"Give me the data on the harvest from the past."

"What about the pig iron that I ordered from the South? Why didn't it arrive?"

"Let Nanding come and see me."

As soon as Oran got busy, his mind was not on the woman, and Karin and Mi'er were not summoned by the lord for three days in a row, and at most they were called to give Oran a massage.

But Orlan slept later than they were, and got up earlier, often lying in bed for an hour or two, and then, thinking of what decree would increase his strength, he got up and took the papyrus and scribbled and changed it, lest he forget the inspiration.

That night, Oran worked until the morning again, thinking about how the "paper of the past life" could be restored.

The papyrus from the Sinai Peninsula (Egypt) has a big problem with using it, because the climate conflicts with the cold northland.

Far from the place where it is produced is a dry desert, and the paper can be stored efficiently.

The raw material composition of papyrus itself is a kind of grass fiber.

The Egyptian method of making it is to cut the grass stalk into short knots 30-40 cm long, peel off the hard skin, leave the pith, cut the pith into thin slices about 3 mm thick, soak in water for four days and then take it out, press off the water, soak it for one day, and then press it to remove the water.

Before making, the knife will cut the two ends together, arrange them horizontally on a large white cloth, and then arrange a layer of longitudinal sequence on it, and finally cover a layer of white cloth and a layer of wool cloth, so that after overlapping multiple layers, begin to pressurize, uncover, and dry, that is, this paper

In Egypt, this papyrus can be preserved for a long time, and when it reaches a distant land, it is often destroyed by the climate.

A small rain can easily destroy a pile of books.

In Roman times, emperors or clergy had to copy several copies of important information (made of this paper), and every few years, this step was repeated again, and the cycle was endless.

Even so, there is still a large amount of papyrus that cannot be passed down.

The papyrus from Orlan's father's and grandfather's days has been dissolved, and only a few broken pages remain.

But there are still some words on it, telling the history of the family, so it is kept in a box.

With such a long distance of transportation, it is not cheap to send this paper to England.

Long-term use of this difficult-to-preserve paper does not feel cost-effective.

However, he had only read the method of making paper from the memory of his previous life a few times, and it was very difficult for him to piece it together at this time, so he planned to come up with a few raw materials first and order his men to collect them.

After that, we will slowly experiment and find out the most reasonable process.

Then Oran looked at the map of the continent, from Britain to the Middle Continent, the pagan kingdoms in the southeast, the desert of North Africa, and all the way to Eastern Rome.

This is a rough estimate of the geographical parchment, oddly sized, but it probably shows the main forces at the moment.

The map goes as far as the region of Tianzhu (India), the farthest known area where Alexander the Great of the Greek Empire visited on his expeditions.

And after Tianzhu, the map is blank and full of mystery.

Countless porcelain, paintings, crafts and silk come from here.

The Eastern Romans and pagans gave it the name of the Silk Road.

……

Orlan's plan to clean up the territory was going well, and the reason why he kept these people during his father's time was that he thought that these people were too small a threat and that it was not beneficial to defeat them, and that the Vikings were the first evil.

Second, my father's relationship with the surrounding lords was good and bad, and sometimes he pursued these criminals, and they directly gave up their secret base and retreated to the circle of influence of the foreign lords, and slowly gathered back after the limelight.

Of course, when the criminals of the other lords were driven in, Oran's father responded in the same way.

And this time, Orlan made a bloody investment and finally cleared it.

It will also redistribute the internal forces and defensive lines.

A hundred soldiers were placed around the perimeter of the main city.

Every day at dusk, the gate is completely closed and is not allowed to be opened again, only through the side door, and the small gate will only be opened if you need to confirm your identity to prevent the Vikings from sneaking up.

Alien outposts and strongholds were taken away, and important locations were re-strengthened in defense and manpower.

In the end of the raid, Kunsang captured 200 men and returned to the territory, where they knelt in the square in front of the castle and awaited judgment.

