Chapter 250 Preparing for War
The development of new urban areas during the war is undoubtedly a very dangerous thing.
Therefore, the new city of Tire was essentially built in the form of a military camp.
With the construction of simple houses, more and more German Crusaders rushed from the island of Cyprus to the city of Tire and moved into the new city.
During the two-month construction process, the situation in Tire City was also undergoing earth-shaking changes.
After all, cities in the 12th century were still too small. As long as there were some fine-tuning, the appearance of a city could be changed.
Especially when Garris has gathered a large amount of funds and has talents supported by Transjordan.
It seems that nothing has changed in this city, but it is changing everywhere.
While citizens and farmers increase production and income.
Around the original Paladin patrol system, the Kingdom's Police Department was also established and began to recruit and train full-time police officers.
Although it is impossible to say that the streets are not closed at night and the streets are not picked up, at least there are people patrolling or on duty at various intersections in the city to ensure that conflicts in the city are kept within limits.
Frederick the "Red Beard" also witnessed these changes with his own eyes.
"Red Beard", accompanied by old William and his own child Frederick, often walked the streets of Tire.
Although Barbarossa's own court was not located in a large city, he was actually no stranger to the city.
Of course, his contact with the city, most of the time, was not very pleasant.
He spent more than half of his years as emperor trying to tighten his control over Italian cities.
That’s not to say it’s not effective, but maybe there’s more to lose.
"It's good, this city."
At the entrance of a newly opened dessert shop, Barbarossa sat down with the attendants beside him, and the clerks on the side brought over a sweet drink quite consciously.
It can be said that Barbarossa is a frequent customer of this store.
The desserts in this shop can be said to have truly broken through the taste limitations of the Middle Ages.
Systematically pursue it from the perspectives of smell, appearance, taste and aftertaste.
Rather than just a pile of sweetness.
In fact, the glass in Barbarossa's hand may be closer to a cocktail.
Used syrup, added mint leaves, used rum liquid and added ice cubes.
This is not a strong liquor, but the taste is quite soft. In Barbarossa's opinion, it is still at the level of a small sweet water.
Old William and his child Frederick Jr. also chose their own drinks.
While they were chatting, conflicts broke out on the street not far away.
Two groups of knights, each wearing the cloak of the Knights, are facing off.
After a while, Paladin led the patrol policemen to come here to mediate.
Faced with the large number of people on Paladin's side, both the Templars with eight-pointed red crosses on a white background and the Hospitallers with eight-pointed and white crosses on a black background gave up their plans for a street duel.
"It's really different. It's much better than my hometown."
After seeing this scene, old William also nodded. As an Italian Marquis, it was actually quite strange for him to serve as the Speaker of the House of Lords in Jerusalem.
"In this country, Balian and the others have firmly controlled the city in their own hands. Everything is full of order and order, without the stench of democracy."
Barbarossa looked disgusted when he mentioned the stench of democracy.
This democracy, of course, specifically refers to urban autonomy in Italy.
After Old William took a sip of his own sweet water, he hesitated for a while and then said: "You are too strong. Many times, going too far is not enough."
Frederick did not want to continue on this topic.
It was at this time that the dispute at the intersection became increasingly fierce.
"Go and have a look?" Barbarossa suggested.
William nodded, and the attendant beside William dropped the dinar and escorted the two old men and the Shinra Prince over there.
At the crossroads, the leader Paladin looked a little unkind.
This is no longer the case twice, because the city of Tire is currently transforming into a large military camp.
A large number of members of the Knights are gathering here, and members of the Knights Hospitaller and the Knights Templar have conflicts at least once a week.
If it weren't for Paladin, it would still be a military order recognized by the kingdom and regarded as a knighthood.
The arrogant Templars probably wouldn't even look at them.
After the arrival of Barbarossa and his party, the three forces put down their hostility.
The policeman on the side hurriedly saluted Mr. William and briefly reported the situation.
There is currently a considerable gap between the Knights Hospitaller and the Knights Templar.
When they participated in the Battle of the Sea of Galilee, all members of the Knights Hospitaller died, but the Grand Master of the Knights Templar, Gerald, managed to survive.
Back then, the grand leader had vowed that he would fight until death!
If it hadn't been for the grand commander who deliberately advocated all kinds of jihad, why would the hospital regiment have sacrificed so many people.
