I Will Be The Crowned King

South of Shuangya Mountain, near Sail City.

On the smoke-filled countryside, a **** fight just ended.

Hearing the sound of cannons still rumbling in his ears, the soaked Bernard Morwes stood at the top of a collapsed fort, supported his body with the only remaining saber scabbard, and went far away. Looking out.

Through the blood-stained and muddy telescope lens, the sight in front of me was horrifying.

The battle that lasted for three days completely turned the once prosperous and rich suburbs into a burning ruin.

The colonial rebels who once claimed to "swear to the death to resist" and "bleed the last drop of blood", the colonial rebels, which hit like a tidal wave, have thrown away enough corpses to cover the entire battlefield amid the fierce artillery fire and the sound of platoons of gunfire that trembled in the air. Escape to the endless wilderness of the New World.

If it was in the old world, any reasonable commander would immediately order a limited pursuit, at least to completely disperse the enemy so that the deserters could never be reorganized.

But this is the new world, so the cold snow and ice, the virgin forest where you can hardly find any food in early spring, the lurking monsters and beasts, the elusive indigenous hunters...

They will replace the cavalry to complete this very difficult task.

Even so, it is still unable to compensate for the economic losses caused by the complete ravages and destruction of the war - gorgeous manor houses are burning in billowing black smoke, fertile plantations are full of fallen corpses, broken weapons and flags; , a dense crater of six- and twelve-pounder shells.

Such a serious loss will definitely be a heavy blow to Yangfan City and even the entire colony in Shuangya Mountain; if enough agricultural products cannot be collected as soon as possible, after the war, it is very likely that instead of peace, there will be famine.

So how did things get so serious?

Resisting the choking smoke, Bernard Morwes sighed heavily.

Almost at the end of last year, that is, after the end of the Hantu War, as the highest-ranking commander of the post-war Imperial Expeditionary Force surviving, Bernard was appointed by the emperor, and he was directly stuffed into the last ship to the New World and served as a sailor. City Governor.

This is actually a punitive appointment. Although the Morwes family has a huge influence in the empire, since they are defeated, they must pay the price.

Bernard readily accepted his fate—compared to his boss Casper who died in the vast land, this result was not too bad; not to mention that with a family operating behind the scenes, he could be reinstated by himself in a year or two at most.

But what he never expected was that as soon as he landed, he caught up with the great rebellion that spread to the entire colony.

What I didn't expect was that the first round of rebellion had just ended, and that **** who was sent by the emperor to collect taxes actually got water in his head and directly killed all the representatives of the colonies!

So it took nearly a year, and it took countless real money to pacify the colony of "beast slaves" rioting, and immediately ushered in the second round of rebellion; the enemy this time was no longer those unarmed slave slaves, but in the past Colonial militias newly armed by the Empire during the year.

What's more terrifying is the **** who broke into the big goods. The next morning, a group of angry colonial militia broke into his luxurious three-story mansion, making the guns become a sieve.

Under such circumstances, Bernard, who got the news immediately, decided to take over the army and started suppressing the rebel militia in order not to fall into the same fate.

After experiencing the baptism of the "Beast Slave Rebellion", the colonial militiamen who had no fighting ability and only had the blood to defend their homeland - although strictly speaking, this place did not belong to them - had a certain degree of training and confrontation with the enemy. Experience; although it is still far inferior to the regular army, it is no longer a "real" cannon fodder that collapsed on the spot as soon as the gun sounded.

In the past, in order to ensure absolute control over the colonies, the empire itself would rather bear the huge cost of **** and high-risk colonial returns than give them the power to arm themselves.

However, in order to deal with the attacks of the riotous beast slaves and the indigenous people, even if the army was mobilized, the empire had to set up corresponding militia organizations in the major colonies to provide basic military training to the young laborers who volunteered to join; at the same time, in order to ensure logistics, Gunpowder and firearms workshops were also built accordingly.

The direct consequence of this is that the cost of counterinsurgency has skyrocketed.

Of course, as the governor of Sail City, Bernard knew very well that the so-called "rebellion" was just a means used by these colonies to bargain with the empire; as long as the empire was merciful and exempted from taxes for a few years, the last second these people were Traitor, the next side will shout long live the emperor.

The problem is that this is impossible - not to mention his "guilty man", even the **** who was in charge of countering the rebellion knew it was absolutely impossible: a general who held military power in the colony made such a request to the emperor, In His Majesty's eyes, he was afraid that he was more sinful than the rebellious colony and deserved death.

So that **** used his death to prove his loyalty to the emperor, and Bernard, who was "forced to work", would not become in the eyes of the emperor unless he used more cruel and **** means to suppress the rebellious army and colonies." Suspicious thief who intends to rebel”.

This result made Bernard deeply ironic - in the vast land, the imperial expeditionary force was too brutal, paving the way for subsequent failure; but in the colony, he had only the brutality that was close to his ability to restore the best. At least order, save your life.

In addition to regretting that the dead old boss chose the wrong battlefield, the governor of Yangfan City, who was in a complicated mood, could only sigh in his heart, "This is probably life."

But in any case, the first part of this rebellion has ended - the riot in Sail City has been completely suppressed, the rebel army of nearly 7,000 people has been completely annihilated, and the entire colony has been returned to the rule of the Empire.

In addition to this, he also received another good news: the town of Long Lake, which was least affected by the rioting beast slaves and the riots of the indigenous people, although there were also rebels, the vast majority of people still chose to remain loyal to the empire.

The only condition put forward by the Long Lake Town Council is that they hope to postpone the tax time a little until all the rebellions in the colonies have been completely quelled; the reason is also quite good - Long Lake Town is too far away from Yangfan City, whether there is a fleet of its own, Materials are at risk of being cut off, whether by land or sea.

