Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Wanderer's Submission
"My lord, I brought you the person you wanted."
Ditohart bowed deeply to the lord and put the information in his hand on the lord's table, and then stepped aside, revealing the young man with a blue face behind him.
Sinloth flipped through a few pages and found that it was indeed what he wanted. The baron nodded in satisfaction, and put the stack down again. Although this stack of materials is not too thick, it is as detailed as possible, and you can imagine how much thought Dittorhart put into it. Because of certain thoughts in the baron's mind, it was not until he was about to reach Dublin that Ditohardt was allowed to leave the group. And being able to collect such information in such a short period of time is enough to show his ability.
It's a pity that although the ability is strong, it just can't be completely trusted like Claes.
Well, now is not the time to think about that.
Xinluo Si cleaned up his mood, deliberately put a reserved smile on his face, and looked at the young man in front of him arrogantly: "I feel deeply guilty about what happened yesterday. But since this is already the case, let's forget these unpleasant memories together. It's better to have more friends than enemies, isn't it? ”
The young man's face was still not very good, but he still squeezed out a smile, bowed and saluted back, "As you said, honorable baron. It's just a little misunderstanding, and it really doesn't matter compared to your friendship. ”
Very good, although young, I don't have too much experience. But this city is worthy of praise, at this age of strong blood, he didn't directly pull out the scimitar on his waist to fight with himself. If he wasn't an exception, then Sinloth felt he had to look up to the wanderers of the Hebrews.
This one lost his hometown and was forced to wander abroad for more than a thousand years. But the people who are still gathered together and silently accumulate strength for returning to their hometowns are indeed worthy of respect.
When the Savior was alive, He had twelve disciples. Each of them was chosen for the moment, and most of them became saints in the mouth of the church in the future, and they were praised for generations. And a few who did not become saints were also added with the praise of various great people. But only one of the twelve disciples did not enjoy these honors.
Rudas, the ancestor of the Hebrews. This despicable disciple betrayed the Great Savior for thirty pieces of silver, causing him to die a miserable death. Thankfully, the Savior was resurrected three days later and cleansed the world from sin with His Blood.
The Savior, with a heart as broad as the sky, was willing to give the disciple who had made a great mistake a chance to forgive his sins. But the Savior is the Savior, and believers are believers. The devout believers could not accept such a blatant betrayal, so the benevolent and great Emperor was finally compelled to appeal to the Hebrews for war under great pressure from within the Empire.
It was a long and tragic war, and countless heroic young men of the empire fell to that distant land. And the Hebrews for their homeland also show Xiàn's extraordinary tenacity. However, the Hebrews, who were sparsely numbered, slowly became unable to resist. Seeing that the young and strong people in the tribe were becoming fewer and stronger, and the flame of the nation was slowly being extinguished, the Hebrew elders finally made up their minds. Wearing a crown of thorns and barefoot, the elderly stood in the snow for three days and three nights before finally getting a chance to meet the Pope.
"For the Savior's sake, please stop. We are willing to accept all your conditions, please let our children go. The elders wept and pleaded.
The Pope was so shocked that he accidentally smashed the white-glazed cup from Seris in his hand. With a sad look on his face, the Pope lifted up the sad and respectable elders one by one, and said sadly: "No one has ever told me this. Lord, we were brothers."
After another two years, the benevolent Pope finally convinced the great emperor. Loaded with honor and wealth, the lads returned from the land of the Hebrews, and batch after batch of slaves were sent to the land of the Hebrews for a new round of reclamation.
The losers, on the other hand, were only allowed to carry a cane, two pieces of black bread, and a handful of dirt from their hometown. embarked on a long journey, which is a thousand years.
So, what was going on with the empire and the church before the Great Split of the Empire, this tacit cooperation is incomparable, no matter how you look at it, it looks like it's so good that you are about to wear a pair of pants. How can you say that you will turn your face and turn your face?
The young man didn't know how many things the baron had thought of in the moment when he seemed to be distracted. He just bent over and waited quietly for the baron's orders. It was this nobleman who had rudely thrown him and his family out of the room yesterday. For this reason, they had to blow the cold wind on the streets all night - although the weather has begun to warm up, the night in Aijun is still not so pleasant.
But, he knew, he couldn't resist. All he could do was wait quietly, waiting for the verdict of this fiefdom nobleman. Compared with the suffering of previous years, these tribulations are really nothing.
一qiē, in order to go home.
