Chapter 49: The Empire's Prestige Crisis
Xu Yi's meeting with King Trutz is actually more of a symbolic meaning.
As the president of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, Xu Yi personally came forward to represent the firm attitude of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to support the Ruerson Kingdom, so that King Trutz could rest assured and better concentrate on defending against the attack of the Candela Empire.
Of course, what actually worked was the constant flow of supplies from the Lampari Kingdom, the Duchy of Stantin, and the Black Rice Wasteland.
With a strong road transportation network and a new logistics network composed of freight magic locomotives, these materials can often be transported to the Ruerson Kingdom Army in need of them in just two to three days after they are just produced, so that they can maintain their super combat effectiveness all the time.
This is the most important reason why the army of the Kingdom of Ruersun can not only defeat the weak in the face of the army of the Candela Empire, but also win the battle.
King Trutz knew this well, so even if the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce didn't mention it himself, he had already taken the initiative to propose a series of preferential conditions to the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, hoping to get enough support from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce - the most important thing was the supply of various military magic machinery.
Although the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce did not express its attitude on the surface, in fact, Xu Yi, as the president of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, has always expressed his support to King Trutz through private channels.
In addition to satisfying the various requirements put forward by King Trutz, Xu Yihe also took the initiative to propose technology transfer in magic repeaters to the Ruerson Kingdom.
This was a real surprise for King Trutz.
Of course, for the kingdom of Ruerson to receive material support from all sides. And not only King Trutz knew it. The Candela Empire is not completely ignorant of it.
At first. The Candela Empire didn't care about this, because everyone felt that with the strong strength of the Candela Empire, it would definitely be easy to defeat the Ruerson Kingdom, even if there were other countries and forces supporting the Ruerson Kingdom, it would not make any sense, and it would not affect the progress of the Candela Empire at all.
However, when the armies of the Candela Empire and the Ruerson Kingdom fought several battles, and then all ended in the defeat of the Candela Empire, the attitude of the Candela Empire immediately changed.
"Her Majesty the Queen. On behalf of the Empire, I now make a solemn warning to your country. Immediately stop any material support to the Ruerson Kingdom, otherwise the Imperial House will judge your country as an enemy of the Ruerson Kingdom. As for the consequences of becoming an enemy of the Empire, I don't think I need to remind you, do I?"
Severny covered his mouth with his hand, yawned slightly, glanced at Klein Sweeten, the ambassador of the Candela Empire to the Kingdom of Lampari, who was standing in front of him with a stern face, and showed a relaxed smile, motioning for him to sit down first.
"Mr. Ambassador, the so-called material support for the Kingdom of Ruerson that you just mentioned. As far as I know, it's just some very normal civilian material transactions between the two countries, and this can't be regarded as military material support for the Ruerson Kingdom, right?"
Ambassador Sweet Scolded: "Is it military material support?" It's up to the Imperial House to decide, but it's not up to you. ”
"Oh?" Sevigny blinked his eyes and said in surprise: "Ambassador Sweeten, do you mean that as long as the Candela Empire is willing, then you don't need us to give any evidence at all, and you can unilaterally determine that our Lampari Kingdom has provided military material support to the Ruerson Kingdom? If that's the case, why did you come to warn me today? Isn't it all up to you anyway?"
Ambassador Sweeten coughed lightly, looking a little embarrassed.
"Ahem...... It is ultimately up to the Imperial House to decide, but it would be better if you could take the initiative to avoid such suspicion in the House. ”
"But in the end, it's up to you to decide, and it doesn't have anything to do with whether we're really providing military material support to the Kingdom of Ruersun, right?" Sevini asked rhetorically.
Ambassador Sweeten coughed heavily, waved his hand, and said, "In short, Your Majesty, since the Empire and the Kingdom of Ruersun are now at war, any action that is beneficial to the Kingdom of Ruersun will be regarded as hostile by our side. The House of Representatives wishes that your country will stop sending a single qiē to the Kingdom of Luxon. Cough...... I'm talking about a qiē, whether it is military or civilian supplies, they cannot be delivered to the Kingdom of Luxon. Do you see what I mean?"
"Well, I see. But Mr. Ambassador, as I said earlier, this is a normal transaction between our private chamber of commerce in the Lampari Kingdom and the private sector in the Kingdom of Ruerson. If I unilaterally force them to stop continuing these deals, who will bear the losses of these chambers of commerce?
"Of course, they bear it. Ambassador Sweeten said unceremoniously. "These chambers of commerce dare to trade with the Rusun Kingdom when our Candela Empire and the Ruerson Kingdom are at war, which is a provocation to the Empire in the first place. The Empire was already quite merciful without punishing them, so would they want to continue to rebel against the Empire's decisions?"
Hearing this, the smile that had been on Sevigny's face slowly disappeared, and his eyes became cold.
"Mr. Ambassador, I must warn you. They are all the chambers of commerce of our Lampari Kingdom, not the chambers of commerce of your Candela Empire. Even if they are to be punished, it is a matter for us in the Lampari Kingdom, and it has nothing to do with you. ”
Ambassador Sweeten was a little uncomfortable with Sevigny's sudden cold and tough words, and after looking at her in surprise, he said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, are you going to ignore the warnings given by the Imperial Diet?"
