Thinking of this, William decided not to think about these unpleasant things anymore. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info is always content, he has made a lot of money in this war. You can't be too greedy.

With an area of nearly one million square kilometers and a population of nearly two million, this is the largest cotton plantation in the world...... In William's view, this piece of land alone can be used as the foundation of the king's hegemony. In the future, the abundant white gold produced here will also bring endless wealth and other benefits to the Russian kingdom and the Hereford family.

"So, I haven't spent a year in vain. William thought to himself, and he was more or less happy.

And so it was, the fleet returned from the New World, and after a dozen days of boring sailing, at the end of October, William and his party returned to the Old World. However, because of the difficulty of navigating the North Sea and the Baltic Sea in winter, William did not land there......

At this moment, William was a little troubled.

The Kingdom of Russia is deep in the heart of the Old World, and if it wants to return to Russia, it must go by sea. Or take the Blue Sea route, or take the North Sea and Baltic Sea routes.

The North Sea and Baltic Sea routes are windy and sea-tight, and the degree of danger is high. I've said it before. But the Mediterranean route is not as simple as imagined.

To enter the azure sea, you have to cross the Strait of Gibraltar. It was the territory of the Asturians. Then, with Lombardy as the dividing line, the entire western blue sea was the territory of Asturias and Visigoths. The green continent in the south is the territory of the Berbers, a vassal of Ottoman Sudan.

All of them had a relationship with William, and it was hard for William to imagine what his fleet would be treated if it landed in these realms.

And even if you bite the bullet and sail to Lombardy in one go, the next journey will not be easy.

After landing in Lombardy, William had to cross the Alps, then through Franconia, then through Moravia, and then into Shilonsk, which was under the control of His Majesty King Henry...... Just think about it, and you can see how difficult it really is.

Of course, there is another tactic, which is to find a port to rest for the time being, and then go back when the spring flowers bloom next year.

However, there are also several inconveniences in doing so.

First of all, it was William who had a hard time finding a suitable port.

Because both Visigoths and Asturias were hostile to him. So he didn't want to go to the entire west coast of the Old World. The Britons were very "subtle", and to be honest, William didn't want to deepen his ties with the Britons anymore.

In the previous cooperation in the New World War, he could barely use the excuse of business operations and mercenaries to prevaricate others. But if he pulls the troops of one regiment to the other side's port to winter, then the matter is delicate. So, although along the way, Victoria repeatedly invited William to stop in Briton, but William thought about it a little and finally rejected her and chose Frisia.

Yes, Frisia. In the northern part of the Old World, the terrain is long and narrow, with a vast coastline. To the east, the northernmost part of the Kingdom of Lotternia, the Grandduchy of Jutland, the remnant of the Kingdom of Ritterjod, and further east, the Grand Duchy of Livonia of the Kingdom of Wende. To the south was another Gothic kingdom, Loterania, and to the west was bordered by the Visigothic Duchy of Normandy, the fiefdom of the Victorian family.

The Kingdom of Frissia had a well-developed manufacturing industry, a well-developed commerce, and a well-developed maritime trade and transportation industry. The land transportation is convenient, and it can be said that it is a treasure land with excellent fiscal and tax feng shui...... At the same time, it is also a strategic buffer zone sandwiched between several major powers, or insoles, or drowning vessels. You can interpret it however you want.

From a legal point of view, the Kingdom of Frisia was part of the Ostrogothic Empire, but due to a series of marriages and succession problems, it is the Briton royal family that now controls the Kingdom of Frisia.

Or to put it more specifically, Briton.

After a little consideration, William chose Frisia as the anchorage for the expeditionary force.

The reason for choosing this place is based on a number of considerations.

The first is security.

Although Victoria is not a good man and a woman. But William preferred her to the insane King Louis XVI. At the same time, Frisia was also under the control of Briton, but it was not native after all.

Then, as the country with the largest number of registered merchant ships in the world, Frisia has no shortage of good ports, a large number of professional seafarers and other supplies. William and his expeditionary fleet could spend a winter in comfort.

