Chapter 336 6.84 Negotiation (2)

The negotiations went extremely smoothly.

It even went so smoothly that it was a little scary.

Seeing the "Red Queen"'s head without any sign of life stuck on a vase, Ecbert lost all his previous pride. He was able to dominate these four islands, and behind him, the invincible Iphitus contributed a lot of credit.

However, at this time, the dragon knights he was so proud of were dying and running away.

All the 40,000 elites trained by selling iron were killed on the battlefield.

Even the "Red Queen" who he regarded as a god was dead.

The proud Ecbert has lost all the cards in his hand.

As a time traveler, Loki is knowledgeable and knowledgeable, but when it comes to his familiarity with "medieval business", he is much inferior to Mohlantin.

Much of the negotiating agreement was drawn up by Mohlantin, and once again the Viking princess showed great professionalism.

The first item of negotiation concerns the territory Loki can acquire. The Vikings' sparse population meant that they would not be able to swallow up much land. Therefore, Mohlantin requested to cede the two provinces of "Stone Forest County" and "Salt County".

This is a very subtle calculation.

The most valuable location in the English Isles is undoubtedly the English Channel.

But Loki couldn't eat this land at all.

If he occupied the English Channel, he would immediately be trapped between the two behemoths "Wessex" and the "Principality of France". Don't look at the fact that Wessex has no army at this time.

With Ecbert's ability, he could train 100,000 troops again in less than three years.

On that day, France and Wessex attacked from both sides, and Loki had no chance of survival.

But Shilin County is different.

Stonewood is deep in the "Island of Great Britain" in the English archipelago. This province is a major transportation link between Wessex and Mercia.

All goods shipped from Wessex to Mercia, Northumbria, East Anglia, and Wales need to pass through this province, and all kinds of goods that these four countries want to sell to the Western Continent also need to pass through here. Shipping to Wessex.

Occupying this important road, the toll fees alone are enough to support the basic expenses of the two provinces.

Secondly, there is "Yan County" where Wanghai Fortress is located.

Most of the value of Yanjun is reflected in Wanghai Fortress. This is a frost-free port. During the long winter, the sea will only freeze for less than a month, and then will thaw again due to the movement of ocean currents.

In this way, Loki would have a port where he could go to sea at any time. This will greatly enhance the trade capabilities of these two provinces, and more importantly, he can travel to and from the North Sea at any time.

It is also a permanent link to Scandinavia.

With the only 20,000 Viking people currently under Loki's command, they can only occupy two provinces at most. If the lion wanted to take more land, the number of Englishmen in the province would be 10-20 times that of the Vikings.

This situation is very dangerous.

After all, they haven't gotten any benefits from the English who changed their flag.

At this point they are still the invaders.

After the merger of the two provinces, the land was given a new name "Normandy".

Translated is Northman'sland, the land of the northerners.

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After the territorial issue is resolved, the next step that needs to be discussed is war reparations.

The Viking princess knows the truth of being a human being and keeping a tightrope. This war was able to obtain two rich provinces from the English Islands, which is already a rare achievement. If the lion asks for money again, it is likely that the other six countries will immediately fall into disaster.

Therefore, she only symbolically levied a total of 100,000 Wessex gold pounds from the remaining five countries as compensation for war losses.

This may seem like a lot of money, but it is just a drop in the bucket for the country in the English Isles.

This matter was just brushed aside.

The next crucial issue is protons.

At this time, Jean Rousseau and the "Social Contract Theory" that influenced the cognitive system of the entire Western world would have to wait nearly 1,000 years to be written. In this era, the "spirit of contract" of the medieval lords was much weaker than that of later generations.

Therefore, an agreement is made in order to force the other party to perform it. They will use an extremely barbaric and primitive method——

——Take away the other party’s heirs.

This kind of children who are used as hostages and grow up in the other party's home are called "protons".

The choice of proton is usually the one who is the smartest and most likely to become the king.

In this way, the children of the enemy will grow up with their own children, and they will develop friendships from childhood, which will greatly benefit their future rule.

Although I am not familiar with the situation in the 7 countries in England, I would like to walk into a bar and ask the bartender whose son is promising, whose son is finished, whose daughter is being pursued, etc. The members knew everything.

Therefore, Mohlantin asked for the following hostages.

First, there is "Alfred", Ecbert's eldest son and successor to the throne of Wessex.

When the 15-year-old young man walked into the room, Loki, who had remained calm throughout the entire negotiation, stood up involuntarily.

It was the first time he had shown respect to an Englishman.

Loki's heart beat uncontrollably. Standing in front of him at this time, Alfred, who called him "adoptive father", would be called "Alfred the Great" in future generations.

It was he who unified the seven chaotic kingdoms of England, and then the name "Great Britain" replaced the scattered countries of "Wessex", "Mercia", "East Anglia", etc., becoming a great power capable of competing for world domination.

In short, this young man is the English version of "Qin Shi Huang".

"Hello, please sit down."

He was only five years older than the other party, but the other party actually called him "adoptive father". This contrast made him feel at a loss for a while.

But there was more to come.

The king of the Kingdom of Northumbria, "Ella III", had seven daughters and no sons. In desperation, Merhlandin asked for his second daughter, "Alice Elan", who was outstanding in appearance, figure and knowledge among all his daughters.

As for the two countries of East Anglia and East Saxon, the kings of the two countries were not very old. Their eldest sons were only about seven or eight years old.

The two princes sent were named "Charles" and "Feynman".

After recognizing the "adoptive father", he sat down beside Loki obediently.

Loki felt that his head was about to explode.

According to the normal process, Loki should have sent a hostage from each of the other six countries. But when he saw the four princes and princesses beside him, he immediately rejected Mohrandin's intention to continue asking for more.

Four yellow-haired teenagers, plus a Sophie

If there were more, I could open a kindergarten at home!

Think about this group of noisy half-grown children who will follow me until the oath is broken or I inherit the throne.

My God

You know, there is a thousand-year-old Zongzi in Sophie's body.

Now there are four more yellow-haired brothers and sisters in an instant. I don't know how to explain this when I go back.

"The last question, it's your turn"

Mohrandin slowly turned her head, but she was not facing Loki or Ulysses Elan.

Instead, she looked at Elizabeth beside her with a pair of sharp eyes.