Chapter 59: From the Heart to the Heart, the Basic Policy of Fredericks Kingdom
Holmes understood.
What worries the party leader is not the Aztecs on the surface, but the 'spies' that may be hidden within humanity.
These spies have been integrated into society for tens of thousands of years. They live and behave like ordinary people and even achieve intermarriage...
Thinking of this, Holmes asked curiously: "What would happen if the Aztecs intermarried with us? Is there reproductive isolation?"
The party leader immediately said: "Without reproductive isolation, children born can absorb the spirit of the Creator and gain the power of external gods."
"Then how can we investigate the other party's identity?"
"This is the most difficult part." The party leader lit up another cigarette with a worried look on his face: "Children born from interracial marriages can obtain the power of foreign gods and the creator at the same time, but the power of foreign gods and the power of the creator cannot exist at the same time.
In one body.”
"In other words, spies who have obtained the power of external gods cannot believe in the church?"
"Yes, but this is ineffective against the Doomsday Party. Members of the Doomsday Party do not believe in the church, and it has simply become the best place for spies of alien gods."
The party leader said: "Whether it is on the surface or secretly, the Doomsday Party is no longer the Doomsday Party it was back then. As the leader of the party, I cannot distinguish the loyalty of my subordinates, so I am not surprised that this disaster has occurred."
Holmes was smoking his pipe silently, with a gloomy look on his face. He had not trusted the party leader yet. It was the first time we met today and we had only spoken a few dozen words. Why should we trust each other with all our hearts?
Perhaps in the eyes of the party leader, he, Holmes, can be trusted. After all, Holmes has targeted the Doomsday Party a lot before. The possibility that he is a spy for an alien god is extremely slim.
On the contrary, the situation is different. Holmes does not feel that the party leader can be trusted, even if he has told a lot of useful information.
The biggest factor of being a good detective is not to believe any confession, as it is all subjective. The detective should deduce the truth of the matter from the confession and clues, rather than relying on partial beliefs.
He already knew the statement provided by the party leader.
"I need to look through the historical documents recorded by the Doomsday Party." Holmes requested.
"Okay, if you make a request to me tomorrow, I will agree and let Russell take you there."
The night conversation was private. In order not to alert others, the party leader could not let others know about his conversation with Holmes, and Holmes could not reveal any clues. This was not difficult for him.
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"It seems that a round of purges is about to begin within the Doomsday Party."
After receiving Holmes's reply, Mavey immediately summoned Kovalev and sent additional manpower to the Aztec Empire to prepare for the encirclement and suppression of the Doomsday Party.
Paris, Rome, Berlin and other places have begun to hunt down the Doomsday Party. According to the treaty, the Church of Truth must also take action as soon as possible. Mawei did not hesitate and issued arrest orders in the alliance countries.
In a sense, this can also be regarded as helping Holmes investigate the internal affairs of the Doomsday Party. Only when there is a crisis can internal problems be revealed. In addition, regarding the investigation of outer gods and history, Ma Wei is waiting for good news from Holmes.
Time flies to the 27th, and today is the day of Daniel's wedding. St. Paul's Cathedral laid out the red carpet seats, and Ma Wei personally served as a witness and read out the wedding vows for Daniel.
Although it was not as grand as when Arthur ascended the throne, it was still lively enough. More than half of London's aristocrats and parliamentarians came. Even Katerina came from Mosk to bless her and even acted as the head of the bride's family.
Margaret wore a wedding dress, holding Katerina's arm, and rode a golden carriage to St. Paul's Cathedral under the spotlight. When she got off the car, thousands of white doves flew into the sky and church bells rang.
Ringing twelve times, all are the courtesy that can only be obtained at a king's wedding.
Arthur gave his cousin enough face, which could also be said to be giving Ma Wei face. After all, although Ma Wei had many students, Daniel was the only one who always followed him.
Daniel also occupies a position in the Manstein family and can be regarded as the hero who helped Arthur ascend the throne.
After reciting the oath, watching Daniel and Margaret riding in a carriage and parading through the streets, Mavey felt slightly in a trance, as if he could see that he was in a daze, and Katerina suddenly asked: "Do you envy them?"
"..."
