After taking control of the Goddess Mine of the Laksan Iron Mine and the Johor Bahru Pyroxene Vein, the Elena Plains has basic self-sustaining power. Gastens pushed the factory's production capacity to the extreme, on the one hand preparing his own production regiments and militia brigades with sufficient equipment, and on the other hand, began to send equipment to Prince Eliot's troops. Because of the abandonment of the production of the Elliot rifle, the Guards Logistics Department never stuck the neck of the Elena Plains again. At the same time, because other Glory rifle manufacturers did not use Gastens assembly line technology, the traditional model of full production of skilled workers lagged far behind the Elena factory in Gastens in terms of production speed. By the end of March, the Elena factory was producing one-third of the Glory rifles in Anken Rein. Rifles produced here began to be supplied not only to the three armies of the Guards and the Western Theater, but even to the newly established Central Theater. The large number of rifle sales brought a large amount of income, which laid a solid economic foundation for Elena's development.

In agriculture, serfs who had been granted citizenship now had to pay a fixed rent to the landlord and receive all the grain that was left. Everyone's enthusiasm for growing food is also very high. Gastens doesn't need to do much in this regard. However, considering the possibility of war this year and the need for further expansion of Elena, he suggested that some of the new farmers start planting sweet potatoes, a fast-growing food that tastes astringent but has a huge yield and can cope with famine. Although the new farmers preferred rye and wheat, they were not sensitive to the taste of sweet potatoes. But they still have a lot of respect for Gastens, and they all start to grow potatoes according to Gastens's advice.

And in terms of population, as Gastens began to emancipate the serfs of the Elena Plains, the original large landowners were leaving. They sold their land, half forced, half voluntarily, to the Elena factory in Gastens. With a considerable amount of land sales income, he moved to the mainland. The war between Ankenrein and the Negro Republic was not yet over, and rumors of a possible rebellion in Ronninger in the east were spreading, and in the shadow of war throughout the country, the landlords were more inclined to exchange their land for more liquid assets.

For example, gold and krona.

With a stable source of income, food production is self-sufficient, the reactionary forces under control are still leaving on their own, and everything about Elena is developing for the better. Gastens got the two light and heavy weapons of the Thunder 1 and the Luoshan 1, which can be regarded as adding double insurance to his control range. If this momentum continues, it will not take a year, but only half a year, and Elena will have the power to act externally.

But the day after he organized several company commanders to complete the military competition and gave the company commander position to Bellanchier Warren, Gastens received an invitation from Eliot.

In accordance with the order of His Majesty the Emperor, the Western Theater Army of the Tulucas Line began to be replaced, and 200,000 newly recruited soldiers will take over the task of confronting the Republic of Negro in the Tulucas Line. In addition to the relatively intact Fifth Army Corps, which was left as a combat force, the other 80,000 veterans were directly transferred by the emperor from the Western Theater to the western edge of the Southern Theater, facing Roninger's army.

Because of the transfer of troops, Prince Eliot would pass through Van Ensten, the capital of Ensten Province, and Gastens, as Prince Eliot's man, had to go to Van Ensten no matter what, to meet his backers and report to work.

"Nothing will happen this time, will it?"

Daisy asked with some concern as she helped Gastens pack her luggage. During this time, she watched Elena glow with a new and thriving atmosphere under the leadership of Gastens, and became more aware of the magic of Gastens as a person. Now, Gastens is leaving Elena to go to the appointment of His Royal Highness, and Daisy, who has some other thoughts, is naturally a little uncertain.

"No, last time I went to Roseville with His Royal Highness the Prince, I reported everything that should be reported, and now that our Glory Rifle production is very high, and His Royal Highness the Prince's weapons supply is sufficient, there should be nothing wrong."

Gastens didn't feel much emotional about the trip. Looking at this posture, the battle between the royal forces and Ronninger is about to start, at this time, as long as he does not die, no one will stir up trouble within the royal forces.

"Well, that's good", Daisy nodded, gently buttoning up Gastens. Although the two have actually lived together, Gastens is determined not to be special, and most of the time the two can only live separately, and they don't spend much time together. Therefore, even if it is a small matter like seeing off, Daisy has to come over in person, hoping to stay with her lover for a while.

