Claude was very lost and full of frustration. Only at this moment did he truly realize what a pig teammate is...
If the overseas dominions do not want to become independent from the Kingdom of Ovelas, then this conflict is actually the best opportunity to expand their influence on the royal court. During the war, the overseas dominions responded to the royal court's requests.
He tried his best to support, but was ridiculed for being a fool and having too much money. However, at that time, the Thunder Legion and the Rock Legion were so prestigious that no one in the kingdom could match them in terms of record and combat power, so the overseas autonomous territories were able to speak and act independently in the royal court.
But after the war, the overseas dominions were ostracized by the kingdom's established aristocratic families and local people in the royal court. Of course, this had a lot to do with the fact that the overseas dominions stopped providing military aid to the royal court. After all, the kingdom's mainland had been completely recovered.
, the sporadic taxes paid by various places can make Wang Ting survive. There is no need to use the future tax revenue of overseas autonomous territories as collateral to obtain military aid, and overdrafting the tax revenue of the autonomous territories for the next ten years is also the limit.
When the war was going on, the overseas dominions also deliberately increased their military aid to the Red Dragon Legion and the Griffin Legion, hoping to make good friends with the kingdom's noble forces behind these two legions and attract help from the royal court. However, the overseas dominions underestimated these.
The aristocratic forces in the kingdom were so shameless that they tried to please them in every possible way before receiving military aid. After receiving the military aid, they turned their backs and disowned them. Together with the aristocratic forces of the Royal Guards, they squeezed out the overseas autonomous territories in the royal court, making it impossible to find overseas autonomous territories in the royal court.
Confederates and spokesmen, no one speaks for the Dominion...
To a certain extent, Claude rushed to the capital with more than 100,000 troops from three divisions of the Thunder Legion, and even let the newly formed fourth division serve as the vanguard. He had already thought about using thunderous means to attack the king.
They all opposed the plan of purging the aristocratic forces of the kingdoms in the overseas autonomous territories. Although the stupid queen who was blinded by the flash of golden crown was the best excuse for this conflict, Claude really didn't want her.
Life, at least for the sake of Lady Maria, she and the king will be spared.
Claude didn't want to do anything to kill the king. If King Frederic I refused to cooperate, the most Claude would do was put the king's family under house arrest in an overseas autonomous territory, and then purge the kingdom's aristocracy. Those records
None of the unfriendly and hostile persons on the list of overseas dominions can escape. As for what to do with the kingdom after the purge, we will discuss it at that time...
Of course, it would be great if His Majesty the King is willing to cooperate. What Claude has to do is to delegate the power of the House of Nobles to the National Assembly, so that the National Assembly has the power to govern the country, not just the power of supervision and suggestion. Austria
The biggest problem in the political arena of the Kingdom of Vilas is that the aristocratic assembly has real power to govern the country, while the National Assembly has become a decoration. As a result, the aristocratic power of the kingdom has no opponent to balance it, and even the national assembly has become their vassal.
Claude hopes to follow the example of Britain in his previous life and have the prime minister or prime minister who governs the kingdom be elected by the National Assembly, instead of the current king's designation and approval by the House of Nobles. In the previous life of Britain, the House of Commons held the power to govern the country, so the nobility
The House of Lords became a rubber stamp, which ultimately led to a great reduction in the power of the kingdom's aristocracy, which was unheard of in later generations.
Claude also knew very well that relying on the overseas autonomous territories could not control the kingdom's political power at this time, and regional discrimination was everywhere. Until now, the overseas autonomous territories were still a barbaric land and a place of exile in the minds of most people in the kingdom.
Even if these people from overseas autonomous territories take control of the kingdom by force, they are still regarded as bumpkin and nouveau riche, and it is easy for someone to start a rebellion in the kingdom itself...
So Claude's plan is very simple: cleanse the royal capital of the aristocratic forces that are hostile to the overseas autonomous territories, delegate the royal court's governing power to the National Assembly, and support the National Assembly to govern the kingdom. Then select members of the National Assembly who are close to the overseas autonomous territories to form a group.
political power, so that overseas dominions can maintain their influence in the kingdom and the royal court...
