Chapter six hundred and sixtieth not so glamorous covenant
Essentially different from other super empires, the Lan Alliance is not an independent country. It is an alliance composed of the northern countries.
The seven northern kingdoms, regarded as frontier barbarians by human society, are the geographical core of this alliance, and non-human races among them also occupy a very large share. Along with the underground forces, the undead of Silo, the orcs of the north, and the elves of the north,
The influx of people has naturally caused changes in the balance of power in the Lan Alliance. The human kingdom is not the unique core in this alliance.
What can keep this alliance going is Siluwell, where the Lan tribe is located, and the Donglan Principality, which has been vaguely regarded as a new Lan country, is the political core of the entire alliance.
The other five kingdoms in the Seven Kingdoms of the North are also human kingdoms, which is a natural alliance. The Lan Kingdom has defeated and conquered the orcs, undead, underground ethnic groups in the North, and the elves of the North are all closely related to the Lan Kingdom.
Due to their close relationship and many factors, Renee and Galina became the de facto leaders of the Lan Alliance.
Non-interference in each other's internal affairs is the foundation of the alliance. From the beginning of the alliance's establishment, "a relatively loose alliance that sticks together to provide warmth and tide over difficulties in times of crisis" has been the position the Lan Alliance has given itself.
But as the connection strengthens, the entire world enters a period of war. In order to prepare for war, in order to use the few resources on the edge, various resources and forces must be integrated. Once integration begins, the countries in the alliance will
Independence will naturally be greatly reduced.
This is why during wars, it is always easy for dictatorial governments to emerge. In order to deal with the threat of war, an efficient centralized organizational structure is necessary. Then, with the emergence of dictators and centralizers, the minority will quickly lose their
the right to speak and protest.
The Northland Winter Grain Reserve Scheduling Committee. This name directly points out its functionality, and it sounds like a Qingshui Yamen. But in fact, even the king of a country will also pay attention to the committee.
Members should be respected enough.
Its main responsibility is to regulate winter grain rationing to avoid large-scale famine and frozen famine, because it can regulate the grain supply of the entire northern countries, and can redistribute grain imported from other countries on the mainland within the Lan Alliance, and can selectively
The right to turn a certain country's rations into war reserves has long been a problem for the member countries of the Lan Alliance. If it is not interference in the internal affairs of other countries, then what is interference in the internal affairs of other countries.
The Northland Defense Front Construction Headquarters. In charge of the Northland's strategic defense, fortresses, and defense line construction work. In other words, it can coordinate the construction of defensive fortifications... If you build a fortress at your house, doesn't it count as interfering in internal affairs? Doesn't the royal power of various countries not
Are you worried?
But at the moment, this is necessary and recognized. After all, everyone knows that a war is coming. If it is still in disarray, the existence of the Lan Alliance will be necessary.
Although the Lan Alliance as a whole has been developing in these years, the fastest growing country is naturally the Lan Kingdom with Difende and the Magic Engineering Headquarters. When the two Lan countries unite, the first human country in the Lan Alliance has become worthy of its name. Even
The other five of the seven northern kingdoms combined are not as good as these two countries.
And due to the strength of the Lan Kingdom in the Lan League, it goes without saying who is in charge of these "working committees", "commands", and "headquarters". As preparations for war are carried out one by one, the entire Lan League's
Member states are being integrated, and the new Northern Lights Fleet built by all countries is the most obvious example.
If a single country has the resources to produce such a super battleship, it will probably take decades, but now, in just eight years, not only has the first batch of fleets been formed, but the arms, industry, and shipbuilding foundations of various countries have also improved. As long as the resources can keep pace with
Yes, the second batch of fleets will probably be released soon.
In a sense, as preparations for the war progressed, rules were formulated one by one, and each working committee took real power. The independence of the member states of the Alliance was rapidly decreasing, and the king was reduced to a person who must obey "orders from above."
The lords and lords are subject to the dual restrictions of the Church of Law and the institutions of the Lan Alliance, and they are becoming more and more administrative and military officials. While the entire Lan Alliance is prosperous, there are naturally some people who will be dissatisfied because their interests have been harmed.
Wherever there is light, there is darkness. Power struggles and the like will happen wherever there are people, and the Lan Alliance, which was born out of ideals, is no exception.
