1895 War of the Princesses (5)
Knowing that the essence of diplomacy is interests, Turiet Colin will never hesitate after gaining the upper hand, she ignores her angry eyes and looks at her sister, and sends a dozen transcripts of accounts that she has prepared long ago to the representatives of more than a dozen coastal countries, and very cordially tells the representatives of several of the allies of the Sea of Aliens, "If you are willing to lease the port leased to the Aliens to the Falcon Empire, the Empire is willing to pay twice the price of the Aliens!" "Your country is really willing to pay twice the price!" The eyes of the representatives of several countries in the Inland Sea that have an agreement with the Strait State lit up, and they immediately said that they could consider it, "If the Falcon Empire pays double the money, our Strait Sea Country will pay four times the money!"
The face of the first lady of the Sea of Alien was a little distorted, glaring angrily at Tulit Colin who was digging into his corner, trying to turn the situation around, these countries are all allies of the Strand Sea, if they are really poached by the other party, they will not only lose face, but also the huge investment that the Sea Country has invested in these ports, if so, what face will they have to return to the Sea Country!"Quadruple? Then how embarrassing!"
The eyes of the representatives of several countries were full of stars, and their eyes turned to the princess of the Falcon Empire, which meant that as long as you paid more than her, those ports would be yours!
The corners of Turiet Colin's disapproving mouth smiled slightly, and she didn't continue to bid,
She just tested it, it seems that the family provided a very correct request for these countries, their relationship with the Aliens is not as indestructible as imagined, sure enough, these countries are only trading partners of the Alien Sea, but in the inland countries, making more money is always more valuable than friendship,
Moreover, in the Inland Sea, a huge commercial circle, where you compete for each other, there has never been a solid relationship between countries, and everyone will unite if they have interests, and be hostile when there are conflicts. Anything can be measured in terms of value, which is the key to the collapse of the alliance led by the Sea of Alien, "It seems that the Falcon Empire, which claims to have the richest southwest region, is nothing more than that!, my sister, as the princess of the empire, doesn't even dare to come out with such a small number" The first lady of the Sea of Strand finally showed a smug smile on the corner of her mouth, "Haha, sister, don't get me wrong!"
Turit Colleen glanced at the First Lady of the Sea of Strands next to her, with a heartwarming smile on the corner of her mouth, and walked into the hall with a heartwarming smile, "The empire comes with an olive branch of peace and wealth, and we are never stingy with friends! But I am not stupid enough to introduce the flames of war into my own home for a few small dollars" "What does this mean, Your Royal Highness?" A representative of an inland sea country was slightly stunned, "It's nothing. It's just a matter of facts!" Turit Colin smiled at the corner of his mouth, and his fingers shook slightly, "The navy of the Strait Sea has dominated the inland sea for more than ten years, and it was not bad to be dominant at sea, but now it is another thing to show that it wants to compete for power in the mainland.
The port leased by the sea state is located at the junction between the sea country and the land, and once the sea country goes to war with other land countries, then these countries will be the first target to attack. It is the country that provides the Strait Sea Country with a landing port, and the Sea Country can plunder and return at will, I wonder if your country can also go with the ship!" "This ......" The representatives of several inland sea countries were stunned on the spot, "Look at what my sister said, it seems that the port is leased to your Falcon Empire." You can just sit back and relax!" The first lady of the Sea of Strands said in a cold tone, and her face was not angry, "Who doesn't know that the Falcon Empire is a hegemon in the north, and it is impossible to set up enemies everywhere. And when your merchant fleet enters the inland sea, it is like locusts, fighting and fighting. If the port is handed over to you, it will not take a month for the port to be turned into a garbage dump by your merchant fleet! In particular, the smuggling fleet is as large as a cow's hair! The order of trade that has been formed in the Inland Sea over the past hundred years has been destroyed by you!" "Isn't the locust-like fleet a precursor to the prosperity of the port? As for the destruction, it is precisely because it is not under the jurisdiction of the Empire, so it is so, and in the ports under the jurisdiction of the Empire, do you think they dare?"
