Chapter 42
"This ...... That's just too much! I can't accept it, if you still can't give some concessions, then you have to keep fighting! Chief Mutus slowed his tone, but chose to threaten.
"Occasionally, honorable chief, do you think you still have what it takes to fight us? You are not the only ones in the Cherques! William lowered his voice and looked at Chief Mutus playfully.
"The other two tribes are eyeing you, and if you agree to this, then I can convince our Lord Count not to continue the attack on you, and possibly to help you." Saying this, William paused and looked at Mutus with an inexplicable smile.
"But if you don't accept it, then our Lord Earl should choose to cooperate with the other two Chekel tribes to destroy you, and when the time comes, we may take more, and you will have nothing!" William "knows with emotion and reason" and Mutus states the stakes.
"You!" After hearing these whispers, Mutuston was furious, but speechless.
William looked at him, deliberately raised his voice, and said, "Lord Earl, do you have any plans to unite with the other two tribes of the Chekels?" ”
"Oh, that's a good plan, I've had a plan!" The Earl said very cooperatively, this was something they had discussed in advance, and basically everyone knew what was going on.
Although Mutus knew that this was a trick they played, but they had to compromise, if they really did a fake show, and really united the other two tribes to destroy them, then it was really nothing, I have to say that the Earl and William's move caught on the soft underbelly of Mutus.
Chief Mutus's tone began to soften, and he said, "I beg your pardon, Lord Count, but these things are too much for us to take out, and besides, you have seized so many things before, so many cattle and sheep have been burned by you, and we are almost destitute!" ”
Chief Mutus wanted to cry without tears, helplessly complained, he did not lie, after this heavy blow, it can be called a great injury, even if they can return to the tribe safely, whether they can survive the attack of the other two tribes is not certain.
"Okay, I'll lower it for you, the two pastures can't be changed, 30,000 sheep, 3,000 cattle, 1,000 war horses, 5,000 silver coins, this is our lowest standard, if you still don't agree, then we have to unite with the other two tribes!" The Earl made the final decision and settled the reparations.
"This ...... All right! Chief Mutus nodded reluctantly, looking at his expression, he knew that his heart was dripping blood, so many cattle, sheep and horses were sent out like this, who could not feel distressed!
"However, the number of sheep is too large, and we need to pay it in three installments, but the cattle will do, and the horses will have to slow down, do you think this will do, and I hope that you will give me some help, Earl, after all, a weak tribe that is not a threat to you is far better than two strong tribes!" Chief Mutus saw it clearly, and immediately changed his attitude, wanting to seek some aid in his favor.
"Well, that's all too much to say, let me discuss it with my vassals, you can hand over the first batch of compensation to us first!" The Count said perfunctorily.
"This is outrageous, if you are perfunctory to me like this, I would rather give my property and population to my kindred, I just need to explain your strength, they will avenge me!" Mutus said with some excitement.
"Don't be like this, Chief, let me talk to Lord Earl first." William said.
"Lord Earl, I think it's better for us to agree, Mutus is right, they have been weakened and there is no threat to us, if we covet temporary benefits, it may attract two more powerful enemies, so it will be more than worth the loss, we might as well give them some assistance, let them serve as our barrier against the other two tribes, so that they can not only weaken their population, but also allow us to develop steadily, and we only need to pay a small price, why not?" William persuaded.
"Hmm...... That's fine, I think a lot, William, just do as you say! The Earl said to William with appreciation, in fact, he also had such a consciousness, but he rarely encountered such a situation.
William is not smarter than them, he just has more knowledge, he has not read less intrigue articles in his previous life, and the intrigues and tricks in various romances are familiar.
And the earl, as a lord of a relatively peaceful region, has not experienced many wars.
The royal family basically did not issue a conscription order to him, and the large-scale invasion of foreign tribes was still in his father's time, and he had fought less than a dozen battles over the years, of course, he didn't understand these conspiracies and tricks.
William nodded, still having to be modest: "It's nothing for me to be clever, if it weren't for Lord Earl, how could we win this battle!" "This sycophant is in place, this is called the correct political leaning, and only under the wise leadership of the boss can some things be done well, and this William also understands.
During the period when William and the Earl were talking, most of the other nobles were closing their eyes, most of them were no longer interested in these things, and only a new nobleman like William needed credit and getting along with the Earl to strengthen his position.
William sat down in his place, and the Count tapped his index finger on the table and said to Chief Mutus expectantly, "I can give you assistance, but you can't let any of your clansmen come to my territory to wreak havoc, nor invade my territory again, and deliver everything to us on time as promised."
"Of course, Lord Earl, I will definitely abide by all the promises!"
"Well, then, sign your name on this contract!"
After the negotiations, everyone returned to the castle and had another revelry, and many ladies put aside their reserves and accosted William, and the title of the fox of Denlenburg had been widely spread, and it was given to him by the knights after the war in admiration of his strategy.
Although these women liked William, William didn't have any birds, they all politely refused, he already had a place in his heart, and these rouge vulgar fans also wanted to enter his eyes? Well...... It's okay to look good......"
The next thing is the division of the spoils, the captured cattle, sheep, horses, gold and silver treasures, all of which must be divided, and these things do not all belong to the earl.
After distribution, William became a nobleman and made a lot of contributions, more than 50 war horses, more than 150 ploughing oxen, and more than 600 sheep, plus gold and silver finances, the total value of the total is estimated to reach nearly 15,000 silver coins.
Once a war of this magnitude is won, it will be like robbing money, no, this is a robbery of money, they robbed the Chekels.
And this is not over, he can still get some of the follow-up compensation in the future, although the big head will definitely be taken away by the earl, but there can be a little bit of it, for him, as long as he can take a small part, it is a large amount of property.
However, there was also bad news, the professional off-duty soldiers they trained suffered heavy casualties, only a dozen people were able to continue to serve, and more than twenty were killed or disabled, but fortunately, William got a greater benefit, and passed the test of this war.
He had already seen the excellent combat effectiveness of these soldiers, not to mention that they could be suppressed by fighting with the Chekers, and if they dealt with other people's serf conscripts, it would basically be the existence of chopping melons and vegetables, so he decided to continue training according to this method.
William got the money in his hand, and quickly paid off the debts he owed before the war, and the merchant Moa had not even left, and just after the war William found him in the street, he was shouting to buy the booty of the soldiers.
"Oh, sir...... No, my lordship, is there anything you can do? Mo Moa asked knowingly.
"What else can I do, of course I have to pay back!"
After returning the money to him, looking at him who couldn't stop smiling, William said, "Remember when I told you that I want to introduce you to another business?" ”
"What? Your Excellency, aren't you teasing me? Mooa asked, somewhat uncertain.
"Of course, are we going to lie to you?" He didn't like him, and he wanted to fix him for a long time, so he said angrily at the moment.
"No, no, of course not, I'm just checking it!" Moa felt denied.
"Alright, don't embarrass him!"
"I really have some goods that I want to cooperate with you, and in ten days, you can come to my manor to find me, and I will show you my goods, and if you can, we will sign a contract."
"No problem, no problem, the small one will come as promised, please rest assured!" Mo Moa said with a flattering look.
After this matter was over, William went to Baron Comos to talk about the transfer of Novan Limu to himself, and the two of them tacitly agreed that the matter was quickly resolved, and of course, the two of them must have their fiefs returned.