People in the Middle Ages, draw cards to get promoted

Chapter 369 Sicilian Economics

The size of the one-horned nightmare horse is even better than the so-called "giant horses" of this era, that is, the draft horses such as Sharmas that are still in the process of "breeding" and are specially used to pull goods and carts. Measured in tons.

Such a colossus, if it was strong enough, would definitely be comparable to a tiger tank on the battlefield.

Lothar turned over and jumped on the horse, beckoning to Jeanna: "Come on, let's have a riding competition."

Jeanna snorted softly, "Pao, it's time for this little black pony to smell your flattery."

Putao was naturally dissatisfied with this strange kind, and snorted excitedly.

The two chased each other in the manor.

The result of the final test is that the one-horned nightmare horse has better stamina, and its speed is equal to that of "grape", but in terms of defense and combat effectiveness, it is far better than the bloody horse.

"That's nice, little guy."

Jeanne whistled.

The unruly grape looked at this "similar" angrily, and wanted to take advantage of Lothar's inattention, grab it by the neck and bite it hard, but immediately saw the one-horned nightmare horse's grinning mouth, Those sharp fangs.

Hell, this freak isn't a horse at all!

Putao kicked off his hooves resentfully and ran away. This guy's bullying and fearful character can be regarded as the same.

Jeanna reached out and touched the one-horned nightmare horse's one-horned horse. Seeing it trembling for a while, she couldn't help laughing and said, "Give it a name."

"do you have any good advice?"

Jean Na tilted her head to think for a while, and seriously made a suggestion: "Radish, let's call it radish."

Lothar was silent.

I have never ridden a witch before, so don't make people innocent out of thin air.

Jeanna wondered: "Isn't it nice? It's really troublesome."

She thought for a while, then clapped her fists: "Just call it 'Invincible', which means that we can win every war it participates in."

"Papa Werner won't be happy."

Lothar raised his brows, "Invincible" is the mount of Alsace, the father-killing beast in his memory, and this name is not auspicious at all: "Your naming skills are really mediocre. Prajna, what do you think it should be called?"

Banruo said without changing his face: "Just call it 'solar eclipse'."

Jeanna wondered: "Is this a good name? Black skin is a solar eclipse, isn't white skin the sun?"

Anyway, better than you get.

"Ok, deal."

Lothar patted "Eclipse" on the head: "Come on, spit fire, let me try the power."

Eclipse took a step back hesitantly, blinking his eyelashes, showing a humanized look of doubt.

"Don't worry, you can't hurt me."

Lothar, who has the milestone of the Volcano King, is almost completely immune to fire damage in the conventional sense. After all, the one-horned nightmare horse is only a four-star extraordinary mount, and the possibility of injuring him is extremely slim.

Under Lothar's encouraging eyes, the eclipse snorted lightly, and sprayed two white smoke from its nostrils. The small green flame disappeared just by licking Lothar's palm a little.

Lothar raised his palm helplessly and showed it to the eclipse.

"Look, there is no injury."

Eclipse's eyes widened in surprise, then he walked back a few steps excitedly and took a deep breath.

Green flames sprang out, and the output power was very stable. Judging by the appearance of the solar eclipse, the consumption of mana was obviously not too high-this is not a good thing, after all, he has a "Winged Knight Helmet", which can make the mount become Unlimited energy.

If the solar eclipse has an attack method with extremely high output power that can drain all energy in an instant, it will perfectly fit with the "Winged Cavalry Commander Helmet" and become a trump card in Lothar's hands.

Alas, eclipse is clearly not enough.

Lothar felt the temperature of the green flame spouted by the solar eclipse, thoughtfully.

The power is similar to the fireball technique he used normally, but the range is not as good as the fireball technique. It is enough to deal with ordinary enemies, but it is a problem to deal with enemies that are slightly more advanced.

However, the solar eclipse is just a horse after all, not a giant dragon, and there is no way to expect it to be independent.

It is not satisfactory.

...

In the Brachner Palace.

Listening to Anna's narration, the Empress couldn't help being a little moved: "He really expressed his willingness to help the empire take back part of the territory of Asia Minor?"