Turit Colin covered her lips with her hand and chuckled, her eyes lit up, and she said, "As for whether it is a smuggling fleet or a regular fleet, what difference does it make to the port? On the contrary, there are so many smuggling fleets, they will bring rich wealth, all kinds of talents, goods from all over the world, and most importantly, they can bring prosperity to the whole region, so what can the Strand fleet bring? You are just their supply points and commodity transit stations, it is the fleet that makes the fortune, as for the port and the area around the port, do the Aliens care about your life or death?"
"yes, it's not a bad thing to have a lot of fleet!"
"Does smuggling or legitimate fleets have anything to do with our port?"
The representatives of the inland sea countries looked at each other, that country did not want to be able to make a windfall with the convenience of the port, but the strength of the Aliens made almost all the nearby ports in a suppressed position, and most of the profits were earned by the Strand fleet,
"Don't listen to her demagoguery, and don't forget that only the navy of the Sea of Strand can help you when you are in danger at sea!"
The first lady of the Strait Sea Country is a little anxious, the most afraid is that the people's hearts are shaken, half of the inland sea countries have chosen to mutiny, and now the remaining countries have also rebelled, which is a heavy blow to the sea country trade line established by relying on the leased port, this sister of her is really vicious, at a glance she saw through the lifeline of the sea country trade line is located in these leased ports, you can not only do not have to bear too much responsibility, but also enjoy the convenience of the port, this is although the country is not much, but still in the sea is the secret of the sea country that is rising rapidly, "Everyone should know that the Imperial fleet is not inferior to the fleet of the Sea Kingdom!" and when it comes to the ability to protect, the stationed Imperial fleet is the best protection for the port" A sharp light flashed in Turit Colin's eyes, "And as a business ally of the Falcon Empire, you can see that the resources of the Empire, the vast territory, and all kinds of rare and exotic objects are simply open to you, and the wealth will roll in like a flood, and what can the Sea Kingdom give you? Will they share the resources and minerals with you?" Will they use a large amount of investment to make the port glow prosperous? No, the only thing they want to do is to drain your port!" "Okay, I've decided, I'll go back to China tomorrow and report the lease of the port to the Falcon Empire!" a representative of an inland sea country gritted his teeth and said categorically
"You ......," the first lady of the Sea of Alien had angry eyes full of resentment. Everyone around also felt that the speed of the change in the situation was jaw-dropping, magical, today is an eye-opener, the Strant, who was supposed to be the winner, is showing a trend of collapse, everyone who attended the banquet has such a shocking discovery, from the moment the princess of the Falcon Empire stepped on this battlefield, the situation suddenly tilted, first the defection of the Inland Sea countries, and then the strong support of the Turit clan surfaced. And when the noble princess sat down, the unbreakable alliance of the Sea Kingdom had been completely broken!
Marshal Marcos, Minister of War, stood in front of the windowsill of the room on the top floor of the Ministry of War Building, his blazing gaze through the window glass swept like a knife over a luxuriously lit hall in the distance, and he saw a black carriage stop at the stairs, and a woman walked down, and the banquet hall, which had been filled with enthusiasm just a moment ago, suddenly became as calm as death.
"Interesting meeting, isn't it?" Marcos said, looking into the distance. The corners of his mouth like orange peel twitched slightly, and even when he stood behind the window that was shielded from the cold wind, he could feel how strong the silent collision that burst out from the two women on the steps at that moment was no less than the tragedy of the confrontation between the two armies!
The battle between sisters and the struggle of nations is really a beautiful picture of silence and sound at this time!
