"Come here, deliver a letter to the rancher," General Dreshuka shouted, "and have the guys in the engineering department set up the catapults and battering rams! We can't wait any longer. If the rancher refuses to surrender, I will force him to surrender, or just kill him."
Once you start a fight with the nobles, everything will become very troublesome.
So General Dreshuka decided to take ruthless measures.
From now on, there will be no nobles in the entire Roman Empire.
…
March 7…
Yang Hao and others who were inspecting the construction progress of the Prismatic Fortress in the United Nations received news that the military district of the Roman Empire occupied the city of the western ranchers. After unifying all the soldiers in the entire city, General Dreshuka executed all the nobles and placed veterans in the new army to ensure his control.
He acted decisively, without any hesitation at all - the nobles at the ranch meeting were still spitting out beef two days ago, but today they were hanging on the city gate like dried bacon, fluttering in the wind. Who knows, one day this old bacon might be mixed into feed and eaten by livestock. It can be said that it couldn't be more miserable.
King Roman did not respond to General Dreshuka's actions, and Prince Gasson seemed to be completely autistic and didn't care about what was happening outside.
If the Alesse army was not in the capital, the citizens of the capital would probably have started an uprising against Prince Gassen's rule.
Not only that, the Alesse people also seemed to have taken action.
The elven ranger came to the easternmost side of the Roman Empire through the webway system, that is, the seaside cliff behind the mine to collect intelligence, and happened to see the Aresai fleet circling from the south to the east.
Based on a strategist's speculation and the map, Yang Hao and others came to a strange conclusion:
The Alesi people seemed to have mistaken that port for the port of the Khutot Khanate in the north, so they planned to go around from the east, to the northernmost part, and then to the west, and finally attack this "ally of Isugard" when the Khutot Khanate was caught off guard...
Yang Hao and Theresa were stunned. Fen was also stunned, but because of the elf's reserve, she didn't want to behave too badly.
The three of them were speechless, and finally Yang Hao forced out a sentence from his lips:
"I guess... there might be some discrepancies in the intelligence Roman gave to the Alesse people." He gestured on the table with his hands. "The Romans probably said that Ishugard has an ally in the north, but they themselves don't know where we are, so they can only say "in the north".
Then the spies of the Alese people looked all the way and either discovered the kingdom of the Great Khan on the northern steppe by ship, or mistakenly thought that our Constantinople was a border city, and then regarded Polan, which was occupied by the Great Khan in the north, as an ally of Isgard...
Well... I roughly understand their thinking: after all, the rear of all countries is the most vulnerable, and pirates like to attack these vulnerable rear areas the most.
Not only can it bring in money, but more importantly, it can cause enough damage while also attracting the enemy's main force and logistics back...
So they chose to bypass the possible blockade on the sea, sneaking around from the east all the way counterclockwise, and finally landing on the prairie, burning all the grass on the prairie, destroying supplies, and looting towns... It was indeed a very pirate-like style.
But the thing is…”
Yang Hao pointed to the seal of the United Nations on the map, which represented the elves and Bayerjans with a double-headed eagle and a pointed-eared ancient tree, and pointed to the totem mark of the Great Khan in the north.
"That's really not our territory..."
The cooperation between the Alesse and the Romans seemed to be that of a perfect match, or it could be said that the Romans unilaterally tricked the Alesse.
In short, it doesn't matter. What matters is that after this incident, the people of Alese are in trouble...
Theoretically, Alesse and Roman were fighting against Ishgard and the United Kingdom at the same time.
Now, under the influence of the Romans' false intelligence, the Alesse people have to deal with the Great Khan's country as well.
Although the Great Khan will eventually move south, the Alesse people's provocation will give Yang Hao a reasonable reason to negotiate directly with the Great Khan, so that Isgard, the Great Khan, and the United Kingdom can become a three-nation alliance and launch a swift attack on the Roman Empire together...
