The demise of the Kingdom of Nasseri and the Principality of Karrnath caused an uproar in the countries of the Farea Continent, because this news meant that the Kingdom of Ovilas ruled the entire eastern region of the Farea Continent, at least in name, and became a veritable power. The dominant power in the mainland region. While experts and war historians studied the new weapons and military changes brought about by the two overseas armies, they also called this war the Second Eastern Regional War.
It is undeniable that the reason why the Kingdom of Overas was able to turn defeat into victory from the edge of destruction and unify the entire eastern region was the participation of the two legions of the Overseas Dominion Military Region in the war. With the passage of time and the hard work of secret agents from various countries, the new rifles and new artillery equipped by the Thunder Legion and the Rock Legion have attracted more and more attention from more countries.
It is inevitable to lose and damage weapons on the battlefield during wars. The fragments and remains of many new rifles have fallen into the hands of spies sent by many countries under the inducement of high prices. In fact, with the appearance of the new rifles, it is not difficult to deduce the mechanical structure of the entire rifle based on the remains of these rifles.
Just like the Kingdom of Resnia in the southern part of the continent, they soon announced that they had developed a new rifle. This is a new rifle that requires you to pull the bolt to reload a bullet after firing a bullet. It looks similar to Sonia in appearance. The new Type 91 rifle is so similar that it is jokingly called a single-shot rifle...
But the problem is that although the Kingdom of Resnia is the first country in the Falea continent to announce the development of a new rifle, it has yet to announce when it will replace the matchlock gun with the new rifle to equip the king's team. Obviously, just like other countries that are researching new weapons, new rifles are easy to get, but the propellant of bullets has become the biggest problem.
Even if a few rifle bullets produced by overseas autonomous territories fall into the hands of other countries, those countries will not be able to study and analyze the formula of the propellant from the tiny bit of propellant at the bottom of the bullet. There are things that can replace propellant. Just like the revolvers and revolver shotguns produced by the four military industries in the Kingdom of Overas, the propellant at the bottom of the bullets is made of fire chips, which is very expensive.
If the Kingdom of Resnia wants to use new rifles to equip two legions with 120,000 to 30,000 troops, and each kingdom soldier is equipped with fifty rounds of rifle bullets that use fire chips as bullets to fire primers, then the Kingdom of Resnia can Directly declare bankruptcy. Not counting bullets, the cost of a new rifle is about five to seven times that of a matchlock. This is a heavy financial burden for any country, and a new rifle without bullets is not as cheap and practical as a matchlock.
Just like the old aristocratic families in the Kingdom of Overas, they also concentrated their efforts to imitate a new type of rifle called Tygerston 600, but they were also stumped by the propellant of the rifle bullets. However, they took another route, which was to write to the more talkative General Bolognik, hoping to purchase the required rifle bullets from the overseas autonomous territories. The first batch required 10 million rounds, and requested a reasonable price from the overseas autonomous territories military region.
After discussing with Claude, General Bolognik offered a high price for one Riazor bullet. Ten million rounds of bullets for a new rifle equals ten million riyals, which is equal to one million silver thalers, or two hundred thousand gold crowns. If it is a matchlock gun, ten million guns and gunpowder can be used for about ten or twenty thousand silver thalers. Now the price quoted by Claude and others puts the old noble family in a dilemma, but the overseas autonomous military region refuses to bargain with them...
In addition, in the 601st year of the Holy Light Calendar, at the New Year's Court meeting of the Kingdom of Orvilas, when discussing the candidates to replace Claude in managing the Nasseri region, the royal court caused quite a stir. Troubles. No minister of the kingdom was willing to take up the position of official in charge of the Nasseri region. Even the ministers and officials who were forcibly assigned quickly found excuses to resign from their posts in the Nasseri region.
They either cited old age and infirmity as the reason for not being able to take up their posts, or they were suddenly ill or injured after falling from horses or stairs and were bedridden and unable to take up their posts. So much so that several newspapers in the royal capital published notices about the betting. First, they were betting on whether the royal court could afford the number of administrative officials who would go to the Nasseri area. Second, they were betting on what other reasons and excuses there were for not being selected by those officials. The whole people in the capital were very excited to see Wang Ting's joke...
