Chapter 36: Redefining Refugees
"Sir Viscount!"
When Viscount Antolia pushed the door open, a large piece of fat suddenly hit his face.
At this moment, looking at Viscount Antolia, whom he had never met before, the Count of Gray Water Castle felt as warm as meeting a relative in his heart.
What a good man!
What a good person!
Although he had always sold grain to Antolia at high prices before, and although he had always made small moves in secret, the young lord of Antolia still came without hesitation.
What is aristocratic style? This is!
Immediately afterwards, he saw the young lord in front of him take out a roll of brown paper from his arms and hand it to him.
"What is this?"
the Earl of Gray Water Castle asked doubtfully.
"The bill."
Leon said straightforwardly: "According to the previous agreement, the settlement will be based on the price of twelve Andal silver coins per mercenary, and the employment time will be calculated based on one month, plus some miscellaneous things, the total Two thousand five hundred gold escudo coins."
"The Earl of Greywater Castle is so generous. Naturally, I can't just sit back and ignore the crisis of Greywater Castle." "
..."
For a moment, the Earl, who was still looking happy, suddenly He was stunned: "Two thousand...five hundred? Or Escudo gold coins?"
Even if you are an earl, more than two thousand gold coins are already a lot of wealth, roughly equivalent to the entire Gray Water Castle. Taxes for the entire quarter.
"This is the signature of Knight Danielson."
"This is also for the sake of the count's life. If there are fewer people with him, if he cannot defeat the plateau hounds but angers these monsters, wouldn't it be worth the loss?"
When Leon mentioned There was clear fear in Eli Wayne's eyes as he hunted the Highland Hounds.
"Okay! Two thousand five hundred gold coins is two thousand five hundred gold coins!"
the Earl of Gray Water Castle said in a deep voice.
In fact, he didn't want to pay for it.
However, what made Danielson go out to ask for help at all costs was indeed what he said.
As a nobleman, if he can't even keep the promises he made, then he will never want to hang out in this circle in the future.
"Your Excellency, the Count is really refreshing!" Leon praised sincerely.
Immediately, he changed the topic and said to the earl who had been frightened by the plateau hound:
"Monsters like the plateau hound are really ferocious. If they frequently raid a rich place like Gray Water Castle, it will inevitably happen. Cause some damage, if the earl trusts you, why not leave the task of defending the plateau hounds to me in the future."
"Leave it to... you?"
For a while, Eli Wayne's thoughts were swirling in his mind, and he was thinking carefully about Leon's words. meaning in.
Seeing this, Leon simply opened the skylight and said frankly:
"For eight hundred Escudo gold coins every year, the mercenaries of Antolia promise to intercept the plateau hounds and never let those monsters step into the land of Gray Water Castle." Step!"
After Leon's words fell, Eli Wayne couldn't help being shocked and his eyes widened.
Because he suddenly realized a possibility.
Is it possible that...
the plateau hounds were actually intentionally released by the Antolians? !
The more Eli Wayne thought about it, the more shocked he became, and the more he thought about it, the more likely it became. So, is this actually a revenge from Antolia?
However, he had no evidence.
Moreover, the Antolians have paid a heavy price in each battle with the plateau hounds over the years, and there is really no way to make any mistakes.
However, the price of eight hundred escudos per year...
Eli Wayne just wanted to bargain, but when he thought of the mess in the city, he couldn't help but feel nervous.
Under the attack of the plateau hounds, almost half of the buildings in the entire Gray Water Castle had been turned into ruins, causing losses of tens of thousands of gold coins!
Coupled with the loss of refugees and various other expenses, Gray Water Castle can be said to be severely damaged, and it will not be able to recover at all within a few years.
If this happened every five years, then the Wayne family would not need to develop at all.
Although he had resigned himself to his fate in his heart, Eli Wayne still wanted to struggle again:
"Lord Viscount, the price of eight hundred gold coins per year is too high. I wonder if it can be reduced slightly?"
"How much do you think of?"
Leon asked back road.
"Five hundred gold coins per year,"
the Earl said through gritted teeth,
"Hounds will attack only once every five years. Five years is exactly 2,500 gold coins, which is about the same as the cost of hiring Antolian mercenaries."
"Yes."
Leon said crisply: "But you have to sign a long-term agreement, for at least thirty years, five hundred gold coins per year, and Antolia promises not to let the plateau hound set foot in Gray Water Castle."
" Huh?"
Seeing how straightforward the Viscount in front of him was, Eli Wayne always felt that something was wrong, but he nodded after all.
After all, Graywater Castle simply cannot afford to be ransacked by Highland Hounds every five years.
After walking out of the castle with the contract signed by Eli Wayne himself, Leon was in a great mood.
For him, signing this agreement was entirely a spur-of-the-moment move.
Antolia's future expansion direction is to the southwest. Whether it is expanding farmland or mining warm stones, it will intersect with the migration routes of plateau hounds.
Even if it is for Antolia's own benefit, it will never be possible to allow plateau hounds to roam unhindered on the land of Antolia in the future, let alone allow these monsters to go all the way north.
So Leon's bottom line is actually very low. As long as Gray Water Castle is willing to pay protection fees every year, he is willing to sign for a hundred gold coins!
"Lord Viscount, what are we going to do next? Return directly?"
Seeing Leon walking out of the castle in a happy mood, Todd quickly stepped forward and asked.
"What the hell!"
Leon couldn't help but cursed: "Don't forget the second condition I made when I agreed to send troops. The Earl promised that we can gather the refugees on the land of Gray Water Castle!" "Then I will let the
soldiers They scattered out to look for someone?"
"Looking for someone?"
Leon glanced at him and said, "Aren't there refugees everywhere in the city?"
After all, the city in front of him was a big city with tens of thousands of people, even if the plateau hounds had already Although they climbed over the city wall, many residents of Gray Water Castle were lucky enough to survive by hiding in houses or cellars.
"These people... aren't refugees, are they?"
Todd hesitated as he looked at the citizens who were looking for food in the devastated city.
"Do they have a house now?"
"No."
"Since they don't have a house, why aren't they refugees?"
Leon said angrily: "Could it be that the refugees who fled to the city are more vulnerable than those who escaped from the city? Noble?"
"Then I'll do it now!"
After hearing this, Todd said with great interest.
If it were another noble, he might still care about something like the noble's face.
But the Wayne family...
In the past few years, how many people have starved to death in Antolia due to lack of food? !
Antolians know how to hold grudges!
(End of chapter)