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The year 1012. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoThe Black Death that ravaged Europe for several years. It's finally coming to an end. And the Norman Empire, as the first power on the European continent, was also the first to recover from this disaster.

In the atmosphere of the White Terror, a large number of officials in the Norman Empire were all replaced. Through the system's authority, Egil will be the governor of the province, the governor of each county, and the mayor of each town. All of them have been changed, and these newly appointed officials have administrative surnames, management surnames, agricultural surnames, industrial surnames, and commercial surnames. Loyalty is a hundred, ambition is zero. It's superb. Two months after they took office. The Norman Empire began to recover strongly.

The northern seafaring trade, which had been closed, is now reopened. The Öresund Waterway and the Kiel Canal have once again become golden waterways where thousands of sails compete to enter the gold market. Trade in Northern Europe, Britain, Eastern Europe and Flanders is fully recovering. The Norman Empire's revenues began to rise steadily.

And in North Saxony, Egil sent a second general recruited after gaining access to the system. Walter, the perfect general who is full of domination and virtue, full of loyalty and zero ambition. This is an honest-looking, approachable, calloused genius conductor who looks like an ordinary peasant. He also had under his command the 30,000 troops that Egil had given him, as well as the accompanying baggage troops, engineering troops, and various supplies.

The general's operation in North Saxony was very successful. Even more easily than his colleague, General Farr. For there was no such stirring conspirator as Louis XIV of Aquitaine. In addition, General Walter's policy of softness was very effective. So North Saxony quickly returned to normal.

After this, the emperor also canonized the title of Viscount of General Walter and the commander-in-chief of the Norman Central European Front, such an important responsibility. Egier instructed the general to place his main forces on the border between North Saxony and Burgundy as well. At the same time, 5,000 soldiers and horses were left behind to closely monitor Hesse and Brandenburg.

So far. The Norman Empire was restored. Although the population is a little less than it was a few years ago. However, the overall strength has not declined but increased because of the improvement of officials' capabilities.

As a result, the strength of the Norman Empire itself has risen slightly.

After the whole territory returned to normal, the troops that had been stationed in Eastern Europe gradually returned to their hometowns in batches. Presumably, a big battle with the Mongols can become something they can boast about for the rest of their lives.

And the land reclaimed by the military tuntun. It was unceremoniously accepted by Egil as a royal estate. Refugees from the South who were admitted to the south continued to farm. Once they had enough medicinal herbs, the Norman Empire began to accept refugees from the border areas. The first to be cared for are naturally the able-bodied male and female workforce. They signed a contract to become slaves of the Norman Emperor of their own accord. And in exchange for this a ration that will keep them fed.

The Norman Emperor was full of goodwill and begged the slave to promise him that he would only be given ten years of day labor. to become a freedman of the Norman Empire. After all, the Norman Empire's edict on the emancipation of serfs was still very famous. Egil is not afraid that others will not believe.

But in the end, it was unexpected, not by Egil - on the southern border of Eastern Europe. He asked the officers, the soldiers who were guarding the border. Ask the officials who are presiding over the entry of refugees. Even ask those refugees. The conclusions reached are surprising.

-- Those refugees don't care if they are slaves or not. All they knew was that they didn't have to starve to death when they arrived in the Norman Empire. Filling their bellies is the only thing they want to do, and they're willing to pay whatever it takes. This is an emotion that is completely incomprehensible to people who have not experienced famine.

Of course, Egil is also completely incomprehensible about this. And this hard-hearted emperor like a diamond. Middle-aged people, who are also close to thirty years old, have long lost any sentimentality. In this regard, he was only slightly surprised: he really couldn't understand the current people. After that, there was no follow-up.

Egil. Skadra Grímsson. is the emperor of the world's largest empire. He has a myriad of big things to think about every day, a myriad of things to do - like snap or snap. I didn't have time to think about what a group of slaves thought -- the edict of emancipating serfs was only a policy made by the emperor from the point of view of productivity. It has nothing to do with humanitarianism.

As refugees from the frontier were taken in by the Norman Empire, Europa's human resources were more inclined towards the Norman Empire. This further weakens the war potential of other countries. And raised the Norman Empire.

Eastern Europe, this piece of Egil as a valued land. Finally, with a great plague, it became the center of gravity of Europa's population and agriculture. Fertile land, smart management skills, scientific farming methods, strict collective system, high-yield crops. All this has made Eastern Europe the breadbasket of Europa.

