Chapter 343: Wasteland Pass (2 in 1)

Sindler University, it is a project for the benefit of the future, in the near future, it is difficult to see what role it can directly play. Even the shortfall in the number of most urgent administrative staff is difficult to fill in a short time. The first batch of students in the administrative department, even if they graduated urgently, will not be until three months later.
But Dane's expansion will not stop there.
After being recaptured in Tianshuizhou, Dane looked towards the west of Sand Bay Harbor.
To the west of Shawan Harbor is a desert with a range of more than 200 kilometers.
It was a real wasteland.
It is true that Schindler is on the edge of the Eastern Wasteland; this is a barren land, and that is true. But even so, Schindler's land wasn't really that barren. At least, in places where water can be mined and wells can be drilled, they can still be used for long-term living. What's more, some oasis, some exposed areas of underground rivers, and other places where water can be obtained are all places that can save lives.
However, a distance of more than one hundred kilometers west from Shawan Port is all extravagant. It was a real desert, without water, where no life could live for long.
After walking through this area, the land will gradually become alive, and even a lot of grass and even forests can be seen.
However, it is no longer the territory of Hindler, but has entered the most marginal country of the western human world-the Principality of Florence.
Dane didn't mean to find trouble in the Principality of Florence. The Grand Duchy of Florence has more than 20,000 direct troops. These 20,000 are professional soldiers. The famous Duke Guard is a knighthood with a size of 1,000. Of the root.
In addition to these direct powers of the Grand Duke of Florosa, his vassals, counts, viscounts, barons, etc., these nobles, large and small, totaled more than fifty. They may be nothing, but they represent more than fifty aristocratic autonomous territories.
These were the vassals who swore allegiance to the Grand Duke Florence. When the Grand Duchess of Florence blew the horn of war, they would arm themselves, bring their own armies, and assemble under the Dukes' banner.
At that time, it will be another army whose total strength may reach more than 30,000.
Not to mention, the land of Florence does not know how many times richer than Schindler. With the guarantee of sufficient wealth, their army is both Schindler in terms of equipment and training. Seoul's warlords are difficult to fight.
Of course, Dane is an exception. His main army will not say, even if the Governor's Guard Corps, fight with the Central Army of Florence will not counsel.
However, there is still a large gap between the two sides in terms of overall national strength and weight. Dane hasn't had that much appetite for the moment, and trying to swallow the Florensa may be a more difficult task than defeating Conley.
However, even though Dane didn't really want to fight the Principality of Florence, he must now be ready to compete with the Grand Duke.
The reason why this is said is because of a place called "Waste Land Pass".
Said Guan Guan, in fact, it is a fortress-type town, located on the barren land more than two hundred kilometers west of Shawan Port, in the center. The water resources, food resources, and other various resources there cannot be produced on their own, they can only be mobilized from other places.
And the reason why the owner of this "waste land pass" has to spend so much effort to maintain the existence of this city, of course, there are his reasons. The man named ‘Daddy Im’ relies on the barren land to seize huge benefits: this barrier is the only way for Hindler to reach western human society from the land.
On the absolute wasteland more than two hundred kilometers away, there is no road, plain land, and anywhere can be walked. However, there are too few places to be replenished in the absolute wasteland.
With a distance of more than two hundred kilometers, any caravan carrying commodities must carry supplies for at least half a month before they can walk. The hot and windy sands are fatal killers to the caravan. In order to prevent all kinds of accidents, this supply has more to bring.
In fact, usually a caravan has to go this way. If they don't plan to replenish supplies in the middle, they must prepare at least one month of supplies for the members of the caravan and their livestock.
However, the caravan's capacity is limited. When more supplies need to be carried, fewer goods can be carried, and the profit will naturally be reduced.
So, if there is such a town in the middle of the road, it can provide them with supplies?
Obviously, it will become a place for business people, travelers and their favorite.
However, the supplies of wasteland customs do not come out of thin air, and the prices sold to business travelers will naturally be very expensive. Such expensiveness has essentially become a means of exploitation.
But relatively speaking, most businessmen are willing to stay there for a while to allow the caravans to rest, without having to worry about being attacked by bandits, or worrying about the baptism of the wind and sand.
Not to mention, the place can still pay customs duties to enter the Principality of Florence by the way, holding the tax certificate issued by the wasteland customs, the caravan in the Principality of Florence can be unblocked.
Of course, even if this is the case, there are still some businessmen who are reluctant to walk away from the wasteland in order to save money. But such people in this no-man's land are easily attacked by bandits who do not know where they are, and they are thrown into the sand with their money.
Anyone with a good eye can see what these inexplicable robbers are. If they say that they have nothing to do with ‘Daddy Im’, no one will believe it.
But no one can do anything about him.
Businessmen can only endure such exploitation. After all, everyone still has to make money.
And because of this, Daddy Im's life is quite nourishing. According to legend, the beautiful maids at home are never less than ten people. The carpet at home is made of the softest belly fur of the precious mammoth from the Argus Plateau. The most precious treasures of the Hai Naga family; even, it is said that Daddy Im has a pair of dragon eyes-the eyes of a real dragon-as decorations.
All in all, Daddy Im is rich, which is universally acknowledged.
