18th century total war

Chapter 282 Li Wei's Internal and External Secretary

"Lieutenant General Karl, these are the supplies sent to us by the Swiss."

Karl, who was riding on the horse, nodded slightly, and looked in the direction guided by the other party. He could see the endless convoy of baggage, transporting all kinds of fruits and vegetables, as well as expensive wine and lean meat, into the French Defense Forces in a mighty way. in the barracks.

Karl has certainly seen a baggage convoy of this size before. When the French Defense Forces sacked the Italian Peninsula and Piedmont, there were countless baggage convoys of this level.

However, Switzerland in this era is not a rich country, at least it is incomparable with the Piedmont region of the Kingdom of Sardinia and the north-central region of the Italian peninsula, and all these materials were donated by the Swiss on their own initiative!

Of course, this is not something that the Swiss people squeezed out of their own rations. Common people in this era don’t have that much food, let alone the ability to organize!
These food supplies are all major guilds and local dignitaries in Switzerland (the dignitaries are not necessarily all officials, they may also be local wealthy businessmen and scholars and gentlemen with deep connections), in order to thank the French Empire for helping to establish Switzerland The Federation ordered people to collect and transport them.

In fact, this is just the upper class of the Swiss local cities. They use their names to curry favor with the French Empire. The main purpose is only one-to let the French Defense Forces look at the "friendship" of the Swiss and stop looting.

It’s not that these celebrities and dignitaries in Switzerland are sympathetic to the people, but they know that if the army really lets go, it will be cleaner than the bandits, and it will cause great losses to the local area. Most of the property lost by the local area is Not ordinary people.

Swiss civilians are busy with eating all day long, and if they can have a fart of property, isn’t it all the wealth of those celebrities and dignitaries?

Therefore, the people who least want the army to cross the border to harass them are not the common people, but these wealthy people who are like snakes.

This can be regarded as spending money to eliminate disasters.

Who said that the military discipline of European armies in this era is worrying?
Not to mention the fearsome troops of the Russian army, even the Prussian army and the British army with good military discipline have countless cases of robbery and rape when they invaded foreign countries.

Because of this, even if Karl didn't ask for it, the local celebrities and dignitaries in Switzerland also contributed the money together. This is an additional military gift, which is not included in the taxation of the vassal state.

Karl led people on horseback to a high ground and looked at the size of the baggage train. A look of relief appeared on his face: "These Swiss guys are quite good at doing things.

That being the case, notify all the troops and prepare to evacuate. "

Karl never thought about robbing Switzerland from beginning to end. After all, in the eyes of a general like him who had been brainwashed in the military camp, whether to loot or not depends on Li Wei's will. Unless there is a problem with the army's logistics line and they have to fight to support war, otherwise France will The National Defense Forces will not loot occupied areas casually.

Therefore, Karl only thought that the Swiss sent so many supplies in order to let them leave the Swiss Confederation as soon as possible.

After all, with so many troops stationed in Switzerland, it's easy to scare the Swiss 'babies'.

During the retreat of the First Army, a damage report from the Battle of Switzerland was sent to Levi's office.

The siege of Switzerland was not just about the deployment of troops composed of sharpshooters. The regiments of the Guards Infantry also participated in the offensive. However, the Sharpshooters were mainly responsible for capturing the mountainous jungles with complex terrain, while the Guards Infantry were responsible for attacking transportation points and towns with flat terrain. .

However, since the Swiss defensive positions were all in the mountainous jungles, the infantry guards did not encounter many battles and the scale was not large, so the casualties paid by the sharpshooters were much higher than that of the infantry guards, and most of them came from self-destruct tactics.

Switzerland in this era is not a country that is easy to chew. The French Defense Forces seem to be easy to fight, but under the order of the Swiss King to recruit all the people to defend the country, it still caused huge losses to the French Defense Forces.

The sharpshooters alone killed about 11300 people, and the cavalry guards rarely participated in the battle, so the losses were negligible.

The infantry guards did not participate in high-intensity battles, and only lost more than [-] people.

