The King

  Chapter 258 Feud

  The time alone is destined to be short. There are still a lot of things in the army, waiting for Hudson to arrange.

  Farewell to his fiancée, Hudson's action of dividing up the prisoners of war became more and more rapid.

  Not only did he take away his share, but he also quickly arranged for the share that the nobles under him should get.

  Even relatives and friends, old aristocrats in the country, and local snakes who helped the army all took a share.

  This quick way of cutting through the mess directly made Earl Lauren's face livid with anger, but it was a pity that Hudson didn't buy it at all.

  The king has to abide by the rules of the political game, let alone just a special envoy. If you have a favor, you must earn it yourself. How can Hudson give it to others?

   belongs to the share allocated by the king, and he didn't move. At first glance, they are all "models of loyal ministers", without the slightest overstepping.

  The 600,000 prisoners of war captured in the country are divided up, and the prisoners of war who are being captured do not need to be recorded truthfully.

  According to the "September 1st" principle, only one-tenth of the prisoners of war in the transnational pacification of chaos are counted, and they are still the worst one-tenth.

   For the other 90%, Hudson still didn't eat alone, and still divided up according to the old rules. It's nothing more than the number on the account, so "billion lost" is missing.

  The camp of the Southeastern Front Army quickly became lively. From the various cries, it can be seen that these sellers are not qualified slave traders.

  The kingdom lacks labor force, but it does not mean that all noble territories lack labor force. The aristocratic territories of the Southeast Front Army are all in the south. Except for a few unlucky ones who were affected by the rioters, most of the aristocratic territories suffered little population loss.

  For noble lords, the extra population is also a burden. It is also a matter of course to take it out for trading.

  Just judging from the situation on the spot, it seems that they are not so optimistic, and the transaction rate is pitifully low.

   Everything was caused by the price. Hudson also sent people to visit the market. The price of prisoners of war was generally more than twice the price of normal slaves.

  Dare to mark such a sky-high price, the seller is obviously not selling in good faith. It is estimated that each of them is still thinking about the issue of the fief, imagining that they are lucky enough to just get a large fief, and a lot of manpower is still needed for development.

   Now that they are selling it, the only reason left is to tell them that the loss of the kingdom this time is not big, and there are not so many radishes pitted out. Leaving a large number of prisoners of war will only waste their precious food.

  Even if you can get a fiefdom, there is a high probability that it will be the Northern Xinjiang that everyone hates. Many people have no idea whether to want this kind of dilapidated enclave.

   On the one hand, they dislike the dangers of northern Xinjiang, on the other hand, they still have a little fantasy, in case the human race alliance really wipes out the orcs.

   Driven by such complicated thoughts, the price of prisoners of war was quickly pushed to the sky.

   After all, there are only a few people who are taken advantage of. After this war, most of the nobles in the country are not very rich and cannot afford such sky-high prices.

   It is the freedom of all nobles to dispose of their own wealth. It is not something that Hudson can interfere with.

  As the biggest beneficiary of this war, Hudson received a total of 80,000 prisoners of war, plus the 20,000 previously privately embezzled, the population of the Mountain Territory + 100,000.

  The doubling of population growth is also putting a lot of pressure on the territory. The employment problem is easy to solve, just send them off to open up wasteland.

  The biggest problem is food. If it weren't for the money in Hudson's pocket, he really couldn't afford to support so many people.

   Faced with three times the price of food before the war, it is not something ordinary people can afford. Don't look at the fact that a large number of nobles are holding a large number of people in their hands, and it will definitely flow to the market in the future.

  Theoretically speaking, the nobles of the Southeast Front Army all returned from the Moxi Principality to make a fortune, but most of them have a pile of war bonds in their hands.

   Except for the coach Hudson, there are very few nobles in the army who hold a lot of cash.

  It is true that bonds have high interest rates, but they can only be officially redeemed after the settlement period. Even if it is the interest income that is settled once a year, it will take time to go to the Principality of Moxi to pay it.

   To use war bonds as gold coins, someone has to dare to accept them. Although the war bond is not registered, it is not anyone who holds it in their hands and can be honored.

  Hudson is looking for a successor, and it will be even more difficult for the ignorant and ignorant little nobles below to realize it.

   "Send an order to let the people below deal with the prisoners of war in their hands as soon as possible. The army will go north in twenty days."

   This time is already the limit that Hudson can drag. If the delay is too long, it will be difficult for the king to explain.

   Wanting to deal with so many prisoners of war in such a short period of time is also a test for the little nobles below.

   This wave of competition is about personal connections. Those with a strong background, as long as they send someone to **** the prisoners of war, the nobles along the way will provide logistical supplies.

   It would be embarrassing if the network cannot keep up. Not only have to send more soldiers to escort, but also face blackmail from local snakes along the way.

   There is no need to deliberately make things difficult, just raising the price of supplies is enough to make them bleed.

   Undoubtedly, the most unlucky must be the northern nobles in the army. Other nobles can find a few relatives and friends if they seek connections; if they report their families, they will most likely find a group of enemies.

  The culprits are the five major families in the north. Those who mixed with the five major families can be regarded as accomplices.

  From this point of view, it is undoubtedly a wise choice for Sith to run away decisively after the day is confirmed.

   It doesn't matter if you suffer. If you don't suffer, how do these people know the importance of holding Master Hudson's thigh tightly?

  …

  The Orc Empire, the Northern Expeditionary Army buried in their journey, finally collided with the orc army returning home.

  The two armies confronted each other directly on the vast prairie. No one launched an attack rashly, as if it was a breath competition before the duel between the strong.

  Marshal Campbell's face is very ugly, the enemy is coming too fast, this is not a good place to set up camp.

  Meeting the enemy on the vast prairie, whether it is to move forward or retreat strategically, is not a good choice.

   There is only one day left before he can arrive at his preset battlefield. It's a pity that the orc cavalry came too fast, blocking the way of the Beizheng army in advance.

   Commanding the army to kill the past seems to be a good choice, but it is actually not feasible.

  Infantry cannot catch up with cavalry, and it is cavalry that can confront cavalry. It seems that the number of cavalry on both sides is almost the same, but the innate physical fitness of the human cavalry is inferior.

  Even if there are more than a dozen knights in hand, the gap in strength between the cavalry of the two sides cannot be reversed. If you can't win, you can't take the initiative to attack.

   "Marshal, are you just spending time with the enemy like this?"

   Earl Pierce asked unwillingly.

   Here with the orcs, other nobles can be stable, but he can't. Getting Hudson back to the country to hide in the snow seemed to be a success, but now it has become a failure.

  If Hudson continues to serve as the commander of the coalition forces in the Principality of Moxi, he can still urge the other party to send troops immediately, so don't think about it now.

  The Moxi people also have their own interests. Being able to send troops to rescue is to save face. If you want to expect speed, that is too embarrassing.

  He was the one who took the lead in the matter, so naturally he should bear the responsibility. The cynicism in the eyes of the political opponents put Earl Pierce under great pressure.

   It’s okay if he wins the battle easily, everything will be gone with the wind; if everyone suffers heavy losses, he will be the target of everyone’s anger.

  Even before taking action, all the great nobles recognized it.

   "Count, calm down first. Besides fighting the enemy here, do you think we have a better choice?"

  Marshal Campbell said angrily.

   Meeting the enemy in this scene, there is no better choice for anyone to take his position.

   Essentially, the current competition is hard power, and any strategy and tactics are based on the opponent's mistakes.

   Now it's just that the enemy's army is still on the way, and it's just that the cavalry is coming to block the door. Even if he is full of strategies, there is no room for him to display them.

   After being "resentful", Earl Pierce quickly calmed down. Standing still and not knowing what will happen next, but taking the initiative to attack is bound to cause heavy losses.

  The Alpha Kingdom’s fortunes are all here, once the battle is defeated, all will be lost. This kind of risk is not something everyone can afford.

  Perhaps feeling that the tone just now was too strong, and it hurt the morale of the army, Marshal Campbell then added: "Don't worry, Earl Pierce.

  The Kingdom has already taken action. The original expeditionary force to aid the Moxi Principality has been reorganized into the Southeast Front Army, and will soon go to the front line.

  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also reached an agreement with the Moxi people. Now that it is time for them to pay back their favors, they will come to reinforce them together after the alliance reinforcements have rested for a few days.

  The two reinforcements converged, and the offensive and defensive momentum was reversed. We just need to wait now, and after two months at most, it will be our turn to counterattack again. "

  As soon as the reassuring words came out, the faces of the high-ranking members of the Northern Expeditionary Army nearby looked a lot better. Only Earl Pierce's face became more and more gloomy.

   With his gloomy face, there is also Duke Pias. The momentary negligence back then did not expect that the Koslow family would become popular again.

  If you are only hanging out in the circle of small and medium aristocrats, Duke Pias doesn't care. The Lochnard family still has a lot of such low-level enemies, and they can't be liquidated at all.

  But once you step into the threshold of the great aristocracy, it will be different. This kind of enemy may be able to give them a fatal blow at a critical moment.

  Compared to the potential conflict of interest between the Koslow family and the Dalton family, the Locknard family is the real feud between the other party.

   Didn't take direct action, that's because there was no one-hit chance to kill. In order to interrupt the rise of the Koslow family, he did not hesitate to reconcile with the Dalton family who had conflicts.

  It's a pity that Earl Pierce is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Even if he takes action to suppress the Koslow family, it is still a political means, and there is no silly direct confrontation.

   There is no blood on each other, and the conflict between the two families is still a potential conflict of interest, and has not yet escalated to the stage of blood feud that will never die.

   Once Hudson gets a high position in the army, the Locknard family is in a far more dangerous situation than the Dalton family.

  No matter how much you toss, within the rules of the game, it is not convenient for everyone to directly start a war of extermination. Most of the methods adopted are killing people with borrowed knives.

  The Dalton family is in the southeast of the kingdom, so they hardly have to worry about foreign enemies; the Locknard family in the north is different, and the orcs are the best knives.

  (end of this chapter)