Chapter 40 The Spectacular Eagle Fort, Completed! Read more)
In fact, besides crossbows being easily counterfeited, there is another reason that Otto did not directly mention.
That is the possible situation where the lower nobles and the church boycott the crossbow.
Historically, after the crossbow came out, it was resisted by the majority of the middle and lower nobles, especially the knight class. At the same time, the church also banned the use of crossbows among fellow believers for its own interests.
But for the great nobles, the emergence of the crossbow has not actually affected their interests. To put it bluntly, so what if the crossbow can penetrate armor? Is it cheaper to raise knights or crossbowmen?
Not to mention, crossbows also have limitations, and there are ways to deal with them. The worst thing is that the shields used by the soldiers should be made of better materials and thicker.
Whether the ordinary soldiers feel distressed at the dead point, or the dead knight feels distressed, the nobles naturally have the answer in their hearts.
Although Otto was not a big noble, he felt that it would be difficult for him to win against the big nobles in terms of the number of knights. But when all the people became soldiers, the gap would be much smaller.
After all, in terms of developing territory and increasing population, Otto is still confident that he is ahead of others in this world.
From the bottom of his heart, Otto did not want the crossbow to be banned. Therefore, before the church paid attention to it, he spread the crossbow early and let the great nobles taste the benefits, so that someone would share the pressure when the time comes.
Otherwise, if the crossbow is really banned and only the army of Argoland uses it, wouldn't all the pressure fall on him?
Not to mention, Otto also made preparations in advance for the advent of the crossbow.
The relationship between weapons and armor is that of spears and shields.
As early as Otto was waiting for Andrew to get the crossbow, Otto had already started instructing the craftsmen to start upgrading the armor.
The armor commonly used in Europe during this period was mainly zhao armor and chain mail. The former was stronger against long-range weapons, while the latter was stronger against melee weapons.
Both types of armor have clear shortcomings, that is, they are not comprehensive. The truly comprehensive armor will not be until plate armor appears.
With the current level of smelting, Otto naturally has never thought of making that kind of "big lobster"-like plate armor, which is unrealistic.
His idea was a transitional solution, a composite armor that combined plate armor and chain armor.
This plan is to cover key parts such as the chest and shoulders with heavy plate armor, and continue to use chain mail in other parts. In this way, you can basically avoid being taken away by a crossbow.
However, what plate armor requires is the improvement of metallurgical technology. Otto knows nothing about this except heating, and can only encourage the craftsmen to explore on their own.
As for when something will be produced, just like Otto said to Wade, it depends on the craftsmen.
Many times, technological advancement is not that difficult.
When the conditions in all aspects are very mature, some technologies have not been able to make breakthroughs for a long time. In fact, it is just that they have not figured out the direction.
When you know the right direction for your efforts, breakthroughs will actually happen inadvertently.
What Otto does is to give the confused craftsmen a direction and let them know where to work hard, so that maybe they can gain something tomorrow.
More than a month passed by in a flash.
The guests invited for the engagement ceremony, those who were close to each other, also arrived one after another. During this period, Aargauen was relatively lively.
The only regret is that the two heavyweight guests, the two Dukes of Swabia and Bavaria, regretted that they were preparing for war and could not attend Otto's engagement ceremony.
However, the two dukes still sent a gift to express their congratulations to Otto.
Otto was actually quite happy about this. He was not even a count. If there were two dukes, with their status, wouldn't the protagonists become two dukes?
Otto was also unhappy when he thought about how a group of people would gather around the Duke at his engagement party. Now, there was no need to worry.
In the early winter afternoon, the warm sun hangs high, making people unaware of the coldness of winter.
Otto got up from a beautiful nap, and suddenly felt a throbbing feeling deep in his soul.
He wondered in his heart, could someone want to harm him and have a "bloody wedding"?
I hurriedly opened the system to check and found that the first wonder I had been waiting for for a long time had been completed.
[Eagle Castle] Wonder Level: 1
Upgrade progress: 0/10
addition:
Special bonus: none
Level Bonus: Family Reputation 5
The only bonus: family member fertility 30, marriage acceptance 10
After the construction of Eagle Fort was completed, he also got a chance to win a lottery.
Facing the twelve cards in front of him, Otto clicked on one at random, not knowing what he would get in the lottery.
The card was turned over and it read clearly:
"Eagle Castle special bonus white entry, family member favorability is 2."
The lottery system has disappeared, and the special bonus column of Eagle Castle has added a bonus of 2 favorability points for family members.
Otto thought thoughtfully. It seems that this lottery system is used to add entries after the construction of the wonder is completed or upgraded.
Well, it’s just this bonus, why is it so useless, fertility and marriage acceptance, good guys, are you letting yourself play family tradition?
Just when Otto was unable to complain, a sweet voice sounded in his ears.
"Congratulations on successfully building the special wonder [Eagle Castle]. The reputation system has been activated. Please check it carefully."
"Since the establishment of Eagle Castle, a family that has left a great name in history has risen. Now that you have built Eagle Castle, it is unknown whether the once glorious Habsburg family will appear.
You can choose to replace the original Habsburg family, establish a new Habsburg family, make up for the regrets of the Habsburg family, and rewrite the history of the Habsburg family.
You can also choose to maintain the status quo, lead the historically unknown Alahorf family to rise, and write your own glorious family chapter.
No matter what you choose, it will have unknown consequences on history. Please follow your inner thoughts and make careful choices.
Now, please make your choice."
Faced with the two choices in front of him, Otto's first reaction was not who to choose, but to ask.
"Hey, are there any other options? Why doesn't it support custom family names? I'll choose the third one."
Unfortunately, the female voice disappeared and did not respond to Otto. There were only two options in front of Otto.
Damn it! This is a system that is not smart or user-friendly at all.
Bad review!
After Otto thought about it seriously, he realized that he had no choice at all. A famous family in history had ruled half of Europe and created the first empire on which the sun never set.
The other one didn’t even leave his name in history, so who should I choose?
Although the end of Clam Castle was a bit tragic in the later stages of history, with all direct heirs extinct, wasn't that caused by incest marriage? If we had our own system, it wouldn't be worse than Clam Castle in history.
So Otto took a deep breath and chose to become a Habsburg.
"History remembers your choice."
The disappeared female voice sounded again, and inexplicably, Otto felt a warm power spread throughout his body, and everything seemed to be a little different.