The crimes of these people can be big or small, Oran wants to leave the strong laborers and young men to serve as cannon fodder for the Vikings, but some of the more criminal leaders, Oran did not give them a chance to beg for mercy, and let the people participate in the trial.

Before the execution, 12 criminal leaders of different gangs were dragged up to the execution platform, and some shouted that they had been persecuted before committing the evil deeds.

"Your Excellency...... I beg your pardon......"

"I'll be loyal to the Vijay family, my lord!"

The performance with tears in his eyes was very good, but Oran, who was in front of the execution stage, said to the people outside the stage, "Do you think they are pitiful?

Why did I single out only these twelve people for execution?

Because these twelve people killed many of their fellow believers, not for fairness and justice, but for enjoyment, this man who cried like a child, once killed all the men of the manor owner's family in a manor that had just been robbed by the Vikings, and the women were subjected to terrible suffering, and I would be sick to my stomach just to describe it.

And this criminal is also, occupying a mountain forest passage to the south, often attacking hunters and travelers, they do not spare anything, not even a coarse coat, in the cold winter, as long as it is the middle of the night, the naked person will become an ice corpse.

They are sheep when they cry, and wolves when they lose their shackles.

You are worthy of protection and forgiveness when you have worked diligently all your life, paying taxes to your lords, working for the clergy, and not committing great evil against others.

And this despicable evil seed can only use divine purification. ”

Oran's words provoked applause and must be purified!

Then Oran pointed to the offender, told the different crimes, and explained the things that had been committed by the twelve.

Oran was hanged.

When all the criminals had lost their breath, he stood up and greeted the light, and said with the majesty of the supreme lord, "I will protect you, under the white eagle hovering sky, you are all safe, even your shadow, I will not be trampled on at will!"

His fairness and justice are evident at this time.

"Don't!" Someone shouted, and then ......

"Long live the lord!

"Long live Vijay!"

"Long live the adults!"

The mood of the people was high-pitched, and even Nanding and others took the lead in shouting.

As for whether the people really believe in their hearts?

Anyway, Orlan himself believed it.

When it is in his "interests", justice can be served, and justice will always remain in his heart.

Cleaned up the threats in the territory, and exchanged the covenant parchment book with Baron Ghazi, and was still in the public witness of the clergy.

Now the power in the county, Orlan controls more than half.

At the same time, he sent an emissary to another child barony's domain, inviting the creation of a larger network of influence.

The two-year-old baron's territory was closer to the sea, and as long as the Vikings were from Central England, it was here that they bore the brunt.

If their former owner is still there, they may still have the capital to mediate independently, and now they can only follow behind their backs.

What I didn't expect was that in a few days, there would be good news on that site that Orlan would "turn the table".

Ulf, who had made his second mission, also returned three days later to report on the status of the marriage.

Northumbrian proverb:

When people are lucky, bad things can appear around them at any time,

When people are unlucky, they will fall into the pit even when they walk.

This time, the proverb is still verified—Ulf still fails.

Above the hall, Oran rubbed his fingers against the shining lord's ring, and without saying a word, the atmosphere dropped to freezing point.

There were eight people standing (sitting) in the hall, but no one dared to speak.

Finally, Ulf couldn't stand the pressure and began to explain after wiping the sweat from his forehead.

"My lord, I would like to congratulate you on the success of your conquest, for I have heard from you when I was in Her Majesty's territory, and now your reputation is shining like a golden sun......

This mission, which had gone very well, had already talked about the date of your meeting with Her Majesty Ella, but one morning...... Then I was driven out by the guards, and I never saw His Majesty again. ”

"So you're coming back in disgrace?" Oran asked.

"I've tried a lot of things, but they've failed."

"Father, we are now joining forces with Gazi's troops, and we can send nearly a thousand troops, this force is not a small force in the entire eight counties of Northumbria, why can't Ella look down on it? His throne was supported by only a few nobles. ”

Kunsang, who was granted a territory and can now sit and listen to the training, expressed his dissatisfaction.