Chapter 40: The Feng Family
In February 1101, Randy finally scraped together enough money to build a road network connecting five cities in England, and at the same time, the laws implemented in Norway were successfully introduced to England, modeled after the cities of England in Norway, and the traditional rule of local nobles was replaced by professional administrators, and the rights of the English nobility were further weakened.
Randy spent a fortune to be re-crowned in a splendid royal palace in the heart of London, with Peter Peter, Archbishop of the Kingdom and Priest of the Field Order.
Declared himself king of Norway, England, Wales, Ireland, the North Sea Isles, all Normans, and officially canonized Artoria as queen.
The Norman kingdom, which has been in preparation for almost a month, is officially established!
On the Enides system interface, Randy's title was also changed to Norman King, and he also gained the attribute of a Founding King.
Heroes who have created a new dynasty, a white tomorrow awaits you.
prestige +2, personal security +3,
Side Attribute: The country is strong!
Your kingdom has a territory far beyond other kingdoms, and its comprehensive economic and military strength has reached a certain level, and its prestige is +1.
After a month of hard work, it was not in vain, and Randy's prestige is now as high as eight points, that is, eight stars.
Although the prestige of the eight stars is not comparable to that of the King of France, the Emperor of the Holy Continent, the Tsar of Russia, and such powerful titles, and even more so compared to the Byzantine Augustus, it is now much more powerful than the average little king or grand duke.
After being crowned queen, Randy continued to implement the policy of centralization, taking back the law enforcement power of the local lords, replacing it with the enforcement of the law by the magistrates of the local courts, and announcing a decree prohibiting the nobles from fighting privately, and those who violated the order were punished with a reduction in the territory, and in serious cases, they would be removed from the status of the nobles and confiscate all the territories, and if there was a dispute between the nobles, they would also go to the nearest town court to find a judge to hear the case.
Finally, there is the salt and iron* system that Randy has coveted for a long time, and on this basis, Randy also listed grain, cloth, iron tools, and livestock as controlled commodities, and prohibited free trade.
After that, a tax system was levied according to the number of acres, livestock and playgrounds, and shops and mills.
This series of measures, although slightly hindered the development of commerce, opened up a new source of finance for Randy, and in contrast to the attitude of the aristocracy.
At the same time, Randy's three scientific research institutes also continue to research technology.
There is a bottleneck in the research of armor, and it seems that it will take a long time to research equipment above the plate chain composite armor.
After studying the humanities, after studying grammar, he began to work the knightly system, so as to further increase the combat effectiveness of the Norman royal knights under Randy.
The research institute that studies people's livelihood products is working hard to study glass technology according to Randy's instructions, hoping to add another product that can be exported.
Although the research speed of these scientific research institutes is not slow, Randy still feels dizzy when he is optimistic about the progress of scientific research that is several meters long, and considers whether to establish a few new scientific research institutes.
However, before Randy could make a decision, England's internal affairs changed again.
After several times of ignoring Randy's ban and smuggling iron and horses, several ancient aristocratic families that had been in circulation for hundreds of years were razed to the ground, their property was looted, the family territory was embezzled by the royal family, all members of the noble family, regardless of gender, old and young, were sentenced to death, and the corpses were hung in the sun and rain for several days in the city of London, and several aristocratic families who fought because of water sources were also sentenced to pay large fines and cut their fiefs.
In the end, Randy's perverse behavior caused a strong backlash, and a total of 83 nobles in England swore a blood pledge in front of the icon of Jehovah to form a rebellion coalition, mobilize all the troops that could be mobilized in their own territory, raise a counter-flag in the central English town of Manchester, and elect Henry IV, Duke of Lancaster, as the new king of England, preparing to expel Randy as a foreigner.
In total, the rebellious aristocratic alliance gathered nearly 20,000 rebels, and received a large number of small feudal lords in response, and the rebels effortlessly conquered York City, which was only garrisoned by 500 town patrols, and was very arrogant.
"Can't you let me breathe a sigh of relief?"
After Randy got the news, he sighed with emotion, the tax of nearly 100,000 gold coins in March, he was still thinking about what to do, so it seems that this money does not need to be considered, and it can be directly used as military expenses to expand the armament war!
"The number of rebels is as high as 20,000, right?" Randy asks Spy Nameless.
"That's right!" Nameless answered.
"Then, our side will also send 20,000 troops to show the fairness and justice of our army."
"Fairness and justice? My king, most of the other party's 20,000 troops are temporarily conscripted serfs, as for you, when will you have 20,000 troops? ”
"Soon there will be, I am now a king of a strong country, how can the number of troops be less than 20,000?"
