My British Empire - Chapter 540

  Chapter 540 Opportunity

   “Big thing? What’s the matter?” Field looked at his neighbor, Pete, who was always known as a good man, and asked loudly.

   Sensitive, he realized that this news was very important to him.

   “Huhuhu—” the good old Pete panted heavily, staring at his red eyes, and said loudly:

   “Your family’s field was occupied by Baron Runier, and a monument was erected, saying it belonged to their family! Go and have a look!”

  Listening to the brief explanation of the good old man Pete, a look of worry suddenly appeared on Field’s face. It is too unusual for a baron to send someone to his own field.

   So, Field lifted the little guy who was playing with mud in front of his house, put it in the room, and shouted to the back room:

   “I have to go out beforehand, you take care of my son!”

   “Hey—” There was a voice of agreement in the room.

   “Come on, Pete, what’s going on, how could Baron Runier pay attention to him?”

  While walking, Field asked the good old man Pete beside him, and he was puzzled.

   “I don’t know too well. It seems that the baron has taken a fancy to your field! After all, your land is by the river, and the grain you grow every year is much more than ordinary land!”

  Peter, a good old man, thought about it for a while, and then whispered in a tone of envy and hatred, he also wanted to own such a good land, but what a pity!

   Well, at that time, I wish I had joined the army too! What a land!

   In less than ten minutes, Field came to his own land, and he saw this scene:

  On the broad and fertile land, a small river is flowing not far away, and the neatly divided cultivated land is like a chessboard, which is refreshing.

   But, to the detriment of the scenery, the baron’s tyrannical and hated steward is standing proudly in the middle of the land, confronting some strong men with weapons in their hands, and the conflict seems to be fierce.

   At this time, the fertile land on the land by the river had already been nailed up by the servants of the baron’s family to take away the ownership of the land, even Field’s own family was no exception.

   “This place originally belonged to our baron, you are just a group of thieves!”

   Facing this group of men with weapons in their hands, the butler was not at all afraid. Instead, with his big belly on his hips, he looked at the muddy legs in front of him and yelled directly without hesitation and shamelessness.

   It seems to prove that the loud voice is the party of justice.

  The onlookers pointed and talked a lot, but there were very few voices of support.

  After all, he was dressed in high-grade sackcloth, and his clothes were bright and bright. Compared with the land-lost people, he seemed to be the difference between a rich man and a beggar.

  In terms of temperament, it is better.

  Arrogance, and domineering, make the people around who have usurped the land angry, but everyone has deep scruples, after all, he is a member of the baron’s family.

   “How ridiculous, this is the land we bought with our lives, and it was rewarded to us by His Majesty the King. When did you become a baron master?”

   Seeing this, Field strode forward without hesitation, and loudly refuted his reasons full of loopholes in his loud voice.

   “Captain—” “Captain, you are here!”

   Several tall and strong men who were filled with indignation, saw Dan Field coming, and immediately seemed to have a backbone, embraced him, and instantly became stronger.

   “Well, everyone, calm down, I’ll take care of it!” Field showed a comforting smile, then strode forward, facing the domineering butler directly.

  They joined the army together and went to Brittany. As a small captain, they managed about 20 people. Field’s prestige has always been very high.

   “My lord steward, the land here was rewarded by His Majesty the King to us soldiers who have done meritorious service. When did it belong to Baron Runier?”

  Field was a soldier after all. In Brittany, he had seen many lords who were like mud, and there were not many people who confiscated their homes. How could such a battle scare him.

   Therefore, his voice is also extraordinarily loud.

   “Hmph! Fidel, don’t think that you can act presumptuously in front of me just because you have been a soldier!”

   The fat butler glanced at Field, with a slight hint of vigilance in his eyes, and then loudly reprimanded: “I came here on behalf of the baron!”

   “I understand, but the baron can’t **** our land in broad daylight!”

  Field glanced at the butler with cold eyes, and dismissed his scolding.

   “The land here was donated to the monastery by the baron, and it is now being taken back. It is legal!”

  The butler puffed out his chest and spoke confidently.

   “Hehe, a few years ago, this place belonged to the royal family, and then Her Majesty Mary gave it to us. What does it have to do with the baron’s family?”

  Field dismissed such a reason, it was too far-fetched.

   As a result, the two argued endlessly, and time passed quietly.

  Finally, Field did something that shocked the whole of Scotland and even the United Kingdom:

  He took Baron Runier to the Crown Court.

  Because of the agreement signed in the conquest of Scotland many years ago, cases of more than ten shillings should be reviewed by the royal court, and the nobles have no right to interfere.

  And this time, the value of the dozens of acres of good arable land involved has already exceeded ten shillings.

  The occurrence of this case has excited the judges of the Scottish Royal Court. This will be a landmark case, and it will change the embarrassing position of the Scottish Royal Court in one fell swoop.

  Although His Majesty Edward signed the agreement in Edinburgh, he required cases of more than ten shillings to be reviewed by the royal court to strengthen the royal power.

However, those Scots, who are afraid of the power of the nobility, often change the big to the small, and blatantly change cases of tens of hundreds of pounds to less than ten shillings. Many years of hard times.

  And if there is this iconic case, it will break such an embarrassing situation in one fell swoop, thus making the royal court deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

   In this way, why worry about not making money?

   At this time, Edinburgh lost its voice.

   “Not good—” Many noble children trembled suddenly.

   “Great!” The ruling lord William Selsey finally realized that his opportunity had come when he heard this.

   “Start with the law, join forces with the royal court, first take away the judicial power from the nobles; then gradually deprive the nobles of their control over the villagers, abolish serfdom; strengthen the authority of local governments; break the monopoly of the nobles on the countryside.”

   All of a sudden, Scotland, which made William Selsey confused, immediately had a clear goal of governance.

  Liberate the countryside and serfs, and tighten the rights of the nobility.

   This is what Scotland needs right now.

  (end of this chapter)