Chapter 2: Good News from the New World
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"Slaves?" said Egil, slightly distressed, "whether they are Arabs or black Africans. All of them are people living in the tropics. When I arrived in Eastern Europe, I couldn't stand this northern region at all, and there was no labor force at all. The water and soil are not adapted, and a group of climatic factors die, and then a group dies because of the severe cold. I also had to prepare hΓ²u clothes for them. In the end, I can't even get the capital. Forget it. Let them stay in the Near East and dig a canal for me. β
"Canals...... Although, we dug a Kiel canal before. It's also a bit of experience. But a new canal was dug to connect the Red Sea with the Mediterranean. It's even more difficult than that. And considering what you think, the tonnage of the ships to be navigated. Then the existing hundreds of thousands of slaves are probably not enough...... And economic issues are also one thing. Recently, you have continued to carry out military reforms, and the treasury is going to bottom out. Aurora said with resentment:
"According to the current strength of the Norman army, you don't say that you are invincible in the world, but with other garrison legions, as well as licensed troops. There is no big problem in sweeping away the European continent, right? There are also centaurs as shields against Mongolia, as well as Moscow's absolute defensive circle. Is there any need for military reform?"
"Do you think it's too much? What a woman...... Long hair and short knowledge...... "Aurora, who was angry with Egil's attitude, was half dead, and at last Aurora warned him like this:
"You'd better take it easy. Nowadays, although the empire has a lot of revenue, it also has a lot of places to spend money. Don't be careless and bring the financial system to a crash. β
"Whatever. At that time, I didn't just give out paper money. Egil looked relaxed.
"You're crazy, aren't you?"
"Alright, well, my good sister. Believe in my abilities, brackets, in every sense."
"!!"
And so, three days later, five days before Christmas, Aurora finally understood why Egil was so leisurely, a piece of gold, a gold from the New World, full of three ships of gold!! worth more than four million florins!!!
Go... ...... of the New World Trade?"
Looking at the people on the dock who were cheering and looking like crazy, Aurora felt a little distracted: "I forgot about that......"
Trade with the indigenous people of Central America was quite successful. After showing their Emperor Montezuma the Norman goods, the crystal-like, crystal-clear glasswork, the steel tomahawks that were sharpened like clay and a hundred times stronger than the finest obsidian battle axes, the music boxes that made pleasant sounds, the bells, the timers, the beautiful beads inlaid with dyeing, and the large feathered hats that the natives loved so much, and the very comfortable cowhide boots that could clearly illuminate the mirrors that made the human figure visible...... One by one, all of them are good things that the natives have never heard of, which dazzles this group of natives.
"They're Quetzalcoatl!Definitely Quetzalcoatl!Quetzalcoatl is back!!"
White skin, superior abilities, and a variety of goods that are not unlike miracles. The Aztecs believed that this group was the legendary Quetzalcoatl (the Aztecs traveled here a long time ago and taught them many production techniques, which is in keeping with the European explorers). Therefore, the Normans, who had been shipwrecked and had difficulty reached their destination, were treated here with great favor. The soldiers lived as if they were nobles, and the nobles lived like kings. ...,
After that, they exchanged these goods for large quantities of gold and even silver. And these Aztecs, it seems, just regarded gold as a general, ordinary ornament. Rather than acting as the general equivalent of moneyβin Aztec societies, obsidian was the rarer and more precious obsidian. These crystals, which are hard and brittle, are used as works of art for making weapons, for rituals and carvings, and even for some (very expensive) living utensils.
As a result, the Aztecs handed over large quantities of gold and acquired something that in the Old World could be bought for only a few thousand Norman gold. The Norman expeditions made a lot of money.
And according to the prior agreement. The entire expedition was fully funded by the royal government, the first of the royal family, known as Egil. And the proceeds, Egil also has to account for eighty percent. The remaining two and a half went to Fleet Commander Eric, and half to Infantry Captain John Smith. The remaining ten percent went to the entire crew, sailors and soldiers. Egil thus divided the three ,200,000 florins into gold. This is how the money for reform has landed. If the trade routes continue, it is impossible to say that there will still be wealth......
