This ridiculous plan, which seemed like a betrayal of the sovereignty of the territory and could be called a traitor to the country, caused a huge commotion among the upper echelons of the Empire at that time. What was even more unbelievable was that this' Rhine Plan 'was approved by more than 70% of the Empire's generals at the joint military conference at that time!
After knowing that Emperor Laul was a transmigrator like himself, Connor carefully studied the history of that period. With the rich historical materials of that period, Connor had his own guesses as to why the "Rhine Plan" was so popular at that time.
In that era, the new army established by Emperor Laul had just swept through the Odin Icefield. However, because the Kahmans couldn't adapt to the harsh environment of the Odin Icefield, the Kahman Empire's army couldn't be stationed there for a long time. Therefore, even if they defeated the Odin, the Kahman Empire's army had to withdraw to the mainland and station at the border.
The Odin people, who were confused by Emperor Laul's new army, felt a sense of crisis for the first time. They quickly abandoned the tribal structure and after a bloody internal integration, they imitated the Kahman Empire and established the Odin Empire. However, it was different from the Kahman Empire's constitutional monarchy. The Odin Empire was more like a centralized monarchy. The entire country was ruled by the Emperor alone.
The Bossi Kingdom was a political and religious kingdom. Although it was called a kingdom, it didn't have a king. Instead, it imitated the Kahman Empire and established a Prime Minister who was in charge of the country's administrative power. He was directly responsible to the highest leader of the Bossi Kingdom, the Pope.
When the Rhine Plan was proposed, the Odin Empire and the Bossi Kingdom both had their own internal problems. The Odin Empire had just progressed from tribal to centralized power, so there were all kinds of internal problems. As for the Bossi Kingdom, because the old Pope didn't have much time left, a new Pope couldn't be appointed. The issue of the Pope's succession was also a mess due to internal conflicts.
Connor believed that it was this external situation that made the Kahman Empire's Military Minister, Lineker, propose a crazy plan to betray the sovereignty of the disputed border areas and reach a peace treaty. Then, he would leave the border undefended and go all out to conquer the Khoy Continent! .
According to Lineker's plan, if his Rhine Plan succeeded, the Kaman Empire might be able to reach the level of the ancient Byzantine Empire with the support of resources from the Khoy Continent. Unfortunately, Lineker and his Rhine Plan were directly rejected by his emperor, Emperor Raul.
As for the reason why Emperor Lauer rejected the Rhine Plan, historians had a lot of guesses. One of the more authoritative guesses was that although the ships at that time had already developed steam power, they were still very primitive. It would take at least a year to travel from the New World to the mainland of the Kaman Empire by ship. Moreover, the Stormy Ocean between the two was in an unstable period that only happened once in a hundred years. There would be large-scale storms on the ocean every two to three days. How many people would be left after a year of travel from the mainland to the New World? Even the most optimistic person thought that the answer was only half!
Most importantly, even if the remaining people arrived at the New World, no one knew how strong the remaining soldiers would be after a year of travel.
After rejecting Lineker's Rhine Plan, Emperor Lauer came up with his own Khoy Strategy. His idea was very simple. The government of the Kaman Empire would not directly lead the army. Instead, they would encourage people to go to the Khoy Continent to develop business activities. They would sell the industrial products that the Kaman Empire had overproduced to the Khoy Continent, then transport the raw materials back to the Kaman Empire.
Thus, Emperor Lauer organized all the large chambers of commerce and nobles of the Kaman Empire at that time to invest in the Khoy Continent. Because the navigators of the Kaman Empire had discovered the east side of the Khoy Continent, this company was named the "East Khoy Company". From then on, the East Khoy Company became the representative of the Kaman Empire's interests in the New World. From the beginning of the company's establishment, it was a tool for ambitious people!
In the early days of the East Khoy Company's establishment, because the shipping industry and shipping tools of the Kaman Empire were very slow, shipping from the Kaman Empire to the Khoy Continent was very risky and inconvenient. Therefore, even if the East Khoy Company wanted to directly interfere with the rule of the local Khoy people, it was impossible. They could only support the Khoy tribes by providing them with weapons and medicine. On one hand, they gained huge economic benefits. On the other hand, it also increased the hatred between the local Khoy tribes, making them unable to unite. This laid a solid foundation for the East Khoy Company to realize their ambitions.
Eighty years ago, the technological revolution changed the fate of the Khoy people. As the Kaman Empire's steam engine research made great progress, all the industries in the Kaman Empire were greatly affected. The shipping industry was the first to bear the brunt. After the technological revolution, the speed and stability of all shipping tools were greatly improved. This directly reduced the shipping time from the Kaman Empire to the Khoy Continent from one year to three months. Not only that, the stability and safety of the ships were also greatly improved. Normal storms on the vast Stormy Ocean could no longer shake the ships.
The shortening of the shipping time and the increase in safety undoubtedly made more and more people interested in exploring the Khoy Continent. At that time, the Kaman Empire's social hierarchy was solidified, and it was harder for ordinary people to stand out in society. This also promoted the Kaman Empire's colonization of the new continent.
The East Khoy Company, which had accumulated a lot of wealth from the trade between the Khoy Continent and the Kaman Empire, was the biggest beneficiary of this colonization wave. They provided generous conditions to those talents who couldn't display their talents for various reasons and allowed them to come to the Khoy Continent. They provided the East Khoy Company as a platform for them to display their talents to their heart's content. In less than ten years, the East Khoy Company's strength had increased tremendously. The East Khoy Company went from a merchant to a giant in the Khoy Continent!
With a huge increase in strength, the East Khoy Company began to show their long-hidden ferocious fangs to the Khoy people. They were no longer satisfied with purchasing raw materials from the local Khoy people. Instead, they began to use their huge advantage in weapons to conquer the Khoy Continent.
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