Of course Alaric also saw Tang Ping's confusion, and said with a wry smile: "Tang, you must have doubted my identity, right?"
Tang Ping scratched his head: "It's not that I'm suspicious, I just feel that you don't seem like an ordinary citizen, Uncle Alaric."
After all, Alaric can sail. Although he has not been seen fighting, the several scars on his body show that he is definitely not that simple.
The most important thing is that he is literate!
From this alone, we can know that his origin is definitely not simple.
However, Alaric helped Tang Ping at sea, so if he didn't take the initiative to tell him, Tang Ping would definitely not ask him about his origins.
After all, who can guarantee that he doesn’t have any secrets?
"Actually, my full name is Sevrin Alaric." After Alaric finished speaking, Tang Ping still looked confused.
But if there is a surname, it must be a noble, right?
"Actually Wessex was founded by my ancestors."
"What?" Alaric's next words shocked everyone.
According to Alaric, Wessex is one of the Seven Kingdoms of England, but this was actually founded by his ancestors?
"It's true!" Alaric said, looking at the north: "My grandfather's name is Severin, and our family's surname comes from him."
"More than a hundred years ago, my grandfather Severin's grandfather Sellink led his tribe to land in the waters near Hampshire and then established the Kingdom of Wessex. It would take thirty years for my grandfather to be king. , we expelled the Celts who originally lived in the area between the upper Thames valley and the lower Severn."
"At that time, our Saxon settlements had spread all over the Schiltern Mountains, but a traitor appeared among the people, the current king Egbert. He banished my grandfather Severin and our family and drove us out. Wessex!"
"My grandfather died with regret and left a last wish. I hope that the descendants of our family can restore the family's glory and let the Seflin name shine in the sky of Wessex again."
"My father also tried hard after that, but Egbert was very resourceful. On the one hand, he expanded the territory of the small British kingdom in the west, and on the other hand, he forced Kent and other other countries to pay tribute to Wessex. Wei. Sykes’s national power begins to become more and more powerful!”
After saying so much, he looked at Tang Ping apologetically and said: "I'm sorry for hiding this from you! In my generation, I actually know that we should not be able to take back Wessex, but we have the heart to revenge against it. It hasn’t changed. The scars on my body are from the battle with Wessex when I was young, but it’s a pity that I failed!”
Tang Ping shook his head and said: "Uncle Alaric, you don't have to feel sorry for me. This is the hatred of your family. No matter what you choose, I think it is right. And if you really want revenge, I can also help you. At least I think you would be more suitable to be the King of Wessex than that Prince Woolf."
At first, he only thought that Alaric should be something complicated, but he didn't expect that he would be given a scene of Prince's Revenge directly!
But he didn't lie either, if Alaric wanted revenge, he would indeed help him.
Whether it was a personal relationship between the two or supporting a force in England, he had reasons to do so.
Li Shimin has long coveted this continent. Although he does not necessarily need to use force to conquer it, at least he cannot let those who hate the Tang Dynasty take charge.
That prince named Woolf actually wanted to kill his craftsmen because the glass he burned was not as good as Tang Dynasty's glass products. How could Tang Ping trust such a person to cooperate with him?
"Actually, I'm almost giving up!" Alaric smiled bitterly. Their family has been fighting for this goal for decades, but the hope is getting slimmer and slimmer, so it is naturally difficult to persevere.
Thor was stunned when he heard this. After a long time, he was actually rescued by the descendants of the founder of Wessex, and he vowed to take revenge on Wessex!
I felt quite complicated for a while.
"Actually, war requires nothing more than money and people!" Tang Ping said with a smile: "Uncle Alaric should know that I am very rich. As long as I sell some things on my ship, I can let you form a fleet and army. ."
"Don..." Alaric was about to speak when he was interrupted by Tang Ping.
"Don't worry, it's not for free. You can think of it as something I lent to you. You can return it to me after you regain Wessex."
Then he looked at Thor again: "As for people, didn't you say that you still have many tribesmen scattered outside? I think you are in pretty good physical condition. Are all your tribesmen like this?"
This Thor is obviously a Nordic, or a Viking in this era.
Everyone should know what kind of race the Vikings are.
