Chapter 858 Duke of Jin Hui

Promoted to the Holy Soul Wizard, enter the Supreme Council, and enthroned the Duke to obtain territory.

This process is step by step. Rennes has completed the first two steps. Unless he declares that he voluntarily abandons his duke's title and territory, he can apply to the Supreme Council at any time within one year to draw a piece of territory within the empire's territory.

The Duke's Corps cannot be delineated at will, there are several restrictions.

First of all, the area cannot exceed half a province, and it can include several cities, but important imperial cities like Northrier and Shenzhen-Hong Kong City cannot be selected.

Secondly, the territory must be unownered and cannot conflict with the nobles.

Finally, the total population of the Duke's demarcation cannot exceed 10 million people.

These three conditions determine that the Duke's lord cannot choose the most prosperous area of ​​the empire, either the border area or the city with relatively backward economic population. The Duke needs to manage it carefully, develop its own territory, and feed back to the empire.

There is another law outside this: the Duke cannot be hereditary.

The Holy Soul Wizard himself died and his territory was re-owned by the Empire. In the history of the Empire, three Holy Soul Wizards died or disappeared, and the title of duke and territory were cancelled.

Rennes wants territory without having to go through a vote from the Supreme Parliament.

However, the location and area of ​​the territory must be discussed by the Holy Soul Wizards, and then reported to the Magic Goddess, and after His consent, a grand ceremony of canonization was held.

Marius handed over the distribution map of the mines on the plateau to Rennes and left himself.

Renn looked at the map and thought.

The Sain Plateau is not an imperial territory, and I cannot directly classify it as a territory, but it is precisely this situation that I can take over the entire plateau. Otherwise, the area and population of the plateau are far beyond the limits of the Duke.

The entire plateau is equivalent to twenty imperial provinces!

Even in the eyes of the imperial people, plateaus have little value, but such a large territory will definitely be criticized, and the Nethers and the Balancers will also oppose it.

Although opposing is useless, it is not advisable to stimulate them too much now.

So you need a roundabout strategy.

Rennes soon had an idea inspired by his enemy, Duke of Redstone.

The Duke of Kelstone is the city of Urg and its surrounding areas, and its area meets the requirements. However, this territory is located in the center of the northern grassland, guards the main traffic road, and has built the largest city on the grassland, with its influence radiating the entire grassland.

After decades of operation, Kelstone essentially ruled the northern prairie, with a control area of ​​more than ten times that of the Duke.

You can learn this one!

Renn searched the map, thought for a long time, and his fingers gently landed on a location on the map, which was here.

Two days later.

After more than half a month, the Supreme Council was summoned again, and the projection of the Holy Soul Wizards entered the Supreme Palace and sat on both sides of the long bronze table.

"Anxi, what's going on this time?" The Duke of Grey Eagle asked impatiently.

Modu sent a single family to control the Supreme Council. He has not yet been angry and is very dissatisfied with the current situation. He decided to study the Hess magic circle with all his energy, and ignore the matter of the Supreme Council. Such frequent meetings made him angry again.

Kelstone also had a strife with the meeting.

The Holy Soul Wizards of the Naths and the Balanced Sect are now wary of every move of the Modus Sect.

Ancivodaus said lightly: "There is nothing important, just ask you to discuss the title of Duke of Rennes and the demarcation of territory."

Everyone's eyes turned to Rennes.

Two or three of the Holy Soul Wizards sitting opposite the bronze table suddenly changed their faces slightly. Tim Kennan said in a deep voice: "Ren, you already have the Earl Glamorgan, there is a Principality in Congatro, and Gotham of the New World. Now you still have a Duke's Corner. Are you too greedy?"

"No one thinks there is too much territory." Renn smiled disapprovingly.

This sentence was deeply agreed by Duke Silver Star, and his face was full of envy.

But not every Holy Soul Wizard coveted the territory, the Duke of Purple Flame, the Prophet Medifer and Master Huohua were not interested in the territory.

Ancivodaus said: "The Holy Soul Wizard of the Supreme Council is qualified to be enfeoffed. This is the rule set by the goddess, and Renne did not declare to give up. Grey Eagle, Renne wants a duke's lord, you should have no reason to object, right?"

Tim Kennan was upset, but could not refute.

The Supreme Palace was silent for a few seconds.

The Great Sage of Congerard asked with great interest: "Ren, which place are you going to choose as your territory?"

"Osian province." Renn replied softly.

The administrative division map of the empire appeared in the minds of the Holy Soul Wizards. Osian Province is located on the western border and is one of the smallest and poorest provinces in the empire.

Two-thirds of this province's territory is part of the Sain Plateau. There are only five cities in total, all crowded in the eastern region. This area accounts for only one-third of the province, located at the foot of the plateau, and the terrain is relatively flat. The largest "Qingtan City" is the provincial capital with a permanent population of only more than 600,000, which is the capital with the worst development of the empire.

The total population of the entire Osian province is only more than five million.

