Chapter 33 Alhadi Town
Chainmail was a very common type of armor in the middle and early Middle Ages. It was a kind of armor made of a large number of small metal rings. It was designed to provide protection against cuts and thrusts while maintaining a certain degree of protection. Flexibility, allowing the wearer to move freely during combat.
Among them, the chain armor worn by cavalry is generally more important than the chain armor worn by infantry.
Even though it is much lighter than cavalry chainmail, the armor worn by these recruits still weighs 20 to 30 pounds, which is about 10 to 15 kilograms.
Even if there were seven of them carrying five sets, it would still be enough to tire them out.
In Simon's eyes, among the seven people, the only one who performed well was Russell, the second son of the Cardoso family.
Under this sunshine, compared to the other six people who shared four sets of armor, they were all out of breath, unable to hold their weapons, and their pace became slower and slower.
Although Russell was sweating profusely, at least he could bear a full set of armor, carry a helmet and weapons on his back, and march with the team.
When he was standing, he weighed almost 40 pounds at least, which was twice the weight of his comrades around him.
Simon looked at Russell with a hint of approval, and then shouted loudly: "Lift your legs! Lift your legs! How many times have I said, when marching, take steps! Use your thighs to exert force! Use your thighs to exert force!" ”
Human calf muscles are obviously not as good as thighs, but when walking, most people will gradually rely on their calves to exert force due to fatigue, and then their steps will become smaller and smaller, and finally they will drag their legs forward. .
If you want to march long distances, you must step up and get used to walking at a long pace, so as to avoid premature fatigue of the leg muscles, or to maintain a certain marching speed even under extreme fatigue.
But theory belongs to theory and practice belongs to practice. When people are extremely tired, they can use their will to force themselves to continue to maintain the standard marching pace. Those are very few and they are the true elites.
Even the vast majority of knights cannot maintain their enthusiasm during long-distance marches, let alone these new recruits.
Just when the one at the back of the team was almost unable to move at all and was about to fall behind, Garris and his group finally stopped.
This was not to say that it was time to rest, but that their destination was not far away.
Viewed from a distance, with the sun scorching the earth and heat waves distorting the field of vision, the town of Alhadi is like a pebble left in the desert, hidden in the vast wilderness and not noticeable.
Compared to the village of Monterey where we stayed previously, this town is actually not that big, and may even be smaller.
It has only one street that winds like a thin ribbon across the land.
But even so, this is still a small town, not a village.
After all, Alhadi Town, a Muslim town, is located on the trade road from Mecca to Jerusalem. Although this trade road has become depressed in recent years due to Leonard, there are still merchants coming and going. Teams or pilgrims stop here.
Farmers from nearby villages often come to this town to sell agricultural products and buy many daily necessities.
Compared with villages that focus on agricultural production, Alhadi Town maintains its existence through handicraft industry and commerce.
It can be said that size is not the key factor that distinguishes small towns from villages. What industries the residents rely on to survive is the core.
However, before heading to Alhadi Town, Garris and his group, led by Russell from Monterey Village, took another fork in the road instead of going directly to Alhadi Town. This is a sunny open space, where everyone rests first, takes out dry food and water, and has a full meal to restore their strength.
During this period, Garris took Russell with him and drew a map of the surrounding area on the ground with branches. He used a line to represent the town of Alhadi not far away. Then Russell, a young man, after determining the southeast, northwest, and A stone is placed due east of the line.
This stone represents Ahmed’s yard.
After seeing the location where Russell placed it, Garris was a little confused: "Ahmed, he doesn't live in the town?"
"Yes, yes, sir." Although Russell was tired, the tone of reverence in his words did not diminish.
"Russell, don't call me "Sir" anymore. In the eyes of Heavenly Father, all people in the world are brothers and sisters. You can just call me brother, including fighting brother."
"Yes, my lord."
Garris frowned and did not continue to dwell on this issue.
"Go on, why doesn't he live in the town."
"Sir, I heard my father say that as a tax collector, Ahmed will not only collect taxes from us Christians, but also taxes from Muslims. No matter where their family is, they are not actually counted. Pleasing.”
"In order to ensure the safety of their family members, they chose to stay away from the town and built a quite large yard. There were wells, sentry towers, and barracks for private soldiers in the yard. It was like a small castle. This way, the Ahmed family can feel safe.”
When he heard this, Garris frowned. What kind of tax collector was he? This tax collector was actually a feudal lord.
He has private soldiers, thick walls, and the right to tax, and he can kill and kill nearby farmers.
If this is not a feudal lord, then what is a feudal lord?
In fact, as long as the Ahmed family can pay fixed taxes regularly, the Crusader lords of Transjordan will not bother to interfere with the actions of the Ahmed family.
It is precisely because of this that the Crusader lords' rule in Transjordan was so smooth...
After all, for the Crusader lords, they did not need to bear the burden of managing the grassroots, nor did they need to worry about taxing the grassroots. They only needed to wait for the leaders like Ahmed, who had existed since the Seljuk Empire was still prosperous. As a tax-owning family, just pay the annual taxes regularly, which is very, very easy.
To be honest, this model is actually quite good for today's Garris.
Brutal petty feudal lords like Ahmed have cut themselves off from the people. If their family lives in a small town, Gairis still needs to worry about how to deal with the potential hostility of other Muslim townspeople.
After all, the townspeople may have difficulty understanding Gehrys's thoughts, causing hostility, and Gehrys doesn't want to attack innocent people, which is very troublesome.
But this is a single family, so there is nothing to worry about...
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