Chapter 15: Simon grew up
Old Hoffman and Mrs. Mary have 5 children-Adler, Marin, Simon, Albert and Anne. At the beginning, in 1494 when Marin had just crossed, Simon was just a little P boy under 12 years old. Now, over the past 6 years, Simon has grown into an 18-year-old boy.
If according to the old Huffman's rules, Simon has been kicked out of his house to become a wandering knight. However, now that his brother Marin is an Earl of an Uncle, so it is necessary to ask Marin's opinion.
After an adult ceremony was held for Simon, the main adult members of the Huffman family all gathered together to discuss Simon's life arrangement ...
"Let's talk about it, Simon is an adult, how to arrange?" Old Hoffman raised his head, but turned his attention to Marin. Because, Marin is more powerful to support his brother. Adler's fiefdom was still given by Marin.
Marin had not spoken yet, and Simon sitting at the end interposed:
"Brother Marin, arrange for me to go to the barracks. I have to rely on the merits of war to be a general!"
But as soon as he finished speaking, his head was taken by old Hoffman:
"Adult speaking, don't interrupt the child!"
Simon suddenly felt wronged:
"I'm already 18 years old, I'm an adult!"
"Big P, the unmarried ones are all children!" The old Huffman looked majestic and suppressed Simon. Now, he is inconvenient to suppress the second son, but also to face the elder son. So, when the father's majesty can only be used on three small bodies ...
Simon was repressed and had to shrink back ...
Mrs. Mary thought for a while:
"Or, arrange for Simon to be a civilian official?"
Marin feels good because he lacks civil servants. Although he had recruited a group of college students before, the number was not enough and the civil servants were still not enough.
"No, mom, the civil servants can't make great achievements. Then, when can I be promoted to the baron like my elder brother?" Simon is very ambitious. He knows that if there is no military merit, his brother Marin will seal him up to a knight Or jazz.
"Baron ..." Marin's mouth twitched ... Especially, this **** took the baron as Chinese cabbage!
The reason why Adler was able to be a baron was because he "chanced" the inheritance right, not the military merit. Simon, the boy, thought the baron was Chinese cabbage, so it was whimsical.
Know that East Frisian Lambert is more than 3,000 square kilometers, enough to seal the baron? Because there is less land. Previously, Marin reduced the baron's enclosure to 2000 Eugram farmland. And Adler ’s closed land, counted as non-cultivated land, is only 4,000 Ugram (32 square kilometers), which is basically one percent of the country ’s territory. No other baron has so much land.
Even so, if there are more barons, Marin has no land to give ...
"No, fighting is too dangerous. If you are not careful, you will lose your arms and legs, or even die." The lady immediately dismissed Simon's idea of fighting.
"However, if I don't have the merits of war, how can I get promoted?" Simon was very concerned.
Marin sighed, his elder brother, is a restless master ...
Before, he also planned to let Simon be a civil servant. So he asked Mrs. Mary to teach Simon and Albert two little guys about cultural knowledge. However, Simon, the kid, has never forgotten the identity of the descendants of the knights, continued to practice martial arts, and sought to become a general.
Moreover, Marin's amazing performance on the battlefield also deeply stimulated him. Simon even dreamed that he would also be a wandering knight and rise along the route of his brother Marin?
So, this silly boy ran to the haystack behind the monastery in the small town of Kassel on the Rhine where Marin was "blessed". He slept all night and prayed all night. "Enlightenment" became a genius like Marin ...
In fact, Marin wanted to organize Simon's 250 behavior. Only he himself knows that he is just a traverser, not a "sacred person". Moreover, the place he traversed was also on the grass in the forest near the town of Kassel, not the haystack behind the monastery ...
Marin lied that the haystack behind the monastery was "guided by God" because Europeans were religious in this era. God is associated with the monastery, saying that the haystack behind the monastery is "guided by God" and is more "reasonable".
Now, the haystack behind the Kasser Monastery has become a holy place in the minds of many wandering knights. In order to get the transformation like Marin, there are really a lot of wandering knights who go to the haystack behind Kassel Abbey overnight, seeking to be seen by God and get "pointed" ...
And Kassel Abbey is also economically minded. Before, when Marin slept there, there was only one haystack. Today, the local monastery directly got 20 haystacks lined up. There is also a designated person who charges here. Otherwise, you are not allowed to sleep ...
Simon stayed there for 20 days, slept all 20 haystacks, and did not get the legendary "God's guidance", so he came back in frustration ...
Is the younger brother Albert, who is more elegant, likes reading, and loves to receive Mrs. Mary's political education. In the future, Albert will definitely be a good civil servant.
Looking at Simon, a rebellious young man, who looks like "I'm going to be a soldier", everyone has a headache, but Mrs. Mary firmly objected.
After all, the Huffman family is no better than before. In the past, the Huffman family was very embarrassed, and the son other than the eldest son had to drive out of the manor and become a wandering knight. However, now that Marin has become an earl, he can give his brothers a bright future of stability and safety, and there is no need to go all out.
As for the old Hoffman, although he appreciated Simon's bravery, Mrs. Mary insisted that he did not dare to object ...
However, as a parent of the cavalier family, the old Hoffman still hoped that his son hero would be useful. So, old Huffman asked Marin:
"Son, is there a less dangerous battle. For example, the opportunity to fight some opponents with low combat effectiveness. In this way, it is not too dangerous, and it can also give Simon a chance to participate in the war ..."
"Where is there such a battlefield ..." But Marin suddenly stopped talking. Because, he remembered, there was indeed such a battlefield that met the requirements. That is-North American colonial battlefield ...
North American Indians, though fierce, can shoot arrows and guerrillas in the virgin forest. However, as long as you wear full-body plate armor, even if you ca n’t catch up with the enemy ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ it ’s not dangerous ... The Indians ’bow and arrow can threaten the plate armor ...
Simon is not an ordinary person who can't move when wearing plate armor. It is also a martial art that has been practiced for many years. His body is strong, and he means to admire Adler. Therefore, he put on plate armor to attack Native Indians, and there is no danger. Moreover, in North America, his brother Simon, a baron collar, did not feel distressed. Because there is too much land over there ...
Is very interesting, the four sons of the Huffman family are divided into two groups. Both Adler and Simon are representatives of the Zhuang group. But in appearance, he was a little rough, and followed the old Huffman. Marin and Albert, however, were sent by handsome and weak men. Their bodies were slightly thin, but their faces were clean and they looked very similar to Mrs. Mary.
Moreover, both Adler and Simon are good martial artists. Marin and Albert are even better ... the same brother, but the four are divided into two completely different schools ...
Although it is not too dangerous to fight Indians in North America. However, Marin was also afraid of Simon taking the risk. Because, although the Indians' bows and arrows do not shoot plate armor. However, if you chase too hard and have no energy, you will be easily captured. At that time, with the fierceness of the North American Indians, Simon might be killed.
Therefore, after thinking for a long time, Marin decided to let Simon follow the training of the local army first, starting with a soldier, and learning the rules first. After Simon's frizzy character was smoothed out by strict military regulations and military regulations, he was sent to North America to take charge of the fight against the Native Americans.
To this end, Malindi greeted the instructors who trained the recruits in the military barracks, so that they should not worry about Simon's identity, what to do, and what to do, and he should never be soft. Moreover, Marin repeatedly stressed that this is not a polite word, but a true attitude. It is necessary to smooth Simon's proud personality because of his family background ...
