Power and Empire Chapter 2581: Thunderstorm (1)
"Your Majesty went south, is it really not for war?" Mao Mannaqing's gentle gaze fell out of the window, looking at the winding mountains in the distance, and she let out a sigh, not on a whim. Asking about this matter, it’s just that King Paput has fallen, making her feel that the cold winter is coming in advance,
"Do you think a Fazer deserves me!" The fat man was angry and funny, looking up at the colorful sunset clouds in the sky, and muttering, "The empire won a decisive victory in the Civil War. Although the South was noisy, it was talking about offensive The empire is still exaggerating. In fact, this time going south is for another purpose."
" Has another purpose? "Mao Manaqing reached out and fiddled with the show, letting out the whole fascinating face. As the head of the empire's Ministry of Internal Affairs, he just saw the empire flourish on a peaceful track. Without the influence of foreign wars, the changes in the imperial-controlled areas are also changing with each passing day. Naturally, I hope that this hard-earned peace will last long enough, but the news from the Imperial Ministry of Military Affairs is that Mao Mana Qing is here. When I set off, I had a hunch that the empire’s army was gathering in southern Congo, which means that the empire is probably already preparing for a war
The emperor went south, seemingly only involved in government affairs, and hardly mentioned the content of the war in the south, but the documents sent every evening are always mixed with several military secret orders, how could it be possible to hide the clarity of Mao Manaqing Eyes, now the fat man said that he had another purpose, who would believe that?
"Do you know what I really want to do this time going south?" The fat man had a mysterious face. Under Mao Manaqing's slightly confused gaze, he stretched out a finger and dipped the water in the cup, Xi'an Shi drew an oval on the table, and then drew several lines through the middle of the oval
"What is it?" Mao Manaqing looked confused, indicating that he could not understand
" I plan to build three to four main roads from Tuyaro in the southwestern part of the Empire to Lisbonto in the south. These main roads will cross the northern Great Plains of Congo and Africa from north to south.” The fat man explained, “You can consider building roads. It’s already August, and it’s only two months before winter. It is estimated that the manpower mobilization will exceed 100,000, so the Ministry of Internal Affairs must be prepared for this. , If all goes well, when the first snow falls this year, the roads to the north will be completed."
"With roads, there will be villages. The empire will also write out in the recruitment announcement that the land will be used as part of the road repair labor compensation. In this case, at most three to four years, you should be able to get a lot of A big change! From the perspective of the entire empire, these lines are actually forcibly pushing a national artery extending from Kyoto in the north to Lisbon in the south. You may not see much now, but with the number of visits in the future, With the long-term establishment of the empire’s north-south inspection system, and as more population and wealth gather, these southbound routes will gradually become the central axis of the entire empire’s economy and politics, completely connecting the north and the south of the empire as a whole!"
"From Dahai City in the north to Lisboa Torre... an empire's axis that spans thousands of miles?"
Mao Manaqing was also shocked by this magnificent plan. Her eyes like the blue sky could not help but reveal a trace of deep thought. As the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the empire, how would she not know once this artery is formed, for What does the current situation of the empire mean! ~ It means that the north and the south of the empire are truly connected, and the road in front of him is still a wilderness, but in the eyes of Maomona, it seems that he has seen a chain of towns and villages. It is ridiculous that at first he thought that the emperor confirmed the north-south system. It's a joke. There is no imperial emperor who runs back and forth in seasons, but now it seems that his own insight is so superficial,
is personally monitored by the emperor every year. The administrative officials of these various regions are naturally at the top of the heart. Even if the emperor says nothing, the administrative officials will do their best to tilt the materials and population to the vicinity of the line. After a few years, or if it can really appear as the emperor said, there will be a real empire axis that can communicate with the entire empire!
" This is the biggest secret of going south. Everyone thinks that I went to the south for the war. How many people will pay attention to my route to the south? "The fat man made a mockery in his mouth and wiped it off the table with his hand. "Fei Ze is also a great southern country at any rate. In terms of strength, it is by no means under the Fei Shan Kingdom, occupying the southern geographical advantage, and even breaking through the power of King Paput in one fell swoop. The empire sent troops across the sea from the very beginning. Unfavorable position, once the war is dragged into the middle of winter, even the empire’s logistical capabilities will be difficult. The reason for the illusion that the empire will send troops soon is actually just a strategy that makes the Feize people feel overwhelmed. For me alone, the entire Fezeti is in awe. This transaction is worth it no matter how you look at it! "
"It turns out that your majesty was lying to me. He said that he would send troops, and now I am going to turn around!" Mao Mona gave a light smile at the corner of her mouth, her eyes fell on the fat man's slightly rogue face, and he hesitated." It’s better to move the war to the beginning of spring next year."
