Chapter 271 Crusaders! No way!
The rules passed down from our ancestors have become so broken that the previous way of life can no longer be maintained.
Did they make any mistakes?
No mistakes were made, it was just the unconscious sweep of intensive production and new technologies that exacerbated the bankruptcy of these farmers.
This has nothing to do with right or wrong, just a bit melancholy.
After clearing his thoughts, Charles spoke to the store owner.
"You have the final say on how much to set the price for collecting eggs, and whether to collect eggs from retail investors. But it's not a good idea to throw away human eggs. Of course, it's also wrong for the people over there to make the first move."
"How about this, you pay the money first and pay for the eggs, and I will settle the matter with the farmers over there. In short, I will give you an explanation."
This poultry owner is actually a tough guy, but as his current supplier, Charles has some face after all.
After humming a few times, he still nodded in agreement, but this also made him make up his mind never to deal with those mud-legged farmers again.
Those people can't produce anything good, they can't sell eggs and they have to make a fuss. It would be easier not to do their business.
As for the farmers, when they saw the boss instructing the workers to get some money, and after paying a silver dinar at the price of 4 coppers per egg, they couldn't help but look at Charles much kindly.
Don't talk about poverty-stricken people, most people can still distinguish between good and bad simplicity, but when it comes to conflicts of interest, how can we use good and evil as the criterion?
Of course, this is also the reason why they think Charles is easy to talk to.
Even though they felt that what they were doing was unethical, quite a few farmers gathered around Charles and talked about it, all asking Charles to be merciful and harvest the agricultural products they brought.
By the time Charles tried his best to persuade these farmers to settle, it was already noon.
The two parties have indeed reached some preliminary intentions.
One is that Charles will take the prices from a month ago and collect all the chickens and ducks from retail investors in the current market.
Second, all the farmers and villagers whose chickens and ducks were taken over by Charles were, in a sense, equivalent to paying their dues and joining the brotherhood, and naturally they had to act in accordance with the rules of the brotherhood.
Whether it is to open a new breeding farm or to farm according to the rules of the brotherhood, from today on, if Charles has a mouthful of food, everyone here must have a mouthful of soup.
The Orthodox Christians among these farmers naturally have no psychological barriers. As for the other Muslims or Catholics, they have doubts and do not say yes. In short, they will get over it first.
If we consider it from a purely capital perspective, Charles does not need to be like this.
By driving surrounding farmers out of business, the Brotherhood could gain even more significant benefits.
But Charles knew very well that the reason why he did these things was not because he wanted to make money, but because he wanted to see whether the life described by Gareth could be realized.
In Garris's words, sooner or later, no matter what farmers or city dwellers, as long as they are willing to eat, they can eat meat until they are full...
Before following Garris, he was just a horseman driving a carriage. He naturally felt that he had no ambitions and would not think about leaving a name in the history books like the apostles of noble birth.
Human beings as humble as grass, wallowing in the mud, sentient beings, all they want is nothing more than a straw bed and a quilt, holding their own animals, and surviving day by day...
Of course, it is always good to eat more meat.
After all these tedious things were done, Charles started to get down to business.
At this juncture, the reason why he came to Nazareth in person was not simply to sell poultry.
The most important thing is that he needs to get in touch with the Second Kingdom troops in the city and communicate about each other's situation to avoid misunderstandings.
……
Garris does have a somewhat obscure reputation in the Second Kingdom.
To be precise, it was not until Charles heard the rumors of the miracle at the Annunciation Church in the city that he knew that the [Prophet] had come to Nazareth in person.
After spending a lot of effort to get in touch with the Second Kingdom through various channels, Charles met Garris with anxiety.
When Gareth saw Charles, he actually had mixed feelings.
Especially after listening to Charles' report, Garris couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
The reason why Charles and Alex's company stayed at Mount Tabor was the decision made by Gareth, and it was in accordance with his plan at first.
If Charles Company encounters danger, it can evacuate Mount Tabor directly without holding on.
But later, Charles and Alex had an idea, and their company opened up a territory under the nose of the enemy in Nazareth.
In the 12th century, this was actually an extremely lucky thing.
After the survival problem is solved, Garris will worry about whether the company here can maintain its true identity after breaking away from the organization.
After all: [Fight with the dragon for too long, and you will become a dragon yourself; stare into the abyss for too long, and the abyss will stare back. 】
But as far as the situation is concerned, the development of things is much better than what Garris thought.
Religion has a "magic" that can powerfully push people forward because it shapes people's outlook on life.
Of course, which direction this is heading is actually debatable and cannot be generalized.
It is not Gehrys who needs revolution, but people like Charles.
Gareth seeks to transform the world because he feels at home in the new heaven and new earth.
Gareth hates ignorance, hates death, and cannot ignore the suffering of others, but he is indeed not a savior.
He just showed a bright new world to the dusty gods and let them embark on the path of pursuit.
And Charles has gone deeper into the masses and the grassroots than he has.
After all, in the past two years, Garris has only been able to dabble in the topic for a long time and has no chance to truly launch a grassroots movement.
At first, it was just Charles reporting to Gehrys and discussing how to deal with the Turks.
But as the conversation progressed, those Turks no longer mattered.
On the contrary, it was the trivial things Charles said that aroused Garris's attention.
Because these are all empirical products of the combination of theory and practice.
For things like theory, problems will arise regardless of whether the version is higher or lower.
Once theory breaks away from practice and actual production, something will inevitably happen.
