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The 134th chapter "Calamity of the Empire" (Part 2)
When the current emperor, Augustine the 6th's father was still on the throne, he was a magnanimous monarch. Towards this race that has repeatedly harassed the empire, he adopted a policy of appeasement and gave up on stationing troops in the grasslands. Instead, he replaced pressure with appeasement and tried to use internal division to weaken the grassland wolves.
After thirty years of hard work, the results were very good. In these thirty years, there were no rebellions from the other races.
But after Augustine the 6th ascended the throne, he changed his policy and adopted a high-handed policy towards the other races. As a result, the originally fragmented races were able to reunite and start a rebellion twenty years ago. The empire organized an army of one hundred thousand to cross the desert and spent nearly ten million gold coins on the expedition. Almost half of the army died in the process. Finally, the empire managed to quell the rebellion. In order to demonstrate their strength, the empire slaughtered one hundred thousand people, including prisoners of war and civilians!
"In that war, the empire spent nearly ten million gold coins and lost tens of thousands of elite troops. Most of them were non-combat losses in the desert! But what did the empire gain in the end? What we gained was satisfying father's desire to conquer, but we didn't even get a single gold coin from the other races. Not only that, but we also formed a blood feud with them! Right now, there were still 20,000 soldiers stationed on the grassland. These 20,000 soldiers were located in the interior of the Empire, and it was difficult for them to resupply. To cross a desert to resupply an army of 20,000 soldiers, and to suppress those foreign races, they had to be equipped with expensive cavalry! The consumption is almost ten times that of an army of the same size! That's equivalent to a twenty thousand garrison army spending the same amount of money as an entire legion! Every year, the empire spends the same amount of money to raise an entire legion just to maintain twenty thousand troops! To maintain this for so many years … … The amount of money spent is even more terrifying! "
Hearing up to here, Du Wei suddenly couldn't help but say: "What a pity, if only we could settle this once and for all … …"
Prince Son's eyes suddenly flashed with a strange light. Looking deeply at Du Wei: "What did you say?"
With a cold expression, Du Wei coldly said: "Twenty years ago, we massacred one hundred thousand people from the other side. A deep grudge has already been formed! Since that's the case, why not, in for a penny, in for a pound … "He raised his hand and made a gesture of cutting downwards with one palm. He said indifferently," That long and narrow grassland is only the size of a province of the Empire! How many people can there be in the grassland? At most, there should be around one million people. Among one million people, excluding the old and the weak, three hundred thousand strong men is already the limit! With such a force, why not completely eliminate them? Humph … … .Since we already killed one hundred thousand people, another nine hundred thousand Demons is not impossible! With the empire, the Empire's's's's, once and for all, the empire's's's's's.. Although it will cost a lot in the short term, frequent small rebellions will be avoided in the future. It can be considered as removing a malignant tumor on the Empire!
Prince Son was surprised in his heart … … How did this little boy in front of him learn such ruthless methods?
"You're right." Prince Son bitterly smiled: "Back then, father also had the same idea … … Humph, father is not a fool after all. He also knows that a short pain is better than a long pain. Although his's's' is violent, but if he really did it, even if he had to bear the infamy of a butcher, at least he could bring eternal peace to the empire! It's just that the ones who came out to stop him were the Shrines! Those swindlers have ulterior motives and naturally don't want to see our royal family sit in peace! Humph, at that time, Pope suddenly entered the palace and talked with father for an entire night, using the teachings to force father to submit … … Humph! Even after killing one hundred thousand people, that Pope still didn't show up! Instead, he came to stop father from continuing! Such a method is extremely insidious! "
Du Wei nodded and thought to himself: The Shrines naturally don't want to see the empire's' royal family in peace … … Leaving behind an internal problem in the Northwest to distract the Shrines is naturally beneficial. From Du Wei's perspective from his past life, the conflict between the Shrines and the empire is absolutely irreparable! With the opposition between the two, how can they be reconciled?
