In order to congratulate the Duke on his noble son, the Nijmegen Chamber of Commerce decided to sell the newly arrived goods at a limited and low price, ranging from gold and silver treasures to needles and threads.

In fact, this is my idea, under the banner of fire sale, take the opportunity to clear the inventory, those nobles from outside have spare money and are stingy, how can such a once-in-a-lifetime bargain not be taken?

The Chamber of Commerce is engaged in festival marketing, and the sports world represented by the Kohler Bulls is not easy to fall behind, and rugby is becoming more and more popular in Nijmegen with the return of the changing guards.

High-standard stadiums are also in full swing, and this highly confrontational sport has won countless fans as soon as it is demonstrated, and men and women from all walks of life are fascinated by it, and it can only be said that medieval entertainment is too scarce.

At Kohler's initiative, the teams decided to hold a United Cup Rugby Tournament, where they played each other for two days in the form of a draw to determine the champion and runner-up, which was the icing on the cake to celebrate the birth of the young son.

Leonardo promulgated a new monetary policy on behalf of the Duke's court, officially proposing that from now on, Nijmegen will mint its own coins and use them for payment, the Duke of Nijmegen guarantees the quality and value of the coinage, but in order to ensure the interests of the merchants, they can also choose to leave Nijmegen and convert it into any other currency according to the prevailing exchange rate in the Chamber of Commerce. It's more than worth the loss.

Today's banquet is the first time I got drunk after I traveled to the Middle Ages, to be honest, with their backward wine-making technology, the various drinks produced are very low, coupled with my personal restraint, it is naturally impossible to get drunk, but the joy of the noble son makes people can't help themselves, the precious wine in the cellar is poured into the stomach like money, and there is a reason not to be drunk between pushing the cup and changing the lamp?

I looked at the staggered banquet scene with a confused look in my eyes, everyone sang and danced with each other, and the atmosphere of joy of the guests and hosts was pushed to the highest point.

Yes! There are not many happy things in life, and what could be more joyful than having someone after you?

I raised my glass and proposed, "On this joyous day, let us praise God the Almighty!" With that, he raised his neck and drank it all, and there were clinking glasses and cheers one after another.

The banquet lasted for three whole days, people either ate and sang and danced, or sat in the audience to enjoy the fierce rugby game, the aristocrats pulled each other to make friends, and the young men and women were busy indulging their passions, in short, turning little Martin's birthday into a festival celebrated by the whole people.

According to the Chamber of Commerce's statistics afterwards, the entire Nijmegen wine was sold out for a time, the supply of bread and various meats was almost cut off, and the market's business tax revenue exceeded 60% of the past, showing that the residents who are living better and better, and the purchasing power of domestic demand.

But there is no feast in the world, from the fourth day onwards the nobles from afar will return in droves, the vassals will return to their castles with their fat families, the peasants must also hurry up, renew the last layer of fat for the livestock, store the overwintering forage, wait for the concentrated slaughter before Christmas, the carnival atmosphere gradually fades into a dull atmosphere, and the trivial things are the theme of life after all.

In the last days before Christmas, His Majesty Henry, who was not shocking and dying, adhered to his usual style, and finally began to tidy up his harem, and how many pairs of eyes converged on the emperor's palace in Dresden.

Remember Saint-Adalbert, a good friend of His Majesty Otto?

The friend of the emperor, who was martyred in Poland, encountered a war between the two countries before his bones were cold, and the two sides negotiated intermittently for a long time without reaching an agreement, the Polish side wanted too much, and the imperial side did not want to pay, until the new emperor ascended the throne, and the Grand Duke Mieszko, who could not wait, united with the Magyars to attack Bohemia, intending to coerce His Majesty Henry to recognize the empty promise made by Emperor Otto.

Nijmegen defeated the superior Polish army twice in a row, forcing Grand Duke Mieszko to sit back at the negotiating table and respectfully surrender to the empire.

Finally, Emperor Henry, who was riddled with bad housework and domestic chaos, decided to solve the internal problems once and for all, and first pulled two reliable backers to support himself, but how should the bad relationship between the two countries be repaired by mutual distrust?

Marriage is undoubtedly the best option, and the icebreaker for the marriage to test the tone of the road, through the long-awaited remains of St. Adalbert, this crossroads turn is acceptable to both parties.

So the emperor was surrounded by many dignitaries and dignitaries, and set off for Meissen, the border of the German Empire, and the Grand Duke Mieszko of Poland led everyone to wait there for a long time, and after a grand welcome ceremony, the emperor, accompanied by the Grand Duke, went all the way to Poznan, where the remains of St. Adalbert were buried, accompanied by Adalbert's brother, who was about to take up the post of Archdiocese of Poland.

