Chapter 739： Detect Bremen

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The group is divided into three small boats, which are connected in series with each other by cables.

In late autumn, the Elbe is already very cold, and it is a challenge to insist on going to Regensburg under such climatic conditions.

The Earl of Hamburg knew the risks involved. He even made a will for himself, saying that if he died, the eldest son would immediately inherit the title in accordance with the regulations, and took advantage of the military meeting after the holiday to explain the matter to most of his vassals.

The earl is still the earl. Although the actions of the earl are very crazy, the earl is for the safety of the entire Hamburg area, which is very important to everyone. Inferior vassals swear allegiance to the Earl of Hamburg at all times, even in an unexplainable state.

Even if he is not there, Piaget’s daily work can still be carried out in an orderly manner.

The earl and the rebel knights deliberately dressed lightly during this trip, and did not bring a set of chain mail for the body protection. After all, it was a cumbersome thing. As for what to do when encountering bandit beasts, it is natural to give priority to evacuation.

The weapons they carry are mostly defensive in nature, and the bows they hold are not for killing but for hunting midway.

In order to be as low-key as possible, even the earl wore brown hooded gowns. At first glance, they looked like ordinary travelers escorting the priests, and they were not threatening to other people.

In many cases, priests of noble status traveled in the kingdom, and there must be some plainly dressed entourages.

Eskil, Blue Fox, and Vardy are all wearing black robes, and a black cross is deliberately standing on the boat. Too much concealment of this situation will make people suspicious, revealing the identity of the priest team, but will be respected and avoided by the viewers.

There are some things that can be done during the journey, such as the Earl of Hamburg passing through the fringe area of ​​the Earl of Flanders in this disguise.

"Horrick and his gangsters did both go to Denmark? The stolen Port of Durest was taken back?"

If they leave, the people of Bremen will be able to provide positive information.

Robert the Earl of Hamburg is going to Bremen to see, and Eskil will go even more!

It is the dry season of autumn and winter. If the three boats are not paddling, the drifting speed is too slow to make people annoying. The ship finally drifted to the estuary of the Elbe River. At this moment, the hoisted sails were lowered, and the ship was blown by the cold north wind and drifted south against the coastline.

After a wandering in the afternoon, a group of people had to approach the coastal shallows before wading and landing in the evening. They would spend the night on this deserted sandy beach.

This is already the most southern part of the blue fox's arrival in this life, and there seems to be this endless sea and land as it continues to go south.

There is a waterway deep inland further forward, which the Franks called the Weser River according to Saxony.

Frank's retinue soldiers also used their bows to make fire. After the bonfire was lit, the blue fox approached to keep warm. He was carefully observing the actions of these Franks, and his eyes often fell on the soldiers. When the other's eyes swept over, he glanced aside and said that such actions really made Frank soldiers feel threatened.

The blue fox did not look provocative, he did simply observe and keep it in his mind in order to return to Rose to report to Prince Rurik and analyze the combat effectiveness of a Frank, especially the army of the Earl of Hamburg.

Is it really peaceful trade? That is natural! However, Ross has never promised "not to use force in the first place", and doing business with the sword is also a good thing for the Ross people.

Hamburg has at least a lot of rye resources that can be plundered. In terms of plundering food, Prince Ross is really a wonderful thing. The Blue Fox also did what it wanted, focusing on the farmland around the Frankish towns.

The Frankish warriors gnawed black bread and bite the dried meat. Eskil was the same. He was noble, even when he was forced to have a picnic, he was quite elegant.

The blue fox couldn't help but pay attention to the old guy: "You are obviously hungry, but you still like a chicken pecking at the grain of wheat."

"My child, you must be pious at all times. The true priest must abide by the rules."

Eskil spoke with a smile, and the blue fox was too lazy to talk nonsense. He was really hungry. How about the sour brown bread when he opened his mouth and tore the barbecue in the past. Now this black thing is delicious. In fact, what he didn't notice was that as a fat "elephant seal", his figure was already shrinking. The past two months have been bad adventures. It's okay to eat and not sleep well. The wealthy businessmen are in trouble. Drift away.

The blue fox slapped his chest abruptly, smoothed the choking bread, and asked, "You seem to be very happy?"

"Soon we will pass through Bremen, which is a city much larger than Hamburg. Ah! I'm going to have a look at the monastery. Joseph... Eskil looked at the blue fox, "Wait until I finish Ross's work in the future. Traveling is probably coming to Bremen to work. Hezeby’s monastery has been ruined, and it took too much effort to rebuild it. I can go to Bremen anytime to take a job, and that's where I belong. "

"Really? What's the business situation in Bremen?"

"I know what you will ask." Eskil smiled faintly, and finally put on a sentence: "I am a practitioner and I never care about business."

Asking is a question of nothing. Blue Fox plans to do some calculations and take the opportunity to take a look at the market in Bremen.

The next day, Mifune continued.

The small group of people finally entered the small bay, and everyone must start paddling all the way, even though the Weser River in the dry season has a slower flow rate than the Elbe.

Paddling was another full day, until the evening the fleet finally arrived in Bremen.

