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

Feng Sen also heaved a sigh of relief, sat back on the wheelchair, and began to think carefully about what happened before.

Half a day ago, a scout suddenly came from a distance and told Feng Sen that the team of cavalry who had just left had suddenly returned. Not only that, but all of them were injured, and there were only three of them left.

When they escorted Lyudmila to Hamburg, two of them died on the spot due to excessive blood loss, and only the last one brought the news that Feng Sen had expected: Widukind rebelled again.

However, they did not attack Hamburg southward. Instead, they crossed the Elbe River and arrived at Stade. After joining up with the Friesian rebels, they successfully expanded their numbers to 1, and then continued southward to Bremen.

Of course, they also left 500 people wandering outside Hamburg. On the one hand, they blocked the messenger, and on the other hand, they also monitored Feng Sen to prevent him from going back on his word and stealing without talking about Wude.

Lyudmila was planning to go to Eupolit in the northeast of Hamburg, but was hit by the ranger left by Vidukind, so the previous incident happened.

This was basically within Feng Sen's expectation. Next, once the situation deteriorated, as long as these two bannermen had trained well, it would be Feng Sen's time to leave the mountain.

When do you have the most military exploits?Of course, the more battles he fought, the more achievements he made. After all these battles, Feng Sen had only one goal, and that was the Duke of Saxony.

【Duke Conquest】

[Requirement: Obtain the title of duke in a de jure territory]

[Reward: Unlock the Jasper Dragon mechanism and related decisions. 】

[Jade Dragon: Open the Silk Road Mechanism and Celestial Dynasty State Mechanism, and unlock relevant resolutions]

Every time Feng Sen turns on the Clausewitz engine, he is very envious when he sees this achievement. Jasper Dragon, that is a very outrageous dlc in Crusader Kings 2, and one of its unique skills is the Emperor's Grace Broken First Fist, which is to summon soldiers from the Celestial Dynasty, which can instantly smash some powerful forces into a small country.

However, Feng Sen's Clausewitz engine has always liked castration. I wonder if there is a mechanism for retaining the interaction of Huang En?Moreover, the soldiers in the game are Martian soldiers, but this is the real world. Tang Dezong is in trouble this year, so where will the soldiers come to support him?

But even so, the other mechanisms were enough for Feng Sen to go all out.

The reason why Feng Sen wants to make the situation messy is to win the duke position. Feng Sen needs to show in front of Charlemagne that he has the ability to make the Saxons submit, and that only he has the ability to make them submit. In this way, Charlemagne Only then will Feng Sen become the Duke of Saxony and give him sufficient autonomy.

Showing Charlie that competence is only the first element, the second is loyalty.

This loyalty, at least on the surface, is enough to convince Charlie, enough to convince most of the Paladin scholars.

The third element is jurisprudence, or blood.

I still have Vidukind's daughter Gisela, if not, marry her to get the legal principle of Saxon co-ownership, at this time, Gisela can't be left alone, Feng Sen doesn't care whether you are a nun or not.

In the name of righteousness, it is considered to have legal principles. Don't underestimate the reputation of the teacher. The nobles and landlords of this era really depend on their blood.

Most of the current Saxons are a blood clan society. In their view, blood is the best bond. If I have Saxon blood in my body, I will naturally be closer.

Thinking of this, Feng Sen suddenly felt a little funny. He raised his head, and besides himself, there were four people sitting in the main room, namely Princess Ador of Frank, Princess Lyudmila of Eupolit, Princess Gisela of Saxony and Princess Arvo of Denmark.

What shape is this?princess link?

Sliding the wheelchair to the threshold of the house, Feng Sen stood up and moved the wheelchair across the threshold, then sat on it again, and continued to slide forward.

Outside the house, Wang Sima stood under the oak tree and had been waiting for a long time.

"What did Vidukind say?" Feng Sen asked in a low voice as he came to Wang Sima on a wheelchair.

"He said it was a misunderstanding, and he didn't expect the leader's rebellion."

"Hmph." Feng Sen sneered, "What else did he say?"

"He said that he is willing to take all the trophies of Bremen as compensation, and don't split the bill, and give it all to you. Besides..." Wang Sima took out a piece of papyrus and handed it to Feng Sen, "This is from Widu Kinder Another compensation, he declared that he would marry his daughter to you, because he only has one daughter, so he would let you inherit the entire Saxon territory and become the chief of Saxony.

"Nonsense."

This Vidukind really had a good idea. He just gave away the things that could not reach his hands as a favor. As for his daughter, he threw them around like a thing.

