Chapter 608: Crisis (1)
"Cecia, what do you think these actions of the Southern Will Federation are aimed at?"
"It's impossible to judge yet, the war between us and the Molaika Empire is estimated to have stimulated them to some extent, and we deduce that there are also some problems with their rule in the Heidelberg region, so they want to pass on the crisis of their rule through war?"
"Oh?" Hathaway's eyes lit up, "Is there any change over there in Heidelberg?" ”
"There hasn't been a noticeable change yet, which is why we're confused." Cecia. Hughes replied.
Hathaway was a little disappointed, but immediately cheered up, "There is no wind and no waves, the composition of the Southern Will Federation is composed of some ancient families, and there must be an internal reason for their fanfare to reorganize their armaments in such a big way." Secia, you have to pay attention to this, sort out all the suspicious things, and find a way to find out what is going on inside them, and I mean the news inside their big families. ”
"We have done this, but those families, especially their high-level we can't get involved for the time being, their spy agency capabilities are also quite strong, since the unification of Fort Pierce and Maple Dew, they are already our biggest opponents, we have more than ten spy agents fell into their hands, of course, we have also captured some people who worked for them, most of them are from some small nobles."
"Well, Cecia, I'm afraid the confrontation between us and the Southern Will Federation will be a long or even indefinite war, and you can recognize the severity. On the part of spies, though. You should be bold, such as after the bait, and don't use it for years or even a decade, so that they can dig deep into the root system......" Hathaway nodded to the other party, thinking about long-term strategic intentions.
Cecia. Hughes nodded, with the rest of Ordgar has been unified, it will definitely make the Southern Federation feel considerable pressure, although they have not a weak military force, but military strength cannot decide everything, if you can't win the approval of the people in the conquered areas. Your reign must be fragile and short-lived.
The rebels are based in the south. Winning the hearts and minds of the Heidelberg region requires a certain amount of time and space, and during this period, it is bound to be hostile and opposed by conservative forces within the rebels. There is a risk of a fierce counterattack from the opposition.
Cecia. Hughes believed that the top brass of the current rebels were under considerable pressure. The reform program in Heidelberg did not produce the changes they needed to see. The people's hostility towards the rebels has diminished, but it is still far from achieving the kind of cooperation and rapprochement they want.
Of course, there was no shortage of hard work on his side during this period, Cecia. Hughes believed that the Moleka Empire and even the Kingdom of Sri Lanka and Odin were the same as Otiga. They are sparing no effort to do this work, and I believe that there will be no difference between the parties in their attitude towards the great enemy of the Yugoslav Federation.
Hathaway also noticed Cecia. Hughes was a little distracted, frowned, and said, "Cecia, what else?" Is there anything else you need to report to me? ”
"The price of grain and other materials has risen greatly, which has caused panic among the people in the territory, mainly because of the poor harvest in Atlanta and North Carolina, coupled with the hoarding of noble merchants in Bukharin and Casev, and the sharp increase in the price of exported grain from the countries in the middle and upper reaches of the Mandini Nile, which has caused the grain in the entire Otiga to rise sharply to varying degrees, which even affects the stability of the territory."
"What? Why is the price of food rising in the countries of the upper Mandy Nile? Hathaway asked.
"The deterioration of relations between the Kingdom of Sri Lanka and the surrounding countries has led to a high possibility of war, which has led to the local merchants hoarding grain and not wanting to sell it, which is probably the main reason."
"The kingdom of Sri Lanka is also going to war?" Hathaway was surprised.
"Probably not, but the battle for storage in Sri Lanka has become white-hot, and both sides have received considerable support, and the surrounding countries seem to support one side or the other, so it will lead to instability in the region." Cecia. Hughes patiently explained.
"This is evil, the Federation of Southern Will is fighting there, and the situation in Sri Lanka is turbulent, how can it affect our Odiga, this wind...... It's not normal. ”
Hathaway mused, "Did Petro do anything about it?" ”
"Food supply was not a problem in the first place, but because of the integration of Atlanta, North Carolina, Bukharin, Piercesburg and Maple Dew, all aspects could not keep up for a while, and agriculture did not adjust well, so this situation occurred. The Ministry of the Interior has dispatched agricultural officials to the localities, and it is expected that the food supply will normalize in two more harvest seasons, and until then, preparations will be made to import grain from the southern countries through the blue sea lanes. "Cecia. Hughes replied.
"The cost of imported grain is not low, isn't it the same as raising the price?" Hathaway shook her head.
"Maybe you can take those hoarders?" Cecia. Hughes asked tentatively.
Hathaway shook her head, "That's boring, I'm going to let them suffer the consequences." ”
In the Titan world, it is still mainly based on agriculture, as the saying goes, there is food in the mouth, there is no panic in the stomach, as long as there is food to eat, the people will definitely be safe. The space in Hathaway's fairy garden, in addition to growing a large number of precious herbs, is food, and Avril has reported to Hathaway more than once, suggesting that the grain warehouse be cleaned up, and now is the right opportunity.
Not only that, but she also wants to take this opportunity to bring a large supply of food into the market and hit the price of food...... Didn't those guys want to hoard Juki? Then let their grain rot in the warehouse, and it can be regarded as a lesson for them.
"What's going on over there at Piercesburg?" This is the issue that Hathaway is most concerned about now, and the issue of the army will always be the most important issue.
"There are a lot of rumors now, and we have also conducted an investigation, but the results of the investigation are very different from those rumors that have spread so much, and they are not what the rumors say."
"Specifically?"
