Xia Ya was a little embarrassed about what Dax said. Thinking about it carefully, he was indeed a bit irresponsible as a boss. Almost most of the military affairs were handed over to Green to be in charge. point, and then disappear for a while. No wonder Green, the mad dog, is going crazy.
Xia Ya smiled embarrassingly and touched her nose: "that... don't say anything angry, just get down to business. What did Greene say after reading my letter? "
"What else can I say..." Dax curled his lips, leaned on the chair lazily and stretched: "I can only say, my boss, you have proved one thing again: your shit is still in good hands. It's really fucking mad. The Besta Military Region was actually hooked up by you. Anyway, after a few of our analysis, if we can establish a good relationship with Besta Military Region at this stage, it will still be good for us. Very beneficial. So... Green kicked me to your side, and let me assist you in this mission..."
"I thought that Reinhardt guy would be sent." Char muttered.
Dax immediately made a sad look: "Boss, you actually look down on me so much... Oh, my God, don't forget how much credit I have made for you! Should my salary also increase? One o'clock? Or reimburse me for some special expenses? It cost a lot of money to contact those intelligence networks last time, and the hateful Green always makes various excuses to refuse to reimburse me!"
Xia Ya snorted and glanced at the guy: "Special expenses? Humph... I have seen the list you made, such as 'going to drink flower wine with people from the Chamber of Commerce', or 'buying jewelry for Mrs. 'Do you think I'll reimburse you for these things?"
"These are all useful." Dax shrugged his shoulders: "You know, to get through some local relationships, if local generals and officials are too difficult to deal with, they might as well start with their wives, you know , Few women can resist the charm of jewelry. I'm all for our career. Besides, I almost hurt my stomach when I went to drink flower wine."
"Okay, stop talking nonsense." Xia waved his hand: "Speaking of business! Did you bring anything that interests me this time?"
Dax sighed and muttered in a low voice: "Damn it, my life is not very good when I meet such a stingy boss."
Saying that, he took out a booklet from his arms and threw it in front of Xia Ya: "I got this through some connections before I came here, because the time is too tight, so the information is just some fur, there are a lot of them in it. You must already know the content. If you give me a little more time and money, I promise to dig out any secret information you want to know! Haha! I heard that the Governor's wife is very beautiful, even if You want to know what color of underwear she likes, and I can find out for you too!"
"Shut up!" Xia shouted angrily, "Who, who the fuck wants to know what color her underwear is!"
Dax shrank his neck and hummed in a low, inaudible voice: "I'd really like to know..."
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Although this guy Dax always makes Xi Ya a little annoyed, he has to admit that the efficiency of this guy is really top-notch.
The booklet he brought is a list, which includes the information of all members of the core group of the current Besta Military Region. Age, job title, resume, and even some personal preferences are listed.
Although this information is not as detailed as what Xia Ya read in the portrait book held by the Governor's wife that day, Dax is capable enough to do this step. After all, it seems that he has been collecting intelligence before. Some are ignored.
(It seems that it is really time to give this guy a little more money.) Xia pondered in his heart.
"In terms of strength, the real strength of the Besta Military Region is actually much stronger than it appears. The governor's wife has been in power for several years and has been pursuing a strategy of hiding wealth for the people, which was not seen in the first two years. What effect did she have, but after the third year of her administration, the benefits gradually began to show. First of all, the political strategy of the past few years was worthwhile. Starting from the third year, their taxes began to increase significantly. To put it simply... Boss, this woman is very rich, and much richer than you! Almost the top ten chambers of commerce on the mainland are in Besta The military region has set up important branches, and the Besta Military Region has a good relationship with these chambers of commerce. With its rich financial resources, the Besta Military Region has armed 20,000 regular troops. Please note that the 20,000 regular troops are all armed according to the standard of the Imperial Central Standing Corps. Yes! Whether it is training, military salaries, and equipment, they are all in accordance with the standard configuration of the Imperial Central Army! In addition, their local garrison and garrison strength has exceeded 8,000. In addition, I found an interesting information, in the past three years, Besta The military region purchases ordnance from several fixed chambers of commerce almost twice a year, including important strategic materials: weapons and armor! Purchased twice a year, the purchase transaction volume exceeds two million gold coins, that is to say, in the past three years, The Besta Military Region has invested 6 million gold coins in the procurement of strategic materials! According to the imperial standard, it takes 2 million gold coins to arm a central standing army corps, and their reserves are enough to arm two or three more corps! So... hehe , how can I say, this woman is very ambitious!"
