Lord of Industrialization

The territory of the Second Puran Empire, the predecessor of the Rhine League, was roughly a vertical rectangle, with an equilateral triangle with a side length of about two hundred kilometers recessed in the central and southern parts, which was the western part of the Bohemian region surrounded by mountains.

The long south side of this triangle is adjacent to the original League of Regens, the long north side is to the east of the Elbe River, and the "Forest Ocean" area to the west of the sharp corner is adjacent to the Franconian Principality to the north.

Now Frederick has taken over the Principality of Franconia and the League of Legens. The territory has suddenly expanded from 8,000 square kilometers to 34,000 square kilometers, and the population has increased from 450,000 to 1.85 million. It borders Bohemia in the east. , adjacent to the forest and ocean to the north.

In recent decades, the Bohemian region has been contested by the Osmaga Empire and the Piast Kingdom. The nobles there are just outsiders, and they follow whoever is more powerful. Unexpectedly, when I wake up, a new person suddenly appears next to me. of behemoth.

The forest ocean area covers an area of ​​about 16,000 square kilometers. It is long from east to west and narrow from north to south. The western area is mountain forest and the eastern Elbe River Basin is plain.

The complex terrain makes the number of small nobles who dominate the mountain here more than the football team of Weissensee. Years of mutual attacks, marriages, and divisions have caused the number of nobles to be in a state of dynamic change. The Smaka Empire also couldn't figure out how many nobles there were. Sometimes a baron with two villages and a castle would only meet the emperor and be recognized today, but yesterday his nest was stolen by a neighbor.

The rapid doubling of the territory's population made Frederick's head hurt so much that chaos would break out if he was not careful, and the complex new diplomatic situation caused him to start losing his hair at a young age.

The increase in the territory of Duke Wesson also increases the territory of the Rhine League. The expansion of the territory of the Rhine League is not necessarily entirely due to Duke Wesson. His Royal Highness Prince Rudolf wants to take sole responsibility for the aristocratic coalition's capture of Linden City for the upcoming wedding. Add glory.

Linden City is located in the upper reaches of the Elbe River Basin, with the Elbe River to the north and important tributaries to the east and west. Except for the mountains on the outskirts of Bohemia to the south, it is surrounded by plains on three sides. It was conquered by the Piast Kingdom in 1027. .

Previously, the allied forces of the Rhine League sent envoys everywhere to tell the nobility in the forest ocean area and the upper reaches of the Elbe River that they were only going south to attack the Principality of Franconia. It would be best if friends along the way could make way. It would be better if they could sell some food. Happy.

Now that the Osmaga Empire has entered the final stage of the battle for the throne, and the Piast Kingdom is focusing its attention on the east, the little nobles naturally send these plague gods away with smiles and timid gifts.

The aristocratic coalition adhered to the principle that good things are truly good for everyone. They bought grain at very fair prices and gave small gifts from time to time. They paid compensation for crops trampled by horses. It was a joyous scene.

At this moment, a big incident suddenly broke out among the coalition forces: the food sold to them by Linden Tree City was moldy!

For a time, the whole coalition was excited, and the little nobles who came to have a meal echoed the condemnation.

The moldy grain was discovered on the afternoon of June 3. The coalition forces set off overnight, marching by land and water, and surrounded Linden City on the afternoon of the 5th. The city was breached before noon the next day.

When the details of this battle were revealed, many of the participants had already passed away. However, after the war, many people speculated on almost the entire truth from the subsequent official appointments. After all, when rewards are based on merit, no one benefits in vain.

In particular, a joke spread in Linden City not long ago. Several people who had accused each other of being undercover agents of the Rhine League the night before suddenly discovered that they were all undercover agents.

At this time, people did not know this detail, and the world was shocked by the sudden rise of the Rhine League.

At this time, the Rhine League held two bridgeheads, Hanma City and Linden City, one in the north and one in the south, and was eyeing its homeland east of the Elbe River. On the west bank of the Elbe River, there were only forests and oceans and a small area in the north that was not loyal to the royal family of the Rhine League. But now that the land access to the Osmaga Empire is cut off, it will be a matter of time before they change jobs.

Many political creatures saw that it was only a matter of time before the Rhine League regained its homeland and regained its glory.

