Eagle Byzantium

Gawain's worry is not unreasonable. Now in the Seleucia region, although the Iqta property of the warriors under the Konya Sultan is no longer owner (most of the Beys and Ghazi did not die in battle and fled, was captured and sent to Tarsus), but due to the lack of professional bookkeepers, it is now impossible to accurately measure and register. “Many of these fields, villages, including tenant farmers, have been preempted by local noble landowners and soldiers. ..."

"Quickly separate the soldiers of the brigade and station them in various towns and fortresses, and ask your Brotherhood of Galganus to serve as inspectors and judges everywhere. Once such behavior is discovered, immediately investigate and correct it severely "Whoever dares to touch this kind of land will be executed, and all his property will be confiscated! The effectiveness of this bill can be traced back to the date of the Battle of Tarsus." Anna's tone did not hesitate.

"I will take care of it. I will send a fast horse immediately, summon Andodat back, and ask him to lead the entire brotherhood to quickly inventory all the properties, starting with the two cores of Seleucia and Zephyrim. ! In addition, ask Gottschalk to recruit more civilian pilgrims from my adopted brother, and other weak armed groups, and gather them in Seleucia. We will cultivate our own farm under the castle. Gotta get developed.”

After the calculation was settled, Anna turned around, stood on tiptoes, and hugged Gawain's neck, "Believe me, great barbarian, this city of Seleucia is the diamond in my heart. Even if my father comes to disturb the situation, I will still fight with him." You fought side by side to repel him and his army!"

"Hey, it's just a problem with the Paulists?" The "gold medal undercover" of this sect took the opportunity to inquire.

Anna sneered, "You really do care about your holy sister."

Why! Has Anna already secretly learned the inside story and procedures of the Paulist sect? She even understood the title of "Holy Sister". She probably knew more than him now. Gawain was so anxious that he became careless and said, "What does Holy Sister mean... It seems like Cabe Amiya." It was mentioned to me but I didn’t take it to heart…”

"Stop bragging. During the peace talks in Sinop, you and Kabeamiya spoke to each other through me in fluent Turkic dialect, which contained the pronunciation of the word 'Holy Sister'..."

According to what Gotschild said: The recent battle with this little girl has been a losing streak! She has always been plotted against her, riding on her neck to show off her power. If she hadn't shot the "arrow" in time last time. Forcing her to run away would probably cut off her face with a razor. Except for proposing to her in Caron City that she and Baldwin divide their forces to occupy Seleucia to the west after capturing Tarsus, but that is not a victory. At most, it is a joint victory between him and Anna. But Anna finally made a promise later: the Paulists were a barrier. They will not fall out with them. In addition, they have to rely on the farming and gardening skills of the other party's believers. In the future, more German civilians will be attracted to work in the territory. This is inseparable from the cooperation of the Paulists. "If the Paulists are the If they perform well, I can expand their territory," Anna said anyway.

In the palace of Nicaea, Alexios slapped all the documents sent back from the front line on the ground. "Branas, you bastard, why do all the scum and **** maniacs gather under my command? He actually gave up the pride and great future of the Roman Empire warriors and led a pagan woman. Oh! Harold and Theodore are also useless. Withdrawing from Paphlagonia without any consciousness or motivation, I wanted to save everything and immediately spread the news throughout Anatolia that Branas and the Sultan's wife were under my instructions. There was an incestuous relationship and now Branas is taken in by Gawain ; In addition, call the group of pilgrims to return the city of Konya to me as soon as possible. Now that Gawain and Apate have fled to Seleucia, it is critical for them to gain a foothold - come to Pamphylia, Seleucia and Phrygia sent undercover officials to collect them. Buy any local Plonian landowners, and the Genate warriors, and ask them to rise up against Gawain and deprive him of any official titles and positions I have given Gawain in advance - and also understand Bohemond and instigate his promises. The Man gangsters and Gawain's Red Hand gangsters were fighting each other."

After cursing in one breath, the emperor sat down on his seat again. The mirror on the desk in front of him reflected his increasingly haggard appearance, as well as his increasingly frayed and gray hair on his temples. If Alexios knew how to If "mid-life crisis" is a modern term, he will definitely feel it.

The loyal ink officer Meles, who was also sad for His Majesty, knelt down and held the hand of the king and friend. Alexios smiled bitterly at him, then closed his eyes tremblingly, breathing hard, " Meles, when I was in Constantinople, I was dealing with the most dangerous moment for the empire. At that time, Norman bandits, Zahas bandits, Pechenegs, and Cumans were attacking like a frenzy from all directions. Rebellion continues in the country, I hold the Holy Sea in my hand With the two swords of Athos, I turned the tide and conquered east and west, and I never felt tired. Now - now logically speaking, the situation should be better. The Thracian Valley, Macedonia and Moria can all provide a steady stream of resources. Continuous financial resources, the two richest plain barns in Asia Minor were also taken back by me with exquisite diplomatic strategies - but Anna ran away with that shameless barbarian, and Eileen also hated me in the deep palace, no one could Comfort me."

