Crossing the Continent in the Eighteenth Century

In the early morning, the properties of the Siegmund family were counted. The Siegmund family had 4 towns, 27 villages, and countless serfs, with an annual income of more than 200 million zlotys, which is more than 30 if converted into the empire's Ore , There are more than 20 zlotys of gold hidden inside the castle.

Nobles like the Siegmund family are not rare in Poland.You must know that Western European countries and Rome purchased a large amount of grain from Poland to meet their own population growth and social development needs.The Polish nobility gained huge profits in foreign trade.The Polish aristocrats who had tasted the sweetness continued to seize the land of the peasants to produce more food. In the fertile Ukraine and Belarus, many nobles who relied on the king's rewards established small independent kingdoms on this land.Before Russia invaded Poland, the most famous Polish aristocrat, Ostrogski owned 100 cities and 1300 villages in this area, and his annual income exceeded that of the Polish royal family by 1200 million zlotys, converted according to the conversion at that time The Olei of the empire is more than 500 million.

After dawn, all the troops that went out to wipe out the Siegmund family came back. All the establishments were intact and the results were abundant. Most of the relatives of the Siegmund family who had not had time to escape were caught in the raid.

However, the Siegmund family is a big family in the vicinity after all. Considering that some fish that slipped through the net may come back to make trouble in the future, and the imperial army will not be able to stay here for a long time, we recruited local religious leaders, um, the Orthodox Church.The head of the Catholic Church is from Siegmund's side, and he has been slaughtered.

As a deal, we gave the church the land of several villages to appease the local snakes, big and small.

Uncle Tzimischia set off again at the head of the army the next afternoon, leaving me with my cavalry battalion, an infantry battalion, and an artillery battery to preside over the pacification here.

It took me a day to reorganize the young and strong serfs, and the priests gathered the nearby local snakes, let them see the tragic situation of the Siegmund family, and let these local snakes learn that even the best of them and the Roman Empire The collision is nothing more than the meaning of a mantis' arms being a car.

Part of the Siegmund family's land was allocated to these local snakes, but they only had the right to use it, and the output of the farmland belonged to them, but the territory belonged to Rome.As punishment for the allies of the Siegmund family, those leading parties were punished with one hundred Ore each and sent 30 cavalry and direct males to fight with the army, and their behavior of treason was rewarded. Five hundred serfs from the Siegmund family were assigned to them.

Originally, Uncle Zimiskia wanted to give these families the burden of women and children, but when I saw the scene where those people were crying and crying together, I said a few words softly.Uncle Zimiskia gave me face, so he changed his mind.The few families who got 30 serfs at once but had no land could do nothing but sell these serfs.And each family sending more than [-] cavalry is equivalent to evacuating most of their strength.

But just the transfer of people who are close to the Siegmund family does not guarantee that there will be no trouble.During the meeting, unlike the nobles who were close to the Siegmund family with their tails between their legs, those local snakes who were originally suppressed by the Siegmund family were all extremely domineering towards those who oppressed them, and the priests were even more so. It is estimated that these people have been suppressed by the Siegmund family miserably, and their attitude towards the down-and-out nobles who are close to the Siegmund family is extremely arrogant.

Sooner or later, something will happen, and those people will simply draw some of their manpower and male heirs from their families to keep these people evenly matched.

But just like that, you have 20 people, I have 30 people, and he has ten people. I have gathered a cavalry team of more than 400 people.

The cavalry team of more than 400 people has a variety of weapons and colorful costumes.

combat power?

From the cavalry of Siegmund's family, one can see that one or two, the leader was killed, and all of them were at a loss. Circle, I don't know what to do.

But these people were unexpectedly useful. They drove the serfs with ease. More than 2000 serfs were sent from the territory of the Siegmund family to the Bug River in front of Ulyanovka like sheep. Before crossing the river.With the bridge built earlier by Uncle Zimiskia, we could easily cross the Bug River, but due to the late arrival time, we chose to stay on the other side of the river overnight.

Ulyanovka, a large city on the plain below the Dnieper River plateau.In the city council of the empire that volunteered to join, this is the fringe area.

