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"Yinlich Brusinov, Duke of Tbilisi, graduated from the Petersburg Royal Military Academy and is currently the commander of the Southwest Front of the Romanov Kingdom..."
Late at night, Fat Orange and Xiao Hei brought information about the nobles. Together with the list of nobles sent by Katerina, Ma Wei had a clearer understanding of the nobles of the Romanov Kingdom.
It has to be said that the relationship history of these nobles...or the blood history is really huge and complicated, so complicated that Ma Wei can't figure out how to call each other.
For example, Duke Yinlich Brusinov, his great-grandfather Fedoro married a daughter of the Shirkov family, and then after a few generations, the Brusinov family married a daughter of the Shirkov family. During this period, the Brusinov family and the Shirkov family had many marriages with other nobles. The relationship was chaotic and illogical.
In the end, the nobles simply stopped referring to each other as relatives, and directly called each other's name or title, so as not to be confused.
It’s not strange at all if you call me uncle and I call you cousin.
Anyway, Ma Wei was dizzy, but in order to find out the flaws of the nobles, he had to bite the bullet and read on.
Fat Orange and Lai Wen followed him through the information, and Xiao Hei rolled around on the sofa with Xiao Hei in his arms, having a great time. If you didn't look carefully, you would have thought they were two big black mice.
Yunia cheered for them from the side. After eating cake for a long time, her belly was bulging, and her little face flushed with excitement under the light of the fire.
"Boss, look at this count named Alexei Shirkov. He is an ancient boyar nobleman, second only to the Grand Duke in status. Although there is no such title as boyar nobleman now, the ancient boyar nobleman The Boyar nobles are still very united." The messenger came over with a document provided by Katerina: "These Boyar nobles have always been obsessed with restoring their honor. They are the most typical hereditary nobles and nobles. The richest among them.”
Mavey took the document and carefully looked at the information about Alexey Shirkov. He found that the document was correct. Shirkov is the oldest hereditary noble family with independent territory and follows the Grand Duke. The military nobles who make money are completely different. They have a respected status and always feel that they are the highest nobles except the Grand Duke.
The Kingdom of Romanov is a collection of multiple principalities. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is an alliance. In the past, there were multiple tribes and principalities that were constantly fighting with each other. In the end, the Grand Duchy of Mosk won and the unification was completed. All the kings of the principality belonged to Mosk. Under the name of the Grand Duchy.
The original king of the principality has now become a grand duke, the highest rank among the nobility. The boyar nobles have been handed down from ancient times. They were once loyal to the king of the principality. After the reunification of the Grand Duchy of Mosk, they became independent and became the highest rank of nobles after the grand duke. .
In order to check and balance these nobles, the king of the Grand Duchy of Mosk distributed the territory to officers loyal to him, commonly known as service nobles or military nobles. They were not hereditary, but as long as the descendants of these nobles continued to be loyal to the king, they could inherit the title and territory.
Under such circumstances, the ancient boyar aristocratic class certainly could not stand these newly promoted military aristocrats, and they engaged in long-term open and covert conflicts until Peter the Great overthrew the Apocalypse Religion to complete the unification of power and promulgated the "Official Ranks List" "After the establishment of the Senate, this situation gradually improved.
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The "Table of Official Ranks" canceled the title of boyar noble, divided the nobles into levels 1-14, abolished the hereditary system, and clearly stated that promotion of official ranks was based only on merit and had nothing to do with birth, and allowed civilians to be granted the title of noble identity of.
Strangely enough, less than a month after the promulgation of the List of Official Ranks, Peter the Great fell seriously ill and died soon after.
The newly enthroned King Paul I issued the "Edict on the Rights, Freedoms and Privileges of the Nobility" on the first day. Based on the "Official Ranks", he restored and strengthened the rights and interests of the nobility. Relying on the real estate aristocracy, he united the city's industrial and commercial elites. The suppression of serfs and common people at the bottom of society brought serfdom to its peak.
As for Duke, Earl, and Marquis, they are just titles of nobility after reaching a certain level. They usually refer to achievements rather than strength.
The title of Boyar Nobility was cancelled, which made the Boyar Nobility always resentful. They made several proposals to Paul I to restore the title of Boyar Nobility, but they were all rejected.
The reason is simple. What Paul I needed was to balance the power status among the nobles, rather than instigate conflicts among them. If he restored the title of Boyar noble, what would those military nobles think?
"This star really wants to retire"
Now that Peter the Great had solved this problem, Paul I naturally did not want to cause more trouble.
"Although these former boyar nobles now seem to be harmonious with the military nobles, talking and laughing, in fact they still look down on them secretly." Fat Orange said: "The cats overheard their conversation, these boyar nobles Your nobles call the nobles with military merits "bastards."
"That's right." The message nodded: "These military nobles are loyal to Paul I, and are different from the Boyar nobles. In this case, we might as well start with the Boyar noble faction!"
Ma Wei nodded and thought for a while, and said after a while: "No, the Boyar nobles seem to be dissatisfied with Paul I, but in fact, they are the most loyal supporters of the aristocracy. As hereditary nobles, they cannot give up their rights and interests."
"on the contrary...."
Ma Wei narrowed his eyes: "These military aristocrats not only hold a large amount of land, but they are also non-hereditary aristocrats. Many of them have been promoted step by step. They are not so obsessed with the status of aristocrats and are more interested in the immediate situation." Interests."
"Military noble?"
After being slightly stunned, the letter asked in doubt: "But many military nobles were promoted by Paul I! They can only eat meat if they follow Paul I, how can they help us?"
"You're just saying the opposite." Ma Wei smiled: "They are not following Paul I, but the king, the king who can bring them benefits."
"According to what you say..." Laiwen suddenly widened his eyes and seemed to understand something: "These military nobles are the most likely to defect to the camp and help us?"
"Many of them were originally from lower-class civilians, and a large number of them had followed Peter the Great. Compared with the boyar nobles who have been hereditary for hundreds of years, they understand the poverty of serfs and lower-class people better."
Ma Wei put the documents on the table, picked up the tea cup, stared at the shining fire, the flames were reflected in the hole, and said softly:
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"Among these military nobles, there must be people who are consistent with the truth. I believe that with a little guidance, they will make the right decision."
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