No one is a fool. If there is a shortage of administrative officials in a certain county in the kingdom, there will be people who are willing to fight for this position. If you can go to Nasseri area to serve as a local administrative official, then there is no need to talk about it. Because this position is thankless, and it may even be a fatal position. Being the administrative director of this place is like sitting on a powder keg that has been lit with a match, and you never know when it will explode.
It is clear to anyone with a sound mind that taking office in the Nasseri area at this time is risking one's life. First of all, the Kingdom of Nasseri has been a sworn enemy of the Kingdom of Ovilas for hundreds of years. There have been five wars between the two sides, resulting in a bloody feud. The hostility and hatred among the people in the Nasseri area towards the Kingdom of Ovilas will not end with the demise of the Nasseri Kingdom. On the contrary, it is likely to become more intense.
Secondly, those appointed were civilian administrative officials, not military officials, and were not protected by guards. You must know that the Nasseri area has just been acquired, and the local counties that are not in the kingdom are peaceful, and you can take office with your family members. As a local administrative official, even if he pays his own money to hire escorts to take office, when he arrives at the place, he will be exposed to the people of Nasseri who are hiding their hostility, and he will soon become the target of assassination and murder... ..
Third, and most importantly, being an official for thousands of miles is just for money. The problem is that if you go to the Nasseri area at this time, not only will you not make money, but your life will be in danger, so it is understandable that no one wants to take office. Although the two kingdoms are both in the eastern region, their national conditions are different. The Kingdom of Ovilas has an enlightened parliamentary cabinet system. It has abolished the territorial nobility, established a noble assembly and a national assembly, referred to as the upper and lower houses, and popularized civilian education in the kingdom.
The Kingdom of Ovilas implements the policy of the upper house forming the cabinet, the lower house supervising, and the king mediating, which can basically ensure the stability of the kingdom's political situation. Because the military power of the kingdom is nominally in the hands of the king, military and political affairs are separated, and the administrative affairs of the kingdom are handled by the prime minister who forms the cabinet. The Prime Minister is responsible to the House of Nobles and accepts the supervision of the National Assembly. This political structure has a very obvious promotion effect on the economic development of the entire kingdom in peacetime. Except, of course, when you meet a weird king like Sterling XI.
The Kingdom of Nasseri is completely different. It still implements the ancient system of feudal lords. In other words, the Kingdom of Nasseri is an alliance country composed of feudal lords of all sizes. The lords, big and small, hug together to keep warm, and no matter what major national affairs are, It was settled through negotiation among the great lords, and the Nasseri royal family was just the most powerful territorial noble. This point is the same as that of the Kingdom of Nasseri, the Kingdom of Hicks, the Principality of Karnas and several other destroyed principalities, so they will be hostile to and target the Kingdom of Ovelas and form an anti-Austrian alliance.
In the entire Nasseri Kingdom, except for the territories directly governed by the Nasseri royal family, the people in other noble territories practiced the serf system. Except for the free people, most of the lords and civilians are actually very poor and miserable. To put it bluntly, their life and death are in the hands of the lords, and even whether they can plant or work this year to fill their stomachs is a matter of fact. The lords had the final say, and it was not their turn to make the decision.
It can be said that the Thunder Legion has almost wiped out the entire Nasseri Kingdom, targeting these territorial nobles, the local officials they appointed and the private armed forces of these territorial nobles. That's why we plundered so much property and gold and silver utensils, and used these collected gold and silver utensils to store them everywhere in the west area of the royal city during the Battle of Polyvisia, luring the officers and soldiers of the Alliance army who entered the city into chaos in order to make a fortune. , became a mob and was easily annihilated.
The well-informed officials and ministers of the royal court naturally knew that the Kingdom of Nasseri had made a fortune after the Thunder Legion was destroyed, and it was said that there was a profit of 20 to 30 million gold crowns. But it's useless for them to be jealous. These trophies are what the Thunder Legion and the Rock Legion deserve. The royal court has the right to intervene in the seizures of the Nasseri Kingdom's treasury, and requires the two legions of the overseas autonomous military regions to donate this part of the seizure to the royal court. However, the property seized from the private armed forces and private territories of the territorial nobles, that is, the officers and soldiers belonging to the two legions, do not need to be donated to the royal court.
