The treaties drawn up by Egir were as follows: in addition to the two items of peace and trade that the Danish side had stated, the cession of the island of Gotland, the payment of 55,000 gold coins for the defeat, and the opening of the Öresund waterway. Norwegian traders are not required to pay taxes on their access to and from the waterways. and treaties exempting Norwegian merchants from various payments for trade in Denmark.

At the time the two sides signed the contract in the renovated Oslo Castle, Egil - who should now be called Egil I - probably.

Speaking of which, this was the first meeting between the two of them. Margaret I was surprised with each other's youth. Egil, on the other hand, was surprised by the other party's age.

Your sister will never be interested in the queen or anything in the future. Egil looked at the other party's face like orange peel, and secretly swore in his heart.

Immediately afterwards, in the presence of the Danish chaplain and the Norwegian field order, a treaty was signed in duplicate under the icon of the legendary Son of Heaven (?) of the crucifixion. The Danish side gritted its teeth, while the Norwegian side was jubilant.

This one treaty, the rest of the place, the indemnity or something—many of the knights and nobles present here have been captured. There are also many who have taken others captive. So I took all kinds of ransoms and gave them. Although 55,000 is a bit of a lot. But it's not unacceptable.

As for the trade treaty, it is one-sided MFN or something...... What the hell does this mean? The knight with a head full of rye husks was puzzled.

And yet, Gotland -- your sister is Gotland, bastard! The most important and largest island in the entire Baltic Sea, bastard! The territory that took n years to fight with Sweden, bastard!

To conquer Northern Europe, you must control the Baltic Sea, and if you want to conquer the Baltic Sea, you must control the island of Gotland. Although the Danish knights have not seen Tanaka's songs, they still understand this truth. In the south of the legendary Baltic Sea, there is such an island of 3,000 square kilometers, but it is the largest island in the entire Baltic Sea. It is also the transportation hub of various trade on the Baltic Sea coast, and using this as a base, the navy can radiate to all the countries along the Baltic Sea coast, and fight whoever it wants. Not only that, but Gotland, by virtue of its geographical location, was one of the trading hubs of the Baltic region, and the annual commercial tax paid alone would make the Danes wake up with a smile in their dreams - and as a result, it was ceded out.

"Meow, sooner or later, one day ......" At this moment, I don't know how many Danes swear so secretly in their hearts. Of course, this is not in Egil's consideration.

After the treaty was signed, Egil ordered Carter to stop his mission to block the Öresund waterway. Returned with a shipload full of loot.

The Viking Navy worked a little part-time as a pirate. You don't have an opinion, right?

- Don't talk about the dead.

In this way, the external problem was solved a little. And in the middle of the negotiations, Diplomat No. 1 also returned with an affirmative reply from the Swedish side. Originally, Gustav was still thinking about whether to go to Norway to take advantage of it, and he didn't want to sign a treaty at first. But after a few more days, he heard that the Norwegian navy had blocked the Öresund waterway and that the army had defeated the Danes. He took back what little of his thoughts. Anyway, his strategic center was placed on Novgorod. There is nothing wrong with showing a little favor to this neighbor who has already shown a certain ability.

Of course, when Gustav made such a decision, he had absolutely not heard that Gotland was in the hands of Egil. Otherwise, it's a different story.

At all costs. Internal and external troubles -- but a part of this external troubles have been removed -- at least temporarily.

Then that's all that's left for internal worries. In the previous war, he decisively betrayed the tyrant Egil, and almost caused the nobles of Egil to hang up. Do you want to forgive them generously under the banner of not being accountable to the law?

- How can you?!

After decisively obtaining 55,000 gold coins, Egil reorganized all his army. This was followed by a declaration of crusade against rebellion. The alliance of nobles on the other side attacked Bergen in a hurry, in a vain attempt to hold the city again. However, Egil had already seen through the attempt, recruited a thousand regular garrisons, and directly crushed the noble coalition army that had already been greatly injured in the defensive battle. Immediately after the arrival of Egil's army, the siege of Bergen was lifted.

Egil showed no mercy to the vanquished—all the noble lords were hanged. Wives and children were sold into slavery. All property in the territory was confiscated.

