Chapter 57 (2/2)
The housekeeper Cole took the letter, gave uncle Depp a hard look, and then went back and handed it to duvier.
Duvier opened the envelope directly and looked at it.
”To the Lord of Castle caspami, Baron duvier.”
”Baron duvier, this is our first conversation, but I'm a lazy man, so I'm no longer polite. Let's go straight to the subject.”
Seeing this line, Baron duvier showed his contempt: ”it's not like an imperial aristocrat. There's a smell of dirt between the lines!”
But there was no way. He still had to hold his nose and keep looking.
”According to the imperial law, the Brussels iron ore mountain is the inherent territory of Ellington, and now I have recovered it.”
”Mine steward Rex and durum intended to instigate the bodyguard to murder our Lord. They have been killed.”
”Forty nine of the 150 soldiers you sent to garrison the mine were killed by us in the battle. Deducting one person traveling with the messenger, there are now 100 soldiers in our custody. After my consideration, I decided to ask you to redeem them at the low price of 100 gold coins per soldier. The ransom amount to 10000 gold coins. The soldier accompanying me is an additional gift. Please give five stars a high praise.”
One hundred gold coins per soldier? A hundred soldiers is ten thousand gold coins?
Baron duvier's eyelids jumped. Did don think his gold coins were rolled up by the wind? And what does this five-star praise mean? Some kind of magic spell?
”Besides, taking charge of the living and accommodation of these 100 soldiers consumes a lot of manpower and materials in Ellington, so I have to inform you that we need to charge resettlement fees and board fees at the price of ten gold coins per soldier per day. The specific amount will be calculated separately when the ransom is paid without further notice. Therefore, for your sake, please do your best Redeem these soldiers. ”
”Are you kidding!”
Baron duvier roared, ”the standard food for every soldier is ten gold coins a day! What do they eat?”
Even Baron duvier himself, the standard food cost per day is only ten gold coins. Did these soldiers catch up with his standard? Isn't this insulting his aristocracy!?
Cole said, ”Sir, please calm down and wait until you finish reading.”
Baron duvier gasped and continued to look.
”In addition, I also learned that you have illegally occupied the Brussels iron mine for a long time and illegally earned a lot of wealth, and the former Lord Hogg Pope has not recovered the wealth that belongs to Ellington. In view of my new office and financial constraints, I have to recover the illegal income from you.”
”It is reported that you have occupied the Brussels iron ore mountain for more than three years. Because I am lazy, I don't count the change. Round up four years, a total of 1500 days.”
Duvier almost vomited blood. Let's not mention the debt recovery statement. What do you mean by rounding up four years? Is there such a change!?
”1500 days!? it's more than six years! It's an integer! Does he think I don't know numbers?”
Cole whispered, ”Lord, 1500 days, it's more than four years and a month...”
”I want you to talk nonsense!”
Baron duvier slapped up and shouted, ”my math teacher died early!”
Cole retreated with his face covered, and duvier continued to look with anger.
”According to my analysis of the mine, your daily profit from the mine is estimated to be 1000 gold coins. Therefore, after calculation, you should compensate Ellington for a total of 1.5 million gold coins - the benevolent master will not collect the overdue payment and the interest therein.”
”Please get the money ready as soon as possible and go to Ellington to redeem the soldiers as soon as you receive this letter.”
”Lord Ellington, Donne, was at Lord Ellington's house on the 24th of the jubilant month of 849.”
After reading the letter, duvier's face was black, and he tore the letter to pieces in anger.
”Presumptuous! Arrogant! Bold! 1.5 million gold coins!? is he crazy!?”
Duvier roared, ”still ask me for compensation!? ask for ransom!? recover illegal gains!? who does he think he is!?”
”Soldier!”
Heavily armed soldiers swarmed in.
Duvier pointed to Uncle Depp and shouted, ”drag these two men out and cut them down! Send orders! I'm going to send troops to crush Ellington!”
The soldiers kneeling on the ground changed their faces: ”Lord!”
”Come here if you don't want to die!”
Uncle Depp shouted, grabbed the soldier, and shouted to Baron duvier, ”you will regret this decision! I promise in the name of the Lord!”
At the moment when the soldiers rushed up, uncle Depp ruthlessly tore up the transmission scroll, a flash of light flashed, and they disappeared from Baron duvier in an instant.
”Where are they?”
”Lord,” Cole said with a look of shock, ”the farmer seems to have left with a conveyor reel!”
”Transport scroll!? how can it be! The master can't buy transport scroll! How can an Ellington farmer afford it!”
”Maybe his Lord gave it to him?”
”Impossible! How can a woodlouse Lord get the transmission scroll?”
”Whatever it is, I want my soldiers to step on Ellington! I want that Donne to kneel in front of me and lick my boots!”
”Your will!”