In the past few years, wars have been raging. Not only the treasury of the Kingdom of Ovilas and the whole family have starved to death, but even the wealthy Kingdom of Nasseri is almost at the end of its rope. This can be seen from the nearly two million gold and silver reserves seized from their treasury. For the Kingdom of Overas, the biggest benefit of destroying the Kingdom of Nasseri is to eliminate the huge debt of eight million gold crowns. Although Frederick I decided to default on his debts when the debt war broke out between the two countries, he was not as comfortable as killing the creditor with a knife. Now it's better, the Nasseri Kingdom is gone, and the debt has disappeared.
Now the territorial nobles of the Kingdom of Nasseri have been cleansed by the Thunder Legion. The biggest fat sheep have been slaughtered, and the rest are the miserable serfs and civilians who can't squeeze even three ounces of oil from their bones. Come on, you might have to pay for them out of your own pocket. Therefore, there is no need to go to work in the Nasseri region. There is no opportunity to make a fortune and you need to risk your life. Officials in the Kingdom of Ovilas are very realistic, and they have begun to boycott the demand to serve in the Nasseri region. ... ...
Generally speaking, the best way to destroy a country in a newly occupied territory is to implement a military control system and clear out the riots and rebels in the newly occupied territory within three to five years. When it calms down, the people in the newly occupied territory become accustomed to conquest. Then, they gradually began to implement the Kingdom's local policies in the newly occupied territories, gradually assimilating the people's hearts in the newly occupied territories, and gradually turned them into local counties like the Kingdom's mainland.
But for the current Kingdom of Overas, it is very difficult to implement military control. First, there is no money. To garrison newly occupied territory requires deploying troops and spending a lot of military expenditures to suppress the local area. If the Kingdom of Overas had not relied on overseas autonomous territories to provide the royal court with a large amount of material and military support, it would have been unable to survive long ago.
Just like how the royal court now relies on the Thunder Legion and the Rock Legion to destroy the Kingdom of Nasseri and the Principality of Karnas, it is powerless on its own. Therefore, the reason why the royal court has been unable to send troops to take over the three areas that have long been recovered by the Thunder Legion, such as the original Eskiline Principality, the Rimodra Principality and the Sidings Principality, is that there is no money. As for dispatching officials, that's out of the question. These areas are the territory of the former kingdom's rebellious prince Hansback. It's really dangerous to go and be a local administrative official...
Second, the implementation of military control requires troops. The kingdom now only has three capable legions, the Guards Legion, the Red Dragon Legion and the Griffin Legion. Although they all belong to the old aristocratic families, they are also divided into three factions. For the Kingdom's Army Department, there is a difference between closeness and distance. The Imperial Guards are biological sons, while the Red Dragon and Griffin are disobedient sons and bastards who need to be suppressed and taught a lesson.
Although the old aristocratic family's external attitude is consistent, there are also great contradictions internally. The Praetorian Guards believed that they had contributed to the rise of Frederick I, and they were arrogant and did not take the two legions seriously. The Red Dragon Legion and the Gryphon Legion tended to become self-reliant because of their unpopularity, so much so that the orders issued by the Kingdom's Army Ministry were ignored by these two legions. If you want to command us, it's easy. Just make up for the military expenses and armaments supplies...
There is no money to reorganize a new legion, and the Guards legion cannot be dispatched. As for the Red Dragon and Griffin legions, they are two uncles, and they can't use them without money. In addition, asking them to implement military control does not make people feel at ease, for fear that if they maintain military control in the Nasseri area for a long time, they will become real territorial tigers, and that area will become their territory. In the future, they will listen to orders but not propaganda, just like warlords. There will be some wrangling in the future.
