Power and Empire Chapter 3751: Under the sword (16)
Gulf of Aden
The splendid Aden Kingdom Hall is brightly lit, not only here, but also in the entire Aden King Capital. The curfew has been lifted tonight.
"The new capital of Central Piazza has been conquered by our army, and the provinces of the 17 regions along the southern coast of Central Piazza have also been occupied. This is a crucial step to ensure that our army will no longer be affected by the incompetence of the navy. Endure hunger, now except for the power of some local princes, the great Aden army has no barriers to use in front of it"
"In another six months, I believe that China and Bahia will completely become the territory of my Aden Kingdom!"
"In short, the victory of the expedition is obvious to all. The wealth we have gained from the Central and Bahia region in half a year is more than what we have obtained from the Obaro region in the west for 20 years." Inside the hall, a excited look When the army general introduced the situation of China and Biya to the eager nobles of Aden, he was extremely optimistic about the battle between China and Biya. They returned from the Central Biya region this time and received a warm welcome from the entire Aden Kingdom like a hero. Compared with the trembling of the Obaro region under the suppression of the empire, the Kingdom of Aden, which occupies the Gulf of Aden, has firmly implemented the strategy of abandoning the west and put all its power into the struggle for the eastern territory. The national expedition and the battle between China and Bahia finally got rich returns.
At present, the Kingdom of Aden has invested 80% of the navy and 60% of the army in the Central Biya region, with a total force of more than 250,000. The empire, which is also expanding its power in the Central Biya region, has a total force of more than 250,000. The army strength is only 100,000. In the eyes of the generals of Aden, the Kingdom of Aden has absolute superiority in the Central Biya region. It is only for their respective strategic goals that the empire and the Kingdom of Aden’s armies did not collide with each other on a large scale, but on a small scale. The friction is escalating,
"Your Majesty is here"
An internal maid wearing a golden silk tuxedo, white tights and black soft-soled round-toed leather shoes appeared at the entrance of the hall, holding his head high, and shouting like a proud rooster. The Aden nobles in the chamber immediately stopped discussing and chatting, stood up from their chairs, looked at the door respectfully, and sounded in the corridor with a powerful footstep
A middle-aged man with a tall and slender figure, wearing a concise and special royal uniform, appeared at the door of the meeting hall. He is King Fatris of Aden, the king of the kingdom. He is over forty and square. The face, with long golden hair, looked like a lion, with slightly narrow and long eyes half-closed, and the radiant eyes just swept lightly, making the nobles closest to the door shudder and dare not even let out the atmosphere.
At this moment, the Lord Ading looked around the silent meeting hall, and sunlight swept across everyone’s face. After maintaining this silence and solemnity for a while, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, slightly towards The crowd nodded, strode through the passage separating the crowds, and walked towards the seats in the front of the conference hall.
"Long live your Majesty Fatris!
"Long live the Empire of Aden"
Fantastic cheers one after another. Compared with the previous kings of Aden, Fatris's cultural and martial arts is not prominent, but he can always grasp the overall situation at a critical moment. In the melee in the Obaro area, he used Aden The Kingdom is located in an important position in the center of the East-West Continental Corridor, monopolizing the commercial trade between the east and west continents, and its internal national strength is booming. Against the empire, it suddenly rises and sweeps the northern part of Obaro. The major strategic decision made by him finally achieved the results of the conquest of the Central and Bahia region. It also shows the outstanding strategic vision of the Lord of Aden
For the generals of Aden, His Majesty Fatris is their **** of war, and the meeting held in the Aden Palace this time is definitely not a simple celebration of the victory of the war between China and Bahia, but the Kingdom of Aden’s The claim of hegemony of the entire region is that the Kingdom of Aden will soon become the Empire of Aden. The total area of the Kingdom of Aden currently spreading around the Gulf of Aden is more than 2,000 miles. If it is considered to be the thousands of miles of desert sandbanks to the west, it is 3,000. Dori, with a population of 60 million, has long surpassed the original territory of the Congolese and Istan empires, and now it has conquered more than half of the southern part of Central and Biya. The land has increased by more than a thousand li, and the population is one. 15 million
It's just the crown of the kingdom. It can no longer bear such a huge territory and population. It is inevitable that the Kingdom of Aden will become the Empire of Aden.
