Eagle Byzantium

The first year of the first hundred years of the millennium of the era began.

The last judgment preached in many sermons had not come after a hundred years, so many monks retreated to the monastery to continue studying its exact date. The situation in the entire European continent and Asia Minor seemed to be getting better - around that year, there were scenes of harvest and maturity everywhere, and various kingdoms were steadily reviving. The successful capture of Jerusalem by Christians also brought good prosperity to the entire Mediterranean trade.

In the bedroom of Tarsus, Gawain stood in front of the standing mirror to tie his shoulder straps and belts for himself. Wen Ruomingna, the sleeping attendant, knelt beside him. Gawain raised his eyebrows and pointed at Anna in front of the standing mirror next to him, indicating that the sleeping attendant could help the female Caesar. It was completely self-service here, and he was not used to being served like this.

So Wen Ruomingna turned around and helped Anna with the other maids to tidy up the hem of her dress. The female Caesar looked at her reflection in the mirror with satisfaction, holding up the hem of her skirt and turning around. Her waist was still so soft: it seemed that insisting on breastfeeding Helena did not affect her delicate figure.

In fact, her milk was always insufficient, and she mainly relied on Ingrina who came to the palace to help.

Sometimes the widow still had a lot of surplus that she couldn't handle, so she had to ask Gawain for help. As a result, some unspeakable things happened while she was helping. Anna could only let it go. Who told her good daughter to have such a big appetite? Now she was cheering up. She heard that the spring wheat and citrus fruits in Cilicia were growing well, so she was ready to discuss the next pregnancy plan with Gawain, "It would be best if it's a boy."

"What is the situation in Jerusalem now?" After dressing up, the two rulers walked side by side on the corridor leading to the main hall. The sapphire blue porcelain pendant hanging from Anna's seven-ridge gold crown slightly covered her forehead and eyebrows, and kept shaking.

"Godfrey wrote that pilgrims come and go along the port of Jaffa, but the surrounding areas are still surrounded by dangerous cities belonging to the Crescent Cult, such as Cairo, Damascus, Baghdad, Homs, Harran, Aleppo, Mosul, etc., and even the Crescent Cult in Tyre and Sidon may launch attacks on the holy city at any time in an attempt to recover it." Gawain answered as he walked.

"But haven't the princes of Homs, Damascus, and Aleppo already submitted to Godfrey? Their attitude seems very mild."

"That's Anna, you don't know. The attitude of the Crescent Cult only moves in one direction between mild and extreme, that is, it will only slide from the former to the latter, and never from the latter to the former. We must be careful at all times." Gawain raised his hand and gestured the trajectory of a turbine jet, so Anna, who was a head shorter, looked up and understood instantly.

"Are you ready, barbarian, to clear out the remaining castles and forces of Merik on the plateau?"

"The river mouth military station was completed on schedule, the scale of Khitan snow production is constantly expanding, and the iron mines in Sis County have attracted many Italian merchants to invest. It is time for me to go out. Kayseri has also restored its Roman name (i.e. Caesarea City), and I will soon divide the entire army into two routes there, using the Caesarea route and the Corquisson route to crush Melitene like a pair of pliers."

"Pay attention to Theodore, how is the entire Cilicia now?"

"It's crazy, all the people in the West and Anatolia, no matter which sect the pope belongs to, are flocking through here, going to the holy city for sightseeing and pilgrimage, and staying in Seleucia or Tarsus for sightseeing and worshiping. The throughput is amazing." Gawain's eyes soon emitted the unique golden light that only the front and back of Byzantium can have.

Anna's lips curled up slightly, "The new port will have to be put on the plan sooner or later, and the person we are going to meet now is actually Birleoni."

The man Anna mentioned was the financial agent of the Holy See and the big boss of the Pisa Chamber of Commerce. It was he who had colluded with the emperor's special envoy to build a large warehouse in Marash Armenia and opened up the Sivas trade route.

But in less than a year, Birleoni was defeated by the Danish Mond Turkish Emirate, and the marketing of the entire trade route was close to collapse and stagnation. When Gawain established the new Iconium trade route, he actually robbed 80% of his transportation volume in an instant.

Birleoni, who was deeply trapped in it, couldn't stand it. He met Fell and Parkard father and son in Marash Castle, and first threatened to withdraw all investments of Pisa and ****** in this country.

"There is another solution. Marash, Tubetsena, and Lavodra all join Gawain's ''. In this way, I can stop losses and make profits in just three years."

"What else can I say in this case? Honorable money agent of the Holy See, I entrust you to go to Tarsus City for the Ambassador's Day, sign a business contract, and also express the goodwill of trade and obedience to Gawain." Fer, who was sitting on the throne of the monarch, said very considerately.

Many Armenian nobles on the steps next to them, such as Pakade and his son, Saliki, Hector, and Firuz, all stood between rows of pillars with their cloaks slanted and swords in hand. The sun shone down from the high windows with their backs to their faces. Except for Pakade's bald head, which was brighter, the faces of the others were hideous and blurred, and they didn't say much.

So Bill Leoni ran to the court of Tarsus.

However, as soon as he left, the cunning and fickle Armenians gathered together to discuss. After a fierce argument, they finally decided on an extremely adventurous strategy:

"Right now, Bohemond is concentrating his troops to attack Latakia and Tartus, the wealthy and important city of Homs in the interior. He cannot take care of this place for the time being, so it is very possible that he and Gawain will join forces. "Little. Gawain's attack on Danish Mond on the plateau this time was aimed at the city of Melitene, and the attack route was too long, so he failed last time."

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Based on this analysis, Feier and Parkad boasted, "Now that Billione is ready to abandon our country anyway, joining Gawain's trade route is tantamount to selling the country to Gawain without a fight." , the followers of the evil God of Mammon will never believe it. Instead, we take the opportunity to confiscate all the money and funds of the Pizza and Rela Duck people across the country and do our best to raise money. A huge army to set up an ambush in the southern valley of Melitene, waiting for an opportunity to attack Gawain's army, and to Merrick under the guise of aiding him - whether we defeat Gawain, or Gawain and Merrick Both sides suffer, and we can both reap the benefits and seize Melitene. As long as we have this castle, we can unite with Greater Armenia, and then there is hope for restoration!"

This plan was firmly opposed by Hercules, the son of Pacoad. The young man patted his chest and said, "Our army is no longer a match for Gawain, so we must slowly accumulate strength. I heard that as long as we participate If we enter the Iconium trade route, we can share the benefits. If the peace talks between Gawain and Bill Leoni succeed, this will be a good thing for us. However, your strategy is too risky and will completely destroy the Marash Alliance. "

His father touched his bald head and laughed loudly, "The foal always dares not to cross the river that can only reach his knees. We are not fighting against Gawain, but we have to surprise him. In addition, we have an extreme A good thaumaturgy is to contact the Governor of Chardia, Theodoro Gabuas, and the King of Aleppo, Kidewan, to attack Gawain together!" (To be continued~^~)