The King

  Chapter 249 Shady deal

   Stepping into the palace again, the tension here is no longer the past, and the maids have smiles on their faces.

   It can be seen that the withdrawal of the orc army made the masters of the royal family feel better, and even the maids also feel better.

   "Your Excellency Earl, Your Highness is training in the Martial Arts Field. Don't let us disturb you. You can only go there by yourself."

  With no intention of embarrassing the maid, Hudson waved his hand generously, indicating that she can leave.

  In a world full of blood and rain, life is not easy for the children of the royal family. While having a superior life, one must also receive a harsh education.

  Knight training is one of the essential subjects.

  As long as the aptitude is not too bad, with the resources of the royal family, they will have good skills.

  Hudson only touched the threshold of the Silver Knight by hanging up. As the same age as Crown Prince George, he was only a little bit slower.

  An ordinary aristocratic child outside can be called a genius if he can become a senior knight at this age.

   This gap is also an important reason why the big nobles can always maintain an advantage over the small nobles.

  There is a time limit for the peak period of a person, and the road to the strong also pays attention to speed.

   Slow step by step, slow step by step, time has passed, and after the physical fitness of all aspects of the body begins to decline, the speed of cultivation will also be greatly reduced.

   Watching George's rigorous training, even if someone approached, he didn't seem to see it.

  Occupied the resting position of George, Hudson quietly acted as the audience, and the guards guarding the side were not surprised by this scene.

  Friends, just be more casual. Regardless of whether he is the crown prince or not, Hudson will return to China soon anyway, so there is no need to worry so much.

  The training ended soon. He picked up a towel and wiped off his sweat. George said with a smile, "Hudson, it's really rare that you are so busy that you have time to come here!"

  Hearing this, Hudson rolled his eyes directly. As the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, it is naturally impossible to be idle. Even if there is no war for the time being, there are still many military affairs to be dealt with.

  Before today, he didn't know that he would return to China so early, and he was planning to take a large army for a walk around the Beastman Empire, so naturally he couldn't let it go badly.

   "I came to bid farewell to you today. A wave of refugees broke out in the southern part of the kingdom, and the king ordered the expeditionary force to return to stabilize the place."

  As if hearing some appalling news, Prince George exclaimed: "Why, it's not fair!"

   "It's time to reap the final fruits. It is obviously uneasy and kind to call you back to China to deal with trivial matters.

   They dare to be so against you, Hudson might as well stay with the expeditionary force, I can guarantee that you can get more here.

  What the Alpha Kingdom can give, the Moxi Principality can double, triple, or even more.

  Now you go back, and at most you can get one or two counties after the war. Here we can give half a province.

  The entire expeditionary force can obtain no less than two provinces. As long as you are willing to stay, the Koslow family will immediately become one of the top families in the principality.

  Including the seats of the Human Race Alliance, there will be a seat for you, which is impossible for the Alpha Kingdom to give! "

   It can be seen that the royal family of Moxi is ready to spend all their money in order to poach the wall.

  However, this is also based on the fact that the Principality of Moxi suffered heavy losses and a large number of unclaimed lands were born.

  The situation in the Alpha Kingdom is much better. Although there are many nobles who died in battle, there are not many families who go to see the Lord of Dawn together.

  The direct heir of the family is still there, so the food should not be so ugly. Even if it will not fall, it will slowly decline.

  If the heir is smart enough to resolutely give up part of the benefits, he can also get the asylum of the "beneficiary".

   Unless several provinces in northern Xinjiang are recovered, the cakes that can be taken out are definitely not enough for everyone to share.

   There is no way, the war is reversed too fast, and there are not enough nobles killed in battle.

  In the previous wars, the children of nobles "reduced overall staff" by more than 30%. This data includes men, women, old and young, not just the loss of officers.

  From the beginning to the end of the war, the officers of many troops were changed from top to bottom, and the soldiers had to be changed several times.

  Every family went to the funeral, and the whole country wept.

  The loss of the kingdom's nobles this time is obviously not that big. Just looking at the number of castles conquered by the orcs, it was less than a quarter of what it used to be.

  The entire army was wiped out, only a dozen or so in total, far below the historical level of the same period.

   The death rate of the expeditionary force is considered high, and the death rate of officers is just over 60%.

   This is not Hudson's fault. More than 90% of the casualties were sent out in the Battle of Dacias.

   "I'm sorry, George. I cannot accept this invitation.

  No matter what happened to the Alpha Kingdom, it was always the place where I was born and raised. As a patriotic nobleman, I will not leave. "

   replied formulaically, with no trace of dissatisfaction visible on his face.

   In this world of photo and video, Hudson has always been cautious when it comes to political issues.

  Even if they are friends, but national interests are involved, he dare not bet on George's integrity.

  The conditions offered by the Principality of Moxi are indeed very high, and the conditions promised by the jumping over will be fulfilled, but it will be difficult to obtain the current respect.

  "Loyalty" is a very important quality in the aristocratic world. Maybe no one will say anything on the surface, but deep down, everyone has always despised this kind of thing.

  Unless Caesar III went against the grain and did something outrageous, Hudson would always be a "loyal minister" of the kingdom.

  Hudson didn't change jobs, mainly because the price paid by the Mosi people was not enough. The mountainous territory is not only the mountains outside, but also the big swamp and the sea estuary behind it.

   Now that he has money in his hands, the value of developing all these places is no less than half a province.

  Especially the fief position given by the Mosi people is still uncontrollable. George didn't even mention the specific location, but if you think about it, you know that most of them are on the front line.

   Only the frontier provinces, the great nobles in the Principality of Moxi will not object.

