Chapter 413 Chapter 380 The Art of Politics

The civil war in Roland Continent that broke out in the spring of Nine hundred and sixty-four in the Empire caused the Northwest Army, the local separatist warlord that had been a headache for the Empire for many years, to fall apart. In order to win this victory, the empire paid a total of 14 million gold coins for the war.What caused the empire's military a headache was that after this battle, the Northwest Legion disappeared, and then another controversy arose, that is, whether to rebuild the Northwest Legion in the northwest region of the empire to defend the northwest of the empire. border.

For this issue, a large-scale dispute was launched in the court of the imperial capital.Some people think that there are prairie people outside the northwest of the empire. Although there are some civil strife on the grassland, the prairie people are savage and warlike. People on the other side believe that the Northwest region now has the Duke of Tulip, and the Duke of Tulip's territory, Desa province, is the border area. The Tulip family already has tens of thousands of private troops, which are enough to take on the important task of defending the border of the empire. For this issue, the two sides argued endlessly.After all, rebuilding the Northwest Army Corps, such a major event, involves various interests in all aspects.To rebuild a new Northwest Legion, it is natural to promote a large number of senior generals and officers, especially those who hold important positions. How many wealthy nobles in the empire, many of them have military backgrounds, naturally move up and down and try their best I hope that this resolution can be passed, and I hope that after the reconstruction of the Northwest Army, people in my family can get in and get a high position.

The opposing side is a group of imperial officials headed by the Minister of Finance. They insist that there is no need to set up a main army in the Northwest Region. As for the grassland people, it is enough to have the Duke of Tulip guarding the gate of the country.Moreover, the Minister of Finance cited a series of figures, showing that if the Northwest Army is to be rebuilt, the empire's finances will bear a huge burden.And this year, a new main battle corps has been established, and an almost extravagant Kaspersky line of defense has been established in the north... If it continues, even with the generous donation of the Duke of Tulip, then the empire's finances may be in the next few years. will be in serious crisis.

"The Storm Legion needs to be supplemented and reorganized. The new 'Thunder God's Whip' legion has just been completed, and the Kaspersky line of defense is still finishing work... The treasury has no money now! Rebuilding the Northwest Legion? It's just crazy!!" The Chancellor of the Exchequer was on the court, blushing and yelling loudly at those dignitaries who advocated reconstruction. What is puzzling is that during this debate, as the ruler of the empire, the regent has not said a word, and has not shown any inclination.His silent performance made people feel even more profound. Many people on both sides of the dispute tried their best to understand the real thoughts of the regent through various channels. Unfortunately, no matter whether they bought the court servants or The officers in the Imperial Forest Army also received the news that despite the quarrels in the court, the regent never mentioned this issue after he returned to the palace.The only clue is that the regent has been in a very good mood in private in the past few days, and there is even news from the court that someone heard the regent laughing alone in the room.

... Prince Chen is indeed in a good mood. He actually doesn't care at all when he sees those ministers arguing these days. It was true that he hid in the room and laughed wildly. To be exact, Prince Chen is in a very, very good mood now.This good mood comes from a top-secret battle report! ! "A thousand hot-air balloon airships and high-altitude bombings destroyed 70,000 cavalry in less than an hour! The ground attack only lost a few thousand people, and wiped out Lu Gao's 70,000 cavalry..." Seeing this battle report, how could Prince Chen not be ecstatic? Overjoyed, he strengthened his determination to make a big deal out of the air force!

It turns out that the combat troops in the air are so powerful?It turned out that the iron cavalry of the Northwest Army, which was so strong that the whole continent was staring at it, was like a three-year-old child under the aerial bombardment, allowing the opponent to ravage it!This advanced way of warfare can be said to have subverted the previous rules! ! The results of such a painting made Prince Chen feel even more foresight about the plan that he had agreed with Du Wei to build the empire's air force on a large scale! With such a powerful weapon of war, two years later... what are you afraid of? !snort! !

As for the two parties in the quarrel above the court, Prince Chen sat on the sidelines and watched. With his intelligence, he certainly knew what those high-profile advocates of rebuilding the Northwest Army were thinking about... Hmph, a bunch of idiots fighting for power and profit! Prince Chen already has a plan for the future of the Northwest in his heart, but he is still observing it coldly. Compared with the quarrels these days, Prince Chen is more concerned about two other things. The first one is the progress of the production of air bombing hot air balloons, which was cooperated by Du Wei and the military.In a military restricted area that the empire set aside thirty miles south of the imperial capital half a year ago, a production base has already been put into production.

That is, the so-called... well, yes, the name that Du Wei advocated before is called "Boeing United Airlines". That's right, it's the weird name.This is a production base jointly invested by Du Wei and the military, specializing in the production of large-scale air balloons.And Du Wei generously handed in some hot air balloon production technology.Only some core figures in the empire know about this secret production base. According to the progress reported, 1,400 hot air balloons have been produced in half a year.And Du Wei also wrote a letter telling himself that the gunpowder has been produced and the first batch of goods will be delivered within a month.

