The King

  Chapter 306 Reselling strategic materials

  Lutetia, Human Race Alliance Council. The atmosphere in the venue at this moment is very strange.

  The coalition forces on the front line cut first and played later, which really gave them a blow to the head. The game doesn't play like this, they are the highest authority of the human race!

  The outside world is ups and downs, and members of parliament don't need to care, the human race has enough strength to withstand the wind and rain. But the backstab of one's own people, then there is no way.

  The result of the anonymous vote was unanimously approved. It was simply telling them that the generals on the front line all supported the recruitment of mercenaries.

   At any rate, there must be a few negative votes, so let's have a little fun!

  Especially those who kept saying no, why did they also vote for it when it came to the final vote?

   It can only be said that benefits can make people "conscientious". In order to ensure the smooth passage of the resolution, everyone tacitly left the opportunity to vote against it to others.

   Veto?

   Just think about it. The announcement has been sent out, and if it is retracted at this time, isn't it telling the outside world that the Alliance Council and the Alliance Army are not of one mind?

   There is no accountability.

  Nominally, the Alliance Council has more power, but in fact their binding force on the frontline coalition forces is just that.

  The status of most of the congressmen in their respective forces is not as good as that of the army commander sent to the front line. After all, the congressman is just an agent, and the coach himself is a powerful nobleman.

  We are all colleagues, if there is a quarrel, it will be hard to see each other when we go back. But as the highest authority, they have to say nothing.

   It is not only the congressmen who are embarrassed, but Charles III also has a headache. As the meeting initiator of the host, he disappeared directly from the venue this time.

  Everyone is responsible, which means that no one is responsible. Everyone sat there staring at each other, no one was willing to speak first and pierce the window paper.

   "Everyone, the news has spread all over the continent, and it's too late even if you want to take it back. Why don't we directly discuss how to deal with the aftermath.

  For example: to clarify the reward period; or to determine the criteria for the recognition of military exploits..."

  Count Predrag suggested with a little embarrassment.

  Although the law does not blame the public, the instigator is the Alpha Kingdom. If it weren't for Hudson's backlash, the coalition generals on the front line would not have realized so quickly the hidden benefits that could be brought by recruiting mercenaries to join the war.

   Fight once and receive two military merits. From now on, there is a high probability that it will become the norm.

  Perhaps in the subsequent battle reports of the coalition forces, they will all capture the area and wipe out tens of thousands of enemies.

   On the other side, the record of the mercenaries is all beheading Beamon's head, beheading bears...

  Although the verification of combat achievements is still strict, it is still people who carry out the specific implementation. Driven by interests, things about pretending to be military leaders will become endless.

  Fortunately, the nobles on the front line still had a bit of integrity, and didn't include the ordinary orc race in the scope of rewards, otherwise the Terran Alliance might go bankrupt.

   Don’t look at the mercenaries who are running to the front now. In fact, there are still many nobles of the human race who are also watching. As long as the Alliance Council does not object, they will also take part in the "hunting" with private troops.

   "Earl Predrag is right, things have already happened, and we can only face reality.

  But in addition to considering the aftermath, we must also put a cage on the coalition forces on the front line, and we cannot allow them to toss around.

   Otherwise, similar things will continue to emerge in the future! "

   Count Djortevich said solemnly.

  Obviously, he has realized the danger of "below defeating the above", and wants the Alliance Parliament to strengthen the binding force on the frontline coalition forces.

   "Count Djortevich, the aftermath is easy to deal with, but the management of the coalition forces still needs to be considered in the long run. It is best for the major forces to strengthen their own constraints on their own armies!"

   Bishop Montesson resolutely objected.

   The harm of the following gram is huge, but the harm of letting people interfere in the command of the Holy See army on the front line is also not too much.

  In the Alliance Council, the royal faction has the upper hand. Once the parliament has command over the front-line troops, it will be logical to strengthen the authority of the coalition command and appoint the commander of the coalition.

   This means that the life and death of the front-line Holy See troops must be handed over to the royal power faction. What will happen next, no one can guarantee.

  In short, the casualties of the Holy See army will definitely increase day by day. Even if the entire army is wiped out, it is not impossible.

