In Dublin, there is no heating in winter, and people put a fireplace in every room, and the fuel of the fireplace is peat, which is not only not polluting, but also has a huge fragrance. The Irish also use peat as a fuel for power generation, extracting more than 4 million tonnes of peat each year for more than a dozen power stations, which generate 25% of the total electricity generated.

In addition to the most special peat resources, Ireland's main mineral resources are natural gas, peat, copper, lead, graphite, zinc, silver, barite, gypsum, limestone, dolomite, etc., they are mineral resources with important industrial value, especially peat, lead, zinc is urgently needed by William, and mining local silver ore is also a good choice.

Ireland has a typically oceanic climate, with warm springs all year round. The average temperature of the coldest month is 4°C~7°C, and the average temperature of the hottest month is 12°C~15°C. Rainfall is abundant, with an average annual rainfall of more than 100 inches, and such warm and humid climate conditions make the land of Ireland full of grass.

As the saying goes, "the mountains eat the mountains, and the sea eats the sea", the shrewd Irish will of course take the road of "grass to grass", so pasture and animal husbandry have become the pillar industries of the Irish national economy.

In Normandy and north-western France, which are suitable for agriculture, the island of Ireland is more suitable for the development of animal husbandry, and exists as William's horse farm and breeding farm, which is enough to provide a sufficient source of raw materials for Normandy's animal husbandry, leather industry, woolen textile industry, etc.

In Wales, there is also a demand for mineral resources, the most famous of which is its unusually rich coal resources, that is, most of the coal purchased by William and the Norman Kingdom came from South Wales mines.

In addition to the natural resources, the geographical location and geographical advantages of Wales and Ireland were also the reasons why William chose to conquer them first.

You must know that William coveted the thrones of England and France, and he desperately wanted to get the crown of a great power.

And when the crown of the Kingdom of France could not be obtained in a short time, William set his sights on the throne of England.

Wales and Ireland, as regions adjacent to England, could serve as a foothold and landing point for William's conquest of England, which was of great help to William's conquest of England.

Knock knock knock.... Knock knock knock....

William's index finger tapped to his left, and his mind was contemplated by the conquest of Wales and Ireland, including Morris, Earl of Glamorgan. Welf and Mephistopheles, Earl of Dublin. Sauron.

Thinking about the person at hand, Maurice as the earl of the two places. Welf and Mephistopheles Soren were undoubtedly the more suitable candidates, both local princes and very good military and political ability.

However, Morris. Welf, however, had other arrangements for him, he would exist as an important pawn planted by William in Northern Italy, and if he played his due role, William could seize the northern Italian region, including the principalities of Lombardy, Verona and Carinthia, and if necessary, he could directly send troops to seize it.

Therefore, Morris. Welf was such an important figure that it was absolutely impossible for him to venture out into the wilderness of Ireland, and if he died in the war, William would have lost his grip on Caesar. Morality. An important pawn in Outwell.

Speaking of Caesar, William couldn't help but think of the scene when he came to meet him a few days ago, when William had just been crowned Norman king.

"Caesar, my good brother, I am glad to see you." William didn't look unusual, he didn't feel any resentment about his series of changes, and still seemed to regard Caesar as if he were his good brother.

"William!" With a smile on his face, Caesar warmly hugged William.

"William, I came this time to fulfill my promise to you, to take the Duchy of Apulia to the Norman kingdom and become your fulcrum in Italy and the Mediterranean." Caesar let go of William's embrace and said.

"I'm glad, Caesar, and I'm glad you fulfilled your promise and mine, when I was just helping my friend and had absolutely no intention of asking for anything in return.

In this way, I can agree to whatever you ask, as long as it is reasonable. William smiled and said.

"That's right, first of all, I want you to give me and the Duchy of Apulia full autonomy, including the right to go to war and diplomacy, in exchange, I will pay a part of the cost and will support your strategy in the Mediterranean, and give you a piece of land in western Sicily as the fulcrum of the Norman kingdom in the Mediterranean." Caesar first made his first request.

"I can promise you, after all, the Duchy of Apulia was founded by a few brothers of your Outville family with their own skills, and even without my help, I believe that you can still achieve such a feat, at most, it will only be a few years later.

If you have any other requirements, let's say them together. William nodded, and without the slightest hesitation, acceded to Caesar's request.

"Yes, the Normans suffered heavy casualties in the wars with the Holy See, the Saracens, the Italians, and the Byzantines, and I urgently need the Normans to join my Duchy of Apulia, otherwise the country is likely to be crushed by the enemy on all sides, and this is my greatest fear.

I've heard that your side has banned the personal adventures of the Normans, but I would like you to repeal the ban and let the Normans freely join in the adventures against Italy and Byzantium. ”

Caesar's request was the most important purpose for him to visit William, and there were not enough Normans to replenish his army, and as a Norman lord he used to inform southern Italy in a outnumbered manner, which was very unstable.

If the native Italian nobles saw the weakness of the Normans, they were likely to jump out and start a rebellion, and the exhausted Caesar was likely to give the enemy an opportunity.

"Hmm," William muttered, he couldn't just revoke the decree that had just been issued, it was a change of order, and it was an act that undermined his authority in his eyes.

In addition, controlling the private adventures of the Normans was also William's method in order to put an end to the continuous bleeding of the Norman kingdom, because if the brave and warlike Normans went out on adventures, would there be enough men for William to raise an army?

What's more, William himself also had a colonial mind in his heart, controlling his personal adventures and colonization in his own hands, so that the benefits of colonization would go to the royal family and the state, rather than those very few careerists.

It's like Caesar, Duke of Apulia, who lost control. Morality. Like Outwell, William has lost control of him.

"I will not revise the decree I have given before, but I can organize the Normans to go to southern Italy for you to participate in your adventures and wars." William, after some deliberation, replied.

William hoped that through organized risk-taking, he would gradually infiltrate the Duchy of Apulia and at least establish some influence there.