Chapter 43 The whole world celebrates
Although Egil only gave less than a day to prepare. But Krakow deserves to be the capital of the Norman Empire. A number of officials were busy with their lives, and even the mayor of Krakow personally went into battle, like a coolie. Egil also sent his 100,000-strong army to be dispatched. So, the next day, when people woke up, they found that the whole of Krakow had become completely different. As soon as Egil was pleased, he ordered the mayor of Krakow to wrap the trees in fine cloth, sprinkle the streets with fine wine, and pave the way with flowers. The whole of Krakow is dressed up in red and color!
The most surprising were probably the big merchants from the East. Especially those Far Eastern Chinese who consider themselves to be the superior kingdom of the Celestial Empire. Originally, they thought that only the extravagance that could occur in the emperor of the East, and the orthodox emperor, was so extravagant that it made people feel dizzy. In this way, it appeared on the Tubaozi Emperor of the Western Empire, whom they looked down on. It's a little bit unacceptable for them to ...... "Egil." His Majesty the Emperor Skadra Grímsson is getting married. And all the people of the city, men, women, and children, were men, women, and children. Give them all a pot of wine, a pound of meat, a pound of white bread, a tael of salt, and a spoonful of honey!"
The hukou system was introduced in recent years with the emancipation of serfs. The emperor carried out specific demographic statistics within his own country. Issuance of wooden registers. Record the family members' names, surnames, marital status, and employment status. The inhabitants of the empire were married, funeral, and sued. Buying and selling real estate or making credit guarantees, opening a shop for trading, or doing apprenticeship, short-term work, tenant ...... This thing is required as a credential.
The empire gained first-hand information as a result of such a strategy. Counting the household registration helps the empire to control its inhabitants. and the collection of taxes and administration. Such an advanced system is also one of the guarantees for the development of the empire.
However, the implementation of this policy required a great deal of manpower and material resources, and at the same time it was opposed by many landlords and aristocrats who concealed their household registration. And because of the previous Black Death, there were countless deaths and injuries. As a result, hukou management became full of loopholes, and it was only after the Black Death that the empire gradually recovered, and the hukou policy began to gradually recover. But until now, only the early territories of the Empire – Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, Britain – had to be towns. It was barely processed.
In ordinary small villages and towns, and even in some remote areas, people don't even know about this policy. As for the new territories such as France and Germany, Italy, this policy has only just begun to be implemented. It is not yet known how long it will take to succeed.
Such a voice was shouted by the Janissaries in a loud voice. The citizens of Krakow, who were still intoxicated by this drunken world, woke up. After all, the fantasy of this city can't affect their jobs. And the previous throat may be a luxury that I can't eat in my life.
"What's going on?!"
When it comes to self-interest, people always act quite quickly. At that time, in the streets and alleys, various residential areas. After hearing such a voice, people took action one after another to inquire about the matter as quickly as possible.
"The emperor's wedding is celebrated by the whole world! Men and women, young and old, in Krakow, can receive these materials at the street management office with their household registration certificates. A pot of wine, a pound of meat, a pound of white bread, a tael of salt, and a spoonful of honey!" The Praetorian Guard soldier looked at him with a group of people in the dark, but he didn't have any stage fright. Again. The loud voice made it clear to the crowd around him.
I heard that there is such a pie in the sky good thing. Those rich merchants, gentry, noble lords and so on were unmoved. But the common people were very happy. hurriedly went back to the house. I took a wooden sign with a family register issued by the Imperial Axe. I went to the street management office in the middle of the residential area to pick up the supplies. And the officials who handled this matter were not ambiguous. I looked at the wooden plaque of the household registration certificate and stamped it with a stamp. Then supplies were given according to the number of people above.
The bread and meat were threaded with fine twine, the wine was in clay pots, and the salt was placed in cloth bags. Only honey is a little more troublesome, a spoonful of honey per person, which is not easy to take. The official who was in charge of the matter did not care, but took a spoonful of it, and then asked the man who came to receive it to stretch out his hand and sprinkle the honey on his hand...... Some are skeptical, or slow to react. did not act in the first place. Wait until someone comes back cheerfully carrying bread, wine and meat. That's when I knew it was true. I also hurriedly ran towards the street management office.
