Chapter 30i42: No Compromise
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A sneer with mockery and various other negative emotions surrounded the negotiating table. Vertex updates are the fastest
"Then, come on, I think that with our strength, we are not afraid of your so-called fish dying net!"
General Dampier said with a mocking smile on his face, not taking what William said to heart.
Seeing his contempt, William couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly, and he didn't immediately refute, but turned his gaze to King Lerna.
He asked, "Your Majesty King Lerna, would you be willing to be entirely on our side if the war continued?" ”
King Lerna took it for granted and said, "Of course! This is my grandson's country! As the grandfather of the de facto rulers of the kingdoms of White Rose and Tskema in the future, I must give my dearest support to my dearest grandson! ”
King Lerna did not hesitate to say this, he had no son, he only had one child, Queen Delina, and the inheritance law of the White Rose Kingdom was kinship, and Queen Lerin and his children were the first heirs, not other relatives of King Lerna or more distant royal side branches.
Seeing that King Lerner was fully supporting the royal family, William also nodded, and then said with great righteousness: "Did you hear that?" General Dampier? In addition to the support of the White Rose Kingdom, if you insist on treating us in this way, then I, as the richest nobleman in the kingdom, am willing to contribute all my fortune to hire mercenaries to fulfill my original vow of eternal allegiance to King Brolin and his heirs! ”
William said these words with extreme firmness, at this moment he looked like a hound loyal to his master, if I had to describe it in one word, it was undoubtedly fierce loyalty!
William's wealth was not confined to the kingdoms of Dülenburg or Tskema, as the ruler of the prosperous commercial kingdom of Dülenburg, his fame had long since spread to the surrounding kingdoms and territories because of the passage of merchants and the exchange of caravans.
The nobles in the vicinity did not know that the wealth of the wealthy Count of Denlenburg was even comparable to that of the royal family with three counties.
If William wants to realize all his property, it will definitely be no less than four or five hundred thousand silver coins, and he has an income of nearly twenty thousand silver coins every month, and he is really rich and rival the country, which is used to hire mercenaries, and it is estimated that more than ten thousand mercenaries can be summoned to fight for him.
No one will doubt William's strength in the event of a wreck, but the current situation is far from being the last moment of the ship.
Most of the places they want to divide are the land and interests of the royal family, and they basically do not touch the territories or interests related to him, maybe Isamdenburg is also one, but they think that this will definitely not make William like this.
Of course, William also has his own considerations, although his own interests will not be lost too much, but it is good that the royal family can retain some more strength, if it is weakened too much, then William's stable development cannot be guaranteed, besides, William's current performance is also to get a reputation for loyalty.
It is better to be able to get the title of "Loyalist" or "William the Faithful", which is better for his future development, and much better than the title of "Fox of Denlenburg".
After all, apart from the army, territory, and wealth, there is only one thing that a nobleman can leave to his children and grandchildren, and that is prestige.
Prestige is a thing that can have a lot of impact in many cases, for example, in another battle, if you want to defend a very important location, then your reputation is very important.
If you give everyone the impression of being despicable and untrustworthy, then your reputation is undoubtedly inferior, and it is impossible for others to give you good or important things to do.
But on the other hand, if you have a very good reputation, such as being seen by others as upright or chivalric, then a lot of good things will fall on you.
And in many cases, prestige can also be passed on to one's children and grandchildren, and it is not necessary to accumulate fame in person.
For example, if your family is loyal for generations, then others will think that you are also very loyal in such an atmosphere, and the word loyalty will even be integrated with your family and become synonymous with the family.
Listening to William's words, which can be called a real fish and a net, General Dampier hesitated a little and said: "With all due respect, we don't think you will have such courage, not to mention that it will not benefit either of us in doing so!" ”
"Do you think I'm going to do that?" William looked at General Dampier with a smile in his eyes, and General Dampier looked at him with a little shudder.
Although William has always been a very wise nobleman for so many years, he began to believe a little when he looked at William's current expression.
After all, William is still young, and the age of twenty-six has not yet passed that impulsive age, in case William is so impulsive, and he really wants to break the net with himself for his feudal king, it is simply not cost-effective.
William is not stupid, he would never do such a thing, but having said that, he still doesn't care about this kind of deterrent language, and besides, in the past ten years here, he has also become an old fox, an existence like a drama spirit.
The nobles on the side of the Tskema Kingdom looked at William's appearance, although a small part expressed some disdain for William's inferior performance, but most of them still sided with William because of their previous hatred and hatred, and felt great admiration for William's approach.
They were even ashamed of the little thoughts they had hidden in their hearts.
"Well, then, honorable Earl William, for the sake of your loyalty to whom you are so loyal, I can reduce some of the compensation on behalf of our Quartet, I wonder if you can represent your country?"
General Dampier looked a little helpless, if William really broke the net, they didn't want to look at such a situation.
"My conditions are very simple, although the war is over, but as the victor of the war, it is indeed very reasonable for you to obtain some benefits, I only need you to return one county to which the royal family belongs, and then return one fortress, three cities, and six castles, half of the area you occupy, and reduce the indemnity to 100,000 silver coins, and put aside the unrealistic idea of taking back Issamdenburg!"
William looked at General Dampier and said word by word: "I don't think such conditions are too much!" ”
"It can't be! Do you, a loser, even want to negotiate and escape back to your territory? It's absolutely impossible! ”
When General Incham heard this, he immediately said loudly.
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