People in the Middle Ages, draw cards to get promoted

Chapter 205
In the living room, at the banquet welcoming Baron Argonne.

Lothar had a good conversation with the baron.

One intends to win over, and the other has decided to join Lothar's command with a clear-cut banner, intending to find a way out for himself.

The two hit it off.

Argon stuffed a piece of barbecue into his mouth and said:

"My lord, I understand your desire to abolish the tax system, but without those Saracens headmen, I can't even maintain my effective rule over the territory."

He paused slightly, and said, "Not many knights are willing to learn the language of pagans, and they are not even willing to go to their fiefs."

"We Frankish people are not good at ruling, we are better at war."

If there were no taxpayers, Baron Argonne felt that the money he could collect would be even less.

It is also necessary to consider setting up a special tax collection agency and sending guards to protect it.

Only the tax-bearers, who have lived here for generations, know every copper and every grain that the rascals have stashed.

Although they can also benefit, and even get a lot of money, but they don't have to worry about it!

It's a win-win.

"But it won't be embraced, Baron."

Lothar got serious.

The Kingdom of Jerusalem's rule over the Levant is more like colonial rule, with ostentation.

Argon was a little surprised and said: "My lord, I don't understand why you have to get the support of these heretics? Do you expect to recruit these cowardly and cowardly people to fight for you during the war?"

He clenched his fists, full of confidence: "Our knights are enough to destroy everything, let them be used as cattle, sheep, livestock, to farm for us, provide grain and meat, and the war should be left to us noble nobles and knights. "

Lothar sighed softly. Although Argon is still loyal, he is not an order knight after all, and cannot obey his orders unconditionally.

"Baron Argonne, you should have seen my guards in the city? What do you think of them?"

Without waiting for Argon to reply, Lothar added: "I am not referring to my ax-wielding guards, but also the square shield infantry."

Argon thought for a while, and said sincerely: "Very elite, my lord, they are well-equipped and well-trained. I have seen their drills, and they are considered a good sergeant."

"They used to be the pagans in your mouth. Of course, they have converted to orthodoxy."

Lothar looked at Argon's face full of disbelief, and in his heart, he completely gave up the idea of ​​expanding the "New Deal" in the Trans-Jordanian territory.

"I see, my lord!"

Argon suddenly showed an excited expression: "You did not hesitate to pay such a high price in order to spread the gospel of the Heavenly Father, and you want to convert these pagans to the righteous faith. This is simply a noble act of a saint."

"I just now understand what you mean. It's really stupid."

"It's just that I have also tried to convert the pagans in the territory. They obey on the surface, but they still do their own way in private."

Faced with Argon's misunderstanding, Lothar nodded helplessly: "Yes, that's it. But it's not your fault. Many people regard pagans as uneducable, but aren't they also the creation of the heavenly father? ?”

"In Northern Europe, many clans and the Baltic Sea coast, many people retain a double faith, both believe in the Father, practice witchcraft, and sacrifice to pagan gods, but no one accuses them of being evil heresies--in far away continental Europe In this land, we should be more tolerant in terms of belief."

"You are right."

Argon showed a deeply inspired look.

Lothar sighed secretly, talking to people other than Baldwin IV in this era, the gap is too serious.

This often results in a situation like "chicken talking with duck".

Even if the subordinates who have been transferred through the system cannot figure out the deep meaning of Lothar, they will at least follow his ideas and will not be stubborn.

Time flies, and it is three days in a blink of an eye.

In the past three days, nobles from all over the country arrived at Ella Port with their families, knights and guards.

They were all well received by Lothar.

The banquet was held on the second day. From morning to night, there was unlimited meat, grain, wine and honey, which made them feel the generosity and wealth of the new earl.

This is also to demonstrate its own strength.

If you have money, you will naturally have soldiers, even if you don't count the ax guards and hussars who have already made a name for themselves in the Holy Land.

Not counting those brave and brave remaining veterans, just talking about the uniform march and training of the recruited peasants and soldiers under Lothar shocked them greatly.

Accompanied by the grand knight competition, the whole banquet will be pushed to a climax.

Hans won consecutive victories all the way, which can be regarded as fulfilling his dream of being the champion of the unfinished knight competition in Austria.

Lothar sat on the throne and kept receiving the lords and knights who came forward to meet them.

Or reconcile the contradictions between each other and make a fair arbitration to avoid turning the contradictions into wars.

Lothar also prepared gifts in return for them, including: a hardcover set of Gwent cards, porcelain from the East, silk fabrics, gold and silver ornaments.

The handwriting looks huge, but in fact, if many items are sold to the system mall, the income is extremely limited, and they are all things with high added value.

Lothar is in his own hands, and it is difficult to realize it in a short time.

Otto stood under the stage, receiving less important guests on behalf of Lothar, the smile on his face froze.

As Lothar's elder brother, when he went to receive these people, he would not appear negligent, and could greatly relieve Lothar's pressure, but where had he seen such a battle before?
The largest banquet held by Count Werner, the number of people who came could not keep up with one-third of the banquet.

Even in the entire Kingdom of Jerusalem, the scale of this banquet is not too small.

That's how reputation comes from.

The reason why Countess Stephanie was hailed as the "knight in a skirt" was to put it bluntly because she gave money generously.

Fame is something that is useful and useful.

It's useless to say it's useless.

For a prince like Lothar who is interested in expanding the territory, conquering Sinai, and even the granary of Egypt, reputation is naturally crucial.

With his reputation, with a wave of his arm, he can summon a large number of knights with meritorious deeds from the kingdom to serve him for free - after the war, he only needs to give them the territory that Lothar has no time to control as a reward.

Fame is also linked to prestige. If reputation is not important, where are the monarchs who will go on and take part in the Eastern Expedition?

They spent a lot of money, willing to risk bankruptcy, traveled thousands of miles, and went on an expedition to this so-called "sacred land", and the territory they conquered could not be included in their own rule, so why?
Isn't it the word "prestige"? If you have prestige, the vassals will be more convinced of you, and the rule will be more stable. No matter how much you extort money, no one dares to raise the flag to rebel.

Bards patrolled the arena, dancing, playing the lute, and many of them were even flirting with some amorous ladies. Perhaps during the banquet, they would sneak into the stables or barn for a show. Exchange of bodily fluids.

And their husbands didn't care about it, and they were drinking and playing cards with their colleagues in full swing.

There are also people who are not keen on the popular entertainment and social mode of Gwent cards, and gather together to drink and eat meat, and talk about the world.

"In my territory, a strange person came some time ago. He hides in his hut every day and lives alone. He only comes out from time to time to buy some food from the villagers."

"Someone saw him haunting the cemetery, picking up human bones, and I'm not sure if it's true or not."

"That's your domain, man!"

"That's right, your courage is really too small."

"But that may really be an evil wizard. Brother, we should all know that there are always a group of people in this world that we can't afford to provoke, such as spell casters, or the Earl."

There was a silence.

Not everyone likes or respects the new lord on their head, at least not all of them.

There are many people who think that Lothar just had shit luck and got the witch to work, and then he made it to the sky.

Speaking of Lothar's titles of "Werewolf Killer" and "Dragon Slayer", they would smack their lips with disdain and say, "If I have a witch to work for, I can do it too."

Just like the legend of King Arthur and the Fairy in the Lake, some people think that it was King Arthur's heroism that conquered the Lady of the Lake, while others say that it was the Excalibur bestowed by the Fairy in the Lake that made Arthur.

Of course, even if they thought so in their hearts, they would never say it out loud.

(End of this chapter)