Egil went on the defensive. Instead of taking the initiative, he settled down in the Île-de-France area, continuing to calm the people while waiting for the army led by Joan of Arc to arrive.

The longer he stayed in France, the more Egil felt that his wife had lost unjustly. Or in terms of commanding operations, it is roughly equal, and even Artoria is slightly stronger (Artoria: people are just a little careless, definitely not unbeatable!), and in terms of individual force, it may also be that Artoria has the advantage (Artoria: people have been cutting down for so long before fighting her. So it's a big loss in terms of physical strength. But even then, she didn't take much advantage).

But when it came to buying hearts and minds and being respected, Artoria was left far behind by Joan of Arc. That political idiot (in Egil's) knows nothing but repressive rule. He also very arbitrarily cut off the heads of many noble family members in Île-de-France. So that Egil had to cut them all down forever......

I don't understand the most basic kindness and power.

Well, Egil admits that he didn't actually do very well, or rather, not that he didn't do it well enough. It's the other party, that Joan of Arc did a really good job. Although before this, Egil already felt that he was adept enough to deceive the public. But now that I look at it, it seems that I still need to study hard every day.

It would be a lie to say that Egier was not at all interested in the rich regions of France. The key is how to digest and absorb this area and reap the benefits. If you have to maintain a high military expenditure every year, riots and riots are too big and small. No taxes are collected at all. In such a damn situation, the more territory is occupied, the greater the losses.

So, the key is that the people are turned against each other - although Egil has always disregarded NPCs as human beings, and two days ago he cut down a legion commander on trumped-up charges. But so what? If there is no interest, who will stand up for him? Really, although the commanders of the various garrison regiments have the title of count. But there were no private soldiers under his command - all the troops were Egil's. Without Egil's orders, their army would not even be able to get out of the station.

The fief of the Scandinavian garrison commander Anderson was in England, the fief of the English garrison commander John was in Livonia, the fief of the Livonian garrison commander Ewen was in Normandy, the fief of the former Normandian garrison general, and the current garrison general James was in Prussia, and the fief of the Prussian garrison general Hans was in England. Admiral Carter's fief was in Danish territory.

Well, that's basically it, none of that is the point. The five new generals collectively dropped a little in loyalty, and it wasn't a big deal. Even the newly recruited Legion Commander James had a scheming caste. Always keep your eyebrows low, and it's not a big deal to look disgusting like you're looking for a fight.

As long as Egil still has 17 brutality points (unjustly killed subordinates +1 brutality - 1 morale - 1 loyalty to all generals). Fourteen prestige points (Norman king's surname upgrade: the monarch of the first European kingdom + 5 prestige + 5 personal security). Then no one would dare to rebel - at least not until they were fully prepared.

In addition, Egil also felt that it seemed slightly unsafe to leave the entire navy to Carter alone. At the same time, the sea frontier under his command has also expanded a lot. The North Sea and the Baltic Sea are two seas that are within their sphere of influence. Norman merchants also poured into the Mediterranean, the Black Sea, and even the Caspian Sea. This aggravated the Norman Navy's task. Egil is already planning to decentralize - I mean to clarify the scope of responsibility. The initial plan was to divide the Navy into three parts, and although General Carter was also the deputy commander of the Navy (the commander-in-chief was Egil himself), only one-third of the so-called Baltic Navy could actually be commanded. Two new positions were added, one for the North Sea Admiral and one for the Open Sea (except for the North Sea Baltic) Admiral.

Of course, all this is just a small plan of Egil himself. It's like giving your own wife a head. In fact, if such a black pot is not carried by someone. Things are going to be bad in Artoria. When Egil was only the king of Norway, his Vikings would consider him a good match for Artoria. And now, after Egil became the Norman king, the Vikings looked down on Altoria a little.

Especially not being able to have children.

