Chapter 107 Leonard is the king!
The land ownership system of the Chinese dynasty is very different from the land ownership system of Western Europe.
In the Celestial Dynasty, private ownership of land was established very early, and land ownership could be bought, sold, and transferred. From this, a group of rentier landlords would be born who relied on land rent to live their lives.
But it was different in Europe. Under the European feudal system and the manorial economic system, serfs existed attached to the manor land. Owning a manor meant providing feudal obligations to the superior feudal lords.
To put it simply, a superior lord entrusts a manor to a lower-level noble, and then the lower-level noble becomes the owner of the manor. He collects taxes, food and trains soldiers from the manor to meet the recruitment of the superior lord.
Under the lord of the manor, no one could be called a landlord.
However, many lords or manor owners did not only own one manor. In order to manage multiple manors, a group of stewards also appeared.
They were not lords and were not necessarily nobles, but they had the right to help the lord manage such large estates.
This is why two days ago, Gareth heard the housekeeper say that his grandfather also farmed at the door of Charlie's house.
Compared with mainland Europe, in Palestine, the upward path still exists.
Here in Jerusalem, whether it is a noble, a king, or any other position, the probability of dying in the line of duty is much higher than in Europe.
You may get lucky one day, because too many people in the upper class die, and it will be someone's turn to be the steward... You must know that even the average reign of the kings of the Kingdom of Jerusalem does not exceed 10 years, and there are many who have no descendants. .
The butler of Labrete Manor was actually just an ordinary free citizen three generations ago, but suddenly he lost his life and his luck suddenly rose to the top.
At first, the first-generation butlers may have had a lot of compatriot friendship with ordinary Franks, but this is the third generation...it's hard to say what the friendship was like in the past.
After all, he is now a butler. If he still hangs out with the mud-legged people, his job as a butler will be in vain.
As the third generation steward of Labrete Manor, Lucas naturally had his own pursuits. He built himself the best mansion, which was located on a patch of earth, across from the church and overlooking the manor. Most places.
On weekends and rest days, even Lucas, who is busy with work on weekdays, puts down his work and enjoys his leisure time.
Until there was a reckless knock on the door, and an unexpected person rushed into his study, that was Father Gabriel.
Butler Lucas turned around and looked around, never expecting that Father Gabriel would barge in without any introduction.
Moreover, Father Gabriel is still wearing the sacrificial robes, but he is in a miserable state and out of breath.
"Father? Uh...what are you?"
"No! Lucas, those unruly people have rebelled!"
When he opened his mouth, Father Gabriel slapped him with the label of rebel.
Lucas was stunned when he heard this: "Father, are you saying that some pagan serfs have rebelled?"
"Don't worry, I will gather the free people right away and ask them to take up arms and prepare to defend themselves!"
"No!" Seeing the confused look on Butler Lucas's face, Father Gabriel hurriedly defended: "Listen to me! It was those bastard free people who rebelled!"
"Huh?"
Lucas was a little confused, and it took him a while to confirm that Father Gabriel was talking about free people, not serfs.
"Father...are you... kidding?"
Father Gabriel opened his eyes wide, and as if he was crazy, he replied categorically: "They are free people! Those unruly people directly scolded me for speaking nonsense during mass!"
"It's the same as we discussed before, you go to lend money, and I go to put more burdens on those unruly people, leaving some families with no way out, but the result...I was interrupted today when I was halfway through speaking. ! ”
Be it priest or steward, they are the most powerful beings in the manor.
One represents the secular lord, and the other symbolizes the theocratic power of the church. They manage the Labrete Manor together. As members of the same ruling class, the two of them naturally have some connections and collusion.
Although the serfs of the manor were attached to the land, and the land belonged to the lord, the free people did not!
Strictly speaking, the freedmen were not absolutely dependent on the feudal lords. They only rented the lord's land. In the eyes of the steward, they were a corner that could be exploited, so the steward targeted the freedmen group.
As long as he can force a family of free people to become his personal slaves, it means that his housekeeper will have one more heirloom capital, not to mention that the girl Emma really likes him.
She has good facial features and a beautiful face. She is full of vitality because of her youth, and she is slightly malnourished and slightly childish. She is truly a beauty.
Even though Lucas is already married, he doesn't mind having multiple capable maids.
Previously, when Emma's brother Jacques was around, he, Lucas, had to be more restrained, but now that Jacques' life or death was unknown, Lucas had no choice but to use some crooked ideas.
