Joan of Arc was not a fool, and naturally knew that the battle was more of a farce than a French victory.

She was obviously cheated by someone, Joan of Arc asked herself to save France from fire and water, and fought for France wholeheartedly, but she was betrayed by her own people, she couldn't stand this kind of treatment, and this will happen to attack Paris with hundreds of people later, because at that time Joan of Arc was already dizzy, and when Sekander explained the matter, Joan of Arc's mood fluctuated greatly, so he didn't slow down and fainted.

At this time, hearing Randy say that France had won, Joan of Arc was naturally very strange, and most of the people in his heart felt that Randy should have reached an agreement with Philip II, and he was a bargaining chip in this agreement, but what was the content of this agreement, why would Randy agree to negotiate and cede Paris before he had a full advantage, and help Philip II capture him, and what benefits did Philip II give Randy?

Joan of Arc's strategic thinking is not bad, but because there are too few sources of information, only limited to France and the Norman kingdom, I can't figure out what is going on in the middle?

But then again, there are probably only one and a half people in this world who know what is going on.

That person was Randy, of course......

And that half is Philip II, who is half-understood and in a state of speculation.

Given that both of them are the direct beneficiaries of this incident, the possibility of leaking the secret is basically zero, and Randy doesn't want to tell anyone else about this incident, so let's hide it as a black history, I wonder if the scholars who study history in a thousand years can restore this matter?

"That's the end of the question, Miss Joan of Arc, do you have any other questions?"

"What happened to the soldiers who came with me?"

"Dead! After you fainted, they attacked the city of Paris, and were killed by our army. Teacher Randy replied.

"I see! I hurt them. Joan of Arc sighed softly and muttered to herself.

Randy didn't say anything to comfort Joan of Arc, just quietly watched the girl cry.

Probably past the age of sadness, Randy's expression was not touched in the slightest, but in the end Randy decided to comfort the girl a little, if not for anything else, because the other party is a girl, so the profession of a girl is really popular, especially in front of the opposite sex.

"Is there no end to the battlefield? Even the elderly, weak, women and children cannot be avoided, let alone those who are in the whirlpool? ”

"Is that so?"

Joan of Arc is also a person who is accustomed to seeing life and death, and after this will pass, she will no longer be sad, and looks at Randy very calmly: "My question has been asked, Your Majesty can explain the intention." ”

"If I invite you to be my general, I wonder what you think? Although I have not been with you for a long time, I can see that you are very talented, especially in war and religious affairs, and it is a blessing to our country to find such a talent. ”

"Thank you very much for Your Majesty's appreciation, but I don't think I said anything about it!"

"Then may I ask you what exactly are you fighting me for? Freedom and people in France? ”

Joan of Arc nodded and did not speak.

"Then you should understand that I am a more benevolent and better ruler than Philip II, and under my rule the people of the Norman kingdom are living very well, at least much better than France."

"Nope! Nothing to do with it! Joan of Arc shook her head, not feeling at all convinced by Randy.

"It's a bit shameless to say that, but if I had obtained the French, the French would have lived better, and if you don't believe it, I can prove it to you."

"Just yesterday when I signed a treaty with France to give up the Île-de-France region, the entire inhabitants of Île-de-France were very disappointed, no, I should say very desperate, as if they were disillusioned."

Joan of Arc directly interrupted Randy's words: "Is it because of the decree that emancipated the serfs?" A very good decree indeed, and from the point of view of a ruler, you are indeed quite a remarkable figure. ”

! Debunked?

Randy scolded in his heart, sure enough, this kind of decree can only deceive the serfs who have little knowledge, but Jeanne d'Arc is just a shepherdess, why does she understand so much? It's weird!

Randy shrugged, "Alright, let's change the subject." ”

Joan of Arc sighed softly: "Speaking of which, this conversation with Your Majesty is the one I have talked the most in recent times, and there is nothing else to do at all other times except for being in a daze." ”

Randy nodded, "Is that so?" Then I will ask someone to bring you some books to read. ”

At this point, Randy suddenly remembered that the girl seemed to be illiterate, so he didn't say anything more, but smiled apologetically at her.

