Chapter 38 No worries on the South Road?
"This... I don't know." The spy hesitated for a moment and then replied like this. Of course, after hearing this reply, Egil got angry.
"I don't know?! I spent so much money to buy you bastards, train you, provide equipment and organization, and the final result is to get you a word of no idea?" Egil raised his eyebrows while holding the hilt of the knife with his hand, ready to pull out the knife at any time and cut off this rude bastard.
"Yes, that's your Majesty." Seeing Egil's vague publication, Norman spy immediately poured beans into the bamboo tube, and told everything he knew: "The Emperor of the Eastern Romans did escape at the last moment by his guards. But before that we had obtained information that he had been infected with the plague. So we don't know whether it's dead or alive now."
"Waste." Although the reasons given by the other party were enough, Egil was still not stingy with sarcastic words. For these spies, Egil did not give up his vigilance from beginning to end. He was ready to suppress them anytime and anywhere. In addition, he also intended to maintain the humble social status of these people.
Because Egil knew that intelligence work - or agents - or agents, although simple and convenient to use, it is a double-edged sword. If it is not used well, it will hurt yourself. Raising spies is actually the same as raising dogs. You can't be too spoiled. You can beat them if you can, and scold them if you can. Only when you achieve results will you benefit.
Egil is not an idiot, he will not make a spy to improve the social status of the spy. Well, although the same examples are not easy to describe. But there is also a very common and similar one that can be said. The idiots who traveled to Japan's Warring States Period always like to improve the social status of ninjas. Things that can be understood with just a few cents of money must be spent on dozens or hundreds of cents of coins. Only naive primary school students can think of such a painful thing: I am good to you. You will also be nice to me - if I am so simple, the world will be peaceful.
Basically that was it. After repelling the spy, Egil began to think: In recent days, in Venice, Milan, Constantinople's intelligence has responded, saying that plagues of varying degrees broke out in these places and the mortality rate is extremely high. Egil also thought that this should have spread from Syria through navigation and sailing - if so, as the gateway to the Norman Empire's southward Mediterranean, it is only a matter of time before the Crimean Peninsula was infected.
Fortunately, it is winter now. The bacteria and other diseases will be affected to a certain extent. The Crimean Peninsula has a higher dimension and no warm current passes through it. Therefore, the climate is relatively cold. The reason why this made Egil feel very headache has become a good thing now.
"The order is to prepare the officials of Kelsson to be in a state of emergency. Investigate all ships that have arrived at Kelsson. If there is an accidental disease, there is no need to land. All infected people who have been found in the territory and suspected infected people will be isolated. The bodies of the dead patients will be cremated. All burned and the ashes will be poured into the sea.
After the emergency was entered, Kelsong would not allow him to leave Kelsong's city, no matter what his status was, he would not leave Kelsong's city until the plague was completely subsided.
Order. Strict curfew is adopted in a state of emergency. Strict zoning isolation measures are adopted, and there is no need to pass between each partition. Some spread rumors are killed on the spot. Some take advantage of the chaos and ill-telling are killed on the spot. Some resist the order are killed on the spot!
Ordered, send a medical team to Khlsun to assist.
Order, send a team of Royal Knights to Helsson to supervise.
Order……"
Soon, an extremely strict emperor order document that controlled the plague was dictated by Egil and written by Maria. He was soon sent to Hursson with the Norman spy. Along with the spy, there were a total of a Royal Knights of a thousand-man team, a hundred field doctors and three hundred paramedics. From this, it can be seen that Egil still attaches great importance to this matter.
Effective, or overly harsh measures, climate, and skilled doctors. Egil felt that he had done enough. As for boiling water, quicklime, etc., looking at the sky, such a simple thing, if the doctors don’t understand it, they can die. Egil directly recruited from the system, although his main occupation is healing and surgery surgeons. However, there are many modern internal medicine doctors who see doctors.
When Egil asked them whether they would deal with the plague, they could also burst out a lot of academic terms. Finally, the summary of "no problem" made Egil feel inexplicable, but he vaguely felt that he could trust them. In layman's terms, it was that kind of feeling: although he didn't understand, he felt so powerful. This made Egil believe that these guys were a hundred times better than the idiots who could only vent blood and reduce heat, and treated with an axe, saw, and soldering iron. He could put 120 hearts.