According to common sense, Earl Robert could swagger to meet the local nobles, but let it go this time. He really didn't want to delay too much time.

The tall wooden wall envelops this riverfront city, and a small number of boats are moored on the wooden pier by the river. The first impression that this glimpse gives Blue Fox is that the city's commercial atmosphere is not strong. He is very puzzled, especially in his opinion that Bremen cannot be a good commercial city because of the lack of ships.

The ship stopped at the pier, because their public identities were priests and entourages. The soldiers who patrolled as usual charged a small fee to take care of the ships and horses and did not ask more.

Eskil was also low-key, and without revealing his noble identity, he led the team into the city grandiosely.

They rushed into the city before the closed gate, and finally the gate was closed and the curfew would begin.

Walking in the winding and narrow dirt roads and alleys of Bremen, the blue fox smelled foul odors. The dim sunset illuminates the world with orange red, and the whole person becomes lazy. Some soil bumps appeared in front, and it was horse dung when I fixed my eyes.

He hadn't scolded the two armies, the Frankish soldiers accompanying him were already scolding.

Human and animal feces are still in the streets, no one manages street and lane sanitation, not even the concept of sanitation management. Everyone's philosophy is quite stubborn and simple. The so-called dung is dung when it is dry. It is a kind of soil, and it has no essential difference from other soils. It will eventually become a hard road when it is thrown on the street.

Earl Robert and his attendants hid the sword in their robes. No one dared to check the priest's servants, and the three priests in the team came from Hamburg, let alone asked.

After passing the city square, a magnificent wooden church appeared in front of everyone.

Seeing the majestic and heroic appearance of the church, Eskil was so happy that he was home!

"Shall we live here tonight?" Blue Fox asked.

"Exactly! Ah! This is my church!"

Regarding the scale of the building alone, although St. Peter's Cathedral in Bremen is a pure wooden building, it is indeed a huge wooden building. Blue Fox's evaluation in this regard is fair. This church is indeed the largest building ever seen in this life, and the palace of the Duchy of Ross is not as large as it.

The Blue Fox was full of emotions, and Robert Earl of Hamburg was the same. The count kept crossing his chest, looking at the wooden spire of the church, exclaiming.

Eskil said excitedly: "Let's go, my children. After you put your luggage in the cubicle, you will live here tonight."

"Just stay for one night." The count regained consciousness and emphasized.

"Not so much. We can stay for a day, and you can take a break."

"It's better to hurry as soon as possible. I'm telling the Count of Bremen this time, if he recognizes it..."

"What will happen?"

"I must be dragged to drink and hunt. If I don't appreciate him, he will be angry. You know, my wife's sister, but the wife of the Count of Bremen..."

"No." Eskil shook his head, "I'm already in Bremen, I want to manage the affairs of the church. You should also understand my identity, I will work here."

Eskil did have a title of "Santa", which was given by the Pope of Rome in commending his contribution to spreading the faith in the extreme north. In addition, he also needs a very high title for this most important missionary. Thereby strengthening the persuasiveness of the new local letter.

When he first stepped into the church, he explained that he had confirmed his identity again.

Great people come to St. Peter's Basilica! Saint Eskil is the temporary bishop!

Since the saint insisted on staying, Earl Robert and his party stayed and rested in the church house.

In the early morning of the next day, the gates of the confined city were opened, and various traffickers and pawns began to enter the city.

Although the blue fox slept dimly, it was also disturbed by the noise of the outdoors in the early morning.

Is it a bazaar? An open-air square is indeed suitable for a market.

At this moment, his official identity is a priest, and according to the regulations, he should not be snoozing. Under the leadership of Saint Eskil, all priests, regardless of their ranks, organized a pre-meal service in the early morning. At least a hundred priests of different ages sat in the huge dining room, all of them dressed in black robes, sitting in front of their faces, and chanting the same prayers in unison. The strong discipline made the blue fox think of the army.

At this moment, he couldn't help but admire Eskil. In Denmark and Ross, this old guy is simply a weak old man, and in Frank's Bremen, he is a big man who echoes everything.

In order to get a meal, Blue Fox had no choice but to follow the prayers. Not only him, but even the Earl of Hamburg, who was in the micro-services, was sitting in the corner with his guys, enduring embarrassment and praying with a large group of priests.

After the meal, the boring prayers can be regarded as an end, and the blue fox stuffed with black bread went to the square market to take a look.

It just so happened that the earl had to send his men to purchase some supplies for the journey.

They certainly wouldn't form a visiting team, and the blue fox changed their outfits this time. The black robe was too garish, so he changed into an ascetic outfit according to Eskil's request, as if he thought he was a wandering monk, but his stomach was straightened and he was very weird.

He could enter the market and take a look. Although Eskil was permitted, he also sent two local priests to accompany him. He was afraid that the patrol officer would see such a weird ascetic as a deliberate person and arrest him first.

The three priests are both true and false. They are all dressed as monks, especially in pointed brown pullovers, discounted leggings, and a coarse cloth belt to show their identity.

Isn't it unusual for a fat priest from the north to travel with Saint Eskil? The young priest was cautious at first, and he still despised the fat man in his mind.

