I Will Be The Crowned King Chapter 263

"Although it is a belated congratulation, Brigadier General Anson Bach, congratulations on your promotion."

In front of the port of Beluga Port, William Cecil looked up and down at Anson's brand-new general's uniform, and his eyes were full of envy: "A twenty-four-year-old brigadier general... Tsk tsk, I can't imagine being forty-two years old. what your status will be."

"Major general? Lieutenant general? Marshal or..." An Sen deliberately paused, his eyebrows showing a bit of self-mockery:

"Still a brigadier general!"

"Ha ha."

The corner of the Navy Colonel's mouth couldn't help but lift slightly: "If it was some lucky person who said this by chance, I would probably agree, but it came from the mouth of someone who was supported by both the Franz and the Rune family. Nothing convincing."

"It's not just me, anyone who has witnessed the inauguration of Miss Sophia Franz will not have any doubts about your future."

An Sen was stunned for a moment, frowning slightly: "...how do you say?"

"She's a woman, isn't she?" William Cecil had a natural smile on his face:

"Even if she has the driving force of Franz, no matter how good the relationship with the royal family is, how much can she do? I mean... no matter what, it can't change you, the commander-in-chief...or the army commander, who is the real colony.' Governor'."

"With her name, you can display your talents in the colony without worrying about the interference and constraints of others; and in order to keep the title of honorary governor, the Franz family will fully support all your actions - there is nothing better than this More exciting for a general?"

Looking at Colonel's profound expression, Anson's mouth couldn't help twitching.

Sighing lightly, he smiled helplessly and said, "So, you already knew about this... surprise, didn't you?"

"Of course, in a sense this is one of the reasons why it is the 'Governor' mission, not the royal family or the representative of the Privy Council; in addition to taking over the taxation of the colonies, the most important task of the distinguished Baron Aix is ​​to You are honored."

William smiled lightly: "The baron asked us to keep you secret before the official announcement. He probably wanted to use this 'little surprise' to ease his relationship with you after he took control of the bank."

"When I just disembarked, I thought about telling you about it directly, but I was delayed by what Roland represented. Looking back now, it might be a good thing."

Anson nodded slightly.

Although the New World Bank incident ended with the alliance of himself and Reinhard to repel the minions of their respective forces, it was not completely without side effects.

For Reinhard, the consequence of completely excluding Cedric is that he has a bad relationship with the family elders behind him, and even the queen of the empire, and it is impossible to get the support of these people.

The loss of Baron Aix's position as bank president is also destined to cause an irreversible rift between Anson and the governor's mission; just because the Ice Dragon Fjord is his "home court", he has just arrived, and there is no force behind him. The Baron Aix had no choice but to compromise.

At this time, a ceremony full of "surprises" can obviously greatly ease the contradiction between the two sides; from Anson's own point of view, it is a sign of the other party's surrender and begging for mercy; and in the eyes of Baron Aix, it means that he has once again demonstrated The authority given to him by the native land behind him showed off his muscles.

And this time it wasn't just Anson who received the award, but the entire Storm Division!

First of all, what does it mean to expand directly from an infantry division to a standing army?

This means that in theory the entire Colonial First Corps (numbered "Storm") could have four divisions, no less than fifteen standard infantry regiments of six hundred men, three or four cavalry regiments—or one cavalry division— Plus an artillery regiment with thirty-two to fifty guns of various types.

In theory.

For the commanders-in-chief of all standing legions, the Clovis Kingdom grants them a very high level of authority. They can apply to the Army Headquarters for budgets, mobilize troops, and purchase equipment according to their own judgment on the battlefield situation, and can directly request the local government of the stationed area. Cooperate - of course, this is one of the reasons why all kinds of logistical corruption are endemic.

At the same time, as long as an officer has served as the commander-in-chief of a certain legion, and the rank is still at the level of general (almost impossible), then as long as he does not commit any serious mistakes, the road to promotion after that is almost crucified.

Inauguration, expedition, promotion or transfer to a fortress garrison commander, entering the army headquarters, knighting... Anson can already hear that a bright future is calling for him.

