As Byron said before, he didn't want to occupy Jerkala from the very beginning. He knew that after he took Jerkala, the Rhodoks' civil war would be interrupted, even though he had already passed Kestor Letters, but the two sides may still work together to deal with their own possibility. What's more, capturing a city does not mean that the king will grant him the land, and he knows very well that King Harlaus will never do that. So he just offered victory to the king in advance, and did not ask for Jerkala, and promised status and wealth to those Rhodoks who had fallen in the city, and then secretly took all the dinars and All kinds of belongings are packed into the car.

Especially after the palace was breached, Byron's men were even more excited and almost crazy. When the guards of the Rhodoks palace gate fell one by one, and the soldiers of Swadia and Eastern Rhodoks rushed into the vault of the palace. , The dinars piled up in the house are something these humble fighters have never seen in their lives. It can even be said that they never dreamed of such affluence.

The dinars made of silver and gold are piled up more than anyone else, filling this small room ten feet square, and a whole box of exquisite jewels is filled in the corner, requiring two big Nords Work together to lift it up.

And it is very convenient, because the war requires the king to concentrate the dinars in his hands as much as possible, so most of the silver coins and gold coins he owns are placed in the treasury. Usually these are stored separately or even in different regions. Now All cheaper Byron. Not only did he receive a huge amount of wealth, but he also rummaged through boxes and cabinets in the palace guided by the yellow arrows of the system, and freed up some scattered but expensive jewelry and a large box of old gold dinars. However, the king does not have many relatives, and his heirs are also overseas, so the dinars extorted from the royal relatives at home are relatively limited.

Different from the generational accumulation of Earl Verugamatas, these dinars were accumulated by King Graves in more than twenty years. It has to be said that although the power of becoming a Rhodok king is not as great as that of other kings, it is indeed easy to make money. The lords of the mountains borrowed from the king for a long time to maintain the operation of the territory and feed the soldiers. They will pay the interest with a large amount of high-quality furs, wood, herbs, stones, ores and dinars, making His Majesty the largest lender in the country (At the same time, many lords stopped supporting the king in the civil war in order to lose the money.) The game of money begets money has been going on for more than two decades. The plain lords, on the other hand, need the king's permission to conduct official trade with the Swadians in the north, so they will also share the customs duties with the king (this is another reason why they complain about the king after losing their territory, they think that the king as a monarch still gets interests have a duty to protect them), which is a lucrative income.

In addition, Jerkala itself is the second most prosperous city in Rhodok, and it briefly became the first under the great earthquake and the random management of Prince Halau. Its own commodity tax is scary high, after all, the velvet trade is profitable Rich, and the local merchant guilds are almost never in arrears of taxes.

All of this combined allowed Graves to accumulate a lot of wealth. The most intuitive manifestation is that the civil war was so fierce and the cost was so huge, but King Graves' treasury had only shrunk by one-seventh, and he even had enough power to fill the city's operating deficit.

Of course, this was a war that took place at home, and the scale was limited. In addition, the citizens of the city were willing to supply the king with supplies at a low price or even at a loss. Theoretically, the cost of the war had been reduced to a minimum.

But all of this is now cheaper for Byron and the Swadian lords who sent troops with him.

After seeing so many worlds, Byron will no longer feel pain all over his body after lying and rolling in the pile of gold like he did back then. But he was still overjoyed after seeing so many dinars, and this time he had no worries about occupying the city, so he distributed and rewarded very generously.

Because the main force of the troops dispatched this time came from Byron and the Earl of Crags, the bulk of the troops naturally belonged to them. This is the consensus of other lords or agents. Therefore, after the distribution is over and everyone is satisfied, there are still more than 500,000 dinars Byron's treasure (two-thirds of the total, after all, he contributed the most) was in the hands of Byron, which made his purse swell again.

So Byron took out a full 100,000 dinars to reward the soldiers and as a pension, of which 20,000 dinars were distributed to those conscripted militiamen after returning to the territory, and the rest were given to his main force and the peony servants who followed him in this battle Soldiers, among which the officers are assigned a lot more. But even so, because the total amount was huge, his soldiers still got dozens of dinars each, and each got a small pocket of silver coins. For them who followed Byron's almost non-stop fighting, this money was equivalent to their salary for several months or even a whole year, and it was more than the share they got from plundering a wealthy town.