As a result, such a person "surrendered" and survived, which naturally made the Knights of the Hospital Regiment feel contemptuous. Every time they met the Temple Regiment, they would be angry.
However, this time, the Knights of the Hospital Corps met the Grand Master of the Temple Corps directly on the street!
Gerald, who was aggressive by nature, naturally drew his sword in the street.
After some mediation by the police and the presence of old William, the duel naturally ended without any problems.
But Barbarossa still invited Gerald to sit aside.
"Young man, I heard you're worth a Gaza castle?"
When Gerald heard the word Gaza, his breathing became rapid, but he did not deny this sentence, while the other knights beside him looked as usual.
Noting these small details, Barbarossa paid more and more attention to Gerald. Grand Master of the Knights Templar is a position, not a master.
Theoretically speaking, the Knights Templar are only loyal to God and the Pope. Although there is a strict superior-subordinate relationship within the order, they are often full of sacrifice in the name of God.
The grand leader can be replaced, but if Gaza Castle gives up and wants to take it back, it will cost hundreds or even thousands of people.
If such an expensive transaction can still go ahead, it only means that Gerald has an irreplaceable position in the minds of the Knights Templar.
After realizing Barbarossa's identity, Gerald led the knights behind him in a ceremony.
In medieval Western Europe, it was actually difficult to say that there was a real, so-called person with absolute power.
Even the HRE Emperor Barbarossa spent most of his life engaged in a lot of games with various internal factions.
Not only was he engaged in war with Italian cities, but his young friend Henry "The Lion" also became his old rival.
Of course, even after defeating Henry "The Lion", Barbarossa did not kill the other party. After the other party admitted defeat and repented, he re-granted a duchy to the other party so that the other party could spend his old age in peace.
In other words, whether the emperor or the king... in medieval Europe, he was essentially a member of the nobility, rather than above the nobility.
Under such circumstances, as the Grand Master of the Temple Regiment, who was well-known in Western Europe, he was respectful when he saw Barbarossa.
But I won’t say that there is any gap in power status between the two parties.
"Your Majesty, I will definitely wash away my shame."
"It's fast, it's fast."
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The coastal plain of Israel extends from the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt in the south to Rashhanikra in the north.
The location of Tire has exceeded the scope of ancient Israel. Strictly speaking, it is not in Palestine, but more of the land of the ancient Phoenicians.
In other words, Saladin today has essentially taken full control of the territory of ancient Israel and has taken all the land of former Palestine into his pocket.
But this did not completely destroy the resistance ability of the Crusader countries. Long before the arrival of the Crusaders from several major European countries, a large number of scattered Crusaders had already begun to gather in Tire.
At the same time, Tripoli and Antioch north of Tire can still serve as strategic depth, providing troops and wealth.
Among the three major knightly orders of later generations, the Teutonic Knights have not yet been established.
The Knights Hospitaller and the Knights Templar lost hundreds of elite knights after experiencing a disastrous defeat on the Sea of Galilee.
But now, the Knights Templar and the Knights Hospitaller are gathering. Knights from Antioch, from Tripoli, and from one knight's castle after another have responded to Gerald's call.
Gerald effortlessly regained his power from Acting Grand Master Trix, delivering a passionate speech in front of many knights.
He stirred up a frenzied atmosphere, announcing in one Deusvult after another that he would lead the Templars to launch divine revenge against Saladin.
At the same time, a large number of branch organizations throughout Western Europe also provided new blood to the headquarters in Palestine and sent a large amount of funds to rebuild the troops.
It can be said that Gerald alone set off a wave in the Crusader countries. Countless young Franks began to be inspired by him and actively threw themselves into the arms of the Knights Templar.
However, the royal government remained silent on this. It only recruited and trained troops in the remaining lands of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and Tripoli in an orderly manner, and began to establish the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Military Affairs.
In this round of military expansion, the Kingdom's standing army stationed in Tire already has four battalions.
“In a sense, things are looking really good.”
When the sect organized a meeting, Garris said this directly.
After all, there are now more and more reliable people gathered in Tire, enough to partially surface and start more institutionalized construction.
Nowadays, Garris no longer needs to preach alone in Tire, nor does he need to personally perform "miracles" to win people's heads.