The pronunciation of Viking originally comes from the Old Norse language, which means sea adventure, and they also have another name: Vikings.
There are only some records of them from the end of the eighth century AD. At first, they only robbed monasteries along the coast of Western Europe, and then gradually carried out organized invasions of other European countries, from Ireland to Britain, from France to Eastern Europe, the presence of the Vikings Everywhere.
This nation can also be said to be a fighting nation in this era and this region.
If Thor could find his tribesmen to form an army, with Tang Ping's financial support, Tang Ping felt that it would not be difficult to overthrow a separatist regime on the island of England.
If nothing else, one day the system upgrade is completed, and it will be over if we go back and call the Tang Navy to directly bombard England.
After listening to Tang Ping's question, Thor asked with some confusion: "Can you really lead us to Wessex?"
"Of course!" Tang Ping patted his chest and said, "I am also a general who has conquered countless lands, okay?"
Unfortunately, Tang Ping's words were not convincing at all. Compared to him who seemed less reliable, Thor felt that he should trust Alaric more.
Alaric was hesitant. He had actually given up revenge in the past few years. Wessex was actually getting stronger and stronger.
Just now he couldn't hold back and blurted out that he was willing to help Thor, but now he regretted it.
Seeing Tang Ping and Sol looking at him, he hesitated and said, "I...I want to think about it!"
Tang Ping did not force him. After all, Alaric was close to fifty years old and had already exceeded the average lifespan here. At this age, it was up to him to decide whether to take back Wessex.
But Tang Ping didn't expect to get Alaric's reply soon.
When Tang Ping got up early the next morning, he found Alaric walking around outside, and judging from the dew on his clothes, it seemed that he had been gone for a long time.
"What's wrong? Uncle Alaric?"
"I...I decided to accept your help!" Alaric said firmly: "Saul later found me yesterday. He was right. If Wulf succeeds to the throne and becomes the king of Wessex in the future, only There will be more tragedies like that."
What do you say about Alaric? He just has a good heart. After following him for so long, Tang Ping found that he was willing to help others with anything.
To say it sounds nice is to be kind, but to say it doesn't sound nice is to be a little bit holy.
Such people are most likely to be kidnapped by morality.
It's just that Tang Ping himself hopes that Alaric can become the new king of Wessex.
So now that he has decided, he will definitely be willing to help him.
"Okay, in that case, call Sol here and let's study it."
Soon Sol was called over, and Tang Ping took a map he drew. Although the outline was not very accurate, the location was definitely correct.
He first said to Sol: "Gather your people as soon as possible. The weather is getting warmer. You can live on the island next to it first." They were originally an archipelago, and Waitanhop Island was the largest. There are some smaller islands next to it. As long as they are easily handled, there is no problem in temporarily housing people.
According to Saul and his fellow tribesmen living in various places, there are at least nearly a thousand who are as young and strong as him.
Although there are not many of these people, if they are well armed and make a sudden attack, they can take Wessex.
After all, Wessex's military strength at this time was only a little over 20,000, still scattered in several places across the country.
The productivity of the island of England at this time cannot afford to support too many troops.
Even with a force of just over 20,000, not all of them are professional soldiers, so one can imagine their combat effectiveness.
Tang Ping said that as long as Thor could find 800 young men and train them, he would not necessarily lose even if he faced ten times the Wessex army.
As for who will train, aren’t there ready-made instructors like Lao Cui and Lao Du?
As for the fleet, weapons and horses, you need to find old Peter.
This old man happens to be in charge of expanding Fabialo's knights, so it is not difficult for him to purchase more weapons and horses.
Old Peter is a businessman through and through. As long as Tang Ping can afford the money, he can help you buy things.
After someone has the equipment, train for a period of time, buy a few boats and send them to the north, and eight hundred cavalry can blitz England, and great things can be accomplished!
Alaric went to Porto and invited old Peter, who had just returned from buying horses from the north, to the island.
"Don, I'm so glad to see you again!" Old Peter was full of joy. Now he is very prosperous in Porto because the Tang Dynasty porcelain he sold to the city lord Fabialo made him and Fabiello Yalo's relationship became very close.
All the orders, large and small, were handed over to him. It was so profitable that my hands cramped just counting the money.
