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"It's the other way around. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 "In Minsk, when the Norman Emperor heard that the provinces of Flanders and North Saxony in his empire had all fallen into a state of governmentlessness, no different from other countries, he roared in anger. However, when the emperor was angry, he wanted to do something about these mobs, but found that he was helpless against them.

It wasn't that Egil didn't have enough troops, he didn't lack generals, or he didn't have the courage to kill millions. But the current situation does not allow the emperor to do this. Today's Central Europe, Western Europe, is like a cauldron filled with plague slime. The Emperor was reluctant to throw his army into such a dangerous place.

In addition, according to intelligence, the other side did not have all the weapons needed to attack the fortification. As a result, it was not possible to attack a series of heavily fortified cities. In this way, the losses of the empire will also be maintained within an acceptable range.

Calculate it this way. It is the most acceptable strategy to temporarily abandon Central and Western Europe and choose to maintain stability in Eastern Europe. In any case, the empire did not have too much land and cities in Central and Western Europe. Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine in Eastern Europe and Rus' Province. Taken alone, these parts are comparable to the whole of Flanders and the whole of North Saxony - not including East Prussia.

"So......" In Minsk, the emperor only felt a pain in his head when he gave such an order: "I have decided to send a professional army of 20,000 men to block the roads between Eastern Europe, Central Europe, and Northern Saxony. Prevent mobs from scurrying into Eastern Europe. ”

This order is almost equivalent to abandoning Flanders and North Saxony. Those cities and fortresses, though they could not be breached for a while. But after a long time, the stock inside the city is depleted, and the outside of the city is unable to cultivate and harvest because of the mob raging. Agricultural areas were destroyed. In this way, the city will not be able to hold it......

Unbreakable cities are prone to starvation. This truth has been verified in countless city defense battles throughout the ages. Of course, there is also such a strange thing as Stalingrad. But you can't expect the people of the feudal era to have much affection for their motherland, right? Nationalism, nationalism, and so on only came into being in modern times.

After Egil's order was issued, it was equivalent to giving up all the western coastal areas of the empire. It would have been possible to completely control the North Sea, and the situation in the Baltic Sea disappeared without a trace. The area under the control of the empire was further reduced.

Eventually, in mid-July, when the Emperor arrived in Krakow, the latest situation became like this: the only area under the control of the Empire in Flanders was the Normandy port area, and all the rest were paralyzed. And the only area that the empire can control in North Saxony is the land of the projectile land of the Deland Peninsula. Bounded by the Kiel Canal.

The empire was on the border of Eastern and Central Europe with the Gulf of Pomerania - Oder - Neisse. Such natural waterways serve as a line of defense. 20,000 Norman troops, with the old general Qi Teng as the main commander, the main force stationed in Stettin. At the same time, the second hussar regiment patrolled the east bank of the river to prevent people from smuggling in.

This river, this canal, constitutes two worlds. The northeast of the river is the world, and the southwest of the river is the hell on earth.

Because of the complete abandonment of two regions, and by the way also the German princes, Switzerland, Burgundy, Aquitaine, Italy...... The rest of the empire finally got enough medicine. After the emperor threw another 20,000 troops into the south to defend, the strength of the southern part of Eastern Europe was enough to defend against the onslaught of the mob.

In this way, the Eastern European part of the empire was finally safe. The continuation of productive activity and the lack of many commercial opportunities made the people more important for the land, and the emperor, who returned to Krakow and once again took full control of the political situation, took the opportunity to issue new decrees. In order to increase the efficiency of land development in Eastern Europe and win the hearts of the people.

The decree stipulates that from now on, the Eastern European region of the Holy Norman Empire will be allocated more developable land. The ownership of the land remained with the Imperial Axe. The land use right is granted to the people at a low price for reclamation.

The Imperial Axe will provide the Pioneers with a loan at a preferential price, which can be repaid in ten years. Interest on the loan is waived for the first two years of land development.

The Imperial Axe ploughs cattle at a discounted price, as well as farm implements, seeds, and other necessary items.

The newly reclaimed land was to be subject to agricultural taxes according to the basic standards of the empire.

The Imperial Axe will organize the unified purchase of grain, and purchase surplus grain at market prices on a voluntary basis.

Note 1: To handle the loan business, you should go to the Imperial Bank opened in each city.

