Chapter 1006： peace talks outside the peace talks

Ludwig finally relented psychologically, and the peace talks were immediately put on the agenda.

There are still some days before the peace talks, and Ludwig is still under house arrest. He was allowed to wander in and around Hamburg, to see the Rus' camp, and to have a good chat with Ludov. This is all these things in Rurik's eyeliner.

The defeated king lost all his glory, and he was dressed so plainly that he looked unremarkable.

He is a king and a devout believer. He prays once every morning and every time he eats, which is like an obsessive-compulsive disorder.

There is a small church in the city of Hamburg, and the political significance of this bishop's seat has been enormous.

On Sundays, Ludwig prayed in the church with a devout attitude. The strange thing is that the Archbishop of the North and the Archbishop of Cologne are here.

It is a fact that he prays, and it is even more urgent to have a good chat with the two regional archbishops.

The outdoors began to be cloudy, and the dense snow seeds made the world a grayish white.

Bad weather is like Ludwig's tangled heart.

The "True Cross" of Cologne Cathedral is temporarily erected in the Hamburg church, making this humble wooden building shine. The sadness in it made the imprisoned Archbishop of Cologne Hardbold speechless.

Contrary to these two tangled and uncomfortable attitudes, the Normans and Saxons are immersed in the joy of victory, and they are already actively preparing for their festive season.

Those devout Saxons returned to the church to worship and pray, which made Ludwig extremely embarrassed and had to avoid it.

So what do you pray to God for? Prayer for victory? Yet God gave the Saxons victory and did not punish the Normans.

In the dead of night, he still stayed in the church.

One king, two bishops, three noble people sitting beside the true cross, helplessly discussing things that have nothing to do with faith...

The three remained silent for a while until Ludwig spoke first.

"I was defeated, and God is not on my side. Now Rurik in Russ has allowed me to negotiate with conditions, and I have decided to accept it."

"If this can restore peace, if this is the case, the Normans will not continue to attack, and conditional peace...I can also accept it." The Archbishop of Cologne sighed helplessly.

The atmosphere was still cold and decadent, and Esquil couldn't say anything about it. He silently comforted: "Rurik of Ross will not break his promise. If he leads the peace, the peace will last long."

"As if I was praying for peace. You...you really trust him. You are like his lobbyist..." After all, Eskil was a high-ranking priest, and Ludwig didn't want to talk too hard.

"Your Majesty. Years ago, I told you to pay attention to the rising Rus, but you turned a deaf ear. Now, no one understands their horror better than you." The Norman world thinks you are the root of all evil. You are responsible for this war."

"Ridiculous. Then the Normans are not responsible."

"I don't mean it, but the Rus people in the war don't reason with us. They believe that all Frankish subjects are enemies, and they have no scruples about plundering and killing."

Ludwig had to wonder: "Are they starting to reason now? Are they really credible?"

"Believable. I have lived in the Rus world for some time, and this Rurik has a set of principles of his own. Now we have to admit that their words are strong, just like you have to admit that your elder brother Lothair is strong. In fact …”

Esquil settled down: "Some words may arouse your anger."

"Tell me. I don't have the right to be angry."

"We want peace talks, what should we do next? Maybe the king can form an alliance with the Rus."

"I can't believe you can say such a thing!" Ludwig, who was originally suppressing his emotions, suddenly burst out, and then he hurriedly sat down: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't lose my temper in this sacred place."

"It's okay. Have you seen Liudov?" Esquil hurriedly changed the subject and continued to ask.

"No, that man has been avoiding me."

"He is ashamed. He used to be loyal to you, but now he has betrayed you and raised his army to defeat you."

"No! I was defeated by the Normans." Ludwig emphasized.

"But without those 10,000 Saxon warriors, they wouldn't necessarily have won."

So, Esquil continued: "Ludov confessed to me, he is still willing to serve you, and he is willing to ask you to forgive his betrayal. But there are conditions in this matter. Ludov wants you to recognize his Saxony principality. As for Whether to keep the title of Westphalia, if you take it back, he can accept it."

