"My lord, with our current strength, why can't we ask Lord Wei Ning'an to exert force on the side of the Natural Church, presumably it should be more appropriate to support us than to support the Fei Wenlie family, which is already in the sunset, right?"

After completing the debriefing report, Petro. Hughes asked, puzzled.

In his opinion, the reason why Hathaway has slowed down the pace of conquest now is that he is afraid that he will not be able to conquer the hearts of those who are conquered at once, but if the power of religion is used, this problem can be solved.

"Have you ever wondered what our reign will be built on?"

Hathaway glanced at him indifferently, "The Natural Church has always wanted to turn Odega into their religious country, although Wei Ningan's faction is not so radical, but since cooperating with us, they have been trying to expand their influence all the time, if it weren't for the obstacles set up by the territory regarding religious beliefs, I'm afraid their power would have been uncontrollable for a long time." Now that the situation in the Otiga Empire is unstable, all the forces are hoping to make a profit in Otiga, but the problem is that I will not make the mistake of letting the religious forces dominate, otherwise it will definitely affect the growth of the secular forces, I think you should be aware of it. ”

Petro. Hughes was stunned at first, and then fell into deep thought, Hathaway was right, he had been focusing too much on government affairs for so long, and neglecting these aspects, Wei Ning'an's small actions in the battle of Ríróvence, and the active involvement of the natural church, these were enough to attract attention, and the secular and religious always seemed so difficult to reconcile, at this point. My vigilance seems to have been lowered somewhat.

"Petro, this is a difficult choice, you know my details, I don't have deep roots in Odiga, those nobles have always had a deep hostility towards me, even if I have won the battle, they are still unwilling to cooperate with me, or only superficially submissive, but still unruly in their bones, in some cases. I had to work with Lang Jie. Wei Ning'an cooperated. But at the same time, I have to prevent them from growing in my territory. ”

"I don't have enough qualifications or strength to crush the old forces, so I can only control Odiga through balance to buy time. If there is no Cordillera, to be exact. Without the support of barbarians, green elves, and abyssal elves. I don't even have the qualifications to play Balance. We still have a long way to go before we can truly become the owner of the Otiga. ”

Hathaway's mouth was filled with a bitter taste, for the territory that was already in her hands. The necessary compromise was inevitable, the old forces were largely shaken, but not dead, and such a complete demise was neither possible nor entirely in their own interests, at least in many cases they could help themselves against the religious forces that had been coveting the Ordga.

Although there were two voices within the Church of Nature now, Hathaway knew that none of them wanted to let go of such an opportunity...... Hathaway also admits that the Fivinette family is quite well controlled in this regard, and the powerful Church of Nature has not been able to achieve absolute dominance in Otiga. On the contrary, the relatively liberal atmosphere makes the Ordgar secular power much stronger, but of course it also brings some problems, such as the local power is too strong to be able to do so, and if you want to implement some decrees, it will inevitably touch the rights and interests of the local power, and as a result, the situation will worsen, which is the result of the imbalance.

Now it's their turn, the Fei Wenlie family has not handled the balance well, so that the local power is inflated and out of control, what about themselves?

The local forces now seem to be suppressed by themselves, but it does not mean that they have been desperate to support themselves, and the superficial convergence may mean deeper dormancy, which Hathaway deeply understands, and this is how she came step by step.

However, it is not advisable to use religious forces to completely suppress local forces, they can only be used as a means, if they are allowed to sit big without restraint, then they will become puppets just around the corner, and it is really necessary for Fiwenlie XVIII to laugh at himself in hell.

Balance, balance, all-round balance...... The balance between local forces, the balance between religious forces, and the balance between local forces and religious forces, only by playing with these large and small balances can we win time and opportunities for ourselves.

Bukharin's side was put on hold for the time being, and the Grand Duke Erabeni was out of breath for a while, and what about Dietrich? Hathaway hadn't yet thought about what to do with the other party, and she didn't want to provoke a backlash from the conservative forces that were still under the rule of the Fivinette family, so it was important to have Tucker and Prester's support at this time.

Hathaway was in a better mood because Tucker and Prester did not leave after their conversation, and after a short stay in Rirovence, they set sail north, and with the exception of a day's stay in Vermont, they went straight to Cordillera, and after landing at Gettysburg, from Gettysburg to Bugalon, and then to Lower Damandi Gaza.

In Mandi Gaza, the two attended a banquet hosted for them by merchants from all over Otiga, especially in Heidelberg, and took the opportunity to learn about the survival and development of these merchants in the Cordillera.

However, the two men left Mandi Gaza again to visit the various collective farms, especially those of the barbarians, green elves, orcs, and other dominant groups of aliens, and then traveled along the Mandinile to Yale, the largest port city in the Cordillera.

After a three-day stay at Yale, the two men continued their expedition, this time learning about the immigrant ministry, the Cordillera's industrial and mining, commerce, farmland and water conservancy, and the training of the Cordillera Army...... Don't think that these two marshals only know how to lead troops, they are also very skilled in government affairs, and finally they returned to Mandi Gaza City, and Barth. Willy, Petro. Hughes and others had a very in-depth conversation.

A month later, Tucker and Prester returned to Liro-Vence to meet with Hathaway again. After the two returned to Pierceburg, the nobles and gentry in the area around Pierceburg soon made a formal statement, acknowledging Hathaway's formal control over the whole of Otiga, and stating that all nobles in the Pierceburg area would submit to Hathaway's rule.

