Businessmen have the most acute sense of smell, especially some officials and businessmen with good backgrounds, grasp fleeting opportunities, chase the footsteps of wealth, and walk in front of everyone.

The news of the overwhelming victory in the decisive battle of Moon Island in the northern seas, just after the arcane news disk arrived at the fortressed White Sail Harbor, the platinum chariot Lester who was sitting in the logistics supply transfer station, anxiously waited for the mage directly under the Yaba organization to interpret the encrypted information, and the recorder who was fed with money copied another copy with his memory and secretly handed it over to the bribed attendant.

Less than a quarter of an hour after the Children of the Second War learned of the battle ahead, news of the destruction of the Armada spread through White Sail Harbor, and reached Eastwood, the base of the Customs Union, through secret channels, faster than the official one.

The winner of the Battle of Moon Island sent out short messages one after another with the arcane news disk, and as more content continued to be interpreted, hundreds of information fragments were pieced together and gradually completed.

The greatest contributor to this battle was, of course, Baron Aldrich Tris, who commanded the armored floating fleet and carried out a major bombing plan to inflict heavy damage on the main force of the Armadada. Most of the naval fleets of the three North Sea countries relied on to dominate the vast and endless ice ocean were blown into wreckage and sunk to the bottom of the sea, and countless broken ship boards, broken sails, and charred cables floated on the surface of the sea......

The fortress of hegemony that gradually collapsed and collapsed is now only left with ruins and ruins to hang, but the merchants are like hungry sharks at any time, smelling the blood of money and wealth, and before the supply ships of Baifan Harbor set sail, many merchant ships and speedboats rushed to the sea like crazy, rushing to the Moon Island, where the war is gradually disappearing.

It is not only the official to carry the steam engine on board the ship to improve the maneuverability of warfare, but also to the private merchants who can afford it, so that they no longer depend on the right wind direction and the current of the sea, and the speed can be increased even faster.

Without explosive bombs of various shapes, the armored floating fleet can at best act as low-flying troop carriers, and after obtaining the ammunition replenishment of large supply ships, the toys that have almost emptied the household of the Customs Union can be turned into an air fortress armed to the teeth.

Aldrich Triss had no problem with the fact that the supply lines were in the hands of the higher-ups of the rear base camp, and he found that only half of the refilled main compartment came from his own industry, and most of the rest came from rivals, Irel Duponte, who built a factory on the banks of the Spirits, and a disciple of Master Anto Laurent Movohi, the Grand Duke's think tank, the octagonal organization, and had won a lot of orders through this connection.

The sea is crowded with ships from the western soil, stumbling to carry out search and rescue and salvage tasks, and from time to time there are verbal quarrels and even fist and foot clashes over valuable targets.

Among them, the Adventure Guild has the largest number of mercenaries, and the greedy vultures, although they have no way out, have the smell of the smell of the top hounds, but they smell the rotting of the wreckage early, no less than the merchants who chase money and wealth.

As the information from all sides continued to gather and exchange, Aldrich Tris learned that the Four-Nation Coalition in the North had set foot on the land of the enemy for a hundred years for the first time, and the landing battle had to use the lives of nearly 5,000 soldiers to open up a safe passage.

The blood soaked the beach for more than ten miles, and the weaknesses of the three North Sea countries in dividing their forces to defend the coastline were exposed, especially the loss of the berserker army, and the situation deteriorated unimaginably in an instant.

Harold civilians, from desperate poverty, watched from the sidelines as the door of the country was knocked open by the enemy, and under the long knife of dripping blood, they were half forced and half took the initiative to lead the way for the coalition forces of the four northern countries.

The rocky watchtowers of the nobles and wealthy merchants were torn open by the rumbling cannonballs, and the wealth plundered by piracy was taken in the same way by the descendants of the victims, and by the way, there was a bloody debt, which was now paid with their lives.

There are also many smart people who voluntarily surrender their wealth, and as a typical and exemplary escape, the bloody butcher's knife has escaped, but the mid-level commanders of the coalition forces have a black account book that records the Harold nobles who once plundered the four northern countries, and their descendants have escaped the gallows erected by Rulin without exception.