To be honest, this cannot be said to be almost the same as the previous request made by the six major colonies, but it is also completely consistent.

But when four of the six major colonies rebelled, Bernard, who was temporarily unable to interfere in Longhu Town, could only agree temporarily, appreciate the loyalty of the other party, and figure out what excuse he should use to purge Changhu. Lake Town Council.

But that's all later... When the smoke cleared, Bernard Morwes, the victor, stood on the fort and reviewed the army that had just won a big victory, and led them to a long absence. Sail City.

Facing the triumphant counter-insurgency army, Yangfan City Council tremblingly opened the city gate and organized the people of the city to welcome the return of their governor.

Accompanied by thunderous steps and neat figures, the people who were pulled over from both sides of the street, in panic, desperately squeezed a smile on their faces full of fear, and used trembling hands to protect the "defense". ' cheered their troops and the Governor-General.

In order to show their loyalty and sincerity, the Yangfan City Council even refurbished the governor's mansion in advance, expanded a courtyard outside, and even changed the floor tiles of the street outside the mansion... Let Bernard really experience it and just come here Different treatment in time.

At least for now, Yangfan City, which was silent from top to bottom, no longer poses any threat to him, the colonial governor.

Despite this, Bernard, who cherished his life very much, still did not choose to settle in this renovated governor's mansion - God knows if those **** who wanted to please themselves took the opportunity to do some tricks or tunnels in it while they were away, and let them relax their vigilance. Time to wait for the opportunity.

Considering the **** who was also beaten to death in his own home before, Bernard thought his worries were justified.

But the problem is that he can't continue to camp outside the city in order to ensure his own life. First, he has just experienced a **** battle, and the exhausted army can't agree; and he dare not stay in the city. It is very detrimental to his subsequent rule over Yangfan City.

After thinking about it again and again, he had to choose a "compromise" plan.

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"So you decided to come to me, didn't you?"

In a small church in Sail City, the young knight sitting at the dining table raised his glass and smiled at Bernard across from him.

"If I were to choose a place to live in the entire Sail City, there would never be a safer place than here." The depressed Governor of Sail City admitted unabashedly:

"Although it's a rebellion in name, my hands are stained with the blood of thousands of sailors - maybe five years, maybe ten years, anyway, before I leave this damned place, the people living here There is absolutely no thanks to me as the Governor... Caution is a necessity to get me through my term safely."

"Perhaps if you try to treat them with another attitude, you will get a completely different result." The young knight changed his words:

"I talked to some of the people who came to pray, and all they wanted was a reduction or a delay in tax collection; just a little concession, or just to ease the relationship between the two parties, all this would not have happened."

"That's right, but what about the consequences?" With a light snort, Bernard asked back:

"If the four seas are peaceful and the empire is peaceful, maybe you can consider fighting for it; but now that the war between the empire and the Clovis has not stopped, you think His Majesty the emperor, who has spent his treasury for the war, can tolerate the colony not paying... or even paying it late. taxi?"

"But isn't the result the same now?"

"You are the cause!"

The face of the governor of Yangfan City turned cold, and his slightly helpless tone was mixed with a hint of irritability: "No one knew that these colonies really had such courage, and no one would have thought that the last second was shouting long live the emperor, thank you for your shamelessness. You bastard, you can start a rebellion in the next second - just because you don't want to pay taxes!"

"And don't forget, in the emperor's eyes, I'm not a governor, but an exiled sinner; an exiled sinner represents this and that request for a group of tax-resistant traitors, do you think our majesty can accept it?!"

"I have no choice but to suppress! There are also these traitors, they have already killed one governor of the empire, do you think they will care if they want to kill the second one?!"

The young knight looked at him calmly, silently filled a glass of wine for the exasperated governor, and sighed softly:

"If you can calm down and talk to them as an ordinary imperial person. There are ways... actually there are."

"I…"

Bernard was stunned, looking up at the young knight on the opposite side:

"any solution?!"

"If you want to solve the rebellion in the colony, you must first find out who is really 'leading' the rebellion." The young knight put down his glass and began to analyze for him:

"Actually, it can be seen from Yangfan City that the parliaments of the various colonies have no confidence in betraying the empire. Rebellion and even riots are just bargaining chips they use for negotiation; even within them, such 'radical factions' 'It's not too many - at least in Sail City, not even a third of them."

"As for the colonial militia who were inspired by them, they were just pure anger; I have seen many ordinary people who came to pray and asked them why they rebelled against the Empire - no one could explain the reason."

"Everyone is just repeating one sentence. The Empire wants to kill everyone in the colony and loot the last piece of copper in their pockets. As for why the Empire did this, no one knows."

Bernard immediately understood what he meant: "You mean, if I can appease the common people in the colonies and convince them that the Empire doesn't intend to loot their poor purses and shacks, much less kill all of them. Can the riot be quelled?"

"At least it can weaken the damage and influence." The young knight said solemnly:

"Since there are only a handful of wealthy and ambitious parliamentarians who are really trying to bargain with the Empire, then isolate them so that they can no longer hide behind the people and bluff."

"I suggest learning from the Clovis people's practice in this regard, replacing direct forced expropriation with low-cost purchases, and at the same time exempting some taxes. This eases the contradiction and shows the sincerity of the empire's willingness to make concessions."

"It makes sense - I will disclose this matter to the parliament as soon as I go back to see what the reaction will be."

The bright-eyed Governor of Yangfan City nodded slightly, and then took the opportunity to say the real purpose of his trip: "If it goes well, are you willing to serve as my adjutant and carry out the acquisition work on my behalf?"

"Your Excellency Louis Bernard?"

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