Looking back at the past 189 years, there have been many continental strife in this year, but unlike previous years, there have been several major wars, and the outcome of these wars is likely to lead to the outcome of changing the entire continental pattern.

The first to be mentioned was the war between Moslian and Ammusi. As the most powerful country on the continent, the war between the two is also the most noteworthy. Of course, in the end, the ending of both families and losing can't help but feel a bit anticlimactic.

In second place was of course the struggle between King Peter of the Dominiz Kingdom and Pope Gregory VII of the Holy Light. Although the weight is a little lighter than that of Moslian and Ammusi, it turned out to be a big bomb for the whole continent.

Pope Gregor VII not only overthrew King Peter, but also directly abolished King Peter's throne. The Kingdom of Dominia was even changed to a ******** system in one fell swoop, and Gregor VII, who had always been called the Pope, officially ordered to be changed to Pope. It seems that his ambition to establish a kingdom of heaven on earth has been thoroughly revealed.

This naked approach of Gregor VII certainly caused the displeasure of the nobility, and now the kingdom of Dominiz is full of rebels from the nobility. And the surrounding Danone Kingdom, Arras Kingdom, and Ammushi Kingdom's attitude towards the Holy Light Sect also became bad all of a sudden. In many places, there were cases of nobles expelling churches or killing priests, and the contradictions between nobles and churches became more and more intense.

Thirdly, it was the turn of the Kingdom of Rollin to invade Ammusi. This incident is also a national war between two big countries, but after knowing that it happened, many people are still half-aware. Rumoured to have been defeated by Duke Essis of Ammousi, George VI's army fled back to Rollin in disarray.

Although this is somewhat implausible in common sense. But as the news grew, and the evidence proved that Duke Isis was strong, many people had to believe it. And Duke Essis had become famous after the Battle of Lower Lorraine, and with this record, many people began to study the secret of Duke Essis's victory. Many of the great nobles began to build professional armies modeled on Allen, eliminating the old-fashioned serf conscription system.

The El Continent is big enough, and there are always some nobles who can see the general trend. The cost of the army is always a small matter compared to life and death. This also led to the Duke of Essis's reputation becoming more and more famous, and many people called him the little giant of the south.

Of course, there were wars such as the invasion of Moslian by Parmalat or the invasion of Parmalat by Arras, but since they did not have much consequence, they are not to be talked about. Of course, after talking about the war, we have to talk about the major political events that happened in various countries.

As the only empire on the mainland, Moslian has always been the focus of attention. After the peace talks with An Muxi, Moslian, who everyone thought would calm down, broke out in a naked heir dispute.

After the First World War, Paul was powerless to govern. The eldest prince Jiawen had to resist the invasion of Parmalat and stayed in the north all the year round. This allowed the second prince Xiuwen to control the government of the imperial capital and began to exclude dissidents. It is believed that as soon as King Paul dies, Moslian will inevitably fall into chaos.

And Moslian's old rival Ammusia is not calm either. A sudden rebellion in the capital led to the violent death of King Charles, and the new king Edward I was unable to govern due to a sudden illness as soon as he came to power, and the state affairs could only be regented by Queen Gloria-Stuart. Conspiracy theories are endless, but the political situation is relatively stable for now.

Although the southern kingdom of Danone has always been peaceful, it has not been involved in any wars. However, the struggle between the three major families in China is becoming more and more intense. Among them, the Falao family has the meaning of overshadowing the other two families because of the backyard of the Anmuxi Kingdom.

Arthur, the new king of the kingdom of Arras in the northeast, succeeded him. From the current point of view, the political situation in the Kingdom of Arras is stable, and the national strength is steadily improving. It is emerging from the G7 --

"Lord Duke, this is the current situation on the mainland."

Just as the continent was moving towards an unknowable future, Essis was also celebrating its first government conference.

The meeting was attended by cabinet members headed by Zeno, as well as military generals led by Gay. A group of people sat neatly on both sides of the main hall, distinct.

Fortunately, this consul's residence is newly built and large enough. Otherwise, these dozens of people are really crowded.

Alan nodded, signaling that he understood.

At this time, he was sitting alone at the front of the main hall, and there were two people standing behind him. One is Allen's old butler, Sebastian. The other had long golden hair draped behind his head, simple thin armor attached to his body, a long sword at his waist, and his delicate face was a little less weak and a little more strong. It was Elizabeth who I hadn't seen in a while.

"Guy. How are the preparations for the army going?"

Guy, who was sitting first on the left-hand side, first walked to the center of the main hall, in front of Allen, and then said after respectfully saluting: "Lord Huiduke, the reorganization of the troops has been completed, and now it can be used at any time!"

"What about the logistics part?"

Logistics is now Allen's most lacking piece. Although Alan has also made a few war fortunes in the past two years, after all, Essis is too young. The speed of replenishment of military supplies is too slow, so in order to maintain his army, Alan has to spend a lot of money to buy around. And even so, there is no strength for a protracted war.

