Chapter 660: 16. In the name of God (5)

"What a beautiful speech."
With a consistent elegant smile, Li Lin commented.
If you add "suffering. Chicken plague!" or "licking brains, onboard!" at the end of the speech, it will be even more flavorful, but these are just details, and there is no need to care too much.
The speech is a masterpiece of the company's literati. After reviewing and checking, it was finally finalized at Li Lin. Prince Bernard just recited it in Xuanke, but through his outstanding performance, the speech played the desired effect.
Everyone is very excited, passion gathers into an irreversible torrent, and fanatical will will become the driving force for war, and no one can stop it. In contrast, the sound of peace is small and pitiful, not even a stumbling block. At best, it is just a humble little stone on the side of the road.
It's not until the head and blood flow in front of the cold and reality that calmness and IQ will return to people's heads again, and think carefully about what they did and what they should do.
Such dramas are always being staged, but human beings are always happy, and they have learned nothing from history.
"It's really good, but it can prevent human beings from turning back into the war?"
The tone of Elder Osiris was still full of doubts. The scene of Lundinium really shocked him. He could even imagine how much power would erupt when so many humans were directed in one direction. But it is not the popular passion of the people that determines the direction of national policy, but the result of rational thinking. The weight of a speech alone does not seem to be enough to change the entire country or even the world.
"The meaning of the speech itself is quite limited. But in the immediate situation, His Royal Highness' speech is an opportunity."
An opportunity urgently needed by all parties to trigger a chain reaction.
"The church needs to use the name of "jihad" to unite the nations under its banner again. The prince praised Albion for bridging the differences between the two countries and promoting the synergy between the two most powerful military forces in the human camp; Albion took advantage of this Through instigating speeches, he concealed his tactical defeat and the incompetence of the front-line commander; Charlieman not only earned a moral score, but also expanded the volume of speech in the human camp. In the end, they used the name of justice. Jumped into the chariot smoothly; Lapland hoped to use the east wind of the war to recover the lost territory. Castile and Serres hoped that the Principality would weaken Charlemagne; it must be said that everyone got what they wanted Everything is rejoicing."
He did not mention the people. The reason is very simple. First of all, their attitude is not important, and secondly, the attitude of the people is very clear, and it is not worth paying attention to.
For people who can't breathe under the pressure of life, religious belief is their greatest spiritual sustenance. When the slogan "Jihad" reached their ears. They can't help but recall the heroes who fought pagans in history. Naturally, there is a certain yearning for "jihad". Second, under the triple squeeze of big capitalists, feudal lords, and churches, most of their living standards are not very good. And war just provides an opportunity to change fate. After the "Seven-Day War", the story of Charlemagne's army with big bags and small bags of real gold and silver triumphant Ludes deeply inspired people. Compared with Castile, the Principality does not have so many precious metals, but they have a lot of fertile land. For landless farmers, it is an irresistible temptation to become a small landowner with hundreds of acres of land. For this reason, they are willing to give their lives.
The peasants’ ideas are still realistic, and educated people, especially literati and young people, are much more radical. Charlemagne's writers Victor Hugo, Chateaubriand, and Byron of Albion and the great poet Percy. Percy Shelley-many literati waved their pens in their hands all day long Their poems and chants chanted "Tonight we are all Albians", "Sent pagans to the torture rack to purify" and other tunes, and continue to make waves in public opinion fields and university campuses, calling on "conscientious young people" "They joined the army and contributed to the jihad.
In fact, there is no need to incite young poets. After listening to the speech of Prince Bernard, young people are already impatient.
Regardless of whether they are in a period of rebellion, they like to express the spirit of "independent thinking", so they are conscientious young people who are fond of singing against the mainstream of the society, and like to discover or invent the truth; there is not much difference from the mob, and they are widely known as "angry youth" fanatics; wishful thinking. Innocent teenagers who believe that foreign public opinion will always be fair and objective; look forward to achieving fame, and stuffed with pockets to return to the hometown of young people who marry their beloved girls...Basically, almost all types of young people have one thing in common: they are easily confused and will What you see or hear is regarded as truth, and then sticking to it stubbornly is like defending their lives.
This is still a stubborn disease shared by the intelligent species. This phenomenon always exists regardless of the age, country, nation, and belief, and the main groups are also young people. From ancient times to the foreseeable future, there is no Get changed.
Of course, there will always be people who come out to resist this phenomenon, but the ignorant are always the vast majority. In the face of an overwhelming quantitative advantage, the rebels call at most a few times, and then retreat to the side to draw a circle.
It is like a young man who intends to set up a trade union organization within a monopoly chaebol, and uses a side-by-side approach to hinder the pace of war.
With a meaningful smile, Li Lin spoke again.
"Prince Bernard publicly praised Major Parkinson’s propaganda to meet the needs of all types of young people, and conscientious youth will use his speech to refute the parents and government who hate Charlemagne; naive teenagers who supersede foreign public opinion will take these things. Adhering to the golden rule; the patriotic angry youth just needs a model to promote the proper deeds of devotion to the queen and Albion. The speech of a foreign king can undoubtedly show its true credibility from the side. Next, the Albion will To spare no effort to promote the bravery, senselessness and loyalty of Major Parkinson, the teams will also follow suit, or find their own Major General Parkinson, and then hold up the banner of defending the faith and jump with these fearless young people in the name of the Almighty Goddess Into the meat grinder—"
Li Lin stopped. Open your hands.
