Power and Empire Chapter 2488: Wind over the corridor (8)
" Will the empire last forever? Of course it’s impossible. History has proved that the larger the empire, the more amazing the rate of collapse. The first emperor of the Falcon Empire obviously did not expect that the empire he forged by himself would last forever. Existed, and as the forger of the empire, the first emperor knew well that under the circumstances at that time, the expansion of the empire had reached its limit. There were still many occupied areas within the empire that needed to be integrated. The outside of the empire was peeped and coveted by the enemy. It hasn’t stopped. There are some things that the power of the sword can’t handle. So the first emperor thought of a wonderful way to replace the means of war with economic means. A unified economic system and a unified currency circulation would conquer the empire’s regions. It is more closely integrated, and at the same time, the enemies of the Empire will be burnt due to economic pressure before launching a war. The Empire Bank, which is known as the most powerful weapon of economic warfare in later generations, is against this background. , Appeared in the imperial emperor’s plan. Just in the cool breeze in June, an institution called the imperial bank was quietly established. Except for a few people, almost no one knew the existence of this institution, let alone believed it. For hundreds of years, this behemoth allowed the empire to break through the shackles of the territories and truly become the master of the Europa continent. "Excerpt from "The Rise of Banks, Volume One, Wind Passes the Corridor"
The lights of the Imperial Admiralty that had been lit for ten consecutive days finally went out today. The navy staff who had been busy for more than ten days got the order to rest today. The Admiralty building after the busy period, the empty corridors, except for the guards patrolling The crisp sound of the team’s leather boots stepping on the floor is just chatting about a few offices with lights on. In the middle of the night, it is like a lighthouse illuminating the sea
The fat man is wearing a navy officer's uniform. Standing in a room of the Admiralty Building, the golden candlestick is full of wax tears, like a layer of snow covering it, and under the eyes, it is Lisboa who has restored the bright Baili lights. Like stars shining, illuminating most of the sky ahead, this empire's most prosperous city in the south is rejuvenated, and after the storm, it has become more prosperous.
The first economic war that broke out in the history of the empire, the wind passed without a trace. This strangulation of the North-South economic war, as Socutus Delan sent back the signed secret agreement text, it can be regarded as dust falling. set. Already more than half of the success, the next step is to launch the Imperial Bank! With a wine glass in his hand, the fat man exhaled deeply. The idea of establishing a bank is not a day or two in his mind.
The economic lifeline of the empire cannot always be controlled by a business organization such as a business alliance, just like this time in Lisbon. Once the businessman loses his sanity, the consequences are astonishing, even though he has the eyes of Socutus Delan at the top of the business alliance. But time and time again within the business alliance, it shows that the business alliance is increasingly unwilling to be controlled by the empire.
The merchant class was originally a new class, which expanded rapidly with the pace of the expansion of the empire. Once the merchant’s profit-seeking nature had mastered the economic lifeline of the empire. Who dares to say that there is no possibility of wanton manipulation for profit? Think about the beginning of the establishment of the business alliance. There are no more than three or four thousand registered merchants, and the business network is only in the southern part of Vicia. A word of my own is enough to make the business alliance bow to its ears
But now, there are more than 500,000 registered merchants in the business alliance, and the business network covers the entire Obaro continent. After this storm, I am afraid that the expansion will be more violent. After several fluctuations, the empire has to use special methods. To calm down,
" It’s becoming more and more difficult to continue to take strong measures to control the business alliance. Unless you continue to clean the upper level of the business alliance, one day, the business alliance will be out of the control of the empire, and I am afraid that it will be a **** situation. Instead of doing this, it’s better to take advantage of the empire’s control over the business alliance and draw out funds from it to establish a true empire’s economic master."
Bank’s preparatory work has been handed over to Socutus Delan. The sample of the Imperial Gold Ticket to replace the Business Alliance Gold Ticket is also under review. In this era, the issuance of banknotes has not yet been done, and the Business Alliance Gold Ticket has already It is a very epoch-making existence. Using the original business alliance gold ticket system to establish a new economic order belonging to the empire gold ticket system is the fat man’s idea
If it is under normal circumstances, it is not easy to replace the business alliance. The business alliance gold ticket has been issued tens of millions. In a wide range of commercial trade, it is equal to the existence of currency in circulation. Everyone recognizes the business alliance gold ticket. , Who knows what Imperial Bank is? Once the replacement plan is proposed, the merchants will inevitably revolt, and the entire empire’s economy will collapse.
