War brings prosperity.

This phrase is common to Charlemagne in most places, but not to the Crown of Ostoria and St. István, especially the latter, who have made an alliance with the Bourbons, a "holy war" that has brought them only poverty, taxes, and the separation of wives.

It sounds a little incredible, but if it was hundreds of years ago, when the crown collar was still in an undeveloped state that Charlemagne called the "Great Wasteland", even if the war did not burn here, the heavy burden would be like a grinding disc hanging around the neck, and the crown collar would be breathless. But after centuries of improving the soil, clearing wasteland, and draining swamps, the Crown Collar is now considered Charlemagne's largest barn area. Even as agriculture continued to grow in Charlemagne's native and overseas colonies, it still played an important role in Charlemagne's agricultural landscape. Although everyone will not be rich, there should be no problem of ensuring that there will be no famine.

However, in today's crown territory, there is an unbelievable phenomenon of "famine in high-grain producing areas during the harvest".

The reason for this is simple: when Charlemagne's own people profited from the prosperity brought about by the war, the burden of war was passed on to the dependencies.

Despite their small population, the Crown of Ostoria and San István provided the entire advance force of Charlemagne's Expeditionary Force with the necessary supplies and supplies, which directly led to a large shortage of young and strong labor in both places. The elderly, women and children left behind are forced to work in place of the men on the front lines, working hard to pay enough taxes and have a bite to eat. While looking forward to the safe return of her husband, brother and son from afar. However, what they were waiting for was the increase in taxes to cope with the attrition of the war, and the bad news that thousands of white-clothed soldiers were "thrown" in front of the Principality's positions in front of the fortress of Riga.

The number of deaths is not much, but the shock is not small, looking at those families who have lost their loved ones and are in pain, no one feels good, but at this time, the tax is further raised, which further intensifies the contradiction between the crown leader and Charlemagne.

Under the influence of mercantilist policies, the Lüders court positioned the crown of Ostoria and San István in addition to the granary. They are also seen as sources of raw materials and markets for the industrially developed Charlemagne homeland and the southern provinces of Lapland. To this end, an internal customs line was established between Charlemagne's hereditary provinces and dependencies. Charlemagne's industrial products entering the territory through the guò line are not subject to customs duties, and important industrial raw materials entering Charlemagne from the territory are not taxed, but the industrial products entering Charlemagne from the territory are subject to high customs duties like goods from other countries. And so it goes. The territory suffers a loss when selling raw materials. I also suffer a loss when I buy back the product. Yan zhòng dealt a blow to the commerce of the territory. In addition, the Lüdes court also forbade the Crown Collar to export grain, beef cattle, leather, furs, gallnut, silk, potash, and wool to other countries, further causing heavy losses to the merchants and peasants of the territory.

In this atmosphere of intense discontent. Regardless of the lives of the people, what will be the reaction of continuing to increase the excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes, even fools know. Not to mention the contrast between the thriving scenes of Charlemagne's homeland, the long queues of people who could not buy anything, the peasants who lost their land and houses, the orphans in tattered clothes, the disabled soldiers begging in the streets, the poor only "seven plum trees", the dilapidated aristocracy who worked as much as the serfs - everyone in the crown led a hateful eye for Charlemagne, who had made a fortune in the war, and in Ostoria the same was more or less the case.

In just one month, it became increasingly clear to the people of Charlemagne's possessions who suffered in the war and who profited from it. Even ordinary people are beginning to wonder what "jihad" means to them. More and more people believe that they are acting as cannon fodder for Charlemagne's interests.

But dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, and for the people of the Crown Leader, who are proud of their devout beliefs, the topic of "rebellion" is still within the taboo range. Especially now that they are fighting with the infidels and devils, they can't think of things like jumping out at this juncture to destroy the overall situation of the holy war for all mankind. Therefore, the crown collar is maintained in a wonderful state of "extremely full, but difficult to make up your mind", as long as it is not overly stimulated, for a period of time, these territories are still very obedient.

