Black Iron Crown

Reiner's voice echoed in the open space, and the residents below were talking about it. A nobleman tried these knights, and the residents at the bottom couldn't help but not believe it.

"I! Reiner Merland! The legal ruler of Merland Castle and Gorburg Castle! Baron Kahn's cousin, the legal heir of Kahn Castle, declare here! Sentence them to hang! Execute immediately!" Lai Na said loudly, and at the same time cleverly stated the status of the legal heir of Fort Kahn. At this time, the residents will not disagree.

"The legal heir of Fort Carn?" Several knights beside the high platform couldn't help but look at each other when they heard Reiner's words, and their brows frowned in unison.

"Could it be that he also wants to bring Castle Carnage under his rule?" said a knight.

"Obviously, yes! There is no noble who does not wish to own more land, and this Baron Rainer is no exception!"

No one paid any attention to what the three knights were thinking. As soon as Reiner's order was issued, four executioners, Sergeant Moreland, came up with a noose and a wooden stick.

Sir Sophie's mouth was gagged, but he saw that the Moreland sergeants who were walking towards him suddenly started to struggle more violently, and bursts of muffled growls came from his throat.

Regardless of their struggles and screams, the Sergeants of Morland put the noose around their necks expressionlessly, and then inserted the wooden sticks into it.

"Execution!" Leiner yelled at the crowd: "They are going to hell! Because of betrayal and disloyalty!"

The Sergeants of Moreland had quick hands and feet, and quickly spun the wooden sticks, and the noose followed the wooden sticks to form a twisted shape.

Several people felt the approach of death and couldn't help but started to struggle desperately with their hands and feet, but how could they have any room to resist since their hands and feet were tied to the chair.

As the noose was tightened by the wooden stick, their breathing gradually became difficult, and their bloodshot eyeballs bulged, and they looked at Reiner in front of them with pleading eyes.

"Kill them!"

"You deserve it! You damned traitor!"

"go to hell!"

The spectators below were in a commotion, criticizing the four knights on the execution stage, but in fact they didn't care what these people did, they only felt that this incident was very exciting.

What's more, their "crime" was uttered through Reiner, a noble person, so there is no doubt about it.

As the wooden sticks kept turning, their necks became tighter and tighter by the noose, and at this moment, Sir Sophie could already clearly feel the creaking and creaking sounds from his throat and cervical spine. .

The scene in front of him became more and more blurred. The lack of oxygen caused Sir Sophie's consciousness to be somewhat blurred. His dilated pupils looked around, and the buzzing sound of tinnitus lingered in his ears.

A moment later, they heard a crisp sound from their necks, and then lost consciousness.

"The traitor is dead!"

"He deserves to die!"

"Ha, the knights are dead!"

"Oh, the vile traitor is dead!"

The residents below cheered for a while. In their simple thinking, the baron must be righteous. He said that these knights were forced traitors, so they must be.

Reiner looked at the jubilant residents below, and the corner of his mouth curled up slightly. No wonder the policy of ignoring the people has been the ruler's first choice since ancient times.

Because... this feeling is really good, turning your hands into clouds, turning your hands into rain, what he says is what he will not be doubted at all.

"Now, the people who killed my cousin and sister-in-law are dead. As the person closest to them, I, Reiner Moreland, will be the new owner of this land!" Reiner's words were very straightforward.

Although the intrigue among nobles in this world is serious,

But the culture is still basically the same as that of Europe in the previous life. Just say what you have, and directly declare that you have the legal right to inherit Kahn Castle, then he can directly inherit the territory of Kahn Castle.

There is no need to make three requests and three concessions like the Celestial Dynasty. Who doesn't know who doesn't know who? Reiner just wants this land, and it is only logical that he has this request as he has the right to inherit.

"Now!" Reiner shouted loudly: "You, you can declare your allegiance to me, Reiner Moreland. Now I am the legal ruler of Fort Carn, your baron, your master!"

After Leiner finished speaking, a group of residents knelt down on the ground without any hesitation, swearing allegiance to Leiner in a chaotic manner.

And the three knights were also very sensible, knowing that the situation was stronger than others, they walked up to Leiner and knelt on one knee without any hesitation, swearing allegiance to Leiner.

He patted the shoulders of the three of them randomly three times, then said some words of encouragement, and ended the allegiance ceremony.

For this era, performing such a loyalty ceremony has basically declared the ownership of a territory, but Reiner does not believe this, he only believes in his own control.

Therefore, it is necessary to dispatch tax officials and arrange intelligence personnel. In the future, Leiner will send officials to these places to strengthen his rule. It is not enough to just collect taxes casually.

After entering Fort Carn, Reiner scanned the entire castle. Although it wasn't the first time he came here, it was the first time he entered this castle as the master.

The knights who had just pledged their allegiance to Reiner were quite sensible, and they followed his ass to introduce him. They were Sir Bess who had intersected with Reiner before, and one named Sir Lavin, and another old man. The knight is Sir Faith, who has always supported Baron Kahn the most.

"Oh... It seems that we have three more colleagues!" The pessimistic knight shrugged and said to his friend beside him.

"Shut your mouth! Keep your voice down, the baron is right ahead!"

Reiner also heard the whispers behind him, but he didn't care what these people were thinking at all. With the loyalty of the extremely loyal Scarlet Griffon Knights, he still needs them?

This time he won the territory of Fort Carn, he does not plan to entrust these knights. The Scarlet Griffin Knights should also get a fief. Of course, they do not have the right to tax, conscription, or legal rights. Reiner only A fifth of a village's tax is given to them, so it's just a fiefdom.

In addition, he also plans to gradually take back these confiscated fiefs. After the previous tax storm, he has a deeper understanding of the importance of centralization.

He didn't want to be so constrained by any policy he introduced. Although he was also more inclined to centralize power in the past, he was not unacceptable to enfeoffment.

But now he understands that if the royal power wants to expand, enfeoffment must be banned. Only when the king has enough strength in his hands can the royal power become stronger.