Chapter 28 (1/2)
Before meeting the professionals the Duke of Buckingham had brought for the king, the king met another man.
That's general Edmund of angel.
This time the king's plan can be completed so smoothly, and angar state plays a vital role in it. After the coronation, they accepted the king's will and cleaned up the city of METZL, thoroughly solving the problem of the remaining private soldiers of the Grand Duke of grace.
Of course, there are no good meals in the world for no reason.
Naturally, it is not out of loyalty that the anguls are willing to make such a great effort to pacify the rebellion.
The king and angel made a cooperation.
”Thank you for your blessing. I have done your bidding, your majesty.”
General Edmond humbly saluted the king, but he still hesitated.
Because it's time to test the result of their wager.
”I should say thank you, sir.”
The young king was holding a thick book in his hand. When general Edmond came in, he glanced at it and found that it was a manuscript of Theology and legend. The king closed the heavy yellow book and said gently to general Edmond.
However, general Edmond had seen how the king was smiling and solved a group of nobles gently. He didn't dare to take the king's gentleness seriously.
In fact, he was more nervous.
”Don't be nervous, general.” The king saw his mood and said briskly, ”you and your soldiers have done a wonderful job this time. Perhaps you would like to bring back a beautiful iron rose for the mountains of angel? May the friendship between the rose family and the lewelin family last forever. ”
Hearing what the king said, the stone in general Edmond's heart finally lay down.
He gave a happy smile.
The day before yesterday, before the new king party got a piece of paper to fill in the amount by itself, the royalists who wore the iron rose were exempted from the inheritance tax they had to pay before, and received different rewards. Finally, the king personally presented them with a new iron rose medal.
At the moment, the king said that, which means that he intends to fulfill his promise.
”Look at this.”
The king took a written treaty from a desk and handed it to general Edmond.
General Edmond took it in both hands and quickly began to read it. The smile on his face grew bigger and bigger.
The king watched his reaction and had a clearer judgment of angel's situation in his heart - it seemed worse than he expected.
It is a joke to others, but it is a deep scar to anguls that ”anguls can't afford a button on the sleeve of King Legrand with a year's tariff”.
Because they are really poor.
Especially after the adoption of 1134 criminal law, the situation became more and more serious. The natural conditions of angurdo's mountains and swamps restricted their agricultural development. After the criminal law was passed in 1134, angurdo's status was not only low, but also lost the qualification to trade with Legrand.
The border markets were evacuated and replaced by military fortresses. The royal family of Legrand set up a long invisible but real blockade line on the border of anger.
They were trapped in the mountains.
For three hundred years, the anguls have been trying to break out of the blockade by force, but under the harsh natural conditions, the population density of anguls is very low. Even if they win a temporary victory by virtue of military bravery, they will be forced back quickly. Three hundred years is enough time for something to become a habit.
For example, people subconsciously reject and belittle the anguls.
They are considered barbarians.
This time, King angel sent General Edmund, who knew Legrand's etiquette, for this reason. He tried to show people:
angel is not a place of obstinacy.
The king is aimed at angel's pain.
He learned something about angel from his memory.
Over the past few years, angel's rebellion still exists. However, in the time of armed conflict, their massacre of villages is greatly reduced, and their treatment of prisoners of war is not as direct as in the past. Instead, they choose to buy with Legrand. This is actually a signal from angel.
They are seeking the readmission of civilized society.
But before that, the people of Legrand didn't care about these things at all.
The king was willing to give the anguls this opportunity.
If angel sent elite soldiers to help the king put down the rebellion, the commercial gate of the border would be opened again for the angel people, and the trees of angel could appear in the market again. At the same time, they could renegotiate the criminal law of 1134.
“…… The thirty-six states of Legrand are one. In the glory of the Lord, the people of Legrand are brothers in spite of their disputes. ”These are the words in the king's letter.
When necessary, the king did not mind doing something in the name of the Lord that was good for him.
The knight in charge of delivering letters is undoubtedly a strong proof that he is a member of the royal family of angel, but the king accepted him and appointed him as his very important knight in oath.
King Angel hesitated for a long time, finally looked at the oath knight, made up his mind to join the gamble.
Once again, I have to thank Lord Grice.
In the past decades, in order to win a good reputation, he has been known to be tough with the anguls.
The king now thinks that grand duke glas is very amiable. Look how much he has helped himself unconsciously.
Looking at general Edmund's happy departure, the king thoughtfully summoned his oath knight.
After some inquiry, the king confirmed his conjecture.
Angel's situation is really terrible this year. They have a terrible cold If the king didn't send that letter, they would have to bow to the royal family in the end.
”Natural disaster.”