Eagle Byzantium

"Calm down Inglina, I have no intention of disposing of you or the child in your belly." Anna, who was thinking very quickly, sat between the two axes and said very quickly, "Actually, I am The first time I summoned you and Mrs. Qise was at the banquet that was about to entertain distinguished guests. The curtain lacks a beautiful but complicated pattern, and my cupbearer advised that in the whole of Seleucia, only you and your maid have this kind of skill, so I want to entrust you to do it. Now you are pregnant Children who have passed away from Gawain are indeed not suitable for such heavy work. "

Anna's tone was so fluent that Agnes beside her was frightened, but in her heart she admired the princess in purple for her ability to advance and retreat.

It turns out that what the fat eunuch wanted to report as soon as he rushed in was probably the widow's pregnancy.

"I can provide guidance and teach the palace maids this simple spider skill." Inglina said to Anna cheerfully, but she still held the ax in her hand.

"Yes, yes... I can appoint you as the weaving officer of the Superintendent of Agriculture. I said before that I can appoint you all the weaving workshops in Seleucia." Anna did not hesitate at all. Keep talking.

"Thank you for your hospitality, Your Highness. I promise to put Seleucia's manufacturing industry on the right track and sell it overseas. The believers of Saint Gawain also have an alum mine called Pikea on the other side of the Uxing Sea. Well done to the cause." Inglina still holds the ax.

"The promise has been made, and the official position has been appointed. Can you put the ax away now?"

"I'm sorry, Princess." Inglina finally took back the terrifying axe, but Anna still leaned tightly on the back of the chair and did not dare to move. Then the widow returned to her respectful attitude and said to her. She said: As Mrs. Qise said just now, they came to visit Anna, and there is an important matter related to the Count of Blois, and they need to report to the princess for a decision.

"Tell me..." Anna replied seriously, that was the only thing she could do now.

As May drew to a close, the Earl of Blois and the Earl of Normandy hurriedly crossed the shore of Lamas and arrived at the gate of Seleucia. In front of them, the legendary huge white hospital It is almost completed and its elegance is staggering.

The Guanyi area adjacent to the hospital has already been put into use. When the knights and sergeants coming and going in the East walked in, they were quickly attracted by its unique charm: surrounded by There is a core business area in the fountain and colonnade square, where you can buy abundant goods and food at very low prices. There are many kinds of goods, as well as all kinds of light and luxurious items. Merchants from Saracen, Armenia, Greece, and Italy are full of them, soliciting business. "Come on, gentlemen, bring a comb to your wife who stays at home. It is definitely made of Cairo ivory." Yes, this beauty is unique and only it can match your wife’s hair.”

"Come and see the nuts produced in Trabzon, they are delicious."

"The white wax we make will definitely burn very brightly and make your room sparkle."

The dazzling array of shops was an eye-opener for the knights leading the thin horses. However, after realizing that they were short of money, they could only lower their heads and pass by, leaving behind the tempting hawking calls of the vendors, "Wife, children." , can our expedition add wealth and glory to them? After all the battles and bloody battles, apart from the sin of killing, what have we gained? We can't even afford an ivory comb... "

The residential areas are lined up one after another. The person who greeted them at the street corner was the new "ceremony officer" Count Reinstein. He laughed cordially and hugged each other with the two acquaintances, expressing his brotherly frankness.

But in the eyes of everyone, even though Count Reinstein was known as "crazy and poor" before the Eastern Expedition, in just a few months of staying in Seleucia, he has become fairer and fatter, and his majestic beard has grown again. I saw a barber with excellent skills serving him, wearing an expensive Greek silk robe and gold and silver jewelry - but he did not get all this wealth from the Holy Land, but from Seleucia, could anything be more legendary and ironic than this? In people's minds, whether it is the Earl of Blois or the Earl of Normandy, they all undoubtedly surpass this "madman" in terms of bravery and leadership. However, the current situation is so different that people have to lament their fate. of impermanence.

"The two Earls will follow me to the Seleucia Palace immediately. The Princess in Purple will entertain you - I am not bragging, now I can also use Greek at the banquet." Earl Reinstein was still as enthusiastic as ever, and then he squeezed Winking, he pointed at a large courtyard over in the residential area, facing all the Second Earl's retinues. The soldiers said, "Thanks to the grace of Princess Zi, your accommodation and food in the hotel are completely free, and there will also be some monetary gifts immediately. In addition, if you want to relieve the fatigue of the long journey, the courtyard provides you with bathrooms and sleeping beds." , and of course there are nightingales who are good at singing and dancing, which is enough to relieve the fatigue of your muscles and bones."

"Nightingale" is of course a pun, referring to the women who sold themselves along the way with the army. They included German women, Greek women, and pagan women who were captured and sold. Previously, Gawain persuaded Anna (from this point of view, Anna was less and less like an orthodox Christian) to set up a "bathhouse" in the inn district, recruited these women to work there, and expelled the snakeheads who took their "fruits of labor". All of them were gathered together, and 40% of the income was paid to the military government, and 60% was kept by themselves.

In this way, these women were also very happy. First, they did not have to be exploited by those snakeheads, but only had to pay taxes to the military government, and the two were clear; second, the source of customers was fixed, and the "work" place was also very comfortable and cozy, and they no longer had to live the kind of displaced and frightened military life.

So when Reinstein just gave the instructions, the group of soldiers and warriors in dirty armor looked at the beautiful women in the tall building in the big courtyard and instantly understood what kind of business this place was doing. They were all flushed with pent-up desire. They were really thirsty and needed to relax and have fun, but they were hindered by the rules of the holy war and the watch of their wives at home. Looking at the two earls, they were hesitating whether to move.

"It's free, because all the expenses are very clear, and the purple princess will reimburse the finances. This is also a treat from Her Royal Highness the Princess to you." Reinstein specifically reminded, which made people unable to restrain themselves. Robert, the Count of Normandy, scratched his neck and wanted to go himself.

"What are you all hesitating about? What we are doing is not destroying the marriage at all. We are just relaxing our tiredness so that we can better fight for the Lord. Damn it, we are not monks. There are no rules and regulations to constrain us. We should go openly." When people were hesitating, a guy with a nose helmet and scars on his face walked towards the land of gentleness openly, "I want to taste what a brown-skinned girl tastes like." (To be continued ~^~)