The king looked at the earls, but the earls kept their eyes and noses, and did not speak.
The limelight has been stolen by the Tulip family. Naturally, they will not seek any benefits for Nalant, and they will just be spectators.
As for Bernard, it was not easy for him to speak immediately at this moment. Obviously, he wanted to see what the king wanted first, and then see if there was any possibility of helping Nalant to win more.
"Since you don't say it, let me tell it myself!" The king understood what they were thinking when he saw the situation of everyone, and he immediately started talking, "First of all, the reward of gold coins. Since Nalant's contribution this time Not small, so according to the usual practice in previous years, the castle guardian gold coins collected in Barnby's territory will reward him with 300 gold coins."
"Do you have any objection to this?"
"Your Majesty, I have no objection!"
Several earls nodded, and 10% of the castle guardian's gold coins were used for rewards every year, which was about two thousand coins.
That is, you can reward individuals or the entire family.
This depends on whether there were any minor nobles with outstanding achievements during the Autumn Campaign.
If not, then the families with the greatest contributions will be rewarded. When the gold coins are awarded, the earl will distribute them to the vassals.
Therefore, it was justifiable to reward Nalant with three hundred gold coins.
However, since the king took the initiative to reward Nalant at this meeting, naturally the reward would not be just this small amount of gold coins.
After a pause, the king continued: "In addition to the gold coin reward, I am going to reward Narant. All his gains in the next autumn campaign can be his own. Just like the situation with the rangers a few days ago, what do you think? how!"
"Your Majesty, isn't this reward too big?" Compared with the first gold coin reward, this second reward is the highlight.
However, opposition voices naturally appeared immediately.
The person who opposed this was none other than Count Rackoff.
Although he expected that with Nalant's little knight, he would not be able to gain much if he survived in the next battle.
But just in case!
If Bernard can do something about this, such as strengthening his troops, the spoils will definitely be rich.
Or if some of the Tulip family's trophies are secretly put into Nalant's name, then the benefits will also be very considerable.
Especially like last time in the valley, the Tulip family picked up so many high-quality war horses for nothing.
"Rakov, how do you think it would be better to reward Sir Narante?" After hearing the objection, the king was not in a hurry and asked Rakov.
"Your Majesty, in fact, it stands to reason that the three hundred gold coins reward you gave to that little vassal is enough. In the past years, other meritorious little nobles were also rewarded in this way!"
"However, since Your Majesty is so generous and is prepared to give him more rewards, I think it would be better to reward him with the prisoners on the city wall!" Lakoff expressed his opinion directly without hesitation.
"Rakov, what do you mean?" However, as soon as Rakov finished speaking, Bernard became furious.
"Bernard, I didn't mean anything, I just made my suggestion. I really think the reward mentioned by the king is too great!"
"Hmph, don't think that I don't know your dirty thoughts. Also, Rakov, do you think that I don't know the origins of those 'prisoners' on the city wall?" Bernard immediately refuted loudly.
There are thousands of serfs on the city walls who are used as pretend guards by the Northern Principality.
Originally, this was indeed a good reward, even better than the reward that the king said that the loot would be included in Lant's personal possession.
But the problem is, those thousands of people are all relatives of the Daughter of Doom, and no one wants them even if they are given away for free.
In this way, Lakoff's proposal was completely sinister and deliberately meant to cause trouble for Narant.
"Bernard, what tricks can I use? Isn't your little vassal's territory a place of doom? Isn't he living well now?"
"Also, I heard that his territory is sparsely populated. Isn't it appropriate to reward him with these thousands of people?"
"Fuck your grandmother, Rakov, if that's the case, then I'm willing to make the decision and give you this Narant reward, as long as you promise to accept these thousands of people and raise them in your territory!" Bernard He slammed the table and pointed at Lakoff and yelled.
Speaking of which, Bernard's character is also fiery. If he wasn't smarter, and his character had been solidified by holding great power over the years, he would be exactly like Andrew, capable of taking action and not acting blindly. The presence.
"Okay!" Seeing that the quarrel between the two began to escalate again, the king finally waved his hand to stop the two of them. "Rakov, actually this reward is a plan I made after careful consideration!"
"After this battle in Maple Leaf City, I suddenly thought of one thing. Although the fixed gold coin rewards or goods rewards in previous years can motivate a lot of small nobles!"
"But when faced with real danger, they are likely to retreat."
"Just like what happened today, I think other young nobles probably wouldn't be as bold as him in this matter. After all, it's only a few hundred gold coins."
"And if there was no Nalant today, we would have lost thousands of people!"
"So, I think this reward to Bernard's little vassal is what he deserves!"
"In addition, I plan to set up such a reward every year starting from this year. As long as the merit is outstanding enough, all the achievements of this person's autumn campaign will be his own."
"In this way, I believe that the little nobles will deal with the Rangers just like they did a few days ago, and everyone will burst out with incomparable enthusiasm."
"Moreover, this is a reward that equals gain and danger. I believe that many nobles would be willing to take risks if they encounter something like today!"
"What do you think of my idea?"
The king directly explained the reason why he suddenly thought of using this to reward Narant.
"Your Majesty, I have no objection!"
"Your Majesty, I have no objection!"
When the king's words fell, Lakoff naturally couldn't speak anymore. It seemed that the king had made up his mind.
The other earls also began to express their opinions.
"Very good, then this matter is settled. Bernard, you can go back and inform your little vassal later!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
…
About the reward When Bernard returned to Maple Leaf City, he immediately found Nalant to inform him.
When Narant found out, he was naturally excited.
However, Boris and Rael, who happened to be eating and drinking in his camp at the moment, were muttering a little dissatisfied.
According to the two of them, if such merit had been exchanged many years ago, it would actually be enough to exchange for a small piece of territory, even half a barony.
Now I only have 300 gold coins and the loot as my own, so I am definitely still at a loss.
