The room was dark and lacquered, and the tiny air current blew the candle light and dark. The figure was constantly deformed under the swaying light, looking strange and terrifying.

After struggling for a while, Prince Samuzha seemed to be drained of all his strength, and said in a desperate manner: "If you can really help me, I am willing to accept this deal!"

After a pause, Prince Samuzha seemed to have thought of something, staring at Leiner, and asked: "What price do you want me to pay?"

After listening to the translator, Lena laughed and said, "You are very smart. I thought you would ask me to help you regardless of your request after hearing that I was willing to help you!"

"Then tell you, I need you, like my group of vassals, to serve me as Lord and show your loyalty! Swear to never betray me, to provide me with strength when I need it, take Give me a tenth of your current cattle and sheep!"

After Lena's words were relayed to Prince Samuza, he was speechless for a while.

Such conditions were too harsh anyway, he did not expect that he would have to pay such a price.

But from the bottom of his heart, now that he has turned that corner, he still yearns for Rainer's help.

With Rainer's help, he can at least guarantee his dominance in the tribe, but if he refuses the other party's help, then even if the other party does not execute him, it is estimated that he will be a prisoner for a lifetime.

What's more, if I have not been in the tribe for a long time, the people of the tribe will definitely surrender to the eldest brother's command in order to survive.

In this way, Prince Samuzha was finally forced to accept this.

He said: "I...I am willing to serve you as Lord!"

This is extremely difficult to say. In any case, he used to be one of the best in the tribe. Once he swears allegiance to Rainer, then he is no longer an absolute authority figure.

"Very good!" Lena got up from the chair with a smile, walked to Prince Samuza's side and patted him on the shoulder variously, and said: "You made a very wise choice! Trust me, you I will never regret what I did today!"

"On the contrary, in the days to come, you will be thankful that you made the right choice today!"

Prince Samuzha could only smile bitterly at what Rainer said, I hope so.

He has no choice now, even if he drinks poison to quench his thirst, he must try.

"Then! You will come to a banquet with me in a while! At that banquet, I will show my loyalty in front of everyone!"

Bringing Prince Samuza back to the banquet venue, the vassals expressed doubts about him who came with him.

Rainer walked to the main position where he was sitting before, and no one dared to sit in this position even after he retired.

He pressed his hands down, beckoning the vassals to keep quiet.

After calming down, he said, "My vassals!"

"I have one thing to notify you!"

With that, Rainer let Prince Samuza come to his side.

"He is the leader of that group of prairie people, who was captured by us in the previous battle!"

"He came to our territory to plunder, which was actually helpless. As the new king of their tribe, he was betrayed by his brother, colluding with foreign enemies and expelling their main tribe, in order to survive this rare heavy snowfall. , He had to make such a decision!"

"Of course!" Reiner waved his hand and said, "I'm not trying to excuse him, he has to pay for the losses he caused to us! He will give us one-fifth of the cattle and sheep to compensate us!"

"And I will give you half of it as compensation, as well as some war horses. What do you think?"

Although Lena's words were just ordinary inquiries, there was an aura that was hard to refuse from his mouth.

Yes, this is not a consultation, but Rainer is announcing his decision.

The vassals were silent for a while, and then they agreed.

They didn't suffer much loss themselves. The only ones who lost much were the vassals closer to the east. Although a lot of things were taken away, they had already paid their taxes.

What was robbed was the residents' food and property. According to them, this was a disguised looting of the residents' rations.

Seeing that no vassals objected, Reiner continued: "You know, the empire is now in chaos. We must have enough strength in the possible rebellion, and he is a force that we can unite!"

"So, he will become one of my vassals, and I will help him eliminate the betrayer who betrayed him!"

Rainer said this, and found that the vassals were lacking in interest and did not show enough interest in this matter.

Think about it carefully, this is normal, after all, they can't get much benefit from this matter.

gold? no!

"Land? Nothing!"

For these feudal lords, only these two things are of interest to them, and none of these can be obtained from this matter.

After all, it doesn't matter what you Fengjun wants to do, but there is no benefit. Don't think about letting me do it for nothing.

It has nothing to do with loyalty or the authority of the monarch, even if it is the emperor of the celestial dynasty in the previous life of Rainer?

Rainer sighed helplessly: "Think about my vassals. The ambition of these steppe people is endless! They don't even let their own announcements go. If given the opportunity, would they give up invading us? ?

"If we don't keep this new king, then his brother will bring more people to invade us, and then your territory will never be peaceful!" Rainer looked at these vassals and expressed their interests.

"What's more, you can also get a steady stream of horses from him, or even form a full cavalry team! We can get delicious food and avoid danger. Why don't we do this?"

Lena looked at the vassals with piercing eyes~lightnovelpub.net~ Faced with his sharp gaze, they finally gave in.

They all expressed that they would contribute in the possible war.

In fact, Rainer not only did so much to get some troops, but he did not hesitate to fight a few battles. After Prince Samuzha's allegiance, he could attract these people to the north through the rich living environment in his own territory. settle down.

Not only can it increase the population, but in addition, it can also absorb the cattle and sheep of the Napa Kuten Department for its own use.

Rainer is now training soldiers to consume meat too quickly. He is almost unable to afford such expenses, so he wants to obtain a large number of cattle and sheep through the Pakuten Department to develop his own animal husbandry.

The more than a hundred sheep before was just a small mess, and the large pasture north of Rainer was still idle.

After the animal husbandry industry develops, the physique of the leaders will inevitably improve, the quality of the army will be better, and the population growth will be all-round.