Not only him, but also three members of the Storm Division officers' corps were awarded the rank: Colonel Fabien, Commander of the Grenadiers, Lieutenant Colonel Carl Bain, Chief of Staff, and Jason Fruhoff, the cavalry company commander. Major rank.

This is only directly awarded. According to the Clovis military system, general-level officers have the right to nominate a subordinate for promotion. As long as it is reasonable and reasonable, there is almost no possibility of being rejected - Major General Ludwig was promoting a certain subordinate before. When he was a man, he took this right to the limit, bypassing the Army and directly reporting it to the Privy Council for approval, which caused his allowance to never come to fruition.

The reorganization of the Infantry Division into the Corps means expansion, which means that almost all officers - even soldiers have the opportunity to be promoted quickly, which means that their status in the Clovis Army system continues to rise.

It can be said that with such a small surprise, Baron Aix immediately made all the officers and soldiers of the entire Storm Division have a good impression of him.

"So... what's next?"

William Cecil suddenly said: "You have become the de facto ruler of the Ice Dragon Fjord, with the military and civil affairs in your hands, with the Rune family and the Bank of the New World, the mere Baron of Aix can't restrict your every move at all... What are you going to do next?"

What, why did he ask this? An Sen frowned slightly and thought about it seriously:

"Probably reorganize the Storm Legion as soon as possible, continue to advance the construction process of the New World Bank and the company, strengthen the relationship with the Free Confederation, and ensure..."

"That's not what I said."

William Cecil raised his hand and stopped Anson, who was still trying to answer:

"My consciousness is, have you ever considered... going back?"

"go back?"

"Yes, go back to the mainland." The navy colonel nodded and said casually like a chat: "Finish the work at hand, then resign to the mainland, return to Clovis City, and take up other more... leisurely positions?"

The air was suddenly quiet.

Behind the two of them, the sailors of the ship were still busy back and forth on the deck; in the hustle and bustle of the port, everything seemed to have become two worlds.

Anson, who had been silent for a long time, slowly raised his head and calmly smiled at the Navy Colonel: "William, are you..."

"What did you hear?"

"no!"

The captain of the navy flatly denied: "It's just a proposal. After all, although the new world is suitable for making achievements, it is not a particularly comfortable place, isn't it?"

"I, I just simply feel that the Storm Legion has too many things to face next, and it's hard to say how much it will get in return, and maybe it will have to take on a lot of responsibilities; it's already very remarkable to be able to get the current results!"

"To be honest, I actually admire you quite a bit. If I were in the same situation, it would definitely not be the current result. It would only be a thousand times worse, ten thousand times worse!"

While enjoying the surrounding scenery, William, with a relaxed expression, was casually chatting and chatting casually, but he seemed to mean something.

An Sen listened calmly, and his heart became more and more solemn.

"Of course, these are just my personal suggestions. You can think that I'm jealous... Haha." William chuckled, and then his expression became serious again:

"In any case, the Cecil family will never go back on the promise they made to you, please rest assured; even if the imperial fleet is approaching the Ice Dragon Fjord tomorrow, as long as you hold on, the King Clovis flag will appear sooner or later. on the horizon."

Withdrawing his wandering gaze, An Sen looked at the other party: "I won't have the slightest doubt about this."

"Oh, speaking of the Grand Fleet, there is a piece of information you might want to pay attention to." The captain of the navy seemed to suddenly remember something:

"Probably after the incident in the Royal Court of the Elf Elf, the Church of Order seems to have reached an agreement with the Empire to rebuild an old shipyard in the Port of Adland."

"This is the latest information, because the shipyard is recruiting boatmen on a large scale, and the import quota of coal and steel in Port Adland this year is much higher than in previous years."

"According to my father's analysis, it is likely that the Church of Order made a technology transfer to the Empire, allowing them to build steam ironclads!"

Oh?

An Sen, who was still in a dignified mood just now, was immediately aroused a bit of curiosity.

