"Alright, go and get all the seizures to be brought over, and I'll distribute them. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info" Nalco commanded with a pat on the shoulder.

Charles immediately turned around and went to distribute the manpower, the four people on the mound had not been able to collect all the gold coins at all, not to mention that they couldn't care about the problem of money when they fled for their lives, and many gold coins fell on the loess road, and they needed to be picked out one by one.

As soon as Charles left, Hughes couldn't help but lean over, and now no one was around, and his voice was released.

"Why don't you use my method!" is not a question, but a question. Obviously, the complete rejection of the good methods that the guards had come up with so easily made the fourteen-year-old boy quite unhappy.

Of course, Nalco understood the young master's mood, so he immediately explained: "Young master, mobilizing the army is a very troublesome matter, it requires a lot of procedures, and it takes a lot of time. And if the viscount is directly transferred without going through these procedures, even if the number of people transferred is only a squad, it will attract the dissatisfaction of many people, which will have a great impact on the reputation of the lord. ”

Although Nalco's words were simple, Hughes immediately heard the negative meaning of the euphemism. He immediately remembered some of the terms of the kingdom's jurisprudence that the naturalist sage had taught him, and as soon as he confirmed each other, he knew the true meaning of the Narco language, and he couldn't help but be puzzled.

"I was naïve, Nalco, and you were right. "Theseus was a little discouraged, and it was easy for him to come up with a good idea that he thought was great, but he didn't expect it to cause trouble for his father. Could it be that after studying and cultivating for so many years, he is really not as good as an old soldier who has never gone to school?

Such questions kept rolling in Hughes's mind, and his unconvincing and what he saw and heard along the way were at war together, and for a while he couldn't tell the winner.

Nalco pondered for a moment, although he couldn't understand the young master's thoughts, he could see that there was still an unconvinced expression on the young man's face. He felt that he still had to point out Xiusi, lest the young master get into the horns of the bull and gamble with him.

"Young Master, books are great things, and the knowledge in them is very useful, and that is the understanding of the world that sages have spent their lives observing. I respect the sages, and I respect the books. "But I've heard a friend tell me that he's an apprentice of a sage, and his teacher is a famous sage in Shining City. His teacher once said that books are used to record the appearance and essence of the world. However, because the height of human beings is not enough, we do not understand both the appearance and the essence completely and deeply. As a result, books are still flawed. ”

Theseus listened to Nalco's explanation, his face moved.

The sage's words were like a first-class clear spring, from top to bottom, from the inside to the outside, fiercely cleansing the scum of the conceit that had been deposited for a long time in Xiusi's consciousness, making the balance in his heart suddenly tilt, and the kind of unconvincing disappeared without a trace in an instant, replaced by a deep shame and introspection.

At this moment, Xius suddenly felt that his previous disbelief was so ridiculous.

He suddenly understood that even a rough man like Nalco, who had never gone to school, was by no means an ignorant person if he had the current ability and status.

His knowledge may not come from books, but from personal experience. But it is this kind of experience that is still one of the most valuable treasures of life, on a par with the knowledge system that has been formed in books. At most, there is a difference between more and less, fine and coarse, and systematic and missing.

Therefore, whether it is book knowledge or life experience, he should face and receive it humbly, without exception.

Knowing this truth, Xiusi took a deep breath and slowly exhaled it, and suddenly felt that the vision in front of him was much brighter, and the mind was also relaxed, and that faint joy started from the heart and surged to every corner of the body, which was intoxicating.

However, Hughes, who was immersed in pleasure, didn't notice that among the eight pictures on his left armguard, a second shining point appeared, which was a pattern that expressed modesty!

Nalco had caught a glimpse of this inconspicuous change in his peripheral vision, but he had already assumed that the arm guard was probably a high-grade magical equipment, and it was normal for a flash of light to shine. Therefore, he directly treated it as if he didn't see it, so as not to get into trouble. Thus, the opportunity to detect this small but important change in advance slipped through the fingers of Hughes.

As he spoke, Charles had already led the peasants back, and two peasants were surrounded in the middle, each holding a large leather bag in their arms, and the eyes of the others were firmly attached to the two bags.

Obviously, these two bags contained the wealth that the thieves had looted from various nearby villages and towns these days.