Paying the price of more than 3000 people to destroy the Kingdom of Switzerland, the combat effectiveness of the French Defense Forces has reached the top level in Europe!
Of course, Li Wei, who was far away in Paris, confirmed his previous speculation before getting the battle report. Once the Swiss Confederation was established, the total war system settled the rewards for Li Wei.

Li Wei received a total of 80 glory points!
This is the reward obtained by defeating the Holy Roman Empire coalition forces, disintegrating the second anti-French alliance and destroying the Kingdom of Switzerland.

The upgraded Total War system does not count battle losses and victories, but only strategic victories.

For example, how much land was occupied, how many countries were destroyed, and whether the destroyed country was a sovereign country (the bonus of the destroyed sovereign country system can be slightly higher, and the states of the Holy Roman Empire are not sovereign countries). After the country is destroyed, it is The establishment of a vassal state or direct annexation and occupation and other factors.

As for how many troops annihilated the enemy, there is no system bonus. If Li Wei can force other countries to surrender without a single soldier, he can also be rewarded by the total war system.

Of course, the subjection here is not the suzerain and vassal state in words, it must have real benefits, and the harder the vassal state is squeezed, the more rewards will be added when the total war system is settled.

Until it is fully occupied and annexed as the mainland, the highest bonus is reached.

Because of this, Li Wei allocated half of the national fiscal revenue of the vassal state to the French Empire. This is already a very high proportion. The government was overwhelmed by the high proportion of tribute.

There is only so much wealth produced by society, the upper class will certainly not starve themselves, and if the country is poor, it will inevitably be passed on from top to bottom.

In the end, the people of the vassal country will not even have enough to eat, and then a revolution will break out in front of the choice of starving to death or being killed...

If there are many insightful people in the government of the vassal state, they will even guide the people to pass on the contradictions, directly agitate for extreme nationalism, and wantonly expand the army to get rid of the slavery of the French Empire.

This is why Li Wei cannot increase the proportion of tribute paid by vassal states at will.

A ratio of 50.00% can make the vassals feel uncomfortable without falling below their critical point (the domestic economy is out of balance, causing unemployment frenzy and a large number of poor people starving to death).

All vassal states, including the Rhineland League, pay tribute at a rate of 50.00%.

Countries like Switzerland that are located inside the defense circle of the French Empire's vassal states are not bad. At least they don't need to raise many troops, and they don't have the pressure of war. Countries like the Rhineland League and the Netherlands and Belgium are really uncomfortable. They Not only to feed a capable army and prevent foreign enemies from invading, but also to continuously transfuse blood into the French Empire.

Of course, it is impossible for Li Wei to cause financial collapse of all the vassal states in the defensive circle. Those countries with too many armies can hand over part of the army to the military inspectors sent by the French Empire to command and dispatch. The military expenses of this part of the army It does not need the finances of the vassal state to support it, but can directly allocate funds from the tribute tax to support it.

Of course, only Bavaria (at the forefront), the Netherlands, and Belgium in the Rhine League can enjoy this treatment.

The financial ratios here can be adjusted at any time. The vassal state law promulgated by the French Empire stipulates that Emperor Li Wei can impose his will on the vassal state anytime and anywhere, and the vassal state government has no right to object!

The vassal states only have the right to report their own proposals, and have no veto power.

If it wasn't for Li Wei's fear of the outbreak of revolution in those vassal states being squeezed by him, there are plenty of ways to play them to death.

In the long run, the vassal state system formulated by Li Wei cannot be maintained for a long time. No country is willing to support the vampire-like suzerain state while shouldering the obligation of the suzerain state's human shield and cannon fodder.

Nowadays, these vassal states have to accept such unequal terms because of the military threat of the French Empire.

Of course, Li Wei is also very aware of this. This vassal state clause is not for long-term maintenance, but only a short-term defensive measure, in order to liberate more French defense forces for war in other directions.

After Li Wei defeats all the invincible opponents in Europe, Li Wei doesn't plan to let go of any vassal country. Maybe he can get another wave of glory points in the total war system by then!

During the Swiss War, Li Wei saw the usefulness of sharpshooters in complex terrain. The 10 honor points obtained this time, except for 70 points, were used to expand the guard cavalry, and the remaining [-] points were all used to expand the sharpshooter troops.

