Chapter 153: External force intervention

"There are news in three areas, which one should you listen to first?"
"Let's go from far to near! Let's talk about the Man Yu army leader, has it already started?"
"What you think is too simple. The situation there has become more complicated. Just a week ago, Viscount Philip, the first heir of the Faerlan family, sent a messenger to the capital to swear allegiance to the royal family of Lancelot. Three days before yesterday, it was reported that the current Grand Duke Patlem of the Manyu Army had converted to the Holy See of the Holy Ether. The Holy See of Holy Ether was very happy. He originally planned to come to the leader of the Manyu to baptize Patlem in person. At an advanced age, the situation of the military leader of Man Yu is too chaotic, so he chose to send the most prestigious archbishop Saint George to baptize him."
Ralph merely retelled the information without mixing his own personal opinions. This is the basic quality of an espionage.
"One seeks refuge in the royal family and wants to overwhelm each other in name, and the other seeks refuge in the Holy See of the Holy Ether, wants to suppress each other with the help of external force. These two guys don't think the Manyu army is messy enough. After their mess, It is no longer a simple dispute over inheritance rights, but a dispute between kingship and theocracy. The contradiction between the two parties will be completely irreconcilable."
As Hawkeye's Secret Service's stall began to spread, and the more information and materials archived in his hand, Sean was finally no longer blind, and had a relatively complete concept of the Byron Alliance.
In the plains of Asia Minor, the opposition between kingship and theocracy has become the main contradiction.
It's not simple, is it the royal power granted by the gods? It is still a matter of theocratic kingship.
It also involves a series of interests. When the Byron Alliance was first established, it gave the Holy See, a relatively weak one, too much power. Two of the biggest rights are the right to form the Knights of the Holy See and the right to exempt church land. .
This is the two rights that Sean had resolutely denied when he negotiated with Darnell.
With these two rights, the Holy See of Saint Ether has the two powers of force and finance. It is difficult to develop and grow, and the wealth of the nobles is used.
At the beginning, the Holy See also kept its own feet. It was just that the land owned by the Holy See Church was tax-exempt. For a long time, many believers donated their land to the Holy See Church in exchange for tax avoidance privileges. The land is still cultivated by them. , They only need to pay to the church part of the tax that should have been paid to the lord and nobles.
Over time, this situation has become more and more frequent, and the land owned by the lord and nobles has not changed, but the taxes collected are getting less and less. How can we not worry?
The point where the contradiction between kingship and theocracy became intensified was the order three years ago by the Iron Princess Sophia Liya to thoroughly check all the land of the Holy See Church on the royal territory, and all the land beyond the regulations of the year should be recovered and owned by the royal family.
This time, he stabbed the lung tube of the Holy See of Saint Ether, and was firmly resisted by the local church. Even the old pope, who had not been in front of the world for many years, came forward and questioned the iron princess’s order, thinking that the agreement three hundred years ago was used. Managing things three hundred years later is somewhat out of date.
Iron Princess doesn't care about this. The reason why she has the nickname Iron Princess is because of her steel-like wrist. Once she decides something, she will never give up easily.
What's more, they checked the arable land in their own territory, which is reasonable and legal. The Holy See of Saint Ether said that it broke the sky and could not stop it. After all, the Holy See of Saint Ether is not a real country. Although it has its own Knights of the Holy See, it is scattered all over the mainland. In the royal territory, there is no right to challenge the royal family.
Unless the Holy See of Saint Ether wants to completely break with the Lancelot royal family, this price is obviously not he can afford.
The Byron Alliance and the Holy See of the Holy Ethereal now belong to the relationship between trees and vines. Without the support of the Byronian Alliance, the Holy See of the Holy Ethereal would be difficult to stand up on its own. It is not that it cannot grow, but what will it grow into? No one can tell.
This inventory does not matter. The amount of cultivated land identified from the name of the Holy See Church is quite astonishing. It turned out to be 30% more than the total amount of land paid to the royal family last year.
The results were seen in the second year. The taxes collected by the Lancelot royal family doubled. After three consecutive years, the harvest has been getting better and better every year. As a support, it’s no wonder that the Lancelot royal family’s waist to pole ratio in recent years It used to be straight and harder to do things.
