The lords looked at each other, and they all saw a hint of shock and solemnity in each other's eyes.
For a long time, Engels looked around at everyone and said slowly: "It seems that we have got the worst result."
The lords all felt the same way and nodded solemnly.
In the Saint Solan Empire, the Bano family is not actually the top existence. Not to mention compared with the four major families and the five major principalities and other established nobles, even compared with the five major knights families or the leading families of a certain region.
More than anything, it can only be considered the second echelon among the top families at best.
However, this family made the lords present feel far heavier pressure than facing a super wealthy family standing at the top of the pyramid.
The Bano family is one of the three major arms manufacturers in the empire.
No matter which city or weapons store, there are weapons and armors engraved with red-winged eagles on the shelves. Especially among the twelve frontier legions of the empire, the weapons and equipment of the Bano family account for more than 10% of the sales every year.
More than 50% of the purchase volume.
All of this has enabled the Barno family to accumulate a large amount of wealth in the past decade.
In terms of family history, qualifications, and status, all the lords and nobles present are on an equal footing with the Bano family. But in terms of economic strength, even if everyone is tied together, they cannot compare to this ferocious and greedy red-winged eagle.
When talking about the Bano family, we have to mention Donald, the Prime Minister of the Empire.
Among Donald's lackeys, the Barno family is the most loyal, cruel, and important.
This family relies on Donald's power to obtain military orders and sell weapons. Donald, on the other hand, relies on the wealth of the Barno family to recruit party members, cultivate minions, and continue to grow in power.
In a sense, the Barnaugh family is Donald's treasury and his forbidden power. To attack this family is no different from going to war directly with Donald.
Moreover, although the Bano family is not a prominent one, it has strong financial resources and unscrupulous actions, making it far more difficult to deal with than many wealthy families.
To put it bluntly, this family is a vicious dog.
In addition to providing financial support to Donald, the Banno family itself has also expanded rapidly in recent years. They relied on their strong financial resources to recruit a large number of strong men and raise thugs. Not only did the scale of their private army completely exceed that of an earl family,
limit, and they also have deep relationships with many mercenary and bandit groups.
Nine years ago, a conflict broke out between the Bano family and a neighboring family over a newly discovered mineral vein. The Bano family started the war because the other party killed family members.
In the early days of the war, many important members of that family were assassinated by powerful members of the Bano family. At the same time, their caravans and overseas properties were also comprehensively attacked by mercenary and bandit groups colluded with the Bano family.
Overnight, it was riddled with holes.
On the sixth day when the conflict broke out, while the special envoy sent by the Heraldry Court was still on the way, the Bano family had already invaded the opponent's castle. They massacred more than a hundred direct members of this century-old family.
Battles between nobles were originally commonplace. It can be said that this is the natural law for the noble class to maintain the wolf nature of the family and eliminate the weak ones who are not enterprising. Whether it is fighting for property, defending glory and dignity, or even dueling for lovers, no one
It will feel strange.
But for thousands of years, although noble wars were cruel, there were unbreakable tacit understandings and rules.
The victors can seize the losers' wealth and occupy their territories, but they rarely kill them. This is the foundation of human nature, the rules formed by the aristocracy in the killing and blood, and it is also the ruling class that leads mankind to move towards a better future.
The steps to high civilization.
Even when the Roman Dynasty was overthrown, important figures in the Roman family were only imprisoned. Some less threatening members tasted failure as small lords, small manor owners or civilians.
The bitter fruit of those who lived their lives peacefully.
In the following hundred years, many outstanding figures were born in the Roman family. There were magic craftsmen, painters, historians, musicians...
Their appearance is due, on the one hand, to the inheritance of the Roman family, and on the other hand, to the fact that the original victors did not kill them all.
But that time, the Bano family caused a bloody and barbaric tragedy.
Not only did they kill all the adult men of the other party's family, they even spared the old, weak, women and children. When the special envoy of the Heraldry Academy arrived, all he saw was a castle full of sticky blood, and the castle
The huge banyan tree in front is covered with corpses and thousands of crows.
This tragedy triggered a collective denunciation of the Bano family by the imperial aristocracy. Some families filed accusations against the Bano family to the Senate and the House of Heralds, demanding an investigation into the Bano family's actions during this noble war. Some families
The family discussed forming a coalition to attack the Bano family.
However, in the end, all of this was suppressed by Donald. The Barnaugh family did not even pay a single cent of the price.