Although Egil said that it didn't matter, it didn't matter. But the truth is that in this day and age, no matter where the earth is, there is a great deal of obsession with the question of offspring. No matter what kind of woman she is, she looks like a fairy or is peerless. If you can't give birth to a child, you're a scumbag. If the king still spoils her as always, it will be a faint king. And Egil and Artoria have been married for more than a year now. Artoria's stomach remained the same as ever. Naturally, it is very criticized. At this time, even if it is a letter to the Pope, it is not too much to ask for a clutch later.

Therefore, Artoria changed Egil's order without authorization and wanted to knock down France, but there was such a reason in it. I want to use actual merits to block those rumors and rumors. However, I didn't expect that in the end, it was such a result...... If it weren't for the fact that Egil cut off his head to show his attitude and prove that he was still a dumb king, he would have liked poor breasts like Artoria. At this moment, the letters that his subordinates had written to the Pope asking for the clutch were probably already piled up as high as the Alps.

That's it.

Here we go back to Joan of Arc - and before that, of course, Artoria. If Artoria can have Joan of Arc and half fool people, then Egil won't have to worry about it. To be honest, Lufus didn't take credit, but he was a bit of a hard worker. It's a shame to cut it like that.

It is said that Joan of Arc will buy people's hearts, although Egil has not met Joan of Arc yet. But you can see it from one side.

Egil gave the serfs land—gave the serfs land—land!!!! the most important means of production of the fucking Middle Ages!

- But the serfs still did not give face to Egil. At best, it is only a matter of not openly resisting. Secretly, he still sent messages to the French rebels. It's like the civilian population in the occupied areas during World War II. God knows where such a high level of consciousness came from, and he didn't even want his life.

Well, here's how it happened: after Egir had thoroughly probed the situation in Île-de-France, he knew that he could not appease the French without spending a lot of money - the nobles had already been cut down by him. The middle class is basically not the main force of trouble. Then the rest are the serfs who are numerous and bitter.

This also involves one of Egil's strategies for the rest of his empire. There is also an experimental significance to the implementation of this in Île-de-France.

Egil allowed the slain nobles to be given the status of serfs and freemen, and made them pay for a piece of land not exceeding ten acres, cultivated it for twenty years, and paid the agricultural tax (this is the point) and the poll tax (also the point) on time, so that the land would become his inheritance (and then it would be no wonder if it was annexed).

Of course, serfs generally had nothing to do. I will definitely not be able to buy land at ten times the market price. But that's okay, they don't, Egil does. Egil lent them on behalf of the Norman kingdom. Of course, it can't be borrowed in vain. If you want to have a mortgage, what is the mortgage? That is, the land that the serfs have just bought on credit. The interest is not high, two cents of interest. It was much lower than the usury of today's black-hearted Jewish merchants.

If the serf expires due to natural disasters [***] or is lazy, so he cannot pay interest, then sorry, the land as collateral can only be confiscated.

Of course, in this way, the serfs did not get nothing, but they got the status of freemen, and they were free to look for work. But in this era before the industrial revolution, and the handicraft industry in the cities is not developed. How can I get a job? How can I support my family? I am no longer a serf, so I can't farm anymore. Do you want to sell yourself into slavery again?

Who says you can't farm without serfs or yeoman farmers? Egil invented a nice word for this: agricultural workers. In the words of the Celestial Empire, it is a long work. The kind that does farm work and gets paid later. Of course, the salary is not very much, and it is barely able to support the family.

It's amazing, this is already a capitalist society -- it's amazing that the social form has advanced so much at once.

Of course, if the serfs were able to survive for twenty years (without early repayment of the loan) after paying a tax to the state, then an interest on the state, and finally a loan to the state, then Egir had nothing to say, anyway, he had eaten the interest for so many years, and finally got a large loan. It's been earned.

In this way, a very fair and win-win emancipation decree (trial version) was put into effect on the land of Île-de-France. The serfs who had acquired the land burst into tears, and their favorability for the Norman kingdom skyrocketed, completely unaware that this was only the beginning of a new round of oppression......

In this way, in a very short time, Egil stabilized the hearts of the people of the Île-de-France region, and by the way, the shameless family name added two more points......

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