Based on economic interests and the orientation of the doctrine itself, more and more people are coming into contact with the "religion" and beginning to join this "underground church" endorsed by the kingdom. "Now, the highest authority of the kingdom has actually been established. On one side is the House of Lords, which is elected and appointed by the nobles and the church. On the other side is the House of Commons, which is elected by each constituency. When the two are combined, as the King's Landing Parliament, they have many responsibilities for the kingdom. Have the right to discuss matters.”
"In the church system, it seems that Irakli is currently the patriarch and the supreme leader, but in a large number of churches in Tripoli, they are actually our priests."
“After the subsequent recovery of the lost territory, the reconstruction of the church system must also focus on us.”
The instruction given by Garris was a rip-off. The religious group should not only wear the skin of the Cyprus Church, but also the skin of the Jerusalem Church in order to take over as soon as possible.
"Another thing is that the kingdom's original six-official system has actually existed in name only. In the past year or so, everyone has been setting up officials based on people."
"Therefore, a true central government also needs to be constructed. Using the successful construction of the Police Department as a template, a total of seven departments will be established: the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Taxation, the Ministry of Education, and the Ministry of Military Affairs. .”
"Constitute the central government organ of the kingdom."
"If possible, the ministers of the seven departments and the speaker of the upper and lower parliamentarians will form a cabinet to serve as the executive body of the parliament to decide on major issues in the kingdom."
"Of course, you still need to take care of these situations."
After Garris finished speaking, many people attending the meeting started discussing in low voices.
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The Kingdom of Jerusalem was recently established and faced the threat of war for a long time.
The kingdom has a certain tradition of centralization of power. Of course, this centralization is in the form of a parliament of nobles, rather than a substantial increase in the monarch's personal power.
Relying on the noble council system, the kingdom was able to mobilize and assemble a large number of troops in a short period of time.
However, due to the circumstances of the times, the six-official system was also born. They are governor, marshal, steward, chamberlain, steward and chief judge.
These positions are loyal to the king, appointed by the king, and then each responsible for some unclear duties.
Of course, under Saladin's violent destruction, the kingdom's original system had completely collapsed.
In this environment, the kingdom's original local aristocratic group was weakened unprecedentedly.
Even without the need for Garris to come forward, the cult can begin to control the kingdom's political arena in the form of a secret party.
In a sense, this is actually a kind of shadow government.
After the formation of the seven major departments, the brand of the Second Kingdom was almost truly taken over by Garris.
By that time, half of the parliament was members or allies of the Order, and more than half of the backbone of the civil servant government came from Transjordan.
Who is sitting on the throne, that's all.
At present, Sibylla is still sitting on the throne without directly depriving Guy of his crown. In fact, it is giving the old aristocratic group an illusory sense of security to prevent the other party from jumping over the wall.
For Garris, the biggest advantage of such a system is that he himself does not need to take care of things.
You can invest your energy in education and technical restoration.
As a [prophet] in the cult, everyone who has witnessed Garris's "miracle" basically worships Garris to an extremely high level of personal worship.
If Garris wants to enforce his will, he can overturn the collective decision with just his words.
Under such circumstances, not only does Garris not dare to abuse the "cult of personality", but he also needs to protect the system and shut up his careless mouth of giving orders.
So much of the time, he was watching the actions of those in the sect.
Even if someone really did something wrong, he would not give instructions rashly.
The way he influenced the members of the cult was to use ideas and theories, gradually avoiding the use of direct orders.
After all, no one is always right and will always lead an organization.
If the cult organization lacks the ability to self-correct, the consequences after Garris leaves can be imagined.
……
Pierre was promoted again.
When he first joined the army, he became the squad leader. Because he brought his fellow soldiers with him, he handled the Bedouin robbery very well and was the first to make meritorious deeds.
During the first army expansion that followed, after receiving a short-term officer crash training from Gareth, he only served as a trainee platoon leader for a month before becoming a company commander.
But now, when a large number of troops are being recruited and battalion-level units are established for the first time, Pierre directly bypasses the deputy battalion and directly serves as the battalion commander of the 1st Battalion.
Of course, Pierre is definitely not the only one who has been promoted.
Therefore, after the brief but grand conferment and appointment ceremony, the army began to prepare for a dinner party, intending to celebrate such a special day today.
"Pierre, have you ever considered giving yourself a surname?" At the dinner table, after drinking some fermented grape juice, Charles hugged Pierre and started to blow.
Charles is the Paladin who works with Pierre and is responsible for the religious and spiritual life of the entire camp.
