Chapter 1456: War Clouds (Ⅰ)

On November 15, 1621, the lower house of the Fijian Parliament held a hearing on the dispute between the colony of Jodenheim and the mining area of ​​the imperial Midgard colony.
After the hearing, a vote was held. Members of the "Order Party (ruling party)" advocated, without exception, the necessary military actions to safeguard the Kingdom's core interests in the New World. "Justice (opposition)" parliamentarians appeared to be in chaos.
Most Justice Party members adhere to the consistent anti-war stance of left-wing politicians, and advocate continuing to seek negotiations with the imperial authorities for a peaceful settlement of colonial disputes, but there are also some members of the party who claim that they should put aside partisan struggles at the moment and focus on national interests and vote for them. The proposition of the ruling party.
The reason why these opposition MPs jumped is actually closely related to the trend of public opinion in Feizhen's country.
Just as most of the empire's upper-middle-society groups support the use of force to compete for the magic crystal ore vein, the mainstream public opinion in Feizhen also criticized the imperial authorities for their lack of sincerity in negotiating, and called on their governments to take stronger measures to protect their interests in the colonies.
In Feizhen, a constitutional monarchy, members of the upper house are all nobles, directly appointed by the king, but members of the lower house are voted. No matter which party’s politicians have to please voters (adult male taxpayers with certain properties), even It is the Justice Party member with a left-handed position, and not everyone has the courage to insist on casting a vote against mainstream public opinion.
Over 23 members of the House of Commons who voted for military action formally form a proposal.
The upper house of Feizhen has no veto power over the bill formed by the lower house, and can only be shelved for a maximum of 6 months. If the lower house refuses to withdraw the bill during this period, the upper house must submit the bill to His Majesty the King for ruling.
King Fijian could theoretically refuse to sign the bill or invalidate it indefinitely, but this situation is very rare-in the history of the Fijian Kingdom, most of the kings working against the parliament are mostly nothing. Good ending.
This gunpowder-scented bill, although it has not yet completed the legal process, is not yet a formal declaration of war, and has not touched the bloated and dull nerves of the imperial authorities, but it was enough to make the midgard colonizers feel the bitter chill of this winter in advance. .
On the second day that Feijin threatened to use force, Sir William Nichols, Governor of Midgard, urgently summoned Baron Benedict Laval, commander of the Linyuanbao Garrison, to discuss the countermeasures behind closed doors.
Later in the day, the consensus reached between the Governor and the Commander was sent to the Parliament for discussion, the vote was passed smoothly, and the newspaper was publicly opened the next morning.
The Midgade authorities' proposal to respond to the threat of war is mainly composed of three measures.
The first is of course to send special envoys to the old world, seek assistance from the home government and His Majesty the Emperor, try to persuade the imperial cabinet to pay attention to the current crisis and pressure on the Midgard colony, increase the regular troops stationed in the new continent as soon as possible, and guard against the possibility of invading south at any time. Fijian army.
How strong the support from the home country is and whether the reinforcements can arrive in time will directly determine the fate of the Midgard colony.
But after a long reign of more than 1600 years, the Holy Asan Empire was like a twilight old man. The bloated and bureaucratic system had already become clumsy and unresponsive, and the response to emergencies could also be delayed. The inefficiency was unacceptable. To the point.
What's more, in recent years, the imperial authorities' attitude towards overseas colonies was basically laissez-faire, letting themselves live and die, and paying more attention to the Far East, which is directly connected to the empire.
It has been two years since the Far East rebellion. The newly established Kolas government is becoming stronger every day, but the imperial cabinet is still talking about whether to send troops to rebel.
The Empire’s fiscal deficits have not been able to raise even the military expenses of the Eastward Rebellion, not to mention the dispatch of a large army across the ocean to the New Continent.
Especially considering the enthusiasm of the colonists in the New World to resist taxes is not inferior to the anti-thieves in the Far East. In peacetime, even the national tax of a copper plate is unwilling to pay. Now that the war is coming, we are counting on the mother government to pay for troops to fight for you. The old knights bleed and sacrifice for the protection of the diaomin in the new world. How can there be such a cheap thing in the world? !
The sharply contradictory imperial cabinet and military have reached a rare consensus on the issue of the new continent.
It is not impossible to send troops to reinforce, but your Midgard colonists must first make up all the taxes owed in the past years, and bear the provision of troops and the pay, otherwise they will be free!
Of course, the imperial government does not really die, but if the colonial diaspora is not suffering, how can they willingly pay taxes according to law?
Let Fei Zhenren teach the group of diaomins first, and wait until the group of diaomins who think they are "mountain emperor is far away" can't support it, and they have to bow down to their home country government and submit their troops to support.
In fact, Sir Nickles and Baron Laval had long expected that the government of the home country would be such an attitude. The reinforcements from the home country had no hope at least for a short period of time. The residents of the colony must try to save themselves and take up arms to defend themselves Home.
To this end, the colonial government proposed a second preparation policy. Led by the Parliament, an emergency war preparation bill was issued to increase taxes on all industrial, commercial, agricultural, and handicraft workers in the country for military expenditure.
No one is willing to pay taxes. The residents of the New World especially hate paying taxes, but in order to protect their own industries and homes, this is also impossible, and they have to stick to their pockets.
The colonial parliament also set up a special committee to supervise the tax account. In principle, it is used exclusively for the recruitment of militia, the purchase of military supplies, and the use of labor to repair the fortifications of Linyuanbao and Midgard Port.
The reason for the special emphasis on the defense measures of Linyuanbao and Midgard Port is that Baron Laval and his staff of the staff agreed that if the Fijians launched an offensive, then there were only two possible routes of attack.
The first route is that the Fijian garrison departs from the capital of Newton Avalon, the colony of Jordenheim, and travels south along the Vimur River by boat, crossing the "Iron Forest" and attacking Midgard City.
If the Fijians choose this route to the south, Linyuanbao is the biggest obstacle to their march. Unless they overcome this fortress, it is difficult for the Fijians to make a difference in the Midgard area and even risk of being cut off.
In addition to this route, the Fijians have another option-the garrison in the Jordonheim colony is temporarily unmoved, and instead the home country sends a fleet to directly attack Midgard Harbor from the sea!
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