On the first day of the first month of 1319.

A new year is coming.

Three days ago, Bran issued three decrees.

Law of the Order, Commercial Law, and the future "Hanseatic Law".

Bran brought all the nobles of Northern Italy to the city of Meath.

The headquarters of the Hanseatic League, Bran was established between the villages of Rabi, Latan, and the manor.

The construction of the castle on the local manor was halted due to the lack of funds for the war, but a row of walls had been erected and the population of the manor had been re-registered.

The part that migrated out was divided into the villages of Rabi and Ratan.

And moved into craftsmen, cloth merchants, painters and other non-agricultural people with skills.

These people will become the direct subjects of the principality, and their children and grandchildren will serve the members of the House of Charman for generations to come.

The newly reorganized manor, together with the surrounding plots under control, are heavily armed to guard the soldiers entering the estate.

Right now, there's a palace missing.

Howard and Bran, one after the other, looked at the manor.

Howard wears velvet dyed with black paint.

Poor and sad, but there is also a serene beauty.

As people get older, their tastes begin to change.

Bran had recently begun to follow his grandfather's example and wear this regular garment.

Or a moon-white silk suit.

He did not like the big red or big purple that was popular among other nobles.

The two walked along.

Behind him was thirty paces away.

Avoid hearing the words of the master, and can react immediately when the lord is in danger.

The Grand Duke stretched out his finger and said, "The palace well is connected to the stream outside, and then a canal is made, so that the function of automatic water can be used."

And this nearby wheat field is not moving, they have been allowed to farm for generations, you grow up eating the wheat here, and the wheat of these farmers is directly supplied to the palace, and they only need to irrigate and plant it carefully.

Over there, near the top of the mountain, make a hunting ground, and when I hunt for my little grandson, I will hold him on my lap and hold him in my hand, and teach him to write, so that he can know the greatness of our family.

Move the church to the other side, where the sun rises, so that every day the bells will sound together, the sun will emerge from the top of the tower, and the holy hymns and the warm sun will spread with the wind. ”

Howard was happy.

From the time Bran took control of Florence, he received letters from the traitors who had been in Venice one after another.

Most of the words in the letter are greetings, but both the recipient and the recipient know that this is a hint of friendship.

"Grandfather, I remember, in addition, the headquarters of the Hanseatic League, I will be placed between the village and the High Court Palace, the headquarters of the Knights will be placed in the city of Meat, and in the future, there will be a naval headquarters, which will also be placed in the port of Meath City.

Wait until the day Venice is reclaimed, and then place Venice. ”

Speaking of the Navy, Howard also said, "How's the war going in the Mediterranean?"

"On June Fourth, Ashclay's fleet and sailors are more chaisu, but in the waters west of Rome, he is not familiar with it after all, and he faces supply difficulties when he conquers a few islands.

The Black Soul Pirate named Ser Bemi, I found out, it turned out to be from Venice.

Aschu even ordered the destruction of Serre's family cemetery.

Those who were related to him by blood were imprisoned together, and Byzantine punishments were used, men were castrated, and women were gouged out!"

"This man is so cruel that you have to be careful when you are hostile to him."

"I know, grandfather, I'll take my revenge, but Swabia is behind this, and now I need to gain the trust of Chaisu and at the same time connect with the nobles of Byzantium.

I have presented the silver chariot to Ashklai, Count Ratning, who is allied with us, and I have raised a sum of money to send merchant ships to him in Asia Minor.

In terms of pirates, I picked Blackbeard's alliance, he has an old relationship with Desley, and he was the first person among the pirates, and his prestige is still there, he must also want to return to the top and avenge Asho Clay's expulsion. ”

Howard suddenly stopped and patted Bran on the shoulder, "Child, if a monarch has no bloodline, the great empire and the complete decree will fall apart after his death, and he will immediately give birth to a son, the future ninth grand duke of the Charman family, or even a more noble existence." ”

Howard was talking about "Zoe", and he asked Bran to go public right away and get married at the same time.

Bran kept an eye out for Bavarian information, but never found Otasia.

I even wondered if I would be killed with Frederick?

Bran nodded and said it would be as soon as possible.

However, Howard felt that Bran wanted to delay any longer, so after separating from Bran, he waited for ten miles before the nobles entered the manor.

There Bran made a post and a post where he could rest.

The first to appear in front of the Grand Duke's eyes was Baron Simon, followed by several knights.

Simon's coat of arms stunned Howard, who saw it in the distance.

When entering the station, Simon did not dismount and passed with his toes high.

The caretaker of the inn knew that it was Baron Simon, an important minister, and did not stop him.

But Howard inside said, "Dismount me, there is a Teutonic Eagle Banner on the post station, and the Principality White Dragon Banner, you ask Simon, he is so majestic, do you want to slay the dragon or train the eagle?"

