Realm of Power

A villa with unique scenery on the outskirts of Lisbon. The villa is not big, but the scenery is excellent. It occupies the best position in this wealthy area, with the sea on its back. Even in the early winter, you can still see the vast green area of ​​the villa. The flat ground is surrounded by green shades and evergreen pine forests. Against the backdrop of the gray and white colors of winter and autumn in other surrounding courtyards, it is even more exquisite and quiet.

Although a large number of merchants have emerged in the Putao area since the empire opened the inland sea, Putao's status as a transfer center between the inland sea and the outer sea has become more and more obvious. From Putao, you can go north to the northern sea of ​​Opalo, to the south to the southern part of Opalo, and to the east you can enter the inland sea. At the intersection of the three major ocean trades, the empire's major chambers of commerce will There are many rumors that local businessmen and nobles have moved here one after another by investing in maritime trade and becoming rich overnight. However, this is the only one who can afford to spend one hundred thousand gold a year just to maintain an evergreen lawn. No. 66 Imperial Avenue, a wealthy area with a lot of money,

The owner of this house is very mysterious. It is said that he is a high-level member of the Empire Business Alliance. A beautiful woman wearing a black dress can often be seen appearing in the villa. Businessmen nearby are speculating that this woman should be similar to a certain person. The status of the lover of a big shot should be that of a canary raised by a wealthy businessman! ,

Speculations from nearby would often reach the ears of Sokutus Dailan, the Thirteenth Deacon of the Business Alliance who lived in seclusion here. Sokutus Dailan did not comment on these rumors, but in order to reduce the disturbance, she still gave The Imperial Supervision Department said hello, hoping to clean up the bad people nearby. The Imperial Supervision Department's actions have always been Shockingly, the head of the Lisbon Trust Supervision Department, who knew the identity of the owner of this villa, personally ordered that all the wealthy people in the entire area be invited to have tea. Of course, it was nominally to investigate smuggling. This move shocked the surrounding businessmen. After selling off the property, the Supervision Department took the opportunity to acquire all eight villas near No. 66 Imperial Avenue. ︾

Handing the name card in his hand to the servant at the door, Heruile went through two reviews before seeing Sokutus Stellan, the Thirteenth Deacon of the Business Alliance, in the bright and spacious office, and Sokutus Stellan sitting on the brown-red bench. Kutu Stellan's exquisite black dress was dragged to the ground, and her cold face with a deep sense of surprise made He Riele also felt his heartbeat speeding up. He quickly lowered his head, omitting almost even the most basic greetings. He directly placed the report in his hand on the table and said eagerly, "Miss Dailan. Please forgive me for disturbing you. I just got one." It’s a very difficult matter, and no one can help except Miss Dai Lan.”

"Deacon He Ruile is joking. Since it is a matter of the business alliance, it is naturally Dailan's matter. It can't be said of helping, but it is good to be called doing one's duty." His fair hand picked up the report on the table. Sokutus Stellan had a smile on her lips, and He Ruile served as the deacon of the Ocean Trade of the Commercial Alliance. The position of the Twelve Deacons can definitely be ranked among the top three. He is a truly powerful figure among the top executives of the Business Alliance. When he was in Salander, Sokutu Dailan once used the tiger skin of His Majesty the Falcon to beat this man. Real power figures. Since then, He Ruile has been a staunch user of Sokutus Stellan's decisions at the deacons' meeting. When dealing with one of his own people, Sokutus Stellan would naturally not put on a business-like face.

But this time things really made her feel troubled. She glanced at the contents of the report and frowned her beautiful eyebrows. After thinking for a moment, she knew what He Ruile was here to do. She was the only one who had the ability to do this. According to He Ruile With his identity, he can actually submit this report to the Imperial Navy, but in terms of strength, it is far less powerful than himself, the Thirteen Deacons. You have to know who is standing behind you. With His Majesty the Falcon Emperor, even the Imperial Navy Minister Dostelenko must remain cautious in front of him, but Sokus Stellan knew one thing very well, that is, although he has the power to mobilize the military, With the war between the Empire and Feishan about to break out, arbitrarily mobilizing the Imperial Navy to provoke an empire may not be what His Majesty Falcon wants to see.

