Since the entire village fort was severely damaged and almost useless, Oran stationed the troops outside the village for final rest and recuperation.
Before attacking the sixth village fort, he asked Clayden to command another force, the remaining troops of Earle's castle, and headed northwest.
In the original plan, this force was to besiege Oran from behind when they attacked the sixth village fort.
Oran and asked Clayden to contact Haman.
In order to prevent accidents, Delim and Armand will lead people to follow Clayden.
But Sally continues to stay with Oran, and by controlling this woman, Clayden will not have second thoughts and faithfully implement his plan.
Olan's body broke through and he felt a little uncomfortable. After giving the instructions, he stayed alone.
That night, Sally was brought into his main tent. There was a cloth blanket on the wooden table filled with food.
"In one or two days, you will be free and there will be peace in your territory."
"Thank you for your trust, Your Excellency."
"As a lord, my subordinates only fight or oppress their subjects every day. They have few common topics. I want to chat with you. If you are hungry, feel free to take food."
Sally didn't expect Oran to talk about this, so she nodded and started eating dinner.
"I have read all the governance logs in your castle. There are fifty-five knights in total, and 62% of the land has been divided. The total number of people in the general territory should be more than twelve thousand four hundred. The main tax revenue comes from Farming, forestry, animal husbandry, three quarries and the territorial fishery on the eastern seaboard, as well as some scattered foreign trade.
Trade was mainly conducted with surrounding lords.
Because the previous Viking invasions destroyed churches and churches in the territory, the number of priests left was small and could basically be ignored.
If the last two village forts are recovered, then people can be sent to the mountains on the northern border to mine stone ores. There is some iron ore there, but it has been mined for 170 years, the stock is almost exhausted, and the labor cost is a bit high.
Shi Meng destroyed the southern part of Yewei County, and Jinya and Haman destroyed the northern part of Yewei County. If Benbo hadn't saved the central town, Yewei County would have been an extremely dilapidated county in the next few decades.
During this turmoil, 42% of the arable land was damaged.
Fifty percent of the population was lost, 30% of the population was relocated, and 20% was scattered around.
This is the current situation in Yewei County. "
After hearing this, Sally took a few bites and couldn't eat anymore. This was not a cold reduction in numbers, but a scene of families being destroyed.
"Backward, desolate, and dilapidated, this is the land we are standing on now. The food on this table may be precious food that a certain farmer will never be able to eat in his lifetime."
Oran hummed a country ballad composed by an unknown poet.
"Spring warms in January, the forest revives, flowers bloom in February, I take the ax and bow to hunt, give the prey of wild beasts to the lord, hide the scars, weave in March, prune the forest trees in April, prepare the land, weed, harvest, until September, then graze , slaughtering, laboring, working hard for a year, I just hope that one day I can open my belly, and the lord is kind and allows me to fill it with food."
Oran half-hummed and half-recited the ditty, then added, "Even if Ben drives away the Vikings, it will be difficult to restore them, and it will take a period of pain."
His eyes exuded softness, and his arrogant and cruel side was gone.
Just like Sally saw him for the first time at the castle dinner, he was polite and spoke kindly.
Olan's eyes were clear and his features were handsome. If it hadn't been for this series of intrusions, Sally thought, she might have been stunned by this nonsense.
But since Olan is talking about managing the territory and improving the livelihood of the people in the territory, it doesn't hurt to discuss it.
“When I was a child, in my father’s study, I read stories from more than a hundred years ago. This land where we live had a glorious period.
Irish monks introduced Celtic art and musical instruments.
Saint "Bede" composed the "History of the English Church",
Many poets use English poetry to write various literary stories and poems.
Etiquette spread among nobles and villagers. When people bumped into each other on the roadside, they would not glare at each other.
Everywhere the land is filled with crops, even enough to be exported.
The animal husbandry industry is also very developed, and leather, silver, and even "labor" are exported.
Sally changed "slave" to "labor", hiding a sinful fact.
At this point Sally stopped and looked at Oran.
Oran understood and allowed him to continue.
Sally continued, "Frankish and Danish cargo ships came from the ports of the North Sea one after another, loaded with oil, luxury goods, paper stationery, iron swords, kings and bishops, and even gold and silver coins minted for circulation.
And all of this requires a strong kingdom with military backing as its foundation.
