The Swordsman of Faerûn

Chapter 768 No one knows how to conquer the world better than me
William was sitting next to a pile of bloody corpses, facing the current Supreme Councilor Boros Habershield of Misty Valley, but he talked without any scruples.

If we talk about the process of the King of Cloaks unifying the entire valley, there is really nothing to say. Whether it is intentional or unintentional, whether it is King Anka's strategy is unparalleled, or his luck is against the sky, basically every step is in the right place. on the right path.

First of all, Anka not only accumulated a certain reputation and popularity during his adventures in Sembia, but also trained a reliable armed force-the armored cloak.

Afterwards, Anka and his adventure partners returned to their hometown. After witnessing the dark and harsh situation in their hometown, they seized the opportunity decisively and used sharp social conflicts to gain the support of the local people. An inconspicuous local separatist force.

Anka and his city-state were the place of the Four Wars, but due to his past reputation and his subsequent low-key, the new Battle Valley did not arouse hostility and suppression from other forces, and they also gained a rare opportunity for self-cultivation Chance.

In the process of recuperating, King Anka cultivated internal politics and foreign friends. After nearly ten years of development and savings, the King of Cloaks suddenly launched a unified war. Strategies, they almost wiped out all the valley city-states with the autumn wind sweeping away the fallen leaves.

And the external environment during this period was also relatively friendly to the new King of the Valley.

First of all, the glaciers in the north have just begun to recede, leaving a large area of ​​unowned land. The kingdoms in the northern part of the Moon Sea are busy seizing these fertile mossy soils, and have no time to care about the situation in the valley.

At this time, Sambia in the south has just occupied and annexed the Moon Valley, and is digesting the new territory as much as possible; Cormyr, another neighboring powerful country, is suffering from an unprecedented orc invasion, and Jondas in the south is in the ascendant of civil strife.

By the time these countries really freed up their hands, Anka had basically completed his unification war process, only the Bow Valley could not be recovered under Sembia's intervention at all costs.

It can be said that in the process of unifying the valley, the cloak king Anka basically did not make any mistakes, and his title of king of the valley can be said to be well-deserved.

However, William did not agree with Anka, the cloak king, after completing the unification of the valley. He even thought that the cloak king was not even as good as a third-rate in managing the country.

When Boros listened to William's in-depth analysis of the internal and external factors of the Cloak King's ability to unify the Valley, he felt enlightened.

That is the Confucian culture that Boros doesn't understand, otherwise he would definitely say that when the king of the cloak conquers the world, the weather, the location, and the harmony of people are all three, and no one else.

No wonder since Anka Balisk, it is difficult for another supreme king to appear in the valley. It turns out that so many necessary conditions are required to complete the unification of the valley. , I feel that it is far from the King of the Cloak. This is not only because the people are not good, but the timing is not right. If it can be done, it will be a ghost.

Then William began to comment on the series of operations performed by the King of Cloaks and the Queen of the Valley, but the comments went to another extreme.

You said that you are already called the king and the establishment. If you don’t hurry up to establish a political power and stabilize the rule, you will run around like a fool with your personal guards. One day, you will besiege bandits and bandits, tomorrow you will hunt down evil spirits, and the day after tomorrow, you will track down evil Master, the euphemistic name is to save innocent people from fire and water.

Isn't it stupid for a dignified head of state to work as a sheriff and mercenary?

Principal Chang's map micro-manipulation lost the country, you, the king of cloaks, went one step further, charged into the battle to protect the innocent, do you think this is what you should do?
When you are in your position, you should perform your duties.

In William's view, this is the most basic conduct that any person in power should abide by.

Of course, if you still have enough energy on the premise of doing your job well, it’s okay to be able to do some things outside of your responsibilities.

Boros didn't agree with William's comments on the last few years of the Cloak King's reign. Although he also felt that the Cloak King should have done better, looking at the virtuous kings that had appeared on the land of Faerun, he had to admit that Anka Wang is already one of the best.

