Law of the Devil

Chapter 134 [The Cause of the Empire] (below)

When the father of His Majesty the First Emperor Augustine VI was in office, it was a broad-minded monarch who had appeased the country that repeatedly harassed the empire and gave up the principle of garrison on the grassland. Instead, he replaced it with appeasement. The high pressure, while trying to use internal differentiation to weaken those sly prairie wolves.

After three decades of hard work, the effect is very good. For three decades, those aliens did not have any rebellion.

However, after Augustine's succession, he changed his policy and adopted a high-pressure policy for the aliens. As a result, the aliens who had already been torn apart finally reunited. A rebellion was launched 20 years ago, and the empire organized a hundred thousand troops. Crossing the desert to conquer, costing nearly 10 million yuan of military money, killing almost half of the army, bloodscaping the grassland, finally calmed down the rebellion, and for demonstration, slaughtered 100,000 people, including prisoners of war, there are civilians!

"In that war, the empire cost nearly ten million gold coins, and lost tens of thousands of elite troops. A large number of them were non-combat losses in the desert! What did the empire get? It was to satisfy the father's desire to conquer, but But I couldn’t get even one gold coin from the hands of the aliens, and I also formed a **** revenge with the other party! Now there are 20,000 troops stationed on the grassland, and the army of the 20,000 people is inland, and the supply is difficult. Crossing a desert to replenish a 20,000-strong army, and to suppress those aliens, must also be an expensive cavalry! It is almost ten times more expensive than an army of the same size! It is equal to a 20,000-strong local garrison, each year. It takes up the military expenses of consuming a legion! The empire spends more on the military expenses of a legion every year, but only to maintain such a 20,000-strong army! It has been a horrible number to maintain the military expenses for so many years!"

When I heard this, Du Wei suddenly couldn’t help but say: "It’s a pity. If it was done once and for all..."

The eyes of Chen Huangzi suddenly flashed a trace of color, and looked deeply at Du Wei: "What do you say?"

Du Wei’s face was cold and cold. “The war 20 years ago killed 100,000 people. The deep hatred has already been settled! If this is the case, why not, do not do it, and never stop...” He raised his hand. I made a gesture of single-handed cuts, faintly said: "The narrow grassland, the area is just the area of ​​an imperial province! How many people can there be in the grassland? How can it be a million people? Almost, among the one million people, apart from the old and the weak women and women, there are 300,000 strong men. It is already the limit! So such a force, why not just completely scribble the roots? Oh... since they have killed 100,000, then Killing 900,000, it is not something that can't be done! With the national strength of the empire, another army will be levied. The aliens will be completely extinct, and once and for all, once and for all! Although the short-term cost is large, in the future, frequent small rebellions will be avoided. It is also considered to be a cancer on the empire!"

Chen Huangzi was surprised in the heart... this little boy in front of him. Where is the hottest means? !

"You said it is good." Chen Huangzi smiled bitterly: "In that year, my father also had this meaning... Hey, father is not confused after all, and knows that long-term pain is worse than short-term pain. His means and ideas are violent, but if true. If you do this, even if you bear the nickname of the butcher, you can at least bring a permanent peace to the empire to the northwest! But it is the temple that blocks him! Those gods, who are unpredictable, naturally do not want to see our royal family sit. At that time, suddenly the Pope entered the palace and talked with his father for one night, using his teachings to force his father to give in... Hey! When he had killed 100,000 people, he did not see the pope! The hatred is under, but it is to stop the father from continuing! This way. Intentional sinister extreme!"

Du Wei nodded. I thought to myself: The temple will naturally not see the royal peace of the empire... leaving a place in the northwest where the royal family is distracted. Naturally good for the temple. The contradiction between the temple and the empire, in the eyes of Du Weidi's past life, is absolutely irreparable! How can the opposition between theocracy and the imperial power merge?

