Even the smallest Noble Lord in the Kingdom starts with a thousand acres of land. Anything less and there's no point in being a noble.
The reform document, loud in thunder but small in raindrop, leaves the Conservative Faction unsure of how to vent their pent-up anger.
Spring grain yields are already low, and even if you lose everything from a mere acre, it's just a loss of a hundred or so pounds of grain.
Even if all the Noble Lords across the country suffer losses, it won't be significant. It neither shakes the foundation of the nation nor depletes everyone's vitality — it's completely negligible.
Such a trivial matter being used to attack Marshal Hudson, a figure of Prestige and Respect, is clearly unreliable.
Even if they find "fertilizer" unreliable, people merely joke about it over after-dinner conversations.
The command has been issued, but its implementation still depends on how they choose to act.