The business alliance gold ticket accidentally suffered huge volatility and its value plummeted. It was an excellent opportunity given by heaven. As long as the nine major business groups in the south can help, use the opportunity of this volatility to return to launch the Imperial Bank. The system, the chance of success is very high, the empire, only by establishing its own financial system, can it be regarded as truly grasping the economic lifeline in its own hands
"Bump" came the sound of knocking at the door
"Come in" the fat man shouted
The Secretary of the Navy Dusterunkai pushed the door in from outside, looked respectfully at the back standing in front of the window, and reported in a condensed voice, "Your Majesty, the order of the naval fleets to cancel the locks has been issued! Except for the fifth, The Sixth Squadron, the seventh Squadron closest to Kyoto in Istanbul, has arrived in the sea off the Kyoto of the Istan Empire!"
" How is the situation on the side of Istanbul, how does the new emperor react to our conditions?" The fat man turned around from the window and made a sit-down gesture to Dustellen Kai. The sudden change of the empire really made the empire unexpected. Who would have thought that the prince of Istanbul, who has been determined to be missing, would suddenly appear, and the sudden turn of the six-nation coalition army would make the situation in Istanbul become confusing, and the army should not be dispatched. , But the naval fleet can. The Seventh Squadron should be the closest to Istanbul. It has already moved closer to Istanbul yesterday. The other two imperial naval squads will turn to Istanbul after receiving orders today. The power of the fleet can at least guarantee that Istanbul will not be breached from the sea.
"The other party almost accepted our conditions!"
Du Stellenkai looked slightly moved and sat down on the sofa, and said, "The other party promised to fully release the coastline, promised to use the domestic tax as collateral to obtain imperial funding, and promised to sign documents. Ceded the Northern Four This province is given to the empire, and the empire is recognized as its suzerain! Now Istanbul is precarious. As long as you can get help, even if you want to squat your head, the subordinates are a little worried. The six-nation coalition has more than 100,000, and our army is only three. The naval fleet, unless it can send an army, is of little use, and according to reports from Istanbul, the governors of the regions that are at odds with the central part of Istanbul. Four have announced their support for His Royal Highness the Prince, and the Southern Allied Forces Istan’s siege of Kyoto instead of attacking, it should be to use this momentum to lure the governors of other regions to express their stance, which is more powerful than directly attacking Kyoto"
"Using the Lisbon trustee to divert the empire’s attention. Then suddenly the siege of Istanbul was launched. When we got out of the battered Lisbon trustee, the other party was already settled. Send the puppet prince supported by the Six Kingdoms to the position of the emperor of the Istanbul Empire!" The fat man frowned, stood up, looked at the lights of the city outside the window, his voice paused, and said, "Two birds with one stone. Both can hit us hard. , You can also take the Istanbul Empire in one fell swoop, to be honest. If this plan were not disrupted by us in the middle, the probability of success is very high. As for the army, I have sent an order to Valisian to end Feshan’s affairs as soon as possible. At the same time, the more than one hundred thousand Istanbul troops can be put back. When the prince abandoned the army and fled, these Istanbulites were hated to their bones. This time just let them go back, although the prince occupies the orthodox position of the crown prince. But by virtue of it. It doesn’t make sense to put outsiders to **** it? The Istanbul regional faction will inevitably split because of this
"How can I do if there is no communication. Taking this opportunity to drag the governors of the Istan Empire to the side of the empire, we can really breathe out a sigh," The fat man's voice paused, and the corners of his mouth opened. Laughed
" Your Majesty, is this to swallow the Istan Empire without a bloodbath?" Dustellenkai heard his eyes light up and his fingers clenched sharply. Everyone knows that since the death of the Istan Emperor Thoradin I, I In the Stan empire, the central government competed with the region. If it succeeded this time, the empire could use funding to control the center of Istanbul. At the same time, it would also pull the governors of the Istan empire onto the empire one by one. Great ship, this is not *naked annexation is what!
