I Will Be The Crowned King

Vol 3 Chapter 214: "Nice place" for 4 seasons like spring

"What's the good news?"

Under the flickering and flickering gas lamps, An Sen, leaning on the back of his chair, glanced at the pitch-dark scenery outside the window and asked casually.

"The good news is...Dear Anson, you, as well as your 'Storm Master' reward, have come down smoothly." The smiling Talia replied softly:

"Although it has been delayed for a long time, there have been some small twists and turns; but fortunately, the adults of the Clovis Army are all reasonable gentlemen, very good at listening to other people's requests and making the most objective and fair decisions."

Talia said with emotion, her clear pupils flashed with joy and relief, just like Little Red Riding Hood who met a kindhearted person.

Anson's mouth twitched violently.

In his own stereotype, Clovis's Royal Army has always been related to "reasonable", "fair and objective", and "good at listening". ", "Bullying the superior and concealing the inferior"... From the origin to the arms, there are as many hilltops as possible.

Fairness is also relative; compared with the "blood theory" of the Iser elf, the "chivalry" of the empire, and the scattered sand, the Clovis Army is absolutely qualified to advertise fairness and justice.

After all, no matter how good a civilian officer is, if he has no noble blood or the power of blood - which is actually the same thing in most cases - he cannot become a knight, and he will never be able to make his mark in the imperial system.

But in the Clovis Royal Army, as long as he can complete the transition from soldier to officer by military merit, theoretically he may become a general... Of course, it is only theoretical.

"The first word, of course, is the military rank." A soft sigh came from the opposite side:

"Although poor Talia has tried her best to clarify the objective facts to them without direct pressure; but the Army is very stubborn in this regard, resolutely refusing to grant the rank of Brigadier General Anson, and still can only be Colonel ."

"Sorry, Anson, this time... Talia didn't help."

The girl was very sorry.

Anson didn't know what to feel sorry for, and his mood was very stable.

Of course, it is impossible for the army to award himself the rank of brigadier general... Not to mention that the current rank of colonel has a lot of water. I am twenty-three years old this year, and I am twenty-three years old brigadier general, um...

Unless Ludwig Franz decides to rebel with the Southern Legion tomorrow and declares the founding of the state in Issel, he really does not see any possibility.

Even with the support of the Franz family and the "sponsorship" of the Rune family, the promotion of military rank must abide by the Basic Law; to be able to make himself a graduate who has left the military academy less than a year, from captain rocket to colonel, should be almost the same. It was the limit that the Royal Family Army could endure.

It should be said that since he was awarded the rank of colonel in Eagle Point City, Anson has never expected to go further; it is even shocking enough that the army executives can bite the bullet and recognize the rank of colonel.

Of course, understanding comes from understanding, and what should be fought for is still to be fought for... An Sen, who sighed lightly, looked out of the window with a bit of disappointment:

"It doesn't matter, I am a soldier of the Clovis Kingdom. Since I am a soldier, it is a matter of course to serve the kingdom; the rest, I don't care."

I only care about financial freedom... Anson said silently in his heart.

"Dear Anson, you are still so principled." Talia sighed with emotion, with a soothing power in her sweet smile:

"If the gentlemen of the Royal Army can understand Anson as well as Talia, they will surely regret their wrong decisions for the rest of their lives."

An Sen, who was soothed by her, could only smile, while the random thoughts in his mind sent a chill down his spine.

"Fortunately, Talia has some good news to share with dear Anson."

As she spoke, the girl raised her right hand slightly, and her bitten index finger dropped a drop of blood on the parchment paper on the table in front of him; the blood soaked in the paper turned into a series of elegant characters at a speed visible to the naked eye in front of his eyes:

[By the order of my king--

Awarded to Colonel Anson Bach, the former commander of the levy, and the commander of the Storm Division, who also serves as the garrison commander of Beluga Harbor; this appointment will take effect from the second day after the order is signed - the Privy Council of the Kingdom of Clovis! 】

In just a few dozen words, the amount of information is huge.