   As for obtaining fiefdoms in both countries at the same time, that is only theoretically feasible. Once an armed conflict occurs between the two countries, it is necessary to fulfill military obligations to both countries at the same time.

   Thinking of the pictures of people outside and there, Hudson shuddered.

   This kind of thing is not something he can bear with his small body. Only those powerful top nobles have the confidence to declare neutrality in the conflict between the two countries.

   "Well then, I respect your choice. The door of the principality will always be open for you, and I have reserved all the fiefdoms for you. You can come here anytime you want."

  After listening to George's words, Hudson rolled his eyes secretly. Reserving the fief for him, it might as well be that the royal family wants to take the opportunity to expand the territory.

  If you know it, you know it, but Hudson still doesn't mean to expose it. He was leaving anyway, and the struggle between the Moxi royal family and the domestic nobles was none of his business.

   "Then I thank you in advance!"

   Hudson smiled slightly.

   At some point, there was an extra seal on the table beside him.

  Smart people trade, many things don’t need to be explained clearly, just a hint in the eyes, and they understand everything.

   "Hudson, you don't want to come over. You won't object to us recruiting other nobles in the expeditionary army?"

  George asked deliberately after understanding.

   Obviously, there is no need to notify Hudson about such things as poaching. It is not surprising that nobles leave for neighboring countries.

   Raising this question now seems to be respectful, but it is actually asking him to raise conditions.

   "No problem, as long as they are willing to come, I have no objection. But you have to restrain yourself, you can't hollow out people.

  The expeditionary force will continue to fight in the future. I will not return the additional soldiers on your side for the time being. How about the two countries discussing it after the war? "

   Hudson said without changing his face.

  The naked hint, George naturally heard the implication. It is nothing more than that some people can dig and some cannot.

  The two sides can be regarded as getting what they need. The Mosi got low-level thugs, and Hudson calmly eliminated dissidents.

  It is mainly aimed at the nobles of Wright County, and those who are half-hearted and unwilling to sincerely seek refuge are all unstable factors.

   Originally wanted to arrange for them to die on the battlefield, but in the end, Master Hudson, who still had a conscience, decided not to do it.

  Reluctance to seek refuge is just because they don’t want to take sides in the future disputes in the southeastern provinces, and it doesn’t mean they will definitely become enemies.

   Wantonly eliminate dissidents, no matter how ingenious the arrangement is, people will find out the clues, and no one will dare to ask him to form a team in the future.

   Simply play with a wave of civilization, let the Mosi people come forward to poach people away, and Hudson will swallow their fief.

  The supplementary soldiers were given away for free. After the war, they were discussed and all of them were "killed" in battle.

   The issue of a death list, everyone has gone to the Alpha Kingdom, and it is impossible to verify whether they are dead or alive.

  …

   After leaving the palace, the news that Hudson resigned as the commander of the coalition forces and that the expeditionary force was about to leave quickly spread in Dapes.

   For a while, it was turbulent, but unfortunately, before they could take action, Prince George took over the army with the edict of Chris IX.

  By the time everyone reacted, the matter had already been settled.

   There is no doubt that the Moxi royal family must have made great efforts to make things go so smoothly. ,

   During the war period, the stakes are very high. They dare not let the young crown prince take the lead. It is because of the overall situation.

   Now that the critical moment has passed, it is in the best interests of the royal family that the crown prince control the army in advance and ensure a smooth transition of royal power.

  The first thing George did after he came to power was to appraise the meritorious officials in the war, and use the opportunity of rewarding meritorious deeds to win people's hearts in the country.

  As the master who turned the tide in the war, Hudson naturally also gained a share. They are the honorary title of "Marshal" issued by the Principality of Moxi, plus a cash reward of 300,000 gold coins.

  Without any exceptions, cash awards are issued on bonds. It's just that the current interest rate is no longer the original 30% annual interest rate, but has fallen off a cliff to 5%.

   Bond rates have fallen, and this is not the first time this has happened. Except for the critical situation when the war bonds were first issued and high interest rates had to be paid, the interest rates of the later versions of the bonds have been falling.

  As a witness and participant of history, Hudson collected all the war bonds issued by the Mosi people, ranging from the high interest rate of 30% to the lowest 5%.

   I have to admit that the Moxi people are very generous. After all the bonds are added together, the total face value is as high as 1.28 million gold coins.

  Although the number sounds huge, Hudson feels at ease with the money. Not only the military rewards he received as a commander, but also the life money of his private army.

  Theoretically speaking, as long as the Moxi people can pay these bonds normally, Hudson doesn't have to do anything, and he can get an interest income of 160,000 gold coins every year.

  This figure is comparable to the normal income of mountain territories in peacetime.

  If you farm by yourself, you will have to struggle for at least 20 years.

  Hearing his subordinates complaining in private that the interest rate on the Mosi people's bonds is too low, Hudson wanted to laugh. High interest rates are useless, the key is to be able to pay normally.

  The interest rate given is getting lower and lower, which just proves that the Moxi people are ready to pay back the money.

  If the high interest rate of 30% has been maintained, then there is no need to think about it, it is clear that you will renege on the debt.

   I just don’t know whether the low-interest rate war bonds of the Mosi people are easy to sell in the international market.

  If it is easy to sell, they can borrow new ones to repay the old ones, and first take back the high-interest bonds issued earlier.

  There is no usury pit, although the remaining debt is huge, at least it is not a big problem to pay the interest normally every year.

  If the domestic economy recovers a bit, maybe the principal will be returned one after another.

   Hudson didn't worry about these things. But with more and more war bonds in his hands, he also had to be kidnapped by interests.

  (end of this chapter)