In the autumn of 1012. Eastern Europe, whether it was a royal estate, a noble domain, or a private frontier, all enjoyed a good harvest. The Norman Emperor proudly claimed that Eastern Europe alone would be enough to meet the food needs of the whole of Europa - of course, he would not give them food for nothing.

After all, the emperor wants to unify Europe.

In September 1012, after adequate preparations, Egil was charged with "supporting Aquitaine's rebellious secession", "being disrespectful to the Norman Emperor", and "not having enough ability to run the country". These three reasons were used as a pretext to declare war against Burgundy. Generals Walter and Farr launched an attack on Burgundy in the Low Countries, one east and one west.

At the same time, the Norman emperor gave a speech in Krakow Square, formally, openly announcing his ambitions to unify Europa. After the European countries got the news, they all fell into extreme shock and panic!

"This is an era of turmoil, a time of darkness, and an age of change. The dark clouds that hung over Europa required a pair of strong hands to tear it apart. so that the light of God may shine on everyone. What we need now is not the so-called free air, or aristocratic demeanor.

It's a power, a power that can bring peace, prosperity, and order to Europa! There were no feudal divisions, no bandits, no excessive taxes. This is exactly the kind of country I want to build. A unified political axe, a unified law, a great empire united under the same banner!"

A total of 50,000 troops attacked the Burgundy region, one south and one north. Burgundy, still at the end of the plague, could not resist an army of this magnitude head-on. Queen Mary finally decided to abandon the entire northern Netherlands, and gave up all the important cities of Groningen, Utrecht, and Amsterdam. Instead, they held on to the southern Netherlands, as well as northwestern France. Deploy troops on the south bank of the Vaal River to prevent Norman attacks from attacking.

And on the Western Front. Dijon, the capital of Burgundy, is a city that must be defended. The queen mobilized the entire city to defend the city. Gather your forces and resist to the death. and summoned the nobles to escort the king.

Eventually, the Burgundian army gathered at Dijon was unusually increased to more than 30,000. General Farr sent spies to find out the news. It was found that there were quite a few Swiss mercenaries among them. and German mercenaries. So he wrote a letter about this situation and gave it to His Majesty the Emperor.

At the same time, Admiral Walter, who was stationed on the north bank of the Vaal River and waiting for the assistance of warships of the North Sea Fleet, also found something wrong. The enemy's troops, which were originally expected to be around 10,000, swelled to more than 15,000 to 20,000. Excluding the small number of Burgundian nobles and the militias of the commoners, as well as the mercenaries they hired, they had an army of between three thousand and five thousand more than expected.

Moreover, according to the information transmitted by the spies, there were quite a few Germans and even Italians in these troops. their equipment, qualities. It's very different from ordinary mercenaries. It's more like a regular army. General Walter also wrote to His Majesty the Emperor, telling Egil all that had happened here.

The two letters were one after the other. Arrived at His Majesty the Emperor's desk. And after His Majesty the Emperor, who was chatting with Maria at the time, it didn't seem strange at all. Just snorted. After that, a "offensive as usual" was returned. Just think of it as a way to solve the battle in the future. ”

Neither general is stupid. On the contrary, it's smart. Soon he figured out what the emperor said, "Just think of the future battle as a matter of taking it to the moment." The specific meaning of "It seems that His Majesty the Emperor's aggressive attitude has caused many people to be uneasy...... Although they did not dare to stand up and fight the Normans head-on. But behind the scenes, to provide mercenary services to Burgundy, these countries still have the audacity.

"It's just the last wail of the defeated dog, insignificant. His Majesty the Emperor shuddered at Maria as he uttered such a cool thing. At the same time, Maria, who was drafting a letter to Egil, was also sensitive. The body twitched uncontrollably. With a shake of his hand, a drop of ink dripped onto the paper. Let the half-written letter be scrapped.

So, when the powerful army of the Norman Empire fought bravely at the front and conquered the city. The Norman Emperor was still in the rear. It's still a snap and a snap every day. Such a rotten life made Queen Artoria feel a little dissatisfied. As a war maniac and a murderer. The empress has been bored lately - it's been more than a year since the defeat of the Mongols. She never fought again. Can't go on like this......

(To be continued)