"Teutonic Knights" - Knights of the City of Florence.

With the approval of the Council of Nobles, with immediate effect, it will merge with the three mercenary groups in the country.

It has the right to law and order, the right to arrest, the right to patrol the land border, and once it is harmed or coerced, it can be counterattacked by force.

Effective date, June 14, 1318.

Signed by the Archons, Inshi. Feng Ke.

Protector of the Republic: Byzantium. “

……

Bran was in his study looking at the official paperwork that had just arrived from Meath.

In front of him sat Desley, Carol, and Ambu.

The room is brightly lit and every corner is lit with beeswax.

"Is there any strange movement? The Quake family. ”

Murderers, thieves, and wounders for no reason should be ...... according to the severity of the circumstances

Bran picked up the quill and questioned as he conceived the decree of the Order.

Dual-minded.

"Your Highness, according to your orders, they have cut off contact with the outside world, even if the birds fly over the roof above, I will let them take them down, but Albert has been clamoring to see you."

Ambu had a happy expression, this time he defeated the Quake family, and the next time he would use troops against Never.

His enmity with the former lord is finally about to be avenged.

Nefer, Haugel!

I must humiliate these two people severely.

"You say, how much does an officer give a month?"

Bran raised his head, and the quill pen in his hand lingered.

This stroke is the impact of the treatment of hundreds or thousands of people.

This is the satisfaction that the lord brings to himself when dealing with political affairs, and it feels so good to make a decision, Bran can now even stay out for three days and three nights, concentrating on setting up decrees.

"Eat and drink, go to this tavern a few more times, hug two singers, why do you want this number." Desley's palms were spread out, and he was rarely joking.

Now he has a wife and children, and as the head of the regiment, he has a gentle breeze and a bright future.

He firmly believed in his heart that sooner or later he could return to Tunisia and behead Chaisu.

"Two is enough, at least three." Ambu also answered.

Carol couldn't take it anymore and snorted, Ambu and Desley respected him so much that they didn't say more, but Carol added, "At least four of them have to be held." “

Hahaha.

I couldn't tell whose laughter it was, and it came from inside the house.

This interruption has made the atmosphere much better.

Bran ended up with a reasonable figure, not stingy and not too generous.

After that, the handwritten letter will be kept in the Order's warehouse.

And let the printing press make a copy and distribute it.

Hundreds of years later, Bran's handwriting will serve as a precious historical document and proof of the Order's legal system.

"Continue to monitor them, Ambu, you also take someone to sweep all the checkpoints on the land, and those who can enter the Meates, and use the name of the City Knights, I will not allow our goods to be delayed or robbed in the future."

After saying to Ambu, Bran looked at Desley, "Tomorrow is the ceremony, Nefer should receive the information soon, pay attention to the border dynamics, you take a team of people to the territory bordering Never to watch." ”

Then there was Carol, and Bran thought for a moment and said, "Come with me tomorrow to watch the ceremony, and if Marlene wants to go, you can go with you for a few more days in Meath City." ”

"Your Highness, I'll go and help you too."

"Let you take two more days off, and when it's time to do it with Never, it's up to you."

All three have been born and died, and their relationship is extraordinary.

Bran didn't hide a lot of words, and said directly, "Mrs. Meghan They are business aristocrats, mainly money-oriented, and don't pay much attention to the honor between their subordinates, their subordinates and allies can be bribed, and we can also defeat them from the commercial side."

Knefer, who has been a feudal monarch for generations, has a deep-rooted rule over the territory, and we still have to rely on force to really make him subservient.

Now that both of us are seeking protection from Du Ashuklai, although we can use the excuse of collecting debts, but if we really win, we can't let them cut the land, and maybe it will attract the intervention of giants, you say, what is the best way?"

The three of them are all martial artists, but they just said that they should be careful and so on, and everything still depends on the decision of His Highness.

"I divided the incident into several steps, the first of which was to seek the tacit approval of Ashklay as a sign of respect.

The second step is to send a negotiating letter to Never and get them to come forward, thinking that we want to collect debts by political force, but in fact we are secretly preparing for war.

The third step is to win the feudal lords of northern Italy to join us, and the two sides will be sandwiched.

