After leading the team back to Long River Town, Li Ang handed a letter to the leading knight.
"Bring this letter to Lord Forster, you and your people will definitely get a satisfactory result."
The knight took the parchment seal sealed with fire paint, took a deep breath, and turned to ask Li Ang: "Sir, I know you have good intentions. I also know that under the current circumstances, those of us staying in Long River Town will only arouse suspicion from all parties. But if... I mean if, if Lord Forster does not accept our surrender, then we will become Horton Family's betrayer!"
Indeed, giving up allegiance to Alma and switching to his son Forster is a normal behavior within the family and is just taking sides.
In order to avoid taking responsibility, and to get out of the embarrassing place of Long River Town, these garrison troops must really want to return to Lion Lake City. And if they go to Forster now, they are indeed very likely to get a higher status, and they are switching to the duke heir under the condition that Alma is likely to be convicted. It is justifiable, and this knight will certainly not refuse.
However, if Forster loses his mind and does not accept their surrender, then these leading knights of the garrison will become masterless knights!
They will definitely be safe with their troops, but the leading knights will be regarded as rebellious!
Being able to be designated as the leader of the garrison by Alma, this knight obviously has a very high IQ and will not be fooled so easily.
"Friend, are you looking down on Lord Forster too much? Well, if Forster has his head caught in the door and is unwilling to accept your submission - then you can definitely bring your family members to Long River Town, switch to me or Lord Godric! I think you can understand that Lord Godric and I need a lot of manpower now! I can even buy your fiefdom with dinars to prevent you from being rebellious!"
The lord smiled and gave him a safe way out.
Long River Town's garrison left with satisfaction.
Li Ang Of course, this operation has deep meaning. It is not for the purpose of seeking military strength or to be a benevolent nobleman...
He is trying to make the external situation more favorable.
First of all, this allows Godric's troops and Horn Summon Ranger Corps to naturally fill the garrison vacancies in the shortest possible time and actually control Long River Town.
Secondly, this is probably in line with the intention of King Ulrich.
The time when Ryman received the order was almost exactly after Forster brought Madam Bella to Lion City.
King Ulrich must have detained Duke Alma after seeing Forster and Madam Bella, and then gave the order to Ryman, sent Lion Knight Order to take away Three Prophets and stop their destruction of Long River Town - because Long River Town will be taken under his own direct jurisdiction soon!
The king can let Three Prophets harm the village in order to eradicate rebellion, but it will only harm other people's villages!
Once it becomes his own direct territory, how can he continue to let Three Prophets run amok...
And when Long River Town is about to be taken back, Ulrich certainly does not want Long River Town to keep a large number of Alma's troops, because it is difficult to guarantee how these garrison troops will react.
But it doesn't matter if Long River Town is taken over by Horn Summon Ranger Corps or Godric's troops.
After all, Ranger Corps's purpose is to protect his homeland, and Godric's wife is in Lion City, Ulrich must be relieved.
Finally, the lord asked the garrison to defect to Forster, in order to make Alma and his son fight thoroughly.
Forster If he wasn't stupid, he would definitely take advantage of his father's absence to recruit these troops under him to protect his position.
And once he does this, in the eyes of Alma, he will really be a filial son...
If nothing else goes wrong, the drama of a loving father and a filial son will soon unfold, and they will not have time to trouble the lord.
As for the letter the lord wrote to the knight, he actually wanted to make a deal with Forster - he didn't actually want to give this garrison to Forster.
Instead, sell it to Forster.
Things that come to your door for free may be deceptive, but you will definitely feel more at ease when you buy them. It just so happens that Forster is the type who thinks more.
Moreover, these garrisons are a large force of nearly a thousand people. How could the lord give Forster to Forster for no reason...
Although these people do not belong to Li Ang, but so what, Forster does not know the situation here!
The leading knights of the garrison didn't know what the relationship was between Li Ang and Forster. They only knew that the lord was a super wealthy man, and he could obviously command such a big shot as Godric.
Therefore, information is the most important resource. The information between the two parties is not smooth, and if Li Ang knows more information, he will be able to gain nothing.
First cheat a wave, and then sell a wave. This is called a win-win situation - winning twice against the same wave of people.
Moreover, the lord's selling price is very low, and it is completely a friendly price - all that is needed is for Forster to send 600,000 pounds of grain to Amy.
Yes, in the name of Amy and Godric.
Forster had previously falsely accused Godric of being a heretic, so as Amy and Godric, they can naturally ask him to compensate for the loss of reputation.
The market price of these grains is only 10,000 dinars, which is nothing to Forster, but it is just more troublesome to transport.
This is a very measured request, and in fact it also contains a certain amount of goodwill - with this amount of food, your previous false accusations against Amy's family will be over, and you can concentrate on dealing with your father, and White Deer Fortress and Wheat Fragrance Territory will not cause trouble for you.
At the same time, the lord asked your father's troops to switch to you, so the previous kidnapping of you will be considered a thing of the past.
Two accounts, clear and clear.