While rich, Daddy Im is also a figure that no one can afford. Even Governor Conley did not hit his mind on Im's head at the height of the sun.
The immigration barrier of Imu was, of course, on the land of Hindler. During the Second Caesar Empire, this area was part of the Province of Hindler. Even after the dissolution of the empire and the vassals of the princes, no lord had ever declared sovereignty over the area where the wasteland was located. Then there is no doubt that it should be the land of Hindler.
And Im, who built the city on this land, should also be a Schindler's warlord.
But even though that was the case, no one would really think of Im as a warlord.
The reason is simple, his wasteland customs can even handle the tariffs for entering the Duchy of Florence! If you think about it, you will know what kind of relationship he has with the Duchy of Florence.
Therefore, even Conry did not dare to mess with him. When the Schindler's all-out war was in full swing last year, this old guy was still able to earn his money safely and live a comfortable life.
He didn't even show which side he supported, and he didn't even bother to say verbally, as if the battle that swept Hindler had nothing to do with him.
It really doesn't matter much.
It's just that, now, Dane didn't want him to continue to be so moist.
The existence of wasteland detention has fattened Daddy Im and fattened the Florentine nobles behind him, but it had no benefit to Hindler.
The high supply price makes Wasteland Customs a veritable black shop. Yim's indulgence in the bandits and sometimes his army would go to battle in person would even take a hit on business.
In addition to not affecting business activities, the wasteland customs also to some extent served as a means of exploitation by the Principality of Florence against merchants from Schindler.
The tariffs collected in the wasteland customs are not based on normal commercial taxes. Through the desolation barrier, the Florentines controlled Hindler's export to the land of western human society and seized huge wealth.
In the past, Dane was unable to manage this matter, but now he has decided that he can no longer let Yim's guy continue to be so arrogant. In Dane's view, the wealth intercepted by him and the interests flowing from the wasteland to the Duchy of Florence should have been Schindler's.
As Governor of Hindler, he was obliged to keep this wealth and stop the exploitation of the Florentines. He also has an obligation to guarantee the integrity of territorial sovereignty throughout Hindler's territory.
Of course, just talking about these sounding things is just fine. The reason why Dane really wanted to operate on Imam's Wasteland Pass was purely for profit.
Ime, and even the Principality of Florence, can earn at least 50,000 gold coins a month from the wasteland customs, and these money will not fall into the hands of Dane, and he will naturally not be so happy.
As for whether it will anger the Florensa behind Imm ...
To be honest, Dane didn't bother at all.
Dane would not take the initiative to attack Florence, but it does not mean that he was afraid that the Florence would take the initiative to attack him.
Schindler's barren land is Dane's home. Here, he will not be afraid of any enemies.
Only with sufficient strength can there be enough diplomatic capital. The wasteland confines the parasite controlled by the Florença and growing on the Hindler, which must be disposed of.
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In 218, on September 1st, Dane issued an order to warlord Im, the owner of the city on the western wasteland. The content of this order is generally similar to that of the "Tianlinzhou Local Government Restructuring Trial Notice", requiring him to surrender the army as scheduled and to hand over the administrative power of the wasteland customs.
Of course, Im doesn't do it, but with the lesson learned from the executioner Molotto, Im doesn't dare to talk too hard with Dane.
In public, he did not respond at all to Dane's order in the name of the Governor, but in private, there were many activities.
So, next, Dane welcomed the arrival of two groups of men and women.
The first wave came from businessmen from the direction of the wasteland. They came with Dad's kindness and gifts.
The rich master, however, has lost his capital this time. According to the car-drawn gifts from the caravan, rare and rare treasures are not rare. According to Dane's business accountants' estimates, the total value of these gifts from Imra is no less than 50,000 gold coins, which is already half of the money Dane borrowed from the Sequoia Chamber of Commerce!
Along with these gifts, there was also a letter from Im.
In the letter, Im's tone and wording were quite sincere and respectful, and he also placed himself very low.
The letter refers to Dyne as 'the great Governor of Hindler's Territory'; and he refers to himself as 'guarding the subordinates of the Governor for the Governor'; The wasteland was closed for the development of Schindler's; and he stated that he was willing to continue to use the remaining half of his life and continue to guard the party for the Governor ~ EbookFREE.me ~ never die.
The words are quite beautiful, and in essence, some are mentioned implicitly. For example, Im said in the letter that if Dane could continue to keep him in the wasteland, he would offer a gift of not less than 50,000 gold coins every year as a 'tribute to the Governor'. .
The gift was accepted by Dane; on the condition, he could never agree.
Dane wrote a reply, the wording was still very strict, and no grace required Im to have to surrender his power within the time limit according to the content in the "Trial Notice of Local Government System".
50,000 gold coins were lost for nothing, and Im was very distressed and very angry. Follow-up news from Wasteland Pass said that this guy broke his usual favorite luminous cup and strangled one of his favorite Maggies in the past.
The soft Dane didn't eat, and Im was going to come hard.
Of course, this so-called hard is certainly not a military operation. He has an elite sand robber group, and an elite guard army stationed in the wasteland. But he wouldn't be as stupid as Molotto, and he wouldn't be naive enough to think that he could use this force to go to Dane's wrist.
His toughness is based on the Florensa.

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