Iron Power And Sorcerer

Iron Power And Sorcerer Chapter 215

2021-01-23

Chapter 215 Going Home
The MPs who remained in the castles unanimously passed the motion: repeal the old The Republic of Palatu, reorganized the government and established the "Second" Republic of Palatu.

The member is still the member of the Kings Castle faction, and the Public Area Point is still in the big council hall.

It looks like a block changer, but it's far from it.

In the first few years of the Republic, the factions of the castles representing the interests of the cities could suppress the factions of the old nobles.

However, with the continuous expansion of the military free class, the blue blood faction gradually gained the upper hand, and finally suppressed the kings and castles.

The blue blood faction is in power all the year round, the kings and castles can only be in the opposition all the year round, and the opposition faction can be used for more than 20 years.

Suddenly in power, the Kings Castle faction immediately began a series of radical reforms.

The first act passed by the new General Council was the Debt Restructuring Act.

According to this decree, Palato is about to undergo a major debt restructuring.

The net worth of the republic will be paid first to domestic creditors, and the debts of foreign creditors will be compulsorily paid using a [annuity bond].

The interest rate of the annuity bond is 3% in principle, the repayment period is forty years, and the Second Republic has the right to redeem the annuity bond at any time.

Although Grove's words were tough, his deputy [Member Baker] immediately approached the chief advisor to Veneta.

Baker explained why and asked for forgiveness: "There's really no money in the treasury! It's far from enough to pay the debt!"

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Over the past 30 years In 2008, Plato's campaign against barbarians was to borrow money to fight.

Not only were nationals happy to buy bonds, but allied investors were happy to lend them money, because Plato won every time.

Allied investors are mainly Veneta bankers, and the proportion of federal funds is not much.

One is because the Union Province people have suffered a lot, and the second is because the Union Province has no bankers.

By adding leverage, Parato can leverage a huge amount of money with only a small amount of money to pay interest.

These funds were turned into weapons, armor, warhorses, rations, and lead bullets at barbarians, bringing three decades of victory to the Paratus.

The spoils of war are mainly land, slaves and livestock, with very little gold and silver. How can investors get their money back?

It doesn't matter, on the basis of "bonds can be traded", Veneta bankers have invented a dizzying variety of financial instruments: mortgages, secondary mortgages, bundling, splitting...

Even to hedge risk, Veneta bankers introduced the concept of shipping to the bond market—insurance.

Marshal Ned still underestimated the greed of human nature. He must have never imagined that the small tricks he used to raise military funds would evolve into a giant beast on his own.

In short: if Palato wins, everyone on the chain makes money; if Palato fails, the building will collapse like a domino Bone Token.

First and foremost were Veneta bankers and retail investors who went broke buying bonds.

So the Platos could not fail; no one thought that Plato would fail before this time; but this time Plato did.

Some people will ask, isn't there still a large area of unmanned land that can be used to pay off debts?

Please don't forget that those lands are not the property of the Palatine Republic, but the Palatine Army.

Palatu's army can not only do business, but also local landlords and maintain a country within a country.

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That's why Grove's second reform: reorganizing the government and taking military power.

Due to the historical legacy of the Sovereign War, the Parato Army Headquarters is legally a subordinate institution of the "Alliance", only half a level lower than the Great Council.

strictly speaking, the two are cooperative relations. The Great Council cannot even decide on the appointment and removal of army personnel, only "suggestions".

Groff Magnus reorganized the [Plateau Army Headquarters] into the [Plateau Military Council], the new Military Council attached to the Grand Council.

This is also the political appeal of the Kings Castle faction until now, to change [army with a country] to [country with an army].

The template for [army with a country] is a province, and the template for a country with an army is Veneta.

Plateau's degree of JGism is somewhere in between, but for three decades it has continued to move towards the fall of the federation model.

Apart from this There are also several reforms aimed at weakening the local power of the old nobility.

The new Great Council issued a statement, the "Republican Proclamation."

The core idea is to occupy the moral high ground: the Second Republic of Palato is established! Have a good time everyone! Taxes, taxes and servitude will be reduced! We will also share land rights and encourage land reclamation! All outside the Second Republic are pseudo-governments! Please support us a lot!

There are, of course, two other life-and-death orders: the gathering of garrisons from various places to the castles; and the sending of envoys to Arpad to save the peace as much as possible.

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Senator Baker dragged the chief adviser of Veneta and talked a lot, in a word: We really have no money.

The treasury cannot pay even the interest, let alone the debt itself.

The government couldn't even get the expeditionary pension because it was an astronomical sum.

The army's property must be seized to fill the hole.