"It is not a good thing for us that the Rhine League becomes stronger."

By the sparkling river, King Louis Sr. of the Kingdom of Gaul and Prince Louis Sr. discussed the recent international situation.

Old Louis bent down and picked up a flat pebble, threw it out with a gesture, and the stone floated twice before diving into the water.

"I'm old." A layer of twilight appeared on the old king's face. "The life and death of Ferdinand of Osmaga is unknown. William of the Rhine is worse than dead. My good nephew Edward in England has been seriously ill since he was assassinated. , Gaspardo of Lissenburg drank until he had a stroke. It seems that the God of Light is going to send a group of kings to heaven to report their duties in a short period of time, and I can’t escape."

The surrounding attendants and guards couldn't help but lower their heads, especially the captain of the guard. He and the king grew up together. When the king was a prince at the age of five or six, he could hit seven or eight water blows. When he was in his teens or 20s, he could even hit nearly a hundred hits. Even now, I am no match for the erosion of time.

His Royal Highness the Prince said expressionlessly: "Father, if you go to the Moulin Rouge less often, you can live longer."

Old Louis began to change the topic and asked his son without changing his face: "How do you think we should deal with the rise of Rhineland?"

Little Louis shrugged and said: "A few years after the succession of the Osmaga throne, it became unstable. Piast went all out to the east. A few days later, after Antonia and Rudolf got married, our two countries realized back-to-back, and now we are the Rhine League. The best period for the external environment.”

Old Louis nodded. His son, who has been carefully cultivated over the years, has a good overall view. This is the most important ability for the king. Specific affairs can be left to reliable nobles.

"On the contrary, it's us..." Little Louis was a little helpless. He waved his hand and asked everyone around him to stay away and continued: "In the past hundred years, we first supported the Caledonian region to resist the England, and after the failure, we then supported the Greeks. The island of Bernia has too much enmity with England."

"I have unconfirmed news that a few years ago, Lisenberg and Rhine united to deal with us, and England was the one who pulled the strings."

"Now our national policy is to develop towards the rich inland sea in the south. The north is relatively on the defensive, and England will not let go of the opportunity."

"Lissenburg in the west is still recovering its strength. Don't worry, they will definitely retaliate against us in a few years."

Old Louis nodded and asked, "How do you deal with external threats?"

Little Louis replied: "I have a 'North Sea Fortress Plan' to build a line of defense in the northern and western coastal areas. First, it can intimidate and stop the enemies at sea. Second, after the enemies land, they can delay their steps and consume their strength."

"On the land side, I plan to build a line of defense along the border between our country and the Rhine to prevent their attacks and at the same time limit their attack direction to the coastal lowland areas. We can concentrate our efforts on defense and counterattack."

Old Louis nodded and said: "This is to wrap the country in armor and then develop it southward with all its strength."

Little Louis continued: "This is just our self-preservation and cannot cope with the rise of the Rhine."

"The easiest way to hold back Rhine is to plunge them into internal chaos, consume their strength, and make them unable to deal with the outside world."

"For example, to create a confrontation between the royal family and Wesson, we can secretly favor Wesson, for example, let him dominate the small nobles on both sides of the Elbe River who originally obeyed Osmaga. At this time, the royal family will inevitably have a gap with him."

"When Antonia has established a foothold in two years, by which time William will have passed away, let her encourage Rudolf to grant autonomy to the city and let the royal family and nobles cause trouble."

Old Louis nodded with satisfaction. When he decided to agree to the marriage, he planned to put a nail on the Rhine Alliance. He did not seek power and usurp the throne, as long as he could cause trouble.

Little Louis took a deep breath and whispered: "We need an ally in the inner sea. I plan to form an alliance with the Ghazi Empire."

Old Louis frowned and said, "They are heretics."

Little Louis just shrugged, looking indifferent.

Old Louis looked at the river in front of him and thought for a long time, and finally decided not to make a statement.

The next day, little Louis embarked on a journey to the Rhine League to attend his cousin's wedding.

I got confused. Last month, I typed Chapter 345 into Chapter 315. I followed it all the way, but I just found out today that when I looked back, I found that there were other numbers that were wrong.

The chapter name cannot be changed, it can only be like that.