It was not until the 6th of the month that General Julius Jacob de Heynau entered the city of Buda with his army.

The Crown Leader was both surprised and unhappy by the sudden visit of the General, who was arrogant, imperious, and brutal, and few people liked him even in his hometown, and no one wanted to meet him if they could. But Hainao was a minister sent by the crown prince, and he couldn't do it if he didn't receive it. So everyone had to follow the traditional ceremony to receive the envoy in the barracks on the hill of Buda Castle, and arrange for the citizens of Buda to welcome him.

Until the moment General Heinau dismounted, everyone still thought that this was just another routine show of prestige by Charlemagne's big men, and after eating, drinking, and enjoying themselves, they assigned a new tax task. The moment Heinau coldly announced that the Crown Collar was under Charlemagne's military control, everyone froze.

"Your Excellency General, how can you do this?!"

Duke Esthazy Miklos was the first to react, and then Count Széchenyi István stepped forward and said:

"For hundreds of years, we have kept the old covenant, we have not disobeyed Charlemagne's demands, the people here have starved, sacrificed their husbands, brothers and sons to support the jihad, and now you are going to occupy this land with your army, do you think this is what we deserve?!"

After the loud rebuke, the crowd let out a terrible roar, and the nobles, priests, and even soldiers, all with angry faces, waved their fists and shouted loudly.

General Heynau was expressionless, he had expected this from the beginning, only to see him raise his wand, and the extremely cold sound spread through the city with the sound of amplification, and then spread across the river, all the way to the city of Pest on the other side of the river.

"Quiet! gentlemen. The old covenant is still in force. ”

The noise quieted down slightly, but the next second. An even greater storm has struck the people of the Crown Collar.

"However, for the sake of the sacred cause, for the sake of the 'rules that must be followed', His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has decided to make some adjustments to the covenant. After the completion of this qiē, a qiē will be restored to its original state. I hope that the Crown Leader and its people will show discipline and perseverance and cooperate with us fully. ”

"What if we don't want to!"

Baron Kosuth Joraš, a radical who had been seeking independence from the crown leader, stepped forward, as if in response to his question, and Charlemagne, dressed in blue, stepped forward and raised his musket at the crowd.

"Don't get too excited, gentlemen. ”

Playing with a wand. Look around at the crowd surrounded by muskets and bayonets. Hainau sneered, and said in a guiltless tone:

"You know, I'm a man who loves order, and murder is not reproachful to my conscience. Because I firmly believe that this is the only means to prevent the future of confusing the superior and inferior. ”

With the gesture of the general. The soldiers quickly escorted the angry men down. Looking around the empty barracks, Hainau's signature sideburns quivered, and the wax oil on his beard glistened in the sunlight.

It's a good start. It is also an irreversible step, and after taking this step, the general has no way to retreat. In case of failure, he will die without a place to bury, but the risk of this kind of process is nothing compared to the benefits obtained after the success of the plan.

"Who was born to be kings, who was born to be nobles, and who was born to be slaves, this is the will of heaven, and it cannot be changed by man, let alone something that a mere businessman can shake. ”

The Prince's proclamation came back to his mind, and with longing and excitement, the general entered the city of Buda with his soldiers, and the noise, weeping, and roaring echoed through the ancient city until late at night.

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"What medal do you think we should award to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

Handing the report to Brunhill, Li Lin smiled and asked:

"How about the medal for good service? It's gold-plated anyway, and the 'enamel shop owner' should like it. ”

The crown prince is known to have similar hobbies to the dragons - he likes colorful and shiny things, such as gems, rings, necklaces, ancient clothing, and especially collects military uniforms and medals.

