People in the Middle Ages, draw cards to get promoted

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Time flies like a white horse, just in a hurry.

Ten days had passed since the day of the public trial.

In the past ten days, Lothar's life rhythm tended to be flat.

He asked Jeanne for advice on riding and swordsmanship, studied blood magic with Fringilla, and wrote the second part of the song of winter and hot summer with Hannya.

Occasionally, they will get together to play cards, which is a good pastime, as long as the strength of the card group is controlled, the competitiveness is still there.

The card draw reward for the new week is a stable.

The effect is: greatly reducing the chance of horses getting sick, increasing the success rate of horse breeding, being placed directly outside the city by Lothar, and placed in the ranch managed by the stable chief Ryan.

As expected, the plate armor produced by the blacksmith workshop caused a boom in Jerusalem. The pre-orders of some wealthy lords soared to more than [-] sets in a short period of time, and all of them were refined plate armor.

This part of the returned funds was continued to be invested by Lothar in expanding production capacity and increasing the output of iron farm tools.

As for the grape purple clothes, as the housekeeper Coors expected, he received a cold reception.

People in this era prefer bright colors rather than dull and restrained colors. They would rather dress themselves up in colorful colors like a flying warbler.

The dye workshop has begun to reduce its production capacity. Although it has suffered a small loss, the money is really nothing to Lothar's huge expenses.

As for the follow-up, whether Coors can "create demand" and make clothes of this color popular is his own business.

His Majesty the King has written.

In the letter, Baldwin IV angered half-truthfully: "Lothar, you are the knights who want the kingdom. From today onwards, you will not go to the training ground. They will all gather in the shade to play cards and gamble, right?"

Seeing Lothar's embarrassing expression, the messenger said with a smile: "My lord, in every tavern in Jerusalem now, a group of people can be seen gathering together to play cards, even all night long, but the incidents of fighting have indeed decreased a lot. Everyone thinks that the Gwent card is a good pastime."

Priests think?

Lothar laughed secretly. It should be that Coors spent money to make these priests stand for Gwent, right?

"Mr. Messenger, please wait a moment, I have to write a reply to His Majesty."

Judging from Baldwin IV's joking tone, this matter is not serious, but the ethos of gambling should not be publicized like this, at least it should be banned on the surface.

This letter is not yet finished.

The messenger sent by Earl Raymond arrived again.

After taking it apart, I found that Earl Raymond was a little dissatisfied with him for printing the portrait of the Earl on the card for the entertainment of the common people.

Lothar couldn't help laughing and said: "Sir Raymond's words are out of line, obviously he is dissatisfied with his card effect, which is not as strong as mine."

Although they are all cards that destroy the opponent's melee column.

Lothar can destroy the one with the highest points, and Raymond can only destroy the first one on the left, which makes the difference.

Raymond obviously didn't mean what he said. Printing his heroic image on the card to spread it is much stronger than people giving the monarch nicknames such as "dwarf", "cripple", "fat man" and "bald".

Before that, only the most loyal vassals would hang portraits of their lords in the castle hall.

Now, there are a large number of civilians who cherish their portraits, which obviously helps to enhance their prestige.

"Respected Lord Tiberias, I have already known your will, next time I will launch a more powerful Raymond card, for example - Raymond the Wise, increase all siege devices?"

pen.

I have written my reply.

Lothar let out a sigh of relief, his performance of accepting as soon as he saw it, obviously did not cause too much disturbance among the nobles, otherwise, it would not have been these two frivolous letters.

Although he did not open various workshops in his own name, as long as he has a little knowledge, he will know who the masters behind these workshops are.

Hebron is also changing.

A large number of iron farm tools were continuously produced from blacksmith workshops, distributed to local manors, and then came to tenants and self-cultivating farmers through lease.

The feces produced by the public toilets are collected for composting and transported to the fields.

The division of fields greatly liberated people's enthusiasm for labor. The imperial knights who were assigned to the local area were also entrusted by Lothar to call on the leaders to build irrigation canals.

It can be predicted that this year will definitely be a bumper harvest year.

It's just that this kind of change will take at least one quarter to see the effect.