"Actually, what you said is correct. It is more advantageous to put the war in the beginning of the spring, but the Fei Ze people will not give us this time"
The fat man shrugged his shoulders, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes and said, "Under the Fei Zejun butcher knife, more than a hundred thousand Paputs have become unjust souls. Although the place is in the south, everyone's eyes are focused. In each of our Falcon Empires, the Fazer people are not stupid. Naturally, I know that the empire can’t just swallow this breath. This battle is going to be fought sooner or later, so Fazer will inevitably gather all his strength and move forward in the shortest possible time. To settle the battle, I really have to wait until the beginning of spring next year. What the empire has to face is a Fei Ze army who has cultivated the entire winter!"
"The battle is set? Hasn't Fazer already captured the capital of King Paput?" Mao Mannaqing's eyes are like a lake of autumn water, with slender eyebrows, like jade and snow. Skin, graceful posture, there is a kind of refreshing temperament that makes the heartstrings shake
"What I mean by a definite battle is that Fei Zejun will defeat the Central Eight-Nation Alliance and completely master the situation in the south." Fatty's face showed a bit of distress." Although the Central Alliance looks so powerful, what is actually going on Everyone knows very well in their hearts that they cannot be a group of upstarts who have been brought together temporarily to get the empire’s ordnance and military expenses. They shout that this will defeat Feize. This kind of thing is to deceive Feize people. In fact, this temporary military instigation. The role of the alliance is only to force the Feize people to draw strength from the country to deal with it. It is the limit to be able to support for three months, not to mention that it will last until the beginning of spring next year."
" The reason why the Fazer people dared to looting and slaughter in King Paput's capital had not yet put down, they immediately sent foreign officials to convey the news to the entire southern Obaro. Is it to confuse the audience? To slaughter Pha for themselves? Excused in the Puteh capital incident? Just kidding, now the south is full of chaos, who cares about the life and death of a second-rate kingdom"
"The Fazer people acted in this way, in fact, they are intimidating the other seven countries in the Central Alliance. In terms of strength, the Paput Kingdom has the strength of a first-class power with the support of the empire, and it still lost the city and land within a month. In the end, even the king didn’t guarantee it. In other words, Fei Ze was fully capable of performing this incident on the other seven nations."
"Don’t look at the Central Alliance. Once you see the situation is wrong, it will immediately fall apart!"
Fatty’s tone is more or less angry, but the empire has spent millions to arm the Central Alliance. If you know the details, you are naturally fat. The Seven Central Countries reached a military agreement against Fazer. , It was completely frightened by the Fei Ze people’s offensive, and the Empire also cleverly took advantage of this. With a little pin and lead, it forcefully gathered the central part of the original scattered sand in the shortest one month.
" I didn’t expect your Majesty to be so optimistic about the Central Alliance, so why would he invest millions of funds and resources?" Mao Manaqing was stunned. Listening to the fat man’s meaning, if the Central Alliance and Faze In a military confrontation, even if the empire is hit with dog blood, the empire will not send a single soldier.
" Hehe, of course, in order not to easily fall into the hands of Fazer in the middle part." The corner of the fat man’s mouth smiled. If I heard these words at this moment, Turrit Corinne, who was in charge of the foreign affairs of the empire, would definitely understand what the fat man meant. , The Central Alliance is actually a good-looking trash belly. In addition to being the cannon fodder that consumes Feize’s military power, from another aspect, the Central Seven Nations Alliance against Feize is better than the Central Seven Nations to fall to the Feize camp. "The fat man paused in his voice, pretending to be mysterious, picked up a document, and handed it to Mao Mo Naqing, "You will understand by looking at this"
"This is a loan request from Nan'an Phu Kingdom"
Mao Manaqing picked up the document and looked down on it, slightly surprised. Nan'an Fu Kingdom is one of Fei Ze’s vassals. How could the loan request be sent to the empire? According to reason, if it is true If you are in difficulty, don’t you have to send it directly to the suzerain country, that is, the Fazer Kingdom for help
" Since the beginning of summer this year, nearly half of Feize's domestic area has suffered from severe drought, and the cost is weak. The war between the North and the South and the need to support the frontline army can't be taken into account in the country. There is no energy to control them! If not like this , Paput Kingdom will not seize the two regions in one breath. "Fatty grinned slightly, his eyes calmly falling on the outline of the golden sunset outside the window." Now the seven countries in the central region have already considered standing on our side. In order to cope with the pressure, Fei Ze must I will do my best to pay for it. The greatest possibility is to transfer all the pressure to these southern vassal kingdoms. I have sent people to Nan'an Phu. I believe it will not be long before there will be good news."
