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Chapter 503 Negotiations
The sudden call-up order caused an uproar in the kingdom.The sensitive nobles immediately noticed that the situation in the Near East had changed.

But some things, once started, there is no way to go back.

When the situation was good, the Near East was raised, and the resources invested in it have become castles, farmland, and pastures. Now it is not possible to withdraw if you want to.

The more powerful the nobles, the more they need to pay more attention to political influence. In such an unclear situation, not only can't they leave, but they have to keep raising their bets.

Only when the bigwigs continue to invest resources can the people below feel at ease.

Hudson's mansion suddenly became busy, and representatives of the great nobles came to visit every day, wanting to obtain more information.

In this regard, Hudson is still very proud.As long as a friend comes to ask for it, a detailed information will be sent.

Then there is no more.Apart from the conclusion of the escalation of the orc civil war, nothing can be analyzed purely from intelligence.

The guess given by Hudson is the worst result.Before the end of the orc civil war, no one knew how the subsequent situation would develop.

On the surface, the current orc civil war is a fight between two camps.If you really study it in depth, you will find that there is also a competition for winter resources behind it.

Every cold winter and twelfth lunar month is a test for the orc tribes on the grassland.

The backward productivity, coupled with the exploitation of the royal family, determined that they could not store enough winter supplies before the cold winter came.

In order to survive, the orc tribes with insufficient supplies had no choice but to fight for it.

In the past, the royal family was pressing down on them, and everyone did not dare to provoke a big war without authorization, and their movements were much smaller.

It's different now, the two camps confront each other, giving them a reason to make a move.

Compared with the past, after defeating the hostile orc tribe, not only can they rob a lot of supplies, but they can also do a slave trade.

The Tatim tribe is one of the best. Relying on the expedition all the way, not only solved the shortage of supplies, but also replaced the warriors of the tribe with iron weapons.

Now Chief Stark is busy discussing the merger with several small tribes of the same family.In troubled times, the weak can survive better only if they stick together.

Recalling the past, the tauren clan also had a glorious past.It's a pity that in round after round of racial games, they still declined.

In order to survive, the declining tauren can only be split into small tribes to survive.

On the one hand, it is to avoid the pursuit of the enemy and reduce their sense of existence; on the other hand, after losing the fertile settlement, they cannot support a large number of clansmen.

Facts have proved that the decision made by the tauren ancestors was correct.

Those races that held on to the group and were unwilling to split up quickly declined after losing the struggle.

Some unlucky ones were even directly exterminated.

Those that survived have also become treasured species in the empire, and they are still unprotected.

Perhaps it only takes one major war or one natural disaster to completely wipe out these rare species.

After the split, the tauren tribe continued to use the strategy of the ancestors, and after it developed to a certain scale, the tribe was split again.

The vast prairie is wide enough, and the scattered tauren tribes are not noticeable at all.After countless years of reproduction, the tauren have become one of the most widely distributed races in the orc empire.

As the price of splitting, the tribes are not affiliated with each other and have started an independent development model.

There are obviously a large number of races, and the combat effectiveness is not bad, but because of the lack of a unified command, they appear to be unknown in the empire.

Many races that are good at "dog" also developed in this way.It's just that people are developing in a planned way, while the tauren are habitually separating their families.

Originally, this was nothing. Anyway, they had to pay taxes to the royal family. As a dispersed race, they could avoid the fear and suppression of the royal family.

However, the emergence of the two camps made the people of insight in the tauren clan unable to sit still.

The opportunity is so rare, if they don't take advantage of the situation, they will regret it for the rest of their lives if they miss it.

It is possible to split races for survival, and it is also possible to merge tribes for survival.

Chief Stark is one of the leaders who are interested in unifying the tauren. Under his leadership, the Tatim tribe has made great progress.

Among the many tauren tribes, the comprehensive strength is enough to be ranked in the top ten.

"How are you guys thinking?"

"As long as you join the Tatim tribe, the tribe will cover all the supplies for this winter!"

Chief Stark said proudly.

The communication between the tauren has always been so simple and unpretentious.

For a small tribe, no power or glory is as important as filling their stomachs.

The Tatim tribe, which has wiped out two kobold tribes, three ratman tribes, and four goblin tribes... now has the confidence to say this.