In addition, the research and development of gunpowder is also underway.

Next to the public toilet, saltpeter can be produced. Although the quantity is rare, it is enough for experimentation.

However, it seems that due to the rules of this world, gunpowder cannot exert its power at all. Even a person like Jeanna who is familiar with the formula of gunpowder cannot prepare gunpowder with sufficient power.

At best, it's just fireworks.

Lothar simply stopped this research, leaving only a small number of people to try to make a "chemical fertilizer" that can be used by local methods.

The food production during this period was really too low.

At noon, the sun was shining brightly.

In his own manor, under the newly built gazebo, Lothar set up a small stove, on which he grilled sliced ​​beef and mutton.

In the snow-like white porcelain plate next to it, there are various spices and white fine salt that are extremely valuable in this era.

Jeanna picked up the barbecue, a mouthful of meat, a mouthful of wine, and the lips were covered with grease.

She said with some emotion: "It's a pity that there is no pepper."

The origin of pepper is the New World.

And the pioneer of the new route.

The Kingdoms of Castile and Portugal were still at war with the Umayyads on the Iberian Peninsula.

Under the banner of "recovering the lost land", people from both sides fought on the Iberian Peninsula, which is covered with mountains, hills and grasslands.

This is because, before the Umayyad Dynasty captured the Iberian Peninsula, the ruler here was the Visigothic Kingdom (believing in Christianity) that gnawed on the wreckage of the Western Empire and stood up.

"Flynn, Hannya, are you two really not going to give it a try?"

Both declined.

Their attitude towards human food is often acceptable, but not necessary.

Sheriff Model trotted in: "My lord, there is a knight outside who wants to see you. He said he is Baron Fulk from Languedoc."

"Let him in."

The blood-stained knight strode into the manor. When he saw Lothar, he knelt on the ground on one knee and said with a sad face:

"My lord, our wife has been attacked by infidels. They claim to be the lords of Dahab and the Port of Ayla - Zayn Aladdin's team. You are required to pay a ransom and send them to the Port of Ayla for a replacement before tomorrow." .”

Lothar frowned: "Don't worry, Baron Fulk, please explain first, which lady are you loyal to?"

"My lord, my wife is Lady Eleanor of Longuedoc."

"Eleanor?"

Lothar frowned.

This one, isn't Leonard's new marriage partner?Want me to pay a ransom?Is this trying to borrow a knife to kill people and provoke a conflict between Leonard and me?

Lothar has also heard about this Eleanor.

She is the bloodline of the Anjou, that is, the Plantagenet family, in Languedoc. Although she is also named Eleanor, she is not the same person as the Grand Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine.

She is a devout pilgrim and has lived in the Holy Land for quite a long time. If she thinks about it, she has hooked up with Leonard a long time ago.

After all, if Leonard wants to expand his strength through marriage, choosing local female nobles is the best choice.

Lothar said thoughtfully: "Knight, you should have come directly from Gaul, right?"

If it is a local nobleman, they must know the relationship between him and Leonard's monarch and ministers, but it is far from harmonious, and Zayn Aladdin's intentions are also very clear.

Fulk was a little puzzled, but still nodded and said, "That's right, my lord."

"It's a good opportunity. Zayn Aladdin thinks that I, the new lord, has few troops and is extremely weak. He has repeatedly provoked me, and if I fight back, it's not a breach of the peace treaty, is it?"

If it is not necessary, Lothar is unwilling to bear the nickname of "Breaker".

"Send someone, call all the knights and armored sergeants under my command, it's time to take back the port of Ayla and the city of Alandelle."

Fulk said a little excitedly: "My lord, thank you for your assistance. You are indeed the most benevolent and generous lord of the Kingdom of Jerusalem."

He secretly looked at Lothar's side face, thinking to himself, this lord is indeed as handsome as the one painted on the card.

Lothar smiled and waved his hand: "Go and recuperate, Baron Fulk, I admire you for being a loyal knight. When you wake up, the lady you are loyal to will appear here safe and sound."

After Lothar finished speaking, he got up and prepared to call the imperial knights and hussars who were entrusted in various manors and villages.

(End of this chapter)