Chapter 16 16. Spoils of War
"What is the approximate standard of compensation?" Lowe pursed his lips in intervention, already planning to bleed heavily.
"It's up to you to decide." Lodel paused, then changed the subject and said, "But I suggest that a guard killed in battle should receive ten gold royals as compensation, a guard seriously injured and retired should receive eight gold royals, and a guard slightly injured should receive one gold royal. Each participant in the battle should receive five silver coins, and the captain level should receive double that. Also, the compensation for maid applicants should be at least three gold royals per family. We'll find a way for those who are willing to live."
"This..." Lovi counted on his fingers, first calculating the big expenses. The pension for the thirty-four guards who died was as high as three hundred and forty gold coins, plus the maid's, the total would probably be more than five hundred gold coins.
It seems like my mom’s treasury isn’t quite enough.
Luo Wei looked at Luo Deer, and she slowly turned her head and said, "If you don't have money, you can use the land to pay the debt."
Earl Evelyn has very strict control over land. There is still a lot of idle land in the heart of the territory, accounting for more than half of the total land area. Usually, people are hired to cultivate it, and they would rather leave it abandoned than sell it to merchants.
Luo Wei nodded thoughtfully, "It can be considered."
"You make your own decision based on the actual situation." Laudel yawned. After arranging the night watch, she went back to rest.
Tonight, she slept very soundly, and snored, which was very rare.
Lovey couldn't sleep, as his mind was full of concerns about compensation.
As the current funds are not enough to pay the debt, we can only use land to partially repay the debt.
He scratched his head in annoyance, thinking that the reason he got into such a predicament was because his mother had no concept of money at all.
Normally, only the lowest taxes are levied on the subjects, and there is no forced labor.
The so-called treasury was a complete joke compared to the wealth of nearby nobles. It was basically a facade supported by the total population.
Although he owns three major cities with a total population of nearly 100,000, he has less than 500 gold rons in his vault. He is even worse than some wealthy small merchants.
"Then let's sell the land." Lowe turned over in annoyance.
The next day, when the sky brightened, Lodel woke up from her sleep.
I was clearly sleeping soundly the moment before, but suddenly I woke up as if I had set a biological alarm clock.
She strode out of the cave and looked up at the sky.
The sky was azure blue and cloudless, and the sunlight was slightly dazzling.
Lodel began to organize the team and clear the number of people. After breakfast, she asked her men to check all the caves in this hill again.
There was indeed something that was missed yesterday. In a cave on the other side of the hill, the guards found the goblin's warehouse.
There were various weapons, iron ore, and raw gold and silver ores piled up inside.
Lodel bent down and picked up a piece of gold ore with a fine golden glow on the surface. He glanced back at the smiling Lovi and asked, "Why is God on your side?"
"This is normal, okay? A tribe with thousands of people must have some inventory. It's impossible to have nothing. That would be too abnormal." Lovi found a few wooden boxes in the corner of the cave. He opened them curiously and couldn't help but exclaimed, "Where did these silver coins come from?"
Lodel also found it strange.
Goblins can't refine silver ore into silver coins, so these coins are probably what they got from robbery? There are quite a lot of them, at least tens of thousands of silver coins in one box.
After Lowe closed the box, Lodel asked someone to come and take away all the valuables.
There were not enough wooden carts, so the worthless copper and iron ores could only be temporarily discarded here. The main things they took were gold and silver ores, and an ore called magic crystal.
"Is the pension enough now?" Lovey asked Lodel with a smile.
Laudel rolled her eyes and said angrily, "I shouldn't have asked you to come if I had known."
"Do you want to take it all?" Lovi looked at her mischievously.
Lodel chuckled unwillingly. According to the military rules, she really had to take it all.
Rather than hiring a maid at a low price and spending all day drinking and partying, it would be better to let the sisters live a better life and recruit some more staff.
After this battle, the number of guardsmen in the regiment was less than 300, and Lodel was thinking of recruiting 500 people this year, and 1,000 people within three years.
By then, she can legitimately call herself General Lodel.
That's right, thousands of people as an army. The gold ore was piled on the carts without any cover, reflecting the greedy light in the sun. The guards spontaneously protected the convoy. Everyone was smiling and ready to set off at any time.
Lodel had other things to deal with, so he ordered the guards to stay where they were.
She brought a few followers with her to the place where the goblins were being held in their lair.
As if hearing the sound of the door opening, the people who had been reduced to livestock all quieted down.
"We have expelled all the goblins. Now I give you two choices. For those who are willing to live, I will give you five gold coins and three acres of land as compensation. For those who are willing to die, I will also be happy to arrange the easiest death for you. At the same time, I will give your family some compensation." Lodel said in a loud voice, "I have given you a night to think about it. Now tell me the answer. If you don't have an answer, you will be abandoned here to fend for yourself. Please make a decision now."
"I want to live"
“I want to live, too.”
"I want to die"
For those who wanted to live, Lodel ordered them to be given a linen garment to cover their bodies, and to be taken outside the cave by followers. They were strung together with a hemp rope for easy care.
Most of these people were just blinded by the goblins. As for those whose calves were chopped off, most of them were those who had tried to escape but failed. There were still marks of whipping on their bodies, and some of them were already unconscious.
In the end, only two people insisted on dying. Lodel had no choice but to swing his sword to make them happy!
"Lovi, what are you doing here?"
Luo Wei did not explain, and looked at the maids furtively. Suddenly, Luo Deer twisted his ear, and he said irritably: "Stop it, I have something important to do."
"What business can you have?" Lodel curled her lips.
Lovey walked from the front of the team to the back, his pace getting slower and slower, and finally stopped beside a thin girl.
"Oh, you're quite a good pick!" Lodel instinctively moved over to make trouble and said in a strange voice.
Lowe slowly crouched down, "Can you see me?"
The girl shuddered, a panicked look on her face, "Yes, are you the lord?"
"You are probably not old enough to apply for a maid position yet." Lodel said in a deep voice.
The girl "I" lowered her head, her eyes filled with fear, and she felt a little overwhelmed.
She was obviously not twelve years old, only eight or nine years old at most.
The slender figure is like a young flower in bud.
Her pretty face was white and charming, with a touch of childishness and charming features, faintly showing the outline of a peerless beauty.
Her golden hair was messy but the color was very gorgeous.
Lodel was deeply impressed by the girl because there was no sign of being tortured or insulted by the goblins on her body.
(End of this chapter)
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