18th century total war

Chapter 1 Honor Above All

"I can't live through this day, Baron Levy is going to raise taxes again!
This greedy devil has already taken away [-]% of our food, and he still won't let us go!

Pity my husband, since he became that devil's soldier, he hasn't sent a copper coin home..."

A woman less than 30 years old with a face full of vicissitudes cried at the head of the village.

“Alas, it’s not just the one in your family, my youngest son came home on vacation last time, and I found out that the stingy devil didn’t pay them military pay at all!
I asked my son to leave Baron Levi's private army, and he actually scolded me as a father who didn't know what to do, and tarnished the noble glory of that devil, Levi!

This kid has served as a soldier for less than half a year, got nothing, and is still devoted to that devil Li Wei..."

"My brother is the same, he finally went home on vacation, I just complained that Baron Levi's taxes are too heavy, so he gave me a good beating!
If my mother hadn't stopped me, he would have tied me up in the security station...

I'm his own sister! "

"You say, does Baron Levi have some witchcraft that can confuse people's hearts?

Otherwise, why do his soldiers have no military pay and still admire Baron Livy so much? "

As soon as these words came out, the people sitting around fell into an eerie silence.

At this moment, a group of more than a dozen soldiers suddenly came outside, charging forward with bayonets and flintlock guns, and surrounded everyone present.

An officer with the rank of second lieutenant, wearing high-pants military boots, walked up to a group of old and young women and children with a serious face: "I received a report that someone here is criticizing the great Baron Levi, so you have been arrested.

If you don't want to enter the labor service, let your family members come to redeem him with money. "

After speaking, this group of line infantry in standard black military uniforms took away all the people gathered at the entrance of the village amidst a burst of crying.

One of the old men saw that one of the soldiers in the group was his youngest son, and he shouted, "Son, it's me, your father, help me to intercede with the officer."

As if he didn't know his old father, his youngest son replied in a cold tone: "I'm sorry, father, Lord Baron Levi's honor is above everything else.

Don't worry, as long as you act honestly, your life will not be in danger. "

"Child, can you save me? My family has no money, not even a copper!"

"Father, you should know that when I serve Baron Levi as a soldier, I fight for glory, and I don't receive any military salary."

"Everyone, if you talk nonsense, your sentence will be doubled!"

At this time, the second lieutenant glanced at the old man who kept shouting, and scolded him in a cold tone.

In the center of Charles Town, named by the Charles family, there is a three-story noble villa.

In the bedroom on the third floor, the traverser with a young body, Levi Charles was wearing a silk robe, holding a goblet in his hand, while slowly swaying the amber liquid inside, he was pacing until he could overlook the entire Charles In front of the window of the town.

"Having traveled half a year, I have a foundation to stand on. Today is May 1789, 5. If the history of this parallel world has not gone too far, the Estates-General convened by King Louis XVI should have failed by this time. .

France is also about to enter troubled times.

I don't know if my parents in this world can protect themselves in Paris.

And my two elder sisters who only know how to spend money to compare and are obsessed with handsome boys with little faces, have they found a suitable marriage partner?

Alas, my rights are still too low. Even as the legitimate son of the Charles family, my father doesn't believe my words, so he insists on staying in Paris to enjoy a luxurious life. "

When Li Wei was full of thoughts, suddenly there was a soft and delicate body hugging his waist from behind.

Li Wei felt the plumpness and softness of a certain part behind him, and with a smile on his mouth, he grabbed the delicate arm and turned around.

"Master, do you need to prepare breakfast now?"

A pair of crystal blue eyes raised up, looked at Li Wei and asked.

This is Li Wei's personal maid, Anne, who is exactly the same age as Hua. She doesn't have the body odor unique to French women, but she has proud capital.

"Okay, my sweetheart."

Hearing Levi's affectionate name, Anne's cheeks suddenly turned crimson.

To Annie, who was born as a commoner, to be a woman of a traditional aristocratic boy, and still get tenderness from the other party, is like a beef pie falling from the sky.

Until now, having sex with Li Wei, there is still a feeling of unreality, for fear that this beautiful life is just an empty dream.

Of course, although Annie is a commoner, she is not an ordinary commoner. Her father is the owner of a well-known gunsmith workshop in the town of Charles, and is also a powerful arms dealer in this area.

Only such wealthy families can raise young girls with delicate skin.

It's just that no matter how rich Anne's father is, in today's France, nobility and church monks are still inferior.

