This made the Emperor very embarrassed and angry, and he immediately sent horseshoe-shaped tokens and sent more troops from two directions, namely Bithynia, and South Opshkin, the former of which was 5,000 of General Harold, and the latter of 4,000 of General Xhosa—and then, feeling that such a number did not meet His Majesty's demand of "20,000 more," the Emperor's officials again "swept the floor" in Thrace, Thessaloniki, Gallipoli, Crete, Nicaea, etc., and took out almost all the hot money in the palace. Many Cumans, Pechenegs, and Bulgarians, finding bows or sabers, leading steppe horses, threw the emperor's money to their wives and children, and without looking back, under the guidance of the heralds and officials, they crossed the strait and headed towards their destination. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"I have made a no-war agreement with Chief Danishmund, and have appointed General Theodoro to monitor the movement of the plateau. The rest of the main forces marched north and south along the mountains of Isuria, in two directions, one was Milio Sepharon, and the other was Konya. ”

Under the gloomy dense clouds, the sun poured down from time to time with the flow of the clouds, shining on the pale hills opposite, and the great white hospital bathed in the sparkling light, very sacred and conspicuous, and Anna wore a crown and looked at it in silence. Behind her, a blond widow with a belly sits at a round table under a petal-shaped dome, transcribing thick accounts in a somewhat clumsy but very neat Greek script, and beside her, Hertomia and Agnes become foils, for neither of them is well versed in bookkeeping, especially since the widow is a Venetian merchant's trick.

But when the results came out, even the girl from the Aosen family, who had always been calm and indifferent, couldn't suppress her surprised attitude, "Four hundred manor properties...... A total of 124,000 fields and gardens come from as close as Hungary, as well as from Italy, Aquitaine, and even as far away as Castile and Aragon...... All donated to our big hospital? ”

"Yes, Gawain was not wrong at all in his prediction, this is what he calls the 'second way', and it is also a good medicine for the financial difficulties here. As long as it creates a big hospital, it is enough to turn the whole situation around. The widow smiled, and then got up, and with some weariness on her back, Hertomia hurried to help, "As I mentioned in my letter to Gawain, the whole of West Francia, Iberia, and Italy is now rapidly depreciating in value—the nobles and peasants, who, having received the cross, leave or sell their land in droves and go to the Holy Land. Now the situation is unabated, and the great lords of Lombardy, Calabria, and Burgundy are planning a second wave of huge crusades, and it is said that their goal is to raise a force of 120,000 men, which is also confirmed by the intelligence of the city of Bari, which will march from the port of Taranto in the summer. Therefore, many people feel that it is better to show their dedication to the Lord than to sell these lands to the local church or monastery, and this is the fundamental reason why there are 400 estates at once......"

"It's horrible." Just as Agnes was shaken by the religious fanaticism of all Europe, the widow's expression became much more serious, and she pushed the box forward, and the little sunfish looked inside, full of stacks of wills and title deeds.

Picking up the envelope, it was actually signed by the Duke of Burgundy, that is, Florina's father, and he wrote, "I swear before the Holy Lord that I voluntarily give to the great hospital the three hundred and fifty woodlands and fishponds, and this land shall always be under the administration of His Excellency Gawain, and any money and goods produced shall be at the disposal of His Excellency Gawain for the cause of the Lord." Even if I go to the grave in the future, I will not forget the salvation that His Excellency Gawain did to my daughter and son-in-law on the Asiatic plateau. ”

Then, there was another Austrian countess Huey, who was sixty years old and took her little daughter on a pilgrimage, and after distributing property to several children before leaving, she also donated the 700 Hu Fu fields left behind to the great hospital, "I hope that my daughter and I will receive the help of His Excellency Gawain in the promotion of the highlands and valleys of Anatolia full of bandits and infidels." ”

The most touching thing was a will sent by a poor old squire of Aragon, who was sick and sent the will about a year before the completion of the great hospital, and now he may not be alive, and his donation of land is not much, only three and a half Hu charms, and some cordoban dinar coins wrapped in letters, "I think that the tomb of the Lord is still suffering from the poison and filth of the tyrannical pagans, what do I want to do with all this useless land and money?" O people of Christ, I regret that I am about to die and will not be able to fight alongside you, but promise me that the name of me, the impotent dead, will be engraved on the foundation stone of the great hospital in Seleucia. ”

"I'm so scared, I'm so scared." Agnes has a big tongue.

"In the years to come, there will be more and more such donations, as long as Gawain can ensure that his army continues to attack the Holy Land and the pagan nation." The widow said with certainty.

Hetomia frowned and looked at the thick paper, "It's good to donate the manor fields, but how to solve the financial problem?" I mean, you can't distribute the output of the continents and islands, and you can fly to Seleucia with wings, right? ”

This problem does not seem to bother the widow, "Now that Gawain and Her Royal Highness the Princess lack a merchant fleet, it is indeed difficult to solve this problem with the volume of the small fleet of Seleucia and Bari alone. So my suggestion is 'retail finishing'. ”

At the railing of the terrace over there, Anna was still facing away from the crowd, silently looking at the big hospital, as if she was thinking about something, while the little sunfish and the girl from the Orson family stood beside the widow on the left and right, unsure of her concept of "retail tidying".

"This needs to be carefully screened, and I suggest that inheritances or donations below the area of the ten hu fu be sold directly to farmers or churches in the surrounding areas of the country, regardless of location, in exchange for cash; If there are more than 10 Hu Fu and less than 100 Hu Fu, the lease method will be adopted, and the rent will be drawn every year, which is called retail; Those above a hundred Hu Fu were required to draw personnel from the Brocade Brotherhood, who were resident in the manor, who were both overseers and principals, and who had the right to hire peasants, craftsmen, merchants, and actuaries, but were subject to supervision and audit twice every two years, once by us and once by himself, and the manor's asset books were to be updated every two years. As for the output of the manor, the merchants could be transferred to the bazaars in various places to sell in exchange for money or light luxuries (which were convenient for transportation by boat), and then gathered in the city of Bari, which was called tidying. ”

"Concentrated in Barry City?" The little sunfish and the girl of the Orson family made puzzled voices at the same time, why should they be sent there instead of coming directly to Seleucia. (To be continued.) )