Eagle Byzantium

This made the emperor very embarrassed and angry. He immediately sent a horseshoe-shaped order and dispatched more troops from two directions, namely Bithynia and South Opushkin. The former was General Harold's five thousand men, and the latter The latter was the four thousand men of General Xhosa. Immediately, the emperor's officials felt that this number did not meet His Majesty's request of "another twenty thousand men", so they sent troops to Thrace, Thessaloniki, and Gali Polly, Crete, Nisi Asia and other places once again "swept people into troops" - they took out almost all the hot money in the palace and recruited people of many ethnic groups to join the army in the Isaurian mountains. Many Cumans, Pechenegs, and Bulgarians, He found a bow or saber, led a prairie horse, threw the emperor's money to his wife and children, and then, without looking back, under the leadership and supervision of the herald and imperial officials, he crossed the strait in a mighty way, heading towards his destination. Come.

"I have reached a no-war agreement with Chief Danishmund, and have also assigned General Theodoro to monitor the movements on the plateau. The remaining main forces follow the mountains of Isauria from north to south, with two marching directions. One is Milio Cephalon, the second is Konya.”

Under the gloomy dense clouds, the sunlight occasionally falls through the gaps between the clouds, shining on the green hills opposite. The large white hospital is bathed in the radiance of stars, which is very sacred and conspicuous. Anna Dai. Holding the crown, he looked there silently. Behind her, the blond widow with a bulging belly sat at the round table under the petal-shaped dome, writing a thick account in Greek that was a little clumsy but very neat and dense. Next to her, Hertomia and Agnes Instead, they became foils and helpers - because neither of them knew much about accounting methods, especially the widow who used the secret method of the Merchant of Venice.

But when the results came out, even the usually calm and indifferent girl of the Orson family could not suppress her surprise. "Four hundred manor properties...a total of 124,000 acres of fields and gardens, from As close as Hungary, as well as Italy, Aquitaine, and even as far away as Castile and Aragon...are they all donated to our big hospital? "

"Yes, Gawain's prediction in advance was not wrong at all. This is the 'second way' he mentioned, and it is also a good medicine to solve the financial difficulties here. As long as a large hospital is built, it is enough to reverse the entire situation." The widow smiled As he spoke, he stood up and supported himself a little tiredly. At the back, Hertomia hurriedly stepped forward to help, "I mentioned in my letter to Gawain before that the land in the entire West Francia, Iberia and Italy has been depreciating rapidly - that group of nobles and peasants, After receiving the cross, the land is dumped or sold in droves , heading to the Holy Land. Now this trend continues unabated. The great lords of Lombardy, Calabria, and Burgundy are planning a second wave of huge Eastern Expeditions. It is said that their goal is to form a team of 120,000 people. , the intelligence from Barry City also verified this, this group of people probably will It will set off from the Port of Taranto, so many people feel that instead of selling these lands to the local church or monastery, it would be better to donate them to the "Shantang Hospital", which would be a better way to show their determination to devote themselves to the Lord. The root cause of the gift of four hundred manors..."

"It's terrible." Just when Agnes was shaken by the religious fanaticism across Europe, the widow's expression became much more serious. She pushed the storage box forward, and the little sunfish looked inside. , full of wills and land deed transfers.

Picking up the letter of transfer, the signature was actually the Duke of Burgundy, Florina's father. He wrote in it, "I swear before the Holy Lord that I voluntarily transfer three hundred and fifty furrows of woodland and The fish pond belongs to the big hospital, this land I will always accept the management of Lord Gawain, and any money and material produced will be at the disposal of Lord Gawain and be used for the cause of the Lord. Even if I enter the grave in the future, I will never forget what Lord Gawain did to my daughter and my daughter on the Asiatic Plateau. Son-in-law to the rescue.”

Then, there was a Countess Huey of Austria. She was sixty years old and took her little daughter on a pilgrimage. After distributing property to several children before leaving, she left the 700-year-old field behind. It was also donated to a large hospital. "I hope that my daughter and I can get support from His Excellency Gawain when we promote the plateau valleys of Anatolia that are full of bandits and pagans."

The most touching thing is the will sent by a poor old squire from Aragon. He was suffering from illness and gave away the will about a year before the completion of the big hospital. He may not be alive now. He donated not much land. There were only three and a half talismans, and some Cordoba dinar coins wrapped in letters, "Thinking of the Lord." The tomb is still suffering from the poison and filth of the tyrannical pagans. What do I want with these useless fields and money? People of Christ, I regret that I will die soon and cannot fight side by side with you. Please promise me that as long as I will It would be enough for me, the incompetent dead man, to be engraved on the foundation stone in front of the big hospital in Seleucia.”

"I'm so scared to cry, so scared to cry." Agnes was a bit tongue-tied.

"In the years to come, this kind of donation will increase more and more, as long as Gawain can ensure that his army continues to attack the Holy Land and pagan countries." The widow said with certainty.

Over there, Hertomia frowned and looked at the thick document, "It is certainly good to donate the manor fields, but - how to solve the financial problem? I mean, we can't distribute the products of various continents and islands. Can you fly to Seleucia with wings?"

This question did not seem to stump the widow, "Gawain and the princess lack a commercial fleet now, and it is really difficult to solve this problem with the shipping capacity of the Seleucia and Bari fleets alone. So my suggestion is 'retail sorting'."

At the balcony railing over there, Anna was still facing away from everyone, silently looking at the big hospital, as if she was thinking about something in her mind, while the little sunfish and the girl from the Orson family stood on the left and right of the widow, not understanding her concept of "retail sorting".

"This requires careful screening. I suggest that inheritances or donations below 10 hufu, regardless of where they are, should be sold directly to farmers or churches in the surrounding area in exchange for cash; and those above 10 hufu and below 100 hufu should be leased and rented every year, which is called retail; and those above 100 hufu need to be drawn from the Jince Brotherhood, who will be stationed in the manor as supervisors and responsible persons. He has the right to hire farmers, craftsmen, merchants and actuaries, but will be subject to two inspections and audits every two years, one by us and one by himself, and the asset books of the manor should be updated every two years. As for the output of the manor, merchants can be transferred to local markets for sale, and after exchanging money or light luxury goods (for easy transportation by boat and car), they can be concentrated in Bari City, which is called sorting." "Concentrated in Bari City?" The little sunfish and the girl from the Orson family expressed puzzlement at the same time, why should they be sent there instead of directly to Seleucia. (To be continued ~^~)