Section 550: Politics, Disputes
In the city of Levin, there are many Elizabethans.
Tianhao gave her many tasks, the most important one was "only more white people fall in love with Wangyou fans."
The first thing that fell in love with Wangyou fans is the nobles.
In this era, the lives of rich people are very different from those of civilized times. There are no nutritionists, no health coaches, and no psychological counselors here. "Whist" is a card game popular among aristocrats, of course this is because of the second game of gambling. The ancient Russian roulette, Texas Hold'em, and blackjack were also extremely popular, but they all changed into a name with a new era characteristics. For example, the Russian roulette was once called "beauty and fighter" in this era. The reason is very simple - turn on the plate, there are many holes in various shapes, but they can really roll down, and there are only one steel balls that can be inserted deep into the end.
In addition to playing cards, dances, alcoholism and women, the entertainment activities that nobles liked include hunting and live gladiators. Regardless of the type and playability, they were far inferior to those of the civilization era. Therefore, shortly after Elizabeth launched the Forget-Wuyou fans on the market, this brand new thing was immediately popular and became the popular darling of the aristocratic circle.
The reason is simple—it can anesthetize the brain and has excellent psychedelic effects. In the midst of haze, you can fantasize about any extreme things on earth that cannot be obtained in reality.
Why do everyone envy the rich? Because their lifestyle is fascinating. Naturally, what the nobles like must be admired by the poor. Although the poor are full of disdain for this on the surface and angrily accuse the nobles of shamelessness and despicability, dirty and vulgarity, in fact, as long as there is a chance and enough money, the poor who get rich are often dirtier and darker than the nobles, and full of indescribable sins.
Wangyou fans began to become popular in slums.
This is not surprising. Alpso Trading Company always has some separate goods share flowing into the lower class under the name of "damage". For example, there is a problem with packaging, accidental damage during transportation, impregnated by sea water, etc., which are logical explanations... In this way, the expensive Wangyou powder will become cheaper, and even the poor in the slums have the opportunity to taste it. In fact, in terms of the taste and the effect it produces, there is no difference between the two, whether it is a good product or a damaged product.
Many years ago, Tianhao set up two relatively independent islands as Wangyou powder production bases. He ordered the increase in Wangyou powder production, but strictly prohibited the dragon members from taking them. In order to fundamentally eliminate the involvement of the barbarians, Yougao's team sent a large number of slaves to the two islands for production.
In the Saxon Kingdom, the ingredients of the Forget-Waste powder have been used. Whether nobles or civilians, this powder with special effects is used as a regular product at home, or even a gift for holidays.
Experience from the civilized era gives Tianhao the exclusive right to speak in the "new product development" project of Wangyou fans.
The Wangyou powder made of lilac, jasmine, rose, night fragrance, osmanthus and other seasonings were mixed with a little dried saffron, as well as the most delicate talc powder, and the Wangyou powder made of various seasonings showed a color of red, light blue, orange, and other colors. Later, it also developed a variety of fruit flavors such as apples, oranges, and pineapples... These fragrant Wangyou powders were specially used by nobles from all over the country, and were soon accepted by the upper class, bringing countless considerable benefits to Elizabeth.
The Wangyou powder that supplies civilians is off-white? That is the effect of mixed with a large amount of impurities. It is mainly ground hay and sawdust? Plus a little roasted nut shell. The powders are mixed with a special burnt fragrance. The sales staff of the Alpso Trading Company claimed to the public that "this is the original form? The Wangyou powder that has not been refined screened and refined"? Of course, the price is much cheaper than the aristocratic type.
There has even been a special industry in the market - Wangyou powder refining. It is made of metal rings that are the size of an adult's thumb, covering its surface with a layer of silk? Mix the off-white Wangyou powder evenly with distilled water and pour it little by little onto the cloth surface? Use filtering to get a purer part.
It is said that this has a certain purification effect? Industry operators have wisely chosen the price between "noble-only" and "civilian-only" and it is considered to be a good way to make money.