   What's worse is that once this kind of thing sets a precedent and proves that these operations are indeed effective, the old practice will be followed in the future.

  …

  Time flies, and it’s the end of the year again. The flames of war are still burning in the North Continent, and there is no sign of stopping.

   With the addition of a large number of mercenaries, the battle on the front line has become more intense. No one can tell the exact loss of the human race, but the number of orc royals killed has exploded compared to a few months ago.

  People's potential is forced out. Under the temptation of profit, Hudson was stunned to see the various showy operations of the "mercenaries".

  "Poisoning", "cursing", "natural disasters of the undead", "summoning evil gods"... all kinds of unscrupulous methods, only unexpected and impossible.

   Various combat methods have repeatedly broken the bottom line. The rules are that there are no rules, as long as you can kill the orcs, do it.

   Compared with the decisive battle with the main force of the orcs, most of the mercenaries extended their black hands to the orc tribes, and the hunting targets were directly aimed at the old and weak with low combat effectiveness.

   There was no massacre of women and children, not because they had moral integrity, mainly because the price of selling slaves was higher than the reward price offered by the coalition forces.

   What surprised Hudson the most was that the "mercenary regiment" with the highest results was not a real mercenary, but the vest of the frontline coalition forces.

   It's no big deal to use a vest trumpet for dirty work. But anyway, I have to cover it up. Hearing the names of those domineering mercenary regiments, Hudson was very speechless.

   For example: "Holy Invincible Mercenary Group".

  As soon as he heard the name, Hudson knew that it was a trumpet issued by the Holy See. Ninety-ninety percent of the organizations on the mainland that can be crowned with sacred titles are branches of the Holy See.

   Another example: "The Mercenary Group of the First Kingdom in the Mainland".

  The iconic character is so obvious that it can only be their own trumpet if they are not approached by the Frankish Kingdom to pursue infringement responsibility.

  …

   Almost all vest mercenary regiments of the coalition army can be judged intuitively by their names.

   A tossing about a family may be a show, and if everyone makes such a toss together, it can only be a benefit.

   Playing like this, eating looks really ugly, and it doesn't match the spirit preached by the nobles. But it is also conducive to everyone's identification and avoids many unnecessary conflicts.

   There is no surprise, the mercenary regiments with the highest record are all vests of powerful forces.

   Except for the absence of a few unlucky people from the Northern Xinjiang region, the rest of the big clans are all on the list.

  The ranking is basically equal to the status of the major forces among the human race. Hudson didn't find a "real mercenary group" until he was over fifty.

  Unfortunately, after sending someone to investigate, it was discovered that the vest was made by a nobleman again. It's just that this vest is not opened now, but has existed many years ago.

  If you want to study carefully, you will find that the mercenary regiments and chambers of commerce of a slightly higher level on the mainland can find the figures of great nobles behind them.

  Grassroots Rise does exist, but after it develops to a certain level, it will inevitably be incorporated.

   This is the sequelae of knowledge monopoly. In the absence of education, it is difficult for ordinary people to play with those old foxes.

   Originally, Hudson wanted to take the opportunity to pick up a few potential mercenary regiments and secretly collect them under his command, but now he is still too young.

  Similar things, everyone has been doing. On the surface, all of them are full of arrogance. They look down on civil armed groups like mercenaries, and they are secretly recruited more aggressively.

  A mercenary group that shows a little bit of potential will have one or more nobles behind them who will become their shareholders behind the scenes.

   When Hudson noticed them, all of them were famous. Breaking the rules of the game for the sake of a mercenary regiment is obviously not worth the candle.

  Can't afford to mix, and Hudson doesn't force it. I simply started salted fish, providing logistics supplies for everyone with peace of mind, and by the way, I also started a small business part-time.

  Gold diggers can make money, and businessmen who provide services to gold diggers can also make money.

  Although these transactions were successfully completed through cooperation with the chamber of commerce, it did not affect Hudson's distribution of money.

  The only trouble is that after entering the mountainous area to fight, the loss rate of logistics materials during transportation has skyrocketed, which has aroused close attention from all parties.

   Fortunately, with the help of orcs, every once in a while, there will always be a transport convoy attacked, causing heavy losses in the logistics supplies of the coalition forces.

