Chapter 10 Immigration, Land Purchase and Phalanx

Chapter 10 Immigration, Land Purchase and Phalanx

On the Danube, on the road to Constanta, there were large numbers of people walking. They were all people who came from Bulgaria. Facing the Ottomans who were getting closer and closer, they did not want to be ruled by them, so they left their homes through various means and came to Wallachia.

In the Dobroga border town of Mangalia, many people stayed here and waited for the procedures to be completed.

Most of them came from the country ruled by Dobroga. Although half of their territory was captured by Wallachia, their vitality was not seriously damaged. Their best areas are in the south centered on Varna. It is also the most densely populated.

"Come on, come on, all new arrivals will be registered here, and then go and get the food."

After hearing the words of a man who looked like an official, the refugees all came to a building to register. Who asked this lord to give more?

Not only were they exempted from tax for three years, they were also given food and money. This is unprecedented in the Balkans. After all, it is the greatest kindness for you to attract refugees who are tax-free for a few years, and you also send money and food. Many people think that this lord has a bad mind, but a larger proportion of farmers do not think so. They think that this lord is the best lord in the world and a blessing given to them by God.

What should I do if these farmers are illiterate? It doesn't matter. It's okay to give a simple answer, or it's okay to click a few dots. At this time, there is no large-scale naming, so just click a few points to remember it. The census only records the number of households, and the specific population numbers can only be traced back to the upper class, leaving that to the people at the bottom.

After registering, a man went in the other direction and received some food and enough money to live for a year. The reason why Peter was so generous was because these newly recruited refugees had to join his army training.

These recruits are similar to those of military households, but the difference is that soldiers cannot be passed on, but land can. Now we are resorting to extreme measures, waiting for the population to increase and become stable before we build other armies.

At the same time, Peter finally learned the news about Chilia Castle. The current lord cannot make ends meet due to reasons such as his daughter's marriage and maintaining his own life. Qilia is at a key node on the grassland trade route. A large amount of trade is carried out here every year, so the lord has greatly reduced Qilia's tax revenue. The improvement caused complaints from local people and businessmen.

However, Peter saw an opportunity. Since he was so short of money, why didn't he buy it?

The Chilia region includes the coastal town of Chilia and the surrounding rural and urban areas. Although it is small, it is an important port city in Moldova. So here is what Peter hopes to get.

Regarding territorial ownership, there are generally these types.

1. Inheritance, if you happen to have this title, don't worry about other things. What is your relationship with the lord of the previous generation? It doesn't matter whether he is your father, grandfather, uncle, or mother, whoever it is is fine. According to the inheritance law, the most common inheritance law in medieval Europe was eldest son inheritance. There were also younger son inheritance laws and electoral inheritance (mostly found in the Apennine Peninsula).

2. Purchase. If a noble grandfather is out of pocket or unable to manage his own territory, then you can purchase a new territory through auctions and other methods. The best example is the rise of the Huo Xiangsuolun family.

3. Marriage. Through marriage, the man can share the woman’s property and his descendants can inherit all the titles and land of both.

4. War (needless to say)

5. The Holy War, whether it was the Iberian Reconquest or the Crusades, brought a large number of new territories to the entire Catholic world. Nobles who are loyal to the nobles who participate in these military campaigns, or who participate directly or indirectly, will generally gain new territories.

6. Rewards from the king. If a noble performs great feats while working or fighting for his lord, he may be rewarded with territory. This applies to all nobles, regardless of whether they have lands or not.

7. Use claims to initiate war and then obtain them.

8. Because the original territory was occupied and the feudal lord compensated and conferred the title. The Iboline family of the Kingdom of Jerusalem was occupied by the Saracens in the 12th century. Its original fiefdom was occupied by the Saracens. In order to compensate him, the King of Jerusalem granted them a piece of land elsewhere.

9. Become a bishop, because a bishop will have his own fief.

Since the other party is so short of money, let's use land in exchange. I should still have some private money.

----Dividing line----

It is said that Peter is really not stingy with his soldiers. Not only does he have the most training, but he also has the best equipment and salary in the Balkans.

Those recruited wandering knights had to undergo a lot of cavalry training every day. Although many people complained, they were given too much. Moreover, the lord was actually a child younger than them. After seeing him holding a weapon and riding a horse to cut down the target, they became motivated. They didn't want to be inferior to a child.

In order to reduce military expenses, but also to centralize power and train troops. Peter also adopted some measures from Wang Anshi's reform and organized all farmers into reserve teams. They gather for military training during slack periods and conduct patrols at night to maintain public order. It can not only allow strong men from various places to receive military training and join the regular army to save military expenses, but it can also establish a strict public security network and organize the people in various places to stabilize order. At the same time, certain taxes were reduced and reduced during the war to reduce the farmers' dissatisfaction with the lords.

In order to maximize the combat effectiveness of the infantry, Peter decided to train the famous Spanish phalanx in later generations.

Relying on this square formation, the Spaniards dominated Europe for more than a century, and also forced the plate knights out of the stage of history. Later, Count Tilly also relied on the Spanish phalanx to rise from a little person to a count, until he met the even more awesome Gu Erye...

Throughout the 16th century, the Spanish phalanx was the most powerful battle formation in Europe - until Morris appeared in the last few years and came up with the Morris phalanx, which was improved from the Spanish phalanx...

The basic number of this phalanx is 1,000 to 1,500 people, with a large number of musketeers and spearmen. As long as there are enough soldiers, they will be arranged in several long square formations.

Although it is an invincible formation that can fire bullets in any direction, the firepower in a specific direction is greatly reduced. In addition, it takes a lot of time to arrange this formation, so the mobility is also very poor.

However, this does not mean that the Spanish phalanx is bad. You must know that this phalanx will kill all parties in later generations. Neither the French army nor the Swiss mercenaries can break through the Spanish phalanx.

The reason why the early Spanish phalanx was so awesome was the extensive use of Spanish mushket muskets. This is a heavy musket, weighing about 10 kilograms, which is twice as heavy as a wartime musket. Correspondingly, its caliber is larger and the projectile is heavier, weighing 50 grams, which is one or two pounds.

One or two heavy lead bullets were fired from the musket and hit the knight wearing plate armor hard at a subsonic speed of several hundred meters per second. In addition to powerful kinetic energy, there was also a powerful shock wave. Under such a powerful blow, the knight had to fall off his horse and get injured, or even die. If you hit the horse, it won't heal. If it enters the body, the wounds caused by one or two heavy lead bullets... coupled with the rolling effect of the lead bullets... haha... we can directly arrange the funeral, but there is no way to save it...

Of course, there are still very few muskets at this time, so let's use crossbows instead. Although the lethality is small, it is better to get it first.