The seven deadly sins are one of the sins of gluttony. This person must have become obese because of overeating. Why does the saint still value him?

Following Blue Fox's fluent Latin interrogation, the two priests froze on the spot, and their contemptuous attitude disappeared. Does this fat priest speak Latin better than the bishop? No wonder the saint will forgive this person's sin of gluttony.

In addition to being unable to leave the city, the blue fox can actually walk around the city at will.

His first identity is a priest, followed by an envoy from the Principality of Ross, and a businessman again, and in the end he is also a missionary from the Principality of Ross. When Blue Fox was in Hezeby, Denmark, one of his jobs was to investigate the political situation, but now he accidentally entered the Frankish hinterland, collecting political and economic intelligence is an obligation.

When he hadn't entered the city of Bremen, he commented on the pier, carefully observed the surrounding shallows and forests, and made an estimate of the voyage along the way. He was thinking about such a thing, if the prince’s fleet was suddenly killed, if it was a team of a thousand people, where should it be used as a landing ground. If the prince decides to attack the city and plunder, where is the weak point of the wall,

The blue fox has a fat belly and a big face, but the wisdom and courage in his head are not boiled.

He inspected the merchandise peddled by the traffickers in the chaotic market. It seemed that they were mainly wheat, vegetables, and fish. It’s no surprise that food-related goods are always bulky.

In addition, wooden tools, pottery, bundles of wool, and woven linen are also commodities.

Similar to commodities, they are also common in markets throughout the Duchy of Russ, and they are quite different from each other.

In the square market in Bremen, wool is a commodity, but it is a rare thing in the market in Ross. However, the most bulky leather and corresponding leather products in the Principality of Ross can be described as extremely large, but leather products are quite rare in Bremen.

There must be a hidden secret behind this. As a businessman, Blue Fox consciously takes an investigation, but time is limited!

He stopped in front of the stall selling wool. There are as many as eight vendors selling wool here. After a while, he can count as many as ten women wearing headscarves to buy wool. The clumped wool has not even been degreased, and there are some leaf debris on it, which is obviously not long after the sheep has been cut.

Although the Ross people have not been able to raise sheep for a long time, the situation has changed drastically and gradually the Principality of Ross is able to produce wool on its own. But this does not mean that the blue fox, who was born in the Anglas tribe (duke collar) of the Kingdom of Sweden, has never seen sheep.

The blue fox knew that the wool was cut once in spring and once in autumn. Now these wool must be cut in autumn.

Although there are only eight vendors, the wool in their hands seems to be able to crush the wheels of the cart. The wool is piled closely together, and the height is extraordinary. Women buy hair by pulling out a large tuft from the pile, tying it with twine, and then weighing and paying for it.

The population of Bremen far exceeds that of Hamburg, and the population of 3,000 people is now a large northern Frankish city. If the area encounters turmoil, in extreme cases, 30,000 farmers from the vicinity will drag their families into the city for refuge. The wall-wrapped area in Hamburg can actually accommodate so many people to survive for a while.

Because Bremen was originally a military stronghold of the Saxon country at that time, the Frankish army conquered this place very early and managed it seriously. In the future annexation war of the entire Saxon country, Bremen was a military stronghold.

Therefore, St. Peter’s Cathedral was established as early as 789, and the city of Bremen also began to expand at the same time. The purpose of the expansion was to provide a safe assembly point for the army. The commercial role of this huge city square is second, but the first role is The military school grounds, so this is a rare piece of land that has been leveled and then rammed on one side.

The earl of Bremen has many beloved areas and a larger population in the territory, which means that it is more productive and is adjacent to the Flanders region.

Flanders herders will sell their cut wool to buyers, and merchants will transport them by road to the fairs in Bremen.

In this era, Flanders (Netherlands) was the main wool-producing area of ​​Franklin. Flanders was a red-haired Frisian. They were also conquered by Charlemagne. Nowadays, it is common to breed sheep and remove them. Make an extra extra money.

There is a wool trade line in Frank, and what Blue Fox sees is only the first batch of wool dealers as long as he can stay, he can also count more wool merchants. Bremen is the first large city on the trade line. Merchant ships can reach the ferry city of Minden (meaning the city of the central highlands) as they retrograde along the Weser River, and continue south along the tributary of the Weser River. By land, wool from Flanders can be transported to Frankfurt, the Duke of Alemanni.

It's just that Alemanni's jurisprudence is now in the head of Prince Lotaire, but Prince Ludwig actually sent someone to firmly control it, and he did not hesitate to hold on to his brother.

However, the blue fox had very limited knowledge and had a serious lack of concept of the huge Frank, but the wool trade volume here deeply shocked him.

His "inspection" is not only that, but to take a good look at the whole bazaar, but to go around the city wall to find the weak points and keep the information in mind.

He also had his own set of arguments to persuade the priests to lead the way: "Perhaps there are poor beggars in Bremen, and they will always hide in the alleys. I want to find them to give blessings..."

This makes the blue fox numb, and he has really become a pedantic priest. The words are spoken in Latin, and the two little priests who barely understood the priest Joseph Blue Fox's kindness are moved to tears...

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