July 15 was a sunny day, and Roland got up at dawn as usual to attend to his work. I plan to arrange the work of the central bank before breakfast, and then personally lead a team to the countryside to collect public grain.

Just as Roland was writing at his desk, a red ball of light appeared in front of him, and he reached out to hold it to read the magic text message, which turned out to be sent by Anthony.

Early this morning, Fogel was teleported directly from the Holy City of Asan to his apartment in Krasbourg, and without having enough breakfast, he sent a piece of good news to Roland, which made the stone that His Royal Highness had pressed on his heart for a long time fall to the ground temporarily, and then he was shrouded in suspicion, and immediately wrote back to ask Anthony to come to No. 23 Financial Street to meet and discuss in detail.

"Are you sure the Imperial military won't launch a crusade this year?" Roland looked at Fogel Dashao, who was squinting his eyes and sipping the "Zuoqi Green Tea" across the desk, and said cautiously: "I need to give His Majesty the King and the cabinet a reasonable explanation, otherwise I can't convince them to believe this news." ”

"It's absolutely true, even in a remote place like the Far East, where the news is closed, you can't even hear the slightest rumor, right?" Anthony asked angrily.

In fact, as early as late May, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs submitted a memorandum to the cabinet analyzing the forces of the various parties in the New World, and both Kun Tiliang and his think tank pointed out that there was a growing conflict of interest between the empire and the colonial companies supported by Fizhen in the Wilnoa region, but also pointed out that this contradiction has existed for many years, and the status quo will be maintained in the foreseeable future, and small frictions cannot be ruled out, but it is unlikely that war will break out, but the local situation has taken a sharp turn for the worse in just two months. Not only did a local war break out in the colonies, but even the colonial companies of the Sea Blue people were involved, which is really puzzling, what factors caused the colonial groups of the three countries, which had been able to maintain restraint and peace for many years, to lose their minds and resolutely decide to resort to force? ”

The question raised by Roland is a common question among policymakers in the Far East.

Just two days ago, Foreign Minister Quintiliang had left Krasbourg with a small delegation to make a secret visit to Patus, the capital of La Mer, and Avalon, the capital of Phigen. The purpose of the Foreign Minister's visit was twofold, to gain insight into the root causes of the escalation of the conflict between Hailan and Fijgen and the imperial colonial authorities in the New World, and to present gifts and goodwill to the monarchs of both countries on behalf of King Rudolf I. Of course, there is also an undisclosed mission that seeks to find an opportunity to fan the flames and incite Fei Zhen and Hailan to anger the Yashan Empire, so that the Far East can be freed from the threat of the imperial crusade and strive for the opportunity for peaceful development.

This is not a conspiracy, but a tacit conspiracy. Or in a way, that's the traditional business of the diplomatic service. This is true not only in the Far East, but also diplomats in all countries: they are polite and polite when engaged in state affairs, but behind their backs, they are calculating to kick "international friends" into the fire pit.

"His Excellency Kun Tiliang is in a hurry to visit Hailan and Feizhen at this time, and he will really seize the opportunity." Anthony laughed and ridiculed the Far Easterners' ill-intentioned diplomatic strategy, "But it is not so easy for you to watch the fire from the other side and reap the benefits, according to the information I have, Hai Lan and Fei Zhen are likely to put pressure on the Kolas government through His Excellency Kuntiliang, asking you to carry out more active military operations on the left bank of the Turbid River, and it is best to drive the troops deployed by the empire along the river back to Fort Olevy, so that the strategy of the imperial authorities in the Far East will be forced to change from offensive to defensive, and more elite land forces will have to be transferred to Fort Olevy, As long as the imperial authorities do not deploy a large-scale increase in the army to the colonies, it will be difficult for them to take advantage of the military confrontation with the two countries of Fizhen and Hailan, as long as the imperial authorities do not deploy a large-scale increase in the army to the colonies, and only rely on the local garrisons and the rabble of the indigenous tribes...... Alas, as long as the imperial admirals were still sober-minded, of course, they did not dare to provoke Vares's world-ranked first and third naval powers at the same time, let alone dare to seize sea supremacy on the coast of the New World. After all, Anthony is still a subject of the Empire, and it is inevitable to sigh when he expresses the passive situation in which the Imperial Navy is located.

Roland smiled, his eyes becoming a little strange.

Fizhen and Hailan had a long-standing and irreconcilable conflict with the Empire over the colonies of the New World, and it was not surprising that the struggle for the interests of the colonies turned into local wars, let alone to help relieve the pressure on the Far Easterners.

However, it is undeniable that this military confrontation in the colonies of the New World distracted the imperial authorities, forcing the imperial military to postpone the battle plan to send troops to the Far East and focus on the New World first, which objectively helped the Kolas government a lot.

Roland is grateful to Fijen and Hailan, the two powerful powers of the sea, but that doesn't mean he will accept the other party's suggestion to flank the Assanian Empire on land.

The game between countries cannot be arbitrary, let alone blinded by current interests. Crossing the Turbid River is an exciting idea, but such a military operation would do more harm than good to the currently weak kingdom of Koras, and it would be better to maintain the status quo and take advantage of this rare opportunity to accumulate strength.

In fact, the government of Kolas, from His Majesty the King to the cabinet members, has the same position as Roland, and Quintiliang will also adhere to this bottom line during his foreign visit, and will never make military commitments to the Phi Zhen or Hailan authorities. Of course, spiritual encouragement can be given generously, and even material support can be discussed.

Roland stroked his chin lightly, and the smile on his lips intensified. It is now the harvest season for crops in various parts of the Far East, and judging from the current data on the collection of public grain, thanks to the bumper harvest of 200 agricultural reform pilots that exceeded expectations, a large share of grain will be available for export, and Kuntiliang's diplomatic trip has also been accompanied by the task of selling grain.

Feizhen and Hailan, one is an island country hanging on the sea, the other is a barren peninsula coastal country, the local grain production is difficult to self-sufficient, mainly relying on the plantations of the colonies in the New World to make up for the food shortage, since the colony is not peaceful, the army must also prepare military rations, the food gap is probably not small, imported grain from the Far East must be an option worthy of attention to the authorities of the two countries. As long as the door of grain trade between the two countries is opened, business will be easy to do in the future.

"Anthony, don't patronize drinking tea and eating snacks, I still have some 'Zuoqi Green Tea' here, if you like it, take a pack back and brew it yourself, first talk about what is the trigger for the escalation of the military conflict between the Yashan Empire and Feizhen and Hailan in the colonies." Roland urged.