Chapter 431 (1/2)
In the process, the Lancelot royal family can be said to eat two ends.
The Regent Princess Sophia made a lot of money behind the Yongye army leader's buttocks. Not only did she sell a large amount of grain, but she had a certain amount of money in the account. All the properties of the yongyejun leader on the Royal territory of Lancelot had their shares, so they could just wait to collect the money.
In addition, the taxes paid by the Yongye Army leaders on trade here are still paid as usual. Part of the official taxes of the royal family of Lancelot is recorded in the account book. The part earned by the leaders can enrich the people and relieve the social pressure.
In the past few years, the finance of Sophia and the royal family of Lancelot have never been better. Especially in the last two years, the personal income of Sophia has been even with the tax revenue of the whole Lancelot royal family in one year, and it is also the total revenue of the royal family in the period of tax growth.
The real wealth losers in this should be the Lords and nobles, but their enjoyment is not a loss.
Even if Sophia first saw through the strategy of the Yongye army leader, she would take the initiative to invite them into the game.
Now she is very happy. She has heard that the Yongye army has new plans for the future. Naturally, she wants to catch up with them and wants to take a share of them. She completely forgets that these plans may have been implemented only after she becomes the hostess of Yongye army leader.
Sean directly threw out part of the future strategic plan of Yongye army leader: ”the first direction is naturally the sea. The vast sea and its resources are far beyond the imagination of ordinary people. The mainland is limited, while the sea is infinite. The warships captured from the Commons family and our existing shipbuilding technology have the best foundation When our sailors are trained, it is time for our big ships to go out to sea.
The second direction is the Odin prairie. Don't look at me in this way. I know that the orcs of Odin are the common enemy of Byron alliance, which does not mean that they can not become trading objects. Especially in the East Odin Empire, you have a commodity they can't refuse, salt. Do you know how much salt is worth in the East Odin Empire? A two-year-old sheep! Is there any more lucrative business in the world? As long as you open up the first-line exchange market at the border, the speed of money coming is definitely faster than that of you going deep into the prairie to plunder, or the kind of initiative to send the door. ”
Like most of the hostile races, Byron's Alliance adopted a strategy of strict defense against the Odin orcs. Trading with them was regarded as treacherous and betrayed the whole Byron alliance.
As a result, many materials on the Odin prairie are scarce and the prices are very high.
Of course, where there is interest, there is no shortage of crazy people who are desperate for money. Smuggling is not uncommon along the long border.
The most rampant smuggling trade with the Odin orcs should be the Commons family, whose trade with the Western Odin Empire has been their pillar industry in recent years.
But in the face of Cedric, Sean should be the first.
Unexpectedly, the reaction of Cedric was not so extreme as expected.
Because the strech family itself is not very clean. After all, over the past few years, the seven families' support for them has been shrinking. They have to find another way to maintain the huge military expenditure.
It is a great irony to earn military expenses through smuggling trade with Odin orcs, and then resist the invasion of Odin orcs.
Seiderek didn't show his heart stirring look, shaking his head and saying, ”young man, you only consider the huge benefits brought by opening up the border trade and trade market, but you have not considered the corrosiveness of a large number of trade and trade to the army. When the army becomes no longer pure, it is difficult to entrust heavy responsibilities.”
”I agree with his statement, but I don't agree with his practice. The purity of the army has no direct relationship with the opening up of border trade and mutual market. I didn't say to let part-time military businessmen. You just need to provide places and opportunities. Naturally, there will be countless businessmen coming. Then you can collect taxes from them. In my opinion, you want to maintain the army The most important thing is money.
Only when they have money, let them not only have no worries about food and clothing, but also have no worries about their future. If an army can not even feed themselves and their families, but also need them to contribute loyalty, perform their duties and even pay their own lives, don't you think this is a very absurd thing?
Soldiers are also human beings. They are not tools without thoughts. If they can't guarantee even the most basic things, they still want to ask them for loyalty and let them sweat, bleed and cry for themselves. Is there anything more shameless in the world? I admire those who can do it, but I can't agree with them
Sean turned a blind eye to Cedric's increasingly ugly face. In the last sentence, it was obvious.
Sean had studied the Byron Alliance Army in depth.
There are so many kinds of soldiers in this world, such as village guards, city security forces, mercenaries, aristocratic private soldiers, local Knights' orders, and central legions. They are as messy as the military expenses that support them.Local police, such as village guards and urban security teams, are characterized by the financial allocation mostly from their villages and towns and cities, and belong to the top management personnel of these towns and cities naturally, unless they are the public security teams in large cities like Wallace tower.
Mercenaries, private noblemen and local knights are more chaotic. Whoever has money, they follow and fight for them. Many who lose their support have become bandits in various areas. After all, they are also human beings and need to live. Force is the only way to earn a living.
At some times, they are the existence of policing, and in some cases they become the source of the greatest scourge.
Even the broken blood riding of professional soldiers is not pure. It can only be said that they are semi professional. Because many times, they have to worry about their huge military expenses and have to be turned into the Odin grassland as bandits to support war.
They are fighting the odings, but when they are not just strategic, they are easily targeted by the enemy.
The reason why such a chaotic pattern has occurred is, in the final analysis, because of the political system, when the central government is not loud enough, the fist is not hard enough, that is, the place is in chaos.
Looking at the present situation of the yongnight Army leaders, they are highly centralized. No matter the village and town are small, the financial of their security personnel are all centralized in the territory. When the salary and treatment are attractive enough, they naturally obey the military leaders and maintain the rule of the territory.
Let alone, the army led by yongnight army has been stripped from the military and political from the beginning, and the influence of politics on the army is greatly reduced. This has not felt too much effect before the leader developed.
But with the development and expansion, more and more internal administrative personnel and more demands for various interests, the advantages of the separation of dual powers are reflected.
Those administrative personnel have no military power in their hands, and even if they want to do something, they can not make too much action. Because their power is so big that they are endowed by the territory. When the territory decides to take back, they can not resist.
Unlike the royal family of Lancelot, it is necessary to consider all aspects of influence in order to abolish a military waiting family. In case the Lord and nobles below may unite to fight them, even if they shield these factors, it is inevitable to play one game, because the other party has military power and will not catch them with good hands.
Similarly, if the senior military leaders in yongnight lead the army have problems, without financial cooperation, they have limited supplies and threats can be suppressed within a limited range.
If there is a problem with both?
That can only be said that the supreme ruler has already had problems, has already made their own betrayal, has been replaced, again natural.
Therefore, if we don't say for a while, if we talk about the purity of the army, the army led by the army at night will ride on the broken blood, which is the most important in the world.
Mr Cedric and Sean discuss this, obviously not to get good.
Originally, Cedric wanted to give Shawn a lower maverick, but he didn't get down. Instead, he was tripped by the other party and almost didn't fall a big guy.
Sadric is not a kind of small belligerent, not so angry, but a serious look down for seconds and then said: ”you said the situation, it is certainly operational, but too idealistic, have you ever thought about the consequences of large-scale opening border trade? Those poor businessmen have no virtue. As long as they have interests, there is nothing they dare not sell. If they export military supplies to the Odin grassland on a large scale, we will eventually be affected. ”
”this is what trade control is. What does the army have in the hands of the Duke of the grand master and allow for the sale?” has the final say been yours? We should abide by the laws and regulations, and we will give great support to those who dare to do the business of cheating on the chicken and dogs. Don't blame our knives for being too fast. We don't say that all the materials sold are seized and confiscated. We can't give up huge benefits for a potential threat? This kind of thing is never forbidden, what can be done is control. ” Sean has brought Cedric to his familiar field and talks.