In 1012 AD, the Black Death, which had been raging in continental Europe for several years, finally came to an end. The Norman Empire, as the first-class power in continental Europe, was also the first to recover from this disaster.

In the atmosphere of white terror, a large number of officials of the Norman Empire were replaced. Through system authority, Egil replaced all the governors of the province, county chiefs of various counties, and town mayors of various towns. The administrative, management, agricultural, industrial and commercial attributes of these newly appointed officials were all full. They were loyal to one hundred and had zero ambitions. They were the best. Two months after they took office, the Norman Empire began to recover strongly.

The originally closed northern navigation trade has now reopened. The Ore Waterway and the Kiel Canal have once again become golden waterways that compete with each other and make gold. The trade in Nordic, Britain, Eastern Europe and Flanders has fully recovered. The fiscal revenue of the Norman Empire began to rise steadily.

In North Saxony, Egil sent the second general recruited after gaining system authority. Walter, who was the perfect general who was loyal and ambition-free. This genius commander who looked honest, approachable, had a calloused hand, looked no different from an ordinary farmer. He also had a 30,000 army handed over to him by Egil, as well as the baggage, engineering and various supplies that he provided with him.

The general's operation in North Saxony was very successful. Even more relaxed than his colleague, General Farr. Because he did not have the inspiring conspirators like Louis XIV of Aquitaine. In addition, General Walter's policy of waving was very effective. So North Saxony quickly returned to normal.

After this, the emperor also conferred the title of Viscount of General Walter and the commander-in-chief of the Central European Front of the Norman Empire. Egil instructed the general to place his main force at the junction of North Saxony and Burgundy. At the same time, five thousand soldiers were left behind to closely monitor Hesse and Brandenburg.

At this point, the entire Norman Empire was restored. Although the population was slightly smaller than a few years ago, its overall strength not only increased due to the improvement of the ability of officials.

Therefore, the strength of the Norman Empire itself has also increased a little.

After the whole territory returned to normal, the troops stationed in Eastern Europe gradually returned to their hometown in batches. I believe a great war with the Mongols could be something they brag about for the rest of their lives.

The land settled by the military treasury was unceremoniously taken as a royal estate by Egil. The southern refugees who were accepted continued to farm. After having enough medicinal materials, the Norman Empire began to accept refugees from the border areas. The first ones to be cared for were naturally those strong men and women who had strong labor force. They signed a contract and volunteered to become slaves to the Norman Emperor. In exchange for a meal that would allow them to eat.

Emperor Norman, with kindness, promised these guys who were slaves that he could become a free citizen of the Norman Empire as long as he worked for ten years. After all, the Norman Empire's liberation serfs is still very famous. Egil is not afraid that others will not believe it.

But in the end, beyond Egil's expectations - on the southern border of Eastern Europe. He asked the officers and soldiers who were guarding the border, the officials who presided over the entry of refugees, and even the refugees. The conclusions he came to were surprising.

——The refugees don’t care about slaves or slaves at all. They only know that after they arrive in the Norman Empire, they don’t have to starve to death and fill their stomachs. This is the only thing they want to do, and they are willing to pay any price for it. This is an emotion that people who have never encountered famine cannot understand.

Of course, Egil could not understand this at all. This middle-aged man, who was as hard as a diamond, had long since lost any sentimentality. He was just a little surprised: he really couldn't understand the people now. After that, there was no following.

Egil Scadragrimsson is the emperor of the world's largest empire. He has countless major things to consider every day, countless things to do - such as having sex or having sex. He has no time to consider what a group of slaves thinks - the liberation of serfs is just a policy made by the emperor from the perspective of productivity. It has nothing to do with humanitarianism.

As refugees on the border were taken over by the Norman Empire, Europa's human resources were more inclined toward the Norman Empire. This further weakened the war potential of other countries and improved the Norman Empire.

In Eastern Europe, this land that Egil is valued as a land of importance. Finally, with this great plague, it became the center of population and agriculture of Europa. The fertile land, excellent management skills, scientific farming methods, strict collective systems, and high-yield crops. All of this made Eastern Europe a granary for Europa.

