Cosma Empire

Sometimes Mr. Kesma is really interesting, because he does not act like a dutiful farmer at all. It may be misleading to use the word dutiful here, but it is the truth.

For example, when Du Lin, who has already "prospered", took out 5,000 yuan and asked Mr. Kesma to do him a "little favor", Mr. Kesma, who may have never seen such a large sum of money in his life, did not feel the slightest excitement , His hands didn't even tremble, as if the money on the table was not five thousand dollars, but fifty dollars, or five dollars. His eyes only stayed on the stack of banknotes for about 0.5 seconds, and then returned to Du Lin's face without the slightest nostalgia.

"What do you want me, a farmer, to do for you?" Mr. Kesma moved his butt backwards so that his back could fit the back of the wicker chair better, and corrected his sitting posture.

Du Lin was organizing his language. During this period of wandering in the city, he understood a truth. Sometimes the meaning of the word truth exceeds the literal explanation of the word. To put it simply, money, subordinates, power, Everything that can be turned into actual benefits, such as status and prestige, can be described by the word reason. When two people's social class and soft and hard power are almost the same, the "reason" can be "speaking" with words. At other times, as long as there is a certain aspect of inequality, it is very likely that "reason" cannot be said. of, but do.

How can I improve my level of "reasonableness"?

Du Lin has considered many aspects, such as becoming a white glove of a big man like Wood and Godol, or becoming a "scavenger" who specializes in dirty work, but these methods not only require him to have stronger strength and influence , it also takes time to accumulate. Trusting a person is definitely not something that can be done in three or five days, or in three or five sentences. It takes a long time to accumulate. On the contrary, it only takes a moment to destroy them.

What Durin needs is a solid foundation, not this kind of castle on the water.

He wanted Mr. Cosma's help to pay off another sheriff in town—pronounced Sheriff. During the Great Patriotic War, that is, the period of the Civil War, in order to effectively resist the all-pervasive federal army, the empire followed the advice of the prime minister at the time and allowed all regions to have the power to form guards. This refers specifically to the countryside, such as towns, or It is a village. The ultimate executors of this order are the sheriffs of each town, who will become the leaders and commanders of the local guard. And the empire has also opened up another authority for these sheriffs.

They can use low-cost money to buy standard rifles, even war machines and weapon platforms at the Armaments Bureau.

This policy played a miraculous effect in the war. Facts have proved that the richer the people, the more afraid of death. In the early days of the war, the nobles still occupied a large area of ​​the empire, and they were the land in the actual sense. host. At the same time, these nobles were also pushed to the forefront of the war, or "donated money" to the sheriff to form a local guard, and bought weapons and other more advanced armaments for them to resist possible invaders anytime and anywhere.

Or just flee to the imperial capital honestly, and then receive the tragedy of the territory being swept away by the war, wealth and real estate being plundered and destroyed.

So at that time, many nobles gritted their teeth and took out a large sum of money to arm the local guards. Many local guards in the noble territories with a long history were even more armed than the regular imperial army. .

but!

They were cheated.

With the passage of the new decree "Special Recruitment Act During the Great Patriotic War" issued by the Emperor of the Empire, a large number of local guards armed to the teeth were reorganized into a regular army. Fight, and don't need to pay any price. Although many nobles have a lot of resentment and dissatisfaction about this, considering the consequences of the failure of the war,

They can only smash their teeth and swallow, and they have to show an expression of "I am willing to give everything for the empire".

After the war, a large number of troops formed by the nobles, as well as Guarts and provincials were lost on the battlefield, which calmed down the class conflicts that were about to erupt in an instant. At the same time, according to conspiracy theorists, the imperial family colluded with the new party and betrayed the nobles, completely ending the centuries-old feudal monarchy. And the reason for all this is that during the war, the imperial royal family adopted various policies and special wartime decrees from the nobles, plundering too much wealth and materials, which made the nobles feel dissatisfied.

Regardless of the factors affecting the reasons and results, in short, the decree promulgated by the local guard during the war seems to have been forgotten, and it has not been canceled because of the end of the war. implement.

Another problem is involved here. Since there is a loophole that can be exploited, are those tycoons and big shots exploiting this loophole?

The answer is no. Although the wartime special decree has not been abolished, many restrictions have been added to this decree after the new party came to power after the war. Individuals are equipped with no more than three rifles, and are not allowed to purchase or install any war machines and weapon platforms. There are strict restrictions on these powerful and lethal weapons. At the same time, the Imperial Police Investigation Bureau also has agents patrolling the entire empire, and the local gendarmerie is also strictly investigating such violations.

Therefore, no matter how much money those big bosses spend, it is meaningless. It is better to have this money to support a group of thugs who are ruthless enough.

But does this decree really have no further loopholes to exploit?

In fact, this is not the case. According to the "Rights and Obligations of Local Guards in Non-War Time", when "dangerous" beasts appear around towns and villages, the guards are necessary to ensure the safety of citizens' private property and citizens' rights are not violated. , We need to take the initiative to exterminate these "harmful" beasts.

Sometimes it's up to the sheriff to decide whether or not a "dangerous" beast is around!

Seven people are not many, but if these seven people act as surprise soldiers and have three rifles, the effect that can be achieved is by no means as simple as "seven people".

When you think about it, the two sides are evenly matched, and Dulin is even close. At this time, suddenly a seven-member team who spends every day in militarized training launches an attack from the opponent's back with a rifle. This is absolutely fatal!