I Will Be The Crowned King Chapter 228

Sailing to the northern suburbs of the city, early morning.

After many days of "farewell", Commander-in-Chief Anson Bach finally returned from hunting accompanied by the Governor of Sail City, Louis Bernard, and Talia Rune and other people, and returned to this incomparable place love his city.

That's right, after several people's repeated discussions, proposals, revisions, and proposals and revisions, the "best excuse to cover up this trip" was: hunting.

In Anson's original words: "Unless all those people's brains are kicked into a well by a donkey and then poured into their brains ten times with cold water, no one can believe that we are hunting."

The reason is obvious: first they leave without a word, then disappear, no one can give any answer, and finally it suddenly appears as if nothing happened - no problem is the biggest problem!

But then again, even if it is seen that there is a problem, don't these people dare to question it in public?

Instead of giving a seemingly seamless excuse to make others suspicious, it is better to simply "admit" that there is a problem without giving any explanation. No matter how many ten thousand people don't believe it, this is the only answer.

Of course, in addition to the suspicion of gagging everyone's mouth and all kinds of rumors, there is still some necessary comfort.

So on the day of the return, the Governor of Sail City announced in public that he would change from acquiescence to the New World Company to vigorous support, and make it a key link in the revival of Sail City.

Not only should they be allowed to operate in Sail City, but they should also be allocated enough open land to build shelters and training bases, exempt them from all taxes for the next year, and at the same time certify them as the official security service formulated by the Governor's Office of Sail City Organization - From now on, any external security personnel employed by the Parliament and the Governor's Palace must be arranged by the New World Company.

At the same time, Louis Bernard encouraged the "naturalized natives" in the city - free beast slave servants - to apply for jobs in the New World Company, promising that the Governor's Palace would employ 500 "honorable shooting soldiers" by the end of the year, and the locals were not less than in two-thirds.

In contrast, it is a blow to private armed and mercenary groups.

For the colony that is full of wilderness outside the town, it is impossible and unnecessary to completely eliminate this group of guys who have not stopped changing their identities between merchants, bandits, mercenaries, and colonizers.

But Louis and Anson can restrict and suppress these people through other means-in addition to allowing New World companies to squeeze market share, they can also set up special labor unions to "standardize and professionalize" the industry, and suppress small groups from taking private orders.

Even the union itself is ready-made - the "Pioneer Union" in Winter Torch City has been operating for more than 50 years, providing services ranging from jobs to maps for the pioneers advancing further north, except for a small number of singles. There are nearly a hundred of various pioneering groups, large and small, as solo adventurers.

In addition to pioneering the frontiers, these groups occasionally do the work of escorting business trips, defending colonies, and escorting supplies; because they have always acted collectively and rely heavily on supplies and intelligence provided by colonies and strongholds, they are very law-abiding most of the time. Rare incidents like looting or even raiding on towns are made.

After careful consideration, the two of them felt that they could invite the Pioneer Union to Yangfan City to cooperate with the New World Company to open a branch, and even go a step further and make it the "official organization" of the Free Confederacy - even if only half of the bandits were eventually taken. Becoming a pioneer is also a huge success.

What's more, their original purpose was not to deliberately target these people, but to restrict the liberal forces that employ private armed forces, and at the same time suppress the activities of the Untrusted Knights in the colony.

Faced with the sudden change of person, the Governor-General who "loves the people like a son", the wealthy businessmen and property owners in Yangfan City wept with joy, and they all took the initiative to tell the story of this move, expressing their willingness to fully support Louis Bernard's colonial reconstruction plan .

After all, once the New World Company is completed, the money originally spent on security can be reduced by at least one-third, and the people hired are no longer mercenary groups with unknown identities and no credibility. It is a regular army personally trained by the Clovis officer who defeated the Imperial Army.

Which of the two is more trustworthy is obvious.

