At the end of the Tang Dynasty, it was a feudal town, but in Western Europe

"I said that I will raise the flag for you, have you raised it? Have you raised it?"

"I've been promoted, I've been lifted!" This time, even the Eight Banners and Yi Congs shouted together.

"This is called the rules. If you follow the rules, go to battle to kill the enemy, and if you don't become a deserter, I will give you full pay, promotion, and rewards. If you don't obey the rules, fear death in front of the battle, and hurt the entire army, then I will take your head." Feng Sen roared loudly, "Just like the hundred heads hanging on the tree over there! Deserters deserve this. And you, my brave warriors, what you get will be Solidar, land, women, slaves, and honors." position and status, even my own favor."

"Oh--"

Following Feng Sen's words, the soldiers below raised their arms and shouted, and the cheers shook the sky.

"My lords, the Pope has granted me the title of Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights for this campaign against Villetti. Under the Teutonic Knights, in the Brenner region, I will set up ten counties and the [-] hundred-households that I set up earlier. Twenty of these sixty hundred-households will be entrusted to the Velletti tribe that supports me.

And the remaining forty will be sealed to the princes, so, you have to listen carefully, if your name is called, but you miss it, I will not make up for it hahaha. "

The soldier then laughed.

"Northern Saxon Wei-Saxon Banner Stade Qianhu guards Niuzhihao. He has repeatedly made military exploits and made three rounds of meritorious service. He was granted the surname of Han people. He was named the Southern Villetti Guard General. He was given [-] acres of land. He was awarded a commemorative dagger for Villetti's war victory, rewarded with a thousand Solidas, and married the Villetti princess Flavo..."

Of course, Feng Sen would not say about the long list of rewards, it would be exhausting, he just stood behind the table holding a beautiful dagger or short sword engraved with merits, and handed the merits, titles and solidars to every soldier who made great achievements one by one.

Of course, the ordinary Yi Cong transferred to the Eight Banners, the Yi Cong transferred to the Banners, and the Banners were promoted, and so on, they would not be rewarded here.

As for the promotion of Fubing Yabing, Banner transfer to Fubing, etc., Feng Sen will still hand out the rewards himself, but it is not like giving high-level soldiers and captains one by one, but in groups.

The soldiers went up empty-handed and returned with a full load, while the Villetti prisoners on the side watched blankly, if only they could do the same.

The reward meeting was held until the evening, and the setting sun coated everything with a layer of gold, even the spears in the hands of the soldiers.

As soon as the crowd dispersed, the businessman pounced on him like a shark smelling blood, and started a discussion about the property with the soldiers.

Feng Sen, who was exhausted all day and his voice was almost hoarse, returned to the camp, drank a big mouthful of water, and before he had time to sit down and rest, he saw Wei Xunzhi standing aside and waiting.

"What's the matter?" Feng Sen asked with a wry smile.

"Jieshuai, Ruben Abby is here, and he brought a young man with him." Wei Xunzhi took out his small notebook, "Shall Jieshuai meet them, or take a rest first and talk about it tomorrow morning?"

"The action is pretty fast." Feng Sen muttered, stretching his waist, "Let them wait a moment, I'll come after changing clothes."

Chapter 358 I'm Tired to Draw the King of Pancakes

In the Villetti pottery pot decorated with black bull's head patterns, the black charcoal glows faintly red, and on the brazier, a pot of rice wine is exuding a faint aroma.

Although in Europa, Feng Sen is still not used to drinking wine. In summer he likes to drink beer, and in winter, he likes to drink this kind of rice wine or rice wine.

Sitting across from Ruben Abby, Feng Sen took a sip of rice wine and exhaled white steam. Then he said to Ruben Abby, "Long time no see, Ruben Abby."

Reuben Abi's eyes were a little dodgy, but he finally gritted his teeth and asked, "Your Excellency Anthony, to tell you the truth, I am here this time to discuss your debt."

"Debt? What debt?" Feng Sen picked up a piece of stewed beef from the side plate, "Come on, try this, let's eat together."

"You, what do you mean?" Ruben's eyes widened, and those bad premonitions gradually came true.

