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In this way, the next day, after meeting his blood sister according to the custom, that is, Victoria, and after greeting him according to the book, William began to think about how to make this guy promise himself and become a vassal of the Russian Gothic Empire.

That is, he needed more of them to join - even to say that William expected them to abandon the Britons and become aristocratic vassals of the Russian Gothic Empire if they could.

Of course, William wasn't stupid enough to say the issue directly. It's a temptation.

He first tried to find out that the same question was being made at the present stage of the negotiations - that is, that he was now Emperor, that is, that the nobles of the Ostrogothic Empire had become his vassals, which, of course, was only theoretical. Even William has not yet been crowned.

However, given the strength of the Russian Gothic Empire, as well as William's own ability, it was only a matter of time.

It was on this topic that William began to test Victoria.

"Since they are all my vassals, then I will adopt some tactics against them, and they will swear allegiance to me and be accountable to me. The Kingdom of Breton should have no opinion on this series of principled issues, right?" asked William.

"Well, yes, of course no opinion. Although I was a little unhappy - after all, running the Ostrogothic Empire was something that Victoria was proud of.

But, as said before, the situation is stronger than the man. No matter how unhappy Victoria was, he couldn't stop William from running the Ostrogothic Empire. Especially when he has the righteousness and title of the emperor.

In this case, Victoria can only say that.

Of course, maybe it's out of self-esteem, or maybe it's for some other reason. After saying this, she added: "Of course, Briton has special interests in the territory of the Ostrogothic Empire. So we pay close attention to any political, economic and other changes within the territory of the Ostrogothic Empire.

If the Empire wishes to maintain relations with Briton, I expect your country to proceed with caution. And while making major decisions, he was able to take care of the interests of Briton and tell the Kingdom of Briton. ”

"And rightfully so. ”

Although what Victoria said made William feel unhappy for a while. But he also understands that now Victoria is just hard-mouthed. is just saying two sentences of the scene, and that meaning is similar to the villain being beaten into a star, and he must say "I will come back again".

No one can take it seriously. If you want to be a little harsh, it's not impossible to take this sentence as a joke.

"So. ”

In this way, William's first temptation ended with the result he expected. Then William asked, "Then how should the problem of Frisia be solved?"

Speaking of this, Victoria frowned slightly—now, under the occupation of the Lotyrnia region by the Visigothic Republic, the only stable foothold of the Kingdom of Briton in the Old World, and sufficient economic foothold, was Frisia.

For Victoria, who is a continental faction, Frisia is their last face, and it can even be said that the bottom line is.

In any case, Victoria would not have betrayed Frisia to William.

Unless, William could pay a higher price - and that price and compensation would have to be in the Old Continent. And it must be related to the Ostrogothic Empire - which, of course, also seems like wishful thinking on the part of Victoria.

The importance of the Ostrogothic Empire, even idiots knew it, and William might have compensated the Bretons from other parts of the Old World. However, the possibility and expectation of wanting to exchange territories within the empire are very low.

For William, this may also be the bottom line. In any case, one of the first prerequisites for the creation of a new Gothic empire was the ability to inherit, at least most of the inherited territories.

Of course, most or all of this, the territory of the Ostrogothic Empire can be called a hard indicator.

This is one of the reasons why His Majesty the Emperor, who almost became William's cheap grandfather, was regarded as a very good emperor who was expected by everyone.

If we talk about the territory at that time, the economic strength at that time, the population and the hard indicators of industry and agriculture, etc., the Russian Gothic Empire has surpassed the Ostrogothic Empire. However, that emperor is still regarded as a great emperor who surpassed the Russian Gothic Empire.

It was even said that this was the case for a long time after the defeat of that emperor. It was not until the empire carried out two expeditions under the leadership of William to completely conquer the dark elf Ottoman Empire, known as the enemy of mankind, that this statement was gradually replaced by the statement that William was wise and powerful, and the Russian Gothic Empire was invincible.

This shows the legitimacy and the importance of the core territory of the empire, the Ostrogothic Empire.

"I hope that Friscia will be able to maintain the status quo, after all, Frisia is in a complicated state right now. Therefore, I think, no, it should be said that the Kingdom of Briton thinks that it is best to maintain the status quo in Frisia. This prestige, strength, and even mind are not as good as the previous duchess, and said calmly.

"Maintaining the status quo in Frisia is not a non-negotiable matter. ”

After Victoria said this, she originally thought that William would definitely refuse, and even said that William might be angry. She had already figured it out, and was ready to wake up to the wrath of the world's most terrible ruler - but it was in this situation that William said that the matter was negotiable?