The situation seems to be similar to what the emperor imagined. In Kherson, the plague seemed to be controlled. Although the harsh military control system made people uncomfortable, blocking roads and forbidding ships to dock also hit local trade. However, as long as the plague subsides, these things will gradually return to normal.
Although the residents of Kherson were confined to their homes, they could only be assigned a small amount of black bread that could not be full or starved, fresh water that could not die of thirst, and some hard-drinking potions that doctors called preventive drugs. Life was very difficult. But as long as you think about the days after the plague, people would still have some hope.
Of course, this hope does not include the patients who are isolated or suspected patients. They are not Egil's soldiers. There will be no emperor coming to accompany them to live and die together. They have the idea of hope than ordinary people in isolation areas. The patient isolation area seems to be as bad as hell.
There is no supply of food and water, nor is there any need to waste precious medicines. Patients in isolation areas that are completely helpless and suspected patients live in despair. Every day, people die in black all over their bodies. The dead bodies will be dragged away and cremated by people wearing fully sealed clothing like nuclear-proof clothing. People who are not dead for the time being only breathed a sigh of relief. Absolute fear and despair have also caused the extreme deterioration of public security. Various violent acts are emerging one after another, and it is not uncommon to kill and rob people for a small piece of black bread and a small cup of clear water.
But these things don't matter at all, they are absolutely fine. Although it is a great tragedy on the individual level. If placed in the local area, it is also a great misfortune at the urban level. But at the national level, especially in a huge empire like Norman, the misery of those hundreds of people is just a small government matter. Even the governors will be proud of: Look, how powerful I am, a plague has only harmed hundreds of people - yes, I am talking about Egil.
The Norman Empire benefited from dimension issues, seasonal reasons, and a timely and effective emperor who was strong and understood, so the losses were not great. However, in Italy, in Constantinople, in other areas where plagues were spread, the situation was not optimistic.
The 600,000 army on the southern Mongolian road was in danger! Constantinople and the millions of soldiers and civilians were in danger! The 8 million Italian people were in danger! Without the excellent organization and powerful measures as the Normans, the plague began to expand infinitely and on a large scale. From the east to the former Turkic land and to the west to Iberia, everyone talked about the plague and changed color! Because most of the dead were black and purple all over their bodies, it was called the Black Death!
At this point, one of the most terrifying plagues in the world has officially surfaced.
"Ahhhh... So that's it, it's actually such a thing?!" On December 20, heavy snow was everywhere in Moscow. Egil received information from Hungary, Austria, Bavaria, Swabian and Aquitaine. The Black Death had begun to spread to the north. The name "Black Death" had been officially spread by unofficially. Egil then suddenly realized and understood what he was facing.
"One side is the Mongols, the other side is the Black Death. It's a bit worse..." After burning the letter, Egil sighed like this. Seeing that a terrifying disaster that was spread throughout Europe was about to begin. Egil was completely powerless - the high city and thick building could block the tangible Mongolian cavalry, but could not stop the smiling virus and the omnipresent mice. Even more could not stop the floating hearts of the people. Europe, which had just had a little ease, may suffer huge losses in this disaster.
The more Egil thought about this, the more headache he felt. It was winter, and the severe cold made the rats dormant and killed a large number of exposed bacteria. However, when spring was warm and flowers bloomed, it was supposed to be the season when everything was reviving. As the temperature rose, the Black Death would probably spread more quickly - and the disaster never came alone, I am afraid that the Mongols would go north again and continue to attack the Moscow region. With internal and external troubles, can the Norman Empire survive the difficulties?!
Thinking of this, Egil no longer dared to continue thinking. He had to do this and comfort himself as much as possible: "Don't think so much, there is a road in front of the lane mountain. At least the Black Death disease also caused the 600,000 troops on the southern Mongolian line to lose their combat effectiveness. The scorching weather will also allow the Black Death disease to spread to the maximum extent. The southern line of the Empire will be worry-free from now on..."
Chapter completed!