A contract appeared in front of everyone, and everyone's faces became gloomy.

This kind of naked distrust made everyone feel very unhappy.

Perhaps seeing everyone's concerns, the Lord of Darkness explained with a sincere face:

"I'm sorry, but I have to be cautious for everyone's safety!

If the news leaks out, I'm afraid that our men and horses won't have time to assemble, and they will be exterminated by the nobles everywhere. ”

This is a real problem, and compared with the aristocratic clique, the strength of the cult clique is really too weak.

The reason is true, but everyone did not dare to relax their vigilance at all, and stepped forward to check whether there was a problem with the contract.

Clearly, this distrust does not exist alone. The representatives of the cult organizations present did not worry about each other.

The contract was signed, but the estrangement was also buried. The next alliance is destined to be guided by their respective interests.

……

Falcon Kingdom, Orange Manor.

Representatives of the emerging nobility from all over the kingdom gathered, and Viscount Catalino, who initiated the meeting, was the first to speak:

"Ladies and gentlemen, the topic of inviting you over today is a bit heavy.

I think everyone has felt that the royal government, which is controlled by the old aristocracy, has always been full of hostility towards us.

In the new round of amendments to the Kingdom's laws, there is once again a clause for imposing tariffs. Once the bill is passed, almost all industries will be hit hard.

We make up less than one-fifth of the seats in Parliament, and as long as a proposal goes to Parliament, it is almost certain that it will pass! ”

As soon as the words landed, the atmosphere in the room became solemn.

As an island nation, it is destined for the development of the Falcon Kingdom, and it is inseparable from the sea.

The old nobles occupied more than eighty percent of the kingdom's land, and because they were complacent, they missed the dividends of maritime trade and gave up opportunities to the new nobles in vain.

There is no surprise that the emerging aristocratic group that has eaten the dividends of maritime trade has risen rapidly in just a few decades.

The old aristocratic group, which felt that its position of power was threatened, naturally did not give up.

On the one hand, he actively participated in maritime trade, and on the other hand, he used his power to create obstacles to the development of the new aristocracy.

Against this background, contradictions between the two sides soon arose.

The emerging nobles, who were unwilling to give up their interests, first launched a blockade at sea, causing heavy losses to the old nobles.

Then they fought politically against the old aristocratic group. It can be seen from the expressions of the crowd that they have fallen behind in the political game.

"Dear Viscount Catalino, what is the King's position now?"

Baron Miklos asked with concern.

The two camps of the new aristocracy and the old aristocracy are opposed, and the king's position is crucial.

In fact, the dispute was also initially caused by the king.

It's just that the Falcon royal family has limited power and has the ability to provoke confrontation between the two camps, but it has no ability to control the subsequent development of the situation.

The contradiction between the old and new aristocrats is not an overnight problem.

Now the two sides are only the most representative of the game, and the essence of the core is still the conflict of production models.

The old aristocracy relied heavily on agricultural production, while the new aristocracy was dominated by commerce.

In order for the new aristocracy to gain access to a larger market for goods, it had to destroy the traditional mode of production, somewhat akin to the bourgeois revolution.

The difference is that the Falcon Kingdom aristocratic group is too powerful, and the capital has been attached to the nobility since its birth, and the two have completed the convergence to a certain extent.

"Your Majesty, I've been with the mud all the time. There is almost no possibility that he will stand up and support us! ”

Viscount Catalino shook his head and said.

The new aristocratic group was supported by the previous king, but the current king relied on the support of the old nobles to ascend to the throne. There is no clear stand in line, which can already be regarded as support for them.

Unfortunately, for the emerging aristocratic group, this little support is completely insufficient. If you want to close the political gap with the old nobles, you can't do it unless you have the full support of the king.

"Don't embarrass the king, for he is not in the right position. Relying on the support of the old nobles, they crossed the second line of succession to the throne, how could they stand with us?

The enemy's sword has been pierced in our chest, and now the best option is to decisively retaliate with thunderous means. The longer the time drags on, the worse the situation will become! ”

Viscount Frolov on the side said with a sneer.

As a young Zhuang faction among the emerging aristocracy, he is most unaccustomed to the style of the old aristocrats, and has long wanted to overthrow this group of vested interests.

It's just that within the emerging aristocracy, many people are afraid of the heritage of the old aristocracy and dare not act rashly.

The situation is different now, the old aristocrats have been forced to the doorstep, and they have touched the financial routes of all parties.

Every copper plate that is imposed on tariffs is bleeding from them. Obviously, the old nobles saw that they couldn't eat meat, so they wanted to overturn the table and reshuffle the cards.

"Viscount Frolov, our strength has little chance of winning against the old nobles.

