I Will Be The Crowned King

Now that the transaction conditions have been finalized, the Beluga Harbor Council, which was both surprised and delighted, did not dare to neglect any more, and immediately publicly invited Colonel William Cecil to come as a guest to formally discuss the specific details of this year's "taxation".

After receiving assurances from Anson and the Rune family, the young fleet commander also responded to the invitation, but in order not to be too active, at the suggestion of the chief mate, he said that he would be invited to the next regular meeting of the parliament.

Although he appeared very calm, William's mood is even more urgent than the Beluga Harbor Council. He can't wait to finish all the work tomorrow, return to Beigang the day after tomorrow, and go to the Osteria Palace the day after tomorrow to report this to His Majesty Carlos II in person. Great news!

After the first mate's retelling, William also had a general understanding of the significance of the levy to the royal family, Clovis, and the front-line army.

As a small country with not very rich resources - relative to the empire - Clovis has the most complete industrial system in the whole world, especially the developed steel industry; relying on a steady stream of cheap and high-quality (this is doubtful) The iron and steel output of the country supports all other industries, especially the rapid development of the military industry, which offsets the huge size advantage of the empire.

As the "steam core" that promotes the development of the entire kingdom, that is, steel and military industry-almost all of which are monopolized by the royal family, trying their best to keep costs down, producing a huge number of rifles and artillery, and arming Clovis's army to the teeth .

But this also requires that there must be far and constant, sufficient and cheap resources to support this ever-starving war machine.

It was even in order to reduce transportation costs that Clovis formed a railway committee and spared no expense to implement the ambitious "Iron Cross" and "Grand Cross" plans - with Clovis City as the core, the North Port and all resource origins were interconnected. Connected to form a vertical and horizontal railway network that runs through the entire country.

Once the cost advantage and a stable source of raw materials are lost, Clovis, who can still fight back and forth with the empire, will rapidly decline in combat effectiveness. Even if he wins, he is likely to be weak and unable to achieve any decisive victory at all.

Under this premise, it helped the royal family to stabilize the procurement task and saved a full quarter of expenses. This kind of credit cannot be described in words.

If it fails, let’s put aside the accountability after the fact, the entire Clovis military industry will be hit hard, and it will be directly reflected on the frontline war.

To be honest, he still can't understand why Anson and Talia made this decision - yes, such generosity will definitely help them win the hearts and minds of Beluga Harbor, and the colony will be right from top to bottom. The Rune family is grateful and loving.

But the problem is that he is already the de facto ruler of Beluga Port. Even if he is forced to conquer, there will never be any force in the colony who dares to resist; there is absolutely no need to pay such a heavy price and pay for the royal family. .

Even if you have a good reputation in the native and colony, what's the use?

William Cecil did not understand at all.

………………

"Of course he doesn't understand."

In the study room of the headquarters, An Sen said to the little secretary in front of him with a leisurely expression: "The things in this world may be very objective, but different people stand in different angles, and different interpretations will appear."

"From William Cecil's point of view, it was a gift that Talia and I handed over to win over him, the Cecil family, and the Royal Navy, and he thanked us too late; Improve his achievements in the Royal Fleet, and even in the entire Clovis country!"

"But if it's in the eyes of His Majesty Carlos II, it's another matter entirely."

The proud Anson picked up the iced rum on the table and toasted it down.

"Indeed." The humble clerk, Alan Dawn, who had just grown up, nodded solemnly. While pouring wine for Anson, he couldn't help but agree:

"From the perspective of His Majesty Carlos II, the work that could have been forcibly completed only by administrative orders, because Colonel William Cecil 'actively persuaded' the Rune family to donate, causing the royal family to owe the Rune family a day. It's a big favor, and the actual donation of a quarter has to be publicly advertised as half, making something that is already embarrassing even more embarrassing."

"I venture to speculate on His Majesty's thoughts. On the surface, I will definitely praise Colonel William for his loyalty and patriotism, but deep down I will probably hate him thoroughly."

