I Will Be The Crowned King

As for whether or not to intervene in the rebellion of the empire's colonies, take advantage of the opponent's weakness, and take advantage of the opportunity to give a big kick, not only An Sen, but the entire storm division was quite hesitant.

The strength of the Empire is far stronger than that of Clovis, and there may be some people who are loyal to the royal family who will disagree, but in the new world, this is absolutely an undisputed fact.

Of the thirteen large colonies, the Empire controls six, and Clovis has only two, and they are slightly inferior in terms of population and development; and the colonies do not have mature industries and perfect transportation networks like the mainland, and do not exist.” The possibility of defeating the strong by the weak”.

The reason why the Empire never invaded the colonies controlled by Clovis in the past, apart from the higher return on pioneering, was simply because they did not care about colonies as much as Clovis.

But the fertile uninhabited wasteland is limited after all. Sooner or later, the colonists of the empire will set their sights on their enemies; if they can't take advantage of the present to weaken the power of the empire in the new world, the size will be determined when the opponent makes a move The Clovis of the New World simply had no choice.

So no matter how you look at it, this looks like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

But it is precisely because it looks so tempting that the storm division is so hesitant to go up and down.

First of all, even if there are four rebellions in the six colonies, the empire still holds two important strongholds, Long Lake Town and Yangfan City. The size of the colony seems to be different from that of the Clovis Colony, each with its own advantages and disadvantages.

This is already an exaggeration—not to mention the two colonies, the Storm Division can’t even control the entire Ice Dragon Fjord. Jurisdiction, map opening border is fun.

Secondly, the empire still has an army of ten infantry regiments in the colonies, plus the colonial militia still loyal to the empire, the strength still exceeds itself.

In terms of combat effectiveness, storm divisions are very self-aware; bullying the stinky fish and rotten shrimps that bully Yisel elves and Hantuo, even if they encounter the regular army of the empire, even if they have all the advantages, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not suffer heavy casualties.

And if you just lose the battle, or the battle is deadlocked, etc., what if you win?

If the imperial army sent to the colony is wiped out, and the colony becomes independent or simply merges into Clovis, it is unclear whether the empire will send reinforcements, but there will never be reinforcements sent to Clovis.

After all, this time is not a vast land, it doesn't matter if the foreign aggression is defeated, and the colony is the real territory of the empire;

If the Empire really wants to send troops to retake the colony, it will definitely be good news for the local war. It would be a bolt from the blue for the Storm Division - the Empire may not be able to make much money, but in Beluga Port, which is destined to become a battlefield A storm division with a huge investment is a 100% blood loss.

What's more, the Storm Division is the colony's garrison, and its responsibility is to protect the colonists who pioneered the frontiers and the security within the colony's territory; contacting the enemy rebels to launch an invasion, in a strict sense, is actually crossing the border.

Of course, it doesn't matter if you can take advantage of it, but in the end, the loss outweighs the gain... The royal family who lost the colony will definitely not let him, the commander who acted without authorization, be spared.

What's more, even if Changhu Town is successfully captured, what will the storm division get?

A port and trade center? There's already Beluga Harbor, and one more can't handle it; a pile of lumber, coal, and iron ore? There are also some of these Beluga ports, not to mention the normal business is not impossible to buy; population? Put a group of imperial people into the colony of Clovis, they are willing to come and don't worry about it!

Although they are all trade centers, the port conditions of Changhu Town are not as good as those of Beluga Port. In fact, inland trade relies on the nearby lakes and rivers. If Beluga Port is an international port, Changhu Town is a place for traders and agricultural and animal husbandry products. distribution center.

Therefore, even if this benefit can be maximized, the storm division can at most make quick money, control a downstream trade center to collect rent, and occasionally send troops to deter and suppress the repression, so as to ensure that the other party will not default or evade taxes.

At the same time, in order to earn this amount of money, he may have to risk being held accountable by the mainland, and fight a few vicious battles with the imperial army, whose strength is almost two or three times his own, and be prepared for the possibility that the other side will have reinforcements. ...however it looks, it doesn't pay off.

