The King

  Chapter 471 Transactions under the Game

   Chatting awkwardly all the way to the palace, the middle and low-level generals who were traveling with them all went to the celebration banquet, but a group of high-level generals entered the meeting hall.

  The meeting was held in a hurry, and Caesar IV had no choice but to do so. It would be difficult to solve the Near East issue when everyone returned to the territory without taking advantage of everyone to solve the problem.

  Privately sent people to communicate with all parties. Unfortunately, all the nobles, including Hudson, have no love for the Near East.

  Nobles do not have the power to choose fiefdoms, but they have the power to refuse fiefdoms.

  According to the usual practice, the fiefdoms that everyone is unwilling to accept will be directly ruled by the kingdom.

  As soon as this terrible idea was proposed, it was met with collective opposition from the court officials, especially the officials from the Ministry of Finance.

  The kingdom's direct jurisdiction is either a metropolis or a strategic location.

   Either it can generate financial revenue for the kingdom, or it can strengthen the control of the local area and ensure the implementation of government power.

  The Near East region has nothing to do with these two points, and it is purely a burden to get it in your hands.

  The cost of ruling a noble lord and the cost of directly governing a kingdom are far from the same.

  Immigration, city building, land reclamation, and defense lines all cost money. Letting bureaucrats dominate these tasks is a bottomless pit.

  Even if you grit your teeth and get through the early stage of investment, you have to spend money every year to defend against the invasion of orcs.

   The nobles don't want it, the government doesn't want it, and the royal family doesn't want it either.

  The royal hometown of the three provinces in northern Xinjiang is a heavy burden. From the recovery to the present, on average, hundreds of thousands of gold coins have been lost in administrative expenses every year.

  The Near East region, which has a larger area than the northern Xinjiang royal family, will only pay more, and it is still unlimited compensation that can't be seen at a glance.

  According to the Minister of Finance, if the gold-swallowing beast in the Near East is taken over, the kingdom's finances will go bankrupt at least ten times.

   It is uncertain how much exaggeration is involved. Anyway, Caesar IV was frightened.

  The big nobles are not willing to jump into this pit, and the small nobles below can't fill this pit at all.

  Without a big force taking the lead, no matter how many small and medium-sized nobles are thrown over, they will not be able to support the Near East defense line.

  "The Near East is surrounded by many rivers and lakes, with superior natural conditions, fertile land, and lush water and grass. The area is as high as more than 1.3 million square kilometers, comparable to the twelve provinces of the Northland.

  Once developed, the kingdom's national strength can increase by at least 30%, and everyone can get rich returns from it.

  The orcs have been hit hard one after another, and they will be unable to look around in the next few years. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us, as long as everyone..."

  The prime minister, the Grand Duke of Newfoundland, tried his best to promote the benefits of the Near East, but unfortunately, everyone just didn't buy it.

   The Near East region was preliminarily developed, and everyone gritted their teeth and saved money for more than ten or twenty years, and it was done.

  However, if you want to keep the Near East, whether you can devote all the power of the kingdom to it is still unknown.

  Destruction is easy and construction is difficult. If the threat of orcs is not resolved, farming cannot be done with peace of mind.

  Destroying the orc empire is just a political slogan, shouting something that has not been completed for hundreds of years, who can guarantee that it will be resolved in their lifetime.

   It looks like a loss-making business at first glance, so naturally no one is willing to do it.

   "Your Excellency, the development of the Near East is indeed of great significance, but we have suffered heavy losses in the war and are really unable to participate.

   What's more, the Near East is the front line of the kingdom, and our provinces that are adjacent to the sphere of influence of the elves are also the front line now.

   It is urgent to build the defense line in southern Xinjiang!

  In the Near East, the kingdom will develop if it has the ability, and if it does not have the ability, it will start slowly. Building a line of defense with the seven provinces of northern Xinjiang as the border can save some money. "

  The words of the Marquis Zuel also represent the position of the nobles of the border provinces.

  The overall situation is indeed important, but everyone should take care of themselves first. Under normal circumstances, the elves are unlikely to invade the kingdom, and that is not normal.

