"Bring me the past agricultural harvest information."
"Where's the pig iron I ordered from Nanfang? Why didn't it arrive?"
"Tell Nanding to come see me."
When Olan got busy, his mind was not on women. For three days in a row, Karin and Mi'er were not summoned by the lord. At most, they were called to give Olan a massage.
But Olan goes to bed later than them all and gets up earlier. He often lies in bed for an hour or two. Then he thinks of some decree that can enhance his strength, so he gets up and scribbles on papyrus, fearing that the inspiration will be forgotten.
That night, Olan worked until morning again, thinking about how the "paper from the previous life" could be restored.
A big problem with using papyrus from the Sinai Peninsula (Egypt) is that the climate conflicts with the cold northern land.
The place of origin is a dry desert, and paper can be stored efficiently.
The raw material component of papyrus itself is a kind of grass fiber.
The Egyptian method of making it is to cut the grass stalks into short sections of 30-40 cm long, peel off the hard skin, leaving the pith, cut the pith into thin slices about 3 mm thick, soak in water for four days and take it out. , press to remove the water, soak for a day, and then press to remove the water.
Before making, cut both ends with a knife, arrange them horizontally on a larger piece of white cloth, then arrange one layer on top of it vertically, and finally cover it with a layer of white cloth and a layer of felt cloth. After overlapping multiple layers, , start to pressurize, uncover, let dry, and the paper is ready
In Egypt, this kind of papyrus can be preserved for a long time. After traveling to distant places, it is often destroyed by the climate.
A moderate rain can easily destroy a pile of books.
In the Roman era, emperors or priests would make multiple copies of important information (made from this paper). Every few years, they would repeat this step again, in an infinite cycle.
Even so, there are still a large number of papyri that could not have been passed down.
The papyri left over from Oran's father's and grandfather's time have all melted away, leaving only a few broken pages.
But some words can still be seen on it, telling the family's past history, so it was placed in a box for preservation.
With such a long distance to be transported, the paper was not cheap to send to England.
Olan felt that it was not cost-effective to use this kind of paper that was difficult to preserve for a long time.
However, he had only read about the method of making paper from past life memories a few times in books. It was very difficult for him to piece it together at this time. He planned to come up with a few raw materials first and ask his men to collect them.
Then slowly experiment to find the most reasonable process.
Then Oran looked at the map of the continent, from Britain to the central continent, the pagan kingdoms in the southeast, the deserts of North Africa, and all the way to Eastern Rome.
This is a rough estimate of the geographical parchment map. The size is very strange, but it can roughly identify the current major forces.
The farthest point on the map is the Tianzhu (India) region, which was the farthest territory known to people at the time. Alexander the Great of the Greek Empire once reached here in his conquests.
After Tianzhu, the map is blank and full of mystery.
Countless porcelain, paintings, handicrafts and silks all come from here.
The Eastern Romans and the pagans gave it a name - the Silk Road.
…
Oran's plan to clean up the territory went smoothly. The reason why these people were left behind during his father's time was because he believed that these people were too little of a threat and there was no benefit in defeating them. He believed that the Vikings were the chief culprits.
Secondly, my father's relationship with the surrounding lords was up and down, and sometimes he pursued these criminals. They would directly abandon their secret bases and retreat to the circle of outsider lords' influence. After the limelight passed, they slowly gathered back.
Of course, when criminals from other lords were driven in and fled, Olan's father responded in the same way.
But this time, Olan spent a lot of money and finally cleared it.
The internal forces and defense lines will also be redistributed.
One hundred soldiers were placed around the main city.
At dusk every day, the city gate is completely closed and is not allowed to be opened. You can only enter through the small side door, and you need to confirm your identity before opening this small door to prevent Viking sneak attacks.
All non-essential outposts and strongholds in Oran were taken away, and defense and manpower were re-strengthened at important locations.
In the clearing operation, Kunsang finally captured 200 people and returned to the territory. They knelt down in the square in front of the castle, waiting for trial.
