Rise of the Empire Total War

"Hahaha, those Winsters make a lot of money. I can earn more silver marks than the previous good ones with a batch of goods."

"Yes, yes, I still remember the unwilling eyes of those Winsters. I just want to see them unwilling but helpless! Hahaha..."

In a small tavern in a certain port in the western part of the Swachizi Kingdom, several murex merchants were toasting and drinking heavily. They laughed heartily and wantonly ridiculed the man who bought a batch of low-quality murexes from them at a high price not long ago. Winster merchants, it's no wonder they are so proud, because Winster merchants have always relied on the contract a few years ago to buy the bone murex in their hands at a low price, and they don't have to pay customs duties, and they go back to the country and sell it at a high price. They are earning a lot of money, and these suppliers of original goods can only watch helplessly, jealous in the back.

But now everything has changed. The local lords are also jealous of the profits made by the Winster merchants. If something happened to their territory, they would be punished by the royal family and compensate the caravan for the loss), so they could only secretly support the chamber of commerce in the territory to make small moves.

The so-called petty tricks are to join forces to raise the price, shoddy it, so that the Winster merchants can't resist, and they can only buy from them if they want to buy (the merchants in the whole area have discussed it, even if they want to exchange The same is true for other houses, if you go to other places to buy goods, the cost will be higher, and it may not be cheaper than here), and you will suffer from being dumb.

However, will the Winster businessman suffer from the dumbness? They knew very well that a strong dragon could not defeat a local snake, and they had been swallowing their anger in the Kingdom of Swachic. After returning to the country, they reported what happened to them. Submitted it to Richard for review, so Richard was annoyed.

"What are the Swachis trying to do?!" In the Ippolito Palace, Richard's roar came from the study room, startling the passing servants to lighten their steps and hold their breath, for fear of making any noise. , Let the king take his anger out on himself.

"Your Majesty Caesar, although the entire story of the incident cannot be drawn from the words of those merchants alone, we can preliminarily conclude that this incident was jointly planned by several commercial firms in the Kingdom of Swachic. instruct."

"The contract was signed by King Titos himself. Is it possible that they want to overturn this contract?" Richard was still annoyed. He always felt that this matter was not simple, and there might be King Titos behind him. Now that the Kingdom of Swachic has joined the siege network, with the protection of all the participating countries, even if the contract is torn up, Richard can't do anything to him.

"It's very possible." Volkoma frowned and said, "Now we are isolated by the countries of Vardasia, and we can no longer start a war rashly. Even if we want to start a war, we need to be fully prepared. After all, with us What is fighting is not a single enemy, but a huge coalition of more than 20 countries.

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"Why don't I know this truth? Our current strength does not allow us to compete with the coalition forces of more than 20 countries at the same time, not to mention our own army, but the allies and vassal states of the Kingdom of Deira are all fragile like a piece of paper. The paper will break if you poke it. Don't expect them to be able to contribute in the war, I am afraid it will be difficult for them to protect themselves, but they need our army to protect them."

"What's more, the three conquered areas of Pravia, Delge, and Ramirez have not yet stabilized completely, and the immigrants we sent are still integrating into the lives of the local people. Now it has been quite effective, and the local people are gradually Accepting the infiltration of Germanic culture, if war breaks out and immigrants are recruited into the army, all efforts will be in vain.” The more Richard said, the deeper his frown became, and finally formed a word for Sichuan.

"In your opinion, how long will it take us to fully integrate the three places into the kingdom?" Volkoma asked, and the two of them seemed to have forgotten the topic they discussed at the beginning.

"It will take at least five years." Richard said in a helpless tone, but he couldn't help but think of Europa Universalis 4 that he played in his previous life. There was a manufacturing core in the map coloring game made by Viper , the process is also very long, but now it seems that there is a similarity between the two.

Five years is actually a deadline that Richard gave himself. After traveling to this world and having a total war system, he will not only be satisfied with the foundation he has created so far. The Wadasia Peninsula is his biggest goal now. Whether it is the Kingdom of Swachic, who is a vain and snake, or the Kingdom of Lushino, which has always been unknown, or those countries that are aggressively united, he will step under his feet and either become a vassal or merge into his kingdom.

Then, they turned the topic back to the original trade incident. Richard was completely uninitiated in this kind of economic disputes, so he gave Walcomt the full power of handling the matter, and let this experienced financial It's better for the manager to deal with it than for a layman like him to point out blindly. To be honest, if he wasn't worried about intensifying the conflict, he even wanted to directly order the Teutonic Knights stationed in Slade, the capital of the Swachizi Kingdom, to come to his door and let those despicable More businessmen know why the Winster Kingdom can lay down such a large territory.

After dismissing Walcoma, Richard raised his head and glanced out the window. At this time, the sky was just right, and the sun was hanging high in the sky, emitting a warm light, illuminating everything on the earth. Based on Richard’s experience Looking at it, it should be between 25 degrees and 30 degrees now, and it has not yet reached July, the hottest month of the year. If it is not long before July, the temperature may soar to more than 35 degrees , it will be really hot at that time.

While thinking, Richard walked to the window sill, from which he casually looked into the distance. The city center where the Hippolito Palace is located is higher than the average level of the whole city, so he can see most of the city from here . In the northwestern part of the city, there is a lot of construction at this time. The city walls in that direction have been demolished, and some buildings have been razed to the ground. This is a project that started last year. Due to the continuous increase in the urban population, the original urban area has been slightly reduced. It was so crowded that Richard had to order an extension.

The increase in population is only one factor, and there is another reason, that is to build the Royal Academy. As its name suggests, this academy was funded by the royal family to train members of the royal family, noble children, or some outstanding civilian students. Let them learn useful knowledge in the academy, and after graduation, those who pass the exam will be hired by the state and sent to serve as officials in various places.