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"The key to her ability to develop so quickly is not Zalanda, but the conqueror behind her.

Originally, our methods of economic blockade and eviction of refugees have already taken effect. It only needs to continue for another year and a half before her so-called kindness and justice will completely crush her. Those immigrants who cannot provide food and clothing will become a thorn in their side. A poisonous blade aimed at her heart.

But unexpectedly, a conqueror appeared and created a collective immigration. Not only did they take away the immigrants that exceeded the capacity of Dalauma City, they even opened up a new trade route.

We even developed the City of Colossus and the City of Blood Gap in the Plains of Giants, which echoed Dalauma and complemented each other economically, making all our blockades an empty talk.

He was still supporting Zalanda behind the scenes this time. I don’t know what promises he made, but he actually made the old fox in the Wildas Forest start to take sides. Her forces have been completely integrated, and she wants to Dealing with her is not something a family can do. "

"It's not just us who are affected now. I estimate that his mission is not over yet. After leaving the Samir Hills, the next stop will be Shwetavon.

If Amn's Council of Six Regiments does not take action, it won't be long before Retavin will fall into the arms of Zalanda, and by then, their territories will be completely connected. "

"Duke Zebel, what you said is too much. No matter what you say, the Lord of Zalanda is also the lord of our Kingdom of Tethyr. She has the ability to seize the city of Ritawen. This is a kind of frontier expansion. Earth’s behavior is beneficial to our kingdom as a whole.”

"If Reitawen City falls into the hands of others, I will definitely applaud it, but it cannot fall into the hands of Zalanda. It is far worse than having the Sixth Regiment Council control it.

Duke Francis, haven't you always had the intention to go north and bring Retavon under your rule?

I believe that your Saradas family has been operating there for many years, so why not take action? I believe that everyone here will do their best to support you. "

"Duke Zebel, if I remember correctly, five years ago, you united everyone to block our plan to annex Ritavon, and now you are supporting us.

Humph, don't treat others as fools. You clearly want to use our Saradas family as pawns to test the enemy's strength.

If you want, send your own Tiger Legion. As long as they do so, my three heavy cavalry legions will immediately press forward to seize control of Ritawen! "

"Hmph, don't be ignorant of good people's hearts. Once they are connected, your Saradas family will be the most passive. You will be completely isolated in the east, and you will be stuck in your throat at any time. It is very likely that you will Become the next target to be targeted.”

"This is not necessarily true. I heard that Duke Francis was very foresighted. As early as when they opened the road to the conquerors, he had already signed an alliance with the conquerors and the Lord of Zalanda and reached a consensus on future development.

The Lord of Zalanda went north, and the Lord of Saradas went east. They heard that the reputation of their family's heavy cavalry had crossed the Thorn River and was rapidly advancing towards the Kingdom of Jondas.

Soon we will no longer be calling him Duke Francis, but King Francis, King of the North Shore of the Lake of Steam.

The fact that Darauma City can grow so quickly is not unrelated to their connivance. "

"Don't throw all the responsibility on me, just like you have taken some substantive actions. Don't think that I don't know that you have focused all your energy on Maztec in the New World for more than a year.

When you were eating meat, you didn't want to take me with you, so you didn't allow me to find a mouthful of soup by myself? "

"Did the other party take a large-scale merger action at this time? Did they see the right time? It is expected that both us and the Kingdom of Amn will focus on the Maztec continent and have no financial and material resources to launch an attack on her. A large-scale joint military operation?"

"Not that it's possible, but that it's possible."

The ruling council of the Kingdom of Tessel, composed of four dukes, used practical actions to explain what it means to have four people but eight minds.

Everyone is shirking responsibility and scheming against each other.

You want the other party to be at the front, while you take advantage from behind.

But the problem is, the four people present are all old foxes who are not willing to take any losses. How could they do such a stupid thing.

As a result, after half a day of discussion, no effective countermeasures could be come up to curb the crazy expansion of Dalauma City.

Not only because of their selfishness, but also because the opponent's chosen point of attack was so good that they simply couldn't spare the manpower and material resources to start a full-scale war with them.

In 1361, one of the most sensational events in Faerûn was that Captain Caudel of the Kingdom of Amn led his Golden Legion to discover the new world of Maztec, captured the city of Uratos, and established Port Helm. .

In order to gain greater support, Captain Caudle brought back three entire ships' worth of gold, silver, and jewels.

Not only the Kingdom of Amn went crazy, but the entire west coast of Faerun was boiling.

In particular, the two great maritime trade powers, the Kingdom of Tethyr and Calimshan, certainly knew the value of a new continent—especially since the local natives were very weak.

A fleet that had been drifting at sea for an unknown length of time, with more than half of its ships lost, still easily captured a local city. You can imagine the fighting power of the local indigenous people.

As long as their fleet finds the place and opens up a new route, wealth will flow to them like a river.

