CHAPTER XIII
Hang up the communication.
Lothar was still a little embarrassed.
"Seleucus is also a famous figure, the empire he created, at its peak, the territory was better than the Sassanid Empire, I didn't expect to fall into this situation."
The dignified founder of the country, after his death, he fell into an evil spirit,
Although in the history books, Seleucus and several other Diadochi dynasties have a bad reputation.
But in fact, as a continuation of Alexander's Empire's rule over the East, the Seleucid Dynasty laid the foundation for the Hellenization of the Eastern world, and even the Roman Empire's inclusion of the East under its rule, and it was by no means an insignificant small state.
"Human nature is greedy for life, and in the face of death, whether it is an emperor or a general, or a peddler or pawn, they are all equally afraid. Even the emperors and generals have more, but they will be more fearful. ”
Praruo's expression was full of emotion, and she had been guarding the ghost gate for countless years, which had already made her accustomed to seeing the ugliness of those so-called "big shots" before they died.
"Also, many emperors were quite wise in their early years, eloquent and strategic, and worked hard, and when they reached their old age, they inevitably became deaf, which is probably the so-called great terror between life and death."
I think of the emperors in the East who asked for immortals, and even took the poison of lead and mercury in order to live forever.
Lothar was convinced.
The deeper you are in a high position, the more afraid you are of death.
That is, Christianity prohibits suicide, and many places even have the tradition of dragging the body of the suicide to the market, square and other public places to dismember or behead, and the body is incomplete and destined to go to heaven.
Otherwise, many people who are struggling to maintain their lives are likely to choose to end themselves.
Afar.
The sky has turned white.
It's all this time, and there's no need to sleep again.
He took out his pen and paper and pondered how to exercise effective rule over the Limassol Military Region and when to meet the Empress Lagaia.
The situation in Limassol is different from that of Transjordan, and Lothar does not intend to transfer a series of policies in Transjordan to this side, which will inevitably lead to unadaptation.
First of all, Limassol's local magnanimity is not infidels, all of them are Greek nobles who believe in Orthodoxy, and their power in the Eastern Empire can be described as intertwined.
If you want to get rid of them all, it is too difficult to arouse the opposition of the surrounding Greek nobles; Second, it is not good for his reputation, after all, Orthodox Christians are also brothers of Christ.
Besides, there is no need for this.
As long as the status quo can be maintained, it will be enough for the island to provide him with a large annual tax revenue.
Because of his average combat effectiveness, he didn't even expect to be conscripted here, and only planned to recruit a group of Greek sailors to form a Mediterranean fleet.
This can ensure that he has a complete trade route from Tianzhu to Western Europe, you know, the trade routes are interlocking, and each additional link may double the price and cost.
The same silk trafficked from Gujarati could only be 10 if it was sold in the port of Ira, but if it was sold in the port of Jafa, the profit could reach 20.
Doubling the benefits and increasing costs, even including the cost of time, is absolutely impossible to reach ten.
If you sell it at the port of Marseille in Provence, the profit can soar to fifty in an instant, and if you cross the North Sea and ship it to London, the number will be at least one hundred, or even two hundred.
You know, this trade route is almost completely monopolized by Lothar alone, who let the Crusader princes' territory, only Lothar alone connect to the Red Sea.
Lothar's heart was on fire.
Now, the influence of the otherworldly world on the world is getting deeper and deeper.
For Lothar, whether it is to expand the territory or to increase the strength of the servants under him, he needs a lot of money.
Marles, Uldin, these servants can still be put back, after all, they are not front-line combatants, but Cellinina, Fringella, Jeanne, and Pranya must be promoted to the full level first.
Moreover, Jeanne Ke has elite materials, and if she is promoted to the first stage as soon as possible, the hole cards in his hand against the transcendents of this world will be stronger.
"Later, I have to find Turiados and swear allegiance to me, with his help, there is a high probability that I can maintain the effective rule of Limassol, at least those local nobles will not be too disgusted with me."
"Do you want to sleep for a while?"
"Nope."
Lothar shook his head and said, "I meditated for a while, in the description of the immortal dragon soul, it is of great help to the speed of my spiritual power, I plan to try to see if the efficiency of meditation has improved." ”
"Okay."
Prajna didn't say anything more.
The bond between the two is very deep, and Lothar is now able to borrow more and more of her power, and many words, without needing to be spoken, the two have a full tacit understanding.
Lothar closed her eyes.
The brain gradually emptilates.
...
When you wake up.
It's already three poles in the sun.
This meditation, in just a few hours, his spiritual power has increased a little, and according to this efficiency, in a few years, he will be able to start preparing to be promoted to a wizard in the legendary realm like Anna.
Although it was still too slow for him.
But for the wizards in this world, who often need hundreds of years to set foot in the legendary realm, he can already be regarded as a genius.
After a brief wash.
Lothar came to the living room.
"Are the specific casualty figures out?"
Jeanne looked solemn: "A total of 276 people were killed in the battle, 39 were seriously wounded, and minor injuries were not counted. ”
Lothar looked slightly stunned, this number was more than he expected.
The seriously wounded here often do not refer to those who have been seriously injured, and the wounded of that degree are difficult to recover from with the current medical conditions, and are subsequently included in the number of war dead.
Rather, it refers to a person with a physical disability.
"Seriously injured remember to arrange for them to recover, ask the local government to give them more help, and if there is no way to farm, give them subsidies according to the situation. The deceased was also paid a pension in accordance with our original pension policy. ”
Jeanne nodded slightly, but she didn't show any sadness.
The losses of the peasants and soldiers were not small, but the fruits of the war were too rich, and they were able to play an exchange ratio of almost 1 to 10.
After all, Ci is not in charge of the army.
Although Jeanne is a decent person, she is much more concerned about casualties than Lothar, not to mention, the casualties can be properly accommodated, which is much more magnanimous than most lords of this era.
"Turiados is out there begging to see you, he was probably frightened by you last night."
"He's not the only one who's frightened?"
Lothar chuckled.
People's first reaction to aliens beyond their own cognition is often rejection, fear, and even hostility.
But Lothar, apparently, is not something they dare to exclude.