In the autumn of 1012, Eastern Europe achieved a bumper harvest, whether it was royal estates, aristocratic territories, or private pioneer areas. The Norman Emperor proudly claimed that Eastern Europe alone was enough to meet the food needs of the entire Europa - of course, he would not give those people food in vain.

After all, the emperor wanted to unify Europe.

In September 1012, after sufficient preparation, Egil announced the war against Burgundy by "supporting Aquitaine's rebellion and division of the country", "disrespectful to the Norman Emperor" and "not able to manage the country." These three reasons were excuses. General Walter and General Farr launched an attack on Burgundy in the lowlands.

At the same time, Emperor Norman delivered a speech in Krakow Square, formally and publicly announced his ambition to unify Europa. After receiving the news, the European countries were all in extreme shock and panic!

"This era is a turbulent era, a dark era, and a change. The clouds shrouded over Europa require a powerful hand to tear it apart so that the light of God can shine on everyone. What we need now is not the so-called free air or aristocratic demeanor.

But a powerful power, a powerful power that can bring peace, prosperity and order to Europa! This is exactly what I want to do, a unified Europa, a unified empire. There is no feudal separatism, no bandits, and no taxes. What I want to establish is such a country. A unified politics, a unified law, and a great empire that is unified under the same banner!”

A total of 50,000 troops attacked the Burgundy region, one south and one north. Burgundy, which was still at the end of the plague, could not resist such a large-scale army attack. Queen Mary failed to make peace, so she finally decided to give up the entire northern Netherlands and surrender all important cities such as Groningen, Utrecht, Amsterdam, etc. and instead defended the southern Netherlands and the northwestern France. Arrange troops on the south bank of the Val River to prevent the Norman army from attacking.

On the battlefield on the Western Front, Dijon, the capital of Burgundy, was a city that must be defended. The Queen mobilized all the people of the city to guard the city, gathered their troops, resisted to the death, and summoned the nobles to serve the king and protect the emperor.

In the end, the Burgundian army gathered in Dijon increased abnormally to more than 30,000. General Farr sent spies to inquire about the news and found that it included a large number of Swiss mercenaries and German mercenaries. So he wrote this situation into a letter and handed it over to His Majesty the Emperor.

At the same time, General Walter, who was stationed on the north bank of the Val River and waiting for the assistance of the North Sea Fleet, also discovered that the enemy troops, which were originally expected to be around 10,000, had expanded to more than 15,000 to more than 20,000. In addition to a small number of Burgundian nobles, spontaneous armed forces organized by civilians, and the mercenaries they hired, they also had more troops of 3,000 to 5,000 more than expected.

Moreover, according to the news sent back by the spy, there were many Germans and even Italians in these armies. Their equipment and quality were very different from ordinary mercenaries. Instead, they were more like regular soldiers. So General Walter also wrote a letter to His Majesty the Emperor and told Egil about everything that happened here.

These two letters came to His Majesty's desk one by one. After reading the Emperor, who was having sex with Maria, it seemed to be completely unsurprising. He just snorted lightly and replied, "The offensive is still the same. Just treat it as the future battle and solve it in the present."

Neither general was stupid. On the contrary, they were very smart. They quickly understood the specific meaning of what the emperor said, "Just treat it as the future battle and solve it in the present." - It seems that His Majesty's aggressive attitude has caused many people to be uneasy... Although they dare not stand up to fight the Normans head-on, these countries still have the courage to provide mercenary services to Burgundy behind their backs.

"It's just the last whine of the defeated dog, insignificant." His Majesty the Emperor shivered on Maria while saying such cool words. At the same time, Maria, who was drafting a letter to Egil, also felt something. Her body twitched uncontrollably. Her hand shook, and a drop of ink dripped on the paper. The letter halfway was ruined.

So, when the powerful army of the Norman Empire fought bravely in the front and conquered the city and landed, the Norman Emperor was still living in the rear. He was still having sex and sex every day. Such a corrupt life made Queen Artoria feel a little dissatisfied. As a war maniac and murderer, the queen felt very bored recently - it has been more than a year since she defeated Mongolia. She has not fought a war. It would be impossible to continue like this... (..)
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