The subsequent ceremony will take a long time, but the most exciting part is over. The onlookers gradually dispersed and went to other locations.
"In the next three days, various activities will be held in the city." Guo Kang explained: "However, the highlight is the street performances and free banquets, which are mainly prepared for ordinary citizens. You can go back."
"Can't we go and have a look?" Princess Jeanne asked.
"Of course you can, but to be honest, I don't recommend it." Guo Kang advised: "You may not know that the highlight of this kind of public event is drinking."
"There are many wine-producing areas in our area now. However, in Khanting's winery industry, most places are still not as good as those famous traditional producing areas. Low-quality wine cannot be sold at a high price, so it is better to give it to everyone to drink. Selling personal favors. This kind of ceremony is an occasion to take the opportunity to entertain everyone."
"Thousands of people drink together, and the scene can be imagined. Every time like this, maintaining law and order is a troublesome task. There are still women and children here, so I suggest that everyone In the mansion, take care of yourself and don't go out to fight with the drunkards in the city. You are all nobles from the monarch's family. If something goes wrong, I can't afford it."
"What do you think?" He looked at Zhu Wenkui and then at Princess Ma.
However, Princess Jeanne still looked in high spirits.
"I think there is no problem." She insisted: "If there is chaos here, how can there be chaos in Paris? I believe that Paris is the most unfriendly city to monarchs in the world, and I dare not go out even there."
"..." Guo Kang didn't know how to answer her for a moment.
Everyone in Prince Wu's residence can be said to have many political backgrounds. The nominal owner Zhu Yunwen has been missing for many years, and Princess Ma, who is theoretically responsible for managing the family's internal affairs, has been ill and idle all year round.
Zhu Wenkui, another qualified trustee, actually prefers blacksmithing to dealing with government affairs. After meeting Guo Kang, he felt like a fish in water. He often went to the cathedral to play with Guo Kang on the grounds of "engaging in diplomatic and religious activities." Now, he simply squats in the blacksmith shop every day and completely stops going to Prince Wu's Mansion to "go to court" and receive the "important ministers of the Prince's Mansion" brought to him by his father.
Moreover, even if they want to manage things, they may not be able to control others. Princess Jeanne's status is quite special. When Guo Kang received her, he didn't know whether she was considered a princess, a lower level, or not at all. Fortunately, the etiquette level of the Purple Horde Khanate was very rough, so I could just pretend not to know. But obviously, whether she listens to Princess Ma and Zhu Wenkui, or even listens to Zhu Yunwen's words, is another matter.
With her mother "beautiful in front of her", little Jeanne is no less willing to give in. As a time traveler, Guo Kang sometimes feels that she goes too far when treating her brother as a "naughty child". The current situation can be imagined.
As for the others, Monk Daoyan was not a retainer of King Wu, he just came here on his own. During this time, besides reading, he just walked around and inquired about the situation. In addition to regularly giving lectures and practices to Princess Ma and others, he hardly does anything for the palace. Guo Kang didn't think Zhu Wenkui's family could handle him.
And the heroine Jeanne and others only have the title of officials in name. In fact, Zhu Yunwen couldn't afford much salary - he had no stable income at all. Now, apart from occasionally coaxing a few swindled European businessmen to make donations, all that was left was the royal palace funds sponsored by the Purple Horde Khanate. The latter is enough to support a family, and with the increasing number of retainers, it is in short supply.
At first, Zhu Yunwen thought about asking the Purple Horde Khanate to give more money, saying that he could let his retainers go to the Khan's court as guests. However, Zhu Wenkui was too shameless to bear his actions. Not only did he not ask for money, he also withheld the portion that had been regularly squeezed out and sent to Zhu Yunwen on the grounds that the princess' treatment required additional expenses. Just help those "retainers" find a job and let them work on their own.
Zhu Yunwen couldn't bear the trouble and was too embarrassed to ask for money again.
Zhu Wenkui himself complained that his father basically makes a living by begging. It sounds like everyone is starting to restore the traditions of the old Zhu family...
In this situation, everyone was attracted here because of his promise. In this regard, Zhu Yunwen is quite capable. At least for the middle and lower class people in Europe, it is very attractive that "everything is done by high-ranking officials."
