"Guilty, cleanse him."
"I love peace."
"Make England great again."
Oran's tone of voice and actions are, among the Northumbrian knights or children of minor aristocrats,
It has become a trend.
A knight who was about the same age as Shrike also added, "Viking bastards, you are inferior to pigs and dogs, go to hell, I will kill you."
This is the famous line from the Battle of the Black Forest.
Nowadays, if there is a conflict between nobles in the country, the winner will often say this after defeating his opponent.
Oran is changing everything in this country, leading with his will.
Compared with "Frank" and "Charlemagne", he is the "Olanman" of "Northumbria".
The shrike drew the arrow accurately, and then stepped forward. At such a close distance, a pig could be shot.
"stop."
A black war horse galloped over, its chainmail shining silver.
The exclusive hospital knight helmet also has the white feathers of the feathered eagle.
The knight showed an irresistible momentum and made the shrike put away the arrow with just his eyes.
Thinking of the destroyed front teeth, Shrike wanted to bully the defeated Vikings when he saw them, so he made a gesture of shooting.
Nanding dismounted immediately and walked up to Gusrum, "You lost. This is a good thing. Now we can negotiate new conditions."
"You lied to me!" Gusrum's eyes were full of regret, and his facial features were even distorted when he spoke.
"Lies and truth change with time. If you care about the past, you won't be able to see the future. Let's go, Your Excellency wants to see you."
A foul-smelling Guthrum was brought before Oran, along with his captured men.
Counting more than fifty people.
Oran did not strip them naked and humiliate them like Sals did last time.
The first thing he said when he saw Gusrum was, "Thank you for your hard work, everyone."
There are always those among the Viking warriors who are not afraid of death. When they see the Eagle Lord, they will directly use their mouths to deal with him.
But the uneducated Bei Lao can only say a few words.
"It's so ugly, look at you." Oran waved his hand, and the servants brought clean water bags for them to quench their thirst and wash their hands, feet, and faces.
"If Bjorn dares to fight, he will end up like you. Maybe you can meet the day after tomorrow. Now I want to ask you a word, are you willing to be baptized?"
"I am the leader of the Summer Army, the Jarl (sheriff) of Denmark and England appointed by King Ragnar, and I am the god Odin's..."
Oh your mother!
Oran replied in his heart, but now he wanted to "conquer people with virtue", so he naturally let Gusrum finish his words.
"Take it."
Oran took out a small cloth bag and threw it to Gusrum.
He touched it with his hand, then opened the bag and found silver coins.
When I took it out, I saw that the head inside was somewhat similar to Oran's, and on the reverse was an "eagle".
"This is an eagle pound. I can give you a lot. You have land in Denmark. In the future, you will cooperate with me as one of the North Sea trade strongholds." Orland said.
"Your coins are worthless. They are always mixed with inferior copper alloys. The coins of Charlemagne from the Franks and the coins of Constantine from the Castle are all better."
Gusrum saw Olan changing the topic and started talking to him too.
"England is broad, wealthy, and has a mild climate. Soon I will introduce agricultural tools from the south, and even negotiate with other kings again to establish a new trade currency system. This will be very valuable. My paper will be more popular in the future, in the Frankish market. You can also see eagle pounds.”
The Seven Countries of Angsa have always had a tradition of issuing currency.
Kent was the first among the Seven Kingdoms to have the king's head stamped on it.
During the era of King Ella, the country printed a lot of new money, but the quality was rough and could not effectively expand foreign trade.
A few years ago, Mercia and Wessex jointly issued coins, which are the most popular local currencies among the seven British countries.
But with the Viking invasion, the market currency system has been paralyzed.
After the reform of the Oran Guild, arrangements were made for the issuance of new currency.
In this era, wanting to be a businessman who is proficient in prices and exchange rates is difficult and complicated. He feels that it is no easier than training a knight.
There are currently more than ten types of currency in use in Britain, and even ancient Roman coins are still in use.
If you add in the North Sea and even the Mediterranean, there are even more, approaching fifty species.
Even a big lord can send money to himself. If you don't accept it, you will probably reduce the area of your business activities.
If it is collected, there will be a large amount of inferior goods. Even if the regime collapses, it will become useless, or the issuer will mint more inferior coins, which will destroy the value.
As an independent kingdom, currency issuance can make the economy more independent and reduce foreign influence.
As a recognized medium of exchange, it can improve efficiency and simplify transaction costs.
You can control the content of coins and cut off the "leeks" of your own people or outsiders.
