Riding and Slashing

Chapter 255 Where?This is a problem

Although the speed of becoming a Marshal is quite fast, the speed of the new Marshal of the Sarleion Kingdom's dispatching troops is really slow.

Li Ang didn't even start to organize the army, but started to train new recruits...

From the looks of it, the lord is planning to finish his military training before going to war—this is almost equivalent to being hungry, so he will start with growing vegetables and raising pigs...

Because the lord actually doesn't want to fight at all now, and the territory he just got has not had time to digest, and Li Ang is very clear why Ulrik appointed him as the marshal at this time.

It's not how much Ulrik trusts him... In fact, Li Ang feels that Ulrik doesn't even have a copper coin in him.

At this time, making yourself a marshal isn't it actually just finding someone to take the blame?

The lord even thinks that all the marshals conferred by King Ulrik are likely to be blamed—of course, in name, they may all be 'the pillars of the country who shoulder heavy responsibilities when the country is in crisis'.

When the overall situation of the Sarleon Kingdom is relatively good, King Ulric will serve as the marshal himself, just like Leon participated in the war against the Bacchus Empire for the first time with Earl Alden and Godric. With strong soldiers and strong horses, His Majesty the King did not give up the position of marshal to any lord.

And the former marshal, Duke Brennus, was sent by Ulrik to save the bad situation in Lion Lake City when the Sarleon Kingdom was in trouble at home and abroad. Didn't gain anything, but fought the most dangerous battle.

So Brennus didn't want to bring his own soldiers at all, and would rather smash the king's army to pieces, and took the opportunity to scrape the ground quite ferociously, and he also seemed very polite when negotiating deals with Li Ang.

Up to now, Brennus has been defeated, Qicha Fortress is lost, and the national finances are out of money, so the lord has become the current blame man.

Moreover, King Ulrik probably learned the lesson of Brennus when he was the marshal - Brennus disabled the Lion Knights and the King City Guard in Eagle Claw Castle...

So Ulrik no longer let the marshal lead his troops, and all the support he gave to Li Ang, the new marshal, was actually only the silver scepter.

That is to say, Ulrik did not provide a single soldier, nor did he provide any other material assistance. He just sent an official letter of appointment, and then asked Li Ang to recover the Qicha Fortress.

Isn't this the same as prostitution?

The marshal of a country is the military leader of the country in name, and has the power to command and dispatch the troops of various lords, but he has equal obligations when he gets the power-the marshal is responsible for providing necessary support for the lords who obey the dispatch, such as food and grass Military aid such as ordnance.

But Ulrik didn't give Li Ang anything... Isn't this just expecting Li Ang to pay money, effort and food to be taken advantage of?

I have to risk my life to attack the strong bastion of Qicha Fortress...

Although it is true that you can collect money when providing military support to other lords, and you can also get a lot of money when distributing spoils, but the problem is that this battle is to recover Qicha Fortress, and I am afraid that you will not get any spoils...

Even if the Qicha Fortress is recaptured, the lord will not get any benefits—could it be possible that Ulrik can seal the gate of the capital to Li Ang?

To be honest, even if Ulrik really dared to seal it, Li Ang didn't want it...

The lord knew that if he became the lord of Seven Fortress, he would be treated completely differently from Sir Lehman. King Ulrik would definitely not subsidize him for a copper coin or a grain of food.

There are no residents near the Qicha Fortress. This purely military fortress was completely dependent on the supply of military supplies from the Lion City. Responsibility for the most sensitive...

So of course the lord has no enthusiasm for this appointment, he doesn't want to use his own troops to evaluate the combat effectiveness of General Agathon.

Li Ang's current reaction is to slowly reorganize the army, let's wait for a month or two - anyway, as a marshal, it's customary to arrive at the assembly point last, the boss is always the last one to appear...

But the merchants in Changhe Town were quite excited when they heard about it.

They haven't forgotten that the lord took them to do business in the territory of Bacchus - they first went to Qicha Fortress to gather, then entered the Sava River Fort area, and then they bought all the inventory to Bacchus In the territory, everyone made a fortune.

At that time they deeply realized that 'war is wealth'.

Moreover, at that time, Master Li Ang was able to lead them to make a fortune with such a few troops. Now that Master Li Ang has become the Marshal of the kingdom, it is obviously more appropriate...

This can't make a lot of money?
So the merchants rushed to the Lord's Hall of Changhe Town to see Li Ang, hoping to 'provide supplies with the army'.

