Chapter 25: The bounty is gone
"This, I don't know what to do, we want to ask for your opinion, of course, the title of the god of war will not be revoked in our kingdom. The dwarf king spoke.
When Luo Heng heard this, he didn't know what to do, the dwarf king obviously didn't plan to take out the gold coins, and he didn't want to re-sign the contract he signed with humans.
Luo Heng was unhappy in his heart, and said, "I don't know if Your Majesty has any good opinions?"
"There is a way to do this, we have also captured a lot of orc captives, these orc captives are very popular on the mainland, the kingdom has decided to use these orc captives to settle the account, what do you think?" the dwarf king began.
Hearing this, Luo Heng looked at Satin, then at the other dwarves, and asked, "I don't know who the orc captives are?"
"It's all orc women, very easy to shoot, we were already going to sell these orc captives, and now that you are back, these orc captives will be handed over to you. The dwarf king spoke.
Luo Heng was a little reluctant, and Sardin opened his mouth and said: "Cheney, why don't you see where the fief given to you by the Holy See of Light is first, if it is too barren or too remote, then your territory may have more orcs than other races." ”
"Okay. Luo Heng heard that he could have his own territory, and he really didn't want to give up, Luo Heng is a Chinese and has a natural attachment to the land, even if it is a wasteland, it is good.
"But is this fiefdom permanent?" Luo Heng asked.
"This can be permanent, as long as you don't sell it yourself, no one will dare to snatch it, but the Chosen Knight of the Temple of Light will definitely be revoked, and I suggest that you ask for it to be revoked yourself. Sardin said.
"Then what's the reason?" Luo Heng didn't understand this, so he asked.
"Orc captives, believers under the Holy See of Light are not allowed to intermarry with foreign races, you can treat orc captives as your lover. Satin opened his mouth and said, laughing a little at the same time, which made Luo Heng feel obscene.
"Let's take a look first. Luo Heng decided to see what benefits the Pope gave him first.
"Yes, let's not bring this matter up first, let the Holy See of Light bring it up, and we have already registered your artillery* with the Mage's Guild, as well as the human servants assigned to you by the Northern Fortress, and give it to you. The dwarf king spoke.
"* It's still a kingdom, and I'm not of much use personally, and so is artillery, Your Majesty, this is a cooperation agreement with the dwarf kingdom without my consent. "Luo Heng took out the agreement signed with the Dwarf Kingdom, this agreement was nominally signed by Luo Heng on behalf of the Forging Association, Luo Heng himself has a lot of good things in his head, and it is not very appropriate for private individuals to intervene in the trade of this kind of strategic materials.
Luo Heng has to think about the future, after all, the dwarf kingdom is his backer, without this, Luo Heng feels that in this world, he is a little weak.
"Can this furnace really refine white iron?" said Satin after reading the agreement.
"Yes, it's like silverware, it's cheaper. Luo Heng nodded and said.
"Good, good. When the dwarven king heard this, he carefully read the agreement and was overjoyed.
Everyone reached some tacit understanding, and after drinking, Luo Heng left.
"Your Majesty, are we some?" Satin asked as he watched Luo Heng leave.
"Sadinia, you also know the situation of our dwarf clan, speaking from the outside, how profitable we are from forging, but we have to buy food, wine, sugar and everything, and there are so many civilians who can't be forged, and ore, sometimes after a few busy years, there is no ore at all, but we still have to eat, we still have to drink, we signed a grain trade contract this time, which is to prevent human prices from rising. The Dwarven King shook his head.
When Sardin heard this, he also cursed: "Damn human profiteers. ”
Luo Heng didn't know what the situation of the Dwarf Kingdom was now, but Luo Heng thought about the Dwarf King's proposal carefully and felt that there was nothing to discuss.
The behavior of the orc captives is now more and more like a maid, serving tea and pouring water to Luo E, and washing Luo Heng's clothes or something, if it weren't for Luo Heng's bad face, Luo Heng would still think that this was really his maid.
The reason for this is that Luo Heng couldn't figure it out, Mi Duo still slept with Luo Heng at night, and after the little thing was hurt last time, he was unhappy for a long time.
The next morning, Luo Heng got up early, and his biological clock basically did not change, but his nerves were no longer tense.
"Lord Cheney, good morning" As soon as Luo Heng walked out of the room, Geman was led by a dwarf.
"Morning, Knight Geman. Luo Heng opened his mouth to greet him, there are many names in this world, such as man, strange, and grace.
"Lord Cheney, there is something I would like to talk to you about privately. Geman spoke.
Luo Heng nodded, and took Geman to the rooftop of the Dwarven Chamber of Commerce, there was no one on the rooftop, as for the soldiers patrolling the city wall in the distance, the buildings here are all pointy tops, and there is basically more than ten meters of iron wood standing on the top, looking down from above, the whole city is like a hedgehog, this is also a means of defense, some monsters may want to attack the city like crazy.
"Your Excellency Cheney, the Pope has asked me to communicate with you privately, and our Holy See is willing to give you the title of Temple Guard and issue badges, but there is no actual position. Geman whispered.
"Hmm. Luo Heng nodded and didn't say anything.
Geman originally thought that Luo Heng was going to ask, but now seeing that Luo Heng didn't ask, Geman continued: "As compensation, the nobles canonized by our Holy See will not change, they are still marquises, and give Your Excellency the actual territory." ”
When Luo Heng heard this, he asked, "Is the territory permanent?"
"There are permanent territories, but more are hereditary territories in the major empires, depending on your needs. When Geman heard Luo Heng say this, he also wondered in his heart if Luo Heng had already expected it?
"Then can I take a look at the information of the territory specifically?" Luo Heng said.
"Your Excellency, please see, this is a permanent territory, a permanent territory is different from a hereditary territory, there are various rules for hereditary territory, for example, in the hereditary territory of an empire, the people cannot be lower than the minimum number, and the annual tax payment must not be less than the prescribed number, and the descendants can only have one descendant hereditary, and after three generations, each generation has no military merits, then the title ...... will be reduced. Geman spoke.
"Does that slave count?" Luo Heng asked.
"Your Excellency, the people are only free people, and if they don't do well, they may run to other territories. Geman explained.
Luo Heng felt that the pressure was a little great, not only to reach the minimum number of people, which also means to maintain population growth, if the population declined, then he would be punished, and the number of people would be reduced, and the title would also be reduced, if it was reduced too much, the noble council would also revoke the title.
"However, the nobles canonized by our Bright Holy See need to report to our Holy See, and our Holy See will make a ruling. Geman spoke.
"What about the permanent territory?" Luo Heng asked, looking at the information.
"Places where permanent territories have been abandoned by major empires, kingdoms, and principalities due to floods or other disasters, or places that are not suitable for survival, as long as the lord is willing, no one will question the establishment of a small country, but these places are generally faced with monsters, or terrain, or too barren, basically not suitable for ordinary people's life. Geman spoke.
"Then can Your Excellency Geman give me an opinion?" Luo Heng looked at the information, in fact, Luo Heng didn't know many words.