Chapter 187: Preparations Before Departure
King William of England, the attitude of this man is a matter that must be noted. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½
As mentioned above, King William belongs to the Normans ethnically, and the Normans are a branch of the Vikings, that is, King William and the Scandinavian Vikings are one family two hundred years ago instead of five hundred years.
And now, Norway has no dragon, Sweden is a weak chicken, and Finland is ...... Well, Finland is also a barbarian in the eyes of the Vikings, and they don't want to give up that kind of poor place to the Vikings. At this time, King William, whose race was Norman and cultured in Northern Europe, became the natural lord of the Vikings.
Eh, some people say that there is not one Denmark left?
But Denmark is now ruled by the queen, and Queen Margaret, who is now fifty-six years old, may return to heaven one day if she closes her eyes. Moreover, the Vikings have always respected force, and King William, who conquered the whole of England as a duke, is naturally a strong man in their eyes, but what about the queen......
To be honest, if it weren't for Queen Margaret's powerful political skills, she co-opted and divided one by one, and firmly controlled the tribal chiefs of Denmark, both large and small, and now Denmark doesn't know what kind of chaos will become!
In this case, most of the Vikings had their hearts set on King William, and the pirates also changed their faces to join King William's navy, and King William's influence alone almost enveloped half of Scandinavia. It can be said that if the little Tang Grand Duke wants to enter the army, if he doesn't say a word to King William, he may be considered as stealing someone's back garden, and the master will rush out with the bench himself.
"Old friend, what do you think of this letter?"
In the city of London, it was not too late at night, and the flickering candlelight illuminated the corners of the gloomy castle, and the tall shadow sitting alone on the throne.
"Your Highness, the minister thinks that this letter is probably a test for us."
The Archbishop of Canterbury glanced up at King William, and when he saw that the moody king showed no signs of anger, he did not slip into the trick and dared to speculate.
"Temptation, the word old friend is well used."
Sure enough, King William had no intention of being angry at all. Recently, I don't know why, this king will inexplicably become very good when he sees the arrival of the little Tang Grand Duke, even if he is angry in his heart, which makes people inexplicably have a lot of speculation-
"Look at what the conditions are, as long as we are willing to send troops to help, regardless of the number of people, the enemy's supplies can be taken half, hmph, he is sending Hanako."
Putting the letter in his hand on the table, King William snorted dissatisfiedly, and the Archbishop of Canterbury could not grasp the attitude of his king, so he did not dare to answer.
It stands to reason that there is no limit to the number of people, as long as you send troops to help, you can get half of the spoils, and in theory, King William only needs to send one person, and there is no more favorable condition in this world. But in this way, King William is also a king, do you want his old face anymore?
Besides, this is not such a simple thing as sending people, King William sent people, no matter how many people there are, even if it is only one person, in the eyes of outsiders, King William has joined the camp of the Grand Duke of Xiao Tang, which is a big blow to those Vikings who are devoted to King William.
"However, there are many benefits......
King William secretly thought that if you want to look at it from two aspects, there are those who support King William, and there are naturally those who oppose him. And the strength of the forces opposing him is not small, just like this Thirteen Tribal Alliance, as the top few major forces in Norway, they naturally do not bird King William, in fact, it is better to say that the stronger King William, the more worried they are, and the more they resist King William's goodwill - although in fact it is not goodwill.
"Or, Your Highness, we'll send some of the most basic Norman assault infantry to support them, and ask them to help us clean up the scourge?"
After hesitating for a while, the Archbishop of Canterbury could be regarded as King William's confidant, and King William's subtle expressions, including the movements on his face, could be seen clearly, and after guessing for a while, he said such a thing.
"No, wait a little longer......"
was broken by a word, but King William has nothing to be embarrassed about, the archbishop has been with him for almost twenty years, if he can't even guess this thing, then he can't be his henchman.
"We'll sell at the price."
While King William was discussing here, the Grand Duke of Munster was also in full swing to prepare, especially to prepare for the cold winter, which was a top priority.
"Your Excellency, here are the documents we need to procure: this is the amount of cotton clothes, this is the amount of charcoal, and this is the clove that Dr. Ina has specifically specified for the treatment of frostbite."
"Lilacs?"
Duke Xiao Tang asked in surprise, Klein was obviously a little puzzled, but professional issues, professionals, never meddle in professional affairs, and this is also the reason why many slave craftsmen who have been bought in the institute work with peace of mind.
In fact, cloves do have the ability to cure frostbite, and there is a kind of clove persimmon soup recorded in "Evidence and Pulse Treatment": cloves, persimmons, ginseng, and ginger. Cure long-term illness and hiccups, because of the cold.
"Forget it, Dr. Ina wants it, so just buy it for her."
Little Tang Dagong shook his head, threw the thing clove out of his mind, and asked him what he was most concerned about now, and at the same time probably the most important thing in this war:
"How's our chow mein making?"
The three armies have not moved, and the grain and grass go first, this is a truth passed down by the ancestors, and it is impossible for the little Tang Grand Duke to forget. Originally, the dry food brought by the large-scale marches in this era was bread, which was easy to carry and filling. However, in cold places such as Scandinavia, the bread belt can be frozen like a popsicle in less than half an hour, and two pieces can be broken with a bite of a tooth, which is really not suitable for military food.
Fortunately, two years ago, in order to improve the physique of the people of Desmond, the Grand Duke of Xiao Tang invented noodles to nourish the stomach.
Noodles - flour - fried noodles.
is such a chain of thought, which suddenly made Xiao Tang Dagong suddenly enlightened, and the fried noodles that shined in the Korean War after a thousand years are now about to appear in advance!
It is normal for the little Tang Grand Duke to think so, the temperature in North Korea during the Korean War was minus 30 degrees, and the climate in Scandinavia will be similar in two months, and the main material of fried noodles is wheat.
ββThe only thing to worry about is that this technique called 'stir-frying', as a strange flower in the dark cuisine world, the British people really don't understand, but this is not a problem, after the little Tang Grand Duke himself demonstrated, and successfully made a few pots of indescribable unknown colored unknown substances, the female students in the castle fully understood the meaning of the little Tang Grand Duke, and soon did quite well.
"The first batch of fried noodles has been distributed, and the response from the soldiers after eating it has been very good, and it can be used as a long-term substitute for bread."
Klein said, this is not a lie, compared to bread, although the fried noodles are a little choked, but the fried noodles are still salted, right?
"It's not enough for the schoolgirls in the castle, it's a long war, and we're at sea, in Scandinavia, and we're all living on this kind of fried noodles. Pass on my order, starting today, call on all idle women to start making yakisome, and strive to make enough yakisoba to fill the entire fleet before the army moves! β