-165- Peace Talks
After meeting Charlotte, the Earl of Witley took up residence in North Harbour.
As Violet's emissary, the Duke of Violet had already given him considerable rights to dispose of the negotiations, but Charlotte had put forward the demand for territory, and the Duke had to make up his mind on this matter.
"Oh? She wants the territory of the Barony of Belt? ”
In the guest room of the Earl's Palace, the reflection of the Duke of Violet was reflected in the crystal ball, and he asked in a deep voice.
Shadow Crystal Ball.
This is a magic item similar to the Falling Star Kingdom's Communication Crystal, except that it cannot be mass-produced like the Falling Star Kingdom's Communication Crystal, but is a magic guide from the Crescent Moon Royal Family's treasured by the Bwaat-Lint family.
"Yes, Lord Duke, she is not willing to exchange His Royal Highness for Young Master Victor."
Count Witley said respectfully.
"Which family's domain is Baroness of Belt now? Or is it still the side branch of Willett? ”
Duke Violet asked again.
"Yes, His Royal Highness the Duke, or a side branch of the Willett family, the Belt-Willett family."
Duke Violet narrowed his eyes:
"That Belt-Willett who always wanted to revive Willett's glory?"
"Yes."
"If I'm not mistaken, their family also participated in this war?"
Baron Witley's expression was a little strange:
"Yes, but ...... They seem to have disappeared, and I didn't see them on Castel's list of prisoners of war, and they didn't return to the territory. ”
Duke Violet was silent.
After a long time, he sighed and said:
"Promise Count Castel, Belt-Willett has always been a trouble for me, Booit-Lint, and give it to Castre, and it will be convenient to completely erase the traces of Willett in Violet."
"Lord Duke, Belt-Willett are descendants of the Willett family after all, and you said that if they really become vassals of Castel, will it be detrimental to the Duchy in the future?"
Count Witley couldn't help but ask.
Duke Violet glanced at him:
"Witley, do you know which family the Belt-Willett family hates the most?"
Count Witley was stunned for a moment, and replied uncertainly:
"Roman? After all, it was Roman who defeated Willett in the first place, causing them to lose everything......"
"Nope."
Duke Violet shook his head and said meaningfully:
"It's the Castels."
"The Castels?"
Count Witley was visibly stunned for a moment, and then suddenly came to his senses:
"Oh! I remember! The Second Romance was defeated because of Castel, the Welllett family! ”
As he spoke, he looked at the reflection in the crystal ball, his eyes slightly bright:
"Belt-Willett hates Castre, and Castel will definitely divide the heroes as he expands his territory, and there will be a conflict between them!"
"So...... You mean, with the help of Castel's power, the last side branch of Willett will be solved together? ”
Duke Violet chuckled, which was considered a tacit acquiescence.
Seeing this, Count Wittley's posture became more respectful:
"Lord Duke, your wisdom is admired by your vassals......"
As he spoke, he hesitated again:
"Then, His Royal Highness ...... Prince"
"Since Castel doesn't want it, let him go back to Boulder and fend for himself."
The Duke of Violet said loudly.
Obviously, he didn't want to keep some idiot who was getting into trouble.
……
With the Duke of Violet's consent, the Count of Witley also redrafted the terms of the peace talks according to Charlotte's request.
The violet envoy was very efficient, and the next afternoon, Charlotte saw the final version of the peace treaty.
The treaty states:
1. With immediate effect, the Duchy of Violet and the Countdom of Castel unilaterally ceased hostility, and the two sides returned to the border line before the war.
2. The Duchy of Violet recognized the independence of the Castells and sovereignty over the Tulip Counts, promised to support Castel in the Council of Nobles, and promised to introduce other kingdom lords to Castel.
3. The Violet Principality will redeem captured levies for 12.5 quintanas per person, standing soldiers for 125 quintanas per person, and enchanted standing soldiers for 10 times with the same amount of transcendent materials.
4. The Duchy of Violet will redeem the captured nobles at the price of 3,600 quintanas per knight, 50,000 quintanas per baron, and 250,000 quintanas per viscount, of which, 63 knights, 9 barons, and 4 viscounts.
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5. The extraordinary equipment of all nobles is bought by the various noble families, and those who cannot afford to buy it will have their seized equipment owned by Castel, and the Duchy of Violet will no longer bother.
6. The Duchy of Violet is required to pay a ransom of 2,430,000 quintanas in the county of Castel, as well as extraordinary materials equivalent to 20,000,000 quintana, all of which must be paid within three months, and all expenses for food and lodging captured within three months shall be borne by the Duchy of Violet.
7. The Duchy of Violet redeemed Victor de Boitt-Lint in exchange for Barony Bert, and turned Baron Betel into a vassal of the Castel family.
……
Charlotte was quite pleased with the treaty.
The ransom of 2.43 million is still a small number, and the county of Castel is not short of money, and it is only four months of fiscal taxes.
Extraordinary materials are the big deal, even if they are converted into Quintana, it is almost four years of Castel's income, and extraordinary materials have a price, and the actual value of extraordinary materials worth 20 million will only be higher.
"Although I thought that the extraordinary equipment would be more expensive than the ransom of the captives, I really didn't expect it to be so valuable."
Looking at the list on the treaty, Charlotte couldn't help but sigh.
"Lord Earl, it's like this, if there are no more people, you can recruit them again, even the noble families have always been without people, but extraordinary equipment is the foundation that every family has accumulated over the years......"
Viscount Leon Castell said.
"Lord Viscount is right, in fact, if it weren't for the continuous improvement of magic technology over the years, the efficiency of the workshop has also improved, and the cost of enchantment has been reduced. Otherwise, the price of these extraordinary equipment will be even higher. ”
On the other side, Vincent of the Roman-Forler family also nodded.
Viscount Romain Faure led the fleet north with the Earl of Jurst, who represented Romain Faure and Charlotte.
Listening to the words of the two accompanying nobles, Charlotte was thoughtful.
After a moment of silence, she said to the old viscount:
"Your Excellency, you should pay more attention to the performance of the contract with Violet next."
"Do as you command."
Viscount Leon-Castel said respectfully.
After saying that, he hesitated for a moment, and then asked:
"Lord Earl, about the Duchy of Boulder......"
"Over there in the Duchy of Boulder, I'll handle it myself."
Charlotte said.