Guo Kang thought it was outrageous at first, but after thinking about it, other nobles probably didn't even bother to brag.
The upper limit for ordinary Europeans these days is probably a knight. And only powerful monarchs like Britain and France have the ability to systematically support these people of low origin in order to confront the local nobles. For most people, this kind of opportunity is rare.
No matter how you say it, Zhu Yunwen is an Oriental. In Europe of this era, he has a mysterious aura of "wealth and power". He also has a group of followers who can provide him with travel expenses and a way to escape. Looking at it this way, not to mention the common people, even the little nobles who were not doing well in the palace had enough motivation to follow him.
Captain Jessica is actually a respectable person over there. And the heroine Jeanne also claims to be a descendant of a noble - although she can't provide any evidence, but if she dares to say so publicly, she must at least have a certain fighting ability, and at least she must be able to defeat other nobles who raise questions.
They are all considered to be the best among the middle and lower classes in Europe. Being able to recruit these people is actually quite successful. What is a pity is that although Zhu Yunwen has the ability to attract people among the people, he obviously has not inherited much of his grandfather's fighting ability. Otherwise, it is not impossible to lead this group of people to create a Haixi Ming Dynasty.
Some time ago, Zhu Wenkui told Guo Kang that his father had recently analyzed the current situation in Alemany and believed that the king's judgment was completely wrong. The key now is not to compete with the heretics, big and small, but to use them to quell the civil strife.
The Purple Horde Khanate has many enemies, and it is not necessary to fight them. The Hussites were just a small local sect, not a serious concern at all.
The "Holy Roman Empire" was once a powerful power in Europe, but later declined due to constant civil strife. Obviously, the problem in this country is not paganism or heresy at all, but the princes everywhere.
Therefore, instead of entangled with the so-called heretics, it is better to use the power of these two parties to first defeat all the princes in the country. As long as the plan to reduce the vassal state can be completed, Alemany actually has hope of prosperity.
Of course, this is just a talk. There was no point in helping King Alemanni, and they certainly wouldn't listen to him. He was probably just complaining and expressing his dissatisfaction with the unfavorable situation of reducing the vassal state...
In this state, it is not bad for Zhu Yunwen to maintain the role of a nominal monarch. Even if you want to manage things better, it’s impossible.
Guo Kang thought for a while and decided to see what Zhu Wenkui said first.
As a result, Zhu Wenkui also looked at a loss.
"Otherwise... Mr. Guo, would you lend me more of your guards?" he asked tentatively.
"My guards are not good at security work at all." Guo Kang reminded: "It's useless to lend them to you."
"Ah..." Zhu Wenkui had no choice.
Finally, Princess Ma spoke up and helped him out:
"It's natural for my sister to want to go see the excitement. But as mothers, we have to keep our children safe so that we can play with peace of mind. I happen to be resting at home these two days, so why not leave the children at home? Good care."
Princess Jeanne doesn't know much Greek, but she knows some basic Chinese, so she can probably understand what she means. Hearing what she said, she also felt that it would be irresponsible to take the child out. And it’s really noisy outside, so I really can’t take care of it. So I thought about it and agreed.
"Mr. Guo, I'm sorry to bother you, but I'll tell you later and ask them for a favor." Princess Ma said to Guo Kang again.
Guo Kanggong cupped his hands and agreed.
He estimated that with the current chaotic relationship, Princess Ma couldn't control Princess Jeanne, so the right thing to do was to go with the flow - and she might not want to control it. Taking care of little Jeanne can be considered as dedicated.
As for the security issue, like Zhu Wenkui, she did not ask Guo Kang to help first, but just asked him to pass on the information. After all, Guo Kang really couldn't help with this matter.
She was indeed more thoughtful than Zhu Wenkui on this matter.
Guo Kang always felt that Zhu Wenkui should learn more about this than just blacksmithing. It stands to reason that he often helps with various matters. I don't know why, but he doesn't make much progress. You can't just keep putting on a big show to scare people.
Moreover, this shelf is also for outsiders to see. For people you are familiar with and close to, it is impossible to pretend, and it may not be useful to worry about manners and language.
