Char was a little embarrassed by Dax's words, thinking about it carefully, he was indeed too irresponsible as a boss, and almost most of the military affairs were handed over to Green, and he made some situations every once in a while, and then disappeared for a while. It's no wonder that Green, the mad dog, is going crazy.

Xia Ya smiled and touched his nose: "That, don't talk about it, get down to business." What did Green say after reading my letter?"

"What else can I say," Dax pouted. Lazily leaned back in the chair and stretched: "I can only say, my boss, you have once again proved one thing: your shit luck is really *** against the sky." The Besta Military Region was actually hooked up by you on this line, anyway, how many times it passed through us. At this stage, if we can establish a good relationship with the Besta Military District, it will still be very beneficial to us. So "Green kicked me to your side, and asked me to assist you in this effort..."

"I thought I'd send that Reinhardt guy. Char muttered.

Dax immediately made a sad look: "Boss, you actually look down on me so much" Oh, my God, don't forget how much credit I have made for you! Shouldn't my salary also go up a little? Or reimburse me for some special expenses? The last time I contacted those intelligence networks, it cost a lot of money, and the hateful Green always came up with all kinds of excuses to refuse to reimburse me!"

Char snorted and glanced at the guy: "Special funds?" I have seen the list you listed, similar to "Go to drink flower wine with the people of the Chamber of Commerce, this kind of thing, or "Buy jewelry for Mrs. So-and-so, do you think I will reimburse you?"

"These are all useful. Dax shrugged his shoulders: "You know, in order to get through the relationship in some places, if the local generals and officials are too difficult to deal with, they might as well start with their wives." You know, very few women can resist the allure of jewelry. I'm all for our cause. Moreover. I almost hurt my stomach when I went to drink flower wine. ”

"Okay, stop talking nonsense. Char waved his hand: "Let's get down to business, did you bring anything that interests me this time?"

Dax sighed and muttered in a low voice: "What the hell, when I met this towering boss, Lao Tzu's life is really not good." ”

As he spoke, he took out a booklet from his bosom and threw it in front of Char: "This is what I got through some connections before I came, because the time is too tight, so the information is just some skins, and you must already know a lot of the contents in it, if you give me a little more time and a little more money, I promise to dig up any secret information you want to know! Haha! I heard that the governor's wife is very beautiful, even if you want to know what color she likes underwear." I can find out for you, too!"

"Shut up!" Char shouted in annoyance, "Who, who*** wants to know what color her underwear is!"

Dax shrunk his neck and hummed in an inaudible voice, "I really want to know the horn when I arrive...", although Dax always annoyed Char, but he had to admit it. This. The guy's efficiency is really top-notch.

The booklet he brought with him was a list of all the members of the current core group of the Besta Military District. Age, position, but also resume, and even some personal preferences are listed.

Although this posture is not as detailed as the portrait book that Char read from the governor's wife that day, Dax can be considered capable enough to do this, after all, he seems to have neglected the collection of intelligence before.

(Looks like this guy really should be given a little more money.) Char was secretly calculating.

"In terms of strength, the real strength of the Besta Military Region is actually much stronger than it seems. The Governor's wife had been in power for several years, and had been pursuing a strategy of hiding wealth from the people, a strategy that had not been effective in the first two years, but by the beginning of her third year in power, the benefits were gradually apparent. First of all, the political strategy of the previous years is worthy of the Chamber of Commerce and trade of the people of the Besta Military Region entered a period of prosperity, and the commercial activities of the people developed, so that from the third year onwards, their taxes began to increase significantly. To put it simply, "Boss, this woman is very rich, and she is much richer than you! Almost all of the top ten chambers of commerce on the mainland have set up important branches in the Besta Military Region, and the Besta Military Region has a good relationship with these chambers of commerce. Relying on its rich financial resources, the Besta Military Region has armed 20,000 regular troops, please note that these 20,000 regular troops are all armed according to the standards of the Imperial Central Standing Corps! Whether it is training, military salaries, and equipment, they are all equipped according to the standards of the Imperial Central Army! In addition, their local garrison and garrison force also exceeds 8,000.