One's own strength is not weak, and there are enough materials in hand, so recruiting people is a matter of course.

In the past few months, Chief Stark has annexed five nearby tauren tribes, and the total population of the Tatim tribe has skyrocketed to [-].

If the tribes in front of them are merged again, the total population of the Tatim tribe will exceed the [-] mark, and they can barely make up a tauren army.

In the Orc Empire, any tribe that could have a legion of troops could be ranked high.

For some races that are in decline, the population of the whole race is less than [-].

A race with an army of [-] is qualified to take charge of unimportant local battlefields on the battlefield, and it can be regarded as the "main force" among cannon fodder.

Of course, races with low combat effectiveness are not counted.Ratmen, rabbitmen, piggies... These fighting scum races, even with an army of [-], still can't get on the stage.

"Chief Stark, this is what you said. The tribe is responsible for making up for the gap in our winter supplies. If the tribe behind is hungry, I will not agree!"

The giant tauren man on the right said with a simple and honest face.

The gap between chiefs and chiefs is greater than the gap between humans and dogs.

The chief of the royal tribe has the most noble status, and he is indispensable for fine clothes and fine food.

The chiefs of some big tribes are not badly treated, and their status is similar to that of ordinary tribal chiefs of the royal family.Not to mention the delicacies of mountains and seas every day, the small life is still quite nourishing.

Further down is a powerful tribal chief like Stark. Although his life is not as good as the first two gears, he still has enough wine and meat and is majestic.

The chiefs of the small tribes below can't do it.Although life is much better than that of ordinary tribesmen, they have to worry about the survival of the tribe every day.

The tribe is weak and has no ability to compete for resources.Even if the grassland is idle, they are not qualified to graze, and can only survive in corners that big tribes look down on.

Most of the time they all play the role of "beating workers".Grazing for a powerful tribe and earning a hard-earned money.

Many times it is difficult to even make ends meet, let alone enjoy life.

"Don't worry, I, Stark's reputation, is well-known far and wide. Who hasn't heard of it for hundreds of miles around!

You can rest assured that as long as you join our Tatim tribe, everyone will be your own.

There is a mountain of supplies in the tribe, how could it be possible to starve the family members! "

Stark promised without changing his face.

Obviously, these words are full of bragging elements.The so-called going out to "inquire" is completely nonsense.

In recent years, the Orc Empire has been in turmoil, and the surrounding neighbors have changed one crop after another.

Everyone has become a new neighbor because of migration.The nearby tribes were almost harmed by Stark.Because they are of the same race, the few of them survived.

The main reason is that the two camps are opposed, and the control of the four royal families over the vassal races has declined, giving Stark room to operate.

When the army of the royal family came, they obeyed the orders of the royal family; when the army of the Seven Clans Alliance came, they obeyed the orders of the Seven Clans Alliance.

Whoever's main force is around here, just hang out with that family, and the main thing is to know the current affairs.

The situation has developed to the point where only tribes with a flexible moral bottom line can survive in the troubled times.

If they were not the core tribes of the two camps, if they were hung on a tree, they would really have to die.

In the past year, the number of large tribes that have been wiped out has double ten numbers.Without exception, they all have insufficient brains.

Once the issues of principle are settled, the subsequent issues will be easier to handle.As soon as the assets of the parties were merged, everyone became a part of the Tatim tribe, and they have been mixed with Chief Stark ever since.

Similar scenes are happening in many corners of the orc empire.

Regardless of whether the tribes of the same clan will merge, some orc races with close relatives will also choose to hold together for warmth.

Especially those races that are on the verge of extinction are more receptive to interracial mergers.

Anyway, the most common thing in the orc empire is hybridization. Several different races huddle together to keep warm, and after a few generations of marriage, they become a new race.

If you are lucky, you can occasionally return to your ancestors, which can be regarded as an alternative continuation of the blood of the race.

These chain reactions directly affected the course of the orc civil war.

When Daniel led the army to severely injure the Elephant Human Race with thunderous means, and wanted to use the power of victory to eliminate the other six races, the four royal families suddenly found that the world was different.

The vassal small tribes under his command became large tribes, and the vassal small races became racial alliances.

The original small tribe with thousands of children and eight hundred people has disappeared in the empire, and it has been replaced by a large tribe with ten thousand people.

