Chapter 1085: The Great Immigrant of Nassau Village
Baron of Nassau, this title has been hereditary for hundreds of years.
The small barony has hardly changed in a hundred years, and no one has recorded the past era. Henry Nassau only knows the names of his ancestors, and has no idea how many interesting things happened in this land.
Even for nobles, it was impossible to live a prosperous life in the great turmoil that followed the destruction of Rome. It was now 841, and village life had not improved much. Henry Nassau was the largest and almost the only large landowner in the area, and his family
You can get support from farmers completely legally, and your life is reasonable but has nothing to do with prosperity.
Now, a new era of turmoil has arrived.
Henry was unable to provide a luxurious meal to entertain the blue fox who was attending the banquet. The only feast he could think of was to take a lamb from his own pen and roast it wildly.
It wasn't often that he had barbecue days. To be honest, he envied the Russian side during the war. They were once enemies out of necessity, but now they are allies.
Even on the battlefield, the Rus monarch was very concerned about whether his army was well fed. Ensuring the supply of grains and food was what the young king was very concerned about, and he would not miss the opportunity to obtain meat.
Henry was even lucky enough to join the banquet hosted by King Ross as an ally noble. The delicacies from the north were eye-opening.
Once you taste something delicious, you can't go back. If you can eat delicious meals from time to time, the boring and boring life will be a little better. How to achieve all this? The only way is to immigrate to Friesland and become the Count of the Netherlands.
The lamb was roasted rather ferociously, and the professional chefs raised by the Nassau family were only average.
The Baron usually eats bread, but the peasants eat rough whole-wheat wheat bread, brown bread, and boiled wheat kernel paste, while the Baron eats fine white flour that has been screened.
Even so, the master will take his retinue and cavalry to hunt in the upper reaches of the Lan River. Collective hunting is euphemistically called to train the army, but in fact the main purpose is to hunt to obtain meat and leather.
If they successfully hunt a bear, they can make a lot of money, but usually they can't hunt European wild deer and bison.
So seeing the roasted whole lamb on the table, Blue Fox was embarrassed to criticize them for not knowing good food.
Roast lamb is roasted lamb. Even if you don’t even sprinkle thyme, its most authentic caramel aroma is enough to make you mouth-watering.
According to tradition, when nobles gather, the nobles and their wives naturally sit down to dine, while children are excluded.
This time, Henry wanted to arrange a marriage for his daughter Sophia, so he took this opportunity to let the blue fox take a good look at the little girl.
Cutlery? No, there's no definite cutlery. If there is, it's a knife.
Henry's hands were covered with mutton fat and he ate the mutton with great vigor.
Everything returned to the past era. Seeing this, the blue fox was too lazy to be polite. He put the two wooden sticks and silver forks aside, and started to chew the meat with both hands.
The same goes for the female aristocrat. The little Sophia didn't usually have many opportunities to eat meat, so she got this opportunity and turned into a little wolf. Of course, the blue fox admired the way she gnawed on meat.
"It seems that your daughter likes to eat meat."
This was said unintentionally. When the baroness caught a glimpse of her daughter's oily mouth, she immediately cast a scolding look. Little Sophia also became a little more graceful, not daring to look directly at her parents, and sat upright to chew slowly.
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Henry was slightly embarrassed: "She's actually pretty good."
"I think that's good too. She's like your gem, so your two sons didn't even participate in this party."
"Maybe it's not necessary. As long as you feel good about it, the marriage can be settled."
"Okay. I only have one request for her now."
Henry was startled, fearing that this blue fox had some strange request. "Please speak."
"Just like just now, you let her open up to eat meat, it's better to be rough. To hell with all that elegance! We women in the north are not weak, and your daughter must also be like a wolf. My sister-in-law
Must be strong."
Indeed, most of the so-called female etiquette was taught by priests. Sophia was taught that she needed to keep quiet at all times, but this was obliterating her innocent nature. In those days when priests emphasized austerity and abstinence, even eating should be as simple as possible.