After consuming 70 glory points, the number of sharpshooters jumped to more than 8!

The guard cavalry not only made up for all the consumption, but also had some surplus.

Of course, it was never the glory value that limited the size of the guard cavalry, but the horses.

Li Wei has always pursued the strategy of elite troops. Every Guards Cavalry must be trained with one person and three horses.

In this way, it is possible to ensure that the cavalry survives after the death of the horse on the battlefield, so that there will be no horses to use.

It's not that the guard cavalry can't ride other horses, it's just that other horses are not comparable to the war horses trained with the guard cavalry. The guard cavalry rides ordinary military horses, and their combat power has declined sharply.

You know, the horses trained with the guard cavalry can even achieve the state of unity of man and horse on the battlefield!
In the words of the game, the equestrian skill points have reached full value!
Only the horses trained together can enable the guard cavalry to display this kind of combat power.

After consuming all the glory points, Li Wei opened the updated total war system panel to check.

【Name: Levi Charles

Glory value: 0
Occupied the capital of a major European country: Paris, the capital of France (barracks, tax office, court of appeal, large arsenal, classical university, bank building, shipyard)
Training troop templates have been opened: Guards Infantry, Sharpshooters, Guards Cavalry

System-trained troops: Guards Infantry (210200+), Sharpshooters (81400+), Guards Cavalry (23500+)

System-trained water warships: None

Evaluation: Congratulations to the host, you already have the strength to destroy a major European country at any time, and it is not a bad idea to annex a major country into your own country. However, be careful not to fall into the quagmire of security wars, so that other countries can take advantage of it.

When you are strong enough, any country will become your potential enemy. 】

"Haha, the evaluation of this total war system is still as realistic as ever.

After this battle, my total strength has exceeded 30, which is indeed a top army power in today's Europe.

However, at the University of Paris, which has been endowed with the function of system building, the research progress of the ironclad ship is not satisfactory, and it is not as good as the research and development of the stable howitzer.

By the way, how was the Mini rifle developed in my previous life?

Alas, if I had known that I would travel to another world, I should have studied the structure of firearms in various periods in history. Even if I don't have hands-on ability, it is good to have detailed research and development ideas.

It's not that I can't help the research and development of ordnance now..."

Li Wei laughed at himself helplessly.

Thinking of the iron-clad ship technology that will not appear until the time when the iron-clad ship will not appear, and the solution to the plight of the shit-stirring stick that cannot land on the British Isles before the iron-clad ship goes to sea, Levi feels a burst of boredom in his heart.

Levy's way of dealing with boredom is simple.

He rang the bell hanging beside him, and a secret door opened at the back of the spacious office, and Annie, who was wearing a maid outfit, came out with small steps.

Levi ordered without looking back: "In 10 minutes, prepare three women for me.

Annabelle was going to be in it, wearing my recently invented fishnet stockings, the full-body kind.

The remaining two put on my remodeled British 'female uniform', I'm going to fuck the Brits hard! "

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Annie stepped back into the secret door with small steps, and then Li Wei called the secretary outside to give some instructions, and then entered the secret door behind the office.

Li Wei's secretaries are divided into two types: internal and external. The external secretary is a man, who is actually an aide-de-camp. He is mainly responsible for external communication. All cabinet ministers who report to Li Wei must pass this test.

Of course, the attendants outside have no right to intercept the minister's report on their own.

As for the internal secretary, it was Annie, a more mature woman.

Except for Anne and the women who serve Levi, no one knows the mystery behind the door behind the office...

Now Li Wei has formed a special maid group and formulated a strict selection system and 'retirement' system.

When the age reaches a certain limit or Li Wei is tired, these maids will face the choice of retirement.

There are generally two options. The Royal Office of the French Empire will arrange a long-term job for them. The income level of the ordinary middle class is no problem to support a family. And as long as they don’t make big mistakes, they won’t be fired. It’s a kind of life. Assure.

Another option is to directly receive a large amount of settlement money, and cut off any relationship with the royal family of the French Empire from then on.

Thanks to Double Sword Master Liu Haizhu for the reward of 100 starting coins.

(End of this chapter)