"Sir Maurice, what are your plans? If you have enough money, I can allow you to redeem yourself." Yun Xiaohan was playing hard to get. Morris was just a palace baron and had no territory, so where would the income come from.
In "The Choice", nobles are very particular about noble honor. Duke William of Nassau can deny Maurice's identity, but Morris has to recognize his noble identity. If he escapes without paying the ransom, he will not be able to return to the Arcane Council.
He will be despised by all the nobles, and it will be difficult to gain a foothold in the noble community. Even if he goes back, he will only be looked down upon and will not get any more opportunities. It can be said that his future is ruined.
More importantly, Duke William of Nassau had many children, 12 in total. Maurice was not the eldest son, but just the second son, and was not taken seriously. However, Duke William of Nassau was busy with official duties and had no time to interact with his children.
Very few, the feelings are very weak, and the understanding is not much.
This time, Duke William of Nassau gave Morris a chance to perform his first independent mission. As a result, he got off to a bad start. He lost a reinforced ship and a large number of soldiers were killed. What's more terrible was Morris himself.
He was also captured.
In the view of Duke William of Nassau, it is nothing more than supporting a rebel party to carry out rebellion. Even if the rebellion fails, it does not matter. It only needs to cause some chaos to the Duke of Sardinia. Anyway, he will not suffer any losses. He did not expect it to be like this.
A shocking result. I have to admit that Morris was still very immature at this time.
William Duke of Nassau didn't care how Morris failed or how he was caught. As the first speaker of the Offen Assembly, he didn't have much time to understand a small conflict in detail, and he had no way of understanding it.
The other ship returned early, and all the soldiers of the Austrian Law Council on the Qinhuang were killed. No one could report the process to him, and he could only watch the results.
The main reason why Duke William of Nassau refused to redeem Maurice was that he was unwilling to admit the small actions of the Offa Council in private, but his disappointment in Maurice was also a major reason. He was unwilling to pay for this son who was incompetent in his eyes.
The price is higher, and I am even less willing to show favoritism for this son.
As a result, Maurice is in a very embarrassing situation. If he goes back, there is no way out. Even his father will not recognize him. If he doesn't go back, he will be a prisoner and may even become Yun Xiaohan because he cannot pay the ransom.
of war slaves.
Thanks to Yun Xiaohan who read a lot of game backgrounds, read a lot of books in the library, and communicated with Napoleon and Liya, otherwise he might not be able to figure out the twists and turns here.
I won't take advantage of Morris.
Seeing Morris's silence, Yun Xiaohan spoke again: "It's impossible for you to return to the country now, and you won't have a future when you return to the country. It's also impossible for me to raise you in vain. Just serve me for the time being. Others
If you don't want to give you a chance, I am willing to give it. If you make achievements, I will make you a free man. If you do well enough, you can even get a fief from me."
When Morris heard this, he raised his head sharply, and his eyes were no longer as unfocused as before. He stared at Yun Xiaohan closely, and asked unhurriedly: "Your promise?"
"Yes, my promise! It depends on whether you believe it or not. In your current situation, there is no need for me to lie to you. Lying to you will do me no good, and what I need is your ability, not money or items. Lying to you
, there’s nothing I can do about it even if you don’t work hard.”
Morris laughed miserably, "Yeah, in my current situation, why are you lying to me? I believe you! I don't have a choice now! How long do I have to serve you before I can return my status as a free man?"
"One year, I will return your identity after one year, and you can stay or leave."
One year is 4 months in reality, and the ratio between real time and game time is 1:3. When the conversation was going on, the time option was triggered. The system provided three times for Yun Xiaohan to choose, namely half a year, one year, and two
Years. Half a year is too short, and he is afraid that Maurice will be freed before he has any confidence. Two years is too long. Although Maurice has no other choice, he will definitely feel dissatisfied and find it difficult to give up, so Yun Xiaohan made a
Moderate choice.
"Okay, one year, I agree!" Morris agreed to serve Yun Xiaohan, but did not mention getting a fief from Yun Xiaohan at all. This shows that he still cherishes his motherland and has not considered becoming a
The matter of Yun Xiaohan’s vassal.
Yun Xiaohan didn't have too many illusions. Maurice grew up in the Offa Parliament, and his father was the first speaker of the Offa Parliament. There was no way he could change camps casually.
Moreover, Yun Xiaohan himself is only a viscount, a small viscount with only two fiefs. Maurice would have to be very stupid to like him, but fortunately he is a real viscount, not a real baron, otherwise he would not even say anything to solicit him.
There was nothing he could say. If he did, Maurice would only feel that Yun Xiaohan was humiliating him.
After Morris agreed, Yun Xiaohan could see his five potential values: 4 and a half stars for personal combat potential, 8 and a half stars for army command potential, 6 and a half stars for navy command potential, 8 and a half stars for management and leadership potential, and 8 and a half stars for political potential.
Diplomatic potential is 4 stars. Morris's personal combat potential has obviously dropped by one star or one and a half stars.
Because Morris has not become a follower or vassal of Yun Xiaohan, the talent cannot be seen, but not being able to see the talent does not mean that the talent is not effective. It is a pity that Morris has not officially joined Yun Xiaohan, and he cannot set him up.
As a consul, even if he has talent, it can only be effective in the fief he serves, not the entire territory.
After thinking for a while, Yun Xiaohan decided to make Maurice the head of the interior affairs of Ajaccio Village and the deputy village chief of Ajaccio Village. He demoted the newly appointed interior affairs chief "Sturaro" to the rank of
Adjutant of the Interior, the original Adjutant of the Interior "Morse" was adjusted to the city of Bastia and continued to serve as the Adjutant of the Interior.
After such a change, the population growth rate of the village of Ajaccio increased from 4% to 9%, and the population growth rate of the city of Bastia also increased from 3% to 3.2%.
Compared with the population growth rate of Bastia City, which has only increased by 0.2% for many internal affairs adjutants, the 4% to 9% increase in Ajaccio Village is really terrifying. It can be seen that the star rating of the special NPC of the official type is getting higher and higher.
The greater the impact, and it is a leap-forward improvement. 7 and a half stars means entering the hero template. Compared with 7 stars, it is a completely different world. Each half star from 7 stars upwards can even be equivalent to the previous several stars.