Forster If you don't admit it, it will be equivalent to showing unrelenting hostility, then we will fight to the end.
As for whether Forster will acknowledge these two accounts - the knight is now in a state of uneasiness. Li Ang specifically asked him to go to Forster with a letter. If Forster is unwilling to provide food, what will the knight think?
Forster would not be so stupid. If at this juncture he still could not understand that this was the step Li Ang was passing him, and he had to be relentlessly hostile, then this would be a better thing - only a mentally retarded person would do this.
The lord is not afraid of being an enemy of a weakling. And in this way, Li Ang can also take the opportunity to deceive the knight's troops and their families away.
Soon, Baron Godric's troops were stationed at Long River Town, and Horn Summon Ranger Corps also returned to their familiar station auditorium.
When all this becomes a fact, as long as King Ulrich is not crazy, he will probably make a formal appointment and let Godric temporarily take charge of Long River Town - otherwise he will offend the armed forces of the entire eastern region.
The other harvests - those gold bars, luminous pearls and Noldo products, including several sets of Misfortune Bringer leather armors and a Calamity Wing Hammer, Li Ang were packed in the same box, and Sarah was asked to bring a team of people to escort Lion City.
These things are worth almost exactly ten thousand dinars.
The word 'Calamity Wing Hammer' was said by Sir Roland. Those Misfortune Bringer used these exquisite hammers to kidnap girls in various villages and eventually brainwashed them into fanatical believers.
He wants to give these things to King Ulrich as the promised 10,000 dinars 'protection fee'.
Li Ang believes that Ulrich will understand.
This is telling the king that I just fought with these heretics and suffered huge losses. I know about your cooperation with the heretics, but I still let you take Three Prophets away, and even helped you clean up all the troubles of Long River Town.
So how do you make up for the losses I suffered when dealing with these heretics? It's up to you!
Since the king ate this piece of meat Long River Town, he had to let the people who were affected by the troops have to drink the soup, otherwise it would not be in line with the principle of fairness between the king and the nobles.
However, the Lord is still a little confused.
Judging from the situation where Three Prophets left with Lion Knight Order without any resistance, Ulrich must know Three Prophets's secret.
So what is the purpose of cooperation between Ulrich and Three Prophets?
Is it for Three Prophets's "prophecy" ability?
Or... is it for their ability to use Misfortune Bringer's body to resurrect the dead?
This is truly a way to live forever.
The lord didn't know what Ulrich wanted to do, but he felt that the king would definitely not get what he wanted.
So what about the king? In the eyes of Three Prophets, I'm afraid he is just a higher-level villain who uses each other.
Mad King also worked with Three Prophets - but he still died in the toilet.
Wait... wait!
What if Mad King is not dead?
If Ulrich...
Which is Mad King!?
Li Ang suddenly thought of this, his expression changed drastically, and he was dripping with cold sweat.
During these few days at the end of April and the beginning of May, everything went smoothly.
This is the harvest season, and every leader who participates in the battle has gained a lot.
After this battle with the Prophet Legion, Leofric has been completely respected and recognized by the military and civilians in the eastern region, which will give him more support for his career in Brave Shield Fortress.
At the same time, Leofric received an invitation from the lord and exchanged 240 draft horses for 8% of the equity of Wheat Fragrance International.
This price is actually the price of the original shares, and the two parties have reached a strategic partnership.
Li Ang will be able to continuously obtain horses from Brave Shield Fortress, which are strategic materials that Wheat Fragrance Territory lacks;
Leofric will also continue to receive large amounts of dinar dividends, which is exactly what he lacks.
Charles returned to Fletcher with a team of sentries. After this battle, his determination to defend his homeland was recognized by the sentries, and he officially became a core member of Horn Summon Ranger Corps.
Ralph did not live again in the Long River Town garrison camp he was familiar with as a military officer. He took a part of the rangers back to the ranger camp next to Fletcher with Charles, preparing to continue building the new castle he had planned.
Because he got the pioneering certificate from Noble Council - he became a Pioneer Baron.
It seems that the king does not want anyone to get Horn Summon Ranger Corps, which is a pioneering certificate that rewards "expelling heretics". He obviously hopes that the rangers will maintain a certain degree of independence.
But this is exactly what Ralph expected. As a comrade, Li Ang is of course happy to see this happen. Anyway, he, a foreigner, cannot directly take charge of Horn Summon Ranger Corps.
He has a very good relationship with Ralph, and he is also Ralph's superior consul. Together with Charles, now he can actually dispatch Ranger Corps...
Godric did receive an appointment from Lion City, but he was not appointed as the consul of Long River Town, but as the military chief of the entire eastern region. Of course, the chief's residence is also in Long River Town.
And in the appointment letter, the title of Godric was specifically marked as Great Baron (great baron).
This is a very interesting situation - Great Baron is actually the term for the Kingdom of Pendor era hundreds of years ago. At that time, there were only three levels of titles: Duke, Baron, and Knight.
The most prominent and powerful among the barons are called Great Baron, which means they are above the other barons.