In this way, Yang Hao doesn't have to worry about Isgard dying in Roman, he can also occupy Roman's mineral resources, and the Great Khan can return to their land - this is a fucking win-win situation, right
The Romans and the Alessians have created a win-win-win situation for us. Even without Isgard getting bogged down in the quagmire of war, our United Nations can still make a lot of money...
You did a great job, you did a great job!
If I didn't send troops, you would all kill yourselves. How did my sworn brother bring you together back then
Yang Hao was so angry and wanted to cry, especially when he thought about the legacy he had left to the Roman Empire, which could actually allow the country to survive for a while, but they ended up dismantling those things themselves. He couldn't help but hugged Theresa in his arms and buried his face in the nun's hair for comfort.
It was only after Yang Hao could no longer bear the stimulation that Theresa, who was held in his arms, sighed:
"What should I say? This operation might piss off the Light to death... But this is indeed an opportunity... We can invade Roman and drive all the people out to find the iron ore we want in Roman... We can also maintain the church I built back then. I always wonder if the Light has gone there..."
"Eh?" Yang Hao and Fen were stunned. Why are you suddenly talking about such a big deal at this time
The Light ran away from you?!
This is a more important matter than the current Roman Empire. At least no one regards Roman as a problem. At least now the Roman who is constantly sweeping operations is not a problem at all.
Facing everyone's horror, the little nun just rolled her eyes and said, "That's where I lived with you at the beginning! There's a small underground church there, which was originally used as the "last refuge". If the "light" really almost disappeared before I obtained the divine power according to the prophecy, then after I obtained the divine power, the "light" that had been sent should appear there in other forms...
Wait? Why are you looking at me? Roman and Alessi are almost killing themselves. Can't I just think about how to distribute the food after the victory? It's like eating barbecue. The meat is bound to burn. Can't I just sprinkle chili powder or honey on it after I worry about it? "
"Yes, of course... But Finn, don't you have any ideas about this?"
Yang Hao doted on his lover. After stroking the angry Theresa's hair to comfort her, he turned around and asked Fen for her opinion.
Finn still has a strange expression on his face: "I can't understand their train of thought, so I think I have to be quiet... But it is true that "minerals" have become a problem now-
If we continue like this, we will soon run out of stored mineral resources. Although according to the elves' calculations, these minerals can meet our consumption for a hundred years, if possible, I don't want to use the legacy that may be the foundation for restoring the country after destruction."
"I know. So the attack on the Roman Empire has already been arranged - I plan to attack Kargad and Skool. There are mines in both places."
"Hmm. Then there is another question - will those zombies kill Roman or Ishugard before the Great Khan intervenes? I am serious."
"It's highly unlikely." Yang Hao shook his head. "Those 'living corpses' are actually still alive. Many zombies have collapsed due to malnutrition and were then eaten by other zombies.
If we continue like this, the number of the living dead will be reduced by at least one third or even half before the rainy season arrives...
The God of Light doesn’t seem to have done enough “corpse preparation” work. Whether it’s the living dead or the skeleton angels in the sky of St. Petersburg who are almost only bones left… The God of Light may not be as powerful as we imagined.”
"But even so, killing gods is a great undertaking that requires long-term planning."
"I know. Theresa and I won't act rashly, but I also hope that Japaria will—"
"You will be the emperor of Caparia in the future, why are you saying these polite words to me? If you are so worried about the opinions of Caparia, you might as well prepare a low-cut wedding dress for me that won't slide down when I put it on."
Fen raised her eyebrows, kicked Yang Hao under the table, and then she made a promise to Yang Hao.
When Theresa heard this, her face looked extremely strange: Is there really such a thing as a low-cut dress that Fen can wear without slipping down
"Why don't you try nipple covers? I mean—"
"You're going to die?!"
The two most powerful women in the United Kingdom are arguing once again.
And just as they were arguing, a new piece of information was once again delivered to them.
The title of the intelligence was simple: Something happened at sea.
The content of the intelligence was even simpler: the colonial army attempted to transport supplies by sea while the fleet was returning for replenishment, but all the ships sank halfway through the journey.
Not to mention supplies, the colonial army lost five merchant ships at once. I guess Miss Black Dragon is now very upset and is cursing the commander for his recklessness.