   Did not propose to abandon the seven provinces of northern Xinjiang and directly use the original northern defense line, which is a responsible performance.

   "Marquis Zuel, you know how big the threat of the orcs is.

  If we don’t take the opportunity to occupy the Near East, maybe decades later, we will face another orc empire in its heyday.

  If the kingdom wants to get rid of the strategic dilemma, we must move eastward, constantly compress the space for the orcs to move, and limit the recovery speed of the orcs in terms of resources. "

  Duke Rodriguez's words successfully drew everyone's attention back to the Near East.

  The casualties on both sides of the previous orc invasions were in the millions, and the population of the elves simply couldn't bear the consumption.

   Even if a conflict breaks out, it is still a local war. If an all-out war is launched, even if the elves win the war, they will lose the future.

  Compared to the threat of orcs, the "Elf Threat Theory" is obviously less convincing.

   What's more, the elves are famous on the mainland for their magic. In front of the elf magician group, the ordinary defense line can't play much role at all.

   If you really want to fight against them, the most effective way to fight is to fight in the wild.

   As long as it can cause certain casualties to the elf army, it doesn't matter if it fails. After a few more failures, the two sides will come to the negotiating table.

   "It is not so easy to compress the living space of the orcs. Even the orc tribes are not something ordinary noble lords can deal with.

   To form an effective defense, the best way is to coordinate the military forces of the front-line provinces and coordinate the defense.

  At the same time, the kingdom will also station heavy troops in the Near East, so that it can provide timely support to the noble lords in the border areas.

  In the kingdom, there are only a handful of generals who are capable of coordinating the overall situation, I am afraid it is..."

  Governor Pierce's words put the matter on the bright side, almost directly calling Hudson's name.

  Coordinate the armed forces of the nobles in the provinces, and command the standing army of the kingdom. Apart from him, there is no other candidate for this kind of work.

  Although the position is high and weighty, it does not mean it is a good job.

  The border line is so long, there is not even the most basic line of defense, the enemy can break through at any time, it is completely impossible to defend against.

  No matter how well the coach can coordinate, accidents will inevitably happen frequently. It doesn't matter once or twice, if the enemy breaks through a hundred or eighty times, the coach must be scolded to death.

  The aristocratic lords whose interests have been damaged have no time to consider the overall situation, they will only think that the coach is incompetent.

   Obviously, this proposal was not made by Governor Pierce alone, but more like the result of a compromise between the various factions in the kingdom.

   It's all caused by too high prestige, and now all parties want to suppress Hudson's development. Conspiracies and tricks are not fun, so go directly to Yangmou.

  Hudson's rapid rise, the Dalton family suffered the most.

  If they don't want to kick Hudson out, I'm afraid it won't be long before the first family of their province will change hands.

   Knowing the purpose of all parties, Hudson still drank his tea without changing his expression. He had already made up his mind, as long as he didn't mention his name, he would pretend to be confused to the end.

   Judging from the current situation, he can't hide from the giant pit in the Near East, but how to get there is still up for discussion.

   After all, there is work to be done, and it is not over by trapping people in the past. He must be willing to go there, so that everyone can rest assured.

  The probability that the kingdom can gain a firm foothold in the Near East is not high. Choosing to rule the Near East is more about strategic needs. If the coach can't devote himself wholeheartedly, it will be even more hopeless.

  Seeing that the situation was on the verge of getting out of control, Foreign Minister Earl Francis stood up and said: "The Near East issue is too involved, and it will be difficult to discuss the results in a short while. Let's discuss the international situation first!

  The Terran Alliance has adjourned, and the Alien Alliance has also temporarily announced its adjournment. The two major alliances had no formal contact, so they unanimously chose to end the war, and the two sides took the actual control area as the boundary.

  The entire southern continent fell into the hands of the human race. The land occupied by the human race in the central continent has shrunk by nearly 40%, and the human-controlled area of ​​the northern continent has shrunk by three quarters.

  Affected by the war, only the Principality of Moxie and the Kingdom of Hesse remained among the human nations adjacent to us, and the strategic space was greatly compressed.

