Chapter 406 Another Idea to Make Money
"Don't worry about that. You just need to send someone to Maiye City to inform your master Bob and ask him to prepare the gold coins. I will bring your young master to the city of Maiye when the time comes."
"After the gold coins are prepared, have Baron Bob send someone to guard the main gate of the city wall. When we see someone with a rose flag, have them send someone out to trade with us."
Ever since he learned that Earl Jinmai had led these minor nobles to move all their valuables to Maiye City, Gervis knew that his hope of making money by capturing these castles and looting property was dashed.
However, Gabi's idea of using ransom to exchange people for the castle to save it from being destroyed gave him another idea to make a fortune.
That is to kidnap the descendants of these noble lords who stayed in the castle and extort ransom, and Gervis also came up with a way to capture these noble descendants with the least cost.
That is to let Gabi, the castle steward, help him lobby in nearby castles, and then make those noble sons come out obediently to accept his captives.
After all, with Gervis's several thousand men and fifty catapults, neither the Baron's Castle nor the Viscount's Castle could withstand his attack.
"My Lord, are you sure?"
Gabi was a little bit unbelievable. He still didn't know the major moves of the Principality of Zeon this year. He felt that it was impossible for Gervis and others to go to Maiye City so brazenly to trade prisoners.
Moreover, even if Gervis and others really went to Maiye City, it would still be a question whether they could leave safely after receiving the ransom.
"Of course it's true. You just need to do as I say. I will be able to reach Maiye City and do business with you."
Gervis was even prepared to reach Maiye City before Alice, the king and others' army to make deals with these nobles. Otherwise, when the army of the Principality of Jean arrived at the city and captured it, his ransom would probably be lost.
If even Babette's father was captured, who could pay the ransom for them? King Hayden?
"Okay, sir, I'll send someone to Maiye City right away!"
Seeing that Gervis didn't seem to be joking, Gabi responded respectfully.
"No need to send anyone else, butler Gabi, you go yourself. I have something else that I need your help with."
At that moment, Gervis told Gabi what he needed her to do.
He told each castle he passed along the way to tell the nobles that they could hand over their children in the castle as the price for Gervis and others not to attack the city.
At the same time, Gervis also promised not to harm them, and that their parents would only need to pay enough ransom when the time comes.
Of course, Gabi also had to tell those people what happened in Kalundborg, especially how Gervis had fifty trebuchets and how he broke through Kalundborg.
After listening to Gervis' explanation, Gabi couldn't help but twitch his lips. This Baron was really bold. Those noble descendants were not fools. Even if he really said it, no one would surrender.
However, of course Gervis had also thought of what Gabi could think of. He just asked Gabi to give the little nobles in the castle a heads-up first, so that they would naturally choose this path when they were desperate.
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After everything that needed to be discussed was finished, Gabi left the castle with two followers, escorted by Ike and others, and headed towards Maiye City.
By this time, it was already dawn, and the eldest prince sent a herald to find Gervis and others.
Gervis arranged for the vassals of the Jones family to be stationed in the castle to prevent people from other earl families from coming to take advantage of the situation. Then he took Bertram and Pat to the camp of the eldest prince and others.
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Early this morning, all the vassals of the coalition forces of the Principality of Zeon learned that the Baron's Castle in front had been captured by Gervis, and everyone had a depressed look on their face.
It has been nearly ten days since the southern expedition set out from the City of Glory, but they have not gained anything.
On the contrary, the Jones family suffered few casualties, and made rapid progress, reaping considerable benefits.
Inside the meeting tent of the Great Prince’s camp.
"I believe everyone knows that Viscount Gervis and the vassals of the Jones family have already captured the Baron's Castle ahead."
"I would like to commend Viscount Gervis here. He has made a very good start for our expedition. I believe that our journey south will become smoother and smoother."
"The Jones family's contribution has been noted. We will submit it to His Majesty after we meet up with His Majesty's team."
The eldest prince still sat in the main seat and began to talk loudly with a smile on his face.
Except for a few vassal representatives of the Charles family, no one else knew how ugly the eldest prince's face was when he received the news that the Jones family had broken into the castle.
"Since we have made such a good start, we need to act separately according to the families and try to make the entire Earldom of Golden Wheat fall into chaos so that the small nobles in Maiye City cannot stay in the city safely."
"I have arranged the attack route for everyone according to His Majesty's wishes. I believe that with our strength, it will be no problem to deal with these baron and viscount castles."
As the eldest prince was speaking, a soldier in the tent came up to the representatives of the eight families with a few simple maps and gave them the simple maps.
Several attack routes were marked on this map. Each family would encounter the territories of three or four small nobles along these attack routes. In the end, everyone would gather fifty miles away from Maiye City.
There, their team will reunite with the king and others, and then head towards Maiye City together.
"Does anyone have any questions about this offensive line? If so, please raise them now!"
As everyone was looking at the simple map, the eldest prince asked.
Of course, the people below had no doubts, because the attack route was formulated by the king's advisers, and the eldest prince was just arbitrarily assigning the attack routes to these families.
At this moment, these nine routes have been marked with the name of each family. When the time comes, they only need to attack in the direction of this route.
"It seems that no one has any objection! Then in two hours, we will start the attack along this route!"
"Then next, I have another thing to arrange."
When the eldest prince saw that no one had any objection, he immediately began to discuss another matter.
"This territory called the Barony of Karen has a total of three towns, five villages and two manors."
"Although most of the serfs in the territory escaped in advance, we still captured more than a thousand of them."
"In addition, we also found a lot of spoils in these towns and manors. There are more than 20 carts of wheat alone."
"In order to prevent these spoils from slowing down our offensive progress, I need one of your families to be responsible for transporting these spoils back first."
After hearing what the eldest prince said, the vassal representatives below looked at each other. They all felt that the eldest prince was making a fuss out of nothing. If he wanted to deliver the supplies, he could just send one or two hundred people to deliver them back. Why did he have to mention it at the meeting?
(End of this chapter)
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