During the reign of His Majesty Augustin VI's father, the current emperor, a broad-minded monarch, carried out a policy of appeasement towards this people who had repeatedly disturbed the empire, abandoning the policy of garrisoning troops on the steppe, and replacing the blind repression with appeasement, while trying to weaken the steppe wolves who were defending the land by means of internal division.

Thirty years of hard work, and the results are good. For thirty years, there had been no rebellion among those aliens.

However, after Augustine VI succeeded to the throne, he changed his policy and used a high-pressure policy towards the aliens, and finally reunited the aliens who had been divided, and set off a rebellion twenty years ago, the empire organized an army of 100,000 to cross the desert to conquer, spent nearly 10 million gold coins on military expenses, killed and wounded almost half of the army, and washed the steppe in blood, finally quelled the rebellion, and slaughtered 100,000 people on the other side for demonstration, including prisoners of war. There were also civilians! In that war, the empire spent nearly 10 million gold coins and lost tens of thousands of jīng sharp troops, a large number of which were non-combat losses on the desert! What did the empire gain? The land obtained satisfied the father's conquest, but it did not get even a single gold coin from the hands of those alien lands, and formed a blood feud with the other party! Now there are 20,000 troops stationed on the steppe, and those 20,000 troops are in the interior of the empire, and it is difficult to supply, and to cross a desert to supply an army of 20,000 people, and to suppress those alien races, it must also be expensive cavalry! The consumption is almost ten times that of an army of the same size! It is equivalent to a local garrison army of 20,000 people, but it costs a legion every year! The empire spends an extra military expense for raising a legion every year. But just to maintain such an army of 20,000 people! for so many years...... Spend on local military spending. It's a terrifying number!"

Hearing this, Du Wei suddenly couldn't help but say: "It's a pity, if you had said it once and for all, ......"

A hint of strangeness suddenly flashed in Prince Chen's eyes, and he glanced at Du Wei deeply: "What did you say?"

Du Wei said coldly with a cold air on his face: "In that war twenty years ago, the other side was slaughtered 100,000 people. The feud has already been settled! In that case, why not. If you don't do it, you won't stop ......" He raised his hand, made a gesture of cutting down with one palm, and said lightly: "That narrow grassland." The territory is only the area of a province in the empire! How many people can there be in the grassland of the alien races? If you are fully calculated, a million people can be about the same, out of a million people. Excluding the old and weak women and children, the ability to have 300,000 strong men is already the limit! With such a force, why not simply cut down the grass and eradicate the roots? Hmph...... Since they have all killed 100,000, then killing another 900,000 is not something that cannot be done! Another legion was sent to the past, and those aliens were completely exterminated, and from then on once and for all! But in the future, if you avoid frequent small rebellions, it can be regarded as a cancer on the empire!"

Prince Chen was surprised in his heart...... This little boy in front of him, where did he come from to be so ruthless?!

"You're right. Prince Chen smiled bitterly: "Back then." Father also means that...... Hum. After all, my father is not confused, and he also knows that long pain is better than short pain. Although his methods and ideas are violent, if he really does this, he will be infamous as a butcher. At least it can bring a permanent tranquility to the Empire in the northwest! It's just that it is the temple that comes out to obstruct him! Those gods have evil intentions. Naturally, I don't want to see our royal family sitting on the ground! Hmph, at that time, suddenly the Pope entered the palace, talked with his father for a night, and used his teachings to force him to submit...... Hmph! I've already killed 100,000 people. I didn't see the Pope appear! But the great feud was formed, but he came to prevent my father from continuing! The intention is very dangerous!"

Du Wei nodded, thinking to himself: The temple will naturally not see the peace of the imperial family in the empire...... Leaving a place for the Northwest to have a distraction for the royal family is naturally good for the temple. The contradiction between the temple and the imperial land, from the perspective of Du Weidi's previous life, is absolutely irreparable! How can the opposition between the divine power and the imperial power be fused?

Twenty years have passed, and one regiment has spent every year on military expenditure. Raising those 20,000 people cost countless military expenses...... Hmph, but if the other party really wants to rebel, separated by a desert, the imperial army cannot be rescued, and the 20,000 troops are simply garrisoned, I am afraid that they will be eaten by the other party in less than ten days! Twenty years have passed, and the vitality of those alien races has been restored, and this turmoil will break out, I am afraid it will be sooner or later!"

