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"Is the garrison in other places exhausted... that's not right. In fact, the logistical self-sufficiency rate of the imperial army is terribly high. Whether it is the northern border or the eastern front, except for the Turin Fortress, which is an embarrassing area on both sides, The central fiscal revenues of the empire were hardly sent outward."

Because of the existence of magic power, ordinary people gradually lost their position on the battlefield, which released a large number of young and strong labor force. Except for the rare heavy infantry, as well as the cavalry and dragoons who followed the training, the infantry and auxiliary soldiers of the empire were almost all in the field. Soldiers - because the empire doesn't care about the loss of combat effectiveness of these non-professional soldiers, as long as professional killing machines like the Knights are guaranteed

Claude still remembers that he saw a large number of civilians and field soldiers in the eastern and northern walled cities, similar to the strategy of parallel military reclamation and military management, and even a rudimentary joint workshop for the production of weapon repair and agricultural tools .

If I really want to say... In fact, the Northern Territory and the Eastern Front can be called the [Production and Construction Corps]. These places are truly full of soldiers. Men, women, old and young can fill the manpower slot and pull them directly to the city. The village is a qualified city defense force.

[So in fact, the administrative cost of the empire is not as high as we predicted before? 】

"Yes, the advantage of national autonomy is that the empire can completely let go and let the people there maintain their hatred of the enemy on their own, but the tax and mineral resources that can be obtained are reduced-but if you really want to count, these can almost be said to be white whoring Yes, after all, the empire does not have the cost to maintain its rule there."

Claude rubbed his chin.

"The business alliance is to Iberia, the elves are to Wallachia, and the great nobles are to the people of Fontainebleau... As long as the enemy remains, the people will continue to support the empire, and these areas will also Maintain this situation instead of jumping up and saying that you want to rebel against the tyranny of the empire."

"This kind of occupied area policy that can be self-sufficient, and can be blamed if it can be blamed, as well as the means of spending other people's money, shedding other people's blood, and destroying one's own enemies... Sure enough, that senior is a man like me. Very similar guy."

【Why do you say that? 】

"Just take the land you like, or only take the rich land, and find a way to turn it into your core area. As for the rest, you can directly put it in the puppet country's cooperative government to serve as my minion and strategic buffer zone. The enemy is outside the gate of the country—these places are battlefields, and it doesn’t hurt to break them.”

The knight explained with great interest.

"In this way, we don't need to spend manpower and material resources on the garrison, but also allow these areas to exert their maximum potential. Because these guys are standing on the front line facing my enemy, so their development and growth will eventually become the enemy's conquest. Their price—and I just need to continue to be their savior after their failure."

"I call it, win-win."

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The Burning World: Chapter 260 Chapter 240 Academic Success

[If you say this... it seems to be true. These methods are exactly the same as your use of Gorman and the Wallachians. They are all similar to proxy wars, shedding other people's blood and killing your own enemies. 】

The system said thoughtfully.

"The disadvantage of doing this is that it is not conducive to the future integration of the region into the empire. Because the national awakening movement is an irreversible process, such agitation will make it difficult for the land and people here to be conquered and annexed by anyone—no matter Enemies of the Empire or the Empire itself."

"However, the benefits are also obvious-except for using the army to win a land conquest war, the subsequent empire does not need to invest a large number of troops or administrative construction in these places. It only needs some small means and public opinion guidance, and the empire can almost do it. to zero-cost domination of these regions."

On the huge map of the empire, Claude has refilled it with color. Looking at the re-identified core area of ​​the empire, he nodded slightly.

"The Empire deceives everyone, all its enemies, as well as its own people."

Throughout the history of the entire continental war, except for the surrounding territories that the empire took when it first prospered, there were actually only two wars in which the empire really paid its blood. One was to defeat the orcs in the north and occupy the Vistula River Plain and Riga. The other was to suppress the elves eastward, taking the fertile plain between the Dnieper and the Volga.

These two wars were not just simple attacks and occupations. In addition to using a large number of troops, the imperial government also relocated a large number of former imperial people to fill these places, making the local land and mines fully developed. and exploitation—and the assimilation of indigenous peoples in these areas.

In the era of wars and turmoil on the mainland, these humans living on the border of alien races, they had a relatively weak concept of country and nation, but a group with extremely strong racism.

