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On June 4, 1115, the soldiers of the First Corps took a short holiday to build their new territory. At the same time, a convoy from the West came to Tus City and offered to meet Richard who was staying here. Request. (Because Suken City was destroyed by the continuous bombardment of artillery, it was not reasonable for Chad to stay temporarily, so he came to Tus City and asked Suken City to clean up the ruins and rebuild during this time)

This surprised Richard. Through questioning, the convoy originally came from the kingdom of Swacici. Their leader was the kingdom’s diplomatic chief Leire. They also carried 20,000 silver coins as a ransom. The purpose of this trip is not only to redeem his own king, but also to seek peace.

Yes, it is seeking peace.

In order to bring the two countries back to peace, the Swačić agreed to compensate the war indemnities and sever the covenant with other warring states, and at the same time send their first heir as a hostage to Nord City-although this did not go through The consent of King Titos of Swačić was still legal, because the kingdom cabinet and the elected interim regent agreed unanimously.

From sending the first heir as a hostage to Nord City, Richard was surprised by the handwriting of the Swacci people, although in this era there are many moves to send princes to other countries as hostages (even Richard’s father was sent to the Kingdom of Ravana as a hostage when he was young, but he returned to the country soon), but he basically sent the second and third heirs, rarely the first. The heir in the order-if the heir in the first order is sent, the opponents are generally allies that have been friends for generations, and there are very few hostile countries that have just ended the state of war.

Richard would not be surprised if he knew the thoughts of the senior leaders of the Kingdom of Swacchi. Facing the mysterious and powerful weapon of the Kingdom of Winster, the Swacchi could not find a way to deal with it at once, so they thought Another solution was to send his prince to the Kingdom of Winster as a hostage. During this period, he would learn the strengths of the Winster people. After returning to his country, he could apply the skills he learned to his country.

Richard didn't know their inner thoughts, so he considered for a while, he still agreed to the peace proposal put forward by the kingdom of Swaczy, and went to war with so many countries at once, even if he had a winning streak, he still couldn't bear it. Yes, this kind of overwhelming is not only the loss of soldiers, but also the civil unrest in conquering the region. It is like an overexpansion in the game "European Wind 4", annexing large tracts of land in a short time, and not having time to digest, no matter how powerful the country is It's too much.

This is also one of the reasons why Richard did not continue westward. The poor situation of the soldiers is one reason, and the worry about the order of the newly conquered Pravia region is also a reason. According to his expectation, Lamy, who has repeatedly provoked wars, After the conquest of the Kingdom of Reis, the war can actually come to an end temporarily. After he digests these newly conquered territories (that is, promotes Christianity), he will consider continuing westward.

However, as agreed to agree, Richard will not let go of this opportunity to blackmail the enemy. Taking advantage of the opportunity of their king being captured by himself, Richard put forward other conditions: the two countries start official trade, and at the same time The kingdom of Vacic needs to open up tariffs, and merchants from the United Kingdom of Winster-Ravana will be exempted from paying extra taxes; the Teutonic Knights are allowed to rent a house as a base in Slade, the capital of the Kingdom of Swacic , The missionary activities using this stronghold will not be interfered, and the personnel in this stronghold shall not be dealt with by the Kingdom of Swacici if they violate the law, and should be transferred to the United Kingdom of Winster-Ravana for processing.

Although he did not understand the purpose of the Teutonic Knights, after a simple question, Leary felt that this militarized religious organization could not pose a threat to the kingdom's rule, so he agreed to Richard's terms. As for the former condition, not having to pay tariffs will only cause a slight loss to the kingdom’s finances. After consideration, Leary also agreed to the exemption of tariffs.

He didn’t know Richard’s intentions. Richard knew in advance from the memory of the kingdom of Swačić that the kingdom was close to the sea, so it was rich in a kind of Murex that could be used to make purple paint. Murex will release a yellow liquid, which can be turned into a purple dye after exposure to the sun. This purple dye is very expensive. Even with the advancement of technology to the Middle Ages, people in this world rarely get purple. The method of dyeing, so purple is also a symbol of nobility in some countries.

The Swacchi Kingdom is rich in bone snails. Therefore, although the purple dye is not universally popular, it can be used by nobles of all sizes. It is also to control the export of purple dye. The kingdom's trade in this product is very high. Richard’s request for exemption of tariffs and other miscellaneous taxes is for the trade of purple dyes. He can buy a large amount of purple dyes at lower prices, and then sell them at high prices in other countries’ markets. The middleman makes the difference.

Agreeing to these two conditions ~lightnovelpub.net~ The next negotiation is also much more convenient. After a bitter battle, the Kingdom of Swačić finally redeemed their king Titos at the cost of 20,000 silver coins. In addition, forty thousand silver coins will be paid to redeem captured soldiers and nobles, and the rest will be used as war reparations.

As for the first heir of the Swaczyk Kingdom to be sent to Nord City as a hostage, it was finalized after discussion. After King Titos was redeemed, he would meet with his son. The prince is sent to Nord City and released back home after five years-this also means that there will be a five-year armistice between the two countries. (This is not accurate, because the kingdom of Swačić is restricted by the hostages and cannot provoke a war, but Richard does not have this restriction. As long as he wants, he can tear up the contract at will and go to war on the kingdom of Swačić. As for the fate of the prince who stayed in Nord City, I won’t describe more.)

The contract was negotiated, and the 20,000 silver coins in the convoy were handed over to soldiers sent by Richard to receive them. After that, the convoy was escorted by a team of chain knights to Nord City to meet their king.

At the same time, Magnus, far away in Nord City, finally recruited enough soldiers. In addition to the 1,480 sergeants provided by the Teutonic Knights, he also had 1,500 conscripts conscripted by the Nords. , Benefiting from the preaching of the pastors, the more than 1,500 conscripts are all Christian soldiers who are loyal to Richard. Although their combat effectiveness has yet to be verified, there is no problem with their loyalty.