It's just that although the idea is good, it has no possibility of being realized. Although the current Prime Minister of the Kingdom, Marquis Blancart, is a smart man, he can deal with Claude to minimize the negative consequences of the conflict caused by Queen Christie.
, but Claude holds the power in his hands that can subvert the entire kingdom, and he can easily tear up all agreements no matter how much he negotiates.
What disappoints Claude is these parliamentarians and military representatives from the overseas dominions. They are not ashamed of the suffering they suffered some time ago, but are proud of it. In their view, His Majesty the King can make such compensation.
The agreement was very sincere. They were very happy to receive such favorable treatment and were grateful for it.
Marshal Bolognik was even more of a loyal loyalist to the royal family. As Claude had predicted, someone in the palace was indeed trying to get the 30 million gold crowns. Prime Minister Blancart only talked to Marshal Bolognik.
As soon as the dilemma faced by His Majesty the King, Marshal Bolognik hurriedly patted his chest to express his allegiance. At that time, he did not care whether the promises he made would have any adverse impact on the overseas autonomous territories...
On the contrary, General Skerry was arraigned the day after he was arrested. A man who claimed to be the head of the palace's internal affairs hoped that he could set an example and first obtain a hereditary family territory from His Majesty the King. General Skerry did not hesitate.
He rejected the proposal and sarcastically said that His Majesty the King was crazy about money. He wanted to open a gap with him and collect the promotion fees and land selection fees for dozens of people, so that he could justifiably take away this huge sum of 30 million gold crowns.
The money. So he was beaten severely, but General Skerry gritted his teeth and refused to say anything...
Like General Skerry, more than 40 parliamentarians and military representatives who suffered injuries survived the first interrogation. The reason for their suffering was simple. They were young and in good health, and could withstand severe torture. Unlike others,
Speaker Bennett and President Hindman are too old to withstand stimulation, and the palace guards are afraid of something happening and dare not attack them. If someone loses their life, it will be a big problem. The threats from the Thunder Legion and the Rock Legion are not a joke.
of.
In addition, the Falcon message sent by Claude was also very timely, reminding His Majesty the King and the ministers of the Royal Court that no one can touch the 30 million gold crowns without his signature and that of the other two generals of the Dominion.
, he would not admit it even if it was moved. Of course, the most critical issue is that Claude and the other two generals are leading the Thunder Legion and the Rock Legion to march towards the royal capital...
As a result, the torture of the arrested parliamentarians and military representatives of the overseas autonomous territories was immediately suspended. Instead, they had to be helped to change their residences and provided with meticulous daily care and medical services. Although they were still under house arrest, they were arrested
The parliamentarians and military representatives spent half a month of leisurely and quiet days in the palace. His Majesty the King and the Queen even took the time to express condolences to them. On behalf of Queen Christie, His Majesty the King also sincerely apologized for her recklessness.
Apologized.
This is what Claude discovered after he led the Thunder Legion to the Royal Capital. No member of Parliament was interested in his proposal to purge the Royal Capital of anti-overseas Dominion Kingdom aristocratic forces. Even Speaker Bennett and President Hindman were not interested in his proposal.
I advised Claude not to put his hands in the muddy waters of the royal capital. The two of them said it very straightforwardly. Our foundation is the overseas autonomous territory, and the next development will be the Beibu Gulf area of Kannas Prairie.
As long as it is our hereditary family territory and is uniformly planned and developed, it will be equivalent to the overseas autonomous territory having a solid base in the Farea continent. The two regions can complement each other commercially, and even put aside the kingdom's
Controls the development of freedom. Therefore, there is really no need for the overseas autonomous territories to get involved in the political arena of the royal capital. The turmoil and ups and downs here will not affect the development prospects set by the two regions of our overseas autonomous territories...
The parliamentarians objected, and the officers did not agree with the implementation of Claude's radical strategy. It can be said that Claude found that he could not find a like-minded partner after arriving in the royal capital. Like Marshal Bologna, his commitment can be said to be
He betrayed the interests of the entire overseas dominion and agreed to provide the Kingdom's Army Department with new rifles and bullets, as well as an armored fleet without any consultation, to offset the insufficient promotion fees and land selection fees.