The core area of ​​the Polish city that applied to join the empire is the Dnieper River and the coastal area near the Black Sea. The local area controls the estuary, and because of the year-round business with the empire, the handicraft industry is developed, and the shipbuilding and fishing industries are very prosperous. It is a very wealthy country. area.There is no need to calculate carefully, as long as someone has a brain and thinks about how much such a region can provide for the empire's finances in a year, I think it is no less than 400 million imperial Ore.Taxation is the second priority. The land in that area is extremely fertile. If it can be managed well, the empire will have an additional grain-producing area.

The commerce is flourishing, the food is abundant, and the estuary is controlled. Such a province is controlled by Rome, and the benefits are countless.If the land farther north can still provide food for the empire as far as Ulyanovka, then the land farther north can only be regarded as a piece of territory that is tasteless but discarded, and cannot be occupied by the Russians. , but we don't have much interest there either.It seems that there is only one way to deal with that piece of land.

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Valens had been waiting in Ulyanovka early.There are thousands of Polish nobles and their cavalry with him, at least more than 3000 people.This number makes me feel dark.

rare?

The province of Bratskoye closest to Ulyanovka sent 500 horsemen in homage to the Empire, the neighboring province of Bashtanka sent 300 men in homage, Kilo Vogler sent 400 people, Gurokaf sent more than 300 people, and there are still people gathering later.Uman, Vatukino, these provinces closer to Kiev also sent people as thugs to declare their allegiance, but these large troops are in their respective provinces, and they only sent dozens of people to make an attitude, but According to them, as soon as the imperial army reaches the north, the local nobles will provide another thousand cavalry.

These local cavalry alone are more than the imperial cavalry.Uncle Zimiskia just asked them to send 30 to [-] people from each family. It would be fine if these people really helped, but their purpose is not that simple.

Hand over the serfs to Valens and let him dig a stronghold before the land freezes in winter. I was told that Uncle Zimischia used the oil on the soles of the feet of Upper Rome three days ago.The eggs, which are necessary for a forced march, were knocked into the boots, and the whole army marched on Kiev.His orders to me were to wait here for the follow-up Legions of the Tenth Spartan and the Fifth Reinstein.

At night in Ulyanovka, I settled down with my entourage in the hotel where I was temporarily staying, and I went to find him in the hotel where Valens was temporarily staying.

Let Assassin guard the door, I walked in and closed the door, and I asked: "Your father has his reasons for doing this, did he tell you?"

"We were betrayed." Valens' face was full of sorrow.

I was startled, and after a while, I came back to my senses: "Huh?"

Valens said angrily: "The remnants of Poland betrayed us! The closer the nobles are to the Russians, the less they intend to merge into the empire!"

I was stunned and said, "Then that petition?"

"Many signatures in the petition that promised to be included in the empire were forged by them!"

I understood everything, so I said, how could the Polish aristocrats, who have always been full of differences in doing things, be so unified? Logically speaking, the empire does not allow the legal existence of serfs, and the economic system is not compatible with the current structure of Poland. Landlords and local snakes should be more inclined to Russian talents. It turns out that those who are not unified are no longer part of the system.

"How did you find out?"

"The day I arrived at Ulyanovka, many Polish nobles gathered here with soldiers and horses. I found out after I asked them that they were going to prepare for counter-insurgency! What counter-insurgency! There is simply a part of Poland Remnant didn't sign the petition! Those bloody Poles have been covering it up the whole time!" Valens slammed his fist hard on the table.

"So you're angry?" I hated those Polish turkeys more and more. They didn't go sooner or later, and they only went to suppress the rebellion when we came. This is really a wishful thinking.

"That's not all, those damned Polish nobles actually gathered together according to their origins and formed an alliance to advance and retreat together! The orders of the empire were obeyed and violated! The more people there are, the less they will take the empire seriously. It's like raising food and grass. Mobilize people to build the stronghold. When I came here on the first day, they completed a third of it, but now, it is less than 70%!"

I couldn't help but smile: "You really are a simple and lovely soldier."

Valens raised his head inexplicably: "Can you still laugh?"

"I call this general demeanor."

Valens was too choked to speak.

"Okay, then do you think my father and the others don't know?" I asked solemnly.

"But what does this have to do with being disgusted by those Polish nobles when we stepped into the Western Front?" Valens said sullenly.

"My father wanted to get ahead of the Russians, which resulted in insufficient reserves and insufficient food and grass preparations. In addition, your plan relies heavily on the support of local noble landlords. This gave the Polish nobles a chance to sit on the ground and raise prices."

"Are you saying that we are asking for trouble!"

"It's the Russians that need to be addressed first."

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