him in the name of the lord to assist Royal Family until the rebellion was put down, to show Garnard Family's loyalty to the Royal Family.
Only then did Andrew understand that at that time, Anqiluo and others strongly recommended that he lead the army southward. I am afraid that there was a hint of diverting the tiger away from the mountain. Let himself, a loyal vassal to the Garnard Family, lead Garnard Family's Soldiers far away, which would be convenient for conspirators like them.
So should we continue to stay under the princess or go back to protect the lord? Andrew struggled in his heart. He had some ambitions in his heart and longed to establish achievements on the battlefield. However, when his master was in danger, he was not around, which made him feel very guilty. Although the rebellion has been crushed with the help of the brothers from the Earl Alliance, it is inevitable that something will happen in the future.
After Andrew thought about it, he decided to stay for now. He was unwilling to return to Northwest Bay after he had just emerged.
After meeting with Hansel who came to Royal Capital for business, Andrew put down the burden in his heart. According to the description of the Royal Family representative, the earl has been living quite comfortably recently and does not need to worry about him at all.
However, just when he was preparing to go south with Princess to put down the rebellion, news came from the northwest that Kent Family and Anti-Kent Alliance were starting to fight. Bairdin joined Anti-Kent Alliance with Arda.
Andrew naturally knew what Kent Family was, and couldn't help but worry about his hometown and his master.
The last time Anqiluo and others rebelled, he felt that he had neglected his duty. The news of the resumption of war at Northwest Bay made his heart no longer calm.
So the baron bid farewell to the princess and embarked on the road back home with his Bairdin Soldiers.
After returning to Bairdin, I discovered that Paul·Grammy next door did more than just help his allies crush the rebellion...
Mellon and Andrew ate in silence. Neither of them were talkative people, and the atmosphere in the hall had always been dull.
"My Lord Count!"
Andrew suddenly raised his head and looked at his master.
"What's the matter?"
"When I came back, I felt there were a lot of things wrong."
"Oh? Let me hear it."
Andrew paused and said, "It is very inappropriate to let Arda's [Government Affairs Council] rule the two places. Lord Earl, please forgive me for speaking harshly. What is the difference between this situation and letting you become a vassal of the Greiman Family?"
"Any more?"
"There is also the issue of our Bairdin's defense. If we let Soldiers from other territories guard our territory, can you sleep well at night?"
When he mentioned this, Andrew opened his eyes wide and looked in disbelief.