"The soldiers 'compensation!"
Tangning's gaze swept across everyone's faces and many of them lowered their heads.
"I think there must be. Otherwise, if a war breaks out, who will buy their lives for us? Neon. York, tell me, how much is the pension for a soldier who died on the battlefield?”
"Not a lot, just 10 silver coins per person," replied Neon as he stepped forward.”
Human lives were really worthless! Ten silver coins was really cheap.
Tangning sighed in her heart, but on the surface, she did not show any emotion." 5,000 soldiers have already died. The compensation for 10 soldiers is one gold coin, so 5,000 is 500 gold coins."
The war is not over yet. There might be more soldiers who will die in the future, so we have to leave some leeway. Let's say 1,000 gold coins. The compensation for the soldiers will be 1,000 gold coins. Sai Wen, calculate for me how many gold coins will it cost in total.”
" Yes, young master." Savin bowed immediately and replied," It's a total of 145,000 gold coins."”
" Alright, let's do it this way," Tangning continued.
"One hundred and forty-five thousand. After deducting the fifty thousand I took out, how much is left? Ninety-five thousand gold coins wasn't a lot, was it?”
As soon as he finished speaking, the hall on the first floor was filled with buzzing discussions.
After listening to Tangning's explanation for a long time, everyone finally understood one thing: they were unlucky to have encountered an extremely greedy Lord.
Other than money, the dignity of a noble and the demeanor of a knight were all unrelated to this new lord.
Neon. York stood there with a red face. He didn't know what to do. He felt like Tangning's actions were simply embarrassing the York Family.
However, he was only a small Lord, and his family was only a branch of the York Family. In terms of status and title, he could not compare to Viscount Donald. In this situation, he did not have the right to speak.
He didn't dare to stand out, but that didn't mean that the others didn't dare to either. After a short silence, a sharp voice rang out in the hall," City Lord-"
" Wait a minute," Tangning rudely interrupted the man," Please call me Lord. Call me Sir Lord, do you understand?"”
"Yes, my lord."
The one who spoke was a fatty. He was white and fat, and his body seemed to have lumps. In addition, he was a little short, making him even more bloated."According to tradition, my lord-"
"Stop!" Tangning interrupted him again," State your name and rank. Before you speak to me, please state your name and rank. Don't forget, you are a noble. You are facing a Viscount from the Rossi Empire. Do you understand?" I don't know what you're thinking. You don't even know basic etiquette. Which family are you from? Such a lack of upbringing was simply a disgrace to the family.”
His words were very heavy. Fatty's face was as if a basin of demon pig's blood had been poured on it. It was so red that it turned purple. The entire hall suddenly fell silent. Everyone held their breaths. The atmosphere was extremely heavy.
"Tell me, why aren't you saying anything? Don't tell me you don't even have the courage to tell me your name and title?”Seeing the fat man become so submissive, Tangning laughed in her heart but at the same time, she began to seriously teach him a lesson," Every noble, every adult noble, is a glorious knight of the Empire. What does a noble's title mean? It was a glorious mission to sacrifice for the empire!
" Please do not forget your mission. Please remember your mission at all times. As a lord and the spokesperson of the Empire in the Xiongnu, I have the responsibility to remind you that you are a noble and a knight. You must have the demeanor of a noble and the spirit of a knight. This is what you must remember at all times. Speak. Didn't you have something to say just now?"”
"My name is Clavo. "Felix," the fat man said.
"My lord, my lord, what I want to say is that according to tradition, some of the expenses are borne by the city lord.
For example, the City Defense Army's equipment and supplies, as well as the recruitment of members of the Magic and Martial Arts Union to participate in the war, had always been handled by the City Lord.
As for the post-war compensation and reconstruction, we have never heard of such a thing. How can we bear such a heavy responsibility?”
Was that City Lord Hamid a fool? Such a person was probably created by a fight between close relatives. It was unknown how he became a Viscount and the Lord of a city.
It didn't matter if he was stupid, but he still wanted to leave behind these customs. F * ck, if this continued, what would this City Lord do?
He only knew how to spend money and keep spending money. He had to pay for the military expenses of the City Defense Army, fight wars and defend territory, and recruit soldiers and warriors. He had to pay so much that he was almost a public servant of the nobles.
