Most people don't like tyrants, just because tyrants will harm the majority of people for the benefit of a small number of people, and most of the time they will choose fear and violence to solve problems in order to cover up the contradictions that arise from the pursuit of interests.

Needless to say, from any aspect or angle, Siegel can be called a tyrant, the people resent him, the allies spit on him, and even the enemies will not praise him.

The reason why such a person can maintain his rule is not only because of his schemes, but also because he uses money, power, and land to entrap a group of powerful people, such as spellcasters, such as berserkers.

"Such a person looks powerful, but in fact, his character has already determined his pattern, and his strength is still too small. ”

"Giving up collective interests for the sake of self-interest, giving up long-term interests for the sake of immediate interests, it is clear that a unified empire has been established, but the eyes are still on a single nation, a single race. ”

Alice commented on Siegel's approach, her mouth full of disdain, and in her opinion, the contradictions in the Scandinavian Empire were no less than those in the Attila Empire, especially in terms of religious beliefs and various races and nationalities.

The latter has been elaborated many times, so there is no need to say more, what needs to be said in detail here is the former, in the Scandinavian Empire, human beings believe in the gods of Asgard, this is an absolute fact, people who do not believe will be treated as heretics, and if they are not careful, they will be sacrificed to the gods.

However, among the Asgardian gods, there are also contradictions, the most important is the contradiction between believers who believe in Loki and believers who believe in other gods, and in the Scandinavian Empire, the most devout person who is now known to believe in the god of fire and mischief is the emperor of the Scandinavian Empire, Siegel.

"Unlike the Attila Empire, where the seeds of rebellion have grown into towering trees, the unrest in the Scandinavian Empire is just beginning to sprout, and it needs sunlight and rain to water it. ”

Alice said this to Semiramis, who were worried about the current situation in the Scandinavian Empire, an ally that seemed very unreliable and exposed its weakness every day.

Their plans in the rear of the Attila Empire were well underway, and a steady stream of people were transported through troops to Schleswig in Jutland, the largest centaur concentration in the Baltic Empire, where they would soon be annihilated by the centaurs if they tried to start a rebellion.

Of course, the current Baltic Empire is no longer the empire that it once had just established and nothing left, and the demand and thirst for population are not as fierce as before, so these people who came to the land of Schleswig were not directly given the status of citizens, but lived as free people.

Of course, there are deep considerations for this approach, Alice and Semiramis need to consider the considerations of citizens who have shed blood and sweat for the empire, and if they don't need to do anything, let them become citizens, it will seem that the title of citizen seems very cheap.

In addition, the resources of the empire are not innumerable, and every citizen can enjoy the benefits from all aspects of the empire while paying his obligations, and if so many people pour in at once, so many people become citizens at once, the empire cannot afford so many burdens at once.

And such a clear class relationship is to improve the cohesion and centripetal force of the entire empire, so that those at the bottom have the motivation to continue to work hard, and let the people at the top maintain their vitality in order to maintain the status quo.

Of course, such a system is also very easy to decay, when the upper echelons are fixed and unchanged for a long time, they can use the resources in their hands to monopolize, but this possibility will not happen when Alice and Semiramis and others are still there, because in the final analysis, the entire empire is for a few of them, and they will not let this happen.

"The Attila Empire is now tightening its belts and doing everything possible to complete the conquest of the Scandinavian Empire as quickly as possible, and to reap the benefits of the enemy's hands to make up for the losses we have inflicted in their rear. ”

"Did we inflict any damage in the rear? I suppose they hadn't heard from the Ross Meadows at this time, but the centaurs had played a trick this time, and the guards had intercepted all the news. ”

Speaking of this, a smile appeared on the corner of Alice's mouth, which meant that her plan had been successfully implemented, and the centaur clan had completely parted ways with the Attila Empire, even if she did not join the Baltic Empire in the end, it would be an unbearable blow to the Attila Empire.

"What about the Scandinavian Empire, aren't you going to weaken it by the way?"

Semiramis asked, she didn't have a good impression of the Scandinavian Empire, and that Siegel had used this alliance to trick them.

For example, as an ally of the Baltic Empire, he negotiated peace with Francis Drake and opened the North Sea route, through which he continued to gain wealth to support the war.

Thinking of this, Semiramis couldn't help gritting his teeth, since the last incident of the Northland Group, Francis Drake's North Sea Pirate Kingdom has been estranged from the Baltic Empire a lot, and there has been more than one attack on the Baltic Empire during this time.

Such a thing would never have happened before, because those who dared to attack, those who attacked Drake's friends, would be exterminated by her pirates, and those with blood on their hands would be hanged from their masts in rows.

Semiramis and Alice discussed this issue several times, but they were never able to come up with an answer, and the letter sent to Francis Drake was lost, and Alice asked for a meeting several times, but did not see a response from the other party.

It's like the calm before the storm, and it's unsettling.

"Francis Drake, are you ready to betray?"