People in slums have a difficult life, and they are at the bottom of the entire society. The emergence of Forget-Ware fans has allowed many people to see the future and hope.
Of course? It's just in a psychedelic dream.
Where? They have everything.
When I woke up, the reality was still empty.
This is extremely terrifying for those who think they have seen beauty and hope. They stubbornly and firmly believe that they are exposed to a corner of heaven, and are as short as a finger from wealth and beauty. In order to re-see and enter the legendary magical world, they took risks just to get more fans of Forgetful Worry.
The civil issues in the Saxon Kingdom have become increasingly difficult to politically? Different cases and chaos have plagued civil affairs officials everywhere. Homicide, robbery, strong (harmonious) violence, smuggling and trafficking in persons, and even group fraud against aristocrats.
Laiwen Port is no exception.
Is this a commercial port? The place where wealth gathers and produces, and the dark side of society is naturally much deeper than other cities.
In fact, Elizabeth assigned less than fifty people here. They are not "people" in the true sense? They are just employees of the Elpso Trading Company, from ordinary employees to local supervisors. Their common point is that they have a high sense of identity with Elizabeth? And they are all blinded by greed.
In short, the more Wangyou fans sell? The more their personal income will increase.
The profit sharing system is common sense that everyone knows in the civilized era? But here it seems alternative. Elizabeth conscientiously carried out every order from Tianhao - to win over more people with interests, so that they can become profitable in the face of money. Use the strictest system to let them understand what "obedience" is, and at the same time give them corresponding power, because this will help them make more money.
In the face of money, kindness is nothing.
What's more, white people in this era do not know the harm of Wangyou powder. Even the royal doctors around the king believe that Wangyou powder helps to activate the brain's thinking and is the best medicine to treat depression and autism.
Elpso Trading Company has large and small sales agencies all over the kingdom, with as many as hundreds of specialty stores in Laiwen Port alone. People in this city pursue their interests with their own different means, and without realizing it, they have become an epiphysical group of various specialty stores.
In the announcement issued by the violent selves, the people in the occupied areas showed their "loyalty" to the empire.
Take the initiative to hand over property, voluntarily become a member of the Imperial Security Maintenance Force, take the initiative to serve the Imperial and provide various assistance to the occupying forces, etc.... The most important one is to "assist the Imperial to find and report potential enemies."
This trick is very useful. In just two days, the Imperial Military Control Government received as many as 2,000 letters of complaint, many of which were found by local residents of Laiwen who took the initiative to find the occupying troops and led them to arrest "people suspected of the enemy."
Various evidence shows that a large part of the people reported were false accusations. All the whistleblowers wanted was to split a portion of the money from the arrested, which is what the giant occupying forces called "rewards".
Only the arrested persons who were identified by the Elpso Trading Company as "harmless" were released. The reason is simple. What they did was long recognized, and they were all collaborators of the empire, not those who were in the middle or tended to be with the Saxon Kingdom.
As for the other false accused, all of them were sentenced to execution. His only requirement was that the whistleblower must be responsible for the execution, and it will be executed publicly.
Whether kind or evil, it is a dispute between white people. The Marine Army came here from the city of Rock, not to act as a mentor of human nature, nor to help white people eliminate evil with the sword of justice. His Majesty the Emperor once said: Only white people standing on our side are good white people. No matter what his identity is, no matter what kind of thoughts he has about his fellow tribes, as long as what he does is beneficial to the Dragon Empire, then give him swords and guns and help him massacre more white people.
There are more than 600 million people in the Saxon Kingdom, and hundreds of thousands of people in the Port of Levin. It is conceivable that the centrists are definitely a big number. Winning the hearts of the people is a technical job, and not everyone will willingly accept the management of alien races. In this case, a group of people must be killed, so that they can see that as long as they put down their figure and face and surrender to the giants, they can get wealth and power that they can't get if they work hard for their whole life... It's like this that stepping on the head and getting to power. Only blood and corpses can make the centrists completely surrender in fear and kneel down at the feet of the emperor.
