In the meeting hall, when Otto and Mrs. Kailin appeared together, the originally noisy meeting hall fell silent instantly, and the eyes of the nobles turned on the two of them.
Everyone was aware of the strange atmosphere in the territory during this period, especially the nobles who stayed in the territory, and they were attracted by Otto and Mrs. Kailin.
Seeing the two people coming in, all the nobles looked serious, ready to watch a good show.
Mrs. Kelin had already put on her makeup again, but her red and swollen eyes made her usual nobility and beauty pale.
She slowly walked to the steps in front of the hall, looked at the people below, and spoke slowly:
"Everyone, Count Berthold is now seriously injured and unconscious. I am afraid that he will not be able to handle the affairs of the territory. As his wife, I would like to discuss with you who will be in charge of the affairs of the territory in the future.
I think the earl's heir, his eldest son Baron Otto, should serve as the regent of the territory and be responsible for managing everything in the territory. I don't know what everyone thinks. "
Mrs. Kailin's words shocked everyone. They looked at each other with expressions of bewilderment.
What's going on? Did we hear it wrong? Are you sure Mrs. Karin was talking about the eldest son Otto and not the second son El?
Aren't the two of them fighting openly and secretly a few days ago? Why is it that Mrs. Karin now wants to support Otto's most territorial regency?
For a time, no one knew what happened and no one dared to speak.
At this time, Otto's role was revealed. Otto, who was also standing in the audience, glanced at Wade and coughed lightly.
Wade understood immediately and said loudly.
"It is natural for Master Otto to be the regent. I support it!"
Following Wade's statement, the nobles who had been attracted by Otto also spoke out and expressed their support.
Now that Mrs. Karin has chosen to support Otto, even those who have other thoughts in their hearts can only hold back and show their loyalty to Otto at this time.
Soon, amid the support and cheers of the crowd, Otto walked to the steps instead of Mrs. Karin.
He waved his hand, signaling for everyone to be quiet.
"Thank you all for your support. During the period when my father cannot handle government affairs, I will temporarily manage the affairs of the territory. I hope everyone will cooperate with me.
This is also my first time to accept territory management. There may be many things I didn’t do well. I hope you don’t mind. If you have any comments, please feel free to tell me. "
After the scene was finished, Otto announced that the old castle and the surrounding land would be given to El as a fief.
At this time, many nobles who were kept in the dark suddenly realized that your family has already discussed the distribution of benefits, right?
While everyone was pondering the news, Claire also made some personnel adjustments.
The first is to divide the existing old castle guard into two, with one half handed over to the command of Count Aargau's most trusted captain of the guard, Rudy, and the other half taken away by Otto and given to Gent to be commanded.
The original captain of the Old Castle Guards, Knight Hardman, was transferred to guard another smaller castle. That small castle had been given to his brother El by Otto.
Second, Baron Dillon, who had returned from the expedition with Count Aargau, was appointed as the new military commander of the territory, managing the guards of various castles and manors and a small number of standing troops.
As for the original military commander, Baron Charlie, Otto gave him the command of his two hundred recruits, which he named the Guards.
Third, announce Bard as the new financial controller, taking away Mrs. Kelly's financial power.
These three personnel appointments were decisions made after Otto and Mrs. Kelly reached a tacit understanding. After these adjustments, Mrs. Kailin was no longer a threat to him.
The military power in the territory was divided into two, with half of it taken by the direct descendants of Count Argau, and the other half in the hands of Otto.
Baron Charlie stood on Otto's side when he and Lady Caylin first confronted him, and later promised to support him, and could be completely regarded as one of his own.
As for Bud, who was in charge of finance, he was one of Otto's own.
With military and financial power now in place, Otto's position was considered completely stable.
After the discussion, the nobles left with the emotion of the change in Argau, leaving only a few of Otto's confidants.
Wade bowed respectfully to Otto and asked softly: "Master, what should we do with the businessman named Plant?"
Plant, an ordinary timber merchant. Mrs. Karin used him to replace the wood of the earthen Eagle Castle originally built by Otto, which eventually caused the castle to collapse and caused Otto to waste several months.
Originally, after supplying the last batch of wood, Mrs. Kelin arranged for someone to kill him and silence him. But unexpectedly, a little accident happened.
The two servants sent by Mrs. Karin were greedy for money, and Plant was a bit quick-witted. Faced with the shining knife edge, Plant lied that he still had a large amount of wealth hidden and could buy his life with money.
The two servants became greedy for money at that time and planned to get the treasure first and then kill him, so they asked Plant to lead the way to dig for the treasure.
Plant also knew what the two servants were thinking, so he deliberately dilly-dallyed to waste time.
Otto, on the other hand, happened to send Wade to investigate the matter, and he happened to encounter Plant and his party.
Plant knew Wade, knew that this was Otto's guard captain, and knew what he had done. He ran to Wade on the spot and shouted for help. At that time, the two servants sent by Mrs. Kellyn were still completely Didn't react.
After that, Plant and the two servants naturally fell into the hands of Otto, who was used as a last resort to prevent Mrs. Kelly from not agreeing to his kindness.
Fortunately, Mrs. Kelin was more aware of current affairs and did not make a desperate attempt, but surrendered obediently. The trump card that I prepared was completely useless.
"Let them all go." Otto waved his hand and suddenly thought of something else and said. "No! Didn't that timber merchant say he still had a large sum of money? Let him use the money in exchange for his life. If he doesn't have the money, let him find a way, whether it's finding another businessman or a Jew taking usury. Anyway I want to see money.
Humph, my Eagle Castle collapsed. How can I not make compensation? "
"This..." Wade naturally felt bad, but thinking about the damage Plant caused to Otto, he nodded and said nothing.
Afterwards, Otto clapped his hands and explained to Gent and Bud what they should pay attention to in their new positions.
"Let's go! I'll take you to check the accounts and see how rich we are in Argolan!"