I won’t mention the process, but when it comes to conspiracy, there are really very few people who have played as dark elves, and now the entire dark elf society indirectly serves the Lan Kingdom. The final result is that the opponents disappear for various reasons.
Are you dissatisfied? Of course there are, but with the rise of the gods of Hades and the Lan Alliance, the various dividends, material abundance, improved national status, increased income, and job opportunities, at least most people have seen clearly
situation, and continue to work on this super battleship with peace of mind.
"I don't care who is in charge, as long as my life gets better and better, that's enough."
This is what most people think, and in this regard, Lan Guo has indeed lived up to his promise.
Of course, not everyone is happy to see such a development. At least those "kings" and lords who are increasingly unable to grasp the situation are vaguely sitting on the opposite side. The biggest difference between the Lan Alliance and other mechanisms is that
The supervisors of the Church of Law will constantly review the actions of the nobles and the royal family, and the Lan Kingdom is a strong supporter of the church. This naturally makes it unacceptable for those old-fashioned nobles who are accustomed to the world and the earth to be bigger.
For some people, touching their rights means touching their lives.
The old-fashioned aristocrats are also masters at playing tricks. They have blood ties and interests with the countries in the center of the continent. If it weren't for the swift action of the shadows in the darkness, and if those big countries weren't afraid of the power of the Lan Kingdom, at least four or five of them would
The sub-alliance is on the verge of collapse, and as the Lan Kingdom becomes more and more entrenched in internal strife, the apparent decline of the power of those who join the kingdom is almost an open secret.
The iron triangle of the Lan Kingdom, the Undead of Shiluo, and the underground forces is the backbone of the Lan Alliance. Its overwhelming strength makes all reactionaries and conspiracies come to naught. Since there is a core, there are naturally edges, and the result is the original old aristocracy.
The power is obviously marginalized.
The forces of the Lan Kingdom have also repeatedly propagated that these institutions to strengthen coordination and resource allocation are only temporary and will be abolished after the Holy War. However, this propaganda, let alone the kings and lords representing the old forces, did not take it seriously. Even the propagandists themselves just said
Just saying.
"Will you let go of the rights you have already obtained?"
Yes. After the jihad, I will immediately find a place to retire. What can I do with those who have something and don’t have it? What fun is there for a rich man in the feudal era? It is better to travel around the world to see the scenery, but this time I say
It's still true. But as always, no one believes it.
Do the kings and lords who joined the Lan Alliance regret it? I think most of them regret it now. After all, many of the things they did as they pleased in the past can no longer be done. Those old-fashioned creatures of the Church of Law are real evil-doers, but with the advent of the Holy War,
If they continue, the facts will prove that their original choice was correct, and their ideas will also change.
But at this time, joining the Lan Alliance meant giving up imperial power, which was extremely taboo in this era of feudal kingship.
"The Principality of Thorne and the Kingdom of Philtias applied to join the Lan Alliance? When did it happen? What are they for?"
Don't say I was stunned, the administrators who heard the news were dumbfounded. After all, perhaps joining the Lan Alliance would be beneficial to the entire country and its citizens, but such a decision must be made by the grand dukes and kings of the two countries.
Come on, are they willing to give up their royal power and take the initiative to accept the constraints?
The Principality of Thorne and the Kingdom of Firtias were both located to the south of the seven northern kingdoms in the past. There was also a village between them. The Principality of Thorne could only be regarded as a village. However, the Kingdom of Firtias occupied the fertile Fenn area.
The territory of the plains and the Shawen River is quite vast, and the strength is not bad. This application to join the Lan Alliance is obviously a bit sudden.
"The application arrived three days ago. It was signed by Grand Duke Klein and His Majesty Vincent. It contains basic information of the two countries and simple information such as taxation, expenditure, military, etc. The administrative department means that the two countries are very sincere.
, we must consider it carefully.”
Renee was numbly flipping through the information in front of me, her face full of bitterness but also full of seriousness. It seemed that she had just come back and there was no need to sleep tonight.
Regardless of whether the applications of the two countries are accepted or not, this is a major event related to the century-old development of the Alliance. If accepted, not only will the area of the Alliance be directly increased by one-third, but opening up the gap to the inland will also yield a fertile harvest.
of grain-producing land, and if you don’t accept it, you must at least give sufficient reasons.
