Eagle Byzantium

Gawain smiled bitterly. Although he knew that Anna's words were meant for the many farmers kneeling in front of him, he actually wanted to say that Anna's self-blame was groundless: because the curse of agricultural society is like this. It is impossible for everyone to be rich and happy. Even if most people's living conditions exceed the subsistence line, they will not be afraid to have four children if they can feed two people, and they will not be afraid of eight if they can feed four people. The mouth will eat up quickly and in large quantities in comfort, and one day it will exceed the limit that the national cake can bear, which will automatically turn on the "automatic clearing overflow switch" unique to ancient agricultural societies - or "social massacre" , such as infanticide, famine, and exploitation; or "weapon massacre", such as rebellion, separatism, war, etc., Pandora's box is released in this way, and the cry of catastrophe will fill the earth.

Although the scene of drowning the baby girl just now is unforgivable in the eyes of the widow, when viewed in the context of "social massacre", it may be the mildest one.

But Gawain still chose to remain silent, when the attendant began to translate the new law of the Purple Princess into German and read it out sentence by sentence - because no matter what, Anna's behavior was always right, and Gawain also hated drowning the baby girl. behavior, even if this group of farmers The people have hundreds of reasons, but now it seems that the unique numb and cunning expressions on their faces are huddled between their shoulders. Although they are bowing their heads, they remain unchanged at all - in their hearts, they do not care about the princess at all. The reprimands and edicts are truly regarded as the same thing.

Soon after, the widow personally wrapped the baby girl in swaddling clothes, half-lifted her hand gratefully, and put it into the arms of the little sunfish who was a little bit busy. Anna on the carriage glanced sideways at the widow through the curtain, and then gave instructions The guards and servants raised their carriages and headed back to Seleucia City first, "You negotiate with the noble Lady Inglina for a while, and I will go back to the palace to find a wet nurse for this child."

"I will come soon." Gawain said with a slight bow, because the request of "wanting to have a private conversation with the Grand Duke" was made by the widow just now, and Anna actually acknowledged it in person.

The few remaining guard warriors were holding weapons and standing on the outskirts of the woods at the foot of the mountain. Mrs. Qise was dozing slightly, leaning on her shoulder carriage, her body covered in a robe, Gawain's falcon "Captain" " He also half-opened his eyes and stood a little tiredly on the carriage to keep her company. In the twilight, the insects chirped peacefully, and by the gurgling stream, the golden-haired widow hugged Gawain, "I don't want to sit idle in the villa next to Akum Market."

"Wouldn't it be nice to wait for the baby safely there? I can also visit you nearby." Gawain hugged the soft and vigorous widow. From top to bottom, you could see the small mole on the tip of her eyebrows, which was pink and full of color. Dian Daiqing was also chanted by Tatisius , the mole who is willing to exchange a city or a kingdom, "How to visit? Will the whole of Seleucia continue to fight soon? Although I don't know anything about battle formations, I am also aware of the conversations between the maids and the guards on weekdays. Pay attention."

Gawain nodded, and the figures of the two people were printed into a black cut-out in the sunset. "The pilgrims have just passed the resolution to start a large-scale march to the Holy City in May next year. Before that, I will continue to unify Qilibei." In the war in Asia, no matter what methods the Emperor of Constantinople and his ministers may come up with, or how fiercely the pilgrims request for troops to coordinate, they cannot interfere with my steps.”

"It's good for a man to be ambitious. I'm really glad that when I crossed the sea to join you, I didn't have any stupid thoughts of trying to control you. Anna was also the one who fought alongside you." The widow closed her eyes and continued to rub her deeply. She cupped Gawain's arms, and her golden hair slid between his arms. "I want to go to Fort Colle Adio, where there are beautiful trees and abundant streams." , there is a fertile plain basin among the mountains, which is perfect for setting up a small water wheel. I will build Seleucia's sericulture, silk weaving workshop, and papermaking workshop there. I can't rely on the city of Bari for everything. Gawain, you have to understand that silk is different from other goods. From the moment it is gestalted on the loom, it is a wealth equivalent to gold and silver, and does not need to be transferred by merchants at all. "

"I understand."

"There I will give birth to your child, whose name will bear the symbols 'Messadeni' and 'Colle Adio'. The baby girl adopted today is also my child. You name her." ?”

Gawain thought for a while and said, "She is a girl born in Germany. Let's call her Alemannia."

"This is indeed a good name." The widow smiled sweetly. "When she grows up, she will work with all the women in Seleucia and Cilicia. There are many things that women can do. Now it seems that they can weave, Make silk, collect reeds and bark. In the near future, women in your country may earn more per day than those stupid Germans. Lan man. In fact, I have thought about it carefully just now. The purple princess's decree alone cannot completely change the status of women. Only if a woman can earn enough dowry before she is eighteen years old, then she does not have to look at men at all. No one will just drown girls in the river after giving birth to them, which is like floating away a piece of gold."

"I understand, Ingrina... You are also a piece of gold." Gawain stroked the widow's hair and said softly, "Just do it, I will support you financially, you have never worried me about this. Lady Qise, I will continue to accompany you, please forgive me for going to the battlefield to seek greater benefits."

The two kissed gently for a while, and Gawain took the widow to sit on the sedan chair, and then he sat on the warhorse and cleared the way for her.

At this moment, there was a noise from the bushes on the other side of the stream. Gawain and Ingrina looked at the same time: a woman in simple clothes, secretly kneeling there, crying softly, and after saluting them, she turned and left.

Presumably this is Alemannia's biological mother, a helpless woman...

After returning, the Seleucia court acted quickly, quickly took out the remaining money from the storehouse, and gave it to Agnes to prepare for the windmill and water power workshop. At the same time, when Gawain was sitting in the palace, collecting and processing intelligence from all parties, Hajib, the "plenipotentiary envoy" of the Sultan of Roma and an old friend of the Seleucid people, came quietly again.

Hajib now wore a goat-skin short shirt of the Turks and looked very poor. He didn't look like a minister of the Sultan at all. Gawain, who was sitting on a chair to receive him, felt a little sympathetic, so he gave him some coins and a few silk women's clothes, "This is for Mrs. Shahnami. I hope you can bring my blessings to her when you go back."

After listening to Hajib's statement, Gawain frowned, "Although we were enemies with your Sultan in the past, it is not a contractual trade that we cannot engage in to jointly resist the emperor and protect this plateau." (To be continued ~^~)