"Thank you.otbnkotgt "In such a long time, you have never thanked me, no, it should be said that I should be the one to thank you."
Duke Otto sat on the chair, raised his head and said: "You are Hereford The biggest hero of the family, the biggest hero of the Great Border Region, and even the biggest hero of the human world.
All of us owe you, William."
"None of this matters."
William continued: "It's not like we won't see each other anymore.
It's not like I won't come back.
Hereford is still my home, and you are still my father."
In the next few days, William, as he said, accompanied Duke Otto to various celebrations, banquets and dances, large and small, and his performance could be said to be perfect.
Whether it's his smile or his conversation, whether it's his expression or body movements, everything is perfect.
It was as if he was really the son of Duke Otto who admired his father's glory and martial arts.
No one saw the mistake.
In fact, very few people would think of the truth of this matter.
In other words, people simply don’t think in that direction.
The entire celebration reaches its peak in January.
The Holy See, an envoy from Pope Pius IV came to express the goodwill from the Holy See to Duke Otto.
Although Duke Otto was not canonized as a saint, as some thought, the Pope still showed great kindness and interest.
At the same time, when he called Duke Otto, he used titles such as "Sacred Shield" and "Guardian of the Human World".
Although it was not as shocking as "Saint", it was still amazing enough.
At the same time, Pius IV also encouraged Duke Otto to continue his attack on the Centaurs.
He also hinted and promised that if Duke Otto could regain the land of Ruthenia, then he could crown Duke Otto as the king of Ruthenia.
The reputation of the Hereford family reached its peak at this moment.
Whether people like it or not, they have to admit the fact that in the Grand Duchy of Mazovia, even the Kingdom of Wende, and even the entire large border area, the Hereford family has become the well-deserved first family.
Of course, some people also noticed another thing, that is, Duke Otto did not look very happy.
His smile was forced.
Even a little frowning.
However, most people still did not connect this incident with William.
Instead, it was believed that Duke Otto was troubled by orders from the Holy See.
Although in the eyes of the parties involved, namely the Herefords, the Tartariya Khanate had begun to decline.
But in the eyes of people who don't know what's going on, the Khanate is still a behemoth that ordinary people can't contend with.
With the strength and ability of the Hereford family, they have done their best to ensure that the west of the Vistula River is not tainted.
Not to mention attacking east of the Vistula.
"If so, of course, the Pope has also considered your embarrassment."
After the special envoy of the Holy See saw Duke Otto's embarrassed expression, his thoughts were no different from what ordinary people thought.
He immediately comforted him: "This is just an intention.
Moreover, the Holy See is also actively lobbying countries to form a new crusade.
The Duke is not alone."
Knowing that the other party had misunderstood what he meant, Duke Otto smiled reluctantly and did not explain more.
But in my heart I didn't think so.
Pope, everyone here knows clearly how much influence the Holy See has on the countries of the human world.
This time during the Crusade, many nobles of all human nations suffered such huge losses.
In a short period of time, I'm afraid no one will want to go on a Crusade again.
The efforts of the Holy See will ultimately be in vain.
The Holy See tried its best to propagandize to the princes of various countries, but the final result could only make itself a laughing stock, nothing more.
But of course, you can just think about this kind of thing in your heart, but you can't say it out loud.
On the surface, Duke Otto still had to pretend to cry with gratitude.
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At the same time, he assured the special envoy: "Once the Crusade takes place, the Hereford family is willing to be the vanguard and the first to enter the territory of the Tartar Khanate."
After receiving Duke Otto's assurance, the Holy See's envoy left with satisfaction.
Judging from his happy look, he probably didn't hear what Duke Otto said.
Yes, the Hereford family will indeed be the first to enter the territory of the Tartariya Khanate, but there is a prerequisite for this, that is, "the Crusade can take place".
If "the Crusade does not take place", then, Heri The Ford family had no choice but to say sorry.
That's it.
Although Duke Otto knew the situation of the Tartariya Khanate very clearly.
He knew very well that as long as he took a little action, not to mention the vast land of Tarta, at least the annexation of Ruthenia would be absolutely no problem.
But William didn't want him to do this.
The reasons are as mentioned above.
He needs a stronger Tartariya as a shield to resist the invasion of the more terrifying Dark Elf Empire.
During the day, William and Duke Otto attended various banquets, large and small.
After returning to the villa prepared for them by the Archduke of Mazovia, William will teach Duke Otto bit by bit the development direction and development strategy of the Principality of Mystia.
Including preserving the Tartariya Khanate and expanding to Holmgard and Novgorod.
Consolidate your own power and expand your voice and territory in the Grand Duchy of Mazovia.
And helped the Trieste family to a limited extent.
Now that the Hereford family can seize any of the three Slavic countries at any time, the title of the Grand Duke of Mazovia is no longer as important as it was before.
If only one could be crowned a Slavic king.
Even after annexing all three Slavic countries and being crowned with the title "Ruler of all Slavic people", then the Hereford family will also have a ticket to compete for the throne of the Kingdom of Wende.
In this case, maintaining the rule of the Trieste family in the Grand Duchy of Mazovia, attracting an ally, and maintaining one's good reputation were more important than expanding territory in Mazovia if William could obtain a Wende Kingdom for this. , then this is undoubtedly more appropriate than Mazovia's small concession.
In addition to these strategic decisions, William also detailed the Hereford family's next development route, including expanding animal husbandry, exporting large quantities of wool, grain and soybean oil, and expanding influence to the Polotsk region in the north.
Establish a complete top-down bureaucracy, establish a modern postal system, and build more cement, gravel, or cinder roads.
Introduce science and technology from Western developed countries.
Establish scientific research institutes, establish public colleges, public universities, etc.
Some of these things were listened to by Duke Otto very seriously, while others were ignored by Duke Otto and just talked about them casually.
William could see it, but there was no way he could do it, no matter how close he and Duke Otto were, no matter how much Duke Otto trusted him.
But after all, Duke Otto had a different way of thinking from him.
Some things he didn't value.
Or incomprehensible.
In this way, William spent the last winter in Krakow.
In February, winter turns to spring.
It's time to say goodbye. 160420oshow7: