Other than the Marquis of Wildtao, there was another Marquis captured – the Marquis of Chongshan, Elton Golden Chrysanthemum Medal.
The Golden Chrysanthemum Medal Family was an old Marquis family, and its territory was adjacent to the Marquis of Wildtao's. However, compared to the Marquis of Wildtao's Domain Knight strength, the 40-year-old Marquis of Chongshan only had the strength of a Blademaster.
The Golden Chrysanthemum Medal Family was derived from a potion flower – the Medal Chrysanthemum. The family's emblem was a circular medal in the shape of a chrysanthemum.
Not only was Marquis Elton captured, but almost all of the territorial Knight class was captured.
At that time, he summoned all of his followers to his Golden Chrysanthemum Castle, ready to defend the castle until the expansion order ended. Therefore, after Sapphire broke through the castle, none of the Noble Knight escaped. His territory alone contributed four Earls, twelve Viscounts, and a large number of Knight.
"Your Highness, Elton doesn't have much choice. Most of his family's wealth has been plundered by the Orders of Chivalry. There is no way to pay the ransom for him and his followers."
The speaker was Marquis of Wildtao, Di Maria Yuhuashi.
In the study of Oxhoof Castle, the first person Liszt summoned was Marquis of Wildtao. As an old acquaintance and a follower, Marquis of Wildtao enjoyed the treatment of freedom.
The two sipped tea across the desk. The atmosphere was very friendly.
Marquis of Wildtao had lived on Black Horse Island for a long time and fell in love with green tea. Since then, he and the Flame Territory had been secretly smuggling sea salt, glass, white paper, and other goods. The Yuhuashi family had long been at odds with the Eagle Kingdom. It was normal for them to sway to the Flame Kingdom.
"Marquis Di Maria, if the surrender is successful, what kind of treatment do you think the Golden Chrysanthemum Medal Family deserves?" Liszt asked casually.
Di Maria smiled. "Your Highness, there is actually a very good way to quickly subdue the Golden Chrysanthemum Medal Family."
"Oh, tell me about it."
"Elton has a younger brother called Elroy. He is only a Viscount, only thirty years old, but he is already an old Blademaster, not far from completion. It is only because of Elton's suppression that he has been unable to be promoted to Earl. Elton acts absurdly, while Elroy acts calmly. "
At this point, Di Maria's meaning was self-evident.
Elton and Elroy were both sword saints, but it was obvious that Elroy was more talented and had a more mature personality. He was more suited to be the family head and inherit the marquis' position.
Liszt could use this as an excuse to promote Elroy to the position of marquis. Elroy would definitely be grateful to Liszt and control the Golden Chrysanthemum Medal Family well.
However, Liszt had no intention of doing so.
He smiled faintly, "The Yuhua Stone Family can be preserved, but the Golden Chrysanthemum Medal Family cannot be preserved. As long as Elton is willing to surrender, I can keep his marquis title after the founding of the nation. But his followers will form new families on their own, and so will Elroy. "
"Your Highness, what do you mean?" For a moment, Di Maria did not understand Liszt's intentions.
"The Flame Kingdom is a new country. The old powers need to be destroyed. This is not to prevent the clans from getting stronger, but to create more clans to assist me in ruling the Flame Islands."
"I understand, Your Highness."
Di Maria understood immediately. "Indeed, the new kingdom needs too many nobles and Knight … Actually, coming to this land, even if Your Highness does not break up the clans, the powerful nobles and Knight will leave on their own. Your Highness, the Yuhua Stone Family is also willing to break up."
"Hmm?"
"I will dismiss my Knight followers one by one, including my nephew Deborah Yuhua Stone. Since we have come to the new kingdom, I hope that the Yuhua Stone Family can also be reborn on this land and completely integrate into the Flame Kingdom. "
Liszt smiled slightly and nodded. "You are a reasonable noble. Don't worry. Follow me, and the Yuhua Stone Family will only continue to grow and not decline. The population of the territory is not large, but there will be endless wars in the future. Enough people will be plundered to make up for the losses of the large clans. "
…
When he summoned the second Marquis, Elton Golden Chrysanthemum Medal, Di Maria did not leave. He had already received Liszt's approval and became the Knight's assistant.