Fourth, the valley lords of the Alps, we will send people to maintain this place for a long time, and once this place is controlled by me, we can retreat into the peninsula, and from here we can go to Central or Eastern Europe.

The fifth step is to transfer the city's funds to our family and even the knights as soon as possible. ”

Beginning with the fifth point, Bran explained, "We will issue more city bonds, pile up the money, and in three months, the number of knights will be doubled, and I will make sure that everyone has weapons." ”

"Interestable?"

"Debt for debt, just cut from Nefer, we are in the midst of several powers, in previous years there was the patronage of the Holy See, now there are three popes, two on the peninsula, and the territory under the rule of the leper king of the holy city has also established one, three sects stand side by side!

I have also heard that Heyderian of the Franks is also going to make his cardinal an apostolic throne.

We are all believers in the light, but there are four suns, and within three years, the authority of the light will plummet, and it will soon be invaded by heresy, and no one can protect us unless we are strong enough.

There is a risk in repaying debts with debt, but the strength can be increased quickly, as long as northern Italy is controlled, I will form an alliance. “

"Alliance?!" The three of them looked at each other.

"Alliance! We gathered the scattered small feudal lords, so that when they passed, they did not have to stop to be investigated, and the goods entered and exited quickly, and the scattered Alpine mountain lords could be formed into a mountain country.

This place is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is unrealistic for us to eat it, but all the truths in the world revolve around interests, so we use interests to drive them.

I have also thought of a name, from the most difficult town of Handa in my country, to the northernmost mountain of Sani in the valley, take one word each,

It is called the 'Hanseatic League', and we, the Teutonic Knights, will be the main military leader. ”

Since Bran came back, everyone has been thinking of going to dry Bran one by one with a few clockwork, transporting seeds at high speed every day.

Before the three of them could digest it, Bran said, "As mentioned above, I need talents, the more the better, and at the same time, I also want my subordinates to marry these forces to form a stable relationship." ”

The so-called marriage, the union between two parties, has advantages and disadvantages.

At the moment, if you are weak, you can let yourself develop rapidly, and when you are strong in the future, you can eliminate this kind of policy that threatens you.

"How to get married?" Ambu asked.

"All my subordinates who are not married, looking for a partner, must give priority to contacting the feudal lords of Northern Italy and the valley lords, and those who cannot afford the dowry will be supported by the knights......"

Bran chatted with the three of them until the morning, and the lights were on.

That night, the princess of Alain waited all night as she watched the light in Bran's room.

And Zoe didn't sleep all night, somehow, maybe because she was afraid, she was going to watch the ceremony tomorrow, and maybe she would come into contact with His Royal Highness the Grand Duke.

Early that morning, Bran traveled in a troika, which was originally owned by Mrs. Meghan, and was used by Bran to pay the indemnity for the two northern goods, and actually accepted the carriage.

I have to say that Mrs. Meghan enjoyed it very much.

The luxury of this carriage is extraordinary.

It is a horse-drawn carriage made of sterling silver, built from the day Albert was elected to power.

It was built a year ago.

There is a statue of the god of the sea at the front and roof of the car, symbolizing the prosperity and strength of the sea, and there is a helmet and weapon at the tail to indicate strength.

On the roof of the car is an angel holding a kite, the flower of the Quake family.

Craftsmen carved vivid images directly on the silverware, with icons blessed by God on the left and right of the body.

Hailed as the supreme masterpiece of the horse-drawn carriage.

When Mrs. Meghan rode the carriage, everyone in Meath City was envious, but also envious.

Bran glanced at it, and didn't feel much, no matter how luxurious or even spacious the car was, it could carry up to seven or eight people.

But he had no intention of melting it down for money, and he was going to give it to Ashklai, so that he could paralyze these nobles and let them not interfere in his own development.

When this silver carriage appeared, everyone's eyes would be unconsciously staring.

Including Alain, who was born as a royal daughter, she also sighed, "With such a luxurious car, I'm afraid that a county's income can't support it for three years." ”

Before Bran got on his horse, he looked at the people who were going with him to the city of Meath, and then he stretched out his hand, and Alain thought that he was going to lead him, and his heart was happy.

Finally!

But Bran passed by her and approached Zoe who was about to get into another carriage, Bran's fingers were slender and white, and the ring on it was shining, and for a moment, Zoe was a little fascinated.