Therefore, Frederick I and the Prime Minister of the Royal Court, the Marquis Blancart, were also in a dilemma and did not know what to do. The conditions for military control were insufficient, and the dispatch of local administrative officials was met with resistance, as sending them to serve there would mean sending them to death. There was no choice but to send a hawk message to General Bolognik and Claude, which meant that all newly occupied territories would be temporarily guarded by the two legions of the Overseas Dominion Military Region, waiting for Wang Ting's subsequent arrangements.
Claude was dumbfounded when he received this falcon letter from the royal court. He didn't expect that a majestic kingdom could be so poor and disadvantaged. This was also true. On the other hand, it was actually a good thing that the Rock Legion and the Thunder Legion left the kingdom. They avoided the power whirlpool in the royal capital, and since they had contributed to the destruction of the country, they no longer had to worry about their status. What the two armies of the Overseas Autonomous Territory Military Region have to do now is to do nothing and let nature take its course.
In fact, in the Nasseri area, the territory formerly under the direct jurisdiction of the Nasseri royal family was easier to deal with. 30% of the tax was collected and the rest was handled by the local elders, which was enough to make the residents of those towns and villages happy. Because the tax rate of the Nasseri royal family was half in the past, and there was also one month of labor every year. Now that labor has been abolished and taxes have been reduced by 20%, it is indeed a benevolent government for those people who are very honest and only care about their families.
But in the other noble territories in the Nasseri area, this matter is not easy to handle. The commoners and lords there were like serfs. Without the lords, they couldn't even support themselves. Because they have no production tools, no land, no seeds, they belong to the extremely poor class. Coupled with the Second War in the Eastern Region, many young men in the territories were forcibly recruited and sent to the battlefield. The remaining old, weak, women and children were unable to support themselves and their families.
Without the lord, the lives of these territorial people cannot be guaranteed. Therefore, despite the fact that Wang Ting and Frederick I entrusted the entire Nasseri area to General Bolognik and Claude, they actually placed a heavy burden on the two of them. The best way to deal with it is to distribute production tools, food seeds, etc. to these people in separate areas, so that everyone can support themselves.
However, Claude did not do this because he did not have the power to allocate the lands that originally belonged to the territorial nobles to the territorial citizens and civilians. Without the lord, these lands belonged to the royal family of Stirling, and Claude could not do that without Frederic I's permission. Therefore, Claude could only send troops down. Each noble territory randomly found an original local official and designated him to be responsible for arranging production and taxation responsibilities in the territory.
However, Prime Minister Blancart sent another private letter to General Bolognik, which revealed the rewards for General Bolognik and Claude. Both Claude and General Bolognik will be promoted to the rank of Marshal of the Kingdom. Claude will also be granted the title of Hereditary Duke of the Kingdom, while General Bolognik will be granted the title of Hereditary Earl of the Kingdom. As for General Beachlin and General Albert, they were also promoted to one level of military rank and were granted the title of hereditary baron of the kingdom.
Unlike the overjoyed General Bolognik, Claude was not excited at all. This was all expected. His Majesty the King now has no money in his pocket, so he can only use these honors and honors to win over himself and others. Just like he promised that the officers and soldiers of the Thunder Legion and the Rock Legion would also receive generous rewards, but because the treasury was short of money, these rewards were temporarily deposited in the Kingdom's Army Department and would be distributed later when military expenditures were sufficient.
It's as if he didn't say it, just like Claude was given the title of hereditary Duke of the Kingdom, so what? It's just an extra name, a hereditary title that can be passed down to future generations. When Claude was alive, he could still get a generous annuity from the royal family. When he died, his descendants would have to pay an inheritance fee to the royal family every year if they wanted to inherit the title. Otherwise, the title will be downgraded, from Duke to Marquis, to Earl, etc. Of course, the inheritance fee is not that much...
This is actually like a business deal between the royal family and its nobles. If you make great contributions, the royal family will confer a title on you and give you a generous annuity. But in order to keep this title, your descendants have to pay the royal family an inheritance fee every year. It is like the royal family is lending money, but your descendants are just repaying the loan. If this hereditary title can be maintained for three generations, then the annuity issued to you by the royal family will have been recovered from your descendants with interest...