Black Iron Crown

After such a treaty was signed, the Bazalan Kingdom's army retreated ten kilometers faithfully, but they did not return to their territory immediately because they were on their land at this time.

After staying in place for three days, the Bazalan Kingdom's army began to withdraw to their original territory.

After this war, the territory of the Kingdom of Bazaran has tripled, and the originally small country has become much wider. Besides the first time, their war potential has also been greatly enhanced.

However, for the empire, the land has declined by more than one million square kilometers in a few years. The main reason is that the northern border and the royal lords in the north broke away from the empire and declared independence.

The territory of the western region was invaded again, and more than one-fifth of the entire country's territory just disappeared.

After the troops of the Kingdom of Bazaran withdrew, the coalition forces also began to pack up their camps and march towards the imperial capital.

Accompanying them were the lords of the Western Territory who had lost their territory in this war. Many lords chose to abandon their castles when facing the enemy, and waited for the rescue of the imperial army.

They originally thought that the empire could help them regain their territory, but who knew that it would end up like this in the end.

These lords expressed their opposition when signing the treaty, but unfortunately, they had no right to speak after losing their army, land and all their wealth. After Earl Redmara issued a series of empty checks, they had to Choose to obey.

Earl Redmara compensated by finding them a fief in other places, temporarily suppressing the dissatisfaction of the western lords.

Now that the treaty has been signed, these lords will naturally return to the imperial capital with the army, and they still want to get the territory.

At this time, Earl Redmara was worrying. He was riding on the horse and subconsciously stroking his beard.

Where do you go to find territories for these western border lords at this time? Although the empire didn't suffer a big defeat, it didn't expand its borders, and there was no extra land to distribute to these people.

It is no longer possible to give them land in the hands of the upstarts. Earl Redmara knows that this group of Xingyi belongs to Pixiu, so he will not support it.

Don't even think about taking the money in their hands, let alone land that is more important than gold coins. They will never give even one meter of land to the lords of the western region.

On the way back, the lords of the Western Territory who had not lost their land hosted a banquet for the lords of the coalition army. Although they were very enthusiastic on the surface, they were deeply disappointed with the imperial army who had lost their land.

Most of the aristocratic class are closely related, and they feel uncomfortable when their relatives' land is ceded out. At the same time, they are even more dismissive of the authority of the empire.

The most important oath between the vassal and the vassal is that you will pay loyalty and I will protect you and your family. Now that even the territory has been ceded, this oath has been broken.

The lords of the Western Territory were not loyal to the royal family, otherwise they would not have chosen to rebel. The royal family was still strong before, and after defeating the southern rebels, they chose to renew their allegiance.

But now the royal family is too weak to even shelter them, so this group of people already have other ideas in their hearts.

After spending more than a month, the coalition forces finally returned to the imperial capital from the western border.

At the same time, news of the signing of the land cession treaty spread throughout the imperial capital.

Although the Kingdom of Bazalan publicly apologized and admitted its mistakes, the loss of interests can be seen who won the war.

The queen prepared a sumptuous banquet in the meeting hall of Tesca Palace to welcome the returning lords.

At the banquet, they talked happily, and the queen comforted the lord of the western region who had lost his land and promised to make compensation.

For the lords of the Bukden Kingdom, they also directly stated that they would abide by the terms stipulated in the treaty to pay military salaries and exempt the merchants of the Bukden Kingdom from customs duties.

After making so many promises, everyone present was naturally full of joy, and the scene was very enthusiastic. King Satri and the Queen looked like father and daughter, and they could not see any unhappiness.

But after the banquet was over, when Earl Redmara saw the queen, her face was full of sorrow.

"Are you here?" Seeing that it was Earl Redmara, the queen greeted him softly, and then continued to remain silent.

"I'm sorry... I failed to protect the interests of the Western Territory..." Earl Redmara put his hand on the queen's shoulder and said with a sigh.

Hearing Earl Redmara's self-reproaching words, the Queen held his hand, patted it lightly and said, "It's not your fault, we... our strength is too weak, Booker The Kingdom of En is my mother country, and I know what kind of virtue the army there is!"

"It's hard for you to maintain an invincible and undefeated situation. We...what did we do wrong? Now our strength is getting weaker and weaker. We haven't reached this level before..."

"Yeah... When did it start?" Red Malapo was actually lost in thought.

Is it from a year ago? two years ago? Or is it time to suppress the royal family? Or the time of the Southern Rebellion?

Can't remember, Lord Redmara can't remember.

Could it be that it started with the unification of the northern border by Grand Duke Leiner?

In an instant, Earl Redmara put this idea behind him, took out a chair and sat down, and asked, "How is our situation these days? I mean the state of the treasury!"

"The state of the treasury is still good!" Having said this, a rare smile appeared on the Queen's face, she fiddled with a handkerchief and said: "Although the northern border has become independent, they have not cut off the trade with us, the unique wool in the northern border The trading volume of cloth, sugar and low-priced wine has actually increased, and the agricultural tax in autumn has been collected. In addition, taxes from all over the country have been sent to the imperial capital, and our finances have been greatly relieved!"

"There are 50,000 gold coins in the treasury now. What do you think we should use this money for?" The queen asked Earl Redmara with searching eyes.

"Of course... form a new army, an army that only belongs to us!" Earl Redmara didn't hesitate at all. There are too few troops that the royal family can dispatch now. Not more than 10,000 people.

However, those defenders still have to guard various important passes, and they must not be used unless it is absolutely necessary. Therefore, the royal family can only use less than 3,000 regular troops.

Earl Redmara knew that if he wanted to guarantee the authority of the royal family, he must regain a strong military force, so that everyone would not dare to act rashly.

In fact, the current form of the empire is far from reaching the point where it was so intricate and difficult to reform at the end of the dynasty.

On the contrary, in addition to the erosion of the lords in various places, the empire directly under the territory has clean government and rich taxes, so Earl Redmara has enough confidence to revive the royal family.

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