Chapter 476: The Kingdom's Special Envoy is Coming
Chapter 476: The Kingdom’s Special Envoy is Here
To everyone's surprise, it was the end of June in the blink of an eye, but the so-called kingdom's envoy still had not arrived. This thing is really weird. The victory over the Kingdom of Hicks in the directly-administered war zone and the victory in this colony had never been achieved before.
It's been more than half a year, but the kingdom still doesn't seem to have responded.
Even General Bolognik, who used the excuse of being ill in bed, could not continue to thank guests behind closed doors at home. After such a long time, the situation in the direct territory has not been turbulent. Both the residents of the kingdom and the garrison troops in various places have calmed down because of the passage of time.
Come down. After all, the tragedies that happened in the kingdom are far away from the overseas territories. No matter how ridiculous Sterling XI is, it is just a talk in the streets. The residents of the territory have no personal pain...
As for the reactions of the local garrisons and the two directly-administered legions, they also went from excitement at the beginning to indifference later. The victories achieved in the directly-administered theaters all relied on their own efforts and did not rely on the support of the kingdom. The soldiers were used to it.
Obeying the orders from the war zone headquarters, there is almost no feeling for the royal capital far away. After learning about the current situation in the kingdom and the ridiculous behavior of the new king, no one will have hope for the so-called kingdom's envoy.
General Bolognik had to go out. As the acting supreme commander of the theater, he had no reason to stay at home to recuperate for two months. The theater ocean cruise fleet was reorganized and formed in the port of Patres under the direct jurisdiction of Robisto.
The first ocean trial operation is about to set off, and General Bolognik has to come out to preside over the sailing ceremony.
Claude didn't care that General Bolognik came back to take charge of the major and minor affairs of the theater command. He simply gave a brief report to General Bolognik on the affairs handled in the past two months, and then handed over the documents of these handled affairs.
For him, it can be regarded as a normal handover of duties between the two. Next, Claude will be busy with the reorganization and disciplinary inspections of the two legions and the troops stationed in the directly-administered theater area. He has no time to be trapped in the theater headquarters with these administrative matters.
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Currently, the new Rocky Mountain Territory is still under military control, and no residents of the kingdom have moved there. The Mining and Business Association is very jealous of the gold and silver mineral resources in the Rocky Mountain Territory, and has proposed several times to enter the area for development.
But they were all suppressed by Claude and General Skerry. The excuse was that the local situation was unstable and immigration and development matters were temporarily put on hold. This was actually a back-up prepared by Claude for the territorial war zone. It was nothing more than
Those who follow me will prosper, and those who go against me will perish. This will depend on the situation in the war zone after the Kingdom's special envoy arrives.
Since the war at the end of last year, the total number of casualties suffered by the Thunder Legion, the Rock Legion, and the local garrison regiments participating in the war is about 20,000, plus the personnel transferred from the two legions by the newly appointed commander of the ocean cruise fleet, Colonel Murray Ed.
As well as preparing to form two new local garrison regiments to be deployed in the Rocky Mountain Territory. In addition to incorporating all the reserve divisions deployed in the two territorial territories of Cromwell and Beringana into the personnel vacancies of the army, it is also necessary to
In addition, more than 10,000 new soldiers must be recruited to reach full strength.
The last conflict between Claude and General Bockal was also due to these things. General Bocknik believed that the colonial war was over, and the future of the two legions was no longer decided by the theater command, but by the kingdom's special envoy.
.If the order you receive is to disband the legion, then there is no need to reorganize it, which would be troublesome and a waste of money.
Therefore, on the one hand, General Bolognik frequently inspected the local garrison troops and preached that the Kingdom's special envoys would come to reward and promote all officers and soldiers who participated in the colonial war. On the other hand, he delayed signing the order to reorganize the troops and recruit new soldiers.
Finally, Claude couldn't bear it anymore and scolded him angrily.
In Claude's view, to forge iron, you need to be strong yourself. In troubled times, the most important thing is to master the army and have the armed forces to protect yourself and your family. Since the three major field ace legions in the kingdom are all doing their own thing, then the troops in the directly-administered war zone are not a bad idea.
It is impossible to follow suit. However, General Bolognik was concerned about his future reputation and was unwilling to make arrangements to reorganize the troops in the theater. This is really intolerable.