Several military industries controlled by the kingdom's old aristocratic families have indeed imitated the new Sonia 91 rifles equipped by the overseas autonomous military regions and produced a similar new rifle, named the Tigerston 600 new rifle.
According to intelligence from secret agents, this new rifle is five to six centimeters longer and about half a kilogram heavier than the new Sonia 91 rifle equipped in the Dominion Military Region. The reason why mass production of this new rifle is impossible is that they
Until now, I still can’t figure out the problem of primers for the bullets equipped with new rifles...
It is said that the technicians in the military industry of the old aristocratic families have not thought of ideas. It is just that even if they scraped off the base gunpowder from the bullets produced in the overseas autonomous territories for research, they still could not tell that it was a kind of
What kind of formula and ingredients? When there was no way to successfully trial the primer, a technician invented the use of ground fire crystal powder as the primer, continuing the style of firing bullets using fire chips as primers.
It's just that the price of fire crystal ore is rising day by day, and it has increased four to five times so far. Moreover, the output of this fire crystal ore has never been large. If all of it is used to make primer powder, firstly, the mass production is too small and the supply is insufficient. Secondly, the price is expensive.
.That’s why the military industries controlled by the old aristocratic families reported to the Kingdom’s Ministry of War a price of 45 gold crowns for a new rifle and one silver thaler for one bullet. To be honest, the cost of this bullet is really not much.
It's expensive...
Reminiscent of the fact that the old aristocratic family had asked the Dominion Military Region about the price of bullets a few months ago. Since the new Tygerston 600 rifle they produced was copied from the new Sonia 91 rifle, bullets of the same caliber could still be used.
Universal. Claude wondered if these old aristocratic families had the idea of using the new rifles produced by them and equipped with bullets produced by the Dominion Military Region.
Unexpectedly, it would be better now. Marshal Bolognik agreed to Wang Ting's request and provided the Kingdom's Army Department with 400,000 new rifles and 40 million rounds of ammunition to equip the Kingdom's three main ace field regiments that had been reorganized and reorganized. At the same time, he also provided
The kingdom provides an armored fleet consisting of sixteen armored battleships!
This is simply unreasonable! Claude was furious. Although Marshal Bolognik's reason was to use new rifles and armored fleets to offset the insufficient promotion fee and land selection fee of 16.4 million gold crowns, counting the overseas autonomous territories
You can earn half of the profits from this arms transaction. But the problem is that Wang Ting is also a free hand, using the so-called promotion fees and land selection fees to offset the costs of this arms transaction...
Just when Marshal Bolognik was complacent, thinking that both parties in this arms deal were mutually beneficial to the country and the people, Claude pointedly pointed out that Wang Ting had gained time and immediate combat power. The Red Dragon was equipped with new weapons.
, the three main ace field legions of the Griffins and the Imperial Guards will pose a great threat to the two legions of the Dominion Military Region. Although they are still no match for the Thunder Legion and the Rock Legion, they have already obtained the rewards that cost the two legions of the Dominion.
More and greater casualties can defeat their combat strength...
In addition, what was the reason that made Marshal Bolognik agree to provide the Kingdom with an armored fleet of sixteen armored warships? What was he thinking in his mind? Did he understand the significance of the armored fleet to the overseas autonomous territories?
Claude couldn't help being angry and cursed loudly. He told Marshal Bolognik that the kingdom's own armored fleet meant that the ocean-going transport fleets of the overseas autonomous territories could no longer escape the escort of the armored fleet, and the entire coastal waters of the kingdom were no longer
A safe sea area where ocean shipping fleets from overseas autonomous territories can freely move around!
Even if several major shipbuilding workshops in the kingdom unite to study the manufacture of iron-clad battleships and make great progress, they will not be able to have a real iron-clad battleship within three to five years. The development of iron-clad battleships in overseas autonomous territories has largely been achieved.
The guidance of Claude, a prophet, has avoided many unnecessary mistakes and research directions, and saved a lot of time and money. After three or four years of sea trials, we have achieved our current achievements!
