Chapter 312: Storm from the Old World (Ⅱ)

In recent years, Archbishop Philip Wallenstein of the Far East has frequently appointed General Rudolf Korras to lead the army to discuss the war and eradicate the evil forces entrenched in the Far East. It seems that he wants to consume the combat power of this heretic corps through successive expeditions. , So as to achieve the purpose of collecting fishing profits.
However, it turned out that Archbishop Philip was "wise but not wise".
The combat power of the Kolas Corps is far more powerful than he expected. The organizational structure, logistics supplies, weaponry, financial management, and even diplomatic activities are all vividly carried out. First, the Orcs on the Far East are cleared, and then Kittland is north. In the German Plateau, the bandits "Dragon's Eye" who adored and worshipped the "mother of evil dragons" Tiamat, each victory earned Kolas and his son a higher reputation and more people's love, where did the Corps come, Local residents were summoned by the entourage priests and converted into the embrace of the Syndra Church. After years of battle, the momentum grew stronger.
Today, Kolas and his son have become irreplaceable national heroes in the eyes of the Far East.
After several years of operation, when the time came to July 1620, Kolas and his son had actually become the number one warlord in the Far East.
Archbishop Philip still deeply regretted the troubles of raising tigers, and the imperial cabinet again added chaos and passed a bill to increase taxes in the Far East.
As soon as the tax increase bill was introduced, it was like adding fuel to the fire, and the Far East immediately set off a huge anti-tax campaign with the provincial capital "Atonement Fort" as the core.
With the public's call to resist the harsh tax and miscellaneous taxes, in the secret instigation of Kolas and his sons, local politicians, officers, literati, businessmen and other faceless figures took the opportunity to board the center of the stage, leading the people to take to the streets to protest. Violent clashes occurred in the security forces of the Atonement Fort.
The repression of the provincial authorities further aroused the people's rebellious sentiment, and the call for independence from the Ashan Empire to build a country was intensified, showing the unstoppable situation of wildfires.
The article published on the front page of the Leiden Post described in detail the tax resistance movement and the trend of independence in the Far Eastern province. Ms. Miranda, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper, also personally wrote a social comment.
Judging from the standpoint of this social commentary, Joan found that Miranda and the newspapers under his leadership gave a warm compliment to the resistance of the Far Easterners, but instead showed a cold attitude towards the imperial authorities, and there was no lack of sarcasm.
This may seem strange at first.
Alfheim, after all, is the overseas colony of the Ashan Empire. The largest newspaper in the local circulation does not defend its own home country government, but it has a lot of meaning to be in the same enemy as the rebels in the Far East. What kind of mentality is this?
Eat outside?
Joan thought about it for a long time, and his confusion gradually unraveled.
In terms of the objective environment, although the Far East Province is located in the old continent and is part of the empire's territory, no matter whether the empire is in power or the inland residents, the residents of the Far East Province have never been treated as equal compatriots. The province is regarded as "poor mountains and evil waters", and the local residents are regarded as inferior heretics.
When the politicians hold such a state of mind for a long time, how can the Far Easterners not separate themselves from the imperial authorities?
Since they are not treated as equal citizens, they take a split for granted.
As an overseas colony of the Ashan Empire, Yalfheim has similar geopolitical difficulties as the Far East Province.
In fact, Yalfheim is not special. No colony has ever been able to cherish its motherland forever.
Thousands of geographical oceans will inevitably cut off the emotional bond. The first few generations of colonists may still miss their home country and be loyal to the home country government, but as time goes on, generations and generations of children born and raised in the colony. The vast majority have never stepped on their motherland's land for the rest of their lives. Naturally, they will have a barrier to the illusory motherland outside the Chongyang.
The people of Alfheim are in such a state of increasingly weak feelings and detached feelings from their home country.
Most of the locals talk about the Ashan Empire, which is no different from the mentality when they talk about Hailan, Feizhen, and Canaan. They are all "foreign".
"Leiden Post" has been known for its political stance since its inception, and criticism of the home government is particularly fierce-perhaps this is an important factor in the newspaper's ability to sell tens of thousands of copies.
On the other hand, Joan vaguely guessed that there was an indescribable link between Leiden Post and the "Children of Freedom Association."
With such a large newspaper and hundreds of employees, the monthly expenses are very large. Coupled with the challenge of the government tolerating the bottom line from time to time, it can survive to the present day and grow bigger and bigger without the support of power and financial resources.
No one knows the composition of the Leiden Post’s board of directors, but Joan is convinced that the
Son of Freedom
provides indispensable funding for the newspaper, which includes both money and more important intelligence networks.
Whoever takes the money will have to speak for whom, and newspapers are not exempt.
The "Freedom Sons Association" made money by smuggling taxes, to put it bluntly, it is a "crime syndicate" composed of countless large and small smugglers. They certainly hate the government for taxation.
Seeing the vigorous anti-tax movement in the Far East, why should we consider what is right?
Of course, he unconditionally supports the tax resistance party and criticizes the imperial tyranny that collects harsh taxes. This position is also reflected in Ms. Miranda’s social comment.
Counting from the grandfather's generation, Joan is already a third-generation immigrant born in the colony.
He has no impression of the old world separated by the ocean. The tax riot in the Far East Province, which is tens of thousands of miles away, will not have a direct impact on his daily life at least from the current perspective. It is nothing more than a chat after dinner.
However, in the same newspaper, another major incident occurred in the southern part of Alfheim, and Joan couldn't help watching.
Alfheim is located in the south-central part of Wilnoa. It is a famous trade route "Brass Valley" along the south of the Dring River Valley. It continues through the Brass Valley Pass and continues south. It is a dry and hot climate all year round, spreading in the Gobi and the desert. The "Mussbelheim" area, which is the colony of the Sea Kingdom.
Yalfheim and Musbelheim border on the Brass Mountain. For a long time, the colonial authorities of the two sides have failed to reach consensus on the border demarcation issue.
The imperial authorities and the sea-blue authorities each said their own words, publicly claiming that the land-based trade corridor that stretched for more than three hundred miles from the Drin Valley to the hinterland of Brass Mountain belonged to the country. There were numerous battles for this and repeated outbreaks. Border conflict.
One of the largest conflicts occurred fourteen years ago. It originated from a businessman named James Alfheim, who sold fur in the Brass Valley, and had a dispute with the local sea-blue merchant because of the price.
As a result, our unfortunate Mr. James was not only beaten badly by the sea-blue businessman, but also cut an ear brutally.
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