Proof of the Sun King

August 2515 Imperial Calendar, Old World center of commerce and trade, Marienburg.

The Brittany Knights Road army is gradually approaching Marienburg.

At this time, the situation was different. The entire Marienburg was almost decorated with lights, using the most ceremonious etiquette and the highest standard of reception to welcome Ryan and his Knight Road army.

In the August season, although the temperature is still very hot, the Westerland one is close to the sea and swamps, and the second is also past the hottest time, so the knight and the soldiers can bear it, and they lined up ten kilometers long. The troops marched one after another, preparing to stop in Marienburg for a while, on the one hand, to supply logistics supplies and temporarily rest, on the other hand, also...

The high elf nobleman, Talleyrand, was sweating profusely. He cursed the hot weather, and occasionally emphasized that it would not have been the case in Ulthuan. The lame man sat in the awning of the carriage, slumped and sleepy. He couldn't sleep again, and his body was tilted, which was quite funny.

The **** thought in his heart that if he had the chance, he must change his carriage to one with an air-conditioning system. Well, let's go to the mother and daughter of the sorceress for help. It just so happened that he received a lot of bribes from the empire this time. , an air conditioning system, charged with a magic stone.

When the lame man was still thinking about it, the king of knights, Ryan, rode grapes and approached Talleyrand's carriage. The king smiled and said meaningfully: "Talleyrand, I remember that I asked you to choose a half-blood elf. Warhorse, didn't you come to pull the carriage?"

Talleyrand hurriedly sat upright, the high elf took out the silk scarf in his arms to wipe his sweat, and explained: "This is good for me and my horse, Your Majesty, the proud half-blood elf warhorse does not like to walk alone. The unidentified **** is its owner, and I don't like to feel the heat under the sun that is totally different from Ulthuan."

"Hehe~" Ryan smiled, and he pointed to the distance again, who were preparing for the victory of the Knights Road army and the members of the upper and lower houses of Marienburg waiting under the scorching sun: "Then why are they willing to feel under the sun? What about a completely different heat than Ulthuan?"

"That's because they are merchants. Merchants are profit-seeking. They smell wealth. Our people are full of loot, and merchants can get too much from selling loot." Talleyrand shook his head, he moved from the side. He took his own walking stick: "Businessmen only do two things, the first is to seek the appreciation of their wealth, and the second is to pursue greater profits. This is their nature. Of course, businessmen are also human beings, and they also have their own hobbies. with family."

Ryan was silent for a while, and Talleyrand simply smiled when he saw this: "Your Majesty is a wise majesty, it is impossible for you not to know this, this does not seem to be a problem with your majesty, what happened to make you seek help from a lame man Is there anything I can do to help you?"

"This." Ryan put a medal in front of Talleyrand, a first-class Grand Cross.

"For me?!" Talleyrand jumped up suddenly. He followed Ryan along the way to fight countless times, and finally got a second-class lion medal!

"It wasn't for you, it was awarded to these merchants by the Knight Kingdom." Ryan handed the first-class golden Grand Cross to Talleyrand, and the Knight King smiled: "We have a major task for you, which is from Surya. letter."

"Madame's letter?!" Talleyrand jumped up from his seat immediately. The entire knight kingdom recognized that he could offend King Ryan, but never offend Queen Surya! If he offends Ryan, he will deal with it justly, but if he offends Queen Surya, that's not necessarily the case.

Likewise, Ryan's subordinates often call Suria "Mrs.", which is actually a special title that means they have been following Ryan since before he was the king of knights.

"Long live Madam Suria!"

—One of the battle cries that the Old Guard and Lane's knights like to shout

Of course, Talleyrand and Beria, who are essentially Ryan's private ministers, also called Madame together to show their closeness and loyalty. Surya didn't let everyone call her Madame.

"I'll leave this task to you, Talleyrand." Ryan said with a smile, "I know, you like to deal with money, and you're good at dealing with these businessmen and nobles, right?"

Talleyrand took Suria's letter, he read it carefully, the high elf sighed, shook his head, his face full of admiration: "I want to say, Your Majesty, you have a genius wife, Why can't I think of it?"