Bran's hand stopped in front of her for a few seconds before she reacted, a little embarrassed.

"Walk with me."

Bran didn't say much, and took Zoe's hand and got into the carriage.

In this process, Zoe's heart jumped out excitedly.

Fortunately, with a veil, otherwise he would have to make a fool of himself in front of Hu Cong.

Alain couldn't believe it, and at the same time, the knights and mercenaries also said to her, "Your Highness has an order, please stay in the manor for a while." ”

Alain was left behind, under the veil, she was very angry, but helpless.

Grand Duke Howard is well-informed, has countless women, and is old, so it is understandable that he has no interest in himself, but when Bran was in Swabian, he had an affair with him, and now when he comes back, he is so cold!

Since being rescued by Bran in Rome, the only young man she has seen the most is Bran, and after a long period of contact, her heart has been faintly loosened a lot, but she has never been able to see through what Bran's heart is thinking.

Knight Dorenso, seeing Alain left behind, looked back at each step until Alain entered the room, and he did not set his eyes straight.

At the same time, he secretly thought about Bran in the silver carriage, what did he want to do?

What a fool to share the car with his grandfather's wife and let go of such a good-looking woman.

The interior of the carriage is just as luxurious.

The car is spacious enough to sleep.

Bran and Zoe do opposite each other.

The coachman was selected, the car was skilled, the horse was smooth, and although the road was uneven, it did not shake much.

It was used to pull the cart with six adult horses.

Bran added two more horses, six horse-drawn carts, and the horses were much lighter and faster.

There was an hourglass inside the carriage, and Bran was always keeping an eye on the time.

After about an hour of walking, Bran felt thirsty and took out the drink in the car.

Under the sofa seats inside the carriage, there is a special compartment for drinks and drinks.

After Bran took it out, he put two glass cups and poured a little juice.

Zoe gave a hard snort of thanks.

Take the cup and turn your face to drink.

"Take the veil off." Brandau.

After a while, Zoe took off the veil, lowered her head and didn't dare to lift it, looking at the boots on her feet, not knowing what to think.

She was barely in the same car as a bloodless adult man.

"Can your wound (tongue) be healed? There's something called a light stone, maybe it can. “

Zoe knew, but she hadn't seen it, but she had heard that she had collected a lot of light stones and wanted to use them to prolong her life.

Bran casually asked some more about Zoe, but it was nothing important, it was just a small talk.

Zoe wanted to write it, but Bran said, "You should talk more, and when you talk to people, you can get a lot from the other person's voice and expression, and as a lord, this can make you better control your subordinates." “

Zoe didn't understand either, but Bran spoke, and she nodded.

Bran suddenly approached, and Zoe was startled, trying to go back but was held down by the shoulder.

Bran looked at Zoe, and the tough momentum of the man on his body made Zoe unable to move.

"You have to remember that when you come to the peninsula, you are a member of the Chaman family, and if you have other ideas, you will be honored with courtesy, as long as you are obedient."

Zoe was a little scared, and under the pressure of her gaze, she nodded instinctively.

When Meath arrives at the city, the ceremony is about to begin, and Zoe sees the Great Commercial Hall, the Great Abbey and other buildings.

She sat above the rostrum and saw the new consul in front of everyone, speaking generously and with high spirits.

Also at the end of the subsequent ceremony, the consul was seen kneeling before Bran.

At some point, her heart began to fall on Bran.

On the return journey, Bran got into a luxurious silver carriage and didn't let Zoe go with him.

Zoe glanced at the carriage a few times before slowly getting into her own convoy and leaving.

Originally, Bran was going to go with Zoe, but Bran received a piece of information from the harbor staff, saying that a spy had been caught on the harbor side of the harbor with a large number of charts, and asked the chief of the knights to send someone to check it.

Bran happened to be in the city of Meath, and his men told him what had happened, and when he heard about the physical characteristics of the captive, he became intrigued, and went to the port.

There was a special officer office in the harbor, and Bran was not interrogated on the docks, he entered the office.

After a while, the prisoner was pressed in front of him.

The soldier lifted the prisoner's head, and Bran recognized the man and ordered him to unchain.

"He's all wet, so bring him a chair and get him a blanket and some hot food."