Several soldiers suddenly rushed to Simon, my lord, "Please go again, even the Earl has passed by, and they have all dismounted, and please enter the inn." ”

"Sir is a powerful minister of His Highness!"

Simon let his men speak, but the guard said, "His Royal Highness is at the station. ”

Simon was stunned for a moment, then dismounted and hurried back to the inn.

"Your Highness."

Simon also saluted in black velvet.

Howard looked at it twice, and then said, "Be a little baron, create a noble lineage, you make the coat of arms so fancy, the upper left corner is a book, with gold paint, which should indicate that wisdom equals wealth, and the lower left corner is a fortress, which should be your northern fort, but the two on the right?"

"Your Highness, the upper right is wheat, which means rich land, and the lower right is an eagle biting the sword, which symbolizes the Teutonic Knights, so it is the meaning of His Highness leading us to conquer the vast land. Also, my family motto is to hear me roar......"

"That's enough, listen well, after you have a meeting this time, you will persuade Bran to marry in private, and I will arrange other things."

"Your Highness! This...... As you know, His Highness (Bran) said that no one dared to mention anything he didn't want to discuss. ”

"You don't dare to do such a trivial thing, roar? Go back and change the motto to 'Cowardly as a mouse,' and I'll give you a chain to put in the middle." ”

Simon was trained not to have a temper.

He listened cautiously, but at the same time a little happy.

This is trust, his identity is old enough to be delegated to this kind of thing.

"Your Highness, aren't you also looking for that young lady in private? Want to take her back to the manor?"

"Bran said that the boy was a good boy, and I liked it, but I couldn't wait forever. When Bran has a child, his heart will be more settled. ”

A day later, when all the nobles gathered, everyone found out that in addition to themselves, everyone else was also patting the two highnesses.

More than half of the people came in black velvet.

Gradually, this trend will continue to move to the peninsula, but that is for another time.

Everyone came here for the Hanseatic Alliance, but the nobles from the manor came back to talk to the two highnesses about government affairs.

The other counts and the mountain lord were the ones who really came to the meeting.

Bran upset the jurisprudence of Northern Italy.

Reward all your important ministers, there are six more castles that can be controlled, and three thousand more soldiers can be recruited immediately.

Simon used four dislikes, and Carol used a single Purple Eagle Banner, which was specially rewarded by Bran as part of the Teutonic Eagle Banner.

Carol is a sailing ship, the angle of the sun on the ship indicates that the ship is going south, and there is a sword around the hull to indicate that it is going to conquer, and revenge on Tunisia has become his coat of arms.

Hilde used a golden cross, a blank block around the cross, and a dove that signified peace and tranquility, indicating that he was peace-loving, believed in doctrine, and was not dangerous.

It was a decision he had made repeatedly, and he didn't want Bran to feel a little bit of his aggressiveness.

After creating their own coats of arms, the clothes worn by these subordinates, the flags they brought out, and even the swords they wore at their waists were pinned with patterns.

This is the magic of nobility and land.

He will feel noble, different, and inspire honor among his subordinates.

If Bran's generation had not changed drastically for some reason, the lords who had taken over his title would have been loyal.

The future Hanseatic headquarters was still under construction at this time, so Bran chose this place because he wanted to build another harbor near the manor, so that when he dispatched troops to sea, he would no longer have to transport them through the city of Meath.

Howard didn't attend, and Bran presided over alone.

On the earl's side, the four Earls of the North and the Earl of Bailey all arrived.

The representatives of the mountain lords were Siebean and Bergman.

Only then did Bran realize that a large number of people were wearing black robes.

When Bran appeared, everyone stood up.

"Sit down, everybody."

"Your Highness."

"In the future, every year at this time of year, an annual meeting will be held, and this is our first annual meeting, and the establishment of the Hanseatic League will also be discussed. Do any of you want to say anything?"

One of the counts spoke, "Your Highness, our trade relations with Florence have always been very convenient, and I don't think we will unify the tariffs on any goods and change the production of each territory."

After the earl finished speaking, several knights also reconsidered.

People are cautious about the unknown.

Bran summoned everyone, and some opinions were more contrary than none, he could persuade, but he was afraid of being obedient on the surface, but deliberately pulling back in private.

"Lord Quent, what's your domain?" Bran pointed to a man.

"Iron ore and cheese."

Bran looked at another man, who had just succeeded the Earl of North Carolina, and this man was his nephew.

"What do you have to produce?"

"Cheese and carving, and wood."

"What about you, Lord Bailey?"

Named by Bran, Bailey immediately replied.

"Grapes, wines, crafts."

