Chapter 296: Meeting of the Nobles
Dozens of airships docked at the same time, which is rarely seen even by people who work at docking points all year round.
And everyone who came out was dressed luxuriously, but this group of people came out......
Many workers looked at each other and did not dare to speak.
"What day is it? Why are so many airships coming? Shaking his head, he guessed that everyone else present had the same expression.
"Who knows, I think these guys are all well-dressed, maybe rich merchants...... Didn't they hear that there would be a chamber of commerce among the merchants? Maybe they were going to the chamber of commerce. ”
"What are you talking about, didn't you just see Count Dracula coming! These are the lords of various cities in the south. "There will always be someone among the workers who will recognize a certain earl.
"Everybody?"
An expression of disbelief.
"I guess so. ”
The group of people couldn't help but glance in the direction they had just walked.
Pedestrians on the narrow streets are avoiding, where have you seen so many in the small villages and towns that exist as a small transit station, and the most crowded time on weekdays is nothing more than when the freight caravan arrives, but it is all road transportation, and I have never seen so many airships docked at the same time.
Especially those teams are almost fully armed...... This left the streets speculating about the identities of the group of people in the inn.
There is still a war in the north, could this be reinforcements from the past?
But as reinforcements, it's too little......
The entrance to the hotel was surrounded by soldiers, and many people wanted to see it, but they were allowed to enter.
It is said that today ......
The entire inn was taken down.
........................
Sean had never participated in such a gathering of nobles before, and had seen him once earlier when he was in the palace of Prince Rietis, but at that time his status was too low to blend in with those noble circles, and now all those present are one lord.
It can be said that the entire southern city is in the hands of these people in front of you......
And that's not all, the cities in the southwest have gone the other way, and everyone has met in the direction of the imperial capital, while the cities in the southeast have gathered a little earlier, at a stop near Rietis.
"This is Count Vigel, I've wanted to meet for a long time...... I didn't expect to have such an opportunity to meet this time. ”
Sean was sitting in his seat, and suddenly a man came to show favor.
"Who are you?"
"Oh~ Count Vigel came a little late, you weren't present for the introduction just now, this is the Marquis of Spinola. That is, the promoter of this convergence. The other earl beside him said.
Marquis of Spinola.
Sean had an impression of this name, and mentioned it in the letters exchanged by several nobles, and it was also proposed by him to meet at this place first, discuss some things in advance and then continue north......
"It turned out to be the Marquis of Spinola, who had been hearing your name. Sorry, I couldn't recognize the real person......."
"My name is not worth mentioning, but Count Vigel has a great name, not only defending the borders of the Empire but also defeating the invincible Desert Golden Regiment, it is said that this time the Empire was able to invite the Sun King to send troops because of you. Marquis Spinola said with a smile.
"It's just an exaggeration, it's not a big deal. ”
Sean seems modest, but in his heart he thinks about such a thing?
The spies in Oro City didn't hear anything like that!
The Sun King, the highest king in the desert, would send troops because he had defeated the Golden Regiment once?
After thinking hesitantly for a moment, he looked slightly at Aslant and Karjana behind him...... It's all in a state of [I don't know!].
It seems that there is no news at all in the city of Oro about this matter.
"Count Vigel is too modest, you can make such a great contribution at such a young age, and then our southern lord will rely on your fame when he goes to the imperial capital!"
Hehe~
I can only laugh and laugh.
Originally, a group of people went to the king to ask for less money, and they said who relied on whom.
"Now that everyone has arrived, I will briefly explain the purpose of inviting you to stay here first. When the seats were finally filled, the Marquis de Spinola began to speak.
Sean can see it at this time, the other party's title is the highest among the people present, and almost all the others are counts, and the only one is a viscount, but the city he owns is called the local granary, the geographical location is very high, and the development is good, although the title is not high, the money and population in his hand are probably stronger than the cities of ordinary earls!
The crowd fell silent, except for the Marquis de Spinola in the center.
"I received some news that the one who asked for money from our Basalan Empire this time was the Jagon army that came to help us this time, and it should be worth repaying them for helping us when we were in trouble, but the amount asked for this time is too big for us to pay at all...... Although I don't know the exact amount, there should be a total amount of hundreds of millions. ”
Sean listened to what the Marquis of Spinola said, and he roughly established a few nobles who came.
There were seven people at the scene, and if each of them was five or six million gold coins, it would be about forty million! plus there were still some lords who had not arrived...... In total, I am afraid that it will add up to hundreds of millions, which is simply a robbery for a post-war country!
"These people are so unkind, and although they helped us, we also sacrificed so much. How can you still come up with so much money, what the hell are you thinking. One of the Earls said angrily, and several people around him echoed him.
"As far as I know, King Simon also agreed at that time. It's been almost a year since the war began, and the southern part of our empire has also provided important support, and if we come up with that kind of money, we will be destroyed...... So here I want to make an agreement with all the nobles present that no matter what happens after arriving in the imperial capital, we must stand on the same front and never let go. ”
"Yes, we agree. Before he finished speaking, someone had already agreed.
"That's fine...... In short, we must ask the king to reduce his spending, otherwise the south of the empire will collapse. ”
“...... As for the side of the Jagon army, two people of very high status came this time, two generals who have always been called 'Khalifa'......"
At this time, Karjana, who was leaning on Sean's right, suddenly leaned closer to her ear and said.
"The title of the Khalifa is similar to that of our commander, but it is usually a person who is directly related to the royal family, and the desert kingdoms worship the god of the sun, and the title of the sun king is also derived. ”
I didn't expect that Kayana also knew things from other countries, and it was right to bring her here.
Looking at the Marquis of Spinola in front of him, he continued to explain.
"A woman named Melsusa, and a man of Ben Tari, who have come as commanders of this reinforcement. ”