They have no interest in the kings or grand dukes who rule them and change their surnames every few years. The only thing they care about is to keep their land and food from the enemy - so the empire is showing an extremely tough external attitude After that, these people became the subjects of the empire almost without any hesitation,

They joined the imperial army to fight against the enemy one after another, and those who stayed warmly entertained and taught the newly arrived people how to farm and build houses, how to master the local climate, water conservancy and insect pests, etc., and the two sides quickly integrated into a group.

There is no doubt that such a policy is extremely successful. It quickly transformed a large number of non-imperial citizens into imperial people who are loyal to the empire from heart to body, and perfectly solved the excessive rapid expansion of the empire in the early days of the founding of the country. The problem of the proportion of the population in China, as well as the ensuing problems of occupied areas and people's immigration.

As a result, the people and soldiers of the original empire got the promised land, and the people and soldiers of the new empire received strong support. Everyone no longer had any doubts about the war, but followed the first pope and the soldiers more and more fanatically. emperor.

After the problems of the east and the north were resolved, the empire immediately became uncharacteristically. The army was no longer the main force for conquest, but conspiracy and politics began to be applied to the west where there were still many countries.

First of all, in the territory of Fontainebleau, the greedy nobles turned against each other under the solicitation of the empire. The "Treaty of Verdun" originally signed to fight against the empire became a dead letter, the coalition forces fell apart, and the imperial knights took it almost without blood Here, advance the battle line to the front line of the Iberian Peninsula.

In the subsequent Iberian War, the empire did not fight any large-scale battles. The same aristocratic rebellion, just fought an outpost and a landing battle. King Carlos threw down his crown and knelt down. At the feet of the emperor of the empire, please get a chance to avenge the merchant alliance.

"It's a very good idea, isn't it? The empire has made a perfect transition from total war to total victory, and then to the intermediate period of profit distribution - the largest number of self-cultivating farmers have been completely united by the emperor's side since then, and the army did not Obtain decent military merits, so there is no such thing as [the land that was laid down is not enough to distribute to the soldiers]."

Claude was a little bit emotional. After all, in the world he was in, the first dynasty to complete the unification fell on this point.

A dynasty became glorious because of the strength of the military system, but died because of this system II. What a helpless and shocking period of history this is.

The system listened to his words and emotions, and then thought about what Claude said before.

It was a man very much like him.

If Claude came to do such a thing...

[If you think a little darker... In fact, behind the establishment of the business alliance, maybe there is also the shadow of the empire?Judging from the results, the huge inland area of ​​the Kingdom of Iberia has hardly been disturbed by any war, and the people and wealth have been almost perfectly preserved! 】

The sound of the system rose unconsciously.

[And this also gave the empire the opportunity to pull out the claws and fangs of Iberia - because they were the strongest country on the sea at that time!If Iberia left the mainland because of defeat, what the empire would face would be a "merchant alliance" united by hatred, plus an Iberian peninsula that was far away from the political core of the imperial capital and full of rebellions and wars! 】

[If the Messianic Islands are now the Iberian Kingdom in exile...then they don't need to be oppressed by the empire like the current business alliance, and they don't need to rely on the church country so much, even one on the mainland There are no legal claims on the Internet-because the Iberian Peninsula belongs to them! 】

"Hahahahahaha, well said, my dear student—you have really learned my way of thinking."

Claude laughed.

"Yes, if it were me, I would definitely choose to encourage these nobles in Iberia and let them defect with the navy! It doesn't matter if there is one more enemy country overseas - because they are [isolated overseas] countries , the whole continent will be full of malice towards them!"

Claude indicated that the system would highlight the Chamber of Commerce and the Iberian Peninsula.

"Why can I use Shire to hold the Merchant Alliance? Why, as the most greedy merchants, they still choose to bite the bullet and support Shire in the Brittany Peninsula and the Empire to the end when they don't get any rewards—because They rebelled by themselves! They are traitors to the mainland!"

The man gave a sneer.

"As you said, if the Empire adopts conventional tactics to deal with the Kingdom of Iberia, the ground battle will undoubtedly win, but the naval battle will also inevitably fall into an absolute disadvantage-and once the Iberia Navy finds out In this case, they will definitely think of using the Messiah Islands as their land of recuperation."