For example, the inexplicable and bizarre death of Emma's father had a part of Lucas's heart in it.
Listening to Father Gabriel's rambling description, Butler Lucas gradually realized that something was wrong.
But he didn't panic either.
"Father, you are really worrying too much, you are dazzled."
Lucas couldn't help but sneered as the priest described the scene where the "Crown of Thorns" appeared out of thin air on the head of the "False Prophet".
"There is no such thing as witchcraft in this world. Isn't this what you have always taught? You have always been the most anti-superstitious." As a priest and a priest, Gabriel has long been committed to Yu spread correct teachings in the manor.
Strictly speaking, Father Gabriel's theological theory is not bad, and he is also a genuine priest who graduated from the seminary. Naturally, he firmly denies the existence of all wizards and sorcery.
In this world, only God is supreme. Even the devil was created by God. But as a priest who receives holy orders, how could the priest be bewitched by the devil?
Lucas couldn't help but laugh again when he thought that Father Gabriel, who had sworn in the past that witchcraft did not exist, was actually worried about the existence of wizards.
Gabriel's eyes were red with urgency, and his old cheeks couldn't help but turn rosy.
"Lucas! What I said is true! That bastard mud-legged guy suddenly had a [Crown of Thorns] on his head! Even Christ on the cross smiled sarcastically at me! Isn't this witchcraft? ! ”
"Ha! Okay, okay, you old man is dazzled, or it's a cover-up. How can Christ laugh at you?"
Lucas couldn't help it and laughed out loud. After he finished laughing, he continued: "They are just a group of free people. They can't shake things up. I'll take people to have a look later and catch the troublemakers inside and beat them up. You can supervise them personally later!"
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"In this Transjordan territory, His Excellency Leonard is the king. What is there to worry about? Even when the king comes, when he sees our lord, he must treat us politely and politely."
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"A group of free people? It's okay! They can't change the world."
As he spoke, Lucas couldn't help but laugh again.
Firstly, Father Gabriel can be seen being suspicious today. Secondly, how could a group of free people rebel?
This Labrete Manor belongs to Leonard, and don’t the Franks know what Leonard’s temper is?
In Leonard's territory of Transjordan, tyranny has already reached its peak. Who would dare to rebel?
And what Lucas said was indeed true. The couple who are now on the throne of Jerusalem have to restrain themselves when they arrive in Transjordan territory.
Without him, after all, it was Leonard who helped put the crowns on the couple. It can be said that without Leonard, it is not clear whether the throne belongs to Sibylla and Guy.
In this way, Lucas stood up, found some people from his mansion, and asked them to prepare weapons to help Father Gabriel regain his place.
Unlike Ahmed, the tax collector, strictly speaking, there is no private army in Labrete Manor. After all, the free people themselves are the main body of the army. Otherwise, Lucas would not arrange for free people like Charlie to go on guard duty at night. .
However, due to some personal considerations, Lucas, as a butler, must have some hardcore skills to help him bully men and women.
The composition of this group of private armed forces is roughly as follows: 1 cook, 2 grooms, 3 gardeners, and 4 doormen.
These 10 people form the iron core of Butler Lucas. Relying on Leonard's power, they can be said to be domineering in the manor.
After all, usually, Lucas leads these ten people to fight three or four people. With the strength of numbers, he can win every battle!
However, Lucas and this group of people did not consider a thing at all...
What if the freedmen...really rebel?
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The originally dark church was now full of joy, and the mass hosted by Garris was much more moving than that of Father Gabriel in the past.
First of all, Garris never spoke any Latin, but preached in the ancient Frankish language that free people knew every day, and everyone could understand it.
Secondly, when Garris preached, he didn’t talk about obedience or dedication. He just picked out words that everyone liked to hear.
Finally, with the Eucharist and the priest’s blessing, Sunday’s Mass is coming to an end.
Garris smiled and nodded to all the believers present.
And he recited:
"May the Almighty Father grant you His abundant favor"
“Make your faith unwavering”
"Your life is full of hope"
"Your souls overflow with charity"
"May my father bless you and keep you safe every day in the future."
After this final blessing, Garris loudly announced that today's mass was completely over.
"The mass is celebrated, go and preach my gospel!"
Everyone in the church responded with a smile: "Thank God!"
However, at this moment, the side door of the church was suddenly blocked, and a slightly embarrassed man rushed in.
He shouted to the people in the church: "Oh no, that guy Lucas is here with his men!"
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