Because of this, the group of wolves, who were gearing up to evacuate this rich city, let go of their claws, and the discipline became very strict. Instead of looting the city and burning it down, they can use that money to splurge, and then take the rest back and save it so they can make a home when they retire. And some of them have already done so after planning to go back. They have already saved hundreds of dinars, which is enough to build a house on Byron's territory, buy land, buy cattle and pack horses, and live a life of a rich peasant.

As a part of the share, Allen, who received 3,000 dinars, was naturally very satisfied with the reward, but he also raised some doubts about Byron's generous behavior. He thought that the rewards for ordinary soldiers were too much. Excessive, far more than they deserve.

Regarding this point, Byron recognized it, but he also knew that it was necessary. He did not elaborate on this matter with Allen, because he had already discussed this point with Fatis before.

Byron's current main soldiers have changed from mercenaries to a lord's standing army and conscripts. Their salaries are more than three times lower than those of the peony regiment's mercenaries, so Byron needs to use rewards to improve their combat enthusiasm and morale . In addition, Byron's standing army soldiers come from many regions from Rhodok to Veruga, with different levels and different enlistment times, and many people have only heard that there are many benefits to following Byron. actually experienced it. But after this reward, the residents of the large land under his control will regard fighting for him as the best job they can see and feel.

Especially those peasants in the Eastern Rhodoks who regarded him as a saint and the serfs who acquired the land, they themselves were willing to die for Byron in their faith, and the stimulation of a large number of dinars and the rapid change in living standards would make them A small amount of money is nothing compared to generations who have devoted their allegiance to themselves.

As for the peony mercenaries and those Nords, especially those brought by Mathilde, they have already tasted too much sweetness with themselves, and most of them don't want to leave here anymore. Especially after each reward, a few people would leave and return to the north, boasting non-stop along the way, so that more northern soldiers and pirates who wanted to change jobs ran to the south to follow him. When they arrived in Salander, Fatis and Mrs. Nelda were facing a large group of Bedouin camel-riding archers running from the desert during Byron's expedition.

Byron spent a lot of time packing these treasures, and the troops were ready to leave. They no longer planned to wait for the king's message, which would not be good news anyway.

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But on the morning before they were about to leave, when Byron was going to worry about Borgia and the others telling them that he was going to run away, should they follow and was going to see the expressions of these teenage boys, Crags The earl walked into the hall of the palace in a fine attire, ignoring the group of marble statues from the Callad Empire era that he would come to admire every day for a while, and solemnly walked in front of Byron with an open parchment roll, followed by the king messenger.

"The news finally came."

Byron nodded, and walked forward to hear which lord wanted to seal the city, but when he got closer, seeing the dress that Earl Crags seldom wore, and the serious expression of the messenger, he Know things have changed.

【Called by the Father, our great sovereign, King of Swadia, Conqueror of Rhodoks, Earl of Palaven, Earl of Veruga, Orthodox Monarch of the Varangians, Harmony of glory and dignity His Majesty the Fourth returned to the arms of the Father on July 17, 1251 in the Calradia calendar. May his soul be immortal in heaven.

Under the witness of the lords, UU Kanshu www.uukanshu.com handed over the kingdom to his designated legal successor, the new king His Majesty Haraou! He will inherit the throne as King of Swadia, Count of Palaven, and rightful monarch of the Varangians! May his reign last forever!

Finally, our great new king asked his loyal subjects to go to Paravon for his succession, and bring as many warriors as possible.

At the same time, Count von Byron, the legal lord of Swadia, in view of your achievements in the conquest of Rhodok and the recognition of the lords of the kingdom, I, King Halauu of Swadia, have decided to send my The territory of Veruga and the newly conquered land of Gelkala are entrusted to you together. May you enter the duties of a vassal, manage your land and people well, and give back to him with loyalty. May the Heavenly Father bless you, Lord Von Byron, from today onwards, you are Count Veruga, Count Gelkala, Count Amira, and acting lord of Gamizi.

The old king is dead, long live the new king! 】

"What!?"

This was the first time Byron was so shocked since he became the earl.

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