Chapter 278 Shay
Shay stood on the bow of the boat, looking at the approaching coastline, feeling indescribable nervousness and uneasiness, and at the same time a trace of expectation for the future.
As the second son of the family, Shay knew that he could not inherit his father's title, and he actually had no interest in it.
Shay's father is a baron, already a very low-level existence in the empire's aristocratic system, only one level higher than a knight.
Although for the empire, the title of nobility is not simply a calculation of the level of the title, but also determines whether a noble is noble based on the noble status itself.
For example, there was once a nobleman who also only had the title of baron and became the favorite of the king at that time. He almost held the power of the empire with one hand, which could be said to cover the sky with one hand.
During his time in power, even the Duke did not dare to be unreasonable when facing him. Who would argue that he was just a little baron?
So in Shay's view, there is really nothing to inherit from the baronetcy that only has one title left in his family. Moreover, his relationship with his brother is not bad, and there is no contradiction or conflict. How much property is up for grabs?
In fact, when Shay came of age, his father gave him his share of the family property. At that time, Shay was already a well-known newcomer in the Langton Knights competitive circle. It was with this money that he bought himself new armor and weapons, and thus won the foot combat and swordsmanship championships in that knightly competition.
With this achievement, Shay joined the imperial army and stayed in the army for seven years, during which time he stayed in the empire and in the colonies.
Apart from allowing Shay to grow from a young knight to a senior knight with rich military experience, his experience in the military did not bring him any other benefits or changes, and even allowed him to transfer the small fortune he inherited. Most of his property was consumed in seven years.
In addition to the consumption of maintaining armor and weapons, and purchasing excellent war horses, the rest basically turned into wine.
But don’t get me wrong, Shay is not an alcoholic. This is mainly because when serving as a garrison in the colony, people often have nothing to do. Especially a great knight like Shay, who is more or less in the army. He is considered an officer, but there are other officers in the army who are specifically responsible for management.
After the imperial military reform, the degree of military professionalization has become higher and higher. Generally speaking, noble knights like Shay, who are of ordinary origins, have become more like mascots or decorations in the imperial army. Because of the war There is no longer any need for knights to charge.
So the biggest job of knights like Shay who are stationed in the colonies is usually drinking, and even doing things like maintaining armor and weapons. Local children or young people are very willing to work for you. of.
It only takes a small amount of money to let those children do their best to help you polish your armor.
Until Perficott invented the steam knight armor, the knight profession flourished again.
Based on Shay's qualifications and strength, he had the opportunity to join the Steam Knights that the Empire was forming. After all, he was a Grand Knight in his thirties and had rich military experience. The Empire wanted to It is this kind of talent.
But Shay's luck was really bad. The day before he joined the Knights, he celebrated the event with his friends in a bar.
Both he and his friends drank too much at the time, and then the drunken friend had a conflict with another guest at the bar. Shay was drunk at the time, so he used a handy tool he could pick up to try to give it to his friend. help.
Then he was expelled from the army because he beat his immediate boss's youngest son to death in the street, and was targeted in various ways by the other party. In order to avoid dragging down his brother, and to prevent his fat-minded boss from causing trouble for him again, Shay took the initiative to sign up for the Northern Frontier Development Group, hoping to take this opportunity to start a new life.
He left all his few possessions to his brother, leaving only money for a boat ticket to the North.
This can also be regarded as an internal custom in the imperial aristocratic circle that is not found in written records. That is, as long as the aristocratic children who are willing to go to the colony do not return to Langton, their hatred can be wiped off.
Xie Yi hopes that his skills can make him famous in the north, so that he can explain to himself and his brother, and at the same time, he can explain to his immediate boss.
However, when the boat was about to reach the shore, Shay seemed a little nervous, because he was not sure whether he could make a name for himself in the north.
"Passengers disembarking, please go forward and don't stay where you are. The receptionist will register your identity. As long as you register, you will become a true northerner!" The dock on the coast On the page, a man in his prime maintains order while also promoting the benefits of being a Northerner: "Everyone needs to speak loudly about their name, age and whether they have any skills.
Northern I won’t treat everyone badly, but the North also doesn’t support idle people. As long as you have skills and are willing to work hard, you won’t have to worry about finding a job!
The benevolent lord of the North, Earl Brandlis! Your Excellency promises that any pioneering immigrant who is willing to show his talents in the north will enjoy the preferential treatment of being exempted from taxes for the first year!"
Listening to the other party's preaching, Shay couldn't help but nodded slightly, although the earl Your Excellency's action seems to be a huge loss, but in fact, based on the current situation in the entire Northern Territory, even if Purficott wanted to collect taxes, she would not be able to find a tax official who could collect taxes, let alone obtain funds from these villages. Enough taxes.
Therefore, after careful consideration, Purficott directly exempted these new immigrants from paying taxes in the first year.
For many poor pioneer immigrants, this is undoubtedly a timely help.
At least for Shay, he can relax a little. After all, if you have to pay taxes, for a knight like him who only knows how to fight, it is not possible to find a good job and make money. easy.
"Next!" While Shay was thinking about this, it soon was his turn to register.
"Name, age..." The civilian official in charge of registration looked at Shay.
"Shay Cormac, thirty-five years old, served as a soldier, and is a knight." Shay introduced himself in the simplest possible terms, which was a habit developed in the army.
“Knight?” The civilian official in charge of registration showed a surprised expression, and then said to Shay: “Welcome to the North, where everyone can show their talents! Like you The knight can join the lord's army and be loyal to her.
If you are lucky, you may be able to become a pioneer knight and have your own territory. "
(This chapter. End)