Chapter 79: Noble Marriage
After being granted the title of hereditary earl, Martins has resigned from the position of commander of the Northern Army. Court Count Zachary has taken over Martins's position. There have also been slight adjustments to the senior official positions of the Northern Army.
But all this has nothing to do with William.
The person who can serve as the commander of the main legion is either a palace noble or someone recognized by the king.
For a frontier aristocrat like William who had no upper-level connections, unless he had made great military exploits and accumulated qualifications far beyond ordinary people, his position as captain would basically be at the top.
He has touched the invisible ceiling. It is difficult for ordinary people to break through this ceiling and continue to advance.
After the war, Richard went to Heihe Fort to visit his father.
Seeing Richard, William said very happily: "Well done. In this orc invasion war, your performance has surpassed that of my father. Now that the two of us have accumulated merits, we will soon be able to obtain the second barony." . Your third uncle also got some credit for this war, but I am not going to let him contribute.
Last time, in order to make the Harland family a hereditary noble, your second uncle and third uncle gave almost everything. Of course, the Harland family became Hereditary nobles are very important to them and their descendants. But this time you are being ennobled, so it would be inappropriate to consume their merits. Especially since
your third uncle wants to continue to develop in the military, exchange Breathing techniques and medicine all require meritorious service, so I can't support you this time."
"Don't worry, father! I'm actually not in a hurry to become a hereditary baron, and I understand my third uncle very well."
Seeing what Richard said, William laughed heartily and said: "I'm very happy that you can say that. This time you come to Black River Castle, I have one more thing to discuss with you." "
What is it?"
"Richard, you are nineteen, and you are old enough to get married. A few days ago The commander of the legion has sent someone to tell you that he is going to marry his granddaughter to you. If you agree, there will be a banquet at Count Martins’ house tonight, and we will get to know each other and prepare for the engagement."
Hearing the news, Richard was a little surprised for a moment, but he was a very independent person and objected directly: "Father, I have someone I like." "Is it
Baron Sophia from Stopa Territory?"
"You Do you know, father?"
"You are often together, and Wendy also wrote to me. Of course, Baron Sophia is also very good, and she is a marriage partner. The Stopa territory borders us, and marrying her will have a positive impact on the development of the territory. It's a good thing. After I die, I will make you the heir to the Harland territory. When your son's generation comes, you can merge the three baronies into one viscounty. Listen to my child, Sophia may not be willing to
marry You. We are nobles, and marriages are usually complicated and involve a lot of interests. If Sophia marries you, the Stopa territory will be annexed by our Harland family in the next generation. The Stopa territory is not the only one in the world
. Sophia is alone. For a baroness, the best way to protect the family territory is not to get married, and the second is to recruit a capable ordinary person. Marrying you is not the best choice for Sophia. ."
"Father, don't worry, I will handle this matter. You will definitely see me get married by next spring at the latest."
After receiving Wendy's letter and knowing that Richard and Sophia are very close, , William has been worried.
Richard has been preoccupied since he was a child, and William rarely communicates with him.
People with such gloomy personalities keep many things in their hearts and may like to go to extremes.
Moreover, Richard is still so young and has no experience in relationships between men and women, so he cannot bear the blow of lovelorn.
If he and Sophia could not get together, William was worried that he would give up on himself and resist marriage.
Marriage between nobles was very important.
Especially for new aristocrats like the Harland family, marriage is related to whether the Harland family can integrate into the aristocratic circle.
In addition, marrying a noble can also improve the bloodline of the Harland family, making it easier for future generations to awaken the knightly bloodline.
Ron and Barron were already married, and their wives were ordinary people from professional families and had no knight blood.
Their marriage is hopeless.
Moreover, Barron had died in the war, Ron's children were six or seven years old, and the couple had a good relationship. It was impossible for William to let Ron divorce and marry a noble lady. If William does this, it will only bring shame to the Harland family among the nobles and become the laughing stock of noble chatter.
Mrs. Olla's children were too young to be engaged.
The marriages of Hayden, Richard, and Wendy are all top priorities for the Harland family.
Hayden's marriage has been confirmed and will be to the daughter of Baron Paul.
Baron Paul is William's old comrade-in-arms. His territory borders Baron Harden, is located in the south of Barony Harden, and belongs to the Gascoigne Province.
Wendy was very averse to marriage and would quarrel with William whenever the subject came up.
She is now a magician and an important figure in the Harland family. She has great autonomy. Thinking of this daughter, William has a special headache.
After hearing Richard's assurance, William let go of his worries.
At the same time, William's words made Richard make up his mind and decided to talk to Sophia directly after returning to see Sophia's opinion.
Although Richard is only nineteen years old, his real mental age is over forty, and he has never been a romantic person in his two previous lives.
If Sophia does not object, Richard will marry Sophia directly.
If Sophia is not willing, Richard is not willing to wait and will find a suitable partner to get married as soon as possible.
It could be the granddaughter of Count Martins, or someone else.
As long as it's not too ugly and you can look past it, that's fine.
After a long period of genetic selection, most nobles are not ugly in appearance, and their average appearance is better than that of ordinary people.
Especially for the baron class, most of the palace ladies are the great beauties in the territory.
Their descendants are even more beautiful than the great nobles.
When great nobles choose their wives, husbands, court ladies, and guardian knights, they often consider their interests, not their appearance.
At the level of hereditary baron, only the first wife will consider interests, while the palace wife will not have much interests to speak of, and will only choose those with good looks.
Generally speaking, the children of lower-ranking nobles and concubines are often better-looking.
Richard's requirements are not high, but his own conditions are very good.
He will soon become a hereditary baron. After this war, he also enjoys a high reputation in northern Xinjiang.
Richard had killed two orc captains at a young age, and was an outstanding talent in magic and martial arts.
Women in northern Xinjiang like strong warriors and heroes in war the most.
Even the hereditary earl wanted to marry Richard.
Count Martins was attracted by Richard's prowess in battle.
Otherwise, the hereditary earl would not marry the Harland family, which has a shallow foundation.
(End of chapter)