December 25th, Christmas. It is another festival. Egil is about to grow one year older. But now is not the time to make him sad about spring and autumn. In the south of Europa, the situation is getting worse and worse. Italy, which first started to get sick, was already full of misery. The Eastern Roman Empire was also full of dead bones. A large number of people were scared and began to migrate to the north. The local government was powerless.

These refugees all came from the southern region, with the goal of continuing to go north. This also spread the plague bacteria, chaos and riots to the north. In mid-December, Egil obtained information from Hesse, Brandenburg and Switzerland. The information showed that these areas were also in chaos. The great nobles were like the era of completely chaotic feudal separatism decades ago. They hugged in the castle and did not dare to come out. The government forces of various countries could only maintain the security of a small number of important cities and strongholds.

At the same time, the Black Death was also spreading to the south. Due to transportation issues, it was too late to make news about Egil's arrival in Jerusalem. This heavenly kingdom on earth was originally ambitioned by Egil, who was preparing to build the pearl of the Middle East, and the cities under construction were also attacked by plague. At the same time, other crusaders and fiefs were attacked. The entire Middle East, Saudi Arabia, upper and lower Egypt, Syria and Palestine were all in chaos. Fortunately, the Mongols were also embarrassed and could not launch an attack. So they could survive in a short period of time.

The largest fleet that the Norman Empire proudly prides itself on, the Mediterranean fleet with 30,000 navy and hundreds of warships, also suffered a huge blow. Hundreds of crew members and sailors died, which triggered great panic and riots. The sailors fled everywhere on boats and set fire at the fortress in Malta. It is said that the commander of the Mediterranean squadron, Marshal Carter, who had been following Egil for the longest time, was also infected with evil diseases and was in short order.

The largest piece of the overseas territory of the Norman Empire, southern Italy, which silenced the entire Mediterranean. The Naples region is now almost uninhabited. The Norman Empire's power in the Mediterranean has been greatly reduced. Communications about Italy have been cut off to this point. The spy spies there are completely unable to contact, and they do not know whether they have died or defected.

Of course, these are no longer important. Because it was originally a busy life. There were hundreds of ships and thousands of sails on each route. All ships were either hiding in the port and not daring to go out to sea. Or they had died on the sea and became ghost ships. As a result, the trade of the Norman Empire and other Mediterranean coastal countries also suffered a great blow.

Egil felt almost in pain. As the trade in the Eastern Mediterranean shrank, the efforts to dig the Suez Canal became useless. The actions of defeating the Egyptian Empire were completely ineffective. The Norman Empire's tax of 400,000 Normankins that could be drawn from the Eastern Mediterranean treasure pot disappeared all at once. This was a devastating disaster for the Norman Empire's economy.

You should know that the Norman Empire has always maintained high government expenses, infrastructure expenditures, military maintenance costs and royal expenses. The monthly surplus was only about 500,000 Normankin. Later, in the second half of 1008, this number rose to 600,000 due to Aurora's efforts and the development of Eastern Europe. This was a good thing. The 400,000 taxes in the Eastern Mediterranean were missing. The Norman Empire's surplus suddenly shrank by two-thirds. If something happened, the Norman Empire's finances would be in danger.

Egil also received bad news from other aspects.

All the countries that were suffering from disaster asked Egil for help. Those who asked for money, food, supplies, and everything they wanted. The messengers cried and burst into tears. They hoped that the Norman Empire could provide assistance. How embarrassing Egil would be. In addition, the surviving refugees from other countries were also constantly pouring into the Norman Empire. If it were normal, Egil might be so happy to see so many people pouring in. But in this extraordinary period, Egil was so scared to death.

Thousands of refugees, do you know which one is a virus carrier? If the plague enters the territory of the Norman Empire, then Egil will not cry to death. Therefore, with an order from this cruel emperor, he completely blocked the checkpoints between Norman and other countries, dispatched troops to guard them, and organized the people in the border areas to migrate inwards, creating an unmanned land. He hoped to stop the refugee tide.

