"Aha, I didn't expect that the results of the hussars would be so brilliant, and they actually annihilated the opponent's plate armor heavy cavalry!" Sitting on the throne in the hall of the Royal Palace in Warsaw, Zygmunt I smiled triumphantly.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty, with this powerful class, you can sweep the surrounding countries in the future!" The crowd below congratulated.

However, Lewandov, the commander of the hussars, was worried:

"Your Majesty, the hussars have the ability to charge repeatedly. However, it seems to be a little dependent on the spring riding spears of the North Sea Country......"

The generals were speechless for a moment, and the atmosphere was suddenly a little cold. And Zygmunt I frowned:

"Can't our craftsmen make such spring-loaded lances?"

Lewandov shook his head and said:

"It's too difficult, the body and tip of the gun are not difficult to imitate. The hardest part is the spring. Our people have imitated both pig iron and wrought iron, but the pig iron spring is easy to break, and the wrought iron spring is too soft, and it is difficult to return to its original state after compression! Therefore, the mystery should be the steel used for the spring! ”

"In other words, if the North Sea Country no longer provides springs, we won't be able to make a suitable spring riding gun?" Zygmunt I was a little depressed and felt his neck stuck.

Then, he changed his words and said:

"I heard that there is a huge crisis in the Beihai Country, should we send troops to help?"

"No! Your Majesty, we have just taken possession of the Duchy of Mazovia, and we have not yet been able to fully control it. If we divide our troops to reinforce the North Sea Country at this time, the Duchy of Mazovia, which we eat, may be forced to vomit out! Captain Yankel objected.

But Lewandov has a different opinion:

"Your Majesty, Lord Yankel is right, we cannot do all our best to reinforce the North Sea Kingdom at this time. However, it can partially support ......"

"Partial support? What do you mean? Zygmunt I asked, puzzled.

"Meaning, send part of the cavalry to protect Prince Caesar and Lady Angela. If Aurich can't hold it, escort them to Poland......"

"Lewandov, what do you mean? Is it to let His Majesty take in the mother and son? They are the widows of the Grand Duke, and if we take them in, will we still give them a fief? That's a loss! Yankel objected.

If the North Sea Kingdom was just a kingdom and Caesar was just the son of an earl, then it would be nothing to take Caesar in. It's a big deal, give him a small place to continue to be an earl.

But the son of the Grand Duke is different, the two families are in-laws, and it is not good not to settle in a place. But the identity of the son of the Grand Duke is there, and the territory cannot be given less, which is not cost-effective......

"No, no, Lord Yankel, if Prince Caesar had come to Poland, would he have brought a blacksmith who knew how to make springs? When the time comes, we will have as many spring riding guns as we want. You also saw the previous battle, Lord Yankel, the plate knight took the spring horse lance and could directly impact the infantry phalanx! ”

"This ...... There seems to be some truth to it...... However, it doesn't seem cost-effective to contain an heir to the Grand Duke just for the sake of the method of making the spring......" Yankel said unwillingly.

"No, no, no, it's not just springs. Springs are also made of steel, and the most valuable thing is actually the kind of steel that makes springs. Even if it is used to make swords, that steel is very good. You all know the cavalry knife that Grand Duke Marin gave to His Majesty before, right? Not only is it sharp and hard, but it is also very tough. I remember that General Makov's command knife was cut off by that knife. However, the knife only left a few scratches......"

Infantry Commander Makov nodded and said:

"That's right, the steel craftsmanship of the North Sea Country is too powerful. I've never seen a material like that, the blade is strong and sharp, and the blade is elastic and not easy to break. So, I agree with General Lewandov's idea of introducing the steel technology of the North Sea State. If we can introduce the advanced iron-smelting technology of the Beihai Kingdom, the quality of the equipment of our Polish army will be even higher! ”

"Okay, that's it! I then sent someone to Orich and told Lady Angela that if they were defeated, they could take refuge in Poland. When the time comes, I can make Caesar a duke! Zygmunt I clapped.