  In this war, a total of 31 human nations were destroyed, and we have received five governments in exile, the most important of which are the Eastern and Western Warhammer Kingdoms.

  After many consultations, the Eastern and Western Warhammer Kingdoms have decided to merge, and we hope we can support their restoration! "

  The Northern Continent lost a lot of land. The most important thing was the destruction of the Seven Grassland Kingdoms and the loss of the vast orc prairie.

  One orc prairie is equivalent to three Alpha Kingdoms, which directly increased the number of territories lost.

   In terms of economic value and population, the Central Continent suffered the heaviest losses.

  The 15 countries in the Central Mainland that were destroyed had an official population of 60 million. The actual population could easily double, or even more.

   Not to mention the economic value, just looking at the financial revenue of the destruction of these countries, it is four times as much as the Alpha Kingdom.

   It is important to know that the tax collection capabilities of the two parties are not the same. With the same economic size, the tax revenue that can be obtained under the Alpha Kingdom system can easily double.

   This is the power of peace in the world. As long as there is no large-scale war and the lord does not extort excessively, the population growth rate will be very fast.

  In fact, the small countries in the North Continent that were destroyed also had a large population. It's just that their situation is not as good as that of the countries in the middle mainland, and they have to send heavy troops to participate in the activities of resisting the invasion of orcs.

  The current tragic fate is, in a sense, paying for their paddling in the last orc invasion.

  If the Warhammer Kingdom hadn't been crippled, and the losses of the Principality of Mosi and the Kingdom of Alpha had been a little smaller, the Alliance of Ancient Remnants would not have been able to form at all.

   Maybe they weighed their strength on paper and found that the price to be paid to penetrate the Northern Continent was too high, so the elves gave up directly.

   One careless move and the whole game is lost. It's too late to say anything now, and the governments-in-exile of various countries can only feel annoyed secretly.

   "Warhammer wants to restore the country, so I don't think the kingdom should get involved. A verbal support is enough, but deep involvement with the kingdom can't afford so much money and food!"

   What's more, it also involves the allies of the Moxie. It is not worth paying such a high price for the Warhammers! "

   Hudson took the opportunity to take up the topic.

   Others only thought it was to ease the atmosphere, but only Caesar IV knew that this was the result of insider trading.

  According to the agreement between the Alpha Kingdom and the Elves, the territory of the Warhammer Kingdom was divided into two, and the current control area of ​​the Terrans is in the hands of the Mosi.

  80% of the local resistance armed leaders have accepted the title of the Principality of Mosi, and the armed forces that still support the Warhammer Kingdom are at an absolute disadvantage.

   What's worse is that these supporters are divided into two camps. In order to concentrate on the restoration of the country, the governments of the exiled Eastern and Western Warhammer Kingdoms completed the merger.

  However, this is still not enough. These limited supporters alone are not enough to support the restoration of the Warhammer Kingdom.

  Under the pressure of the Moxi army, these armed forces did not even dare to recognize the legitimacy of the Warhammer government in exile, and still insisted on the banner of the East and West Warhammer Kingdom.

  It seems that they want to use the restoration of the country as a bargaining chip to make a final bargain with the Moxi government.

  If the conditions are negotiated, it is not impossible to make a fake show. After all, loyalty has a price.

  Accompanied by the continuous defection of neighbors, still insisting on restoring the country, but it is a dangerous job.

   Being able to live up to now is only because the Moxi people pay attention to eating. Once the patience is exhausted and extraordinary measures are taken, the death of a few nobles is not a big deal.

   On the side of the Terran Alliance, the Warhammers have appealed countless times, but unfortunately the decision of the Alliance Council is not binding.

  The only one that can effectively intervene in the Warhammer Kingdom and let the Mossi hand over the control area is the Alpha Kingdom.

   "Marshal Hudson is right, the kingdom is now powerless to intervene in the dispute between the Mossi and the Warhammers, so they should simply remain neutral!

  The rise of a powerful Principality of Moxi can share the pressure from the elves for us, which is also a good thing for the kingdom.