Feng Sen said indifferently: "Ruben, my friend, I have already repaid [-] Solidars before, and His Royal Highness Charlie also waived the rest of the debt for me, and now I have no more money to pay. "

Ruben Abby stood up abruptly, but facing Feng Sen's smiling face, he could only sit down slowly, squeezed out a smile and said, "Your Excellency Anthony, we have signed a contract..."

Chewing the beef, Feng Sen slurred his speech: "My friend, take a closer look at the contract, I will borrow [-] and repay [-].

Didn't I pay it back? Didn't I pay back [-] yuan?It was His Royal Highness Charles who forgave me the rest of my debts, and I can't ignore him.

If I want to renege on the debt, I will not pay back the [-] Solidar. If you take this contract to any lord or bishop, or even His Royal Highness Charles, you will not think there is any problem with my behavior. "

Ruben's face became more and more ugly: "Your Excellency Anthony, in order to raise these funds, our business has suffered a lot of losses, and we have also given up a lot of markets and benefits for you, and even many Jews have provided you with jobs almost for free..."

Feng Sen shook his head impatiently: "You can let them go, I have no shortage of people."

"But when you first arrived, didn't the Jews help in these business matters? At that time, few people in your land even knew how much one plus one equals.

Without our help, how do you know where there are special products, where there are paths to avoid tax cards, and even how to build a caravan and trade routes, all of which are helped by us Jews.

At the beginning, we had spent a lot of effort to raise these [-] solids. In order to raise these solids, we lost more than [-] solids, Your Excellency! "

Feng Sen's eyes were unfriendly: "Why are you yelling so loudly? Then you go to Charlie, as long as His Highness says that the debt he helped me waive is not counted, then I will take the money honestly."

Ruben Abi blushed: "You promised, you promised, do you remember what your soldiers did to us Jews?"

"That soldier was also punished by me. I imprisoned him in a small courtyard, and no one was allowed to meet him except for feeding and mating.

At the end of last year, he was already insane, and all his property was confiscated.

What about the murdered Jewish family members?I even violated Charlie's decree, let her own hundreds of acres of good land, and let her marry a mansion soldier. That mansion soldier is a good guy, and he has just won the title of knighthood. Isn't this kind of compensation enough?

We owe each other nothing! "

Feng Senyu said to Ruben earnestly, but the contempt and mockery in his tone made Ruben tremble with anger.

He panted like a bull, but quickly suppressed it again. After a long silence, he just said desolately: "I see, you are indeed out of debt, please allow me to leave."

Hearing his crying and trembling voice, Feng Sen really thought how wronged he was. To be honest, when he established the trade route, he did rely on many Jews.

But the Jews only accelerated the process, and even without them, it was only a matter of time before the rise of Hamburg business.

Although they paid a lot in the early stage, the money they earned from the rising business in Hamburg was enough to make up for their loss of several thousand gold coins, and there was still a lot of balance.

As for those Jews who "work without pay", they collude with each other inside and out, and corruption and bribery have caused a bad atmosphere. Feng Sen has not yet settled accounts with them.

"Did I say that you are allowed to go?" Feng Sen raised his legs, "Sit down first, I want to know, things like this just happen often, some lords forcefully borrow or default on debts."

Reuben Abbey said sadly: "What can we do? We are just a bunch of weak and helpless Jews."

Feng Sen snorted amusedly: "Stop joking, don't you Jews have few tricks? But you have to know that our lords are all one. The more petty tricks you do, the worse your reputation will be and the more you will be excluded. The more such things will happen."

Ruben Abby stared at Feng Sen without saying a word, probably guessing Feng Sen's meaning in his heart.

"Have you ever wondered why Jews are excluded?"

"They are jealous of our wisdom and hard work, and covet the wealth we have exchanged for sweat."

"There are a lot of smart and hardworking people. Aren't the farmers in Frisia smart and hardworking? Aren't the farmers in Dietmarschen smart and hardworking?" Feng Sen took a sip of the rice wine indifferently, "Wealth, that's even more of a joke. There are more people richer than the Jews, such as the Romans and Arabs in the Eastern Empire. Why aren't they excluded?"

Ruben Abby seemed to realize something, he stared at Feng Sen closely, after the messy hair, the previous calm and wise Ruben seemed to be back again.

"I said, brother Ruben, don't pretend, you know more about the Jews than I do."