"At that point, the empire will really fall into the quagmire of war - there are 2000 kilometers from Rome to the Pyrenees, and 3000 kilometers from the southernmost tip of Iberia. To maintain a large garrison here is the most terrible form of war of attrition."

Claude pointed to the peninsula surrounded by the sea on three sides.

"The Iberian fleet is fighting at home in any place. Unless the empire adopts a closed-door policy, the boards are not allowed to enter the sea, and all coastal residents move [-] kilometers inland, otherwise they can only be passively beaten-they may even kill the enemy faster than the opponent. Replenish troops quickly, after a battle and set sail overnight, it will be a new replenishment point."

[They can also rely on their naval superiority to continue to take the Iberians to the Messiah Islands and continue to develop this formidable logistics base.The empire, on the other hand, has to face the long supply line and the smoke of war in the occupied area. It is almost possible to bleed the empire to death by relying on this place—they even have the right to claim the mainland. In the true sense, they can attack and retreat. 】

The system added

"Yes, so the optimal solution of the Iberia strategy is to incite the nobles and the navy to rebel, to let them cut themselves off from the country and the people, so that Iberia will be completely split into two parts from then on—they have become real Islanders, not a united nation."

There was approval and approval in Claude's voice.

Using consistent hatred, vigorously promote the locals who support the empire, send radicals to the front line of the army, and then suppress the separatists on land-the empire successfully transformed a war of conquest into a civil war in a region.

In exchange for asylum, the empire can get taxes, food and minerals from here.So as long as there is no excessive squeezing and persecution here, the Iberian people will remain loyal until the Merchant Alliance falls.

"So this is the reason why the Merchant Alliance can exist for such a long time-it's not that the empire's navy has been stretching across, but compared to the various resources and wealth output of the entire Iberian Peninsula, the Merchant Alliance's impact on the empire The involvement and damage that can be caused are just a drop in the bucket. Although it doesn't look good on face, how much is face worth?"

[And a thousand years have passed, as long as the empire has been supporting the pro-imperial elements in this place, coupled with the unwavering hostile policy towards the business alliance, the Iberia region should have been completely "harmless" to the empire. 】

The system can now keep up with Claude's thinking, and make supplementary speeches as needed.

"Totally correct, just as the people's hearts of the empire's resumption of the territory of Fontainebleau depended on the misconduct of the great nobles, the empire's ability to conquer the Iberia region also relied on the [full assistance] of the business alliance - the empire deceived everyone, including all Enemies, all of our own."

Claude nodded, affirming the system's words.

"On the surface, it seems that the empire has a vast territory, unresponsiveness, and many internal hidden dangers. The dual system of the bureaucratic system and the aristocratic system will only increase infighting-but in fact, the maintenance cost of the entire empire is actually no more than that of the empire. How tall was it when you were born."

"The Iberian Peninsula is almost zero consumption, but can continue to feed back the empire. When the northern border is superior to the empire, the output will be considerable, which means it is already feeding back the empire. Not to mention the territory of Fontainebleau, After killing the nobles, they have already taken back their capital and profits, and now they have the potential to become the core territory of the empire."

"The Eastern Front has always needed the support of the empire's central government, but that's it. After all, the people here are used to patience, and this can be regarded as the core territory of the empire. Considering the protection of the population and the war potential here, the empire is here The 'investment' is actually a positive return."

[So instead of being dragged down by the huge territory, the entire empire has really made good use of its size advantage, eliminated internal friction, and developed the output of these lands as much as possible—this is the true strength of the empire. Millennium Project!A millennium empire that absorbed all the land and integrated all the people! 】

The system really felt like an eye-opener this time.

[Eliminate the nobles, obtain the territory of Fontainebleau, and obtain a huge amount of food and wealth reserves; eliminate the business alliance, assimilate the Iberian Peninsula, so that the empire has no worries; eliminate the orcs, and make the northern border become the back garden of the empire. The British knights will be completely liberated. 】

[After that, the empire will inevitably crush the Theocracy with the momentum of Mount Tai, and finally Constantine-this is the real fight against chaos with the power of the world! 】

"A plan that only traversers can formulate, a plan that can only be implemented if the emperors of all dynasties survive - I understand why I was pulled in at this critical point."