As for inheriting Saxony, it is nonsense. In Feng Sen's plan, Vidukind must die before he can marry Gisela, because in this era, vague definitions are more useful than clear ones.

As for the contract between Feng Sen and Vidukind, it has actually become empty talk. Since the Saxon troops who followed and the two Saxon leaders who led the team died, no one has been able to prove all this.

In the original agreement, Zhenhui and the Saxon leader exchanged documents to ensure that both parties could abide by the contract. Otherwise, Feng Sen and Vidukind would be unable to eat and walk around by publishing the documents.

But in fact, the deputy of the Saxon army who disclosed the information did not know that there was still this link, and Zhenhui saw the clue. Although the deputy had disturbed all this, Feng Sen almost won the spoils of Bremen in a chaotic melee.

However, there is another important reason why Feng Sen and Vidukind did not start a war immediately, that is, Feng Sen's stolen goods have not been sold yet, and at the same time, he also needs Vidukind to make a fuss, and Vidukind does not want to fall out with Feng Sen for the time being.

"Is this a letter from him?" Feng Sen unfolded the volume of documents.

"Yes, but only a marriage contract and nothing else."

"Ask Zhenhui to help me draft a letter to Charlemagne, and attach this as well, saying that even if I die, die outside, and die under the sword of Widukind, I will never marry a nun who serves the gods. I only hate that I am seriously injured, and Princess Ador is still in Hamburg, unable to fight, otherwise I will make Vidukind look good!"

"Here."

Picking up the marriage contract, Wang Sima was about to leave, but Feng Sen stopped him again: "Wait a minute, there is one more thing."

Watching Wang Sima turn around, Feng Sen said with a smile: "Send someone to ask the messenger again, does Vidukind know how to build ladders and attack cities? Is there a lack of simple armor? Is there no condiment that can be preserved for a long time in the army? If so, then there are still many things to discuss between us."

Chapter 84 Attack on Charlemagne

Charlie's palace is not located in the capital of the Earl of Minden, because it is just a small town with less than 5000 people. The real location of Charlie's palace in Minden is Paderborn.

Pader represents the four-kilometer-long Pad River near the territory, and Born means hot springs. Paderborn has more than 200 hot springs, and it will not freeze even in the cold winter months.

In such a beautiful and dense environment, people should feel extremely comfortable, as if everything is slowing down.

But in the empty palace, everything is the opposite. Compared with the normal rhythm, everything in the palace seems to be accelerated.

Every minute and every moment, envoys came in and out with hurried steps. The envoys gathered from all directions came to the palace on horseback, but after a while, they would go to all directions at high speed on horseback.

"Your Highness, a letter from the Earl of Hamburg has arrived."

"Choose the important ones and forget about the words of praise."

"Of order, um... The Earl of Hamburg said that Princess Ador is still with him, please rest assured that he will take good care of the princess and will never let anything happen to her.

Also, the road from Hamburg to Eupolit has been blocked by Widukind. Princess Lyudmila failed to return and was intercepted halfway. God bless her, she saved her life and is now recuperating in Hamburg.

The land in Hamburg is all newly opened land, and its fields cannot support Feng Sen's more than 1000 soldiers. He said that he needs more food and assistance.

In addition, Vidukind sent a letter of persuasion, saying that he was willing to marry his daughter Gisela to Count Anthony, and promised that after the matter was completed, Feng Sen would inherit the title of Duke of Saxony. If Feng Sen was unwilling, he would flatten the Earl of Hamburg. "

"Nonsense!" Charlie couldn't help but snorted coldly, "Does Vidukind really think that everyone is that group of ignorant pagan nobles? And does he dare to attack Hamburg? If he attacks Hamburg, then I will save trouble."

"Then, Your Highness, how should the Earl of Hamburg reply to the letter?"

Charlie pondered for a while, knocked on the table and said in a deep voice: "First of all, protect the two princesses, but if there is a chance to attack Vidukind's back, the lives of the princesses can be temporarily put aside, I will not be harsh, just say is my order.

Second, tell him to be patient first, I will mobilize a batch of supplies and let some merchants try to transport them to him from the Elbe River.

Third, don't act rashly until he recovers from his injury. The position of Hamburg is very important, and it is easy to lose.The document that named him the Earl of the Frontier hasn't been issued yet, has it?For the time being, let's not say it, tell him that as long as he can hold Hamburg in this battle, he will be named the Earl of the Frontier.