Knowing that their hands were covered in bloody crimes, many of the nobles spontaneously formed a rebel army to attack everywhere. It's a pity that the situation is scattered, there is no organization and execution, and the final fate of the rebels with different purposes is nothing more than giving people a head and giving the recruits of the four-nation coalition in the north to gain experience.

A large amount of floating wealth has not been transferred back to China in time, and the creditors who like it and are somewhat disgusted at the same time come to visit, and with the victory of destroying the Invincible Armada, the Customs Union's sea and air integrated combat clusters have arrived at the temporary passage that has been swept several times and is extremely safe.

The armoured floating fleet, still under the command of Aldrich Triss, was stationed above the forward headquarters of the Four-Nation Coalition in the North, like a sharp dagger against the back of his comrades, and the real threat caused a headache for the commander of the coalition forces, Viscount Fred List.

The unprecedented carpet bombing tactics easily destroyed the armored floating ships of the main force of the Invincible Armada, and the four countries in the north could not get any of them on hand, so far they had no way to even spend a lot of money to purchase relevant design drawings.

Without equal strength, even turning the other cheek becomes a difficult choice!

After consulting with the high-ranking officials of the four countries, Viscount Fred Librist reluctantly paid the debts for the purchase of artillery and ammunition, but fortunately Aldrich Tris did not open his mouth, so he plundered and retaliated against the floating wealth of the three North Sea countries, and a considerable part of it went into the pockets of the coalition forces.

After suffering this dark loss, the high-level leaders of the four countries in the north who hold real power have tacitly accelerated the progress of developing armored floating ships, relying on the influence of the rising tide of the elements, and the key core components have been eyebrow-up.

In the case of the Customs Union, the secrets of the dense arrangement of the elements are strictly sealed, and the temples are equally strictly guarded, and I don't know how many leakers are secretly hanged, but they can't resist the needs of all countries, and one after another traitors emerge either with justice or driven by selfish interests, and they are like moths throwing themselves into the fire.

The situation of the Western Turkish Customs Union was better, just in the face of the pressure exerted by the mother country of Wilsec, the temple based in the countries of Middle-earth had a headache, and the royal family and the noble family abandoned their prejudices and chose to join forces, threatening to erect tariff trade barriers and confiscate the property in the name of the temple.

Under the threat of the destruction of the pan-continental business network, the Temple would rather die than bend its knees, and at the suggestion of the generous Hyelena Thirriès, the core members of the Upper Gold Class once again brought Aldrich Tris into view.

This virtuous knight with a very strong attitude, a very harsh attitude forced the royal family and nobles of the three countries of the North Sea to sign a peace treaty, and even wrote the abolition of serfdom into the main article, because of the consideration of the interests of the serf owners, the consolidation of the rural pastoral economy, for him to win a moderate abolitionist good reputation, and the chief hero of the Battle of Moon Island, personal prestige has reached the peak of life.

“...... The barbaric and backward serfdom system was stubbornly preserved, and the personality and dignity of the peasants at the bottom of the three North Sea countries were ruthlessly destroyed and trampled. ”

"I get up early every day to work for the landlord, and it ends when it gets dark, and I am responsible for all the food, and I work hard and without any remuneration at all. ”

"Peasants who are enslaved by the system, whether they are individuals or families, are treated as goods and can be bought and sold, mortgaged for debts, and compensated for losses. As a class and as a whole, the peasants lived on a land that was inferior to the livestock they raised for the landlords. ”

"As peasants without the concept of property, the value they create is dispensable, their work efficiency is extremely low, they can't see the hope of tomorrow, they have no goal to fight for, and the number of nearly 10 million serfs is the cornerstone of the rule of the three countries in the North Sea. ”

"Due to the fact that a large number of peasants are tied up and idle in rural towns, the territories and estates of the military nobles, and the lack of necessary labor for industrial development, the economic development level of the three Beihai countries has been stuck in the old era of the past, and the level of social development has begun to lag relatively backward. ”

"Monopolizing the North Sea trade routes, the huge profits were divided between the royal family and the nobles, and used to buy all kinds of luxury goods to enjoy, and industry and commerce were suppressed by heavy taxes, which was the key to the victory or defeat of the Battle of Moon Island. Even if the Customs Union's integrated naval and air battle cluster and the Invincible Armada are exhausted, and the two sides lose and lose without a winner, our side will quickly recover its combat strength, and the three countries in the North Sea will definitely collapse. ”

