Therefore, the use of trade methods and wielding economic sticks to sanction other countries is a lovely method, although it is not very common in ancient societies. But it can't be said that there is no -- of course, this kind of strategic consensus that is too advanced is a little too advanced for the turtles with their heads full of ears of rice. Actually, Egil himself doesn't know much about this kind of thing. As if his caste was in the process of acceptance, the mess of knowledge was only occasionally useful. More often than not, it's just taking up brain memory.

"Salt and iron...... Franchise?" After hearing such a new term, Artoria looked at Egil a little strangely: "What does that mean? Is it Danish?"

Because Egil has managed to exchange a high-level English proficiency. So there would be no difference in the regular communication with Artoria. It won't be mixed with Danish, which makes people unintelligible. But when faced with this new term, Artoria couldn't figure it out, so she subconsciously thought of Danish.

“...... Is this hard to understand?" said Egil, who was slightly speechless.

Shake one’s head.

"Well, well, it's actually quite easy to say. "My wife is a militarist who advocates force. Egil had known this for a long time. After marrying Artoria, Egil's personal spouse in the surname column was answered. Artoria's added castes are quite good: Dominion +1, Brutality +1, Prestige +2, Celtic Loyalty +2, Popular Support +10%

At the same time, Artoria also has a very strong passive ability: the Chosen Britannia. It is possible to have both cruelty and virtue castes. The two do not cancel each other out, but are calculated separately. In this way, it is possible to not only exert its own army to improve morale, but also deter local troops and reduce morale. It can be said that it is a bunker skill. Coupled with Artoria's Death Tyranny skill, it can greatly boost the morale of your troops in a short period of time, and make your troops not collapse no matter what casualties they suffer (at that time, Artoria released this skill, allowing the Celtic army to hold back under the back of the Norwegian knights).

Artoria has the following surnames: Dominion: 5, Cruelty, 12, Virtue, 7, Loyalty,---- (Loyalty between husband and wife is unlimited), Piety, 4.

Except for the fact that piety needs to be improved, and the dominance is a little lower, everything else is good. And in terms of dominance, Artoria also has the longbow commander +1 ranged class domination, and the excellent cavalry general +2 cavalry commander such a genus surname bonus. Let her ability be further improved. Egil took a look at the system, and if he wanted to exchange for a general with such a bunker, he would definitely not be able to get it without 300,000 bonds. After that, Egil, who was moved, burst into tears, hugged Artoria and cried bitterly: "It's great to be able to marry such a good wife as you." Artoria was puzzled and moved.

"The so-called salt and iron monopoly. It refers to the monopoly of salt and ironware. From then on, in the country, except for the political axe, that is, us, the rest of the nobles, merchants, officials, etc. Salt and iron are not allowed to be sold. It can only be sold by the political axe - that is, by us. Others can only buy salt and iron from the political axe, which is us. It is illegal to buy from someone else. That's it. ”

“...... It sounds like you're going to make money. Artoria nodded, and said, "But, are you sure you want to do this? There are some nobles whose territory is close to the sea, and they can also sell salt. You're snatching a chunk of meat out of their mouths. And iron, this is a thing that costs people's lives, and no matter which nobles of any family will want to hand over this right, right? ”

"Indeed, therefore, I want to suspend this decree. Wait until after the defeat of Scotland and there are no more enemies outside. Egil nodded.

"But, even so. You have moved their interests, and the nobles should rise up and rebel, or will rise up to rebel. Artoria said.

"It doesn't matter what that happens. Egil said: "As long as they still have the strength to rebel, then my lenient laws will be regarded by them as cowardly and incompetent, and then rebel." My laws are strict, and they will regard them as violent and greedy, and then rebel. My laws and regulations are mediocre, and they will regard them as mediocre, and then they will rebel -- no matter what I do, as long as they still have the capital to rebel, they will definitely rebel. Egil continued his plausible reasoning: "So, instead of making a boil, let's take a break from the bottom of the kettle—we can't stop their rebellion, so we'll just pull out their hearts." ”

Artoria's ability to govern the country is basically less than or equal to 9. Even Egil's crooked reasoning sounded good, especially the theory that "nobles would rebel no matter what" made Artoria feel even more concerned. After all, Artoria's nobles were like this, often rebelling often. And Artoria, as a 9, didn't understand why they rebelled at all. And now, Egil finally told her: no matter what you do, they will rebel. So don't think you're doing something wrong, it's not you who is wrong, it's the world that's wrong. In this way, Artoria is very at ease.

