Yes, the handwriting of Grand Duke Otto is not too good. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoWhen he was young, Hereford was already in the middle of the road, and with years of war, Archduke Otto didn't have time to learn culture or anything. Although it cannot be said to be purely illiterate, it is almost the same.

To such an extent, it is natural that Archduke Otto cannot be expected to write any brilliant letters. So when Archduke Otto was still a viscount, he hired a scribe to write letters for him.

"No, that's what I want - yes, if I were to ghostwrite, I would be able to write a very good letter. But that would have no effect at all - father, I remember you saying that your title was canonized by the emperor himself during the first great border war, right?"

"That's true, but so what?" asked Duke Otto.

"Of course, this is very important - a loyal knight who was canonized a long time ago, although now his status and status have changed. But loyalty to the emperor remained the same. This badly written letter of yours will make the Emperor understand this, and thus eliminate the feeling of alienation between you in the shortest possible time.

This is a better indication of your attitude, yes, attitude! Although anyone with a discerning eye can now see that the emperor will definitely win. But the reality is that the vast majority of people still believe that this war will continue. If we choose to be loyal to the Emperor at this point in time, we will be able to win the most benefits!"

"Do you mean that we are going to write to the Emperor for help?" asked Archduke Otto.

"No, there must be no such thing as a request for help here!" said William, "just write an oath of allegiance." Kalman IV was a wise emperor. He was also a competent emperor. What should be done, he will naturally do it. Writing about something like a request for help is completely redundant. ”

“...... I understand. Archduke Otto nodded—of course, though he said so, but in reality Archduke Otto understood only half of it. He understands what he should do and how to do it. But they didn't understand why they were doing it.

He basically didn't understand what William was saying - of course he understood loyalty, allegiance to the sovereign, feudal duty. But he didn't understand anything like power tricks and scheming.

Why did he write a letter in person to bring him closer to the emperor? Obviously, he needed the emperor's support, so why didn't he make it clear in the letter. Archduke Otto did not understand any of these things. But there is one thing he understands, that is, his title of Grand Duke was earned by William for him, so what should William not listen to?

What's more, countless facts also prove William's ability. At the same time, Grand Duke Otto also somewhat understood that he was somewhat behind the times.

Compared with William's aunt Freya, the pure traditional knight, Archduke Otto's vision and knowledge are naturally much richer. Even in this era of gunpowder weapons, Archduke Otto's command skills were still first-rate.

However, excluding the ability to command, even in military affairs, Archduke Otto has fallen behind in an all-round way. After all, the command skills of its commanders are only part of how effective an army is.

The training of the army, the organization of the army, the armament of the army, the logistical supply of the army. And even about the mood of the soldiers, the family situation, ideals. All these are important factors affecting the actual combat effectiveness of the army.

And most of these were not what Archduke Otto was good at, he originally thought that he could still train the army himself. But in reality, Archduke Otto also had no need to manage. All of today's recruits are trained by specialized training officers. Whether it was the queue, the use of muskets, or the new bayonet technique, these officers were all very adept. And as a Grand Duke, Otto did not need to personally go to the front line to train a company of recruits.

And Archduke Otto did not have much ability to train officers - now, with the help of the large Briton company and the continental institutions of the alchemists, the capital of the Duchy of Mystia, near the banks of the Vistula River, was originally a new city as part of the Circassian county, and was named New Circassia, and the new Hereford Army Academy has been built. Officers drawn from the troops, and military scientists introduced by the Briton Corporation and the Alchemist Alliance, can continuously train regular military talents.

At the same time, crash courses for junior officers in the army were not interrupted. A large number of grassroots soldiers who have achieved outstanding results in actual combat and training have been qualified to participate. It's just that these unlucky guys can't be treated as a platoon commander and company commander when they come out like their predecessors. The vast majority of people who come out after training are just sergeants or sergeants. Only a very small number of people have achieved the rank of warrant officer. And among them, only a very small number of very good people were able to obtain the qualification to go to Hereford Military Academy for further study and then serve as a mid-level officer.

But that's enough. Yes, enough. A professional army, a good salary, a strong organization, and in addition to that, there are channels for promotion. All this that William provided brought the New Army together as a collective. And after that, the rotation of officers between the White Army and the new Circassian Army was also well done. The units of the New Army, totaling more than 10,000 men, were thus completely integrated into a single unit.