After asking the three counts, Bran said, "The territory of northern Italy borders, and the territory of several people, the goods produced by them overlap, and they are often negotiated separately and sold separately.

There is unnecessary waste in storage, transportation, sales and other links.

Now we will unify our territory, first of all, cancel all checkpoints, and speed up the entry and exit of goods.

It was then divided into raw materials, processing, warehousing, and sales, and Florence by the sea distributed these goods to the Mediterranean and the East, each with its own duties, so that the scale of production would be three to five times that of the previous production.

This is the concept of division of labor.

Everyone had calculated before they came, in fact, there were benefits, but they still wanted more profits, so the opposition on the surface was still there.

Besides, the alliance was established, led by Bran, for sure, but what about the other league members?

Whose power is greater?

A plan, from discussion to birth, has many details.

It's not that Bran's proposal can be implemented in the long run.

For example, in the territory of Count Bailey, Bran asked them to produce wheat and grapes, and the craftsmen who originally planted other crops or other businesses had to change the runway.

Bran asked the mountain owners to export timber and labor, and became textile workers, which also made the mountain people who were used to hunting have a lot of opinions.

Moreover, if all the tax collection checkpoints were to be abolished at once, and Bran would be distributed uniformly, which would be tantamount to greatly weakening the financial power.

It is in their own interests, and the earls and mountain owners have opinions.

Also present were the city nobles, and Bran told them to reorganize the city guilds and the scattered guilds.

For example, all textile or wool raw materials are uniformly changed to clothing guilds.

Blacksmiths, carpenters, jewelers, etc., changed to a craftsman's guild.

The original guild leaders are bound to lose their positions.

Opinions, compromises, amendments, votes.

Even great solutions take a long time to be successfully promoted.

The advance of the Hanseatic League was not as fast as expected.

Bran then glanced at Heard and Simon.

He told the two men to go on and say that they wanted to drink some water when they were thirsty.

To Bran's surprise, Hilde, who had spoken very enthusiastically in the past, was unusual.

Hilde looked at Simon, who had gathered several nobles yesterday and passed the breath with the others.

Simon replied, "Your Highness, I feel that there is something more important. ”

As Simon spoke, his eyes quickly swept over everyone.

"What's the matter?"

"It's your marriage, a noble girl from Byzantium, who has come to the manor for many days, before it was busy with government affairs, but now it's the New Year, hold a grand wedding, let us all have fun with His Highness, and it can also accelerate the revitalization of the territory."

On what occasion did you come to mention His Highness's private affairs?

When Bran was about to speak, Carol clapped her hands, "Your Highness, Simon is right, and it is very appropriate to do it now. ”

After Carol, the members of the Knights nodded their heads.

More than half of the number of people said that the wedding was held, and Bran immediately reacted, this must be his grandfather's order, otherwise these subordinates probably wouldn't dare.

was interrupted by Simon like this, and his attention was diverted, and the matter of the Hanseatic League could not be voted on for a while.

Bran told everyone to go down and rest first, when they were alone.

Carol entered with her cronies again, all of whom had entered the Knights, and Simon followed.

"I know what you want to say."

"Your Highness, for the sake of the future of the Chaman family, please get married immediately!"

Everyone got down on one knee, Carol led the way, and Bran didn't have a seizure.

In his heart, he has never disliked Zoe's disability or ordinary face.

A person is tall, short, beautiful and ugly, that is natural luck, no matter how beautiful a person may have a poisonous snake-like mind, no matter how ugly a person is, he also has a clean angel-like existence in his heart.

"Let's all get out."

Bran told the group to leave, but they knelt on one knee as if they had an iron heart.

Carol also said, "Your Highness, my old bones won't last long. ”

This is probably the first time that Carroll has threatened or cheated like this?

Bran walked out of the house, but he didn't expect that half a day later, the group of people was still kneeling!

When Bran re-entered, he saw Carol sweating profusely and trembling all over.

The last sigh ended.

Carol and the others smiled, and Bran was melancholy.

At the next day's meeting, the vassals, instead of yesterday's silence, took over almost all the problems of the earls and mountain lords for Bran.

Finally, a compromise was discussed.

Speech by Heard.

He proposed to take a piece of county leadership first, and put the unified production, transportation and sales that Bran said, and make the results for everyone to see, and continue to promote the results with good results.

This is acceptable to all.

Then came the decree.

Bran re-enumerated it from the laws of the Duchy of Venice and Northern Italy, the laws of the Holy See, and other legal codes.

For unpardonable sins, felonies, misdemeanors, etc., Bran re-established sixty-two articles.

These 62 articles will be reprinted and distributed in northern Italy for everyone to see.

The change of business model, the adjustment of laws and regulations, the establishment of the army.

In the coming years, the Northern Italy region will slowly merge into one main body.

and his marriage.