Chapter 268: Pluck the Feathers of Passing Geese (Please subscribe!)
After a long and tiring journey, it was almost evening when Earl Dale Woolley Dennis and his family arrived at the banks of the Solon River.
The gorgeous curtains of the carriage had long lost their former keeping-at-a-distance charm under the influence of mud and gravel on the roadside.
Behind them, there was a convoy of more than a dozen carriages, loaded with almost all of the gold and silver that Earl Dale had owned over generations.
The elderly butler and the few remaining guards were looking around nervously, fearing that their convoy would be robbed by bandit mercenaries.
After two days of continuous travel, Earl Dale finally arrived at the banks of the Soren River and the land of Idar.
Looking at the Namur Fortress standing across the river, Count Dale felt extremely complicated at this moment.
A little excited, a little nervous, but also a little painful.
The passage of time and the cold winter wind had long since dispersed the smoke on the other side of the Sauron River, and the tragic battlefield on the river bank had been cleaned up by the Idar people.
Only the potholes left by the artillery bombardment still tell of the fierce battle that once took place here, or in other words... a one-sided crushing.
When the tragedy on the Wagner Plain reached the camp of Lord Odin, Areo O'Sullivan repeatedly ordered Odin's general Raymond O'Sullivan not to harass the people and local nobles.
Therefore, after that, there were no large-scale massacres or riots in the land north of Idar.
This is certainly not because Areo O'Sullivan, the monarch of Odin, is concerned about the personal safety of the Norman people and nobles in the occupied areas, but because in his eyes, the civilians of the Norman Empire living on this land will become captives and slaves of the Odin people, who will cultivate fields and grow food for them.
After all, compared to living an ordinary life honestly, the Odin people prefer fighting and killing. No matter whether it is a funeral or a wedding, whenever there is something going on, they like to chop someone down for fun.
But,
Farming requires manpower!
Without the Norman commoners who became serfs to cultivate the fields for them, there would be no point in occupying this vast land.
Earl Dale had already seen through the Odin Empire's plans.
Although the butcher knife from the Odin people has not fallen on him at this moment, he is also very clear that once the Odin Empire completes the control of the eastern part of the empire, then the nobles of the Norman Empire will inevitably be liquidated one day! They had thought about escaping before, but the Idar Lord blocked the only passage that allowed them to return to the inland of the empire safely! This approach undoubtedly made many local nobles in the eastern part of the empire hate it, but... After the first war with the Odin people, the nobles in the eastern part of the empire were stunned! A local noble in a remote place was able to annihilate the Odin Iron Cavalry with a total number of nearly 2,000 people! Why? When the news of the annihilation of the Odin Iron Cavalry reached their ears, a big question mark rose above the heads of almost all the eastern nobles!
After the first war, as the winter wind became more biting, the eastern part of the empire fell into an eerie calm.
However, Earl Dale Woolley Dennis knew very well that the present calm was only the calm before the storm! So when the other nobles were glad that the war had finally subsided, he was always paying attention to the news from the Odin Empire and Idar Territory.
That is why, when a piece of news from Idar Territory suddenly reached Earl Dale's ears, he immediately packed up his luggage, packed up his belongings, and hurried to the direction of Idar Territory! That's right!
As spring approached, Count Bruno Stuart of Idar finally opened the land route to the interior of the empire, allowing nobles from the eastern part of the empire to pass through the land of Idar and go to the interior of the empire to escape the war.
"Regulations on the Travel of Nobles in the Eastern Empire and Guidelines for Immigration of Nobles".
This was an official document signed by Bruno a week ago, which set extremely strict requirements on the way the nobles in the eastern part of the empire returned to the interior of the empire via the Idar Territory.
The collection of tolls is one of the most important aspects!
Speaking of tolls, Bruno's collection of tolls is so excessive that it can be described as plucking feathers from a passing goose, which is shocking.
only……
In the eyes of others, plucking the passing geese means leaving the feathers behind,
but Idar's plucking means leaving the geese behind directly...
After all... since Idar has decided to incorporate Mannfortress and officially declare war on the Odin Empire, it means that the relationship between Idar and the Norman Empire will become extremely delicate.
These nobles caught between Idar Territory and the Odin Empire naturally became a problem that Bruno had to face.
According to Bruno's idea, since you have decided to escape from the battlefield, then wouldn't it be a very reasonable thing to leave a little bit of your accumulated money to support Idar's just war against the Odin Empire?
This is all for the dignity of the imperial nobles! Think about it, when they return to the inland of the empire and go to the city of St. Lawrence, wouldn't it sound much better to have the title of a conscientious noble who has spent all his wealth to fight against the Odin Empire than to be a cowardly noble scum who flees from the battlefield? Bruno is so considerate! He was almost moved to tears by himself! Evil Tiger Tears.jpg So...
After putting himself in the shoes of the nobles for their dignity, Bruno gave them two choices.
One is to pay the high toll and return safely to the interior of the empire.
Another option is to give up the legal claim to his original land and become a noble with a nominal title and Idar citizenship, provided that certain requirements are met! However, during this period of time after the document was issued, Earl Dale was still the first imperial noble to take the initiative to come to the banks of the Solon River.
"master……"
In the carriage, a noble lady in luxurious clothes called out with some reluctance.
As the wife of Earl Dale, she naturally knew that the "common practice" issued by Lord Idar was a cruel and brutal act.
If the travel fees were to be paid according to the requirements listed above, then at least 90% of the wealth accumulated by the ancestors of the Dennis family would probably be pocketed by Count Idar.
This is simply taking advantage of someone's misfortune! How shameless! "Actually... if I don't leave, the Odins may not really settle accounts with me later as you expected..."
Mrs. Dennis took one look at the valuables carried in the carriage and said reluctantly.
In fact, she also felt that the Odin people were not good people, but the problem was... she really couldn't bear to give away the wealth accumulated by the Dennis family for generations.
Not only her, most of the imperial nobles who have been silent have the same considerations, so they want to wait and see.
"ignorance!"
Woolley Dennis snorted and said.
Of course, he was reluctant to hand over such a large fortune to someone else, but Earl Dale was very clear about his current situation.
If we surrender to Idar, we will lose generations of savings.
But if you just sit back and wait like everyone else, you will lose your life!
He knows clearly what is important and what is not!
Furthermore...
If he could give a small favor to the low-level officials who counted and measured the assets, he might be able to retain more wealth.
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