"The disaster of the Northwest is thus buried! Twenty years had passed, and every year, they had spent an entire legion's worth of military expenses to feed twenty thousand people. They had spent countless military expenses … Hmph, but if the other side really wanted to rebel, the Empire's army wouldn't be able to send reinforcements across the desert. Just the twenty thousand soldiers stationed here would probably be eaten up by the other side in less than ten days! Twenty years have passed and the foreign races have already recovered. I'm afraid the outbreak of this rebellion is only a matter of time! "Prince Son sneered:" But what about now? With the empire's strength, how long can we last if we go on another expedition to the desert and fight a fruitless war? And at least the disaster of the Northwest hasn't broken out yet … … But the biggest problem now is the Southeast! "
When it comes to the Southeast, Du Wei's spirit was lifted. Because his father, Earl Raymond, relied on his three expeditions to Southeast Asia to rise to his current position as the head of the military.
"The opening of the Southeast sea route and the frequent expeditions of the empire were originally a huge mistake! Humph, the sea route is difficult and dangerous. Although the Southeast is rich, but even the most fertile land can't withstand such frequent harvesting! According to my calculations, it's not that the expeditions to the Southeast are impossible, but they should be done at least once every seven to eight years! But now, the fleet expeditions every two to three years … … The result is a show of force and the empire built a huge and wasteful navy! Humph … … But is it just to deal with the natives of the Southeast?! I've calculated that twenty years ago, your father, Earl Raymond, led three expeditions and at least maintained a balance of military expenses and harvest. But in the past fifteen years, there had been four expeditions to the Southern Seas … Especially the most recent one, the Empire's navy had spent sixteen million gold coins on military expenses, but the final harvest of the expedition was less than a million gold coins … The rich Southern Seas had become barren! Those natives have already gone far south. In the distant Southern Seas, a place that even our Empire's navy can't reach, they have formed a united kingdom … Sigh, this is also a worry! Unfortunately, father didn't listen to my advice. In order to satisfy his desire for grandiosity, he recently planned another expedition … … Recently, he forced the treasury to approve three million gold coins for the construction of a giant ship. "
Prince Son's brow furrowed: "Time and time again, we've been wasting the empire's resources in order to show off our military might … … The empire's current financial situation has reached an extremely dangerous point! The Empire has to maintain nearly 500,000 local garrisons, a few main battle legions led by the Tempest Legion, and the Imperial Capital's Imperial Guard Legion. There are also 20,000 garrisons in the Northwest that cost an astronomical amount of money, as well as the expenses for naval expeditions … All of these add up together, and with Father's penchant for grandiose achievements, holding a grand triumphant return ceremony every two to three years … You might not know this, but because of the issue of military expenses, several big shots in the High Command have their hair turning white. "
Du Wei was silent. Recalling the appearance of his father when he returned home this time, the old man did indeed look a lot older.
"Now the local garrison troops have begun to become self-sufficient. I know of several garrison troops in the South that haven't changed their equipment for three years! Even the elite Tempest Legion only gets 60% of their military expenses every year! The only ones that still get the full amount of military expenses are the local defense legion in the Imperial capital. As for the other main battle legions, they can only get 50% to 60% of their military expenses. As for the rest, they have to figure out their own way. " Prince Son smiled bitterly as he pointed to the banquet hall behind him and then pointed to the surroundings: "Here, this place! Its backer was the Northern Tempest Army, which was led by the Northern Tempest Army! They have no choice but to use this method to make money. Otherwise, they won't be able to raise enough military expenses! "
Du Wei sighed. He had long felt that there were many hidden dangers in the empire, but he didn't expect the situation to deteriorate to this point!
Looking at the banquet hall behind him, the streets of the Imperial capital are still bustling every day. However, the foundation of this huge empire has been slowly eroding away without anyone knowing!
"So, I advise you not to cause any trouble here." Prince Son smiled bitterly: "This place is used to raise military expenses. If there is a problem here, then you will offend the military generals, the Tempest Legion, and several other main battle legions! Right now, money is their lifeblood. If you touch their lifeblood, do you think they will let you go?! So, even I won't easily cause any trouble here. "
Du Wei gave a shallow bow: "Your Highness, thank you for your reminder. I will remember your words …. But I have some questions." He looked up and looked directly at the prince: "What you just told me, I'm afraid a lot of it involves secrets, right? Your Highness is being so honest with me, but I really don't understand. How can I, Du Wei, be so favored by Your Highness? "
"Du Wei" Prince Son met Du Wei's gaze and suddenly said in a deep voice: "Are you willing to pledge your loyalty to me?"
Du Wei was startled.
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