Of course, he was even more enthusiastic about Tang Ping.
"I'm glad to see you too, old Peter. I heard that you are doing quite well in expanding the Porto Knights. Are you interested in taking on another business like this?"
"What did you say??" Old Peter didn't understand. "Are you saying that there are still lords who want to expand the Knights?"
"No, no, no, it's not the lord, it's me."
"You!" Old Peter's eyes widened: "You want to expand, no, you want to form a knighthood?"
Old Peter's words were a bit awkward.
Can this knighthood be formed by ordinary people? Unless Tang Ping wants to rebel!
"Don't worry, I'm not going to rebel. I'm going to form a knighthood of 800 people. The main thing is that I have to let William come to take revenge!"
After listening to Tang Ping's explanation, Old Peter was a little doubtful.
But it makes sense. The scale of 800 people is really quite small. Porto's expansion alone has added 4,000 knights. Plus the original one, if Tang Ping plans to rebel, it will not be enough for Porto. Between the teeth.
"Okay!!" Old Peter gritted his teeth. As long as Tang Ping was not used to rebel, he would not follow him to the gallows.
"What do you want?"
"Just eight hundred war horses, eight hundred sets of knights' light armor, and eight hundred swords, spears, and bows. And three medium-sized sailing ships!"
After listening to Tang Ping's words, Old Peter took a breath of cold air. Do you want these 800 people to be armed to the teeth?
Porto expanded the knighthood to four thousand people, but in fact there were only one thousand horses, and the rest were infantry, and they had no armor, just a sword.
"This is not a small sum of money!"
Old Peter has been buying these things recently, and there are channels, but he doesn't know if Tang Ping can afford the money.
Tang Ping waved his hand, and Lao Cui and the others came over with a few boxes.
Old Peter opened it and took a look. He didn't know how many times he had taken a breath of cold air again.
"This this……"
"What? Isn't this enough??" Tang Ping frowned and said, "Old Peter, I said that brothers will settle the score!"
"Enough, enough!" Old Peter was surprised at the contents of the box.
He had long known that Tang Ping must still have many treasures brought by the Tang Dynasty, but he did not expect that there would be so many.
There seem to be three or four Yue kiln celadon carved pots alone.
Then there are many silk products and some other fine porcelain.
There was even a stack of snow-white paper inside that he had seen before.
He was sure that if he sold these papers to the church, he would make a fortune.
On these pieces of paper alone, several Bibles can be copied, and the church will definitely be willing to spend the money.
As for the rest, Datang's luxury goods are now the hottest items in the entire European continent, and they are all considered hard currency.
Adding up these things, it is enough to buy the things Tang Ping mentioned.
He happily asked his entourage to pick up the things, and Old Peter promised to deliver the order as soon as possible.
Seeing Lao Bi leave, Tang Ping sighed and said to Lao Cui:
"Now our rice bowls, chamber pots, quilt sheets and even pillowcases are all gone."
Lao Cui was a little speechless. For these things, you exchanged for a cavalry regiment of 800 soldiers and horses and added three boats. Isn't it enough?
After getting the horse weapons and equipment from Old Peter, Li Siwen and his sailors were left on Waitanhop Island. He had to guard the cruise ship and also defend their base camp.
Tang Ping, Lao Cui, Lao Du, Alaric, and Locke took all the remaining gold coins from the last porcelain sale with them and headed north with Thor.
He also wanted to see what the legendary Vikings looked like.
PS: Wessex is an Anglo-Saxon kingdom established by the Saxons. It may have been established in 495 by the Saxons under the leadership of Seldic. It is said that he led his tribe to land on the coastal area of Hampshire, England today. By the time of Serdic's grandson Severin (reigned 560-593), Saxon settlements had spread all over the Hiltern Mountains, and the original Celts were brought by the Saxons from the upper Thames valley and The area between the lower Severn and the River Severn was expelled, but Severin himself was banished by the Saxons.
Well, this part all has history. As for Egbert, he did exist. He was just the king who unified the seven kingdoms of England in the early ninth century. He did have a son named Æthelwulf, but They all appeared here hundreds of years in advance, so you don’t need to delve into it.
I finished writing 14,000 words today, bye┏(＾0＾)┛