Moreover, Du Wei also specially wrote a plan, which is a set of special training methods specially used to train those soldiers who fight in the air. Prince Chen could see the gold content of this item at a glance! And the second thing that Prince Chen cares about is the upstart in the military that he secretly favors, that Alpay... ... Fifteen days after the end of the Northwest War, the quarrel in the imperial capital finally came to an end. What is interesting is that during this quarrel, Prince Chen was not the only one who did not express his opinion, but the current Acting Minister of Military Affairs, the old Prime Minister Robeschell, also kept silent.

It stands to reason that the military is strongly advocating the reconstruction of the Northwest Army.However, as the minister of military affairs, the silence of the old prime minister undoubtedly made the military's strong intentions fail to gain strong support.Even many people in the military expressed dissatisfaction with the acting minister of military affairs, thinking that as the minister of military affairs—even if he was acting as an agent, he was too unqualified!As a minister of military affairs, he does not seek interests for the military. What no one knew was that the old prime minister had secretly reached an agreement with his assistant, Lord Camisiro, who was also sent by Prince Chen to gild his side these days.

On this day, a piece of good news came out: the old prime minister Robeschell married the upstart Camisiro, and the old prime minister will marry one of his grandnieces to the thirty-year-old Mr. Camisiro .The marriage was also blessed by the Regent. As you can imagine, this is an obviously political marriage.Camisiro has been regarded by many people as an upstart in the military in the future, and at this time, the marriage with the old prime minister Robschel's family, a noble family with a long history, undoubtedly made the young Camisiro, With a huge political background, his future will be brilliant! But everyone can't wait to offer their blessings—whether they are sincere or against their will.Camisiro's mansion was full of guests for a while—at this moment, another piece of good news came from the palace! The current ruler of the empire, His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, Prince Chen, announced that he will be married—again! Although he has not been crowned emperor, according to the law, Prince Chen's title is only lower than that of the emperor, and according to the imperial law, although he already has a regular wife, he can still marry two more concubines. But this time, the woman Prince Chen decided to marry was from an ancient family with a long history in the south of the empire. Before the rise of the Augustinian Dynasty, this family was once brilliant. One of the richest families in the empire. And this girl who is about to become the regent's princess is eighteen years old. It is said that she is famous in the southern aristocratic circle. At the age of sixteen, she has fascinated countless young nobles in the south. Art and painting, and has a special talent for dancing. What is even more amazing is that this girl is not only versatile, but also said to be a very kind girl-during the snow disaster in the south last year, She donated all her jewelry and won the appreciation of many people. In the aristocratic circle of the empire, this aristocratic girl named Delly, and Mrs. Liszt's younger sister Angel in the Liszt family in the north, are also known as the two beauties of the younger generation of the rich family of the empire. At the same time, a noteworthy detail...especially a detail that Du Wei will pay special attention to! This girl named Dai Li, her own brother, was just promoted to the commander of the Fourth Division of the Imperial City Guard Army a year and a half ago, and performed well in the just-concluded Northwest War, winning Great work - General Alpay! ! After the news came out, it caused another sensation in the imperial capital! The young monarch of the empire married the most famous beauty in the southern aristocratic circle of the empire.People with a keen sense of politics immediately think of something!Especially after learning about General Alpay's military exploits in the just-concluded Northwest War, everyone realized: I am afraid this will be the rise of an upstart again! ! Although General Alpay has just led the army back in a hurry, more than a dozen groups of guests have already visited his home.Everyone is eagerly trying to curry favor with this rising star. For a while, Camisiro and Alpay, these two names, became the hottest focus in the imperial capital. Everything is like when Du Wei suddenly rose to become the Duke of Tulip. These things have diluted the attention of the court to the reconstruction of the Northwest Army.Afterwards, the regent suddenly made his own decision without asking the opinions of any ministers, and issued several orders in one breath. "The first order, in view of the outstanding military exploits made during the war and the great contribution to the empire, to reward the Duke Tulip of the Empire, Du Wei Rudolph, to award the Empire's Outstanding Gold Thorn Flower Medal, the Empire's Outstanding Contribution Medal, and Awarded the title of Countess of the Court (lifetime, not hereditary) to Miss Vivienne, the fiancée of Duke Duvey Rudolph..." If this order is here, it is still the meaning of the question - after all, Du Wei's credit is placed there, and everyone knows that his reward must be indispensable.These rewards are indeed very thick.But then, the last paragraph of this order made everyone lose their glasses! "...At the same time, in view of Duke Tulip's illustrious achievements for the empire during the war, Duke Tulip is appointed as the Chief of Military Affairs of the Northwest Empire, and Duke Tulip is awarded the rank of General of the Empire!" General rank? ! ! And what is the meaning of the new title of "Military Chief of the Northwest Army of the Empire", a new official title that the empire has never had before? ? However, what is even more surprising is what lies ahead...