You tell the Treasurer to keep it in safe place for now, so you can gift it your your next wife or perhaps your daughters when they marry.
The caravan of Gubta spices arrives at your palace next morning!
6
The hunger for spice grows exponentially - people toss their money in the faces of your merchants just to get a bag of their favorite sweet, sour, spicy or savory flavors. Treasury earns double the profits compared to last year!
Two weeks later you receive an update on the war in the west; the Felonsines apparently remain divided underneath the picture of stability; one nobleman surrendered along with five hundred soldiers, while some retainers of Queen Goana fled northwards toward the mountains; another group of more loyal men (a thousand soldiers) was defeated and routed.
1096 AD, Late Spring
7!*
The unthinkable have happened - the Felonsines surrendered their capital! The city garrison refused to take arms while some of Goana's relatives were executed or captured by your soldiers. The Queen has fled southwards to Lametania, home of her husband King Otalan. Numerous barons are abandoning her banner and surrendering themselves to your officers, while the few remaining loyalists flee southwards to Lametania or westwards toward Duchy of Koi.
Few hours after the report you receive a messenger of King Elran of Eldrican; his forces have successfully tied up forces of the Koi by besieging three border forts, hopefully preventing them from intervening in your war against the Felonsines (which King Elran says begun most favorably).
This surprising yet welcome success has caused many of your courtiers to start celebrating already!
The messenger who brought the report from your generals however awaits orders. You decide to...
A) Have most of the Army pull away from Felonsein, now that it has been conquered.
B) Have the Army rest and recuperate, because they're going to invade Duchy of Koi next month!
C) Have the Army rest and recuperate in the newly conquered lands to see how situation develops in the far west.