Chapter 1500： Knights formally established

Knights of Poland and Lithuania are unfortunate, because of the hostile relationship between the two countries and the Teutonic Knights, the wandering knights of the two countries are unable to join the two big teams of Teutonic Knights or Livonia Cavaliers.

Not only that, because of the close relationship between the Teutonic Knights and the German region, it is not easy for the wandering knights in Poland and Lithuania to find jobs in the German region. Moreover, the German region itself has too many wandering knights, and competition is fierce.

As for places outside Germany, the possibility is also very low. The Grand Duchy of Moscow in the east is an Orthodox country and conflicts with the Catholic faith in Poland and Lithuania. Not to mention Turkey in the south, that is a proper pagan ...

Therefore, the wandering knights of Poland and Lithuania can only choose to mix in the country. Or, go to the bohemian kingdom, which also belongs to the royal rule of the Jagiellonian family.

But whether it is Poland and Lithuania, or Bohemia, their demand for knights is not great. Germany is not the same. Germany is a torn apart place, and the princes are everywhere. For the sake of hegemony and security, each prince will recruit a group of knights to protect the security of the princely kingdom. In Poland, Lithuania, and Bohemia, although the nobles within each are also independent, there is no battle for princes to fight for hegemony, so there is not much demand for wandering knights.

As a result, the options left for the Polish Rangers are very small. And playing for the royal family has become an important way.

It is precisely because of this that Siegmont I, the king of Poland, was able to easily pull up teams in history and form large-scale wing cavalry. In fact, there is no other way for domestic knights ...

The wandering knight wants to be mixed with the knighthood and the fief, and can only serve the king or the noble. But Poland and Lithuania are nominally unified nations, and there is no need for German princes to fight for hegemony. Therefore, there are many idle wandering knights in Poland. In order to find opportunities for meritorious service, he had to join the king's army.

Therefore, don't look at the monarchs of Poland and Lithuania have no real power, but there is actually no shortage of wandering knights who are willing to serve their lives. But because the monarch itself has limited financial resources, the size of the wing cavalry has been maintained at a scale of several thousand to more than 10,000 people. It ’s not that you ca n’t recruit people, but you do n’t have the money to raise so many people ...

Marin estimated that there are many children of the Cavaliers in Poland and Lithuania, at least tens of thousands, or even more than 20,000. Historically, the wing cavalry was formed by the Kingdom of Poland. This is not because only Poland has so many knightly children, but because Poland is richer. As for Lithuania, there are not many knights, but they have no money to build large-scale wing cavalry. Therefore, the wing cavalry is also called the Polish wing cavalry ...

And now Marin puts Simon in Ukraine to provide enough money to let him recruit recruits from Poland and Lithuania. It is estimated that many people will be recruited.

Moreover, Marin's heart is not black, as long as a few thousand wing cavalry is enough. This will be a king blow in his hand in the future religious war, which can cooperate with him to attack from the east of Germany to the local direction. As long as they are used well, the Ten Thousand Army Corps, which contains thousands of wing cavalry, can destroy many German princes.

And when they are usually idle, these wing cavalry can also help themselves to mobilize or arrest the local Cossacks on the Ukrainian prairie, forcing them to immigrate to the North Sea or serve themselves. Cossacks were tough, but they couldn't beat enough Polish wing cavalry. After all, Cossacks are pure light cavalry, while wing cavalry are half-horse cavalry. Coupled with martial arts from an early age, the fighting power is much stronger than that of Cossack ...

As for the title of "Flying Wing Knights", it was just the name that Marin thought casually. After all, recruiting wandering knights requires signboards. The title of a knighthood is very attractive, justified. It would be strange if Simon dared to be publicly recruited as an earl and not be suspected by the nobles of the Principality of Lithuania—why do you want so many wandering knights as a little earl? Want to rebel?

And getting a knight out, soliciting wandering knights is justified. After all, the Cavaliers are to recruit a lot of wandering knights.

As for the Knights need the approval of the church to build? This is not a problem at all. No, Marin wrote a letter to the old man Julius II, and then the decree of the Holy See allowing the formation of the "Flying Wing Order" was issued. Then, without a wandering knight to surrender, Simon became the head of the empty knight ...

Moreover, in the decree allowed by the "Flying Wing Knights", Julius II also gave a very reasonable excuse-Ukraine is on the front line of the Catholic Church, facing the challenges of the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Green Church in the south Important place. Simon was stationed in Ukraine with the "Flying Wing Knights" to "protect the Christian civilization" ... and also a "barrier to the Catholic world" ... look, how tall ...

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The negotiations between Simon and Sigmund I went smoothly, because Marin had already passed through with Sigmund I before. Sigmund I had a clear heart for Simon's request.

In the beginning, Siegmont I opposed Simon's recruitment of thousands of homeless knights in Poland and Lithuania. After all, no monarch wants to have such a powerful army. But Marin explained to him that it was a soldier and a horse he secretly hid. Moreover, Simon can not afford to feed so many soldiers and horses. Sigmund I agreed. After all, Marin ’s North Sea State poses no threat to Poland. On the contrary, the North Sea State needs Poland as an ally. Because, Siegmont I also knew that the newly-increasing Huffman family was more excluded and hostile among German princes, and it was normal for Marin to hide some soldiers outside the country ...

With the basis of the previous conversation with Marin, it is naturally not a problem for communication with Simon. Siegmont I readily agreed to Simon ’s request to form a knighthood and agreed to send dozens of wing cavalry officers to help Simon train the wing cavalry.

After the team reached Krakow, the capital of the Kingdom of Poland ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Sigmund I did not get off, but let some wing cavalry protect Anne and went back to the palace. And he himself accompanied Simon to Kiev to participate in the creation ceremony of Simon's "Flying Wing Knights".

In addition to the presence of Sigmund I, the monarch, many powerful parliamentarians of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania were also present. Subsequently, a team came from the west, the envoys from the Holy See who read the Pope's decree ...

After the envoys from the Holy See read the decree of Julius II in public on the square in front of the Royal Palace of Kiev, Sigmund I, as the Grand Duke of Lithuania, publicly announced that he agreed to Simon to form a knighthood. Of course, Simon, the new head of the new knighthood, also swears in public to touch the Bible-without the permission of the Grand Duke of Lithuania and the Parliament of Lithuania, he will never take the soldiers to the north to blend in the internal affairs of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania ...

After Simon vowed that he would not take any troops to intervene in the internal affairs of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, several members of Lithuanian Big Som were obviously relieved-they were also afraid that Simon would rely on force to fight for the right to speak in Lithuania ...

After the Flying Wing Knights were formally established, Simon, the light-headed leader, immediately sent people to all parts of Lithuania and Poland to conduct publicity to recruit children of the Knight family who could not find opportunities to serve as members of the Knights ...