Fatris sat down on the high-backed, wide-brimmed velvet carved chair in the hall, with a joking smile at the corner of his mouth, leaning his body, leaning his right forearm on the armrest, playing with a moisturizer in his hand With transparent gold-inlaid jade carvings of heraldry, Aden’s nobility was seated on the left, looking forward to the lord of Aden, and on the right side were the 37 monarchs of the vassal powers of the Kingdom of Aden. Compared with the extremely high expressions of the nobles of Aden, the faces of these vassal monarchs are not very good
They have heard the news. At this meeting, someone will propose that His Majesty Fatris should be promoted to Emperor Aden. If this is the case, the Kingdom of Aden will become an empire, and being a vassal of the empire means that they will Therefore, they lose more autonomy. For example, now they are only responsible for paying tribute to the Kingdom of Aden, and occasionally receive instructions to send troops to fight, but if the Kingdom of Aden becomes an empire, they will have the power to send regional governors to their vassal forces. And the amount of tribute paid will also increase
In the uncomfortable silence, people noticed something was wrong
"These poor guys"
Some people look at each other, while others look at each other. The atmosphere became more dull and weird. And more people turned their attention to the monarchs of these vassal forces who were obviously a little restless, and many people laughed secretly. The so-called heart is higher than the sky and life is thinner than paper. They are also monarchs. The status of suzerain and vassal can be said to be worlds apart, and the power of the kingdom over the vassal and the power of the empire over the vassal are hugely different, just like lying down in northern Barrow. In general, the emperor’s army is directly stationed in the vassal area, and can even directly intervene in the vassal area.
Just like the Battle of the Sun Fortress that shook the entire Obaro just now, the Kingdom of Rila and the Kingdom of Bion, who participated in the war, were both vassals of the empire. The blood of hundreds of thousands of killings flowed into rivers, and the corpses were said to be piled in the Sun Fortress In the end, because of the empire’s flirty sentence, the Sun Fortress was judged to be the Kingdom of Rila. The Kingdom of Bion, who had killed more than 100,000 people in battle, could only obediently let out the Sun Fortress.
If His Majesty Fatris is really promoted to the emperor, then the Kingdom of Aden will have more than 30 more powerful governor seats. This will be a great stimulus for the noble class of the entire Kingdom of Aden. , But for the vassal monarchs, their power will be greatly restricted, and even over time, the Kingdom of Aden will gradually annex them
Everyone knows that His Majesty Fatris is waiting for them to speak first. According to the procedures, there are only two types of promotion to the emperor. One is to grab a certain crown by force. For example, the Falcon Emperor annexed the Gaul Empire in the north, and later annexed the Congolese Empire. During the North-South War He also won the Istan Empire, and the titles of the three emperors were added to one person. Even if other European countries have always called it barbaric, they have to recognize the other side’s emperor status.
But a regional kingdom like the Kingdom of Aden wants to be promoted to an empire, and it is obviously impossible to take the route of annexation by force, because of the four emperors of Oubaro, three fell on the head of the Falcon Emperor, and only left The title of the next emperor Eero, as for grabbing an emperor crown from the Falcon Empire, that’s even more a joke
Therefore, if the Kingdom of Aden wants to be promoted to an empire, there is only another way, and that is through the joint request of the vassal monarchs in its power map
There was no sound in the discussion hall, and the nobles of Aden waited quietly.
"His Majesty Fatris," Suhora, a vassal lord with a strong body and rough appearance, stood up with difficulty. Beside him, he was in the load oasis, one of the seven major oases with a thin body and a shady face. The monarch Latvi also slowly stood up. The two bowed to Fatris and bowed their heads.
"As a vassal of the Kingdom of Aden, I am so grateful for the generosity of His Majesty Fatris for giving us shelter over the years"
"I express my sincere admiration for the current invincibility of the Kingdom of Aden. In view of the current strength of the Kingdom of Aden, I have taken the liberty to request that His Majesty Fatris be promoted to the throne of Emperor Aden. I will remember this honor. We, With our children and grandchildren, we will look forward to the powerful Aden Empire horse head for generations, but there are driving forces, and we will never die!"
