Chapter 26: A Conversation with Josephan (Part II)

Only then did Joselan regain his composure, and he brought the glass back to his lips and beard, and smiled slyly, "This is the oath I made to serve the Duke of Godfrey, and I am glad that it can now be fulfilled in the hands of the Lord Patron. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info" Then, he suddenly stepped forward and half-knelt in front of Gawain, "I am willing to donate all the fields and properties in my hometown of Kurtenai to become the property of the Seleucian Great Hospital and the Great Guarantor, and I also volunteer to join the Great Hospital Jinshu Guardian Brotherhood......"

"Frankly speaking, the fraternity I sent out of your hometown is not highly rated, and the investment and return are disproportionate...... As you know, I have some knowledge of the fertile and barren land of West Francia...... But if you insist, I will accept it, and send three or four brothers who are skilled in farming and settling accounts to help you take care of the land, and make them productive and abundant, and I will have them record the income in the books of accounts and give it to you as it is. Also, the Brotherhood will not be subject to the Eustace family, which I and the Godfrey brothers have already declared, but I will still write letters of recommendation, even if Baldwin will complain about me, but I hope that you Eustace can bridge the misunderstanding and move forward together. ”

"Thank you for your kindness!" Josephan looked very moved, "Regarding the upcoming Second Crusade, the contemptible has a suggestion......" As soon as he said that, Gawain suddenly raised his hand and said to him, "Your Excellency Joselan, what you said has exceeded the limits of the military governor of the Duke of Lower Lorraine. The rest of the party will be spent with music and wine – musicians and dancers! ”

After nightfall, in the bathhouse room of the Seleucian Pavilion, several warblers wrapped in silk scarves and bath towels came out of it, and the Joceland brothers burped and lay exhausted on the bed, "Happy my brother! Then the pleasure just now, the world west of Seleucia was said goodbye to them completely, and the sanctimonious monk, the stupid farmer, and the unattractive woman with roundworms on her buttocks, said goodbye to them completely. We're going to break through in the Levant, full of money and glory! After speaking, the **** Joselan picked up the small amber glass, drank the last sip of wine, laughed and poured it on the mattress, and fell asleep.

The next day, in the palace room of the Acropolis, Gawain held the scroll in his hand, and the Samuelfa couple stood at his left and right, "What do you think of that strange guest, Joserland?" ”

"I have given him a fee to take a boat directly to Antioch. Don't go to Adana and bother Mrs. Goldchild and her newborn son. It's good for everyone. Yes Grana, I know he has great ambitions, but this is not surprising, he gave me a more complete plan for the upcoming pilgrim crusade, I like people who are able. Gawain unfolded the scroll, "Now that I'm taking in Massoud, I'm completely at odds with Chief Danishmund, and it is said that in the northern part of Cappadocia, Danishmund's military colony has suddenly increased its attacks on the Karon area. I must also go to the city of Tarsus as soon as possible, take command, and reinforce Ryanstein - this is up to you husband and wife, and I have something to discuss with the Holy Sister. ”

"Yes, most of the artisans in the Ordnance Division have not moved, including the workshops in the Mute Valley are operating at full capacity."

"How much did we spend on the camping operations in Mirio Sefalon before?"

"About four hundred and fifty, one hundred of which accidentally exploded while defending the city."

Hearing the words of the director of the Ordnance Department, Gao Wen suddenly thought of the conceivable and terrifying scene at that time, the holy sister was watching from the side, and she was almost killed and injured by the explosion, and she couldn't help but feel a sense of debt and uneasiness in her heart, "The holy sister is not allowed to come to inspect the workshop in the future." In addition, the latest manufacturing and stockpiling? ”

"1,200 hand-thrown iron fire sticks, 40 Khitan fire pipes, and 400 Khitan snow paper tubes are being sent to Zefelim's military camp warehouse for storage, and 300 large throwing iron fire sticks have passed the test and can be loaded on five-pole guns, and they are also being sent. In addition, on the military port, Andreev and Jalguba are also testing Khitan weapons suitable for naval warfare, in preparation for dealing with the fleets of Hot Duck and Pisa. ”

"Very well, you guys continue to produce. Lyotius was to accompany the army to Tarsus, and I was going to draw four hundred men from the Armenian logisticians, plus two hundred Paulicians, and continue to train him to form an independent 'detachment of red hand throwers'. After speaking, Gao Wen stood up with the hilt of his sword and officially said goodbye to the couple.

"It's a pity that I can't attend the wedding between your Highness and the princess in purple." The female physician Shi Li said.

"Shhhhh Gawain quickly put his fingers together beside his beard and laughed a little mischievously.

A few days later, in the palace of the former emir of Tarsus (both Gawain and Anna declined the request to build a new palace, because the country's finances and military budgets were now tight), the worship room surrounded by gardens was transformed into Anna's new study, and the "Prince of the Red Sea" crouched on Anna's shoulder, staring at the brass bell with a flagpole-like tail, and looked at the princess's letter with a troubled look.

Soon the girl of the Orson family came over, and as soon as the cat saw this, she jumped off Anna's shoulder with great interest, and avoided slipping out of the small hole in the wall to bask in the sun.

"Your Highness Princess, I must remind you that if you are pregnant, you should avoid touching these hairy beasts." Hertomia said solemnly, and then laid down a stack of papers, "New information from the Levant. ”

"Raymond is advancing fast!" After a little reading before the paperwork, Anna concluded that "Bohemond had just arrived at the castle of Argyle in the south of Antioch, and Raymond and Godfrey had captured Jubail, and all 10,000 Crescent inhabitants of the city had been slaughtered by the former, and the library had been completely burned. Anna said quickly, then spread out the map, "Argyll, Latakia, Tartus, Jubail, it's been less than two months. Here are Tripoli, Sidon, Tyre, Acre, Mount Gammy, Haifa, Jaffa, Ptolemy, Ramla...... The pagan lords here would never dare to continue to resist, and the terrible end of Jubail was just around the corner, could it really be that the Crescent Cults had run out of energy? ”

"How did Everdler, the court minister of Babylon (the Fatimid dynasty of Egypt), react, and did he really want to put the Holy City soldiers in the hands of the Franks and Normans?" Hertomia asked. (To be continued.) )