Despite the richness of the empire. But for ordinary people, this level of affluence is just a matter of food and clothing. For example, white bread is a luxury that is only eaten once during the New Year's holidays. And salt is also a straining commodity. As for honey, sugar, and other sweet things. Many people may not have eaten it once in their lives. At that time, many Krakow citizens who received the spoonful of honey in the palm of their hands couldn't help but smell the fragrance. I can't wait to slap half of myself down.
After that, the sweetness of the honey stimulated his taste buds. The sensation never before spread from the tip of the tongue to the whole body. His whole person was immersed in a strange feeling of happiness. Some people want to swallow their tongues. Some cried and laughed, and danced as if they were crazy. Some people are just stupid, staying where they are. The Norman spies hiding in the crowd saw this opportunity and hurriedly shouted: "Long live His Majesty Emperor Egil!"
For a time, the tsunami-like "long live sound" was endless. Egil's approval rating has risen by more than 20 percentage points all at once.
Meanwhile, inside the Grand Palace in Krakow, Egil, dressed in a black wedding dress, is making final preparations. Then I heard the door slam open. Aurora, who ran in in a white wedding dress, hurriedly approached Egil and opened her mouth to ask, "Are you going to distribute supplies to the citizens of the city?!"
"yes. Wine, meat, bread, salt and honey. One no less. Egil turned around and looked at Aurora with a smile and admitted calmly.
"Do you know how much it costs? The total number of inhabitants of Krakow is nearly 300,000!" Hearing Egil's frank admission, Aurora looked like she was going crazy: "I'm afraid it will cost millions of Norman gold!"
"Wrong!" Egir quickly corrected Aurora's words, "It's tens of millions—I've already given the order to distribute supplies once in other provincial capitals and major cities!"
"Are you crazy?!" Hearing Egil say this, Aurora almost fainted: "I just ransacked Constantinople, and I don't know how to spend the money I made, right?!There are so many things to do in the empire, do you have the leisure to throw money into the ditch to play?!"
"Wrong, wrong, wrong......" Egir shook his right index finger as he walked over to Aurora and pressed her shoulder: "I'm not spending money indiscriminately - you see, I used these tens of millions to buy the blessings of the people of the empire for our marriage. What's wrong with that? It's a good deal -- a great deal. ”
Hearing Egil say this, Aurora lost her temper too. He rolled his eyes and pushed Egil away, and snorted lightly: "If this is really a wedding for both of us, then the palace will also admit it." Egil heard it. She accentuated the tone of the words "the two of us." It seems that Egil is quite unhappy with the fact that the other girls are side by side with her and have a wedding together.
"Well. It was also Joan of Arc, Maria, Sonya, Nightingale, Basumi, Princia and Aene who participated in the wedding. But is there a problem with that? Not at all. Because my love for you is unique. As long as there is love in this world, it is fine. Even if it's a sister, as long as there is love, it's no problem. God will definitely forgive me and bless me. ”
As he said this, Egil stepped forward and hugged Aurora again. And this time Aurora did not resist, but leaned on Egil's body and hugged him with a backhand. And whispered, "If only that were the case......"
In this way, the two sides hugged for a short time, and Egil let go of Aurora: "Let's make the final preparations." The wedding started at twelve o'clock in the afternoon, and time was running out. ”
"Hmm. Hearing Egil say this, Aurora let go of her hand, then stood on tiptoe and kissed Egil lightly on the side of the cheek, and then turned away.
After Aurora left, Egil turned around and asked Sonya, who had not said a word from just now to now, and was also wearing a wedding dress, but with an unusually thin sense of presence, "How's the situation?"
"It's not very good. Sonia shook her head. Although he was wearing the same style wedding dress as Aurora. But how to say it...... There is a complete mismatch, wearing a dragon robe is not like the mismatch of the prince's level. The facial paralysis-like expression is still a short dress suitable for combat in a strong suit, or it is better to wear men's clothes at all. But for a while, Egil didn't care about making fun of her, or stripping her naked, and then changing into other clothes, taking advantage of her.
"Tsk, is Joan of Arc still unwilling?" asked Egil.
"Yes, master. ”
"From now on, don't call the master, call the husband to listen to me. ”
"Yes, master. ”
"I didn't mean it...... Forget it. Egil quickly gave up on trying to get Sonia to change her mind. I thought to myself, "Just think of it as a master and servant." "Because there are more important things to deal with now......
(To be continued)