This penance goes to get closer to God.
The Barony of Nassau belongs to the Diocese of Worms (Mainz), next to the huge suburb of Cologne, and is also legally bordered by the larger northern diocese. Unlike the extravagance of the high priests of the Diocese of Cologne, Worm
This diocese, like the northern diocese, pays more attention to asceticism and purity.
They advocate asceticism. As for whether the priests in local monasteries can implement this initiative, it is hard to say...
At least based on the current situation that the Barony of Nassau is not wealthy, the local priests cannot be extravagant even if they want to.
Little Sophia was shocked that her parents actually wanted to eat as much meat as possible. She was ignorant about marriage and completely compromised her instincts when it came to satisfying her appetite. Little did she know that the more vigorously she ate meat, the blue fox would
I like it more and more. What is a woman from the Gould family? If she can't be wild in eating meat, how can she be qualified to marry into it?
Then when Blue Fox happily told Henry and his wife this wonderful story, the couple was doubly surprised. They also heard that Blue Fox was actually an alien of the entire Gould family. The former little fat man was ordered to keep running around the huge world.
I lost a lot of weight because I couldn’t eat well and sleep well.
The whole family is fat, which proves the family's wealth since ancient times. In this era, no one must say that obesity is harmful to health. On the contrary, only being fatter can prove that the nobles are truly noble.
Blue Fox took this opportunity to take a good look at Sophia. This little girl was also very innocent. After accepting the beautiful amber given by Blue Fox and seeing that the slightly fat uncle looked kinder in comparison, he felt relieved.
She has never been able to control her future. It is precisely this kind of family education that makes her accept her destiny smoothly.
It was when she learned that her parents and brothers were leaving Nassau Village with a group of people, almost forever, but she was not a part of this departure.
As if she had been abandoned, Sophia cried bitterly in confusion when she learned the news at the family dinner. Unfortunately, nothing could be changed.
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The banquet was over. After a night of sadness, Sophia's face was full of melancholy. She had just welcomed her father back, but she never thought that his father would leave again.
She had a good feeling about the blue fox, and was full of fear and wariness towards the men carrying round shields. As a result, she was told: "What are you afraid of, girl? From now on, you will still be a local noble, and these warriors will protect you."
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Although it does not comply with any laws, Joseph Blue Fox Gouldson Goldberg, Count of Gothenburg in the Kingdom of Rus, will become the temporary "guardian" of Sophia Heinrich von Netherlands-Nassau.
In a sense, Henry (or Heinrich) hopes that his daughter will have a qualified teacher who understands life. He thinks this blue fox is very good. Now he can adapt to the real life of the northern nobles in advance, and then marry him later.
His younger brother can adapt immediately. Even this move is a more radical form of voting.
Henry is her father, and the priest of Nassau Village is Sophia's godfather. Even the name was given by the priest by looking through the manuscript "Gospel". Therefore, legally, the godfather is now upgraded to her guardian.
Therefore, when Henry Nassau's family immigrated to the Netherlands, the remaining mansion was inherited by his daughter in principle, and then by his combined family.
Blue Fox can live here in the future, and part of the army can also be stationed. In this way, the entire Nassau Village is actually occupied by Blue Fox's Ross army.
They must be reliable occupiers. Anyway, Henry no longer has much nostalgia for this homeland. He believes that many farmers will choose to immigrate after learning that they can live a better life in the Netherlands.
Immigration is a big deal! There is no need to discuss this matter with the farmers. Henry's family must leave, and the other person who needs to be notified of this matter is the priest of the monastery, the middle-aged man named Conrad.
Now, Father Conrad basically understands the situation.
When Blue Fox claimed that his godfather was Eskil, the Archbishop of the North, this identity really aroused Conrad's awe. After all, Conrad was only a summer priest in the diocese of Worms, and he was appointed to the Barony of Nassau.
