New Habsburg.
Leonard led a group of armored soldiers, under the towering city walls of New Habsburg, to worship the huge oak tree that changed its shape almost every day.
The Tree of Life has absorbed sufficient energy and is growing rapidly.
The nearby landforms and hydrology have been significantly improved.
Clusters of green shade began to appear in the originally long desert, sweet springs emerged from the dry wells, and even the scorching heat became no longer unbearable.
Especially near the Tree of Life, an oasis is gradually forming and spreading outward.
A soldier stood up and patted the dust on his body: "Old Leonard, the sacred oak tree is indeed a miracle, but I always feel that it is like a miracle of the pagan Druids."
Leonard snorted: "What Dru Yin? You know nothing!"
The soldier was a little unconvinced and said: "Old Leonard, don't forget, my father is a Breton, and my mother is said to have been taught by Drouin."
"Although I have never met her, when I was a child, I saw a seal with this sacred oak among her belongings."
"Oak trees are nothing unusual."
Leonard curled his lips stubbornly: "Anyway, don't compare those weird pagan gods with your Excellency, Your Excellency is the Holy Son!"
"Of course I feel the same way, but..."
"No buts!"
The expression on old Leonard's face became a little ferocious.
The soldier was startled and said quickly: "I understand."
The expression on Leonard's face became kind again: "Let's go and monitor whether those heretics are slacking off."
He waved his whip and climbed down the slope to the foot of the city wall.
Looking at the hired workers who were using rolling logs to transport huge bricks and stones, he shook his head and said, "Please work harder. Your Excellency invites you to come and build the city with a treatment that is much better than what is available on the market. You are also allowed to use it to replace this year's work." The labor you are required to perform is not just for you to come here to make a living!"
The employees paid little attention to Leonard's posturing.
Old Leonard is not a cruel person. As long as he is not too lazy, he is not particularly serious. In addition, although the job is hard, the treatment is really gratifying.
Not only do you get meat for every meal, you only work eight hours a day, but you also get silver coins that are of high quality and have nothing to show for them.
Leave it to the past.
Not to mention the salary, I was exhausted on the road to build the city, and had to be filled into the city wall by the stingy overseers to keep company with soil and bricks.
A pagan hired man put down the stone in his hand and stared at the miraculous sacred tree below.
"If the pagan gods can bring greenery and water to this land, then it seems that there is nothing wrong with converting, right?"
He was immediately frightened by the sinful thoughts that emerged in his heart, and recited several lines of "The Holy Fire is Above" one after another.
…
At this time, Lothar was discussing with Hans how to fill the positions vacated after the pagan powerful were eradicated.
The fields were divided.
You have to have people collect taxes and manage it.
Although the soldiers transferred through the system are loyal and reliable, they are often illiterate. The knowledge given to them by the system does not include literacy and arithmetic.
This is also the reason why Andreas was reused by Lothar. People like him who are literate and can do arithmetic are really considered to be very rare talents.
Lothar thought for a long time and decided to let his knights do this for the time being.
On the one hand, the land and the farmers on it were nominally entrusted to them, and on the other hand, they were also allowed to provide basic training to the people in the territory, so that when Lothar needed to recruit troops, they would be a ragtag group of people who could only serve as cannon fodder.
Those who were given priority in receiving land could only be converts, so they should also perform military service. Those who persisted in not converting could only continue to cultivate their original fields or continue to be serfs.
Of course, the number of people who insist on the latter is quite small.
Despite this, Lothar still gained a very high reputation among the pagan people, because in this era, even for homesteaders, half tax or 50% tax was a quite normal thing in both the East and the West.
If you are a serf, you have to work hard for a whole year, and you may not even be able to fill your stomach.
He is too short of talents, and in a short period of time, he may not be able to draw military camp-like buildings that can be used for the transfer of civilians.
"Sir, why don't we ask the church for help?"
Indeed, the church is the most intellectual place in this age.
Clerks, scribes and other roles who cannot become clergy but have received theological education are very suitable as tax collectors who assist the left knights in collecting taxes.
"But, Hans, you have to know that these lands peeled off from the hands of the pagan powerful are my new private property that the church has not noticed. The power of the church is vacuum here, and the temple of Zoroastrianism cannot come from me. Collect money.”
Lothar emphasized: "So this real estate is strictly tax-free and does not need to pay tithe. If people from the church are invited, it will not be such a good thing."
Hans suddenly said: "I understand."
"Let's do this, sir. Let's open a military camp-type school first to teach knights and soldiers simple arithmetic knowledge."
Lothar nodded: "Now, this is the only thing we can do."
He wanted to use the armored cavalry spear in Hans's hand to unlock the military camp, but quickly gave up the idea.
Sooner or later there will be military camps and soldiers.
This is an artifact that can increase the cavalry of the entire army. Although new ones will be obtained in the future, if the attributes do not overlap, who would dislike the lack of positive buffs stacked on one's own body?
…
Back at Constance Manor, Lothar finally had time to study this simulated battle.
The reward for killing the demon is: you will get a simulation battle to complete the upgrade task.
In other words, simulated battles are just tasks, not rewards. The real reward is "leveling up."
Lothar originally thought that the promotion was for his subordinates, but after careful study, he discovered that this "promotion" refers to the promotion of his poor "three-star template".
System: The simulation battle script you obtained is: 1453, the fall of Ottoman. Play as Constantine XI, defeat the Ottomans in front of the army commanded by the Ottoman conquerors, and crush the wolf ambition of the "conqueror".
Difficulty: High.
Unlockable retinue template: six stars.
It is detected that you have a six-star retinue, Jeanne Darc, and you will receive an additional simulated battle scenario: The Hundred Years War.
You will play as Charles VII, the Dauphin of France, and crush England and Burgundy's ambition to divide France.
Difficulty: Medium.
Unlockable retinue template: five stars.