"If that's the case, it's a great help, thank you very much."

"Huh? You're not ......."

"After a few months, basic literacy is still possible, of course, please try to help me find books in French."

What a good kid who loves to learn! Randy's evaluation of Joan of Arc in his heart has risen to a new level.

"Don't you really think about it? Norman generals were paid very well, earl titles, and even marquis titles......"

"No need!"

Well, this is the second time that Randy has been rejected by Joan of Arc, and ordinary people who are rejected twice in a row within an hour will basically collapse, but compared to a thick-skinned king like Randy, he didn't feel the slightest discomfort at all, and still sat in front of Joan of Arc with a smile on his face.

"In that case, then I'm sorry, for your fate, although I try my best to save you, but it seems that you don't appreciate it, which is really sad for me."

"Your Majesty, please!" Joan of Arc did not waver.

"Your Excellency will follow us back to Normandy, where you will be judged by God to determine whether you are a witch, of course, because of your status, the judgment is absolutely executed, and all people, judges, priests, and spiritual nobles and witnesses are all members of the Norman government, that is, my people, and you will definitely be convicted of your guilt, and then burned at the stake, and burned alive."

"That's it?" Joan of Arc listened carefully and asked.

"Yes, that's right, if you really have the so-called blessing of God, please prove it to me."

"If I could, I would." Joan of Arc nodded, as if she was not talking to me about her own life and death, but about today's dinner, extremely breezy and unconcerned.

"Why don't you understand?" Randy was in a hurry, what he said before was just to scare Joan of Arc, so naturally it was impossible to really put Joan of Arc to death.

"If you don't resist, you won't die, why don't you understand?"

Joan of Arc looked at Randy quietly......

"Actually, I have been in love with you since the first meeting, please accept that I have a very comfortable little cottage in Gothenburg where you can live."

Joan of Arc still looked at Randy quietly......

"Actually, I am the messenger of God, and I will be very happy to marry!"

Joan of Arc still looked at Randy quietly......

Randy didn't have anything to say anymore, neither coercion nor temptation, Joan of Arc didn't eat hard and soft, stubborn like a stone.

"At least give me a reason, why refuse? Isn't it nice to be alive? As the Savior, your mission has been accomplished, what else do you want to do? Throwing in the towel is so hard for you? ”

"My life and death do not depend on me, but on you, Your Majesty!"

"The trial will begin in five days!"

Randy said one last word, and then turned to leave the dungeon.

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The war is over!

Peace comes!

Mourning all over the wilderness!

At first glance, this last idiom may seem completely incompatible with the first two, but this is the actual situation in Île-de-France at the moment.

As in the previous conversation with Joan of Arc, the serfs of France were freed.

All right! This is not the most important thing, the most important thing is that they get the land.

Land! Land! Land!!!

What if they are saddled with huge debts?

What if they were saddled with huge taxes?

This is the land! Land! O land!!!

No one understood the preciousness of a cultivable piece of land better than this group of serfs.

Being able to grow food and feed a family is the most valuable thing in this world.

After a few months as yeoman farmers, the serfs rejoiced and were extremely enthusiastic about production, and Randy took the opportunity to exploit 5,000 gold.

This made Randy feel a little incredible, it was unbelievable that in less than three months, such a place where no economic, agricultural, or mineral buildings had been built at all, and it was unbelievable that he could gain a lot with just one reform.

So the productive forces determine the relations of production, and at some point it can also be said the other way around.

But now, Randy has signed a peace treaty with Philip II, and according to the regulations, the Île-de-France region must be returned to the other party, so Randy's political reform will not be able to continue, although I don't know how Philip II will deal with these guys, but the possibility of continuing Randy's policy is very small, not that Philip II is stupid and can't see the benefits of doing so, but Philip II doesn't dare to do that, he is not like the noble power in Randy's hands is weak, but he has absolute strength, At the same time, he was also the largest landowner in the Norman Kingdom.

