Conquest

    Chapter 414 [Box]

    Dax’s words say that Shaar is a little embarrassed. When he thinks about it, his boss is indeed too irresponsible. Almost all of the military affairs are handed over to Green to sit down and make some happenings. And then it disappears for a while. It's no wonder that Green's Mad Dog is going crazy.

    Shaar smiled and touched his nose: "That…Needless to say, you can talk about business. What did Green say after reading my letter? ”

    "How can I say…"Dax snorted and lazily leaned against the chair and stretched out: "You can only say, my boss, you once again proved one thing: your dog is really damn it." The Basta Military Region has actually been hooked up by this line. In any case, after several analyses, it is still very beneficial for us to establish a good relationship with the Basta Military Region at this stage. So…Green kicked me to your side, let me assist you in fulfilling this mission…"

    "I thought I would send the guy from Rheinhardt."Shaar muttered.

    Dax immediately made a sad look: "Boss, you actually look down on me like this…Oh, my God, don't forget how much credit I can make for you! Should my salary increase a little? Or give me some special expenses? The last time I went to contact those intelligence networks, I spent a lot of money. The abominable Green always offered various excuses to refuse to reimburse me! ”

    Shaar snorted and glanced at the guy: "Special funding? HumI have read the list of your list, something like 'the people who are drinking wine with the Trading Company', or 'purchasing jewelry for a certain lady'. Do you think I will reimburse you? ”

    "These are all useful."Dax shrugged his shoulders: "You know, to get through the relationship in some places, local generals and officials, if it is too difficult to get it, you can start from their wife, know that few women can resist jewelry. The charm. I can do this for our business. Moreover, I also almost hurt my stomach when I went to drink flowers and wine. ”

    "Okay, don't talk nonsense."Shaar waved his hand: "Say business!" Did you come here and bring something that interests me? ”

    Dax sighed and whispered: "What a hell, it’s not very good for Father to meet this stingy boss."

    With that, he felt a booklet from his arms and threw it in front of Shaar: "This is what I got through some relationship before I came, because the time is too tight, so the information is just some fur, there is a lot of content must you already know, if you give me a little more time, and a little more money, I promise I'll dig out any secret information you want to know! Haha! I heard that Mrs. Governor is very beautiful, even if you want to know what color she likes, I can find out for you! ”

    Just shut up.Shaar annoyed and said: "Who, who he damn it wants to know what color her *** is!"

    Dax shrank his neck and shouted in a low, unspeakable voice: "I really want to know…"

……

    Although Dax is always annoying to Shaar, he has to admit that the efficiency of this guy is really first class.

    The book he brought is a list of all the members of the current core group of the Besta Military Region. Age, position, resume, and even some personal preferences are listed.

    Although this information is not as detailed as Shaar’s portrait book from Mrs. Governor’s hand that day, it’s enough for Dax to do this. After all, it seems that I’ve been collecting intelligence for a while. Some are ignored.

    (It seems that it is really time to give this guy a little more money.)Shaar secretly calculated.

    "From the perspective of strength, the real strength of the Besta Military Region is actually much stronger than it seems. The Governor of Governor, who has been in power for several years, has been pursuing a strategy of hiding wealth with the people. This strategy has not seen any effect in the past two years, but since the third year of her administration, it has gradually shown its benefits. First of all, the political strategy of the previous years is worthy of a boom in the trading company and trade of the Basta Military Region. The commercial activities of the private sector have developed, and their taxation has begun to increase substantially since the third year. Simply speaking…Boss, this woman is very rich, and more money than you can! Almost all of the top ten trading companies on the mainland have set up important chapters in the Besta military area, and the Besta Military District has good relations with these Trading Company. With the wealth of wealth, the Besta Military District has armed 20,000 regular troops. Please note that the 20,000 regular troops are all armed according to the standards of the Imperial Central Standing Army! Whether it is training, military or equipment, it is formulated according to the standards of the Imperial Central Army! In addition, their local defensive and policing power has exceeded 8,000. In addition, I found an interesting source. In the past three years, the Besta Military Region has purchased two ordnance weapons from several fixed Trading Companies almost every year, including important strategic materials: weapon and armor! Purchased twice a year, the purchase transaction amount exceeds two million gold coin, that is to say, in the past three years, the Besta Military Region has invested 6 million gold coins in purchasing strategic materials! According to the standards of the empire, armed with a central standing army, Army, needs two million gold coins to calculate, and the materials they reserve are enough to arm two or three Army! So…hēi hēi, how to say it, this woman is very ambitious! ”

    In addition, the peasant military system of the Besta military region is almost dead in Yuri governor when he was young, and they have given up the costly and weak peasant military system, And having adopted a semi-military reserve System, I am surprised that this system is very close to the reserve of Atlantis, so I have reason to believe that this governor's military construction strategy, to a large extent, draws on the Kingdom of Atlantis The reserve strategy adopted. In the past three years, they have spent more than one million gold coins on the training of reserve. Although I can't accurately determine how many reserve funds they have cultivated, according to the proportion of this expenditure, I think it is spent. Under the premise of a million gold coin, if the Lady of Governor is not too idiotic, or the person under her is not too corrupt, if most of the money is spent in the place that should be spent, then it will always If you have some effect, follow this inference…They may have more than 40,000 reserve troops. You know, the total population of the Besta Military Region is less than one million, so this ratio is already very high.

    In short, to describe the strength of the Besta Military Region can be summarized in such a sentence 'have money! There are soldiers! 'Ha ha

    Shaar sat there, listening to Dax in silence, and he touched his brow: "So?" Anything else? Keep going. ”

    "There are some, but it is my personal inference."Dax sighed and he closed the booklet: "The time is too short, I can't get more information, but I think my inference below is somewhat reasonable. Although the Basta Military Region has considerable potential, it has several huge drawbacks.

    The first problem is food! As I said just now, the total population of the Besta Military District is less than one million. They now have nearly 30,000 troops, and I have inferred more than 40,000 reserves. If you add almost the same as the auxiliary soldiers and the tax soldiers. Waiting for the mess, their military population is about 100,000. Please note that this number occupies one tenth of their total population! According to the calculation of their total population, the total population is one million. Then make a simple inference: half of men and women, then half of the old and weak…The population of one million people in the Basta Military Region, in theory, the total number of males in the prime year will not exceed 300,000! And 100,000 of them have been used in military affairs, then…In the next situation, I don't have to say that you should be able to think of it! The population of farming is greatly reduced! In the past few years, the Besta Military Region has been sourcing a large amount of food for almost every year, and their own productivity is insufficient to meet local demand. In terms of food consumption, they have been the most stable source before: two are the Corsican Military Region! Oh, interesting details! Another source is the purchase of several military districts in the southeast!

    Well, the question now comes: the Corsican military region has been occupied by the Odin people. I am afraid that the fertile land of those savage Odin people will fall into their hands. I am afraid that they will be abandoned. Odin people are not. Good at farming, then at least Corsican can't continue to provide food to the Besta Military District. And other military regions…The Besta Military Region has announced its withdrawal from the Red Round Table Alliance, so other military regions will at least not openly sell food to them! Therefore, finding a new food procurement channel as soon as possible is a problem faced by the Besta people.

    The second problem is their internals: heirs!

    Yuri Governor has been over fifty years old. When he was young, he was so fierce and fierce that he couldn’t give birth to a half-woman. I don’t think that the old man who is over half a year can make people. Although Mrs. Governor has done a very good job these years, I know that she is a woman after all. For the Yuri family, she is an 'outsider' after all. Although she has conquered some people, there are always some old Yuri family members who still hold the orthodox concept, so…"

    "You mean Lear."Shaar nodded. "I have seen this Lear, he…It should be a powerful role. ”

    “Correct.”Dax nodded: "But this Lady Governor is even better! Since last year, although Mr. Lear has gained some opportunities with the support of many old courtiers, and Mrs. Governor seems to be under pressure to give some power to this Lear, but in general, most of the regular army still Firmly grasped in the hands of Mrs. Governor! Moreover, the most critical issue is…The Yuri Governor himself seems to still trust his wife very much! Honestly, I have been very puzzled about this. ”

    Shaar smiled and agreed.