In addition, I found out. Interesting information, in the past three years, the Besta Military Region has purchased ordnance from several fixed chambers of commerce almost twice a year, including important strategic materials: weapons and armor! Twice a year, the purchase transaction volume has exceeded two million gold coins, that is to say, in the past three years, the Besta Military Region has invested six million gold coins in the purchase of strategic materials! According to the standards of the empire, it takes two million gold coins to arm a central standing army corps, and the materials they have in reserve are enough to arm two or three more corps! , hehe, how to say, this woman is very ambitious!"

"In addition, the peasant and military system of the Besta Military Region has existed almost in name only when Governor Yuri was young, and they have abandoned the peasant and military system with great cost and weak harvest, and adopted a semi-military reserve system, which surprises me very closely to the reserve system of Landis, so I have reason to believe that the military construction strategy of the little Governor's wife is largely borrowed from the reserve strategy adopted by the Kingdom of Landis. In the past three years, they have spent more than a million gold coins on the training of the reserves, although I can't accurately judge how many reserves they have cultivated. But according to the proportion of this expenditure, I think that if the Governor's wife is not too idiot, or if her people are not too corrupt, if most of this money is really spent where it should be, then there will always be some effect, according to this inference, they may have more than forty thousand reservists. You know, the total population of the Besta Military District is less than a million, so this ratio already

To put it simply, to describe the strength of the Besta Military District, it can be summed up in such a sentence: "There are money, there are soldiers!, hehe."

Char sat there, quietly listening to Dax's introduction, he touched his brow: "That's all? ”

"Others, it's my own inference. Dax sighed, and he closed the booklet, "Time is too short for me to get any more information, but I think my reasoning below has some truth." Although the Besta Military District has quite a strong potential strength. But it also has several huge drawbacks.

First of all. As I said earlier, the total population of the Besta Military Region is less than 1 million, and they now have a small army of nearly 30,000 and a reserve of more than 40,000 that I have deduced, and if you add in the mess of auxiliary soldiers and tax soldiers, their military population is about 100,000. Note that this figure accounts for one-tenth of their total population! According to their total population estimates, the total population is one million, so make a simple inference: half for men and half for women, and then half for the old and weak, and the population of one million in the Besta Military District, theoretically speaking, the total number of men in the prime of life will not exceed 300,000! And 100,000 of them have already been used for military purposes, so "the next situation, needless to say, you should be able to think of it! The number of people engaged in agriculture has been greatly reduced!" Over the years, the Besta Military District has needed to purchase large quantities of grain from outside the country almost every year, and their own production capacity is not enough to meet local needs. In terms of food consumption, they have always had two most stable sources before: one is the Corsican Military District! Hehe, interesting details! The other source is the purchase of several military districts in the southeast!

Then, now the problem comes: the Corsican military region has been occupied by the Odin, I am afraid that with the ability of those savage Odin, no matter how fertile the land falls into their hands, I am afraid that it will also be abandoned, and the Odin people are not good at farming, so in the future, at least the Corsican side will not be able to continue to provide food to the Besta military district. The Besta Military Region has already announced its withdrawal from the Red Round Table Alliance, so at least the other military regions will no longer openly sell grain to them! Therefore, finding a new grain procurement channel as soon as possible is a problem faced by the Besta people.

The second problem lies within them: the heirs!

Governor Yuri is over fifty years old, and when he was young, he was fierce and fierce, and he could not give birth to a son and a half daughter, and I don't think that this old man, who is over half a hundred years old, can still make a man.