In the final analysis, it is true that there is a need to take risks in the long run, but that is for Clovis, not the Stormmaster himself - from the point of view of Anson Bach and the officers, this matter has limited earnings, if any. .

The windstorm division, who has experienced a war in the vast land and has become financially free, has long been light-hearted for such petty profits. Instead of earning a reparation, he has to compete with the enemy to win the port of Carindia first. It's time.

………………

"boom!"

A dark suitcase slammed heavily on the desk, and the violent vibration echoed in the room. The little secretary sitting in the corner quickly covered his ears in fear, and his body vacated upward for a moment with the loud noise.

Staring blankly at the suitcase with "I'm heavy" written on it, the silent Anson slowly moved his gaze upwards; smiling, surrounded by two "beast slaves" guards with long horns on their foreheads The middle-aged man in the middle came into his field of vision.

"Some little precious gems are a small gift from the Red Hand Bay Council to the new Speaker of Beluga Harbor. We wish our friendly neighbors a new leader."

Without waiting for Anson to ask, he was wearing a double-breasted dress and a big bow tie, as if the middle-aged man who was going to the banquet had already opened his mouth and said with a smile, he took out a much smaller one from his pocket with a smile. The silver box was gently placed in front of Anson:

"And these are some small gifts from me - I am fortunate to hear that the Honourable Speaker Anson Bach is also a person who is passionate about pipes. In this case, I must not shut out the famous Adland Tobacco?"

"Of course not, thank you."

Facing the hint from the middle-aged man, An Sen took the tobacco box handed by the other party with a slight smile, and at the same time reached out to greet the other party to take a seat: "You are so polite, I just came to Beluga Port, I really don't know where this place and Red Hand Bay are. It's such a good relationship."

"The relationship between our two colonies cannot be described with the word 'good'." The middle-aged man sat down and chuckled:

"Oh, I'm sorry I haven't introduced myself yet - my name is Pete Chatham, and I'm an honorary member of the Council of One Hundred People in Red Hand Bay. You can call me Pete."

The 100-member council of Red Hand Bay, I really want to know what other strange colony has 500-member council besides Beluga Harbor... Anson nodded slightly: "Nice to meet you, Senator Pete."

"No, this is my honor, Honorable Speaker Anson." Pete still tried his best to greet each other, as if the two were not in the barracks headquarters, but in the White Whale Harbor Council Hall:

"Speaking of the friendship between Red Hand Bay and Beluga Harbour, it has to be traced back fifty years ago, when the first brave Clovis colonists arrived on the land under our feet."

"At that time, the old world had just recovered from the suffering of the war of sectarian division and began to recuperate, and the remote New World began to become a little estranged from the mainland because of this, and it was difficult to obtain sufficient assistance."

"It was at that time that the colonists of the two places forged a rare friendship by helping each other - Red Hand Bay brought a whole ship full of crop seeds, warm leather and coal to Beluga Harbor. ; and the newcomers from Beluga return with medicine, salt and spirits.”

"Since then, the two colonies have prospered and developed together and exchanged goods; until today, Beluga Harbour provides two-thirds of the salt for Red Hand Bay every year, and Red Hand Bay's leather, tobacco, and even gems, some More than half of that has also been sold to Beluga Port; for the past fifty years or so, we have always had a friendly relationship of interdependence and mutual prosperity.”

"And now, we hope that this special friendly relationship can be built on the basis of the past... a step further." Pitt said implicitly.

"Oh?" Anson blinked curiously, with a blank expression on his face:

"Then what should we do to make this relationship go further?"

"It's very simple. In addition to the tacit understanding of the agreement, the most important thing is to be able to break through the barriers between the two places."

Pitt took up the topic very cooperatively: "In the past, the communication between Red Hand Bay and Beluga Port was mainly by shipping. In addition to reducing costs, the more important thing is that there is a long lake town between us."

"They control the inland shipping and transportation hubs, and control the road between Hongshou Bay and Beluga Port - it is precisely because Longhu Town, in order to monopolize the livestock trade, smashed the price to the sky, which led to the rise of Beluga Port. Farms cannot buy cheap livestock and slaves."