Desert, fighting a war without gain, how long can the empire hold out, at least not broke out...... But now the biggest problem. It's in the South Seas!"

When it comes to Nanyang, Du Wei jīng is a god of shock. Because his father, Count Raymond, was promoted to the current position of the head of the military by leading the fleet on three expeditions to the South Seas.

"The opening of the Nanyang land route and the frequent expeditions of the empire were originally a mistake of heaven and earth! Hmph, the sea route is difficult and dangerous, and although the Nanyang is rich, even if the land is fertile, it cannot withstand such frequent harvesting! It is not impossible to go on expeditions to the South Seas. But it would be better to do it at least once every seven or eight years! But now, there is a fleet expedition almost once every two or three years...... The result was a show of force. The Empire has built a vast navy for this purpose!huh...... But is it just to deal with the natives of the South Seas? Twenty years ago, Lord Du Wei, your father, Lord Count Raymond, led three expeditions, and at least managed to maintain a balance between military spending and harvest. But in the last fifteen years, four more expeditions to the South Seas have been conducted...... Especially in the most recent time, the Imperial Navy spent sixteen million gold coins on military expenses, and in the end, the expedition land was harvested, but it was only a small amount of less than one million gold coins...... Rich in the waters of the South Seas. The natives had gone far south, and the United Kingdom had been formed in a place far south where our Imperial Navy could hardly reach...... Alas. It's a pity that my father didn't listen to me, and in order to satisfy his great achievements, he recently went on another expedition with the intention of going on another expedition...... Recently, the Treasury has been forced to approve 3 million gold coins for the construction of giant ships. ”

Prince Chen frowned: "In such an expedition without any gains again and again, and such a show of force at the cost of wasting the national strength of the empire again and again...... The empire's current finances have reached an extremely dangerous point! The empire has to maintain nearly 500,000 local garrisons, several landlord battle regiments headed by the Storm Legion, as well as the Dìdū Guards Legion, as well as 20,000 garrisons in the northwest and military expenses for naval expeditions...... All of these are superimposed, plus my father's great joy, and every two or three years there is a grand triumphal ceremony, a celebration...... You may not know that for the sake of military spending, several bigwigs in the headquarters are about to turn gray

Du Wei was silent, recalling that when he went home this time and saw his father's appearance, he was indeed much older.

"Now that the local garrisons have begun to be partially self-sufficient, I know that several local garrisons in the south have not changed their weapons and equipment for three years! Even the Jīng Ruidi Storm Regiments can only receive sixty percent of the military expenses every year! The only land that can still receive full military expenses is the Dìdū Guards Corps. The other landlord war corps can only get fifty or sixty percent of the military expenses, and the rest can only find their own way. Prince Chen smiled bitterly, pointed to the banquet hall behind him, and then pointed around: Here, this place! Behind it is some military generals and commanders led by the Northern Storm Legion! They are also forced to use this method to make money, otherwise, they will not be able to make up enough military expenses!

Du Wei sighed. He had long sensed that there were many hidden dangers in the empire. But I didn't expect the situation to be rotten to this point!

Looking at the banquet hall behind him, singing and dancing, dìdū street, every rì is still prosperous, the foundation of this huge empire, but it has been quietly and slowly corroded without anyone knowing!

"So, I advise you not to make anything happen here. Emperor Chen smiled bitterly: "This place is to raise military funds, if there is a problem in this place, then it will offend those military generals with real power, offend the Storm Legion, and offend several main battle legions! You move the root of other people's lives, how can the other party stop with you?! Therefore, even I will not easily cause anything here. ”

Du Wei bowed shallowly: "Your Highness, thank you for reminding me, I will remember your words...... I have some questions, though. He raised his head and looked directly at the prince: "What you told me just now, there are many things, I'm afraid they have already involved secrets, right? Your Highness, you are so attentive to me, I really don't understand, how can I Du Wei be so favored by His Highness?"

"Du Wei. Prince Chen met Du Weidi's gaze, and suddenly said in a deep voice: "Are you willing to be loyal to me?"