In the previous Savannah landings, the White Legion had already shown its unrivalled combat effectiveness. The pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info just a little more than 10,000 troops, easily conquered a "big" city with at least 50,000 inhabitants. Annihilated at least 20,000 (official propaganda) rebels. Such strength ensured William's control of the area around Savannah.

Although neither the Briton nor the Continental Army factions endorsed William's rule, their "disapproval" was merely lip service. The cavalry sent out by William did not suffer any harm except for a cold attitude.

But then it was different. William began to record the registration. His soldiers began documenting refugees outside Savannah—mostly former residents of Savannah—who had been left homeless because Savannah had been burned to the ground. and the population of the various villages, towns and cities around Savannah.

This caused panic among the locals, for William had no intention of concealing his thoughts when he carried out the operation.

"All Gothic immigrants, descendants of Gothic immigrants, or Gothic descendants who are of Gothic ancestry and who are willing to admit themselves as Gothic inhabitants, are protected by the House of Hereford, and by the House of Hereford's Armed White Legion. The Neo-Gothic colonial government will provide the Gothic population with any help and support it can. Wintering tents, clothing and food are included.

All you have to do is admit that you belong to the Goths and then swear allegiance to the House of Hereford, to His Majesty the Great King Otto I, and to the Crown Prince Willem von Hereford. ”

That's pretty much it, although he doesn't believe much in William, and in fact, he doesn't believe in his Goth identity. But the Savannahs have given in - their homes have just been destroyed. Moreover, seeing that November is coming, in this case, without help and relief, then they will definitely not survive.

As for William - yes, William had already expected this. He wants to destroy, he wants to destroy, and then he builds. He needed a lot of supplies. And fortunately, behind him stood one of the richest royal families in the Old World. The Hereford family is willing to contribute a considerable amount of money for this. Not to mention, the Hereford family itself, was the largest grain producer in the Old World.

There was a steady stream of grain ships from the Old World to Savannah. In addition, simple tents, as well as leather and wool clothing for wintering, are also being transported as quickly as possible.

This was unfortunate for the colonists of the New World, despite the cotton plantations that dotted the southern part of the Thirteen State Colonies. But they couldn't do it, so they turned the cotton into cotton cloth, cotton clothes and cotton shoes. Some clay workshops simply do not have the productivity to provide clothing for 100,000 or more people. So, despite guarding the world's largest raw material production base, they still need to import textiles from abroad.

Of course, that's not the point. The point is, no matter what is in your heart. The "Gothic immigrants" received relief from the Hereford family and pledged allegiance to the Hereford family. Although the allegiance is not very valuable, at least, it is a good start.

What made William even happier was that he succeeded in stirring up the gap between Goths and non-Goths.

Although, as mentioned earlier, the vast majority of colonists were bilingual in Briton and Gothic. At the same time, the coexistence of several generations and intermarriage also allowed the vast majority of colonists to have some Gothic blood.

But there are still some stubborn, stupid, or self-conscious "Bretons" who refuse to learn any Gothic culture and language. and refused to marry the Goths, which, to William's advantage, were overwhelmingly colonial, or "republican" leaders.

They seem to prefer to marry the native Briton nobility rather than the colony's native nobles - especially those who have a title of nobility but are bankrupt and have nothing but a title of nobility.

They are willing to pay a large sum of money as a dowry, so that their family has some "noble noble blood". It makes them feel good about themselves and think they are superior. At the same time, this kind of intermarriage and marriage has given them some help.

After all, before this, the colonies of the thirteen states were "Briton's overseas territories", and compared to those mixed-race natives, the Britun cabinet naturally believed that these "Tubao nobles" who were related to the local aristocracy were more trustworthy. So, whether it was business, taxes, or the position of the various bureaucrats in the colonies, the vast majority of these benefits would be taken by them.

As a result, they were excluded from the scope of "relief".

William took them as a type, killing chickens for monkeys and provoking the fuse of ********.

"Look at these 'purebred Britons'. Do you really think they're the same race as you, or do you really think they represent you? You think you're residents of the Thirteen State Colonies. But at the same time, they considered them representatives of the colonies of the thirteen states. They think they can represent your interests themselves. Do you think that's true? Do you think these people can really think about you?"

These well-dressed Britton gentlemen were escorted by the soldiers of the White Legion and marched from village to village. At the same time, the preachers, the young graduates of Hereford College, and the young pastors who graduated from Hereford Theological Seminary, were also preaching to the 'Goths' with all their might.

Do you really think that they are in this rebellion for your benefit?Poll tax, ah, yes, poll tax—what do you think of the surcharge of twenty shillings per bag of tea, this lord?"

"I—I can't afford to pay it! I've had a hard time!" said the old man.

"Do you know, then, how much money is in this old man's house?" asked the preacher.

"I know him, he has several large estates around here, and thousands of orc slaves work for him. But I don't know how much money he has. ”

"His family fortune is four million, four million imperial gold!" the preacher shouted: "His family property is enough to buy a year's tea tax for two million people in the entire colony!

Hearing the preacher say this, the surrounding audience couldn't help but exclaim—even though most of these fellows didn't know the meaning of the number, and didn't have enough imagination to imagine a whole Mississippi River for tea—of course, the preacher himself didn't know. He didn't care, though.

"Now, folks, do you think such a fellow can stand with you and fight for a special tax of twenty shillings?"

The audience exchanged heads, and although they did not answer, they could tell that these guys had been moved.

"So, guys, what do you think they're doing now? What are you doing? They are driving us Goths to war for their own ambitions, for their own interests, and fighting for them! In the end, it was us Goths who died, and it was we Goths who were slaughtered by Briton's army. And it is these Breton gentlemen who have benefited!

If the Continental Army is ultimately defeated, then they will be fine! Because they are Britons, and they are inextricably linked to Breton itself, they just need to push out some scapegoats and claim that they are being used, that they are being deceived. They could have avoided the catastrophe. At most, they can give more money and gifts to the local Briton masters.

Guess again, who will be the scapegoats that will be pushed out?

- We're goths, of course!

And if the Continental Army is finally victorious. Ha, they're amazing. What is the result of a victory with the lives of tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even more Goths? Look at the top of the current government of the republic -- they are all Bretons who don't speak Gothic like these guys. In other words, the Goths shed blood and tears, but in the end they fought a country of Bretons!

Ladies and gentlemen, you say that the people of Briton are bad because they overcharge your taxes. So you have to help the Bretons in the colonies, but the Bretons in the colonies are also Bretons! Do you think they will really be nice to you? Do you think they really care about you? Do you think they are really the same as you? Can you be guaranteed your interests? Can you get your own country? Can you? They don't even speak Gothic!"

In this way, after hearing what the preacher said, the following discussion became louder. The people grew angry, and their expressions became colder and colder when they looked at the Britons. This sent chills down the hearts of the Britons - they vaguely felt that it was a mistake to agree to the White Legion and to cooperate with them in the propaganda - before that the White Legion had not said that they had brought them in order to provoke ******** or anything. They only thought that the White Army was to let them, the "social elites", help them stabilize the situation. But now it seems, that's not the case at all.

They feel like they've been fooled.