"Then we can't send troops?" General Makov asked.

"So, Lewandov, you personally rush to Orich with 1000 hussars. Then, explaining to Mrs. Angela, that my army was too busy fighting for the Duchy of Mazovia to draw up too many troops for the time being. ”

"Then, your task is not to fight against the armies of the princes, but to ensure the safety of Lady Angela and Prince Caesar. If the North Sea Kingdom is defeated, you will escort their mother and son to Poland. But ......"

After a pause, Zygmunt I said:

"Before escorting their mother and son to Poland, they must be reminded to bring with them craftsmen who know how to make springs and high-quality steel. Even, the importance of bringing those craftsmen is no less important than escorting their mother and child! Do you understand? ”

"Got it!" Lewandow knew that his task, most importantly, was to ensure that craftsmen who were skilled in making high-quality steel and springs came to Poland. As for escorting Angela's mother and son, it is secondary. Of course, you can't take them with you. Otherwise, the appearance will be too ugly......

"Your Majesty, you said that you would crown Prince Caesar as a duke at that time. But the dukedom is not a small place, when the time comes, where are you going to seal him? Could it be the Duchy of Mazovia? General Yankel asked, confused.

"How is that possible? The Duchy of Mazovia will be my own territory in the future. I've thought about it for a long time, do you remember Kievan Rus' in southern Lithuania? ”

The generals were stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized......

Kievan Rus is the Dnieper region with the Ukrainian capital Kiev as the core in later generations, and the land is relatively fertile. Once upon a time, the powerful Grand Duchy of Kievan Rus' was established in Kiev. However, after the Mongol invasion, the Grand Duchy of Kievan Rus was defeated and forced to submit to the Kipchak Khanate, established by the Mongols, and has since declined. By 1362, the barely existing principality of Kiev was annexed by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania......

However, after the annexation by Lithuania, the Ukrainian regions did not develop. Because, in the south of Ukraine, there is a bandit state - the Crimean Khanate, which constantly goes north to sweep and loot, plus plunder the population.

Therefore, the Kievan Rus' region, which has fertile black soil and abundant water resources (the Dnieper), cannot be developed.

Moreover, the Ukrainian region faces more than just the Crimean Khanate, and an even more powerful Ottoman Turkey to the southwest......

In the face of the threat of two powerful enemies, no one is willing to put the treasure on fertile Ukraine. Because, even if the area is developed, it is easy to cheapen the robbers or Turks of the Crimean Khanate......

So, now the Kievan Rus region is a free paradise for the Cossacks who disobeyed discipline. As for the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, it was simply difficult to form effective control over the region, and its influence was limited to a few important cities such as Kiev.

Zygmunt I meant that he intended to seal Caesar to Kiev. The land area over there is large enough, and it is okay to give tens of thousands of square kilometers, which is definitely in line with the status of a duke (in later Ukraine, there were 600,000 square kilometers). However, if the country is closed there, it will have to independently bear the risk of a possible invasion by the Crimeans themselves.

And with the Hoffmans in the south, Zygmunt I could save a lot of trouble. After all, many of the generals of the Hoffman family are there, and they have the secret of fertilizer. As long as they are given enough territory, they can still develop.

Once the Hoffman family develops in the dangerous Kievan Rus' region, it will not only be able to contain the dangerous Crimean Khanate in the south. Moreover, if necessary, it can also provide enough troops for the Jagiellonian royal family to help in the war......

When Zygmunt I spoke his mind, none of the generals envied the vast tract of fertile land that Caesar was about to receive. Because, south of Kyiv is the terrifying Crimean Khanate......

Moreover, Zygmunt I was right when he said that the Hoffmans were good at military affairs. If you can bring all the generals of the Hoffman family to train troops against the Crimeans will be tantamount to erecting a barrier in southern Poland and Lithuania......

"Your Majesty is wise!" For a while, the sound of sycophants was everywhere......

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