There is nothing else worthy of praise.

The only impressive thing in the province is "Tianchi Lake", which is the largest inland lake in the world, with an area of ​​tens of thousands of square miles and a high altitude. Several of the largest rivers in the empire flow through Tianchi Lake, so it is called the Empire Water Tower.

Renn's choice was beyond the expectations of the Holy Soul Wizards.

Duke of Silver Star was surprised and said, "Ren, how could you choose Osian Province? This place is located inland, far from the coast, and has almost no development potential."

"Yes..." Queen of Storm nodded as well.

"Isn't our original intention of being named Duke's title to support backward areas and allow the people of the entire empire to develop balancedly?" Ren said righteously: "As the consul, I shoulder the responsibility of governing the empire, so I naturally have to set an example."

"It is precisely because of the many shortcomings of Osian Province that I have to choose it as my territory."

"What do you think?"

Renn's last question asked, his eyes swept over the Holy Soul Wizards, and suddenly made the few people who had originally questioned Renn's choice a little embarrassed.

"It's because of the Sain Plateau?" Kelstone suddenly spoke.

He was completely unmoved by Rennes's words, his face was calm, as if he had seen through Rennes's intentions long ago.

The Holy Soul Wizards immediately remembered that the origin of the ultimate warriors under Rennes was no longer a secret. They were the Makurag barbarians from the Sain Plateau.

Since the Extreme War Chapter became famous, many people have secretly sent people to Astart to spy on the situation of the Makurag tribe, but found that Astart was on high alert and always had extreme warriors to guard it. Even if the legend sneaked into Astart, it would not be able to come out alive.

I could not find any useful clues when I observed it from afar outside the city.

Renn glanced at Kelstone and said contemptuously: "Don't use your little thoughts to guess my overall situation. Who doesn't know the barrenness of the Sain Plateau, it's definitely not as good as the northern prairie. What can I plan on the plateau?"

This sarcasm made Kelstone's face darker.

However, he mentioned that the Sain Plateau reminded the Holy Soul Wizards that Rennes must have any plans, but he just doesn't know for the time being.

Judging from past experience, Rennes never aimlessly and must have concealed certain key information.

"If you don't explain your motives, I object to the demarcation of Ossian as your Duke." Kelstone said in a deep voice.

Rennes sneered.

"A few years ago, I heard that the Duke of Redstone was the master of the northern prairie." He suddenly changed the topic, "People who don't know thought that the entire prairie was the territory of the Duke of Redstone, and many cities and tribes on the prairie would pay taxes to you."

"I didn't care about it before, but now I'm the consul."

Renn said in a natural tone: "There are loopholes in the tax payment system of the empire. I have the responsibility to check for the gaps and make up for the gaps and prepare to let the tax department investigate the situation on the grassland."

"you……"

Kelstone stood up suddenly and glared at Rennes.

The Northern Prairie provided him with a steady stream of benefits. The prosperity and prosperity of Pallas Floating City today relied on the blood transfusions of the entire Prairie.

If Renn cuts off this source, it will be a fatal blow to Urge and Pallas Floating City.

"The Northern Prairie is not all imperial territory." Kelstone defended.

"Not Sène Plateau." Renne responded immediately.

The empire's territory is very large. Except for the coastline to the east, there is no clear border between the western and northern borders. The border between the Sain Plateau and the northern prairie is very blurred with the empire and can only be regarded as a sphere of influence.

Kelstone took advantage of this loophole to rule the northern prairie and implement his own tax system.

Now Rennes is ready to do so.

Kelstone was silent for a few seconds, and finally sat down without saying a word. His posture was to surrender and his rivalry with Rennes was defeated again.

However, the dispute between Rennes and Kelstone also convinced the Holy Soul Wizards that he chose Osian as a territory to plot against the Sain Plateau.

Everyone was curious. What did Renne like about the plateau?

Resources? Population?

Tim Kennan stared at Renn. He was really scared by Renn's plot and asked directly: "Renn, you'd better explain your motivation clearly and don't use those empty words to perfunctory us."

"I am going to unify the Sain Plateau and incorporate it into the empire's territory." Renn replied frankly.

The Holy Soul Wizards looked at each other.

What are the benefits of unifying the plateau to the empire?

If you just send out the Imperial Legion to make the Imperial Map bigger and pay high military expenses and costs, it will be more than worth the loss.

Renn had long anticipated the idea of ​​the Holy Soul Wizard and continued: "I am not going to dispatch the Imperial Legion, nor will I ask for financial appropriations. I only send out the Extreme War and the Knights of the Holy Spear to conquer the Sain Plateau step by step, which may take several years. After success, the Sain Plateau will become a part of the Empire's territory."

"What's the benefit of this for you?" Duke Silver Star was a little puzzled.

Ren said calmly: "In the eyes of the people of the empire, expanding territory is the best political achievement. After unifying the plateau, I will try to develop some resources to drive the development of the western part of the empire."
To be continued...