After carefully inspecting the city defense of Novara again, when the Duke of Bourbon returned to his room, he found that several leaders of Swiss mercenaries had blocked the door of his room and were arguing loudly with his guards and the accompanying treasurer.

What are you wearing?

It can be seen from the fact that the city of Novara has almost no possibility of being attacked, but still carefully examines his character, that although the Duke of Bourbon holds such a high position because he comes from a close branch of the French royal family, he is indeed a diligent and reliable person.

No matter how diligent and reliable he is, he can't solve the Swiss' problems.

As soon as they saw the Duke of Bourbon, they started shouting.

"Your Excellency, Duke, you promised us that every Swiss who comes to Milan wearing armor and carrying a halberd can immediately receive six talers as a reward, and warriors above the third level can receive fifteen talers, and we will pay you back every month.

We have this number, but it’s been almost a month and we haven’t seen a penny yet. How can we calculate this?!” A short and stout Swiss man broke through the obstruction of the guards and threw himself in front of the Duke of Bourbon desperately.

"Stop." After scolding the guards who had taken out their weapons, the Duke of Bourbon explained very restrainedly and gently: "Your Excellency the Knight of Halaha, your distinguished Excellencies, I completely understand your anger. I, Charles, am sorry for everyone. Here

, I apologize to everyone."

The Duke of Bourbon knew very well that the Swiss people's dissatisfaction had been brewing for a long time. At this time, they must not forcefully suppress these uncivilized mountain nobles. They were basically as illiterate as their subjects.

The Duke of Bourbon's humble attitude did have a little comforting effect. In the eyes of these Swiss people, the Kingdom of France is certainly a powerful neighbor that they have to obey, but even in the hearts of these illiterate foreigners, the French royal family

They are still the most noble and prominent Chinese family, and the Duke of Bourbon, the leader of the Bourbon branch, is the top nobleman after the King of France.

Today, these knights are indeed under great pressure from their subordinates and understand that they are indeed facing great difficulties before they dare to intercept the Duke of Bourbon. With the current relationship between France and Switzerland, the Duke of Bourbon is very likely to choose

Strong pressure.

They knights were big figures in front of the villagers, but in front of the Duke of Bourbon, they were nothing.

It’s just that the Swiss enjoy a reputation for being loyal and trustworthy throughout Europe, so they naturally expect others to be as trustworthy as they are.

The Duke of Bourbon was indeed guilty of not being able to keep his promise. This is a noble character that is very rare in the French royal family.

"At that time, I did inform the states of the Swiss Union about the compensation for this troop dispatch, and I had already contacted several banks, especially the promise from Marshal Andrea Doria of Liguria." In fact, the person who made the promise was once.

Ben Sodoria, who tricked Ladislaus, said, "But the bank loan from the Republic of Liguria has not been fulfilled. The limited financial resources are not enough to maintain logistical supplies, and there is really no way to pay you for the time being."

Although the Duke of Bourbon possesses a noble character that is rare in the French royal family, he is also very experienced in adding facts to facts to form new facts.

The loan of 200,000 thalers promised by the Bank of Liguria has already reached 120,000 thalers. The little fat man Benso is desperately trying to collect the account. It is no wonder that the Duke of Bourbon promised to give him 6% of his personal

What about rebates?

Just a vassal state requires 6%, and several people with connections in the French court. Naturally, everyone wants to get a piece of it, and 120,000 talers go round and round. In the end, the Duke of Bourbon only got it

Sixty-five thousand was paid, which was barely more than half. This was because the Duke of Bourbon himself was rich in assets and upright, so his subordinates did not dare to go too far.

The supplies allocated from Paris could barely cope with the day. The Kingdom of France had to supply two armies of 40,000 men, which was of course very difficult.

Naturally, the one led by Francois himself had everything he wanted, so that His Majesty the King could make every step of the way and securely gain the upper hand.

The Duke of Bourbon's team was barely able to make ends meet. In addition, the Duke of Bourbon underestimated the hunger of the poor people in Switzerland. He originally thought that five thousand would be good, but he actually came to fifteen thousand.

This is of course forced by life. If these Swiss people were not forced to do so, why would they come all the way to serve the Kingdom of France, which was an enemy only a few years ago? How many fathers and brothers have been killed by the French army in recent years?

Although the Duke of Bourbon's attitude warmed their hearts, it was not as good as the scalding silver taller after all.

"Damn the Ligurians, how about we go to the Ligurian city first and ask them to hand over the money?" This proposal of Knight Halaha was obviously unacceptable to the Duke of Bourbon.

"Marshal Andredoria is now a popular figure in front of His Majesty the King, and the Ligurian fleet is also very powerful, so I can't afford to offend him." In fact, although Andredoria is highly valued by the King of France, but

Where is the foreign status, how can I dare to put it against the Duke of Bourbon?

He could only let Benso Doria do what he did, and watched as his youngest son grew more mature and began to have minions, becoming able to compete with his father and brother within the Doria Group.

"These cowards in the pond are no match for our athletes on the mountain, not to mention that no matter how strong the navy is, they can't defend the city." The Swiss, who have never seen the sea in their lives, do not understand the power of the ocean at all, and they just shout ignorant

The remarks were to show the Italian cowards what they had gained, "Robbing the city of Liguria, everyone will share the money, the food, and the women."

"This must not be done, absolutely must not be done." Although he knew that the Duke of Bourbon would definitely not agree, the army treasurer still hurriedly tried to stop this terrible howling.

"Your Highness the Duke, those who came to Milan are all strong laborers from the village. In order to send troops this time, they have all given up spring plowing. Just relying on the women and children at home to cultivate the land, how much output can be produced this autumn? If you don't

If you pay us, then we won’t be able to survive this year.”

"I will definitely not ignore you. The treasurer is in charge of you. How much money do I have left in my personal pocket?"

"Nine thousand talers." The treasurer had been the Duke of Bourbon's confidant for many years, and he knew what figure to report just from the Duke of Bourbon's tone.

"Let's do this. Tonight, you can borrow another six thousand thalers from the Jewish merchants accompanying the army overnight, and then distribute them immediately. No matter what, every Swiss brother can get one thaler tonight."

A thaler can only make a strong man survive for a month. It is so difficult to make the first payment. I really don’t know what to do in the future.

But today the Duke of Bourbon has made concessions, and he can't force him any longer. At most, he can only come back in a few days.

Seeing these bitter and resentful Swiss people preparing to leave in despair, the Duke of Bourbon offered another benefit: "I have written to the Queen Mother Regent of Paris, requesting that I be exempted from the Swiss Union's injunctions against France this year and next.

As a tribute to the kingdom, I believe that life for you knights and your people will be easier."

The knights have been appeased, but what about the promised remuneration for the soldiers? Taxes are exempted, and people still have to eat.

Don't look at these nobles asking for money one by one under the guise of making a living for the soldiers. It is equally difficult to ask them to exempt themselves from taxes.

The Duke of Bourbon is a clever woman who cannot make a meal without rice, so he can only keep a low profile as much as possible, reduce patrols, and don't let the red-eyed Swiss see him again...)
Chapter completed!