Claude chuckled

"The millennium plan of the empire is not a war plan, but a farming plan. If such a grand foreshadowing falls on the last war, it will be a blinding result-if it is still destroyed by internal strife It’s even more frustrating to scratch the wall.”

"That's why your teaching director chose me as the guarantee work in the final stage of this plan. He needs me to win this war. After all, only in this way can we truly deal with the problems of this world."

By the way, the man complained to the system a little angrily.

"It's all your fault for what you said about dealing with the [traces] and [chaos] of the traversers. I always thought that it was to eliminate things related to the former traversers. It misled my thinking and made the two of us watch in the fog. flower."

[...I, I don't know that this will be the case... When I came here, I didn't even assign a thesis topic. I can only infer based on my previous experience. I have worked very hard. I will tell you the conclusion after thinking about it... who knew that such a mentor would be found. 】

The system pleaded aggrieved.

"Forget it, as long as there is a good result - let's go to see the enemies we will face in the final jihad first, let's start with the baby."

Claude extinguished the oil lamp and comforted his students with a smile.

The Burning World: Chapter 261 Chapter 240 The Devil Appearing in Advance

Claude got off the boat and set foot on the land that had been away for half a month.

The Ninth Knights of the Guards did not have much abnormal performance. The basic training of the Imperial Knights included sea boat transportation, not to mention the Beihai Express they took before the imperial capital to suppress the rebellion, which was much more aggrieved than this boat ride.

The expressions of Constantine's changing troops from Theocracy and Empire did not change, but some volunteers looked a bit unhappy, but they still insisted on lining up.

Claude noticed that the flag of the Theocracy was still hanging in this port, and all the people who were busy were humans, and no trace of dwarves was found.

Soon, Lieutenant General Maxim's boat also docked, and he came directly to Claude.

"Your Excellency Maxim, is this still the territory of the Theocracy?"

Ask Claude if he has any questions, otherwise he would be blind to the order that the old emperor prepared for him to answer every question.

"Yes, those dwarves hate the sea, water, and sky to varying degrees, so this is the port operated and maintained by the Church. But when we start marching, we will step into the land of the dwarves."

Claude nodded slightly.

"Then, is there anything I need to pay attention to when communicating with these dwarven allies? After all, it's not good if you do something rude."

"I was just about to tell you this—these dwarves are very vengeful, and sometimes I have a feeling that their race is nothing but hatred."

Maxim organized his language slightly.

"First of all, don't talk about their products lightly. In order of severity, they are beards, brewed wine, and forged weapons and armor."

The man nodded, as he expected.

"Then just don't use redundancies when speaking, especially words like good-good, yes-yes, and don't use 'things' to refer to anything."

yeah?

Claude's face was a little numb.

Damn, don't there be rats here too? !

——Don’t do that kind of thing!

"Excuse me, what is the main enemy these dwarves are fighting against?"

Claude asked cautiously.

"Well, the main enemy of the dwarves? If you really want to say it, it has to be the elves, and the chaos on the front line of Constantine."

Maxim gave him a strange look.

It's okay, it's okay.

Claude took a long breath and continued to listen quietly to the advice of the Lieutenant General of the Empire.

"Other than these, there is nothing else... Oh, and one more thing, these dwarves' brewing technology is completely different from that of the empire, I advise you not to drink any alcohol other than beer at any time— — even if you're confident about your drinking capacity, don't be too careless."

"I will not be self-righteous, sir."

Whoever likes to drink solid alcohol can drink it, Claude is not sensitive to thanks anyway.

After resting in place for five days and completing the unloading of all personnel and equipment, this already huge marching team doubled in size, left the port, and headed for the Constantine Fortress in the north.

And Claude finally saw the army of dwarves.

Unsurprisingly, it was the kind of dwarf who knew it was a dwarf at a glance.

The language negotiations were handed over to Maxim and the people from the Theocracy. It can be seen from the communication between the two parties that this is not the first time they have handed over. The three parties communicated fluently in the common language of the mainland.

Soon, the meeting ended, and Maxim walked back to the imperial camp.

"No surprises, they will go to Constantine with us."

But the lieutenant general obviously had other things to say.

"The fort is not far away, and your time is running out."

Claude understood that this was the other party reminding him that the matter of Felix could not be delayed any longer - it seemed that the old emperor did not tell the other party that this matter did not have to be completed.