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Laing began to reward his subordinates and allies based on their contributions.
First of all, Ryan expressed his gratitude to all the allies who had come to participate in this war and contributed to the recovery of Muxilon. He would personally write a letter of gratitude to these friends who had lent a helping hand, regardless of whether it was voluntary or not.
Next, he began to distribute the spoils of the battle.
The first to receive the distribution was the Dwarf Alliance formed by Belegar's Angran clan. They had contributed a lot in this battle, whether it was the surprise attack on the Spire Palace, the bitter battle against Trecchi's army, the battle in Landuin Graveyard, the rescue of Colona, and finally the recovery of Muxilon. The Dwarves had played a very important role in this battle.
Laing announced that the city would set aside an embassy industrial zone for the dwarves. Here, the Angran dwarves would enjoy diplomatic immunity. Without the permission of the dwarven ambassador, they would not be allowed to enter the working and living quarters of the embassy. The diplomatic staff of the embassy would also enjoy immunity from public security and criminal charges, as well as certain civil and commercial matters, as well as the property belonging to the dwarves in the embassy.
King Belegar and his dwarven army would then receive around twelve thousand crowns from the spoils of war.
Belegar nodded repeatedly. He was very satisfied with the terms.
Next was the wood elves. During the battle, the wood elves had assisted the Allied Army of Order at a crucial moment. King of the Forest, Ao Laing, even personally joined the battle. If not for the wood elves' timely assistance, Laing and the rest would've been defeated by the Tzeentch army in the Battle of Landuin.
The wood elves would be given an entire forest in Krechat Forest east of Muxilon to build their own observatory and resource storage. Laing also promised that Muxilon's docks would be opened to the people of the forest. The wood elves would get a free trade zone that belonged solely to them.
Apart from that, the wood elves would also receive eight thousand crowns from the spoils of war.
Aralos also nodded in agreement. The forest lords said that they didn't want money, but they would use the money to buy the resources they needed.
Then came Dukes François and Berchemund. During the battle, François and Berchemund personally led the main forces of their duchies to help, even sacrificing the spring plowing and causing great losses to their dominions. During the final battle against the Tzeentch army and the recovery of Muxilon, François and Berchemund personally led the charge.
They would each receive five thousand crowns from the spoils of war. At the same time, Laing promised to give François and Berchemund quite a number of historical relics, antiques and paintings they obtained from Muxilon.
François stroked his beard gleefully in agreement. His wealthy father-in-law didn't really care about the money. After Laing became Duke of Muxilon, his losses in the war would be paid back sooner or later. However, François wouldn't refuse. After all, apart from himself, his knights and the knights of the Champion Knights of Quinnarius also needed to be rewarded.
Berchemund also nodded. Five thousand crowns was quite a lot. It was more than enough to buy a hundred sets of knight equipment and still have some left over. Compared to the money, Berchemund was more interested in the antiques, paintings and historical relics.
Hagan, Duke of Gisoleiox, received three thousand crowns as thanks for leading his troops to the end.
Duke Bodrick's son, Fedmond, was given three thousand crowns as a token of appreciation for the duchy's aid.
The Empire's troops received two thousand five hundred crowns as thanks for the Empire's help in the war.
Karad, Count of Garamente, received one thousand five hundred crowns as thanks for killing Duke Merovin.
Leofric Kallar, Winford's knight, received five hundred crowns as thanks for defeating Duke Zilfroy of Artois, who was now an undead black knight.
The remaining Grail knights who participated in the battle also received their fair share of rewards.
With that reward, Lane only had 12 thousand crowns left out of the 56 thousand crowns he obtained in Muxilon. It could be said that he had put in a lot of money for the reward.
Seeing Clayon being so generous and sharing so much of his spoils from Muxilon Castle, everyone smiled. Everyone excitedly discussed the merits and demerits of this battle, as well as the series of thrills and thrills they had experienced.
Hagan, Duke of Gisoleiox, breathed a sigh of relief. He had narrowly escaped death in the battle and almost died twice. His army also suffered quite a bit of losses as a result. Now that he received three thousand crowns, not only could he make up for most of his losses, he even made a small profit. It was great news for him.
At the very least, he was much better off than Lyonasser and Montfort. Those two duchies suffered the heaviest losses, but they didn't get a single cent as they didn't participate in the battle.
Laing's distribution was very fair. The more effort one put in, the more money one received. The more contributions one made, the more money one received.
After receiving a large sum of money, Kalade felt a little embarrassed, but he still accepted the money. Then he whispered to Bellegar. Kalade said that he wanted to order a set of Dwarven full body armor and warhorse clothes. Bellegar said that there was no problem. He patted his chest and said, "I'll help you contact them."
After announcing the distribution of spoils to his allies, Leon finally began to announce the rewards for his subordinates under the expectant gazes of everyone. He took out a long scroll and announced loudly, "Now, I shall announce the new system reform and enfeoffment of the Muxilon Duchy."
