Looking at the teasing expression of the eldest princess Helena, John could only answer honestly:
"Well, we have a good impression of each other!"
William III looked like his own piglet, nodded and praised:
"Yes, Santis is indeed a more suitable marriage partner for us, and Alfonso I's current situation is not good."
John didn't pay much attention to the South Mainland and couldn't help asking:
“How to say it?”
William III explained:
"He made the most serious mistake of a monarch, that was, offend the class that supported him, which made Alfonso I, who was originally called a wise king, now praised by many foreign newspapers, consider him a noble person.
But in Santis' domestic public opinion, he is in a disadvantaged position, and the dominance of the royal family has been shaken. Therefore, he should be eager to divert the public's attention through a major event to get rid of this embarrassing situation and go with us
Marriage is definitely the best choice, so if I send a letter and mention your matters, the other party should be very willing to accept it."
Helena and his wife agreed very much, especially as students of the great wizard Brooklyn, Helena knew her teacher's competitor Felix very well and naturally knew the existence of Theresia.
Being able to marry a student of a great scholar is definitely a step forward for people in the extraordinary world.
Even if John is already a new golden powerhouse, it can be said to be a strong alliance. If a great scholar is pulled into the chariot, and if Emsdan and Santis cooperate, it will definitely be
It is a marriage that can change the pattern of the new continent.
In fact, if you think about it, the strong country where there is no conflict between the two sides of the New World and can complement each other's weaknesses, the strong alliance is also a very romantic and practical idea.
For example, Emsdan's advantages are his strong national strength, harmonious internal unity, his army has always been known for his strength, and in terms of economy, he ranks third in the Old Continent, second only to the White Eagle Federation and the Santis Empire.
The disadvantage is of course that the land area is small and there is not enough land to develop population and industry and commerce.
Santis' land of millions of square miles is the second largest country in the New World, second only to the White Eagle Federation. In particular, most of the land area of the White Eagle Federation was robbed by tricks, while Santis' land was
The colonies inherited from the Kingdom of Porduga were obtained through their own independence, which is more legally acceptable.
However, after William III's explanation, John also understood that Santis's flaw was that there were many local warlords within the country, and although the power held by the royal family exceeded that of any other single noble, it was lower than that of the local noble union.
In addition, Santis's industry and commerce are not developed, and the country mainly uses agriculture, animal husbandry and the sale of resources.
In addition, Santis also had remnants of the Harvest Empire, one of the two indigenous civilizations in the New World. For many years, he often gathered local indigenous people to form a rebellion party and tried to overthrow the original colonists and rebuild the Harvest Empire.
If the Santis royal family forms an alliance with the Heisencel family, then it can cooperate with Emsdan to develop and strengthen the industry and commerce of the two countries with a large number of land and resources. At the same time, it can also form an alliance with the Heisencel family and give Sands the
The Ice Royal Family brought a powerful army to shock local warlords and external enemies.
Most importantly, Emsdan, as a state of the Holy Empire and one of the three ancient nobles in the Old Continent, had countless deep relationships in the Old Continent, which could bring great political support to the Santis royal family.
Don’t underestimate these. Don’t watch the White Eagle Federation bully this and suppress that in the New World, but among the powerful powers of the Old World, even the weakest third-rate countries do not look down on them.
This kind of congenital discrimination made mainstream countries in the old continent not have the White Eagle Federation to play together, and in many aspects it could not catch up with it and could not develop.
Of course, the reason why Santis reassured the most is that Emsdan's territory is too small and does not have the ability and ambition to annex Santis.
Similarly, Emsdan, who has a small territory, can also obtain vast commercial dumping land and raw materials resources through alliances, as well as Santis' huge human resources.
Therefore, the Emsdan royal family agreed with the ability to marry Santis.
Of course, they couldn't shave their heads and put on the head, and they were not buying and selling. William III also knew that it was not the truth, so they temporarily suppressed this idea and planned to see how the development between the two was.
After listening to William III's story, John and the others understood that the situation of Emperor Alfonso I was much more difficult than outsiders imagined. Starting from his father, the founder of the Santis Empire, he took over the throne.
, Alfonso felt the malice of this world towards him.
William III said with some envy and a little disdain:
"The so-called Emperor Santis is actually just a product of compromise between the old continent because of the war on the old continent that the great powers had no time to take care of the New World colonies. Some ambitious people, under the intervention of those who are determined, compromised the parties."
"The origin of the throne of Alfonso I was just the one who elected it to vague the Polduga royal family and the powers of the old continent. Polduga, who suffered great losses due to the anti-Franz war, gritted his teeth and accepted it
With the independence of Santis' fertile land, it would be at least possible for their royal family to gain a crown than the establishment of a republic."
"But Emperor Santis sounds famous, but in fact, the royal territory that he could control at the beginning was less than one-fifth of the total area of the empire, and most of them were relatively poor in resources and inconvenient geographical transportation.
The lands of the colonial nobles who participated in independence and local powerhouses were fertile farmlands, rich mines, and convenient rivers, etc..”
"After the efforts of two generations of emperors, the Santis royal family has now controlled about two-fifths of the empire, including many rich areas that have been developed. These are the two generations of Alfonso I and his father who rely on themselves.
The power struggle was seized from the mouths of the jackals and dogs. Although the consequences of doing so greatly strengthened the power of the royal family, it also caused hostility and union among the local real power factions."
After hearing this, John concluded: "So, the Santis Empire seems to be harmonious today, but in fact there is a tension within the internal relationship, which is quite a situation that is about to break out?"
William III nodded in praise:
"That's right, especially when dealing with slaves from the black continent, Alfonso I, who was well protected by his father, did not lack political wisdom, but his personality was inevitably somewhat idealistic. He adopted a policy of gentleness and openness.
He has repeatedly publicly promoted the right to give equal freedom to slaves from the Black Continent."
After hearing this, John couldn't help but hold his forehead with his hands. This move seemed as noble as the savior who liberated the slaves, but in his opinion it was definitely a failure.