Just when William was still buried in the case, Emma walked in and saluted William: "Your Highness, you should rest first at such a late hour, the work can never be done, only relaxation is the way to last." ”

"Okay, what you're saying makes sense, I'm supporting you, Emma." William was lazy, twisted his sore neck, looked at Emma and said, "Emma, is there anything important to tell me about this late hour?" It's better to have good news, I don't want to hear anything bad before I go to bed. ”

"Of course, His Highness William." Emma walked behind William with a slick step, and a pair of skillful hands kneaded and massaged William's sour shoulders.

"Hmm..."Emma's massage skills are really good, William only felt comfortable, the fatigue of his body before was reduced a lot, and he leaned back in the chair relaxed and let out a comfortable moan.

"Poof...," Emma covered her mouth and smiled softly, "Your Highness William, are you feeling better?" I'm going to give you good news about my brother Caesar. ”

"Well, no, my shoulders are still very sore, pinch me again." William relied on his young age to simply play a scoundrel.

"Will... Honest... Temple... Emma shook her silver teeth and glared at William with a pair of wonderful eyes, gritting her teeth at William's scoundrel appearance.

"Alright, Emma, you can say it, I'll just listen." Looking at Emma, who was about to erupt, William didn't dare to be a big man, and immediately raised his hands and surrendered.

Emma knew that William's scoundrel appearance was being revealed to his closest people, so she was not angry with William's words. Of course, if Emma doesn't stop him, William will have to take advantage of him, and maybe it won't be long before he blatantly takes advantage of Emma.

Seeing William put away his scoundrel appearance, Emma breathed a sigh of relief slightly: "That's right, Your Highness William, my brother Caesar has already occupied the counties of Cazarotan and Count Regio from the Moors, and with the support of the Venetians, he opened a trading port in the port of Ziani near the Bay of Taranto in the Count of Regio, specializing in the trade of silk and spices between the Venetians and the Moors. ”

"I really didn't misunderstand Caesar, he is really a talented nobleman, I think that two years ago I only left him 30,000 pounds of silver and 1,000 sets of plate armor, and I was able to occupy these two territories so quickly." William sighed with relief, looked up at Emma and laughed:

"You say Caesar hooked up with the Venetians? It is not easy to engage in the lucrative silk and spice trade, and now Caesar has also become a local tyrant. Maybe I'll borrow some money from your brother too. ”

"Well, Your Highness William, how can my brother's achievements compare with yours. Such a large Duchy of Normandy is thriving under your rule, and the surrounding princes are afraid of your military might and dare not do anything disrespectful to you, which your father, Duke Robert, has not done. Emma said modestly.

"By the way, Emma, are you telling me that this is something that your brother Caesar is in trouble with?" William asked.

"Yes, Caesar does have something to ask you." Emma nodded in response, "Do you remember the thousand sets of plate armor you gave to Caesar back then?" Now that Caesar had expanded his army to 8,000 men, the 1,000 sets of plate armor were not enough, and he needed more swords and crossbows, which he could pay for with gold, silk, and spices. ”

"No problem, I will open a route from Normandy to the port of Ziani in the county of Reggio in southern Italy, and I will be able to supply at least three thousand sets of plate armor and several times as many swords and crossbows a year, and I will only need Caesar to pay for it in silk." William was not hypocritical, and immediately nodded in agreement.

Now Caesar was a tyrant, holding two hard currencies such as silk and spices, and he spoke in a tone that was really inadequate, as if he could eat whatever William had.

"Thank you so much, His Highness William." Emma smiled and thanked William.

Emma knows that William's plate armor production is limited, due to the limitation of the number of craftsmen, having a production capacity of 20,000 or 30,000 sets a year is already the biggest limit, in addition to supplying the army of the Duchy of Normandy, it is already good to have 10,000 sets for export, and now William has taken out a share of 3,000 sets at once, this gift is not light.

"No need to thank you, Caesar and I are like brothers, and I will be happy for him if he can achieve higher achievements." William waved his hand and said, "By the way, Emma, Caesar now needs so much plate armor and ordnance, is he going to attack Sicily?" ”

"It is true, His Highness William. At present, Caesar has taken a barony in the county of Mosina, Sicily, as a bridgehead to conquer Sicily.

As long as there were enough armaments and food, Caesar was more than capable of conquering the whole of Sicily. Emma replied with a nod.

"Isn't Caesar going to be king of Sicily? It is a good strategy to unify Sicily and look at the situation on the Apennine Peninsula in Italy across the strait, and to be in a favorable position of advancing and retreating. William just thought about Caesar's strategy with a slight ponder in his heart, and William couldn't help but sigh with emotion:

"It seems that I have to work harder, otherwise if Caesar becomes the king of Sicily, I will lose the bet I made with Caesar."

"What kind of gambling is it, can you tell me about it?" Emma asked curiously.

"Hehe... Hehe..."William smiled awkwardly and immediately changed the subject, "By the way, Emma." I ask you to contact Count Judes of Dominia in the Duchy of Brittany, how is it going these days? ”

This Count of Dominia, Yudes, is the younger brother of the current Duke of Brittany, Aaron II, and is the second heir to the Duchy of Brittany, and has ambitions for the dukedom, especially now that the Duke of Arlen II is seriously injured and the heir is young, William does not believe that the Count of Youdes is not moved.

"This Count of Youdes is the Lord of the Eagles without Rabbits, and though he is ready to move now, he will not act until the Duke of Arrun is dead. The Earl of Youdes also opened his mouth and demanded that we be the first to attack the Duchy of Breton in order to create an opportunity for him. Emma shook her head helplessly.

"It can't be." William immediately slammed the table angrily, looked at Emma and said, "Emma, it seems that we should give him some rumors to force this Count of Dominia to have to act and raise an army to fight for the title of Duke of Brittany. Only then will we have the opportunity to intervene in this war and seize the entire Duchy of Brittany. ”

"I see, His Highness William. I'll give this Count of Youdes a little color. Emma clenched her fists and said angrily.