Finally, there is the issue of transportation. William calculated a little that once things changed, then he and the White Army could march into the Kingdom of Wende within ten days and control the situation in Livonia.

In fact, in the next period of time, William has already sent envoys to the above-mentioned kingdoms and principalities, hoping that they can save their face as Goths and let themselves go home.

But if you think about it, you know it's impossible. William, and even the Hereford family, are fresh faces in the aristocratic circles of the Old World. Perhaps King Otto was a little better. But William was different. He now knew none of the kings and dukes of the principalities, from the emperor to the major kingdoms, and in such a situation he could not make any friendships, and it was difficult to speak.

But of course, in addition to this reason, there is a more important reason, and that is that they are afraid.

Yes, around Frisia, the Emperor Kalman IV, the Grand Duke of Jutland, and the Grand Duke of Livonia they were all afraid.

William is known as the world's most famous general, and his White Army can defeat any army with a battle loss ratio of 1 to 2. God, who would dare to take the road to let such a bastard, let the army under the command of such a bastard pass?

That's it. Since William's debut, he has won battles and won attacks, and his record is so brilliant that there are more people in this world who are wary of him.

"It's terrible, well, yes, very, very bad. William thought to himself. At this moment, he was sitting on the soft sofa, watching the snow outside the window and drinking hot coffee. Although he prefers hot chocolate in comparison, it seems that this era has not yet invented the technology to turn cocoa beans into chocolate.

Although the indigenous people of China and the United States loved to drink cocoa soup to refresh themselves, even more than 200 years ago, these guys used cocoa beans as a general equivalent, that is, currency. But they don't understand how to evolve cocoa into chocolate, add milk and sugar, and turn it into milk chocolate.

Their cocoa is a very bitter, strange-tasting drink. With the Age of Discovery, this bitter cocoa also crossed the ocean, and then was accepted by some high-class people who like to hunt for curiosities. But in any case, William himself would not drink that bitter water.

So it's still ordinary coffee with milk, plus white sugar. It's a little cliché, but it doesn't matter.

"So what?"

"So?"

It was at this time that William's voice came from Vitoria's side: "So, are you ready to spend these few months here?"

"Can't you?" William asked, "But of course, necessary activities are also needed, such as a ball, or attending some social events or something...... Speaking of this, William couldn't help but yawn: "I feel that I was a little too ...... some time ago Well, I guess it's too unique. ”

Speaking of this, William shrugged: "No one would want to deal with a guy like me. It's not because I don't have money, it's not because I'm dangerous. It's because I'm too different. It's like a lone wolf in a pack of foxes. No one wants to, or rather, dares to get too close to me. ”

"I still think it's because you have too few opportunities. "No one would refuse to approach a guy like you, if you really wanted to," Victoria said. You're a prince after all, and your father is only one son. ”

"Really?" said William, who was noncommittal after hearing her words, then smiled and asked a little flirtatiously, "So, what about you, Miss Victoria?"

"Who knows. Victoria was neither annoyed nor embarrassed. Throughout, she responded to William with indifference, as if she didn't care about such a thing at all.

"So...... If I invite you to be my dance partner tonight, will I be?" William further invited.

“...... Oh?" Hearing William's question, Victoria finally became a little interested: "Invite me...... What about those two cuties of yours?"

"Seasickness. William was a little helpless: "Elise and Charlumie can't move because of seasickness, and they are both recovering now." So I'm struggling right now. ”

“...... Oh ......?" Victoria's smile became even more "strange" when William said this.

"In other words, am I just a substitute, or an emergency reserve?" still couldn't hear what she meant, whether it was anger or disappointment, or indifference, William couldn't hear it at all. The only thing that can be confirmed is that the guy expressed displeasure with what William said. In other words, this guy doesn't like to make replacements or copies. Even if it's someone you don't like.

"I don't mean that at all. So William immediately explained. He was afraid that if he was a little slower, Victoria would be directly furious and would be able to tear down the house.