"Is that so?" Tangning was in a bad mood, but she had her ways of making money.
"First of all, let me state once again that I am not the City Lord, but the Lord. This is very important.
Secondly, the matter with City Lord Hamid was in the past. Lord Hamid's life was good! He had been the City Lord for so long, safe and sound, until today when he encountered a war.
That's right, it's because of the war. It's because of this damn war. Lord Clavor, war requires money. It requires a lot of money. Lord Clavor, can you tell me what kind of customs the Gambian Republic has during wartime? Speak!"
"I don't know, my lord." Clavor's fat face flushed red.”
"You're very honest, Lord Clavor."
" Who knows?" Tangning asked loudly. What kind of customs did the Xiongnu have during the war?”
" I know, my lord," an old noble said as he bowed towards Tangning.
"Morrisman. Lord Gino, in the history of the Xiongnu, the earliest war was 1,300 years ago. Due to the long history, the relevant records were very vague, and the practices related to war were even more unheard of.”
Tangning quickly returned the greeting," Since there is no tradition of war, let's use what happened today as a tradition. I don't care how we split the 95,000 gold coins, I just want to be in Savon. Seeing the money on Baron Lancaster's magic crystal card, Lord Morrisman, please be responsible for this, is that okay?”
"I'm glad to be of service, my lord."”
Nearly 100,000 gold coins were divided among dozens of nobles. It was not a lot after careful calculation. On average, each person only needed to share a few thousand gold coins. It was far from the extent of hurting their bones, so the nobles present accepted it.
" Sai Wen, you stay behind and coordinate." Tangning was secretly delighted to receive nearly 100,000 gold coins in one go. A smile appeared on her face.
"Lord Neon, Lord Parton, please follow me to the two great guilds to deal with the recruitment of mages and warriors.”
The Guild of Mages in the City of the Comoros was located on the banks of the Hilgard River not far from the city lord's mansion. There was a warrior in bright armor on both sides of the gate. After entering the gate, there was a large hall in front of them. Most of the people in the hall were wearing magic robes.
A young and beautiful receptionist came up to greet them." Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Guild of Mages of the Republic of the Caucasus. I am the receptionist here. How can I help you?"”
Neon took a step forward and said," We are here to look for President Deitrick. Please inform him that this is the new lord of this city, Donald. Viscount York."
Upon hearing that it was the Feudal Lord, the receptionist didn't dare to be negligent and immediately turned around and walked into the inner room.
After a while, an old man with a white beard walked out of a room. He was tall and thin, and he was wearing an old magic robe. On his thin face, a pair of small eyes flickered from time to time.
Tangning did not find any noble insignia on his magic robe. However, she did see a faint golden glow at the cuffs of his robe.
The gold-rimmed cuffs were the symbol of an enchanter, so Tangning quickly went up to him.
Neon was afraid that Tangning would be rude, so he quickly introduced her," My Lord, this is the President of the City's Guild of Magic, Dicrix." Duke Barca, the Empire's High Mage, President, this is the new lord of the city, Donald. Viscount York."
Tangning would never be rude to anyone with a higher rank than her. In this strict world, a noble's rank was a symbol of privilege. So, protecting the dignity of a noble was equivalent to protecting one's own privilege. He had already thought this through.
So, as soon as Tangning arrived, she bowed to the old man and said," Good night, Duke Deitrick. I am Donald. Viscount York, please accept my greetings and blessings.”
" I accept your greetings and blessings, my child," said Dicrix in return." Welcome to the Guild of Magic."”
Tangning laughed," President, I'm not here to be a guest. You might not know this, but my profession is a Magician. So, coming to the Magician's Union is like returning a child to his home. It's warm and welcoming.”
" Is that so?" Deitrick glanced at Tangning's noble attire. That's good. I have to take back what I said just now. Welcome home, child. Forgive me for being presumptuous, but may I know your mage level?
As the President of the Guild of Magic, I know most of the mages in the York Family. York didn't have any impression of it. Of course, if it was inconvenient, he could just pretend that I didn't say anything. I was just curious.”
"There's nothing inconvenient about it!"
Tangning replied honestly," Actually, I don't know my own level. I've never attended magic school. I've only managed to grasp a few spells by myself."
Just now, when I said that I was a mage, I might have been boasting and was lucky.”
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