Fourth, try to send cavalry to break through Vidukind's blockade, and contact the Eupolites to see if they can pass on the news. "

"Follow Your Majesty." Diodorf sat on the sloping writing table beside him, dipped his quill pen into the ink, and began to write quickly on the papyrus.

"Eric." Charlie was about to take a rest, when he suddenly saw a man wearing a chain armor helmet walking in the door, he immediately asked, "How's the situation?"

The person who came was Charlemagne's current military minister Eric.

"Your Highness, the situation is still quite serious." Eric walked to the table in front of Charlie, pointed to the map on the table and said, "On June [-], Widukind raised his troops and did not go south to attack Bremen or Hamburg, but went west and joined forces with the leader of the Frisian rebel army, Elard, and first ransacked several properties in Friesland before going south.

On June [-]th, Widukind finished looting Friesland, besieged your Friesland palace, and began to go south.

On June [-], the Villetti declared war on Eupolite. The Eupolite people were caught off guard and had already been invaded into the country and were asking for support.

On June [-], Widukind arrived in Bremen and began to rest and gather nearby Saxon peasants and soldiers, while the Frisian rebels guarded the Weser and delivered supplies from Lübeck and Dietmarschen.

Lübeck occupied by Vidukind can buy iron ore and amber fur from the North Sea, and Frisian merchants can exchange them for grain and salt. It seems that Vidukind is planning to use Bremen as a base for transporting materials.

So far, Widukind is still resting and relocating the army in Bremen, and has not made any new moves. "

Charlie sighed softly, and threw a few documents to Eric: "Widukind has already marched. He ran to Dannenberg and reached the Elbe River. The Sorbs also participated, and they sent troops to besiege Magdeburg. The Eupolites were restrained by the Veleti, and they could not send support at all."

Eric quickly took the paperwork and looked it over carefully: "The situation is even worse."

"Is it bad?" Charlie laughed instead. "I think it's pretty good. Normally, these rebels are like mice, hiding in the sewers. We can't find them at all, but now they have come out by themselves, or together, which saves a lot of trouble."

"But there are so many of them, our strength is still..."

"No, no, there are not many people, how many people do you think? [-]? [-]? No, it is a dozen or two thousand. They do not obedient each other. You believe it. I just say to the Fervos to be independent of the River River. They are willing to go to the eyes of Ve Du Jinde." Charlie touched his chin. After defeating, you will not be a rebels, how can you defeat them at the minimum price? "

"Your Highness is wise and wise beyond King David."

"Don't say these flattering words. Although they are a mess, they will turn into a flood if you are not careful. I am afraid that I will not be blessed by the heavenly father and let them ravage the land and lives of the heavenly father's believers." Charlie stroked the ball on the cane, "How many soldiers can we gather now?"

"6000 people, 2000 of your guards, 3000 free militias drawn from the core area, and some local nobles and lords, they can also come up with about 1000 people." Eric thought about it. "Well, the conscription order has been issued, within half a month, we should be able to expand this part of the army by about [-].

Among the existing troops, there are 2000 armored knights, 1000 foot knights, the rest are infantry, and [-] archers.

Several nearby monasteries and churches also sent dozens of people to participate. Middenway Church and even the bishop personally led the team. They were all elites in armor. "

"Let the surrounding lords and vassals send out another 200 people to make up 7000 people." After a while of silence, Charlie's voice gradually became a little higher, "Eric, do you know? If Vidukind wants Magdeburg, let him go! And I will take Detmold and wipe out all the Saxon rebellions in Westphalia.

He loves playing Magdeburg?Then let him go, because under the light of the Father, he will definitely not be able to take it, and I will wait for him in Detmold. My Magdeburg can fall countless times, but once his Detmold falls, it will never be regained, because I will completely destroy it! "

Chapter 85 pdd rattan armor

It has been seven days since the northern part of Hamburg was locked down, and life in Hamburg has hardly been affected.

Viking slaves and Saxon packers are still working in the fields, and the work of the household bannermen is continuing. Feng Sen recently discovered a salt well in the forest a little south of Hamburg, and the water that was pumped was full of yellow and transparent brine.

But one problem is that Feng Sen knows how to purify coarse salt into fine salt, but he doesn't know how to turn brine into coarse salt.

However, something is better than nothing. Looking back to see if there are craftsmen and scholars who understand this industry, and invite them over. It is really impossible. The Clausewitz engine can also summon Central Plains craftsmen.

Standing in an accounting room in Xingyefang, Feng Sen watched Cui Xutuo, Wang Sima, and Kongmu officers in the two armies sweating profusely calculating the land and workshop harvest, and couldn't help sighing.

