003. Pirates Great Warring States Period.
"It's okay to be the military governor of Ambu, but although Ambu is loyal, he has a blatant alliance with Simon, and he must be contained.
Arnold has made a great contribution, I will make him a real baron, and Ulle, did he kill a lot of people this time? As a knight noble, it is okay to be a deputy chief, and I will also give him the title of knight. "Blandau.
The high position of the title sometimes depends on the position and the size of the territory.
Some archbarons are no less important in the kingdom than counts.
Even the court minister of a country may be a baron.
"Where are you going to seal him?"
"It was in the territory of the original Nefer, and this time Haugher led three hundred men into battle, and five of his knights died.
I can redivide the territory, and in compensation, I will loosen his authority in the territory so that he doesn't get too tight.
After Arnold was sealed there, he was my new eyes and ears, separating Hauhle from Ambu, lest the two of them make trouble for me every day. ”
Bran added, "The head of diplomacy is for Dandoro, and the deputy head is for Bailey, both of whom are back office jobs this time.
Dandoro is very capable, can carry out my orders very well, and has a lot of experience, but he has changed masters several times, and his loyalty should be discounted, Bailey, a countess, has no ambition, let him share Dandoro's power, Dandoro is not disgusted.
Alan seems to like her a lot, although there is a difference in age, but it is also a good match, I will give Alan two more village leaders, and seal his territory in the northern fort. It was also close to Bailey's territory, and the couple helped me watch the mountain people. Bran was going to marry the two.
Then there is the Faculty in charge of learning.
"The dean of the school needs to be pious, not greedy for money, and support us, presiding over the work of faith and learning in the territory, this is slowly picked, first pick a few senior priests in the city of Meath to take a look."
The Grand Duke nodded, he was very old, and after chatting for a while, it was basically according to Bran's meaning.
"The head of the Teutonic Knights is still Desley, officers below the deputy commander, there are too many casualties this time, we will make up for it, I plan to hold a recruitment meeting in Northern Italy and Venice, and find a group of warriors to join us."
Speaking of the Warriors, Bran suddenly coughed, and his shoulder still hurt faintly from the kick he had been kicked away.
If such a warrior could be of my use?
Carol wasn't killed by the Big Bear, so Bran was relieved of that kick with the Three Rivers people.
He returned to the port this time.
Immediately, he had all of Edvenna's materials on his desk.
However, there is too little information about this Lord of the Three Rivers.
Bran only inquired about his childhood as a hostage.
Roses, Bran also re-collected some.
This woman is very ambitious, and has been traveling around Eastern Europe.
Her nickname of the Balkan Rose was actually shouted by the Eastern European aristocracy.
"Ahem......"
In this battle, Bran was wounded all over his body, and as soon as noon passed, he had to cough non-stop.
"You rest more, let's get here today."
Howard was concerned about Bran's safety and ended the meeting early.
Five days later, news was spreading throughout Florence that the Imperial Court was about to be established.
Many people were inquiring, and at the same time, many nobles' attitudes towards Simon changed drastically, and they all said that he was the palace minister.
In addition to the palace phase.
In general, the five governors of the principality, the chief knight of the Praetorian Guard, and the six positions are standard.
Since Bran still had the Teutonic Knights, there were still regimental duties to be assigned.
Now the reputation of the Teutonic Knights has spread not only to Italy, but also to other countries.
The northern mountain people, Bran also has to be reorganized.
Bran will rebuild a mountain town in the Castle Valley in the middle of the mountain range.
The lord of the city is himself - Chifu Mountain Castle.
The mountain lords are definitely against it, and Bran is going to divide them one by one.
Jo Tan, who considered himself his godfather, Bran intended for him and Bergman to control a third of the valley each.
The other third is directly governed by themselves.
There is also the Admiral, a position that Bran also wants to find someone to fill.
This time, the Swedish Viking pirates who helped him, several sailors were particularly brave, and Bran first asked them to serve as naval officers, and then found a real naval nobleman to train.
In fact, Karp, who was captured by Bran, is a good candidate.
But Karp is the Earl of the Purple Room after all, and although he was captured by Bran, now that the war is over, Bran can't really recruit him, unless he drives the army to the castle.
Bran privately approached Karp and Sword Saint Kant for a friendly exchange.
The three of them were in the grand commercial hall, and the servants poured wine (Bran was injured and drank tea instead).
The two counts were worth a lot of money, but Bran had no intention of opening his mouth.
