Chapter 155

Drizzle.

Then Viserys walked down the castle with Bessie, who was practicing walking, and sent him back to recuperate.

He didn't have to participate in the next celebrations, and he still focused on rest.

Viserys also had nothing to do before this, and even visited his most loyal subordinates when he had nothing to do.

…

And half a month ago.

The bachelor received a letter from the school city on the other side of the sea.

The person who wrote the letter was his teacher, Dr. Willing, the leading astronomer in Westeros. In addition to the normal reminiscence, he also told his disciples and the lords he served—

Autumn has come.

Ever since the academy announced the red comet as the 'sword of the season of beheading', the seasons of Westeros are about to start rolling.

The summer that started in the year 288 of Aegon's calendar to the present lasted only more than two years, and it may be about to change to autumn. According to past experience, autumn only lasts for about a year, and then it will enter into winter.

This is calculated by the Xuecheng based on the observation of celestial phenomena and the daily length. The scholars aggregate the observed data to the cardinal of the Xuecheng, and the cardinal will release the information of seasonal changes to all parts of the seven countries. The white crow is responsible for delivery.

Remind lords and farmers across Westeros to prepare to start stockpiling food for the coming winter.

However, the continent of Essos is different from Westeros. The northernmost continent of Essos in the east is only the same dimension as the neck, and it does not border the land of eternal winter like Westeros. end.

Therefore, the Essos Continent is less disturbed by the rotation of the seasons, and even if the winter is approaching, it will not be greatly affected.

but.

The traditional festive harvest feast may take this opportunity to start.

As one of the few festivals in Westeros, Andalus also has such a tradition.

Because many of the cultures of Westeros originated from the Andals and Roinas, in fact, if you trace the origins, this is the birthplace of many Westeros cultures.

As the largest local lord, he can hold traditional festivals such as harvest banquets. Because of the long distance and difficult travel, the harvest banquet often became a rare meeting opportunity between the lord and the vassal.

As the king of Andalus, Viserys naturally announced the first harvest banquet in order to celebrate the harvest and strengthen people's hearts.

Not long ago, the new nobles who had been enfeoffed to various places and started to build castles and territories rushed to Andalos to gather.

As the first group of nobles, in fact, these nobles have not yet separated from the commoners, and they are all hanging on their shoulders like buns, laughing and laughing.

Now Viserys is sitting on the highest throne in the castle, and the hall below is rarely filled with tables, and the upstarts are sitting carelessly on their chairs, with their wives and children beside them.

The servants in the castle were also very busy today. The dishes were brought out from the kitchen, and each of these dishes required Viserys to taste the first bite first, and then the nobles on the rest of the tables would wait. Qualified to start eating.

Dessert cakes, assorted red wines, bread dipped in cream, honey-roasted chicken, chunks of braised wild boar, goose stuffed with berries, barley venison bisque, salmon, giant lobster, and more

The dazzling array of dishes is dazzling.

The atmosphere of the whole harvest banquet was also very warm. From time to time, some people shouted "Long live Andalus!" Some people raised their glasses and shouted "Long live Viserys!".

However, Viserys only smiled slightly at all of this, then raised his glass and took a sip, his eyes still calmly looking at the lively scene below.

His sister Daenerys was sitting on his left, Reneesi was sitting on his right, wearing a gorgeous long dress, a young and beautiful girl with a clean smile on her face.

Andalus' feudal system appears to have a shell similar to that of Westeros.

However, it is actually not the same as the fundamental system of Westeros.

The most fundamental difference is in the ownership of the land.

Although the ownership of the entire territory of the Seven Kingdoms, the final ruling power and the supreme rights in all aspects are theoretically vested in the king.

However, in practice, the king is subject to the political status quo in Westeros and cannot really do whatever he wants.

For example, the king cannot intervene in the affairs of the West. If he wants to intervene, he must first greet the Lannister family, the guardian of the West, the Duke of Casterly Rock, or ask the other party to deal with it.

If the Lannisters decide to shelter a certain house, His Majesty the King has no choice but to reach a political compromise, go to war, or give up.

Even the king may lose his place and die if he loses the contest for power.

This is actually equivalent to the king being the largest noble, with his own fief, and temporarily sitting in this position under the mutual respect of the other nobles.

If the king offends most of the rest of the nobles in the whole country, he will be overthrown by the common flag.

Just like Viserys' father 'Mad King' Aerys Targaryen II, and for the people, it is the matter of the nobles to let the flag of the city head change, and the people don't care about those who sit on the Iron Throne Whether it was Baratheon or Targaryen, they only cared about what to eat next.

And in Andalos.

Although Viserys was divided into nobles, each noble has jurisdiction over a village or town, and can be inherited by descendants.

But the ultimate ownership of these lands still belongs to the king, that is, Viserys can abolish a noble family that has made mistakes at any time, execute the other party, or become a commoner in one fell swoop.

These newly enfeoffed nobles do not have actual ownership of the land, only the right to rule and the right to adjudicate in the region, but this power is still affected by the supreme ruling power of the king.

In addition, it is necessary to pay the tax proportion stipulated by the state on time, and the rest is the benefit that the nobles can obtain.

For civilians, every civilian has the obligation to serve, and they serve directly in the Andalus Legion.

The Legion has garrisoned troops in various places, and the supreme command of these troops is in the hands of Viserys, without any connection with the local nobles.

Nobles are allowed to build family castles and have private soldiers, but the number of private soldiers is under a very strictly controlled number, which can only maintain law and order and defend the castle.

Because Viserys has a great reputation among the folk and legions, the people recognize Viserys more than the nobles assigned to them.

Therefore, the implementation of the new enfeoffment system was very smooth.

And this group of nobles newly drawn out by him used to be ordinary people, who stood out on the battlefield or other channels and were canonized as nobles by Viserys.

It's too late to go from a mud-legged man to an aristocrat, so naturally there was no objection from anyone when it was enfeoffed.

Otherwise, Viserys wouldn't mind taking off the title directly above his head, canceling the chance to gain a fief and becoming a commoner again.