The time for everyone's development is too short, and the strength of the middle and lower ranks may be able to surpass the old nobles, but the gap in the number of masters is still not small.

If you really go that far, it is very likely that you will be killed and annihilated! ”

Baron Oberstein said worriedly.

This is the voice of most of the emerging aristocracy, and if there had been an overwhelming force, they would have acted long ago.

"The greater the risk, the higher the return!

What's more, we have no choice, unless everyone is willing to hand over the interests in their hands to others, and from now on to the old nobles as cattle and horses.

In fact, cows and horses are not so easy to do. They are so greedy that they not only want us to die, but also to covet our flesh and blood.

Instead of sitting back and waiting, it's better to give it a go. The old nobles are indeed strong, but their power is too scattered.

We don't need to wipe out everyone at once, as long as we control the royal capital as soon as we take action, and then divide and disintegrate these old nobles.

Everyone can rest assured that after enjoying life for so many years, even if they are still lions, they are also lions with fine clothes and food, and their combat effectiveness has long since lost its peak.

After seizing power, we can use the resources of the entire kingdom to cultivate our own high-end forces.

……”

Viscount Frolov's seductive advocacy made many people hesitate, and their opposition was no longer so firm.

"Your Excellency the Viscount is right, it is not difficult for us to carry out a coup d'état now.

The forces of the old nobles are scattered all over the place, and most of our forces are concentrated on the sea, so we can take action at the same time, and go straight to the royal capital to take all sides by surprise.

However, the coup d'état is only the first step, and the real challenge will be after the capture of the royal capital. Not only must we face the counterattack of the old aristocracy, but we must also consider international interference.

Referring to past practice, more than 80% of military coups have ended up triggering international intervention.

The other two percent of the exceptions are also due to the fact that the international situation has changed dramatically, and all parties do not hesitate to interfere. ”

Baron Miklos's words once again awakened everyone's worries.

International interference is much more serious than the counterattack of the old aristocracy. Once the Terran Alliance decides that their coup is not legitimate, that is the beginning of disaster.

Countries don't even need to send troops, just a "no-navigation order" can push them into a corner.

"You can rest assured about this question. The Southern Continent and the Central Continent will soon be in chaos, and then all parties will not be able to take care of us.

We can wait for the signal and then take the thunderous measures. Until then, all you need to do is find an excuse to gather your forces. ”

Viscount Catalino's words made everyone understand at once.

This is obviously a long preparation!

If you didn't personally participate in the planning, how could you know that the Southern Continent and the Central Continent were going to be in trouble?

According to the style of the Terran Alliance, it has always been the strategic priority of the mainland. Even if there is turmoil in just a declining kingdom, it will attract more attention from the outside world than the Falcon Kingdom.

At that time, the Falcon Kingdom was established mainly because the power of the human race was too weak, and there was not much confidence in seizing the hegemony of the continent.

In order to preserve the inheritance of the human race, it launched an expansion overseas. The predecessor of the Falcon Kingdom was only a few reserve provinces, which played the role of a large rear.

After the collapse of the empire and the division of the human race, there was the Falcon Kingdom.

However, at that time, the Terrans had already seized the hegemony of the continent, and the strategic value of the Falcon Kingdom had also declined. But on the whole, it still plays the role of the rear and contributes to the Terrans in the struggle for hegemony on the mainland.

It was not until recent years, when the Terrans became more and more powerful and established strategic victories, that the Falcon Kingdom gradually faded out of the continental stage.

After the development of maritime trade, in order to make a lot of money, the Falcon Kingdom is also deliberately reducing its presence.

However, when it is low-key, no one pays attention, and once something happens, it will still attract the attention of the outside world.

In particular, sensitive events such as "coup" can help everyone awaken their memories the most.

The best option is to do more to attract the attention of the countries and save them from focusing on their own homes.

……

The wheel of history is rolling forward, and in the blink of an eye, more than half a year has passed since the restart of the Warcraft base.

Looking at the countless pregnant female beasts, walking in groups in the breeding base, Hudson was very satisfied.

Judging from the current situation, a few months later, there will be a Warcraft baby boom, and a few years later, it will be another Warcraft army.

In fact, some Warcraft have already begun to give birth, but the proportion is not very high. Most Warcraft have a good pregnancy cycle, with the exception of Bird Warcraft.

For example: griffins.

After the breeding is completed, it does not take long for the eggs to be laid and are now hatched.

I have to admit that the dragon's bloodline is strong, originally a nest of griffin eggs hatched at most one or two griffins, and the rest were reduced to beasts because of the lack of bloodline concentration, but now they are all demonic beasts.

The only problem is that the number of eggs laid has plummeted, far from keeping up with the original one.

However, this is also a minor problem, with previous incubation experience. Now it's perfectly possible to get together a few more eggs and hatch them together.