"Because Your Majesty owes the Rune family a huge favor, and because of this favor, no matter what request Lord Anson or Miss Talia ask His Majesty, in order to ensure the successful completion of the 'tax collection', he must agree."

"That's it." Anson nodded briskly.

"But please forgive your clerk's slowness, I still have some doubts." The little clerk frowned slightly:

"Is it really good to do this? I mean... After all, Colonel William is your friend, and the Cecil family is also your important future partner."

"Of course, it can't be better." Anson's mouth showed a mocking smile:

"The so-called partner is another way of using each other - I used the power of the Cecil family to gain a foothold in the colony and expand the sphere of influence; why aren't they using us to increase the Royal Navy's presence in the Clovis Kingdom presence?"

"As long as Clovis confronts the empire for a long time, the degree of reliance on foreign resources will inevitably become higher and higher. The Royal Navy can use it to **** trade routes and ensure the input of resources to increase its importance; leading this time' Taxation's Cecil family, the status of the naval system will also rise."

"Even if I didn't speak up, do you think William Cecil wouldn't take the credit for himself?"

"Definitely not!" The little secretary stood up immediately, nodding his head and saying:

"Even if not, he and the family power behind him will definitely spread rumors behind his back to let everyone know that this is the result of the Cecil family's efforts."

"That's right, so everyone's tacit understanding - although William probably doesn't understand it now... Well, I hope he can continue to maintain this innocence, just like Major General Ludwig."

An Sen slowly raised the corners of his mouth and unconsciously revealed a smile:

"Let's put the tax collection aside first, let's talk about the Legion Farm."

Alan Dawn nodded slightly, and took out a document called "Saints Calendar 101 Years, Beluga Harbor Temporary Land Acquisition and Land Reclamation Trial Regulations" from the huge file bag.

According to the final result after many consultations with the Beluga Harbor Council, the Storm Division will establish a total of twelve legion farms in the entire Ice Dragon Fjord colony, and the ratio of arable land to the colonizer farm is about one to five.

The construction, reclamation, purchase of tools and seeds, and all miscellaneous and maintenance expenses for these legions, are all reimbursed by the public funds of the Storm Division - as to why a former conscripted cannon fodder has so much public funds, it is thanks to the generous people of Han soil. .

Since the construction is entirely undertaken by the Storm Division, all the profits are naturally owned by the Storm Division independently; although the climate of Ice Dragon Fjord is cold, but with the fertility of the land in the New World, the cost can be barely recovered in the first year, and can be independently satisfied in the second year. A quarter of the logistical supply of the storm division, if a bumper harvest can be guaranteed after the third year, it will probably be able to meet about half of it.

Of course, this cannot meet all the needs of the Storm Division, but Anson did not come to the colony for farming; the existence of the Legion Farm is a "strategic investment" of the Storm Division in the local area, and at the same time to avoid being stuck in the colony's neck in logistical issues, This is just a bargaining chip for negotiating conditions with the storm division.

At the same time, since they are legion farms, their existence is not just about farming, but also to meet the needs of protection - all farms are close to water sources and road hubs, forming a network of branch colonies, guarding Beluga Harbor.

In addition to being self-sufficient, these and fortresses can also radiate the force of the Storm Division to the surrounding farms, further consolidating the Storm Division's rule over the colony.

Because of the death of Speaker Harold, the colonial farms who lost most of their influence in the Beluga Harbor Council and gained financial power through the parliamentary reform were unable to unite enough resistance voices under the blow of carrots and sticks. Only a few large farms expressed dissatisfaction, which did not affect the decision of the entire parliament.

The only forest farms that would have stood on their side, the owners of the colonies in the mines, were first frightened by the Faithful Alliance and the big warehouse that exploded into the sky, and they were grateful for the generosity of the Rune family. The power obtained by dividing up the interests of Speaker Harold has completely become a loyal supporter of the "Honorary Speaker".

Although it has been less than two months in the past, the road construction plan around Beluga Port has begun to be fruitful. Some only require simple construction and scheduled maintenance to usually operate "marching roads" to connect several forest farms and coal mines closest to the port. This greatly reduces the originally required shipping time.