After that, the organization, armament and logistical supply of the army...... All of these systems were established by William. Whether it was the use of prisoners of war, the use of idle laborers, or the unemployed workers hired from Polotsk in the north, the immigrant serfs obtained from the interior of the Gothic Empire were used to build roads. Or the establishment of a modern postal system. All of this is due to William. At least, it was also planned by William.

In addition to this, in terms of weapons and equipment, the Duchy of Mystia can already be self-sufficient. After acquiring a large number of Polotsk munitions factories and munitions workers, as well as acquiring high-quality iron ore and coal resources in the Ruthenia region. A large-scale military factory integrating ironmaking, steelmaking, weapons production, and research was finally built. It provides the most solid guarantee of force for the rise of the Hereford family.

In addition to these military achievements, the Hereford family has also made great progress in terms of people's livelihood.

After absorbing talents from all sides of the Polotsk, the Briton Company, and the Alchemist Alliance. The administrative system of the Duchy of Mystia and the Grand Duchy of Novgorod was thoroughly established.

The Hereford family, which completely abandoned the aristocratic feudal system, established a sound legal system, a civil bureaucracy. Centralization was greatly strengthened. And the manufacturing industry, which was deprived from the Polotsk region, is also beginning to work. The Hereford family's light manufactured goods were marketed in the Great Frontier, in Briton-controlled areas, and within the empire itself. It brought another income to the Hereford family in addition to agricultural products.

Today, the Hereford family has all the elements of a modern nation. Modernized administrative system, modernized education, modernized military...... In terms of territory and population, the Hereford family is still slightly insufficient. However, it is believed that as the family continues to rise, the Hereford family will gain more.

That's it, all of it, at least the vast majority of it is due to William. He relied on his brilliant diplomacy, superhuman wisdom and knowledge, and very good luck to build a new, powerful nation in the Great Frontier region. The country's future may include Pirm, Ruthenia, Holmgard and Polotsk.

Perhaps the Herefords would be able to get the kingdom of Wende - and in this way, a powerful state, in no way inferior to any of the great powers on the Old World, could be established. So, what did Archduke Otto not trust William?

In this way, Archduke Otto racked his brains to write the letter, which was quickly sent to the Lotternia front, in the hands of Kalman IV.

This letter from the Grand Duke of Novgorod, the Duke of Mystia, and the patriarch of the Hereford family struck Kallman IV as very strange - yes, he did have a relationship with Archduke Otto before that. During the First Great Frontier War, Archduke Otto played a great role as a knight under his command. This is why the Emperor canonized Otto after the war - in these years there was only one layer between the knights and the nobles. But this layer is very difficult to overcome. A knight like Otto who has survived his head may not be one in a hundred.

During that time, Kalman IV still maintained absolute authority within the empire. Moreover, the emperor also wanted to further strengthen the centralization of power. Changed the empire from a system of electors and electors to a hereditary system of emperors.

And after the baptism of the first major border war, it has a large number of elite soldiers and strong generals. At the same time, the kingdom of Wende, which was not restrained by a king, was his best goal.

Kalman IV was extremely prestigious in the Kingdom of Wende because of his leadership in the Great Frontier War. And the canonization of a group of highly decorated knights and the becoming frontier nobles was the first step he took to get involved in the power of the Wende Kingdom.

One of the most important rules of the feudal era was the hierarchy. The famous saying "My vassals are not my vassals" breaks through the essence of the feudal hierarchy. And in the eyes of the vast majority of the nobility of the empire, beyond the "king", "duke",

The "earl" ranks, the direct canonization of local nobles, also greatly aroused the anger of the princes of the empire. It became a major trigger for the civil war in the Empire.

And after the empire fell into civil war, the emperor had to abandon this policy. While placating the nobles and swearing that he would not change the "sacred and ancient traditions and laws" of the empire, he actively prepared for war. Leave the Wende Kingdom and the border nobles behind.

And then it came to this day.

It's been so long, and if it weren't for the fact that Otto and the Hereford family have been so eye-catching in recent times, Kalman IV would have forgotten about this man long ago.

"What did he write to me for?" pinching the letter, Kalman IV fell into deep thought.