Eagle Byzantium

"Seleucia can accommodate you." After learning about the situation of this group of Syrians, Gawain on the high chair spoke clearly and loudly, "The prince of Armenia betrayed you, and Constantinople is unable to protect you. , and the Frankish and Norman pilgrims in the West will not pay attention to you, But I, Gawain, am different. I already know from the words of the golden-hand consul next to me that the bravery in your blood has always been connected with the blood of the Roman Empire and is the backbone of the entire imperial army. You people who stay here have endured long and painful years in order to maintain Because of your pure faith, you have to pay heavy taxes to the Saracens or Seljuks, and your wives and children suffer from their oppression and ****, but you have been excellent engineers, craftsmen, gardeners and shepherds for generations. , Seleucia needs you." With that said, Gawain stood up and walked slowly to Gregor. In front of you, "How about Gregor, entrust all your strength to me, and publicize for me here - as long as the city of Antioch is captured, I hope that all Syrians can live and work in peace and contentment, and then you No longer humble and despised by the rulers, you will all have a common title."

When Gregor raised his head in shock and excitement from these words, tears blurred his eyes. The tall figure of His Highness the Grand Duke covered in front of him, and his long fingers gently wiped it away. With tears in his eyes, he announced the "common title" - "Roman."

"I am willing to mobilize all Syrians, no, authentic Roman subjects, to join the Grand Duke's army, feed mules and horses, build camps, inspect spies! And use all my strength to remove the Patriarch of Antioch from Achish Rescued from the clutches of the devil." Gregor burst into tears and kissed Gawain's boots.

"Very good." Gawain helped him up, "I will arrange things as soon as possible. If the Syrians are not satisfied with their lives here in the future, they can freely move to Seleucia and Cilicia and enjoy a peaceful and contented life from now on. You do not have to feel inferior, you can proudly declare your identity as a Roman citizen of the universal empire."

Once this verbal promise comes true in the future, it means that Gawain will absorb a large number of skilled immigrants from the Syrian region to strengthen its military, technological and cultural strength.

"Gawain, your country is indeed moving towards true glory step by step under the blueprint you planned." At midnight, Kabeamiya in the scarlet tent was thoughtful, half with emotion and half with admiration. She felt that compared to the other party, her wrist was still weak and inferior.

When she was at Iron Gate Castle, she thought Gawain's ideas were completely wishful thinking, but now she really saw that he and the "high-rise buildings" of his country were slowly but resolutely rising from the ground. .

"It is very important to absorb and accommodate this group of people. First of all, they have a sense of identity with Anatolia; secondly, they have lived under oppression and humiliation for hundreds of years. Most of them will definitely accept leaders who are willing to treat them as equals. I’m so grateful, so grateful; and lastly, holy sister, you also know that Antioch in Syria was the most prosperous city in ancient times. It is said that at its peak, it had a population of nearly one million, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it was filled with outstanding people. "

Hearing Gawain's words of praise, Kabeamiya felt a little unhappy at being ignored and looked down upon, so she touched her hair and said, "Isn't that a bit exaggerated?" What she meant was that the backbone of your country's founding is still Qili. The Greeks of Chia, the German immigrants, and we Paulists!

But Gawain explained seriously, "Except for cultivating farmland and grazing, the residents of Anatolia have really poor technical skills, but the increase in agricultural power is inseparable from the latter. Syria is located in The Levant has always been an area of ​​extremely prosperous trade, factories and cities, such as blacksmithing, glass manufacturing, and sugar cultivation. , fabric production, and gardening, they are all experts, but the current pilgrim lords are simply not aware of the charm of this group of seemingly humble and humble "Syrian Greeks". But Holy Sister, do you know? In the past, the Roman Empire and the Crescent Church fought for Syria. The then emperor Heraclius was defeated miserably. He could only shed tears and shouted: "Farewell to Syria, my great country" came to comfort me, and the Crescent Sect also occupied Syria and began to rise rapidly towards the pattern of a great empire. We must seize the opportunity. Land is not the most precious, talent is. In the future, if Godfrey, Raymond, and Bohemond occupy this place, they will only be able to attract a large number of Lorraine, Provence, and Gas people from their homeland. They were just Dinians and Apulians. After the arrival of these colonists, they continued to enslave the indigenous Greek residents of Syria as superiors. As long as this group of Greeks, even only one-third or even one-fourth, could If you are attracted by me, Gawain, and come to my country, then Cilicia and Seleucia will become the foundation to support our transformation into an empire.”

At this time, Cabeamiya breathed a long sigh of relief and hugged Gawain from behind, "You are so ambitious now, can you reveal the specific details to me? I feel that I have not seen you for a long time, and I am getting more and more confused about you. "

"Holy Sister, it cannot be said that this pilgrim expedition is not for the sake of faith, but what happens when Jerusalem is captured? That group of characters, whether it is Raymond or Bohemond, they are tough and powerful people. the knight lord may be They are competent and qualified, but in terms of governing the country and political strategy, they can't even compare with one of my fingers." Under the candlelight, Gawain held the hand that the holy sister was hugging, and his proud words were almost shocking. Kabeamia was surprised.

But Gawain continued to talk - strangely, among the three women, Gawain liked to play around with Inglina, while towards Anna, he felt a bit entangled and fighting at the same time, but towards this heretic woman Archon, despite his previous hatred and Hostile, but once Gawain has any strategic ideas, he still prefers to share them with Cabea Amiya - "After Jerusalem falls, first of all, this group of people will fall out with the emperor of Constantinople, because according to the agreement, they It is to capture all the cities along the way. The key is handed over to Comnenus; then, fights will break out among themselves, weakening each other's strength; then, the Crescent Cultists everywhere will move towards a powerful unity, break away from the state of fragmentation, and gather like frightened beasts. Biting and fighting back Of course, the most important thing about the new pilgrim nation is that after this holy war expedition, the real power, the demonic power, will rise in this ocean and land, and it will dominate for the next hundred years, no, It’s a three-hundred- or even five-hundred-year pattern.”

"Does it mean your country?" Kabeamiya was very surprised and curious. (To be continued ~^~.)