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Chapter 453 Valois' Ambition
Ah? It's my turn? Rorschach swallowed the duck confit hastily, letting the greasy meat squeeze into his throat. "Nice to meet you, Mr. Joe, the war commissioner."

George Jacques was unimpressed: "I didn't expect you to be so young. Over the past year, our neighboring country seems to have undergone tremendous changes, and preliminary investigations point to a key person. We also found that you studied abroad in the Starry Tower for a year."

The Secretary of War approached Rorschach about something he had long advocated: the Sister Republic Project.

With a series of recent victories won by Valois, the Republic was only "the last mile" away from expelling the imperial army from the country. Next, fanatics among both the Mountain Party and the Conservatives began to advocate exporting the fruits of the great reform to the entire continent.

Even the conservatives believed that the initial defeat of the Valois Army against the Empire was a defeat of the army of the old kingdom, and that the National Guard... As long as the tricolor flag was flying and they launched a charge, the Republic's army was invincible.

The idea of ​​exporting great changes to the world (through violent means) leads to two seemingly more practical theories:

The first is the theory of natural territory: the border of the Republic should be from the northern coast to the central mountains and then to the banks of the Tam River. In other words, all the disputed areas with the Empire should be included until the natural barrier formed by mountains and rivers is reached.

The second is the idea of ​​a sister republic. Georges-Jacques was an avid supporter and advocate of it. He believed that Valois should support all people who wanted to overthrow the monarchy, especially the states within the empire, and get rid of the emperor's rule through similar changes.

This would not only weaken the enemy, but also allow the new republic to gain natural allies. Valois is of course the "big sister", and the others are the little sisters, including the coastal small countries south of Valois and the small states north of Valois.

Oh, and there's also "Super Sister" Byrne, who has the potential to be a powerful ally.

In George Jacques's eyes, the so-called evil god would not pose a threat even if it revived on the battlefield - wouldn't it be enough to just push the battlefield into the territory of the empire?

The War Commissioner shook his wine glass and gave a passionate speech. He preached in the same way at the National Assembly and the club salon. But unfortunately, his audience today, the mages, had neither applauding supporters nor fierce opponents.

When his mouth became dry from speaking and he wanted to drink some wine to moisten his throat, the only sound in the room was the friction and collision between knives and forks and porcelain plates.

Fortunately, George Jacques still didn't care about the awkward situation. He smiled and asked Rorschach: "So, Master Rorschach, what do you think of our idea?"

What he talked about a lot was "exporting change" and "sister republics", but he packaged it in a more high-sounding way and used the slogans he promoted to the public here.

Perhaps Pascal and Paul will be frightened and their blood will boil, and their passion will surge, but although Mr. Luo has never "eaten pork" in the other world, he has learned "how pigs run" in his previous life. Can he defeat the empire completely first and then do this?
Rorschach also smiled and responded: "Sir, can you answer two questions for me first?"

"Please speak up."

"First, when will your country be able to recover its entire territory? Second, what does what you just said have to do with me?"

George Jacques smiled and said passionately: “I can answer your question together: Valois, every citizen believes that he is closely related to the fate of the Republic. For this reason alone, I firmly believe that Valois will be able to defeat the Empire immediately.

"Similarly, as far as I know, Master Rorschach's influence on Byrne's fate cannot be underestimated. If you can promote Byrne's progress, I assure you that Valois will give great support to you and the new Byrne, and grant you the title of Honorary Citizen of Valois." One day later.

Rorschach and Caroline's revisit to the old place ended. They said goodbye to everyone in the Star Tower and opened the portal to Byrne.

With the help of the great wizard, the return journey was smooth. When they walked out of the workshop in the Rorschach Wizard Tower, the teleportation array on this side remained the same.

For Caroline, everything that happened since she passed through this damn door was impressive and exhausting. Returning to Rorschach's wizard tower actually made her feel relaxed, like returning home after a business trip.

There is no fast-paced research in the Starry Tower or the Alchemy Department, no bloody battlefields, and no chaos in the Imperial Capital and the Heart of the Republic. Everything is peaceful and well-organized.

The only thing she didn't understand was why Rorschach finally agreed to the war commissioner's "empty promise": "Rorschach, I remember you told Bart and the others that you wanted to make the Special District a free state in the empire, and now you want to make Byrne a republic."

"I don't have that ability. I can't turn Byrne into anything I say. Neither can that pot-bellied committee member." Rorschach spread his hands. It's not like he was playing some game where he could click the mouse and ask Yiguo to transform into anything.

"He's just talking big. That's right. I agreed to it because I really need some help from Valois. Teacher Caroline, a wise man in the East once said that people always compromise."

Most people's traits conform to the positive distribution, such as magical talent and intelligence, and based on Valois' experience, most people tend to stand in the middle.

It would seem difficult for the centrists in Bavaria to support Bavaria's transformation from a kingdom to a free state under the rule of the emperor. However, if the call for transformation from a kingdom to a republic grows, everyone will suddenly realize that it would be best to continue to be under the rule of the monarch, but to be far away from the emperor and maintain their independence.

As if overnight, a large number of pamphlets from neighboring southern countries flowed into Bain. The printing was not exquisite, but clear enough to be seen as not pirated. Many tabloids suddenly appeared in the country, publishing outrageous remarks.

In the past, it was fine, but now the economy of Bavaria outside the special zone is not optimistic. Many workshops have closed down, food is scarce, and the people are not full and can only be angry. In big cities like Munich and Neuenburg, there must be a beer hall on every street, and now there must be people having heated discussions in the beer halls.

The views of these people were roughly divided into two camps. One side believed that the country should be integrated into the imperial system as soon as possible and the previous level of trade should be restored. The other side waved pamphlets and newspapers from Valois and made wild remarks against the monarch.

In particular, the contrasting records of the Valois Kingdom and the Republic against the Empire served as proof of the superiority of the Great Change.

Würzburg, as a place where universities gather, is also the base camp of the latter group. They have long been paying attention to every move of the Republic.

That would have been fine, but the royal family and city government suddenly discovered that the literacy campaign carried out when the new legion was formed was not without side effects - damn, why were military drill manuals and republican heresies written in the common language?
After the summer, Bavaria began to be infected with the "Valois disease", while the Special Administrative Region, where the living standards were stable and improving, had been very stable and harmonious, almost to the point of being abnormally quiet.

(End of this chapter)