I will be crowned king

On September 10, 101 in the Saint's Calendar, the Holy War Legion, which had shrunk across the board, finally ushered in the day of return.

The entire Jihadi Legion was divided into two groups, and nearly 30,000 people headed to Red Hand Bay under the leadership of Pavel Dukaski to build the expeditionary base camp.

After going round and round, the position of the Holy See's agent in the New World still fell to the Marquis of the Palace.

To put it bluntly, Pavel really doesn’t want to take over this mess. After all, Dukaski has no interests at all in the New World, and there is no foundation at all. His own prestige in the Jihad Army is only because of Ai De Levante's death was so sudden that the scattered imperial knights and nobles temporarily lost their leader and were in urgent need of someone to stand up and "take responsibility", or to take the blame.

In his eyes, even Bernard Morweis, who had just been released by the New World Legion and was lucky to survive, was more suitable than him; but the latter obviously knew that this was a big trap. He had to be loyal to the emperor and guarantee the Holy See. The interests of Yi Yi are not human inside and outside, and they have all been pushed away early using the excuse of "captured defeated general".

In fact, if you insist on finding someone, Arthur Herred, a guy with a royal background, a good relationship with Louis Bernard, and a simple and easy-to-control guy is also a very suitable candidate; I seem to be very happy with it, after all, he has The opportunity arises to challenge Louis every day.

But if such a simple guy wants to be the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, the support the Holy See needs to invest is too great; besides, when the more innocent people find that they are being used, the consequences are likely to be difficult to end, so Philes simply has no Take him into consideration.

Although there was support from the royal family and the Fire Knight Wolf family, the Dukaski family did not dare to openly defy the church; after some deliberation, they could only agree to the other party's request.

The rest of the Holy War Army will be divided into three groups and return to the mainland from White Whale Port, Black Reef Port and Sailing City. They will be the leaders of the Judgment Knights in all departure queues and be responsible for conveying the good news of "Jihad Success" to the entire Order World.

The Storm Legion was originally planning to leave with the Clovis Crusaders, but their departure time was delayed by ten days.

This is not because the fleet has insufficient capacity to carry it - at least it is not the main reason - it is mainly because Anson Bach's situation is too special. Ludwig is very worried that His Majesty and the wealthy councilors of Clovis City may not be able to understand quickly. "Curve loyalty" is too advanced a thinking logic.

Ludwig estimated that it would take about half a month to get from North Port to Clovis City, plus the report, so that the adults could have a basic understanding of the situation. In this way, the Storm Legion would arrive in North Port and stay for a while, which would be almost the same. That's enough.

...Well, probably.

This result is actually a good thing for the Storm Legion. After all, the real estate of the Legion is spread over most of the Free Confederacy. It is not an easy task to calculate all of them. Many low-level soldiers plan to retire when they return. The officers were also eager to take the money home and were looking forward to how much dividends they would get from this victory.

As a small military group that has made money engraved into its bones, the headquarters of the Storm Legion certainly cannot live up to the expectations of its subordinates. No one will be willing to leave this geomantic treasure land unless they squeeze out the last copper.

The only person who was dissatisfied with this result was Leon Francois, the commander-in-chief of the Hantu Army... Little Leon had a lot to say to his cousin whom he had not seen for a long time, but he had to leave as soon as possible. Leading the most elite main force of Hantu to return to the homeland, there can be no delay for a minute.

Leon, who was extremely disappointed, had no choice but to give up meeting Anson and wrote a long letter to Ludwig, urging him to pass the entrustment to his cousin, and then set off on his way back. journey.

On the other hand, the Storm Legion, which is busy with discounts, is also in trouble: the New World is very wealthy, and there are indeed many industries under the Legion's name, but the New World is seriously lacking in various circulating currencies and hard currencies such as gold and silver. The only things that can be taken out are various bulk commodities that are worthless and take up space, and IOUs.

That's right, the Storm Legion still holds a large amount of IOUs from upper-class industrial owners in various colonies, and the value is very objective.