Bran was not in a hurry to interrogate, he waited for the prisoner to dry his body and eat all the food, and then slowly spoke, "If I remember correctly, a few years ago, I saw you for the first time at the consulship ceremony, Dandolo of Venice. “

"You have a good memory, Your Highness, my face is beaten like this, you can recognize it."

Dandolo put down the dry bread that was still palpable and knelt down on one knee towards Bran, "The former customs officer of the Duchy of Venice, Dandoro, beg for the forgiveness of the Chaman family, and swear to my lord to become a retainer and be protected by you......"

"Get up."

This sound does not mean that Bran agrees, he still wants to see what Dandoro can bring to himself.

I took the charts that I handed in, these are all images drawn with a copper pen, and they are not easy to fall off and wipe.

Bran looked left and right, "What kind of nautical chart are you here, this coastline is somewhat familiar." “

Dandoro replied, "This is a chart of the fjord, and it was in this battle that the first bow in the East China Sea, Ashklai, destroyed the traitors of the principality. “

Battle of Tongxia!

Bran became interested and asked, "What do you do collecting charts?"

Dandoro didn't say it explicitly, he asked first, "Your Highness, am I already your retainer?"

"It depends on your skills, you are now lame and one-eyed, covered in wounds, gray-haired, maybe you will die one day, what's the use of me sheltering you?"

"I can help you defeat the giants, dominate the old lords, and even go to Luo!"

Dandoro was fortunate that Bran was here, otherwise he might have starved to death by customs or tortured to death.

On that day, he and Albert fled back to the peninsula with great difficulty.

In order to understand the reasons for the defeat, he exhausted everything he could to gather information about the islands between the bends of the Gorge.

Unexpectedly, when he came back this time, the consul changed hands, and he heard that the Charman family had arrested opponents on a large scale, for fear of being affected, he wanted to escape, but he couldn't leave the port.

Wandering around the harbor several times, he was noticed early before being arrested by members of the Order.

He was not willing to die like this, and survived such a great humiliation in Byzantium, not to mention that now, he kept telling the customs officers that he had important information to see His Highness Chaman, and if it weren't for Bran's arrival, he would have been locked up for two more days, and his body would not have been able to stand it.

Shangluo!

Haha, Bran laughed, "Are you trying to fool me for your life?" Florence is not integrated now, I am only the lord of half a country, how can I confront the two major forces?"

Having said that, Bran did not doubt himself.

He waited for Dandoro to continue convincing himself.

And in order to survive and make a comeback, Dandoro is no longer conservative.

"Your Highness, after you are a dragon slayer, you have the purple pupils of the god monarch, the giant of the Aegean Sea, and a chai su who dares to steal the national saint if he is lucky, they are not monarchs chosen by the times, you are.

How old are you! In a few years, there is so much territory.

In the near future, the northern region will be planted with your military flag, and the military name will be Weizhen Peninsula.

You're truly a 'storm'!"

Peninsula Storm!

Bran remained calm, but his psychology was extremely useful, and the smile and confidence in his eyes were seen by Dandoro.

So Dandoro continued.

"In the first battle of Tongxia, the bizarre defeat of Ashklay

"The second time is weird, so why can't there be a third?

"The third battle of Tongxia is that you come to defeat the giants, and then merge the Northern Peninsula, and then 'Shangluo', order the princes of light, and drive out the god Chai Su,

"Return to the Holy See and save the world of light from darkness!"

When these words came out, Dandoro was blowing nonsense, and Bran was going to save his life and witness his hegemony.

"Is there a day?" Bran muttered to himself.

It's like talking to Dandoro, and it's like asking yourself.

Bran was excited, and he also told Dandoro, the Venetian, the information about the Hanseatic League.

And observe his reaction.

When Dandoro heard this, he also exclaimed, "This is just right, the Hanseatic League is going north with mountain troops, and your Teutonic army is going south.

In the future, we will use the navy to subdue the pirates in the Mediterranean, and advance by land and water!"

Meath City Harbour, a small office.

A highness of the rising sun.

A weary and old sinner.

A conversation made the originally unpeaceful Warring States troubled times about to fall into an even more chaotic and turbulent situation.

Randall swung the first sword of "Buwu in the world".