I flipped through the map casually, looking at the large areas of brown and blue on the map, and comparing it with my past memories. At this time, my past memories were probably more useful than dull information.
The Principality of Thorne was founded only a century and two generations ago. It was built in ruins. It seems that there are only a few city-states in the country, and there are no particularly famous specialties. It should only be regarded as a vassal of the Kingdom of Philtias.
What ruins? The ruins of the Eternal Night Disaster... Well, these two countries still have something to do with me, although if you think about it, there are many countries on the mainland that have something to do with me.
There was no way. Back then, the Lan Kingdom was in the far north. If you wanted to seek revenge from the Holy Church, you would definitely pass through these countries if you went south. They were probably wiped out easily back then.
"Ha, I remembered that Philtias and I have no grudge. The Eternal Night Army passed by him back then."
"Well, it has a grudge against Cavins. It was maimed by the demon army back then, and even the king was killed. The current royal family was moved from the inland kingdom."
I am speechless. What does this mean? Did we offend all the nearby countries back then?
"To tell the truth, it's true. A demon army invaded the south, and an undead army invaded the south. How many blood feuds? How do you think there are so many killers these days? You should be grateful that humans are short-lived, and these lords and kings are pure
You are a political animal and will not fight you to the death for the blood feud of your ancestors that has been forgotten. If you are an immortal species, even if the leader does not care about the past grudges, the people will force him to fight you to the death."
The dead cat showed off the advantages of the immortal species in front of me, but I murmured in my heart, "Your elves are not obedient yet, it is more practical to have big fists these days." Of course, I will not say it out loud, after all, it touches the elves.
The dignity of the race and so on, a dead cat is easy to jump, and I still need her protection now.
"Also, the rise of the two great mist countries is equivalent to digging out two pieces of land out of thin air. In the past, it was not the seven countries in the north, but the nine countries in the north. What do you think happened in between? You can ask
Renee, how powerful her ancestors were in fighting one against three."
In fact, I don’t take the past too seriously. The other side of the short-lived species is the uncontrollable desire/desire derived from the lamentation of the short life and the pursuit of instant pleasure, to expand the territory and become an emperor for eternity, etc., probably a lot
The final result of the king's dream is that the human aristocracy and the royal family are all a bad debt, with many blood relationships and many brain-breaking relationships between them.
Those past events, anyway, the parties involved are gone. Only when political needs arise, will they be used as a reason to declare war, such as "Your grandfather killed my uncle and robbed my mother-in-law. If you don't pay compensation to the queen,
"Be my little wife and I will start a war with you" and the like, who cares about those old events on weekdays.
"Short-lived species, living in the present is enough, living in the present is more exciting."
Ignoring the dead cat with a sense of superiority on his face, I focused my attention on the information. At least judging from the current information, I will deny this application to join.
Yes, denying it, rather than allowing the two countries to join, will make the Lan Alliance stronger.
The bigger the country is not, the better. At least at the moment when the Holy War breaks out, I just made a little calculation. Once the two countries join, our defense borders will be greatly increased, and we will lose a lot of natural protection, fortress defense, and the original iron barrel defense.
There will be loopholes, and if the defense of the two countries is completely ignored... the Lan Alliance was a military defense mutual assistance alliance from the beginning. Once it gives up aid to the participating countries, it will also mean a double collapse of the alliance and the hearts of the people.
"Let's collect information first. At least we need to know why they chose to join the Lan Alliance."
I had a headache, touched my eyebrows, and then put down these books, but the attendants continued to bring in various books and materials.
"History and culture, financial revenue, military intelligence, the movements of important domestic figures, the real reasons for joining the Lan Alliance... the intelligence department seems to be exhausted. By the way, it also needs to consider the impact on the entire jihadist defense system once it joins.
It seems that the strategic department is also losing sleep, as well as diplomacy and administration, which are simply killing people."
I shook my head, feeling a little distressed and a little sighing. I kept thinking as I walked, and my thoughts changed as I walked... As soon as I got to the door, I found that the door had been blocked. The attendants were smiling but refused to step aside.
"Don't think about running away! Don't think about skipping work! Let's work overtime together until we die!"
Behind it were Renee's deeply resentful words, and my escape plan was seen through again. (To be continued.)