The adjutant held a thick plain blue marshal's cloak in his hand. Standing behind him, he asked puzzledly, "My lord, who do you think is the winner tonight?" I heard that one-third of the nobles in the entire Besuka received the invitation letter tonight, and most of the others did not have it because they were not qualified to be invited. But even those who didn't go must have pricked up their ears and hid in the shadows. It's just that I don't know if they are full of enthusiastic eyes, everyone is guessing whether they will see the deflated wolf bèi of the princess of the Falcon Empire, or hear the heartbroken voice of the arrogant first lady of the Sea of Strand "Wolf bèi don't need to think about it, a group of guys who have nothing to do, don't they know that fishermen may catch timid sharks in the rough and shallow sea nets, but they must not catch eagles soaring in the sky" Marcos heard the adjutant's words, turned from the window position and said to the adjutant behind him,
He took the thick pure blue cloak from the adjutant's hand, draped it on his body very solemnly, and sneered slightly at the corner of his mouth, "The Aliens misestimated the opponent and chose the wrong battlefield" "What do you mean?" The adjutant's face was stunned for a moment, "They forget that the eagle is the lord of the sky, and they only have fishermen who bow their heads to fish! The Alien Sea Nation may have a powerful navy on the ocean, but this is the land, and the strength of the Northern Falcon Empire is recognized by the whole of Obarro, and the Aliens are taking their own humiliation!"
"No, I heard that the inland sea countries and many Central European countries are on the side of the Strangers!
The adjutant's face was slightly stunned, the meeting between the two princesses was the highlight of tonight, and he naturally heard some news,
He also used a report submitted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a basis, and said smugly: "In terms of the current situation of the Gangfei Empire, the best way to encircle the Aliens with the hegemony of the Inland Sea is not to support them, but to make the Falcon Empire completely anger this still hesitant beast of the sea"
"The banquet carefully organized by the Alien Sea State is actually a painstakingly arranged war, and the Inland Sea hegemony possessed by the Aliens is destined to be unable to make peace between the two, and the Empire can take this opportunity to tie the Inland Sea countries led by the Alien Sea State to the imperial chariot."
"Stupid logic, do you really believe it?" Marcos opened the door to the room disapprovingly, and paused in his footsteps, "Those idiots in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, they only think about how to use others, but they never think that we are also the objects of being used by others, and they also tie the Strants to the chariot of Gangfei...... What kind of bullshit logic, the current situation, is that we tie up the Aliens? It is the Aliens who want to tie us to the chariot! Miscalculate the shape of the shape and the opponent, and the final result is to bring humiliation on ourselves, not to mention that you know what is the surname of the official princess of the Falcon Empire?
Marcos's voice paused, his eyes burst out with a dazzling essence, he glanced at the adjutant who had not yet understood, and said in a deep voice, "If you are the head of the Turit family, will you press the hole cards on a tomorrow's yellow flower that can never be corrected, or on the imperial princess who can make the family glorious for a hundred years!"
"As for the Falcon Empire's naval strength, others don't know, don't we know who experienced that painful war?" "What do you really think the odds of the Alien Navy are?" When the time comes, they will take care of our lives and deaths? They can withdraw the fleet, and they can even sing a high-pitched song about the development of the inland sea, and the Falcon Empire's army will bear the wrath of us! Our land, our people!"
Therefore, it is none other than us who are being tied to the chariot, it is us who are just wrong!" Marcos pulled open the door of the carriage that had already stopped at the door, stepped into the carriage, and waved his hand to the adjutant behind him" "Tell the families who are still waiting to see the excitement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will give an explanation of the incident after tomorrow's funeral." Those dead ministers wanted to murder His Majesty, so they instigated the Ninth Legion to rebel, and the Ninth Legion rebelled, so there was a 1. 12 events, that's the reason for the events, all of them must be of a unified voice!"
"Isn't this explanation a bit far-fetched?" The adjutant looked worried, "far-fetched is far-fetched, the Falcon Empire is strongly pressing, and the 60,000-strong army is squatting three hundred miles away. The enemy's sword has been pressed to our necks, what else can we do, although it looks more like we slapped ourselves, but this explanation can at least prevent the war from breaking out immediately!" "But there were so many soldiers and officers that night! I am afraid that there will always be mistakes!" The adjutant said cautiously, "No!"