The Kingdom of France is a typical feudal kingdom!

There are many princes and men, and the power of the nobility is extremely huge, and this group of nobles who are illiterate will never see this benefit, they only want their serfs to become their own private property, if Philip II wants to change this situation, even if he is the king, he will immediately become an enemy!

Although Randy had bloodbathed Île-de-France before, he should never underestimate the number of illegitimate children of the nobles, as well as the number of relatives who could not be beaten.

Even if Philip II lowered his face and insisted on nationalizing these lands, but that would not work, such a move would definitely make all the nobles up and down think about His Majesty the King, so that the aristocracy would be separated from Germany, and the destruction of France would not be far away.

In fact, Philip II decided so......

In the redistribution and reorganization of the Île-de-France, Philip II occupied about 1/3 of the land by virtue of his kingship, and the remaining 1/3 was given to the illegitimate sons of the original nobles.

The fate of the former serfs of Île-de-France was thus decided......

Will it resist? Will there be a riot? Will it openly gather people to fall into the grass?

What's so lively about France to see? Randy snickered inwardly.

Five days later......

Randy withdrew with the last Norman troops, while Philip II arrived with his court ministers, and Vatican emissaries arrived with papal mediators.

Although there had been many exchanges of letters before, this was the first time Randy had met Philip II, and as a fox-like cunning opponent, Philip II was naturally qualified to let Randy take a good look at it.

At this time, the Middle Ages were not as important as in ancient China, where the two kings simply exchanged parchment scrolls of peace with seals, and then ordered them to keep them away, and then listened to the edicts of the papal messengers, and swore in front of them, and this was the end, and a banquet of welcome and farewell followed.

At the banquet, Randy and Philip II confronted each other several times.

Tongue-in-cheek, suave.

Philip II relied on himself to be the victorious nation, so he unconsciously raised Randy a head higher.

But Randy sneered, saying that Francis must have a prefix under the leadership of a woman in it, and the two of them had a lot of gunpowder smell, and finally when everyone thought that these two guys were going to upgrade from mouth cannon to sword duel, the two finally stopped firing, and laughed at the same time, making the people around them feel inexplicable.

After this, the Vatican emissary brought in Randy and Philip II, hoping to gain their support against the aggressive Eastern Romans.

Randy has an extremely large intelligence network, so he naturally knows a little more.

Understand that a few days ago, the 100,000 Eastern Roman army invaded Hungary, and the Eastern Roman army under the command of Bashir II won successive battles, breaking the coalition forces of Hungary and Romania, successively breaking through Sofia, Bucharest, Belgrade and other cities, and seeing that it was approaching Budapest, the capital of Hungary, and the death of Hungary was imminent, Attila called the heavens and the earth to be ineffective, and almost wiped his neck in a hurry, and the new king of Romania, Dracula, directly changed his camp, swore allegiance to Basil II, and in turn sent troops to fight Hungary.

If this is the case, then it will not make the papal envoys so nervous.

Most crucially, the Papal States had declared war on the Eastern Rome before that.

Originally, Innocent III had a wishful thinking that Iberia was contained by Leon and the Kingdom of Castile, and on the other side, the Balkans were contained by Hungary and Romania, and he declared war with the northern Italian city-states, then the Eastern Rome under the four-sided war would inevitably lose.

Innocent III had the right idea, although the Papal States was not strong enough, but nominally he was the commander-in-chief of the European continent, and this alliance was also dominated by him, after suppressing the Eastern Rome, he could not only obtain a large territory of southern Italy, but also make him prestige, and then take the opportunity to dismantle Randy's church and lead the European coalition to defeat the Norman kingdom, so that it is no longer a dream to establish the European continent as a heavenly kingdom on earth.

(End of chapter)