Raising four fingers, Feng Sen tapped the wine glass with his chopsticks: "You Jews are excluded because of these reasons. First, you believe in Judaism and have done many outrageous things. Second, you killed Isaiah. Third, you do not recognize Isaiah's status as the savior. Fourth, you have money, especially gold and silver.

The Jews once had the status of the Romans, but after the collapse of the Roman Empire, due to the first three reasons, you failed to find your own place in the new system after the collapse of the empire, so you were persecuted.

As a person who is outside the feudal system, you can rely on your Jewish identity to engage in business and usury, thus accumulating a large amount of wealth.

But the lords are often short of money for wars, boring grievances and extravagant banquets. When it comes time to borrow money, everyone hates the creditors. Moreover, some Jews have really dishonest methods. To be honest, they can even be called sinister and cruel. "

At this moment, Ruben put his loose hair back together when he was pretending to be pitiful, and said in a muffled voice: "But in terms of light, we don't have any means to check and balance them. Should we just swallow our anger? That will only make us bullied even worse."

"So this is an endless loop." Feng Sen dipped in rice wine, and drew a circle on the small table, "If you want to stop reneging on debts and end this endless loop, you have to find your place in the new system. The reason why the Jews are oppressed is because they don't have their own country and a strong enough backer."

"If we could find this position, we would have looked for it a long time ago, and we still need to wait until now." Ruben Abi closed his eyes slightly, "We even made the Khan of the Khazar Khanate believe in Judaism, but they still use us as a tool .”

"So you need a person who has the ability to support you, has enough mind to accept Judaism, and even needs to give you a piece of land so that you can farm. You don't have to be a dangerous businessman, and you don't have to be remembered by everyone. Live in peace."

Ruben Abby raised his head, and he stared at Feng Sen in disbelief: "Can you make your words clearer?"

Feng Sen lowered his voice: "My old friend, I think I am this person, and I am willing to be this person.

But I have Charlie on my head, and I can't go against his will, but if, and I mean if, one day, Charlie's gone... that's another matter.

As long as you can provide me with enough help, I am willing to reward you with a piece of land so that you can build a country and own your own country. "

Seeing Ruben's suspicious eyes, Feng Sen continued to speak slowly: "What do you think of Prague, I think it is very suitable as the capital of a kingdom, and the land of Moravia is also very suitable for farming, what do you think?

Even, in the future, maybe one day we can launch a crusade to capture your real land of Canaan, your hometown, and then you can move there and restore your Kingdom of David. "

The Jew was stunned for a full 3 minutes before he gaped and said, "But, but how can you guarantee that you are defeating Cha..."

"Ahem, ahem~"

The Jewish old Abby immediately changed his words: "If His Royal Highness Charles is not here, how can you guarantee that you can keep your promise?"

"Why don't we start small and deepen our cooperation little by little?" Feng Sen once again drew a map on the small table with wine, "First, I will develop a commercial route to Byzantium with you, and the [-] Solidar is your investment.

After the cooperation is completed, you will contribute money and I will contribute to defeat the Sorbs and Moravians together, and then I will confer some land to you and declare to the public that you are the contractors who contracted my land.

Then, you help me defeat the Bohemians, and at that time, I will give you the city of Prague.

Wait for Charlie to cough, if Charlie is gone, I will give you Prague and Moravia on the grounds of military exploits.How about this? "

Ruben Abby's eyes flickered, and he was silent for 3 minutes before slowly speaking: "I need to discuss with other Abby."

Raising his glass, Feng Sen toasted old Abby with a mysterious smile: "I'll wait for your good news."

Chapter 359 Feng Sen Contributes, Pirates Contribute

The soft cries of the swallows paraded in the sky, and the flowing light clouds made the emerald green land and the gray-black city walls cloudy and sunny.

In April, the spring morning is still a bit cold, and there are clouds of white foam floating in the clear Alster River. Women in woolen clothes are sitting on the big rocks on the river bank, vigorously waving the clubs in their hands.

Occasionally, a child peed upstream, causing the village women to shout and scold them.

Some of the slow runners were caught, and they had to be surrounded to play their little brothers. The laughter of women and the cries of children's grievances mixed together, which added a lot of human spirit to this morning.

Apart from these peasant women doing laundry, beside the willow trees by the river, seven or eight half-grown Han boys are learning archery from a lame old soldier. But he practiced very seriously.