Many seemingly inconspicuous races, after some mergers and reorganizations, are also qualified to make their own voices.

Of course, more small races have perished in this civil strife before they could react.

Facts have proved that the orcs who have no order restraint can kill each other more efficiently than the human army slaughters orcs.

Realizing the seriousness of the problem, the Alliance of Seven Clans has been abolished by Daniel, and the remaining four clans are also trembling under the front of the four royal families.

However, the Seven Clans Alliance can be resolved by force, but there is no way to solve the latecomers who have gone forward.

"Our control over the vassal races has slipped to an extremely dangerous level. If we are not careful, this fragile rule will collapse.

Don't be afraid of your jokes, we sent people to collect taxes a few days ago, and what we received was less than one-fifth of what we received in previous years.

Even so, I can't lose my temper with vassal races.Lest one is bad, they will be pushed to the Alliance of Seven Clans! "

Ying Renhuang said with a livid face.

As a royal family, it is undoubtedly a very embarrassing thing to be unable to control the vassal races.

But there is no way, the outbreak of the civil war has greatly reduced their prestige.The following vassal races and tribes continue to make various small moves in an attempt to get rid of their slavery.

In normal times, the Eagle Emperor had already led his army to "reason" with these daring guys.

The situation is different now, the Yingren army is fighting against the Alliance of Seven Clans on the front line.A host of vassal races also contributed to the civil war and cannot be pushed into opposing camps.

Also being the boss, the Alliance of Seven Clans has weaker control over the vassal races.Basically, as long as they surrender in name and don't make trouble for them, they can be regarded as "half of their own people".

Political power and tax exemption are all promises made without money.On the issue of generosity to others, the Alliance of Seven Clans is not stingy at all.

It would be a lie to say that they are not tempted, but the Seven Clans Alliance is at a military disadvantage, so that all the clans dare not completely stand in line.

However, the evil results were still manifested. During the war, the following vassal races often held back the royal army.

Leaking the marching route, exposing the location of food and grass, and suddenly collapsing at a critical moment in the war... All kinds of coquettish operations are endless.

As a result, Marshal Daniel went out without any vassal races, so as not to be dragged down by these gangsters.

Knowing that there may be problems with their subordinates, the four royal families dare not deal with them lightly now due to political influence considerations.

"Let's negotiate a truce!

The representatives of the elves have already arrived. They intend to mediate the civil war in the empire. Why don't we just go along with the flow and agree.

Anyway, the war has progressed to the present, and our strategic goals have almost been completed.The Alliance of Seven Clans was beaten to disable three families, and the remaining four families are now also counseled.

Simply split the fifth royal family into four major royal families, and let the four of them jointly exercise the power of one royal family.

As for the other races in the empire, those that should be suppressed should be suppressed, those that should be strangled should be strangled, and those that should be divided and disintegrated continue to be divided and disintegrated.

As the new royal family, the four of them must make some achievements and show us their sincerity! "

The Lion Emperor sneered.

It doesn't matter whether the strategy of the three royal families is completed or not, anyway, their plan is initially completed.The two big clans within the sphere of influence are now abolished, and the dominance of the lion clan has once again been consolidated.

Compared with the semi-disabled Alliance of Seven Clans, the rising clans one after another are the new challenges that the four royal clans need to face.

If the bloody and violent suppression continues, the Orc Empire will have to be killed to the point of "ten accounts and nine empties". No one can afford such a loss.

If there were no vassal races, the population of the four royal families alone would not be able to rule the vast orc empire.

Especially the threat from the neighboring Alpha Kingdom makes them unable to make up their minds and clean up all competitors desperately.

"I have no objection. This civil war has lasted for more than two years, and it has consumed too much of our national power. If we continue to fight, the offensive and defensive momentum on the prairie will change.

Our neighbors are not masters of safety.In the past two years, they have continued to immigrate to the Near East, and they have not forgotten to build large-scale projects.

If they were given more time, the Near East would probably become a network of fortresses and bunkers, locking the empire to the west of Xueyue Lake.

Especially Hudson's Xueyue collar, the speed of development is even more astonishing.The daily inbound and outbound material throughput of New Moon Port ranks first in the entire continent.

Our civil war has given the enemy confidence.Their tentacles were not even satisfied with the Near East, but continued to expand outward along the coastline.

