I Will Be The Crowned King

June, the centenary of the saint's calendar, was a dark month for the Carindians.

In less than 30 days, they have experienced the collapse of the Seven Cities Alliance, the disintegration of the order in the vast land, the rout of the Iser elves, the rebellion of the ocean fleet, the invasion of Clovis, the rebellion of Aiden...

Carindia, which was once extremely rich, is now cut off from shipping routes, and only half of the land trade is left; one-third of the territory has been ravaged by former allies and only a piece of scorched earth is left, and two-thirds of the territory is now Thun. - Clovis Joint Occupation Zone.

Even their pride, the great port of Carindia, the premier city in all the lands, is now the barracks of the Storm Division.

In order to ensure the prosperity and stability of the Port of Carindia—actually to completely control the city and facilitate the cutting of leeks—Anson Bach took the advice of Major Fabien, split the Storm Division into two parts, and divided the Port of Carindia into two parts. control and occupation.

This is actually the former "Guardian model". The core main force is stationed in the Lighthouse Palace to frighten the Carindia Council; the remaining troops, in units of companies, set up military stations on various main roads and communities in the city to monitor the entire city.

At the same time, the Storm Division recruited the "Carindia Regiment" of 3,000 people from the taverns and slums in the city - only the simplest weapons and minimum ammunition were issued to them, and they were sent under the banner of Clovis. Patrol the streets.

The advantage of this is that the Storm Division can use the lowest cost and manpower to control a large city with a population of 10,000, and with the "Carindia Regiment" sandwiched in the middle, the Storm Division does not need to directly conflict with the citizens in the city. The problem can also be reconciled as a mediator.

The downside is the same as the former Guards. This kind of control is very unstable and can only be used as a temporary emergency measure. Once the Storm Division leaves, the city will immediately lose control... But it does meet Anson's needs at the moment.

And even if this method is really low-level, it is also for the Clovis people, or the officers from Clovis City; for the vast land with extremely backward military tactics, the simple and rude "Guardian Model" It's a very advanced game.

How can they not understand that the military level is still at the feudal level, why the Clovis people can so easily split and combine the army at will, and still keep the army disciplined and obey orders?

But no matter what the reason, after seeing that the storm division had completed control of the port of Carindia in only three days, the nobles of Carindia finally bowed their heads reluctantly.

Of course, it is not realistic or impossible to ask Carindia to take out 1.8 million gold coins immediately, but 800,000 gold coins are still no problem.

The little clerk's quill swiped on the ledger, and only the weeping mice remained in Carindia's treasury.

As for how to deal with the remaining one million, "not worth mentioning" Alan Dawn also proposed a very good and excellent solution to the Calindia Council.

That's an IOU.

It was not the Carindians who gave the Stormmaster an IOU, but on the contrary, the Stormmaster wrote the IOU, and then handed the IOU to the Archbishop of the Hawthorn Cathedral, who then asked the Carindian Council for the account—until To reach one million gold coins.

Of course, one million gold coins are at stake, which is by no means a small amount even for the church, and it is even more impossible to vouch for Carindia for no reason - even if the relationship between the two parties is really good - it is absolutely impossible to have no collateral. .

So the very talkative Archbishop of Hantu proposed a particularly "generous" proposal: the Palace of Lighthouses and the port of Carindia.

If the Carindia Council fails to honor the one million IOUs on time, it will take half of the annual income of the Port of Carindia as a mortgage deduction.

If the annual income of the port cannot fill the hole, then the church will unconditionally have the "temporary ownership" of the Palace of Lighthouses. Every family with official positions and seats in the Carinthian Council must give the Cathedral a sum of money according to their status and position. , as a "rent" for the "Rent of the Lighthouse Palace".

This is to ensure that the Carindian Council, which is extremely good at corruption and drift, will never default on its debts.

Finally, there is an additional clause in this treaty, that is, if the Carinthia Council has not paid the million in more than ten years, then the Hawthorn Cathedral will directly own the Lighthouse Palace plus half of the Port of Carindia. until redeemed by the Council of Carinthia.