"Wait a minute, this is different from Rurik's request!"

"After all, every nobleman has his own demands. By the way. The baron of Nassau Village, his title is not high, so he didn't have the chance to see you. He also has his own demands."

"Nassau? A little traitor." Ludwig said disdainfully.

"Nassau has surrendered to Liudoff, and his hometown Nassau Village also wants your permission to keep it. Even if he knows that you have controlled his family. The release of his family and villagers is also one of the conditions of the peace talks, and it is You have a limited chip."

"Does it make sense? He ignored his family when he rebelled." Ludwig shook his head slightly, "He is a ruthless person. He is forcing me to be ruthless."

Eskil also shook his head, "Let me continue to talk about Ludov's demands. Ludov revealed the bottom line to me. His principality of Saxony is shrinking, and he only needs to be north of the Weser River and south of the Danish Wall. Saxony, south of the Weser, he could not."

It seems that this is an act of borrowing a donkey down the slope.

"Nonsense." Ludwig suddenly woke up and understood the trick: "The villages are deserted, and the Saxons from the south have almost all emigrated to the north. What's the use of him wanting the area south of the Weser River? Taxes are not collected. "

"Anyway, this proves that he doesn't have huge ambitions, and he sincerely repents to you."

"But what can I do?" Ludwig shrugged, "Everything that the people of Westphalia could go away, I take back this place, and then take Saxony to the south of the river, and what I get is almost a piece of energy. Forests for hunting. What use do I want the forests for."

An area has become a hot potato.

The Archbishop of Cologne, who had been listening for a while, was helpless: "Then it will be assigned to my Cologne Diocese. Many refugees entered Cologne, and I sheltered them, but I still encountered a great shame. The Rus actually extorted our Holy Spirit. Ku! I can't stay out of it, I want what you don't want."

Ludwig was also extremely dissatisfied with this matter. The Diocese of Cologne jokingly handed over five thousand pounds of silver coins. He had to think: If I had the money, I could train more elite soldiers.

Hardbold, Archbishop of Cologne, was sane, but he never imagined that the servants of God were so greedy. Ludwig was reluctant to criticize and rebuke because of the face.

On the contrary, Eskil was really poor and a pure ascetic, which Ludwig knew very well.

Although this guy is poor, he is now playing a lobbyist who also betrayed the king.

To acquire a land with stagnant livelihoods, it will cost money to restore it. After a little reckoning, Ludwig was unwilling to spend any more money, and he still had to reckon with the Marquis of Thuringia who had given his orders, and the rest of the army had to completely defend against the eldest brother Lothair. The Frankish army continued to cut the feudal invasion.

"Okay! Since they have conditions, I have conditions too. Lord Hudbold, South Saxony and Westphalia are all given to you. Go and rule here."

"Ah! Are you really willing?"

"Can I still refuse? I know that you are still loyal to me."

"That's natural." Hadbold couldn't hide the joy in his heart.

East Francia is indeed a patchwork kingdom. Saxony, Thuringia and Flanders were all annexed by force when Charlemagne was in power. They already have a strong centrifugal force that is difficult to control. In addition, the Archdiocese of Cologne, which is like the Papal State in Italy, is one of the countries within the Frankish territory.

Ludwig thought about it, his basic position was in Bavaria, and secondly, because of the civil war in the kingdom, he strengthened his control over the Earl of Rheingau or the order of the Marquis of Frankfurt, which directly prevented the expansion of Bishop Worms from advancing to the whole of Aare. The desire of the rulers of the Manny region.

These servants of God also have worldly desires. They just want to build the kingdom of heaven according to the scriptures. There is no doubt that this behavior is more threatening than the Norman robbers who loot and kill.

Ludwig still had to ask a few more questions: "Is Rurik the Russ really credible? Even if I admit the Duchy of Saxony, if they suddenly deny the agreement, I'll be an ass."

"Some things will change, you can trust them." Esquier continued.

"But they are savages and don't believe in our God at all."