"However, that Luna is the apprentice of the Mage Tower", Daisy remembered another thing, "I thought she would be gone soon, but I didn't expect to be able to stay here quite well, except for a lot of jokes about basic life knowledge in the beginning, everything else is pretty good." The speed at which she sews clothes now is already ranked among the female workers. ”

"It's interesting, but there's no need to be so surprised. The apprentices of the Mage Tower are all geniuses in a million, and as long as she is willing to do it, this kind of thing will definitely not be difficult for her. Moreover, the Mage Tower no longer exists, she has been kicked out of the house again, and Brooklyn doesn't know where to go, so she can only stay here in peace, and it is normal not to leave. ”

Gastens has done a fairly clear job of intelligence, and has some knowledge of the background on which Luna depends. His answer also solves Daisy's question. The two warmed up for a while, and then said goodbye to each other. Gastens took two company commanders, Haba Nye and Garence Warren, into the carriage bound for Van Ensten.

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"His Royal Highness the Prince's ability to stay in Van Ensten for a day in his busy schedule this time is really flattering!"

At the formal banquet for the reception of His Royal Highness, the governor of Ensten Province, Yarrow Ross, opened with this sentence. After that, the local forces and nobles began to talk to His Royal Highness the prince one by one, and they were all asking about the purpose of the eastward advance of the troops. Prince Eliot naturally wouldn't tell everyone that he was going to fight his Uncle Charlie Ronin, but according to the unified caliber, he said that this was a normal transfer, and the troops were on rotation. Gastens watched the lights in the distance from afar, but his heart was pondering his chances. In his first memory, there was no civil war in Ankenrein, and Archduke Charles Ronin of Ronninger died at the hands of the famous general of the Aronte Empire, Gukohin Foster, the Iron Blade. Now that history has turned, and Charlie Ronin's fate has clearly changed, how can he and his Elena Plains find their place in this civil war that is bound to affect the whole country?

By the time Prince Eliot remembered Gastens, most of the time for the dinner had passed. He invited Gastens to find a private room for a private chat and asked about the recent production.

"Our production has been increasing lately and is now stable at 300 pieces per day. About 2,000 rifles can be supplied to the front in a week. And because it was the Glory Rifle, the logistics department did not jam our throats, and the overall operation was quite smooth. Those who had some surplus financially, except for the expenses of paying the wages of the workers and keeping the factory running, had accounts for everything else, and reported to Lord Navrei. ”

"It's all trifle," Elliot said impatiently, "you also have supplies for the Central Military District now, right?" What about supply? ”

"About a third of the production went to the Central Military District. This is a request from the Logistics Department. ”

"A third? Too much! Elliot nodded lightly on the table, "Give them no more than a hundred to produce, you know?" ”

"Every day?" As soon as Gastens heard what Eliot meant, he realized what he wanted to do. In the newly established Central Theater, the second prince, Wenfeng Gibson, was the deputy commander of the theater, and he was in direct competition with Eliot. His Royal Highness the prince wants to stumble on his own royal brother from the supply of weapons.

"Weekly!" , Elliot heard Gastens's question, and was a little impatient, "You're not stupid, you still want me to talk about this kind of thing?" ”

"Yes, yes, Your Highness said," Gastens nodded, "but what if there is such a small amount of money and the logistics department or above has an opinion?" ”

"Still have comments? He even stopped my Elliot rifle, so he still has to deal with me? Besides, my second brother is not so stupid that he points to his father to help him solve everything. Rest assured, he'll find other ways to supply weapons. Your Elena factory can produce rifles for me with peace of mind. ”

"yes, got it."

Gastens knew that the dispute between the two princes was not something he could participate in, although he was also worried that if the civil war was coming, there would be no problem with the two princes fighting so infighting. But Prince Eliot obviously wouldn't and didn't want to talk to him about it. Therefore, after a brief chat about some production problems, the master and the servant said goodbye to each other. Prince Eliot will lead his army east to have the most direct collision with Charlie Ronin. And Gastens will return to Elena to continue to develop his base. Waiting for the most opportune moment.

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"Your Majesty, the Six Princes and the troops of the Western Theater are already in place."