Marginalized, he didn't expect that his life, which was supposed to be poor, would take a turn for the worse. He really didn't expect that this fat northerner was actually an earl.
The count does not seem domineering. Maybe it is the famous ascetic Esquier who teaches well? No! This count has nothing to do with a poor life. His clothes alone are enough to judge that his life is gorgeous.
What shocked Conrad most was that he could speak halting Frankish, but miraculously he was fluent in Latin.
There was no communication barrier between the two parties. After learning that many of his troops had not yet been baptized, and that he would achieve the honor of collective baptism for them, Conrad was convinced that this was a huge achievement and he could not wait to do it.
The date for the collective baptism has been set. Before that, Henry Nassau, Blue Fox, and Conrad held a small meeting to decide the entire barony.
The outcome of the meeting would change everything, and Conrad was so surprised that he almost fainted.
"This matter! I...I must inform the Bishop."
The fundamental reason that shocked him was Eskil's letter. From now on, the Barony of Nassau would no longer be legally classified as the Diocese of Worms and would become an enclave of the Northern Diocese.
This was also a small clause in the results of the great peace talks after the war. The so-called new County of the Netherlands and the Duchy of Saxony were all included in the Northern Diocese. Nassau and the Netherlands were far apart but they were one.
Nassau, caught between the Diocese of Cologne and the Diocese of Worms, must keep pace with the Netherlands. This matter was recognized by both the Northern Diocese and the Diocese of Cologne. The defeated King Ludwig did not care about these matters.
, anyway, I agreed since it didn’t hurt me.
"Even if you write to inform me, nothing will change. From now on, this will be the northern diocese, and the north will be responsible for the funding. Don't worry, your dilapidated monastery can be repaired, and the buildings in this village will be rebuilt. Our army
Stationed here are brand new guards. We will not be greedy, but we will not be greedy for you." Blue Fox promised, and used words to cover up some of his ambitions.
Conrad didn't believe that outsiders did not harm the villagers these days. He was looking forward to the baptism ceremony for these northerners. As for the future...
"If a noble from the north settles here and marries Sophia, and Sophia's son inherits the title of Baron of Nassau, that would be great. There will be no turmoil and everything will be fine. You... are like angels from the north."
Father Conrad was willing to support the Blue Fox group out of rationality and sensibility, so he also promised that when Henry Nassau publicly announced the Great Immigration, the priest would build momentum for it.
Of course, news of the Great Immigration does not just leave.
The first servant of the Nassau family passed on the news, and the immigration caused a sensation in the entire Nassau village. Immigrating away from home? This year's wheat has just been sown. What are the benefits of immigration? The Baron added the title of earl and a new
Fiefdom, but what does this have to do with ordinary farmers? Could it be that the master can recruit some more people as retinues?
The village with no story naturally made the issue of immigration the most eye-catching topic of conversation.
People must make their own choice!
As technical personnel, the craftsmen in the village only have to rely on the noble lords to make a living. The population of this kind of people is very small, and they are basically out of pure agricultural production. They cannot live without their masters, so immigrants have no choice.
Ordinary farmer families are in trouble. Most of them are tenants, but there are also a group of self-cultivators who pay taxes. The tenants have no choice. If the master makes a request, they will be forced to obey.
Those who really had a choice were the homesteaders, who were also in a dilemma based on little information.
However, in the village of Nassau, where most of the population is gathered, it is quite easy to summon the men who can speak in the village. Henry Nassau easily summoned all the men and informed them in detail about the immigration.
He was only responsible for informing the public and giving the people three days to consider it.
There is definitely enough time for people who intend to leave to pack up their few belongings.
In fact, Henry's family will never leave alone when they immigrate. His destination is Utrecht at the mouth of the Rhine River. The place is full of Frisians. If he goes to a place he is not familiar with without his old family members present,
It was really a bit lonely. So he ordered that all the current debts of all families who were willing to immigrate would be forgiven, and he promised that after immigrating, they could be allocated new land, and this year's taxes would be exempted. As for the immigrants' food rations this year and next year's grain,
All come from taxes in the immigration area.
