The battles of Mecklenburg and Pomerania were completely victorious, and the noble knights gained their domains, titles and wealth from the war, while the populaces of Paris, Rouen, England and other cities also greatly benefited from the war.

The war-fueled economy gave countless city dwellers the opportunity to work, as evidenced by the busy ports and workshops, and after the seizure of the Duchy of Mecklenburg and Pomerania, the Norman merchant ships and shipping routes were like straws, frantically sucking the benefits of trade from the Baltic trade circles.

Of course, the most intuitive thing is that the boatload and wealth transported from foreign lands are frantically snapped up by the people, because these things are too cheap, in this era of economic development and high prices, such cheap living creatures are like being picked up for nothing.

Nothing is more desirable than soft fur and all kinds of precious woods and precious stones, which are becoming more and more popular with the increasing standard of living of the Normans, especially the wealthy Norman nobles, merchants and gentry.

However, the production of light luxury goods such as furs and precious wood in the Norman Kingdom was in short supply compared to the growing demand, because the center of Norman rule was in France and the south of England, which happened to be densely populated and developed regions, and produced less leather goods and wood.

Of course, this was also the result of William's deliberate control, and most of the furs and timber were produced in William's royal hunting grounds, and after William imposed strict hunting bans and harvesting periods, their production became increasingly scarce.

The looting of the Slavs from Mecklenburg and the Duchy of Pomerania met the desperate needs of the Normans.

What many people may not think about is why the loot shipped back this time was not monopolized by the Royal Chamber of Commerce as usual, but wanted to be sold on a large scale by merchants at such a cheap price now, and no one would believe it without William's instructions.

"How's it going?" Standing high above the castle, William looked in the direction of the Seine port in Paris, and waved his hand at Faller.

"Your Majesty, the one hundred and fifty ships of goods that have been shipped today have been snapped up by the enthusiastic citizens of Paris as early as the morning, and another hundred ships are expected to be sold out soon in the afternoon." Saying this, Faller frowned slightly, and asked puzzledly: "Your Majesty, why do you want to do this, if you sell these loot in full, you can at least get a profit of more than 300,000 pounds of silver and gold coins, and now you are selling them at a low price, and the loss during this period is more than 100,000 pounds of silver and gold coins." ”

Faced with Faller's question, William did not answer, he opened his arms and smiled and said: "Faller, you see, how happy our people are, they are excited about the victory in this war.

I believe that when another war comes, whether it is nobles, gentry, merchants, craftsmen, and civilians, after tasting the sweetness of war, there is no one who is unwilling to contribute.

If all of the Norman kingdoms could work together against our enemies, we would be invincible.

For the sake of future victories and greater gains, why not throw away some benefits to them now? ”

Faller never imagined that William would have such a vision, and that his seemingly extremely unwise move would imply such a great purpose, and he immediately knelt down in front of William and said apologetically: "Your Majesty, I should not speculate on your decision, and from now on, whatever you say, I shall obey it unconditionally." ”

"Alright, get up, Faller, do you still need these polite acts between you and me?" William smiled and shook his head, stretched out his hand to help Faller and said, "Come down with me to review the army in a moment, we still have a war to fight." ”

"Your Majesty, who is the opponent? I'm going to fight this time, too!" Faller looked fearless and eager to fight, and listened to his chest.

"It seems that this Faller is also very angry with Otto and Robert, their exploits and titles." William couldn't help but laugh out loud when he thought of this.

Looking at Faller, who was a little puzzled on the side, William patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "It is our old rival, the Kingdom of Norway, of course, the Danes who are involved, and maybe the Swedes who are forced to be involved, it will be a complete melee at that time, are you ready?" ”

"That is nature, Your Majesty, and wherever your banner is pointed, I will rush there fearlessly with the knights.

The Norwegians and Danes are just our men's defeats, we have beaten them twice, and this time was no exception. Faller raised his head proudly, and swore with confidence.

"Don't be too complacent, this time our goal is not to defeat Norway and the Danes, but to completely occupy the Kingdom of Norway, completely destroy this country that is a great threat to England and Normandy, occupy all Norwegian territories, and establish a solid rule there." William smiled noncommittally and shook his head to persuade.

"Yes, Your Majesty, what you have taught me is that I, Phaller, am indeed too proud, and that no matter how weak the enemy is, I will do my best to destroy the enemy once and for all." Faller patted his chest and reassured, but his pride betrayed his truest thoughts, he really looked down on the Norwegians.

William said nothing more about this, only hoping that he would be more careful in the war at that time.

William and Faller descended from the castle platform and were escorted by the guards to the castle grounds.

The Castle of the Île de la Cité is not so much a castle as a huge city fortress consisting of castles, fortresses, towers and ramparts, the largest of which is William's Palace.

With such a large number of people in the city fortress, there was naturally a school ground for gathering and training troops, and this time William was going to test his guards and standing army here, and then swore to go on the march.

However, when William arrived outside the gate, the three brothers, Bouchard, Mephistopheles, and Albert, led by a group of nobles who had fought on the battlefields of Mecklenburg and Pomerania last time, stopped his ranks.

"Your Majesty, please allow us to go with you on the expedition to Norway!" Bouchard, Albert, and Mephistopheles came to William's knees and pleaded with him.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what are you doing here? This war naturally needs to be played in a place, so why rush? William pressed his hands down, signaling for everyone to calm down.

"Then Your Majesty, why can't we go with you in this war of conquest of Norway?" That's what Mephistopheles and the others want to know most, and if they don't know what they're going to do in this war, they're going to feel uneasy.