When Alfred only owned one place in England, he was able to mobilize an army of 50,000 troops, but now Randy's territory is more than twice as large as Alfred's, and because the territory is relatively scattered, one in the east and one in the west, he only has a standing army of more than 17,000 people.
Among these people, not counting the town garrisons, but Randy has already made a decision that in the future, the task of the town garrison is to catch thieves, patrol the law, and do some police work, and it will not be included in the calculation of the regular army.
So Randy needs more troops to expand his main army to more than 20,000.
And these are preliminary ideas, and in the next step, Randy will also start to form the Norwegian garrison, the England garrison, and the Normandy garrison, and at the same time exchange generals to prepare for the future southern and northern wars.
After some expansion, Randy's main army grew to 25,000 troops.
These include 3,000 dwarven mercenaries, 2,500 hoplites, 12,000 hoplites, 2,500 assault infantry, 2,500 crossbowmen, 2,000 longbowmen, 150 general guards,
In this way, Randy's heavy cavalry, elite infantry, assault infantry, elite ranged, spear phalanx, this gorgeous lineup has been established.
Now it's just the hussars!
That's right, it's the hussars......
Although Randy's command already has England, Celtic, Vikings, and three races, the Vikings are good at hoplites and battle axes, the Celts are good at light infantry and longbows, and the English are good at longbows, all of which are not suitable for the development of high-level light cavalry, which also causes the formation of the weakness of Randy's light cavalry.
And what can a better light cavalry do?
Scouting and scouting, outflanking, attacking flanks, chasing and routers, etc......
It can also be used to fight wars, so it is ......
"If the outside of Europe is not counted, then you only have Eastern Europe and Asia Minor in the most powerful light cavalry areas in Europe."
On the way to York, Randy asks Enides.
"Yes, the host, but the source of the strongest light cavalry in the world is still in the Mongolian Plateau."
".................." Randy was speechless for a moment,
"What's wrong, host?"
"I'm thinking about how to grow the empire."
"Oh? Does the host want to be emperor? ”
"Well, after the capture of Finland, I ......"
That's right, Randy's main idea now is to make up for his shortcomings in his relatives' illness.
And the quickest way to remedy this deficiency is to continue to develop in Scandinavia.
Defeat Sweden, annex Finland,
Randy would then be able to recruit the famous Finnish light cavalry and further annex the Baltic states, preferably to unify the Baltic Sea, monopolize coastal trade, and look out over Eastern Europe, the famous granary of Europe.
In order to achieve this goal, Randy must face the following difficulties.
First of all, of course, one of the Nordic duo who had just walked around Novgorod and had no rival under his command, Gustav Adolf.
Although it has not yet entered the age of firearms, and there is not even a shadow of the musket, but the famous general is a famous general, according to the spy report, King Gustav has excellent command ability, strategic vision is extremely far-sighted, and the ability to inspire and fight to the death on the battlefield is extremely strong.
In short, in a word, a strong enemy!
And even if Randy can defeat Sweden, it's not over.
Denmark, which has recovered little by little, has a deep enmity between its queen Margrethe I and Randy, and is extremely keen on unifying Scandinavia, and will never let Randy dominate in Northern Europe, maybe she will deal with herself with Sweden.
Even if you can unify the whole of Northern Europe in the end, will you be able to unify the Baltic Sea?
Randy had already calculated through Enides' details that the countries around the Baltic Sea, not counting Northern Europe, as well as Novgorod, which had just been crippled by Sweden, the Teutonic Knights in the twilight mountains, and the growing power of the United Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania, which dominated Eastern Europe.
Of the above three......
Novgorod was commercially developed and the cavalry was strong.
The Teutonic Knights were brave and fierce, and the cavalry was strong.
Poland and Lithuania were rising with strong cavalry.
All three of the above are strong forces of cavalry, and none of them can be easily offended.
Take 10,000 steps back, even if Randy overcomes all obstacles and conquers these three countries.
However, in order to gain full control of the Baltic coast, the Pomerania region, which was now part of the Holy Roman Empire, had to be occupied.
Although the empire was neither sacred, nor Roman, nor imperial, it was one of the most powerful in power, and it was the legendary Elector IV of Nijmegen, von Hitler, who currently controlled Pomerania.
"The Feng family's? I don't know if it has anything to do with me? Randy grumbled.
