Realm of Power

Turrit Colin was sitting on the seat at the back of the carriage, lowering his head to sort out some ledgers and the like. The small gold-inlaid wooden box containing the ledgers was placed next to it. The little miko's posture sitting with her legs together became more and more charming, and she looked much more mature than the little girl a few years ago.

Opposite her, a middle-aged maid transferred from the Turrit family reported the current situation in Putau: "Second Miss, the northern part of Putau has been completely lost, the Duke's Palace of Putau has also been occupied, and one-third of the coalition forces have suffered casualties. Second, the heads of 11 aristocratic families did not fight in this battle, 27 heads of families were captured, and seven cities in the north and central part were plundered and burned by the Congolese army. The losses were incalculable.

"Is there any news about your mother?" Turrit Colleen closed the account book in her hand with her hair on her temples with her fingers on her left hand.

"Madam has already gone to the Southwest District to take refuge. The family did not suffer any big losses because they left early. The split with the Burrows family who went south has become more and more obvious!" The middle-aged maid replied with a hint of pride on her face. "As soon as Madam received the warning from the second lady, she immediately gathered the family's manpower and chose to go to the Southwest District, instead of hoping to make a profit before leaving like the Burrows family who supported the noble coalition. I heard that the Burrows family suffered a heavy loss this time. Not only did they invest millions in funds, but they also lost all the popularity they had managed to cultivate. In this battle, several vassals who had served the Burrows family for generations were all destroyed. Even the head of the Burrows family escaped with the help of the Imperial Navy. I heard that he went to the southern coast of Congo and there is no chance of returning to Puntau. He can really be said to be as miserable as a bereaved dog. !”

"Then the Papley family I focused on... you won't let them be captured, right?"

Turrit Colleen tapped the table with cold fingers on her pretty face. The middle-aged maid shook her head quickly and explained, "Of course not. We specially sent people to warn the Papley family, and there is a list of the nobles who were captured and killed this time." There is no one from the Papley family inside, they must be on their way south to escape!"

"I just don't know why the second lady is so special to..." The middle-aged maid paused in her voice and glanced at Turrit Colleen. asked cautiously

"There are some things you shouldn't ask, so don't ask!" Turrit Colleen suddenly raised her head and gave her a cold look. The middle-aged maid quickly lowered her head with a pale face. "You are also an elder in the family, you should know this kind of thing." !" Turrit Colleen said in a serious tone, "As long as there is nothing wrong with the Papley family now!"

"Yes, yes, I understand!" the middle-aged maid quickly said. She is the family's most important person to Turrit Corinne. We also know that in the entire Puntau, it is almost the second lady who is presiding over the affairs of the empire. If there are no accidents, Turrit Colleen will be the next head of the family, because the identity of the second lady as the imperial princess is enough to ensure that the rise of the Turrit family is just around the corner. The Turrit family, which broke away from the Burrows family, will quickly become a first-class imperial family. In time, it is not impossible to become as huge as the original Burrows family.

This time the family openly broke with the Burrows family. Because of the princess's existence, the Burrows family, known as the top wealthy family in the mainland, could only choose to compromise. This is the current situation. For the self-reliant Turrit family, Her Royal Highness the Princess is the confidence and future of the family's self-reliance. Being with this Princess is the current situation.

"Such a situation has indeed been planned for a long time!" Turrit Colleen looked slightly melancholy and looked out the window distractedly at the noisy noises and shouts of consignment goods. We did not see a large number of refugees living on the streets in the cities. Instead, we saw a prosperous scene that was completely different from the war-torn north.

The shops are still busy with traffic, and there are still too many merchants from all over the country to count. Although they have taken over more than 300,000 refugees, there are no traces of refugees in the city, according to the registration office. As of yesterday, the area controlled by the Falcon Army has accepted 370,000 refugees fleeing from the north. This is almost two-thirds of the population of northern Putau. This influx of more than 300,000 refugees. instead

This can't help but remind Turrit Colleen of the situation before the war broke out. This war seemed to be the invasion of Puntau by the Congolese. But if you look forward, you will see the Falcon Empire's response to the Congolese before the war broke out. Imperial aggression.

