king of ros

Chapter 297 On the Rewards for Deeds
The battle on the Kama River Sandbar is known as the Battle of the Sandbank, and in the Battle of the Sandbar, the Rus paid 630 five killed and 30 wounded.

There are no seriously injured, because in this era, serious injuries on the battlefield are equivalent to death, and they have already been executed on the spot, and then counted among the dead.

Although many people died, most of them were not from Rostislav's direct fief, so Rostislav didn't have to pay a pension for these people.

The pension is a privilege exclusive to the territories directly under the princes. After all, how could there be such a thing as a pension in the north, and Rostislav wanted to increase the attractiveness of the people in the area under his rule to become "hukou population", so he proposed this a privilege.

The pension itself is not very high, it is only one hryvnia, which is limited to urban residents, and only a third of it outside the city, that's all, but it is enough to create some attractiveness.

These are small favors in essence, but the prince of Moscow knows very well that such small favors can play a very good role.

But even so, the prince is still afraid that many of his subordinates will die. After all, a person's pension is a small amount of money, but when the amount is piled up, it is a big money.

No need for Leo to say that there is no need to be afraid of this kind of thing. When the time comes, he will just play the data game and find a way to count the death as a disappearance. This old bureaucrat in the imperial capital has experienced such things a lot, and he is very good at these things.

As for the people, after all, there is money to be paid for death in wars. There is no such good thing, so for the money, don't you just go to the prince's population book to register, and then get some things to prove your identity.

As for whether the other lords will give pensions to the families of the dead, everyone understands that when you die, you die, don't think about using anything else.

If the deceased still had wives and children in their families, they could only remarry or become prostitutes. This is the case in this era.

As for the soldiers who came from places in the forest beyond the jurisdiction of local lords and towns, the fate of their families is basically unknown.

As far as their wives and children are concerned, they only know that their husbands heard news of making money and went out with weapons to join some army, and then they never came back.

In contrast to the Russian casualties, the number of Bulgarian corpses counted on the battlefield reached [-] to [-], and the number of captives who surrendered was as many as [-].

Except for a few unlucky people, most of these 2000 people have joined Adam's command. Adam's current support has reached 5000 people, and there are still a steady stream of people coming to join him.

As for the weapons and armor collected from the battlefield, there are countless. Although most of them are damaged, they can be used with a little repair. The soldiers do not have high requirements for these. Large holes that were obviously patched are still in use.

The post-war loot market was full of soldiers selling all kinds of dead people's items, and merchants bought them wantonly. After all, these big soldiers didn't understand the real price of these items, and many of them had to come out to meet the dead for the first time. market.

In addition, Rostislav also looted the Bulgar camp not far behind the sandbar, and obtained a large amount of armor and materials from here, as well as gold and silver used by Akkad to reward his subordinates, and the most important food, which eased the Rostislav camp. The somewhat embarrassing reserve of the Slavs.

The consumption of grain was the most unexpected for Rostislav. The grain he had saved had been consumed in a large amount in such a short period of time, and now he couldn't keep up with the supply, which made Rostislav extremely depressed.

Fortunately, after the defeat of Akkad Khan, the vast Bulgar land was basically allowed to come and go. After discussing with Adam, Rostislav decided to send some troops to the Bulgar countryside to collect and buy food.

And these troops also have a task, which is to liberate slaves. In the hinterland of Bulgar, even some villages have slaves, and liberating slaves is Christian political correctness.

Adam is very supportive of this. He thinks that slaves can become good Christians and become the basic board of his rule.

It is still a bit troublesome to deal with the thousands of dead bodies on the battlefield, and it will not work if they are not cleaned up. If the bodies are left alone, it will easily lead to disease, and digging and carrying the bodies will require a lot of manpower.

Only a small number of corpses were taken away. Most of these corpses were rich and powerful people. Naturally, servants or friends brought back their corpses. As for ordinary soldiers, the only thing better than the Bulgars was when they were buried. There is at least one piece of clothing to cover the body, and there is a separate pit, instead of being thrown into the big pit like Bulgar's corpse, like a pile of garbage.

Many wounded also needed to recuperate, so Winter's Army did not move on.

Moreover, there are still some dignitaries whose bodies need to be sent back, such as Sasha, the son of the mayor of Rostov, and Varu, the owner of Torzhok. These two are also important vassals of Rostislav, and must be Send them back to their families.

Moreover, the princes had to write letters to appease their families, and had to send some trophies over. The death of nobles was different from that of ordinary soldiers.

Rostislav is not worried about the mayor of Sarnia. The mayor has other sons, and although he is old, he is very energetic.

As for the princes of Varu’s family, they are very worried. Orphans and widows will definitely be bullied by the people below. Varu’s weakness over the years has caused those nomadic tribes to do things secretly, and the absolute situation of these orphans and widows is even more serious.

Some vassals in Novgorod and Moscow complained to Rostislav about the recklessness of the nomadic cavalry. Now if orphans and widows are in power, the situation will definitely be more serious.

Rostislav planned to change someone to take charge of these nomadic tribes, and now he happened to have a suitable person in his hands-John Sokal.

The Ross people are not eager to march into what stage, because Akkad's main force has been wiped out, and all the remaining forces have been dispersed.

For the tyrant, the absence of military power means death. It is only a matter of time before the famous Volga cities such as Bulgar and Suvar are received. Even if Akkad sticks to the city, he will die.

So Rostislav simply sent Adam with his Bulgar army to take over towns and villages.

