Sir Hubert, who was beside him, saw this astonishing scene, rode over and said, "Your Highness William, why did you kill Captain Braunschweig?" He's promised to be of service to you. ”

"Sir Hubert, you should know that the knightly rebels were finally attacked by Captain Braunschweig, and Kenneth, the leader of the knightly rebels, was also attacked to death by him from behind. He's just a complete villain, an opportunist, a scumbag, and completely unbelievable. William looked at Sir Hubert and said with a serious expression: "What's more, Braunschweig dares to try to blackmail me into agreeing to his excessive demands with some information, which insults the dignity of me and the Normandy family, and is absolutely inadmissible, and only death can wash away his sins." ”

"Your Highness William, you're right, scum like Braunschweig is more than innocent." Sir Hubert was persuaded by William's words, nodded and said, "Your Highness William, there are about a hundred knightly rebel soldiers and more than two hundred mercenaries in the castle who have been captured, what are you going to do with them?" ”

"Hmm. They were organized into slave camps in the old way, and their feet were strung with ropes to prevent them from escaping. In this way, let them rush forward first when they go to the battlefield, and even if they can't be used on the battlefield, they can sell them for gold coins to reward the soldiers. William touched the short beard on his chin with his right hand, muttered for a moment, and said these words in a calm tone.

Sir Hubert did not bear or object to this, and naturally agreed: "Your Highness William, you are right, these scum deserve it. ”

"Sir Hubert, how many of our fellow cavalrymen have killed the rebel knights this time, and how many knights of the knight legion have made meritorious contributions?" William smiled and looked at Sir Hubert and said.

"Back to His Highness William, ten of the fifty companion cavalrymen who participated in the battle this time killed a total of fourteen rebel knights, while the other twelve rebel knights were killed by eight knights." Sir Hubert bowed and nodded.

"Well, the results are not bad." William nodded, looked at Sir Hubert and said, "Sir Hubert, go and invite the meritorious soldiers here, and I will give them the land and manor." ”

"As you command, His Highness William." So saying, Sir Hubert bowed, turned on his horse, and rode towards the castle.

Retracting his gaze, William turned his horse's head and came to Steward Osborne, and said, "Steward Osborne, how are you counting, how many manors can we get from the rebel knights this time." ”

"Returning to His Royal Highness William, according to these statistics, we expect to accept 37 estates of rebel knights, with an average of more than six hundred acres each, of which 12 manors are located west and north of the county guard of Evreux, away from the county watchmanship, 10 manors near the county watchman, and the remaining 15 manors are located southeast of the county watchman, near the barony of Vernon." Butler Osborne took out a roll of parchment from his bosom and spread it out, and said with a glance.

"Oh! This harvest is quite good, and I now have direct evidence of their rebellion, and I can accept these manors very smoothly. William looked at Steward Osborne and said in an excited tone: "Steward Osborne, we need to give a few manors out this time, let's talk about it." ”

"Returning to His Royal Highness William, this time we will reward a total of 19 manors with 11,400 acres of land, including 26 fiefs of 300 acres and 60 fiefs of 60 acres." Butler Osborne pointed to the parchment with his right hand and said.

"Where to seal the knights, that's a real problem." William pondered for a moment, looked at Steward Osborne and said: "By the way, if there are knights who have made meritorious contributions and are willing to give up the manor fiefs they have obtained to the outstanding sons of their families, then absorb them into the partner cavalry and grant the fief, and the fiefs of them and the partner cavalry are in the manor near the Barony of Vernon, as for those knights who want to obtain their own fiefs, they are sealed in the manor in the west and north far away from the county guard, and those knights who have made meritorious contributions are also selected from these manors. ”

"Your Highness William, you have thought so well that if your personal cavalry, the companion cavalry, can absorb these local knights, we will be able to get the support of these knight families." Steward Osborne smiled and nodded.

As he spoke, Sir Hubert had already come to William with his fellow horsemen, knights and knights, and Sir Hubert stepped out of the crowd, bowed down and said, "Your Highness William, the knights who participated in this battle are here. ”

"Sir Hubert, thank you for your hard work." William looked at the dozens of knights and soldiers, nodded, and said loudly: "Knights, soldiers, the reason why we were able to annihilate the rebels and capture the wooden fort this time is the result of your brave battle. In order to reward you for your glory, I will bestow you with the land and titles of the manor according to the size of your exploits. ”

When everyone in front of them heard that William was going to reward them with their land manor and title, they all showed excited expressions, and their blazing eyes focused on William.

William nodded with satisfaction and said, "Before that, I announce one thing, that is, my personal guard cavalry, the companion cavalry, is going to recruit new members, and if you knights have outstanding children in your family, you may wish to recommend them to me." At the same time, if you are willing to give this reward to the outstanding sons of your clan, then when they join the fellow cavalry, they will directly become ten-man officers. ”

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William's proposal aroused an enthusiastic response from many knights in the field, especially the position of the ten cavalry commanders of His Royal Highness William's side, so that they had to consider giving up the title of land they had been rewarded to their sons and nephews.

Especially the older knights, like the old knights of Nelson, are always very interested in things that are good for the future of their children and grandchildren.

"First of all, the first merit of this battle belongs to the Nelson Knights." William spread out the parchment in his hand, looked at the Knight Nelson, and said: "This time, you endure the humiliation, listen to the movements of the leader of the rebel knights, occupy the gate of the wooden fort at the critical moment to help our army successfully eliminate the rebels, and make the first contribution, and be awarded a knight's manor of 600 acres. ”

An old knight trembled with excitement, not only was he granted a large fief of the manor, but he also received a promise from William that his son would become the commander of William's personal guard cavalry, which was a great opportunity and honor for the Freeman family.