Eight hundred and fiftieth chapters star of famous generals
There will never be a shortage of bold and careful speculators in this world. When the news that Downton burned down the 150,000-strong army in the southern border was brought back by the defeated soldiers after being collected, nobles and businessmen who thought they had some strength began to take the initiative to visit.
Give him your loyalty.
Any war is a reshuffle of the powerful class and the old forces. The army in the south is finished, Duke Mike's family is finished, and the great aristocrats who once occupied the upper levels of the social pyramid and controlled a lot of money and power will also be finished.
The power of these guys is so deep-rooted that even if they sincerely admit Downton's status, he can't believe it. Who knows if these guys are delaying time to recharge their batteries in order to find opportunities to rebel? Therefore, every person in power has power.
After that, the first thing to do is a big cleaning.
Even though Downton was from Dunkford, he had no foundation in the south. Therefore, those nobles and businessmen who had little strength and were suppressed by the established nobles finally found an opportunity.
Downton used them to control the southern border and suppress the rebellion, and they relied on Downton to become the new nobles.
There are always very few seats at the top of the pyramid. If you want to sit on it, you have to experience words such as blood, tricks, and conspiracy once.
In this period, the superiors will not look at your abilities, but only your loyalty, so before Downton could invite the representatives of the middle class, they came to the door with large and expensive gifts.
Downton didn't even spend a single coin, but a big businessman came to Abagong and took the initiative to send supplies, just to let him put in a good word in front of the new Duke of the South.
"It's not the Duke of Southern Territory, but the Duke of Delankfurt. In the future, the master will also become the Hand of the King of Delankfurt!"
Abagong corrected the wording of these speculators. The hand of the king has always been held by the king's most trusted and capable ministers. This is a position below one person and above ten thousand people. It can be said that except for the royal family, others can take it.
the highest honor.
Rebellion and rebellion are very taboo in any country. However, it is a feasible way to support a puppet king and serve as the king's hand, which actually holds the power. This is the way the nobles behave, and they all know what is going on.
, but you must have this fig leaf.
Downton was too lazy to worry about it so much. He only knew that he could finally show off his talents in the south.
Compared to the northern border where only the Duke of Busque and his family died, the southern border was completely occupied. Under the iron heel of Downton's army, it could only be ravaged by others.
This time Downton did not issue a nationwide mobilization order, but recruited soldiers in the form of mercenaries. Although he broke up hundreds of thousands of families with one fire, more soldiers joined his command.
In the past hundred years, Downton's battle in the pine forest has been a victory with less and more hits. The most glorious battle directly gave him the aura of a famous star.
Compared to the lifeless Duke of Eastland and the old king, the soldiers felt that they would have a better future by following the enterprising new Duke.
After a winning streak as a foreshadowing, Downton's reputation for implementing benevolent policies in the Western Territory has finally been fermented. Who else would want to replace him and not want to follow a lord who has a good reputation and is more benevolent? Besides, Downton's offer is...
High salary.
When they saw the ogres and bugbears entering and exiting the tavern with lots of gold coins in their hands, enjoying life, the soldiers who were accustomed to having their salaries deducted by their superiors were shocked.
In fact, everyone has a sense of superiority in their hearts. Human beings look down on the indigenous people and feel superior to others. So they naturally think that even if the indigenous people can earn a salary, of course they will have no problem, and they can earn more.
Ever since, Downton's troop base began to expand explosively.
Downton was not dazzled by the victory, and asked Arnold to be responsible for selecting soldiers, and he did not want any thin soldiers.
This move not only did not make the soldiers resentful, but made them even crazier. Even those soldiers who were still waiting and watching joined the queue, waiting to be selected.
"No need to doubt, human nature is like this. The less something is, the more precious it is. They feel that joining your carefully selected corps now is definitely not cannon fodder, but the main force. With qualifications, their future prospects will be better.
better."
Homer explains.
In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Downton paid all the salaries and bounties, and took a seven-day holiday. The soldiers with bulging pockets naturally went to the city to spend money.
The citizens who were originally uneasy and thought they were about to encounter a military disaster suddenly discovered that, except for the death of those high-ranking aristocratic men, daily life was as usual, and it seemed to be better. At least those businesses were making huge profits.
Downton did not expect that his unintentional work would help the Southern Territory settle down faster. As for the military expenditures consumed, it would soon turn into taxes and flow back into his pocket.
Duke Mac is dead, but the tax collector is not. He has been replaced by another one. Downton just keeps the previous tax rate, which makes the people of the South grateful. After all, according to custom, when a new person takes the stage, how can he be so wanton?