Victoria was in a trance for a while, and even wondered if she had heard it wrong. After all, Frisia was an important part of the Ostrogothic Empire, which in turn was an important part of the classical Gothic Empire.

For the emperor, who was determined to restore the glory of the Gothic Empire, Frisia should be his bottom line.

Looking at Victoria, who looked shocked and seemed to be thinking desperately, but couldn't get the gist anyway, William chuckled lightly, and then said: "So, this matter aside, I have another matter to discuss with you here...... You should know that in the current Ostrogothic Empire, there are some nobles who once owed allegiance to Briton. ”

Hearing William say this, Victoria changed the subject so easily, and Victoria was a little strange. She instinctively felt that William would not give up so easily, and the topic that William was throwing out now should be quite important, and there must be some kind of connection between the two - but, in any case, she couldn't think of it, well, yes, she couldn't think of it.

In recent times, Victoria has been too tired, too tired, and at the same time the blow has been too great. So much so that she had no confidence in herself.

"Ah, well, yes. That is true. While thinking, Victoria vaguely responded with sincere words. Although she also knew that this was a sign of disrespect for William, she didn't care about it that much now.

"Well, after I became Emperor of the Ostrogothic Empire, as a matter of course, these people became my vassals. So do they follow my orders, or do they follow Briton's orders?"

"......" although this question also made Victoria feel uncomfortable. But, in the end, she answered William's question anyway.

And her answer, as William thought, was rightly the answer in William's favor.

"Although before that, they still have some identity problems. But at least for now, I can answer you with a clear answer......"

Although he was very unwilling, Victoria also understood that even if he was unwilling in this situation, it would be useless -

Although she went on to say that many kingdoms have special interests here, the kingdom is very concerned about the development of the situation here. If anything, it is necessary to ensure the existence of the kingdom in this area, and to maintain order, and so on and so forth.

However, there is no strength, there is not enough strength, so these words can be said to be completely meaningless to William. Well, yes, it doesn't make any sense at all. So in this case, William felt that he just had to smile.

For, in any case, Victoria answered the crucial question that - the lands were now William's - though many were still semi-independent, and many were occupied by the Visigoths. But at least nominally, William was the emperor of the empire, and they were vassals of the empire.

It's important, yes, it's important, it's very important -- if that can be done to those guys, then it can be used to the Normandy family as well.

Today, the traditional fiefdom of the Normandy family, the Duke of Normandy, has fallen into the hands of the Visigoths...... Of course, the other two traditional fiefdoms, the Duchy of Brittany and the Duchy of Aquitaine, were the same.

The Normandy family that lost these three fundamental lands. One thing is now being sought, and that is to bring Frisia under his control, to become the rightful ruler of the Kingdom of Frisia.

Of course, it's a little bit more difficult -- no, very difficult.

The reason is first and foremost their aristocratic status - although the Britons have ruled Frisia for a long time, Frisia is ultimately a country where the Goths are the main people. At this point, it was quite difficult for the nameless Britons to rule the country.

There is also the problem that the person of Frisia is a "kingdom", which means that if the Normandy family gains the rule of Frisia, then they need to call themselves the kings of Frisia - and if they do not claim to be dukes, then they will become a joke of the nobles of the upper class.

For the aristocracy, etiquette is the most important thing. In particular, the slightest change or inappropriateness in matters related to the title of nobility and the rank of nobility is considered to be a major event that shakes the fundamentals.

If the Normans still wanted to mingle in aristocratic circles, nay, it should be said, in the upper classes of the Old World, they could not do so

But if they really call themselves kings, then there is another problem, that is, their current suzerain, Queen Briton, is just a title of "kingdom".

One king, naturally, cannot be a vassal of another king. As a result, the Normans were forced to become independent from the Kingdom of Briton, either voluntarily or by force, but their original roots and foundations were in Britton. So it is simply impossible to do so.

In fact, it is precisely because of this, a series of reasons, that in the heyday of the continental faction of Briton, although it controlled many territories, many of which were large territories at the kingdom level. However, as the leaders of the continental faction, the Normandy family never managed these territories as their own private property.

On the one hand, of course, the Normandy family did not have enough strength. At the same time, I am worried that such behavior will arouse the suspicion of other factions in the country, and another reason is also because of the problem of reputation.

"So, if the House of Normandy can become my vassals, then the matter will be settled. I'm the Emperor - and the Overlord of the Continent with two Emperor titles. It's not a big deal to have a king under him. As long as the Normandys were able to join the Empire, what if there was only one Friscia and give them a feud?

William thought so in his heart, and the reason for persuading the Normandy family to defect to the empire was thus added.

(To be continued.) )