Chapter 1032, Medal Fever

Chapter 1031 , Medal fever

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

The Britannian knight army gradually approached Marienburg.

The situation was different at this time. The entire Marienburg was almost decorated with lights and festoons, using the most solemn etiquette and the highest standard of reception to welcome Ryan and his army of chivalry.

In the August season, although the temperature is still very hot, Westerland has many seas and swamps on the one hand, and the hottest time on the other has passed, so the knights and soldiers can still bear it. They lined up ten kilometers long The team marched one after another, preparing to stop in Marienburg. On the one hand, it was to replenish logistics supplies and take a temporary rest. On the other hand, it was also...

The high elf nobleman Talleyrand was sweating profusely. He cursed the hot weather, and occasionally emphasized that it would not be like this in Ulthuan. He couldn't sleep again, and his body was tilted, which seemed quite funny.

The cripple thought in his heart that if he had the chance, he would definitely change his carriage to one with an air-conditioning system. Well, he should ask the sorceress mother and daughter for help. It just so happened that he had received a lot of bribes from the empire this time. , an air-conditioning system, powered by the Sorcerer's Stone.

While the cripple was still thinking wildly, Knight King Ryan approached Talleyrand's carriage on a grape. The king had a smile on his face and said meaningfully: "Talleyrand, I remember that I asked you to pick a half-breed elf War horse, didn't you come to pull the carriage?"

Talleyrand hurriedly sat upright, the high elf took out the silk scarf in his arms and wiped his sweat, and explained: "This is a good thing for me and my horse, Your Majesty, the proud half-breed elf warhorse doesn't like to walk alone. The cripple who doesn't know is its master, and I don't like to feel the heat of Ulthuan under the sun, which is so different from Ulthuan."

"Hehehe~" Ryan smiled, and he pointed to the distance again, the members of the upper and lower houses of Marienburg, who were preparing for the triumphal ceremony of the knightly army and 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 businessmen. Businessmen are profit-seeking by nature. They smell wealth. Our people are full of booty, and businessmen can get too much from selling stolen goods." Talleyrand shook his head. He took his own cane: "Businessmen only do two things. The first is to seek to increase the value 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 smiled simply when he saw this: "Your Majesty is a wise Majesty, it is impossible for you not to know this, it is not like His Majesty's problem, what happened to make you seek help from a cripple ? Is there anything I can do for you?"

"this.

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

"Give it to me?!" Talleyrand jumped up immediately. He fought countless battles with Ryan along the way, and finally won a second-class Lion Medal!

"It's not for you, it was awarded to these merchants by the Kingdom of Knights." Ryan handed the first-class Golden Grand Cross to Talleyrand, and the King of Knights smiled and said, "We have a major task for you, and this is from Suria." letter."

"A letter from Madam?!" Talleyrand immediately jumped up from his seat. The entire knight kingdom recognized that it was possible to offend King Ryan, but not Queen Suria! He will deal with it fairly if he offends Ryan, but not necessarily if he offends Queen Suria.

Similarly, Ryan's subordinates often call Suria "Madame", which is actually a special title, which means that they have followed Ryan before he was the Knight King.

"Long live Mrs. Suria!"

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

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

"I will leave this task to you, Talleyrand." Ryan said with a smile, "I know, you like dealing with money, and you are especially good at dealing with these merchants and nobles, right?"

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

"Suria's idea is very good, but it must be grasped to a certain degree." Ryan's expression became serious: "I have thought about it, and only you are suitable."

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

"Flexibility? It's like you took a gift of two carriages from Metternich?" Ryan nodded slightly, and he said meaningfully.

"But I can bring 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 can only Got the Grand Cross of the Order of Gold, First Class?"

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

"I see."

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

Three days later, Marienburg held the grandest banquet in the city council. Although Knight King Ryan had an excuse to not attend, all the Britannian nobles except him attended the banquet.

However, what really excited the entire Marienburg was at the banquet. Schulz, the Grand Duke of Marienburg, proudly displayed his Order of Bretania in public attendance!

Grand Duke Schulz of Marienburg, the head of the Knight Dynasty of Britannia, personally presented two Golden Grand Cross Medals, the Swamp of Pain Memorial Medal, and the Battle of the Three Kings Memorial Medal to thank Schultz for his service to the knights in this great expedition. The great contribution made by Dao Dajun's logistics!

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

When they appeared at the banquet with medals pinned to their chests, all members of the upper and lower parliaments of Marienburg stared straight at them.

ah! It's a medal, the light, the style, it's so dazzling!

etc! Isn't it said that the medal of Brittany is the hardest to get? Do you have to have personally participated in the war and have made military exploits to be rewarded? Why didn't Grand Duke Schulz and Viscount Casanova participate in this great expedition and were awarded honors? !

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

The minds of the big trench merchants became alive in an instant. They were jealous and asked around, how did they get the Order of Bretonia?