In this way, the storm division is equivalent to getting one million white notes from the church, and can use this money to loot all the materials in the port of Carindia "justifiably".

And the church didn't suffer any losses - all the capital operations of the Stormmaster went through the accounts of the Hantu Cathedral, which is equivalent to taking the money from the Stormmaster with the left hand and lending it to Anson Bach with the right hand. There is no loss at all, not to mention And Carindia's treasury to get the last word.

So everyone is very satisfied with the result, it can be said that everyone is happy.

There is also a "small episode" in the middle - about the indemnity of Carindia, whether it should be distributed according to the spoils or according to the convention.

If according to the rules of loot, the storm division can eat the money completely, and at the same time follow the previous experience to distribute it fairly; if it is according to the usual practice, the storm division has no right to seize the indemnity paid by the hostile country, and must be handed over to the army for disposal .

In the past few times, because the amount was not too high, and there was not much cash but materials, the embezzlement was embezzled; but now Carindia really took out 800,000 in cash, and then concealed it, Luther Vichy couldn't keep his little army colonel.

However, the storm division was generally dissatisfied with the result - it was reported to the army and the Privy Council. The one million IOUs aside, the 800,000 indemnity was according to the regulations, and the storm division could only get a quarter of it at most. Just two hundred thousand.

Of course, 200,000 is really a lot, but for a group of guys who have long been fed by Han Tu, the mere 200,000 will be divided equally among 5,000 storm divisions, and let them live in Luyin Valley. Killing them is very unacceptable.

After all, the purpose of their coming to the Southern Legion was to make a fortune. The reason why they were willing to join the Storm Division, which was destined to have no future, was because Ansen had promised that this place had more money than the main force of the Southern Legion.

This incident even affected the morale of the army. The scourge caused by Anson's previous "booty equalization system" was finally exposed at this moment; the soldiers who had little to do with the money were also closely related to their own interests. There were voices of dissatisfaction with the Army.

So An Sen, who had just been happy for a few days, once again encountered the same dilemma as before.

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"So what about this?"

Anson, who was holding his shoulders, raised his chair legs with a depressed expression and looked at Carl and the others.

The chief of staff holding a glass of rum and the commander of the Grenadier regiment drinking sugar-sweetened coffee glanced at each other, and said nothing.

The little clerk in the corner of the room obediently lowered his head to handle the documents and account lists, except for the rustling sound of the pen tip, which was as quiet as a delicate sculpture.

The three stared at each other and were silent for five minutes.

In the end, it was Fabian who broke the dead silence - not because of how loyal he was, but because he was choked by coffee and was stared at by two people at the same time, and had to speak.

"I think...cough cough..." After clearing his throat, Fabien carefully placed the hot coffee on the table, then looked at Anson:

"We can't confront the Army and the Privy Council, or at least we can't confront it explicitly; doing so is too risky for you, and for all officers of the entire Storm Division, and the slightest inadvertent risk of blacklisting—demotion and exile is all light. Yes, if we don't make trouble, we will be thrown into a ghost place, and we will not be able to save our lives, and we will have to bear the blame for the mistakes of some big people."

Anson glanced at Carl next to him: "Like?"

"For example... throw you or one of us into a certain position or city that is doomed to fall." Fabian thought for a while: "Or exiled us to the eastern front, or a colony guarding the mines in the icy north... as long as It's not impossible that you don't have the general badge on your chest."

"Even if you're a general, the Privy Council can trap you in some fortress or country that will never fight, leaving you moldy and forgotten until you walk into the grave... So we must never confront the Army or the Privy Council head-on. "

"My commander, no one here wants to fight against the Privy Council." Carl rolled his eyes:

"The problem is that if we report it truthfully, those idiots who have been blinded by 800,000 gold coins will definitely make trouble - they don't care if they will be sent to the colony or not, they will think that the gold has been in their pockets. It's gone!"