  It's getting late, let's get here first today. After attending the celebration banquet, we will discuss the Near East issue tomorrow. "

   Caesar IV said with a smile.

  Everything is so logical, and the affairs of the Warhammer Kingdom seem to be created to ease the atmosphere. Before everyone participated in the discussion, the king made a decision directly.

   Want to speak up to object, but don't know where to start. After all, supporting Warhammer's restoration of the country requires real money, and allowing the Moxie to expand does not have to pay any price.

  I vaguely sensed that something was wrong, but everyone couldn't tell what was wrong, so they could only attribute the problem to - a good relationship.

   Hudson and the Mossi have a good relationship, which is well known. King Caesar IV and the Moxi royal family are even more in-laws, and it is normal to help relatives or not.

   Walking out of the hall in twos and threes, everyone suddenly discovered that the Minister of Foreign Affairs only proposed to support the restoration of the Warhammer people, but did not mention the benefits that can be obtained by supporting the restoration of the country.

   Those who are not relatives or reasons cannot be used in vain. Under normal circumstances, if the Warhammer government in exile wants to gain support, it must promise huge profits to the kingdom.

   After a moment of hesitation, everyone chose to remain silent.

   There is no way, no matter how rich the benefits promised by the Warhammer people, they must be able to be fulfilled.

  The most important things in restoring the country are land and population, and the Warhammer government in exile doesn't have any of them.

  Even if the resistance armed forces supporting them are counted, the population is only 1.8 million, and the specific control area is at most one or two provinces.

  The rest of the land and population belong to the Moxi people, and the least population belongs to the Moxi Principality. Unlike land that cannot be moved, people are allowed to move across borders.

  Refugees who poured into the Principality of Moxi, as long as George grants them national status, they are legal Mosi people.

   Not to mention the nobles who accepted George's canonization, they resisted to the end in the face of alien invasion, and only defected to their new owners after the fall of Warhammer.

  In contrast, the royal family and the government who ran away were the first to betray.

   No matter how much you interfere, you can't force the Morsi to pledge allegiance to the Warhammer Kingdom. If there is no bottom-line cross-border interference, there will be no friends.

  At this time, the Duchy of Moxi is far more important than the Kingdom of Warhammer.

   quietly completed a cooperation, and Hudson's mood improved a lot. Enjoying the compliments from everyone at the banquet, the dispute that happened in the inner hall just now seemed to have never existed.

  Especially a group of noble lords from the north, who kept coming over to get acquainted with each other.

   Except for the old enemy, Duke Torsten, who is still not in a good mood, everyone is very kind.

  The topic of discussion has also changed from the sensitive Near East issue to the issue of their respective military exploits.

  The big nobles are all in a good mood, but the faces of the small and medium nobles below are getting uglier than the other. Even on such a special occasion as a celebration banquet, everyone laughed very reluctantly.

   Obviously, these people already knew that the Kingdom was going to conquer the Near East.

   A meritorious minister is likely to be canonized to the Near East Front, and be neighbors with annoying orcs.

   Nobles who have not made military exploits will not be happy. The money, food, and labor for developing the Near East will definitely be apportioned among them.

   Otherwise, relying solely on the ability of the local lord, who knows when the Near East line of defense will be repaired.

   If you are unlucky, you may be forcibly removed.

  Usually this is an extreme measure taken when no one is stationed in the border area and no one is willing to fill in the pit.

  Generally speaking, the kingdom allocates quotas to the provinces, and then a group of noble lords draw lots.

   There are not no ways to deal with it. If there are noble children who take the initiative to take on heavy responsibilities, then everyone only needs to get together the number of immigrants and soldiers.

  The specific method of filling the hole depends on the results of the game between the parties, but this does not affect everyone's first visit to the temple gate of Hudson to burn incense.

   Not going to the Near East can be regarded as making money. If unfortunately you join the Near East Development Corps, this relationship may save your life at some point.

  Someone came to show their favor, and Hudson would not refuse anyone.

   With the future uncertain, the big nobles in the kingdom are unwilling to invest too much power in the Near East. To develop the Near East, they can only rely on the small and medium nobles who have no right to choose.

  (end of this chapter)