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Chapter 4: Chaos (8)

In addition to the mandatory stamp duty, the merchants had to pay extra for bodyguards and road construction donations, otherwise the baron would refuse to send troops to protect him, even if the goblins were robbed in front of them, they would still ignore them.

With such a neighbor living by his side, everyone will be disgusted by the new life.But Bertrand feels good about himself, claiming more than once, "This is to follow the old way, and the nobles are born to dominate the untouchables." As for the autonomous villages and planning villages that can get permission from the Duke, they are "the humble Dazak's nest." According to the will of the above one, you will be inferior to the nobles from life to life."

Not only did he think so, but he did so.In the Baron of Bayonne, almost all the villagers are serfs, and there are very few self-employed farmers like the Lumen family.In AD 1499, this situation was not normal. According to Father Emile Pan, even in the territories of the Duke of Aquitaine, only 20% of the villagers still had serf status.

Barre Gaspar has talked about the hard life of serfs in the village more than once.They have been tied to the same piece of land for generations, and they are the private property of the lord himself, just like the cattle and workhorses.These poor people not only have to farm the commons for the lord for free, but also have to bear a huge amount of apportionment. There is no hope or future. Other than escape, there is almost no way to change their destiny.

But escape is easier said than done.Bertrand de Bayonne had no literary skills and no financial management skills, but he was quite talented in the military. Pursuing a fugitive serf was as easy as a chicken leg.

Every time he patrolled the forest, he would kill a large number of goblins and saddle their heads like bunches of grapes.In the early autumn of last year, he took the knights with his relatives to the border, and unexpectedly took the initiative to dig out three thieves' nests in the northern foothills of the Pyrenees.The bandits, deserters, and cross-border robbers hiding in Tuweizi were chopped up by him with his men and horses. Hundreds of people's heads were bloodied with spears, and they were sent to New Poitiers to report their merits.

Although the Bayonne family has a terrible reputation, the military merits are after all military merits.From the Duke, Bertrand got a large bag of Ecu gold coins and a hill of food supplies, but he did not immediately use the money to decorate himself like the dude of Paris.The baron who "follows the old way" dismissed luxury items such as perfumes, jewelry, and ancient relics. His only idea was to expand his own force and make his fists harder and harder.

In Aquitaine, which is next to the sea, not only can he easily get what he wants, but it has even created an oversupply situation.No way, who caused the British-German-Land to cause civil strife, and the "source of goods" landed in Frank one ship after another?

Father Emil Penn, once gloated about the war.Although the old news that I don’t know how many times has been transferred, it still sounds very relieved: fifteen years, or ten years ago, the lords of England-Germany-Land were divided into two groups, each supporting a new king and fighting The brains almost came out.Due to the similar strengths of the two sides, the war could not end for a long time. The city of London also changed hands many times, and every time a lot of lords lost their heads.

Life is precious, and everyone wants it.In order to save their lives, many English-German nobles who stood in the wrong line but were well informed, they took the old trot to Frank to avoid the limelight.Along with them on board, there are also loyal (wu) heart (lu) Geng (ke) Geng (go) to the master, a total of hundreds of defeated soldiers.

The European aristocrats are known as "blue blood people." Although they have different nationalities, they all know each other, and sometimes they are simply relatives of their children.Even if they were driven out of the site, relying on that ancestral title, they could still be a guest with acquaintances in other countries.But the defeated generals are different. Whether knights, sergeants or mercenaries, Frank has to run around for food.

Not only was this group of Qiu Ba sent under the fence, but they were also stared at by the Duke and the Military Police Knights at the same time, and their life was not comfortable.Some people have made looting money in England and Georgia, and can still eat their savings for the time being, but their companions who fled in a hurry and lost all their crotch pads can only work hard to make a living.

In terms of farming work, the British-German-Lanmen defeat is definitely not good.But they are undoubted experts when it comes to killing people with swords.Slowly, British-German-Landan mercenaries have become a major specialty of New Poitiers and even Aquitaine. The human market is more prosperous than the traditional fish market.

Little Albert also mentioned this when he went home to visit relatives.If he is not exaggerating, even the Archbishop of Ajemo has hired three defeated soldiers from Surrey, wearing armor and holding a halberd every day, and guarding the entrance of the forbidden library.

They knew neither French nor Frankish, and they wouldn't be fooled even if they read a book.In this respect, Bishop Ajemo, the business is indeed a good deal.But his handwriting is still too small, not comparable to Bertrand: the twelfth Baron Bayonne, but threw out all the rewards given by the Duke, and hired a hundred and twenty defeated British-German-Lands at one go, and Armored and armed for them.

His grandfather was originally an ally of the British-Georgian-Lanmen, and he had married the nobles over there. This is how the four-point coat of arms came.Relying on this historical origin and generous rewards, Bertrand is more like a mercenary soldier than a nest of storks.On their way back from New Poitiers, a bonfire party was held almost every day. The monarchs and his officials sang English-German-Land songs together, scared the passing caravans to give way, and everyone in the surrounding villages closed their houses.

Twenty years after the change of camp, the Red Lobster Soldier appeared under the Baron Bayonne, and the procedures were completely legal, and it was simply magical.The men, women and children of Nobleva village have always regarded this incident as a joke, but Bertrand de Bayonne regards this incident as a supreme honor.

Through the merchant, Lord Baron spoke out more than once, saying that he wanted to use this mercenary to clean up the filth in a hundred laws and build a greater deed than the traitor grandfather."Let order return to Aquitaine, just like the good times two hundred years ago; the nobles and untouchables will each return to their places, as the sun rises and the moon sets are as good as the order!"

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Until yesterday, everyone thought he was daydreaming.A few hours ago, when the young Albert was carrying a basket to transport the wasteland, he heard two militiamen teasing the baron.While tying ropes between the anti-horse stakes, they relish in arranging the ending for Bertrand, and one is more bizarre, and the other is heavier than the other. Either the wild boar is killed when "cleaning" the forest, or all their savings are spent. , Was tied to a wooden pole by the mutinous mercenaries and burned alive.