Semiramis asked Alice, she had only met the other party a few times, and she had no friendship, if she wanted to say that she understood, or if Alice knew more about the woman.

"Betrayal? No, no, no, Semiramis, you're mistaken, Francis Drake has never been our subordinate, and if she chooses to be our enemy, it can't be called betrayal. ”

Alice stretched out her index finger and shook it, seriously correcting the mistake in Semiramis's words, there was no surprise on her face, obviously she had expected such a situation.

"Semiramis, do you think that if my plan is successfully implemented step by step, what kind of empire will the Baltic Empire become in the end, and what kind of behemoth will our country become?"

"Scandinavia will become our vassal, the current territory of the Attila Empire, and the vast area west of the Ural Mountains will be incorporated into the territory of the Empire, and the entire Baltic Sea will become the Empire's inland sea. ”

"You are the king of a country, and such an empire appears next to you, what choice will you have? Do you choose to resist, or do you choose to submit?"

"It must be a rebellion, Semiramis, we are all strong, Francis Drake is also strong, strong people don't like to be subservient, I don't like it, you don't like it, Francis Drake's wild pirate won't like it. ”

"So, at this time, isn't it normal to prepare in advance before such an empire appears, before the worst happens? Even a beast without intelligence will know to strangle the enemy's cubs before they grow, let alone humans?"

Alice said this, and this was a simple judgment about Francis Drake.

Semiramis has little objection to Alice's judgment, because Alice once told her that there can be pure feelings between two people, but what exists between two forces will always be interests.

Well, this sentence is actually a variant of "there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests", in some special circumstances, in order to create a certain pink atmosphere, Alice deliberately made some language modifications.

"What about the contract you made with Francis Drake, that thing should still exist. ”

What Semiramis is talking about is the treaty that Alice signed with Francis Drake as the victor during the Battle of Alexandria, a treaty with magical bindings, which was very lenient, and at that time such a loose treaty allowed Alice to gain Francis Drake's friendship.

There can be friendship between Alice and Drake, but there is no such friendship between the kings of the two countries, and the so-called friendship is only a means of concealment for the purpose of seeking the present benefit.

"Yes, our pact still exists, but Francis Drake is no longer the Captain Drake we induced before, she has become very powerful, strong enough to ignore this pact. ”

"And, to be precise, she's not breaking the contract, she's still my friend. ”

It seems that Alice's words are very awkward, but it is not difficult to understand, Francis Drake and Alice are still friends, but this does not prevent her from taking such measures towards her friends.

As the saying goes, "It is because I love you that I want to kill you."

"What we need to do, what we can do. ”

Semiramis asked again, maybe she really couldn't think of what kind of means to use to deal with and fight back at this time, but more likely, it was the small love tricks used by this smart woman.

Even after so many years, the little vanity left in Alice's heart still exists, of course she knows that Semiramis is complimenting her with such an attitude, but comfort is comfort, and she doesn't need to hide it.

"Bear with us, since they gave us a reply that those merchant ships that were attacked were accidents, then it would be good to treat them as accidents, but let our ships prepare in the future, there should still be guards and weapons, and the current Beihai is not the Beihai of the past. ”

"But in this case, there will be problems with the routes that have not yet been stabilized not long after they have just been opened, and that is the market that has just opened up, so will this little bit be lost in vain?"

Semiramis was talking about the trade route to the Celtic Isles, which was opened to the west after the settlement of the Northlands, a market that was not inferior to the Northlands, and could bring a lot of revenue to the Empire.

"Don't worry, Semiramis, even the weeds that were burned by wildfires in the autumn will take root again in the spring of the following year, and our focus is now on the Scandinavian Empire, on top of the Attila Empire, and wise people know to make the right choice at the right time. ”

Alice calmed the excited Semiramis in a few words, and even when she was treated like this by Francis Drake, she did not lose her mind.

Anger must have anger, no matter what Francis Drake did it can be attributed to betrayal, but anger is not a reason for Alice to lose her mind, she clearly knows what the Baltic Empire needs to do now, how to do it, instead of spending her power on other useless places to exacerbate the contradictions that have not yet been fully exposed.

"Patience, until this war is over, we need to be patient, now it is our Baltic Empire that has the advantage, and it is also us who has the initiative. ”

"Since Francis Drake is reluctant to have a powerful neighbor by her side, let's ignore the expedition of the Attila Empire. ”

"Francis Drake would not want to see the Scandinavian Empire fall to the hands of Attila than our mighty Baltic Empire, and the cold of the Northland winter could allow the Scandinavian enemy to completely destroy her country built on ships. ”

A nation on a ship, not an island nation, Francis Drake's character dictates that she is only a marauder, a conqueror, and not a builder.

Unfortunately, the North Sea will be frozen into land in winter, and Attila's army can gallop on the ice to their heart's content, and with the combat power of those pirates, such a face order is not the way to fight, it is impossible to match the Atira's army.

"Francis Drake made the wrong choice, her ambition made her refuse to side with a victor, and now wisdom will be the ladder that will bury her empire. ”

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