Chapter 6 Our Plans
"Uncle Odega, look at this, this is the Takahashi saddle, and the Norman knight can rely on this thing on his horse as if he were on flat ground. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"
"This thing, its name is the horse's foot, evolved from the primitive horse's foot buckle; Anyone, even someone who has never ridden a horse before, can instantly transform into a good horseback rider with a Takahashi saddle and pedals. ”
"And this, something that was invented by the Romans as early as the first century BC, before the birth of Jesus Christ, the horseshoe, not only protects the horse's hooves, but also makes the horse's hooves grip the ground more solidly, even on dirt roads, so that they do not fall......"
It's like entering a dragon's treasury.
No, it's more than the dragon's treasure house...... Stirring?
After all, no matter how huge the dragon's treasure trove is, there is only one beneficiary of it, at most it is a brave party, not to mention the shock effect of a large amount of gold coins flowing into the market, the misfortune brought by the depreciation of the currency and the soaring prices to other innocent people...... And these weapons in front of you are enough to support a hundred years of peace in a country!
The transformation brought about by weapons is absolute.
Odega, who came from a military background, is extremely convinced of this.
It's as if the Norman knights used the Takahashi saddle to liberate the impact of the cavalry for the first time, and the cavalry is no longer a harassing class that can only use bows and arrows and spears to fight, but a real nightmare that can dominate the battlefield, trample the earth, and be invincible, and countless people have not been able to get rid of it in their lifetimes!
And now, such transformative weapons, there are three in total, each of which can change the world, and it is placed in front of him.
- Oh, the horseshoe doesn't count, after all, it's been been invented for almost a thousand years, and it's not a new thing. But since the fall of the Roman Empire, the advent of the Dark Ages has wiped out many inventions, and the horseshoe can only be found in the pile of old papers.
In the ninth century, when cattle and horses were used to plough the land, farmers would dress the cattle in some kind of 'fine-stemmed needle straw shoes', and even put iron pieces tied with nettles on the feet of the oxes, in a sense, this is the prototype of the modern horseshoe.
It's just that the experience summed up by these working people in their daily lives is rarely in the eyes of 'noble people' like Odega.
After the shock, Odegar felt confused and panicked.
How did these things, these things that are enough to change the whole world and change the situation of war, be invented by His Royal Highness the Prince?
Or, why didn't these things invented by His Royal Highness the Prince come out before the war to destroy the country, but did not appear until after the destruction of the country?
…… Magnus, of course, could not take it out at that time, partly because he had just crossed over and was still in a state of confusion; Again, he was locked up in a convent at that time, and was served by a dozen priests every day, tied to the bed and unable to move, and there was no way to take it out.
Of course, these words cannot be said to Odega.
In the past, His Royal Highness the Prince was like, Magnus didn't know, but he could figure it out, he grew up in a wild place like England, and he didn't receive cultural education, and eighty percent of them were illiterate people who couldn't read big words.
Although it is said that with his status, even if he has this name, it is not a big deal; But in Christchurch, it's better to keep a low profile.
And, the perfect scapegoat is just around the corner.
Why did Magnus raise Adolphus's gang of idlers, isn't it just for now!
In terms of identity, Adolphus was a priest, a rare man of culture and a high-level intellectual in the whole era; In terms of scientific research, the schools established by the Church were almost the only places in the dark Middle Ages that were still able to promote technological progress; And then there is the most important ......
Language barrier.
The language barrier will not expose Magnus's lies.
Besides, this is also a good thing, Takahashi saddle, horse pedals, horseshoes, these are all things destined to become famous all over the world; When the time comes, Magnus will spread the story of Father Adolphus' 'inventing' these things, and then write them down in the book, in black and white, and leave his name in history, how many people want this treatment yet!
So now there is only one question left.
"Your Royal Highness, when did you learn that strange language?"
There is only one problem that cannot be bypassed.
Latin is no more than any other, and this language that claims to be able to communicate with God is so cumbersome that there are 26 morphological variations of verbs alone, and ordinary people have to study it for a long time and hard work to use it.
In fact, this is a question that even Magnus himself could not answer.
In his senses, it is clear that he still speaks Chinese, to Father Adolphus listens to Latin, Odega listens to Saxon, and when he talks to the street vendors, the vendors will also hear Franconian, and other languages, although they have not been experimented, but they should be the same.
Probably, this is his only golden finger.
(What's the use of birds?) In the future, I can still be a translator, but now, what can I do? )
Magnus has also slandered himself more than once for this useless golden finger, but there is no way, life, life must learn to accept, instead of complaining, it is better to think about how to get better.
After all, Magnus is a very optimistic person and has a strong ability to accept, otherwise he would have died depressed in this ignorant era.
"Well, I guess I'm a quick learner."
Magnus had no intention of discussing this issue with Odega at all, and the more he talked, the bigger the flaw; Moreover, in order to cope with this situation, he also made special preparations.
Come out! Change the topic!
"Speaking of which, Uncle Odega, about the restoration...... What do you think? ”
Straight to the point!
Odega's attention was immediately drawn to the question of language.
In Odega's eyes, the restoration of the country is a hundred, a thousand times more important than the discussion of language; Moreover, since his exile, this is the first time that His Royal Highness the Prince has discussed the restoration of the country with him, and Odega's tears of excitement are about to come out!
"Ahem, Your Royal Highness...... Prince" Odegar opened his mouth to speak, but suddenly found that he was so excited that he couldn't even speak.
However, it was because of this episode that Odega was able to calm his emotions and organize his thoughts in concrete words.
"Force, Your Highness the Prince, we must have enough force to do it."
Should it be said that he is a barbarian who only kills and kills in his head......
"To train soldiers, in order to have sufficient force; The use of mercenaries is also to have enough force; But with us alone, force is still not enough to fight against that bastard (1), so we have to secretly contact the nobles of the country, even the barbarians of the Northland (2). ”
That's kind of interesting.
Magnus looked at Odegar in surprise as he was talking, and felt that he needed to reassess his IQ.
After all, veterans of more than twenty years are not so easy to fool.
Also, what qualifications do you have to call people barbarians?
"I have heard that the bastard is wantonly dividing his generals, which will inevitably lead to a conflict with the original nobles, so we will take the opportunity to conclude a secret pact with the nobles; When the time comes, we will attack across the sea from the south, and they will attract the enemy's main force from the north. ”
Note (1): William the Conqueror was an illegitimate child, so he was referred to as 'William the Bastard' by many who disobeyed him.
Note (2): The Barbarians of the North, a historical event involved here, because of the Viking invasion, with York to Lancaster as the dividing line, to the south was owned by the Saxons, but to the north it was occupied by the Vikings. Although the outstanding Saxon king Alfred later regained the lost territory, the customs and even the language of the two sides were somewhat different, and the southerners looked down on the defeated northerners and called them barbarians.