As an absolute monopoly on technology and knowledge in the entire Order World, the Church of Order has always treated all countries equally, and will only transfer and open its drawings and related research to it after "judging that the country has the qualifications to master the technology" .

As for the judgment process... it can only be said that it is absolutely subjective, it is entirely up to the church to speak, and the rest of the people, not even the royal family or even the emperor himself, are not qualified to participate in the discussion.

Like Clovis, on the one hand, relying on the accumulation of St. Isaac's era, coupled with the technology of Archbishop Luther Franz's soft grinding and hard foaming to the steam core and steam train, can he surpass the empire and even the entire ordered world in this respect; Hantu — at that time the Seven Cities Alliance — didn't even have a decent arms factory at the time, and arms were highly dependent on imports.

"It's good news that the empire has begun to build ironclad ships." William said a little excitedly:

"This means that in the next few years, the attention of the Imperial Navy will shift from oppressing Clovis's maritime space to eliminating old battleships and integrating ironclads into the system of the Grand Fleet."

"And the cost of building ironclad ships is huge, not to mention that they are still starting from scratch; if the money is spent on building ships, the emperor will not be able to squeeze out the extra expenses and form an expeditionary force against the colonies!"

Oh, this is indeed good news... An Sen's eyes showed a hint of joy: "Can you confirm the authenticity of the information?"

"The intelligence network of Cecil's family and the secret agents of the royal family are all inquiring about this. If there is no accident, it shouldn't be wrong!" William Cecil nodded seriously:

"After all, it's a large shipyard. Even if the Empire tries to hide it, noise, workers, and various raw materials... These things won't lie."

"Of course, if you have a chance, I would trouble you to get some information from the mouth of that Reinhard Roland. Right now, the local attention is also very high; the Roland family and Edland's Bernard bus are in love. It is very deep, and it is very likely that it has information that we do not know."

"No problem, I'll definitely try it if I have the chance."

Anson agreed without hesitation, although he didn't think Reinhard would tell him such important information at all.

Business is business, and the enemy is the enemy; with the current relationship between Clovis and the Empire, no matter how good they are, it is impossible to reveal each other's secrets.

Entrusting the last thing, William Cecil glanced at the Crown flagship behind him, which was almost finished, and said a little reluctantly:

"Goodbye then, Brigadier General Anson Bach, and I wish you peace."

"I wish you the best of luck, Colonel William Cecil."

The sound of heavy military boots rang on the pier, and the captain of the navy who shook his coat walked to the sea without turning his head.

Watching William leave, the ease and comfort on Anson's face gradually disappeared, replaced by a tangled and complicated expression.

First congratulations, and then I persuade myself to leave the colony as soon as possible... It is really hard not to make people feel suspicious about the "parting emotion" of the other party's inconsistency in the foreword~www.mtlnovel.com~ Especially at this critical moment important time.

But whether it is to promote himself, change the Storm Division into a standing army, try to control the Bank of the New World... The various practices of Clovis are obviously trying to strengthen the control of the colony. Too high.

As long as Clovis does not intend to abandon the colony, then everything he is doing is still worthwhile; even if the Royal Fleet is not an opponent of the Imperial Fleet, and let 10,000 or even 30,000 or 40,000 Imperial troops land in the Ice Dragon Fjord, Anson also has With full confidence drag them to death in the icy wasteland.

As long as there are reinforcements, even a ship's supplies are fine.

if only……

"Brigadier General Anson Bach."

A familiar figure suddenly appeared behind him, Anson, who was stopped, looked back subconsciously, and found that William Cecil's deputy, the first mate of the Crown, was looking at him with a letter in his hand.

"Excuse me……"

"There is a letter addressed to you." The first mate deliberately lowered his voice and said, "When I came, Colonel William specifically instructed me to give it to you before leaving."

Send it to me, and you have to wait until you leave?

An Sen showed a somewhat inexplicable expression: "Who is the person who sent the letter?"

"On the surface, it's Clovis Facts, asking you about Draco Wilters, who worked there before; but in fact..." The first officer's expression suddenly condensed:

"Sophia Franz."

Chapter end