Fortunately, General Bolognik was scolded angrily by Claude, and he hid at home for two months on the pretext of illness. Claude issued an order to reorganize the army and recruit new soldiers in his own name, and then he was massacred by the entire direct-administered war zone.
Trivial administrative matters were trapped in the theater headquarters. Now that General Bolognik was "well", Claude left these administrative matters to him and went to the army to inspect the progress of the army and recruit training.
The busy time passed quickly. In July, the Kingdom's special envoy still didn't come, and in August, the Kingdom's special envoy still didn't come. In the past two months, many major events happened in the direct-administered war zone. First, the ocean-going cruise fleet was initially formed, and it went to the ocean for a day.
In a large circle, there were no mistakes in the nearly ten days of back and forth, which shows that Murray Ed, the new fleet commander, is still qualified.
Then the steam locomotive developed by Master Bird finally passed the acceptance test and entered the practical stage. The Overseas Territory Railway Company prepared by Claude finally opened, preparing to build railways in various territories. Of course, with the current steam locomotive
Level, the paved railway should be considered a light rail. The first section of the paved railway is from the Port of Vibato to Wickham Castle in the Cromwell Territory, and then leads to the Beringana Territory to the banks of the Dolinibara River.
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The third major event was that Butler Yaric's tobacco workshop produced the first batch of cigarettes and cigars. Claude asked him to cooperate with Mr. Rubwill, Bockard's father, to sell these cigarettes and cigars in various municipalities.
The wholesale sales are handed over to his family business. This is why Claude is thinking about his old relationship and is preparing to let Mr. Lubiwell's family business gain a foothold in the territorial war zone by relying on the hot sales of tobacco.
The last thing was that Erikson finally sent someone to contact Bokhar, but Bokhar was still dealing with the Nikancha people in the Rocky Mountain Territory. The visitor had no choice but to find Mr. Lubiwell, and then
Mr. Lubiwell brought him to Claude. He looked at the purchase list in front of him. Most of them were grain and daily necessities. The quantity was not particularly large. It was estimated that this batch of grain was enough for more than 20,000 people.
consumption for three months.
Claude knew in his heart that this was just a test move by Ericson, because the direct territories under the jurisdiction of the war zone were very strict on large-scale grain transactions. The buying and selling relationship must be registered clearly, and what was the purpose of the grain purchased in the future?
Inspection. When Erikson's spies deployed in the territorial war zone occasionally buy a few hundred kilograms of grain, no one pays attention to it. However, if it exceeds two or three thousand kilograms of grain, it will attract the attention of the patrol police and become the target of surveillance in the war zone.
Therefore, if Erikson wanted to purchase large quantities of grain in the territorial war zone, he could only contact Boquear or Claude. However, as a young friend of Claude, he was angry because his father, Captain Otruny, was attacked by pirates.
The relationship between the two had a falling out with Claude's family, so he had no choice but to approach Bockard, but in the end he still needed Claude's consent to be allowed to trade.
Claude signed the transaction list. The one doing business with Erikson's Black Sail Pirates was of course the Buffalo Trading Company. But at the same time, in order to gain Erikson's trust, Mr. Rubwell would come forward to take charge of the transaction.
The price was also very reasonable, only 50% was added to the market price in the directly-governed territory. Ericson paid with gold and silver coins from various countries according to the exchange rate with gold krona published by Overseas Minsheng Bank. You can also use
Use other goods in exchange.
The people sent by Erikson in July only purchased grain, grass and daily necessities. The purchase list in August included various woolen and leather goods, as well as low-priced spirits and other consumables. It seemed that Erikson was preparing for the purchase.
The Black Sails pirate force was preparing for the winter. Several spies from the Buffalo Trading Company deceived the pirates who came to purchase, and sold a large number of captured Hicks Kingdom army standard fur coats for the winter to them at a high price, and said that they could also use arms if they needed them.
Make a transaction.
Mr. Lubiwell came to Claude with some worries, thinking that it was very inappropriate to sell military supplies and arms to the Black Sail Pirates. Claude laughed and replied that those sold to Black Sail Island were all from the Hicks Kingdom.
Seized, for the territorial war zone, these things, whether they are military supplies or arms, are garbage, and they occupy space in the warehouse. The Black Sail Pirates sold to Erikson are mainly to make up for military expenses, and on the other hand, they are also used to
The true strength of the Black Sail Pirates can be effectively inferred based on the number of goods sold.