This war is like a clockwork that has been tightened in circles. When necessary, it will start to spin rapidly and fiercely.

With the help of the Gang Fei people, they carried out a large-scale purge of the various factions in the Putau area. By the way, they used the military disaster to cause a large number of people in the northern area of ​​​​Putau to flow into the south. In the end, the population of the area controlled by the Falcon Empire completely exceeded the population of the Duke's Palace in the north. The situation, for the empire, this war is not like a war, but more like a timely rain that has long been expected.

In addition to wealth, the benefits brought by wars often include a large number of refugees escaping from the war. The labor force is urgently needed in the areas controlled by the Falcon Empire. The size of the caravans is expanding and the area is becoming more and more prosperous, but that is the case of smuggling. For the total population of the control area, such a prosperous increase It's not obvious. Although this is a smuggling distribution center with a large number of merchant ships, not everyone is willing to settle in this enclave far away from the mainland of the empire. Before the outbreak of this war, the population of the area controlled by the Falcon Empire was thirty-four in the south. Ten thousand people, while there are 690,000 people in the area controlled by the Duke's Palace of Putau in the north.

Population is the shortcoming of the area controlled by the Falcon Empire. Because of the lack of population, the empire has not even recruited local corps in the Putao area. After three major expansions, the southern city of Lisbonto can already accommodate a population of more than 500,000, and the total city The population was less than 200,000, but just one month before the war broke out, His Majesty Falcon suddenly seemed unable to see the huge gap in the labor force, and insisted on personally deciding on more than a dozen major projects that required a large number of manpower. At that time, he took Looking at this list of projects, Turrit Colleen made a preliminary estimate.

The projects listed on this list range from the port area, the commercial district to the administrative district, and even for the first time, three Putao local flag regiments with a total strength of 50,000 people were established.

"To complete all of this, a total labor force of more than 300,000 people is required. Even if the entire city's population is filled in, it will not be enough. Moreover, the financial resources required to hire such a large labor force will require at least 30 million gold coins... "Thurit Colin, who made the initial estimate, was completely at a loss when holding this list.

But now it seems that it is surprisingly smooth, but I wonder if the Gangfei people know this situation, will they smash the table in anger and look at the huge circular outline of the large trading yard being built outside the carriage. A smile appeared at the corner of Turrit Corin's mouth. The influx of refugees from the north solved the labor gap. More than a dozen major projects were started at the same time.

Even during the war, the Putao area, which received a large amount of capital injection, still attracted enough merchant fleets.

There is an endless supply of various materials, because only low-cost refugees need to be hired as labor force. The construction cost was reduced from 30 million to 11 million, and the area controlled by the Falcon Army was hardly affected by the Northern War.

At several ports awaiting expansion, horse-drawn carriages transporting construction materials kept coming and going, and enough craftsmen made it possible for the port, which should have been built in May, to be two-thirds complete by the end of March. As for the 50,000-strong Putau local army, it has also recruited 30,000 people. Including the 10,000 people who stayed behind, the total strength has reached 40,000. Even if it faces the 60,000-strong army that invaded Putau, it will still be a battle. This is also the Gangfei army that invaded the Putao area, although it was nominally fighting the Falcon Empire. But they didn't even touch the edge of the Falcon Empire's control area. They just plundered the Putao people crazily in the central and northern areas.

Everything looks so natural, this should be the terrifying thing about that man,

With a bit of a woman's small pride in her own man, Turrit Colleen arrived at the port area under construction. Varisien, the military commander of the Putau area, was already waiting there and saw a group of Imperial Guards Cavalry. Escorting the black carriage into the port. Varisien hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

"Your Highness the Princess!" Varisien stood at attention and saluted.