"In addition, the peasant-military system of the Besta military region has almost died out in name when Governor Yuri was young. They have abandoned the peasant-military system that costs a lot and yields little, and adopted a semi-military reserve system, which surprised me. The thing is, this system is very close to the reserve system of Landis, so I have reason to believe that the military construction strategy of the Governor's wife has largely borrowed from the reserve strategy adopted by the Kingdom of Landis. The three of them Over the past few years, more than one million gold coins have been spent on the training of the reserves. Although I cannot accurately judge how many reserve soldiers they have cultivated, according to the proportion of this expenditure, I think that after spending one million Under the premise of gold coins, if the Governor's wife is not too idiot, or if the people under her are not too embezzled, if most of the money is really spent where it should be spent, then it will always have some effect. , According to this inference... They may have more than 40,000 reservists. You must know that the total population of the Besta Military Region is less than one million, so this ratio is already very high.
To put it simply, to describe the strength of the Besta Military Region can be summed up in this sentence 'rich! There are soldiers! 'Ha ha… "
Xiaya sat there and quietly listened to Dax's introduction. After that, he touched his brows: "That's all? Is there anything else? Go on."
"There are others, it's my personal inference." Dax sighed, he closed the booklet: "The time is too short, I can't get more information, but I think the following The inference is somewhat reasonable. Although the Besta Military Region has considerable potential strength, it also has several huge drawbacks.
The first question is food! As I said just now, the total population of the Besta Military Region is less than one million. They now have an army of nearly 30,000, and the reserve force of more than 40,000 that I deduced. They are messed up with tax soldiers, etc. Their military population is about 100,000. Mind you, this number represents a tenth of their total population! According to the calculation of their total population, the total population is one million, so make a simple inference: men and women are divided into half, and then the old and the weak are removed by half... The one million population of the Besta Military Region, theoretically speaking, the prime-aged men will always be No more than 300,000 people! And 100,000 of them have already been used in the military, so... the next situation, you should be able to think of it without needing me to say more! The number of people working in agriculture has been greatly reduced! Over the years, the Besta Military Region needs to purchase a large amount of food from the outside almost every year, and their own productivity is not enough to meet local needs. In terms of food consumption, they have always had two most stable sources: one is the Corsica Military Region! Hehe, interesting details! Another source is the purchase of several military regions in the southeast!
So, here comes the question: The Corsican military region has been occupied by the Odins. I am afraid that with the ability of the barbaric Odins, no matter how fertile land falls into their hands, I am afraid it will also be abandoned. The Ding people are not good at farming, so in the future, at least Corsica will not be able to continue to provide food to the Besta Military Region. And other military regions... Besta military region has announced that it has withdrawn from the Red Roundtable Alliance, so other military regions will at least not openly sell food to them! Therefore, finding a new food procurement channel as soon as possible is a problem faced by the Besta people.
The second problem lies within them: the heirs!
Governor Yuri is already over fifty years old. When he was young, he was fierce and fierce, and he was unable to give birth to a son or a daughter. I don't think this old man who is over half a hundred years old can make a man. Although the Governor's wife has done a very good job these years, you must know that she is a woman after all, and to the Yuri family, she is an 'outsider' after all. Although she has conquered some people's hearts, there are always some old officials of the Yuri family who still hold orthodox ideas, so... "
"You mean that guy Lear." Xia nodded: "I have already met this Lear, he... he should be a powerful character."
"That's right." Dax nodded: "But this governor's wife is even better! Since last year, although Mr. Lear has got some opportunities with the support of many old ministers, and the governor's wife seems to be under pressure. Some power was given to this Lear, but in general, most of the regular army is still firmly in the hands of the governor's wife! Moreover, the most critical issue is... that governor Yuri himself, it seems Still trusting my wife a lot! To be honest, I've always been very puzzled by this."
Xia Ya smiled bitterly and agreed.
Dax sighed: "This Governor Yuri seems to love his wife a little too much, and this level of trust, I think, far exceeds the level of trust between ordinary couples. If you love a woman, you must at least think about the future of your family. Moreover, according to the information I have collected, this Governor Yuri, it seems... should not be the master who secretly loves beauty and does not want the country. I mean, he Although he is a romantic seed, at least when he was younger, he still showed some ambition and a sense of responsibility to the family. Now, how should I put it... He almost handed over the foundation of the entire Yuri family. I gave it to my own wife. To be honest, at least I can't do this level of generosity. After all, the Besta Military District is the foundation of the Yuri family, and in a way, this is not a special The private property of the Governor of Li is related to the inheritance of a family. In this way, Governor Yuri seems to be too generous to his wife, but he is too irresponsible for the family."
Xia Ya's eyes lit up: "You mean... Is there anything in it... "
"If there is no evidence, I can only make some guesses. Perhaps, Governor Yuri's generosity is a kind of guilt and compensation... You know, in the relationship between an old husband and a young wife, the husband often gives Because of the psychology of guilt and compensation, extra kindness to the young wife, hehe…”
After laughing a few times in an ambiguous manner, Dax coughed a few times before saying seriously: "In any case, the current position of the Governor's wife is very stable, provided that this Governor Yuri trusts! After all, Yuri The governor himself is the real owner of the Besta Military Region, and the governor's wife is just a custodian. If the governor of Yuri suddenly does not trust his wife - we can imagine that she can compete with her nephew for power , but she couldn't fight for power with her husband, because if she dared to show the slightest intention to fight against her husband, then the prestige she had built so hard in previous years would collapse in an instant! That is to say... the status of the governor's wife It is based on the trust of Governor Yuri himself, this position seems to be very stable, but it is also very dangerous!"
"Another issue is... Governor Yuri's own health. After all, he's an old man over fifty years old. And I heard that he spent a lot of time in his youth. Boss, I can bet that in this world, If a man spends too much time drinking and drinking, he must not live long. Governor Yuri still trusts his wife, but if he suddenly kicks his legs... Then the status of the governor's wife is very high. Embarrassing. Her legal status for the rule of the Besta military region comes from her husband, and if the husband dies, at least in terms of status, she has no reason to continue to rule the military region.
However, this issue does not seem to be worrying for the time being.
According to the information I found, this Governor Yuri was in very poor health a few years ago. At least in the third year after their marriage, he almost died of illness twice. Fortunately, he survived. What is strange is that since the fourth year, the health of this Governor Yuri has gradually stabilized. Although it is still a big medicine jar, there is no more dangerous situation of dying at any time. Obviously, the Governor's wife also understands her own situation, so she is very attentive and concerned about her husband's health. This Governor Yuri lives a secluded life and lives the most comfortable life, and the Governor's wife also traveled from the mainland. At least three famous physicians were brought in to take care of Governor Yuri. But, no matter what, he is an old man in his fifties. No matter how well he maintains it now, this problem will be exposed in the next few years.
Once Governor Yuri dies, but there is still no heir, the identity of the Governor's wife will immediately become very embarrassing! An interesting thing is recorded in the information I collected. Just the year before last, the Governor's wife had expressed her intention to adopt a child on some occasions when her prayers failed. It was opposed by almost all subordinates! Even those subordinates who were very loyal to her were resolutely opposed to this kind of thing, and it ended up being done. "
Dax finally finished all the words, his analysis was very clear, and Char nodded with satisfaction: "It seems that Green's decision to send you here is indeed correct, Dax, you have done an excellent job."
"So... Is it possible to consider a salary increase?" The guy smiled brazenly at Xia Ya.
Xia Ya sighed, looked at Dax, and said earnestly: "A salary increase? Why have I never heard of such a thing?"
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In the short term, the Governor's wife is established, but still maintains the contact with that Lear, it is enough to control this contact to a limited degree of favorability.
This is the conclusion that Dax made to Char after the analysis. The two share the same view: at least until Governor Yuri's death, no one can shake the woman's dominance in the Besta Military District.
"They need us."
Another view put forward by Dax is: "The problem of food must be solved. Since it is impossible to purchase from the outside world, the only option left for the Besta people is: war! They have so many elite troops, and Having hoarded so many supplies and reserves, these powers are not hoarded to play at home! By next year, the Besta people will have a headache with the problem of food. At that time, their only choice is to start a war and fight against the people around them. Neighbors start wars, invade, plunder. And at times like these, they need us! Whether they are fighting the Odin-occupied Corsica region or somewhere else, they need our cooperation. We can help them contain Manninger's strength and share their pressure."
Just as the conversation between the two had just ended, someone from outside suddenly came to report that the General Lear sent someone to see Marshal Xia Ya and brought a gift.
Xia Ya has experienced a lot of such things in the past two days.
Both Lear and the Governor's wife were very enthusiastic about themselves. They lived here and received gifts from both parties almost every day.
Most of what the governor's wife brought were some brocade clothes and food and daily expenses, while that Lear sent some more manly gifts, such as some well-made swords, or a new one he got. A good bow, or a barrel of fine wine or something like that.
Regarding the solicitation intentions revealed by both parties, Char's principle is: no one will be rejected!
Any good things he sent, he accepted without hesitation.
After receiving the announcement, Char and Dax walked out of the hall together and went outside.
The one who came to give the gift was a captain of General Lear's personal soldiers. This guy has met with Char Ya many times in the past two days, and they have also drank a few times together. After that, a gift was left.
It was a large trunk, but it contained a well-built saddle and stirrups and a bridle. This harness is obviously expensive, the stirrups and bridle are all pure gold! And even the reins are of the finest leather straps.
After Char smiled politely, after sending the captain of the personal soldiers away, as soon as he came back, he saw that this guy Dax had already moved the box into the chamber - this guy was holding a pure gold with an envious look on his face. Stirrup, the expression on his face seems to be about to drool.
Seeing Xia coming in, Dax giggled and said, "Boss, this thing is not bad... I said, I posted a lot of private money for those materials before, even if you don't want to reimburse, these things will be rewarded. Give it to me as compensation, how about it?"
Xia glared at the guy, but apparently this Dax had no fear of Xia, facing Xia's stare, he still had a hippie smile, Xia finally sighed: "Okay, don't do it. It looks so disgusting, you can take it if you like it."
Dax immediately smiled brightly, and after taking all the harness out of the box, he was about to ask someone to lead a horse to try it on, at this time...
"Yi?"
Dax suddenly stopped moving, looked down at the box with a serious face, the original smile on his face disappeared, his brows were furrowed, a strange look flashed in his eyes, and he stared at the box carefully. .
"What's wrong?" Xia Ya's heart moved, and she immediately walked to his side.
Dax took a deep breath: "There is something in the box!"
Xia Ya looked inside, but the box was empty, where is there anything
Dax sneered: "Sir, you can't tell... Hey! The bottom of this box is engraved with a special thing, and the engraving is made of special material, and it is also twill engraving. It went up, so unless you are a knowledgeable person, you can't see it at all."
He said, pulling Xi Ya and standing beside the box at a different angle: "You are standing here, this is the angle, bend down... Slightly sideways! See? Inside the box, a line of small characters is engraved!"
Dax smiled complicatedly: "Very standard Lantis intelligence personnel... It seems that this General Lear is also very knowledgeable, and he actually understands this method."