   If you don't believe me, you can check the accounts. All the inbound data and outbound data can be matched. All losses are also traceable.

  …

   "Hudson, something is wrong! The Locknard family reported to the Alliance Council that you were reselling strategic materials, and the Alliance and the Kingdom sent investigation teams at the same time.

   We will arrive at the front line in a few days to check the strategic material consumption of the army, so hurry up and deal with the accounts at hand! "

  The news brought by Viscount Oran made Hudson slightly taken aback. The enemy chose to attack so quickly, and he was too impatient.

  Escorting logistics supplies these years is a serious chore. It is also an unspoken rule for the transport team to gain benefits from it. As long as it does not go too far, no one will care at all.

  However, I am most afraid of being truthful in everything. Once someone comes forward and reports by real name, it will be a big stain.

  Whether it can be fatal or not depends purely on the amount of greedy supplies. Generally speaking, as long as the gap is not too large, accounts can be balanced.

  Hudson's recent business has been booming, and it is inevitable that it will attract the attention of interested people.

   It’s just that he couldn’t figure out why the Lochnard family was so impatient, and jumped out to make trouble before the war was over.

  Especially reporting directly to the Alliance Council is breaking the rules. Even if he could get him down this time, it would be a slap in the face of the king.

   Originally, the relationship between Caesar III and the nobles of the Northlands was tense, but now that something like this happened, wouldn’t it be that the king’s face was rubbed against the ground?

  Not only the king, but also the nobles of the entire Alpha Kingdom will lose their face. Under normal circumstances, when encountering such a thing, everyone would choose to close the door and deal with it by themselves.

   "Your Excellency, Viscount, don't worry! They can't find anything. If the investigation team really comes, the bad luck will only be the nobles of the Northland themselves.

   Counting the loss of food and grass transported by the nobles in various places, the loss in their hands is the largest. Even if the accounts are done well, there will be problems.

  If we really get to the bottom of it, all the nobles on the front line will be more or less implicated.

  But Duke Pias is not an idiot either. He would rather take the risk of offending many nobles in the kingdom to lift the cover at this time. There must be other forces behind it.

   Let's wait and see, I think the next story will be very exciting! "

   Hudson said with a sneer.

   There is no doubt that this report has a great impact on him. Even if the problem cannot be found, it will cause Hudson's reputation to be greatly damaged.

  After all, there are millions of officers and soldiers responsible for transporting food and grass. As long as you dig down, someone will definitely be caught.

  A charge of poor supervision, Hudson is destined to be unable to escape. Before that, he was not completely unprepared.

  Especially after the Duke of Cavadia showed his ambition, most of the dirty work hidden in the **** mission fell on the northern nobles.

   This is also the direct cause of the highest loss rate of their transport materials.

  Once the investigation team arrives, the northern nobles with the most supplies will definitely be the focus of the review.

   Originally thought that with such constraints, they could be restrained, but they didn't expect that something would happen in the end.

  Typical "kill one thousand enemies, self-damage eight hundred" style of play. If we really want to investigate in depth, Hudson is not having a good life, and the nobles of the Northland can't hide from it either.

  Even if the five dukes did not reach out, who can guarantee that their clansmen and younger brothers did not reach out?

   "Hudson, are you sure there is no problem?"

   Viscount Oran asked with concern.

  He knew that in recent days, Hudson secretly sold a lot of strategic materials and made a lot of money.

  Although the chamber of commerce is specifically responsible for the implementation, the inside story behind these cannot be hidden from the eyes of the nobles.

   "Your Majesty, don't worry, part of the strategic materials that flowed out was transported by me from the rear, and part of it was the spoils of war bought from the coalition forces some time ago.

  Even the relevant transaction certificates are kept in my hands. No matter how the investigation team investigates, I didn't reach out to the army's strategic materials! "

   Hudson said calmly.

   Obviously, these words were not only intended to be heard by Viscount Oran, but also to all the nobles in the army.

  Reselling strategic materials is a fact, and there must be a reasonable statement about the source of the materials.

  After all, the crime of corrupting ink and reselling strategic materials is not a light one, and Hudson does not want to bear the injustice.

  Many times, the true and the false can be confused under the influence of public opinion. He also needs someone to speak up and prove that this is not true.

  (end of this chapter)