This time I saw the efficiency of Gemeng, Mi Qiao and other officials.
Oran knows that when other places collect taxes, they are only worse!
A plan also emerged in his mind. After quickly returning to King's Landing, he told his cronies, "Forge me a knight's sword, and then use it..."
As May comes to an end, Olan's "paper" has already spread a lot.
When the Angsa merchants touched this smooth product, they initially thought it was imported from the south.
But after seeing a large amount of commercial paper, I was finally determined to be from Northumbria.
The inventor, Jeanne d'Arc, followed Oran's words and put a miracle on the paper, so she was able to create this luxury product unique to the East.
Cause a stir.
At the Royal Court of Mercia, King Burgred urgently opened a palace meeting.
Princess Hershey was also listening, but her attention was focused on these flat and smooth papers.
"Your Majesty, this thing will affect the interests of our Mercian Parchment Paper. We should force Oran to make it clear." A county chief said.
"Don't worry, this kind of paper is fragile and cannot be preserved. It is not as good as our leather paper." A knight who couldn't even write his own name said.
What these two people said made Hirsch frown.
When the meeting was over and the couple were alone, the king looked at the princess, seeking her advice.
"I tried it. It's easy to ink and has great potential. If the price can be lowered and the output increased, it will quickly occupy the library of all churches and nobles."
"What a miracle?"
Bergred, who seemed to accept God on the surface, but always followed the Unsa tradition in his heart, felt a little shaken in his heart.
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In the past, such precious commodities were mostly obtained from Northern Italy or other Eastern Catholic regions, rather than the closer Imberia Peninsula.
The peninsula is now divided into north and south, with the south being strong and the north being weak.
The south is the "Wuyemai Kingdom" of the Crescent Christians, and papermaking is in their hands.
More than a hundred years ago, the "Tang Empire" in the East fought with the Arabian Peninsula. Papermaking was introduced, and then came to the peninsula along North Africa.
And neither Italy nor Southern Imbilia could give the secret recipe to Oran, so the king could not refute the theory of miracles for a while.
Hirsch believed in God, but he did not believe that God would protect a bastard like Olan who killed his relatives and used the atonement scroll to make money.
"Whether it is or not, as long as it is profitable, we will help sell his products. Didn't Olan also say that he will bring the saint here immediately to add fire to your reputation and burn out those bandits."
He added, "There is no secret that can never be revealed. As time goes by, you will know where his paper came from. When you clean up the Vikings, you will use your identity as leader to force him to confess. If it is a miracle, the Lord will show himself, no?" If so, what else is there to be afraid of?"
The huge commodity benefits allowed Hirsch to persuade King Bergred to put down his guard and continue cooperation.
When the paper arrived in Wessex, it still triggered a court meeting.
If Mercia hadn't been between them and the Vikings were watching eagerly, they might have led their troops to greet Northumbria as soon as possible.
Peaceful reciprocity?
No, Wessex, which has always wanted to unify the Seven Kingdoms, will not sit back and ignore its neighboring countries (the Northern Alliance) when they have the opportunity to make huge profits.
But the Vikings were still there, and Oran also sent people to apologize, and Oran's caravan also came to propose that the north would produce and the south would help sell.
There are many merchant ships in Wessex, which can be sold to the Franks themselves, or even pass through the "Brittany Channel" and dock on the north side of the Imbrian Peninsula.
Trade with the God-believing Kingdom of Asturias.
Because you have calculated the risks in advance and thought about the distribution of benefits.
Olan withstood the pressure and was finally able to sell the paper quickly.
He worked three shifts, frantically collecting raw materials and producing day and night.
He collected everything that could be eaten, clothed, and used as war preparation supplies.
June 1st.
Oran re-entered Mercia from Aldborough with two hundred men, accompanied by his ally Sheriff Otto, and met the King of Mercia.
Once alive, twice familiar.
Olan came back this time and performed more steadily than last time.
When the nobles in the country questioned him at the king's instruction, he was able to pass them off and tell them about the miracle!
God cannot be doubted. Some people believe in it, but those who do not can only guess in their hearts.
Oran then had a long conversation with Burgred in the study.
"You want to counterattack early?"
“Your Majesty, it appears that the Vikings have two locations in Wessex, one in East Anglia and one east of Lincoln, with four combined armies.
But according to recent intelligence from the port, Ragnar has returned to Sweden and Rollo's ships have entered the east of the North Sea.
The Danish and Irish Vikings haven't made any big moves yet, so how many can remain on the island?
There is one more thing that makes me sure.
Throughout May, Unsa celebrations were held everywhere, but this group of Vikings did not launch a raid on us anywhere. After my merchant sent the paper to Wessex, there was no report of any disaster in the local area. .
It was obvious that Ragnar's people had traveled a lot. They came across the sea and needed to recuperate. "
King Bergred was in trouble. He had been recuperating for almost half a year after the Battle of Repton, and he began to like the feeling of peace again. If the Vikings didn't take the initiative to fight, why bother provoking this crazy wolf?
Seeing Bergred's pretense, Oran knew that he would only move and continue to persuade if he had enough benefits and victory.
“No matter how many there are in the other three places, I estimate that the Viking activity in Lincolnshire alone would not exceed three or four hundred.
They need supplies. There has been no movement for two or three months. They can only transport them by sea. How much can they transport by sea?
After half a year of rest, they must have thought that we would not take the initiative, so they took the initiative. "
"Your Excellency Oran, I heard from Berry that they were all on the edge of the outer sea and scattered. They fought in small groups and were very fast. If they couldn't be beaten, they would run away and then turn around and return to the sea. It was precisely because they were difficult to deal with. Berry That’s why it wasn’t cleaned up.”
"Your Majesty, we don't need to know where they are, we just need to tell them where to go."
"Um?"
"Let the news out that the Vikings are afraid of us. The Saint will go to Lincoln County to hold a large-scale celebration of God's grace in June. This is a continuation of the May celebration. Your princess will also bring people there to bless you on your behalf.
There are not many guards, but there are a lot of goods and treasures. There are also twenty Viking prisoners of war captured in the Battle of Repton, who will be burnt and purified that day!
Use profit, hatred, and the mentality of saving your companions to lure the evil wolf out. "
"What if they still don't move?"
"I will personally lead an elite force and go south from York. They are not the only ones who can conduct raids or guerrilla warfare. The entire hinterland is ours. We will have support when we win or lose, but they cannot.
In addition to revenge, this battle also wanted to establish prestige. I had a dream. There were actually two kinds of miracles. One was paper and the other was a sword. "
"Whose sword?"
"The sword in the stone of the wise King Arthur, it will return to England, to the hands of the true king."
Bergred swallowed, who else could this sword belong to...
