My British Empire

  Chapter 159 Lyon, France

  ps: Ask for tickets, ask for monthly tickets

  When Lewis saw the warrior in front of him, who was much more beautifully dressed than the highlanders, his first feeling was that he was either the leader of the Macdonald tribe, or an upper-level figure of the Macdonald tribe.

  As soon as the people arrived, Lewis bowed first and spoke exactly the same lines as Logan.

   "Hahaha!" As soon as Lewis's words sounded, Ronald and Adair burst into laughter, and Logan beside him was also a little bit dumbfounded, which made Lewis a little confused and didn't know what was going on.

   Simply let them laugh there, Lewis looked at the guide Logan, and Logan didn't know how to answer, so he could only shake his head with a wry smile.

   "My friend, you are an interesting person!" The leader Ronald patted Lewis on the shoulder happily, "You are our guest now, come on, let's go in and talk!"

  Compared to the leader Ronald, Lewis is like a little chick. Under his involvement, Lewis was easily pulled away.

  This scene Lewis didn't expect, struggling to break free but unable to break free, he waved to the caravan in desperation, signaling the caravan and the others to follow.

  Lewis and others entered the MacDonald tribe in this way, very easily.

   Along the way, looking at the messy tents, roads full of excrement and urine, and bonfires randomly arranged, Lewis determined that the Macdonald tribe was no different from other highlanders.

  If I insist on saying something different, they are all very strong on average, and they have a lot of people and slaves. Along the way, Lewis counted them casually in his mind, no less than three or four hundred people.

   And half of them are strong and strong men, which has to be surprising.

  Recalling what the old guide Logan said in his mind, although the MacDonald tribe has come down from the highland hegemony, they still have the largest number of people in the highlands, especially the fighters. It is estimated that there are about 500 people.

  In this way, based on the minimum family of three, the MacDonald tribe has about 1,500 people. If slaves are added, the population of 2,000 to 3,000 is no longer a problem.

   "Leader, this time we brought you twenty copper axes and twenty copper swords!"

  After seeing the tent covered with wolf fur and guards standing in front of him, Lewis was sure that he was the leader of the tribe.

  So, as soon as he stood firm, Lewis showed his sweetness.

   "And, there are two hundred pounds of salt, five pots of honey, ten iron pots..."

   "Finally, we brought you two cans of good wine from England!"

  Lewis uttered word by word the goods that made the Highlanders salivate, which made Ronald and Adair's eyes glisten with greed.

   "Tell me, lowlander, what is your request, there is no free lunch in the world!" After listening, the leader Ronald put away his greedy look after a while, and the whole person became calm.

  It’s ridiculous to say that the more backward the place, the stronger and more stubborn its beliefs.

  For Catholicism, the Highlanders were unwavering in their faith, even though the Edinburgh area later determined that the Presbyterian Church was the state religion, and the Highlanders started rioting against the Presbyterian Church.

   After the Glorious Revolution, the Highlanders were also the first to support the son of James II, the Stuart family, and continued uprisings.

   "My lord, these are gifts from our master to the MacDonald tribe!"

   "Tell me your conditions! Lowlander!" Ronald said calmly.

   "Our master has nothing to ask, just let your tribe go to plunder the city of Glasgow!"

  Lewis seemed to say another small place name, his face didn't care.

   "Are you setting up a trap to deceive us? Then you also underestimate us, we will not be fooled."

   Ronald seemed to have been molested, his face flushed red, he looked annoyed, and his eyes exuded murderous intent.

   No wonder he was like this. At that time, the largest city in Scotland was not Edinburgh, but Glasgow. This city, which was regarded as the frontier of defense by the Romans, was located in central Scotland, not far from the Highlands.

  But the Highlanders dare not plunder even if it is the largest port and city in Scotland.

   Not to mention its strong walls and huge army. Glasgow is only 75 kilometers away from Edinburgh, which is 47 miles. It only takes a little more than a day, and the army of the King of Scotland will arrive. It is simply dying!

  So, as soon as Lewis said it, Ronald became angry.

   "My lord, you misunderstood. I didn't want you to attack Glasgow, but to plunder the rural areas, where there are no walls!"

   "You don't have to worry about the army, I also invited Grant, Campbell, Fisher and other tribes to act together. The King of Scotland's army can't deal with you!"

  Lewis talks as if everything is under control, and the MacDonald tribe just enjoys it.

   "My friend, I have long known that you are our true friend. If anyone provokes you in the highlands, you can say that you are my friend of Ronald McDonald!"

  After hearing what Lewis said, Ronald seemed to change his face and immediately said in a friendly manner. The smile on his face was so kind!

  In this way, the scene of the guest and host rejoicing appeared in the tent, driving away the coldness of the highland night.

  After arranging for Lewis and others to rest, Ronald returned to the tent with an unstoppable sneer on his face.

  France, Lyon, the star city of France in the Middle Ages, because of the development of the textile and leather industries, it has become one of the few wealthy cities in France.

  The well-known wealth also attracts a large number of idle people.

  Of course, like all European cities, Lyon, which developed commercially, soon became an autonomous city, and the king and nobles could not control it.

  However, if His Majesty Henry II recruited troops here, the merchants would still welcome them. At least some of the population could be taken away, reducing the burden on the city.

  So, when Henry II's recruiter came, the merchants immediately opened the door to convenience, not only providing the venue for free, but also exempting the city gate tax.

  There are also reasons why businessmen behave like this. As we all know, medieval cities are full of **** and garbage, and France is one of the best.

  The capital Paris, people can't bear to have so many toilets in the city. Therefore, they piled up their excrement and excrement outside the city walls of Paris to alleviate this dirty situation, but after a while, the excrement wall outside Paris was already as high as the city wall, and the Parisians could only raise the city wall to avoid being submerged danger.

  Thus, Paris in the Middle Ages was like Kaifeng in the Song Dynasty, in danger of being submerged at any time, and the rulers used the same means to raise the city wall as a defense.

   Off topic, at this time, the news of His Majesty's recruitment spread throughout Lyon, and mercenaries, large and small, began to sign up frantically one by one.

   In the last few days, I hope everyone will vote for monthly tickets and strive for more than 100

  (end of this chapter)