The rushing Seine River was still wide after passing through Paris, and William's army of 70,000 and the militia that followed relied on this wide river to transport all kinds of supplies needed by the 70,000-strong army with countless inland river transport ships.

Of course, in addition to river vessels, a variety of horse vehicles are also indispensable, and on the newly renovated and expanded avenues, these vehicles fill almost the entire road surface and there is no edge at all as far as the eye can see.

The upper reaches of the Seine up to Troyes in Champagne are still wide enough to carry dozens of river transports at once, but after Troyes, the Seine suddenly narrows, especially at the Château de Châteauillon, which is not far away, and the Seine becomes almost like a stream.

When William's army arrived in Troyes, they could no longer rely on the Seine for supplies, and had to travel overland to Burgundy Dijon in the south, but fortunately, the distance from Troyes to Dijon was only 130 kilometers in a straight line, and the two cities were connected by wide roads, and the land transportation conditions were relatively good, and did not cause any obstacles.

The cities of Troyes and Dijon were also important supply bases for William, where grain collected from the estates of the royal domain was stored in the city's warehouses, and the city's craftsmen supplied William's army with horseshoes, saddles, leather goods, and other military products.

"It's a pity, it's a pity!" William sighed as he looked at the rushing Thorne not far away.

"Your Majesty, I don't know why you sigh?" Duke Rodrigo asked.

"You see, Dijon, as the capital of the Duchy of Burgundy and the transportation hub of eastern France, does not have a canal connecting the Seine and the Saône, which is really a pity.

I heard here that the Samurai River, a tributary of the Saône, ten kilometres away, is narrow, only ten metres wide, and that it is often waterlogged during the rainy season, which threatens the development of the city of Dijon.

Thirty kilometers away from the city of Dijon is the wide Saône, which is a tributary of the Rhône, if we can dig a Burgundy canal, connecting Troyes on the Seine with the Saône not far away, it does not need to be wide, only twenty or thirty meters wide, it can greatly improve the traffic conditions of Dijon, and solve the problem of waterlogging of the Samurai River. ”

"Your Majesty is far-sighted, and we are sorry for ourselves." Rodrigo sighed.

"I'm also an afterthought, if the Burgundy Canal had been dug earlier, the logistical pressure would have been much less than ours.

But it's not too late, and I'll order Prime Minister Radolph to take charge of this later. William smiled and waved his hand, modestly.

In Dijon, William did not stay long, replenished some supplies and repaired for a day, and then led his troops south again.

With the advantage of inland river transportation on the Rhône, Wilhelm's army marched much faster, and it took less than three days to reach the country of Macomber, a hundred and twenty kilometers away.

When he came to the country of Macombe, William naturally wanted to pay a good visit to the famous local abbeys of Cluny, Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul.

Although the Cluny monastery was William's enemy, he did not exterminate the Cluny monks and monks, but only demolished the main abbey of Cluny and returned the abbey of Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul to the royal family.

As for the Cluny monks, William did not embarrass them, but temporarily detained them in the abbey of Saint-Denis in Paris, and ordered them to devote themselves to the study of theology, and then discern and dispose of them after his triumphant return.

William considered himself a benevolent man, and for decades he had beheaded the enemies who had fought against him by order, and at most he had been permanently imprisoned, and he would not do the same to the Cluni monks, as long as they were willing to serve his men, he would naturally exempt them from punishment.

"Your Majesty, Faure and Count Altod of Lyon beg to see you!" Faller Osborne reported to William from the sidelines.

"Invite him in." Listen to Faure and Count of Lyon, Altod. Morality. Faure asked to see him, and William hurriedly said to Faller.

The Count of Altod was the lord of Faure and Lyon. The Faure family has owned the kingdoms of Faure and Lyon since the Carolingian era two hundred years ago, and its power is deeply rooted and cannot be underestimated.

Faure and Lyon, as William's advance into the Duchy of Provence, naturally needed to have a good relationship with the local lords, and if the other party interfered with it, it was likely that the supply of the front-line army would be adversely affected.

"Altod. Morality. Faure met the honorable Norman king, His Majesty William, ruler of France and England. A young nobleman with a beard bowed down.

"Welcome, Count Altod, please be seated." William stretched out his hands to support him, and ordered someone to give Count Altod a seat, which can be described as extremely generous.

"I wonder why Lord Altod is here this time?" William asked.

"His Majesty William, not long ago the Duke of Provence, Jooffroy. Bolsonide and Duke of Lombardy, Albert Ezo. Morality. Esther had sent emissaries to try to persuade me to thwart your army, and I flatly rejected their request out of admiration for you.

Later, I sent to investigate, and found signs of a union in Provence, Lombardy, Monferrato, and Saluzzo, and the Duke of Savoy seemed to have been persuaded by Ezzo II to intervene in the way, so I immediately came to warn of it. Altod bowed respectfully, and told him the truth about the purpose of his visit to William.

"Thank you for the reminder, Lord Count Altod, and I will remember your kindness. But don't worry, I have already anticipated the union of Provence and Lombardy, and my army of 70,000 is for them, and as for the Duke of Savoy, I will send someone to persuade me, and I need you to introduce me here. William smiled and shook his hand in thanks.

"At your service, Your Majesty William." Altod. Morality. Count Faure bowed and bowed again.

Faure and Lyon are bordered by Burgundy to the north, Aquitaine to the west, and far from the core of the Holy Roman Empire, Germany, so they are heavily influenced by French culture, and the local lord, Count Altod, also admired French culture and William, and the two talked happily until the evening.

William warmly retained Earl Artod to dine with him, and invited him to lie down with him.

In just two days, William formed a deep friendship with Count Altod, and before leaving, he presented Count Altod with a famous Andalusian horse worth 500 pounds of silver and gold coins and a set of gilt etched plate armor worth 800 pounds of silver.