Roland admits that the naval strength of the Holy Assanic Empire is not as strong as the combined fleets of Fei Zhen and Hailan, and the old sail warships are not counted, and the tonnage ratio of the new magic steam warships on both sides is about 3:3:2, and most of the imperial navy will suffer if they really fight. However, the difference in tonnage between the two main warships was not as great as one might normally think - so big that the Imperial Navy was powerless to fight back. Even if the Imperial Navy was unable to gain control of the New World's coastline, it was at least capable of using "diplomatic break-up tactics" to attack enemy merchant ships and disrupt the home country's sea lines of communication with the colonies of the New World.

The development of events confirmed Roland's prediction, the Imperial Navy fought a "guerrilla war" on the meteorite Ocean, while Hailan and Fiva had powerful fleets but could not find a decisive battle with the Imperial Navy, and most of the warships had to be used to escort merchant ships, during which they were frequently attacked by the Imperial fleet and suffered heavy losses.

It is obvious that the strategy of the Imperial Navy was wise. Compared with the combined forces of Hailan and Feizhen, the empire was at a disadvantage at sea, but as a land power with vast resources, even after losing the Far East, it would still be much larger than the homeland of Hailan and Feizhen combined, and the various resources available for war were also more abundant.

"Hailan is a peninsular country, and the coastal areas are windy all year round and the soil is thin, which is not suitable for growing food; Fijgen, a small island nation with a barren and humid climate, is also unsuitable for large-scale farming, and since the beginning of the Magical Industrial Revolution at the beginning of this century, the population of the two cities and towns has exploded, producing less and less food to meet their needs, and importing millions of tons of grain from the New World colonies every year. ”

A sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of Kun Tiliang's lips.

"It's ridiculous and sad to say, not long ago, the Jotunheim area of the New World, where super-large magic crystal deposits were discovered, is precisely a traditional agricultural area full of grain plantations, and at least 1/3 of the grain imported by Hailan and Feizhen every year comes from the Jotunheim agricultural area. It's faster than mining and digging magic crystals! ”

"From the day the results of the exploration of the Magic Crystal Deposit leaked, the plantations in various places were abandoned one after another, and everyone fell into an irrational frenzy to join the tide of mining and digging for Magic Crystal, and as a result, in the autumn, the local grain production plummeted by three percent, and the share available for export was forced to be cut again and again."

"At that time, the armed conflict between the colonial companies of the Imperial New World and the colonial companies of Fizhen and Hailan intensified, both sides were increasing military investment, many grain plantations that had not yet had time to be harvested were burned down by the war, large wheat fields were turned to ashes, and the colony's already unharvested grain first needed to be guaranteed for military supplies, and the share that could be imported into the mother country was even smaller."

"In this embarrassing situation, the freighters transporting grain in Hailan and Haizhen are also frequently attacked by the imperial fleet, and thousands of tons of grain are buried at the bottom of the sea with capsized ships almost every week, which makes the situation of food shortages in Feizhen and Hailan even worse, and it is not surprising that food prices have skyrocketed."

Roland listened to Kun Tiliang's in-depth analysis of the current predicament faced by Fei Zhen and Hailan, and the plan that he had been thinking about for a long time gradually became clear, and it was time to put it into action.

"Mr. Kun Tiliang, in the short six months since your visit abroad, many changes have taken place in the country, the most noteworthy of which is the initial success of agricultural reform, the bumper harvest of crops in various places, and in addition to meeting the needs of the people in the country, there is still a lot of grain from the national treasury for export." Roland said with a smile.

Kun Tiliang immediately heard the meaning of his words, "Your Highness means to export grain to Hailan and Feizhen?" ”

Roland nodded and asked with a smile, "Do you think this plan is feasible?" ”

"The bulk of the grain supply in the international trade market today comes mainly from two places, one is the Assanian Empire, which is vast and temperate, and has a large population, which has cultivated more arable land than the other countries of Varess combined, and has always been the main exporter of grain in the international market. At this point, the Foreign Secretary sneered, "The share of the empire's grain exports is proportional to the number of hungry people in its country, and the Far East's independence has certainly dealt a heavy blow to its share of food exports, but on the good side it has also reduced the proportion of hungry people in the empire, and Prime Minister Mill should well have included this merit in his State of the Union address." ”

Taking a sip of wine, Kun Tiliang continued: "Hailan and Fizhen have always had a tense relationship with the Empire, even if they do not go to war, they cannot guarantee that they will get enough grain from the Empire, so they are more dependent on the colonial agricultural areas of the New World, which is the second largest grain growing area in the world after the Assanian Empire, and at least forty percent of the grain in the international market depends on the supply of the New World, and now the Jotunheim region is in turmoil, and the whole territory of Wilnoa has been affected, the export of grain is less than three-quarters of the normal year, and the international food price is rising, It is the best time for our country to enter the grain market...... But then again, how much grain can we take out for export this year? ”

"If there is more, it will be only one million tons." Roland said lightly.

The foreign secretary's facial muscles twitched violently, and his eyes widened and he asked in disbelief: "A million tons?" You're not kidding? ”

Roland smiled dumbly, "Of course it's not a joke. ”

"I'm really curious what tricks you have changed, last year we were not enough to be self-sufficient in food, and this year suddenly there are a million tons of surplus grain, agricultural reform really has such a magical power?" Kun Tiliang still couldn't believe it.

"It's hard to put it into words, but if you take the time to visit the farms near the capital and see for yourself the changes in the Far Eastern countryside, it's not hard to understand why our agricultural production has changed so dramatically." Roland smiled leisurely.

"I'll go!" Kun Tiliang nodded solemnly, and then returned to the point: "Based on last year's data, one million tons of grain is equivalent to one-tenth of the share of the international food supply market, which is enough to alleviate the food shortage in Hailan and Fizhen, if the cabinet bosses of these two countries do not want to step down, they will definitely raise their hands to welcome this business, but then again, the governments of Hailan and Fijin have invested huge military spending in the war in the New World, according to my observation, the financial situation of the two governments is not optimistic, and now the price of grain in the international grain market is soaring, The question of how much cash the two governments will be able to come up with to buy food is still a question. ”