Although this governor's wife has done a very good job over the years, you must know that after all, she is a woman, and for the Yuri family, she is one after all, a person" Although she has subdued some people's hearts, there are always some old courtiers of the Yuri family who still hold orthodox concepts, and they are ,... It should be a great character. ”

"That's right. Dax nodded: "But this Governor's wife is even better! Since last year, although Mr. Lear has had some opportunities with the support of many old courtiers, and the Governor's wife seems to have been pressured to give some power to this Lear, on the whole, most of the regular army is still firmly in the hands of the Governor's wife! Moreover, the most crucial question is, "That Governor Yuri himself still seems to trust his wife very much! To be honest, I have always been very puzzled by this." ”

Char smiled wryly and agreed.

Dax sighed: "This Governor Yuri seems to love his wife a little too much, and the degree of trust I think is far greater than that between ordinary couples. Even if he loves a woman again, at least he has to think about the future of his family. And, according to the information I have gathered, this Governor Yuri, it seems, ...... It shouldn't be the master who secretly loves beauty and doesn't want the country. I mean, he was a merry seed, but at least, when he was younger, he showed some ambition and a sense of responsibility for his family. Now, how to put it, he almost gave the entire Yuri family inheritance to his wife. This level of generosity, honestly, at least for me. I can't do it. After all, the Besta military district is the foundation of the Yuri family, in a way. This is not the private property of Governor Yuri, it is a matter of family inheritance. In this way, Governor Yuri seems to be overly generous to his wife, but he is too irresponsible to his family. ”

Char's eyes lit up: "What do you mean...... Is there anything in it

"I can only make some guesses about things without evidence. Perhaps, this generosity of Governor Yuri is a kind of guilt and compensation, you know, in the relationship between old husband and young wife, the husband often treats the young wife with extra kindness out of guilt and compensation, heh..."

Dax laughed a few times in a vague manner, coughed a few times, and then said, "In any case, the current position of the Governor's wife is very secure, provided that this Governor Yuri's trust! Governor Yuri himself is the real owner of the Besta Military District, and the Governor's wife is nothing more than a custodian. If this Governor Yuri suddenly distrusts his wife, we can imagine that she can fight with her nephew for power, but she cannot fight with her husband, because if she dares to show the slightest intention to work against her husband, then the prestige she has painstakingly built up in the previous years will collapse in an instant! That is to say, "the position of the Governor's wife is based on the trust of Governor Yuri himself, which seems to be very secure, but it is also very dangerous!"

"In addition, there is the issue of "the health of Governor Yuri himself." After all, he is an old man who is over half a hundred years old. And I heard that when he was young, he didn't spend a lot of time drinking. Boss, I can bet that in this world, if a man spends too much time drinking, then he must not live long. Even if Governor Yuri still trusts his wife, if he suddenly kicks his legs, then the position of the governor's wife is very embarrassing. Her legitimacy over the Besta Military Region comes from her husband, and if he dies, she has no reason to continue to rule the Military Region, at least in terms of identity.

However, it seems that there is no need to worry about this problem for the time being.

What I found. This Governor Yuri was in very poor health in previous years, at least in the heart of their marriage... In the second year of Jia, he almost died of illness twice. Fortunately, he was very courted by Lu Mukou, and since the fourth year, the health of the governor of Yuri has gradually stabilized, although it is still a big medicine jar, but there is no longer the dangerous situation of dying at any time. Obviously, the Doge's wife was well aware of her own situation, so she was very attentive and concerned about her husband's health, and the Governor Yuri lived in seclusion and lived the most comfortable life, and the Doge's wife invited at least three famous physicians from the mainland to take care of the Governor Yuri. However, no matter how you say it, he is also an old man in his fifties, and even if he maintains it well now, this problem will be exposed in the next few years.

If Governor Yuri dies of illness and there is still no heir, the status of the Governor's wife will become very awkward! Just the year before, the Governor's wife, in the event of fruitless prayers, had on some occasions expressed her intention to consider adopting a child, but when this intention was revealed, it was opposed by almost all her subordinates! Even those who were very loyal to her were firmly opposed to such a thing, and the matter was abandoned. ”

Dax finally finished saying all his words, and his analysis was very clear, and Char nodded with satisfaction: "It seems that Green's decision to send you here is indeed the right one, Dax, you have done a great job." ”

"So, is it okay to consider a raise?" the guy smiled cheekily at Char.