In early September, the Kingdom’s special envoys who were thought not to appear finally appeared at the port of Kaubicius in the direct jurisdiction of Tiersim. This time, seven special envoys came, which can be said to be a special envoy. They were escorted by the Kingdom’s new envoys.
The newly formed Storm Fleet consisted of seven ocean-going battleships and a marine battalion. To put it bluntly, these seven ocean-going battleships had originally escaped from White Deer City and hid in Corbichus Port to avoid the kingdom's civil war, and then returned to the kingdom's mainland.
Some of those dozen battleships.
There were supposed to be eight ocean-going warships escorting the special envoy this time, but one of them was sunk into the sea by the black sail pirates. The reason why the kingdom’s special envoy arrived so late in the overseas territories was because the black sail pirates were ravaging the kingdom’s mainland.
Along the coast, all coastal ports, towns and fishing villages were plundered by black sail pirates.
Fortunately, the Black Sail Pirates did not go on a killing spree this time. Instead, they recruited sailors, craftsmen and refugees, and looted officials and wealthy families in those places. Several local liquidation and accountability ambassadors were caught by the Black Sail Pirates.
Hanging them in high places such as city gates and big trees, the Black Sail Pirates gained a good reputation among the people of the Kingdom for eliminating violence and bringing peace to the people. Some people even took the initiative to go to the coastal areas to find the Black Sails Pirates and defect to them...
Ever since the royal capital learned that the Overseas Territory War Zone had defeated the Kingdom of Hicks and won the colonial victory, it could be described as joyous. For the old noble family, this is the only thing that the Kingdom of Overas has been able to do in recent years.
Proud and surprising news. The end of this colonial war means that the kingdom itself, which has endured the suffering of the war, can quickly heal the wounds of the war and revive its economy as long as it receives a steady supply of resources from overseas territories.
As for the emerging business aristocrats, the kingdom itself has already been tortured by them, and no matter how hard they squeeze it, they can't squeeze out much oil and water. Now that the overseas territories have ended the war, they have become a very attractive piece of fat.
The ocean trade between the two continents and the import of various local specialties and resources can be sold by them to other Farea continent countries. This means countless wealth and profits, and this financial path must be controlled by them.
in hand.
As for Sterling XI, the arrogant Prince Wedelek who indulged in a life of luxury and luxury, he was happy to have another source of wealth to harvest. During this period, he had complained several times about banquets and banquets.
The standard of the ball reception has declined, but his palace steward told him clearly that these are all the good things he can get in the royal capital. In addition, the wise king must save some money, otherwise the royal court will be very
There will soon be no money left for him to spend.
Well, after the wise Stirling XI defeated his eldest brother, Prince Hansback, he had already issued three laws imposing new taxes just over a year after taking the throne, and all the new taxes levied were attributed to his king.
The royal treasury is for his enjoyment and is not turned over to the kingdom's treasury.
Even the wise Stirling XI gave speeches at court gatherings several times, believing that the taxes paid by the residents of the kingdom were still too low. Now that the kingdom is in a difficult situation and has financial difficulties, the wealthy residents of the kingdom should take the initiative to donate half of their taxes.
family property to repay the kingdom’s kindness in protecting them...
Of course, these are all local rumors in the kingdom. In the eyes of most people in the kingdom, the newly ascended Sterling XI has been equated with the faint king. Even the old aristocratic families do not like to see it now.
For this new king, only the emerging business aristocracy still gathered around Sterling XI for the sake of profit and power, protecting this new king who represented their rights like a pack of vicious dogs.
After receiving and confirming the news of the end of the colonial war, Wang Tingli argued for nearly more than a month about which force's representative should be sent as a special envoy to the overseas territories directly under the Nubicia continent to take over the power of the war zone and the profits of each territory. The veteran nobles
The aristocratic family forces and the emerging commercial aristocratic forces were almost at odds with each other, and no one was convinced. They were quick enough to propose several candidates for governors and admirals of each direct territory, waiting for the wise majesty of the king to come and make a decision.
Regarding the disposal of the war zones of the directly governed territories, this is the only consensus reached between the old aristocratic family forces and the emerging business aristocrats. That is, both sides believe that the jurisdiction over the various territories under the war zone must be taken back by the kingdom.
