People in the Middle Ages, draw cards to get promoted

New Habsburg.

On the towering stone walls, the banner of the double-headed eagle fluttered in the wind.

The villagers of Sego Village, after a day's work, will worship under the big oak tree to this "city wall that rose overnight".

Guard officer Leonard has a different view on this: "The city wall that rises overnight, although it is also a miracle, is already commonplace for us."

"That big oak tree that grows at a speed visible to the naked eye every day is an even rarer miracle!"

around the tree of life.

Clusters of green shades began to appear in the dull yellow desert that was originally boring.

Sweet springs reappeared from the dry well, and even the scorching heat became less unbearable.

The closer to the tree of life, the cooler and greener it is.

"In the past few days, I have led you to worship the sacred tree every day, and I feel that I have become ten years younger-this is an adult, and it is the grace bestowed by the heavenly father in the desert."

Leonard prayed devoutly under the tree.

A soldier stood up and patted the dust off his body: "Old Leonard, the sacred oak tree is indeed a miracle, but I always feel that it is more like a pagan Druid miracle."

Leonard snorted, "What druid? You know what!"

The soldier was somewhat disconvinced: "Old Leonard, don't forget, my father is a Breton, and my mother is said to be a priest of the Druids."

"Although I haven't seen her, I saw a seal with this sacred oak in her relics when I was a child."

"Oak trees are nothing unusual."

Leonard curled his lips stubbornly: "Anyway, don't compare those weird pagan gods with adults, who are the sons of God!"

"Of course I think so, but"

"No buts!"

In an instant, the expression on Old Leonard's face became a little ferocious.

The soldier was startled, and quickly said, "I see."

The expression on Leonard's face became kind again: "Let's go, go and monitor those heretics for laziness."

He waved his whip and climbed down the slope to the city wall.

Look at the hired workers who are using logs to transport huge bricks.

Old Leonard shook a whip: "Give me more energy, my lord invited you to come here to build the city, and also allowed you to use it to replace the labor labor that you should perform this year, but you are not asked to come here It's a mess!"

The employees didn't pay much attention to Leonard's posturing.

Old Leonard is not a cruel person, as long as he is not too lazy, he will not be too serious. In addition, although the job is hard, the treatment is really satisfactory.

Not only is there meat in every meal, but you only work ten hours a day, and you have an hour lunch break at noon, and you can get full-colored silver coins.

in the past.

Not to mention the salary, it is exhausted on the road to build the city, and has to be filled into the city wall by the stingy overseer to accompany the mud and bricks.

Because of poaching, the pagan hired worker who was sentenced to hard labor by Lothar put down the stone brick in his hand, and he stared at the miraculous sacred tree below.

"If the pagan gods can bring green and water to this land that seems to be always dim yellow, it seems that there is nothing wrong with converting?"

He was immediately taken aback by the sinful thoughts that emerged in his heart, and he recited several lines of "Holy fire above" one after another.

But once this idea takes root, it is like a weed that grows savagely, and it will never go away.

Faith in this age is powerful, but by no means unshakable, like those Turkified Greeks in Asia Minor.

...

Inside Jerusalem.

Lothar and Hans had just reported to Baldwin IV "the status of the mission completion".

The two walked together, discussing how to fill the vacant positions in the territory after the pagan tyrants were eradicated.

The ownership of the land was indeed taken back, and it was also distributed to the converts for cultivation.

But someone has to collect taxes and manage them.

Although the soldiers who have been transferred by the system are loyal and reliable, they are often illiterate. The knowledge given to them by the system does not include literacy and arithmetic.

This is also the reason why Andreas is reused by Lothar. A person like him who can read and know how to count is really a rare talent.

Lothar thought for a long time, and within a short period of time, it seemed that only the idea of ​​"letting the knights under his command replace the work of taxpayers" was the most reliable.

It can also allow them to carry out basic military training for the citizens, so that when Lothar needs to recruit soldiers, a group of them can only serve as cannon fodder.

The ones who get the land first can only be converts, so they should also serve in the military.

Those who insist on not converting can only continue to cultivate their original land or continue to be serfs.

Of course, the number of people who insist on the latter is quite small.

Although this is not a very benevolent move, Lothar still gained a very high reputation among the pagan leaders.

Because in this era, even for self-cultivating farmers, half tax is [-]% tax, no matter in the East or the West, it is quite a normal thing.

If you are a serf, you will have to work hard for a whole year, and you may not even be able to fill your own stomach.

Hans made a suggestion: "My lord, why don't we ask the church for help?"

Lothar frowned suddenly.

Indeed, the church is the place with the highest literacy rate in this age.

Those clerks, scribes, and other roles who cannot become priests but have received theological education are very suitable as tax collectors who assist knights in collecting taxes.

"However, Hans, you have to know that in the final analysis, the property in the hands of these heretics belongs to me."

Lothar emphasized: "I took back their power to manage the property on my behalf, not to give this power back to the church."

"The management of estates by those who bring in the church is essentially no different from our tax-payers who rely on pagans."

The cake is only that big. The people brought in from the church are not as loyal as the soldiers who have been transferred from the system. They have a huge appetite. In the end, it is no different from collecting taxes through taxpayers.

This goes against Lothar's original intention - a win-win situation where both he and the people can get more benefits.

Hans suddenly said, "I understand."

"Well, my lord, we can open a barracks school to teach knights and soldiers simple arithmetic knowledge. Given their loyalty to you, they will definitely not object."

Lothar nodded: "Now, that's the only way to do it. Fortunately, it's still early before the tax collection day."

He really wanted to use the armored cavalry spear in Hans's hand to unlock the barracks, but quickly gave up on this idea.

Sooner or later there will be barracks and soldiers.

This kind of artifact that can increase the cavalry of the entire army, although new ones will be obtained in the future, if the attributes do not overlap, who would dislike the lack of frontal buffs stacked on one's own side?

...

Back in the Constance Manor, Lothar finally had time to study this simulated battle.

The reward for killing demons is: you will get a simulated battle to complete the task of upgrading.

In other words, the simulated battle is only a task, not a reward. The real reward is "upgrade".

Lothar originally thought that promotion was for his subordinates, but after careful study, he discovered that this "promotion" refers to promotion for his poor "three-star template".

System: The simulated battle scenario you get is: 1453, the fall of Ottoman.Play as Constantine XI, defeat the Ottomans in front of the army of the Ottoman Conqueror, and crush the wolf ambition of the "Conqueror".

Difficulty: High.

Unlockable retinue template: six stars.

It is detected that you have a six-star squire, Jeanne Darc, and you will get an additional simulated battle scenario: Hundred Years' War.

You will play as Charles VII, the Dauphin of France, and crush the manifest ambitions of England and Burgundy to carve up France.

Difficulty: Medium.

Unlockable retinue template: five stars.