"Is this what you're looking for me for?"

Hildigard looked at Marquis Ruolano, and said in a low voice, "Master Marquis?" His dark green pupils seemed to be covered with copper rust, giving people a strong oppressive force all the time.

Even though he was the first among the largest nobles in the Gothic Kingdom, Rannohou did not dare to underestimate Hildigard. After all, he is a legendary ranger who has the blood of Apollo, can escape from the pursuit of a giant dragon, and can snipe and kill others from miles away.

But having said that... he is still very confident, and his relationship with this calm and indifferent boss is at least better than that of several other nobles. It doesn't have to be the best—he just needs to be a better option for Hildigard.

"Yes, Lord Hildigard. You must help me.

He reminded: "And now you are also a Marquis. You have a part in this matter, don't you.

You are right. Hildigard was silent for a while, then asked straightforwardly: "Then what do you mean, you want to sell the official title and the back cover, and then keep the money for yourself?"

Marquis Lannuo asked without hesitation: "If I sell the field and keep the money, then what is the difference between me and that tyrant King Stone?"

No no, there is still a difference. At least King Stone is not so stupid as to sell an official and a doctor. Hildigard thought to himself.

Although King Stone is indifferent and cruel, he is much smarter than these nobles. Although it seems that some are sold, it is not. Businessmen have the same name but pay more attention to profit. They spend money to buy an official, not just to enjoy vanity, but to use this name to make more money and then buy a higher official position. This is a very bad idea. head. Because that's tantamount to announcing it publicly. Wealth can be directly converted into power in a certain proportion. Those who honestly wait for good officials to be relocated according to their merits, and sticking to this will directly lead to chaos in the upper-middle-level governance within the kingdom. It will also make the internal contradictions more acute because of the search for the bottom layer. If you consider it from a longer-term perspective, this will be the beginning of more problems. Merchants rely on titles to amass wealth, but when they have reached a limit, they will find that if they continue to be promoted, it does not seem to improve the efficiency of accumulating money much. Then they will naturally not do money-losing business again, but live safely on one side. At this time, they already owned a good fief and title, and the wealth they held was further transformed into a formed force. If these official buyers contact each other and take care of each other, it will make it impossible for the traditional nobles to easily regain the fiefdoms that have been harmed by violence. They will no longer be further promoted, and they have legal and reasonable means of making profits. These merchants will improve their strength much faster than the nobles who sell their officials.

At this time, in order to take away more and more money in their hands, the nobles can only open up more things that can be sold. And this is just more than drinking poison to quench thirst. The faster they accumulate wealth. The harder it is to be suppressed by the nobles.

In the end, you will just slowly die. Hildigard said softly.

Listening to his explanation, Marquis Lano was already in a cold sweat.

Just thinking about what the Goth would become like that, and what their family would become, Lan Nuohou felt a chill soaking through his whole body.

"I get it! I get it!"

The Marquis was sweating profusely, and said again and again: "Please rest assured, I won't think about these things anymore." That's it. I even pointed out that you were hanged by merchants with a bag full of gold. Hildigard glanced at him. Said with a sneer. Marquis Lanzhu accompanied Ruoxiao with lingering fears.

Fortunately, he came to discuss with Lord Hildigard. Although Hildigard often inadvertently showed a look of contempt for everything. It even made many nobles secretly hate it, but the Marquis of Lannuo felt that it should be taken for granted. He is the great nobleman who valued blood most in the entire Gothic. The so-called aristocrats are those who are noble in stature—who in this world can be more noble than those who possess divine blood? Aren't the direct descendants of gods more noble than the kings of the mortal world? So when Hildigard laughed, Marquis Lano didn't even think that his dignity was insulted. It was precisely because of this that he considered himself the only friend, approver and admirer of the Marquis Hildigard among the nobles in the entire kingdom. If one were to be chosen who was worthy of the throne, it would undoubtedly be this handsome young ranger in front of him. He looked to be in his early twenties. But it is said that he has survived for more than fifty years... It can be seen from this that whether it is King Benito I of Stone, or King Charles I of Solomon in the north, they are not as noble as Lord Hildigard. At least the Marquis of Lano thought so himself.