Feng Sen set up the Hamburg Fubing Academy for the heirs of the Fubing. Half of the courses in the Fubing Academy are physical education, and in the physical education class, the most important subject is archery.

In the summer, these fubing boys have to go into the mountains and hunt like hunters. It will last for two full months. Even if they catch the prey, they are still not allowed to come out, in order to exercise their ability to endure hardship and survive in the wild. .

"Snapped!"

A Han boy's bowstring trembled and hit the target on the willow tree, while the other boys applauded one after another, and the old soldier glanced at the proud boy, sneered disdainfully, and took the wooden bow from the boy's hand.

With his back to the target, he limped forward a dozen or so steps forward at the boy's position: "Go, throw that target away."

"Whoosh!"

The teenagers stared dumbfounded at the target nailed to the tree trunk, and the arrow tails on the target were still shaking.

They all stared blankly at the old soldier who was limping back. He turned his back to the target, and when the target flew up, he turned around suddenly, drew his bow and shot, hitting the bull's-eye.

The old soldier yawned and continued to sit back on the pony: "You still have to practice, you are still far behind."

Riding on horseback, Feng Sen watched the scene in front of him with a smile.

The spring plowing has arrived, and Feng Sen has been sitting in Tingen for three months. After everything settled down, Feng Sen returned to Hamburg. This time, the wild winter hunt not only increased Feng Sen's territory, but also nearly [-] more hundred households. Place.

Although the loot harvested is comparable to the consumption, the added territory and manpower are real.

Feng Sen's march was smooth, but Oppolit's side was not very optimistic.

They just took down a city for the whole winter, and then they were limited to the cold, rain, and muddy roads. Although they let out a sigh of relief, it was a loss-making business in the end.

As for the Danes led by Arvo, it was really torturous to ask them to attack the city. After looting a bunch of small villages, they returned to Hamburg to eat and drink for more than a month, without any intention of outsiders.

The looted things were basically spent in Hamburg's baths, taverns, casinos, and cuju courts, and many people owed some debts.

Sometimes Feng Sen didn't know whether this group of people came to help the war or to go on vacation.

The two legs gently clamped the horse's belly, and the two-year-old filly gave two conscious bleeps and walked forward.

This little mare is called White Mane. It is Fei Mane's daughter and granddaughter. It is the tallest and most docile pony that has been bred by the racecourse recently. The younger brother who was a head shorter than her.

The horseshoes burst across the dirt road and the green wheat seedlings in the field, the gravel rolled on the ground, and the scent of flowers rose from the fences on both sides of the road.

Go through the tall city gate and walk into Hamburg. After such a long period of development, the permanent population of Hamburg has reached more than 2 people. Most of them work in the docks and the handicraft shops and docks opposite the Alster River. Many government soldiers, Han craftsmen and family members of officials.

On the North German side, Hamburg can be regarded as a very prosperous city.

With the guards by his side, passers-by gave way to Feng Sen and saluted, and greeted Feng Sen loudly. Feng Sen smiled and nodded in response one by one.

When he arrived at the gate of the general's mansion, he asked someone to take the horse away, and Feng Sen walked towards a meeting hall on foot.

The spring breeze blew into the hall through the panes, making the Danish warriors sitting there drowsy, until a guard shouted: "You are so handsome——"

These Danish warriors barely stood up to welcome Feng Sen's arrival.

"Everyone is here?" Feng Sen let a maid take off the outer cloak, and sat on the main seat unceremoniously, "I went to morning exercise today, and I forgot the time. I told you to wait for a long time."

"It's okay, let's sleep for a while, don't delay." A Danish warrior smiled, and the rest of the warriors echoed, not because they flattered them. Among the Danish warriors present, which one of the Danish warriors present was not beaten by Feng Sen on the battlefield and in the arena Pass?

There is no shame in submitting to the strong.

Feng Sen sat down and scanned the hall. On the left were eight or nine Southern Danish Jarres under Alvor's leadership, and on the right were three or five Northern Danish Jarres under Siegfried's seat.

Since Siegfried was defeated, although he barely kept his position as King of Denmark, he lost control of his opponents, many of whom are now surrendered in name but actually independent.

As for these Jarres, there was a reason why they came together this time. Feng Sen offered a temptation they could not refuse.