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The catapult Gawain was talking about was a heavy ballista on a Venetian rowing warship, and the porcupine crossbow was also a fat tool vehicle, propelled by three wheels side by side, on which twenty-four heavy crossbow arrows could be arranged at the same time, and shot out together, enough to sweep and kill a whole army that had been killed, and was a sharp weapon for guarding the city gate and naval battle.

"Yes, there are not many city-states that can make their own with this kind of weapon, only about Ragusa, Venice, Genoa and the like." As Rosso spoke, Betos next to him bowed his head in agreement.

"Then since the two distinguished envoys are here, you might as well quote a price, so that I can have a choice." Gao Wen had this intention, so he raised his hands and started business temporarily with a smile.

The two envoys looked at each other, obviously feeling in their hearts that this brown-haired and light-blue-eyed Grand Duke was not a simple and easy character, but for the commercial republic, "there is nothing that cannot be traded, except for one's own homeland" is the standard that will not change for a hundred generations, so Rosso quickly quoted the price, "A stone shooter is five hundred su of silver, and a porcupine is one hundred and twenty suels." ”

"Ragusa also has some half-worn catapults, which can be purchased for two hundred suo." At this time, Betos suddenly rushed to say this, and then the two looked at each other, both with dissatisfaction and contempt for each other.

"I don't want the half-old, do you want a new one? As long as it can be cheaper than the price quoted by the Governor of Rosso, the Grand Duke can knock on the board. Gao Wen lightly hammered the palm of his hand over there with his fist, and he was interested.

So the two envoys were transferred to businessmen on the spot. Sitting on the ground and competing with each other, because Gawain could take out eight thousand Su cash. And just now Rosso Lion opened his mouth, and Gawain knew it in his heart. In this era, hiring a mercenary force of 500 people only costs 700 su a month.

In the end, the price set was that Venice would provide four catapults, each with three hundred su; Ragusa provided ten porcupine crossbow arrows, ninety suos each—in addition, the two maritime city-states provided the transportation and technical personnel for these instruments, and of course their money was paid by Gawain, and even then the acting governor of Barry saved a lot of money.

After the banquet, under the cold and cold moonlight. Gawain stood in front of the monastery wearing the cloak given by Yudosia, "reading" Inglana's letters, and felt a little distressed in his heart: the two sisters had a somewhat different personality, the elder sister was thoughtful, assertive and wise; And the younger sister is open-minded, with a little naïve and silly, which is why she shows her emotions so bluntly, although she also manages the family property well. In fact, Ingridina's demands and feelings. Gawain is not a fool, of course he understands, of course he is different from the elm pimple knight of this era, and the noble lady can go to the soup with a secret look. Rather, there is more to consider.

Gawain is a well-thought-out person, and he does not discriminate against Ingrid as a widow, let alone a beautiful and touching widow. But he had also spoken to the Catcher and Tetisius before, if he was to be combined with Ingrina. While inheriting great wealth, there are also heavy responsibilities. The Moriah was the heart of the Byzantine Empire, and the emperor would not turn a blind eye to the marriage if he accepted it.

So, Gawain groaned, touching the black satin flower sent by Ingridina, the smooth feel was far warmer than a biting winter night—even if he couldn't read the words inside, he knew exactly what the flower represented.

After a while, he walked back to the house, and there was another stack of letters on the shelf, and when Gawain opened it, he found that it was all his "little mistress" Anna. Sent by Komnenos.

There are rows of small handprints and small fingerprints on it, as if Anna is deliberately revealing herself, and the content inside is about imaginative, from philosophy to religion, to people's livelihood myths, and there is no practical content, and some drawings are scribbled, "This little Nizi, maybe it's too lonely in the Brachna Palace, right?" Gawain couldn't help laughing, and then slowly folded the letter, and then he continued to rummage through the box, and took out a few manuscripts from it.

When Ander Odat was in order to put the books and tables in order, and walked over, Gawain handed him the manuscript, "What kind of book is this?" ”

Androdart touched his hair and looked at it carefully, "It seems to be something written by ancient emperors." ”

"Did the ancient emperors still write articles?" Gawain was interested, "What's your name?" ”

After receiving this order, Androdart looked at it with difficulty for a while, "It seems that military orders, tactics, and general strategies are so cumbersome, and they are all written in classical court Greek." ”

"Oh, forget it." As soon as Gawain heard that his head was big, he asked the other party to put these classics on the bookshelf, and thanked him, and then under the candlelight, pinched the letters on both sides, a little swaying, and finally his eyes fell on the parchment of Anna's letter, the little finger print was so cute, I couldn't help but think of the scene when I was in the imperial capital, after Anna lost the bet, timidly pressed his fingers with him, and his heart couldn't help but feel warm, and then Gawain cheered up and asked Anderodat to take the scroll," Draw me a secret letter to Salian Caesar (Henry IV), and immediately hire Venetian ships to be secretly sent to Ravenna, who needs him to fulfill the promise of the original envoy. ”

The small city of Placentia, far away in northwestern Italy, is almost overwhelmed these days - 20,000 ordinary monks and secular nobles, 4,000 high-ranking monks, among whom the most important and core "helmsman of Christ", Pope Urban, are gathered here, traders and prostitutes from all walks of life have also come over, and the walls of the city are surrounded by endless crowds of people and stalls. Dressed in tight-fitting robes that lifted their hips, many clergy monks cradled with women and went to bazaars and shops to buy beautiful clothes and jewelry.

"Damn, since the Holy See was moved to this city, all the **s, thieves and promiscarians in the city of Rome have poured over." At the gates, the red-bearded Bohemond grumbled in a low voice, rode through the bustling crowd and walked on the black dirt road, followed by several close barons and servants, carrying banners and weapons.

He had finally complied with Pope Urban's decree and removed the siege of Amalfi, and now it was time to ask for merit, and Bohemond was very skilled in this set, and knew that it was better to put down his body at this moment, and everything was still negotiable. Of course, there was also the goal of obtaining from the Pope the "flagpole" of the crusade against the city of Barry, because Gawain had committed the expulsion of the bishops of the Catholic Church.

When the snow melts next year, troops will be dispatched! After conquering the city of Bari and slaughtering Gawain and his Red Hand United, he took the opportunity to go to sea from the city of Bari and preemptively crusade eastward, "everything is in the hands of the Tver family." (To be continued......)