After such a decree, those refugees, artisans who lost their jobs, small traders. The bankrupt merchants, the workshop owners, and the ruined nobles immediately took action. Or choose land, or sell property. Or go and borrow a low-interest loan from the Imperial Bank. Then he went to the temporary land development office of the Imperial Axe and bought seeds, ploughing cattle and farming tools at almost half the market price.

Some people who knew each other well went in groups, while others were nobles with their retinues and slaves. Some refugees organize production in families. In the midst of the recession of the empire's industry and commerce, the expansion of the empire in Eastern Europe was much faster. This can be regarded as a blessing in disguise. Although incomes have decreased, food production will increase somewhat. In this way, the empire will at least not worry about eating.

By October, the military cantonments organized by the empire and the newly opened land had been harvested. The grain of the military cantonment is uniformly distributed and collected in the state warehouse. The pioneer also welcomed the state's grain purchase team on time. Part of the grain was levied at market prices.

I learned that this year's grain harvest is promising. The feared famine did not happen. Egil finally breathed a sigh of relief. Begin to free up your hands and prepare to clean up the political situation in Krakow.

More than a month ago, Nemulis found the bastard who leaked state policy. This man was completely different from what Egil had thought. is a royal councillor, the sixty-year-old Minister of Agriculture, Sir Alder. He was a gentle-tempered, respectable, and virtuous man......

“sonofbitch。 ”

Well, His Majesty the Emperor looked rather dissatisfied. Although the Minister of Agriculture had given himself a lot of reasonable advice when he had organized the development of Eastern Europe, and seemed to have worked hard with all his might. But His Majesty the Emperor did not think that these things would diminish his sins.

In an absolute, imperial supremacy country, some people are saved by murder and arson, some are rescued by robbery and forced beepping, and some are rescued by cheating. But if you offend the emperor, then you will be absolutely and absolutely unsaved.

That's it.

The Minister of Agriculture was, perhaps, as everyone had seen, a pure good man. And the reason why he secretly opposed the emperor was also due to other factors, for the sake of the empire, and even for the emperor's good. But to offend the emperor is to offend the emperor. Egil doesn't want to listen to reason, and doesn't accept any excuses. He just wanted to get rid of this guy who had disobeyed his will, so as to relieve the hatred in his heart. At the same time, warn the other bastards not to make trouble for themselves, or they will die a miserable death.

So, the next day, when the servants opened the door of the royal counsellor's chamber, as usual, they were stunned by what they saw. The "respectable" and "respectable" Bitch was doing piston sports with a woman who looked at least forty years younger than himself - of course, if that were the case. Although the Minister of Agriculture is sixty years old, he is still a man. It's not unforgivable to do something like this a little bit.

But the candidate for this female surname is a little ...... When the servants panicked and wanted to leave the room. They noticed the woman...... Well, or the girl's crying for help. And immediately reacted, it was the shout of their young lady, that is, the biological granddaughter of the Minister of Agriculture.

The servants were astonished and did not know what to do. And just as they didn't know what to do, a Norman intelligence force rushed in. An arrest warrant granted by the emperor himself was presented, and the pathetic Minister of Agriculture was arrested on three charges: "forcible beeping", "molesting an underage girl", and "[***] crime".

In the process of arrest, there was a slight accident, this old man in his sixties, as if he was crazy, didn't know where the strength came from, just pressed his granddaughter and didn't let go. The mouth roared like a beast. The Norman spies tried a lot of effort but couldn't separate them. And this Sir Alder, as if he didn't care at all about being watched, was still engaged in reproductive activities. So the Norman spies did not hesitate to knock him unconscious. Then drag it away like a dead dog.

This incident quickly spread in Krakow. On the third day after this incident, the Royal Council dismissed Sir Alder from his post as Minister of Agriculture and replaced him with his deputy. And wait for further instructions from the emperor.

This happened to make the nobles and officials feel very frightened. Whether it's Sir Alder's unreasonable behavior, or the speed with which the Norman informants arrived. All of them fully show that this is a complete conspiracy. And the person who carries out the conspiracy doesn't seem to care at all that others will see through it.

- No, I should say, he was deliberately trying to make people see that it was a conspiracy. Use this to intimidate. As for the mastermind of this conspiracy, it is quite easy to guess. Especially a few days ago, on the issue of the distribution of medicinal materials, the emperor's officials and nobles were put on the bar......

(To be continued)