It also represents image and recognition.
If there are many people using his eagle pound, and it can spread to Venice and the Castle, then everyone will know that there is a powerful Christ King in the north.
King Lionheart also focused on this, and after Wessex was invaded, he reduced the issuance of joint coins between the two countries.
Re-mint a batch of Mercian coins.
If you use foreign currency for a long time, your trading rights will be controlled.
The Lionheart King is using both civil and military means to devour the south.
Gusrum didn't understand Olan's plan, but he felt that Olan had no intention of killing him.
But if he surrendered after being threatened, the price would definitely be bad, so he decided to shout out the price.
"Duel like a warrior, and if I lose, be willing to convert." Guthrum asked for a long sword.
Oran cleared the field with a loud sound, leaving him and Gusrum alone.
The two of them are almost twenty steps apart?
Most of the people retreated, but five archers were not idle. They were still on the left and right of Oran, staring at Guthrum.
If you want to kill Olan, you have to get within seven steps at least.
Beyond this distance, the bow and arrow are fast,
Within this distance, the bow and arrow are accurate and fast.
Gusrum looked at the sword on the ground and the exquisite long bow. After pulling it out, he inserted the sword back.
Oran's men went up and took back their swords. Looking at the defenseless Gusrum, Oran took a few steps closer.
"Many people have died in the wars in the past few years. Even in Denmark, there are large areas of land idle. It should have been an era of wealth and prosperity, but because of the selfishness of the Lage family, you and I are trapped here."
"You're just as annoying as he is, Oran."
"There is no hatred between you and me. Besides, aren't most of your ancestors Catholics?"
"fart."
"You must have never read 'Charlemagne'. When he died, his son Louis the Pious became the new master of the Kingdom of Rome and Lombardy (Italy). A large number of Danes paid tribute to him, just as they obeyed Charlemagne.
These Danes received manors and treasures.
Then he became addicted to baptism and began to go to the palace in Aachen in large numbers to meet the emperor in groups.
Washed and washed, came and came.
The nobles of the royal palace treated them as their own children and rewarded Frank with clothes, weapons, and decorations.
Everyone pursues profit like a businessman.
Once when the emperor was baptizing fifty people, he didn't have enough fine linen, so he pieced together a few coarse shirts.
An old soldier, after careful inspection, said with great anger: "I was baptized in the palace more than twenty times, and every time I got pure white and precious robes. This kind of coarse linen rags is for country people, not soldiers."
If it were not for your nakedness and rudeness that you took away my clothes and refused to give me a new one, I would have left this garment behind and followed Christ!'
What do you understand in this story, Guthrum?"
"I understand you're spewing shit."
"Pay attention to your quality. You are a noble. No one has been to Valhalla, and no one has been to the Kingdom of Heaven. I don't want to go either. If you want to go, I will send you on your way now. When you see Odin, give me greetings. he."
Guthrum was stunned, and Oran added, "Charlemagne, that bastard, I actually don't like at all. He was so cruel to the Saxons, killing thousands of them at a time, and forcing the whole of Northern Europe to be shrouded in black mist.
There were also Vikings from Denmark and the northern countries. It was precisely because of this that they initiated the act of robbing the Franks.
I can totally relate to the pain of your ancestors.
In order to survive, they began to go to sea.
The whole of Britain is being persecuted, and the chief culprit is Charlemagne, do you agree?"
In fact, Gusrum also knew some of the history just now, and what Oran said was somewhat close to the history dictated by his appearance.
I just didn’t expect that Charlemagne, the Sword of Christ, would be degraded to this level by a Catholic believer.
"You go back to Denmark and become king, and imitate your ancestors in robbing the Franks and taking their silk robes. Isn't that good?"
"Halfdan is still alive and has Snake Eyes."
"I once wanted to cooperate with him, but he was too self-righteous and unwilling to change his faith even for such a trivial matter.
Didn’t Rollo also convert and become a Grand Duke?
I give you my man, and you kill Halfdan with your own hands, and do it in front of everyone,
Cut off all escape routes and we will be our own people. "
"You're crazy!"
"You don't even dare to kill a prisoner, and you still want to be the king?"
"Ragena, he..."
"He is already eighty years old. You are afraid of the prisoner, and you are also afraid of the old immortal!
Halfdan told me that he can use a lot of land to redeem himself. What you leaders have fought through life and death will be gone with just a touch of his lips. "
Touching the eagle scale, thinking about the crown, hatred surged in his heart, Guthrum was shaken!