Except for Duke Francis of the inland city of Saradas, who did not send out his own pioneering fleet, Duke Sigfrey of Velen, Duke Walter of Zazesper and Duke Zebel of Myratma all spent a lot of money to expand their fleets and formed a joint fleet to expedition to the New World.

Although this joint fleet successfully arrived in the New World of Maztec, it was not smooth sailing. They not only had to face the capricious Sea of ​​Tracelessness, but also had to face the sniping of the fleet of the Kingdom of Am, as well as the resistance of the natives of the New World.

It was even more wishful to want to use the Heim Port built by the Kingdom of Am. They could only seize and build their own port, which had just taken root.

Not to mention giving back, they are now facing the problem of a second additional investment. They need to organize a second joint fleet to support them to prevent the Kingdom of Am from uprooting the new port they just built in order to monopolize the benefits, so that all their previous investments will go down the drain.

Although the city of Saradas did not participate in this maritime carnival, they did not hold back and expanded eastward after they had no hope of developing westward.

It's just that it's not a no-man's land, but a city-state of Mingtan Island, which is composed of dozens of large and small cities along the west and north banks of the Steam Lake.

If it were on land, the heavy cavalry of the Saradas family would be unmatched, and the Mingtan Island city-state would not be able to resist at all and could only retreat.

But the problem is that this city-state is different in that they are not connected by land, but by the waterway of the Steam Lake.

Attacking any of their cities will face continuous support from other cities.

This directly cuts off the siege route. If they attack one city after another, it is estimated that before the three cities are captured, the Saradas family will be seriously injured.

But if they don't take over the Mingtan Island City-State, they won't be able to cross the Thorn River and continue to expand eastwards - the Thorn River is deep enough and wide enough.

The fleet of the Mingtan Island City-State can go upstream and directly block the entire river.

In fact, the fleet of the Mingtan Island City-State has been trying to block the Minta River and surround and kill the Saradas heavy cavalry that has penetrated deep into the Mesopotamian Basin.

Now the Minta River has become the focus of contention between the two sides, tying down the forces of their two heavy cavalry corps, which accounts for half of their main force.

Not to mention that the city of Dalauma is now in its heyday, even ordinary forces dare not easily get involved in a two-front war.

Duke Francis showed an expression of listening attentively, and then reported the latest situation with an expressionless face: "The conqueror has now arrived in Retaven and held a formal meeting with Lord Raymond. If we do not take any action, it will be incorporated into Dalaoma."

The development focus of the Kingdom of Am is also now in the New World. Although they have seen the return of money, it is still a drop in the bucket compared to their huge investment in the early stage.

And Retaven is an isolated city deep inland, and its attitude has always been wavering.

When the Kingdom of Tesser was powerful, in addition to not paying taxes to it, the degree of closeness was even higher than that of the Kingdom of Am.

Duke Francis felt much more about the methods of the conqueror and Lord Zalanda than the other three dukes.

They have taken the interest binding to the extreme, especially Retaven, which is located at the transit point between Dalaoma City and Giant Plains.

The food, textiles and immigrants from Dalaoma to the north, and the steel products and livestock from Giant Plains to the south, all need to pass through here.

In the year when the Conqueror's Road was opened up, the cargo throughput had already exceeded that of the Weihong Mulan Trade Road, and it doubled every year.

The commercial tax alone made Ruitawen a lot of money, not to mention the trade and economic development stimulated in the process.

There is no need for encouragement at all. If it is profitable, there will naturally be smart people to open up wasteland along the way.

And the conqueror made plans while walking.

There are already countless small gathering points built around roadside hotels along the way. With the continuous addition of immigrants, these small gathering points are constantly growing and becoming small villages. I believe that in a few years, they may grow into small towns.

The industry they are engaged in is also closely related to Dalaoma. In addition to relying on trade, they are also dependent on cash crops. In addition to self-sufficient food, the most planted there is cotton.

The climate there is very suitable for cotton planting. It is estimated that it will not be long before it will become the royal cotton-producing land of Dalaoma.

This kind of interest binding is much more terrifying than conquering by force.

It is no exaggeration to say that it is what the people want.

Instead of fighting, it is against people's will and will be abandoned by everyone.

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Raymond has always been known for his wisdom and will definitely follow the will of the people.

"I have a plan, I don't know if you are willing to listen." Duke Walter said slowly.

As the current controller of Zazesiber, the capital of the Kingdom of Tessel, he is the head of the four dukes. He not only controls the richest area of ​​the Kingdom of Tessel, but also controls the largest shipyard and all the surrounding islands.

It is said that he is in collusion with the pirates of Nalansel and secretly manipulates the surrounding waterways and maritime trade.

"What time is it? You still have time to play dumb here. Whether we are willing to listen, you have to tell us first."

"If Duke Walter has any good plan, just tell him directly. We are on the same side with you on this matter." The other two dukes said impatiently.

