21 Ch 14.1 leaving Battlefield (2/2)

A rank 8 was killed

We recovered about 1.2 million gold worth of possessions, possibly belonging to Dukes and counts, out of which 700,000 are gold coins.

All the commander's jaws dropped seeing such a figure, they couldn't move their eyes from the parchment.

Duke was first to break the silence ” No wonder, those bastards were in a hurry to leave the Kingdom.”

” I wonder how long they have been plundering our kingdom's resources,”  Jake said as he leaned back on his seat.

” Huh, admit it or not, they have done a great deal for the kingdom. Now we have a bigger chance to recover.”  Count Greenfield chuckled.

” Hmm, What count said makes sense ” laughed Charles. He during his fight had reached near the threshold for rank 9. He could break through anytime.

Atmosphere lightened, they started making plans to utilize the money.

Jason had expected to get a large amount of resources from war. But it was greater than his estimation. He was in complete disbelief how Conley and others earned it.

” First most important task now is to find the escaped mercenaries and seal the borders.” Jason interrupted their planning, he waited for everyone's attention , he continued ” We also have the problem of so many war prisoners. We have currently more than 10,000 prisoners. What are we going to do with them.” He shifted his gaze from commanders to Duke when said the latter part.

Duke understood what his grandson was upto, he asked him with displeasure” What do you recommend , Milord”. Duke wanted to skip the last part.

Jason replied in an extremely polite tone ” Oh, my dear grandpa, you don't have to address me like that…” he wanted to continue but stopped when he saw Duke leaned forward and raised his hand above the table.

Jason further added but now in a matter of factly way ” Ahem, We will now convert their status from prisoners to workers contracted to the Kingdom. They will be paid according to work. They will get freedom after 5 years, meanwhile they can call their families and settle here, as most of the kingdom's populace have moved away.”

Jason knew the kingdom needs tireless workers, what's better than to get prisoners to do the work. They just need someone good enough to deal with them.

Carrot and stick strategy works everywhere. He would give them payment and other benefits but needs someone who they will fear. Ha ha ha ( Jason laughs maniacally in his mind.????)....

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