European Emperor Cultivation System

Chapter 33 Chaos
Castle of the Marquis Édouard at night, on the outskirts of Compiègne
"I didn't expect Robert to be quite nimble." Edward took the letter from Robert's messenger.

Edward seems to have known the content of the letter, and he took it apart without any hassle. The upper half of the parchment scroll was smeared with ink. It should have been covered up for fear of people finding out after writing it. The bottom part reads lightly Four words.

"Pipin the palace." Edward couldn't help but read out, with a hint of a playful smile.

"Thanks to his racking his brains, he finally wrote such a code." Edward put the whole parchment on the kerosene candle, and after a while, only ashes remained.

"Lord Marquis, now Robert has formed an alliance with us, so we can make a move." Earl Roland couldn't help but stepped forward in two steps, expressing his thoughts to the Marquis.

Edward remained calm and composed, "We'll wait until England takes action, and now continue to follow the original plan."

"Robert is not a reliable candidate after all, so don't expect too much from him." Edward continued to add
"Sure enough, my wisdom is still not as good as that of the Marquis." Roland said a few words of flattery.

Edward put his hands on the stage and supported his chin, looking confident.

"If you don't rush for a while, you can live forever."

On the other side, on the outskirts of Rouen, the castle of the Baron of Mornes

"Bruno, what are you cooking? It smells so good." Bernard was burning firewood, while raising his head from time to time to sniff the food in the boiler.

"I want you to feel what real food is." Li Peijun will not be able to find a knife and fork for a while, but will just hold the hard bread as a spoon and keep stirring in the pot.

The rich aroma rushed from the pot, Li Peijun swallowed the saliva stuck in his throat, and continued to work harder to adjust the heat and taste.

"Bernard, the firewood is not enough, add more firewood."

"Bernard, do you have any salt, break a piece."

"Bernard, do you have coarse grain wine, bring some here."

Li Peijun kept ordering Bernard to add fuel to the fire, and he was also busy.

"There is a mission, enjoy the delicious food."

This scallion-boiled mutton is full of fragrance, and the appearance is also beautiful and delicious.

"Okay, let's get out of the pot." Li Peijun hurriedly called Bernard to put out the fire, and was ready to start with the pot.

"Bruno, I can't believe that you can cook these novel things. I've never seen them when I grow up." Bernard's saliva was already drooling just by smelling the smell.

"Come here, try a piece." Li Peijun put a piece into his bowl.

"Oh, this is really delicious. I've never eaten such a delicious thing before." Bernard was still unsatisfied after eating, and planned to eat another piece.

"Hey, don't eat so fast, save some for me." The two of them seemed to be robbing each other, and the whole pot of mutton was quickly eaten up.

Li Peijun took a look at the remaining soup. There was still some oil and water. "What to do with this soup? It would be a pity to just pour it out."

Bernard was hiccupping and stroking his beer belly non-stop.

"Well, come on, let's dip the bread and eat it." Bernard took out two pieces of hard bread and threw them into the boiler.

If it were in the Song Dynasty, which is the other half of the world at this time, Li Peijun should beg for a bowl of rice to make rice at this time, but it is a pity that bread is the staple food here in Western Europe.

Li Peijun picked up a piece of bread with mixed feelings and took a sip.

"Huh? It's not bad." The rough taste became quite delicious after soaking in the mutton soup. Li Peijun also accepted it readily, and the two dipped the bread again and ate it.

"It can't be done, it can't be done, I can't eat anymore." Both of them lay on their backs on the chairs after eating too much. The pot was clean now, and the oil stains on the inner wall were also scratched clean.

"The task is completed, and the skill point is +1."

"Help me hiccup, that hiccup, cooking full... hiccup."

"The skill has been upgraded successfully, and the current cooking has reached the highest level lv5."

"Well, good night, world."

Li Peijun just leaned his head on the chair and fell asleep with his eyes closed.

The curtain of a new day opened by the dawn, the sun comes to the world with its light, and a beautiful day begins again.

"Okay, let's go to Rouen again today." Li Peijun picked up his sleeves and tightened his belt a little tighter.

Rouen in the morning is a city full of vitality, and Li Peijun kept observing and wandering around places with frequent population flow to see if there are any new discoveries.

The market is similar to yesterday, except that every few shops have a simple wooden platform.Li Peijun stepped forward to look, and there was just a balance on it.

One side of the balance has been put weight, but the other side is empty, I don't know what it is called, and Li Peijun can't figure it out for the time being.

"Hi, excuse me."

A merchant led a customer to the balance, and the merchant pointed with his finger to signal the guest to put silver coins on it.

"It turns out that the weight is used to judge the quality." Li Peijun understood now.

I saw the guest put the Sol in his hand on the other side of the scale. The scale showed signs of slowly balancing, but eventually it fell to the side of the weight.

"Look, I'll tell you that your silver coins are of low quality." The trader seemed a little complacent, and leaned forward to check the scale again.

"Good guy, 20% of the quantity is missing." The vendor readjusted the weight, which can be regarded as getting the balance to a level state.

The merchant restored the balance and walked back to the customer with the silver coins, "I'm telling you, I won't accept your silver coins, but you can accept them if you want. It will be calculated at 80% of the normal value."

The guest was so humiliated, his face was very embarrassed, and he snatched it away. "Hmph, let me tell you, you profiteers, who knows if you have tampered with the balance, I won't buy from you anymore."

Seeing the customer leave in a huff, the vendor felt a little regretful, after all, his business was also ruined.

Li Peijun watched the whole process silently on the sidelines. After a whole day of observation, he found that most of the traders suffered losses to varying degrees. Order slowly descends into chaos.

The twilight of dusk lightly painted a bright sun under the horizon. From the opening of the market in the morning to the closing of the market in the evening, the problem of inferior silver coins became more and more serious, but the source was still unknown.

At the same place and at the same time, Li Peijun caught sight of the people from the guilds from yesterday again.

"There is no way to go on like this. If everyone is treated equally, the entire market will soon be left with only low-quality silver coins. If they are not recognized, this situation will continue today. Everyone's daily income will hardly be able to afford taxes. "

"Let me tell the Duke of Normandy about the situation tonight. I hope he can pay attention to this matter and try his best to help everyone get a tax suspension. I believe the Duke will understand our difficulties." The tall one was as safe as before. .

The eldest president looked serious. Although he spoke slowly, he tried his best to express his meaning clearly, "I'm afraid it will take a few days. Your Excellency the Duke is going to Le Havre this afternoon."

The rest of the people had surprise written on their faces, "Why are you going there?"

"The pirates in England looted the merchant ships along the coast, and the Duke recruited troops to fight against the bandits." The elder knocked the floor with his crutches and sighed.

"It seems that I have to carry it by myself these few days." The man with the beer belly still complained blindly.

"Anyway, I'd better report this situation to Earl Brandt first, and wait for the Duke to come back and talk about the rest."

The respected chairman twirled his beard, his face was full of helplessness, "It's only for the time being, it's been a troubled time recently."

"It's always like this when the regime changes. It will be fine after a while when the situation stabilizes." Everyone comforted and encouraged each other.

"What a coincidence? Is there a pirate attack at this time?"

Li Peijun felt that the whole thing seemed to happen by a coincidence.

　Palace Chancellor Pepin: The Frankish Palace Chancellor was originally the court director of the Frankish Merovingian Dynasty, and later gradually evolved into the actual ruler of the dynasty. In 751 AD, the Palace Chancellor Pepin usurped the throne and established the Carolingian Dynasty.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)