"The Knights of Fort Pierce have never expanded to their original size, and the knights are envious of the treatment and size of the Knights in other regions. They also hope to merge with the disbanded knights in the Maple Dew area to form a new Knights, which can be on par with the other three knights in terms of scale, and also require the same treatment as the other three knights, but the Maple Dew Knights are also active, they don't want to be merged, they want to form a separate knight order, so they are very disgusted by the requirements of the Pierce Knights, and the two sides are quite conflicted. ”
"It's as simple as that?" Hathaway didn't seem to believe it.
"The question is not simple, and the knights in the Maple Dew region also know that it is impossible for them to form a knight order alone, and if they want to rebuild the knights, they can only merge with the Knights of Pierces Castle, just like the knights of North Carolina and the knights of Atlanta are united, but Atlanta and North Carolina have always had a close relationship. In addition, the forces of the two sides are overwhelming. The two sides of the Knights were able to compromise well on the leadership. ”
"The relationship between Maple Dew and Fort Pierce has always been bad, and the two sides have always been in a state of hostility, and now although they are under the command of the Lord, the hostility between the two sides has not improved much. The Knights of Maple Dew were far less powerful than the Knights of Fort Pierce. But they must not tolerate being subordinate to the knights of Pillsburg; And the Knights of Fort Pierces did not have the support of the Knights of Mapledew. It was obviously impossible for them to reach the size and level of the other two knightly orders, so they had been putting pressure on Petro and Master Willy to complete the integration of the knightly forces of the two places as soon as possible. As no clear answer was received, the Pillsburg knights were very dissatisfied, and indicated through various channels that they demanded the same treatment as other knights, otherwise they would—"
"What will happen to them?" Hathaway sneered.
"They threatened to annex the knights of the Maple Dew region on their own and form the Grand Knights." Cecia. Hughes said helplessly.
"Self-annexation?" Hathaway asked rhetorically before a sneer leaked from between her teeth: "It's really the opposite of them, giving them a few colors, they really think they can open a dye shop." I'm still wondering how to flesh them out, and they're going to give me this hand, and I'm going to see how they do it. ”
"My lord, the situation is not so simple, the Knights of Pierceburg themselves are not so hard-line, there should be some people who instigated and instigated them, and the subordinates think that the reason why these people are not willing to be lonely is because they hope that Maple Dew and Pierceburg can unite and form a political balance with North Carolina - Atlanta and Cassef - Bukhalin and Cordillera to form a political balance and share the political power of Otiga at a certain level." Cecia. Hughes pondered for a moment before he spoke.
Hathaway fell silent, of course she could not care about the Knights of Piercebourg.
She had mastered the Knights of Cassef and the Knights of North Carolina and Atlanta, and the knights of Maple Dew were still flattering her in order to be eligible for adoption.
The problem was the forces behind them, the Pillsburg aristocracy had always been staunch supporters of the Velvenliers, and even after Caesar's withdrawal from the stage of history, there were still people who were obsessed with it, and it was not until Dietrich also withdrew that they were truly desperate...... In other words, these people have never been truly faithful to support themselves, but are only forced to obey themselves out of desperation.
Hathaway didn't mind that, she knew it was going to take a process, but if someone tried to turn back the clock on history, or even try to learn from the local central division of the old days of the Ferven Liege Dynasty, she would never allow it.
"What the hell are those guys trying to do? Do they really think they can do the same? ”
"Not really, my lord, after all, they are the last to belong to you, maybe they need some formality to appease their hearts that have not yet fully settled down, I think they may be okay in their ideas, but they are using the wrong means."
"Hmph, so I think I need to give them a little color!"
"My lord, the best way to solve the problem is to give grace and power." Cecia. Hughes tactfully persuaded.
Hathaway nodded silently, Cecia's suggestion is still very pertinent, now O'Ogalia, stability is everything, as for those guys with evil intentions, there is time to slowly solve it.
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Notting Hill, Inquisition of the Natural Church.
"If, as you said, Wei Ningan and Hathaway have reached a cooperation agreement, then we must stop them1"
Bishop Ribbengenef paced back and forth frantically, waving his hands excitedly, his magnificent robes rippling with emotion, "They are willing to fall!" To destroy the foundation of the church! ”
"But how do we stop them? His Holiness the Pope has not yet been released, and our request for an audience has not been answered, and I suspect that His Holiness the Pope is deliberately evasive, or simply unwilling to accept our audience. Leonardo said quietly.
"What do you say? Is it impossible to say that His Holiness the Pope would support these fellows and connive at them to lead the Church of Nature into the abyss of destruction? It's impossible! Ribgenev screamed in a gaffe, stopped abruptly, and glared at his companion: "You are alarmist! ”
"Really?"
Leonardo showed a wry smile on his face: "Actually, we have known this for a long time, our church is shrinking day by day, but we can't find a correct way to change ourselves, Wei Ning'an is exploring, this is very clear to the Pope, do you think Wei Ning'an and they can hide from the Pope's prophecy?" The Pope was just using them in the hope that their explorations would bring some changes to the Church of Nature, but until now, the Pope probably hasn't seen what he wants, so he chooses to continue the retreat. ”
"Hmph, you're saying he's choosing to escape?"
"I think so."
Leonardo replied reluctantly, "I can't find a reason why he chose to retreat at this time and refuse to be called from the outside world. ”
Ribbengenev was silent, Leonardo spoke out his inner confusion, and the Pope's choice of an untimely retreat had already aroused his worries and suspicions, and the refusal to summon him seemed even more bizarre.
But as the head of the Inquisition, he will not back down no matter what the difficulties and obstacles. Wei Ning'an: They have completely degenerated, they think that their so-called new doctrine can be recognized by many people, but in fact it is a vulgarization trend, even if it can attract many believers, what can it be, what is the point of betraying and transforming the faith of many people? (To be continued.) )