Hathaway knew that Tucker and Prester had thoroughly inspected the situation of their entire ruling area, especially the Cordillera, in the past month, and they needed to obtain a definite assurance, that is, they had the strength to compete with the Confederation of Southern Will, otherwise they would most likely choose the Maple Dew that had thrown an olive branch to Pierceburg and the Moreka Empire that supported Maple Dew.

Dietrich was not resigned to defeat, and Caesar fell like a comet, making him shudder. But he was unwilling to withdraw from the stage in such a gloomy manner, so the Molaika Empire, which was already worried about the drastic change in the situation of Otiga, naturally became his best supporter.

After reading Cecia. Hughes's report. Hathaway's face suddenly darkened. This Dietrich is really unwilling to be lonely, but he can't do anything about it, and at this time, he still wants to use the power of the Molaika Empire to resist stubbornly, and he doesn't even weigh his own weight clearly. Just want to cooperate with that wolf?

The Molaika Empire is a wolf that eats people and does not spit out bones. Are they willing to be used by others?

How can there be such a good thing in the world? They don't want Obiga to fall apart. Completely decaying, it is the best strategy for them to prop up a puppet with a certain amount of influence but lack strength to stir up the situation in Otiga.

The Church of Nature, which had long been dissatisfied with the principles of secular supremacy and religious freedom that Odega had always adhered to, now had the opportunity to subvert the country's attitude of faith and take advantage of it to fight the increasingly rampant lords. It's a win-win-win-win

However, his attempt to peacefully solve the problem of the Phiwenley family fell through again, but fortunately he succeeded in winning over and lobbying Tucker and Prester, two important ministers who had considerable influence in the old Phivenley Dynasty, and with the fading of Caesar, the attitude of these two people also greatly influenced the attitude of the nobles around Piercesburg.

Hathaway didn't expect to be able to make the nobles represented by Tucker and Prest willing to throw themselves into their arms all at once, but Hathaway wanted to let them know that the current Ordga, only he could save them, otherwise once the rebels re-launched the war, or once the orcs became ferocious, it was very likely that Pillsburg would become a second Heidelberg, I believe that the nobles of Pillsburg would never want to see this scene appear, and the Molaika Empire reflected their interests through Dietrich, Otiga's own interests must be sacrificed in order to win support for Dietrich's side, otherwise why would the Moreka Empire support Dietrich?

After Cordillera and his party, Hathaway believed that the scale of his economy and the training system of his army were enough to strengthen Tucker and Preste's resolve, and to convince them that only he could now stand up to the mighty rebels and the brutal and wild orcs, and that the Moleca Empire was only trying to take advantage of it, and that it was impossible to make any sacrifices for Otiga.

And they also firmly believe that they are still Otiga no matter what, and those alien races are tools in their hands, and they can only choose humans in the end...... This sentence has long been ingrained in the minds of Tucker and Prester, and Hathaway is not going to let them know that this sentence does not apply to her.

The situation is now in a delicate equilibrium, and it is said that the Confederation of the Southern Will is working tirelessly to pursue their policy of assimilation, hoping to merge the Heidelberg nobles and gentry with them to form the Confederation of the Southern Will. And Dietrich is now wholeheartedly holding the thick legs of the Moreka Empire, hoping to use the power of the Moreka Empire to help him regain power, but what about himself?

Hathaway pondered silently, the situation in the Cordillera was as stable as Mount Tai, and the people wholeheartedly supported her. While the situation in North Carolina was relatively stable and gradually moving in favor of Fruja, there was already a division in the Cassef region, with some people beginning to choose from themselves and others temporarily subservient to their own force...... But Hathaway believes they can't afford to make much of a storm.

Atlán and Bukharin had already made submission, which made Hathaway a little difficult to consider what to do with them...... Bukharin can only let it go for the time being, and it is not rational to wrestle with the other party at this time, and when he completely brings the area around Pierceburg into his control, he is not afraid that Bukharin can fly into the sky.

Atlanta had to take it by himself, and although Bruce had shown enough sincerity, he had to send it when he was ready to go. At this time, she is soft-hearted, and she can only bring endless trouble to herself in the future, and Hathaway will never want her future territory to have the situation of the great lord who can't get rid of the big lord in the era of Fei Wenlie, and she will not use this time to completely eradicate the foundation of the Fernando family, which will only raise tigers.

It's just that Atlanta is not suitable to repeat the North Carolina version, maybe it is a good choice to let the Fernando family move to Mandi Gaza City, although this may trigger a backlash and resistance from the Fernando family, but under the pressure of its own strong force, if the Fernando family does not want to be completely erased, it can only succumb.

Of course, in order for the Fernando family to accept this 'proposal' peacefully, they also need to make some compromises...... For example, all the existing assets of the Fernando family are retained, and even their former land is compensated in a certain way, so that they can accept this 'proposal' to the greatest extent.

Today's Mandi Gaza really needs such wealthy people to settle down, and they represent a lot of purchasing power.

The relocation of a large number of wealthy immigrants can greatly promote the development of the Cordillera economy, stimulate investment, stimulate consumption, and even a group of maggots that can only consume can drive the consumption of regional luxuries. In any case, there is land outside Mandi Gaza, and the people, who are mainly mixed ethnic residents, need not worry about being instigated by these people from other areas.

As the center of the Cordillera, it is not enough for Mandy Gaza to have immigrants among the noble gentry, but in order to build Mandy Gaza into the political, economic and cultural center of the Cradiera, it should be a good choice to relocate those nobles who are not suitable for staying in the local area. If the Vermont guys were still pretending to be alienated from themselves, Hathaway didn't rule out the same policy in the Cordillera. (To be continued.) )