The History of Bourbon's Naval Wars: Chapter 4: The Selekos Problem

[Due to the problem of Selekos, Portloo and Polly asked Boris and Polly to sign a non-aggression pact to ensure the territorial security of Portlou, while Boris put forward three demands as a prerequisite for signing a non-aggression pact. 】

[When Boris's proposal was transmitted back to Polly, the Polis felt very unhappy, because the Polis believed that, first of all, their treatment of the North Poputus was completely moral and fair, and there was no question of tyranny, so Boris's accusation against the North Poputus was completely unjustified interference. 】

[And the Portruans also have a disgust that their minds are seen through, because the idea of the Portrus is obvious, after ensuring that Polly will not be attacked, use Polly's port to land on Bourbon Island, so that Potloo's strongest army can play a role, and Boris's proposal blocks the possibility of this plan.] 】

[Soon, however, the decision was made between Portloo and Polly, and after a round of negotiations, the envoys of Potloo and Polly visited the capital of Boris again in the summer, bringing a reply to Boris's proposal. 】

[This is the reply of the Polly envoy: "O noble nobles of Boris, the brave Polly sent here will tell you what we think. ”】

["Peace is a wonderful thing, good for all, and in order to ensure peace, we are willing to swear to the gods that we will not punish Boris for the trade of Laventica after the signing of the non-aggression pact, which we consider reasonable. ”】

["But we are deeply disturbed by Boris's proposal that Polly refrain from contact with outside powers, and it is not obvious that we Polly are an independent state, and not a vassal state of Boris? ”】

"And we Polly are not a poor little country that can only send people under the fence, we also desire to have our own voice in the Bourbon Sea, if our voice is blocked, then we Polly will not be insignificant? ”】

["Finally, on the question of the North Poutu, we are surprised by the criticism of Boris, and it is not a general rule to reward the loyal and punish the rebels?

["Besides, we have only deprived the North Poutu people of their autonomy that is so superfluous that they should have undeserved ideas, and have not done anything else, so the so-called place of 'tyranny' is also a fool's dream, and the North Pou Utu people are quite satisfied with our rule, so how can they be wronged?"]

[The envoy of the Potlou replied second: "O the strongest nation on the other side, the great envoy sent here by the great Potlou will tell you what we think. ”】

["As for the non-discrimination of the Boris trade, our thoughts are the same as those of Polly, as long as a treaty of peace can be signed, which is a good thing for everyone. ”】

["The third condition you put forward, regarding the conditions of the North Poutu people, we say that the Potlu who is in the Tenglong Continent is not clear, so we will not talk about it here. ”】

["But as to the second condition, we in Potlou and Polly agree that the non-aggression pact should be signed by two countries of equal status, not of each other's superior status, and that Boris should not impose his will on an independent and free state. ”】

The two envoys barabala, for a long time, said to the effect that "there is no problem in not interfering in trade, just sign the treaty, end the 'tyranny' of North Poland and Utu and give up the union of the two countries, I'm afraid you are not dreaming." ”

However, although the words are the same, Hades can still perceive the differences between the two countries from these "", the most obvious differences are among the North Poutu people.

As can be seen from the "", Potlu is not keen on supporting or opposing the North Poporians, and does not explicitly state his position, indicating that he vaguely sees the North Potutus as potential allies, which is at odds with Poli, who is determined to defend his interests against the North Poporians.

And of course, in fact, what Hades wants is only the rejection of the other party, as long as the other party rejects his proposal, then he can reject this proposal that Hades does not like, and will not fall into disadvantage.

So Boris soon replied, "In view of the lack of sincerity in serious negotiations between Portlou and Polly, Boris refused to sign a non-aggression pact with Polly until Polly accepted Polis's terms." ”

When Mashina, the national consciousness of Portlou, was not surprised when she learned that the negotiations had finally broken down, as she had expected it, and Boris's refusal gave Markina an excuse to carry out the countermeasures proposed by Selekos.

The History of Bourbon's Naval Wars, Chapter 5, Two Faces

[Translator's Introduction: In Chapter 5, Shudros ends the initial dispute of the Selekos problem and begins to introduce the initial situation of the trade conflict between the two sides, as well as the formation of the two major military alliances in the Bourbon Naval War, the Strait Alliance and the Island Customs Union. 】

[Boris's rejection may have been expected by Porteux, so in the second year after the Eposian ban was lifted, in 2002, in the 584th year of Boris's founding and in the 415th year of Portlough's founding, Portlou promulgated unprecedented trade punishment measures. 】

[Trade penalty is not a new term, as early as more than two hundred years ago, Polly once forbade most of Boris's merchant ships to directly participate in the Laventica trade because of the war. But at that time, the trade penalties were arbitrary, small-scale, and the penalties were different from port to port, and the punishment in Portlou this time was significantly different from the past. 】

[For this trade penalty, Portloo said that the reason for the punishment is because Boris is not sincere about peace, so Portlou needs to punish Boris in terms of trade, so as to prompt Boris to return to the track of negotiations full of sincerity and create favorable conditions for peace in the Bourbon Sea. 】

[Therefore, Portloo ordered that starting from the day after the order was issued, all Boris Pole vassal merchant ships entering the ports of Portlou's extremely vassal states would be subject to an additional high "peace penalty tax". In order to ensure the implementation of the order, Portlou set up a special department to supervise the various ports in the country. 】

Now that the other party has fallen, Hades can't be beaten in vain, so soon Boris issued countermeasures, claiming that "Portloo's accusations against Boris are completely slanderous, so in order to ensure the interests of the businessman, Boris needs to retaliate with Portlu." ”

As a result, Boris also began to impose trade penalties on Portlou, imposing a high "peace penalty tax" on all merchant ships traveling through Portloux.

