Chapter 235: Woolf. Esbrand
Woolf. It had been half a year since Esbrand followed Marin to East Friesland, and during this half year, he spent most of his time in the army, carefully studying the Marin phalanx and East Friesian military training methods. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
On vacation, Woolf. Esbrand also rode around the territory of the Eastern Friesian Lamber. Except for the autumn harvest period, when most of the officers and men of the army were sent to the border to protect security, at other times, as long as there was a holiday, Woolf. Esbrand likes to get around. After all, he was once the head of the military and political forces in the Dietmarshin region.
But after turning down, Woolf. Esbrand was taken aback. Because, he found that the life of the people of East Friesland was too much better......
Although, the people of East Friesland may still eat very little meat. But the average East Frisian, even the lowliest serfs, usually ate good black bread. It's not a black baguette that hasn't been fermented and has a lot of wood chips, dirt and stones, but a fluffy black bread. This kind of black bread can only be eaten regularly by wealthy families with good family backgrounds in Dietmarshin. But in East Friesland, where serfs usually eat fluffy black bread, how not to let Woolf. Esbrand surprised?
In fact, the black bread eaten by the serfs was not pure black bread, but also mixed with some wild vegetables and grass bran. However, these two additives do not affect the softness of the bread. Moreover, these breads are fully fermented, so they are relatively fluffy. The taste of grass bran is actually similar to that of wheat bran. During this period, Europeans made brown bread, most of which was made with wheat bran. So, add some grass bran, although it is coarser than flour, but it is not very eaten. Moreover, even grass bran is digestible, unlike stones and dirt, which cannot be digested.
In addition, in East Friesland, there are some "private lands" in the vicinity of the residence of each estate. These self-reserved plots are used by the farmers to grow vegetables, and all the vegetables grown are for the people on the manor to eat themselves.
Of course, in the vicinity of each city, Marin will also arrange a specific number of estates, all of which are planted with vegetables to supply the needs of the city. Fortunately, there are not many cities now, and there are few urban residents, so it is easy to meet the needs.
In addition, because East Friesland is a coastal country, there are many fishermen, so there are naturally many salted fish. In order to take care of the fishermen, Marin also implemented a policy of "grain for salted fish". The equivalent of rye was exchanged with fishermen for a large amount of salted fish, which was then distributed to various estates as the main meat of the serfs.
Salted fish is low in cost, but it is no worse in nutrition than meat. As a result, salted fish became the main source of meat for the poor in East Friesian Lamber. Basically, ordinary serf families were given salted fish every week to supplement various nutrients.
Fish is not only rich in protein, but also rich in vitamins A, D, and E, and people who eat fish regularly will not get night blindness. This is because night blindness is a sign of vitamin A deficiency. Because one or two tonnes of salted fish can be eaten every week, the prevalence of night blindness in East Friesian Lamberland is very low.
In the beginning, Woolf. Esbrand thought it was just that the people near Aurich, where he was stationed, were living in better conditions. As a result, he rode a little farther away and ran to some remote areas, and so on.
Of course, some serfs in aristocratic fiefdoms had a worse life. After all, some aristocrats are more stingy. However, those stingy nobles did not starve the serfs, but they were not treated well as the manor in Marin's name.
And in the manor under Marin's name, basically the serfs lived well. Although everyone's food has less oil and water, the nutrition is basically sufficient, and people's mental state is very good.
See here, Woolf. Esbrand finally turned to Marin. He believed that under Marin's rule, the people could live a good life.
So, he began to ask Marin for advice on the legendary "Oriental Art of War......
In fact, Marin is not a serious military officer, where does he know how much art of war? However, in his previous life, he also learned a lot of miscellaneous military theories from the Internet and read many classic battles. At the same time, I have also read "The Art of War", watched the CCTV version of "The Art of War and the Thirty-six Strategies", "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" or something......
Such a level was an amateur military enthusiast in later generations, but, in this era, it was used to fool Woolf. Esbrand is still fine.
Out of boredom, Marin gave Woolf. Esbrand talked about classic examples such as "burning the new field" and "flooding the Seventh Army". Esbrand's fool doesn't want to:
"Oh, 'Burning Xinye' is so wonderful, this Zhuge Liang is so good, I worship him so much......"
"Oh my God, I didn't expect that there would be a classic battle example like 'Flooded Seventh Army' in the East, this general named Guan Yu is so powerful! I was still complacent about the example of drowning the Danish army, but I didn't expect that there would be generals in China 1,300 years ago who had this clever plan, but I was short-sighted......"
Ma Lin wiped his sweat and said in his heart, my "Flooded Seventh Army" is the version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", which exaggerates Guan Yu's ability. In fact, the real "flooded Seventh Army" in history was Cao Jun's own death, which set up the military camp in a low-lying area, and happened to encounter a storm, Guan Yu just took advantage of this situation, not deliberately planned like the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" version.
But when it comes to using flooding, in fact, when the three families were divided, Zhi Boyao once flooded Jinyang. It's just that later, in turn, they were also drowned by the Zhao, Wei, and Han families, and then they were defeated. And that was more than 1,900 years ago......
Woolf. Esbrand has never seen the world either, and Marin picks out some plots that he sees on TV, and fools him so much that it makes people laugh.
When Marin finished telling him about the TV series versions of "The Art of War and the Thirty-Six Strategies" and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Woolf. Esbrand digested it for a long time and took a lot of notes before he could barely grasp it.
However, such Woolf. Esbrand, it's enough. If you teach him more, Marin won't worry about him.
Exactly, Woolf. Esbrand was now at home, and Marin decided to let Woolf . . . Esbrand went to control the 10,000-strong army of the Duchy of Schleswig to defend against a Danish counterattack.
Next, if Marin wants to take the Bishopric of Münster, he will definitely be in chaos for a while. Marin feared that the Danes would take the opportunity to attack the Duchy of Schleswig. So, he was going to send Woolf. Esbrand went to control the army of the Duchy of Schleswig against the Danish invasion.
As for Woolf. Will Esbrand collude with the Danes? Marlin had never thought of it that way. Because, Woolf. Esbrand and Denmark are bitter enemies.
In addition, Marin arranged for Kohler, to Woolf. Esbrand assigned a team of guards to keep him safe. These guards, who actually work as spies, are also responsible for spying on Woolf. Esbrand. Woolf. If Esbrand had been loyal, he would have done nothing. However, if Woolf. Esbrand has a sense of antinym, and these guards will cut off his head and bring it to Marin......
And originally followed in Woolf. Esbrand's fierce brother Cage was left behind by Marin and was in charge of the training of a team of special forces.
Now, Marin's trick of "combining inside and outside" has been used, as has the trick of shelling the Oak Gate + blasting. In the future, other countries will definitely be on guard.
Therefore, Ma Lin plans to train a group of special forces who "fly the eaves and walk the wall" to cooperate with the main army to attack the city. At the same time, it can also be responsible for night raids on enemy camps and assassination of enemy commanders.
Cage has good skills and a nimble head, making him the best candidate for a special forces captain. Plus, this guy is so fierce that he puts him in Woolf. Esbrand's side, if it were Woolf. Esbrand is rebellious, and those guards may not be able to kill Woolf in the face of the martial arts Cage who is a strong martial artist. Esbrand......