"Suria's idea is very good, but it must be mastered." Ryan's expression became serious: "I think about it, only you are suitable."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, leave it to me!" Talleyrand immediately became excited, and he quickly bowed: "I will assure you that I am the most suitable candidate, that is... Your Majesty, I need a certain degree of autonomy, and A little flexibility."

"Flexibility? Like you got a two-carriage gift from Metternich?" Ryan nodded slightly, he said meaningfully.

"But I can get back two hundred carriages for you from the negotiating table, Your Majesty." Talleyrand said respectfully, "Leave it to me, I know how to deal with this group of merchants, but... Your Majesty, the highest To the first-class Golden Grand Cross?"

"The Order of the Supreme Lady and the Order of the Holy Grail cannot be awarded casually." Ryan shook his head.

"I understand."

…………I am the dividing line that I understand…………

Three days later, Marienburg held the grandest banquet in the city council. Although the king of knights, Ryan, did not attend due to an excuse, all the Britannia knights and nobles except him attended the banquet.

However, what really made the whole Marienburg boil was at the banquet, as the Grand Duke of Marienburg, Schultz proudly displayed his Brittany Medal in the public attendance!

Schultz, the Archduke of Marienburg of the Knights of Brittany, personally presented two golden Grand Crosses, the Marsh of Pain Commemorative Medal, and the Battle of the Three Kings Commemorative Medal to thank Schultz for being a knight in this great expedition. The great contribution made by the logistics of Dao Dajun!

At the same time, Casanova, President of the Gentlemen's League, was also personally received by the Knight King Ryan, and awarded a golden Grand Cross and two medals!

When they appeared at the banquet with medals on their chests, all the members of the upper and lower councils of Marienburg all stared.

what! It's a medal, this light, this forceful, so dazzling!

and many more! Isn't it the hardest to get Brittany's medals? Do you have to personally participate in the war and must have made military exploits before you can be rewarded? Why did Archduke Schultz and Viscount Casanova not participate in this great expedition and were awarded the honor? !

Then they can get it, why can't we?

The minds of the big businessmen began to liven up in an instant. They were jealous and asked around, how did the Order of Brittany come to be obtained?

This time, Mrs. Keisler and the imperial people who participated in the fight against the Chaos invasion also received medals from Brittany. Noor's nobles and soldiers who participated in the war all wore medals. Among them, when When Emilia, Countess of the Empire, appeared at Noor's celebration banquet with her stomach outstretched and a special Holy Grail Medal on her chest, she instantly exploded the audience.

At the banquet, the nobles of Nuer looked at their Countess's shining medals with the power of the goddess in the lake, all showing envious expressions of envy and hatred. Everyone at the celebration banquet was proud to have the medal of Brittany, Shame on not getting the medal.

The wind soon blew from Nur to the entire empire.

For a time, the entire upper class of the empire was proud of having a beautiful Order of Brittany.

Although the big trench merchants in Marienburg, who have not donated or participated in the war, do not say it, but in their hearts, they are very envious of the countless military exploits and brilliant victories of the Knights Kingdom over the years. It is a sense of identity from the upper class and the inner circle of the aristocracy. This so-called sense of identity makes the big businessmen flock to it. Now that Schultz and Casanova have received medals, how can this not make the big businessmen? Emotionally?

The medal of Brittany, I really want it!

Medal, how can I get it?

Soon, a grapevine began to spread in Marienburg.

The merciful and great King of Knights is willing to share his glorious victories and great glory with all the people of the old world! He is willing to share the exploits of the Great Expedition with everyone!

Ladies and gentlemen of Marienburg, here's your chance!

Now, you too can be a victorious member of this Chaos Invasion, sing the praises of Britannia's great exploits, and now you can proudly declare that you are also a part of the fight against Chaos!

Just donate generously to support our chivalry wars and sponsor our forces!

Donate and get a medal!

Quantity is limited, first come, first served, don't miss the opportunity, the time will never come.

"Enjoy victory with the Holy Grail Knights and the old guards, citizens of Marienburg!" Talleyrand, dressed in Chinese clothes, talked eloquently at noble gatherings and various places in Marienburg: " Becauseitisalwaysthegooddaytobuy!”

Like a little spark falling into the entire pyre, Marienburg was instantly set ablaze.