This time, Mrs. Kisler and the Imperials who participated in the fight against the Chaos invasion also received medals from Brittania. Nur, the nobles and soldiers who participated in this war all wore medals. Among them, When Emilia, the Countess of the Empire, appeared at Nur's celebration banquet with her belly outstretched and wearing the Grand Prix Grail Medal on her chest, it instantly detonated the audience.

At the banquet, the Nuer nobles looked at their Duchess shining with the medal with the power of the fairy of the lake, and they all showed expressions of envy and hatred. Everyone at the celebration banquet was proud to have the medal of Britannia, Shame on not getting a medal.

The wind quickly blew from Nur to the entire empire.

All of a sudden, the entire high society of the empire was proud to have the exquisite Order of Bretania.

Although the big trench merchants in Marienburg who have never donated or participated in the war do not say anything, they are very envious of the countless military exploits and brilliant victories of the Knight Kingdom over the years. In addition to a large amount of wealth and income, there is more What is more important is a sense of identity from the inner circle of the upper class and aristocrats. 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 flock to it? Emotionally?

The medal of Britannia, I really want it!

Medal, how can I get it?

Soon, a gossip began to spread in Marienburg.

The benevolent and great Knight King is willing to share his glorious victories and great glory with everyone in 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 can also be a victorious member of this chaos invasion, and sing the praises of Britannia's great achievements, and now you can also proudly declare that you are also a part of the fight against chaos!

All it takes is generosity to support our chivalrous wars and sponsor our might!

Donate, and get badges!

The quantity is limited, first come first served, the opportunity is not to be missed, the time will never come again.

"Enjoy the victory with the Holy Grail Knights and the Old Guards, citizens of Marienburg!" Talleyrand, dressed in fine clothes, talked eloquently at one noble gathering after another and various places in Marienburg: " Because it is always the good day to buy!"

Like a spark falling into the whole dry pyre, Fort Marien was instantly ignited.

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

Ah, medals.

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

Aristocrats, merchants, union presidents, and artists held cloth bags full of gold coins, surrounding Talleyrand. There were hundreds of them, and more people received the news. .

The whole meeting place was in chaos, Talleyrand had to let the guards outside come in to maintain order, and at the same time simply stood on the table and shouted while leaning on crutches.

"10 Gold Marks for the Battle of the Swamp of Pain, 15 Gold Marks for the Battle of the Three Kings, 10 Gold Marks for the Battle of Herzig, the Wolfen Battle Medal and the March Storm Action Medal There are 8 Gold Marks each, and the number is limited. Please register your name and address after the donation is completed, and we will personally deliver the goods to your door."

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

"Buy, buy, buy, if you don't buy, you are not human!"

"Starting today, I too can proudly declare that I am the Guardian of the Old World."

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

"We want medals, where are medals? Monsieur Talleyrand, how about medals?" screamed a lady, the wife of a great trench merchant, holding a handful of god gold coins (1 god gold coin) =1000 Gold Mark or Golden Crown): "I have a lot of 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 gesturing for everyone to be quiet: "Ladies and gentlemen, please be quiet, please queue up for registration. Each person can get one of the three kinds of medals at most. We will engrave on the back of the medals for ladies and gentlemen. Your names, and commemorative and honorary certificates will be issued to you!"

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

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

"We need more, more!"

The scene was very chaotic at one time, and people from outside kept squeezing in, filling up the entire venue.

History refers to this period as "Medal Mania", when everyone wore the Order of Breton with pride.

This is what Surya proposed in the letter, sell medals!

Of course, these medals are commemorative and honorary editions, and there are still some differences in shape and pattern from the actual medals awarded to the army, and they don’t enjoy privileges and extra allowances like the real Bretanian military medals, it’s just a piece Beautiful toy, but still insane.

And more people are constantly inquiring about how to get higher-level medals.

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

Rare things are more expensive, the limited number of medals were sold out, and everyone came back disappointed, and most of them didn't get the first and second class medals they wanted. They were sold one by one. At the highest level, the first-class Golden Cross could be worth 2,500 gold marks each, but there was still no market for it.

Many people even went directly to the knight nobles with medals and Britannian soldiers to buy them with a lot of money. Everyone was proud of the medals and medals. The largest merchant wore nearly 40 medals when he attended the banquet. Medals and medals of various colors, covering all types of Britannia military medals except the highest Ladies of the Lake Medal and the Grand Prix Medal of the Holy Grail, became a legend 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 trophies and stolen goods were sold in Marienburg, and batches of businessmen entered the barracks to trade with the army. In disputes over prices and debates about 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 came near the border of their own country and was greeted by the Britannian frontier army led by Marshal Roland-Marshall, Ryan got a detailed bill from Talleyrand.

A total of more than 215,600 gold coins were raised by selling medals this time.

Money is really easy to earn!

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