"No. Rurik is very ambiguous about the sacred beliefs. He has at least three sons who have been baptized. There is also a legal bishopric in Ross, and Archbishop John Invall is my most proud student. Maybe in a few years Rurik Just take the initiative to convert, the entire Rus or the entire Norman world to convert collectively."

Speaking of these words, Eskil was complacent, as if everything was going according to plan, and this optimistic attitude was like winter sunshine.

Ludwig thought the old man was daydreaming, and that even if the Normans converted, the war would be eliminated? Pooh! The Saxons still revolted, which had little to do with faith.

Ludwig didn't want to struggle any more. He couldn't win on the battlefield, so he could only make concessions at the negotiating table.

As for the alliance with the Normans... what's the point of an alliance?

A thought that made him feel uncomfortable: "To form an alliance is blasphemous, but may I resist Lothair's attack."

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this matter was operational, not to mention that at the meeting on the tower, Rurik himself said that the Russ intended to form an alliance.

Once the shackles of thought are opened, everything becomes different.

So, Ludwig determined his negotiation plan, and the rest was to wait for the agreed peace conference.

So Rurik was not idle either.

The Alliance Treaty of the Northern Alliance has a written document that is the basis for subsequent treaty documents.

The decisive battle was over, and the victors did not quite believe that a new Frankish army would go north again to start the war.

The immediate priority is to negotiate with Ludwig, and this matter will be put later. With this gap, some treaties on economic and trade are now determined in written form.

Therefore, Baudouin, the Count of Flanders, looked like he was not stingy, he admitted defeat, and now he has transformed himself into an ally of everyone.

Baudouin, the chicken thief, had already figured out that he was incapable of taking back the territory north of the mouth of the Rhine, and his other territories were still facing the frenzied attack of the Normans.

If you can't beat them, join them. This group of people will never attack their allies, right?

For this reason, Baudouin preferred to swear allegiance to Liudov, to continue to retain the title of earl as a subject of Saxony, and at the same time to obtain national defense security.

Is there such a good thing? Liudov was not a fool. The two families were neighbors. The essence of Baudouin's surrender was to obtain peace.

After some deliberation, Baudouin's offer was accepted by the nobles pinching their noses.

This guy has no shame at all. King Ragnar of Denmark thinks this is despicable, but Rurik directly calls him a wise man who is worthy of both sides. It is difficult for a strongman to expect this guy to be loyal, but this person will never betray his interests, and it is easier to control him.

The southern part of the Earl of Flanders is mainly composed of ancient Bilichka Gallic descendants and Frankish immigrants, while the Frisians are mainly in the north. The north has become an independent country of the Netherlands, and there is a new Norman city of Rotterstad, which will replace Durist.

The shrinking country of Flanders legally joined the Northern Alliance because of its allegiance to the Duchy of Saxony. Even if Rurik was dissatisfied, he had to admit it, otherwise the alliance treaty would be meaningless.

On the contrary, Rurik was willing to accept Baudouin as a fellow.

In this way, Saxony, the whole of the Netherlands and the whole of Belgium in his conception are already within the sphere of influence of the Rus Kingdom. Especially now that the country of Flanders is almost equal to Belgium. Without military control over it, this place can be described as a very good grain and wool producing area in Western Europe. In order to gain profits, the economy and trade are sufficient.

Originally, Flanders made money from the wool industry. They sold wool to Cologne, Aachen, and Paris, rather than selling it directly to Ross by sea.

Rurik once regretted that he had destroyed Antwerp, an important port in Flanders, which was really harmful to his future economic and trade activities.

Baudouin took his shrunk Flanders to become a new member of the alliance, and joining this alliance may ensure that the territory will not be attacked by sea. He couldn't be sure, but Rurik, King of Russ, seemed serious.

All the members gather in a wooden house, where everyone will sign a new trade treaty together.

There's a lot of talent here.

Rurik, King of Rus, Ragnar, King of Denmark, Yevlo, Count of Finland, Medveter, Governor of Novgorod, Countess Norlun of Narvik, Blue Fox, Count of Gothenburg, Regraf, King of Mercia, Novgorod Sembria Ernred, Viking King Biyonny of York, Ludoff, Duke of Saxony, Henry Nassau, Count of the Netherlands, Robert the Old Count of Hamburg, and Baudouin, the well-known wallflower.