However, in order to support the New World Company and the Pioneer Union, regardless of land acquisition or recruitment of the indigenous people in the city, Louis and the Sail City Council almost only received a nominal purchase price, plus another year of tax exemption, which means that the Sail City could not obtain from the New World Company. Get half a copper plate in the operation.

At the same time, due to the popularity of the New World Corporation, a large number of indigenous people who had stable jobs in the city—referring to those jobs that even the poorest colonists were unwilling to do—joined the New World Corporation, resulting in a large labor shortage. The Governor's Palace and the Council had to pay more for plumbers, cleaners, manure workers, and coolies to clean up debris and bury bodies, which greatly slowed down the rebuilding process.

Faced with this extremely realistic problem, Anson, the biggest beneficiary of the New World Company, gave a very simple solution: transfer the population.

After two successive riots and a siege, the infrastructure of Yangfan City has been seriously damaged, and it can no longer bear such a large population in the short term; then it may be possible to transfer part of it to other colonies to reduce the burden on the city.

While transferring the population, these migrants who are about to leave can also be hired to specialize in cleaning up the ruins; in this way, they earn the travel and resettlement expenses to the new colony, and Yangfan City gets the open space that can be rebuilt after cleaning up the ruins, killing two birds with one stone. .

But whether this method is good or not, there is still a small problem - where does the money come from?

Even with the support of wealthy businessmen and property owners, the cost of rebuilding a century-old colony still has a lot of loopholes, and it is not something that this sailing city, which has been looted more than once, can afford.

Very simple, borrow.

Facing Louis, who was scratching his head while looking at the bill, Ansen said triumphantly that he had negotiated a deal with the Roland family behind the Northern Chamber of Commerce, and that a large amount of investment from the country would soon arrive and take a stake in his private bank, in order to set sail. Urban Redevelopment provides low-interest loans that are absolutely close to the people.

Louis noticed something strange, but doubted whether Anson could really persuade the Roland family—in his impression, the Roland family, who always looked like a good man, was not as generous as it seemed, and was not as generous to the objects of investment as it seemed. Always very vigilant.

Not long after winning independence, can the Free Confederation, which has not even been recognized by any country in the ordered world, really be recognized by them?

"...Respected elders, please allow me to answer this question in two parts."

In the brightly lit luxury conference room, Reinhard Roland gently held up the delicate white porcelain cup, the hot coffee soaked his dry throat with a rich fragrance, and he glanced at the notes that were popped on the table. :

"In the first phase of the war against imperial rule, these seemingly vulnerable colonies have proven that, although they may not be able to defeat the imperial counter-insurgency army, they are enough to shake the imperial rule over them."

"This is enough to prove that Archduke Edland pointed out in the ninety-fifth year of the saint's calendar that the empire's rule in the New World is not stable, and it is a very wise suggestion that a unified autonomous institution should be established; it is a pity that our emperor cannot give up a piece of it. His own royal domain, always insisting on sending the Viceroy to try to tighten control."

"Now the colonies have, on the basis of being freed from imperial rule, have an independent program of unification and nation-building, the highest arbitration and administrative organs, and they even have a slogan of unity with each other, which is hatred of the empire."

"Please note that all of the above is only the result of the former imperial colonies, the current Free Confederation itself, and does not involve the Clovis and the Clovis who defeated Lord Bernard Morwis. officer."

Accompanied by the quiet discussion under the lights, a slightly hoarse and tender voice echoed under the gorgeous vault:

"It's no exaggeration to say that even if His Majesty Emperor Herid can really send a large army to conquer the colonies immediately, in the current situation, unless more than a quarter of the colony's population is slaughtered, the colony will never be returned to the empire's rule!"

"And to do this, it takes at least two years for a hundred thousand troops, or ten years for an army of at least 30,000 people, and at the same time cooperates with the trade blockade of the Empire's 'Grand Fleet' to achieve the effect."