However, the object of the peaceful punishment tax is limited to Porteux, and it is not aimed at Polly, the other protagonist of the conflict, because Boris made it clear that "the punishment is not aimed at Polly for the time being, but in the hope that Polly will learn from his mistakes, and not do things that are happy for his relatives and enemies, so that there will be frequent changes in the country." ”

At this moment, Polly suddenly became the focus of contradictions, determining the next direction of this embargo war, and it can be said that it determined the development of things.

If Polly was on Boris's side, Portlou, who had no basis points on Bourbon Island, would naturally not dare to continue to stimulate Polly to get closer to Boris, so he could only stop for the time being. But if Polly had been on Pottolu's side, the embargo would not have ended, but would have intensified.

So what should be the choice? Poli's national consciousness Umora decided that he should be on the side of Pottelu without much difficulty, but there was still a debate in Polly's country.

[Supporting Boris in the country of Poli was Lur, the son of Sorokos of the House of Mamerasa, who made the following statement:]

["Not long after the end of the last war (referring to the Ninth Edonan War), it has only been 5 years since the noble Aros family obtained the hereditary rights of the oligarchs, and in fact there is not a generation, should we be unwise enough to provoke a war at once?"]

Some people say that we can trade with Cornigta and Maz Island, but don't forget, our merchant ships must rely on the port of Boris to reach the continent of Tenron, if we anger Boris, how can we trade with Portloo?"]

["And I don't think what we need to do is to choose sides between the two countries, we just need to show our support for Borris's attitude, so that Portlou, who has no port on Bourbon Island, can only retreat, and then the trade penalty storm will be eliminated, and we can do business freely as we have done for hundreds of years, isn't that good?"]

["On the contrary, if we choose to side with Potlou, it will greatly anger Boris (there is no doubt about it), and then the embargo war will intensify, and our trade will be greatly affected, which I think is an unwise move for the country!"]

["I have heard that a wise man should make conflicts disappear, not exacerbate them, and for a country, why is this not the case?

"I think that those who incite and intensify the contradictions, their intentions are ill-intentioned, their attitudes are sinister, they either take bribes from certain people, or try to use the opportunity of war to do things that cannot be done in peacetime, in any case, this is dangerous, and as a wise country, we should be careful not to prevent such people from achieving their goals. ”】

[The representative who supported Potlo in the Polly country, Kudas, the son of Biens of the House of Arros, made the following speech in the Polly Council:]

"Some people say that if we choose to be on the side of Porteux, it will make the situation worse and may lead to a terrible war, and it seems to me that such people are stupid, shallow, and short-sighted. ”】

["Standing with Potloo certainly exacerbates the contradictions, which is obvious, and they also see this, but they only see this, so I say that they are shallow and extremely short-sighted. ”】

["Just imagine, if we reject Portelou's kindness and stand with Boris, what can we get in exchange? Seriously, wouldn't you be cold when you were zealous to help your distant neighbors, but in exchange for their indifference? If it were me, I would be angry and laugh at my neighbor's bad luck. ”】

["Is it a wise choice for us to offend a zealous neighbor for the sake of an enemy? ”】

["On the contrary, let's imagine what would happen if we were on the side of the Portlous?": Isn't it a very threatening weapon that the three major trades, the Laventica trade, the Cornigta trade, and the Maz Island trade, are all going to close their doors to Boris?"]

["Some people criticize me, saying that I have ill intentions to use war to achieve certain undesirable desires, which is a ridiculous statement, in fact, my real purpose is to use the embargo war to promote peace, although the embargo war is called 'war', but after all, he does not need to shed blood, and he can bring about peace without bloodshed, isn't this a very good thing?"]

["As I said earlier, once we join forces with Portloo, we will be able to control the three major trades, and if Boris continues to be obsessed, then the three major trades will be closed to Boris, which is a very threatening move, and he will make Boris understand that if he does not want to suffer greater losses, then he can only give up the evil thoughts that he should not have. ”】

["If Boris resolutely refuses to give up, then there is no doubt that war will break out, and war can only be used to break the deadlock, but once war breaks out because of this, then it means that Boris will bear all the responsibility for provoking the war, they are sinful and contemptible, and we are fighting a just war, and we are favored by the gods. ”】

["And you know, the closure of the three major trades will cause very serious damage to Boris, so that even if the war breaks out, Boris's power will be greatly weakened, so that Polis will shed less blood?"

"So I think we should be on the side of Porteux, so that whether war breaks out or not, Polly will be the country that benefits the most. ”】