Chapter 174: The New World Is Still Dreaming

The port of Tripoli in winter is not very cold, so production and military work can be carried out normally.

And compared with the reluctance of the previous period, most of the immigrants are much more enthusiastic about their work.

Not to mention the immigrants from Austria, who were free to worship their original gods and had the opportunity to become military officers and civil servants.

Under Wu Xin's orders, Father Erlan classified the situation of European immigrants, established a household registration system, and then quickly organized literate and skilled people and assigned them to different jobs.

Wu Xin specially found the two blacksmiths, and then gave them the furnace and hammer he dragged back from Zuwara, first recovering the ability to repair weapons on his own, and of course, he could also make some simple daily necessities.

Of course, Wu Xin is not completely free to give, in addition to paying taxes normally, those tools are equivalent to a hundred repairs.

Once this goal is accomplished, the tools are fully theirs.

In addition to the blacksmith, there are also stonemasons, the only stonemasons who are teaching apprentices to prepare the ancient Roman ruins to the west for antiquities destruction.

Both Shylock and Ligurian merchants were interested in marble, and it was much easier to demolish old buildings than to collect raw ore.

And it is not known what ecstasy spell Sazastan cast on the Helsingian mage, who not only accepted the fact that he could not be promoted to a red-robed mage, but instead offered to go to the place that is now submerged in the desert to serve as a garrison.

Now the spellcaster has no role in Tripoli, but according to the common practice, Wu Xin only has the right to solve his lack of working environment while paying the annuity, and there is no reason to drive him out to work, so he can take the initiative to guard the work. Wu Xin was really overjoyed.

After the two stonemason apprentices get started, give him two more subordinates, and then go to the Sabratai ruins to start work.

Of course, under the current circumstances, it is necessary to send the first army and expand production, but the focus must be on army building.

Except for a small number of them are incorporated into government organizations. In addition to strengthening the capacity of the tax and port departments, most of the literate populace was added to the army, and almost immediately became petty officers, and most of their subordinates were immigrants of the same race, mixed with a very small number of Xingyue believers.

Wu Xin had broken the conventions and structure of the original Knights Hospitaller, and he did not report to Chief Eliadam on the island of Malta at all, and was actually an independent force in the name of the Knights Hospitaller.

Of course, this will make some old-school knights unhappy, but Wu Xin firmly controls the original heads of the German and Italian groups to balance their power. So that they all need themselves, and no one can oppose them.

The Knights Hospitaller on the island of Malta had neither the heart nor the power to restore their dominance, and the Knights Hospitaller's fleet was equal to nothing.

Long before Khareddin's attack on Tunisia, there was not even a daily connection between the island of Malta and the port of Tripoli.

Chief Eli Adam wisely accepted Wu Xin's independence, in fact, Wu Xin was able to gain a foothold on the southern shore of the Mediterranean with the knights after the separation, and was recognized by the Spanish kingdom, which was the most powerful at sea, which was the inevitable result.

Because of this recognition, Wu Xin owes a little bit of a favor and not a favor. and Spain and Austria have left a bond.

Of course, he divided part of the Knights Hospitaller's strength, and then established the periphery of the Habsburgs. In itself, it is the reward that Vienna and Madrid are looking forward to.

Like the Teutonic Knights, who were secularized by the Hohenzollerns, and the current Duchy of Prussia, Wu Xin did the same thing, but on a smaller scale.

In addition, under the banner of the Knights Hospitaller, he also facilitated the collection of volunteers from Italy and the German states.

Although there are problems in the system, no one can deny it. He's fighting the Barbary pirates, defending the true gods of Europa, right?

In order to maintain this superficial effort, for the original knights, Wu Xin had to meet their needs for nutrients and provide benefits for repairing armor.

One of the most important means, of course, is empowerment. All knights and midshipmen were promoted.

More importantly, Wu Xin dismantled the original one company, and then expanded the battle to three companies.

Wu Xin considered that the current army was not large, and it was better to concentrate on the use of fist power to determine the outcome of the victory, so he gave the position of company captain to the backbone of the hospitaller.

The positions of three company commanders, one of which were occupied by the close knights of Judge De Vrich the Elan, one by the close officers of Father Ayrland, and one was assigned to Stegrenburg.

He was forcibly exiled because of his faith, but that didn't stop him from absconding.

According to him, the districts of Brandenburg and Saxony, the two electors, as well as some of the surrounding minor princely territories, the Bann believers had in turn begun to "sanction" the followers of Shiric.

In the three Nordic countries of Sweden, Denmark and Norway, the church of Shirek is also in a situation of passive beating, and in Poland and the principality of Prussia, Bann believers can also operate openly.