    Dax sighed: "This Yuri Governor loves his wife. It seems that love is overdone, and the extent of this trust, I think, far exceeds the level of trust between ordinary couples. Even if he loves a woman again, at least he must think about the future of his family. And, according to the information I collected, this Yuri Governor, seems to…It should not be secretly love beauty, not the master of the country. I mean, although he is a romantic seed, at least, when he is younger, he still shows some ambitions and a sense of responsibility towards the family. Now, how do you say…He almost gave the entire Yuri family's foundation to his wife. The extent of this generosity, to be honest, at least for me, I can't do it. After all, the Basta Military Region is the foundation of the Yuri family. In a way, this is not the private industry of Yuri Governor, it is a family heritage. In this way, Yuri Governor seems to be too generous for his wife, but he is too irresponsible for the family. ”

    Shaar’s eyes lit up: “You mean…Is there anything in it…"

    "There is no evidence, I can only make some guesses. Or maybe, Yuri Governor’s generosity is a kind of guilt and compensation…You know, in the relationship between the old husband and the young wife, the husband tends to be extraordinarily favored by the young wife because of the guilt and compensation. Hehe…"

    After a few laughs, Dax coughed a few times and coughed a few times before he said: "In any case, Mrs. Governor's current status is very stable, provided that the Yuri Governor trusts! After all, Yuri Governor is the true owner of the Besta Military Region, and Mrs. Governor is just a custodian. If the Yuri Governor suddenly distrusts his wife – we can imagine that she can compete with her nephew, but she can't compete with her husband because if she dares to show a little bit Her husband’s intention to do it, then the prestige she had built up in the past few years will collapse instantly! In other words …The status of Mrs. Governor is based on the trust of Yuri Governor himself. This status seems to be very solid, but it is also very dangerous! ”

    "Another problem is…Yuri Governor's own health. After all, he is an old man who is over half a year old. And I heard that when he was young, he spent a lot of days in the world. Boss, I can bet that in this world, if a man spends too much time in the world, he must not live long. Yuri Governor is still trusting his wife, but if he suddenly has a leg…Then, the status of Mrs. Governor is very embarrassing. Her legal status for the rule of the Besta military region came from her husband, and if her husband died, at least in terms of identity, she had no reason to continue to rule the military region.

    However, this issue does not seem to worry about it for the time being.

    The information I found, the Yuri Governor, was very poor in the past few years, at least in the third year after they got married, he almost died of illness twice, but fortunately he came over. What is strange is that from the fourth year onwards, the health condition of the Yuri Governor has gradually stabilized. Although it is still a large medicine jar, there is no such dangerous situation that it will die anytime. Obviously, this Mrs. Governor also understands her own situation, so she is very concerned about her husband's health problems. This Yuri Governor is a simple and simple life, and Mrs. Governor is still from the mainland. At least three famous doctors have come to take care of Yuri Governor. However, if you say it again, it is also an old man in his fifties. Even if he is doing well now, this problem will be exposed in the next few years.

    Once Yuri Governor died, but there is still no heir, the identity of Mrs. Governor will immediately become very embarrassing! The information I collected recorded an interesting thing. Just the year before, the Lady of Grant had expressed her intention to adopt a child on some occasions, but the intention was just revealed. I have been opposed by almost all of my men! Even the subordinates who are very loyal to her are firmly opposed to this kind of thing, and as a result, this matter is done. ”

    Dax finally finished all the words, his analysis was clear, and Shaar nodded with satisfaction: "It seems that Green sent you this decision is indeed correct, Dax, you did a great job."

