Byron silently recorded each of them in his [Sailing Logbook].

"The royal power of Hightins has been weak for hundreds of years. In places untouched by royal authority, naturally there are others to occupy them for us.

The rights of the entire country have been divided among various interest groups.

If we cannot eliminate the feudal system of nobility and maximize the power and law in my hands, sooner or later, there will be new challengers to the throne.

Fortunately, solving problems with a saber instead of words is the exclusive authority of every founding monarch!

By violently seizing power, I eliminated the Royalist Party and the Earl’s Party, the two biggest factions, almost wiping out the Great Nobility Forces.

No power can match my iron fist.

The remaining people are like a dragon without a leader and can be eliminated one by one without causing severe disturbance.

Especially...

During the journey, various people from all walks of life presented him with gifts according to tradition: flowers, cheese, fine wine. He graciously conversed with the representatives from various backgrounds.

The [Painters] of the Hall Sequence swiftly recorded scene after scene, while the [Novelists] hurriedly wrote articles for tomorrow’s papers.

Until he almost reached the end of the welcoming line.

Several representatives of the Land Nobles, after bowing to Byron, abruptly tore off the red silk covering a gift beside them.

"Dear Majesty, we represent the new Land Nobility and the Black Family to offer you the highest respect."

The brilliant golden light immediately hurt the eyes of the onlookers, silencing the bustling dock.

After deliberating strategies yesterday, they decisively had the [Artisan] craft a pure gold bust for Byron overnight.

This is their gift to the new king called "simple folk customs!"

However, while others saw the Golden Statue, Byron saw the blood and tears of countless dispossessed farmers and the lingering dark Mind Wish Power.

With an expressionless face, the [Halo of the Great Benefactor] quietly lit up above his head, showing a particularly benevolent smile to these new nobility class members who in intelligence dared to subvert royal power:

"You and the Black Family are all my friends.

Rest assured, I am the protector of Hightins in its entirety, strictly safeguarding the ’legitimate’ private property according to the ’Magna Carta.’

Land Nobles are the cornerstone of the Kingdom, and while owning vast lands, your responsibilities are particularly significant.

As long as everyone adheres to the duties of paying taxes, conscription, and defending the land, I will always guarantee your legitimate rights."

The three fundamental obligations of feudal lords: tax payment, conscription, land defense.

Tax payment refers to paying taxes to the King or the grantor (Great Lord); conscription refers to responding to a call to arms to support the King or the grantor;

Land defense is the open strategy the Kings use against border nobles. If they lose their land due to war, natural disasters, bizarre occurrences, etc., the Royal Family can reclaim it and make it national property.

Without their fief, the nobles are nothing, let alone vying for political power; mere survival becomes a great concern.

The "land defense" alone has plenty of potential for exploitation.

After Byron finished speaking, he glanced at a certain window in a building beside the dock, and then rode away straight towards Ganquan Palace.

"Yes, Your Majesty. We will certainly comply with the law!"

Upon hearing Byron’s "promise," those Land Nobles couldn’t help but smile broadly and celebrate.

The new king is unexpectedly powerful, and the notion of [King’s Title] replacing [Kingly Title] nearly became a fantasy. For them, securing current interests with the King’s help is already a great victory at present.

As long as they control the nation’s economic lifeline, even the King will have to rely on their power.

The reason for their wishful thinking is not due to a lack of intelligence.

After all, while swords and guns can conquer the world, it’s unheard of that swords and guns can govern it.

Just like the scholar-gentry class co-governing with emperors in Byron’s previous life ancient dynasties.

They went through co-governing the world with Emperors and same-family kings, co-governing with Military Nobles, co-governing with aristocratic families, co-governing with noble clans, co-governing with scholars, co-governing with gentry...

A monarch ruling a country must rely on a governing group with significant influence.

The gentry with habitual thinking still aimed to threaten the Alien Races’ court with old tricks, not realizing that the Alien Races’ Emperor had his own "staunch crops" as the cornerstone.

Pulling out weapons and cutting them down endlessly, finally letting them thoroughly recognize their new identity.

They are truly prototypical of not shedding tears until seeing the coffin.

So for the Land Nobles, after the Royalist Party and Earl’s Party were gone, besides the church occupying approximately 20% land similarly, they are the remaining major power as the new Land Nobles.

Even the immortal God cannot personally handle everything; as long as they can master the distribution of secondary interests, it’s equivalent to mastering power itself.

Yet, like the gentry from Byron’s previous life, they lacked awareness that they were not irreplaceable.

The Sacred Golden Empire as the pilot has already handed in a qualified answer sheet.

The national central government utilizes the Demonic Banquet Council’s [Half-Night Demon] or the capable [Wild Hunt Servant] who retained awareness, while each level’s administrative department is handled by administrative officers selected through fair examination.

It ensures a country operates normally.

Moreover, these Land Nobles are actually their own gravediggers.

It is precisely because they drove a large number of farmers into cities, releasing the farmers from personal dependence on land, that they lost their wings and the possibility of gathering crowds for a disturbance.