The Rise of the European Emperor

In the eyes of the nobles, Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland, was a well-bred and polite young nobleman. However, that is only when facing the nobles. When facing civilians, Henry Percy had a different face.

In the name of suppressing bandits, Henry Percy arrested many refugees on the charge of "collaborating bandits", and then coerced them to the north. Therefore, he basically captured all the 20,000 refugees in Leicestershire.

However, Henry Percy was not satisfied. After all, Northumberland is a large county of more than 5,000 square kilometers. Before, there were only tens of thousands of people, and it was obviously underdeveloped.

You know, in this era, because there is no application machine. Therefore, agricultural activities are basically completed by manpower. Therefore, to fully develop Northumberland, a large population is required.

Before this, it is not that the earls of Northumberland did not think of ways to recruit immigrants. However, Northumberland is in the northernmost part of England, without the warmth of the south, and is vulnerable to attack by the kingdom of Scotland in the north. So there are very few people willing to move to Northumberland. The population of England is mainly concentrated in the southeastern counties near London.

But this time was different, and then the opportunity of Richard Pohl being replaced, the shrewd Henry Percy saw a huge opportunity - there are hundreds of thousands of refugees in the central counties. If they are brought to their own Northumberland, it will definitely greatly improve the development of Northumberland.

Today, Northumberland is dominated by sheep farming. In addition to the reasons for the popularity of wool, there is also the helplessness of lack of labor. After all, farming requires a lot of people.

Therefore, Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland, desperately won the opportunity to become the manager this time. He intends to make a fortune by sending troops north this time. At least, to plunder enough labor...

With this idea in mind, Henry Percy naturally led the army to take the chaotic central route instead of the western route that Richard Bohr planned to take.

In the name of suppressing bandits, Henry Percy actually sent troops to suppress bandits. But at the same time, he sent his trusted generals with soldiers to capture those refugees from the north. As for the name of arresting people, it is naturally "passing bandits". After being caught, the whole family took it away, and went north with the army...

After cleaning up Leicestershire, Henry Percy was surprised to find out—how did he catch more than 10,000 refugees? Didn't you say there are hundreds of thousands of refugees?

This is also because Henry Percy's intelligence is lagging behind. The number of hundreds of thousands of refugees is no problem, but that was the year before. Because the food was robbed, most of the refugees in the northern counties naturally went south to beg for food or to eat grass roots and bark (the northern counties were eaten up). But since last year, many northern refugees who have survived have chosen to return to their hometowns. After all, the bark and grass in my hometown have grown. Of course, it would be better if you could get some grain seeds to bring back to plant...

In addition, Marin also emigrated tens of thousands of refugees. Therefore, only 50,000 or 60,000 refugees remain in the central counties. Moreover, many people also joined the band of thieves.

Under such circumstances, Henry Percy naturally couldn't catch any refugees...

In desperation, Henry Percy suddenly came up with a plan-in order to take away enough people, he sent some cronies officers, and his soldiers, dressed as thieves of the thieves group, to rob the local people in Leicestershire and rob the local people. The peasant's family was wiped out and could not survive...

Then, Henry Percy sent another group of men, in the form of the savior, to mobilize these unfortunate locals who had lost everything to go to Northumberland in the north to "live a good life"...

can't live anymore,

What else can the local farmers be pitted do? Just follow along. Afterwards, Henry Percy gave them a very limited amount of food - in fact, the food was taken from their home...

Relying on this obscene method, Henry Percy took away more than 10,000 people from Leicestershire, making the refugee team as many as 30,000 people.

Then, Henry Percy continued north with the army with satisfaction. Because they did not dare to offend Thomas Stanley, Earl of Derbyshire, Henry Percy's army did not pass through Derbyshire, but went to Nottinghamshire, east of Derbyshire. And Nottinghamshire is also home to the Robin Hood Thieves...

The reason why Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire were chosen as the targets of "slaying" is because neither Leicestershire nor Nottinghamshire currently has a lord, they belong to "unowned" land, and they will not have earls until the middle and late 16th century. divided into these two counties. Even if the population is robbed here, no one will be blamed. Unlike Derbyshire, Thomas Stanley, Earl of Derbyshire, is too powerful. He is the king's stepfather and cannot afford to offend...

When Henry Percy led the army into Nottinghamshire, he inevitably encountered the "Robin Hood Thieves". However, when Henry Percy's army was rampant in Leicestershire before, the heads of the Robin Hood Thieves, Coster and Maric, asked Marin how to deal with it. After careful consideration, Marin decided to let the "Robin Hood Thieves" back down and avoid the edge...

It wasn't that the "Robin Hood Thieves" were afraid of Henry Percy's army. After all, even if the "Robin Hood Thieves" couldn't beat Henry Percy, it was still safer to hide in the jungle.

However, Marin took into account that he needed to encourage the opponent's arrogance, so that Coster and Maric took the initiative to back down.

How much did Henry Percy's self-confidence increase when the "Robin Hood Thieves", which once caused a headache for the king, fled without a fight?

Seven or eight thousand thieves chose to escape, which would inadvertently fuel Henry Percy's arrogance. After all, the other party is a 27-year-old young man, so he must not be so crazy?

Coster and Maric decisively chose to carry out Marin's orders. They took their men, packed up, and under the watchful eye of the British scout cavalry, fled with great fanfare to the Pennine Mountains in the northwest. Convergence...

Of course, in order to make "Fleeing in the Wild" more realistic, when the "Robin Hood Thieves" evacuated from Sherwood Forest, they fled in all directions at first. In addition to the south where the British army is located, there are thieves fleeing for their lives in the other three directions.

But the British scouts did not know that the thieves in these three directions would eventually run towards the mountains of the Pennine Mountains in the northwest, at most in circles...

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As expected by Marin, Henry Percy, who was still plundering the population in the south of Nottinghamshire, heard that the seven or eight thousand "Robin Hood Thieves" robbers in the Sherwood Forest in the north of Nottinghamshire dispersed after learning that his army was coming. The news of the escape made Henry Percy's self-confidence explode - Lao Tzu's reputation is so lethal... Before they reached the north of Nottinghamshire, the group of thieves ran away first, and there were seven or eight thousand thieves. what!

So, Henry Percy immediately wrote a letter to Henry VII to report his "great record"...

Henry VII and Thomas Stanley were also a little confused - wasn't the leader of that band of thieves a French knight? Why don't you make trouble for the British army? Could it be that...because he lost his confidence after learning the "bad news" that the main force of the French army was wiped out? Hmm... it should be like this...