Finally appeased this Uraka. Ximena's small vinegar jar, William had to deal with the prospective father-in-law Ferdinand I and the prospective mother-in-law Sancha who came to ask questions, and finally persuaded the two to go back and get out of the sea of suffering, at this time William was exhausted.

After the coronation and ball, William did not arrange any other programs, and most of the nobles had already left one after another, except for King Edward II of England, the 'Confessor', who had a close alliance with William, and King Ferdinand I of Castile of Spain, who stayed for a while longer, and finally had to leave because of the affairs of their respective countries.

William, who was idle, was very satisfied at this time, he fulfilled the long-cherished wish of the Normans and the Normans, greatly expanded the range of Norman strength, and wore a certain crown on his head, such a great achievement was enough to make most lords proud.

But William, who had a heart for the world, was not satisfied, he knew that although the region he ruled was the best part of Western Europe and France, it was still too small compared to those powers, so it was not the time for complacency.

After a quiet moment, William re-examined the area ruled by his Norman kingdom, which was close to the North Sea, encompassing the entire southern half of the English Channel, from the Duchy of Brittany, the Duchy of Anjou, the Duchy of Normandy, Amiens-Wiisant, and the easternmost half of the Duchy of Flanders, which occupied almost a tenth of the size of the Kingdom of France, and the entire northwestern part of France was William's territory, the most fertile territory.

However, it is difficult for William to continue to dismember and seize the territory from the Kingdom of France, and even to take the French crown from the Capetian dynasty, because his enemies have formed alliances, not only King Henry I of France, but also the Duke of Flanders, the Duke of Champagne, the Duke of Aquitaine, the Duke of Toulouse, and the only one who has not joined is probably the Duke of Burgundy.

But as soon as William launched a war against the Kingdom of France, the Duke of Burgundy, who felt threatened, might put aside his old rivalry with Henry I, and they would unite in the ranks.

This is because William's strength is too strong, the huge territory and strong comprehensive strength, the brave and elite Normans, these make William look very threatening.

If William had persecuted the kings and princes of France too much, perhaps they would have sacrificed some of their interests and united with the more powerful Holy Roman Empire, which was not what William wanted.

Now William must wait, patiently wait for the right moment, and when there is civil strife within the Kingdom of France and there is no time to take care of William, then he will have the opportunity to intervene and dig another big piece of fat from the Kingdom of France.

William was so cautious, it was not that he could not defeat the French princes and the armies of the Holy Roman Empire, even if they were all united, he would still have the confidence to defeat them, but the price of defeating them was a large number of Norman casualties, which William did not want to see, he wanted to capture the maximum benefit at the minimum cost, rather than fighting hard.

Since the French royal palace in the south of the Norman kingdom was not the target of his current strategy, William had no choice but to turn his attention in other directions.

The Moors on the Iberian Peninsula were a promising direction, with more than two-thirds of the area still under Moorish control except for the northern part occupied by Ferdinand I, and William did not have to worry about the pretext for war and diplomacy to deal with the infidels, he only needed to concentrate on dealing with the infidels and waging holy war.

As a region ruled by the Moors, the Iberian Peninsula in the south-central part of the country has well-developed agricultural and water conservancy facilities, a prosperous civilization and countless wealth, as long as they capture anything, at least the Normans will not lose money, and will make a lot of money.

In terms of mineral resources, Spain's main mineral reserves are: 8.8 billion tons of coal, 1.9 billion tons of iron, 500 million tons of pyrite, 4 million tons of copper, 1.9 million tons of zinc and 700,000 tons of mercury.

In terms of forest resources, Spain has a total forest area of 15 million hectares, with a forest coverage rate of 30%, and ranks second in the world in terms of cork production and exports.

With such a fertile land, how could William, who has always been greedy, not salivate?

Although the raiders of the Iberian Peninsula were suspected of fighting with Ferdinand I, William would not be allowed to back down in the face of national interests, even if there would be a conflict with the Castilles in the future.

In addition to the direction of the Spanish raid, William also targeted Ireland and Wales in the British Isles.

Let's talk about Ireland first, there is no powerful kingdom here to unify all the forces of the island of Ireland, and the entire island of Ireland is a number of scattered counties and duchies, such as the Count of Desmond, the Duchy of Dum, the Duchy of Connaught, etc., of course, these vassal states will never recognize themselves as so-called earls or dukes, they all claim to be kings on their own territory, that is, the so-called King of Desmond, King Connaught, etc.

Ireland was divided by a dozen or so small vassal states, each with their own grudges against each other, and Ireland was still completely divided to this day.

This would not end until the Norman and Plantagenet dynasties of England conquered the island of Ireland.

Now was the perfect time for William to conquer Ireland, just a year earlier, the combined forces of Ireland and Wales had invaded Brittany, and after being annihilated by William, they had lost most of their military strength, and now they were in a weakened state.

The last time William sent a fleet to run rampant in Ireland and Wales, calmly capturing both the county of Glamorgan and Dublin, which shows the weakness of Ireland and Wales.

Ireland was weak, Wales was also half-hearted, and the small Welsh peninsula was divided into two countries, the Duchy of Dechbas and the Duchy of Gwynness, and the relationship between the two countries was also not very harmonious, which gave William a chance to break through.

In addition to the thirst for territory and conquest, the urgent need for natural resources and markets was also an important reason for William's desire to seize Ireland.

Ireland is known as the "Peat Kingdom" for its peat export industry, and is rich in peat resources, with its capital, Dublin, meaning "black pond" in Irish.

Why the black pond? Dublin is located on the east coast of the island of Ireland, at the mouth of the River Liffey, which is rich in peat resources underneath the ground, and the waters of the mouth of the Liffey River can be blackened by the jet-black waters of the Liffey River.

Peat is a treasure, it contains a lot of humus, and it is an excellent organic fertilizer. This peat absorbs 7 to 10 times its own water, helps to improve the soil, grows large and delicious mushrooms and beautiful horticultural crops, and also helps to increase crop yields and incomes.