Eagle Byzantium

When Agnes was speechless, Princess Ziyi also expressed her incomprehensible mood, "This revenue is almost equivalent to the total customs revenue of the previous empire in a year."

"That's nothing! How shrewd your father is in politics and diplomacy, and how shockingly ignorant and ignorant he sometimes is in economic matters. He actually granted the Venetians the blocks and trade privileges of the imperial capital. It's simply... In order to cure the disease, thousands of leeches and locusts were adsorbed on the body, and the disease and blood flowed out together. The disease was cured and the person died." Gawain said unceremoniously.

Hearing this, Anna also sat on the soft-covered bench and rolled her eyes at him angrily - how could she speak so badly of her father-in-law.

But Gawain was still making precise calculations and worrying, "It's only two hundred thousand byzants per year. If we fight one-sidedly against Yaghi Xiyang, the money can barely cover half a year. If we fight on two fronts, I'm afraid that the money will be used up in three months. If there is no surplus, we can borrow money and eventually pay it off. It will turn into an increasingly heavy tax burden on our subjects, so that Seleucia will collapse." After saying that, he seemed to have gained some courage and confidence from the sorrow, looking at the gray sea outside the window, His eyes brightened, "But this poor income situation will be solved in about a year."

"Is the Grand Duke having a mental breakdown now because he has to hand over his territory in a year?" Little Sunfish leaned next to Anna and asked quietly.

Anna made a gesture of silence, indicating that she completely believed that what Gawain said was true and achievable, which made the little sunfish look helpless. It seemed that the couple would stick to this secret, even if Anna It was also kept secret from her, and she could only wait until a year later to reveal it.

No matter what, Agnes's calculation of the country's income was basically correct, and the Seleucia treasury quickly "rised all boats". Because the separation between the treasury and the private treasury of the palace was not so clear at this time, the life in the temporary palace on the Acropolis quickly became light and luxurious: Princess Anna in purple had a delicate silk scarf from Damascus wrapped around her hair, tied diagonally with a gold bundle Her braided hair hangs down on a soft Saracen-style robe, and an Egyptian tortoise shell necklace hangs around her neck. She looks like a foreign girl, holding precious manuscripts collected from all over the world. With a pen tube produced from the best reeds in the Nile in his mouth, he read greedily. His body was lying on a luxurious chair, his white feet were exposed, dangling on a small hammock, next to a burning charcoal of exquisite copper stove. Along with the rising incense, it exudes a charming atmosphere throughout the room.

On the smooth Phrygian marble floor, two pet cats from Cairo were sitting on it. One with tiger stripes and a light red nose was lying on its limbs, squinting and purring. It was named "Prince of the Red Sea"; there was another one with ivory white hair, black head and ear tips, and light cyan eyes, which was named "Chimera". He was raising his front paws and humming with a bellicose tone, looking at the scaffolding hanging on the ceiling between the hall and the terrace, and the hanging eagle bag. The stuff on it was sent from the Amalfi Chamber of Commerce A gift to come. A hunting falcon suitable for ladies also glared at the "Chimera".

Gawain, wearing military uniform, shouted from outside. "Anna, let's go hunting together!" said. The falcon named "Captain" screamed, flew across the hall eagerly, and flew into Gawain's arms.

"It's so annoying, I'm reading the manuscript of the Codex from the Justinian era..." Anna refused impatiently, her little feet dangling in Gawain's eyes through the hazy gauze curtain and candlelight, There are jingling bells wrapped around the ankles.

The next day, Gawain called out again, "Anna, I'm going to the circuit court in Akum to supervise the trial."

Anna was still in that position, half lying on the couch, "You go ahead, big barbarian. I want to help the entire Seleucia and Cilicia to formulate a detailed market timetable. Now the large markets have Arahants, There are five markets in Akum, Rum, Zephyrim and Ramas. Each market has its own focus on trade goods. The five markets must be completed within a month according to the caravan's journey and route. Open days are allocated.”

Another day later, Gawain shouted, "I'm going to the Model Farm area to supervise the harvesting of winter crops. And I'm going to continue signing labor contracts with the craftsmen of the big hospital."

"Well, I am consulting this dictionary, hoping to understand this manuscript..."

"Well, let's ask the little Sunfish over at the equipment yard to work harder and develop her more powerful siege equipment as soon as possible." After Gawain finished speaking, he walked to the couch and locked arms with Anna by the neck. Under the kiss, he ordered.

"By the way, my dear, the letters asking for help from Antioch City have become more and more frequent recently."

Gawain blinked his blue eyes, "You have to stay calm and seize the right opportunity. In this game, whoever can take action at the best time will win the next ten years."

"Then I will continue to write letters to Sister Gottschild and the others, and slowly make you the only beacon of gospel in the minds of pilgrims."

After saying goodbye, Gawain yawned and walked down the stairs. The guard warriors on duty gathered around him one after another. He walked out of the gate of the Acropolis, crossed the suspension bridge across the ditch filled with seawater, and came to Canxue. The castle grounds (the open area between the inner and outer walls of the castle) of the wancao.

Although it was winter, the sun was shining brightly. In front of the wall, there were rows of wooden targets. More than a hundred garrison militiamen were holding simple fir bows (these were old equipment left by the sailors of the Red Hand Company). Under the guidance of the instructor, they fired arrows on the strings in a whizzing manner according to the command. "The uniformity is not strong enough. Remember that you are no longer hunters and woodcutters fighting alone in the mountains, but warriors with excellent equipment who are protected by the village community to protect the Grand Duke and the Purple Princess." A brotherhood instructor wearing a Red Hand Cross Sword smock raised a wooden stick and scolded severely.

"Your Excellency the Grand Duke!" When he and all the archers in training saw Gawain coming out, they saluted collectively.

"Keep up the work. After I go to Antioch soon, the safety of the princess and the fortress will be entrusted to you!" Gawain said in return as he walked towards the stable.

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Under the east wall of the fortress, Birrell was wearing armor seriously, holding a wooden spear of the same length as the large infantry spear used for training, and demonstrating the spearmanship in the battle formation to the militia. "When encountering the enemy's light soldiers and infantry, the spearmen in the first row, adopt this posture!" After that, Birrell's armor made a sound, he bent his waist and sank, bent one leg and stepped forward, and knelt on the other leg. He held the wooden spear firmly with his left hand, raised the spear tip diagonally upward, and then stretched his right hand to the left waist and grasped the hilt of the sword. "See, that's it, the spear tip in the left hand can help you resist the trampling of the enemy cavalry--" At this point, Birrell quickly drew the sword from the sheath on the left belt with a "swoosh". The blade slashed horizontally with light, and then held it firmly in his right hand. "And you can also draw your sword at the same time to resist the enemy's light soldiers accompanying the cavalry, and kill them with a sword in a fair and just manner." (To be continued ~^~)