"The expense and casualties incurred for this are at least two to three times as much as the war against Clovis in the past year or so; if Clovis intervenes then, it will cost even more."

"Frankly speaking, I don't think the wise and wise His Majesty Herid will be unable to distinguish between defeating Clovis and capturing the colony, which is more important, and the matter of the empire's life is at stake."

Slightly straightening his body, Reinhard smiled and concluded: "The resulting Free Confederation is a huge market that is rich in resources but desperately needs capital investment; even if the Church of Order eventually divides the dioceses in the New World, the Roland family preempts it. We can still win more than we have in the past.”

"It's not just wealth, it's power, it's the power to control an area, for a country to serve and make concessions to its interests!"

"The premise is that this area and the so-called 'Free Confederation' can remain in existence for a long time."

A slightly old voice interrupted him: "Reinhard, according to the information you have collected, this so-called 'Free Confederation' may really have the will and idea to rebel against the Empire, but fundamentally... they are just a mess of sand!"

"They were able to defeat the Empire because of the reinforcements of the Clovis people, they were able to avoid the outbreak of internal conflicts, because of the deterrence of the Clovis army... Even the most powerful rebels against the Empire, the so-called 'banner of freedom' gray pigeon The leader of the fort, Paulina Frey, is simply a puppet supported by the Clovis."

"Forgive us old, cautious old men for some doubts about the confident, young and energetic you; for we see nothing of a nation freed from imperial rule and yearning for independence."

"What we have seen is just a puppet that has been overridden, manipulated, and manipulated by the Clovis people; and it is a group of puppets that are as timid as mice, have no opinion, are selfish, and can be bullied."

"Such an investment object will inevitably make us cautious old people a little worried, fearing that our investment will become the object of random manipulation and misappropriation by the Clovis people."

"Especially... under the premise that they have set up colonial governors with great fanfare, ready to intervene in this new world war."

In the face of a pair of questioning eyes, Reinhard seemed very calm and calm - if he was not 100% sure, he would not bypass his elder brother, who is the president of the Northern Chamber of Commerce, and confront the family elders in person.

"Everyone's concerns are not unreasonable. How to protect the interests of the family is also what I care about most." Reinhard flipped through the notes gently: "And this involves the second part of my answer. world power."

"As an eyewitness, I can assure you as follows: For at least the next twenty years, the power of the Clovis will never extend to the west of Black Reef Harbor!"

"The reason is very simple. Their total population cannot support their appropriation of the Free Confederation, and maintaining their current control is the limit; at the same time, the Free Confederation is already a relatively complete whole, assuming the Clovis people try to be like an empire. Treat them the same, and the end will never be better than today's Emperor Herid."

"Besides that, allow me to be a little skeptical of Clovis' support for the colonies, because assuming they really plan to fight the Empire in the New World, they shouldn't have sent a team of less than five thousand by now. Human troops are stationed and have not given any decent assistance."

"To be honest, this really doesn't seem like an attitude of really wanting to support~www.mtlnovel.com~ is closer to a simple gesture; because the war continues, I want to keep the fruits of victory so far, Crow Vy must fight the Empire at sea - and the Clovis navy..."

Reinhard smiled slightly and did not continue.

The old people on the opposite side obviously understood what he meant, and added in a low voice: "You mean that the Clovis people deliberately posed, in fact, they were going to use the colony as a bait, and still decide the victory or defeat with the empire on the mainland?"

"For a powerful army country with a small territory and a weak navy, expansion near the territory is the best option for its interests." Reinhard said solemnly:

"So indulging and even abandoning the colony is the best choice for the Clovis people's interests."

"I heard that it happened to be the award ceremony of the 'female governor' of the Ice Dragon Fjord recently. If you don't believe me, you can wait for the information sent by the elder brother from Clovis, the royal family of Osteria and Clovis. What are the attitudes of the nobles of Wei towards the colonies..."

"You will find out by then!"

Chapter end