Going into the red shouldn't make mercenaries mad...

[PdoxLP]

Clearly you pay the debts to the merc's widows and orphans fund. This act of goodwill means that other merc companies are still willing to sign on with you in future rather than blacklisting you

Hah!

"This guy didn't pay his previous mercenaries and slaughtered them mercilessly but at least he made sure their orphans had some spare change, let's trust him again this time"

 

[senior_hombre]

... but they get sad, when seeing red

 

[unmerged(75409)]

... but they get sad, when seeing red

You mean, they "see red", when they ... see red

("to see red" is, in german, a synonym for "to become really angry". not in english, though, is it?)

 

[unmerged(8762)]

It's the same in English.

 

[unmerged(75409)]

It's the same in English.

oh that's good to know. thanks!

 

[spinoza013]

You mean, they "see red", when they ... see red

("to see red" is, in german, a synonym for "to become really angry". not in english, though, is it?)

Yep, it's the same here, we also say "The red mist descends"

 

[Panjer]

It's for this reason that it's nigh-impossible for the Godwinsons to win.

 

[Nuril]

This is pre-investment banking days any money lending was usually private loans. So if you killed who you owed money to you're debts would also disappear.

Which of course is one of the reasons why having riots against Jewish lenders was ever so popular..