Some of these come from the initial War of Independence, when many industrial owners and manor owners directly mortgaged their properties to the Storm Legion in exchange for insurance; some come from the "battle retreat" period during the Holy War, when the colonial legions who were in urgent need of arming themselves simply could not afford it. How much cash can only be owed first, and gunpowder and weapons can be purchased from Beluga Port on credit.

As time goes by and the number of people increases, this number becomes very considerable.

The problem is that this money, like the chattels, is difficult to cash out directly - after all, the war has just ended, even if these people return to their respective colonies immediately, they will engage in an absolutely unsustainable depletion of the local area and want to pay off the debt within ten days. It's also a fool's errand.

But if he can't get the money, Anson can't fulfill his promise of dividends. Not to mention disbanding, the Storm Legion may even risk mutiny on the spot - after all, everyone really had no complaints when they worked hard before, and they even followed the Commander-in-Chief in treason. The establishment of the iron rice bowl is no longer needed. It’s okay to take such huge risks and sacrifices without compensation. Even the agreed dividends are not given. Public outrage is almost an inevitable result.

The most important thing is that Anson has almost all his belongings trapped in it; if he cannot take it away, for the rest of his life he will have to hope that everyone in the Clovis Kingdom can really believe in the complex logic of "Curve Loyalty", and then press the Brigadier General Just give yourself a standard allowance.

Fortunately, these real estates and IOUs are more or less participated by the important white-glove company New World Company. In addition to all the nominally owned fractions of the Storm Legion, Luen, Franz, Bernard, Cecil, Roland...many people from the Old World All wealthy families are involved in it, so it cannot be regarded as Anson's problem alone.

As the first president of the New World Company, faced with financial disputes involving the entire legion at the same time, Reinhard Roland naturally had to stand up and after carefully considering the practical difficulties, he gave a solution in his eyes. What a perfect solution.

……………………

"...Please allow me to confirm that the 'perfect plan' you mentioned is not the fund, right?"

In the small smoking room, the clerk Alan Dawn, who had two dark circles under his eyes, looked somewhat incredulous, as if he was worried that the other person did not know how amazing what he said was.

"As expected of a top student from a Holy See monastery, he can really grasp the key points as soon as he opens his mouth." Roland couldn't help but praise:

"Yes, if you want to resolve the Storm Legion's asset discount as soon as possible, the fund is the perfect choice."

"Convert all the movable and immovable properties owned by the Storm Legion in the New World into shares of the New World Company, and then use the shares as collateral to establish a fund in the name of the Legion. The fund pool will be based on the distribution principles previously formulated by Commander-in-Chief Anson Bach. Distribute bonuses to every soldier and officer.”

"This not only resolves the asset shrinkage that will almost certainly result from the Storm Legion's eagerness to realize its industry, but also optimizes the property rights structure of the New World Company. It also provides Commander-in-Chief Anson Bach with a powerful hand to unite the Legion... The Ring of Order is above , I’m sure there won’t be a better solution than this.”

"Indeed, it doesn't, but it has a very fatal problem." The little secretary frowned, not feeling the pleasure of finally breathing a sigh of relief: "Otherwise, I would have suggested to Lord Anson to establish a fund with public property of the legion."

"Oh, what's the problem?"

"It's very simple, the soldiers won't accept it - they don't want good things like shares and funds, they just want cash, genuine goods that they can take home and show off, so that their families will know that their future life is guaranteed as soon as they see it. of cash!"

The little clerk sighed: "Although I have told them that shares and funds only prevent them from getting all the money immediately. In the long run, dividends will definitely exceed one-time settlement. Unfortunately, most people are not interested in this. The truth… is not entirely what one wants to believe.”

"But the purpose of setting up the fund is so that we don't have to give them money all at once!" Reinhard said it was difficult to understand:

"Don't these ordinary soldiers and middle- and lower-level officers understand that we are doing this entirely for their own good? If we give them so much money at once, they will definitely spend it squandering it and buying all kinds of luxuries that they don't need at all. , or indulge in the nausea of ​​addiction and end up not being able to save a penny - we are really thinking about them!"