"No, I don't think it's because they're stupid." Fabian disagreed:

"I think it's just because they've been too busy lately-they won the Battle of Luyin Valley, and the Storm Division has no combat targets for the time being, which makes them have so many cranky thoughts."

"Then you mean..."

"Either find something else as soon as possible to distract them; or reorganize the army as soon as possible and prepare for the next military operation." Fabian said solemnly:

"It won't be long before the news of the defeat of the Duchy of Aiden will surely fall into the ears of the Grand Duchy of Mister; if they surrender like Carindia out of fear—though I don't think so, then we'll lose another loot. Great chance for loot!"

Carl couldn't understand Fabian's proposal. That's how the army is. It can only maintain discipline and organization when there is something to do. Once there is nothing to do, it will immediately become cranky.

But this does not mean that he agrees with the other party's proposal: "This is not good! Let alone Carindia, we have not even digested the resources in the eastern part of the land; let alone we now know basically nothing about the Grand Duchy of Mist. , what is the difference between entering rashly and being sent to death?!"

"I'm just giving a suggestion, and it's not necessary to attack Mister - as long as the attention of those idiots can be diverted from gold to other places."

Fabian shrugged and glanced at Anson thoughtfully: "It could be another way."

"Like?" Carl raised his eyebrows.

"for example…"

A mysterious smile suddenly appeared on the face of the former Guards officer: "The deputy commander was suddenly assassinated?"

The room was suddenly quiet.

"What?" Looking at the two people who suddenly fell into silence with complicated expressions, Fabian was stunned:

"Did I say something wrong?"

"No, this is a good proposal." Anson forced a smile:

"In a short period of time, I don't want to be assassinated again for the time being."

Um?

Fabian's expression became even more confused.

An Sen didn't look at the two any more, and turned his eyes to the little secretary in the corner: "Alan, what do you think?"

"I didn't think about anything, Lord Anson Bach." The teenager raised his head with a smile, and his tone sounded proud:

"I am your humble clerk, and the only idea is to realize your idea."

Almost forgot, this is a relentless working machine... Anson's cheeks twitched slightly.

"But if it's about money, your humble secretary does have a little suggestion that may give you some inspiration." Ellen Dawn, who had changed the conversation, continued to smile:

"We can't go head-to-head with the Army and the Privy Council, but on the other hand, it's not that easy for them to get the money."

When Fabian heard this sentence, his eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had guessed something:

"Can you explain in detail?"

"The 800,000 church gold coins would have a wall in banknotes. In cash, it would be 400,000 kilograms, or 400 tons. Of course, according to the standard gold content of church gold coins, there are only about 4 tons of pure gold, but it is also extremely terrifying. number." The little secretary explained:

"Before such a large sum, unless there is the absolute cooperation of the Church of Order, it is absolutely impossible for the Privy Council to transport them from the port of Carindia to the treasury in Clovis City."

"There are many links involved, so if you really need it, I can try to delay every step, so that the money can be handed over as late as possible." The little secretary smiled.

"Later?" Carl was stunned for a while, but did not respond:

"What's the use of that?"

"On the contrary, UU reading www.uukanshu.com is very useful." Fabian's face showed a knowing smile:

"As long as it's late enough, then we just need to make sure that 800,000 gold coins are finally handed over to the Privy Council - it doesn't matter whether that 800,000 or this 800,000."

"It's officially so." The little secretary nodded slightly:

"And at the same time, there are a lot of things we can do with the money - there are many ways to make a profit with such a large sum of money, if only temporarily."

Carl, who couldn't understand what they were talking about, could only shake his head and turn his eyes to Anson: "What are you going to do?"

"You go to Leon Francois and ask him to go to Golden Rock City in person immediately." Anson thought for a while and then said:

"Wait until the beginning of July, unite Aiden and Thun, and attack the Grand Duchy of Mist."

If you want to collect 800,000 gold coins, you must have new enemies and offensive directions - as expected, for me, war is the primary productive force!