Thinking of this, William decided not to think about these unpleasant things anymore. otbnkotgt A piece of land with an area of nearly one million square kilometers and a population of nearly two million.
This is the largest cotton plantation in the world.
In William's opinion, this piece of land alone can serve as the foundation of the king's hegemony.
In the future, the endless white gold produced here will also bring endless wealth and other benefits to the Kingdom of Russia and the Hereford family.
"So, I haven't wasted this year."
William thought in his heart, feeling more or less happy.
In this way, the fleet returned from the New World.
After more than ten days of boring sailing, at the end of October, William and his party returned to the Old World.
However, due to the difficulty of navigation in the North Sea and Baltic Sea in winter, William did not land there.
At this moment, William was slightly in trouble.
The Kingdom of Russia is deep inside the Old Continent, and if you want to return to Russia, you must go by sea.
Or take the blue sea route, or take the North Sea and Baltic Sea route.
The sea route between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea is very windy and dangerous.
It's been said before.
But the Mediterranean route is not as simple as imagined.
If you want to enter the blue sea, you must cross the Strait of Gibraltar.
That's Asturian territory.
Then, with Lombardy as the dividing line, the entire Western Blue Sea was the territory of Asturias and the Visigoths.
The green continent in the south is the territory of the Berbers, vassals of the Ottoman Sultan.
All of these people had issues with William, and it was hard for William to imagine how his fleet would be treated when it docked in these territories.
And even if you bite the bullet and sail to Lombardy in one go, the rest of the journey will not be easy.
After landing in Lombardy, William had to cross the Alps, then pass through Franconia, then through Moravia, and then enter Shilonsk under the control of His Majesty King Henry.
If you think about it, you will know what is going on.
How difficult it is.
Of course, there is another tactic, which is to temporarily find a port to rest and wait until next spring when the flowers bloom before returning.
But there are several inconveniences in doing so.
First, it was difficult for William to find a suitable port.
Because both the Visigoths and Asturias adopted a hostile attitude towards him.
So he didn't even want to go to the entire west coast of the Old World.
The Britons were very "subtle".
To be honest, William didn't want to deepen his ties with the Britons.
In the previous cooperation in the New World War, he could barely use excuses such as business operations and mercenaries to excuse others.
But if he pulls the troops of a legion to the other side's port to spend the winter, then this matter will be very delicate.
Therefore, although Victoria sent many invitations to William along the way, hoping that he could stay in Briton, William thought about it for a while and finally rejected her and chose Frisia.
Yes, Frisia.
In the north of the Old World, the terrain is long and narrow with a broad coastline.
To the east is adjacent to the northernmost tip of the Kingdom of Lotharnia, the Grand Duchy of Jutland, the remnant of the Kingdom of Reitjord, and further east is the Grand Duchy of Livonia in the Kingdom of Wende.
To the south is Lotharnia, another Gothic kingdom, and to the west is the Visigothic principality of Normandy, which is the fiefdom of the Victoria family.
The Kingdom of Frisia has developed manufacturing, commerce, and maritime trade and transportation.
With convenient land transportation, it can be said to be a treasure land with excellent fiscal and taxation feng shui.
It is also a strategic buffer zone sandwiched between several big countries, or an insole, or a drowning device.
It doesn't matter how you understand it.
From a legal perspective, the Kingdom of Frisia is part of the Ostrogothic Empire, but due to a series of marriages and inheritance issues, it is the British royal family that controls the Kingdom of Frisia today.
Or to be more specific, it's the Britton Company.
After some consideration, William chose Frisia as the anchorage for the expedition.
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The reason for choosing here is based on many considerations.
The first is security.
Although Victoria is not a religious person.
But William would rather choose her than the insane King Louis XVI.
At the same time, although Frisia was also under Briton's control, it was not the mainland after all.
Furthermore, as the country with the largest number of registered merchant ships in the world, Frisia has no shortage of excellent ports, a large number of professional seamen and various other supplies.
William and his expedition fleet could spend the winter comfortably here.
Finally, there is the issue of transportation.