"It seems I have to be prepared for Nia to come again." Yang Hao sighed, "I knew that the Isgardians were not familiar with advanced warfare, and were reckless about logistics... They underestimated the Alessians and Romans, and overestimated their control over the coast - but then again, couldn't they let the griffins deal with the wooden ships?"
"Is it possible that the ships attacking the merchant ships are ironclad ships that they cannot handle?"
Fen's reminder made everyone silent.
At the same time, about thirty nautical miles away from the port of the United Nations, Arese's ironclad ship was salvaging objects floating in the sea.
"Luckily we came here directly - those pirates from Isgard had already gone back due to lack of supplies... This was really timely."
Their new ironclad ships had rotating turrets that were controlled manually at the bottom of the cabin, and the crude naval guns that were over 150 mm in diameter were obviously specially designed to target Isgard's Stray Ironclads.
This is the Alesse's new "Prince" class ironclad ship - they have seized control of the sea at this stage through two new ironclad ships, but they dare not enter the ports of the United Nations to suppress them.
On the one hand, it was because there was no need. It was better for them to lure the snake out of its hole than to be fools and let the new ironclad ship enter the unprotected but necessary safe harbor.
On the other hand, they were not sure whether there were naval guns in the secret port that could threaten the warships.
But what is certain is that the Isgard colonial army is in trouble again. And Miss Nia's request was delivered to Yang Hao's office that evening.
However, before dealing with Miss Nia's work, this man has to deal with the future institutional development of the United Nations.
After all, he had to take care of the knowledge inheritance of important craftsmen after their death, instead of always shouting "Arthur Arthur".
Chapter 12: The Elves' First Time and the Awakening of the Ice Disaster 8K
There is no doubt that the United Nations system is now deformed.
What Yang Hao was referring to was not the deformity in the "political system", but the deformity in "development" outside of politics.
Let me give you a classic example - now Yang Hao has to look for Arthur whenever he has something to do, and he has to rely on Arthur's invincible brain to research all kinds of golems -
Although it is definitely a good thing for Arthur to not have to go home and face twenty or so fierce elf women, but if Arthur really dies in the belly of an elf woman one day, then Yang Hao will have no choice but to find Dr. Joseph, right
What if Dr. Joseph is killed one day by the elf in charge of maintaining logistics because he designed a weapon that can drive all logistics crazy, then Yang Hao will not be able to find any capable people and can only sit in the office in a daze
It is a bad thing that the United Nations relies too much on "individuals" in its development system today.
In order to avoid the possibility of no one taking over the post after the death of important people, including Yang Hao himself, Yang Hao must immediately take advantage of this period of stability to deal with this major institutional issue...
"At least if Arthur really dies in a woman's belly one day, or even if I die somewhere, the United Nations will be able to find a replacement immediately instead of just standing there in a daze, right?"
Yang Hao sighed helplessly, looking at the plan in his hand. After asking someone to tell Ms. Nia "I'll go there later", he continued to immerse himself in his work.
What Yang Hao wants to determine is a new system that provides a path for ordinary people to rise while ensuring the output of high-quality talents - if we have to use something familiar as a metaphor, it is actually more like a "university" on Earth.
However, unlike universities on Earth, universities in the United Nations not only have stricter admission requirements and are subject to supervision by senior administrators, but more importantly, this university is completely controlled by the government and only serves citizens of the United Nations.
After all, Yang Hao had no intention of training talents for the enemy, nor did he have the idea of letting them wander around after training them.
The United Nations needs those talents. Even if there is no population shortage in the future, they need these talents.
So after thinking about it, it is necessary to use contracts to ensure that talents are locked in the country...
But the key point this time is that his requirement is that the talents of this university will become front-line personnel immediately after training, and become the backbone of the United Nations with the help of big brothers such as Arthur. At the same time, everyone has the ability to take over vacancies at any time.
