"Justice and strictness," this is a serious proposition. Being experienced politicians who circulate amongst nobility, they discerned Chris the Ninth's real purpose.

Publicity can be broadened, but military merit appraisal should not cross the line. This was the foundation of the establishment of the Moxi Duchy, and it should never be broken.

Propaganda can fool the common people, but it can't deceive those in power.

Be it the generals on the frontline or the nobles and royal dignitaries in the rear, everyone can see the exaggerations at a glance.

If a convincing result cannot be provided, it will make many matters difficult afterwards.

"Your Majesty, our younger generations are all children of the kingdom. They joined the war mainly to drive away the Orcs. They are not concerned about military honors and rewards.

The front line situation is critical now, everything should focus on the battlefield. It's not appropriate to return to participate in an award and celebration ceremony.

I suggest that we suspend the matter of rewards. After the war, comprehensive evaluation can be done.

But it's different for the Guest Army that participated in the war. They have no obligation to fight for the kingdom. We must reward them heavily to motivate them."

Chancellor Helcheg uneasily said.

If they couldn't take advantage of the situation, they would naturally show their "high integrity". Prestige is never too much.

The king handing rewards over to them implies that military victories can only be downplayed, not excessively rewarded.

As a pragmatic noble, Chancellor Helcheg's idea is straightforward: nominal rewards can be foregone, but substantial benefits must be obtained.

The war has not yet ended, and talking about territory distribution is outrageous. Landless territories are generally at the frontline. No one knows if they can be retrieved from the Orcs.

If the granted land ultimately falls into the hands of the Orcs and cannot be reclaimed, it would be a tragedy to be a Lord without land.

Even though the military success was significant this time, there were too many inheritors to split it with. When divided amongst all the inheritors, each person got a meager share.

Gold, silver, jewelry, luxury carts, and beautiful women, they, as major nobles, do not lack any of these. It would be better to accumulate the military merits and settle all at once after the war.

Compared to these bland rewards, it would be better to seek higher military positions and gain substantial benefits.

Not saying it directly means Chancellor Helcheg is unsure of his son's ability. Promotion is a good thing, but now they are in wartime.

If ability and position do not match, it's easy to cause accidents.

The Newly Formed Twenty-Third Army being able to hold back the Orc Army wasn't just because they had the advantage, but the protection arranged for their descendants by the families also played a critical role.

Compared to this, the military merits of the Layton County Legion, outsiders, were easier to deal with.

"Are there any nobles in the Layton County Legion who want to obtain land in my Moxi Duchy?"

Chris the Ninth asked with concern.

Elite Forces, everyone yearns for them.

If he could dig into the foundation of the Alpha Kingdom, he would absolutely not skimp on rewards. Even if the rewards were a bit on the heavier side, everyone would understand.

Ownerless land is mainly concentrated in the border areas for now. If anyone is willing to go there and take the risks instead, everyone else would be relieved.

"Your Majesty, we have secretly been in contact with these nobles. Perhaps due to their attachment to their homeland, the final result is not optimistic."

Reynato replied with slight embarrassment.

The Department of Foreign Affairs indeed tried hard, but everyone is content with their life in the Alpha Kingdom, not considering changing at all.

No one is a fool. Everyone avoids the land in the Kingdom's North Border Region. How could they come over to guard the border for the Moxi Duchy?

Especially when the promised land is still in the hands of the Orc Army, whether they can get it back remains unknown, so there's even less possibility for negotiation.

Chris the Ninth turned around and sighed deeply, saying unhappily, "Forget it, if they don't want to come, let it be.

Pass the word, the Crown Prince Caesar will be granted the title of Count Augustus, and Hudson will be granted the title of Count of Moonfall Bay.

You can decide on the rest of the nobles' titles!

Also, prepare some fine wines and food for the Labor Army, allocate 200,000 gold coins from the national treasury, and send bonuses to the soldiers at the front."

Without a doubt, these generous rewards are only honorary titles. Although they come with place names, they only exist to highlight "glory".

To become a real Count, unless it's won in the true "Turning Point War" propagated, or when Orc Army suffers heavy losses on the battlefield.

If they want to accumulate military merits, they need at least a dozen victories at this level.

It's not that the threshold is high, but the land resource is limited. In a situation where there are more monks than meat, the competition is naturally intense.

To lower this threshold, the war situation needs to further deteriorate, and more ownerless land needs to show up in the Moxi Duchy.

In a sense, this is the biggest drawback of the nobility's military merit rank system. Once it has developed to a certain point, there's no land left to grant.

If not for the Orcs breaking through the Augustusburg Defense Line, wreaking havoc on the nobles' vast tracts of land in the north, the Moxi Duchy wouldn't even have a decent piece of land to grant.

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"Send the Moxi Duchy's propaganda report back to our country as soon as possible, and make a copy for the remaining legions.

The Layton County Legion we all received orders with, has already achieved meritorious deeds, while the rest are still dilly-dallying on the road, how is this acceptable!"

Crown Prince Caesar said in a good mood.

Despite feeling discontent with Hudson treating him as a burden, he is still happy for the victory on the battlefield.

As the highest commander of the Alpha Kingdom Expeditionary Army, all victories on the frontline are attributed to him.

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