First of all, it did not mention the establishment of the storm division, but only appointed himself as the commander of the storm division, which means that the army is not prepared to split or change it; of course, the disadvantage is that it is impossible to add new establishments.

But Anson didn't care much about this. After all, the Storm Division was an oversized reinforced infantry division -- four infantry regiments, a grenadier regiment, a cavalry battalion, a reinforced artillery company, and a guard company.

Excluding the level of training, the number of cavalry and artillery alone is twice that of the ordinary Clovis infantry division; plus Anson was born in the skirmish division, and each infantry regiment has an additional skirmish company, so the actual strength is actually six. a group.

Even the fact that the Wang Family Army could take the initiative to admit the "oversized" troops made An Sen quite surprised - after all, once it is registered as a formal organization, it cannot be withdrawn unless there is an accident, and the military expenses must be fully borne by the Army.

In addition, he also has the title of "Beluga Harbor garrison commander", which is also a common practice - except for the four major legions, most of the commanders of the standing legion have essential work, and the garrison commander is one of them. One of the more common.

According to the division of the administrative system of the Clovis Kingdom, the garrison troops in Clovis City and the central province are generally collectively referred to as "Security Army", and the more prosperous provinces close to the center are called "Provincial Corps". The more important fortress troops and The border provinces are called "garrisons".

The status and authority of these three kinds of garrison troops are actually inversely proportional to the distance from the capital Clovis City.

Except for the special guards in the special cases, the security forces in the central province have no status at all, and are used as a place to obtain military rank by the children of the rich and aristocrats who want to make a living; most of the time they rely on the number of thieves and robbers. , the fighting power is comparable to that of stray dogs in the suburbs.

The second-class provincial corps is slightly better, and it is also the "main force" used in various parts of the Clovis Kingdom to maintain law and order and suppress riots and riots; generally speaking, it still has some fighting power, and is often used as a backup by the front line. The source of troops is recruited.

But in fact, the combat effectiveness of these guys is also a mystery - because the commander of the provincial corps has more power than the security army, and can use military funds unregulated to a certain extent, corruption is not too common.

Like Carl Bain once complained that the commander of a provincial corps he served not only drained the military budget, but also did not keep recruiting money; The painted "prop gun" trained for 48 hours before his boss was executed on the spot.

In order to thank Carl for his life-saving grace—or to keep his mouth shut—the boss kindly promoted him to a particularly rich fortress and served as the battalion commander of an infantry battalion.

Well, that happened to be a month before the fall of Thundercastle.

As the garrison army that is farthest from the capital and is often located on the border or in warring areas, it has the highest status and authority; the garrison commander has almost unlimited jurisdiction and command over his own troops, nominally in addition to the Royal Army and the Privy Council, There is absolutely no need to accept orders or dispatch from anyone.

Among them, especially the garrison commander of the key fortress, whose status is comparable to that of the castle lord; they even have a semi-independent administrative unit, which is only responsible to the commander himself from top to bottom, and even the royal army rarely intervenes.

The local garrison is slightly inferior, not only because it has to undertake the tasks of public security management in some cities, but also because half of the military expenses of the garrison must be borne locally, so naturally it will not be "too independent".

For this appointment, Anson should say that he is quite satisfied - if he can't become the security force of Clovis City, his second expectation is to become a local garrison army, which is also more convenient to make money...cough cough! serve the kingdom.

Still, he had a "little" problem with the mandate.

"Beluga Harbor... What is that place?"

Anson frowned slightly. This place name sounds like it should be a coastal city, but no matter whether he is now "the former Anson", he has spent most of his life in the central province and south, and the entire coastline of Clovis is in north.

"A very beautiful seaside city with spring-like scenery in all seasons." Talia replied with a smile, with a hint of cunning in her eyes:

"You will love it very much."

Oh?

Anson's expression was a little surprised.

"Stop talking about this, let's talk about something really meaningful." Talia changed her words:

"Dear Anson, do you remember the plan you told Talia when you were at Lund Manor half a year ago?"

The indifferent An Sen nodded slightly, but his heart suddenly tightened.

Obviously, this is her real intention.