The unique style of work of the iron princess Sophie Lina is on the one hand, and abundant finances are on the other. Only with the support of the latter can the former have the confidence and strength, otherwise even if it is a steel shot, it will have to bend. Three bends.
This incident caused a tsunami-like shock throughout the Byron Alliance. Many lord nobles followed this approach in their own territories, even if they could not be as hard-hearted and brazen as the Iron Princess Sophielina did. Using some methods that are not on the stage, the effect is the same, after all, it is convenient to do anything in one's own territory.
The total amount of arable land remains unchanged. One party benefits, and one party loses.
As much as the beneficiary receives the goods, the injured party loses as much.
It is strange that the Holy See of the Holy Ethereal is willing to be happy. Although in theory, these benefits are illegal, but if you have eaten your mouth and then vomit it, whether it is illegal or legitimate, it will make people scratch the liver and lungs. pain.
The royal family of Lancelot and the Holy See of the Holy Ether, from top to bottom, are in the top state.
However, the core of both sides is in the plains of Asia Minor, and the upper level is still sensible, knowing that small moves are okay. Once a full-scale war is launched, there will only be one result-both lose and lose.
Now the two heirs of the Faerun family, in order to fight for the right of inheritance, brought in these two forces.
Naturally, there was a lot of excitement. They had no scruples in the leadership of the Manyu Army. As long as the two heirs nodded, it was not impossible for their army to enter and fight.
Coupled with the Countess Angel Beina, who is still standing behind the Secret Society of the Witches, once the Holy See of the Holy Ether has entered on a large scale, they will never sit idly by.
In the past few years, because of the joint efforts of Angel Beina and her teacher, Ms. Irene, the witch secret society has been in an advantageous position in the game between Man Yujun and the Holy See, and has long regarded Man Yujun as her own meat. .
Internal power shuffle, they can sit on the sidelines and watch. If the Holy Ethereal Church enters on a large scale, it will poke their lung tubes. Even if they can't get it, they will not fall into the hands of Holy Ether Holy See.
With the development of the situation now, the military leadership of Manyu is no longer a simple heir battle, but a power game of the three major international organizations. The situation will become more complicated, and many wins and losses will no longer be purely on the battlefield. It is a game behind the scenes.
At that time, there will be major defeats on the battlefield, but more benefits have been won. Things that have been victorious on the battlefield but suffered heavy losses are no longer rare things.
If the Evernight Legion wants to profit from it, they can't simply stare at the three-square acre led by the Man Yu Army, but need to look at the general trend of the Byron Alliance.
If it were changed two years ago, Sean and the others would be blind, intentional and powerless, but now, the Hawkeye Secret Service stall has been spread out, I dare not say that their Hawkeye is pervasive, but some important things can still be the first Time feedback.
This is also the limit that the current situation can achieve. If you want to further control, unless the road facilities of other territories follow up and can be connected in a line, or there is revolutionary progress in communication equipment.
Judging from the current situation, both are very far away, and the Eternal Night Legion is powerless.
But in this respect, everyone is standing on the same starting line, which has little effect.
As long as he can grasp the general direction, Sean is very confident about this. It is nothing more than summing up the greatest possibility from a large amount of information and making a corresponding plan.
The Military Staff of the Evernight Legion is dedicated to eating this bowl of rice.
"The two parties are unwilling to withdraw from the struggle for inheritance rights. The conflict is inherently irreconcilable. If they fail, they will be owned by the same house. How can they care whether the Manyu army has become a scorched earth? If they win, as long as they have power , How can they care about the damage caused to this land."
"Yes, these people have used everything for the sake of power. What about the slave rebels?"
"The eastward withdrawal is being carried out in an orderly manner. Looking at their posture, preparing for internal integration, and the meaning of large-scale military training, Marshall has already got on the line with the other side, and is very interested in the trade we proposed, especially in terms of armaments. , But they made a condition that you should come and talk to them in person, otherwise they would refuse to trade."
"Don't pay attention to them, let them cool for a while, they will not have so many problems, now it is our market, and now they have not even recognized this point, it is really disappointing!"
Shaun didn't want to have a deep entanglement with the slave rebel army at all. He would not look at them because of their self-proclaimed justice.
There is no absolute thing in the world. If they are from a historical perspective, perhaps their behavior is just and part of the slave rebellion movement. Perhaps it will have profound historical significance for the entire Arshan continent in the future.
