European Emperor Cultivation System

Chapter 115 The King of Haste's London
London, a city founded in the 1st century AD, was initially only used by Rome as a garrison fortress. Soldiers who fought went deep into the hinterland of Britain along the Thames River, and took a rest here. After the Romans evacuated, it was converted into a transit port. continues to this day.

Passant helped everyone pay the entry tax with a bag of spices, and the guards at the city entrance were also very interested in the horned helmets on the heads of the Norman nobles. Li Peijun had to lie that he and his party were different troubadours.

"I didn't expect so many people to inherit the glory of the Great Emperor, but you are the most wealthy I have ever seen, hahaha, please enter the city." The guards let it go when they heard that it was a troubadour.

Troubadours, the elegant name for wandering entertainers, were a more popular group in the Middle Ages.

"Your lord is also a man of profound knowledge. He not only knows English, but also knows the legend of Alfred the Great." After listening to the words just now, Possant felt more admiration in his heart.

"Hey, I've heard about Alfred the Great's reputation in Rouen before. In the hearts of the English people, this guy's status is like that of Frank's Charlemagne." Li Peijun lied again without self-effacing After all, these are what later generations saw online.

This 9th-century English king led the English people to fight against Danish invasion during the terrifying Viking Age. He even disguised himself as a troubadour and sneaked into the Danish military camp. He won the trust of Danish officers through his sonorous singing and unique acrobatics.

After learning that the Danes were neglecting to guard against shortages of supplies, he began a persistent campaign of fortifications and guerrilla warfare that eventually drove the Danes out of England.

At this time in London, there is no Big Ben, no Westminster Abbey, and there are only rows of low-rise houses as far as the eye can see. One-third of the urban land is planned as public land. Although there are only 3 to [-] people, it has not yet been expanded. The urban area is still crowded, except for the main road, there are not even alleyways left between the residences.

Except that the public land near the church is paved with cobblestones, the euphemistic name is: believers of God have no debris on their bodies and no distracting thoughts in their hearts.The rest of the surrounding roads are all natural mud, and there will be a pungent rancid smell wherever you go.

No wonder someone jokingly said: "Medieval London was a city built out of horse manure."

London under the rule of King Haste was not yet the leading big city in England. York in the north and Lincoln in the central and eastern parts were both equal to it, and Winchester in the south was even more powerful than London.

During the Age of the Seven Kingdoms, the Anglo-Saxon tribes fought and fought, and finally the powerful Wessex (West Saxon) unified the Seven Kingdoms. Winchester, the capital of Wessex, naturally became the capital of England. .

The later kings of England naturally used Winchester as the administrative center until Ethelred II, because his succession was too hasty, and his elder brother Edward was assassinated, and he became the heir to the throne without knowing it By.

Regarding the death of Edward, there is no conclusion in history. The mainstream opinion tends to be that it was done under the instruction of Æthelred II’s mother Æthelfrid. Edward greatly safeguarded the rights of the church during his reign. After his death, he was also The church canonized him as a saint, hence the term martyr.

At first, in order to appease Ethelred II, who failed in the competition for the throne, under the instruction of Archbishop Dunstan, Edward enfeoffed the territory of East Saxon to him, sacrificing the interests of some minor nobles in the middle, in exchange for Ethelred Germany II's approval, he is still sitting in West Saxon as usual.

And London, which happens to be the junction of the three places, is in the hands of the King of England at this time.

The jurisprudence was unstable, and without the support of the archbishop, Ethelred II continued to use East Saxon as his stronghold after succeeding as the king of England, and he did not dare to easily set foot in Winchester, where the influence of the church was huge.

His rival, Afia, had been eyeing South Saxon all the time. The two almost fought each other during Edward's reign. Thanks to the archbishop's mediation, the two sides made mutual compromises before temporarily stopping the war.

The south-central and northern areas are the hardest-hit areas of the church, and there are political enemies in the south to make troubles. Ethelred II, the king of England, was very useless. Retaliated and exiled in Normandy.

Of course, this will happen more than ten years later, Li Peijun will naturally not wait until then, and now he wants to make the situation in England as chaotic as possible, so that he can benefit from it.

According to the previous plan, Li Peijun planned to let these noble envoys first recast the Sol on their bodies into local pennies. Now that they have arrived in London, Li Peijun will follow the plan.

"My lords, there is a mint in London, and the Sol on your body can be used to recast it into pennies, so that it can be used for emergencies."

The envoy frowned, seemingly reluctant, "Will it be possible to cut corners when recasting? Besides, isn't Mr. Possant's hard currency very tight, so there's no need for such trouble."

Good guy, these lazy guys are going to eat up all their money, Li Peijun cursed several times in his heart, and he still has to find a way to convince them.

"Your Majesty Possant's in-demand items have almost been squandered, and most of them are sold at cheap prices. The rest of the common ones may not be so sought-after. I'm just afraid that everyone's life will be a little tight in the next few days."

Li Peijun gave Possang winks while talking, Possang understood, nodded and bowed apologetically.

"Mr. Possant has acquaintances in London. Naturally, the mint doesn't have to worry about cutting corners. You can rest assured."

The flickering Li Peijun didn't care about so much, as long as he could convince these guys, he would be happy to say that he and the Pope had a long-term friendship.

"Think about it, with pennies, you can go to English women for entertainment, and the bishop will see the shiny pennies, and God will favor you even more. Most importantly, the next marriage is more or less inseparable from Money."

Li Peijun's heartfelt words touched the group of noble envoys with bad brain circuits, and everyone suddenly realized: "Your Excellency Bruno is right, go to the mint quickly, except for the travel expenses back to the city, the rest of Sol will be recast." gone."

The nobles took out all their family assets and handed them over to Li Peijun. Li Peijun was also pleased to take everyone's Sol, which weighed a full five catties, and more than 1000 Sol filled two cloth bags.

"This group of guys, with so much money on them, must have taken this opportunity to visit the mountains and rivers." Li Peijun thought of having a lot of money, and it is an appropriate description for the current situation.

When they arrived at the Mint, Li Peijun and Possant directly bargained with the manager in market English. Although the two sides were fiercely haggling over the price, the atmosphere was very harmonious. I thought they were reunited after a long absence, and they were reminiscing about the past and saying hello to each other.

"Fortunately, you have brought His Excellency Bruno, otherwise our trip this time will be troublesome."

Another nobleman nodded and said, "Maybe you have to learn English well when you go back, or you won't even know what these English girls are shouting."

"Haha, your mind is full of women, when can you think about something serious."

After a lot of verbal battles, Li Peijun finally took 10% of Sol’s total value as the recasting fee, and the two parties happily reached a deal. Without waiting for the recast pennies, Li Peijun directly picked up the newly minted pennies from the mint. People, no more, no less, exactly a thousand pence.

"Your Excellency Bruno, I didn't expect you to talk so much, and you can talk so much about the old days."

Li Peijun glanced at him, and he didn't want to respond dryly, so he said perfunctorily: "I told you about the recent situation, and I said so much without knowing it."

"Let's go, let's have a good meal."

Li Peijun's stomach has long been growling with hunger, and now that he is rich, it's time to splurge.

(End of this chapter)