The Kingdom restored its original system of governors and admirals. As for the Thunder Legion and Rock Legion, which won this colonial war for the kingdom, they were converted into local garrison forces on the spot, and then they were disbanded and divided by the governors and admirals who took office in the future. The kingdom
The overseas territories directly under the Central Government do not need to retain these two powerful legions.
There is also a plan to deal with the five generals and the officers of the two legions in the war zone. The benevolent King is unwilling to pursue the crimes and faults of these soldiers who have made small achievements for the kingdom, so he decided to show mercy and let them go.
Let them downgrade one rank and be honorably discharged from the kingdom's army. From now on, they can spend the rest of their lives in overseas territories herding cattle and farming. Don't let them return to the kingdom's mainland.
It was only after the various forces in the royal court continued to quarrel for half a month, and finally came up with the agreed plan for dealing with the overseas territories and submitted it to the wise King Sterling XI, that someone discovered that they did not own one.
The ocean-going fleet could only achieve this goal. The original plan to escort a division to land under the direct jurisdiction of overseas territories and take over all power in the war zone by force was abandoned. The quarrels and negotiations in the past two months were all in vain.
Fortunately, there are still smart ministers of the kingdom who offer a solution to Sterling XI. Didn't the victory over the Kingdom of Hicks in the directly administered war zone capture the combined fleet that was leased by the Kingdom of Hicks? Send it first
A small number of people went to the overseas territories, took over the power in the war zone, and recruited people on the spot to form the combined fleet to transport the special products, wealth and resources of the overseas territories. After returning to the kingdom, they fired those in the overseas territories.
The sailors and crew were recruited and trusted naval generals were assigned to reorganize the combined fleet.
In this way, the kingdom has another powerful ocean-going fleet, which can ensure that the resources and wealth of the overseas territories are continuously transported to the kingdom. As for the life and death of the sailors recruited from the overseas territories,
It's none of the big shots' business. After returning to the kingdom, you can even disband them without spending a penny, or it's not bad to arrest them all in labor camps. It can add a group of free young laborers to the kingdom...
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Sterling XI has long been impatient. The royal family's court expenses are becoming increasingly tight, and the internal treasury cannot make ends meet. He is waiting to collect a fortune from overseas direct jurisdiction to fill everyone's pockets. How can he accept this?
Because of Wang Ting's procrastination and inefficient work style.
So this suggestion was happily adopted by His Majesty the wise and great King. After scolding all the ministers in the royal court, he directly named two representatives of established aristocratic families and five representatives of emerging business aristocratic forces.
, let them go as the kingdom's special envoys to overseas jurisdictions to take over all powers in the war zone, and those governors and admirals will wait for a while.
In order to obtain the wealth of the overseas territories, Sterling XI also risked his life. Eight of the twenty-three ocean-going battleships of the newly formed Storm Fleet Cruising Squadron, which he regarded as his lifeblood, were used to escort
This kingdom's special mission goes to overseas territories and serves as the backbone of the joint fleet.
His Majesty the King, the wise and great king, repeatedly warned the kingdom’s envoys before they set off. In order to punish the overseas territories for disrespecting him during the kingdom’s civil war and not paying taxes and tributes to the royal family, they first arrived at the territory’s war zone to take over power.
What needs to be done is to collect the taxes and tributes that each overseas territory has not paid in the past few years, and impose a fine of ten times.
Anyway, in the minds of the powerful adults in these kingdoms, the overseas territories are still the same as their original impression of being vast and sparsely populated, and only being a source of resources for the kingdom. Perhaps because of this war with the Kingdom of Hicks, it has become even more unbearable now.
.His Majesty the King, you can do it if you want. No one regards the overseas territories as the Kingdom itself. The life and death of the Kingdom residents who have moved there has nothing to do with big shots like them...
It's just that after these kingdom envoys boarded the warships and set sail to sea, they happened to encounter black-sailed pirates coming to plunder the coastal areas of the kingdom's mainland. Eight ocean-going warships were chased by more than a dozen black-sailed pirate ships and were chased to the sky and into the ground. They were also shot.
A battleship was sunk. They had no choice but to return to the waters controlled by the New Storm Fleet. The Kingdom's envoy returned to the capital and was scolded by Sterling XI.
After finally surviving two months, the black-sail pirates that were ravaging the coastal areas of the kingdom finally stopped and returned to their home base with the joy of harvest. So the kingdom's envoy boarded the ship again and set sail, hurriedly rushing to the overseas territories directly under the jurisdiction of the country.