Even the deposed king of Denmark, Harald Clark, came over as a political figure in the old times to make up the number. As for some of the nobles who did not arrive, because they were all in the territory of Rus, Rurik took his stand.

"We signed a purely commercial treaty today to establish our tariffs. I demand that all members of the Northern Alliance must unify tariffs to 1%. In addition to the entry tax, I have decided to abolish it. The entry tax is merged into the customs duty. , the tax is calculated based on 1% of the total value of the goods entering Hong Kong. I ask you all to recognize this. Look, I have already designed the documents, and you only need to sign. "

Customs tariffs are not surprising to the Franks and Eastern Rome, but they are still new in the northern world.

After all, even the Rus Kingdom started to collect taxes in the last ten years. Before that, there was no clear boundary between collecting taxes and asking for tribute.

In a mature royal country, it is natural to collect customs duties. It will be very fair. Merchant ships from various countries must pay a 1% customs duty when they arrive at the ports of Russia. Similarly, merchant ships from Russia must pay the same amount when they arrive at ports of various countries.

Rurik deliberately arranged tariffs to be extremely low. After all, Ross did not rely on this tax to subsidize his finances. On the contrary, the official business activities directed by King Rurik directly made huge profits to fill the treasury.

The establishment of extremely low tariffs in this way benefits Ross. A 1% tariff is equivalent to opening the door of all allies to Russia, and the rest is dumping fist products and buying raw materials and grains at low prices. As for the trade tax, they can collect it from ordinary merchants, but the business group directly operated by the king has no right to collect tax.

The nobles didn't know the secret, but they thought it was fair.

The world is too strange. The land owner can collect a tax when the Rus ships arrive at the port. For the Northumbrian king, this is simply collecting tribute from the Rus, and this guy Rurik took the initiative.

It has been the ninth year since the defeat of the war. The kingdom of Northumbria, which has always been under great financial pressure, is in urgent need of new tax sources. The limited peasants can no longer search for it. At this time, the Rus people seem to be sending money in person. And because of this treaty, Northumbrian merchants can confidently go to the neighboring Viking York Kingdom to trade, because to pay taxes, business activities must be guaranteed by the other side.

One party that collects tariffs naturally has the obligation to protect the business safety of the merchants. This obligation is clearly written in the treaty documents that everyone must abide by.

So if there are pirates or robbers, all members have the obligation to send troops to attack. Similarly, allied countries have reasons to confiscate the payment for goods for resisting tax payment and smuggling.

What the document highlights is an absolute trade fairness!

They signed their names one after another, and Rurik was very satisfied with their exhilaration, and appealed to the situation: "I hope you will all send permanent envoys to my capital, New Roseburg, and I will also send envoys to your capital. We are allies and reject all civil wars. . So we need to strengthen understanding and mutual trust, and resolve everything through negotiation. What do you think?"

Everyone said yes, especially Baudouin who raised his head and shouted in favor. Because he wanted to sell wool safely and make money, now Rurik, King of Russ, made a solemn promise. "Hello, Xiao Yan?"

"It's me, who are you?"

"Seven years ago, the girl in the Emily Hotel, do you still remember?"

As soon as Xiao Yan heard "Emily Hotel", she choked on her breath and asked in a trembling voice, "It's really you? You... where are you?"

Seven years!

He waited for this call for seven years!

Although so many years have passed, the girl who appeared in his life like a flash in the pan made him never forget it.

"Don't worry, I'm not here to trouble you, and I'm not demanding anything. I...I just can't worry about Amy." The woman paused, took a deep breath, and said, "Amy...it's your daughter."

"What! My daughter?"

Xiao Yan exclaimed in surprise, her heartstrings instantly tense.

"She is six years old this year. She is very cute and very similar to you. I hope you can take good care of her for me after I leave."