In fact, except for umbrellas and fans that are selling well, Feng Sen is currently at a loss whether it is tempeh or soy sauce, and he has to buy one or two Solidars every month.

In terms of civilian handicrafts, Feng Sen's workshops are basically money-losing businesses.

Moreover, in this era, whether it is the Central Plains or Europe, they like to drink low-alcohol alcohol. The locals are not used to drinking distilled high-alcohol alcohol such as baijiu, which is a bitter cold place and poorer Slavs like it.

But you Slavs are also poor ghosts, what do you earn from your place?slave?Feng Sen doesn't need so many slaves for the time being, and the food is not enough. If he uses wine to replace people, the food will be even more insufficient.

Although there is a market for low-alcohol wine, Feng Sen's output is enough for his own drinking.

Therefore, there are only two ways out for the liquor workshop at present, one is to make wine from pine nuts, and the other is to extract perfume with high alcohol.

Not enough craftsmen, Feng Sen tugged at his hair annoyedly, he wanted to go to the battlefield to kill people again, the income from looting is much faster than making by himself.

"Jie Shuai, the basic statistics are out."

"Oh?" Feng Sen cheered up, "How is it? What is the most suitable price?"

"A set of two rattan armor plus a rattan plate, the total price is two Solidas. The rattan armor is made of vines and wooden strips, some leather, and pine tar. The cost of each piece is mainly pine tar. One piece costs about two or three deniers, and the production time is about 30 days."

These monkey-style rattan armors are actually made of vines and wooden strips made into wooden armors and wooden shields, and then repeatedly soaked and dried in pine tar. The protective power of the pine tar rattan armor has been tested by Feng Sen in actual combat.

But helplessly, the weapons here are even more rubbish. Those elite fighters are okay, and the bottom soldiers even cut a wooden stick and went on the road.

Compared to having nothing, Feng Sen believed that Vidukind was still willing to spend some money to arm those young and strong soldiers who lacked armor and weapons.

In addition, although the rattan armor is relatively rubbish, the effect of the rattan plate is really good, because the rattan plate is light, and it is most suitable for cutting legs with a rolling knife.

"In 30 days, we can sell the rattan armor we had in stock first. How much stock do we have?"

"The 350 pieces were all eliminated from previous training and actual combat."

"Okay, you go and contact a few clever hundred households and chiefs, and let them take these to Vidukind for sale."

"Here."

350 pieces, after conversion, after deducting the toll and cost, the profit is about 650 solida. Feng Sen has no worries about sales. He knows that Widukind may not have much money, but the Frisians are rich.

You know, in the big rural areas of Franklin, the Frisians are one of the few small shops that can buy goods from the outside, and they are definitely rich.

The current market price of armor is - a leather helmet with metal armor is priced at six Solidars, and a pair of half-body armor is priced at twelve Solidars. Although Feng Sen's Pinduoduo rattan armor has a lower protection of [-] million points, compared with the price of other armors, the price/performance ratio is really too high.

The rattan armor doesn't think you are poor, but you still think the rattan armor is not durable?

However, it is still too slow to make money this way. Although Feng Sen knows that there is no rush, he is still a little anxious. Now he is not even close to the small goal of paying the old subordinates their original wages. Of course, he is anxious.

In fact, from the perspective of others, Feng Sen has already made a lot of money, because Western Europe is generally poor, and it is not bad to earn [-] solida, but Vidukind needs iron ore, wool, beeswax and livestock as mortgages.

In this era, the European economy is in decline, the nobles are poor ghosts, and the church is also poor ghosts.

In 793, Charles asked all churches and monasteries to give money to the victims of the disaster. The richest earl and bishop only took 20 solida, and many small churches could not afford the minimum requirement of 5 solida.

A church like Bremen that has collected nearly [-] solidars in cash belongs to the relatively ruthless rich people who are exploited.

So how much is the two thousand Solidar equivalent to the Central Plains?Due to differences in dietary structure, the exchange price of rice and wheat is too complicated, so a rough calculation is made based on the weight of gold.

In the early Tang Dynasty, the gold-to-silver exchange ratio was about [-]:[-], later it rose to [-]:[-], and in the Song Dynasty it rose to [-]:[-], so the current exchange rate of [-]:[-] is used for the time being.

Each solidida is equivalent to 4.5 grams of gold, and two thousand solididas are 9000 grams of gold. Calculated according to the Tang Dynasty's one tael and 42 grams, that is 214.3 taels of gold and 1714 taels of silver. The exchange between silver and copper coins is still very stable, one tael to one tael.