Law of the Devil

When the father of the current emperor, His Majesty Augustine VI, was on the throne, it was a generous monarch who carried out a policy of appeasement against this nation that had repeatedly harassed the empire. He gave up the policy of stationing troops on the grassland and replaced blindly At the same time, they tried to use internal differentiation methods to weaken those stubborn prairie wolves.

Thirty years of hard work, and it worked out well. For thirty years, those alien races have not had any rebellion.

However, after Augustine VI succeeded to the throne, he changed his policy and adopted a high-pressure policy against the alien races. As a result, the alien races that had been divided into pieces were finally reunited, and a rebellion was set off 20 years ago. The empire organized an army of 100,000 Crossing the desert to conquer, spent nearly tens of millions of gold coins in military expenditure, killed and injured almost half of the army, and bloodbathed the grasslands. Finally, the rebellion was quelled, and for demonstrations, 100,000 people were massacred, including prisoners of war. There are also civilians! In that war, the empire spent nearly ten million gold coins and lost tens of thousands of elite troops, a large number of which were non-combat losses in the desert! So what did the empire gain? What he got was to satisfy his father's desire to conquer, but he couldn't get even a single gold coin from those alien races, and even forged a blood feud with them! Now there are still 20,000 troops stationed on the grasslands. Those 20,000 troops are far from the interior of the empire, and supplies are difficult. To cross a desert to replenish an army of 20,000 people, and to suppress those alien races, they must be All expensive cavalry! The consumption is almost ten times that of an army of the same size! It is equivalent to a local garrison of 20,000 people, but spends the military expenses of a legion every year! The empire spends more military expenses to support a legion every year. But only to maintain such an army of 20,000! It has been maintained for so many years... It costs military expenses. It is a terrifying number! "

Hearing this, Du Wei suddenly couldn't help but said: "It's a pity, if it was done once and for all..."

A strange color suddenly flashed in Prince Chen's eyes, and he took a deep look at Du Wei: "What did you say?"

With a cold look on Du Wei's face, he said coldly: "The war twenty years ago killed 100,000 people on the other side. The deep hatred has been forged! If this is the case, why not. If you don't do it, don't stop..." He raised his hand, made a gesture of cutting down with one palm, and said lightly: "That narrow grassland. The area is only the area of ​​a province of the empire! How many people can there be in total for the alien races on the grassland? Do everything you can, can you A population of one million is almost enough, out of one million people. Excluding the old, weak, women and children, there are 300,000 strong and strong men, which is already the limit! With such a force, why not just completely wipe out the grass? After paying 100,000, it is not impossible to kill another 900,000! With the national strength of the empire, another legion will be conscripted to wipe out those alien races once and for all! Although it will cost a lot in the short term. But in the future Avoiding frequent small rebellions can be regarded as getting rid of a cancer on the empire!"

Prince Chen was surprised... Where did this little boy in front of him come from such cruel methods? !

"You're right." Prince Chen smiled wryly: "Back then, my father also meant the same thing... Humph. After all, my father was not confused, and he also knew the truth that long-term pain is better than short-term pain. Although his methods and ideas are violent, if he really If he does this, even if he bears the reputation of a butcher, it will at least bring a permanent and peaceful northwest to the empire! However, it is the temple that came out to obstruct him! Those magic sticks have ulterior motives. Naturally, we don’t want to see our royal family sitting on the ground Be safe! Hmph, at that time, the pope suddenly entered the palace, talked with his father all night, and forced his father to submit with doctrine... Humph! At the time when he had killed 100,000 people, the pope did not appear! It’s a knot, but it’s here to prevent father from continuing! This way, the intention is extremely insidious!”

Du Wei nodded, thinking to himself: Naturally, the temple will not see the peace of the royal family of the empire... It is naturally good for the temple to leave an internal trouble in the northwest where the royal family can be distracted. From the perspective of Du Wei's previous life, the contradiction between the temple and the empire is absolutely irreparable! Theocratic power and imperial power are opposed, how can it be possible to merge?

"The troubles in the Northwest, here we go! Twenty years have passed, and the military expenses of a legion have been spent every year. Countless military expenses have been spent to support those 20,000 people... Hmph, but if the other party really wants to rebel, there will be a desert , the army of the empire cannot be rescued, and the 20,000 garrison troops alone will probably be eaten by the other party in less than ten days! Twenty years have passed, and the vitality of those alien races has recovered. It is probably a matter of time before this turmoil breaks out !” Prince Chen sneered: “But what about now?