"Both, the peninsula and Byzantium can also be allies, no matter what was done in the age of giants, we can talk about it again.
This time, as many as ten people below the earl were captured or killed in battle, and countless knights and nobles were killed.
Soon a large number of territories will lose their owners, and if you do not return for a long time, you will lose many opportunities. ”
The two counts just smiled.
Bran added, "I need sailors, you can send your sons over, and we can marry at the same time, and many of my men have lost their lives, both men and women, and I think you too." ”
"Your Highness, I would like to ask you, what is your attitude towards pirates?"
Karp has a great aversion to pirates.
Bran said, "I will ensure maximum safety around the Aegean Sea, and I will not let Blackbeard make trouble." ”
"That's the best."
But Bran's assurance, he was soon slapped in the face.
In the first month of the Giant's demise, before the news spread, the regular navy in the Aegean Sea, as well as the navies in North Africa and Rome, were too badly damaged.
Pirates who dare to make waves with a few boats are haunted everywhere.
When Bran reprimanded, Blackbeard refused to compromise on the grounds that he had signed a pirate certificate signed by Bran.
Not only Bran, but also Castille and African, as well as the other pirates hired this time, all turned into men and weapons after receiving compensation for the booty, and began to do evil.
The pirates have their own maritime intelligence network, and the pirates in the Mediterranean and even the Viking pirates who are in contact with them commit crimes.
At present, the overall strength of the pirates is actually not strong, but the regular navy in the Mediterranean is really seriously reduced, and the regular army is not as good as the pirates, they can endure the bad sea weather and hide in the sea for more than ten days.
The pirates are all desperate, and the regular army drags their families with their mouths.
Expulsion is possible, but exterminating pirates is difficult.
Since you can't restrain your pirates, you can simply let them grab the hostile forces, with the king or lord behind them.
This kind of rogue practice was led by Castill.
The pirates in his territory attacked North Francia and merchant ships along the harbors of Northwest Africa.
Then the Africians followed suit.
The pirates have changed from their original independent, criminal form to semi-official justice forces.
In the Sea of Gibraltar, Kidd is a notorious criminal, but in Madrid, the capital of Castile, he is the big hero.
Kidd who is known as the Righteous Man.
The third month of destroying the giants.
The Kingdom of Castile broke through the turbulent waters of the south, and the fleet made its way south to the New World in West Africa.
Because when they docked at the port, the seafarers found that there were several lionesses on the shore land, so they called it "Lion Rock Harbor".
This was a breakthrough in the maritime history of the Bright World.
There are turbulences similar to those in the fjord, but instead of rain, mainly the wind is strong, and there are often storms that blow the sturdy hulls away.
If the Castiers had taken an overland expedition from the port of Ceuta in North Africa, they would have ended up in the area of the Songhai Kingdom, the most powerful of the known African powers, and they would not be able to enter again.
The Songhai people were very unfriendly to these whites, and they were not afraid of the Castiers at all because of the bad weather in the interior, the yellow sand, and the poisonous insects.
In desperation, I can only continue to look at the sea.
It is too risky to go west to the legendary "Maya" and "Aztecs".
Soon after letting the ship go to the western continent, all the theodolite and compass were about to fail.
Exploring the New World of Africa in the south, you can also follow the harbor, which is much safer.
After coming to the port of Lion Rock this time, Castille brought back a boatload of sorceries and sand gold.
Trigger the kingdom's ambition to continue conquering the seas of Africa.
It has always been the dream of the kings of light to find a new maritime Silk Road to import goods from the East without passing through the Abbasids and Central Asia.
This ignited the development of the navy and pirates to a greater extent.
Later, Bran also began to acquiesce to Blackbeard's grabbing other people's territory, as long as he didn't rob himself
Gradually, no one called these sea pirates by the Seven Sea Pirates of the Age of Giants.
With their bounties constantly rising, the kingdom behind them, and the many titles of nobility they have attained, their own society will be extremely high.
The people of the time called the seven strongest armed pirates the "Seven Martial Seas".
Because they obey only their own kingdom, also known as "the king of the seven martial seas."
The fall of the giants is like a key that opens the door to a new era.
The wind of the times blows.
The king, who is more powerful than the giants, will have one each in the Central Asian steppes, the Iberian Peninsula, the Western Continent, and Byzantium.
All four of them have the title of emperor and will be honored as the "Four Emperors".
As for the Four Emperors......
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