After 800 A.D., the Danish Vikings invaded on a large scale, and the kingdom's citizens who were not captured and became slaves fled. The population of the eight counties of the kingdom is now less than 30% of what it was a hundred years ago and 60% of what it was fifty years ago. "
In the most powerful period, if you still can't fight the Vikings, then you should adopt a new system of governance.
I think there are three main points, internal affairs, military, and faith. "
Sally said, watching Oran's reaction.
Since you can't defeat him and fall into Oran's hands, join his camp and plot the follow-up.
Although Olan said that he would marry "Clayden", she felt that Olan should be interested in her?
Even otherwise, she must find a way to increase her weight in Oran's heart.
As long as you don't admit defeat, there will always be a comeback.
"Very good. What you said is what Uncle Ben thought. There must be reforms in internal affairs. Therefore, Uncle Ben established a guild to encourage various craftsmen. It is only in the initial stage now, but as the population increases, the number of talents will definitely double. Growth will produce various things that are beneficial to people's livelihood.
The second thing is military restructuring.
Bember wanted to use knight-oriented tactics, supplemented by longbowmen. I also asked the blacksmith to create a "bucket helmet" that can prevent being masked. "
Having said this, Olan took out something similar to a small iron bucket.
"This is the latest masterpiece created by the craftsmen. It covers the head and has expansion joints around the eyes to allow for sight of external objects.
For each hospital knight, I will wear a complete set of chain mail and a cloak to cool down when the temperature is too high to prevent the armor from getting hot. The size of the lance in my hand and the shield It will also be improved. "
Oran opened another box, which contained an inverted triangle shield.
This is the "iris shield", which has a clasp inside that can be held.
When the knight launches a charge, he can hold the shield with one hand and operate the reins with the other.
The length is moderate, covering the chest to the abdomen and part of the legs.
Unfortunately, most of the resources such as iron and copper are not in my hands. There are many in the south, but most of them are controlled by Mercia and Wessex. The prices are extremely high. It has become increasingly difficult to import them from Frank recently.
The Vikings occupied almost the entire Northern Sea Route. They were a group of lunatics who didn't want their lives. "
Oran put the shield back and said, "These madmen were brainwashed by their priests and Odin. This is a matter of faith.
My subordinate Kunsang and I were both forced to visit the Viking region. I only reached the border between northwestern Frankfurt and Denmark. It took less than a hundred days, but he went there for nearly ten years.
When winter comes, most crops in that area will freeze to death, and people can only hunt and fish.
But even this cannot support the growing population.
They are desperate to create humans and have children, so the barbaric tradition of "fighting" is prevalent among them. A small thing can kill a person so that the barren land can feed the remaining people.
They despise cowards. Every time they take action, if 800 of a thousand people are able to fight, they will pull out 800 people.
He has no concept of life and death and just wants to take his property back by force.
Once he dies in battle, he still blows himself to sleep and can go to the Hall of Valor and sleep with countless Valkyries.
Such courage and boldness left the kings of England, who were accustomed to living a comfortable life, defenseless.
But you see, some of the Vikings who invaded the island, the settlements of people like Shi Meng, Jinya, and Haman.
Greedy for the warm new land, even if there are powerful enemies around, he will stay here. There are even Vikings who are willing to convert.
People pay attention to practical interests. As long as their lords know that converting to "convenience" to control their subordinates, it will happen if they don't move. When the tribal meeting is opened, they are challenged by other regional lords or free people, and thus lose When it comes to the territory, they will encourage their men to convert.
I have already thought about the candidates. I will keep a few people like Haman to help me manage the Vikings, maximize their value, and then send them to the Hall of Valor. "
"Is this really possible?" Sally had seen the Vikings' devotion to Odin and was a little disbelieving.
"The Bible says, "The Lord who loves us," we have only one Lord, and in those sagas of the Vikings, there are songs praising Odin, Thor, and even other gods.
I looked up a lot of information about the Vikings and saw it in an ancient manuscript.
When Ragnar and Rollo invaded Frankia, something happened. The French king wanted to pay a ransom, but when he negotiated with Ragnar and Rollo, the leaders of other different tribes, who believed in different Asa gods and gods, still Not happy with the truce.
They robbed everywhere, and it took eight more days to finish.
Although the sky is wide, there is only one sun, and although the kingdom is large, there is only room for one crown. In the world of God, there can only be one holy voice, so that the top rulers can use dogma to control and restrain their subordinates.