But as a historical party, they only brought destruction and destruction. With a strong invasion, the Li Rebel Army was willing to sit down and negotiate a deal with them because their forward had already contacted the outpost of the Fourth Corps of the Evernight Corps. There was a fierce fight near the Bastille.
The slave rebels didn’t get any bargains. They saw the strength of the Eternal Night Legion before they were willing to sit down and talk. The battle against the Eternal Night Legion was their most elite army of slave gladiators. The three centuries had been thoroughly Become history.
If the Eternal Night Legion does not have sufficient force, the Slave Rebel Army will not mind looting the Eternal Night Legion like the Lord and Nobles of the Manyu Army.
Doing more without capital will become addictive, and it is them.
And no matter how you look at it, in this game of power, their chances of becoming the ultimate winner are slim.
Once the royal family of Lancelot, the Holy See of the Holy Ether and the witch secret society enter the arena, they will join forces for the first time to clear the unstable factor of the slave rebels, and then fight again.
In this era of great emphasis on inheritance and blood, the slave rebel army was born with mud legs, and it was decided that they would not go too far.
Including the Eternal Night Legion, in the eyes of those nobles, it is simply an influential existence. No matter how strong you develop, without noble blood, it is still a group of mountainous grass bandits.
Every time he felt the pride of those nobles in this respect, Sean wanted to laugh a little.
Because in the ancient Andes Empire, the situation is just the opposite. The Andis mountain people are the orthodox nobles, while the Byrons are inferior.
The Byrons are committed to overthrowing these lofty nobles and seeking equality, but today they are no different from the people they hated.
This is the greatest irony.
"Deputy General Marshall has already done this. I believe it won't be long before they will come forward. After all, they have no more choices now. When the time comes, it will not be their turn to raise the conditions, but our turn to set the price."
"Master the degree! You can neither make them cheap for nothing, nor squeeze them too hard. Give them some good things properly. Before the Twin Cities are built, we still need them to help us take care of the nursing home."
"Relax, Deputy General Marshall has the potential to become profiteers and will squeeze every bit of oil and water from them!"
"What about our ally, Ms. Angel Beina, countess? What is she doing now? Her fief can now be taken up by the slave rebels, so there is no response?" Sean asked at last.
"The reaction of Countess Anjebena is a bit different from that of ordinary people. She doesn't care about her own territory. It is said that a hospital knight is being formed with the hospital as the center. It will save and treat people everywhere. As long as there is war, there will be them. However, they are absolutely neutral, and they treat the wounded soldiers on both sides. This has caused the high-levels on both sides to not see her. Although Patlem fell to the Holy See, but among the soldiers at the bottom, she is now Has a high reputation."
"Cleverly, her identity itself is very special. Working with Patlem is just a relationship of mutual use. Once Patlem has a firm foothold, she is the first person who wants to get rid of her. Her identity determines that it is impossible for her to gain the absolute trust of either of the two heirs. It is better to abandon it from the beginning and win the favor of the soldiers and the people at the bottom. As long as there are enough people supporting her, her status will be extremely stable. ."
"As for her fief~EbookFREE.me~ from the very beginning, it was only a number in written documents. Even if she came to receive it, the original local lord and nobleman would not necessarily be willing to surrender to her. Ignore them, wait until the slave rebels uproot them, and after they are defeated, it will not be too late to accept them. From the beginning, she exchanged a title with Pat Lem. With this title, it is convenient to take advantage of the fire in the future."
Xiao En caressed his palms and laughed. This thing is done in Anjibena's style. This guy can always make some unexpected choices.
Ralph looked a little weird and said, "Master General, isn't this your idea for her? I heard that the flag they used was a red cross flag with red letters on a white background. I remember that long ago, you followed us. Talked about the idea of ​​the Red Cross."
"Red Cross flag? This guy is plagiarizing my things again!" Xiao En shook his head and said, "This has nothing to do with me. I just mentioned this idea with her, but I didn't expect to be borrowed directly by her. , But it is also suitable for this place. If she can make it bigger and let the flag of the Red Cross fly over this land, she will live up to the name."
When he said these words, Sean didn't blush. Obviously, in his subconscious mind, the things in his previous life memory belonged to his personal property.
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