As it should be, these roads are completely owned by the Storm Division. Any caravan who wants to use them must pay tolls based on the value of the goods transported at the military station set up by the Storm Division.

Even so, the more convenient transportation can greatly reduce the cost of those industrial owners and caravans, and improve the circulation efficiency; and in order to win over the industrial owners, Ansen has set the tax on bulk resource commodities extremely low, and at the same time import domestic products are heavily taxed.

As a loyal minister of the kingdom, Anson certainly wouldn't pick up the wool of the native land, but that didn't prevent him from cutting other colonists' leeks.

But for other colonizer settlements in the Ice Dragon Fjord, Ansen is not without "preferential policies" - as the Storm Division has completely established a firm foothold in Beluga Harbor, soldiers who had to be stationed in military camps and build farms or roads at all times have now You can start an expatriate, patrolling and maintaining law and order throughout the colony.

Following the footsteps of these patrols, the "Beautiful People of Beluga Port" also began to spread to hotels and pubs in the Ice Dragon Fjord, providing a little "fresh" entertainment for the colonists whose spiritual life was barren.

But for these small and medium-sized colonies, what they value most is the security guarantee provided by the Storm Division, as well as the road construction plan.

Unlike Beluga Port, a large city with walls and ports, these inland settlements surrounded by forests, mountains and rivers have very weak resistance to the intrusion of wild animals and indigenous people, or even no resistance at all. From time to time, they are harassed, looted, bloodbathed one by one, and the caravan disappears as soon as they leave the town...all these are common occurrences.

And this is not even the worst. Some remote colonies are even completely "captive" by the surrounding indigenous settlements. They have to make regular offerings to the indigenous people to survive. They are also forbidden to leave the reclaimed wasteland, and they have completely become slaves and people. relationship between slave owners.

That's right, with the great "help" of the colonists, the natives of the New World have gradually begun to leap from primitive savage clan tribes to advanced slavery—although this is by no means what the colonists expected.

In the past, these weak colonies would hire adventurers and mercenary groups from Beluga Harbor to provide them with protection, hunt and expel wild animals, and encircle the nearby natives.

But now those unprofessional mercenary groups have almost been killed, so naturally this job falls into the hands of professionals.

The next step of the Storm Division's work is to carry out rectification work on the indigenous settlements within the colony, to ban these illegal wild shanty towns, and to move the devout believers who are loyal to Clovis around Beluga Harbor, making them a glorious " city ​​people".

At the same time, William Cecil was also actively liaising with the mainland, appointing a cruiser to **** the merchant ships of Beluga Harbor, sailing directly to the North Harbor, and by the way, he also sent the letter entrusted by Anson back~www.readwn.com~ So In mid-March, when the commissioners of the Royal Bank had just arrived at Moby-Dick Harbor, the legend of "Colonel William Cecil was appointed in danger and the Loon family generously donated money" began to circulate in Clovis City.

In the Franz Residence in the inner city, Sophia took a letter just sent by a guy who claimed to be "loyal" to her, carefully opened the bedroom door, and walked down the corridor towards the stairs leading to the first floor.

In the living room, Luther Franz, who unexpectedly did not go to the church, was sitting on the sofa in front of the fireplace, drinking coffee and flipping through a somewhat worn "Life of St. Isaac"; the steaming coffee pot on the coffee table Next to it was a letterhead identical to Sophia's.

Just when Sophia was about to take the opportunity to sneak out quietly, the archbishop suddenly closed the biographical novel in his hand: "Sofia."

"Um?!"

The alert girl turned around suddenly, hid the letter with her hands behind her back, tilted her head slightly and smiled sweetly: "What's the matter, father?"

"Oh, it's not a big deal, it's just a whim. Suddenly there is something I want to discuss with you." The archbishop raised his head and smiled at his daughter with a leisurely expression:

"Tell me, Sophia, are you interested in going..."

"What about being a colonial governor?"

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