" Isn’t this thing like taking chestnuts from the fire very popular? "The fat man laughed and did not deny that "Be prepared, this time, I'm going to Istanbul!"
"What! Your Majesty will go personally, I'm afraid it's a bit wrong, no matter what, it's a battlefield where the two armies are at war. Please also ask your Majesty to entrust a heavy empire." Dusterenkai looked solemn. Frightened by the fat man’s decision, he stood up like a rabbit with his tail stomped on, and said in a condensed voice, "Istan is now in chaos. The regional forces are tumbling against each other, and there are people who are expanding in the name of the so-called king. Careerists, it’s really not a place for your Majesty to set foot!"
"When did I become someone who can't set foot on the battlefield?" The fat man glared at him, and the emperor on his body suddenly came out." Touch, the light of the candle was shaken by the wind
"Don't dare, your Majesty, don't get me wrong, I'm just..." Dusterenkai was so frightened that he knelt down on one knee, and he also felt that what he said was something wrong. Your Majesty is a military god. The vast territory now is not the kind of flowers in the greenhouse. I don’t know how many tragic wars have been fought. I am afraid that millions of people are contaminated in my hands. I am even saying that I can’t set foot on the battlefield. It’s really too much!
"Okay, I understand what you mean! But the two kings of the Istan Empire are competing for the throne, and the regional control power is equal to no. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, if you miss it, there will be no more. If you want to let the governors of those regions Believe in the empire, how can I be the emperor without showing up? At most, I promise you will not go to the battlefield and stay behind.” The fat man raised his hand and let his minister of the Navy get up
realized that he could not shake the emperor’s decision, Dusterenkai could only give up persuasion. On the fourth day, the imperial navy warships returning from various places began to gather. In order to protect the emperor, 30 dragon tooth warships and eleven dragons The powerful battleship composed of the main force of the first class left Lisbonto
The sound of rushing water, a dense row of masts, white sails reflecting the brilliance of the sun, emitting a dazzling white light, a moment later, the Imperial Dragon-class battleship showed a white line Pushing forward, the sea breeze brought up the huge falcon navy flag on the mast to hunt and hunt, "Wow" a huge wave rolled onwards, and the towering bow of the Dragon-class battleship carried Wushuang heavily. Domineering, suddenly split the quiet sea, and the white waves of water rolled forward,
The broad shipboard of the battleship is like a razor passing by. The ripples from the place where the battleship passes, bumping into each other in circles, one after another broken or merged into a larger circle,
The port has just been opened, merchant fleets from all over the country can’t wait to leave the port. Watching this mighty imperial fleet advancing, the southern merchants turned pale, while the northern merchants sent out The cheering voices ~IndoMTL.com~ salute the imperial powerful naval fleet on the deck. In the eyes of the northern merchants, these murderous imperial warships are their own patron saints. With the Lisbon trustees, the scene died down. The huge volatility that occurred with the help of the Lisbon trustees also spread throughout Europa. At that time, most people knew that the business alliance and the ten largest business groups in the south, the two north-south economic groups collided, unexpectedly It’s so terrible, it’s not even an exaggeration to call it a tsunami and landslide, and this volatility ultimately ended in a victory for the northern business alliance. As for the imperial navy’s bombardment of the port, compared with the collision of the largest economy since the North , Is already irrelevant,
"Your Majesty, it’s windy outside, so let’s rest inside" Falcon Empire Admiral Dusterenkai came up from behind the deck and said respectfully
"How far is it from here to the Eastern Province?" The fat man asked without turning his head
" From the chart, the current position is already in the area of Frey Shanhai. "Dusterenkai replied that "it should arrive in the Eastern Province within two days."
"Oh, so fast! No" The fat man turned around in a daze and said, "Not that it will take ten days as expected"
" "Ten to fifteen days" means that "Dusterenkai lowered his head and said when there is no chart guidance." But now, not only do we have chart guidance, it happens to flow from the north to the south! So the fleet The speed is much faster than normal" (to be continued) [This text is provided by the Qihang Update Team@沃林主治] If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is My biggest motivation. ) Bring the cute cupid @ 落落de丘比特