Chapter 320: Under the Value of Morris
The treatment of the standing army under William's command is very good, it can be described as the first-class level of the countries of Europa, equivalent to the guards and elite troops of the kings and princes, or even higher.
Even the knight orders and militia units in various places that do not belong to the standing army sequence are also treated very well, and even the position of an ordinary soldier in a militia unit is enough for outsiders to fight for it.
Hearing Osborne's promise, not only the soldiers under Morris's command, but even he himself were also dazzled, with a look of expectation in his eyes.
"Steward Osborne, thank you, thank you very much." Morris. Welf bowed with his soldiers.
"Okay, you guys go back first, it's a little late now, you should go back and have a good rest." Osborne's butler picks up Morris. Welf, waved goodbye.
"A good candidate, worthy of the person I chose." Steward Osborne turned his back, a smile on his lips.
When Caesar tried to compete for the title of Duke of Apulia, William knew that Caesar's ambition was too big for him to be restrained, so he had to find someone to counterbalance Caesar's expansion in Italy.
Morris. Welf was the best person selected by Osborne's butler, and after Morris's matter was reported to William by Osborne's butler, William agreed to Osborne's suggestion without any hesitation and put Morris. Welf as a new object of support.
Speaking of the abilities of the two of them, Morris. Welf didn't have to be Caesar in the slightest. Earth. Ottwell's ability to muster the courage of a group of mercenaries with his pre-war speeches and lead his troops to block the onslaught of the church knights is enough to show Maurice's military talent.
At the same time, Morris. Welf also has his own unique charm, just look at the generals around him, Iginor. Delamarck and Theowulf are the characters of the moment, and I believe that with his charisma alone, Maurice can make a name for himself in this troubled world.
Speaking of the conduct of the two of them, Caesar was undoubtedly an ambitious and energetic typical Norman nobleman, who never forgot to conquer, plunder, dominate and conquer, such a person was beyond William's control, and it was the same for anyone else.
In contrast, Morris. As a Lombard, Welf is more likely to settle for the status quo, although he has a lot less aggressiveness in his personality.
Coupled with the relationship between Morris and Osborne's butler, William can also trust Morris even more. Welf, believing that he would not betray himself.
Compared with the origins of Maurice and Caesar, the Welf family where Morris is located is an ancient and glorious family, as mentioned above, this family once had the crown of the Kingdom of Burgundy and the Kingdom of Italy, and closely intermarried with the Carolingian family. Welf remained Duke of Verona and Carinthia, with large territories in northern Italy and the Duchy of Swabia.
Speaking of his father, Albert Ezzo II of the Este family, who ruled the Duchy of Lombardy, was also a powerful and powerful duke.
Despite the fact that Morris. Welf was the illegitimate son of Duke Albert Ezzy II, but if the Duke of Lombardy died, Maurice had a claim to the Duchy of Lombardy.
With William's support, Morris. Welf may be able to seize a large territory including the Duchy of Lombardy, Verona, and Carinthia, and wear three dukely crowns, which will be strong enough to rival Caesar's strength in the future.
According to William's knowledge of history, his wife, Islam. Feng. Nordheim's father, Otto. Feng. Nordheim was the future Duke of Bavaria.
If history hadn't changed, Otto. Feng. After Nordheim's betrayal of Henry IV, he was stripped of his title and title as Duke of Bavaria, and the title of Duke of Bavaria fell to Maurice. Welf's head, he relied on himself to be Otto. Feng. As the son-in-law of Nordheim, he was named the new Duke of Bavaria.
Morris. Welf's achievements in history are so extraordinary, and the history of Caesar. Morality. Ottwell has a fight, and William, who has a famous collector's habit, naturally can't let go of such a promising nobleman.
"The will Morris. Where was Welf canonized? If you want to support her Maurice and Caesar in confrontation, a count's position is indispensable.
Said canonized Morris. Welf was the earl, and he gave equal credit to Mephistopheles. It is also necessary for Sauron to be canonized as an earl, otherwise someone will definitely treat me as unfair and partial. William put down the information from Osborne's butler in his hand, turned to look at the territory map hanging behind him, and read softly.
William's index finger slowly slid from the Duchy of Brittany to the territory of the Duchy of Anjou, then to Vissan and Amiens, and then to the half of the Duchy of Flanders that William occupied.
After thinking about it for a long time, William still shook his head and vetoed his previous decision, he was reluctant to divide any land in France again, these lands are very fertile, prosperous, economically developed, and are the foundation of the king's hegemony, he does not want to have a prince in his territory, a prince who cannot be controlled in the future.
Although William had as many as five counts and nobles in the above areas, they were all William's cronies and important ministers, and they had only limited power in their respective domains, and they were under William's control, and could not do whatever they wanted.
Therefore, they were nobles, not princes, and they were not independent and did not pose any threat, so William could safely send them to the periphery of his core territory.
But Morris. Welf, on the other hand, was destined to become an independent prince in the future, a powerful prince of southern Germany and northern Italy, and this was the path that William had laid out for Maurice, and William did not want Morris to have an eye-catching nail in his core territory.
William pointed to the north, on the island of Britain, and looked at the two counties painted with red paint on the map and the small flag of the golden double lion on a red background, and he suddenly became enlightened.
"Yes, Dublin and Glamorgan! These two territories are located in the backwoods of Ireland and Wales, and even if I rule England in the future, they will not be my core territories, and it is better to spend a lot of military money on them to maintain an army for defense, and it is better to canonize them to Maurice. Welf and Mephistopheles. Sauron. William clapped his palms and said excitedly:
"Yes, Welf. Morris was the Earl of Glamorgan, Mephistopheles. Sauron was the Earl of Dublin. ”