Gehrys himself only proposed a theory, and he needed feedback before he could consider correcting his mistakes.
He once heard a story. A university professor once went to give a speech at a second-tier university. Most of the people sitting in the audience were students from the Academy of Social Sciences. The professor asked them three questions. The first question is: "Do you know Marx and Lenin?"
There is no need to ask this question. They must know it. Everyone present has answered it.
The second question is, "Do you know Bill Gates and Steve Jobs?" Everyone present also answered.
Then the third and most critical question came, "Do you know Glushkov?" As soon as this question was asked, the whole audience was silent.
Then the professor reminded them again: He was the one who wrote "Cybernetics".
At this time, a few students raised their hands. There were 400 people sitting in the audience, all of whom were social science majors, but only a few knew Glushkov.
This actually explains the problem very much. Everyone knows Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, but they don’t know Glushkov.
The 21st century is the information age, and information technology has become an irreversible trend, but those "XXists" are still active.
It’s not just Internet leftists, but also many “professional” researchers. Most of them don’t know the existence of such things as XXX informatization.
Many "XXist" groups in the 21st century have the problem that their knowledge system is out of touch with the industry of the times. They do not realize that earth-shaking changes have taken place in the 21st century compared with the Victorian era.
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The early XX theory is already difficult to be compatible with the social status of the 21st century.
Not to mention the level of horse economics.
Simply speaking from the perspective of the times, it is already quite different.
To put it bluntly, in the Victorian era, the output value of the tertiary industry was less than 15%, but in the third decade of the 21st century, the number of practitioners in the tertiary industry in Europe and the United States has reached an astonishing 70%.
Even in the country with the most complete industry and the largest scale, by the third decade of the 21st century, the proportion of employment in the tertiary industry rose to 47.4% with a population of 770 million.
Times are changing, but many people are still superstitious about the past.
Of course, the problem that Garris faces is that many of his ideas and operations are not behind the version, but ahead of it.
But it is always easier to back out the version.
For Garris, he can look back from the downstream of history, and history itself has already given him the answer.
And now the experience provided by Charles is even more powerful for Gareth, allowing him to have a more nuanced understanding of the rural conditions of this era.
In addition, Gareth never forgot Charles's purpose.
"Those Turks plan to start gathering troops to prepare for a counterattack with Mount Tabor as the center?"
"Yes."
"Can you give me a banquet? Invite all the nearby Saracen tribe leaders."
……
A cool breeze blew by, and carpets and mats were spread everywhere in the monastery courtyard.
Food was placed on several low wooden tables, while the guests were sitting on the floor or sitting cross-legged, with the sabers and daggers at their waists casually placed by their sides.
The air was filled with the aroma of charcoal fire smoke, and a copper kettle was placed on the charcoal stove to boil mare's milk.
Fawaz brought many familiar tribal leaders to the dinner.
Nowadays, several tribes nearby are secretly working together and do not want to give up the territory that Saladin entrusted.
Even if we have to give it up, we should collect another tax next year!
Compared with the rich agricultural areas of Palestine, the nomadic environment in the Middle East can be said to be quite harsh.
And this banquet is just the perfect opportunity for them to connect with each other.
Mount Tabor is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Everyone can understand it just by looking at it.
And when they officially participate, the sincerity of the Greeks on Mount Tabor can also be felt.
The entire banquet paid great attention to the habits of the Turkic people. The main course was roasted whole lamb, fried honey cakes, and various delicious roasted ribs.
For some relatively taboo items, the host would only serve them to everyone for them to choose after repeated inquiries.
Things like big-eared sheep, fermented grape juice, etc. needless to say.
Even though they, the Turks, have embraced Islam, they have not completely eradicated their drinking habit.
Except for explaining the definition of wine in the Quran and arguing that it does not violate the teachings if you are not drunk.
Alcoholic beverages were also prescribed as medicine in the medieval Islamic world.
Some people may even pray and repent to Allah with a pious attitude after drinking, thinking that Allah is merciful and forgiving. As long as their hearts are sincere, Allah will forgive their temporary weakness.
As the atmosphere of the banquet got better, the singing on the grassland sounded. A Turkic leader picked up a tambourine and beat out the rhythm, while others beat the rhythm with their hands, singing rough and energetic songs.
Young Turkic warriors gathered around the bonfire, performing sword-drawing and equestrian simulation movements, waving sabers that symbolized the grassland, and looked extraordinary in the firelight.
Charles, Alex and others were talking in low voices with expressions of approval on their faces, and occasionally saluted by raising glasses.
When the time was almost up, Alex took the initiative to come to a stage.
First he cleared his throat, then squinted at the manuscript to make sure he could still remember it in general, then threw the manuscript away and shouted loudly.
"Since [Prophet] Jesus appeared in Nazareth, countless city lords, governors, and emirs have come to Nazareth in the past thousands of years... They are all bastards, beasts, beasts, and rice worms!"
"But! This Emir of Fawaz, he is not a bastard, a beast, a beast, or a rice insect!"
"After two days, the Emir of Fawaz will personally lead the troops to destroy the Crusaders. He is our great hero!"
As he spoke, Alex extended an invitation to Favaz under the stage, gesturing for him to come on stage and perform well.
Although the Tashan Brotherhood is the host, the leader of the coalition this time must be Illegal Watts.
When Fawaz came up, he first gave a few compliments, but then realized that he had no eloquence.
At this time, Charles on the side handed over a piece of paper and turned on the light so that Fawaz could see it clearly so that he could read it out loud.
(End of chapter)