In the Kingdom Hall, the voices of the two vassal monarchs are loud and loud, Fatris's corner hooks a faint smile, and quietly waits for the two to finish these words, and shoots on the other vassal monarchs who have not responded. A cold light flashed, and it became colder, really shameless! Isn’t it just asking you to come out with more money, the Oasis, if it weren’t supported by the Gulf of Aden, would you be so happy and happy in the desert? After more than ten seconds, Fatris said faintly, "I already understand the enthusiasm of the two. I will consider the promotion of the emperor!"
All the people present have raised their eyebrows and rolled around in tactics all the year round. Seeing that His Majesty Fatris did not mean to decline, for a while, everyone spoke up.
"With the strength of my Aden Kingdom, I should have been promoted to the empire long ago"
"Now the entire Obaro is trembling under the raging Falcon Empire. It is the time when our Aden Empire rescued Obaro"
"Long live your majesty Emperor Fatris!"
"Long live the emperor!" The Aden nobles raised their wine glasses one after another, their enthusiastic faces were red, and they laughed heartily and were extremely lively.
At this moment, everyone seems to have completely forgotten. Among the more than 30 vassal monarchs of the Kingdom of Aden, only two of the monarchs stood up. The other vassal monarchs were all pale, and there was even an older elder. The body is trembling slightly. The people of Aden are really too much. Is this a violation of the agreement signed at the beginning? Because of fear of the expansion of the Falcon Empire, they have abandoned the oasis lords in the desert area and abandoned the east of the inner sea The entrance to the sea has made these oases that rely on commerce across the sand sea to lose their greatest source of wealth, and now they can only rely on some smuggling to barely maintain
Now that the Kingdom of Aden is going to be promoted to an empire, the original heavy tribute will inevitably increase significantly. Their oasis has no output, and trade taxes account for 80% of their income sources. This time I came to the celebration meeting and hoped that the people of Aden would be able to give them some help to get them through the current difficulties temporarily. Who knows if there is no help, but the tribute must be increased. Isn't it killing them?
From the noise, they can also see that the people of Aden did not care about them at all. In fact, at the moment when the Kingdom of Aden gave up the Obalo direction and fully expanded the strategy of the east, they did not care about them in the past. The vassal monarchs who are eagerly called the lord of the oasis by the Aden people have received a total decline, and the opening of the trade line of the Falcon Empire in Central and Biyah is also for these big oasis where you can eat alone in the past. A heavy blow, because of the war relationship between Aden and the empire, which originally relied mainly on the east-west trade line that crossed the desert, it was being replaced by the trade line that crossed the wilderness into the central and northern part of the empire. The merchandise has turned to the wilderness controlled by the empire
The people of Aden have made great gains in Central Bialand, but there is no benefit in the oasis.
Hundreds of thousands of army expeditions~IndoMTL.com~ Even the affluent Gulf of Aden can’t afford it. The conquest war launched by the whole country is credible if the Kingdom of Aden is now strong outside and inside. There was news that the royal family even paid attention to the funds allocated to the Red Dragon Palace in order to collect military expenses. This caused extreme dissatisfaction from the Red Dragon Palace. It is said that in the end, it was His Majesty Fatris who went to the Red Dragon Palace to explain this in person. Everyone didn’t believe this at first, but now it seems that it may not be true. The Kingdom of Aden needs huge funds to maintain its conquest of the East, and the most direct way is to increase the tribute of its vassals.
Unauthorized raising of the tribute will inevitably arouse strong opposition from the vassal forces, but it will be different if the Kingdom of Aden is promoted to the empire. The decline of commerce has made these large oases miserable. Now the Kingdom of Aden is promoted to the empire, for them It is even worse, but if they are asked not to let the Kingdom of Aden be promoted to the empire, I am afraid that they will die and go back alive, but let them jointly ask the Kingdom of Aden to be promoted to the empire. I believe that tomorrow the Kingdom of Aden will issue the governors of the vassal regions. The list of personnel, these governors will rush to arrive before them, and then take all the powers that can be supervised. There is no doubt that the so-called celebration feast is also a slaughter feast for them,
"The original agreement was not written like this. This is treachery." A vassal monarch angrily got up from his seat. The people of Aden were shameless, so what a shame he had!