Laiwen Port quickly became well organized, and the "Political and Maintenance Army" with as many as 10,000 people was established within two days. They were responsible for maintaining order in the city and were responsible for vigilance outside the city.
The free-handed violent teeth ordered the Marine Corps to repair on the spot, and technical officers from various departments began to count the confiscated and stored items. The valuables were loaded and shipped to the north, and the food and consumables were handed over to the quarantine officers and included in the next phase of the combat plan.
At present, the biggest problem with the restrictions on the Marine Corps is maritime capacity. Strictly speaking, the number of imperial transport ships is actually not small, but compared with the huge combat organization, the number of personnel and materials for one-time transportation seems insufficient. Although the rear has worked overtime to build large transport ships, it cannot meet the long maritime exchanges between Panshi City and Laiwen Port.
The steam engine has been successfully developed. According to Tianhao's requirements, it is first considered for land transportation, that is, steam locomotives. Wu Qie also selected a group of people to study marine machinery. It has been successful on medium-sized ships, and the next step is more frequent sea trials.
It was only a matter of time before the ironclad ships appeared. Before that, there would definitely be a batch of old sailing ships replaced by steam ships.
Zhuoqi had to wait patiently for four days in Laiwen Port, and finally arrived at the second batch of combat troops.
The first unit of the Legion, which had completed the rest, began to move south.
Target, London, the capital of the Saxon Kingdom.
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Marquis Brackbarn's face turned pale. Under the guidance of his attendant, he walked into the small living room on the west side of the palace, glanced at King George and the Chancellor of the Exchequer Laurent on the opposite sofa, and without saying a word, he pulled over the chair and sat down.
King George obviously did not care about the Marquis' expression. When the attendant left the room and closed the door, he couldn't wait to ask, "What's the situation in the north?"
Brack Barn looked at the king with a cold look, his mechanical tone without any emotional components: "It's bad. The giant has occupied most of the territory, including Morent City, and the entire county is about to fall. This is the news from three days ago. The situation is definitely worse now than it was then. Morent County is over."
Earl Laurenter pushed his eyes on the bridge of his nose and frowned and asked, "Why did the situation suddenly worsen like this? Shouldn't the border guards fight against the giants first and then Morent County's turn?"
"Haha, the border guards...you finally think of them now?" The Marquis sneered sarcastically: "We lost millions of people in the Northern War, of which 600,000 were the most elite regular troops. Laurent, you were a quarantine officer when you were young, and you should know very well how difficult it is to mobilize troops from the south to the north. That requires an overall overall planning and a large amount of supplies. Even at the best time, the South Army will need at least one month to transfer to the north."
The Chancellor frowned even deeper: "What the hell do you want to say?"
"If there is enough money, I mean military expenditure, and the mobilization speed can be shortened to at least two weeks." Because of anger, Marquis Brackbarn's eyes became a little hideous: "There are still 200,000 domestic standing troops, plus the weapons and equipment in stock before, I can turn the reserves of 300,000 into a regular sequence in one week. Don't you know the situation of the border garrison troops? They only have 50,000 people, and they can't stop the northern giants at all."
The Chancellor's eyes became sharper: "I don't want to argue about the issue of military expenditure. I still have the same view as before. If there is no perfect and systematic domestic economy, even if all available funds are mobilized to fill the military expenditure, the situation will still become serious by next year or the year after. The various problems we are facing now will still not be alleviated."
"There is no country without an army!" Marquis Brackbarn suddenly raised his voice, and he glared at Lawrence: "You forgot the crucial factor of time. Recovering national strength is a long stage, but war is imminent."
The Chancellor of the Exchequer didn't take this trick at all, and he retorted: "Is this my fault? After the Battle of the North, the Giants had no movement for several months. They were on the defensive position in the God-Wild Fortress throughout the spring and summer, just like they had done in the Dragon Lock Pass before. Brack Barn, you have said that the Giants are a race that is not good at fighting. Perhaps their eyes can only be limited to the Dragon Lock Pass, that's all."
Chapter completed!