Of course, in this age of no naval wireless telegraphy, William did not know that the diplomatic fleet on which he had high hopes had reached his first destination—that after several months of sailing, bypassing the desolate and now seemingly worthless green continent, there was much to be gained in Zoroaster. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Of course, it may also pay a lot.

Of course, William knew very well that even if he wanted to expand his territory and commercial interests in the East, it was very difficult.

Because it's so desolate.

In the Siberian wilderness, there are indeed a number of small colonies pioneered by the Imperials - but they have no value in continuing to develop. There are only two reasons for their existence, one of which is an outpost, and the other is a stronghold for advancement.

In the wilderness, in the snowfields, in the permafrost, every step forward comes at a terrible price. As for the land route that can lead to the legendary dragon country, it has not yet been opened. As soon as he thought of this, William felt distressed. He even began to wonder if the legendary Dragon Nation really existed......

However, whether or not the kingdom really existed, William left it alone for the time being. But development activities in the Uzbek Khanate, the Zoroastrian Empire, and the Near and Middle East could not be stopped.

The biggest problem facing William now is transportation, and the second is logistics.

The vast savannah, desert and swamp are the natural dividing line that separates civilization from barbarism.

Even though the empire made so many efforts in the Cuman-Kipchak steppe. But now, the largest "city" on the prairie had a population of only 2,000 people - and half of them were Imperial soldiers.

In other words, it was actually an outpost of the Imperial Frontier Regiment. But even such a militarized town still feels fresh, even surprising and shocking to the nomadic herders living in the Cuman-Kipchak steppe.

Because before that, no one had ever thought of building a city on the steppe. Nomadic herders, accustomed to a nomadic life, never did this. And the settled peoples usually don't look down on these poor mountains and rivers.

Under these circumstances, the speed at which the nomads submitted to the empire increased considerably.

From this incident, they were able to see William, the ambition and attention of the Russian-Gothic Empire for this region.

Although they could not understand at all why a great Khan Khan, who possessed such a vast territory, and whose power and power were even twice as large as the Tartarya Khanate in its heyday, would be interested in such a poor mountain and bad waters-

Prior to this, it was usually the nomadic herders of the Cuman-Kipchak steppe who were constantly moving outward - or from territory outside the government. Even the Tartariya Khanate, the unstoppable kingdom of centaurs, was originally like this.

They are expanding externally, because the environment is harsh, so they have to look for better and more suitable land for human life. It's as if thousands of years ago, in ancient times, those ancestral tribes were constantly migrating.

It's just a pity that the people who had occupied the better land have moved away from the tribal system and developed into states, they have built fortresses, cities, invented armies, government systems, prisons and courts, and everything has become more civilized and progressive.

It completely got rid of the ancestral tribal civilization of ancient times. These people became settlers. Conflicts between settlers and nomads spanned thousands of years.

Overwhelmingly, the power of civilization triumphs over barbarism. But there are also times when the power of the nomads will prevail. They occupy the lands of the original, civilized settlers, and then they are assimilated into civilizational hybrids that are nondescript, without culture and history, without organized and civilized armies, and with no savage physique and strength.

In this case, there are two options for the rest of history. One of them was the civilized race that had been conquered and enslaved by them to rise up and expel them from the country. Or, more powerful and savage, new conquerors from the wilderness where they once lived, eager to emerge and conquer them as they had conquered those civilizations before them.

Cycle after cycle, cycle after cycle, over and over the millennia of history, situations like this have been repeated over and over again...... Until modern times, the power of civilization acquired a terrible monster called "industry". Forever, eternally suppressed the nomads.

That's it. In this case, something that has not been seen for thousands of years has appeared. The empire has become stronger, and the empire has naturally become more greedy, and the empire is not even too picky - because the empire has enough power not to let any war of aggression become a loss-making business.

When you only need to dispatch a few dozen warships and send a few thousand soldiers to conquer a powerful country, it is inevitable that there will be incidents of indiscriminate use of force.

It's like this.

So far, William has organized a total of five Cossack brigades. Almost 20,000 Cossack cavalry were armed. All he paid was some steel, plus a full set of horseshoes, and modern cavalry tactics suitable for cavalry activities.

The Cossack officers, or the hetmans of the tribes, had learned something in the military academy - and since many of them were illiterate, William had the instructors arm them with simple tactical ideas that they could understand and understand.

These guys are nothing more than expendables for some transitional period. It's likely that these guys are genuinely loyal to the Empire - because they're in a sense like puppet armies. They urgently need to show loyalty to their new masters. And in this process of showing loyalty, these guys don't care much about how many people they die. I don't really care how crazy I behave.

But that's about it. William did value loyalty, but at the same time, William also valued ability. These guys, who are already in their thirties and forties, some even older, and the vast majority of them are illiterate, and who do not even speak Gothic have missed the best age to learn. Under their command, even the Cossack cavalry, which had undergone modern training, could hardly be called modern cavalry.

Despite the fact that they learned tactics, their weapons and equipment were modified. Their logistical supply system has also been improved to some extent. But at the end of the day, these guys are just some high-standard, good cannon fodder nomads.

Relying on these guys who were too old, the Cossack army would definitely not be able to become an important link in the military forces of the Reich.

So, what really needs to be paid attention to is their young, undecided offspring.

These little ones are the focus of the Empire, and the Empire wants to transform them into machines that serve the Empire - not to educate them to be Goths, of course, - William knows this very well. If he had educated them to be "Goths", then it would have been impossible for these fellows to command the steppe nomads.

"So, they should be taught to be Cossacks, yes, Cossacks - to be free and to live like nomads. But at the same time, more allegiance to the empire, more allegiance to the emperor. William said to them: "They must be loyal to the Empire while preserving their traditions and making them a people different from us!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, but this one seems to be ...... It's very difficult...... "Hearing William say such unkind words, what he explained, people as teachers were hesitant and at a loss.

If they were to educate these minors to be goths, then he did have the means. But William was unkind to make them "Cossacks......

They had never attempted anything like this before. Creating a new nation? This sounds ridiculous.

"The Cossacks are not a people, but a form of organization!" William was upset by the lack of clarity in the minds of his subordinates: "It is a way of life! They can make the Slavits, the centaurs, the Turks, the Kalmyks, the Tatars, and even the Goths." Nation meant nothing to the Cossacks, what was meaningful was the form of organization and the way of life! The empire gave these bastards the opportunity to become men and nobles. These bastards must be loyal to the Empire!"

Even so, the teachers and officers who looked at each other were still a little overwhelmed - these guys were the elite of the Empire. Usually there are some people who have a slightly cowardly personality and are somewhat unqualified as military commanders, but they are very good at military theory. Maybe these guys can make good staff officers. But at the same time, William preferred that these guys would become instructors and teach him more qualified officers.

Of course, there are more professional officers involved in various military academies besides these guys. These guys usually dare to come over and teach when the army is on vacation. It can not only teach these students some things that cannot be learned in books, but also allow them to pass the addiction of teachers.

Although, they felt that what William said was ridiculous, and even unrealistic. But this kind of rebellious thinking can be forgotten after thinking about it a little in my heart. In leading such a great empire forward, William's authority had been greatly strengthened. Neither the patriarch of the empire, nor the ministers of various departments, the lieutenant generals of the various legions, nor the ministers of the General Staff, did not dare to disobey him.

Not to mention, these poor teachers.

In this case, no matter how unreasonable and ridiculous William's order was, they could only bite the bullet and rise to the challenge.