This is actually the trust and support of the merchants for Li Ang. Of course, the lord can't discourage their enthusiasm. Besides, the supply of supplies by the merchants accompanying the army is a win-win thing. At least they don't have to supply food and grass for other lords, so Li Ang agreed.

But only three days later, the lord regretted it - he promised too happily...

Li Ang didn't expect that the merchants' operation was particularly efficient this time.

Before Li Ang's army had moved at all, the merchants had spontaneously formed a huge convoy of thousands of carriages ready to go, which was several times larger than the scale of the trade activity a year and a half ago.

The fact that the merchants were so efficient this time was because Li Ang acted too quickly when he went south to deal with the Snake Worship Cult a few months ago. It only took three days from the decision to the dispatch of troops. I didn't have time to keep up.

After all, Li Ang was dealing with the Snake Worship Cult and the Red Death at that time, so it was naturally impossible to bring the merchants along.

But the merchants didn't know, they felt that last time they acted too slowly and didn't keep up with the lord's troops, and probably missed hundreds of millions because of this - because Li Ang 'captured' Karen Lulu Castle of the Bacchus Empire with a single army, They thought that the lord had won a huge victory against the Bacchus Empire.

So this time, the merchants felt that they must not miss the opportunity again. Master Li Ang used his troops to appear and disappear, and the speed of dispatching troops was really too fast...

As a result, a huge convoy appeared outside Changhe Town within a few days. There were thousands of merchants and their servants alone. It looked like a mob army surrounded Changhe Town. Still increasing...

Of course, so many businessmen are not only from Changhe Town, but also from the surrounding areas who are not afraid of death.

Now Li Ang's territory is booming, and the number of merchants is indeed much larger than before. Coupled with the existence of the Changhe Expressway, horse-drawn carriage transportation is also more convenient, and naturally more merchants participate.

However, today is different from the past...

Li Ang's strategic goal this time is to regain the Qicha Fortress, not to waste time running to the Sava River Fort like he did back then.

Besides, the lord only intends to consider how to take back the fortress, and has no intention of attacking the Bacchus Empire - Li Ang knows that the Bacchus Empire is facing tremendous pressure now, and will definitely resist desperately from top to bottom, with Emperor Marius who is driven to a dead end It's not worth it to die.

And the war to recover Qicha Fortress is not as suitable for business as last time—Qicha Fortress is not the same as the original Sava River Fort, and there are no residents around it to shop, and the lord does not plan to besiege the city for a long time of.

This meant that the caravan could only do business with the soldiers during the time when other lords of the Sarleon Kingdom came to gather.

However, since many merchants had the experience of serving in the army last time, the more goods they brought were not the meat, drinks, entertainment and other supplies that the soldiers needed. They brought a lot of northern specialties such as fur and oil that the Bacchus lacked. ——These things are more profitable in Bacchus...

But the problem is that soldiers definitely don't need these things, and the size of the caravan is too big...

If this is all for soldiers' business, it is estimated that all of them will have to lose their pants-maybe the number of customers is not as large as that of merchants.

What's more, Lord Lord doesn't plan to send troops for a while. In fact, Li Ang is really planning to train a wave of recruits before setting off...

But these businessmen are really too active. They have already installed the cars and are waiting to drive them. In order to improve efficiency, they even increase the price to buy goods.

Although the farmers in Changhe Express and the villages and towns of Lieshijing have made a lot of money because of the massive purchases of merchants, the lord is quite distressed-these merchants are the backbone of his territory to pay taxes. If they lose all If you have a family background, then you will also suffer from poverty in the future!

Moreover, in order to catch up with this business, many businessmen went to Pande Bank to borrow money...

If this drags on for two months, it's not certain how the battle will turn out, but if these merchants who have borrowed money don't sell the goods they have collected at a high price, I'm afraid they will all have to be forced to become Lao Lai!
Li Ang had no choice but to issue a summoning order for the marshals, ordering all the lords of Sarleon to gather at the east of Qicha Fortress, and asked Eric to command the convoy of Changhe Express, and set off with the merchants first.

The merchant's convoy had to go to the vicinity of Qicha Fortress first, and finish the business of summoning the lords of the Sarleion Realm, otherwise they would probably die in Changhe Town.

So, just like before, a huge merchant army set off for the Qicha Fortress.

