Heart of Empire Chapter 482: Towards hegemony

Dane called this grand plan that he formulated, which is expected to last five years, the 'Baye' plan. As the name suggests, after completing this plan, Dane will have the foundation to achieve hegemony.

Or, to a certain extent, he can already be regarded as the dominant side by then.

It's just that his opponents are not all idiots.

Hindler is doing his best, which is something that every pair of eyes that pay attention to the changes in this wasteland can see.

This in itself already makes people feel a little uneasy, not to mention, there are many measures in it, which deeply stimulated many surrounding countries.

Among them, the most important stimulus lies in the establishment of two guilds.

Hunter United Guild, and Mineral Guild.

The so-called Hunter's Guild was established under the guidance of the government of the Kingdom of Schindler.

The official statement given by the kingdom is:

"Comprehensively plan the monster hunting, material collection and other industries in the whole territory of Schindler, serve the group of adventurers and mercenaries, provide industry information, formulate industry norms, and realize the relationship between adventurers and the people of Schindler. A win-win situation.”

The words are beautiful, but in essence, what this hunter's guild does is to control the adventurers in Schindler and the source of the magic material industry.

The production of monster materials is itself a traditional industry of Schindler. In this land, there are a large number of mercenaries and adventurers who make a living here, and even many of them are not Schindlers, but come here from other countries. In the past two years, when demons were raging, the "Destruction of Magic Order" promulgated by the Dane government further stimulated this industry.

It's just that, in the past Schindler, the hunting of monsters was completely extensive. Adventurers and soldiers roam freely in the wilderness, hunt and kill monsters, and resupply in various towns at will.

This is a very inefficient approach, whether it is for adventurers or for the master of the territory, Dane, it is the same.

After establishing the Hunter's Guild, everything became better.

This semi-official organization, with the Royal Government as the background, and vigorously promoted by governments at all levels, soon spread all over the country of Schindler.

Adventurers must be registered with the Hunter's Guild, after being reviewed, and granted a 'Hunting Permit' before they can move in Schindler. Otherwise, a large number of monster hunting and trading of magic materials will be regarded as illegal activities, and the stolen goods and money will be confiscated, and those suspected of breaking the law will be fined one to five times depending on the circumstances of the violation. Non-Schindlers may even be deported.

Once you have a 'hunting permit' and become a member of the hunter's guild, all transactions of magic materials must be carried out under the supervision of the guild. This move is to ensure the interests of adventurers, not to be deceived and entrapped by unscrupulous merchants. Alternatively, adventurers can also choose to sell the loot directly to the guild, and the guild will also purchase it at the market price.

In the beginning, the establishment of the Hunter's Guild caused a lot of backlash from the adventurers. Adventurers and mercenaries who are accustomed to freedom are not willing to accept strict supervision at all.

However, in the end, the adventurers basically accepted the management. Because, they found that their interests have not been affected, and their freedom has not been restricted.

The Hunter's Guild treats adventurers very well. Joining the Hunter's Guild does not require too many procedures, just register every month, and there is no need to pay too much fees. On the contrary, after entering the guild, they can also get a lot of convenience.

For example, the guild will release a lot of industry information, such as where are the monsters, the crusade against a certain monster group, or the team information of a certain powerful monster, as well as some monster manuals that are officially published and edited by senior adventurers . These things make it safer and more efficient for adventurers to hunt monsters.

In addition to this, the most important benefit is that adventurers can get a fair price for their spoils through the Hunter's Guild.

In the past, it was quite common for adventurers to be tricked by unscrupulous merchants.

A large number of businessmen have obtained a lot of benefits by uniting to lower prices and defrauding through unequal information, and the entire industry is full of chaos. Many inexperienced adventurers are easily fooled. Even some experienced guys may capsize in the gutter. Even if the old driver drives steadily and does not overturn, it is a very energy-consuming thing to fight wits and courage with those cunning businessmen.

Even, for many adventurers, they would rather hunt a monster in the wasteland than return to the town to deal with those cunning businessmen.

The existence of the Hunter's Guild has made this industry more standardized to a large extent. Adventurers can get the latest industry trends in the guild, know what the current price of most of the spoils is, and can trade with merchants under the supervision of the guild. If the price is really dissatisfied, then there is the official purchase price of the guild as a guarantee, after all, you can't lose too much.

Which adventurer would not like such a convenient and worry-free thing?

Of course, if there are really those kind of brains who are not willing to obey discipline, then the Hunter's Guild is backed by the power of an entire country, and usually can let those disobedient guys have a taste of'** The Iron Fist'.

Under the combination of grace and power, and through the promotion of national power, Dane's kingdom basically brought most of the adventurers in its own land under control within a short period of time.

However, Dane is not a philanthropist. He established the Hunter Chamber of Commerce not just to serve the public.

The Schindler National Government will of course have its own interests in doing this.

This benefit is not obtained from the hunters, but from the merchants.

'All transactions of magic materials must be carried out under the supervision of the guild. ’

This decree killed those merchants. When the Hunter's Guild controls the entry threshold of this industry, the government of the Kingdom of Schindler is fully capable of controlling the entire market.

If you have money, you may not be able to buy magic materials. As long as the government doesn't want you to buy them, you can't buy them. As for how to select merchants who can enter this industry, and how many monthly and annual shares each chamber of commerce owns in the trading of magic materials, it depends on the mood of the government.

This thing is too bad. It was originally a completely free market, but now that there is a strong hand to supervise it, the interests of most businessmen will hardly be as high as they used to be.

For some serious businessmen, that's fine. At least, the quality of the prey is guaranteed under the supervision of the guild; the safer and more peaceful environment also reduces a lot of risks for the merchants, so it is not unacceptable to pay a little more.

