In the Middle Ages, people drew cards to be promoted to nobility. - Chapter 719

c716 Wide application of Shenghui?

A grand banquet was held in the open air.

The citizens, mainly Jewish merchants, brought carriages filled with meat and grains and queued up in a queue of 100 meters.

Bards from all over sang songs in praise of the Crusaders.

Coptic monks shuttled between the banquets and among the Crusader nobles from all sides, offering wine produced on the property of their own monasteries in an attempt to win the support of the Crusader nobles.

St. Mark’s Basilica in Egypt has always been the undisputed center of Coptic Christianity. This is why this church has remained well-renovated over the years, instead of being as old and dilapidated as Damietta’s.

But my family knows their own affairs. Ever since the Venetians stole the remains of St. Mark, the sacred meaning of this cathedral has been greatly reduced.

You must know that many pilgrims come here to pay homage to the holy relics. These people are also an important financial support for the operation of St. Mark’s Cathedral.

The less funds there are, the harder it is to spend money to maintain the operation of the monastery and give to the poor. The more so, the fewer believers there will be and the weaker the influence will be.

Therefore, these Coptic monks were actually worried that Lothar would ban their status, and even order them to vacate the church and give it to the envoy sent by the Pope City.

“Your Excellency, you don’t have to worry that I will let Bishop Sebastian take over St. Mark’s Basilica. As I said before, we are not robbers, but Christian brothers who have come to liberate the Copts.”

Lothar looked at the Coptic bishop who put on a flattering smile and hesitated to speak several times beside him, and said helplessly.

“I plan to commandeer a Zoroastrian church to serve as Bishop Sebastian’s cathedral in Alexandria. It’s up to you to worry about this.”

The Coptic bishop, who received Lothar’s promise, immediately agreed.

“Your Majesty Lothar.”

Philip II came over with a wine glass: “This glass is for God and for your great cause.”

“Thank you, Your Majesty Philip.”

Lothar responded with a smile.

Philip asked again: “Your Majesty Lothar, my army has passed through the Strait of Messina. If everything goes well, it will reach the Holy Land in about twenty days. I plan to march north to attack Saladin’s remnants. What do you think?”

Lothar smiled and said: “His Majesty is ambitious and admirable. If we can recover the lost Patriarchate of Antioch, it will be a great feat no less than the recovery of Alexandria this time.”

Philip probed: “Your Majesty Lothar, you don’t plan to send troops?”

Lothar pretended to be embarrassed: “I’m afraid not. In Egypt, although the rule of the Saracens is on the verge of collapse, if you want to clear out the enemies and regain the entire territory of Egypt, you will definitely not be able to do it in less than a month. And your Majesty must have You can also guess that even if Egypt is unified, it will definitely take a lot of effort to establish effective rule on this land. I was just a small vassal before, and it was already a struggle to support this war. We are exhausted and unable to support His Majesty’s northern expedition.”

Philip also looked regretful: “That’s such a pity.”

Watching Philip leave, Lothar couldn’t help but sneer in his heart. Philip’s calculation was good. If Philip really used his own strength to regain Antioch, his reputation would be close to his own in no time.

Instead of being like now, being obscured by his own scenery and not even being able to see anyone.

But it doesn’t matter. Lothar doesn’t care about these false claims. Instead, he is worried about whether Philip can defeat Saladin’s remnants. You must know that in the original history, Philip arrived in the Holy Land before Richard. How can the results be compared with Richard’s? , can only say that it is lackluster.

Although time and space are different, and Philip also has considerable strength, he is still the same person. Lothar feels that the result will not change much. It is impossible for a cunning fox to defeat a lion on the battlefield, even if he is late.

The banquet continued until late at night before gradually dispersing. When they arrived at the Governor’s Palace in Alexander, Lothar took a quick shower and then began to take stock of the gains that he had not taken the time to take a closer look at during the day.

As a reward for the Crusader King milestone, the three Knights’ Barracks are a good thing.

You know, the knights in the giant ship yesterday cannot be compared to those in this world.

It was similar to the fierce men descended from the sky in the Battle of Constantinople, but I didn’t know whether people in this world could master the method of using the Holy Glory.

Jeanne has also tried to teach some elite soldiers, but so far, none of them have been effective.

Even in yesterday’s giant ship world, not every member of the Knights could use the Holy Glory. At least Hans, who was still a trainee knight at the time, couldn’t do it.

Lothar was looking forward to this and planned to set up these military camps in Alexandria tomorrow.

In the future, he plans to set up a dual-capital system in his kingdom, with both Alexandria and Cairo becoming the focus of his rule.

The former is an important bridge connecting Europe, but it is far away from the center of Egypt.

In addition to milestones, there is the benefit of obtaining a kingdom-level title.

“Oh.”

Prajna, who was continuing to write the song of winter and hot summer, was a little surprised: “Why are you laughing?”

Lothar raised her finger and showed off the ring set with a huge gemstone: “I’m laughing at the storage ring that is a must-have for time travellers. I won’t really get it until I can kill gods.”

These two King’s Noble Phantasms have not been blessed by destiny, and have not been guaranteed to be “excellent”. Their effects are limited, but they are still practical.

After collecting three of the king’s exclusive treasures, you will also get a set effect, which can slightly enhance the special effects of each treasure.

It is conceivable that when he takes out the Spear of Destiny enshrined in St. Mark’s Basilica, the power of the first shot will be absolutely earth-shattering.

“What are your plans next?”

“Not yet. I’ve been very busy recently. It’s time to take a good rest.”

Losa’s tone was very relaxed. With the crown on, his strength was at the top of the known level of this world.

He also had an E2 item in his hand, which could greatly increase the strength of his followers, and the sense of urgency in his heart was completely relaxed.

As for recovering the remaining territory of Egypt, he did not plan to go into battle himself. Hans, Jeanna, and his “right-hand men” were all excellent generals who could stand on their own.

“By the way, I have to go see Nina. Do you want to come with me?”

Prajna shook her head, made the bed, and said with a smile: “No, I’ll wait for you here.”

Losa smiled and replied: “I’ll do it as soon as possible.”

Walked out of the room and crossed the corridor.

At the lake in the courtyard, he ran into Lavinia again.

She was holding a book with half of the code written. When she saw Lothar, her eyes lit up: “Lothar, I was just looking for you. What do you think of the code I compiled?”

“It looks good. But Nia, you have to know that this will be the first written law of the kingdom. It is not only related to people’s livelihood, but more to the norms of restraining vassals and clergy.”

Lothar glanced at the code and frowned slightly.

This matter is undoubtedly crucial. This is the difference between an emerging country and an old, corrupt country.

For example, the commercial tax, which has always been the most relied-on source of revenue for Lothar – referring to the current situation in Europe, a bridge or a highway may be the fief of a noble, and there will be checkpoints to collect tariffs.

In this case, business will not flourish at all.

In his plan, local vassals can pay less or even no vassal tax, which can be used to form private soldiers of the lord and maintain local rule, but local tariffs must not be set.

But this is actually easy to implement. After all, his status has been determined, and the vassals in various places will be loyal to the emperor in the future. However, even the loyalists need guidance, otherwise loyalty alone may not be enough to accomplish things.

The system changes jobs, and only loyalty is obtained. Those who should be greedy are still greedy, and those who should be cruel are still cruel.

Lavinia was slightly stunned. This is something she had not considered.

“We will discuss this in detail later. We can call Kurs to join us. He is more proficient in this aspect. I plan to go see Nina first. I have been busy these days, and I don’t know how her injury has healed.”