In the desert, fighting a fruitless war, how long can the empire last? Suffering, at least it hasn't exploded...but now the biggest problem. It's in Nanyang! "

Mentioning Nanyang, Du Wei's spirit lifted. Because his father, Earl Raymond, was promoted to the current position of military leader by virtue of his military exploits in leading the fleet on three expeditions to Nanyang.

"The opening of the Nanyang sea route and the frequent expeditions of the empire were a big mistake! Hmph, the sea route is difficult and dangerous. Although Nanyang is rich, no matter how fertile the land is, it cannot withstand such frequent harvesting! Based on my calculations. Yes It is not impossible to conduct expeditions to the South Seas. But it is better to conduct them at least once every seven or eight years! But now, the fleet expeditions are almost once every two or three years...the result is a show of force. The empire built a huge army for this purpose. A navy that is almost wasted! Humph... But it was just to deal with those natives in the South Seas?! I calculated. Twenty years ago, your Excellency Du Wei, your father, Earl Raymond, led three expeditions, and at least they could Maintain the balance between military expenditure and harvest. However, in the past fifteen years, four more expeditions to the South Seas have been carried out...especially the most recent one. The navy of the Empire spent 16 million gold coins in military expenditure, but the harvest from the final expedition was only so small The small land is less than one million gold coins... The fertile South Seas has become barren! Those natives have traveled far south, and formed the United Kingdom in the far south, a place that is difficult for our imperial navy to reach... Alas. This is also a worry! It’s a pity that my father didn’t listen to my advice. In order to satisfy his great success, he recently planned to go on another expedition...Recently, he forced the treasury to approve three million gold coins for the construction of giant ships.”

Prince Chen frowned: "With such fruitless expeditions again and again, and such acts of showing off force at the cost of wasting the empire's national power again and again... the current financial situation of the empire has reached an extremely dangerous situation! The empire must To maintain nearly 500,000 local garrisons, to maintain several main battle corps headed by the Storm Legion, as well as the Guards Corps of the Imperial Capital, and the 20,000 expensive garrisons in the Northwest, and the military expenses for naval expeditions...all of these are superimposed. Get up, plus father's great success, the grand triumphant ceremony every two or three years, the celebration... You may not know, because of the issue of military expenses, several big bosses in the high command are almost graying their hair.

Du Wei was silent, recalling the appearance of his father when he returned home this time, he was indeed much older.

"Now the local garrison has begun to be partially self-sufficient. I know that several local garrisons in the south have not changed their weapons and equipment for three years! Even the elite Stormtroopers can only get 60% of their military expenses every year! The only one The only place where the full amount of military expenses can be approved is the Guards Corps of the Imperial Capital. The other main battle legions can only get 50% to 60% of the military expenses, and the rest can only be figured out by themselves." Prince Chen smiled wryly, pointing behind him Landing at the banquet hall, then pointing around: here, this place! Its background is some military generals and commanders headed by the Storm Legion in the north! They are also forced to use this method to make money, otherwise, they will not be able to collect enough military expenses! "

Du Wei was sighing. He has long felt that there are many hidden dangers in the empire. But I didn't expect the situation to be so bad!

Watching the dancing and dancing in the banquet hall behind him, the streets of the imperial capital are still bustling every day, but the foundation of this huge empire has quietly and slowly corroded without anyone knowing!

"So, I advise you not to make any trouble here." Prince Chen smiled wryly: "This place is for raising military expenses. If something goes wrong in this place, then it will offend those powerful generals in the military and offend them. You have offended the Storm Legion and offended several main battle legions! Now, money is their lifeline. How can the other party stop with you if you touch people’s lifeblood?! So, even I will not easily provoke you here. What happened."

Du Wei bowed lightly: "Your Highness, thank you for your reminder, I will remember your words...but I have some questions." He raised his head and looked directly at the prince: "Just now you told me There are a lot of things here, and I’m afraid it’s related to secrets? Your Highness, you are so confiding in me, I really don’t understand, how can I, Du Wei, be so favored by His Highness?”

"Du Wei." Prince Chen met Du Wei's gaze, and suddenly said in a deep voice, "Are you willing to be loyal to me?".