The real emperor of the Ming Dynasty did not even say that he was a loner every day. He only paid special attention to these in formal written occasions. For example, Zhu Yuanzhang himself always called himself "We". Others tried to persuade him to develop the habit of saying "I", but he couldn't change it. Zhu Wenkui's fourth grandfather, Zhu Di, historically liked to call himself "I". In short, few of them are very elegant.
When it comes to getting entangled in this step, it may also mean that there is really nothing else that can maintain authority.
Guo Kang decided to find a time to talk to him. Even from a business perspective, maintaining the presence of King Wu's family was valuable to the Purple Horde Khanate.
He led everyone out of the stands and to the parking area outside the square. Just as I was about to leave, there seemed to be a conflict ahead.
"Are you drinking too much now?" Guo Kang was very surprised.
Many people nearby gathered around curiously, and they also poked their heads to take a look. I saw a crowd forming a circle, and two people dressed as prisoners were fighting inside.
"What's going on?" Guo Kang asked loudly: "Why did you start fighting on your own?"
"It's Mr. Guo. Oh, these two people just accused each other." A member of the household recognized him and said.
"What are you accusing?" Guo Kang asked: "Tell them to stop fighting and ask about the situation."
Baihu pulled out the cane, pushed away the crowd, and whipped the two people to separate them. The new onlookers also asked questions, so one of the tall ones immediately pushed the other person away and loudly accused: "Everyone! This Lerva is a Polish nobleman. He has always called himself French and wanted to escape punishment. But I don’t think this can be the case. He must pay the price for his actions and those of his compatriots. Don’t you think so?”
"Real or fake?" Many people were confused.
"Don't listen to his nonsense." The short man known as Lerva also shouted: "He is the Polish nobleman, and his whole family is Polish nobleman!"
"Stop shouting." Baihu twitched again: "Tell me what's going on."
"I'm innocent! I'm a native Frenchman who was later hired by the Poles to design a farm. I don't know why they wanted to arrest me, but I'm definitely not a Pole!" Lerva defended.
"This Peter Tesco, on the other hand, must be a Pole. His father fled from Poland to England, gave birth to him, and then both went back to work for the Poles. He is a Polish bad guy through and through!"
"Who are you scolding? You, I'm just a mercenary and a bastard noble. It's not me who has the final say who you work for." Tesco immediately retorted: "My stupid mercenary captain insisted on dragging everyone here. Death, but we didn’t know the specific situation before.”
"Master." He pleaded to Baihu: "We are all deceived poor people, willing to use ransom or hard labor to redeem ourselves. As for the captain who has done many evil things, he is dead and has atoneed for his crimes. Therefore, You don’t have to punish me anymore, right?”
The audience looked at each other in shock.
"What's going on?" Zhu Wenkui asked strangely.
"This is an attempt to kill someone with a borrowed knife." Guo Kang said to him: "As a rule, we execute Polish nobles, and civilians are sent to various places to do hard labor, or sold to slave traders. Therefore, captured Polish nobles often try to pretend to be serfs. Or claiming to be a foreigner to avoid punishment."
"Huh? I thought they would stick to their identity as Poles and nobles." Zhu Wenkui was a little surprised.
"That kind of thing, when you pretend to be superior to others, of course you have to brag about it. Unfortunately, in this situation, these 'noble status' are actually a burden." Guo Kang said with a smile.
"People who usually like to say that they are proud of their Polish and noble status are not necessarily really proud of it. Most people just want to take advantage of this status. Not only is this status not beneficial, but it is a burden. When the time comes, many people will decisively give up on it and choose a safer way.”
"We actually encourage this kind of behavior." He whispered to Zhu Wenkui: "In fact, every time we capture prisoners, we can capture a few who would rather admit that they are not Poles or nobility. We will deliberately let them be among other Poles. Publicly swear an oath in front of them - don't tell me, even if they say they believe in Heavenly Father, there are still many people who lie in front of Heavenly Father to save their lives."
"Well, in that case..." Zhu Wenkui started thinking.
"In this case, the follow-up will be very interesting." Guo Kang said with a smile.
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