I Will Be The Crowned King

Chapter 19 Governor's Declaration

"...The people of the Clovis Kingdom, it is a great honor to be able to come to the world-famous Beluga Harbor in this sunny season and gather with you here!"

"I'm Colonel Anson Bach, your Beluga Harbor garrison commander. I am honored to be invited by Speaker Harold and the Beluga Harbor Council to speak freely with everyone here..."

The sound of calm words echoed in every corner of the port, and the dark crowd was silent. The bustling and prosperous port in the past can only hear the sound of seagulls dancing between the ebb and flow of the tide.

Anson, wearing a gray military coat and a three-cornered hat, turned his back to the battleship Crown moored in the harbor, and stood on a makeshift podium surrounded by soldiers of the Storm Division, overlooking thousands or even nearly 10,000 spectators in front of him.

Although it was an ad hoc speech, the great Beluga people still showed a high degree of self-discipline; from Anson's point of view, 500 members of parliament in formal attire were sitting in the middle, while the rest of the audience stood obediently on both sides. , no mess.

Well, especially after the landing of six thousand heavily armed Stormtroopers.

“…These are times of change, the world is changing rapidly, steam engines and new sailing ships are changing our lives, and living standards are improving – more jobs, increased trade, safe and stable colonial conditions, sustainable development, these are all Issues of concern to the people of Beluga today…”

"...As for the public security and external issues that everyone is very concerned about, here I can assure you on behalf of the Royal Army that the Kingdom of Clovis has never forgotten that the Ice Dragon Fjord is also a part of her; all the soldiers of the Storm Division will defend the The will and courage of Lowe City to defend the great people of Beluga Harbor..."

"... A safe community environment and stable and prosperous living conditions are the rights that every industrious citizen of Beluga Harbor should have. I and the 6,000 Storm Division soldiers will work hard to provide everyone with this guarantee..."

Looking up at An Sen, who was standing on the stage and chatting, and occasionally glanced at the speech in his hand, the little secretary under the stage was sitting on the chair very well-behaved, with a look of admiration on his face that made Carl Bain Surprised.

"Can I ask a question?" The chief of staff couldn't help it:

"Do you think this **** ... Anson's speech was wonderful?"

"Of course, it's amazing!" The little secretary nodded again and again, his expression very excited:

"Speaking of which, this is the first time I have been asked by an adult to write a speech for him. It almost scared me. I was so nervous that I made at least two minor grammatical mistakes!"

Carl Bain: "...So you wrote this rumble?"

"That's right!" The little secretary nodded happily, so excited that he couldn't sit still:

"Is there any problem?"

"No problem, just..."

Carl twitched the corners of his mouth and glanced at the group of sleepy people behind him, and the congressmen who were trying to endure the sleepiness: "Don't you think what you wrote is a little boring?"

"Oh, thank you!" The little secretary's eyes lit up, and then he showed a somewhat shy expression:

"I... I wrote a speech for the first time. I didn't expect to be praised like this by you!"

"...I'm not complimenting you." Carl couldn't help rolling his eyes, holding back his complaints.

On the stage, Anson continued to talk: "In the Kingdom of Clovis, the great Beluga Harbor has an unparalleled status, it is the key to the Clovis people standing proudly in the world of order, and it is also a part of her crown. A pearl!"

"And the people who have opened up this virgin land are even more great heroes of Clovis! Because of you, the ships of the Clovis Kingdom can gallop on the sea, and the soldiers of Clovis can continue to expand the territory... It's all thanks to everyone!"

"Therefore, I always firmly believe that the new world is the gift and test of the great ring of order to the Clovis people! Only by conquering this land can the Clovis Kingdom truly go from being strong to greatness; and this great journey, white Whale Harbor is its…”

Under the stage, Speaker Harold, who was sitting in the middle of a crowd of strong members, was smoking a pipe and smilingly looking at the garrison commander, who was facing the script of the speech, with a smile that could not be concealed at the corners of his mouth.

Anson Bach's performance was exactly what he had hoped for.

When the other party suddenly accepted his invitation, Harold felt a little panic for a while, thinking that the other party was really prepared, but now...

Like "great Moby Dick", "unparalleled status", "jewel in the crown"... such meaningless compliments may be useful in the Clovis country or the frontier provinces, but in a country full of thugs and A smuggler's colony makes no sense at all.

Apparently, the too young army colonel knew nothing about Moby Dick.

"…To win this great journey, the great Moby Dick and her great people must not sit still - because while we are pioneering this new world, our enemies are doing the same!" Not noticing the expressions of the people in the audience, he continued to say in a deep voice:

"The potential of this land must be fully released, especially the vast and fertile land, rich in fisheries, minerals and forestry resources, and maximize production capacity by continuously improving transportation conditions and production efficiency."

"And more importantly, we must continue to pioneer the land, to the east, west, north, to all the unknown lands, and let the King Clovis flag be planted throughout the new world!"

"In order to realize this vision, it is far from enough to rely on the current Beluga Harbor and my army; only by fully releasing the potential of this land can we protect the Ice Dragon Fjord, which carries the dreams of all the Clovis people."

After saying this, An Sen suddenly paused, looked up at the crowd below, who were already drowsy:

"Therefore, I, Anson Bach, hereby announce that within the next six months, at least one munitions factory, two lumber processing plants, one steel plant, one machinery factory, and one smelter will be built in Beluga Harbor."

"These factories will be responsible for four-fifths of the firearms of the Storm Division, and I promise you that at least two-thirds of the posts will be recruited locally, with at least 1,500 to 2,000 workers, with wages similar to Stormtrooper soldiers level."