"Actually, you deserve better and grander than this." Katerina said: "Your wedding will go down in history and become a legal holiday. There is no believer who doesn't want you to get married."
"I will not marry, Your Majesty."
Ma Wei watched the golden carriage go away and said calmly: "Yunia does not need a mother. For the stability of the church, I must make sacrifices."
"This is what's in your heart, and you're finally willing to say it."
"Feel sorry."
"Why are you apologizing? You didn't apologize to anyone. I'm even a little lucky."
"Happy?" Ma Wei cast a doubtful look.
Katerina smiled and said: "Because you can't get married, not because you don't want to."
"Does it make any difference?"
"Then it depends on whether you want status or practicality. Fortunately, I am a pragmatic woman, and status is not important."
With her lips moving, Ma Wei changed the topic: "Margaret admires you very much and regards you as an idol, did you know?"
"You used this reason to coax me to come here. Don't worry, I will have a good talk with her."
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"Luck? You said a large part of your success comes from luck?"
In the dead of night, a warm breeze blew through the window. In the brightly lit room, Margaret, who was sitting cross-legged next to Katerina, stared wide-eyed. She never expected that her idol would attribute his success to luck.
It is said that Her Majesty Katerina, who reestablished the Romanov dynasty, is a rare talent seen in a thousand years, but this wizard seems to have a different evaluation of herself than the rest of the world...
"I had four good fortunes in the first half of my life."
Katerina stared at the tea cup in front of her and said faintly: "The first luck is that I was born in the Romanov royal family and have the right to inherit."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "The second piece of luck is that the god descended on me at the most powerful moment, giving me the opportunity to fight for the throne."
"The third piece of luck was that I met Dino Pluto, who recommended the Church of Truth to me. Without the help of Father Mawei, I wouldn't be where I am today."
Speaking of this, Katerina paused for a long time before continuing: "The fourth luck... is that my brother trusted someone he shouldn't trust and finally chose to commit suicide. His death awakened the fighting spirit of the soldiers.
It destroyed the cohesion of the nobles, turned the Wisdom Cult into an unjust one, and allowed more people to choose to support the Church of Truth."
Margaret put her chin in her hands and asked curiously: "Don't you think success is related to your own efforts?"
"Choice is always more important than hard work, and luck is always more important than choice." Katerina said: "You don't know what kind of path you have chosen. The road ahead is full of fog. If you want to succeed, luck is indispensable.
ring."
Margaret lowered her head in disappointment: "I think it's more important to work hard."
Looking at Margaret, Katerina seemed to see herself back then. She once thought that fate was nonsense, that success could not rely on luck, and that only hard work could lead to the end...
Later she found out she was wrong.
After looking at herself after her success, Katerina discovered that her success included a considerable amount of luck. Although she was the one who chose the Church of Truth, the emergence of the Church of Truth was indeed her luck!
You know, when Dino returned to the Romanov Kingdom two years ago, his first target was not her but Paul I!
If Paul I did not choose the Church of Wisdom but chose the Church of Truth, would the king still have her turn?
If Paul I had not made stupid mistakes, lost popular support, or even committed suicide....
With her nails deeply embedded in her palms, Katerina seemed to see the rotting corpse of Paul I again, which was her last blood relative...
If this is the price of success, if she is given the opportunity to choose, how will she choose?
Katerina doesn't know, she's not sure, she doesn't want to think about it, being busy has become the best medicine for her to forget her troubles.
Margaret felt that Katerina was different from what she imagined. There was still a soft place under the hard shell.
"What should I do? We can't just rely on luck, right?" Margaret asked, she wanted to hear Katerina's opinion.
"Luck is elusive, and this is the importance of hard work and choice. It would be the greatest stupidity to attribute everything to luck."
Katerina picked up the tea cup and took a sip, as if she had swallowed all the bitterness: "You have good luck, I should say very good. Not only are you the princess of Bavaria, you have also become Daniel's wife. Daniel will definitely become Frederick in the future.
The king of the Lie Kingdom, your child will become the next king..."
"Success is within your reach, what else are you dissatisfied with?"
Margaret bit her lip and said, "I want to be like you."
"I am like this?" Katerina blinked: "Do you want to be the king?"