In the royal palace in Roswell, Emperor Paul Gibson is chatting with his trusted military advisor, Henry Claflin, Grand Duke of the Golden Lion. As a long-standing military family that established the empire with His Excellency the Grand Magus, Henry Claflin had almost no obstacles, and after the accident of the Mage Tower, he immediately broke off the connection with the Mage Tower and re-embraced the line of His Majesty the Emperor. On Paul Gibson's side, since the commander of the Western Theater of Operations, Paul Chung, has shown a posture of listening to tunes and not listening to announcements, he also needs a veteran like Henry Claflin to stabilize the morale of the army for himself.

"Is there a problem with 100,000 veterans, plus steam hand cannons, to deal with those new recruits in Ronninger?"

Paul Gibson is still optimistic about the civil war with Roninger. Ronninger's strongest army consisted of the 1st and 2nd Corps, which guarded the glacier line, with a total of 120,000 men. These men were tied to the border between Ankenrein and the Aronte Empire, and there was little chance of being transferred. As for the rest of Ronninger's army, in addition to the veterans who have not been in war for many years, the rest are the recruits who began to be recruited at the end of last year, although the number of these people is huge to about 500,000, but the combat effectiveness is not guaranteed at all.

"Of course there is no problem", Henry Claflin sat on a soft stool and said respectfully, "However, Your Majesty, I am worried about another matter, you have sent the troops of the Western Theater of Operations of the Sixth Prince and the Central Theater of Operations of the Second Prince to the front line of Ronninger at the same time, and it is ...... in between."

"I just want them to compete", Paul Gibson knew what Henry was trying to say, "they are all my sons, they are all princes of Anken Rein, no matter how much they fight, they will not joke about the stability of Anken Rein's country." Now that Dawn is dead, I want to see who can do the best in this matter, Wen Feng and Elliot! ”

"It's good that Your Majesty knows, it's the old minister who is too worried."

Henry Claflin stopped at the point. When Paul saw that he had finished, he got up and walked to the map and began to ask for advice on strategy.

"Henry, what do you think of the current situation between us and Ronninger?"

Hearing this question, Henry subconsciously nervous. Compared with the struggle of the prince, the strategic battle situation is the key to proving yourself. He straightened his mind and told Paul on the map.

"Your Majesty, the old minister is relatively straightforward, and his speech may not be good, please bear with me."

"Say," Paul looked at Henry with interest, waiting for his words.

"Charlie Ronin has been wise all his life, but in the end he was confused because of his son. Ronninger didn't have any capital to stand up to Roswell, but he insisted on going his own way. The process of quelling the Ronninger rebellion may be a little tortuous, but in the end, he will confess his sins in front of your army. ”

"Yo-"

Paul smiled, patted his stomach, and sat back down, "If you speak in such a 'upright' way, then I won't be in a good mood." ”

"Your Majesty, I'm right about things and not people, Charlie Ronin is old and confused, I naturally want to say that he is old and confused. When you make a mistake one day, don't blame me for being straight. ”

"Okay, let's talk about it, how do you fight?"

Claflin saw the emperor's color and knew that the drama was coming. He cleared his throat and began to explain on the map.

"The Ronninger region, located in the Far East of the Empire, includes the provinces of Lukes, Carangllot, and Ambour, covering one-fifth of the country's land area. However, due to the inconvenient transportation and the Far East, the economy of the Ronninger region is not developed, and many products need the support of the Roswell Economic Zone. If a civil war breaks out, there will be a widespread shortage of supplies for Ronninger, which will affect their staying power in the war. In terms of the strength of the army in the short term, the 1st and 2nd Army Corps, which are the most effective in Ronninger, want to garrison the glacial defense line, and those who can be used to fight are all new recruits, and there is a fundamental gap in experience with the veterans of the Neglo War in the Western Theater. From my point of view, as long as there are no major problems within us, and the two princes can have the country in their hearts and compete healthily, we will definitely solve Charlie Ronin's scabies! ”

"Good!"

Paul Gibson patted the table lightly, "Same as I thought!" He was about to say something more, but was suddenly interrupted by the intrusion of the summons attendant. The interior officer rushed into the room in a panic, and before he even had time to salute, he fell to his knees and shouted in a panicked tone.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Ronninger, Ronninger are fighting!"