As for the Oslo nobles who had done well in the battle, at least not betraying him, Egil thought about it and felt that he shouldn't let his reputation go down any longer (System Elf: Do you still care about reputation?). So nothing was done to these nobles. Instead, they increased their fiefdoms - but for some unknown reason, but they were divided into branches in northern Norway, though generally a little larger than the present territory of the nobles. At the same time, the degree of development is also a little higher......

But isn't it too scattered? The noble fiefs were divided by the territories controlled by Egil. It's very inconvenient to go back and forth......

However, despite this, there are still many nobles who choose to migrate to new territories after field trips. Just kidding - look at the white-painted fences, the stone-paved paths, the well-grown rye, the grassy meadows, and the Gothic villas with their fireplaces, ornate wooden furniture, and goose feather beds...... Such a manor is many times better than its own, I don't know. And there is less strife in the interior. Behind closed doors, live your own little talk, and listen to the call for troops if there is anything. How nice is that.

So, after spending 30,000 gold coins to make the system construct dozens of manors of different sizes, Egil finally solved the problem of feudal division of nobles in the country.

The next step, then, was to go to Rome, receive the papal blessing, and be crowned king - of course, if Egil were to travel thousands of miles to the legendary Rome alone, he would not have been killed. But if he brought more people, then the countries along the way could not say that they would destroy him as an aggressor.

Shenma? You said to take the sea route? You went around most of Europe by sea? Death is a death? Even this way through the North Sea, Egil is still a little trembling. The sea is the sea, turn your face ruthlessly, a wave sweeps you away, and no one can save you. You're going to have to fight sharks or something in the sea -- if you're not dead.

So, Egil decisively removed the idea of going to Rome in person, and according to the reminder of the system elves, Egil, who originally wanted to recruit priests from his own monastery, finally gritted his teeth and spent 1,500 coupons to exchange for a pious, but a little stupid priest from the system. Add to that Diplomat II, a five-star diplomat who is slightly stronger than the One, and an entire Norse Field Order as an entourage, and Carter's fleet to transport them to the Danish Peninsula of Tereland, where they are to be sent on a pilgrimage to the legendary Rome.

After watching the fleet depart, Egil turned and prepared to return to the fortress of Oslo. After a great deal of renovation, the castle has become a fortification complex that is beginning to take shape. It was used to prevent the return of Denmark and to serve as a bridgehead for the invasion of the Deland Peninsula.

"Actually, you don't need to be too scared of Rome right now. At this time, the system began to "explain".

"Anyway, can't you tell me in advance, do you have to wait until I've already done it, and you can remind you?" said Egir, slightly dissatisfied.

"Pay attention next time. The system elf coped with its usual unfettered answers.

"Why don't you be too scared? Egil slowly slipped the horse - now that this one had been replaced by a normal homegrown horse, Egil deliberately chose a horse with strong endurance and speed, but looked a little skinny and not very impactful. The meaning is easy to understand.

It's used to escape—does your sister always make me so clear?

"Because, ah, Rome now...... Well, how to put it, the strength is a little weaker. The control over the continent's major powers also appears to be a little smaller. The most important thing is that the battle for religious unity is not over yet. ”

"Religious disputes?"

"The one between Roman Catholicism and Byzantine Orthodoxy is a little stronger. That's pretty much what it means. The system wizard explained as simply as possible.

"Anyway...... Present Rome...... Well, it should be the Eastern Romans with the capital of Constantinople, and what is its strength?" asked Egil.

"It's a matter of secrecy, and the 500 bonds are patronized. ”

“...... Bastard. Egil clicked on the system interface, and then clicked in agreement: "Now you can talk about it." ”

"Although large swathes of territory in the interior of Europe have been lost. However, Rome is still very strong. Whether it is land, military strength or cultural system, all of them are second to none in Europe. The system elf said.

"Focus!"

"The focus is on Cyprus, Rhodes, half of Anatolia, the whole of the Balkans, part of the Crimean Peninsula, two Sicilies, plus the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula. That's pretty much that. ”

"In the case of the army, the Roman Praetorian Guard, the permanent legions of the various military districts, the hired Latin mercenaries, the barbarian mercenaries, and the border guards, cantonment troops, and peasant soldiers of the various military districts...... That's more than half a million in total. If war breaks out, it is expected that another 500,000 will be drafted. That's pretty much it. ”

After hearing such an introduction from the system elves, Egil suddenly found that he had struggled for half a year, and he was worth a little - but in the eyes of a big guy like Byzantium, he was still a barbarian, nothing more......

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