"Goths. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 William nodded: "Indeed, you use Gothic very well, so what is your attitude towards the Gothic Empire? Do you think you are still a Goth?"

William's question made the other party stunned for a while.

"I ...... Should...... I don't know. The young officer was stunned for a moment, then replied, "I heard my grandfather say that the empire is big and far away, on the other side of the ocean. The empire is always at war. The lords and nobles there were all greedy and despicable. That's why we fled to the New World and lived here. Four generations. We live with immigrants from Asturias, Briton, Visigothic, and even Slavi. I don't think we're any different.

We worship the same God, the Lord of Light. We also live in the same town. The vast majority of people speak both Briton and Gothic. We fight side by side against the natives who can skin them...... If I had to say anything, we are one and we are the same 'race', even though in reality, we do not have a concept of race. ”

"Good, you're honest. William nodded. His face was calm, and he couldn't see any joy or anger. But the more this happened, the more nervous the young man became.

"What's your name, then?" asked William.

"Jensen, Jensen Galway. The young man replied.

"Jensen, good name. William nodded, said this insincerely, and then asked, "Then Jensen, you know who I am, right?"

Hearing William say this, Jensen's expression became even more frightened. He gritted his teeth, but finally decided to compromise: "You are Wilhelm von Hereford. Prince of Russia, heir to the Hereford family. ”

"Yes, it is. William nodded, then continued, "But, incomplete. ”

“...... Incomplete?" The other party showed a "I don't know what you're talking about" expression, which made William feel a little funny. But, of course, William didn't mean to let him answer, but gave him the answer solemnly:

"I don't just have the above identity, I have a more important one. He said, "I'm a goth." ”

"......" The young Continental Army commander didn't know what to say for a while, but just looked at William in a daze, and his mouth grew like a fish thrown on the shore.

"That's it, young man, rest well, and when this war is over, you can go home. After saying this, William patted the guy on the shoulder. Then he turned around and left the room.

Outside the room, the soldiers of the White Legion were busy.

After yesterday's scuffle, Savannah is a city close to ruins. The White Legionnaires of the Hereford family roamed around such a city. Gathering anything that could be used as military supplies.

The most important thing is food.

"We still haven't made any contact with the other -- I mean the colonial authorities in Briton. Beside William, a herald said nervously, "A fleet has been sent to search north along the coastline of the New World." At the same time, a liaison ship has been dispatched to return to the Caribbean islands. ”

"There's no need to rush this kind of thing. The New World is vast and sparsely populated, and even in the colonies of the Thirteen States, its span is by no means weaker than that of any country in the Old World. We need to be patient. William said.

"So what are we going to do next? keep waiting, or do we attack?" asked Charlumie, beside William.

"Neither. William replied.

"Neither?"

"Waiting and doing nothing is the stupidest way to respond. If I did, I think that guy would definitely take back the previous agreement, I mean, the agreement to cede the six colonial states of the South to me. As for launching an offensive...... Yes, of course I will attack. But not now. ”

"And now, what are we going to do?" asked Charlumie.

"What we have to do is announce our coming. William said, "The Goths of the New World need to think that the Goth king will run over them, you think so, right?" They lost faith in the Bretons of the Old World, but they didn't lose faith in the Goths of the Old World, did they?"

"I have just heard the words of my relatives in that year, and I am afraid that they lost faith in the Goths of the Old World sooner than they lost faith in the Bretons of the Old World, otherwise they would not have come to the New World. At William's side, Elise raised such a different opinion. ”

"Then let them re-establish their faith in the Goths of the Old World. William said categorically.

"You just set fire to the city of Savannah. Charlumi looked at William with some disbelief: "I don't believe that they will bow down to a guy who has just defeated their army, killed their people, and then burned their homeland." Truth be told, the inhabitants of the New World are much more difficult to deal with than those of the Old World. They are more brutal and more free. They looked like they had gone wild. They won't stop fighting just because you're a 'prince'. ”

"That's true, that's right. William smiled: "But that's why it's funny...... The members of the Cheka, I sent them out. Next, I need to do something to change the perception of the people of the New World. And...... Divert the contradiction - Shalumi, why do you think the colonists of the New World rebelled?"

"Uh-huh? I don't have any research on that. Charlumi shook her head, and William looked at Elise again.

"Because of the interests. Elise answered with the right answer. But that didn't satisfy William. Elise's answer was so general that it was as if she were doing arithmetic and filling in five plus two after the equals sign of five plus two. Pointless.

"Yes, interests. But specifically, concretely?" William asked, "The Thirteen State Colonies had been loyal to Briton Native for the first hundred and seventy years. Why did all the thirteen colonies suddenly rebel at this time? Have you ever wondered why?"

“...... No. Elise thought for a moment, then shook her head decisively, and gave up thinking about it.

"During my month in Russia, in addition to my daily routine business and preparation for the New World, I was also thinking about this issue. William said, "Why should they rebel." What is the reason for their rebellion. If this problem is not solved, then even if this rebellion is suppressed, new rebellions will arise in the future. Even if it changes owners, it changes from Briton to Gothic. ”

"So, what do you think of?"

"Economy. My dear. William rarely expresses his emotions in such an explicit way. But because of this, Elise could know how much joy was contained in William's tone.

"Economy?"

"Yes, economy. "In a state where a country is in a normal state, the economy determines politics, and politics determines war," William said. Maybe we can simplify the process a little bit more and simplify it like this-

The economy determines the war.

"There was an economic war between the Thirteen State Colonies and Briton proper? By the way, I've heard that the Britons had to pay a special tax to the colonies for the purchase of Briton tea, which was trafficked from Indy and the Dragon Country. Elise suddenly said, "Is it because of this...... But ......"

"Not really. William shook his head: "Although those guys, I mean the upper echelons of the colony, which is now the American Republic, are propagandized like this. Special taxes will increase the burden on the people of the colonies, so the people of Zhengbriton are evil tyrants, they are oppressing the people of the colonies or something.

But in reality, it's just propaganda. Actually, the real reason is not that way. ”

"Why do you say that?"

"Because, the tea tax is paid on a per capita basis. William replied, "It's actually a variant of the poll tax." The payment is made according to the number of people, that is, the money is equal to the poor and the rich. The poor may find it difficult. But the rich don't, and in fact, in the New World, they can't find the poor in the true sense of the word. It's too vast and too rich in resources. So as long as you use your brain, you can find a way to make a fortune. And the reason why they want to promote the tea tax is not only to make themselves appear more righteous, but also to cover up their real goals. ”

"So, they have another purpose? What is the purpose of those rich people, the higher echelons of the Republic?" asked Shalumi.

"It's cotton. William replied, "Although there may be other reasons, such as ambition, such as a genuine desire for freedom and glory." But, in the final analysis, the most important reason why the Thirteen State Colonies rose up against Briton was cotton. William said: "The most important cash crop in the colony." It is also a cash crop throughout the southern colonies. Cotton manors, orc slaves, and the lords of the manors who became rich because of it. They have almost a monopoly on the entire top of the republic. Speaking of this, William smiled sarcastically:

"They grow a lot of cotton, and they want to develop the cotton textile industry so that they can make more money. And very sadly, the Bretons seem to prefer to use wool textiles. ”