rise of empire total war

Chapter 485
After the promulgation of the military rank system, there was no doubt that the nobles resisted and protested, but under Richard's strong promotion, their protest was finally suppressed, and they had no choice but to accept the military rank system that threatened their noble status. They were comforted by the fact that middle and high-ranking military officers were still nobles, and it would not happen that high-ranking civilians would override them in a short period of time.

In addition to the military rank system, the medal designed and promoted by Richard was welcomed by all soldiers. After the first batch of finished products were produced, Richard awarded the Eagle Medal to Charles, Richard Bono and Ronald, etc. Several military commanders with achievements in conquering enemy countries awarded the Iron Cross Medal to regimental-level and above commanders who performed outstandingly in the war, and awarded the Holy Cross Medal to soldiers and mid- and low-level officers who performed outstandingly.

Because the number of medals produced is not large, and rarity is the most precious, those who have not received the medal are eager to obtain this medal that symbolizes glory. He performed well and won a medal.

Richard didn't know what they were thinking, he only knew that he seemed to be self-defeating, making the whole army more eager for war.

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Half a month later, the one-month deadline Richard gave to all countries finally passed, and all countries gave Richard their choices one after another. What made Richard relax a little was that most countries wisely chose to become Wen Among the allies of the Winster Kingdom, only a few countries chose to resist, rejected Richard's proposal, and provocatively sent troops to attack neighboring countries that supported the Winsters.It was not much different from what Richard expected. Those weak countries chose to stand by him, and even some stronger countries chose to join.

For those clowns, Richard will not be merciless. Following his order, the two legions of the kingdom were dispatched together. Overthrow and re-support a puppet ruler who is close to the Kingdom of Winster.Although puppet rule is no better than direct rule, those areas are enclaves, so Richard can only support the puppet regime.

The iron-fisted action of Winster's army calmed down those countries that joined the alliance, and also increased their confidence in national security. Against this background, a new round of alliance meeting was once again held at the Ippolito Palace in Nord City. Out of sincerity, all countries sent domestic nobles to attend the meeting.After some countries learned that Richard had a prince and a princess, they also proposed marriage requests, but Richard rejected them one by one. He did not want his children to marry people who had no feelings, although this It is unlikely, but at least Richard will try to avoid arranging political marriages for them while he is still alive.

Although a little disappointed with Richard's refusal, the envoys cheered up for the next meeting, but they didn't know that Richard made some new requests:
1. Countries within the alliance no longer have diplomatic independence.

2. In addition to the necessary garrison troops and standing armies, the countries within the alliance cannot privately recruit troops before obtaining the consent of the alliance chairman.

3. Any military actions by countries within the alliance need to be reported to the chairman of the alliance.

After hearing these three new restrictions, the crowd was in an uproar. Regardless of their usual demeanor, nobles from all over the world stood up from their seats and expressed their protest to Richard, but Richard remained calm With a light expression, he turned a deaf ear to the protests of the nobles.He looked at the noisy emissaries below, and blocked their mouths with just one sentence.

"You have the right to refuse, but after you refuse, you will bear the consequences at your own risk."

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The meeting on the first day broke up unhappily. The angry messengers returned to the residence arranged for them by the head of the Winster court. Thinking about Richard's unreasonable proposal, the more they thought about it, the more angry they wanted to go out of the room Discussed the countermeasures with the acquaintance messenger, but was shocked to find that there were Winster soldiers standing guard outside the room, and they stopped someone directly when they saw someone going out.

Seeing this, the messengers immediately understood Richard's intentions, and cursed Richard for his arrogance, but they didn't dare to speak loudly for the soldiers outside to hear, they could only curse secretly in their hearts.

The next day, the meeting continued. More than half of the envoys who participated in the meeting came with dark circles. It can be seen that they did not sleep well last night. What a good idea to continue to sleep.

Regardless of their status, Richard continued to hold on to yesterday's proposal and did not let go at all. Although the envoys were itching their teeth with anger, they were powerless to change Richard. The Winsters are notoriously barbaric. They dared to slam the door and leave, and before the envoy returned home, he could hear the news that his motherland was destroyed halfway.

In the next few days, the two sides have been arguing fiercely over the restrictions of the alliance, but no matter how hard the messenger tried his best, Richard could not let go. After that, they finally chose to give in, agreed to Richard's proposal, and jointly elected Richard as the chairman of the alliance.

In the end, each emissary signed an accession agreement on behalf of the country behind him and accepted the restrictions of the alliance.

1. Countries within the alliance will cancel their diplomatic independence.

2. Countries within the alliance are not allowed to recruit troops without authorization, nor to launch military operations without authorization.

3. The chairman country of the alliance has the right to send troops to station in the territory of the alliance member states, and once a war breaks out, each member state will send troops to support it unconditionally.

4. All member countries within the alliance should minimize tariffs and relax border controls.

5. The member states of the alliance cancel the original currency and use the silver mark as the currency uniformly, and the existing currency will be uniformly replaced with the silver mark.

6. The presidency of the alliance is obliged to ensure the national security and territorial integrity of all member states, and to handle disputes among member states fairly.

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In general, this agreement makes all the countries that joined the alliance lose their due national sovereignty, and actually become vassal states of the Winsters. No, it is only a little better than the vassal states. Paying tribute to the Winster Kingdom of the chairman country is nothing more than that.

But this agreement also has a part that deserves the joy of all countries. The reduction of tariffs by all countries is conducive to the development of commercial trade and can increase taxes for all countries. The unified replacement of the more valuable silver marks also promotes the development of commerce from another level.Although the countries have lost their military autonomy, they have also been sheltered by the powerful Winster army. As long as they don't want to expand their territory or die, they can guard their own one-third of an acre of land and make a fortune.

Really mutual benefit and win-win.

　The sixth volume is over, and the new volume will start tomorrow~
　　
　
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