Outside the palace gate of Besancon, Ron stood with a sword in a wooden shed beside the stable shed outside the palace gate. The wooden shed was very crudely built and the palace guards were tight, so no one entering the palace was allowed to bring weapons or entourage. Therefore, Ron and other guards waited in the wooden shed for Art to come out.
The people who can be summoned to the meeting are not ordinary people, so their bodyguards and entourage can also receive some preferential treatment. There is an official in the wooden shed with two slaves to provide some hot soup, wine, bread and wheat paste to these bodyguards and entourage.
Hynh Ron has a title, and he enjoys higher treatment - a separate wooden table and a more sumptuous meal of wine and meat, but Ron has no appetite. Baron Caitlan has left the palace, and his master has not yet left.
He held the hilt of the sword and looked left and right, his eyes always fixed on the palace door.
After a long time, Art, who was holding something in his hands, finally walked out of the palace door. Ron walked up and took the things in Art's hands.
"Sir, what is this?" Ron held a pile of clothes and documents.
"The court has ennobled me as a Border Baron. These are my golden documents and viscount's dress." Art glanced at the things in Ron's hands and walked straight towards the stables.
Ron held the dress gold album in one hand and rummaged through it for a long time with the other hand, "Where is the fiefdom document?"
"Master, where is the fiefdom document?" Ron caught up with Art.
That night, Art asked Ron to summon the military priest Robert. Now there were not many people around Art who could discuss matters. This impure priest was his think tank. "The court has promoted me to the title of Viscount of the Frontier. Based on the military merits of the commanders of the Welsh Army, I can nominate one leading baron among the officers of the Welsh Army, and personally canonize three inner knights, fifteen ordinary knights, and eight trainee knights." People."
"After these promotions return to the valley, I will personally lead the central army command camp to assess the military merits of all, and confer promotions to knighthoods based on military merit." Although the palace has not yet given substantial rewards to Art and his commanders, the titles and honors are still sufficient. You must know that these are all newly promoted nobles under Art. In the future, after Art is actually awarded the fiefdom, there will be original lords in the fiefdom.
"Robert, how about the matter of upgrading the church in the valley?" The Lord of Art has been upgraded. It stands to reason that the viscount's territory can have a low-level bishop and five priests to support the corresponding auxiliary staff. Robert is Art's chaplain. Of course, it is more appropriate for him to do these things.
Robert was wearing a white holy robe, with a thin layer of sweat on his forehead. He had just gone to Besançon Cathedral to visit some old acquaintances. The church forces were not completely involved in this civil strife. Except for uneasy religious dignitaries such as Bishop Olof and the Archbishop of Besançon, who either openly or covertly supported one faction, the rest of the church clergy chose to wait and see.
Now that Besançon has been defeated, the large and small churches and temples outside the city have been affected by the war, but the Archbishop of Besançon who has been following Bernard's group finally ran to the western province of Saône.
After the Archbishop of Besancon fled, Olof immediately entered the Besancon Cathedral under the name of "temporary administration". Along with Olof, he was accompanied by a large number of bishops, priests and other clergymen transferred from the Diocese of Lucese.
Robert took out a cotton face towel from his sleeves and wiped the sweat on his forehead, "Bishop Olof went to Dijon last week. It seems that he was planning to be promoted to Archbishop of Besançon (Archbishop of the country). I found Lord Olof's help. Bishop, donate 10,000 pfennigs to the church in your name, and the assistant bishop has promised to immediately prepare for the upgrade of the Valley Diocese. He has indicated that you should submit your proposal for the candidate of the Bishop of the Valley Territory as soon as possible, and the Besançon Cathedral will appoint it. "
Using 10,000 pfennigs to buy the religious ordination rights in the viscounty territory. This kind of transaction cannot be said to be a loss or a profit, but Art has been controlling the penetration of church power in the territory he actually controls, because he does not want the clergy to tie his hands and feet.
Matt nodded and glanced at Father Robert. Ever since he joined his army during the Provence National War, this guy had been acting as a personal counselor and legionary advisor. It was very hard, so he decided to give this impure priest a surprise.
"I have already thought about the nomination of the bishop, and I will go to the cathedral in person tomorrow."
As soon as Art's words came out, Robert's nerves were tense. At present, there were only two clergymen with religious orders around Art, and Father Hamish had joined Art a long time ago and had sufficient qualifications, but Robert thought that it was not impossible to have a chance to accompany Art's outstanding achievements.
"Robert, Hamish has been in charge of the church affairs in my territory. He has kept the church and several chapels in good order, so he will be responsible for the specific church affairs in the viscounty in the future."
Robert's face froze, and sweat began to form on his forehead again, "Yes, yes, your lord is right, Father Hamish did an excellent job." Robert forced a smile.
Matt nodded approvingly at Robert, "Well, you will be the first bishop of the Diocese of the Valley. But Hamish will be the presiding priest, and all church affairs in the Diocese of the Valley will be handled by Hamish. You continue to stay with me as my consultant."
"Yes, Father Hamish should also be promoted..." Robert suddenly stopped.
"Sir, what did you just say?"
"I said I intend to nominate you as the first bishop of the Wells Valley and appoint you as my chief advisor." Robert's eyes widened wider and wider. He did not expect that he could really become a bishop. As a clergyman, being a bishop is already a status change. From the bishop level, it is considered a high-level clerical position.
"Thank you, sir, I will definitely help you!" This is a sign of loyalty.
"Robert, this is all what you deserve, but I have to make a deal with you. Hamish will be responsible for all church affairs in my territory, and you will be my advisor."
"Yes, my lord." Robert could not hide the joy in his heart, and there was an uncontrollable smile on his face.
"Okay, Robert, you go down and rest. Are you going to see if Stanley and Emery are back? If they come back, let them come to me." Robert exited the room, and after a while Stanley and Emery walked in. Ron and Stanley Emery started the lurking mission assigned by Art yesterday. Today.
…My lord, that maid is quite pretty. She was originally the secret mistress of the owner of a manor outside the city. When Besançon was besieged, the manor owner fled to the West. This woman stayed behind and took her son to hide in the city and seek refuge in a secret door brothel to make a living."
"I bought her and her son out for one hundred and eighty pfennigs, and sent her to Earl Baldwin's mansion as a servant. I know the housekeeper of Baldwin's mansion, and that old pervert will definitely not let the woman leave. As for her son, she will stay in my shop as a handyman, so that I won't worry about the woman being disobedient..." Emery is indeed a hotel owner, and is very skilled in doing these things.
"That woman doesn't know your identity, right?" Art asked.
"I don't know, she just thought I sent her out as a secret gift to please the housekeeper. I don't plan to use her right now. I won't let her play its role until she has a firm foothold..."
Matt nodded, "You did a good job. As long as she can deliver what we want from the Earl's Mansion, we don't need to be stingy with rewards, and her son must also be controlled..."
Earl Baldwin's eyes and ears have been installed, and several people continued to discuss how to install eyes and ears in the palace... It wasn't until midnight that everyone discussed an effective method.
"Okay, you will all implement these things together. The Moulin Rouge must be established as soon as possible, and the eagle eyes around Besancon must be set up as soon as possible. I am waiting for you to weave this spider web as soon as possible." Art finally mentioned.
"Yes, I will definitely live up to you, sir!"
“Okay, you guys go back and rest, Ron tidies up, we will visit Count Baldwin tomorrow, you have the 60,000 pfennigs of gold and silver ready...”