The lord let Eric take the silver scepter representing the status of the marshal, and set off with the flag of the marshal - this is actually to let Eric gather an army near the Qicha Fortress first, so that the merchants can help others. The lord's troops 'provide supplies'.

The merchants may not be able to make much money for a while, and someone must constantly come forward to coordinate. Of course, this must be done by someone with a flexible mind and a good relationship with the merchants. Eric is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.

And now the lord doesn't dare to wait until the training is over, he is forced to think about how to attack the Qicha Fortress, and what to do after finishing the Qicha Fortress...

If you don't find a place to digest the goods in the hands of the merchants, the loans from the merchants will cause a large amount of bad debts that cannot be recovered at the Pande Bank.

The special products of Lieshijing are not easy to sell in the country, and the merchants buy them at a higher price...

These guys buy too much, and it is likely that they will quickly deplete their property because of the inventory in their hands, and when the bank's bad debt rate reaches a certain level, it will form a series of negative effects.

——Merchants will be unable to carry out other businesses, the business in the territory will quickly slump, prices will soar due to the imbalance between supply and demand, and the purchasing power of dinars will drop rapidly.This can cause depositors to panic, banks to face runs or fail to maintain normal operations, and then further create a more serious negative cycle.

Moreover, this negative effect will be manifested faster when the territory has not completely transformed from a precious metal currency structure to a credit currency system.However, the magic silver coins that Li Ang asked the Noldor to make do not yet have full credibility. At present, they can only be circulated in the White Hart Castle and the Noldor Forest, and cannot be used to save the market by minting coins.

Money is something that must be circulated to be money.

Li Ang now particularly understands why some big countries are driven by businessmen to fight everywhere - this is not a political issue, but an economic issue, and it is really impossible not to fight.

A fast-growing business system driven by finance is prone to economic crisis. It must find markets from other countries. Only when domestic businessmen have a way out can the domestic economy survive.

In other words, Li Ang must expand the scale of the war and fight the war to other countries, and it must be a place that can digest the inventories of the merchants.

But now... where are we going to fight?

The surrounding areas of the Sava River Castle can no longer digest the merchants' goods. In fact, the entire western part of the Bacchus Empire, including the current Siyuan City, may not be able to digest those goods.

——Almost all the western part of the Bacchus Empire was destroyed by the rebels. Emperor Marius also burned all the supplies in Siyuan City. The current western part of the Bacchus Empire does not have enough purchasing power.

Li Ang had just returned from the territory of Bacchus. Although he did not go to the west of Bacchus, he still knew the current state of the empire.

In fact, the current Bacchus empire is probably not a suitable customer group. They have been affected by the domestic turmoil for a whole season of harvest. In addition, they are the country that most needs to quickly popularize the Red Death vaccine. Today, Bacchus is short of horses and food. Lack of living supplies, things like fur and grease are definitely not the first choice for the Bacchus now.

What should I do?
Then you can only go to the Principality of De'xia.

The D'Shar people are probably rich now, and they also need fur and oil, but the Sava River Fort of the Bacchus Empire is blocking the way, so they can't go around to the west of the kingdom and attack the D'Shar territory from the direction of Singal, right?

Then it seems obvious that a certain new marshal is planning to use his power for personal gain...

Besides, although Brennus and the D'Shar fought a battle to share the cake, the Sarleon Kingdom did not declare war on the D'Shar, because both sides were just doing a sneak attack to reap benefits, and it was not considered a formal dispatch of troops, it was just a collision .

Declaring war publicly for this kind of thing is tantamount to admitting that one's own country is a thief who took advantage of the fire to tear up the armistice agreement, so both countries kept silent.

Moreover, the D'Shars were also ambushed and maimed by General Titus in the end. It is not a deep hatred with the Sarleion Kingdom. It is estimated that they have a deeper resentment towards Titus.

There is no declaration of war, and it is not appropriate to directly attack Dexia. As a marshal, he is easily hostile to all other countries... To send troops on a large scale, there must be a name.

Seems like there's really nowhere to go?
Li Ang hesitated.

But maybe Eric did have the top lucky attribute. Anyway, the moment he brought the merchants to the east of Qicha Fortress, the situation changed dramatically.

Or rather, a huge turnaround.

The Sava River Fort was captured by the D'Shar Principality at this time.

Not only that, the Dexia army actually appeared near the kingdom's capital, Lieshi City!
The name of sending troops that Li Ang wanted was directly in front of him.

(End of this chapter)