"Gabi, say it! What price are you willing to pay to redeem your young master! ”

Although Gervais was a little helpless not to get any rich loot, Gervais still had an important hostage in his hands, and the other people in the castle combined were about 100 people, so the ransom should also get a lot of money.

"Butler Gabi, here I want to remind you in advance, there are thousands of people in our group, if you can't give me a satisfactory answer, even if I don't get angry, but what will happen to the others, I can't guarantee it."

"My lord, two hundred gold coins! I can call the shots for my master and pay you two hundred gold coins to redeem my young master!" ”

Gabby didn't get nervous when he heard Gervais's threat, but thought for a moment and said respectfully to Gervais.

"200 gold coins?"

Gervais couldn't help but glance at Gabby, this butler is very trusted by this Bob Baron, two hundred gold coins is a year's tax for a barony of 10,000 people, this Gabby butler didn't even frown before he burst out the price, making decisions for his master!

But these 200 gold coins can't satisfy Gervais's appetite, and he has hundreds of petty nobles here.

"Gabi butler, this price is too little!"

"My lord, 200 gold coins are just a ransom for the young master."

"If the adults can not touch the contents of the castle, I think my master is willing to give another 20 gold coins as a reward."

"As for the people in the castle, my lord, there are currently 96 people in the castle, and we are willing to pay 3 gold coins to redeem it!"

"223 gold coins? It's too little, Butler Gabi, we have three or four thousand people outside the city, and there are hundreds of nobles, do you think they will care about these gold coins or two? ”

For Gabby's proposed trading method, Gervais was very satisfied, if he scavenged the miscellaneous things in the castle, not to mention that it was worthless, and he still needed to send someone back to the City of Glory first, it would be better to directly discount the gold coins like now.

As for the population, by the same token, as long as there were gold coins, those slave traders would deliver them directly to their doors.

It's this Gabi, Gervais thinks about whether to tie him back to the territory, this person is quite good at things, and can help him manage the territory.

Although Vivien's girl was literate, Gervais really didn't think that Vivien could do a good job as a political officer.

"My lord, in the past, the ransom for the heirs of the nobles was 200 gold coins, and the villain didn't dare to give the adults a penny less!"

It has been customary for both sides of this world war to redeem prisoners of war with each other, and after so many years of exchanging experiences, people have summed up the amount of ransom to redeem each rank of nobles.

As Gabi said, 200 gold for a baron's heir like Barbett is about the same price.

If it is the eldest son, it may be more expensive, and if it is the second son, the price can also be reduced, depending on the specific situation, but the price is basically up and down 200 gold coins.

If Gervais captures this Baron Bob of Calenburg this time, then he can at least get a ransom of 500 gold coins, and if the baron's cultivation is higher, such as silver intermediate or silver high, it can even rise to seven or eight hundred gold coins.

And the ransom of the viscount lord can start from thousands of gold coins, as for the earl, no earl has been captured yet, so there is no standard that can be judged.

However, according to the estimation of the ransom of the following titles, the ransom of the earl's captives starts at least five or six thousand gold coins, and even tens of thousands of gold coins are not unusual.

After all, the current earls are basically golden knights, and there are still a few who are in a hurry to inherit the title like Gervais's cheap wife.

"Steward Gabi, you're just estimating at the usual price, and it took a lot of effort for us to capture Kalunburg! And you don't have any loot in this castle yet! ”

Gervais shook his head and said disapprovingly

"Hmph, what kind of strength, it's not relying on a large number of trebuchets, there is no chivalry at all!"

Bang!

Babette, who was pressed on the sofa on the side, muttered a little resentfully after listening to Gervais's words.

But before he finished speaking, he was immediately heard by Pat, who had sharp ears, and slammed his sword scabbard on his abdomen, making a crisp sound.

"By the way, Master Barbett didn't remind me that I forgot! My fifty trebuchets were fired overnight, and their service life was reduced a lot, and these losses should be taken into account. ”

"That's it, Steward Gabi, I won't ask for much, the ransom will be set at 2,000 gold coins! In this way, I can also give an account to the more than 100 nobles outside, and can ensure that you and the castle are safe and sound. ”

Gervais looks like you're making a lot of money and says what he thinks is a reasonable ransom.

When Gervais's words fell, the hall fell silent in an instant, and the pin drop could be heard.

Gabby and Babette didn't talk about it, and even Pat's little fat man and Bertram's eyes widened, they didn't expect Gervais's lion's mouth to be so big.

"You dream, 2000 gold coins, even the viscount can't get this price! If you don't want to let it go, let's just say it! ”

Babette was stunned, and was the first to react, and got up from the sofa excitedly.

Boom~

This time Pat was no longer hitting his armor, but directly on his head, and in an instant Babette covered his head and sat down again.

"My lord, the price you said is too high, even if we are willing to pay, we can't have so many gold coins."

Gabby was helpless, Gervais was the most special of the nobles he had ever seen, and although the other nobles asked for a high price, they were also within a reasonable range, within their capabilities.

But Gervais's 2,000 gold coins are completely sky-high.

2000 gold coins, this is the tax of 10,000 barons for about 10 years.

Gabi estimates that if his father hears this price, it is better to have a new son, and ten years later, he will still have a white and fat heir.

"My lord, 300 gold coins, this is the limit of what I can do! What do you think! ”

Butler Gabi asked cautiously.

Gervais didn't speak, just shook his head.

"400 gold coins!"

"Ike, let the people outside come in and move things! The sun on this wall is also made of copper, which can be knocked down and taken away, and some losses can be recovered."

Unmoved, Gervais began to explain things to Ike.

"800 gold coins! My lord, this is the limit, if it exceeds 800 gold coins, I will not be able to explain to Master Bob! ”

Gabby's palms were sweating a little, and he didn't seem to be faking when he heard the tone of the young nobleman in front of him, and knew that four hundred gold coins really couldn't satisfy the one in front of him.

So, Gabi gritted his teeth and said a final price.

"My lord, if you can't accept this price, then the villain can't do anything, he can't save the dignity of the castle, I can only repay Master Bob with death!"

"800 gold coins?"

Gervais looked at Gabi's expression and knew that this was Gabi's limit, but it was a little less than he expected.

Of course, the 2,000 gold coins he said were sky-high prices, but the real expectation in my heart was 1,000 gold coins.

Although the price is still very high, he and the others have not made any benefits in the castle, so of course they can only knock on the hostages and the castle.

"Steward Gabi, I have a request for the payment of gold coins, then I need to get the ransom within ten days!"

Gervais finally agreed, and now he can catch it, and if Maiye City is also broken by the Duchy of Jean, it is estimated that this Baron Bob will become a prisoner by then.

"This ......"

"My lord, now that the Duchy of Alban and the Duchy of Jean are at war, it is not safe to transport the gold coins!"

Gabby was a little dumbfounded, now that the Duchy of Jean and the Duchy of Alban were still at war, how could they pay the gold coins.

In the past, it was only after the end of the war that the two sides opened a special channel of communication to complete various matters of exchanging prisoners of war.

The nobleman in front of him wants to trade now, even if they are willing to pay, but how can the two sides ensure the safety of the transaction?