Since the martyrdom of his brother, his career has been on the rise, from an obscure monk to the throne of bishop, this time by His Majesty the Pope and the emperor, as a separate archbishop of the Polish diocese.

Upon arrival at the cemetery in Poznan, Emperor Henry approached the newly renovated statue tombstone as a pilgrim and prayed silently and admired the relics of the saint before proceeding with political business.

Germany concluded a treaty of alliance with Poland, and His Majesty the Emperor personally bestowed upon Grand Duke Mieszko a replica of the Holy Spear as a gesture of friendship, and on several occasions in public speeches he referred to the Grand Duke as a brother and assistant to the Emperor, and a friend of the people of the Empire.

Poland, on the other hand, had to fulfill its alliance obligations to restrain the Slavic tribes on the border to stop harassing, give up its territorial claims to Bohemia, and undertake reciprocal military assistance if necessary, and in exchange for the above many guarantees, Germany needed to pay a queen and a crown, which was a promise that His Majesty Otto had privately communicated to the Grand Duke Mieszko during his lifetime, and it was also an inevitable requirement of the Vatican to win over supporters, and it was a gift that the Duke of Nijmegen had mentioned intentionally or unintentionally.

With this three-pronged approach, the eldest duke was finally able to put the crown on his head as he wished, and entered the ranks of civilized nations in an upright manner, becoming a brother recognized by Christchurch, fulfilling the long-cherished wish of several generations for a hundred years.

And that queen is a beautiful ornamented lace and a double insurance that locks the alliance, and it is necessary to sacrifice the happiness of two women, one is the Empress Kunigund who has been with Emperor Henry for more than ten years, but has not been able to give birth to an heir, and the other is the pearl of the Grand Duke's palm, Princess Figura, who was sent into the tiger's mouth by me, has never talked about father-daughter affection in the face of cold politics, let alone husband and wife!

Thinking of the future fate of the two of them, I can't help but bow my head weakly, I have a part in this matter, and my unpetrified conscience is still a little unbearable, but Emperor Henry's visit is also sending a strong and dangerous signal, the dark clouds of civil war are gathering thicker and thicker, and it seems inevitable.

But I didn't expect His Majesty the Emperor's request to be even more urgent than I thought!

In the face of the severe cold brought by several snowstorms in early winter, I went to Poland to negotiate with Grand Duke Mieszko, not to mention, I just promised the old duke an empty crown here, and then I went out of Poznan non-stop, crossed the rugged Sudetai mountains, and after a short stop in Bohemia, I went straight to the diocese set up by Bishop Asherik in Gran, Grand Duke Magyar, Stephen, the brother-in-law of Emperor Henry, was waiting for a long time.

Archduke Stephen is the son of Grand Duke Gizza, the great chief of Magyar, who was once a stubborn heretic, who followed his father to invade Germany many times, burning, killing and looting along the way, and was known as the devil's spokesman, which made many German nobles deeply jealous, and even dared not confront him head-on.

When he was twenty-six years old, the Grand Duke of Géza decided to find him a family to discipline his unruly son, so he married Gisela, the eldest daughter of Duke Henry II of Bavaria. Unite most of the Magyars to attack the tribe of Grand Duke Géza, claiming to get rid of the wicked pagan woman in Stephen's bed.

But Stephen, who liked to wear a big sword and hold a long sword in his hand, would never compromise, and he put down the rebellion through more than a year of hard fighting, and at the same time popularized Christianity, abolished the old method of dividing the people according to clans among the Magyars, and implemented the system of provinces under the direct jurisdiction of the Grand Duke, following the German model, and completed the transformation from a nomadic tribe to a feudal state.

Stephen is regarded by the Vatican as the epitome of God's calling, and in some cases even more highly regarded than Archduke Mieszko of Poland, and has been enthusiastically courted by both Gregory V in the past and Pope Sylvester II in the present.

Bishop Asherik's decision to establish a diocese was a testament to the Holy See's commitment to the powerful Magyar leader, and it was rumored that Asheric would be elevated to the position of archbishop and head over the independent Archdiocese of Gran, and if that was the case, Stephen's long-awaited crown would have been lost.

"His Majesty the Emperor's round of long-distance and close-range attacks is really enough to make a lot of money, the two crowns are sent out in minutes, and I am not afraid that I will not be able to fulfill my promises, His Majesty the Pope of the Vatican is not so easy to get along with, that guy is as fine as a loach in the ditch, slippery and difficult to control." While listening to Kohler's report, I smiled at Leonardo, who was sitting in front of the window basking in the sun.

(End of chapter)

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