"Who says otherwise? They are not as outstanding as us or Mr. Anson. They often need to handle large amounts of assets. They have long since gotten rid of the temptation brought by money. They are professionals who can truly handle assets." The little secretary Feel the same:

"We cannot allow ordinary people who are comfortable with just enough food and clothing to obtain large sums of wealth immediately. That would be the most cruel harm to them."

"Unfortunately, it seems that our efforts will not yield results." Reinhard nodded matter-of-factly: "We also have to bear the reputation of harming the public, enriching ourselves, and being greedy - of course, these are the pressures we have to bear. I'm used to it."

"It's just that I still think that the fund is a very good option. The only problem is that it needs to allow the officers and soldiers at the bottom to get a large amount of real money."

"And it's best if this money isn't taken out of New World's cash flow, I understand."

The little secretary sighed. This was the most difficult part of the whole plan; after all, promises, expectations and reality are actually three completely different entities, but most people will subconsciously connect them and will not get it. things as a reality that is bound to happen.

Rather, it is a miracle that the Commander-in-Chief can fulfill his promise for so long. As a result, not only do they not appreciate it, they also take it as a matter of course, and cannot understand the Commander-in-Chief's difficulties at all - it is really unreasonable!

However, the problem still needs to be solved. The legion's assets cannot be reduced, and they must be firmly in the hands of the commander-in-chief; in other words, another group of people must be willing to pay the money to meet the expectations of the soldiers.

So, who is the big grievance... the good Samaritan?

"Wait a minute." As if he suddenly thought of something, Reinhard snapped his fingers:

"Before winter, the Clovis royal fleet should return to North Port with the Storm Legion, right?"

"Yes, after all, the Storm Legion has eight thousand people, and the Clovis Legion has retreated with the Hantu Legion. About half of the ships will be left behind. It should be more than enough to fill everyone and supplies, but..." Xiao The secretary was shocked:

"You, you don't want to..."

"Exactly." Reinhard's eyes lit up: "Don't you think this is a genius idea?"

"But, but Clovis has clearly stated in the past that trade between the colony and Northport can only be conducted unilaterally and cannot be led by the colony!" Alan Dawn was a little panicked:

"We suddenly made such a big splash, it's very possible..."

"That was once!"

Reinhard directly intercepted and corrected: "Today's Free Confederation is an independent country recognized by the Holy See. Of course, her trade behavior is led by herself, isn't it?"

"Theoretically, this is indeed the case, but we all know that is impossible!" The little secretary immediately corrected: "With the amount of cargo that the Free Confederacy can spit out, only Clovis can fully eat it, and we still have to fight with Nack The Hill Kingdom competition is not an equal deal! We who break the tacit understanding between the two parties without authorization are likely to..."

"But we can make up for it with a larger volume of cargo!" Reinhard still refused to give up:

"Think about it. In the past, Clovis could only get the Ice Dragon Fjord as a market and source of raw materials, but now it has become the entire Free Confederation. Isn't it worth making a little change for them?"

The little clerk protested again: "I must remind you that this is not a small change!"

"Yes, this is an unprecedented change." Reinhard nodded slightly: "Considering the current predicament, I think it is worth a try!"

The little secretary was speechless.

That's right, apart from directly bringing this year's last batch of raw materials and the Storm Legion back to North Port through the Clovis Royal Fleet, and using the cash from the sales to pay the soldiers' dividends, there is really no second better way. .

But this will obviously break the tacit trade agreement with Clovis in the past. Many people will suffer losses as a result, causing Anson Bach to become enemies with many people who hold large sums of wealth... This is something Alan Dawn does not want to see. of.

And Reinhard thought of another thing, which was the purpose of Miss Thalia's instructions.

By converting the Storm Legion's industry into shares, Brigadier General Anson Bach has a great say in the raw material trade of the Free Confederacy. To put it bluntly, he can sell to whomever he wants; saving lives for urgently needed raw materials. For Clovis, this is the one they must please.

On the other hand, if Lord Anson wants to maintain his importance in the eyes of many people in Clovis, he must not give up his connection with the New World Company; well, that is, his previous connection with the Rune family.

This is the precautionary measure Talia prepared.

...the first one.