In the eyes of the nobles and church monks, these wealthy businessmen and capitalists were just like the mud-legged people in the fields, they were all inferior bitches.

The only thing the nobles and the church are interested in is the golden cutie in the pockets of these lowlifes.

It can be seen from this that Anne's family is so lucky to be able to be close to Li Wei, a young master from a serious and traditional aristocratic background.

Almost all the weapons used by the private army formed by Li Wei came from Anne's father's gun workshop, and they were basically half sold and half given away.

Of course, Levi also reciprocated, and Anne's father became the first Lord of Charles Town to be promoted by Levi.

The town of Charles and its surrounding villages are all fiefdoms of the Charles family. Li Wei's father is a veritable French swordsman and a noble earl!

Of course, Li Wei's father was not at all willing to return to the family territory to experience the 'bitter cold' life. He had always settled in Paris, and was a traditional royalist, holding an important position in the Paris city government.

If it wasn't for Li Wei's own request, he would also be enjoying the luxury life and the happiness brought by the power of the nobility in Paris at this time.

If there was no total war system, maybe Levi would really do that.

After all, many characters in this parallel world are different from the French history in his previous life, and there may not be a French Revolution.

At least, that's what Li Wei thought when he crossed over.

However, since receiving the news yesterday that King Louis XVI held a three-level meeting in Versailles, Li Wei knew that his thoughts were still too optimistic.

Fortunately, Li Wei, who has a total war system, has already made preparations in advance.

After breakfast, Li Wei came to the study room on the second floor, which was also his office. The mayor of Charles town and the chief executive of the Charles family, a white-haired old man with a stooped back was already waiting here.

Li Wei looked up, and Joseph Charles, who was in his 40s, was as old as an old man in his 70s or [-]s.

This is not because the other party is overworked, but because the level of technology in this world is too low. The average life expectancy of people is often very short, and premature aging is normal. For the civilian class, people in their 40s are already considered to live a long life.

Of course, as the general manager of the Charles family territory, Joseph seemed to be in very good spirits.

"Master, there is still no one at the recruiting point. The people are very resistant to joining the army. Many people think that we have used witchcraft to control and confuse the soldiers in the first phase of the Charles training camp, causing them to deny their relatives..."

Joseph reported in a calm tone.

This is not the first time he has reminded Levi!

Although Joseph didn't know what method Li Wei used to make those soldiers give up on him, but the fact that he didn't pay the military salary was too bad, let alone the territory of the Charles family, even the next-door town knew that the Charles family had a miser.

Of course, if he didn't do this, Li Wei would not be able to establish a first-line infantry regiment, a thousand fully armed front-line combat soldiers!
"Joseph, I heard that taxes in the territory have increased again?
I have not issued this order before.

As a part-time tax officer, do you have anything to explain? "

Joseph looked slightly surprised. He didn't expect that the man in front of him, who didn't know how to manage the territory at all, would notice that he raised taxes in private!

The tone of Li Wei's inquiry was very calm, but he had already greeted Joseph's eighteen generations of ancestors in his heart.

If the soldiers who came out of the training camp built by the Total War System were not loyal to him and snitched in private, Levi would never have known about Joseph's handiwork!

No one in the entire Charles family territory, from officials to petty officials, reported this matter to Li Wei.

What does this mean?
Joseph's influence here is much greater than his listed young master!
If it wasn't for Joseph being his father's distant cousin and his father's confidant, Li Wei couldn't touch him, and would have ordered the arrest of this greedy old man long ago.

If the other party raises taxes, he will raise taxes, and in his own name, Li Wei knows that his reputation has rotted in the entire Charles territory now...

Joseph had been prepared for a long time and took out a thick stack of documents and handed them to Li Wei. Li Wei looked at the dense numbers and forms on it, one head and two big.

What he hated the most when he was in school was math!
"Master, this is the financial statement for this year, the cost of expanding the number of recruits to form the first-line infantry regiment is quite high.

Even if there is no military payment, the living expenses of the soldiers, the consumption of ammunition under high-intensity training, the large-scale purchase of standard black military uniforms, etc., are all expensive expenses.

Moreover, the entire French Kingdom suffered a rare drought last year, and the grain harvest dropped sharply. Without tax increases, it would be impossible to meet the daily consumption of the frontline infantry regiment.

Young master, I would like to remind you sincerely that here, dozens of private guards with hundreds of people are enough to protect your safety!

1000 people is too many, the young master will not want to take them to war. "

(End of this chapter)