It's not that our king is not good enough, but that the king's enemies are too vicious and despicable.

This is a sentence often said by most of the admirers of the Cloaked King, even scholars who study this period of history.

Boros once also very much recognized this paragraph of defense of the king's idol.So when William belittled the cloak king's ability to govern the country, Boros couldn't help saying: If you were put in the position of the cloak king, what you did would probably be a thousand times worse than the cloak king!
After William heard this, he couldn't help but burst out laughing, and he said, "I just thought I could do better than the Cloaked King, that's why I wanted to conquer the whole valley, otherwise why would I do it?" It's a kind of thing that picks people's teeth!"

Boros said unconvinced: "I would like to hear your opinion. If you really rule the valley, how will you govern your kingdom?"

William said: "If I elaborate on my governance strategy, I'm afraid it will take ten days and half a month to finish it. Besides, there are many things that I haven't personally practiced and witnessed.

But I can tell you my general policy direction.

The first is to establish an efficient centralized management organization, responsible for managing all affairs in the entire valley, to replace the decadent and bloated lord system.

Then unify government decrees, adjust tax rates, strengthen the connection between the valley city-states, eliminate regional centrifugism, emphasize agriculture and promote business, and improve the living standards of ordinary civilians.

Revise unified laws and promote the rule of law. In particular, we must vigorously develop civilian education, open up people's wisdom, cultivate talents, and enhance the heritage and potential of the entire country. "

What William said was a bit vague, after all, there was only a general outline, but no substantive detailed measures.But Boluosi was heartbroken when he heard it. He had never heard of such a systematic and comprehensive policy of governing the country.Although there are no specific details to fill in, it has pointed out the brightest path to those who are interested.

It's like Wolong said in the thatched cottage, "Stay in Jingzhou, seize Yizhou, conquer Dongwu in the south, and attack Cao Wei in the north." Although he has not given a specific plan, he has already fascinated Brother Big Ear.

Did not run away!This is the other half of my destiny!As the legacy of the followers of the Cloaked King, Boros always has a dream in his heart to follow the new king.

It can be said that he has initially recognized William's talent, but as the last stubbornness of an old knight, Boros Habershield has already said very stubbornly:

"Mr. William, although what you said is very pleasant, it sounds like you are right. But how can you guarantee that you will be able to unify the valley? As you said before, there are many people and forces inside and outside the valley. You will not be allowed to dominate the Valley Alliance! Also, you did not say how you should deal with the difficulties that the Cloak King faced back then!"

William smiled and said, "That's right! I really should show the old man my family background, so as to strengthen your confidence in our team in the future!"

Boros pretended to be a little arrogant and said, "I haven't promised to surrender to you yet! Young man!"

William didn't care about the old man's inconsistency, he said: "Let's talk about external forces first, the surrounding forces can affect the valley, nothing more than Zhentil Castle in the north, Comanthor in the eastern forest, and Sembia and Cormyr, if farther away, is the vast land on the east coast of the Dragon Bay.

Among these forces, the Zhentils have just suffered an unprecedented fiasco in the Valley of Shadows, and they have no time to take care of the affairs of the valley, and now the entire Faerun is suffering from a catastrophe. Next, the next step will be to take action against Hantu's Tanris, so these two basically don't need to think about it.

If Sambia in the south wants to interfere in the valley, they usually rely on Bow Valley as an agent, but now that Bow Valley has been captured by me, the forces inclined to Sambia are almost out of control. It is also difficult to hinder us.

The next ones are Cormanthor and Cormier, and these two are really likely to directly affect our existence.

But Cormanthor is now being harassed by dark elves from the Underdark, and I have reached an agreement with Elminster, the great sage of Shadow Valley, and he and his friends will fully support me in unifying the valley.With Elminster's help, Cormanthor's problems are largely a non-issue.

