Although the industrial center and developed in an organized and very fast pace, but without curiosities could not do. One of the employees decided to taste the medical alcohol. He really liked him, so this fellow managed to get drunk by the end of his shift to such an extent that he could barely move his feet. Of course, an "accident" happened to him, and the oldest son was taken in his place. But it was impossible to leave such a situation without a systemic reaction, so a certain analog of the "dry law" was introduced at the factory: beyond the manufactory you can at least revel in it, but you should not be sober and should not use it in its course. Well, rumors about the extreme harm of drinking pure alcohol in the field of male power. And this is only one little curiosity in the general sequence of production misunderstandings. But the workers became more and more. In March, a small paper mill was set up, which once a week shipped about 200 sheets of thick paper about 0. 5x0. 5m in size, 40 people worked in the workshop. In connection with the unfolding construction, a small brick factory was set up, which once a day supplied construction sites with about 10 cubes of quality, burnt brick. And a lot of other things in detail. According to preliminary estimates, about a thousand people worked at industrial facilities of the Bosporus in the first days of 1204 - they were state workers. The amount for that time is considerable, and they did not all have the necessary qualifications, since such volumes have not yet been concentrated anywhere else. Therefore, in January 1204, the Bosporus Academic Center was established with two levels of study. The first step is universal and it goes all - it includes reading Latin, writing in Latin, counting and a small course of natural science, represented primarily by physics. On the second level, in which there were five branches: metal, war, sea, medicine and management, only a small part of the workers passed. Here, brigade leaders and shift supervisors were trained for the metallurgical manufactory, army officers, ship captains, doctors and officials. Why duplicate the training of officials? The matter is that sets of poor orphans are a temporary measure and soon they will cease, after which the reproduction of the number and quality will have to go naturally. No philosophy, no rhetoric, no poetry - extremely useful practical skills and knowledge. At first the Academic Center was located in several small buildings and had a total of 72 listeners for the entire 1204 year. This was due to acute personnel and methodical hunger, which can be solved only gradually. Relations with religion developed in a special way. Eric was like between two fires - on the one hand he was elevated to princely dignity by the monarch of the Eastern Christian church, on the other hand - a large number of his allies were in the bosom of the West. Therefore, after long-term approvals, a poly-confessional was established in the Bosporan princedom, that is, both Orthodox and Catholic church apparatuses were allowed to operate simultaneously, which allowed to avoid the excitement of the people. Such a measure, though, affected relations with the pope, which began to deteriorate, and quite rapidly, but did not at all respond to the interaction with the Templars. These guys got down to business seriously and were engaged in strengthening their positions in the Middle East by any available means, ignoring the provocations of both Christians and Muslims. As in that proverb "Vaska listens and eats". In that trade and financial knot that the baron between the Antioch, Aleppo and Edessa, then all the participants mixed in, evenly and mutually benefited, which affected the mutual assistance. For the past two years since the departure of Eric, the Templars have twice spoken for military aid to Edessa, which was appreciated and strengthened the relations between these feudal regions. In general, it was a serious breakthrough, since never before such close cooperation between Muslims and Christians did not happen, which immediately affected the level of religious fanaticism - it all of the participants in commodity-money relations in the area of the Edessa-Antioch trade zone began to disappear abruptly. Of course, this situation gave a solid dividend to the prince, as the Bosporan Bank participated in almost all of the major trading operations of the Knights Templar. In all these matters and cares, Eric practically did not give time to Morrigan and his son. This behavior in late January 1204 resulted in the hysteria of his wife. She did not care what he did, but he had to pay attention. It seems to be not a stupid woman, and where did this dislocation come from?
- So what? Eric's face showed no emotion.
- Like what ? ! Do you still ask?
Yes! Do you need something? Servants can not fulfill your errand?
Yes! Yes! I need something!
- So say it. Why are you even trying to scream? For you before this was not. You are ill?
- Why scream ? ! Don't you understand? As soon as we officially married, you practically left me. So - you come to visit, say hello, passing by. Even you spend the night often in this terrible monster, which you call manufactory. Is it possible to sleep with hot pieces of iron more pleasantly than with me?
- Are you jealous of me to the gland? Eric snorted.
- And there's nothing funny about it. When was the last time we normally communicated, walked, went on horseback riding? You leave before sunrise, you come with sunset, or you do not come at all. I see you on holidays! Even your son will not recognize you. How do you like that?
- Honey, you must understand - either the state or the family. Do you like being a princess? Do you want to go to the village again in ragged clothes?
" Family is sacred! "You can not treat her like that! Do not you really love me? "Eric continued to look at her with an unabashed gaze, which did not express any feelings, only raised his eyebrow in puzzlement. - Well, you're a bastard! How do you even wear the earth!
"Like all other people, it's on its surface. "
- Are you kidding me?
- No, I honestly answer your questions.
" Understand, I can not do this anymore. "I feel abandoned. To me it is sick and it is a shame.
- Darling, and no one said that it will be easy. Or did you think that the rulers live in paradise?
" Why not! "I remember well how mercenaries climb into this paradise and organize a blood bath. They do not kill in paradise.
- I am not talking about that.
- And about what?
" Look at Alexei the Angel. "It seems that the emperor is once a mighty empire, and what does he do? Having taken the throne, he began to burn life in his own pleasure. What a finale it ends you, I hope, guess. Am I right?
"He will be overthrown by the Crusaders this year? "
- True, but not only that. The guys will tear his empire into pieces, since they are very greedy. He will lose not only the throne, but also the empire, which his ancestors collected according to the crumbs. And all because instead of engaging in public affairs, he lounges and spends his days in idle entertainment. Do you want me to become like my overlord and start a business in the principality?
"But, Eric, can not you give us a little time to pay attention to me and my son? "
- The expanded manufacture now only just rises on legs, behind it the supervision is necessary, and active. If I miss something now, tomorrow it will come to me either with bad armor or with fragile arcs of arbalests. Do you want my army to be weak at a critical moment and I'm dead?
- What are you talking about ? ! Your army is very strong.