"No, not the king! But the one who controls the power!" Margaret said anxiously: "Daniel said he wants Frederick's Kingdom to unify the Central Continent, and I want to help him!"
Katerina nodded slightly: "Let Frederick's Kingdom unify the Central Continent... It is indeed a very lofty ideal. Do you know Prime Minister Bismarck?"
"Know."
"The political concept he proposed is very good. Because the Kingdom of Frederick is located in the center of the continent and faces enemies on all sides, it must make friends with the Romanov Kingdom, which owns a large amount of land, to prevent it from being attacked from both sides.
The Kingdom of Windsor, after annexing the countries of the Rhine League, will then take action against the Barbarossa Empire and the First Bonaparte Empire."
Katerina talked eloquently without hiding anything: "The biggest shortcomings of Frederick's Kingdom are resources and access to the sea. Inland countries have no access to the sea, so foreign trade will be affected. Insufficient resources will restrict the industrial system, which will soon
It is easy to be restricted by other countries, so Bonaparte’s First Empire, which has excellent access to the sea, is the first choice.”
"By annexing and controlling Bonaparte's First Empire, Frederick's Kingdom can have the capital to conquer foreign countries. At this time, Frederick's Kingdom will definitely arouse the vigilance of other countries. You should appease the Romanov Kingdom and the Windsor Kingdom.
The Roman Republic invited them to divide the Barbarossa Empire and divide their territories. Then they tore up the alliance and attacked the Roman Republic's army with lightning speed, occupying the entire territory."
"After occupying the Roman Republic and carving up the Barbarossa Empire, 70% of the land in the Central Continent has fallen into the hands of the Kingdom of Frederick, leaving only the vast and sparsely populated Kingdom of Carlos. It is inappropriate to launch a forceful attack against the Carlos Kingdom and cause international problems.
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Margaret was very fascinated when she suddenly noticed that Katerina had stopped and said quickly: "Keep talking!"
"The Kingdom of Carlos relies on the coastline for foreign trade, and its domestic economy and industrial level are average. With just a little trick, it can fall into an economic crisis. At this time, the Kingdom of Frederick borrows money from it and uses low-cost industrial products to form trade
If it runs a deficit, it can control its domestic economic lifeline, acquire land and companies on a large scale, buy off parliamentarians, and appease the people. Within twenty years, the Carlos Kingdom will exist in name only."
"What if the Carlos Kingdom had been vigilant and not fallen into an economic crisis?"
"That's very simple." Katerina smiled slightly: "As a former colonial power, the Kingdom of Carlos still has several overseas colonies. As long as it provokes colonial wars and makes them fall into the quagmire of war, it will continue to consume financial resources.
There will be dissatisfaction in the country, and opportunities will arise."
Margaret's eyes were bright and she was very excited about the plans proposed by Katerina: "You are so awesome! These are simply the basic policies for the future development of Frederick's Kingdom!"
"But..."
She hugged the pillow and said with some embarrassment: "Aren't you afraid that Frederick's Kingdom will compete with you? A great king like you must also want to expand his territory. Telling me these plans will not affect you.
?"
"If I were afraid, I wouldn't be Katerina Romanov."
Katerina brushed away Margaret's hair and said softly: "If you can do it, then go ahead."
The reason why the basic policy is a basic policy is that there are many problems behind it that need to be solved.
For example, when Frederick's Kingdom invaded the Barbarossa Empire, would the Romanov Kingdom and Windsor Kingdom remain indifferent?
Judging from the current situation, it is very likely that it will be possible, but the Kingdom of Frederick is still a kingdom attached to the Apocalypse Theology. If this happens, there is a high probability that the Church of Truth will defeat the Apocalypse Theology. It is hard to say what will happen by then.
There is no doubt that Katerina will not watch the Kingdom of Frederick annex the countries of the Central Continent step by step, and neither will Arthur. The Romanov Kingdom and the Windsor Kingdom have always wanted to set foot in the Central Continent, so how could they do it because of Daniel?
Are you a king and give up?
It is not easy for Frederick's Kingdom to unify the Central Continent. At least Katerina and Arthur will not let Daniel do it easily. If they really get to that point, it is not the time to talk about family ties. If it makes a big fuss...