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Although the priest has sworn to dissociate himself from the Pope, mission, something that is almost instinctively imprinted in the souls of the clergy, especially in this foreign land, to be able to add another Catholic is a great joy to celebrate!

Therefore it is worthy of solemnity, and Father Adolphus has just gone out to prepare everything about the baptism, including the cleansing of Odegar.

Well, it seems that Odega's conversion journey is not as simple as pouring toppings with cold water, and it is not something that can be returned in a while.

However, this is not a good thing.

This meant that Magnus had plenty of time to do things he didn't want to see, or to fill in the void left by lying.

For example, intelligence work.

Magnus and Odegar are not lying, but they are essential if they are to be small and big against the rising King William, their foothold, their allies, and the support of the Pope.

The key is how to get their support.

This requires intelligence, what King Louis VII of France liked and hated, how much he longed for Normandy, and whether he was willing to wage a war for Normandy......

Magnus didn't understand the matter of military training, and besides, Odegar had already gained his trust, so according to what he said before, it was not impossible to hand over all the military power to him; Magnus had to deal with government affairs - intelligence work was barely a kind of government affairs - and in fact, if he was not diligent, Magnus himself would feel sorry for Odegar's loyalty.

So, where does the source of intelligence come from?

They were beggars on the streets, they were wandering bandits, and there was no one in the whole city who knew this place better than they did, and Holmes used them to gather information, and they were—vagabonds.

The poorer the family, the more they like to have children, and if they can't afford to raise them, they can't afford to continue to give birth, which is a strange circle that can't be jumped out.

Especially in the Middle Ages, there was neither contraception nor any entertainment, and as soon as it was dark, you had to go home and make villains.

Therefore, it is normal for a family, even the poorest serf, to have four or five children in the family in this day - this is already a small amount, after all, the serfs are undernourished, and have little physical strength after a day's work - if those who are a little richer, eight or nine children are not much.

But I can't afford it.

Because it's important, again, they can't afford it.

Eight or nine children, even if it is less than half, four or five, that is four or five mouths, four or five stomachs, even in the present era of abundant materials, it is a huge pressure, let alone that dark century.

As a result, the mortality rate of children is quite high, and there are often tragic things like "mothers accidentally crush their children to death while sleeping". According to historical records, even in the Victorian era, when Great Britain dominated the world, only half of the children of poor families lived to the age of five.

And once the child reaches the age of five, they have to give birth to themselves.

Boys, tavern guards, thieves, bandits, robbers...... They do everything, and they dare to do anything, countless street children weave a dense net, in a city, want to ask for some information, there is no more suitable person than these street children.

As mentioned earlier, there was a wave of Assassins who wanted to assassinate Magnus, but they were served without even seeing Magnus's face, and this is what these street children do.

Of course, you should also be careful when working with this group of street children, they are not good at stubble, don't be deceived and help count the money.

"Your Excellency, you are looking for us."

This time the scene was not in the blacksmith's shop, there were too many secrets in that place for Magnus to be exposed to the public, so he had now returned to Orleans and met the street children in his usual residence.

Or rather, the leader of the street children.

"Oh, you're pretty clean this time."

In the Middle Ages, one of the most intolerable places was that they did not bathe.

One is that they think they get sick by bathing, and you read that right, they think they get sick by bathing; The second is that the Pope also called on people not to bathe, so Magnus just crossed that meeting, and had nightmares all day and all night, either frightened, or simply stinking.

- He should also be glad that this is the eleventh century and not the fourteenth century, and that the people of the eleventh century washed four times a year, and that the Europa people of the fourteenth century really did not bathe all their lives.

Therefore, this time, he was indeed surprised to see that the street children who came to him were clean.

"Your request, my lord, it is our pleasure to make you feel comfortable."

The leader of the street children bowed, his action was obviously learned from those dignitaries, and he did it indecently, especially the exposed black teeth, which suddenly destroyed Magnus's good mood without a trace.

However, they are also pitiful.

Magnus can imagine that just because he loves to be clean, this group of stray children will have to jump into the river before they arrive, and endure the cold to wash themselves away, and this is in the middle of winter!

Winters in France aren't too cold, but they're remarkable.

Begging for life, it's so hard, it's a big deal, just give more money.

Magnus thought so, then pulled two Tris coins out of his purse and tossed them back and forth.

This shiny little guy immediately caught everyone's attention.

"You did a good job last time, and I know you've had a hard time wintering, so I can give you more this time."

The group of stray children immediately made a look of gratitude, as for whether it was true or not, as long as they could bring accurate information, Magnus didn't care.

"However, the information I want this time is a big guy, you must do it for me, if you fool me...... You all know my identity, even if you hide to the ends of the earth, you can't escape the fate of death without a place to bury. ”

In the end, Magnus is already very loud, these bastards on the street, in addition to being bought with money, they also have to use power to oppress, otherwise they will treat you as the boss sooner or later.

"Yes, you command."

The leader of the boss suddenly looked solemn, he was able to mix in this position among hundreds of homeless children, naturally he was not blindless, otherwise, he would not have gone to take a shower in the winter specifically to please Magnus.

"The French royal family...... Well, your king, how much do you know about him? ”

"Our ...... King? ”

A few of the homeless children looked at each other, almost misspelling the word king.

No kidding!

King? The French peasants did not have the concept of a king at all, and even their national consciousness was brought out by the British in the Hundred Years' War.

"I have a few brothers who work as squires at the knight's lord, and I may be able to get some information from them."

After hesitating for a long time, the leading homeless child spoke, and someone started to start, and the scene suddenly became lively.

"I, a friend of mine, works as a servant at Granny Sylvia, who is in charge of the palace procurement, and he probably knows something."

"And I, one of my younger brothers, who worked as an assistant to the court musicians, never hid from him."

“……”

It's good, it's good.

Magnus nodded in satisfaction.

No one cares about these stray children, no one guards against these stray children, and their information can sometimes surprise people!

"Bang-" Magnus clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention, "Very good, now, go to work, boys, as long as you do well......"

Magnus reached out and took the purse behind him to his side, and the tinkling sound inside was like the sound of heaven.

"It's all yours."

The gold coins that flowed from the money bags suddenly blinded the eyes of the street children.

PS: This is yesterday.