"Paladin Al Frey has been awarded two thousand crowns for his meritorious service in the attack on Musilon. I hereby announce that the entire Freya Ancient Church District and 200 hectares of land will be enfeoffed to Al Frey as a parish. He will have full autonomy in this area."
Al Frey stood up excitedly, but his wounds were immediately torn apart as he groaned in pain. He waved his right hand, which was the only thing he could move. "This is great!"
What did enfeoffing an entire ancient church district and land with full autonomy mean? It meant that Al Frey could form his own army and appoint his own officers. He was essentially a great noble!
"I hereby announce that Lady Veronica Benadotte will be awarded one thousand crowns, a large villa in the lost district, and a shop in the commercial district of her choice!"
Veronica shrugged her shoulders and pretended that she didn't care. However, she already had more than one prime location in mind. She was secretly calculating which one would be the best for her. If she managed to make Laing happy, she might be able to ask for more.
"Lady Teresa Benadotte will be awarded one thousand crowns, a large villa in the lost district, and a shop in the commercial district of her choice!"
Teresa, on the other hand, was very happy. She nodded to show that she understood. The sorceress had her eyes on an ancient library at the corner of Landuin Street. She wanted to convert it into a holiday villa.
"Flagbearer and Grail Knight Armand will be awarded one thousand crowns as Baron Merovin and stationed at Merovin Castle!"
Armand, the Knight of the Holy Grail, smiled bitterly. Compared to being a baron, he would rather continue to be a flag bearer. However, Leon had shrewdly assigned him to Muxilon, allowing him to be mobilized at any time. This made him unable to say anything against it.
"Baron Deven Hex will be awarded one thousand crowns as Baron Deven and stationed at Deven Town!"
Hex, whose face was full of wounds, nodded. He had just been promoted to baron and was still far from being a count. He could accept the title of Great Baron.
"Royal Knight Olivier will be awarded one thousand crowns as Baron Richard and stationed at Richard Castle in the North!"
Olivier replied loudly. This knight was introduced by Duke Schultz of Marienburg. After serving Laing for so many years, he finally received his noble title.
"Royal Knight Lopes will be awarded one thousand crowns as Baron Vaz and stationed at the coastline of Musilon!"
Lopes pretended to be calm, but his legs were shaking uncontrollably. The knight from Nord couldn't help but rub his hands together when he remembered that he was now a baron. "Yes, sir!"
"Royal Knight Juan Carlos Sunwatcher is enfeoffed as Baron Biokari with a reward of 1000 crowns and will be stationed at Biokari Castle."
Juan was the calmest of them all. As the son of a duke, he didn't think a baron was that rare, but he was still happy about it.
"Royal Knight Lucian will be awarded one thousand crowns as Baron of the Spire Palace and stationed at the Spire Palace."
Lucien was an excellent knight who graduated from the Winford Academy. Among everyone, he was the latecomer. With his excellent commanding ability and unique tactical skills, he was recognized by Leon. Now, he had also won the title of baron!
Lucien subconsciously looked at Francois, the Duke of Winford. Francois smiled and gave Lucien an encouraging look. An indescribable joy immediately filled Lucien's heart!
"Tax Officer Gasparton will be promoted to Head of Taxation!"
"Steward Kasenberg will be promoted to Head Steward of Musilon!"
All the knights and nobles who participated in the reclamation of Musilon received ample rewards.
Aside from that, Leon had also promoted fifty Ranger Knights who had made great contributions in this war to Royal Knights. This was equivalent to enfeoffing thirty villages in one go. The new Duke Muxilon's generosity was astonishing.
Now, he had five more barons under his command. Including Baron Devon, Laing now had six barons under his command.
And this was just the beginning. Mu Xilong now had so much wasteland waiting to be reclaimed, so much land to be developed. Right now, Leon had only set up the title of Baron. In the future, there would be Earls and even Marquises!
However, Ryan did not seem to be satisfied with this. Next, the new Duke of Musiron made a major announcement that shocked everyone present speechless!
"I hereby announce that from today onwards, Musilon will officially establish a new army!"
"This new army will be a fully professional one. They will enjoy a higher salary! Better food and better welfare rations, as well as independent high-class barracks to live in! "
"The new soldiers will be recruited from the serfs and freedmen who have fought with me for many years. Among them, they will have to serve for more than five years and have participated in three major battles."
"The new army will have three battalions. They are the infantry battalion, the musket battalion, and the pistol-cavalry battalion! Each battalion will have three hundred to four hundred men! The sergeants who become battalion commanders will enjoy the treatment of a knight and the title of a knight! "
"Bertrand!" Laing shouted at Sir Bertrand who was sitting at the door.
"Yes!" Bertrand was startled and quickly stood up, "I'm here, my Duke!"
"I'll leave this new army to you!" Laing said calmly, "The supplies and necessary funds will be in place soon!"
"Uh …" Bertrand was stunned for a while before he quickly said, "Then, my Duke, please give this army a name …"
"Hmm, let's call him … Old Guard!"
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