As long as the doctrine is changed so that these Vikings feel that God's interests are greater and it is difficult to defeat us, they will soon integrate into God's world.
My Order of the Hospitallers was founded on this.
I want to use the Vikings as a starting point to enhance its reputation and expand its influence. Then I will send a letter to the city of Rome, donate money to buy it, and let the Holy See recognize my military order and give it the title of "Knights of the Holy Hospital".
Then I can do more things with it.
Anyone who disobeys me will be beaten as a heretic by my uncle!"
Oran described faith as a naked tool to control people's hearts, which made Sally very disgusted.
Then I thought, since Olan can kill people in Dancheng Church, change scriptures at will, and compose nondescript hymns to praise himself, what else can't he do?
Olan spoke with great joy, but Sally felt as cold as ice in her heart.
"Fall down, fall down again... I can kill this devil."
Sally looked at Olan's back and moved four steps, but Olan suddenly turned around!
"!"
"What’s wrong with you?"
Olan walked over and slowly stretched out his hand. Sally's first reaction was to think of the scene last time when Olan pushed herself against the wall, and she felt scared.
knock.
Oran just patted it gently, put his right hand on his right shoulder, and then moved his left hand away from Sally's face.
"Your Mightiness?"
"After you heard Uncle Ben's secret, are you willing to work with me to create a country where "I am the master"?"
"host?"
"The Most High Lord."
After getting along with each other for the past few days, Olan felt that Sally was better than Adisha and could also help him a lot.
Coupled with the body twist caused by the improved reaction just now, he was very happy and wanted to forgive Sally for a moment.
But Olan's tenderness only frightened Sally. Last time Olan pushed her down in the cold, but this time he touched her warmly, and people's personalities don't change so quickly.
That can only be a pretense of calculation.
What does this man want to do?
The extreme fear left Sally speechless for a moment.
Oran kissed Sally one last time, feeling like he was kissing on a stiff piece of wood, losing interest.
But he still smiled and let her go out.
Oran couldn't finish the food, so he called to the Titans standing guard outside to come in.
The little fat man is always full of appetite, which is why Olan likes to call him in sometimes.
Seeing him take one bite after another, the cake in his hand became a little more fragrant for a moment.
"I asked you to read a certain number of words before, and I awarded you the title of trainee knight. You have already done it, and you have read a lot more books. Tell me, what books have you read recently?"
Gulu, Titan hurriedly took a sip of water, patted his chest and said, "See what you see."
"Ever read those love poems written by bards?"
"some."
"Tell me, what do you think is a beautiful love?"
Oran asked casually, still thinking about what to do with Sally.
"If you have something to eat, you will want to share it with her, and if you have something to drink, you will want to share it with her."
"That's a good explanation. So what emotion do you think is not inferior to love, or even more lasting?"
"Hate, he turns a coward into a warrior." Tai Tan blurted out the words he read in the book without thinking too much.
Chuuken is almost dead, and Earl will die too, leaving the daughter of his enemy around, asking for trouble.
Adisha can still be kept because she has no blood enmity with him. If she did, she would die as well.
How can you tolerate enemies on the side of your bed?
These women are playthings.
I had just made a big mistake, and now it was causing trouble!
After Oran figured it out, he looked at Tai Tan with a smile, "You are right, these foods are all yours, take them out. Also, you have reached the age where you can start a family. After a while, Uncle Ben will help you arrange an expensive marriage." female."
Titan is younger than Oran, fifteen or sixteen years old.
In fact, we can wait a little longer, but Olan feels that this can strengthen loyalty.
He planned to reorganize the two counties and deal with Shi Meng, and then plan the life events of his subordinates.
The first to be arranged were Kunsang and Nanding, the two of whom held the heaviest weight.
"Your Mightiness!"
"Have a baby early so that your child can grow up faster and help Uncle Ben manage the territory. Go down."
"Yes, Your Excellency."
Sally had a sleepless night.
Oran didn't sleep either. He kept swinging the Immortal Sword to reduce the strange feeling in his body, and even asked Kun Sang to practice sparring until dawn.
Another day later, Oran's army was completed, and Clayden also met Haman's signal.
Oran led the team and launched an attack on the sixth village fort.
Yewei County ushered in the final war.
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