However, for some less serious businessmen, this is a very disgusting thing. Some guys with bad records were even directly rejected by the Hunter's Guild, and they couldn't participate in the transaction of magic materials even if they had money.

In addition, there is another huge loser, that is, those foreign businessmen. These guys have all started to scold their mothers because of the establishment of the Hunter's Guild.

Most of them are actually not profiteers, and doing business is still their duty. However, under the limited quota sales of the Hunter's Guild, they could not receive many materials at all. Even if they could receive them, the quantity was usually relatively limited. Even if they were rich, they would not be able to receive so many goods.

Of course, if you really want to accept it, raise the price far above the market price, and find a way to purchase materials directly from adventurers in private.

However, it takes a lot of effort to do so. It is very difficult for you to find an adventurer with a certain material; even if you find it and are willing to pay a high price, they may not necessarily risk being caught by the hunter's guild to sell it to you; Well, you better hope you don't get caught. In case of being caught, not to mention heavy fines, the real heavy penalty is the reduction of the quota for magic material transactions. Even, if it is bad, it is very likely that they will be directly expelled from this market.

This matter really troubled foreign magic material merchants.

The same situation also happened in the mining guild.

This guild has more control over the market than the hunter guild. After all, adventurers are still mobile no matter what, not afraid of high risks and costs, there are still loopholes to exploit, and the Hunter's Guild may not be completely sealed. However, minerals are different.

The mines are all fixed in one place, and they cannot be moved or moved. Those mines are also under the strict supervision of various local governments in Schindler. If you want to do some illegal things, the price is much higher and more difficult than ordinary adventurers.

Through these two guilds, Dane firmly controlled the two most important industries of Schindler under the royal government.

There is no doubt that whether it is magic materials or minerals, they are very important strategic materials. The former is highly sophisticated, and the latter is equally important. And through strictly controlled strategic materials, the political capital of the Kingdom of Schindler also soared in a short period of time.

Other countries, want to obtain enough trading quotas for magic materials and minerals? Well, please be honest and obedient. Everyone trades peacefully. You exchange enough high-quality products, food, foreign policy, and preferential trade policies.

This is the first step for Dane to step out of his own power. He uses economic means to strengthen his political capital and demonstrate his power in diplomacy in order to achieve the goal of regional hegemony.

And it was this step that greatly aroused opposition from other countries.

Sindelaire has always been a very important exporter of minerals and magic materials. Some human powers in the West may be far away from Schindler, and they are not too dependent on Schindler's material output, but they are still affected to a certain extent.

At this time, the newly born Kingdom of Schindler will begin to bear considerable diplomatic pressure.

There were sporadic protests and diplomatic pressure at first.

Hel the Halfling, the newly appointed Foreign Minister Schindler, under the instruction of King Dane, pushed back all these protests.

The good times didn't last long, and the diplomatic calm didn't take long before even greater pressure came.

This time, the threat is still relatively large.

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In the 221st year of the new Caesar calendar, on August 6th, one month before the establishment of the Kingdom of Schindler and the second anniversary of Dane's coronation as king.

The Holy Prome New Empire issued a statement condemning the trade policy of the Kingdom of Hindler; The demons in the chaotic city still exist in large numbers, and the kingdom is condemned for not doing enough to suppress the demons.

This is a direct pressure.

But it's okay, after all, the Holy Prome New Empire is far away in the central and western regions of the mainland, far away from Schindler. No matter how powerful and dissatisfied they are, it is difficult to pose any threat to Dane directly.

Dain's Kingdom of Schindler is not a religious country, so he is not afraid of him at all.

But the more direct threat comes from Pudri and Florence, as well as the Kingdom of Holy Victoria.

These three countries all take Fran, the Lord of the Holy Light, as their main belief. In their country, the power of the Holy See is very large.

Although there are some filth between the monarchs and dignitaries of these three countries and the Holy See, this is due to the contradiction between monarchy and theocracy, but in the case of the Kingdom of Schindler, They have common interests, so it is inevitable to unite ~IndoMTL.com~ With the backing of the Prome New Empire, the most powerful country in the Orodic Continent, and the direct support of the Kingdom of Victoria, Florence and The courage of these two countries, Pudry, has grown a lot.

They have always been hostile to Dane. But in terms of military power, he has a lot of fear of Dane. But this time, given the opportunity, this group of people began to move their minds.

While the Holy See and the Holy Empire exerted diplomatic pressure on the Kingdom of Schindler, the three countries of Florence, Pudri, and Victoria followed closely.

At the same time, the Grand Duke of Florence personally invited Queen Pudri to conduct a joint military exercise between the two countries. The 50,000-strong coalition army, in the name of a joint exercise, came to the territory of the Principality of Florence and approached the border of Schindler. At the same time, the Kingdom of Victoria was also invited, and gladly sent a thousand elite Victorian knights to participate in this drill.

This is a very direct military threat.

After getting the news, Dane made a very tough response.

The White Wolf Army, the Cormyr Army, and the King's Guards jointly dispatched and entered the vicinity of the barren land pass, paying close attention to the movements of the coalition forces. These three legions have not yet been able to carry out a complete configuration according to Dane's "Overlord" plan. But despite this, these three legions still have more than 25,000 fighters.

At the same time, the Fourth Army was also mobilized near the White Wolf Fort, and the garrison armies across the country began to prepare for the battle in full swing.

In addition, the newly established militia organization also gathered urgently and started training.

All of this information has shown Dane's attitude to the outside world: As long as you dare to do something, I will accompany you to the end!

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Big chapter.

This chapter is unexpectedly hard to write...