"In the past few months, Talia has acquired many factories in Clovis City and surrounding areas according to Anson's instructions, and established a military industrial enterprise belonging to the Rune family - this is of course not easy, but relying on With the help of many friends, it was successfully achieved.”

"Everything is just as you described, countless orders flew like snowflakes; it didn't even take a year, only two months, the factory has already earned all the costs, making up a lot of the previous loss."

"But with the recovery of Clovis City, the high profits of arms are gradually reduced, and there is no previous huge profit... So dear Anson, what should we do next?"

"It's very simple, since the vitality has gradually recovered, it is naturally time to expand."

Anson's face showed a confident smile, and he looked out of the pitch-black window: "The battle of the Royal Court of Iser has ended, but this does not mean that the war between the Empire and Clovis will also end because of this."

"On the contrary, both sides were afraid of the Church of Order, which suddenly began to intervene in secular politics, and the two sides did not even dare, let alone stop the pace of military expansion and mobilization; because once their weakness was exposed, they might be interfered by their opponents or even the Church of Order; even if it was to avoid In the end of Iser, the two sides must also remain tough."

"And the Hantu Kingdom, which has just been unified, has declared a truce with the empire, but as long as they still have a shred of reason, it is impossible to stop the speed of arming themselves. These are the markets that the Rune family can continue to dig and develop. ."

"You mean... not only selling weapons to Hantu, but also to the imperial people?" Talia asked in confusion.

"That's right." Anson nodded in agreement:

"A qualified arms dealer should not only sell weapons to his friends, but also to his enemies - because if you don't sell them, he will naturally go to others, or even find ways to make them himself."

"But if you sell it to him, and you sell it cheap enough, he will gradually become dependent and solve all problems with money; but you can use this to find out his war potential - isn't this much better than a blockade? "

"Of course, in terms of the current intensity of the war between the two sides, this profit margin is very limited; especially the Clovis Kingdom has always controlled the military very strictly, and it is not easy to deeply cultivate the market, because there are only so many needs."

"So the easiest way is to create demand." Anson snapped his fingers "Crack!":

"As long as there is a war, weapons will always be second only to wheat and potatoes; and if you can grab a brand new, just developed new market before everyone else, you will be able to win the most lucrative A profit!"

"In Hantu, although the Luen family successfully seized the new market at that time, due to lack of preparation, they were still unable to defeat the high-quality and cheap Leiden, and the rising star Leopold in the past two years."

"But now we are fully prepared - before I came back, I heard from the arms dealer's representative, His Excellency Erich, that the current production capacity of the August Arms Factory can fully support a long-term battle with a scale of thousands of people. "

"So we now have a blueprint for supply and demand: it has to be in enough demand to last at least a year to three years, it can't be too big, just stuck around the 'thousands' scale so that latecomers can't Forcibly squeeze the market.”

"Judging from the current situation, the best choice is the colony in the north!" Anson said excitedly, and talked eloquently to Talia, who was full of longing and curiosity:

"First of all, the Kingdom of Clovis has just been reclaimed there for less than half a century, and there are still large areas of territory that can be occupied, and a large number of aliens can be attacked by our troops; and we have an excellent reason, that is, to curb the empire's colonization in the colonies. The expansion of the new continent and the resources of the new continent!"

"We just need to win over some powerful colonies, such as Ice Dragon Fjord, to help them expand their territories by providing weapons; or simply support a local garrison commander and turn him into our..."

The words stopped abruptly.

An Sen, who had been excited for a second, suddenly widened his eyes and opened his motionless mouth, as if someone had strangled his throat.

Suddenly he seemed to understand something.

Under the flickering gas lamp~www.readwn.com~ Talia still smiled, warm like a spring breeze.

"that……"

In the short silence, Anson suddenly felt a little breathless: "Can I ask a question."

"Of course." Talia blinked:

"what is the problem?"

"It's... that white... Beluga..." Along with the cold sweat of horror, An Sen forced a smile:

"Where is she...where?"

"Moby-Dick Harbor, dear Anson, I told you just now - I'm too forgetful, right?" Talia laughed a little.

"No...it won't be...Ice Dragon Fjord?"