    So,Is it possible to consider a salary increase? ”The guy smiled shamelessly at Shaar.

    Shaar sighed and looked at Dax. He said: "A raise? How have I never heard of the existence of such a thing? ”

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    In the short term, Mrs. Governor was married, but she still kept in touch with Lear. It is enough to control this connection to a limited degree of goodwill.

    This is the conclusion that Shaar made after Dax analysis. The two agree very much: at least until the death of Yuri Governor, no one can shake the woman's dominance in the Besta military region.

    They need us.

    Another point raised by Dax is: "The problem of food must be solved. Since it cannot be purchased externally, the only choice left by the Besta people is: war! They have so many elite troops, and they have hoarded so much supplies and reserves. These forces are not hoarding and playing at home! By next year, the Besta people will have a headache for the food problem. At that time, their only choice was to launch a war, wage war against neighbors, aggression, and plunder. And at this time, they need us! Whether they are fighting in the Corsica area occupied by the Odin people or somewhere else, they need our cooperation. We can help them to control the power of Manninger and share their pressure. ”

    Just at the end of the conversation between the two, suddenly someone came to inform, the general Lear sent someone to ask Shaar Marshal Lord and sent a gift.

    This kind of thing, Shaar has experienced much more in these two days.

    The Mrs. Lear and Mrs. Governor are very passionate about themselves. They live here and receive gifts from both parties almost every day.

    Most of Mrs. Governor’s gifts were made of jade food and daily use, and that Lear sent some more manly gifts, such as some well-made swords or his new one. The best bow, or a bucket of the best wine and so on.

    Shaar's principle is that the two sides show their intentions for the solicitation: the visitor does not refuse!

    He did not hesitate to laugh at any good things sent.

    After getting the notice, Shaar and Dax walked out of the parliament and came outside.

    The gift was given by a Praetorian Guard captain from Lear General. This guy had seen Shaar many times in the past two days. He also had a few drinks together. Both sides were very familiar. After the other party respected Shaar. Left a gift.

    This is a big box, but the box is equipped with a well-built saddle and horse stables and bridles. This pair of horses is obviously not expensive, and the horses and horses are actually pure gold! And even the reins are the best leather belts.

    After Shaar's polite smile, after the Praetorian Guard captain left, just came back and saw that Dax has moved the box into the parliament – this guy looks envious and holds a pure gold Ma Wei, the expression on his face seems to be about to drain the water.

    Looking at Shaar coming in, Dax smiled and said: "Boss, this thing is not bad…I said that I can post a lot of private money before I get the information. Even if you refuse to reimburse, these things will be rewarded to me as compensation. How? ”

    Shaar glanced at the guy, but obviously Dax had no fear of Shaar. In the face of Shaar's blink of an eye, he was still a hippie smile. Shaar finally sighed: "Okay, don't make this disgusting." It looks like you like it."

    Dax immediately smiled and smiled. After taking the horse out of the box, he was about to bring a horse to wear it. At this time…

    "Is it?"

    Dax suddenly stopped the action, bowed his face and looked at the box in a positive color. The smirk on the face disappeared completely, his brows were locked, his eyes flashed with a strange look, and he stared carefully at the box. .

    "What happened?"Shaar moved in his heart and immediately walked over to him.

    Dax took a deep breath: "There is something in the box!"

    Shaar looked inside, but the box was empty, and where is there something?

    Dax sneered: "Lord, you can't see it…Hey! At the bottom of the box, some words are engraved on a special thing. The material used for the engraved words is specially made, and it is still twilled, so unless it is a person who knows how to do it, it is impossible to see. ”

    He said, pulling Shaar and changing his angle to stand next to the box: "You stand here, it is this angle, bending over…Slightly sideways! Have you seen it? Inside the box, a small line was engraved! ”

    Dax smiled very complicatedly: "The standard Atlantis intelligence personnel approach…It seems that this Lear General's knowledge is also very profound, actually know this means. ”