William made some calculations and found that if things changed, he and the White Army could march into the Kingdom of Wende and control the situation in Livonia within ten days.
In fact, in the next period of time, William has sent envoys to the above-mentioned kingdoms and principalities, hoping that they will let him go for the sake of the Goths and let him go home.
But if you think about it for a moment, you'll realize that's impossible.
William, and even the Hereford family, were new faces in the aristocratic circles of the Old World.
Perhaps King Otto is somewhat better.
But William was different.
He now knows no one from the emperor to the kings and dukes of the major kingdoms and principalities.
Under such circumstances, it is impossible to establish any friendship at all, and it is difficult to talk to him if he wants to.
But of course, apart from this reason, there is another more important reason, and that is that they are afraid.
Yes, around Frisia, Emperor Kalman IV, the Grand Duke of Jutland, and the Grand Duke of Livonia were all very scared.
William is known as a famous general in the world, and the White Legion under his command can conservatively estimate that it can defeat any army with a battle loss ratio of one to two.
God, who dares to use the road to let such a bastard and let the army under such a bastard pass by?
That's it.
Since his debut, William has won every battle and taken every attack, and his record has been so brilliant that there are so many people in this world who are wary of him.
"This is bad, um, yes, very, very bad."
William thought in his heart.
At this moment, he was sitting on the soft sofa, looking at the snowy scene outside the window and drinking hot coffee.
Although in comparison, he would rather drink hot chocolate, it seems that the high technology of converting cocoa beans into chocolate has not yet been invented in this era.
Although the indigenous people of Central America like to drink cocoa soup to refresh themselves, even more than two hundred years ago, these guys used cocoa beans as a general equivalent, that is, currency.
But they have no idea how to evolve cocoa into chocolate, add milk and sugar, and turn it into milk chocolate.
Their cocoa is a very bitter, strange tasting drink.
With the Age of Discovery, this bitter cocoa also traveled across the ocean and was accepted by some upper-class people who like to hunt for novelties.
But no matter what, William himself would not drink that kind of bitter water.
So it’s just ordinary coffee with milk and sugar.
It's a bit cliche, but it doesn't matter.
"So what?"
"So" It was at this time that Victoria's voice came from beside William: "So, are you ready to spend the next few months here peacefully?"
"Isn't it possible?"
William asked: "But of course, necessary activities are also required, such as dances, or attending some social activities."
At this point, William couldn't help but yawned: "I feel , I acted a little too well some time ago, what should I say, it was probably too unique.”
At this point, William shrugged: "No one would want to deal with a guy like me.
It's not because I don't have money, and it's not because I'm dangerous.
It's because I look too different.
Like a group of foxes.
It's like a lone wolf.
No one wants to, or no one dares to get too close to me."
"I still think this is because you have too few opportunities."
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Victoria said: "If you are really willing, then no one will refuse to approach a guy like you.
You are a prince after all, and your father is the only one. son."
"Really?"
William was noncommittal after hearing her words, then smiled and asked slightly frivolously: "So, what about you, Miss Victoria, what do you think?"
"Who knows."
Victoria neither became angry nor showed any shy expression.
From beginning to end, her response to William was very indifferent, as if she didn't care about this kind of thing at all.
"Then if I invite you to be my dance partner tonight, is that okay?"
Then William further invited.
"Oh."
Hearing William ask this, Victoria finally became a little interested: "Invite me?
What about your two cuties?"
"I'm seasick."
William said a little helplessly: "Elise and Charlotte can't move because of seasickness, and they are both recovering now.
So I am also in a dilemma now."
"Oh" hearing William say this, Victoria's smile became even more "weird".
"In other words, I'm just a substitute, or an emergency reserve."
He still couldn't tell what her words meant.
Whether she was angry, disappointed, or indifferent, William couldn't tell at all.
The only thing that can be confirmed is that this guy was dissatisfied with what William said.
In other words, this guy doesn't like making replacements or copies.
Even for people you don't like.
"I don't mean that at all."
So, William immediately explained.
He was afraid that if he spoke a little slower, Victoria would get mad and tear down the house. 160420oshow7: