I Will Be The Crowned King

Chapter 21 Cooperation and Winning

"……why?"

Before saying this, Speaker Harold was stunned for a long time, so much that he almost burned his fingers with soot.

He really couldn't understand why Ansen Bach refused such a humble request, such a generous proposal.

In all fairness, if it weren't for the fact that the Beluga Harbor Council was showing signs of splitting due to the arrival of the garrison army and Anson's "painting", he would not have put his posture at such a low level.

The problem is that he won't even agree to that, Anson Bach... what does he want? !

Speaker Harold was stunned. Outside the door of the living room, a small secretary with a tray just walked in, put down a glass of mulled wine in front of the two of them, turned around and walked to the corner behind the fireplace, silently speaking. Pulled out the notebook.

"Are our conditions not good enough?"

"of course not."

Anson smiled and snorted, picked up the mulled wine on the table, and swayed gently in his hand: "To be honest, the conditions you offered are really good, so good that I can't even believe it. ."

With the size of Beluga Port... Although this is indeed a fairly wealthy port city, it would definitely take a lot of blood to cover three-quarters of the expenses of a 6,000-strong infantry division.

Harold frowned. "That's because..."

"Because you made a mistake." An Sen interrupted lightly:

"Although the incident was sudden, I was still officially appointed by the Royal Army, the garrison commander with the full authority of the royal family and the Privy Council. The officers and soldiers under my command have a complete and independent establishment, each person's identity, position and rank, They were all recognized by the Royal Army."

"what about you?"

Harold's expression changed slightly.

"If I remember correctly, the local definition of colonial councils is 'autonomous institutions', not even administrative units, let alone any standards and status." Anson looked at Harold:

"In other words, if I want to declare the current Beluga Harbor Council illegal tomorrow, there should be no problem with re-establishing a parliament... Right, Alan?"

"Exactly." The little secretary in the corner said without raising his head, the pen "Sasha" in his hand quickly recorded in the notebook:

"The Colony of Ice Dragon Fjord follows the Colonial Development Act promulgated in the 20th year of the Saint Calendar, allowing immigrants and colonists to establish a self-governing parliament in the local area, but has no administrative rights, nor the right to levy taxes on the local area, public management, There is no right to set up private courts, or to carry out independent diplomacy - these are the powers of colonial governors."

"But the current Ice Dragon Fjord Colony does not have a Governor, and you and your accomplices do not represent the Governor's Palace." Anson took the topic silently:

"So what qualifications do you have to ask me to join the Beluga Harbor Council controlled by you and your accomplices?"

Harold's expression turned ugly.

"With all due respect, Colonel Anson Bach, you'd better not be so hostile to the Beluga Harbor Council." His tone suddenly became serious:

"Don't forget, at least half of your monthly expenses and your subordinates' monthly expenses must be provided by us - especially the most important food and various military supplies, the mainland will not transport the whole ship for you all the way. Ship's potatoes and wheat."

"With all due respect, Speaker Harold, the garrison's regulations clearly states that it is 'collect half or more of the supplies from the local area'." Anson looked at him seriously:

"It doesn't say 'allowing the power to collect materials to be handed over to Parliament'."

"But we are Beluga Harbor!"

Harold's expression became more and more ugly: "Ore, wood, cultivated land... All the wealth of Beluga Port and even everything about her are under our control!"

"Don't you want to develop the fishing industry? Four-fifths of the fishing boat owners in Beluga Harbor are members of the Council of Five Hundred People; do you want to develop arable land? I can call those manor owners to the headquarters for you now. Come; you want to develop manufacturing, develop forestry, widen trade lines...we can help you.”

"But if you really plan to declare war on us... I promise, everything you do in Moby Dick will be impossible!"

Harold said coldly, his right hand holding the pipe trembling slightly.

Anson put down the glass and looked him up and down carefully:

"Are you threatening me?"

"Absolutely not!" Speaker Harold, who heard the words, was tensed:

"I'm just telling you a fact that is bound to happen. The Parliament is the White Whale Harbor, and the White Whale Harbor is the Parliament; by refusing to cooperate with us, you are conveying malice to the entire Beluga Harbor... This is not wise."

Harold's tone was genuinely sincere.

But Anson didn't answer him.

In the dead headquarters living room, there was only the sound of the fireplace burning charcoal and the sound of the little clerk swiping.

Anson suddenly raised his head and chuckled, which startled Harold, who was nervous.

"So... it's very late today, you'd better go back and have a good rest." Anson wrote lightly, and raised the glass on the table again:

"After two days, I will personally go to the Beluga Harbor Council to discuss the specific content of cooperation with you."

Oh?

Harold looked surprised: "What are you saying is true?"

"Of course, I don't want to be an enemy of the entire Beluga Harbor." Anson shrugged, taking a sip of mulled wine, as if it was a matter of course:

"Since whoever cooperates is cooperation, you must cooperate with the strongest force-is there a stronger force in Beluga Harbor than the Beluga Harbor Council?"

"Of course, I will not join the Beluga Harbor Council anyway."

"Then... about cooperation..."

"I can assure you that all my ideas will be realized in consultation with the Beluga Harbor Council; if the opposition is really loud, I will not be too stubborn." Anson said indifferently:

"Of course, the premise is that you can really cooperate with me - don't interfere in what I want to do, this is my only request."

Speaker Harold nodded slightly: "In that case, we respect your ideas."

In his opinion, this should be Anson Bach's bottom line; since the goal of forcing the other party to make concessions and compromises has been achieved, there is no need for him to go further... Besides, he doesn't really want the other party to join the parliament.

Any organization in this world is easy to come in and hard to go out. This is the same for both parties; letting the garrison commander join the parliament can indeed further strengthen the authority of the parliament, but it also gives the other party an opportunity to break through.

With the military power and position in his hands, will he be willing to become the 501st member of parliament and obediently obey all the orders of the Beluga Harbor Council?

Absolutely impossible.

It would be better to say that if Ansen Bach really agreed, it would be a real danger, indicating that he was really not satisfied with the power in his hands, and planned to completely turn Beluga Harbor into his own pocket and become the governor of Ice Dragon Fjord. ...that would be too dangerous.

Since he wants to take a step back and maintain a certain distance from the "autonomous body" of the Beluga Harbor Council, Fang still has the possibility of cooperation.

With this thought in mind, Speaker Harold, who was finally relieved, left the headquarters.

After sending off the uninvited guests, Anson did not return to the bedroom immediately; on the one hand, he was not in a hurry to solve the problem, on the other hand, he just suddenly realized that the other party's visit might be a good opportunity to take advantage of.

The other party repeatedly emphasized that "Beluga Harbour is the Parliament, and the Parliament is the Beluga Port", "The Parliament is the most powerful force in the Beluga Port", "Anything you want to cooperate with, the Parliament can provide help"...

In Anson's view, this shows at least two things.

First of all, when I first met, I was really taken aback by the number of "five hundred people", but when I think about it, it is not completely impossible - 1%, which is almost exactly the rich and poor of Clovis City. gap ratio.

This means that the other party should really not lie. The property owners of the entire Beluga Port—landlords, wealthy businessmen, mercenary leaders, guild leaders, church minds… are all members of the Council of Five Hundreds.

Secondly, the other party seems to be very afraid of bypassing the parliament and directly cooperating with the locals in Beluga Port.

This is so interesting.

As the speaker of the White Whale Harbor Council, why should he be afraid of this--worrying that he bypasses the parliament and directly contacts with various forces, making him the speaker?

How is this possible... Anson couldn't help laughing.

He is the garrison commander, not the real colony governor. No matter how powerful he is, he has no right to interfere with local autonomy; words like "overthrowing the Beluga Harbor Council and rebuilding a new one" are just to scare him, and really want to toss the colony. People's grievances are boiling, and he has to run away with a bucket overnight.

In fact, if the other party is really willing to cooperate, Ansen doesn't mind cooperating with the Beluga Harbor Council, especially since the other party has most of the resources of the entire Beluga Harbor, it is unrealistic to bypass the other party completely.

But the other party doesn't seem to think so, not only intends to crush himself, but even wants to take the entire storm division with empty gloves?

In this case, it is necessary for oneself to let the other party recognize the reality.

He was so disgusted that he bypassed the Beluga Harbor Council to contact other forces, proving that this five-hundred-member council was not united into an indestructible monolith - then again, is there a monolithic council in this world?

The next thing is simple - take advantage of the opportunity of the other party to take the initiative to win over him, directly find Speaker Harold's most powerful challenger in the Beluga Harbor Council, reach a cooperation with the other party, and win over the other party by helping him to rise to the top, Remote control the entire Beluga Harbor Council with the help of puppets.

As for who Harold's challenger is... well, he's actually introduced himself to him.

Mason Weitzler, the general representative of the Beluga Harbor Chamber of Commerce, and Bishop Ruiper, who believes in universalism; one is a wealthy businessman with deep roots, and the other is the spiritual leader of the entire Ice Dragon Fjord and the surrounding colonies.

Although they have only met once, both of them left a deep impression on Anson.

Compared with Speaker Harold, Mason Weizler is a standard rich businessman, low-key, content with the status quo, and very good at inflaming.

His financial resources are also very strong - according to the information found by the small secretary, the Weizler family owns five ocean-going cargo ships, two large fishing vessels, two coal mines and a large manor, mainly engaged in coal mines and salt trade.

The trade volume of the Weizler family alone is almost one-fifth of the entire Beluga Port.

And his weakness is also very obvious. The Weizler family made a fortune by selling salt and contracting fishing boats, but the support from Harold is inextricably linked to the fact that he can obtain such high profits.

In other words, if he can be supported by other forces, he can naturally leave and join the subordinates of other forces, and build on the existing foundation to a higher level.

In comparison, Bishop Ripper seemed more dangerous.

The opponent's power is not only limited to Beluga Harbor, it covers or even exceeds the colony of the entire Ice Dragon Fjord. It has a large number of fans who are willing to serve him. The strength is so strong that Speaker Harold must introduce himself to him. .

And, as one of the Ring of Order sects, the ecumenical sect has the most significant difference from other sects, that is, it is very easy to join; it advocates not interfering with the daily life of believers, and does not even require participating in various religious ceremonies, and the cost of belief can be It is said that infinity is approaching zero, so it is very easy to expand~www.novelmt.com~ But on the other hand this sect is extremely paranoid in some respects, firmly believes that the Ring of Order is the savior of the world, was shot and Hanging is the greatest blessing of the pagans in this life, and their minds are full of holy war expeditions, so extreme that even the Holy See can't accept it.

However, it is precisely because of this paranoia that they have become the only sect that has not been "domesticated" by the church after the forty-seventh year of the saint's calendar; even though the church has accepted a considerable part of their ideas, they would rather leave the old world. To remain independent.

And not long ago, Fabien also popularized an interesting "little knowledge point" for Anson - the steam engine was indeed invented by St. Isaac, but using a steam valve to "steam a living person" was the idea of ​​the Universal Emperor.

Forty-seven years before the saint's calendar, the common method of the church was to be shot or hanged. Those strange and artistic punishments were basically the first to be implemented by the Universal Sect. Later, the church just thought it was good and copied it.

If the Inquisition is a fanatic of the church, then Ecumenicalism is probably a fanatic among the fanatics, full of jihad and martyrdom.

For this kind of person, coercion and inducement are completely useless. People who believe in such extreme sects will never eat this, let alone their leaders; it is definitely a typical example of stinky, hard, and insufferable oil and salt.

The price to pay to win over such a person is definitely not small, and once the power of the other party swells, it is easy to be attacked - after all, the other party is a heretic sect that is more terrifying than a pagan organization.

After thinking about it for a minute, Anson made a decision.

He wants to win over Bishop Ripper and make him his own!

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