Conquest

    Chapter 348 [The Ambition of the Sea]

    When Adric raised this question, his tone appeared very serious, his eyes staring at Gislent.

    The son of the storm of the Kingdom of Atlantis smiled awkwardly. Although facing Adrick's oppressive eyes, Gislente cleverly turned his side to avoid the other's gaze, and then he answered the faint question: "Minister of Military Affairs, you forgot, I…It is the navy. You are asking the Navy general about the Army's problems. This is not a professional matter. ”

    Adrik’s eyes flashed a little disappointment. He shook his head: “You know very well that this is not a tactical issue.”

    "Then I have no right to answer this question."Gislente smiled: "Even if I answer, my personal opinion can't represent the national will of my allegiance."

    Adek was silent for a while, and his eyes seemed to be a little worried, as if he was deeply worried about something in his heart.

    After a long time, he finally reopened. This time, the famous character of the Byzantine Empire, his tone even showed a sense of frustration.

“……My Majesty, I want to see you, Gislent. ”

    Gislente looked at Adrik and his face suddenly smiled – such a smile, for a person with a beard and a rough face, seems quite a bit nondescript. At this moment, Gislen's smile is somewhat meaningful and more cunning.

    "When should I go to see the great Emperor Byzantine?"

“……Fair (night)Adek answered the question, and then he stared deeply at Gislente: "I remember when you first came here, you came as an unofficial person, so you can't see my emperor."

    The son of the storm smiled very arrogantly: "This time, for a while, my dear Adrick Lord."

    "I am worried about this."Adric’s answer was cold and even a bit hard.

    "This is a very bad time."

    At the end of a remote road in the city of Osgiliath, the deepest part of a huge house, a round one – just a few months ago, it was once considered the most mysterious and awesome place by the entire Imperial Capital. – Before the man named Carvesylver died.

    At this moment, a girl sat on a soft couch behind the desk, in a semi-lying posture, supported by the handrail next to the soft couch, and placed an unrolled scroll at hand. A dark linen-colored brown-black hair was naturally scattered, and the delicate face was full of books, and the cheeks were dotted with small freckles, adding a bit of a playful taste to the original delicate face.

    This is a young face, but the things that flash in the eyes are like wisdom that doesn't match this age.

“……Very bad and bad timing. ”The girl sighed in a sigh.

    When she spoke, her eyes didn't look at the people in front of her eyes. The long eyelashes covered her eyes and looked mysterious.

    Standing in front of this freckled girl, is a tall woman, that a stunning purple hair, burst out of a kind of beauty, graceful figure, full of fiery charm, but only her face, that half of the iron face, to the original should be gorgeous full of her, added a cold and tough! Under the iron surface, the purple eyes are more and more enchanting!

    Sylvia stood there and stood at the desk. Her face was as cold as ever, her eyes were as cold as ever, and her body was as straight as ever.

    But at the moment, the purple woman’s heart is not as calm as she is.

    Sylvia looked at the girl in front of the soft couch…This girl was originally just a follower of the man, a shadow, a small tail hiding in the dazzling light of Carvesylver.

    But now, the girl is sitting in Carvesylver's study, lying on the soft couch of Carvesylver, with Carvesylver's book on hand – even the smell of her talking, it seems a bit like the man who has died.

    It felt like Sylvia was very uncomfortable, and when she was sitting in this familiar place and looking at another person in this familiar position, Sylvia felt very awkward, so she seemed to be absent-minded.

    "You are not listening to me carefully."The girl lying on the soft couch suddenly dropped a sentence.

“……YeahSylvia looked at the girl in front of her: "You are sitting in the teacher's place."

    The girl smiled: "And still in the teacher's study…Do you feel as if I have inherited everything from the teacher? So you are somewhat dissatisfied with this? ”

    Sylvia didn't speak.

    The girl suddenly sighed: "Believe me, it doesn't feel good. Maybe you are dissatisfied with such things, but I promise that I have not only inherited these – there are those responsibilities left by the teacher. ”

    Sylvia smiled silently.

    "You and I are both his students."The girl lying on the soft couch suddenly raised her upper body and stared at Sylvia: "So, about 嫉妒, imbalance…These negative emotions are very clear to you and me. It is very boring. I don't care what you think in your heart. You can be dissatisfied, or you can feel uncomfortable with me. I don't care about it. My only requirement is that you must do what I say. I just want to get results. For your psychological and emotional changes in the middle of the process, I don't. Care – these are also the arrangements for the teacher's life. ”

    Sylvia took a deep breath and her purple eyes were completely cold: "…Keep going. ”

    The girl took back Sylvia's eyes and continued to look down, as if walking through the heart, and then slowly said: "This is a very bad and bad time – I just got the news, and asked to meet Gies immediately. Lent."

    Sylvia didn't speak.

    “A lot of people have overlooked a problem that is actually very important – this question was raised by the teacher a long time ago, but it was ignored by most people.”The girl frowned slightly: "Atlantean, far more dangerous than we think." Even the teacher believes that Atlantean is the real trusted aide in the future compared to the Odin. ”

    FutureSylvia sneered: "The premise is that Byzantine can continue to exist without leaving the country. Otherwise, there is nothing you can say about the future."

