On the streets of the city, the crowd was bustling. They gathered on the city square and gathered in front of the high platform built a few days ago to watch the current ruler of Veluga, the prince of the Swadians, and the The ceremony of the canonization of a baron lord by Lord Von Byron, who is more influential than the prince.

"Under the witness of the kingdom’s heir, the noble Prince Harau, my brave knight, capable assistant, and loyal friend, Lord Fatis Randall of Suno, would you please swear to me, Accept the rights that I give you, fulfill your obligations, and be loyal to me as a baron lord?"

"In the name of Father, I swear."

There was a round of applause on the streets of Veluga, and the people who came to join in the excitement cheered. Some of them really respected Byron, some of them simply felt interesting. After all, the nobility canonized, especially the real power like the baron. The Lord’s canonization ceremony is rarely seen by civilians, let alone in such public places.

The ceremony ended smoothly. Prince Harau had a good time. Originally, this kind of public canonization ceremony was not allowed. It was impossible for Konis to allow him to do so, but now the powerful knight has left. In this world, Samuel, who inherited his post, has a much milder personality. To a large extent, he connives all kinds of inappropriate behaviors of His Royal Highness. Therefore, today's ceremony can proceed smoothly.

After the ceremony, there will be festivals in the city of Veluga. In the south, they generally call it "Carnival" or Carnival Day. It will be held once, sometimes several times a year. People will have fun on this day and hold a grand parade. This carnival was promoted by Prince Harau, purely to close the relationship with the locals and satisfy his curiosity about southern festivals.

Prince Harau wandered the street several times on horseback. The noisy crowd around cheered along the street holding various flags. The vendors on both sides peddled various snacks, snacks and interesting gadgets, children. Running happily in the footsteps of the adults, this scene is very interesting for Prince Harau, who has been confined in various castles for a long time.

But His Royal Highness also knew that To meet his needs, Byron spent a lot of dinars in Veluga. In order to make the citizens of Veluga really happy, Byron transported a large amount of ingredients and cheap drinks to the city, provided the people with low prices or even free, and displayed the trophies and prisoners obtained from Koujit on the street. , Let his soldiers go to the tavern to tell those exaggerated stories, let Jamie come out to help the poor and beggars in the city, let the priests lead the widows of the deceased during the Viruga riots to pay homage to their husbands and invite a famous team The Salander caravan and party entertainers visited, selling exotic products and performing interesting tricks that the locals hadn’t seen before. On a day when it was nothing, it just created a festive atmosphere, and made a rare vent to the citizens of Veluga who had been depressed for a long time.

Of course, Byron has made such a huge investment, he naturally has to get some return. When the prince had completely said nothing, he certainly knew how to repay his "friend" of the same age for his dedication. He almost completely opened the city of Veluga to Byron. Byron’s troops were free to shuttle through the city. Byron’s merchants did not have to pay those high and complicated taxes. The goods that Byron provided were even more smooth in the city. Without hindrance, Veluga is really like Byron's fief. Even Samuel had no choice but to admit that their control over the city was not even half that of Byron.

In addition, Prince Harau was still exaggerating to Byron in the letter with his father, and claimed that Byron's massive confiscation of land in the south was suppressing the dignitaries of Rhodok, thereby strengthening the rule of Swadia. The degree to which His Majesty the King believes in these letters is still unknown, but it is certain that from the King’s subsequent acquiescence to Byron’s behavior and his failure to continue to send support and consultants, he has overestimated his son’s management ability. , And the royal family’s control over the entire country has also fallen to a level where it is difficult to restrict local lords.

Especially after the Battle of Dherim, the Earl of Kleis privately signed an armistice agreement with the Earl of Tweed. The rebels of the kingdom will no longer plunder the land around Dherim, and the Earl of Kleis also promised not to intervene in this throne struggle. . King Harrods has actually lost control of the eastern part of the kingdom, and the positions of many lords have begun to waver. But the military power that Paravin can provide is still strong, and the lords of the western lords are still on the side of the king, so the apparent unity still continues, and the other countries have given up their attacks in a short period of time after the Kujit stumbled. Swadia's thoughts.

But this balance will be broken sooner or later. King Harous is getting older, and his body is overwhelmed by internal and external pressure. After a long time, his hair was completely white, and his physical condition was not as good as each day. If he is gone, look at Prince Harau’s current virtues, Swadia’s future is really gloomy~lightnovelpub.net~ But now these are not things the little prince has to consider. He is now with Byron. Sitting in a carriage together and watching the parade on the street, Fatis and Samuel were sitting in another carriage, where apart from the two of them, only one was sitting in the carriage bent over and couldn’t understand their language. The giant Olaf serves as a guard. Prince Harau complained to Byron about the boringness of those old men in the country, and at the same time praised Byron for giving him such a good enjoyment, and promised to repay him better in the future.

Byron agreed, looking sideways at the merchandise displayed in front of the street shop.

Those are the new products he launched. They use defective products from imported goods. The packaging is also very simple. A burlap bag is buckled with dye and printed with a clown-like pattern. The main products are salt, spices and cloth. The quality is worrying, but the price is half cheaper than the equivalent goods sold in the market, which is very suitable for the consumption of urban residents and the rich in rural towns. If Piaget brand is a luxury, then Joker brand is middle-class consumption, so that those with some surplus money can consume goods that were only used by rich and nobles in the past, such as spices and silks. This is also a major support by which Byron is confident to defeat the commercial competition of Fort Garmisch. After controlling costs, Byron relies on a much larger consumer group.

The carriage moved forward slowly and continued to walk through the carnival crowd. No one knows what the future will look like after this brief joy.