"Who are these transport ships? Turrit Colin got off the carriage and took a curious look at the port docking area. He saw a row of huge transport ships docked there.

Ever since the main force of the Imperial Navy launched its attack on the southern coast of Congo from Ptau, so many large transport ships have rarely been seen in military areas. According to the transportation capacity of the imperial transport ships, excluding the food and fresh water that need to be transported, such a number of transport ships can carry at least more than 20,000 troops, and this time. Turrit Colleen knew that before Fatty attacked the southern coast, he seemed to have mobilized reinforcements from the empire. The number was unknown. The Turrit family was also very concerned about this, because all signs showed that the empire was launching a huge strategic plan. ,

From the expansion of Lisbonto to the current gathering of the population with the help of African people, the continuous construction of more than a dozen major projects, and the explosive expansion of the army garrison, all linked together, made Turrit Colleen feel like she had seen it. A huge longbow stretched into a full moon, gathering strength and waiting for a fatal blow to the target.

"It's the combined fleet of the Dillens family and the Huron family! At His Majesty's call, each family dispatched 11,000 reinforcements this time, totaling 22,000 reinforcements," Varisien looked respectful. He replied, "In the empire's army, the combat power of these two tribes can be Their abilities are not excellent, but when it comes to coastal landing operations, these two tribes are first-rate. With these two forces that are good at coastal operations, and the fact that the imperial fleet controls the coastline, the empire can always use them as long as it is willing. The Congolese people in the north turned into a hornet's nest"

"Dilens and the Hulen tribe! So, your Majesty has decided to set up settlements of the two tribes in the Putao area?" Turrit Corin was silent for a moment. As the only non-Ikadiva among the imperial princesses, , she still knows a little about most of these vassal forces within the empire,

When it comes to the ranking of the various forces under the unification of the empire, the first one is of course the East and West Tribunals of the Prairie, which have certain independent military forces and national titles. The second place is the forces of several kingdoms that were conquered by the empire and gave great help to the empire. And they are also the most favored Maomo Naqing's Maomo family. Finally, there are the Dillens family and the Hulen family in southern Wikiia. Both families have a certain military power and are closely related to each other. The relationship between the empire can be traced back to the era when the empire first raised its troops. Therefore, although it does not have the power to compete with other forces, it still has a transcendent status. The empire has allocated the east and west courts and various grassland areas in the northern part of Obarro. It is natural for the settlements of the powerful Dilens and Hulens to be established in the Putao area far away from the core of the empire's power.

"Well, your Majesty does have such intention."

Varisien twitched the corner of his mouth in embarrassment. As the military commander who had been confirmed in the Putau area, he was unwilling to have a quarrel with Princess Turritkolin. He had stayed in the Putau area for so long, and He also had the experience of personally infiltrating the Burrows family. From this alone, he could think of this. Varisien knew very well how terrifying a woman with the surname Turrit was.

Turrit Corin looked away from the huge hull of the transport ship in the distance with some surprise, and asked in an uncertain voice, "Tell me the truth, besides these two tribes, are there any other forces?"

"In fact, the troops mobilized by His Majesty far exceed the princess's imagination!" Varisien hesitated, but still spoke a little bit.

"Far beyond imagination?"

Turrit Colleen's body trembled slightly. He seems to have thought of something. My man's style has always been to retaliate with blood. After all, Gang Feiren has invaded this time. How could he let it go so easily? But to be able to let a general like Varisien say something beyond The word imagine aroused her curiosity even more

"Can you give me an approximate number?" Turrit Colleen turned around. He pulled up his hood and covered half of his face.

"I'm sorry, I can't do this without His Majesty's permission..." Varisien looked hard and sweat broke out on his face.

"You don't need to reply, you just need to nod or shake your head!" Turrit Colleen is a smart woman. She interrupted Valencien and gave a compromise without any danger. .