"Fuck you!" The irritable chief consultant of Veneta immediately scolded back: "You take me as a three-year-old child? Net assets give priority to repaying domestic debts? Who are domestic creditors? Mom is your group of congressmen?!"

The chief advisor pushed him away and walked away angrily.

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The news of the debt restructuring was sent back to Hailan, and there was another wail.

Immediately, an old man responded: "Isn't this the mad king's trick to deal with the people of the United Provinces?"

The previous emperor of the empire, "Mad" Richard IV, was also looking for a liaison. Provincial bankers borrowed money to fight—then it was not called the province, but the Duchy of the Piedmont [Fosland].

When there is no money to repay the debt, the mad king spreads his hands and issues the "Bankruptcy Order", announcing the debt restructuring.

The Forslander banker vomited blood from this set of punches.

On the surface, their claims have not been cancelled, but in fact High Level froze their entire capital with a very small amount of money.

If they want to sell these bonds, they have to cut the flesh fiercely.

Many Firslanders went bankrupt and even committed suicide, and the continent's financial landscape changed.

When the news of Palato came back, the Veneta bankers were indignant: "If they don't want to pay it back?!"

"3% interest rate? How dare you! The mad king will give 5% interest rate!"

"Why is the Japanese sheep?!"

"[Foul language]!"

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The anger of the merchants is not to be mentioned.

In the "Throne Room" of the Veneta Army Headquarters, the attention of the generals is in another place.

"What's the situation? Why did the fight start?" Some people were puzzled: "Sekler is a very sensible person from my same period, how could such a thing be allowed to happen?"

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"It's all about how you play? Who wins and who loses? We're sitting here and we don't know shit." Layton - now a lieutenant general - said foul-mouthed: "Alpad Or my squad leader! I'm not surprised he can do this."

"Where's General Janosh? General Janosh can't hold them down?" someone asked.

"General Yanosh is said to have suffered a stroke," another voice replied softly.

Admiral Zio, who had been closing his eyes for a while, suddenly said, "Do you know what Arpad and Sackler are?"

The generals looked at each other in blank dismay, I don't know how to answer the military governor's words.

Or Lieutenant General Layton dared to ask, "What... what?"

"Alpad and Sackler are the best of two dogs, strong and loyal. , fierce. But only Yanos is the hunter." Zio asked and answered slowly, compared to when he planned the battle of the archipelago two years ago, he became more pale: "Now that the hunter is gone, the hound will They're biting each other... and no one can pull them apart anymore."

On the analogy of a hound and a hunter, only Admiral Zio could speak, and no one else could.

"Then what should we do?" Layton smoked a cigarette and said in a muffled voice: "Three Legions confronted [Victory Goddess] in the archipelago, and four Legions confronted [River River], all impossible to move Even a little bit. Calling up the reservists again?"

"You can get it!" Someone immediately objected: "Tanilia hasn't finished digesting it! How can the reservists be mobilized so frequently? You can always find out about us first. Let's discuss whether to recruit the reservists?"

Layton was stabbed and became angry: "The military attache in Palatu is really a waste! What kind of information was sent back? , can he understand it himself? He doesn't know anything, how can he make decisions?"

Zio opened his eyes and sat up straight.

The officers in the throne room understood that the governor was going to speak, and they all restrained their appearances and sat upright.

“Send the spectator attache.”

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Pierre Mitchell deserted.

Angelo, Vashka, and the rest of Wolftown escaped with him.

Pierre does not consider himself a coward.

nine deaths and still alive

Pierre just didn't want to work on them any more.

"Let's go." He told his partner the idea: "Let's go home."

Going home, the word seems to have magical powers, making everyone's eyes gloomy. Tears.

"Okay." Everyone murmured: "Go home."

When the troops were pulling out of the Shuangqiao Camp, they took advantage of it and slipped away.

Deserters, death sentences...they are already not in, they just want to go home.

The people of Wolf Town choose small paths, deliberately avoid villages and towns, and even detour into uninhabited areas.

Thirsty to drink stream water, hungry to eat dry food, and after suffering untold hardships, the Big Horn River on the border of Wolf Town finally appeared in their sight.

Arrived home.

Everyone cheered and ran frantically toward the Big Horn. Kiss the banks of the river and take a swig of the water from the river.

Pierre sniffed and called Anglo softly: "Hook?"

"What's the matter?"

"My father gave it to me It was said that when they were in their hometown in the north, when Dussac worked for the emperor for seven years, they would be sent home. They carried their clothes, knives and belongings on the horses and walked together with the horses. Bowback Bay, when the Dussacks saw the Shield River for the first time..."

[Shield River: The Don River, the homeland of the Dussas in the Empire]
Other Dussas They listened quietly.