According to the collected information, the enemy has established dozens of strongholds along the coast of the empire.

Except for some strongholds set up to meet the smuggling trade, which we can ignore, there are more than a dozen strongholds that are completely military layouts.

With these strongholds, the human army can launch a landing operation at any time, threatening the safety of the empire's rear! "

The Silver Moon Wolf Emperor said with a serious face.

Crown Prince Daniel on the side wanted to speak several times, but was "persuaded" by his father's sharp eyes to go back.

War is for politics.

The situation is different, and the measures taken will naturally also be different.If it hadn't happened right before our eyes, who would have imagined that a civil war would cause the races within the orc empire to unite?

It can only be said that in the face of life and death, everyone's potential is infinite.The civil war lasted from 99993 to 99995 in the sacred calendar, and the royal family had no food left!

If it weren't for the orcs not being picky eaters, they would have starved to death long ago.The habit of eating meat and vegetables is the key to their survival.

If you carefully compare the orcs of today and the orcs of thousands of years ago, you will find that the size of many races among them has shrunk significantly.

Take the Elephant Human Race as an example. The Elephant Human was once a big man who was almost as big as a giant.Huge elephant men of [-] meters can be found everywhere, but now they have shrunk to two or three meters.

Even so, the size of the Elephant Man continues to shrink.One generation is getting shorter and shorter than the next generation, and the culprit is—lack of resources.

The giant race that refuses to shrink its size has been eliminated by nature one after another in the past countless years.

The three emperors expressed their positions one after another, and the Xiongren Emperor nodded accordingly.Everyone didn't want to fight anymore, and the bear people also didn't want to continue this cruel war.

After unifying their positions, the expressions of the four emperors were still not relaxed.Negotiation is easy to say, but not so easy in practice.

The Alliance of Seven Clans did suffer heavy losses, but they also gained the friendship of many races.Within the empire, there is a vote of supporters.

It's obviously not that simple to want them to turn back just by splitting up the power of a royal family and sharing it with them.

The people in power of all the clans are not stupid, they can destroy the Great Wall with just one promise from the four royal clans, no one can agree.

This negotiation is destined to be a protracted tug of war.

……

Xueyue Territory, Hudson, who didn't know that the situation of the Orc Empire had changed again, was still busy patrolling the territory.

The more intense the civil war in the Orc Empire, the more prosperous the slave trade.As soon as I wake up every day, there will be a bronze bell in the port, which means that another ship has entered the port.

On average, among the ships entering Crescent Port, there is one ship of slaves in every five ships, which is simply a paradise for slave traders.

At the beginning, Xueyue Ling was open to acquisitions.When the orc civil war reached a critical moment, Hudson's pocket couldn't stand it anymore!
Primarily orc slaves aren't cheap either.This was Hudson's own fault. In order to fight the orc empire, he deliberately raised the price of orc slaves.

Ratman and rabbitman slaves that no one wanted before can now be sold for a gold coin, let alone other slaves.

Of course, compared to human slaves, orc slaves are still very cheap.

Especially after the quantity skyrocketed and Master Hudson was unable to open up the acquisition, the price plummeted even more.

The civil war produced countless prisoners of war, and the slave traders who originally accepted all kinds of slaves have become picky.

Some worthless orc slaves were directly reduced to meat slaves in the orc empire, and they were not even qualified to work as coolies.

Seeing the increasing number of orc slaves in the Near East, Master Hudson couldn't help but sweat on his forehead many times.

The number of orcs exceeds the number of immigrants from the kingdom, which is a proper sign of unstable foundation.However, it is easy to open Pandora's box, but difficult to close it again.

The noble lords who are accustomed to using orc slaves are not willing to abandon the cheap labor in their hands, even if the kingdom orders it, they can't stop it.

Including Hudson himself, he would not be able to bear if the Xueyue leader stopped using the orc slaves.

Fortunately, the hatred between the kingdom and the orcs can still play a role. Everyone just used the orc slaves as consumables, and did not allow the second generation of slaves to appear.

Glancing into the distance and looking at the orc slaves working in groups, Hudson ordered to his subordinates: "Tom sent an order to cancel the tax exemption policy for orc slaves from now on.

From next month, all orc slaves entering Hong Kong will be subject to slave tax, and the tax rate is tentatively set at 30.00% of the market price. "

(End of this chapter)