Sevini was silent for a while, and then suddenly asked, "Mr. Ambassador, as far as I know, the countries that have continued to maintain civil trade with the Ruerson Kingdom during this period of time are not only our Lampari Kingdom, but also many surrounding countries. Did the Candela Empire give them the same warning?"
"This ......"
Ambassador Sweeten hesitated.
If you look closely, you will find that there is a hint of anger, a hint of confusion and a hint of helplessness in the expression on his face.
As Sevini said, the kingdom of Lampari was not the only country that maintained private trade with the kingdom of Ruerson during this time. There are also the Kingdom of Sark and the Kingdom of Falke, two kingdoms of the same level as the Kingdom of Ruersun.
Besides. There are also the Duchy of Dedrake, the Duchy of Stantin, the Duchy of Norton, the Duchy of Mirando, and many other small principalities around it.
The Candela Empire also suffered defeat in the early stages of warfare. The same ban and warnings were given to these countries about the continuation of the trade by the Kingdom of Ruerson.
Among them, the Duchy of Norton readily agreed, and immediately carried it out.
However, with the exception of the Duchy of Norton, none of the other countries readily agreed to this request from the Candela Empire.
Although most countries were polite in the face of the Candela Empire, they were very ambiguous when it came to this warning and request.
In the case of the Principality of State, the parliament representing the Principality of Constantine stated that it would study the warning raised by the Candela Empire in detail and hold a meeting of the National Assembly to discuss the resolution, but it has been a full week since the Candela Empire issued a warning to the Principality of Constantine. The reply given by the parliament of the Principality of Stantin is still under discussion, and no final decision has been reached.
During this period, on the road leading from the Duchy of Stantin to the Kingdom of Ruersun, countless large freight magic locomotives loaded with a large number of materials were still pouring into the Kingdom of Ruersun.
Of course, compared to these small principalities, the three countries that were most valued by the Candela Empire were the three kingdoms of Lampari, Sark and Falk.
However, the warning given by the Candela Empire to the Kingdom of Sark was directly lost in the sea, and there was no response at all.
The Kingdom of Falk rejected it with unusually blunt, claiming that the Candela Empire had no right to interfere in the normal trade between the Kingdom of Falk and the Kingdom of Ruerson.
This attitude did not surprise the Candela Imperial Council's estimates, because the Falk Kingdom was close to the Maro Empire, and it had always been closer to the Maro Empire. Nature and the Candela Empire do not deal with each other.
So the only thing left is the Lampari Kingdom ruled by Her Majesty the Queen in front of you.
The Kingdom of Lampari is close to the Kingdom of Ruersun. It is very convenient to support the kingdom of Ruersun.
Moreover, according to intelligence, the Lampari Kingdom has greatly increased its national strength in recent years, and even surpassed the Sark Kingdom, which had suppressed them for hundreds of years, in one fell swoop, and has become the most powerful of these small countries in the southwest corner of the Sainz continent.
If the Lampari Kingdom strongly supports the Ruerson Kingdom, it will inevitably make the Candela Empire's conquest of the Ruerson Kingdom more difficult.
Therefore, this time, the Candela Empire sent its ambassador to the Lampari Kingdom, Klein Sviden, to pay a solemn visit to Queen Severny and personally warn her of the Candela Imperial House in person, hoping to make her recognize the severity of this matter and the strict attitude of the Candela Empire towards this matter.
However, Ambassador Sweeten did not expect that Queen Sevigny would also put on such an ambiguous attitude, not only always prevaricating, but now also asking about the attitudes of other neighboring countries with great meaning.
Ambassador Sweeten did not feel that he could hide this matter from Queen Sevigny, but said that the absence of an agreement from any of the other countries would not be of any help to his mission, and after a moment's hesitation, he replied in a deep voice: "Of course, the Empire has made a solemn warning to other countries that have done so. ”
"What is the attitude of the other countries?" asked Sevigny.
Ambassador Sviden snorted coldly and replied, "This is the request of our Candela Empire, who dares to have an opinion?"
Sevini pursed his lips and smiled, "But Mr. Ambassador, as far as I know, so far, no country has agreed to the request made by the Candela Empire." ”
Ambassador Sweeten's face flushed slightly, and then his expression was stern.
"If they dare to go against the will of the Empire in such a matter, they will inevitably be punished by the Empire in the future!"
"Oh?" Sevigny let out a crisp laugh as he looked at Ambassador Sweeten with a beaming smile. "But Mr. Ambassador, now the one who violates the will of the Candela Empire the most is the Ruerson Kingdom, have they been punished by the Empire?"
Ambassador Sweeten's expression was stunned.
Looking at the meaningful smile on Sevigny's face, he instantly understood.
Today's meeting with him was destined to be fruitless, because the empire not only did not show any momentum of easy crushing in the war with the Ruerson Kingdom, but was even easily defeated by the Ruerson Kingdom several times.
Under the influence of this record, the Empire's deterrent power against these small countries was clearly affected by Yan zhòng.
To put it more strictly, if the Ruerson Kingdom cannot be resolved, the prestige of the empire on the entire Sainz continent will be in jeopardy.
This is even more severe than the defeat in the battle with the Ruerson Kingdom countless times more severe. (To be continued......)