"Lord Duke, based on our current reserves. If we want to fight a protracted war with the Kingdom of Lorraine, we will only be able to last three months at most. If you save a little, you might be able to last five months. ”

Hearing this, Alan frowned, although three months is a lot, but it is really not much. If George VI had a clear wall, it would have been even more difficult to defend it.

"LeBlanc, how is the current situation in the Kingdom of Lorraine?"

LeBlanc was sitting second on the left, behind Guy. Hearing Alan's voice, he also came out and saluted.

"Since the last time George VI lost the Battle of the Lo River, he lost many elites. George VI then withdrew to Fort Collins on the west bank of the Luo River. According to our information, George VI has once again issued a conscription, and in the intervening days, many troops have entered Fort Collins. ”

"How many people? How's the equipment?"

"There were about five or six thousand people, mostly serf conscripts, and the regular troops were about a thousand."

Five or six thousand? Allen remembered that in the previous battle of the Luo River, George VI had 50,000 troops. According to the urine of a dozen serf soldiers in this era, the battle loss ratio of the 50,000-strong army was at least 50 percent. Among them, the regular army suffered at least 60 percent of the battle losses. Well, now that a few months have passed, George VI should have had an army of around twenty thousand men. In the case of the regular army, there are about six or seven thousand people.

Allen's own army was a little over ten thousand in size. But it's all regular troops, and there's not a trace of moisture. So it seems that Allen is attacking 20,000 with 10,000 people, but in terms of combat effectiveness, Allen still has an advantage.

"Guy, the training of the army cannot be slackened. I want you to be on standby, you know?"

"Yes! Lord Duke. ”

With a wave of his hand, Guy and LeBlanc stepped back and sat back down, with Alan looking to his right. Compared to the generals of the military on the left, there are many more members of the cabinet on the right.

And these people, Alan looked over, except for Zeno, who was at the top of the line, he couldn't name anyone else. Slightly embarrassed, I couldn't help but feel ashamed in my heart, blaming myself for being too lazy usually, so that I can't even recognize the cabinet now.

But Alan has the bottom in his heart and does not panic. Directly copied Zeno and asked, "Zeno, do you have any thoughts on our work this year?"

Just when Zeno wanted to stand up when he heard this, Alan preemptively said, "Sir Zeno is old, so don't be polite, just sit down and reply."

So Zeno sat down and saluted and said, "Lord Duke, at present things in the Duchy of Essis are proceeding steadily, but I think the priority is not on the outside, but on the inside."

"How?"

Zeno cleared his throat slightly and explained: "First, due to your continuous opening of trade, Lord Duke, the trade situation of our Essis is getting better and better, but this has also caused the power of some chambers of commerce to become more and more powerful. After you remove the traffic and policy obstacles, many chambers of commerce are no longer limited to one region and start to trade across borders. ”

"Isn't that great?"

"Lord Duke, I'm afraid that those merchants won't be able to lose their tails. Since ancient times, many big businessmen have used business to disrupt the government. At that time, even if the government wants to control it, I am afraid it will be difficult to clean it up. And it will also affect the development of agriculture. ”

"Hmm...... ...... so" Alan pondered quietly for a moment and asked, "Does the cabinet have any ideas?"

Zeno turned his head and nodded lightly at a chubby, bald middle-aged man behind him.

"Lord Duke, the current manager of the commercial part is Lord Periande, you might as well listen to his thoughts."

When the man got the signal, he came out and said, "Returning to the Duke, it is imperative that a complete set of supervisory bodies be established to ensure that the market is not monopolized and that taxes are intact. It is also necessary to eliminate large merchant groups so that merchants cannot form gangs. ”

"The Duke also knows that many local merchant groups are mostly attached to the local nobility, which is a huge hidden danger for the Duchy, and this must be strictly controlled."

"Well, you have a point. By the way, what happened to the establishment of the Essis Chamber of Commerce mentioned earlier?"

Perian lowered his head and frowned and said, "Lord Duke, this situation is not very good. Merchants everywhere have their own guilds, and most of them are in groups, and the concept of this general business association is not very well understood. ”

"Can't understand? Hmph!" Alan snorted coldly and said in a loud voice: "Order! All merchant groups with assets of more than 100 gold coins in the territory of Essis must be registered with the General Chamber of Commerce within one month, subject to government supervision, and be taxed! Those who dare to resist will be put to death! Confiscate family property!"

"Lord Duke, are you in such a hurry? How did you get in such a short time? I'm afraid you're going to force those merchants to take risks!"

"Taking a risk? That's just the right time to make an example of the monkeys!"

Listening to the thick meaning in Alan's tone, Perian shivered slightly. In my heart, I silently mourned for those merchants for a second.

"In addition, as long as foreign merchant groups have commercial activities in the territory of Esis, they must register with the General Chamber of Commerce and obtain a pass, otherwise they are not allowed to enter the territory of Essis! Periande, since you've always been in charge of business, you're in charge of it. ”

"Yes, Lord Duke." (To be continued.) )