The crimes of these people can be big or small. Oran wanted to keep strong laborers and young people to serve as cannon fodder for the Vikings. However, for some leaders who committed more serious crimes, Oran did not give them a chance to beg for mercy and let the people of the country participate. trial.
Before the execution, twelve criminal leaders of different gangs were pulled onto the execution platform. Some shouted that they had been persecuted before committing evil deeds.
"Sir...please forgive me..."
"I will be loyal to the Vijay family, sir!"
The performance was tearful, and the acting was very good, but Olan, who was in front of the execution platform, said to the people outside the stage, "Do you think they are pitiful?
Why did I only single out these twelve people for execution?
Because these twelve people killed many believers, they were not for fairness and justice, but just for enjoyment. This man who cried like a child once killed the manor owner and his family in a manor that had just been robbed by the Vikings. All the men were killed and the women were treated so horribly that just describing it makes me sick to my stomach.
There is also this criminal who occupies a mountain forest passage to the south and often attacks hunters and traveling traders. They don't let go of anything, not even a piece of rough clothing. In the cold winter, as long as midnight, A naked person will turn into an ice corpse.
When they cry, they are like sheep; when they lose their shackles, they become wolves.
There are many of you who have worked hard all your life, paid taxes to the lords, worked for the priests, and have not committed any great evil deeds against other people. Only people like you deserve protection and forgiveness.
And this group of despicable villains can only use divine purification. "
Olan’s words sparked applause and must be purified!
Then Oran pointed at the criminals and told about different crimes, explaining clearly what the twelve people had committed.
Oran resorted to hanging.
When all the criminals lost their breath, he stood up and faced the light, and said with the majesty of the supreme lord, "I will protect you. Under the sky where the white eagles are circling, you are all safe. Even your shadows, I will protect you." Don't let anyone step on you!"
His fairness and justice--this is revealed.
"No!" someone shouted, and then...
"Long live the lord!
“Long live Vijay!”
"Long live my lord!"
The leading people were in high spirits, and even Nan Ding and others took the lead in shouting.
As for whether the citizens truly believe it in their hearts?
Anyway, Olan believed it himself.
When it is in his "interest", fairness will be upheld and justice will always be in his heart.
After cleaning up the threats in the territory, he exchanged the covenant paper book with Baron Ghazi, and it was also publicly witnessed by the priest.
Olan now controls more than half of the power in the county.
At the same time, he sent an envoy to another child baron to invite him to establish a larger network of influence.
The two-year-old Baron's territory was closer to the sea. As long as the Vikings came from Central England, this was the first place to bear the brunt.
If their previous master was still there, they might still have the capital to mediate independently, but now they can only follow behind them.
What I didn't expect was that in a few days, good news would come from that territory that would turn the tables on Olan.
And Ulf, who was on his second mission, came back three days later to report the status of the engagement.
Northumbrian proverb:
When people are lucky, bad things will happen around them at any time.
When a person is unlucky, he will fall into a pit even while walking.
This time, the accuracy of this proverb was still verified-Ulf still failed.
Above the hall, Oran wiped the shining lord's ring with his fingers without saying a word, and 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, wiped the sweat from his forehead and began to explain.
"Sir, I would like to first congratulate you on the success of your conquest. When I was in His Majesty Ella's territory, I heard about you. Now your reputation is like the golden sun rising in the sky, shining brightly...
This mission originally went very smoothly, and we had already talked about the date of your meeting with His Majesty Ella, but one morning...I was kicked out by the guards later, and I never saw His Majesty again. "
"So you came back in despair?" Oran asked.
"I tried many methods, but they all failed."
"Father, now we join forces with Ghazi, we can send nearly a thousand troops. Looking at the entire eight counties of Northumbria, this force is not a small force. Why should Ella look down on him? He only holds the throne of a few nobles. Supporting."
Kunsang, who had been granted a territory and could now sit and listen to instructions, expressed his dissatisfaction.
