The members of the Sighard family who consulted with Otto were Sighard III, Count of Ansbach, Sophie's father, Baron Gold, and their younger brother, Baron Harto.

After a brief politeness, Baron Gold opened the topic.

Baron Gold first explained the long-standing friendship between the Sighard and Alacholf families, and the sincere cooperation between the two sides during their time in the Duchy of Swabia, saying that the two sides have always been close friends.

Now, the marriage between the two parties, based on the principle of mutual benefit and win-win, has taken the friendship of the two families one step further and formed a more intimate relationship.

Baron Gold affirmed the outstanding contribution of the Alakhor family to the Duchy of Swabia over the years, praised the success of the Alakhor family's rule in Aargau, and finally praised the former member of the Alachollf family, the current founder of the Habsburg family, Otto.

Regarding the marriage and alliance between the Sighard and Habsburgs, Baron Gold believes that this move will not only increase the voice of both sides within the Duchy of Swabia, but also form a strong deterrent in the face of enemies other than the Duchy of Swabia.

To put it simply, the Sighard family's appeal is very simple, there is a requirement for not having any bride price and sticking the land upside down, that is, Otto wants to help them deal with the current Sighard family's big trouble, Ernst II, Duke of Nordgaard.

The Sieghard family and the Duke of Nordgaard are fiercely fighting for land near Nuremberg.

As an earl family, the Sighard family is naturally difficult to compete with a duke, and is already at a disadvantage, so it urgently needs the help of external forces.

However, the Swabian Duchy was already in turmoil, and all forces were fighting, and it was difficult for the Sighard family to find allies within the Swabian Duchy.

Although the Alakhor family is not strong in the territory of the Duchy of Swabia, they still do a good job in the Allgao collar, and thus they came into the sight of the Sighard family.

The center of gravity of the Alakhof family is in Allgäu, and they are also vassals of the Swabian region, and they have a certain strength, whether it is to help the Sighard family consolidate their power in the Duchy of Swabia or to fight against the Duke of Nordgaard, they can lend a hand.

And since the Alakhof family focus is not on Swabia, the Sighards do not have to worry about affecting their power in the Duchy of Swabia.

After understanding the other party's appeal, Otto felt that the price given by the other party was a little less, and the land of a barony seemed to be not enough.

The Sighard family was the largest vassal in the Swabian region, and the amount of land they controlled was not much less than that of the Duke of Swabia, and since they wanted to pull themselves against the Duke of Nordgaard, this price was too low.

Even a powerful earl family like the Sighard family found it difficult to fight, so how much power would Otto be involved.

"Your Excellency the Earl, the two Baroness, it's not that I don't want to help, it's just that the Duke of Nordgaard is strong, and the grievances between you, with the situation of the Allgau collar, are really powerless to intervene."

The three members of the Sighard family glanced at each other, made eye contact for a moment, and came to the answer that the money was not enough.

Just kidding, as far as Otto's strength was shown at today's banquet, no one thought that the Allgäu collar was weak, and coupled with the previous big victory over Bernier, Otto's meaning was already obvious.

Since Otto is not enough to pay, it is simple, just add money.

After some not-so-heated bargaining, the two sides finally came to an agreement.

In addition to the previously agreed agreement that a barony's land in the Nadlingen region would be given to Otto as a dowry for Sophie, the Sighard family would also transfer to Otto an enclave about the size of two knighthoods in the Linz region.

At the same time, if there was no male heir after Baron Gold's death, Otto would be Baron Gold's son-in-law and would often have his barony and lands in the area of Dean.

Otto had to participate in the Sighard family's wars at least twice unconditionally, both defensive and offensive, when the Sighards needed them.

After an agreement was reached, both parties were satisfied.

For the Sighard family, there was no male heir to Baron Gold, and if Baron Gold died, Sophie would have inherited the land. The extra cost is just a small unimportant enclave.

For Otto, it was to secure his inheritance to the title and fortune of Baron Gold, and to gain a springboard to Austria.

After all, although according to the inheritance law, Baron Gold's Sophie can inherit everything, if the Sighard family does not admit it, Otto is likely not to get it.

Brothers and nephews, in this era, are in some ways more advanced than daughters.

As for Linz, Otto is no stranger to Vienna, closer than the Aargau to Swabian territory.

Otto, however, was thinking about Austria, which was so poor in the Swiss region.

"By the way, Otto, your father is a vassal of the Kingdom of Lotharingia, what are you going to do in the next war?"

After negotiating the exchange of interests, Baron Gold's tone was much better for Otto, and in his heart, he was still very satisfied with Otto's son-in-law, not to mention handsome, he still had the ability, and his daughter would not suffer at all if she could marry him.

As for the question of the next war, Otto naturally thought about it.

Historically, the kingdom of Lotharingia was simply unable to resist the attacks of the kingdoms of East and West Francia, and was eventually partitioned.

This wrecked ship, which is destined to sink, Otto will not go up. During this time, he received many orders from the Duke of Holland, the regent, which Otto ignored.

Each of the Aargau armies was precious, and it was all the capital that Otto was prepared to use to grab the territory, and how much to consume for the king.

Anyway, isn't Otto also a vassal of the East Frankish Kingdom, and the sooner he defects to the winner, the East Frankish Kingdom, it will be over.

"Father-in-law, elders, I have already thought about this matter."

Otto was also very quick to change his tune.

"His Majesty the King of the Kingdom of Lotharingia is now seriously ill, and the prince is young, and he must be unable to resist the attacks of the Kingdom of East and West Francia, so I would like to explain to His Majesty Louis of East Francia as soon as possible that I will always be loyal to and support him.

However, the elders also know that the Aargao Collar is the territory of the Kingdom of Lotharingia after all, and I am afraid that His Majesty Louis will not trust me, and I still need the help of the elders to say a few kind words.

I am willing to act as a vanguard and personally lead the army to attack the nobles of the Kingdom of Lotharingia to show my sincerity! ”

"Hmm," said Count Ansbach after a moment's silence.

"His Majesty Louis must be willing to accept your allegiance, whether it is the Arakhor family, or the Habsburgs you created yourself, they are all vassals of the East Frankish Kingdom.

His Majesty Louis has always been very tolerant of the vassals of the kingdom.

However, if you take the initiative to attack the Kingdom of Lotharingia, I am afraid that it will have a negative impact on your reputation, and I do not recommend you to do so.

You can do nothing and wait for the war to end. ”