"She is very afraid of the dark, and likes to sleep with dolls in her arms at night..."

Hearing the woman's words, Xiao Yan's heart suddenly jumped, and he hurriedly interrupted her: "Don't think too much, tell me if you have anything, I'll come to you right now, and I'll help you solve it."

"It's useless, you can't fight them..." The woman smiled bitterly and said, "I'll send Amy to..."

Before the woman could finish her words, a man's voice suddenly came from the other end of the phone.

"Do you think you can hide?"

Then there was a scream, and a loud bang.

It was the sound of the phone falling to the ground!

Xiao Yan's heart thumped, as if his heart had been beaten hard, and he hurriedly shouted, "Hey, hey..."

No one answered!

Only the noise echoed, and the signal was interrupted.

"Damn!"

Xiao Yan was so anxious that she almost crushed her phone. I love to read Xiaoyi app

After a few seconds, the woman's cry came from the phone again.

"Let go of me, let me go!"

"Xiao Yan, you must find Amy and take care of her!"

"You promise me that you will take good care of her!"

"You promise me!!"

Hearing that heart-piercing voice, Xiao Yan's heart was bleeding, he anxiously shouted into the microphone, "Let go of her, let me go!"

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But he called for a long time, but there was no answer on the other end of the phone. But that woman's voice is getting farther and farther, getting smaller and smaller, and more and more desperate!

Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!

Xiao Yan was very anxious.

He traded his youth and blood for this peaceful and prosperous world, but his wife and biological daughter were bullied!

Unforgivable!

Xiao Yan's unprecedented anger, a raging fire burned in his chest, as if to burn the whole world to ashes.

He wished he had grown wings and flew over now.

Just when he was about to collapse, a man's disdainful voice came from the phone's microphone: "This **** still wants to find someone, huh..."

Xiao Yan hurriedly said sharply: "I don't care who you are, if you dare to touch a single hair on her, I will punish you from the nine clans!"

"Tsk tsk, what a big breath! I'm so scared!"

"You are that wild man. If you are really capable, come quickly, otherwise in a few hours, I'm afraid you will never see her again."

"As for that little bastard, the end will be even worse, or his hands and feet will be interrupted, he will be rushed to the street to beg, or his heart and eyes will be gouged out, or he will become the object of some perverted old men to vent, tsk tsk, think It's so pathetic!"

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The man's words were full of teasing, disdain, and strong provocation.

"You are courting death!" wwω.ΧqQχs8.℃òm

Xiao Yan shouted with red eyes.

"Let's talk when you find me, hehe..."

As soon as the voice fell, Xiao Yan only heard a crisp sound, and the call was interrupted.

"Damn!!"

Xiao Yan shouted loudly, and the viscous killing intent surged out like a tide.

In an instant, the wind and clouds changed color, and the world was shocked!

Think of him Xiao Yan, who fought for ten years, annihilated more than a million enemies, and achieved the supreme position with invincibility at the age of twenty-seven.

Holding the monstrous power in his hand, he possesses unparalleled merits!

There is no one in the past, and there will be no one in the future!

But now, if you can't even protect your own woman and daughter, what can you do to protect these hundreds of millions of people?

The three thousand Predators who were training outside the camp were shocked by this terrifying murderous aura, and they all knelt on one knee and shivered.

The Great Xia Five Great War Kings came upon hearing the news.

"Supreme!"

"Big brother!"

The five kings of war came forward in unison, with expressions of concern on their faces.

"Supreme, what happened?"

Mobei Wang Long Zhantian asked in a trembling voice. He had followed Xiao Yan for many years, and he had only seen such a terrifying killing intent once.

It was three years ago. Because of the betrayal, tens of thousands of Mobei troops were trapped, and thousands of men died in battle.

Xiao Yan, with one knife and one knife, rushed into the enemy's base camp, beheading the traitors among the ten thousand people.

In that battle, blood flowed into rivers and bones became mountains!

In that battle, 800,000 enemies were killed in fear, and they retreated three times!

In that battle, everyone realized what it means to be utterly furious, burying millions of corpses!

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