"Your Majesty, when it comes to Gawain's strategy, my servants should focus on winning over Branas." Finally, the ink officer plucked up the courage to make this suggestion.

"Oh..." The emperor pushed the mirror with his fingers, locked it, and then touched the wrinkles on his forehead. He didn't seem to be angry at the suggestion of the imperial ink officer. "Tell me, my dear friend, while I'm here The imperial officials and secret envoys have not yet been released."

"Give Gawain a higher official title. As for your Royal Highness, Princess, please forgive me for being so bold. I'm afraid the end is over now. No matter how distressed it is, it will be useless. It's time for you to calm down, Your Majesty."

"That's right - what I am most proud of is the calm and cruel diplomacy. Didn't we fight side by side like this back then and defeated one enemy after another?" The emperor's mind seemed to have cooled down a little at this time.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the so-called official title is just a purple ink edict, but it is a chain. Let Gawain restrain and defeat other more dangerous forces for Your Majesty in Cilicia, and absorb Gawain into the system. It is better than No. Man, Frank, Turk or Armenian be safe."

"Tell me what official title I should bestow on Gawain."

"My servants believe that the title of Grand Duke is a good one, and it also gives Gawain the qualification to pacify Cilicia arbitrarily...and once the emperor's legion recovers its strength, Gawain will either go to Antioch and the Holy City, or Confrontation with Armenian enemies has completely occupied Having digested our troops in Anatolia, Bithynia, and Lydia, we will attack the exhausted Gawain in several directions. And when the time comes, we will not lack secret troops on the battlefield to destroy him in Cilicia. Helpers and servants all admire His Majesty’s majesty.”

"It's great to take chestnuts from the fire!" the emperor praised. "Bohemond is the commander-in-chief of the march to Asia, and Gawain is the Grand Duke of the Navy. It's very interesting. I heard that in Cilicia, internal strife and wars have broken out among pilgrims from all walks of life. Conflict, I can put this As long as the fire burns brighter, just let the pilgrims fight in Cilicia and Antioch - I will deal with you one by one sooner or later!" Soon, Alexios walked to the horseshoe-shaped arch of the palace. The court officials immediately knelt down and accepted the record. The emperor changed the content of the order and sent it out using the fast horse post, "Also, ask Prince John to go to Lydia, which has just been recovered. I will appoint him as Thracian (the military district of Lydia, and Thrace are two geographical concepts, so first The former Grand Duke who was stationed in this military area (mostly Thracian soldiers (so the name)), it’s time for John to have some practical experience in handling military and political affairs. Anna, no, Apate, can take care of it at the age of twelve. An orphanage with a capacity of 1,000 people.”

The emperor's courier soon arrived at Little Antioch in the Heraclea region, where hundreds of thousands of pilgrims were resting: when they were crossing Anatolia, nearly ten thousand people had to cross again because of the heat and hunger. Losing their lives, many women gave birth shamelessly in front of the marching troops under the scorching sun. The babies they gave birth to were basically unable to survive. They were often hugged together with their mothers who died in childbirth and could not even be buried. Under the circling of vultures and flies, they turned into piles of carrion that could not be distinguished. Many lonely men and women were also attacked by scattered Roma. Attacked by light cavalry or fierce Isaurian mountain people, they have disappeared since then. Whether they were killed or plundered as slaves, no one knows. The entire plateau canyon leading to Konya is covered with the corpses of pilgrim martyrs.

After the capture of Konya, life for the entire expedition group was considered easy: in the Sultan's palace and hunting park, whether it was cattle for farming, sheep and horses for grazing, or various rare animals, swimming in the water , flying in the sky, Everything that ran on the ground and burrowed underground was eaten by the pilgrims. The entire camp was covered with animal bones. Many people ate without salt, so they tore the meat and ate it. And so many people died.

In the city of Little Antioch, an urgent meeting of cardinals accompanying the army was chaired by the clergyman Ademar and the monk Peter. The theme of "eliminating the dispute between forward Tancred and Baldwin" naturally set off another round of quarrels at the meeting. , as a pilgrim After working together to get out of the long valley of death, the struggle for power has become the norm again: ahead is the fertile plain of Cilicia and the land of the Levant. Everyone wants a share of the pie, and no one is willing to be second to others for fear of the future. None of my own.

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During the quarrel, news of the return of Gawain's army also came, but many people were not happy because they knew at the same time: Gawain openly helped Baldwin and captured the city of Tarsus that originally belonged to Tancred. , forced Tancred away, and then arbitrarily swept across the entire area west of Cilicia, and occupied the stronghold of Seleucia.

In this way, Gawain and Baldwin greatly violated the taboo. A taboo that everyone longed for but dared not express publicly, naturally became the target of public criticism. (To be continued ~^~)