After this, the crew members who went on the voyage were treated like heroes. Countless women poured in to offer fragrant kisses, and countless flower petals spilled from the top of their heads. Even Egil, the Norman supreme and great emperor, condescended to receive them personally, and canonized them as the honorary knights of the Normans, which was even more pleasing than rewarding them with ten thousand Norman gold! Egil reigned for six years, and very few nobles were canonized. This is the first time, the emperor is interested, and he canonized hundreds of nobles at once!
Despite being only the lowest level of honorary knights...... Or to be stricter, not even a nobleman......
As for the two commanders who led this expedition, Captain of the Infantry John, and Fleet Commander Eric of the Atlantic Fleet. Naturally, they were better canonized. Eric, who was originally a viscount, was promoted by one level this time and became an earl. And the rank was also promoted from general to general. And John, who was originally only a commander and a lord, was given the title of a hereditary baron, and the happy guy almost fainted.
They don't value the humble annuity after becoming a nobleman, or the palm-sized amount of land allocated to them, and they can't control it yet, the land is all under the control of the royal government, and they can only receive the harvest quarterly.
This is not to say, however, that the Norman nobility was cheap. Quite the opposite. The status of the royal family and nobles is quite high. Note that the "royal family" here refers to the nobles who have been officially canonized by Egil and are in the royal government system.
Those nobles who had their own territories and had a certain degree of independence, in the traditional sense, were called vassal nobles, and they were usually the objects of the emperor's carving, oppression, and tidying. In this era when the Norman Empire was strong, these nobles all clamped their tails one by one. The dukes of Eastern Europe who have reliable genealogies and are famous even when they see a royal knight of the Imperial army nod their heads...
Those who could become royalty were usually Norman warriors who followed Egil on his expeditions to the north and south, or officials within the Norman bureaucracy.
Infantry, archers, rangers, Norman knights with knighthoods, centurions, Norman royal knights with royal knighthoods, millurions, janissaries with lord titles.
And the generals of the various garrison regiments, the generals of the cavalry regiments, the commanders of the various fleets, and several captains under the command of Egil, Alpha, Robin Hood, and Basumi were all viscounts. ...,
The only difference was the commander of the open sea fleet. The oldest admiral Carter, he was the only royal nobleman with the title of earl. Today, the Count commands one of the Normans' most powerful fleets, across the Mediterranean. He even once made a drunken boast that with his ability, he would definitely be able to take down the city of Rome before the Holy See could react - of course, he would never admit to saying such a thing after he woke up.
But that's a thing of the past. Now the Norman Empire does not count the emperor, empress, eldest princess, and these three members of the royal family. The highest knighthood was Joan of Arc, Grand Duke of Syria.
After commending the explorers, Egil summoned John and Eric to his office and asked them about their impressions of the legendary Aztecs.
"Hmm...... They are very backward and primitive, and although they have the ability to smelt simple metals, they cannot make steel weapons, not even bronze weapons. Their warriors wore hΓ²u solid clothes made of cotton as armor. Hold a stick inlaid with obsidian shards as a weapon. "The first to speak was John. This commander of a thousand infantrymen told him all the information he knew about the Aztec army."
"They don't have cavalry, to be precise, they don't even have horses. There is also nothing that can replace a war horse. However, their number of soldiers is very large. Their knights are also very actively trained. I've seen one of their armies about the size of one of our thousands. All the staff are equipped with the best equipment β I mean, to their level. At the same time, they are covered with the fur of a large cat. It's like a tiger, it's like a leopard. They trained well and worked well together. But their equipment is too poor. I estimate that a Norman thousand-man team can beat them at least five thousand.
"It's just a pity. I don't want to transport a convoy of thousands. Egil shook his head as he turned to look at Eric. So, the fleet commander said:
"Please don't think that because their equipment is poor, their combat effectiveness is low. My Majesty. β
"Let's talk about it. Egil nodded, and then said......
"They're really bad in some ways. Their army was extremely poorly equipped, and there were no cavalry. However, I feel that these can be compensated for by quantity, as well as organization......". ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ-ββββ
Eat the book thoroughly, just because of this wise saying, Wang Xia opened a road that has never been seen before. There is no light in this world, but when the Great Prophecy is opened, there will be light and hope in this world. "When one day, I open the wings of light, the whole world will prostrate in front of the light!" A person full of dreams, a new path of faith, and a legend belonging to the light......
The legend of the priest on the bright moon night of the author is not to be missed......
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