"This may be a little difficult... But if we let the elves be teachers and cooperate with some specially selected students with outstanding talents... We should be able to obtain a group of talents within five to ten years. By then, even if I give Arthur a year-long vacation and let him die, there will be someone to take over at any time..."
Although Yang Hao can only ask Japaria to provide teachers now, as long as there is a group of idle and old teachers, many problems can be easily solved...
Having said that, after solving the future "talent" problem in the planning.
Yang Hao had to consider the functions of other departments.
After all, Bayer's work is indeed too chaotic now.
As Theresa's counselor, Yang Hao not only had to deal with major national affairs, but also had to personally handle or give instructions on even some trivial matters.
Although it's not as bad as a general unclogging a toilet, to be honest, if he continues to be so exhausted, Yang Hao doesn't have the confidence to hold on for another year or two...
He had to give the United Nations' bureaucracy clear functions, and ensure that it was stable before his death... but how exactly
Yang Hao was thinking hard, and at this moment the door of the conference room opened.
The person who came in from outside was the light-hearted Fen. She looked thoughtfully at the complicated and varied reports in front of Yang Hao. A hint of cunning flashed in her green eyes. She pulled a chair and sat next to Yang Hao and said:
"Are you worried about Isgard?"
"To be exact, I'm worried about the future." Yang Hao shrugged and handed one of the documents to Fen. "After all, I have fully felt the pain of a country with an extremely insufficient population and high-level talents and a lack of qualified bureaucrats... But fortunately, this is a solvable problem - I just don't have a clue for the time being."
"I think this is already a serious problem. After all, from the perspective of the elves, if we don't have a clue, it means it will be difficult to develop in a few years."
"That's because the elves used to be conservative, but now times have changed, and it's time to change their old ideas."
"snort… "
The little elf snorted, and after glancing over Yang Hao's plan, she sighed and said that the elves could help with university matters, but the training of bureaucrats and the elf system might not be suitable for Bayer Zhans.
On the one hand, it is because of the issue of lifespan - the bureaucrats of the immortal species will create functions and plans that are incomprehensible to humans because of the issue of lifespan.
For humans, it is unusual for a person to stay in the same position for hundreds of years. But for elves, they will get used to it and work hard to study their own work.
To put it simply, humans want "change" to seek more, but elves prefer "stagnation" to study their own skills.
Under such circumstances, it is impossible for the elves' political system to coexist with the humans' political system. After all, they are inherently in conflict with each other.
"Unless you think that the Bayerjans of the future will be as selfless as their fathers, I really don't recommend you to just copy it."
"I'm not the type to mechanically follow others. But I have to at least try out some new things during this period... Oh, I guess I have to look at some books on bureaucracy in the ancient books of Bayer Janus."
"Haha, although I really want you to cheer up, you should take a rest now, okay?"
Fen tilted her head and pointed at Yang Hao's cheek. Her nails were not sharp, but when they touched Yang Hao's face, he could still feel the coolness of her nails and the warmth and softness of her fingers underneath the coolness.
"Look at you. How many wrinkles have appeared on your face? Even with the secret influence of the spirit magic and Theresa's magic, your face will still not be able to withstand the fatigue and will gradually age... You are playing with your life, do you know that?"
Fen's fingers slowly moved along the curve of the wrinkles on Yang Hao's face, finally reaching his nose bridge, then rubbed down along the center line over the tip of his nose, and her fingers gently placed between Yang Hao's lips.
Finn showed a serious expression that said, "If you dare to speak, I will put my fingers in your mouth." Yang Hao could only blink, signaling the elf not to play around in such an occasion.
"I'm not kidding. My Lord Regent... Theresa can see that you are playing with your life, but she really doesn't have the ability to stop you, and she also takes your feelings into consideration, so she lets you do whatever you do... But I'm different, I'm an elf, I won't take anything into consideration... the other person's feelings."
Fen's right index finger gently swirled between Yang Hao's lips, like a small drill, she drilled through the defense of Yang Hao's lips, pressed against his upper and lower teeth, then gently pushed upwards, forcing him to open his mouth and gently pressed her finger against his tongue. The elf showed a gloomy smile: