Chapter 59 in the English Channel
That's how it was settled. In Krakow, the capital of the Norman Empire, Aurora immediately drafted a decree. The administrative efficiency of the Norman Empire was not bad. In a few moments, a notice was posted on the public notice at the gate of the city. It's just that passers-by are puzzled when they see it. The so-called banking industry today is basically the business of merchants, usurers, and Jews. I have never heard of a nobleman willing to open a bank to lend money.
However, if the Norman Emperor had done this, he would have basically succeeded. Although there are those who are in favor and those who are against. But choose between success and failure. Most people would have felt that in the end Egil would succeed. As with other successes in recent years, Egil has succeeded. Militarily, half of Europa was easily defeated by him. Such a vicious man as the pagan Saladin also died at his hands.
And politically, after several years of preparation and innovation. Driven by the serf reform carried out by the royal estates, the reform measures for the emancipation of serfs were basically a sure thing. The rest of the Norman aristocracy either volunteered or was forced to do so. In the end, such innovations were compelled. So that his family can survive.
That's it, militarily, politically, Egil was a great success. This has raised Egil's prestige to a level that no one else can match. Or there are people who have doubts about him, but it is rare for people to dare to speak out publicly. And even if what they say is reasonable, they will be despised.
Because they're questioning Egil. In questioning His Majesty, the greatest and most exalted emperor of the Norman Empire. This is simply unforgivable.
So, in September, September 1st. The Royal Bank of the Norman Empire was opened. The head office in Krakow handled more than 20 deposits on the same day. And the lending business is more - Egil seems to underestimate the understanding of the notions of luxury and advanced consumption by this group of European aristocrats. For the sake of decency, some down-and-out aristocrats can do without their ancestral property or anything, let alone scary (compared to today's usury) loans with low interest rates?
Of course, collateral is essential. House. Manors, Fields, Land, Mines, Slaves, Diamonds, Jewelry...... In short, you won't suffer.
Here, things are going well in the Norman Empire. Agrarian reform is in full swing. A large number of slaves, taken captive from Africa and the Near East, facilitated the reclamation of large swaths of wasteland in Eastern Europe. And trade developed in southern Italy, near east Jerusalem. The Sinai Peninsula and Port Alexandria, the islands of Cyprus, were also greatly expanded. The Norman Empire is thriving, and world domination is just around the corner......
It's weird.
September. When the Norman Empire dominated Europe. Generations to come. Egier arrived in Normandy with a large army, and the Baltic and Atlantic fleets, as well as hundreds of ships to be recruited, were ready to transport the Norman army to the British Isles. Fighting the aborigines of Wales who were mutinous - at this very time, in Eastern Europe, Kazan, the capital of the Kalmyk tribe of centaurs, a city that looked so rough that it could not even be called a city, but a ring of wooden fences and mounds of earth, fell.
After months of fierce fighting. The Centaur Kalmyk tribe was defeated. Almost all of the Cuman tribes took refuge with the Mongols. As a result, the Mongol army not only did not decrease, but increased by more than 200,000. The Centaur army dropped to less than 50,000. Even if Ayujie Khan was ruthless and ordered all the men in the centaur clan to go into battle from sixty to fourteen years old, he only barely recruited another 40,000 or 50,000 troops. The quantity is still a little short of its heyday, and the quality is not the same. ...,
Ayujie Khan just launched his army. In Kazan barely fought another battle. Naturally, it was still defeated. The Mongol army was ambushed on all sides, surrounded by an iron wall, and almost annihilated Ayujie Khan's entire army. After this battle, Ayujie Khan barely escaped, but the army that followed him added up to less than 20,000. And throughout the Cuman steppe, the vast majority of the tribes have submitted to the Mongols. Ayujie Khan looked around, but there was not even a place to flee. Angry, he almost committed suicide.
"Great Khan. Anyway, I came up with an idea. "It's been more than two days on the road. I finally escaped from the other party's encirclement. A long and rapid march, and there was not much food and water, and there was no rest. This makes the centaurs look unusually tired. Next to Ayujie Khan, a centaur man opened his mouth, and finally asked like this. As soon as he spoke, a group of centaurs next to him began to ask. Asked one by one. While looking at Ayujie Khan with a blank eye. Expect him to come up with an idea.
"How many people are left of our clan now?" Ayujie Khan sighed secretly. The group of centaurs who followed him were originally heroes who were not afraid of heaven and earth. However, when the heart looked at them, it looked like a pack of earth dogs that had been plucked. It's just too unusual.
"There are less than 20,000 of the old and the young who can fight. The old, weak, women and children, who really can't move, are even fewer, there should be less than 10,000 -- scattered next to Kazan, and some other small tribes should still have a little manpower. But when you add it up, I'm afraid it can't compare to this number. Nearby, a slightly older centaur replied.
"There are hundreds of thousands of people trapped in Kazan, and it is impossible that not one of them will be able to escape. Hearing him say this, another centaur was not convinced, and said in a sullen voice beside him.
"Even if you can get out, I'm afraid there won't be many ......," someone else said.
Hearing him say this, the centaur heads stopped talking again. The older Genghis Khan gets, the more ruthless he becomes. Suffered some losses when fighting with the centaurs. It also shows that the Centaur has great potential. Know they're a threat. So it was ordered. All the captured centaurs, regardless of their gender, age, and status, were all killed, and not a single one was left!
Ayujie Khan was silent when he heard this. In my heart, it hurts as much as a knife to cut meat. Originally, the centaur tribe, although the population was not too large. But there are also a million people, 100,000 young and strong. In addition, under the leadership of Ayujie Khan, he dominated a large area of the steppe east of the Ural Mountains. Ayuj Khan was well governed and encouraged production. As a result, the population breeds at a faster rate. Ayujie Khan is also full of ambition. I feel like I'm still young and strong. can survive another generation. At that time, the Centaur tribe's available strength will more than double. When the time comes, it will be no problem to expand the territory.
Who would have thought that once a Mongolian natural disaster swept the steppe. Centaurs are in trouble. There is not one out of ten of the millions of people. Seeing that he was on the verge of extinction.
“...... Heading west, we went to the Normans. After thinking about it for a long time, Ayujie Khan finally held back such a sentence. After finishing speaking, looking at the group of centaur heads looking at him, that kind of look, Ayujie Khan couldn't help but blush......
Then pan the camera to Western Europe, the English Channel, the battleship of the Royal Navy Victory. Egil had just heard that the Royal Bank was doing well. So the mood is also very good. However, Artoria, who was drinking with him over there, was in the wrong mood - because Egil was teaching her a lesson.
Although the tone is very gentle, the attitude is very calm. The posture is scientific. But he was still teaching her a lesson.
It started with a remark at the beginning, half an hour earlier, when Egil had drunk two more glasses, and then laughed at Artoria, saying that she had such a big name, but in fact she was only half a famous general. Unconvinced, Artoria confronted Egil and said that it was only half a ?...,
Egil said, on the frontal battlefield, the army was in two columns, charging into battle to capture the city. These, Artoria did very well, it is half a half. But when it comes to mountains, forests and swamps, and places with dense river networks, bandits are rampant, and rebellion is hidden. With this, Artoria can't help it. So it can only be considered half.
At that time, Artoria was annoyed. The person who slapped the table and stool asked Egil to make it clear, and if he couldn't say clearly, he wouldn't let Egil go to bed tonight. Hearing this, Egil was happy. Who's afraid of this? The girls who were on good terms with Egil were all on the boat except for Aurora and Joan of Arc. Egil is afraid that he will not find a place to sleep?
Then Egil said: "Eradicating bandits in the mountains and jungles is never a solution that can be solved by violence alone. Only a fool would go toe-to-toe with forest elves in jungle terrain ......"
Egil said this, and before he could continue, Artoria went berserk. A fist swept over the wind and struck it straight into Egil's left eye. Egil's eyes were quick, his left hand was blocked in front of him and behind his right hand, and then he flew out like a kite with a broken string.
However, Egil is also a trained person now. He stabilized his body in mid-air, and landed firmly on the ground after a backflip, but his hands were a little numb from the force of Artoria. And so, before Egil could speak, Artoria roared and rushed over, left and right hooks, and then kicked Egil in the chest. But they were all flashed by Egil.
Although it is said that this kind of similar husband and wife fight, Artoria has a few hands. But her remaining "few points" were enough to kill one or two. Although Egil's body is stronger than the one or two, it is still very possible to be temporarily disfigured if he is beaten with black eyes. Egil, who attaches great importance to his appearance, naturally does not want to try that way.