Char sighed and looked at Dax. He said earnestly, "Raise my salary? How come I've never heard of such a thing?"

Marry the Doge's wife for a short time, but still maintain contact with that Lear, it is enough to keep this contact to a limited level of affection.

This is the conclusion that Dax made to Char after his analysis. The two are of the same opinion: at least until the death of Governor Yuri, no one will be able to shake the dominance of that woman in the Besta Military District.

"They need us. ”

Another point of view put forward by Dax is: "The problem of food must be solved, and since it is impossible to purchase it from the outside world, then the only choice left for the Besta people is: war! They have so many elite troops, and they have hoarded so many supplies and reserves, and these forces are not hoarded for fun! Next year, the Besta people will have a headache for the food problem, and at that time, their only choice is to start a war, to wage war against their neighbors, to invade, to plunder."

And that's when they need us! Whether they're waging war against the Odinians in Corsica or elsewhere, they need our cooperation to help them contain Manninger's power and share their pressure. ”

Just as the conversation between the two was over, someone from outside suddenly came to inform that General Lear had sent someone to ask to see Marshal Char and sent a gift.

Char has experienced a lot of such things in the past two days.

Both Lear and the Doge's wife were very enthusiastic about themselves, and they lived here and received gifts from both parties almost every day.

While the Doge's wife had mostly sent some fine food and clothing, and the Lear had sent more manly gifts, such as some well-made swords, or a new bow of the finest of his hand, or a barrel of fine wine that he had gotten.

The intention of the two opponents to solicit, Char's principle is: those who come do not refuse!

He didn't hesitate to smile at all the good things that Ren Ran sent.

After receiving the notice, Char and Dax walked out of the chamber and outside.

The one who came to give the gift was a personal soldier captain under General Lear, this guy had met Char many times in the past two days, and had drunk a few times together, both sides were very familiar with each other, and the other party bowed Char very respectfully, and left a gift.

It was a large box, but it contained a well-made saddle and stirrup, as well as a bridle. The harness was evidently expensive, the stirrups and bridles were of pure gold, and even the bridles were of the finest cowhide.

After Char smiled politely, after sending the captain of the pro-soldier away, the net came back, and saw that this guy Dax had already moved the box into the conference hall, and this guy grabbed it with envy. The stirrups of pure gold, the expression on his face seemed to be about to drool.

Seeing Char come in, Dax grinned and said, "Boss, this thing is good, I said, I posted a lot of private money for those materials before, even if you refuse to reimburse, these things will be rewarded to me as compensation, how about it?"

Char glared at the guy. But apparently this Dax has no fear of Char, in the face of Char's glare, he is still a hippie smile, Char finally sighed: "Okay, don't make this disgusting look, you can take it if you like." ”

With a smile on his face, Dax took the harness out of the box, and was about to ask for a horse to be put on and put on, when he was about to ask for a horse to put it on.

"Clip?"

Dax suddenly stopped moving, looked down at the inside of the box with a straight face, the original smile on his face was all gone, his brows were tightly locked, and a strange look flashed in his eyes, staring carefully at the box.

"What's up?" Char's heart moved, and she immediately walked to his side.

Dax took a deep breath, "There's something in the box!"

Char looked inside, but the box was empty, where was there something?

Dax sneered, "Your Excellency, you can't tell, hey! At the bottom of this box, there are some words carved on it with something special. The material used for the engraving is specially made, and it is also engraved with twill, so unless you are a knowledgeable person, you can't see it at all. ”

As he spoke, he pulled Char to stand next to the box at a different angle: "You stand here." That's the angle, bending down a little more sideways! See? The inside of the box is engraved with a line of small letters!"

Dax smiled with a complicated smile: "It's a standard Lantis intelligence officer's method," it seems that this General Lear is also very knowledgeable, and he actually knows this method. ”