Hughes visually inspected the size of the bag and found that the thieves had really robbed a lot of money. Just based on the capacity of the pocket and the volume of the gold coins, a rough estimate shows that there are probably about 4,000 gold coins in it.

Ram next to him also saw the problem, smiled happily, and whispered to Xiusi: "Young master, it seems that we are going to make a windfall." ”

At this moment, Charles walked up to Nalco and motioned for his men to put down the bag containing the gold coins. The two peasants were not obedient, and instead of loosening their hands on the bag, they hugged them tighter.

Charles's face changed, and he rushed forward to kick it, and cursed a few words in a hurried tone. It may have been the village language, but Theseus didn't understand it anyway, but it worked, and the two farmers reluctantly put the bag in front of Nalco.

Hughes looked at the two who still refused to retreat, and sneered inwardly. If he hadn't just fought alongside them, he would have taken out his anger at these two for such an impolite offense. So that these stupid farmers can understand that although four thousand gold coins are a lot, they are not yet in the eyes of a viscount's heir.

But just because Hughes can endure it doesn't mean that Ram can act like nothing happened. With a thud he drew his sword and slammed it between the two peasants and the purse, so frightened that the other jumped backwards like a frightened rabbit and almost fell to the ground.

"What are you doing!" said one of them to his feet, his face black and his neck stalking, at Ram.

Ram's expression was cold, he did not draw his sword, but slowly used force, crossed the ground in front of the money bag, and warned all the farmers: "Look at this line clearly, if anyone dares to step forward again, I will think that he wants to attack the nobleman and chop him alive!"

These words were murderous and awe-inspiring, and the air was suddenly filled with a thick bloody aura. The man who was still sitting on the ground hurriedly crawled into the distance with his hands and feet. And the strong man who jumped up and scolded also turned white, and finally remembered that the object of his anger was actually a high-ranking nobleman. He immediately softened and stepped back trembling as he bent his waist.

Ram snorted coldly, then put away his sword and retreated to the side of Xius.

Nalco didn't react to this, he picked open the money bag with his sword, looked casually inside, then grabbed a few gold coins from the left bag and put them into the right bag, turned to Ram and said, "Come and see if it's about the same weight." ”

Ram complied, then nodded to Nalco. Nalco then instructed Charles, "Get three men from among your men, and come and see if the two bags weigh the same weight." ”

Soon, the farmer's side also came to fruition, except for one who was hesitant and uncertain, and the remaining two nodded in acknowledgement, and they could not tell the difference between the weight of the two bags.

Hughes also understood what Nalco meant at this time, this was to fulfill his previous promise and divide the spoils in half.

"What else did you find besides money?" Nalco asked Charles again.

"And two horses, my lord, and a cart of grain and a few weapons, and the thieves have nothing of value. Charles replied immediately.

Nalco nodded, then walked over to Theseus and whispered something in his ear.

Hughes nodded in understanding, and as he walked over to the money bag, all eyes were immediately on him again.

"The final amount of booty is clear, two large bags of gold, about four thousand, and two horses. "Facing everyone, Hughes said loudly, unhurriedly, "We promised everyone half of the spoils, and now it's time to make good on that promise." ”

The crowd suddenly stirred, and the farmers smiled one by one.

Two thousand gold coins, that's a lot of money, maybe they won't be able to earn so much in their lifetime. According to forty people, each person will get about fifty gold coins. Within five years, they will be able to live comfortably even if they don't work.

"However, since there are still two horses, we need to make a change!" said Hughes, pausing for a moment to allow the farmers to fully communicate. As soon as these words came out, the peasants, who were originally extremely excited, seemed to have been hit by the immobilization magic, and the blood on their faces immediately faded from the excitement, and their faces were extremely stiff.

The young Charles, whose face was also ugly, suddenly remembered the stories he had heard about the greed of the nobles, and immediately had a bad idea in his heart. Although, he is now the head of forty strong men, and he is very powerful. But even so, he didn't dare to speak, and could only endure the torment of worry, waiting for the nobleman's final decision.