But the name Great Baron had been completely replaced by Earl at the end of Kingdom of Pendor, and no one mentioned it again for two hundred years.
Lionheart Kingdom does not have marquis or viscount. After all, Lion King calls himself Pendor orthodox, and Old Pendor Kingdom does not have these two levels of titles.
Now, King Ulrich has reused the title Great Baron, but has not upgraded Godric to Earl - this means that he does not want Godric to gain too high a status.
You know, Godric is a royal in-law, and now he is asked to hold an important position. It should be natural for him to regain the status of Earl.
With the status of Earl, you legally have the right to manage the nobles below the baron within the jurisdiction. If you have a vast fief and a powerful army, you can actually be independent.
Just like when Count Oden was alive, in the eastern region where he was located, if the king had not used Duke Alma to check and balance, Count Oden would have even been able to establish an uncle country based on Long River Town!
The statement of Great Baron is different - it acknowledges that Godric's status is above all barons, but he does not have the power to allocate other barons at will, only military management rights.
Of course, in the face of a major war, the Chief of Military Affairs has the authority to impose comprehensive military control over the entire eastern region.
The appointment of Long River Town acting consul, King Ulrich was given to another duke - Duke Brennus, which is the lord of Cliff Bay.
This appointment was not unexpected, and the king would certainly not leave the military and administrative power of a region in the same hands.
Let the Duke of the Northwest Region manage the administration of the Eastern Region. The barons of the Eastern Region will definitely not obey his dispatch, just like when the Northern Region Consul Alma was asked to manage Long River Town...
A "Great Baron" with a low title is in charge of military affairs, and a duke from other regions governs remotely.
These two appointments mean that the nobles in the eastern region will not surrender to either side - who will they listen to?
Of course I listened to His Majesty the King...
Ulrich's appointment is very smart!
Moreover, this is obviously an attempt to create conflict between Duke Brennus and Baron Godric, which is also a way to divide powerful nobles.
King Ulrich really likes to have checks and balances.
There is indeed one unexpected appointment, and it is about the lord.
Li Ang was appointed by Royal Noble Council as the governor of the Aier River County!
But the problem is that there are actually only two baronies in the Aier River County, one is White Deer Fortress and the other is Wheat Fragrance Territory...
The original consul was of course Godric, but since Godric will serve as the military chief of the eastern region in Long River Town, it seems that there is nothing wrong with the king transferring his county duties to lord Wheat Fragrance Territory.
But in border counties like Aier River County, the power structure is very clear. Being a consul is not a hassle at all - there are only two baronies in total, and the remaining nobles are all knights under the two barons. Management is very simple... there is no need to change people at all.
This appointment is just sowing discord!
This is probably King Ulrich's response to the 10,000 dinars - I know you have suffered losses, so I will give you a higher status as compensation, but the thing about you forming gangs to form a coalition... hum!
Fortunately, the relationship between the lord and Godric is not a conventional alliance. They are both business partners and old friends from the previous generation. Amy and Li Ang are relatively close, so the two sides will not be easily separated.
Godric even directly asked Li Ang to live in White Deer Fortress - he wanted Li Ang to guard White Deer Fortress.
"Li Ang, it's your idea to let me settle in Long River Town. Since I agreed, I will do my best. But I don't trust White Deer Fortress, and if I'm not there, it's probably just you. You can hold it... So, I hope you can guard White Deer Fortress. Amy can help you manage those trivial matters, but you can't let anything happen to White Deer Fortress!"
Godric was still a little anxious when talking about this matter.
He really didn't like political struggle. If possible, he would prefer that the military chief be Li Ang, while he would still be a simple border county consul in White Deer Fortress.
Indeed, judging from their personalities, swapping places would be the most perfect result...
But things in this world are often like this.
Li Ang has achieved most of the goals he envisioned.
Lord Forster is indeed not a fool. He has already sent a reply. There is only one sentence in the letter. "The previous things were all misunderstandings. The food will be delivered within two weeks."
The food is abundant and can last for a whole year, which is enough to support the rapid development of the territory;
Alma's family is temporarily unable to move, and there are no enemies in the eastern region;
He has obtained the highest status in the county, and has also attracted several powerful allies that can withstand most powerful enemies, and can ensure the security of the territory;
The military power in the eastern region is in the hands of the most trustworthy people. Even if Bacchus Empire or Gatu people launches a war, it will be enough to support it.
In short, his own safety is indeed more secure.
Everyone's needs actually start from the safety of their own life. After ensuring safe survival, they will rise to other levels.
From survival, to dignity, to reducing constraints, then to increasing material needs, and finally to ideals and self-realization.
The Lord is currently only in the intermediate stage of reducing the constraints.
So, the only thing we have to do now is to develop quickly so that we can have strong strength as soon as possible and make most of the constraints disappear.
All complicated things are actually designed to make the next thing simpler.
What aspects should a lord start to quickly increase his strength?
Actually there are three aspects.
Money, food, population, military strength.