Therefore, only Cormyr is the external interference force we need to face. "

Boros listened to William analyze the surrounding forces of the valley one by one, but suddenly discovered that this is the best time to reunify the valley in the past 300 years since the king of the cloak ruled the valley.

Poor King Lashan, he was so unjustly defeated!If he can raise the army two years later, maybe there is a possibility of success!

William snapped his fingers and continued: "Besides, within the Federation of Valleys, Dagger Valley and Shadow Valley have completely surrendered to me, and they are my basic base. The Deep Forest Valley and Bow Valley in the south have also been conquered by me. They will be our next The front line against Cormyr's meddler.

Next is Misty Valley and Battle Valley. Now that I am standing here, the end of Misty Valley is almost doomed.

I declare in advance that what I need is a Misty Valley who is as loyal to me as the Valley of Shadows and the Valley of Daggers. Those who oppose me, I will definitely not hesitate to kill them.Of course, if the old man can help me, everything in Misty Valley will no longer be a problem.

As for the Valley of Battle, I will lay a meat-ground trap there, and those who try to interfere or oppose me, as well as the armies against me, will shed their last drop of blood under the castle in the Valley of Battle.

When the battle situation in the Battle Valley is settled, Taser Valley, Feather Valley, Scar Valley, and Geng Valley in the east, these city-states that have been tossed by King Lashan for a long time, basically can't make any troubles. "

However, Boros heard a big loophole in William's words, and he couldn't help asking: "How can you guarantee that you can win in the Battle Valley? It depends on the city of Essebra (the Battle Valley at this time) capital)? That's not a good place."

William said: "Of course I know that the city of Essebra in the Battle Valley is strategically dead. My castle is not any known town, but a new fort built by my subordinates. It is located in the land of three rivers. , is the real strategic thrust.”

Boros was shocked and said: "Are you kidding, right? Your Excellency William. I have personally checked all the terrain in the Battle Valley. The Land of Three Rivers is also not a good place. Although it looks beautiful there, the terrain is too low-lying. Easily overwhelmed by the waters of the Asaba River, even a humble spell is enough to crush any castle built there."

William Yun said calmly: "Of course I know the disadvantages of the Land of Three Rivers, but I have a group of very powerful architects under my command, not to mention low-lying lands that are prone to soaking in water, even in magma lakes that can melt steel Here, they can also build the strongest castle in the world."

Boros couldn't believe his ears, young man, are you sure you didn't drink too much before coming here, so that you have such unreliable dreams during the day!How could there be such an outrageous architect in this world? !
Little bastard!Are you deliberately making fun of the old man? !
William seemed to have sensed the old man's thoughts, and he said, "What? You don't believe it?"

Boluos eyes drooped, but he turned into a tired look, and said in a loud voice: "Believe it! Why don't I believe it! Young man, even if you say you can put down the gods in the sky, I also believe in the old man [-]. Look at my old arms and legs, how dare I not believe you!"

William was a bit dumbfounded, he really wanted to say, old man, your guess is really accurate, the man has really put the gods down, more than once!But he didn't dare, because the old guy obviously didn't believe him, and he even deliberately got weird about it.

For this kind of old clapper who doesn't cry when he sees the coffin, he has to be slapped in the face and swollen with facts!

So William didn't talk nonsense, and walked directly to the gate of flames.

Just to prove himself to the old man, William used up today's spell slot. If he can successfully subdue Boros Habershield, the price is not a big deal.

This time the old man almost popped his eyeballs out. As the supreme member of Misty Valley in name and law, Boros certainly knows that all spellcasters have encountered serious problems recently, and even Boros himself will click little trick.

The old man couldn't help screaming, and said: "You are using magic! How can you use magic... Is magic already usable? It's not right! It's not right! William!"

Boros tried his little trick, but found that the spell still couldn't be used.

He couldn't help asking: "Why? Why can you use magic?"

William said a little Versailles: "My identity is a bit special. You know, I have a little personal relationship with the god of magic, and I have a little privilege in it."

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