The King

  Chapter 83 The first order

  Coelho was just unlucky and happened to be involved, but he was far from the only one being targeted.

  All the aristocratic lords who were not strong enough and participated in leading troops to rob the people were all pulled from the list.

  Almost at the same time, these people received thank-you gifts from the northern Xinjiang nobles. There are only two paths in front of them, either accept this friendship and make friends, or start a fight.

   In fact, there is only one way.

   I don't know if it was an intelligence error or deliberately finding fault. The number proposed by a group of northern Xinjiang nobles far exceeds their actual harvest, and some even exceed the total population of the territory.

   Hudson was lucky not to receive a cordial greeting from his neighbors. Obviously, the title of "Knight of the Divine Bow" still played a role.

  …

   "Knight Coelho, are you sure you didn't lead troops to participate in the robbery, and the lord of Maple Leaf Town asked you to hand over a thousand people?"

   It’s not Hudson’s fuss. There are enough nobles who lead troops to rob people. Wouldn’t it be necessary to offend the local nobles in the two counties if they expand it?

  The nobles who were able to obtain fiefdoms in the land of the two counties after the war had either been fought on the battlefield, or the family's comprehensive strength was strong enough.

   Those who inherit the family business like Cavaliers Coelho are indeed soft persimmons. But just when someone encounters a catastrophe, they come to the door to add insult to injury, and they are not afraid of being sprayed to death by saliva.

  Although it is nonsense to talk about pity for the weak and weak in the noble circle, everyone still has to put on a show on the surface.

  Especially the remaining contacts of these families, at this time they are most willing to lend a helping hand and gain a good reputation.

  If it weren't for the reputation, a relative who couldn't reach him and had never been contacted came to ask for help, Hudson would most likely be "not at home".

   "Respected Baron Hudson, I can swear on the glory of the Rex family that I never led troops to **** any of the people. Even in the past month, I have not been out of the house.

  You should have heard about our family’s situation. All the elite members of the family were destroyed in the rebellion. If I hadn't happened to be out to visit my uncle, I'm afraid I wouldn't have escaped.

   In order to restore the territory after the war, I have already incurred huge debts. Now even the family's private army has not had time to form, how can they lead troops out to plunder.

   insisting that it has something to do with Maple Leaf Territory, that is, a group of refugees strayed into my territory a few days ago. Seeing how pitiful they were, I took them in. "

  After listening to Coelho's explanation, Hudson just wanted to say shit! What kind of refugees strayed in, it was clearly his subjects.

   It’s just that I don’t know which **** it was, lost people on the road, and the refugees accidentally ran into the territory of the good neighbor Coelho.

  Pie falling from the sky is not necessarily a good thing. Those who are weak like Coelho are stunned by the stuffing pie.

  The lord of Maple Leaf Town didn't have the confidence to find someone important in Hudson, so he could only let Coelho, a soft persimmon, make up for the loss.

   Maybe there is more than one unlucky person. After all, for refugees, getting lost is really normal.

  Even if you follow the big team, there are always people who are left behind. Especially when digging wild vegetables halfway or looking for bark to satisfy hunger, it is most easy to get lost.

  Remembering that it was supposed to be his own people, but it just fell into the hands of others, Hudson felt very uncomfortable in his heart. Words of consolation, after all, could not be said.

   "Knight Coelho, if what you said is true, I am willing to act as a mediator between you and help resolve this misunderstanding.

  However, you still need to discuss the ownership of these subjects. The guys in Beijiang are used to being arrogant, but they may not buy my account.

  I personally suggest that you should increase your strength first. Even serf soldiers with low combat effectiveness are better than none! "

   It's okay to sell favors, but it's impossible to help fight, the relationship between the two parties hasn't reached that level yet.

  The specific combat effectiveness of the Northern Border soldiers is unknown, but after all, they came down from the orc battlefield. If they really fought, the losses would definitely not be small.

  The Cavalier Coelho in front of him looked like a poor man. He probably couldn't even pay for the burial fee. Hudson didn't want to do such a loss-making business.

   However, as a qualified arms dealer, Hudson will not give up any potential customers.

  Nobility is a relational society, and developing a customer is equivalent to developing a customer base.

  As long as the product is easy to use, everyone will not hesitate to recommend it to relatives and friends. This kind of favor without cost has always been the favorite of nobles.

   "Sir Hudson, thank you for your help. Your kindness will never be forgotten by the Rex family!"

  Even though he only came forward to mediate, Coelho was still grateful. With the relationship between the two parties, it is already very good to be able to achieve this step.

  If he really sent troops to help him fight a battle, he, the only Rex family, would not be able to repay the debt of favor.

   There is no love and hate for no reason. The big man owes a lot of favors, so he can only pay for it with his life.

  Although they are all low-level nobles in the kingdom, Hudson is considered a big man in front of the Rex family.

  As the host, Hudson showed Coelho a tour of his armory very enthusiastically.

  Although they were all ordinary iron weapons, the dense number still greatly shocked the young knight in front of him.

  Finally, under the premise that Hudson agreed to pay in installments and offset in kind, he successfully sold two hundred "spearheads".

   That's right, just the piercing tip of the spear. On the one hand, Hudson does not have so many raw materials for making spear bodies, and on the other hand, the customers are too poor.

  It was just a small order of two hundred gold coins, and it had to be paid in installments and offset in kind, which left Hudson speechless.

  No matter how small the list is, it has to be made, all of which are short spearheads less than a foot long, and don't use much iron at all.

  The cost is at most one or two silver coins, but the finished Hudson dares to ask for ten silver coins. Customers like Coelho who pay in installments naturally have to pay extra.

  One gold coin, a proper friendly price. When the situation in the two counties is so tense, it is a favor to be able to get weapons and equipment on credit.

   None of the arms dealers in the market dared to give credit to the fief lord. Even usury merchants who dared to lend money to the king had to detour when they saw the fief lord.

   There is no other reason, it is simply that the bad debt rate is too high. It's not a question of whether they want to pay it back, but that the noble lords who have come to this point have no ability to pay back at all.

   No money means no money, so how can you do anything to a great noble because of money?

   In this regard, the lords of the Northland have the most say.

  If you are lucky, you can still receive the orc slaves to pay off the debt; if you are unlucky, the debtor may be gone at some point.

  The probability of the heir fulfilling the contract is infinitely zero, and it is useless to go to court. There are almost no laws made by nobles: usury is legal.

   It is credit that constrains everyone to pay back money, not territorial laws that can be formulated at will.

   Of course, this has little to do with Hudson. For such a small list, the debtor is still a neighbor, and the risks in it are really limited.

  (end of this chapter)