"Last name?" Charles didn't react for a moment. He had a weak leg and had never thought of this at all.
"Yes, it is a surname, just like me, I, Charles de Compu, you are now a person with status, your descendants will be proud of you, shouldn't you leave them a legacy that can be passed down? What’s your last name?”
As he spoke, Charles raised the wine glass in his hand high and continued: "I don't understand you very well. Anyway, in my hometown, a person's glory is bound to his family, and the inheritance of a surname means I will be the continuation of my ancestors.”
Charles is actually not a native of Palestine. His hometown is the Anjou territory of France, and he is considered an ancestral fellow of the royal family.
The reason why he came to Palestine was because he joined the Knights Templar in Anjou and was sent as a representative of the branch.
Yes, Charles was not from Transjordan, and he was not even a member of the Order at first. When he first met [Prophet] Gairis, he was still wearing a red cross on a white background and was a member of the Knights Templar.
Then, he saw the Holy Son drawing his sword to kill the horse, kicking the sword into the stone, and performing emergency surgery to save lives.
After that, his faith in Christ was elevated to several levels.
The subsequent Holy Son, after completing negotiations with Leonard, also took him away by the way.
Because Charles himself was literate and had a certain foundation in religious teachings, Gareth personally asked him if he was willing to join the Paladin.
The Knights Templar is a military order, and the Palatine is also a military order in a sense.
Moreover, it is obvious that Paladin is closer to the Son and God than the Temple Group.
Charles took off his original Templar cloak without any burden and replaced it with a Paladin's equilateral cross.
The indoctrination of Garris's religious scriptures reshaped Charles, making him fanatically follow Garris and be willing to fight to the death.
Under this situation, he actually no longer cares much about whether some people are from a humble background, because his evaluation of a person's worth basically only relies on Garris's attitude towards the other person.
Pierre is someone whom the Son of God values. No matter how Pierre is born, he will definitely have a bright future.
Now, Pierre has become a battalion commander, with close to 600 people under his command. Even in France, he has truly begun to become a high-class figure.
"What's the surname? I'm just an ordinary person."
Pierre was holding a glass of wine at the banquet, but he was actually quite relaxed.
Unlike the Chinese dynasty, the popularity of surnames in the Christian world was actually quite late.
In Western Europe, the popularity of surnames began in the 12th to 15th centuries. In Northern and Eastern Europe, surnames became popular later, and in some areas their use was not mandatory until the 18th or 19th century.
Will having an extra surname make any difference? Of course Pierre didn't care about this kind of thing.
"Ordinary?"
Charles smiled a little at this.
The establishment of the Ministry of Military Affairs was a matter of time. Due to the massive expansion of the army, people like Pierre who were originally from humble backgrounds began to occupy high positions.
Charles himself was too fanatical about Garris and would not care about a person's origin.
But other noble children would still waste their time on this kind of issue.
Therefore, in order to allow civilian officers like Pierre to have more authority and facilitate command in the army.
After the Ministry of Military Affairs is completed, the awarding of titles will begin.
Military rank is one of the representatives of the military level. It integrates the honor, treatment, position and other factors of the military personnel. It is a symbol of the military personnel's sense of responsibility and honor.
Voltaire's words pointed out the significance of military rank.
[Military rank began to become a kind of right, much superior to family background. What was valued was merit and military exploits, not ancestral lineage. 】
It can be said that the combination of the professional officer system and military ranks is very suitable. It gives civilian officers a way to obtain lifelong honors.
Pierre's military honors and long-term service in the army are the origin of his military rank.
If someone disobeys Pierre, then he should use his military merits to speak out.
At the same time, the noble title system also began to say goodbye to chaos and was undergoing restructuring.
Anyone with a military rank, whether a soldier or an officer, is considered a lifelong honorary peer.
Of course, ordinary soldiers are still not qualified to serve at the table. They have to reach the level of sergeant major before they can say that they are honorary nobles.
As far as Charles knew, battalion commanders like Pierre, with previous experience of dealing with the Bedouin alone, had participated in almost all major battles and had never been punished for misdeeds.
So Pierre is guaranteed to have a rank of major, maybe even a lieutenant colonel.
In the aristocratic system, this should correspond to the honorary viscount.
When an ordinary knight sees Pierre, he needs to take the initiative to salute.
"Come on, cheers!"
"Cheers."
(End of chapter)