"If you ask me," Hildigard said, "you should surrender as soon as possible. Don't think too much, if King Solomon wants, you can just give it.

…what about this? "The Marquis of Lannuo thought for a moment, but still asked in puzzlement.

They are an integral part of a kingdom - Goths can change kings, but it is difficult to change them nobles. Because their veins and roots have spread throughout the kingdom, if they are uprooted, even the whole Gothic will fall into chaos; but if the grass is not eradicated, they can easily recover.

Except for those families who were particularly trusted or hostile by the previous king, they may be more anxious or agitated. For other nobles, life will hardly change much.

After all, after the war, people like them won't get the slightest benefit after the war. If they spend more money at this moment, the quality of life in the future will drop a little bit more, and that's how they are arguing.

And Hildigard sighed, and explained in a low voice: "Your vision is still too short-sighted.

"That's right, King Solomon's becoming the new king of Goths is not even as influential as the change of the royal family. It is understandable that you want to leave more money...

"But if the Goths are merged into the Franks later, then the two countries will be equivalent to one country. The international war between the Franks and the Goths is actually a civil war between the northerners and the southerners. From this point of view, the consumption of the war is even Twice as many times as foreign wars, isn't that true?"

...it seems so.

Marquis Lanno nodded in confusion. It sounds like it is. The war between the northerners and the southerners, "Then, when the war causes famine or plague next year, even if it's just a drop in food production, won't you have to pay double the price?" Hildigard said solemnly: "Or, do you think King Solo will avoid you people when he asks for money?" Of course not. As long as Lan Nuohou is not a fool or an incompetent waste, the king will definitely not be lenient when he asks the local nobles for money. If someone can't pay the money, it's a logical excuse to be replaced.

"Then, it is imperative that the war end as soon as possible. Otherwise, every day it lasts, the property you lose will multiply.

However, Mr. Hildigard, who has lost his mind," the Marquis asked directly after thinking for a while, "please speak directly. Who should we redeem to return home? '"You only need to pay the ransom of the great nobleman. You don't need to pay anything else.

Hildigard replied: "Think about it. Both infantry and cavalry are valuable labor. If it is a war between countries, captives who cannot pay the ransom will naturally be used as slaves. But if you Surrender, this is civil war.

"These precious combat power resources are all loyal soldiers that King Solomon can use. Would he let these people do hard work? No, so they don't need to be redeemed at all, and those who should come back will always come back .

Yue Gong said leisurely: "Even those nobles are the same. In principle, you don't even have to pay a share. After all, you are still the nobles of the kingdom. Although your relatives fell into the hands of King Solo. But he must not dare If he dared to move them, he would not dare to degrade them into slaves—think about it, if he did this, wouldn’t he offend you all? You know, the Franks simply can’t replace you with so many people. position is indispensable.”

"And those big nobles, such as Black Deer Hou Yi, are just trying not to offend them. After all, they will be released sooner or later. If they know that you didn't save them in order to save money, this is a gap. To make up for trust, It took far more than just this little ransom."

"In other words, you only need to spend 8,000 gold coins to welcome the three adults back to the country. Anyway, other people can come back without paying the ransom... Think about it, is this the truth? Hildigard showed a kind With a smile: "In this case, you only need to use the gold coins from the treasury to pay enough. How about sharing the rest of the gold equally between you and me? "The Marquis of Lan Nuo was moved in his heart, and nodded happily: "Then I will go to persuade them immediately!"

"Remember not to say that I came up with this idea, or those idiots will think too much." Hildigard reminded.

Marquis Lano immediately nodded in response.

Although he vaguely felt that there were some details that he had overlooked... But Hildigard's theory can be said to be well-founded. He was completely convinced by what he was told, and he couldn't find any faults. Thinking about the last sentence, Marquis Lano felt relieved.

really. I am the only friend Hildigard-sama can trust.