It was endorsed by Ulf and identified by his biological son.
The two knights present scolded the traitor and praised "Gedo" for his righteous act of killing relatives.
For Oran, his cousin Sogg has the highest status and the most ambition among the vassals, and he also has relatives claimed by his own kinship. He will capture him and take his manor under his direct jurisdiction. In the future, he will mobilize his own private army. Even without these subordinates, we can still approach 350 people. We have a power that no one in the territory can shake together.
If the current strength of the Vijay family is gathered together, it is estimated that four to five hundred can be mobilized. If the old and weak are also sent up, it can be close to 600.
Oran looked at the two knights and the priest carefully.
If he found anyone looking dissatisfied, he would even want to kill them all.
As a lord, I have a natural advantage. A baron with more than 3,000 people doesn't need any conspiracy, just call them together and hunt them down.
At present, no one in the territory can threaten him, so he must attack hard and quickly.
At dawn in the morning, Oran sent another thirty people into the fiefdom of one of the knights, and they should have arrived by now.
But the life increase information was not triggered.
Oran guessed that Sogg's behavior was the same as treason. His territory could not collect taxes and he had already lost control, so he only increased his life after controlling it?
And these people have no objection, and the territory is considered under their control, so it does not trigger new lives?
"Conquer uncontrolled areas and increase your life."
"Then if the control area is lost quickly, should it be reduced or not?"
Olan has classified these two characteristics, but they still need to be verified.
Overthinking, Olan was in a daze for a while before coming back to his senses.
Everyone was afraid to breathe because Kunsang and Nanding appeared with their retinue. At least twenty people surrounded the outside of the hall. Their shiny spears were filled with cold air.
From the corner of the door, I saw the crowd of fierce soldiers, and I became nervous.
"Keep drinking."
Olan asked the waiter to refill the wine for everyone, and then the scene relaxed.
As long as you are obedient, you can stay, because there are too few administrative and military talents.
What was the most expensive thing on the mainland in 865 AD? Gold, silver, silk and white paper?
Talent is definitely one of them.
Among the three, only Ulf could read and spell.
The other two knight nobles could only sign their names, the names of three generations of their father and grandfather, and a few family mottos on worn-out parchment when collecting their own village property.
Only slightly better than illiterate.
Even so, in today's England where the literacy rate is less than 10%, this is already the average level of the junior nobles.
The rebellion was successfully resolved. Oran picked up the cup filled with water and said, "Sorg's village will be inherited by Gedo. Sorg's second son has already said that he wants to become a 'priest' to pray for his dead father.
As a lord and family patriarch, I readily agree, Ulf, come and help him be baptized. "
"Yes, sir."
In a few days, Gedo will pass away due to an accident. As for "what kind of accident", it depends on Olan's mood.
The eldest son had an accident, and the second son became a priest. After the Sorge family had no heirs, the land returned to Oran's hands.
After Ge Duo resigned, Nanding took him down.
Seven days later, he drank too much and died suddenly.
Since then, his name has never appeared again in the history of the barony.
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Everyone continued to eat and drink.
Olan's face was gentle, which reassured his subordinates.
The nobles had two meals a day, and they were very full at each meal.
Of course, as long as people with the status of earl and above have financial support, they can have several snacks.
The status of a baron cannot support Oran's luxurious quality of life, and coupled with the influence of past life memories, he will not lift a finger as long as he is eighty percent full with such a meager meal.
But the subordinates were very happy to eat, especially the wine. They drank it as water, and their bellies became more and more bulging.
At the lord's banquet, they can eat more and earn more, which is much better than what they usually eat.
"Everyone, the Vikings robbed it last year. Counting the round trip time, it will probably take a few months at the earliest. I want to build a castle and expand the territory.
Two more towers were built, twenty armors, twenty swords, five horses were purchased, and some old rooms in the castle were repainted.
This hall has not been touched for more than twenty years, and I plan to put some artwork in it.
Separate three rooms and raise a circus group with musicians, clowns, and circus people.
This will allow visitors to enjoy the experience and enhance our generosity. In the future, a library will be installed in the castle to increase cultural circulation. "
These all have the same meaning, they cost money, especially the last sentence, a library, which is a huge expense that is no cheaper than adding weapons and equipment.
The two knights just nodded. Anyway, the former lord often did this. He had various plans, but they forgot them as time went by.
Just hearing about the library still made me look strange.
book?
Isn't that something that only priests would hold in their hands?
Real men should play with swords, guns, bows and swords, and plump women with elastic hands.
Father Ulf was very happy to set up a "library". The previous lord never mentioned it, but he also reminded it,
"Sir, do you know the current price of a sheep and how much silver a pound of wool costs?"
Local parchment, vellum, and papyrus from the Sinai Peninsula.
These three are the sources of book paper in England. The cost of the second one is too high. The third one is of better quality and is in high demand in various places, so it is difficult to obtain it in central and northern England.
In an era before printing and papermaking, parchment paper was cheaper than kraft paper, but it was also surprisingly expensive.
Oran did not respond directly, but said, "Would you like to have a coloring Bible? Ulf."
When Ulf heard this, his pupils shrank, he made some calculations in his mind, and replied, "If all are made with color pictures, four heavy cavalry can be armed, my lord."
At this time, the priest was proficient in writing, and also served as the lord's financial steward and internal affairs steward. His earthly and secular powers and responsibilities were mixed together, and he had various uses.
The price conversion is roughly equivalent to the purchasing power of 1.6 million in future generations.
It costs 400,000 to equip a heavy cavalryman, and four of them are equivalent to an artificial color book.
The entire stack of lambskin is cleaned, smeared with potion, and cut into smooth paper that is easy to ink. Then, professional scribes use quills and special ink to write day and night to complete the book.
One can imagine how precious this artificial manuscript is.
The place with the largest collection of books anywhere, apart from the private libraries of the great nobles, is the church.
Even if it is not a color manuscript but a black ink book, it is still an astonishing wealth figure.
Books in the library are attached with short iron chains, and those who borrow them must have permission before they can take them away.
Book thieves were even burned at the stake and cursed by priests.
Fully explain the meaning of the saying knowledge is power.
If you can master the raw materials and process technology of printing paper, it will be of great help to the wealth of the territory.
A huge city with prosperous culture and eternal lights, where the sun never sets, spread out in Olan's mind.
Maritime trade, robbery, military expeditions, land fertilization, wasteland reclamation...
The ambitious Olan, although he is only a small lord now, his mind has been spinning since the day he woke up.
At this time, he revealed some of his future plans, but his subordinates did not feel refreshed after hearing this. Some of them were just worried and confused.
What are you really spending all this money on?
It's better to get a few more weapons to fight the Vikings.
"There will be paper, swords, and armor. When you go back, you will immediately train the men under your command to be ready for war at any time. I will have arrangements for you in a while. No excuses. When the time comes, the soldiers will train them for me."
The meaning is very clear. I will reward you vassals with land. I don’t care what bad things you do in the territory. But when I have needs, as a vassal, I must not push back.
Not only Ulf, but also the other two young nobles who watched Olan grow up felt strange in their hearts. In a short period of time, Olan exuded an unquestionable strong attitude.
But thinking about Knight Sog's sudden death, no matter how many words he had in his heart, he could only swallow them and eat them all mixed with bread. Only then would he understand the taste.
During this meal, everyone went from happy to nervous, then relaxed, and finally full in the stomach. It was really a meal with mixed flavors, frustrating and full.