This aroused opposition from many people under his command, and Rostislav strongly suppressed these opposition.

Some people want to change their minds after seeing this big victory, they want to permanently bring this land under their command, and want Adam to become their puppet, but Rostislav will not agree, this is not in line with his purpose, not in line with the long-term Interests.

Inside the Winter Army, Rostislav had to reward his subordinates for their meritorious deeds.

In the magnificent tent in the barracks, Rostislav sat on a carved bench carved with Persian flowers, which came from the plunder of the Bulgar camp.

Behind the prince are full of armored warriors, they stand there like a wall, showing the majesty of the prince of Ross.

Even the most rebellious barbarians will feel fear from the heart when they see such a scene. This scene undoubtedly has a great visual impact on the audience, allowing them to see the scene brought by power.

There is a person beside the prince who is preparing to record. Things like rewarding meritorious officials must leave written traces. Without words, many things will be difficult to handle.

But this is actually a habit that Rostislav admired. Before that, no prince would do this.

And under the call of the captain of the personal army, all the heroes entered one after another.

The hero of this war is undoubtedly Valin Kashinski. He planted the flag in the Bulgars' main line and established their victory.

Rostislav generously divided Varin into ten villages. Of course, it was the kind of princely regime that had only initially entered, and it was up to Varin himself to implement power.

But what the prince didn't know was that three of the ten neighboring villages he divided had already been digested by Valin.

As for why Valin didn't report it, it's because the more the territory pays, the more taxes it pays. It's better to keep it a secret. Although the tax is really nothing, but if you can pay less by one day, you will pay less by one day.

The prince also presented Varin with a set of gilt armor, which came from a Bulgar lord who died in battle, and a spear with a pure silver handle, and a small chest of silver coins.

This kind of spear was made by Rostislav on purpose before he set off, and it was used to reward these soldiers.

Valin is very satisfied with these rewards, both land and wealth are excellent, the most important thing is that he has shown his face in front of the nobles who have ruled this land for generations.

Although he is an upstart, it also means that his family has entered the upper circle, the circle around the prince.

In a few more generations, his descendants would stand beside the princes, among the great Rus, and be taken for granted by all.

And thinking about it this way, Valin is even more loyal to Rostislav who gave everything.

After Varin withdrew, the next hero was undoubtedly Meshko. The Polish knight showed great courage when the Bulgar warship came and saved the chaotic situation.

For this, the prince divided the territory of five villages for him. Although there were only five villages, they were all the ones where the prince's power entered, and he could obey corvee and pay taxes on time.

Rostislav knew that it was very unpleasant for Myshko to tame the territory, and many people in his territory were still full of dissatisfaction with him because of his cruel behavior in the past, so he naturally had to take this opportunity to give Myshko some reliable territory.

Of course, no one else at the scene knew the way inside. It was Rostislav who held the entire list of villages and territories involved in Northeast Ross, and he was the only one who knew about it.

As for the gold and silver rewards, Myshko directly refused. As the illegitimate son of the former Polish king, he lacked everything, but the most important thing was money.

King Kazimierz could not arrange for his children in Poland, so he could only arrange Mieszko in a remote place abroad, and in order to make up for this guilt, he gave Mieszko a lot of gold and silver.

And the Polish side will provide him with a sum of cash every year. Boleslaw has a good relationship with his illegitimate brother, and every time he wins a war, he has to send some spoils and prisoners to his illegitimate brother.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for Mieszko to maintain so many Polish knights as a city lord, and he is not as good at dealing with people as Edward. The number of these knights is more than that of many towns and dignitaries. .

Then there were the Sherikhov brothers, Yegor and Anton. One of them supported Rose at the most precarious moment on the front line, and the other beheaded Bulgar Prince Selim.

Originally, Rostislav wanted to give the two of them territory, but unfortunately, both Yegor and Anton expressed their refusal. One expressed that he wanted to develop in Moscow and did not want the land far away from the city, while the other expressed that the battle After that, go to the imperial capital.

Rostislav had no choice but to hand over all the territories that should be granted to them to Vasily, the third son of the Sherikhov family, the lord of Nizhny Novgorod, and then gave them more gold and silver.

There is no shortage of gold and silver in Rostislav now, just those seized from the Akkad tent are enough to reward the meritorious officials of this battle.

It is not surprising that Rostislav Yegor wants to develop in Moscow, but he is very sorry that Anton will go south to the imperial capital. This is a student of the University of Constantinople and a Russian. If it is possible to stay in the north Enough.

But knowing Anton's decision to go, he didn't persuade him much. He understood the truth that people have their own ambitions. Instead of ruining the relationship because of keeping people, it's better to leave a good impression and see each other in the future.

The brothers Varin, Meshko, and Sherikhov were the most outstanding group of people in this battle, so there is nothing to say about the heroes after them. They used this to obtain land and wealth from the prince.

The only thing worth mentioning is John Sokal, the nomadic chief who performed extremely bravely in the battle. Although he failed to achieve any results, it was still a bright spot.

Rostislav intends to let him take over Varu's duties to control the nomadic tribes settled in the northwest. Varu's children can't do such a thing. Those tribes must be in control positions, and they must not come out to make trouble.

After the final award was completed, everyone in the venue cheered unanimously. Rostislav's generosity made everyone very satisfied. Everyone praised Rostislav's name and shouted long live God.

And then the banquet in the barracks also kicked off, and the heroes and looters were immersed in joy.

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(End of this chapter)