And this time, the Bano family also joined Lulian's competition.
The family's base camp is located in the Imperial Capital Plain, two hundred kilometers away from the Prussian province. Because of its northern location, it faces the dual threat of the demons and the Fei Lie Empire. Therefore, after the Lulian War, the Bano family immediately
The focus of business has shifted to the south.
According to intelligence, the Bano family has purchased several pieces of land in the provinces of Sinasili, Saxony and Lulian.
Especially in Lullian, they won the battle for a down-and-out viscounty territory located northeast of Munich and adjacent to the province of Saxony, and obtained a piece of land covering an area of more than thirty square kilometers.
It is said that the Bano family is ready to start repairing and expanding the castle to build it into a fortress. It will serve as a refuge for the family when the demons sweep across the north.
These sold territories are hereditary inheritance and belong to the private property of the original lord. Even Archduke Adolf has no right to interfere. Therefore, Lulian can only keep silent about this. But everyone heard that during the fight,
The Bano family used some shady methods.
"I should have thought that this matter has something to do with the Bano family." Fano punched hard and shouted.
"Yes," Mrs. Joyce said, "among the people who have ideas about the dwarves, the Bano family is the most enthusiastic. They are weapons dealers. The dwarves are good at mining and forging. If they can control the dwarf tribe,
, the benefits they gain will be ten times greater than they are now.”
"This is really a good plan," Fano sneered. "A dungeon means thousands of natural dwarf miners and blacksmiths, plus ore veins, plus dwarf forging skills, plus powerful dwarf warriors.
, swallow it in one gulp, and the Bano family will immediately be promoted to an important super family in the empire!"
"No wonder they are so rampant!"
"Yes, they will never let go of such an opportunity. I guess those guys who pretended to be bandits to attack the dwarf convoy are also their people!"
"This family has always been arrogant and domineering. Moreover, such temptation is enough to make them take risks at any cost!"
The lords were all talking and discussing.
And the more they discussed, the heavier everyone felt.
Lulian is not afraid of his opponents. However, just like no one is willing to face a mad dog, no one is willing to fight the Bano family of red-winged eagles.
Moreover, in addition to Donald's support and the family's own financial resources, Barno Jr., the heir to the Barno family, is now the commander of the Fifth Army of the Frontier Army.
The conflict between Lulian and the Fifth Army Corps of the Frontier Army is well known.
It was precisely because of Archduke Adolf's wrath that the Fifth Legion was driven out of Lulian.
Later, this legion was transferred to the southwest region to join the aristocratic coalition headed by the Marquis Ashley to defend Philip Benson's troops heading south from Longmen.
After Benson retreated, the Fifth Army did not leave.
From a certain perspective, this legion and the southwest nobles who have colluded with them have become Lulian's evil neighbors.
Because in the war with the Fei Lie Empire, the southwestern noble coalition suffered heavy defeats one after another and suffered huge losses. Therefore, when the situation calmed down, they almost without hesitation set their sights on Lulian, trying to get rid of Lulian's
to make up for some losses.
During this period, the southwest nobles harassed some towns and territories on the northwest border of the Principality of Lullian. Not only did they extort caravans passing through the border, they even imposed taxes across the border and occupied farmland, pastures and mines.
They kept claiming that they had blocked the march of Philip's army southward and protected Lurian further south. Therefore, these towns should provide them with compensation.
The lords of the northwest region of Lullian were all suffering terribly and wrote letters to Archduke Adolf asking for help.
In addition, these guys also sent a large number of people to Lulian. They made it clear that they wanted to cut a piece of Lulian's cake.
They rushed to buy food, hoarded it, bought and sold it by force, and robbed it. The difference in food and appearance made even those families with the same purpose look down upon it.
During this period, Archduke Adolf received accusations against this group of people or people related to them every day. Half of the time, he was dealing with the trouble caused by these guys.
It was only for the sake of the overall situation that the Grand Duke endured it.
But who knows...
"What should we do?" Fano looked at Engels.
Seeing Engels looking back, he waved his hand and said, "I'm not testing you. To be honest, if they hadn't started in Munich, I really wouldn't want to offend these mad dogs. We have to think clearly about what will happen if there is a public trial.
, it’s very possible that we are riding a tiger and it’s hard to get off.”
"Let's report it to the Grand Duke first." Engels took Lebic's confession into his arms and frowned, "I think this matter is not that simple."