There are many more similar operations, all of which are the accumulation of experience. In terms of the breeding experience of the Kia Dragonmon, the Mountain Territory has now jumped to the top of the continent.

Mainly due to Maxim, other dragons in the limited life cycle of the dragon knight, at most once, some not once.

Estrus twice in just a few years is completely legendary. Under normal circumstances, the one who can make the dragon enter estrus in a short period of time is the female dragon.

If there is a pleasant female dragon teasing, even if it has just finished estrus, it can quickly start the second spring.

The outside world is speculating that Maxim was tricked by some unscrupulous female scum dragon. Some people are even secretly looking for this non-existent "female scum dragon", just to be able to make her scumbag her own dragon again.

"Lord Duke, last night a patrol member picked up a letter outside, the signature was a minotaur, and the recipient was you!"

Tom's words made Hudson look confused.

"Could it be that the orcs want to play with the conspiracy again?"

But this is not reasonable, the crime of collaborating with the enemy is very big, but it also depends on who falls on it.

Just a letter, I want to frame him for colluding with orcs, and it's a joke to say it.

Looking at the entire continent, who doesn't know that he, Lord Hudson, is the most active in fighting orcs!

Who would believe a commander who has killed the largest number of orcs and forcibly charged with "colluding with orcs"?

It's almost the same as framing the Minotaur!

Even if there is a real collusion, it is his Lord Hudson who is dividing and disintegrating the orc empire, and he is by no means a collaborator.

After taking the letter and scanning it briefly, Hudson was a little crying and laughing.

The emotional minotaur was cowardly, and he wanted to be good neighbors and friendly, so he deliberately wrote a letter to exchange trade.

Based on the difference in productivity between the two sides, Hudson had no objection to this more favorable commercial trade of the kingdom.

Of course, the correspondence is an exchange trade, but in fact it is a smuggling trade.

Whether it is the Alpha Kingdom or the Orc Empire, it is all about saving face.

The smuggling trade is done casually, and no one will take it seriously, but on the surface, no one will let go of the ban.

"Tom, send someone to secretly spread the word that the Minotaur intends to relax the restrictions on the smuggling trade.

Things are done a little more stealthily so that people can't grab the tail. This kind of thing can't have anything to do with us. ”

It is impossible to reply to letters, and Hudson will not do this kind of thing of giving authority.

Besides, the mere Minotaur clan is not worthy of his equal treatment.

Whether the contents of the letter are true or false, let the smugglers below test it to know. If border restrictions were lifted, smuggling would become more convenient.

Hudson has always welcomed this kind of market expansion, the only pity is that the orcs are too poor.

Just look at the tax collection situation, the amount of special export tariffs levied by Xueyue has not increased for two consecutive years, and there has even been a slight decline this year.

At first, Hudson thought that a moth had been born, and carried out an anti-corruption campaign within the tax collection system. Many corrupt bureaucrats have been caught, but they have not had much impact on the decline in tax revenues.

The number of participants is increasing, but the tax revenue is decreasing, and the core factor is: buyers have no money!

The current smuggling trade has changed from the original transaction of money and goods to the current barter.

Once the market supplies more of anything, the price will inevitably fall.

Fur, which used to be priceless, is now about to fall to the price of cabbage. Cattle such as cattle, sheep and horses are also worthless in the Near East.

Many of the smugglers returned, and out of uncertainty about the market prospects, they paid taxes in kind to Hudson, the lord of the Great Lord.

If the market of the Orc Empire cannot be further opened, this almost predatory trade will only become more and more difficult to do in the future.

In fact, even if the Orc Empire fully opened its market, with their level of productivity, the smugglers' good days would not last long.

In the past, the two sides were able to maintain a balance, and that was because the orc empire could come over and plunder from time to time.

The wealth obtained by robbery wiped out the deficit in the smuggling trade.

Now there is nothing to grab, and the result of the trade between the two sides is that the wealth of the orc empire is constantly passing.

If you have someone who is proficient in economics, you can see at a glance that the Orc Empire is facing a crisis.

It's a pity that this is an era of advocating force, and the orc royal family and royal family, as the ruling group, don't take economic problems seriously at all.

Especially the newly rising royal family, in the past days, they have always been poor, and they didn't notice anything wrong with it at all.

One by one, they all planned, and when the empire recovered, they would lead a large army to snatch the wealth from the hands of the Alpha Kingdom.

Others did not discover the essence of the problem, but only thought that it was caused by insufficient military strength and inability to go out and rob, and Hudson, as an enemy, would be even more impossible to remind.

Enemy, it's better to be stupid!

Bartering is good, which means that the commercial trade within the orc empire will be suppressed to the extreme.