It won't stop until it's been searched for a while.
In the conference room, in addition to Downton's direct descendants, there are also some new faces. Of course Downton will not trust them, but letting them sit down represents trust and is to reassure them.
"Everyone, tell me, what should we do next?"
Downton held the black tea brewed by Juliet and finally had time to taste it carefully.
With the Western Territory, Southern Territory, and even the Northern Territory as buffer zones, the strategic space increases, which means that there are more tactics to choose from, and the crisis in Downton is naturally relieved. At least in such a vast area, even the King's Army
The crazy violent soldiers couldn't form an encirclement against him.
The direct descendants didn't speak, and all looked at Rosicky. This was Celes' brother, and he might become the master's brother-in-law in the future, so no one dared to steal his limelight. The new faces who joined were also watching his words.
Seniors, and had already found out the details of these people, so they didn’t dare to speak randomly.
"An increase in the number of troops is not necessarily a good thing. The quality of the troops will decrease, and the combat effectiveness will inevitably decrease, while the consumption of materials and military expenses will double. There are also insufficient number of officers, and the competition for interests among various factions may intensify. There are hidden dangers. Therefore, as long as
Downton is determined to continue, and the King's Army and the Eastern Border Army will no longer pose a direct threat to us."
Rosicky coughed and spoke without hesitation. As a prince with an elite education, he knew that the first thing to do at this time was not to defeat the king's army, but to calm the hearts of his subordinates and tell them that following the lord, he had already established a
Invincible, prevent them from wavering.
Downton was in a meeting, and other forces were also in a meeting. There was no way, but his battle really shocked many people.
Saint Jutland, the residence of the Dukes of Hohenzollern!
boom!
After getting the latest information, the Duke dropped his favorite tea cup.
"Famous general? I will ask him to become a dead general tomorrow and tell Wen Da to let him go out to fight and get rid of that Downton within a month."
The Duke originally thought that the bastard bastard who killed his beloved son Schürrle would die in the riots in Frankfurt. Unexpectedly, those Dukes were so stupid that they ruined a good situation.
From the Duke's perspective, it was natural to see that Downton had found a way out, which he did not allow. Since he could not sit back and watch his enemy die, he had no choice but to take action himself.
With the power and status of the Hohenzollern family, naturally no one would dare to send private troops into Frankfurt, but it would have a bad impact. However, there is no need to send troops to deal with a young duke from a third-rate country.
How could a wealthy family like this not keep some mercenary groups? On the surface, it doesn't matter, but behind the scenes, they directly control them and use them to do some "dirty work".
Werder is a distant cousin, but he has outstanding talents, so at the age of thirty, he took charge of Bremen, one of the top ten mercenary groups in St. Jutland, and if he let it go out, Downton would surely die.
Bavaria, Rose Palace, Sissi held up her skirt, ran all the way, and pushed open the door of her father's study.
"Father, Downton has won!"
Sissi gasped and waved the letter in her hand, showing off proudly.
"I just killed a Southern Duke."
The second generation didn't even raise his head and continued to attend to official duties at his desk.
Sissi smiled because she noticed her father's eyebrows raised. He would do this when he was satisfied with something or a person.
"Okay, it's just that you burned a hundred thousand miscellaneous soldiers in one night. Is it worth your happiness?"
Seeing his daughter walking to the side, taking the quill and dipping it in ink for himself, the second generation couldn't help but shook his head.
"It's 150,000!"
Sissi stressed, "I went to the library and checked. In the past hundred years, Downton is the first person to defeat more with less than fifteen times the military power gap!"
"Those are just some low-grade brands from third-rate countries, and they have no reference value!"
Although the second son denied it, he was already curious about Downton University. How could a commoner with little education achieve a record that the top students from the military academy and even the children of the general family could not achieve?
As soon as he got the information, II ordered the intelligence officer to dig out all the information about Downton. Then he was surprised to find that he was not from Delankfurt. His 'mother' was born in the 16th century.
He and Elaine suddenly lived in Chenwu Town years ago, and his mother was like a non-existent person with no clues about her life experience.
"In short, Downton can take on the title of Famous General Star."
Sissi is very happy. No girl doesn't like the boy she admires to be dazzling and the best.
"Famous general? Let's wait until he survives the attack by the king's army?"
The Second Emperor shook his head. As a wise king, he had already deduced the possible battle situation that would happen next, and the chance of encountering the king's army was very high.
"Father, can you help him?"
Sissi rolled her eyes, shook II's arm, and begged bitterly.
"impossible!"
The second refused simply, "If he can't defeat a third-rate country, why should he pursue my daughter?" (To be continued...)