"Host, after a hundred years, your bloodline has already been passed down for several generations, and your bloodline has long been thin, do you think the Feng family ...... Will they show mercy to your men? ”
".................." Randy was silent.
"Host, I must remind you that now the Feng family controls the entire northern part of Germany, as well as part of the Low Kingdom region, and occupies almost half of the territory of the entire Holy Roman Empire, and the other three electors can sometimes only be forced to unite in order to compete with the Feng family, so according to legend, Feng IV is currently one of the most popular candidates for emperor in the Holy Roman Empire."
"Nope! I don't think it's that simple, the North German forces are so mixed that I didn't dare to touch them 100 years ago, and now my descendants occupy such a huge land, and if I am not careful, I am afraid that I will end up in a very miserable end. ”
"Host, I mean, if you want to unify the Baltic Sea, you have to fight all over Europe, and even if it takes you a lifetime, you may not be able to accomplish this goal."
"It shouldn't take a lifetime! After all, I have you now, maybe ......" Randy said this, also a little uncertain, after all, the opponent is quite good in both quantity and quality, with only his two British islands plus mainland Norway, nine cities plus two or three million people, there is indeed some suspense.
"Ding-dong! Task release ......
"Mission Name: Establish Baltic Supremacy!"
"Objective: To control all the Baltic lands, including Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Novgot, the Baltic States, the Teutonic Knights, the Holy Roman Empire of North Germany,"
"Quest rewards: Crowning the Emperor, rewarding 200,000 points, unlocking the next level of buildings."
Randy had just finished reading the system mission, and then on the tactical map, his reconnaissance unit seemed to have encountered the enemy, and a bunch of improved Tomahawk cavalry quickly ran into the report.
"The rebels are lined up at the front, numbering tens of thousands!"
Randy looked at the force comparison table in the system interface......
The number of his own army is 24,650 men, while the other side has 22,000 men.
He has a slight advantage in numbers, but in the combat effectiveness comparison table, the combat effectiveness of his army is five times that of the rebels.
It was noon at this time, and Randy never expected that the other party would not rely on York City to hold on, but use some patchwork conscription militia to fight against him, which was really too serious about himself.
In fact, to make such a decision, the command of the noble rebels also had their own considerations.
First of all, Randy is a foreigner.
Secondly, Randy is a foreigner with a bad reputation.
Eventually, Randy is a foreigner with a bad reputation and tyranny.
The League of Nobles made a decisive decision that in order to resist tyranny and aggression, the English serfs under their command would definitely rise up for their freedom and homeland.
But in fact the nobles were wrong!
The serfs obviously did not have the high consciousness that the nobles expected, and they didn't even know who they were going to fight against, and as for patriotism, what was it? Can you eat it?
As soon as the rebels lined up their formation, they were intimidated by Randy's solemn array and the might of the army, and their morale dropped in an instant, and the king of England, Henry IV, Duke of Lancaster, who was elected by the noble alliance, sighed silently, knowing that this battle was auspicious.
Once the battle is lost, the nobles may still be able to survive, but 99% of their so-called kings of England will be hanged in the city of London.
So people were forced out, and Henry IV gritted his teeth and stood up, shouting to boost morale.
"After money, beauty, and the city is broken, wash the city for three days!"
When such a slogan was shouted, the serfs listened seriously, and began to fantasize about how many gold coins and how many women they could grab after the siege of London.
"Hehe, a bunch of crumbs." Randy looked at the other party's despicable acting skills, snorted coldly, and decided to have an irrefutable and hearty victory to identify his absolute supremacy in England.
"Kill!"
After the simple and straightforward order was given, the knight of the guard, standing beside Randy, nodded, rode to the side, and delivered the order to Robin Hood, the commander of the longbowmen.
"Go ahead! Sir, go on your mission. ”
"Understood!"
The former thief career made this marksman have no psychological burden at all for hurting people with dark arrows, nodded and walked out, and arrived at the front line through several columns of soldiers.
Using two Viking warriors armed with vulture shields as shields and cover, Robin Hood took off the purple-shirted longbow from his back and selected a hunting arrow with a barb from the quiver.
Pull the bow and wind it all in one go......
Under the gaze of nearly 50,000 troops on both sides, this guy who had been shouting loudly in front of the aristocratic coalition army to boost morale screamed, clutched his head and fell.
The corners of Robin Hood's mouth turned up slightly, looking very relaxed, and after completing the task, he calmly hindered his legs, and did not make any sound during the whole process, like a ghost.
See if you die! Randy chuckled and looked at the chaotic rebels on the other side, and smiled.
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