Chapter 121 Recruiting Courtiers
Although the Brandless family was once a baron family, the old butler Foster is also very qualified as a noble butler.
But it is obvious that he is not qualified for the important task of serving as the courtier of the Northern Territory, because the people he needs to contact and deal with in this position are completely different from the people the Baron family has been able to contact in the past.
Although in the past, the Brandless family was able to come into contact with people like Princess Anne because of their relationship with Purficott’s mother, in general, the Brandless family was able to come into contact with people like Princess Anne. The people are usually just middle and lower class nobles.
But after Purfict became the Guardian of the North and became a powerful person, the people and things that Foster needed to come into contact with were completely different.
At this time, the right thing for Purficott to do was to recruit a retainer who was familiar with court etiquette and aristocratic knowledge, rather than expecting Foster to be able to wear multiple hats by himself.
After all, he is just a steward who transferred from a knight's squire, not a retainer who specializes in noble knowledge.
The self-recommendation of the palace envoy in front of her undoubtedly played into Purficott's hands. Although she was not familiar with this palace envoy, it did not prevent her from recruiting him. .
Facing the goodwill shown by Perficott, the palace envoy hurriedly said humbly: "It is an honor for me to serve you. I graduated from Royal Langton University, served in the Eastern colonies of the empire, and am proficient in I also have experience in heraldry, court etiquette and aristocratic matters, as well as administrative management and diplomacy.
I believe that I can provide you with the best quality service and contribute to the development and construction of the Northern Territory. Some contributions.”
Listening to the palace envoy's self-introduction, Purficott felt satisfied, but he did not settle the matter directly.
She just said to the palace envoy: "But you still shoulder the mission of the palace envoy. You must have to return to Langton before you can complete the job? Speaking of which, as the palace envoy, you should serve the royal family. Why? Are you willing to come to a remote place like the North? "
"Your Majesty, the so-called palace envoys are just attendants in Her Majesty the Queen's palace. They are only envoys when there are royal orders that need to be conveyed. This is just a listener. It sounds noble, but in fact there is not much room for him to display his talents." A little self-mockery appeared on the palace envoy's face, and he said helplessly: "Although I have worked hard to become a palace attendant, I have to. To a large extent, this is actually a retirement position.
I am only forty years old now. If possible, I still hope to have the opportunity to display my ambitions and talents. ”
"I see, I understand." Purficott nodded clearly, and then said: "In that case, I won't be polite. I hope that after you return to Langton, you will not deliver the goods for the time being. He is not a palace attendant, but is responsible for contacting the royal family as my special envoy.
Don't worry about your identity. You just need to explain the situation to Princess Anne, saying that you are now my courtier, and she will understand. "
"I understand, so what is my specific job? Do you need to inquire about the news in Langton City and maintain noble relations for you? "The palace envoy has been involved in Langton's aristocratic circle for a long time, so he naturally knows that his new identity is probably similar to eyes and ears and messenger.
This job may not sound like there are any specific tasks, but there are many things to do. , if you want to do this job well, you must be good at mediating the relationships between all parties.
This is a great test for personal abilities.
"Inquiring about information and maintaining relationships with nobles. It's all as it should be, just do whatever you want. You can get to know some of the Brandless family's connections in Longton with my butler, and he will tell you those people who need to be taken care of. Purficott actually has no idea about this kind of thing. She didn't need to think about it before, but now her identity forces her to pay attention to these things: "Of course, in addition, you also need to execute me." Some other tasks assigned, such as recruiting suitable talents for the North, safeguarding the interests of the North in the empire, etc..." Purficott did not reveal the end of the world to the palace envoy, and she decided to leave this question to Princess Anne
After all, she is not familiar with this palace envoy. Whether this person is trustworthy is still a question. Although this matter does not require strict confidentiality, if he leaks the information, it will still Caused some big trouble.
So Purficott hopes that Princess Anne will help identify whether this person can be entrusted with important tasks.
If not, Purficott will not do anything to him. She will still leave the things she just mentioned to him. After all, these things are very important to Purficot, who is now the guardian of the North. For Kurt, she really needs someone to help her maintain it.
“I understand, you can rest assured to leave these matters to me.” After listening to Purficott’s explanation, the palace envoy was quite confident.
"Very good, then when you return, remember to give a letter to Aunt Anne for me." Purficott said, then said nothing more and turned to deal with Colonel Richard and Captain William.
Perfect had already contacted these two people separately before, and also asked Foster whether they were related to his family.
According to Foster, Colonel Richard was single-handedly promoted by the old baron. The 17th Guards Division was a direct descendant of the Brandlees family. Colonel Richard was considered a descendant of the Brandlees family. The Leith family maintains influence over the force.
But with the decline of the direct line of the Brandless family, the relationship between Colonel Richard and the direct line of the Brandless family has also become quite alienated.
Fortunately, with the rise of Perfectcott, people like Colonel Richard who bear the imprint of the Brandless family will soon rejoin the family.
In fact, according to Foster's judgment, some of the old baron's old subordinates and some of the family's branches will soon come to visit because Perficott became the pioneer earl and the guardian of the north. Colonel Richard is just one of them. Just a representative one.
On the contrary, the identity of Captain William was somewhat beyond Purficott’s expectation. He was Grandpa Purfict’s former knight apprentice.
With this relationship, for Purficott, at least there will be no problem in the command of this knights.
Judging from the identities of these two people, it is obvious that Langton sent them here after careful consideration. They were sent here to work for Perfectcott, not for her. Adding to the chaos.
So, after Purficott officially became the Guardian of the North, she directly said to Captain William: "Captain William, are you ready to become a Steam Knight?"
There should be another chapter, there are a lot of things to do on New Year's Day
(End of this chapter)