"Your Majesty, the Seventh Prince has agreed to come back after the war reparations." Andrew reported to Reis XII, "But"
Reis XII was very happy to hear that Cage was willing to return to the capital, "But what?" Reis XII didn't know what else was going on.
"Your Majesty will only agree to a few conditions before His Majesty is willing to come back." Andrew timidly didn't know whether he should report to Reis XII.
"What conditions?" Unexpectedly, there were still conditions. The situation was not very good. What if he asked for more power? Reis XII felt that he could not control this son at all.
"There are three relatively simple conditions. One is that the monument built according to His Majesty's request must be built; the second is that the dead soldiers must receive due subsidies; the third is that the soldiers in this war must be rewarded. However, there are two more troublesome conditions. One is that a fiefdom is needed. His Majesty does not want to serve as the military counselor, but His Majesty has no requirements for where the fiefdom is; the second is that he is allowed to form a guard team of 1,000 people." Andrew stated the conditions and let Reis XII judge for himself.
Reis XII thought about it and the first three conditions were nothing and could be agreed to. It is not impossible to divide the land. Give him a remote place and let him fend for himself. A guard of one thousand people should be able to protect himself and will not affect the entire empire. The main consideration is the fiefdom. It is okay to give him a place surrounded by enemies. I don't believe he can keep it. Reis XII calculated carefully and decided to agree to Cage's conditions.
"Where is Cage now?"
"Your Highness is already in Kiev Rus and occupied the entire northwest of the Bytin Empire." Andrew answered truthfully.
"What?" Reis XII really didn't expect Cage to be so strong.
"When I arrived in Kiev Rus, Your Highness had just repelled the opponent's Flying Leopard Corps and captured nearly 50,000 soldiers. Your Highness has a very high prestige in the entire eastern army, and the troops dare not disobey Your Highness's orders in the slightest." Andrew told Reis XII this biggest problem.
Reis XII was shocked. It seemed that he had to transfer Cage back immediately. The entire east would probably become his territory in a short time. It was a very large area with fertile land. When Cage became strong enough, he might not be able to compete with him.
"Even the various forces in the occupied areas of the Bytin Empire are obedient to Your Highness and dare not disobey him in the slightest." Andrew told Reis XII the actual situation, which made Reis XII even more afraid. If even the people in the occupied areas listened to him, wouldn't it be easy to conquer the nearby territories?
"Send someone to inform Cage that I agree to his conditions and let him withdraw his troops immediately and return to the imperial capital." Reis XII said loudly.
"Yes."
Andrew, who withdrew, understood what His Majesty meant. Now time waits for no one. If he waits a little longer, the situation may change even more.
When Slis came to the capital of the Reis Empire, he felt that the negotiation was very easy. He completed the negotiation with almost no money. He paid 20 million gold coins. He had 30 million gold coins of activity funds. He completed the task without spending much. The total cost this time was less than 150 million gold coins, saving nearly 60 million gold coins. It is estimated that Ace will reward him when he returns.
After solving the compensation problem, he paid it immediately and paid the money to Cage at the same time. After receiving the money, Cage withdrew his troops and returned nearly 100,000 soldiers at the same time. The handover was carried out on the border. Many civilians in Kiev Rus did not want Cage to leave. The days with Cage were the happiest and most comfortable days for them. What they liked most was the dispute complaint office, which solved many problems for them and made their lives more free and happy.
Humans are strange animals. As long as they live comfortably, they don't care what happens. Just as Laozi said, "chickens and dogs don't hear each other."
Cage returned to Relunel and distributed 10 million gold coins to the major commanders, making them grateful. Even if Cage asked them to distribute all to the soldiers at the bottom, they were very excited and almost knelt down to salute Cage. They made a lot of money on this expedition. Even if each soldier was given a few hundred gold coins, they made a lot of money. They could hear the sound of gold coins colliding in their pockets. They didn't dare to guess how much Cage made. In their opinion, His Highness Cage distributed all the money to them, so it shouldn't be much, but Cage was happy to pretend to be confused.
Not to mention the soldiers at the bottom, not only did they receive a large reward, but the country also had a reward, which was probably not much, but a mosquito is meat no matter how small it is. All the dead soldiers received subsidies from the country and Cage, and Cage did everything he promised them. Cage's appeal in the entire Eastern Army is so high that even if they are asked to rebel against the king now, they will not hesitate at all. They have always been very poor. Not only are their salaries low, but the probability of death is also very high. No one cares about them at all. Now they feel like they are in heaven.
Cage did not stay in Relunel for long, and packed his luggage to return to the imperial capital. At the same time, he selected a thousand people from the army as his guards. Everyone did not understand that Cage chose all disabled soldiers, soldiers who were injured in the war, blind, broken hands, broken legs, etc., and all those who others thought were useless were taken down by Cage. You must know that when the selection of a thousand guards was announced, almost everyone signed up to participate. Under such conditions, everyone was moved by Cage's noble sentiments, which was equivalent to Cage raising these disabled soldiers himself. The moved group of people were so devoted that they almost peeled their hearts and gave them to Cage, which made the surrounding people and the army who were seeing him off moved to tears. Where can I find such a good person again? The ten commanders were also worried about who the country would send to govern the entire east, but one thing was certain, no matter who it was, it was impossible for Cage to have the same appeal in the entire east.
Cage took this group of remnants on the road, and accepting them was not just a show. Cage showed the strength of the old political commissar Mao, covering them with quilts at night and asking them if they had any difficulties during the day. Many people were excited and burst into tears, but Cage still asked them to maintain the dignity of men and not to cry, so that they admired and respected from the bottom of their hearts. Even if Cage asked them to die now, they would not hesitate to draw their knives and cut themselves. Even if Cage's requirements for them were ten times stricter, they did not reduce their inner enthusiasm at all. They believed that Cage's strictness was good for them and allowed them to live with more dignity.
If Cage knew what they were thinking, he would definitely sneer at it. The political commissar's actions were deliberate, in order to increase the spiritual cohesion of the troops through this kind of worship, so that the soldiers can be brave, get rid of their inner fears, and foolishly show up for the cause of the revolution. Only brave soldiers are good soldiers, and similarly, only loyal guards are good guards. This is what Cage thinks in his heart. He believes that only soldiers who have been tempered by blood are real soldiers. Don't look at this as a group of remnants. Their combat effectiveness must be stronger than the same number of soldiers. Cage gave them ten times better treatment than they had in the past. Can they not die?
House didn't understand Cage's approach, but he could see the changes in the mental outlook of the guards, and the whole army showed a murderous aura. Fierce, iron-blooded, and disciplined are perfectly reflected in this guard. He felt that as long as Cage asked them to move forward, even if there were thousands of troops or even cliffs, they would move forward without hesitation.
Before Cage entered the city, he saw the troops coming to greet him from a few miles outside the city. King Reis XII stood at the front. The 80,000 royal guards, with flags and banners, were dressed in bright clothes and riding horses. They were all very heroic and vigorous. It seemed that King Reis XII wanted to show him a bit of power. Cage found it very funny.
Two hundred meters away from King Reis XII, Cage dismounted and walked towards King Reis XII. When he came close, he immediately saluted.
"Meet father."
"Okay, get up. Thanks to you this time, we were able to defeat the Byting Empire and force them to sign a treaty. This has greatly promoted the power of the empire and maintained the dignity of the empire." King Reis XII seemed very happy.
"It's all thanks to the blessing of father. Even if I'm not on the front line, other generals can be as good as me." Cage said modestly.