"Not only that, in the previous beast slave riots, Longhu Town received the most local arms supply, but they would rather lock them in their own warehouses than distribute them to the surrounding colonies - obviously they were hardly affected by the riots. , and Red Hand Bay has been surrounded by tens of thousands of beast slave thugs, forced to the point where they must use agricultural tools such as logging axes and hoes to protect themselves!"

"This is not the most extreme, they also let their own militia block the road on the border to prevent thugs from entering Long Lake Town, and also rob passing refugees and caravans, slandering them as fellow thugs - there is Red Hand Bay businessmen, but there are also friends in Beluga Port.”

Pete became more and more excited as he spoke, his tensed cheeks and slightly trembling body seemed to contain endless anger: "So far, Long Lake Town is not only the enemy of Red Hand Bay, but also one of the colonists of the entire New World. Traitor! It must be eradicated - not me, but the unanimous opinion of all Red Hand Bay MPs and all citizens!"

"And Beluga Port will definitely respect the opinions of her friends." Anson nodded slightly and responded calmly, "Is there anything we can do to help?"

"Red Hand Bay hopes that her Beluga friends can directly send troops to attack Changhu Town."

Pete answered quite frankly.

The other party's straightforwardness made An Sen immediately stunned. He hesitated for a moment before slowly opening his mouth and said, "About this, of course, we also want to take the initiative to send troops to help our friends from Beluga Port for more than 50 years."

"But the problem is that according to the laws of the Kingdom of Clovis, the garrison cannot openly send troops to fight without an order - only the levies can do this, so if we do this, it is likely to violate the kingdom's Law."

Violating the laws of the kingdom?

This answer also stunned the other party, and there was a strange look in his pupils, as if to say that a leader who holds military power at the edge of the world would actually care about the **** laws?

But Pete quickly reacted, nodding his head and saying: "As the best friend of Beluga Harbor, of course, Red Hand Bay will not make it difficult for you; just want to completely eradicate Longhu Town, we It does need some support - we are willing to pay any price for that."

"Any price?" Anson raised his brows.

"Any price!"

Pete emphasized it again.

Perhaps because he felt that what he said was not clear enough, he sat up a little and said in an affectionate tone:

"It may be a bit abrupt to say this, but according to our investigation, the reason why Changhu Town has its current status is not only because of its superior geographical location, but also because they control a very secret gold mine, and they have never put this Report the matter to the Empire or the Church..."

"Ellen!"

Anson suddenly interrupted the babbling Pete, and looked at the corner of the room, "Take the guests from Red Hand Bay to the lounge and tell Fabien to give him a treat and clean up my new friend."

"Yes!" The little secretary who was called out was jolted, he quickly put down the minutes he was making, stood up, and walked enthusiastically in front of the middle-aged man with his hands behind his back:

"His Excellency Peter Chatham, please come with me, your lounge is on the second floor."

Looking at An Sen's suggestive gaze, the middle-aged man did not refuse, turned around with a meaningful smile, and followed the little secretary with the two guards.

Ten minutes later, the dusty Carl Bain knocked on the door and walked into the office, looking at the other side of the corridor with a bewildered expression as he entered.

"Why did you come back?"

Looking at the chief of staff ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ who carefully closed the door, Anson's expression was a little surprised: "Aren't you going to settle the migrants who just evacuated from the border?"

"That one is handled by Alexei. He is now a big red man in Beluga Harbor - all the wealthy people in the entire Council of Five Hundred people especially want to have a gifted son-in-law." Karl waved his hand, closing the door carefully. Point out the door:

"Have they come?"

"Who are you talking about?"

"I - who else can I be, people from Red Hand Bay!"

"That's right, I arranged for him to temporarily stay at the headquarters."

"At the headquarters? Well, it's a good way to avoid him wandering around in Moby-Dick and attracting attention from others... Sigh, what is this?"

Suddenly finding an extra suitcase on Anson's desk, Carl, whose eyes lit up, couldn't help but speak.

"Uh, that's..."

Before he could speak, the curious chief of staff stepped forward and lifted it gently.

The next second, the light reflected on the inside of the dark suitcase, and the endless rays of light instantly filled all corners of the room—with two mournful screams.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"

"my eyes--!!!!"

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