He has said enough, and now it is up to the Elder Elder to make the decision.
Cooperation or not?
The Chief Officer of Alfheim tastes black tea leisurely, waiting for an answer that is no longer suspenseful.
"last question."
After hesitating for a moment, the dragon elders slowly breathed out, with some decisive blue eyes facing their bright red eyes.
"What if the principality does not pay?"
A knife-like grinning face appeared on Li Lin's face again.
Trustworthiness is a precious virtue, but it is never spontaneous. When a borrower is incapable of repaying his debt, he always chooses to pay off without thinking, whether he is an ordinary person, a noble or a king. It is well known that the credibility of the bears has always been relatively low. Always hover between 0 and negative numbers. Therefore, it seems reasonable to consider the issue of debt collection in advance.
However, in Li Lin's view, this is simply a false proposition.
Maybe it is difficult for other forces to collect debts from the Principality, but the Dragons... The Principality's force is not enough for them to stop their teeth. When the Dragon Clan's debt-collecting army went into Lapland Bay. When bombing the capital of the Principality with various large-scale attacks. The Principality will naturally obey every gold coin.
Is there anything else to ask about such a simple matter?
The only explanation is that the elders want to profit from Li Lin's plan. I don't want to go to the thief ship in Alfheim. If the Principality really failed, the Dragons will continue to abide by their neutrality, and then throw the trouble of debt collection to the elves, without taking any responsibility, just enjoying the success...
It's such an old sly old man.
"If this unfortunate incident really happens, I will order my men to drive the warships and bombers into St. Petersburg to help the tsar and his ministers understand the importance of keeping the credit. In the worst case, they will have to use force To defend our interests and recover all the arrears by launching a military operation codenamed'Infinite Justice' or'Strike Freedom' against the Principality."
The contemptuous smile disappeared from the face, and the sincere and compassionate "Great Man" continued to speak:
"I have no malice towards the Principality and the people of the Principality, I just want to keep our share of our interests. If the Defense Force really launches indiscriminate artillery coverage and carpet bombardment on St. Petersburg, it will be a historical tragedy and serious Humanitarian crisis and human disaster. I am willing to set up a foundation for the reconstruction of St. Petersburg and other cities, to rescue the orc culture, to build a museum in Yalfheim to protect and display various cultural relics and Historical books. In addition, I have to carry out charitable activities in war-torn areas to help the victims and orphans who have lost their parents, and arrange for them to work and live in my factory..."
In an instant, the elder's complexion became very weird. After a while, he finally crushed the acid in his throat. Despite living for so many years, Elder Osiris had never seen hypocritical speeches, but Li Linyang's hypocritical performances made him sick.
The goddess is on top, even the golden dragon that has lived for 5000 years has never seen anyone who can say such an extremely shameless thing so proudly!
Just before the Elder Elder was intolerable and was about to block his ears, Li Lin's performance was over and the discussion was back on track.
"... However, the probability of the above situation is quite small, and it is almost negligible. Once the war begins, the Principality loses the possibility of delinquency."
"what do you mean……"
"Long-term local wars will inevitably lead to a decline in the Principality's national strength. For a multi-ethnic country like the Principality, this is not a good thing."
Elder Osiris immediately understood what he was talking about.
For a long time, the dominant bear race is the largest ethnic group in the Principality, but it is not an absolute majority, accounting for about 40% of the total population. Although other ethnic groups are nominally members of the Principality, their political voice is almost zero, and their lives are also the days of second-class citizens, only slightly better than human serfs. Therefore, the seeds of rebellion and independence have been buried in the hearts of other ethnic groups, and from time to time have become various uprisings.
When the principality of the Principality is strong, even if two or three ethnic groups rebel together is not a big deal, it will soon be extinguished. However, under the circumstances of continuous bloodletting and serious decline in national power and internal control, independent movements of all sizes have become a hot potato and a heavy burden.
"The war will not end, it will only continue in another place. As long as there is war, there are enemies who have to fight against it, the Principality needs enough gold coins to maintain the operation of the army and the country~EbookFREE.me~ Under this premise , The Principality can’t and will not dare to pay the bills. In order to maintain the Principality’s continued operations, they will guarantee their credit.

Another point that Li Lin did not say is that for a long period of time, the Principality will face the trouble of internal independent separatist forces. This is not only to prevent the principality from denying the debt, but also to prevent this temporary ally who is insatiable for the land from jumping out of the mess in a large-scale military operation in Yalfheim in the future.
Although he has positioned the Dragon Race as a collaborator, at any time, he will not reveal his hole cards, especially in front of an old dragon that has been tempered by years.
"Okay, I have no more questions. I will soon convince other elders to agree to cooperate with your Excellency."
The last point hesitated to dissipate from his head, Osiris announced.
"Now start the last thing."
Determine the distribution of benefits and sign agreements-the last and most important work, regardless of past, present and future, will always be the case.
Li Lin handed in the documents already prepared, and then waited leisurely. (To be continued...)