"Northwestern trouble, buried here! Twenty years have passed, each year spent a military corps, raising 20,000 people, spending countless military expenses ... oh, but if the other party really wants to rebel, across a desert The army of the empire could not be rescued. The simple 20,000 people stationed in the army, I am afraid that less than ten days, they will be eaten by the other party! Twenty years have passed, and the interracial vitality has been restored. It is probably a matter of time before the outbreak of this turmoil. "Chen Huangzi sneered aloud: "But now? With the national strength of the Empire, once again expedition to the desert, playing a war without any gains, how long can the empire last? And the troubles in the northwest, at least not broke out... but now the biggest The problem is in Nanyang!"

When it comes to Nanyang, Du Wei’s spirit is in full swing. Because of his father, Earl of Raymond, he was promoted to the current position of the military leader by relying on three times to lead the fleet to expedition to Nanyang.

"The opening of the route of Nanyang, the frequent expedition of the empire, was originally a big mistake! Hey, the sea route is difficult, although Nanyang is rich, but even the fertile land can not withstand such frequent harvest! In my calculation, It’s not impossible to make an expedition to Nanyang, but it’s good to do it at least once every seven or eight years! But now, the fleet expedition was almost once every two or three years... The result showed off the force, and the empire built a A hugely nearly wasted navy! Hey... can you deal with the indigenous people in Nanyang?! I calculated that twenty years ago, Lord Duwei, your father, the three expeditions led by Earl Raymond, at least It can maintain the balance between military spending and harvesting. But in the past fifteen years, four more Nanyang expeditions have been carried out... Especially recently, the empire’s navy spent 16 million gold dollars in military expenses, and the final expedition was only so Less than a million gold coins... The rich South Seas have become barren! Those indigenous people have gone far south, in the far south, The place where our imperial navy is hard to reach has formed the United Kingdom... Hey, this is also a worry! Unfortunately, my father did not listen to me, in order to satisfy his great joy, he recently made another expedition with his mind... Recently forced The fiscal finance approved three million gold coins for the construction of huge ships."

The emperor’s brows are crumpled: “In such a once-in-a-lifetime expedition, this time and again the act of showing off the force of force at the expense of the imperial national power... The current finances of the empire have reached an extremely dangerous level! Maintaining nearly half a million local garrison troops, maintaining several main warring regiments headed by the Stormtroopers, as well as the Guards of the Imperial Army, as well as the 20,000-strong garrison in the northwest, the military expenses of the naval expedition... all these superpositions Get up, plus your father’s great joy, every two or three years of grand triumph, ceremonies... You may not know that for the military problem, several of the commanders of the commanding department are almost white."

Du Wei silently recalled that when he went home to see his father, it was indeed a lot old.

"Now the local garrison army has begun to have a part of self-sufficiency. I know that the southern part of the country has been garrisoning troops. It has not been replaced with weapons and equipment for three years! Even the elite storm corps can only get 60% of the military expenditure every year! It is only the Imperial Guards Corps that can grant the full military expenses. The other main battle corps can only get 50% or 60% of the military expenses, and the rest can only find their own way." Chen Huangzi smiled and pointed behind him. The banquet hall, then pointed to the surrounding: "Here, this place! Its background is the generals and commanders of the military headed by the Stormtroopers in the north! They are also forced to use this method to collect money, otherwise If you do, you will not have enough military expenses!"

Du Wei is sighing. He has long felt that there are many hidden dangers in the empire, but he did not expect that the situation has already smashed to such a point!

Looking at the ballroom behind him, the songs and dances were flattened. The streets of the Imperial Capital are still prosperous every day. The foundation of this huge empire has been quietly, and no one knows slowly and corroded!

"So, I advise you not to make anything here." Chen Huangzi smiled bitterly: "This place is to raise military expenses. If there is a problem in this place, then it is offending the military generals and offending. The Stormtroopers have offended several main warring corps! Now, money is their lifeblood. You are the root of your life, can you stop with you?! So, even I won’t easily get here. What is coming."

Du Wei's shallow glimpse: "His Highness, thank you for your reminder, I will remember your words... but I have some questions." He looked up and looked straight at the emperor: "You just told me These, there are many things, I am afraid that it has already involved confidentiality? Your Highness is so heartfelt to me, I really don't understand, where can I have the best of Du Wei?"

"Du Wei." Chen Huangzi met Du Wei's gaze and suddenly said: "Would you be willing to loyal to me?"

Du Weiyi.