The Norman Emperor was cruel and ruthless, and directly cut off the life of thousands of refugees. Outside the checkpoints along the Norman Empire, there were wails. There were crying sounds in the dark and during the day, which was unbearable. A small number of young people who still preserved some physical strength and supplies were preparing to travel through the unmanned land created by Egil. During the cold winter and heavy snow, it may be romantic to watch the snow scene in the warm house. But in the snow, it will be very scary. There are hundreds of kilometers of unmanned landmarks, and there are only white areas. These forced adventurers often cannot even find the right direction.

In the end, they had the courage to cross mountains and ridges, and only one percent of the refugees smuggled into the Norman Empire. Among these people, only one percent of the people who finally succeeded in reaching the Norman Empire. In the end, those who were not killed by Norman patrol cavalry were one percent of the one percent... In any case, Norman's border was safe.

The Norman Empire successfully guarded their borders at the cost of losing the hearts of the people. However, it was still the same saying that tangible refugees were easy to guard, but those rats who ran around and could not be eradicated. It was even more difficult to see and touch the germs. And the most important human heart...

Well, Egil had a great headache. In the end, those who looked at Egil's vassal states received a small amount of assistance. This would cost Egil 100,000 Normankin every month. Although half of the 100,000 Normankins were paid in the form of loans, Egil still felt so uncomfortable.

But then again, there are only 100,000 Normankins. Looking at the country of Egil, there are more than a dozen. On average, one country cannot even reach 10,000 Normankins. In addition, there is another point - now all the roads between the Norman Empire and other European countries have been blocked. It is difficult to transport, so you can only travel through various forests, hills and other complex terrains. Sometimes you will be snatched away by crazy mobs, and the losses along the way are quite serious...

In the end, when these precious materials arrived in the hands of those kings through many difficulties, they were only less than one-tenth of them. They were better than nothing, and they were only enough to fill the gaps between the teeth.

"So this is my limit. The Norman Empire must give its own security the highest priority. Or do you hope that I will harm the interests of the Normans for your country?"

When the messengers from other countries collectively sought to see Emperor Norman, they had thick dark circles and bloodshot eyes, and they seemed to have not had a good rest for a long time. Egil, who was extremely tired, said this very coldly in an extremely impatient tone.

"But, but...our country has respected you as the emperor--" The Hungarian envoy mustered up the courage to defend this way, but was immediately interrupted by the emperor.

"——That is why I will give you assistance in such a difficult time! Materials worth 100,000 Normankin - do you know how much it takes to transport these materials to your troublesome places in remote areas?! There are more than 300,000 materials! If it weren't for my obligation to the vassals, I will care about your life or death?! This is a huge joke! If it were according to etiquette, it should have been the subjects who paid tribute to the king. Now the king has to give favors to the ministers, but you dare to think that there are too few things?!"

Listening to Egil's tone that had risen to the level of "resentment", the messengers were speechless. In fact, from a certain perspective, Egil had done enough. The messengers had no reason, let alone a position, and of course they did not have the courage to accuse such a monarch.

But they were still inevitably disappointed, because what they needed now was not an emperor who fulfilled their responsibilities, but a savior.

"Damn it!"

If Egil knew what they were thinking, he might have sweared.

This is almost the case now. Other countries live in hell, while the Norman Empire is struggling at the entrance of hell. I just don’t know how long it will last.

"Of course, it is absolute, forever. As long as I am still the emperor of this country, the citizens of this country will definitely be the happiest and eternal first-class citizen in the world!" When Egil thought about this, he grinned and showed a cruel, almost crazy smile.

This is an emperor's promise.

Although Egil is a scumbag, a lunatic and a war criminal, he also has a good quality that most people in this world do not possess - a sense of responsibility.

Although he would not be shaken by sympathizing with the common people, his sense of responsibility as an emperor would allow him to protect them. Although he would not be shaken by the friendship between the countries, his sense of responsibility as a sect leader would allow him to protect them. Although he would not have enough sense of justice and love to tolerate his country - but as an emperor, he had the responsibility to govern this empire better. This is the undeserved emperor of Egil Scadragrimson, the Norman Empire.
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