As long as I donate, I can also get the medal of Brittany, as long as I donate generously, I can also proudly say that I am a member of the fight against Chaos!

Ah, the medal.

The city was boiling, and nobles, businessmen, citizens, artists and major trade unions all rushed up to pester Talleyrand who was in charge of this: "We are willing to donate, we need medals, Mr. Talleyrand. "

The nobles, the merchants, the trade union presidents, and the artists held cloth bags filled with gold coins and surrounded Talleyrand in the middle. There were hundreds of them, and more people got the news. .

The whole venue became a mess of porridge, and Talleyrand had to let the guards outside come in to maintain order, while standing on the table and shouting with crutches.

"The Battle of Pain Swamp Commemorative Medal with 10 Gold Marks, the Battle of the Three Kings Commemorative Medal with 15 Gold Marks, the Battle of Herzig with 10 Gold Marks, the Battle of Wolfen Medal and the March Storm Operation Medal They are all 8 gold marks each, and the number is limited, please register your name and address after the donation, and we will deliver it to your door in person."

"I want them all, three of each medal, no, five!"

"Buy, buy, buy, don't buy is not a person!"

"Starting today, I can also proudly declare that I am the guardian of the old world."

"It's so beautiful, I like it so much!"

"We want medals, what about medals? Mr. Talleyrand, how are medals calculated?" a noble lady shouted, she was the wife of a large merchant, holding a handful of gold coins (1 gold coins of the gods) = 1000 gold marks or gold crowns): "I have money! All I want is a medal, a medal!"

"The third-class Iris Medal, 50 gold marks/person, limited to 300 pieces, the second-class Lion Medal, 200 gold marks/person, limited to 200 pieces, the first-class Golden Grand Cross Medal, 500 gold marks/person, limited to 100 pieces." Talleyrand kept beckoning everyone to be quiet: "Ladies and gentlemen, be quiet, please queue up to register, each person can get at most one of the three medals, and we will engrave the ladies and gentlemen on the back of the medal. Your names, and a commemorative and honorary certificate to you!"

"I, I, I, I want to register my whole family!"

"Mr. Talleyrand, the number is too small for us to share."

"We need more, more!"

The scene was very chaotic for a time, and people from outside kept crowding in, filling the entire venue.

This period is historically known as the "medal fever" period, when everyone was proud to wear the medal of Brittany.

This is Surya's proposal in the letter, to sell medals!

Of course, these medals are commemorative and honorary versions, and there are still some differences in the shape and pattern of the medals that are actually awarded to the army~www.wuxiaspot.com~ They are not like the real Brittanian Military Merit Medal, which can enjoy privileges and extras. Perks, purely a fancy toy, are still maddening.

And more people continue to inquire about how to get higher-level medals.

In this regard, Talleyrand leaked a little bit of words, saying that if there is a similar expedition next time, someone can generously donate and fully help the army of knights, and maybe the king of knights Ryan will consider it.

Rare things are precious, the limited number of medals were sold out, and everyone crowded their heads and returned in disappointment. Most people did not get the first and second-class medals they wanted. Talleyrand took the opportunity to accept bribes and sell them on the black market. One by one, the first-class Golden Cross can be worth 2,500 gold marks at the highest, but it is still worthless.

Many people even went directly to the knights and nobles with medals and Brittanian soldiers to buy a lot of money. Everyone was proud of their medals and medals. The most famous merchant wore nearly 40 of them when he attended the banquet. Medals and various medals, covering all types of Brittany medals except the highest Ladies of the Lake and the Grand Order of the Holy Grail, were legendary for a while.

In this way, during the week when the army stayed in Marienburg, the economy and atmosphere of the entire Marienburg became extremely hot. Countless loot and stolen goods were sold in Marienburg, and batches of merchants entered the barracks to trade with the army. In the disputes over prices and the debate over the quality of the goods, most of the spoils were sold, and everyone made a lot of money.

At the end of August, when the army of Knights Road came near his own border and was greeted by the Brittanian border troops led by Marshal Roland Marshall, Lane received a detailed bill from Talleyrand.

A total of more than 215,600 gold coins were raised in this medal sale.

The money is really good!