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"In the end, we only managed to drop eight aristocracies. That leaves us with five more.
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"You have done well enough, Mr. Ars. I have never heard of such an expansion of territory in such a short period of time after that battle.
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"Yes. That's going to be a problem to manage."
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You are absolutely right. What are you going to do with the territory you have acquired?
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"Hmmm, maybe we should reassign them again. The survivors of the aristocratic families in the taken lands will be relocated to the city of Fontana, and the lands of the three frontier counties of Xillia, Burma, and Ix will be relocated to the vacant lands. I will give two noble families each from the newly acquired fiefdoms. And the other two remaining fiefs shall be Graham's fiefs in Rion.
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"Will the Grahams also receive a fiefdom?"
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"Yes. Rion is also Master Garoad's Fu from this year, right? Then you should get the territory you deserve. You also commanded the army in the recent cutout, so you're considered to have a good track record."
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"If you say so, isn't it so with you, Mr. Ars? The Barca family is the most successful family in Fontana. Shouldn't the Barca family be granted additional land?
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"Hmmm. I wonder what to do with the Barca estate: ....... I'm sure there will be some complaints if I give myself too much land."
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"There are certainly people who have a lot to say about it. But it is a problem if you can't get a territory for your work as good as Mr. Ars does. You should be rewarded for your work.
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"Then, I'll take the Arbalest area vacated by the relocation of the Ickes family. It's rich in water resources, so rice cultivation will be further advanced there.
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"I see. The Arbalest region was originally divided between Ix and Valles, but now you want to take it. I understand. I'll put it on the agenda for the council and get the others to agree to it.
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"Oh, that would be great, Leon."
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The battle with the Union of Northern Nobles, which began with Wagner's request for help, has come to an end.
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Since then, we have pushed up the front lines and marched on the strongholds of the key noble territories, and as a result, Fontana has succeeded in cutting off eight noble territories.
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This may have something to do with the strength of the new military force that was newly deployed this time, but I think the most significant factor was the effect of the military reforms that had been implemented for some time.
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In general, a knight and his squire form a group of peasants and command them to form an army.
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The Fontana army, however, switched to a systematic military system in which conscripts were organized into groups of five men, which were then combined into platoons, companies, battalions, and so on.
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Furthermore, it was possible to operate in a much more organized manner than before by grouping soldiers and units according to their functions, such as engineers, cavalrymen, communicators, and scouts, and by giving them the appropriate magic.
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For this reason, the armies of Kyle and Rion, which had no additional forces such as rock-droppers from airships or warriors of Atmos, were able to win a comfortable victory over the northern nobles and carve out their territories.
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Well, the reason for the great victory was the loss of many knights and other troops from those noble houses in the battle.
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Anyway, they succeeded in getting eight noble families.
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But there is a problem.
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Up to this point, the lands of the Kingdom of Fontana consisted of the former Fontana, and seven noble families: Urk, Arbalest, Carmus, Lubitsch, Hermes, and Boutica.
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With the latest success, the Kingdom of Fontana has gained eight noble domains.
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Although it is not possible to compare them in terms of simple area, roughly speaking, their land area has more than doubled.
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The question arises as to whether such a thing can be maintained.
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Moreover, there are some entities that cannot be ignored after dealing with such a large number of noble families.
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The Reinsatz family.
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The Reinsatz family has formed an alliance with the royal house of Doren as the high nobility and has influence over the other nobles.
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The Hegemonic Nobility is also responsible for resolving disputes when other noble families are attacked.
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They order the nobles to take measures against the conflicts between nobles, or demand the return of the strongholds that they have taken.
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If so, they may interfere in this conflict between the Kingdom of Fontana and the Northern Nobles.
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Or rather, they will definitely interfere in this conflict between the Kingdom of Fontana and the Northern Noble Federation.
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Because the remaining noble families of the Northern Noble Federation will cry out to the Reinsatz family.
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In other words, not only do they have to seize and rule the newly acquired lands, but they also have to be prepared for the Reinisatz family.
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I think this is a very difficult task.
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So, as we have done before, we have decided to transfer the territories of the three houses that have the status of frontier counts.
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The Xillia family led by Wagner moved from the former Hermes territory to two noble families in the southeast.
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The Elans of the House of Burma, who had been entrusted with the former Lubitsch territory, to two noble families to the south.
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Ghana of the House of Ix, which had ruled half of the old Arbalest territory, moves to the southwest to the nobles' dominions.
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And the Grahams of Lyons are placed to protect their hinterland in case of emergency.
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This means that whenever the Reinsatz attack, the frontier counties must be the first to respond.
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In return, the territory is increased to two noble territories, and may be cut off freely as before, so there is a possibility to increase it further.
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If you don't like it, you can give up your position as a frontier count and live as a nobleman belonging to Fontana.
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Apparently, Wagner, Elance, and Ghana agreed to this proposal.
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Thus, the Kingdom of Fontana became a powerful force with a territory that could be compared to the great noble families, from what had been an independent northern region.
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