Anson said loudly, and suddenly raised his clenched right hand to the crowd:

"I repeat, these factories will provide at least 1,500 high-paying jobs for Beluga Port, and all positions will be open to everyone - from the general manager to the most common porters, as long as they live in Beluga Port. All Clovis people can apply."

The calm voice echoed in front of the port for a long time by the sea breeze; under the high platform, there was a dead silence.

But in the next second, there was an uproar in the crowd!

The members of the Beluga Port sitting in the middle are still shocked and stunned, and the surrounding people have begun to cheer and boil.

What does 2,000 jobs mean for a city of only 40,000 people?

Even with the highest proportion standard, the young and young labor force of the entire Beluga Port cannot exceed 30,000 people, and one-tenth of them will immediately leave their current life, and they will no longer have to work hard for fishing, logging, farming, and cleaning. Heaven is not guaranteed... but a stable job.

A stable job!

In Clovis home, this may not be a big deal, and there is no shortage of means for the farmers to make ends meet; but in the New World, which is still pioneering, a stable job is of unparalleled significance.

Very simple - why did the colonists come to the New World except for some ambitious merchants?

It's very simple, because they can't survive in the old world, there is absolutely no hope.

So Anson wanted to give them a hope, a hope made up of 1,500 jobs with steady income.

Of course, no one can build so many factories in Beluga Harbor at once, even with the storm division, the full support of Rune and the Cecil family is impossible; it is a miracle to complete half of it in six months.

But this did not prevent him from using this promise to draw cakes to Beluga Port. Even if the factory could not be completed in the end, with the storm division, he had 10,000 ways to arrange 2,000 logistical positions.

"...This is just the beginning, the beginning of a great journey." With the waves of uproar, An Sen said solemnly:

"Beluga Port, which is rich in resources, must have a prosperous logistics industry and a strong manufacturing industry if it wants to become the pearl of the new world."

"From today to June next year, the Royal Navy Fleet will be stationed at Beluga Harbour to provide continuous and stable protection for the safe navigation of passing ships and the fishing grounds near Beluga Harbour..."

"Whether it is a shipping route or a fishing ground, it will be under the protection of the King Clovis flag; from this moment on, any ships that do not fly the king flag will wantonly encroach on these resources, and will not stop their greed and shamelessness after being warned. will be punished the most severely!”

"Justice, truth, law... are all within the range of naval guns!"

Under the podium, when he heard William Cecil here, regardless of the first and second mates who had changed his face, he proudly raised his chest and gestured to the gazes around him.

"This is the wealth bestowed by the Ring of Order to the Clovis people. As the garrison commander of Beluga Harbor, I promise everyone again that this treasure belonging to Ice Dragon Fjord will never be taken away by outsiders."

"The land belongs to the Clovis people, the ocean ... also belongs to the Clovis people!"

Anson's speech continued: "The prosperous shipping route has brought not only wealth, but prosperity to Beluga - we have countless wilderness, precious wood, mine after mine..."

"In the past 50 years, Beluga Port can only dig out these raw materials, fill one cargo ship after another and transport them to Beigang; but we must also understand that resources are never inexhaustible, While delivering resources to the local area, we also need to build our own manufacturing industry!"

"Leather products, textiles, saltpeter processing, sculpture, winemaking... Beluga Port has all the prerequisites for prosperity and is fully expected to become the core of the New World manufacturing industry. We will succeed, we will succeed!"

"Our great Clovis, starting from a small Clovis castle on the river, has built a powerful kingdom that can compete with the empire in just a few hundred years."

"Today...we are sitting on Beluga Harbor and the entire Ice Dragon Fjord. If we are only satisfied with the wealth in front of us, no matter how much we have now, we will lose it."

"So brave Beluga people, we want to go out, we have to go out! To the colonies of the empire, to the colonies of the Three Kingdoms of the North Sea, to the territories of the indigenous people... To all enemies who dare to hinder our expansion, Sound the horn of war!"

This was Anson's plan.

As the commander of the garrison, at least on the surface, he has very limited powers except for military operations and maintaining law and order, and he cannot interfere in the local affairs of the colony.

But for the Rune family, who are about to expand their power in the colony, this is obviously not enough.

So for Anson, what he can do is very simple - through industrial expansion, the entire Ice Dragon Fjord colony is tied to the chariot of military expansion; as long as the entire colony revolves around war, it becomes A logistics base, then the rest will fall into place. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com

I don't even need to take the initiative to declare war on anyone and shoulder the blame of "destroying peace", because the empire will definitely find fault - destroying the colonies will hit Clovis far more seriously than the empire. It is impossible for the emperor not to understand. This truth.

As long as the empire fires the first shot, everything after that has nothing to do with the other side; anyone can start a war, but only the victor can end the war.

As a matter of fact, as a white whale port with a lack of population but abundant resources, it is actually quite suitable as a logistics base and bridgehead for expansion. At most, doing so by myself can fully exert its potential and achieve the status it should have.

As long as Beluga Harbour does not dare to treason, or the energy is strong enough for the Royal Army to dismiss him, otherwise, with only five hundred people, they must stand on their side and become part of their "perfect plan"... Whether they want to or not. .

"This is my plan, a plan that will eventually be realized and will be realized; as your garrison commander, I firmly believe that the boundary between Ice Dragon Fjord and Beluga Harbor has never been divided by geography, but by us. The artillery and giant ships are divided."

"Any land with the King Clovis flag, where our soldiers stand, is the border!"

In the port where the sea breeze roared, there was a wave of tidal waves.

Among the stunned members of the assembly, the smug speaker Harold's expression was so ugly that he didn't even notice that the pipe fell to the ground.

I miscalculated, completely miscalculated.

Anson Bach... what kind of garrison commander is he?

This is clearly the Governor of the Colony!

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