"Of course, Lothar is actually just like me. He doesn't like to owe favors to others."

Anna said helplessly: "Unfortunately, the timing is wrong."

"indeed."

A wry smile appeared on Queen Lagaia's face.

Asia Minor, as the empire's horse breeding ground, source of troops, and natural barrier against infidels, is of great significance to the empire. Unfortunately, the empire did not have the strength to attack the Normans in Sicily and the Turks in Asia Minor at the same time.

Moreover, the land for raising horses, the source of troops, and the natural barriers—all of which cannot conceal the desolation of the interior of Asia Minor. Many Greek nomads who have been Turkified are brave and fierce, and even the Turkic chiefs can't do anything about it. major threat to regional stability.

This means that even if the empire regains Asia Minor right now, it will be a low-quality asset with negative returns for the empire for a long period of time.

Unlike Sicily, where the main commercial routes of the Mediterranean are guarded, the economy is prosperous, and it is also an important transit hub for pilgrimage routes. In addition, the land on the island is fertile and the products are abundant. It can be called the brightest pearl in the entire Mediterranean.

The main point of the current negotiation between the two great empires of the East and the West is, who can split up the greater fruit in Sicily?
As for southern Italy, that is, Apulia, Capua, Calabria and other places, in comparison, they are trivial.

But no matter which part of the Kingdom of Sicily, it is a well-deserved excellent territory in this era.

Although the territory of the Kingdom of Sicily is not large, it is also a powerful country that can be ranked number one in the entire European continent.

Anna snorted softly: "It's a pity, I really can't figure it out. In my opinion, it is impossible for Lothar to be a devout believer. He put away the fertile soil of Sicily and always wanted to go back to his own land full of deserts." What does the territory do?"

"I'm afraid I'm worried about confronting that ambitious Henry Caesar."

Henry Caesar refers to the emperor of the Germanic Empire, father of Crown Prince Henry.

"That's right, who made him a German, the Habsburg family has to beg for food under the emperor's hands."

Anna has investigated Lothar's background, but has always been suspicious of it, because in her eyes, Lothar is more like an old antique who has been sleeping for hundreds of years. The strong man who is currently recovering is not like a self-made young man .

How could it be possible for a small Germanic nobleman to rise to become a prince with extraordinary power in such a short period of time?

Although in the eyes of the Orientals, a lord with thousands of soldiers in his hands and only a hundred thousand people is far from being a big man, but in this era of Europe, he is indeed a top dignitary.

"Anna, are you busy with the association's affairs recently?"

"Busy, of course busy!"

Anna snorted coldly: "A few of my apprentices complain to me every day. Their job is to listen to those foolish people every day, talking about trivial things that have nothing to do with extraordinary power."

"Show me quickly, the ugly witch next door cursed my cow, so it doesn't produce milk."

"My hoe is missing. It must have been stolen by some greedy wizard."

"My lord, that vile and vile neighbor of mine has seduced my wife with demagogy."

Anna learned vividly: "I'm not blaming them for being stupid, but these unfiltered things are sent directly to the association, which really greatly increases the workload of the apprentices I train."

"They have to organize books, transcribe scriptures, practice alchemy, spells, and meditation every day, and they are distracted to deal with these trivial matters. This will not work."

La Gaia said with some embarrassment: "I'm sorry, obviously Maros didn't follow through on my order thoroughly. I will instruct him to recruit more literate scribes to screen every reported rumor."

"Ah."

La Gaia asked: "In short, the empire's next focus will be on recovering the Sicilian military region. Do you have enough energy to form a new extraordinary army with your current potion storage and distribution?"

Anna thought for a while: "If it's just the lowest level bull potion, it's not a problem to reserve it."

"Then let's do it. The Normans in Sicily are not easy to deal with. If the empire sends troops this time, it loses troops again and loses face with our 'allies'. The distribution of spoils will have a negative impact on us."

Lagaia said seriously.

The empire has internal and external troubles, and has accumulated evils for a long time. It is so difficult to regain its vitality.

(End of this chapter)