"Welcome the king back to the capital!" Duke Walter slowly uttered four words.

"Welcome the king back to the capital?!" The other three dukes turned pale when they heard this, and they almost wrote the words "Are you crazy?" on their faces.

They have such great power in the Kingdom of Tesser because the royal family is in exile.

Taking the initiative to invite the royal family back, isn't it putting shackles on themselves?

"Don't rush to reject it." Duke Walter explained patiently, "Our ruling position in the Kingdom of Tesser is like the ruling position of the royal family here. No one can criticize or shake it, especially when we take the initiative to welcome the royal family back. If he wants to complete his rule over Tesser, he can only rely on us. This is the first.

The second is, if the royal family returns, will the Lord of Zalanda recognize the royal family's rule?

If she doesn't recognize it, she is standing on the opposite side of the entire Kingdom of Tesser. Everyone can attack her, and the alliance she just established will collapse."

"It makes sense. The political power and military power are in our hands. Even if the royal family really returns, it will not affect us too much. , at most they can pay a little tax every year to support him, but it will be more disadvantageous for the Lord of Zalanda who has gained power illegally and is expanding wildly. "

"The Lord of Zalanda will not be stupid enough to do this. What if she is willing to recognize the rule of the royal family?"

"Once she recognizes it, won't it be our rules of the game? Let's not talk about other things for now. As long as Ritaven surrenders, we will immediately enthrone him as the new duke and redraw the borders of the territory. What do you think will happen?"

"The legitimacy of her rule over the city of Dalauma is also questionable. Although Earl Lambert was uprooted, it was not thorough. He has an illegitimate son who escaped and is now seeking refuge in my territory. If the royal family returns, he can file an appeal and ask for the restoration of the territory. The right to rule their own territory."

"Seek asylum? Ha... I didn't expect Duke Zebel to have prepared a backup plan!"

"Do you all agree with this plan?"

"There is no problem with the general direction of this plan. Some small details need to be discussed. After welcoming the king back to the capital, where will the capital be located?"

"Of course, we will return directly here, to the palace of Zaze Siber!"

"Duke Walter is really good at calculating. This move is not only aimed at the Lord of Zalanda, but also at us. When the king's order comes out, who knows whether it is really from the king's hand? Or is it your instruction, old duke? The next step is to ask the king to marry your beautiful granddaughter, enthrone you as regent, and lead all the kingdom of Tesser. Government affairs!"

"You are slandering me. I have no such idea. It is purely for our collective interests!"

"You may not think so now. After dismembering the Lord of Zalanda, you may have such a plan. You can welcome the king back, but you must not put him in Zaze Sibo, in the hands of you, the old Duke."

"If the royal family is not placed in their own capital, it is not right since the people will laugh at it!"

"When did the old Duke care about this? If you want me to agree with your plan, the royal court must not be placed in Zaze Sibo. This is my bottom line."

"I agree with Duke Zebel."

"I agree too!"

The four of them are all political veterans and quickly weighed the pros and cons.

In the past, the royal family was in exile and the entire Kingdom of Tesser was in a state of fragmentation, which was most beneficial to them.

But when a local force in the Kingdom of Tesser that was far more powerful than them rose up, the royal family was welcomed back and pieced together again to form a huge political community of interests, in which they played the political game they were best at.

Nationality and justice are the best weapons to deal with people like Zalanda.

They disagreed again on the details.

Although there is no allusion of using the emperor to control the princes in Feren, they still understand this principle.

The king who was welcomed back must be a puppet. Whoever controls him is equivalent to controlling a trump card and can gain the blessing of orthodoxy.

They don't care, but it is still very useful to deal with those ignorant ordinary people.

Those idiots foolishly thought that as long as the royal family returned, they could live a better life.

Little did they know that nothing had changed, but instead they had an extra layer of exploitation on their heads.

If it was handed over to any one of the four people, the remaining three would be unable to sleep or eat.

When proposing this plan, Duke Walter had already anticipated this situation. When the stalemate reached a deadlock, he proposed a compromise: "Then let's put the king in Tysselburg, which is the royal palace. The four of us will form a ruling council to assist the new king in his rule. What do you think?"

"This does solve the problem of mutual trust, but don't you think that the new king is given too much autonomy? Tysselburg is the royal family's birthplace, the place of four wars, and the key point of the entire kingdom. The royal family has a great reputation there.

Once he takes advantage of the situation, the threat he brings to us will be far greater than that of Zalanda. Let's not shoot ourselves in the foot when the time comes." Duke Francis has the most experience in war among the four people, and he saw the new problem at a glance.

"You think too highly of our new king. If he had the ability, he would have fought back long ago. Would we need to welcome him back?" Duke Walter's eyes sparkled with wisdom. "Do you think I will choose a man of great talent and strategy as our new king?"

"We just overlooked the most important issue. Where is our new king?" (End of this chapter)