The monarchs had long been irritated by the question of the right to appoint bishops, and every duke did not like Rome to interfere in the appointment of bishops in their own domains, not to mention the fact that the church of Ciric was often involved in the question of succession.

However, during the conversation, Wu Xin found that he was not actually a "black hand" Bane fanatic, at most he was just a staunch believer, and he just had a personal vendetta with the Shirek Church.

After Wu Xin offered quite generous conditions, including the position of a stalwart and the position of company leader, and allowed him to keep his faith, he finally chose to stay.

This made Wu Xin very satisfied, he immediately gave him the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and he also seized the opportunity, and Wu Xin immediately gave him a high position.

Of course, this choice will not please the German and Italian groups, but the remaining competitive knights are quite acceptable.

Although they are both backbones, they are basically ordinary backbones, and although Stegrenburg is young, their strength is still slightly better than them, and it is because the two sides have been wrestling for too long in this third position, and Wu Xin, who was annoyed, even hinted at "giving the locals more opportunities".

In any case, it was better to choose Steglenburg than to find a third company leader from the Xingyue Immigrants.

He did a great job in the battle against the Godafy tribe, didn't he?

Both Cassano and Heilsing knew that this "excellence" of Stegrenburg was actually quite watery. But no one else knows.

His background is also perfect, being Hungarian and not Hungarian.

Wu Xin actually didn't want to let the Xingyue Believer enter his middle level so quickly, so he was also very happy about it, not to mention that Stegrenburg was a natural solitary minister.

Of course, this is short-term, and in the long run, he is the representative of the Hungarian faction. Wu Xin painstakingly created a powerful power structure for him, making a semi-Hungarian who was not a follower of Kashus a representative of the majority of Hungarian immigrants who believed in Kashus.

Steglenberg would never become an emerging and powerful faction because of the sheer number of immigrants, and he would always need Wu Xin to support him.

And since he suddenly got the position, Wu Xin asked him to immediately take charge of the hard work and dirty work, and he was willing to bear it.

In his company, there were the most Xingyue believers and the least armor.

Just like when they first arrived in the port of Tripoli, the people who believed in the Star and Moon Cult were still angry in their hearts.

But it's different from the other day. Wu Xin is no longer the most hated enemy in their minds, but an impartial adjudicator and a brave protector.

At least in the minds of some.

Wu Xin not only succeeded in turning the "petition" organized by Pastor Muhammad into his end, but also launched a grievance meeting and a criticism meeting in the next few days, relying on the evidence that had already been collected.

While Wu Xin inspires hatred, he also distributes benefits, and many cattle, horses and sheep have been sent out by him, of course, those who take these things can no longer be tax-free.

Wu Xin got the effect he wanted. It has severely damaged the cohesion of the Xingyue believers under his rule.

Wu Xin, with the joint support of military force and local people, completely controlled the situation. Nowadays, in the villages, the Kashus believers and the Xingyue believers live together.

While administratively fair, he treated religious issues differently, ostensibly allowing both sides to build altars.

Of course, in fact, various reasons were used to obstruct the construction of the Star and Moon Altar. Anyway, the administrative reasons are always not difficult to find, the hygiene of the Xingyue Altar is not good, the fire prevention is not good, and why didn't you bring that document............

After this struggle, the wealthy families in the Star Moon Sect had no ability to resist him at all. He could only kneel and beg for mercy, crying and shouting for conversion to the greatest and greatest God, hoping for leniency.

Of course, Wu Xin forgave them without any impossibility, not only because he didn't actually want to promote his faith in Ciric, but also because he urgently needed the property of these families who had lost their ability to resist.

The grain and flocks they brought with them, as well as the camels and gold and silver, strengthened Wu Xin's already thirsty treasury.

During this period, the main force of Barbary pirates was actually active in the Sultanate of Tunisia, and the future risk of trade between the European continent and the port of Tripoli increased, but in the short term, it reduced the number of pirates on the route.

However, the situation is volatile, and the price of food and cloth has increased.

In addition to the barracks to accommodate the new company, Wu Xin also established several military stations in the east, south, and west directions.

These military stations were actually warehouses and post stations guarded by a dozen or so men, and the grain, horses, and arrows stored in them were the guarantee of the army's mobility.

Then equip a horse so that the messengers can deliver orders and letters more quickly.

The wealthy Xingyue family not only provided Wu Xin with the resources he needed, allowing him to engage in infrastructure construction, but also gave him the ability to buy the people.

He paid his flocks and cattle and horses to the people in the form of wages, and a small part of the wives of the rich became the spoils of the hospitalislers and apprentices, and most of the slave girls were paid as wages to the working masses.