Hughes was very satisfied with the current effect, he just wanted to make the gang think that he was going to swallow the gold coins alone, and he had to swallow his anger. This is to teach them a lesson, what happened just now, Xius didn't say it, and he was really very unhappy in his heart. If Ram hadn't been angry with him, he wouldn't have been able to send two thousand gold coins to a group of farmers so easily.

Two thousand gold coins were not enough to make him shake his decision, but it was because he was a noble heir to the viscount who would be in charge of tens of thousands of gold coins in the future, and his status required him to treat this order of magnitude of money as such.

In fact, judging from his actual situation, the pocket money that Xius gets from his family every year does not exceed 1,000 gold coins. And the harvest of this crackdown on bandits has already covered his expenses for two years. Just sending it out like this really made Xius faintly heartbroken.

This is normal, although it is also contradictory, but the nobility is like that. Many times, the money they have in their hands solves everything. But there are also moments when money is the least valuable thing in their hearts.

Fortunately, he was angry now, and the temptation to keep all the gold coins for himself had faded a lot.

"Don't worry, I won't be greedy for your money, after all, you have fought alongside me. I would say that it is a small deal, these two horses, not the kind we need, and it is not convenient to take them with us. So, I hope to sell it to you at the market price. You know, horses are a good thing, they can help you pull carts and transport goods, and they can also help you open up wasteland and farm, which is very useful. ”

The peasants breathed a sigh of relief, and their eyes immediately turned to the Charles, who were at the front. Although everyone prefers gold coins, if the trade itself is fair, then it is obviously very worthless to offend the nobles for this trivial matter.

After thinking about it for a while, Charles nodded happily and agreed: "Your Excellency's idea is very good, on behalf of Xia Er Village, I accept this transaction, and now the market price of the horse is sixty gold coins to eighty gold coins, I think the conditions of these two horses are very good, so our transaction will be calculated according to 80 gold coins, I believe that grandpa will agree with my decision." ”

"Ah~80 gold coins ......", at this time, there was an exclamation from the crowd, and Charles immediately turned his head to glare at them, suppressing the commotion of everyone.

Theseus was stunned, and he looked at the respectful young man in bewilderment. Where can a healthy horse be sold for 80 gold coins, which is already close to the level of a war horse. These two horses, 70 gold each, is already very good.

At this time, Nalco came over with a smile, and he patted Charles lightly on the shoulder, and exclaimed, "You kid, you have learned a lot from your grandfather's oily slippery." Well, we accept this price, ask your person to pick a bag at random, take out 80 gold coins from it and put it in another bag, and then, we will separate and rush to our own devices. ”

"Yes, sir. But Charles didn't call anyone to come up, he picked the bag on the left, and quickly counted a pile of gold coins from it, and put it in the money bag belonging to the side of Xius, and finally retreated back with the ones from the village of Charr. The peasants immediately gathered around him, and everyone's eager eyes were fixed on the big purse.

"Why do you want to give us more money?" Hughes took the opportunity to ask Nalco quietly, and Nalko also replied in a low voice: "We'll talk about it when we leave, it's not over yet." ”

"Listen to me!" Nalco suddenly shouted, this time, he used his fighting spirit, and it was quite shocking, and most of the farmers were so frightened that they almost sat down.

"This money, which cannot be distributed in the wilderness, should be distributed when you return to the village, and will be distributed under the verification of Old Charles and the others. Old Charles's character, you should believe in it. Right?"

The farmers agreed in unison. The old Charr family has been in power in the village for three generations, and they have always had a good reputation, and they have never been greedy for the money or goods of the villagers, and everyone believes them, there is no doubt about that.

"Very well," Nalco suddenly drew his sword and pointed it at the crowd, and everyone retreated in surprise, all hiding behind Charles, not daring to face Nalco's eagle-sharp eyes, silent.

"Well, listen, since you have all agreed, the money can only be distributed in the presence of all the people of Shire Village. Then, if on the way back, someone dares to see the wealth and try to rob the money and escape, there is no need to scruple, the people who abide by the rules can go up together and directly kill the robber. Remember, this money was earned by you in all your desperate terms, and two people died for it, and no one has the right to rob all of you of the money, understand?"

The clever Charles's face turned pale at first, then joyful, and he hurriedly saluted Nalco and thanked him for his help. Before Lord Nalco said this, he really hadn't thought about the danger that this money might bring to him.