"... 'My God! Just look at it!'" Pierre imitated the father's tone: "Everyone was just going crazy, screaming and rushing to the river 'Shield' The river! The silent shield river! My parents! The benefactor who raised me! Ullah! Ahhhh!'"

Pierre couldn't help but laugh, but his eyes were red.

The people of Wolf Town who are not Dussac heard this, their eyes became wet and their noses were sour.

Pierre continued: "They threw caps, uniforms, pillowcases, and boots into the river. They returned home safely, so they rewarded the Shield River. Downstream parents, wives, and children saw a The top hat floats like a swan from upstream, and you know your relatives are home..."

Pierre took off his hat and threw it hard at the Bighorn River.

Black's hat made a few turns along the meandering river and disappeared behind the reeds.

The others followed suit, shouting, "Father! Mother! I'm home!"

Pierre went to the river to wash the dust off his body .

Looking at the face reflected in the water, Pierre could hardly recognize who it was.

The man's eyes were somber, frowned tightly, his eye sockets sunken, his cheekbones bulging out thinly.

Pierre touched his face, and he couldn't remember what he looked like.

After witnessing the death of his comrade several times, he could no longer hold any pity in his heart. He became hard-hearted and ruthless towards his enemies.

But he can no longer laugh like he used to, and it is also difficult for him to look into the innocent eyes of the little child.

Before this, he firmly defended the glory of Dussack, showing selfless bravery at every opportunity.

He played with others and his own life with indifference and contempt.

For his bravery in battle, he received four commendations and three medals.

And now, he's a deserter.

But that doesn't matter anymore, because he's back home.

Pierre jumped into the saddle and moved towards Mitchell Manor.

The bright sun swept away the winter haze, and the sky was as blue as wash.

The mountains, rivers and rivers have long thawed, and the soil exudes the fresh breath of grass buds.

The swallows have come home from Veneta and the United Provinces, building new nests in old places in pairs.

The procession of geese swept across the land, heading for wasteland.

In Pierre's memory, the house would be very lively at this time of year:
The father and the handlebars would whip their long whips to "pa" and drive the horses to the ground Plow out one after another furrow. The other hired hands followed, cautiously throwing tobacco seeds.

The mother will surround a small vegetable garden and sprinkle the seeds of nettle gourd, pumpkin, black beans and persimmons;

To the northwest is the family's wheat field. Fat.

Pierre, who was immersed in his memories, was suddenly startled, and the Mitchell Manor behind the oak trees was silent.

There is no neighing of horses, no horns sung by working people, no people.

The flat, fertile land is now barren and weeds grow wildly.

Pierre's heart was filled with fear, and he beat his horse like a madman, over the fence, and ran straight to the mansion.

"Dad! Mom!" Pierre shouted, "I'm back!"

Little Dussac got off his horse, strode up the steps, and slammed open the front door, Searching with a crying voice: "Dad! Mom! I'm back!"

"oh la la", the plate fell to the ground and shattered.

Scarlett in the hall threw herself into his arms and burst into tears.

"It's fine! Don't be afraid!" Pierre hugged the younger sister tightly: "The big brother is back."

Pierre saw his mother - his noble and graceful, elegant and tender mother, who used the method like an ordinary peasant woman. The towel wrapped in his hair, and he was wearing rough clothes for labor, and ran towards him weeping.

Pierre's clenched heart was relieved, and the thing he feared the most did not happen.

He swears he's never seen mother run like that with her skirt up.

Ellen Mitchell held her son's face, like holding the most fragile glassware, muttered: "Just come back, just come back."

mother, The son and younger sister, the three hugged tightly, weeping.

That night, Ellen boiled eggs, heated milk, and baked bread for her son.

Pierre finally learns about the situation at home.

After word spread of the Heard barbarian invasion, Dussak was the first to be recruited.

Dussack of Wolftown is all on the roster, and his father is in it too.

The Dussacs, armed with weapons and on war horses, rallied and set off.

In Dusa Village, except for old fogey and underage children, all grown men are gone.

or for In order to guard against barbarians, they must also recruit tenant farmers, recruit food, and recruit livestock.

Hired workers fled, and farmers hid their livestock in forests and buried grain in cellars.

Unable to recruit tenant farmers, many peasants were taken away.

Hidden livestock and grain in the cellar were also found, and the farmers who hid the supplies were whipped.

Gevodan desperately collected supplies and recruited troops to protect himself, but no one cared about the outer villages and towns of Wolf Town.

During the turmoil, several waves of Heard looters were scattered in Wolf Town.

The Hurds may think it is a few small undefended villages, they can loot and rest.

However, there were militia teams left by Winters ·Montagne in the villages of Wolf Town.

It was like a beast trap: six or seven Heard raiders broke into the village, and the gongs sounded all directions, and they were all stabbed or captured with javelins.

