Eagle Byzantium

Under the Arc de Triomphe of Sebastian, crowds of all kinds joyfully stretched out their hands among the banquets and musical instruments, and on the terrace of the welcoming tower, their Caesar Anna Ducasse gave an inspiring speech condescendingly. At this point Anna It is obviously a revival of the emperor's behavior style in ancient pagan times: he must be good at dealing with his ministers. The people and the army carry out simple and vigorous speeches. Of course, when necessary, he must also be the military commander and lead the army to march personally, so as to live up to the name of "Imperato" - now this responsibility is taken by Gawain, so this kingdom The ruler of the world is actually a role played by the combination of her and Gawain.

"Fellow people, I know that you come from all corners of the world, including Romans, Persians, Turks, Slavs, Saracens, Bulgars, Magyars, Cumans, Lombards, Arians Mannites, Isaurians, etc., you speak different languages ​​and have different There are even different customs and beliefs. However, I can proudly say to you now that from now on, the language, writing, laws, and official system of this country will be unified. From now on, you will all be Romans, and this country will live up to your possessions. Such a title, and you will not let this country down!”

Under the lanterns and bonfires in the square below, many citizens, merchants, craftsmen and soldiers raised their arms and shouted in unison for Caesar's promise just now. In a dark corner, several Turkic converts who believed in the Crescent Religion were weeping softly, obviously feeling sad that the army of jihadists who believed in the same religion had all been destroyed on the plateau.

As a result, a civilian guard holding a halberd happened to see this scene and angrily grabbed the leader by the neck and pulled him out in front of the public. "Why are you crying? You are also a citizen of the great country of St. Paul!"

This immediately caused a commotion and anger. Anna on the tower waved her hands in a gesture of forgiveness. Then the civilian army guard raised his eyes and saw it. He respectfully saluted Caesar and the officials of the Sixth Division and stood aside. . Anna continued to say to the sad man covering his face, "You are wearing a merchant's logo. You must be a foreigner who has just joined the Iconium Trading Post. How could your religion fool you like this?" to the point where you have such brave cavalry, sergeants and sailors protecting you now? Money keeps multiplying in the cabinet, protecting the ships carrying your goods from being blocked in the ocean. As long as you pay reasonable merchant ship tax and warehouse tax, you can market your goods to any country imaginable. The patron abolished checkpoints everywhere and paved wide roads, so that Rather than letting you bear the increased cost due to the shipment delay, the Patron and I allow your temple to exist, and you can even go to your holy place for pilgrimage freely after inspection, but you are ridiculous because of your behavior. I am paranoid and have given up my power and interests here. In that case, I will not I hope you can earn money to help your sect to deal with us more fiercely, killing our people, soldiers, and children - I forgive your insult to Caesar's throne and your ridiculous idea, but from Tarsus Take away your possessions from Iconium and devote yourself to your Allah.”

After hearing Caesar's punishment, the Turkic naturalized businessman immediately became stupid: he had just spent a lot of money to get a honey trade dividend certificate from the Iconium Trade Warehouse. If he loses it now, The problem wasn't the cost of joining the club itself, but the fact that he would never find opportunities to make as much money as he did here.

"Please forgive me, please think about it again!" The businessman wailed, and was carried away by several civilian soldiers amidst scolding and ridicule, waiting for his permanent deportation.

"What can't be obtained with swords on the battlefield, how can you get it with cowardly lamentation and hatred?" This was Caesar's reply, and then she took her daughter from Mrs. Chisel's hands, lovingly He coaxed the child for a few words, and then said angrily to everyone in the square under the tower, "The great patron and I once swore to protect the entire kingdom and the children of the Romans, your children, my children. , for which I will be as merciful as the Virgin Mary Love will also fight like St. Michael. From now on, you will be free to farm, do business, learn, and manufacture on this land. Women will enjoy greater and greater equal rights with men in planting. The country will not let you undertake such things as gardening, digging canals, and entering mines. So now, all Romans, with awe of the king and joy of victory, raise the wine glasses in your hands and play. All instruments, let’s dance!”

At this time, the militia soldiers on both sides of the square raised their muskets, and the sound of vibrations came one after another.

From the other end of the Arc de Triomphe, many prisoners came. Many of them were imams among the jihadists. They were tied to the backs of donkeys, with "crests" made of viscera on their heads. Behind them were captured Bactrian dromedary camels with humpbacks. Loaded with lots of loot. The entire "Sebastian Day Celebration" reached its climax.

Then, Caesar turned around, held his daughter in his arms, and surrounded by maids, eunuchs and custodians, left the joy at the city walls behind him, walked through the long corridor, and returned to the study outside the palace, where he accompanied her. The sleeping officer Wen Ruomingna was waiting, and next to her were several noble women with perfect manners.

Anna graciously accepted their tributes and compliments one by one. Some of these women were from the old Genat family, and some were from Armenian nobles who had surrendered. Of course, there was also the newly married former Austrian princess Adelaide - Anna. She was given the romanized name "Fosse". They came here for only one purpose. Anna wanted to organize everyone into a "system of female officials in the inner court" who would be responsible for internal and external documents and general affairs.

"What I just said is by no means nonsense. Women have their unique advantages, which are conscientiousness, carefulness and diligence. They seldom drink alcohol, and are rarely as rude and ambitious as men. They are especially suitable for confidential affairs of the palace. In addition, , your entry into this system can also set an example for the entire country, that is, the status of women is not as low as just picking up some bark, reeds and rags and sending them to the paper mill to exchange for money." Caesar smiled, sat down On the seat, the burqa and tassels were slanted to one side, and her hands were resting on the handles. "Now Hertomia is the 'First Countess of the Court' and Wen Ruomingna is the 'Wardrobe and Sleeping Officer.' The two generals will be your commanders and division commanders, okay Good job, everyone - first deal with the letters from the Hot Duck People. They are the most slavish in the face of money, and they are also the city-state that is most attuned to the wind. They have secretly expressed their desire to join our large trading post and iron mine many times. Investment in the mountains.”

"Yes, Caesar." Hertomia, Wen Ruomingna, Adelaide and other female officials lined up and paid tribute to Anna on the seat. (To be continued ~^~)