Is this a favor? Not just a favor, but also a new type of shackles. Although immigrants have forgiven old debts, they have also added new debts. They were tenant farmers before immigrating, and they were also tenant farmers after immigrating. However, these farmers can calculate, and they will find that participating in
Immigration will eventually reduce a certain amount of debt, so why not?
The yeoman farmers who are not in debt will definitely not go! Immigration only requires a new debt, and only fools leave. What's more, the Barony of Nassau has not been abolished, and everyone's life will continue as usual in the future.
In these three days, all the soldiers under Blue Fox who had not converted were gathered. He brought five hundred people, but more than a hundred gathered at the door of the simple monastery.
Looking at these people, Father Conrad was not as wary as he was when he first saw them, and now he was like looking at a group of lost lambs.
"My children, the light of the Lord shines on you! Come with me! Accept the call of the Lord..." In some obscure Latin, Conrad gradually called the waiting people into the house.
He held the Gospel in one hand, and with the other he pressed the person's head into a huge bucket filled with some rose essential oil, and allowed the holy water to submerge the whole person. The head was submerged six times, and the last time it emerged, it was called becoming a human. This is
One kind of theory is the so-called "seven days of creation theory".
The rituals tested Conrad's physical strength. The middle-aged man gritted his teeth and persisted. After baptizing everyone, he was really exhausted.
He was tired and relieved that such a major achievement was accomplished by himself, so everything would be fine...
The three-day period has come, and during this period, Henry Nassau's family was in a state of chaos as they cleaned up their fragile skin.
The so-called breaking the house is worth a million dollars, because he can rent a large Russian ship. Henry has to move as much of the belongings from the house as possible, including the cattle and sheep in the pen. There is no need for the cattle and sheep to be put on the ship. Blue Fox pays for it and buys it directly.
So Henry sold some property that was not suitable for taking away and exchanged it for jingling silver coins.
Sophia was completely marginalized during the entire moving process. She felt abandoned by her parents, but a big hand gently pressed on the girl's shoulder.
It's the blue fox. Now, Sophia is no longer afraid of this fat man.
"You have to leave them sooner or later. Fortunately, this area is your territory. You are the local female noble."
Female nobles with real power are not uncommon in the north. The Kingdom of Rus has two powerful female nobles, namely the Countess of Narvik and the Duchess of Ostara. Their power is of course based on their young sons.
In the same way, Sophia's control over the Barony of Nassau must also be based on the sons she will give birth to in the future.
People who decided to immigrate gathered at the crude pier that had just been built. They were initially shocked by the so-called "Ark", and now they were about to take it to float all the way to the mouth of the Rhine River. People who had never left this area for several lifetimes really
They had to leave forever. They were in debt and they were the ones who cherished their hometown the most. In order to make a living, they chose to leave with the noble master, and this departure brought nearly a thousand men and women to the place.
The number of people is large, but this includes infant children. Blue Fox's armed cargo ship tried its best to load it and cram 300 people into it. There is no problem, but the living conditions during the voyage must be terrible.
Riding on a boat is hundreds of times better than tedious walking, and by simply drifting, you can reach your destination in just one week.
Therefore, Blue Fox decided to separate ten long ships, with a total of 300 people responsible for escorting this huge army of 1,000 immigrants to the Netherlands. The main task of the six long ships was actually to connect the ship ropes in series against the current after completing the transportation task.
He rowed the boats to bring them back. He dedicated almost all the ships in the fleet. Once the operation started, Blue Fox only had two hundred men stationed in Nassau Village.
In this way, even if he has ambitions for the city of Koblenz, the current situation of the few troops on hand and the lack of ships also determines that any ambitions must be suppressed for the time being.
Now, the historic migration to Nassau Village begins!