And Egil saw that Artoria listened very seriously and nodded, and continued to think in his heart, it would be great to marry a stupid wife.

While Egil is a good thing to say, it seems to be the same thing - but in reality it is not the same thing at all. The real reason is that Egil is greedy, shameless, and wants the territories that the nobles have inherited for generations, and the wealth they have accumulated, and if there is no reason to just send troops to destroy them and confiscate their territories, then the effect of such an act is too bad. The blow to Egil's reputation is a little bigger (system elf, so do you really care about your reputation? your reputation has been negative for a long time, right?). Therefore, they were forced to rebel by harsh punishment (in the eyes of the nobles), and then crushed and swallowed. That's fine.

Anyway, is this really okay?

Therefore, for the time being, I will not mention how Egil is holding back his bad intentions and wants to harm the British nobles under his command. A few days later, the dwarf king Wald, who was doing nothing on the front line, received such an unexpected gift.

The elven murderer who killed the former dwarven king, the wind-dried head of Cadis, who was originally the mercenary leader of the Celts.

"Alright, it's time to go home. Seeing this, Wald let out a long sigh, and then sighed.

That's right, no matter what Egil thinks. However, the industrious and simple dwarves spent more than half a year mobilizing 30,000 troops across the sea to the British Isles. At the end of the day, it's neither for the land nor for the wealth. It's for revenge. Now, two enemies of the dwarves, Alfred, the former king of England, and the elven mercenary Cadis have been killed. There is no reason for the dwarves to stay here.

Recalling the past six months, all kinds of tragic battles. and nearly 20,000 of his brothers buried in a foreign country, Wald couldn't help but weep. The dwarven king, whose mind was as tough as steel, was as sad as a wandering poet at this time. However, he was not alone—all the dwarven warriors under his command were pleasantly surprised when they heard the news. Almost all of the dwarven warriors who had followed Wald to the British continent in the first place wept with joy.

I really don't want to fight anymore. There is no longer any need for such a completely meaningless war.

After the last of their worries were resolved, the dwarves were eager to return to Scandinavia, their lovely snow-capped homeland.

And just like that, Egil miscalculated.

The dwarven warriors directly occupied the majority of the initial coalition forces, and were the strongest force that Egil relied on. Even after the Battle of Thames, the dwarven army suffered heavy losses, and now that the Norwegian army has increased in proportion, the dwarven warriors still occupy an important position. More than 10,000 dwarven warriors across the British continent served under Egil's command. These alien professional soldiers had high morale and extraordinary bravery. What's more, it doesn't cost Egil a penny of military salary. Let Egil wake up with a smile every time he sleeps, and it is really a big deal to take advantage of it by himself.

After that, Egil used his position as the commander of the coalition forces to encroach on the command of the dwarven army little by little, and made some progress. Egil believed that in time, these dwarven armies would change their allegiances and become a formidable iron army under his command. And help the dwarves take revenge, as a way to curry favor with these powerful warriors, so that they will be grateful to Dade and even loyal to them. It was Egil's wishful thinking.

However, as said before, Egil miscalculated.

Egir was stunned to learn that the dwarven soldiers on the front line were eager to charter other civilian ships to return when they were not able to return - even on a mission in General Carter's fleet - to attack the coastal areas of northern Scotland.

Immediately afterwards, Artoria saw that her family was under control of everything, and her husband was so conceited that she became like this, and she curiously took the flying pigeon book sent by the spy. I watched it again. Then I couldn't help but laugh.

"Stupid, smart is mistaken by smart......"

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