Although he did not confer himself with the famous medal control - Comrade Brezhnev, as the famous Medal Control - Comrade Brezhnev did, the crown prince continued to collect military uniforms and uniforms, of which there were more than 400 sets of military uniforms alone, not only those of Charlemagne and his dependencies, but also the military uniforms sent by Emily, Seres, Castile, Lapland and other countries and territories, as well as a large number of medals that accompanied them, which, in his mother's words, made the Dauphin "dress up like an enamel shopkeeper". Since then, the crown prince's nickname of "the owner of the enamel shop" has spread.

In addition to this more formal nickname, the crown prince also enjoys nicknames such as "evil boy" and "monster", but there is one nickname that is more non-mainstream because it is only circulated among elves, but it is more appropriate and mean.

"Indeed, His Highness the 'Peacock' will be very happy. ”

Brunhill smiled narrowly, and said in a tone that didn't seem to be mean at all.

Peacock - this is the nickname given to the crown prince by the elves, from a passage in the evaluation report of the Stasi intelligence analysts on the crown prince: "...... Sometimes he does things with unclear intentions and worrying motives, sometimes he has clear intentions but his means are not well thought out, this man is a genius and has a lot of character, but he will never beat around the bush, like a burrowing bird with a gorgeous tail and pretending to be a peacock. ”

Judging from the crown prince's series of expressions, he really lives up to this nickname, and as soon as he sees a rare opportunity, this "peacock" can't wait to show his skills on the world stage.

The crown prince's first target was the crown princes of Ostoria and St. István, and for good reason, these two lands had always tended to be more separating than elsewhere, although the demand for these two places had dropped a lot now due to the improvement of overseas colonies and the agricultural level of the country, but it was really going to be independent, which was a heavy blow to Charlemagne's reputation, prestige, and national strength. How to contain the separatist forces has always been an important issue in Charlemagne's internal affairs.

The current holy war provides a great opportunity, and the excellent youth, money, and material resources of the two territories continue to be invested in the flesh and blood mill of the fortress of Riga, and with the most powerful generation of young people falling on the land of the principality, the two territories will not have the power to divide for at least 20 years.

For Charlemagne, this is a good thing, and at least one generation will benefit from it. But the Dauphin Louis was not satisfied with this, he did not want the temporary submission of two territories, but the complete integration of them into Charlemagne's ruling system. Taking advantage of the fact that the main military forces of his territory were concentrated in the north and the rear was defenseless, he sent troops into the two places and began to implement military control.

"It's hard work for him, tearing up the old covenant...... This kind of self-sucking behavior is not something anyone can do, of course, this is not a big deal for the crown prince, the treaty, isn't it just a signed piece of paper, it is sacrosanct when you are willing to abide by it, and it is the same as toilet paper when you don't want to. Anyway, something like this has already been done once, and it's not a big deal to do it again. ”

With his hands folded to support his chin, Li Lin looked at the cover of the report with a happy expression.

In this case, it is enough to put on a pleasant expression.

The politicians are experts at lying, and for them tearing up treaties and lying are essential professional skills, and they don't mind doing so as long as they can get benefits. But this kind of thing must be done carefully, and no old and spicy politician will be stupid enough to jump out and do it on his own.

After all, credit limits are limited, and overdrafts of credit will only bring bad results. Considering the dire consequences of the credit deficit, even though the cardinal had been trying to tear up the covenant granting some autonomy to the two territories, he had never done anything out of cunning and self-control.

However, the crown prince jumped out and unscrupulously tore up Charlemagne's treaty, and did it twice in one go.

- Well done!

Brunhill could barely contain his excitement and almost jumped up and cheered.

This near-outrageous act will pave the way for Charlemagne's last mile of destruction, and from the moment Charlemagne's army in blue and the Triangle cap enters Ostoria and the Crown of San István, the country will truly begin to advance towards the abyss from which it will never recover, and the entire human camp will be torn apart. Although it will take time, no one can stop this irreversible process.

This is something that the elf camp has been looking forward to, very early, as early as decades, hundreds of years ago, the elves expected to see this scene, and now, this little wish is a little closer to being fulfilled.

Thank you, His Royal Highness Dauphin Louis. (To be continued......)