Marcos' voice rose suddenly. After a pause, he shook his head and said, "Tonight is the last time, and I have ordered that the soldiers and officers involved in that incident will be wiped out!" Whoever says that they leak their mouths, then the Emperor's Imperial Council the day after tomorrow will mercilessly remove them! The Ministry of Military Affairs will also arrest them as soon as possible!"
"Yes, sir. I see!"
When the adjutant heard Marcos's ruthless and ruthless words, his body unconsciously shuddered and "snapped" the carriage door closed in front of the adjutant,
Marcos sank heavily on the leather sofa of the carriage, looking at the street lamps constantly flashing outside the carriage window, his spirit suddenly seemed very tired, giving such an order always made him feel cold-blooded and disgusted, but as the Minister of War, the Imperial Marshal, and the head of the Imperial military, such an order could only be given by him
He had promised Mecaya, who had already been executed, that most of the soldiers and officers of the Ninth Army would be acquitted, and that there were more than 6,000 soldiers and officers who participated in the incident that night, and although more than 1,000 died in the suppression, more than 4,000 were still imprisoned, and according to the trial, these officers and soldiers would be acquitted because they were carrying out orders from their superiors, and most of the charges would be borne by Mecaya, and a mutiny turned into a drunken disturbance by Mercaya and other subordinate officers, as the main perpetrators of the incident,
Mekaya was secretly executed on the fourth day after the incident, his head was cut off by the heavy axe of the criminal executioner in the army, but the head with a smile on his face rolled in a pool of blood, the headless body that was as tall as a mountain did not fall directly, at that moment, even the murderous executioner was frightened, a bloody head with a smile on the corner of his mouth, a headless corpse that did not fall,
It was late at night, and the pale white moonlight in the sky was falling, and everyone was frightened, only Marcos, who was in charge of supervision, walked alone, he squatted down, and picked up the head from the pool of blood with both hands very carefully, "You go and bring the judgment book!" Marcos looked solemn and said to the trembling adjutant behind him, "To your lord!" The adjutant brought the judgment book like a scroll, "Take it, the empire will remember you!" Marcos put the judgment scroll into Mecaya's slightly open mouth, and the headless body fell heavily behind him, but tonight, he broke his promise, because the empire needs these people to be silent, and the blood of more than 4,000 people is destined to flow in the moss-covered prison tonight, and they are full of joy waiting for their eyes to be released, and they can no longer see the sun rising from outside the prison tomorrow, they are the heroes of the empire, but they can only die on the charge of dishonor! Because their death can save the empire from a catastrophe that could destroy the country
"Merkaya, while you're waiting for me in hell, I'll do the same!" Marcos smiled bitterly at the corner of his mouth, rubbed his temples slightly, and the carriage shook and stopped in front of the emperor's residence, "My lord, Your Majesty is waiting for you!"
A spirited, flaxen-haired Praetorian Guard officer pulled the car door, Marcos straightened his collar, walked down in good spirits, couldn't see the fatigue in the car at all, and asked the officer in a low voice, "Is it confirmed? Vekia Falcon personally went to Putao?" "Yes, my lord, according to our eyeliner report on Putao, the Emperor of the North has brought a large number of warships and an elite guard corps of about 20,000 men!" replied the young Praetorian Guard officer with an ugly face. He landed in Putao and quickly formed a headquarters, all of which showed that the Falcon Empire's heart to go to war was like a flame rising! The Emperor was worried that the other side would use our improper interpretation as an excuse to wage war against the entire southern part of the empire.
Although we have 200,000 troops in the south, the Falcon Empire has quite a few troops prepared!, so that thing ......"
"It's all settled! Foolproof" Marcos's face turned slightly pale, and he nodded with difficulty (to be continued...... to be continued)