    "Correcting you, not what I said, what the teacher said."The girl squinted.

    Sylvia closed her mouth and made a "continue" look.

“……This issue has always been ignored by the Royal Family. No matter the Prime Minister, the ministers of the ministries, the dignitaries of the empire, they have never faced the overseas island nation. Yes, Atlantis has only one-thirtyth of our land and only one-tenth of our population. Moreover, at least until now, the kingdom of the sea has never revealed any ambitions for mainland land. But the teacher thinks that this is not because they don't want to…But because the best time to belong to Atlantis did not come. ”

    The girl suddenly picked up the book roll next to the armrest and opened it a few pages – this is not an ordinary book at all, which records the dense lines of data.

    "This is Atlantis. It has always given us the impression that we are rich, partial overseas, and have no control over the control of this world. We lack the initiative. The only external policy is balance and balance…Endless balance. However, if I say the following data, maybe you will understand what I mean. ”

    The girl took a deep breath: "Before the civil war broke out, the annual income of the Byzantine Empire was about 30 million gold coins. Of course, this data excludes the Terma military area that is not under the control of the central government. If you add the land of the population controlled by the Governors of the Terma Military Region, this number may have to double. There are about 65 million gold coins. However, please note that in this data, the financial revenue of the 65 million gold coin, each year, is nearly 20 million gold coins consumed in military spending. Other loss of almost, including the normal expenses of maintaining the operation of this empire…In fact, the annual financial savings of the Byzantine Empire are rare, and sometimes additional taxes are required to meet demand. Do you know how many troops have we fed in such a situation? About 200,000 well-equipped central standing army, 800,000 and a half professional garrison troops and peasant soldiers – ridiculously, the 800,000 figures are only on paper, the following things to eat empty, you I am very clear.

    Let's see Odin again…The Odin empire's *** system is different from ours. They are more barbaric, more backward, and more rude. Their population is one-third of ours, and the land is about 70% of us – but the cultivated land is even smaller! According to our estimates, the Odin Empire's fiscal revenue is only 10 million gold coins a year, but thanks to their almost barbaric system, their armament consumption is much lower than ours. Of course, this is not worth learning. ”

    When the girl said this, she turned the book in her hand: "Look at Atlantis now…The overseas kingdom we have in mind, their land is one-thirtieth of ours, and the population is one tenth…But their annual government revenue is about…"

    Having said that, the girl deliberately paused, and then said the answer in one word: "80 million gold coin! And – this is the data that was obtained three years ago, and given the increasingly tight surveillance system at the Atlantis Empire, it is increasingly difficult to get the most accurate intelligence. But according to historical data, it shows a very interesting situation – every time the years of Byzantine and Odin battle, the Atlantis Empire's fiscal revenue will show an irritating growth! What does this mean…They are in the war! The two powers on the mainland are biting each other, bleeding, and when you fight for life, Atlantean will quietly intervene in the war. This kind of intervention is not open, but in a despicable way of cunning. They will quietly support both sides of the war and then supply the resources needed by both sides: weapon, ordnance, and even…Grains Even in the years of war, Atlantean can actually rent their fleet to us to log the food and ordnance we need! They earn our gold coins by renting a fleet – and don't have to die alone, without spending their own copper plate! It means that we are using our military expenses to help them maintain the maintenance expenses of their ships! Use our money to raise their warships!

    They maintain nearly three hundred warships, most of which have far more draughts and loads than we do – not to mention the Odin empire that has no navy at all.

    More than 80 million gold coins per year, but do you know the annual financial balance of Kingdom of Atlantis? ”

    The girl’s smile is a bit complicated: “…Less than six million gold coin! ”

    She sighed for a long time: "Think carefully, their population, the country, are much smaller than us, but in the past two decades, their huge annual fiscal revenue has been almost completely used, the balance One tenth of the deficiencies! So where is the wealth of huge numbers used? We only saw that the Army of Atlantis had less than 60,000 troops, but the two Armies were compiled, but…What we didn't see was that the military system of the Kingdom of Atlantis was the most complete and advanced of the three countries! They have more than 800,000 reserve jobs throughout the country! These reserve services usually look no different from ordinary people, but they spend 80 days each year assembling military training in various regions, and the time spent in military training and their own work has Kingdom. The government of the Atlantis is financially subsidized! At the same time, every adult man must be forced to enter the reserve at the age of eighteen!

    They have only two Armin standing forces on the bright side, but in fact…If they are willing, a paper mobilization order will collect more than hundreds of thousands of well-trained soldiers in a month!

    At the same time they have the most powerful navy, the total logistic volume of the navy is a number we can't imagine! As long as they are willing, they can easily enter the inland sea with the invincible navy. With their logistic ability, they can log the 200,000 troops to the port of Osgiliath within one month – including the weapon and the grain!

    I would like to ask, if it is really a country with no mainland ambitions and no aggressiveness, why should such huge financial revenues be invested in the reserve every year? Maintaining such a huge reserve number? ”