"Okay!" Varisien nodded. He had no choice. Who doesn't know that for this woman, His Majesty even overran the Gangfei Empire, which had the dominant position in Barrow in Central Europe? Moreover, this woman is now a legitimate empire. The princess, the head of the Empire's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, would be very unwise to offend a Turit woman in the upper echelons of the empire who is known for her manipulation of conspiracies. The best she can do is report the matter to His Majesty secretly when the time comes. They are a couple, so there is no need for him to be so tough.

"Fifty thousand people?" Turrit Colleen asked softly.

Hu Keqili shook his head silently,

"Seventy thousand?" Turrit Colleen narrowed her beautiful eyes into a thin line,

Hu Keqili hesitated for a moment, then shook his head.

"Is it one hundred thousand?" Turrit Colleen took a deep breath and gritted her teeth. The straight nose twitched unconsciously

Hu Keqili still didn't make a sound and shook his head.

"Are you sure there are more?" Turrit Colleen said, even she didn't believe it.

"The empire only has so many troops. Except for the troops in Barro in Northern Europe, the local troops will never exceed 200,000. It is impossible for Your Majesty to send all these troops to Puntao!"

Varisien expressed regret and explained, "Your Highness, please forgive me. Based on your understanding of Your Majesty, do you really think that His Majesty's eyes will be focused on this small land like Phuntao? His Majesty's eyes have always been Extraordinary, Varisian curled the corner of his mouth slightly and said in a deep voice, "Although the empire's native The number of troops does not exceed 200,000, but Her Royal Highness the Princess seems to have forgotten some of the troops that do not belong to the empire, such as the Dillens and Hulen tribes that Her Highness saw, such as the cold areas in the north, such as the East and West Courts, such as those that have been accumulated in the northwest region The powerful Mao Moor family, as well as thousands of business giants in the empire. . . . . . . "

"Your Highness, how much troops do you think these 7,000 merchant ships can transport if they are used as a transport fleet?"

Varisien's voice paused and continued, Your Majesty, "Since Your Majesty ordered the mobilization of 7,000 merchant ships into the inland sea, the empire has already been fully launched. Everyone has seen that the new huge market in the inland sea is open to the empire. The entire empire has already With all the action underway in full swing, the Putao area has become a bridgehead needed by all forces. Who will tolerate the enemy's rampant obstruction in front of the gate of wealth? Gangfei people will soon discover that they are out of the way. What a stupid decision to attack Pu Tao. We are standing still here. We are not just watching indifferently, but waiting to see how the Gangfei people make this farce end. The more cheerful the Gangfei people are, the more reason the empire will have to fight back. Enough, the Gangfei people are unscrupulous when they think they have the support of the Barrow countries in Central Europe. They will soon find that in the face of the true power of the empire, those countries that stand on the Gangfei side will decisively abandon them! "

"What do you mean?" Turrit Colleen frowned slightly. Varisien said so confidently that he had to remind him that there were 200,000 people in the Central European Barrow coalition.

"200,000 people?" Varician smiled. "In fact, with His Majesty's tacit approval, the internal forces of the empire and the business alliance have reached an agreement to enter the inland sea for mutual assistance. Together with the fleets of the chambers of commerce of all parties, by then The total strength is at least more than 300,000, and they will gather in Putau first."

"There will be 300,000 people gathering in Puntau..." Turrit Colleen was dumbfounded when she heard this, her pretty face turned pale, chewing on this shocking number. As an imperial princess, this was her first time. Realizing that I had so little understanding of the empire's sudden burst of maritime power,

Yes, there are seven thousand merchant ships. Based on the 50 sailors on each merchant ship, the number of sailors alone reaches 350,000. If all parties also have their own armies, it will be lively. It is entirely possible that the final number will exceed 400,000. of,

I just wonder what kind of horrified look the 60,000 troops of Putao, who are still rampaging in the north, will have when faced with the 400,000 imperial sailors who suddenly appeared in the area controlled by the Falcon Empire. As for the fence-sitters in the Central European and Barrow countries, I'm afraid they will immediately run away without a trace.