"Does the empire have to go to war on Fazer?"
Mao Mona Ching heard that Fatty had sent someone to Nan’an Fu in advance, and knew that everything might have been under Fatty’s control since then. The problem is that Fei Ze is a southern country, although it is only separated from the empire. There is a strait, but it doesn’t seem to be the enemy that the empire must target.
The fat man licked his slightly dry lips, and took a sip from the water glass on the table. "Faize is a part of the empire that the empire cannot go around. Other than that, Faize is the largest controlling force on the southern coastline. Not only does Faize occupy one-third of the ports in the southern inland sea area, but also controls the mainland to the south. If the empire wants to achieve colonial expansion on the southern coastline and open a wider business route, Fei Ze is the biggest obstacle."
" If Fazer is a country that is good at flexibility and cooperation, the empire may not need to meet each other, but Fazer cannot open up the coastline under his control to the empire. "The fat man’s voice is slightly heavy, his His eyes have always been forward-looking. After all, he has the worldview of later generations. The understanding of national strategy is often discovered after the fact. Mao Manaqing is not only the princess of the empire, but also the head of the empire’s Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is said that he is the chief steward of the empire’s backyard, so the fat man no longer hides it. This time he went south, his intention was to communicate with him. The expansion of the empire is impossible without the support of government affairs. The same is true for the development of the empire without military strength.
" Once the coastline was opened up, the empire's power expanded southward. The most affected was the slave trade that underpins most of Fazer’s tax revenue and the turmoil in the southern dependent countries controlled by him. This is an insoluble matter. The empire knows this very well, and Fazer also knows this. This is why the North-South war, the country that united the southern to fight the Northern Falcon Empire, is the southern Fazer! The entire continent is not waiting to see the empire. How to fight back? Then I will let them see that without relying on military weakness, the empire can also make the Fazers betray their relatives!"
The road to Nan'an Phu region is not smooth, because the Central Alliance declared war on Feize, and Feize Frontier Army cut off the road to the southern vassal state. The early morning is cold and bright, and the thick fog of late autumn is like milk in the woods. Suddenly, at dawn, lying on the ground fragilely for a long time without melting. In the cold wind, the treetops of the pine forest swayed and circled, so the withered leaves left the treetops and reverberated away from the branches, hovering on the road, seemingly calm. The woods in the country are full of crisscrossing horses and dark thorns, the patrol team’s shining and cold stinging guns, and the neat footsteps made by leather boots in the woodland soil
This is the front line of the confrontation between the Central Alliance and Faze. On this long battle line of more than fifty miles, Fei Zejun’s camp can be seen everywhere. It is said that Faze has issued a national mobilization order, declaring to Gathering a large army of millions to crush the so-called Central Alliance. In the eyes of Feize people, the eight countries in Central China are protected by Feize all year round. It is a very bad behavior to stabb Feize in the back at a critical moment. Wan Dajun could not know, but only from what he saw, Si Du Chenhan, who went as the imperial bank loan supervisor, felt that even if there was not one million, one hundred and twenty thousand would still be there~IndoMTL.com~ I am Nan'an. Princess Lunsha of the Kingdom of Fortune, I’m going back to Nan’anfu.” Princess Nan’anfu, who changed into a strong rider’s outfit, showed her royal seal and documents to the Fei Zejun patrol who was blocking her way. Even so, the patrol. An officer from a servant army of the Nan'an Phu Kingdom was recruited. This officer confirmed the identity of Princess Lunsha.
"His Royal Highness is not a problem, but..." The patrol captain turned his eyes to the judicial gangster. It was not what he had discovered, but he just wanted to get some benefits. He has been here for more than ten days. , I haven’t even found a caravan, and now I’ve finally hit one, how can I easily let it go? Although Fei Ze is the overlord, he has always been superior to the vassal kingdom, but it mainly refers to the noble class. Without such confidence, you can openly make things difficult for a princess of a country. It is still possible to make things difficult for the princess’ servants. The clothes on Si Tu’s body are not ordinary servants.
"This is Paslia, my financial steward" Princess Rensha looked a little embarrassed, and the servant officer who belonged to the Nanan Phu Kingdom quickly handed out a small bag very interestingly,
"This is a passable sign, please leave your Royal Highness immediately, this is the battlefield soon!" The captain of the patrol smiled on his face, got the benefits he wanted, and handed the documents back to Princess Lunsha. He took out a white token at random and stuffed the bag into his arms with joy. He didn't even know it, and he almost caught a big fish. But history is like this. Situ Chenhan is also very important in the empire. The character easily entered the south where Fei Ze’s upper class was strictly guarded,
(To be continued)