No matter how much money and manpower the coastal countries of Falea continent invest in developing iron-clad battleships, they will never be able to reach or exceed the level of iron-clad battleships in overseas autonomous territories in a short period of time. It can be said that the iron-clad fleet is the national artifact of overseas autonomous territories.
But Marshal Bolognik was generous and gave the kingdom an armored fleet as soon as he opened his mouth. Thinking about the grenade, it can be concluded that this armored fleet given to the kingdom will soon become imitations of other countries in the mainland.
The feet will be thoroughly studied, and the level of manufacturing iron-clad warships in various countries will soon be improved!
Compared with Claude's thunderous rage, General Skree, General Albert and General Bichlin were also angry, but they still remained rational. The reason why they were angry was that Marshal Bolognik did not have the power at all.
He took the initiative without authorization and sold the new rifles and armored fleets of the overseas autonomous military regions to Wang Ting.
Even though Claude is now in charge of the greatest power in the entire Dominion military region, he will discuss with them before making decisions and only implement them after reaching a unified view and opinion. Unlike Marshal Bolognik, who represents the Dominion in his own name
The military region signed an arms transaction agreement with Wang Ting.
It's just that the agreement in black and white has been signed. No matter how dissatisfied I am, I still have to hold my nose and wipe the butt of Marshal Bolognik. However, Marshal Bolognik was so ashamed that he announced on the spot that he would resign from the military post of the Dominion Military Region and switch to the management of civil affairs from then on. Finally, he was able to do something for himself.
After saving a little face, Claude had no choice but to accept the arms deal agreement signed between him and Wang Ting and become the actual executor.
Fortunately, the arms deal reached between Marshal Bolognik and Wang Ting only involves new rifles and not new artillery. This can be regarded as Marshal Bolognik's self-knowledge. Because the production of new artillery is at Claude's Blackstone Firearms Manufacturing Factory.
In the workshop, the production line of the new rifle has been handed over to the Lanhu military manufacturing industry controlled by Mr. Veblen. Therefore, Marshal Bolognik can make the decision on the transaction of the new rifle, but he cannot satisfy Wang Ting's demand for the new artillery.
Claude's privately owned Blackstone Firearms Manufacturing Workshop is currently involved in the production of new artillery, sniper rifles and bullets, as well as the development of various types of naval guns and new weapons. The production line of new rifles has been transferred to Lanhu Military Manufacturing Industry
, so as not to occupy too much manpower and material resources. There are still hundreds of thousands of new rifles in production and inventory in these years. After another year or two of emergency production, they can be delivered to Wang Ting to complete the order of 400,000 new rifles.
As for the armored fleet, Claude is prepared to delay it for a while. Anyway, even building an armored warship will take a long time. However, Claude still needs to discuss with the fleet admiral, General Muriel, to see if there is any way
Can be fooled.
While Claude was busy, two pieces of news came from the Kingdom of Hicks and the Overseas Dominion, both of which were not very good news. The first was the Kingdom of Hicks, and King Mechid III announced the exile of the Kingdom of Nasseri.
The royal court was established in its royal city, and His Highness Vidalio, the seventh prince of the Kingdom of Nasseri, who was exiled to the Kingdom of Hicks, ascended the throne and became Nasseri VIII. On the same day, the Grand Duke of Karrnath also announced the establishment of the royal court in exile of the Principality of Karrnath.
The Kingdom of Hicks declares that it does not recognize the Kingdom of Ovelas' occupation of the Nasseri region and the Karnas Prairie, and will fully assist Nasseri VIII and the Grand Duke of Karrnath in their restoration of the country, and will fund their formation of the Restoration Army.
Calling on all righteous people who are unwilling to succumb to the cruel rule and oppression of the Kingdom of Ovilas to participate in this sacred battle for national restoration...
The news coming from the overseas autonomous territories is that the colonies of various countries on the west coast have jointly issued a statement. From now on, they will make every effort to prohibit the import of goods from the overseas autonomous territories to the colonies of the west coast countries, vigorously crack down on their maritime smuggling, strengthen sea bans, and ban the trading of overseas autonomous territories' trading houses in their colonies.
The right to do business and expel their business personnel from the country...