"I'm not a person who likes to beat around the bush too much, so I'll be straight to the point." Sinloth shifted his ass and shifted his position, pulling out a letter of allegiance from the table that he had written last night. The allegiance, written on snow-white paper, was even stamped with the lord's seal and signature, but it did not have the name of the person who took the oath.
The young man glanced at the snow-white paper curiously, judging from his many years of business experience, this should not be parchment, but what is it? Moreover, the stack just now is also such a blank paper, which should not be accidental.
"I'm short of money, I'm very short of half a million gold coins, and it's yours. Whoever you fill in, I'll grant him knighthood, and the corresponding fief. Seeing the young man open his mouth, as if to say something, Cynroth continued to add slowly, "I'm seventeen years old, Baron Desmond, do you understand?" ”
Hebrews were not allowed to become Christians, could not hold any official positions in the Empire, and were not granted land. These wanderers, who have lost their land and homes, have to endure the exploitation of the lords everywhere, and run businesses and all kinds of gadgets. Even so, the lords were always willing to overcharge the Hebrew merchants who always paid their taxes on time. And once there was a conflict with the local merchants, the lords invariably favored the local merchants, and it was always the Hebrew merchants who lost the lawsuit.
Of course, that's the ancient empire. This situation has eased since the breakdown of relations between the empire and the church. But long-standing habits still make the lords and freedmen despise these millennium years ago losers from the bottom of their hearts.
Perhaps, they have never been able to integrate into the empire, which is why these wanderers have always wanted to return to their hometowns.
Knights, who were also nobles, were also protected by the Imperial Senate. No mistake of principle can deprive a fiefdom nobleman of his domain. If you have your own territory, then many things will undoubtedly be much easier. The Hebrews' desire for land was simply incomprehensible to other peoples. These wanderers have long wanted to obtain a piece of land where they can live and live, but they have never been able to do so. No matter how much gold they donated to the church or how many good deeds they did for the lord's domain, they could never be recognized.
Now, however, there are people who are willing to trade a noble status just to get some gold coins. Although the number of 500,000 is indeed a bit larger, but this is territory!
The blood in the young man's chest began to surge, and he was in the prime of life, so he naturally wanted to make a career. However, the long-term caution still suppressed a certain sentence. The young man took a few deep breaths and asked in a trembling voice, "Is what you said true?" ”
"Do I have to lie to you? I have no interest in the few silver coins in your baggage. ”
"Even if your words are of course truly credible, such a large amount, even if we try our best, it is simply impossible to achieve"
An outright lie.
Sinloth frowned impatiently, and the lord shrugged his shoulders and said meaninglessly, "Oh, that's a pity. ”
As he spoke, the lord picked up the letter of allegiance and tried to tear it up.
"Wait a minute, Lord Baron!"
Years of business experience told the young man that the baron in front of him was just posturing. But the young man really had no reason to refuse his offer. If it were someone of another clan, I am afraid they would choose the same choice.
"Lord Baron, I can't decide on such a large number, I need to consult the elders of the clan."
Well, it happened.
The awkward bastard of the ball of light has always refused to speak well. Obviously, he was going to prompt Xinluos, but he just didn't want to say it directly, so he had to say it the other way around. Sinloth tossed and turned last night, and it wasn't until the sky lit up that he figured out the joints—it had nothing to do with the baron's recognition of the bed.
It is precisely because of this that there is this scene in front of us.
500,000 gold coins, for a big nobleman, is not a small amount that can be taken out, after all, while the family is big, there are also many subordinates to support. But the Hebrews are different, these wanderers who have been dormant for thousands of years will never give up this opportunity.
Even if you go bankrupt for this.
"Be cautious. But I don't have much time to wait for you. Well, I still need to stay here at Madame Butterfly for a while, so it's limited to half a month. If you don't send a messenger of sufficient value within half a month, then this deal will be forgotten. ”
The baron also knew that he couldn't be persecuted too much, and if he did, it would be difficult to do. The lion opened his mouth, and the other party had to be willing.
"That's it for today, I'm tired. Ditohardt, send-off. ”
Ditohardt grinned, a mouthful of white teeth glowing eerily in the morning sun. Ahhhh
Go ahead, Sinloth, and let me see what you can do.
"Yes, sir. Please come with me, sir, and I think there are some things that need to be discussed between us. ”
"You're right, Lord Ditohart, goodbye, man, Lord Count."
Sinlos put his hands back on his lap and replied leisurely, "Goodbye, my future baron." ”