In contrast, it was not the Heards who caused the most damage to Wolftown, but the Platoons.

Not long ago, another command was issued.

Mitchell Estate is subject to wartime estate tax - a percentage of the value of the land owned.

While praying before the meal, Pierre held the mother's hand with his left hand and the younger sister's hand with his right hand. He was sad to find that both mother and younger sister's hands were covered with scars

"I'm back." Mr. Mitchell said softly, "Leave it all to me."

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At the same time, Hai Lan, Navarre House.

The tense atmosphere seemed to explode in the next second, and the servants avoided one after another, for fear of getting burned.

Anna sat at the dresser, her head bowed.

"Going to the monastery?" Madame Navarre clutched her heart, her chest heaving violently: "What the hell are you doing?"

Anna didn't say a word.

This is what Madam Navarre fears the most. Once her eldest daughter is shown in this way, it means that she has made up her mind.

And once her eldest daughter has made up her mind, nothing will change.

This is a very hard-headed girl, and her advantage of being soft on the outside and tough on the inside has become the biggest problem at this time.

"Is it worth it? You are still so young, is it worth it?"

"You put all your heart on him precisely because you have been together too short. You love It's him in your imagination, not what he looks like in reality at all. The real him will disappoint and disgust you, do you understand? You will meet better people!"

"But It's a man, a hundred, ten thousand men are not worth a woman to give up!"

The silent Anna suddenly said: "What about you and the father?"

Nava Mrs. Ray paused for breath: "My father and I are the exception. And we're married! And we still have you! And your father won't let me go to the monastery!"

"I am willing. "

"You silly girl!" Madame Navarre had long since lost her normal calm and graceful manner. She raised her arms high, but she was reluctant to tie them down after a lot of effort: "Why are you so stupid?"

From Anna's face, Madame Navarre could always see the shadow of her deceased husband.

Mrs. Navarre held her daughter's hand, almost begging: "Mother won't force you to get engaged, and won't be in a hurry to find you a husband. It's up to you. You don't need to be a nun. I don't need to use this method."

Two lines of tears slid from the corners of Anna's eyes: "I just want to pray for him forever."

Tears fell from the chin, On the blood-stained letterhead in her hand.

She read every word, her hand ran over every letter.

This isn't a letter, it's a diary written by Winters · Montagne to his lover.

In the diary, nothing seems to happen: wasteland is cold, the sky is blue, I miss you so much.

But from the plain, monotonous record, she saw his handwriting tremble, and she smelled the burnt smell of the letterhead.

The diary owner gradually changed from Number One Person to third person, describing everything from the perspective of a bystander.

His spirit became more and more detached, and his words became more and more indifferent, as if he had lost all feeling.

Anna was touching Winters Montagne's soul through time and space, seeing him hugging his knees, huddled, and weeping in the endless darkness.

"Was he peaceful when he died?" Anna wants to know the answer: "Is he in heaven?"

"Because he passed away, he will always be The most beautiful." Anna sobbed and said, "If I forget him too, the most beautiful of him will be completely gone." clear.

She leaned on the back of the chair, looked pale, and pleaded in a wailing voice: "Anna, mother's heart is very bad, you don't want to irritate mother like this, can you? Calm down first, and then decide slowly later. , okay? Mother's heart hurts a lot now."

Anna lowered her head in pain.

Mrs. Navarre became increasingly anxious, and if the guilt didn't overwhelm her daughter, she really had nothing to do.

"Mother! Don't force the elder sister any more!" Catherine rushed into the bedroom and hugged Anna in her arms: "The elder sister wants to live in the monastery for a few days, so let her live there for a few days. I'll go with her!"

Catherine asked the elder sister again: "You can go to the monastery if you want, but don't swear to the hospital, okay? Let's stay for a while, okay?"

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Anna gently nods.

It is quite common for ladies and wives to go to the women's monastery for a temporary stay.

Prayers can be shared with the nuns, but lifelong vows are not required.

The crisis is temporarily over.

"Okay, let's go." Mrs. Navarre's tense spirit relaxed.

She hated iron for not becoming steel and thought: "My daughter, such an excellent daughter, should be fascinated by the man's Divine Soul upside down, why is it the other way around?"

Thinking of this, Mrs. Navarre said angrily: "Don't say that kid is dead, even if he is still alive, I won't allow you to marry him!"

I am a nameless person, sincerely Thanks to the translation provided by the book friend "Blossoms in the Sun" - Dunhe.

For Winters, Anna is a dream lover. But for Anna, so is Mr. M.

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The chapter title is fraudulent.

Actually because according to the habit of the previous volume, the name of the last chapter of this volume must be "Running Horse".

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