Chapter 31: Approaching the Iron Wall
"Your Majesty, such a great achievement, wouldn't it be chilling if you didn't reward it. One of the magicians who stood up earlier said that his name was Barlow, the real representative of the guild mages in the kingdom of Mali.
This is also reasonable, if the rewards and punishments are not clear, then there will be no one to make meritorious contributions in the future, why can the Kingdom of Mali survive surrounded by enemies on three sides? In addition to the assistance of the major empires behind him, it is because the rewards and punishments are clear that the people at the bottom have a hope, and if this hope is cut off, then the Kingdom of Mali will not be far from the country of death.
"In this way, you can't reward too much, and if you can't reward too small, what do you say?" Feeling that what a few people said was reasonable but difficult everywhere, Augustine simply pushed these onto them.
"That's how it should ・・・・・・. ”
"No, that's how it should ・・・・・・. ”
The argument between the two factions of mages opened the eyes of the officials next to them, it turned out that scolding people can still be scolded like this! These old antiques are worthy of being mages who have been soaked in the stacks of books all year round, and the use of this word is indeed not comparable to them: "Your Majesty, Mo Xuan has indeed made a great contribution, and the reward is too small to make people chilling, so it is better that we can first make Mo Xuan a viscount, and then give him a larger territory." "The old Evan really can't wait, he is not a strong mage warrior, there is no trace of fatigue in the quarrel after a long time, and the old body really can't last long, if you don't want to make a fool of yourself, end this meaningless argument as soon as possible.
Augustine's eyes lit up, it seems that this old guy can be the elder of the two dynasties and indeed has two brushes, and he will have to rely on more in the future: "Okay, that's it." ”
"Your Majesty, the minister is against it. Standing up was Benson, the Minister of Ceremonies who was in charge of knighthood and rewards, and this was also an ornament, and somehow popped up again.
"You say. Augustine didn't know what was going on with him today, and he was very angry that he wanted to see what this Benson was going to say.
"There are no more large territories in the kingdom, and now there are only some small territories, and there is no problem in rewarding the viscount and baron, no matter how big it is... Bensenno finished his sentence.
Although Benson didn't finish speaking, Augustine still understood what he meant, if he was to be sealed again, there would only be two territories to reward one person, which is really not true, does Mo Xuan want to move a place for half a year like a migratory bird?
"Who said there is no place?" Baker, the representative of the military mages, stood up and pointed to the north corner of the Kingdom of Mali on the map and said: "Although this place has not been officially included in the territory of our country, there are no major races, if Master Mo Xuan goes to occupy this territory for His Majesty, then His Majesty is one of the few kings in the kingdom who have expanded their territory." ”
"You, how can there be no big race of wolf clans there?" Hearing Beck's words, Barlow's beard trembled.
"There is a Viscount Mo Xuan sent by His Majesty to guard there, and what wolf clan dares to offend?" Baker's words completely moved Augustine, if Augustine had any shortcomings, it was that he was a great achievement, and under the glory comparable to his ancestors, everyone else had to stand aside.
"That's it. ”
Barlow, who originally wanted to fight for it, knew that there was no play as soon as he heard Augustine's words.
"Your Majesty, the minister has objections to Mandel's reward. A nobleman dressed as a general stood up.
"Cremont, you say. The good mood just now was interrupted again, Augustine forced himself to nod his head in his heart, anyway, Craymond was also his henchman in the army.
"Your Majesty, Lord Potlem's subordinate Mandel thought that he was praised for his indiscipline, and this time he was punished for guarding Fort Spikes, and he deceived his superiors and lied about the death of the mage, so he thought that he should be punished. Craymond emphasized the words of Portleme's men, which made Augustine's already dissatisfied mood immediately solemnize.
In the Kingdom of Mali, as long as he has a relationship with Portlem, it will give Augustine a big headache, and the old marshal is too powerful and powerful.
"Your Majesty, Mandel has a meritorious role in setting the fire. "How can Portlem, as the Marshal of the Empire, have no friends in the palace?
Why Augustine, as a powerful emperor of a generation, didn't dare to do anything bad to Portlem, that is, because of Kleist, a friend of Portlem, the two are the two pillars of the Kingdom of Mali, but the two who are different in culture and military are friends.
"Then there will be no reward or punishment. ”
"But Your Majesty. ”
"That's it. ”
Kleist had no choice but to sit back, he knew that everything was because he and his friends were too powerful, so they affected his subordinates.
"Your Majesty, what about the magicians?"
"Baron Emeritus, reward more money, well, that's all for today. Augustine said and walked to the door: "Inform me when the marshal is about to return, I will go to meet the marshal at the city gate." ”
"Yes. The crowd replied in unison.
"Crunch" in the sound of wheels, the convoy that had been running for dozens of days finally approached Tiebi City, the royal capital of the Kingdom of Mali.
A black city in the distance appeared in the eyes of Mo Xuan and the others, the city wall is built with a stone called black sinking stone, this stone is hard, not only has a good protective ability but also can conduct magic, it can be regarded as a low-level magic material, the city wall style is hideous, there are many rune formations carved on it, it looks dizzying, such a complex formation protection ability is quite good.
As the royal capital of a country, the first thing is to have convenient transportation, although this iron-walled city is located on the plain, surrounded by mountains to prevent the possibility of a large number of cavalry raids, and there is a large river next to the city, the city's designers dug a moat around the city wall to connect the river, and this big river is connected to a large river that has never dried up, and also eliminates the possibility of the enemy besieging the city and cutting off the water.
Generally speaking, this is a city that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and has built itself like an iron wall, but it is a pity that Mo Xuan has not seen a boat row over the river, and it seems that people in this world have not yet understood the convenience of river transportation.
The convoy slowly approached the Iron Wall City, and suddenly the convoy stopped, and all the soldiers and knights who could ride stepped on their horses, even the Potlime was dressed in formal clothes, and rode a tall horse and slowly walked towards the Iron Wall City.
"I'm so envious, if I could ride a horse, I would be like them, so that I could show off my tall and mighty figure. Mandel said enviously as some soldiers who could not ride horses walked by the carriage.
"Come on, if you're going to ride a horse, you're going to have to find a big horse, and if you want to ride on it, it's like a bear riding on a dog, and it's not a good match." The soldiers, who had become familiar with Mandel all these days, teased at him.
However, what the soldier said was also right, the average horse in the Kingdom of Mali is only about 1.6 meters tall at the shoulders, and it is indeed a little funny to let the extremely strong Mandel, who is two meters tall, has broad shoulders and a thick waist, sit on it.
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