"Elton, you and I have known each other for a long time. I have already clearly told you His Highness' intentions. Even if you do not break up, you will not have the ransom to redeem your followers. You can also see the growth of the Flame Kingdom and the decline of the Eagle Kingdom. I hope you can think clearly about your choice. "
After listening to Di Maria's words.
Elton glanced at Liszt, whose face was expressionless. He only allowed Di Maria to summon him, and did not receive any friendly messages.
With Liszt's status, he did not need to smile at any nobles.
They were all prisoners of war, at his disposal — pay the ransom and leave, or surrender and pledge loyalty. There were no other paths. If not for the fact that he was a great noble, he might not even see Liszt's face.
"But, if I break up the family's followers, how will the Golden Chrysanthemum Medal Family develop?"
"For three years, they will serve the kingdom and work the land for His Highness. After three years, they will be enfeoffed. The Golden Chrysanthemum Medal Family can naturally rely on the enfeoffed territory to rise again."
"Without a Knight, how can they rise?"
Di Maria said. "After three years, there will definitely be a large number of Knight who cannot be enfeoffed. You can naturally recruit these Knight to serve your family."
"Then what about my elves?"
"The elves are still yours, but they need to serve for three years … Either you pay the price of a few big elves, return to your territory in the Eagle Kingdom, and continue to be free. Of course, if your territory is rich, you can also help pay the ransom for followers who are willing to go back. His Highness has always been tolerant of nobles and respects your wishes. "
Elton might have mediocre talent and acted preposterously, but he was, after all, born into a great noble family. Calculating for benefits was instinctive.
After thinking for a moment, he nodded calmly. "In that case, I am willing to follow behind His Highness. The Golden Chrysanthemum Medal Family originally wanted to serve His Highness."
…
After the two Marquises, Liszt summoned two more nobles alone.
One was a Sky Knight with the title of Earl at the level of perfection, Jeffrey Furongkui. He promised to be at least a Marquis title after the founding of the kingdom, and Jeffrey happily followed. The other was Elroy Golden Chrysanthemum Medal, a thirty-year-old Sword Saint with good talent and imminent perfection. Without any need for Liszt to say more, he immediately expressed his willingness to follow.
After that, in the banquet.
Liszt invited all the seven Earls who had not yet chosen to pay the ransom to the banquet, and personally called for them to surrender. In the midst of hesitation, six Earls finally announced their willingness to follow. Only one Earl of the normal level Sky Knight, after thinking for a long time, still decided to pay the ransom.
At this point.
Leaving aside the title.
This time, Liszt directly subdued a Domain Knight, a Sky Knight at the level of perfection, five Sky Knights at the level of Sword Saint, and twenty-five Sky Knights at the level of ordinary Sky Knights. There were also more than 800 Elite Earth Knights, more than 3,800 Ordinary Earth Knights, and more than 7,600 Trainee Knight.
Liszt did not confiscate the sprites of these Knight Knights, but only required them to serve for three years.
The number of sprites he could really get was provided by the four Earls who had paid the ransom, a total of seven sprites. According to the requirements, at least three of them were potion and grain sprites.
However, compared to the high-level manpower and material resources of the Knight and sprites, his biggest gain was the serfs at the bottom. More than 500,000 serfs, civilians, and craftsmen were crazily transported to Flame Island.
What the new Flame Kingdom needed the most was population replenishment.
Sooner or later, everything could be obtained by plowing the land.
As night fell, Liszt was looking at the spoils of war in the study. He said to himself regretfully, "The only thing that is a little disharmonious is that these Knight and serfs are all from the Eagle Kingdom. If only I could rob the Iron and Steel Ridge Kingdom a few times to dilute it …"
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