"Therefore, by reforming the system of serfdom, which had accumulated many defects, and making the serfs as many as 10 million self-reliant people, and using their savings to buy a certain amount of land from the lords and manor owners, and signing land contracts so that the peasants could own property protected by law, I believe that the turbulent situation caused by the defeat of the foreign war will soon be stabilized. ”

"The unfettered peasants can leave the countryside and go to the cities for employment as the only option, which will go a long way towards alleviating the swelling rural estates, the overpopulation of the land and the overdraft. Moreover, the huge ransom of the land will become the original start-up fund for the industrial and commercial development of the three countries in the North Sea, especially at the moment when the three parties of the trade route are evenly divided into profits, it has become an imperative measure to buy and lease machinery for production. ”

"Of course, I also have my own selfish motives! The steam engine is widely used as a power source, and large factories replace manual workshops, which is the status quo in the Customs Union today. The three countries of the North Sea can buy and lease obsolete machinery and equipment from us, first train a large number of skilled industrial workers, and then complete the accumulation of technology on their own, consolidate their own foundation, and then make great strides to catch up with ......"

When the three sides negotiated and signed the "North Sea Peace Treaty," Aldrich Triss's speech stood out in particular attention, and he made great efforts to formulate a national strategy for the three North Sea countries to break through the predicament and point out the correct direction -- emancipating the serfs and developing industry and commerce.

The former earned him the title of moderate abolitionist, while the latter was praised by the top brass and businessmen for his consideration of the interests of the Customs Union.

As for why, while demanding massive war reparations, he actively supported the three North Sea countries that were about to fall back on their feet, at the final closed-door meeting, Aldrich Triss made no secret of the mention of the Southern Duchy and the loose alliance of the undead and the inhuman dark ones who stood behind them.

"The Scarlet Empire, which is hotter than blood and colder than night, and the Beamon orcs who still hold their necks in their hands and wear collars, but the children of the beasts from the Black Continent have sharpened and accumulated strong forces in the war, and the threat level is in a secondary position. ”

"According to intelligence, the orc shaman has adapted well to the elemental tide of the West continent, and has the ability to smash the shackles and break free from the cage, and has increasingly become the third force that all parties strive for. ”

"Goblins, halflings, elves, dwarves, etc., the races that were once active in the West continent disappeared in the turbulent era for various reasons, and only us humans survived that difficult time with a huge number of races and super high fertility. ”

"Nowadays, the sun-drenched land of the pan-continent belongs to the territory of humans, and the vampires who wander in the death zone, due to their unique way of reproduction, will become a terrible nightmare for the ruling structure where all power is concentrated at the top of the undead empire. ”

"If we don't put aside the old grievances of the nations and join hands to form a pan-continental alliance to deal with the threat of the Crimson Empire. Then the embodiment of death, the shadow of darkness, will linger in the skies of West. ”

It was this heart-to-heart sincerity that the leaders of the three parties involved in the closed-door secret meeting reluctantly agreed, although the royal representative of the three North Sea countries, the white-bearded king Olaf, was angry about the bloody revenge of the four northern kingdoms, but in the face of the greater good, he still held back his disgust and held the hand stretched out by the other party, stained with the blood of the Harolds, and grabbed a lot of wealth.

On the contrary, the Customs Union, headed by Aldrich Tris, forcibly extorted a part of the bloodstained gold coins in order to pay off debts, but King Olaf considered him a trustworthy person to deal with.

After all, the destruction of the Armada is the result of a head-on duel, and of course, the collective unconscious psychology of the Harolds to obey and follow the strong is also crucial.

After the signing of the treaty, the interpretation of the royal family and the noble families was appeased, and King Olaf cleverly borrowed the words of Aldrich Tris.

"Serfdom shackled the rural peasants, who made up the majority of the population, and the lack of a large labor force in the development of industry and commerce, hindered the economic development of the country, which was the reason for the backwardness of the three North Sea countries established by the Harolds. ”

"Remember this sentence firmly ......"

If you fall behind, you will be beaten!