Any system of polygamy, including the polygamy system of the Xingyue Sect, is in line with the goal of biological natural competition, but if it is not controlled, it will exacerbate social contradictions.

Men without wives and possessions are a factor of social instability and a major force demanding chaos and remodeling.

So Wu Xin assigned those women to the local singles, and in exchange for wives, they had to go to the most dangerous places to do the most tiring work, quarries and iron mines.

More than 200 women found more than 100 quarrymen and more than 100 miners for Wu Xin.

Wu Xin also gained prestige from the elimination of the Star Moon Sect's big households. There were also big families among the immigrants from Austria, and if it weren't for Wu Xin's means, they would not have accepted Wu Xin's personnel arrangements.

Steglenburg was not very suitable as a representative of the Hungarians, and when they were on board, after the mediation and struggle among the immigrants, quite a few prestigious Hungarians were going to fight for the high position of the port of Tripoli.

Of course, Wu Xin will give these people a chance. But for now, they are content with the positions of mill manager and canal maintainer, which is a very important position, but it is also a very stressful position.

All of them honestly cooperated with the establishment of the household register and the conscription, and recognized the judicial authority of De Vellich the Elder, and no one dared to obstruct the old De Vellisch's verdict.

However, just like that, these big immigrants were still satisfied, because compared to the methods used to deal with the big families of the Xingyue Sect, Wu Xin's methods to deal with them were obviously mild.

Stegrenburg got the big cake. And he can always be regarded as the "own man" of the Hungarians.

Happiness is sometimes not an absolute issue, but relative.

Wu Xin is indeed kind to them.

"Recently, there is a noteworthy issue, our extensive grievance meeting among the residents of Zaixingyue seems to have caused some resonance among European immigrants, and many immigrants who have no long life have strongly urged us to hold this event among European immigrants as well." Odd Kessler cautiously tested Wu Xin, who was worried that Wu Xin thought it was a good idea. "They also want to divide the rich people's property, and I don't think it's necessary. None of those rich people have opposed us, unlike those Xingyue believers. ”

The rich men had already donated a lot of their fortune to him. Also offering manpower, Sazastan already has a real beacon.

Although the internal structure is rudimentary, the height is not low, and the craftsmen of Europe greatly accelerated the work.

In fact, this lighthouse is also where Wu Xin is located.

The upper floor belongs to the demigod lich, and the middle floor is Wu Xin's bedroom and office.

"I think Kessler's first seat was right." Father Erlan next to him also felt that this was wrong. But as a financial manager, it was tempting for him to fight local tyrants. "But if we want to attract more immigrants, we need to build more houses, and we need money."

The poor were able to share the means of production, but more of their savings were taken away by the regime.

Donate more. It is better to confiscate it directly.

However, Wu Xin did not hesitate to ask this question, and he said to Kessler's head: "Tell the rich men from Europe that as long as they are loyal to me, their property is secure, and those who ask for a grievance meeting must be incorporated into the army, and they cannot be left in society, and the officers must pay more attention to them." Moreover, if there is such a mentality in the military management, we must take decisive action. ”

Wu Xin has no objection to smashing the old world and then building a new world, as long as you start smashing it from your home first.

I support great ideals, but don't touch my fundamentals.

It's true that this old world is not very likable, and it is very far from dreams, but it is really not wise to smash it before the new world is revealed.

"Cut, since you know how dangerous things you have done, why do you still do it, what an act of a low life."

"That's the problem, Your Highness Sazastan, if we can enjoy work and even overtime more than wine and beautiful women, a whole new world is in front of us."

"Dreaming, another act of a lower being."

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One of the rulers of the Old World, head of the Habsburgs, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Spain.

In his huge and luxurious bathroom, enjoying a fine drink.

He likes these things, but he also has to work overtime.

"Your Majesty, Tripoli is in a hurry!" The old butler rushed into the bathroom.

"The port of Tripoli? What can happen in that place that is worth bothering me with at this time? Although the Emperor was asking, he did not doubt the ability of Grand Governor Florentino.

"Her Highness Meredi is dead, and she and the backfoot entwined octopus are all gone." Dagon's devil has a more formal name in Spain's intelligence system, after all, this thing is a thorn in their side.

"Was it repelled by that remnant of the Lord of Flame?!" The emperor took the information, looked at it a few times, and let out an even greater exclamation. "No wonder I've slept a lot more comfortably lately, I see, how have you slept lately, my boss?"

"Of course, the small cell suddenly has two fewer residents, so it's naturally much more comfortable." Grand Governor Florentino answered his question first, and then corrected the emperor's diction. "But maybe Your Majesty shouldn't use the word remnant anymore, the flame hasn't been extinguished yet." (To be continued......)