"I'm afraid it will be difficult for the Imperial Navy to intervene. As you know, the main force of the Imperial Navy is currently concentrated in the south of Feishan, where His Majesty is personally commanding." Sokutus Stellan took a deep breath and said that there might be nothing he could do. Unless the war is over, the Imperial Navy can go south to Eero

"This will be a bit troublesome!" He Ruile had already thought of this result when he came, but his face still showed a bit of sadness and said, "The fire in Kailuo Port caused heavy losses to the empire's merchants. If there is no strong intervention, , the losses suffered by the imperial merchants were secondary. On the contrary, other countries in the southern part of the inland sea saw that the imperial merchants were weak and could be bullied, and when the time came, they would adopt various tricks and tyranny like Eero. It is definitely a disaster for the empire's businessmen. I am afraid that the empire's strategy of opening up the inland sea, which His Majesty the Emperor has high hopes for, will stagnate because of this incident, and it may even go backwards. That's why I have such an idea. , If the imperial navy cannot be dispatched, then I have another suggestion. "He Ruile's voice stopped and he hesitated.

"Just talk about it, but it's not guaranteed to be implemented!"

Sokutus Stellan's eyes wandered, and she waved her hand to him. According to Sokutus Stellan's astuteness, she didn't know that He Ruile came to find her, and he didn't come to ask for the opinion of the Thirteenth Deacon. The other party really What I want to do is to send a message to His Majesty Falcon through myself. He Ruile is fifty-seven years old this year. His face is not good-looking. On the contrary, he looks a bit wretched because half of his hair is bald. He has a son. Son, he was severely taught a lesson by His Majesty Falcon in Salander, but even so, His Majesty Falcon did not deprive him of his position as the deacon of the Business Alliance. The main reason is that He Ruile's ability is very good, and he always Able to keep up with the pace of empire expansion and have a broad mind, otherwise the empire's sea trade will be able to present a prosperous era of hundreds of flowers blooming in just a few years, rather than an era of monopoly by one single company.

"If possible, I hope that the lady can forward this to His Majesty the Emperor as soon as possible."

He Ruile took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Sokutus Stellan respectfully. He knew that looking at the entire southern Congo, there were many important officials in the empire, but except for Governor Varisien, that is, the one in front of him This woman was able to reach the emperor directly. Because she was a little nervous, He Ruile's hand holding the secret letter was trembling.

This time, he is ready to make a fortune. In terms of family wealth, his Heruile family has reached its peak. Even if it will continue to increase in the future, there will not be too much breakthrough development. Business giants can often last for more than a hundred years. Yes, a truly noble family that has been passed down for hundreds of years needs a big tree that relies on people with power to survive the weather. Otherwise, it will be uprooted as long as there is a slight disturbance.

He Ruile, who has reached the pinnacle of being a businessman, has to say that the person he admires the most in his heart is Lidakus, who is also from a great merchant family, but has already ascended to the position of governor of the empire.

Even in the business circles of the empire, it is generally recognized that Governor Lidakus has a ruthless vision. He actually saw the unlimited potential of His Majesty the Emperor, who was just a small lord of Samor at the time. Not only did the Lida family eventually become the largest military industry in the empire, A giant, and even as a civilian, he reached the high position of governor-general that no number of imperial generals could reach.

This time, He Ruile was also prepared to make a big bet. It was indeed difficult to mobilize the main force of the Imperial Navy, but since the opening of the inland sea, the Empire had encouraged the formation of armed merchant fleets. The weapons and equipment of these armed merchant fleets were similar to those of the Empire's regular navy. It's incomparable. Most of them were eliminated during the civil war. weapons, but they are still capable of fighting against some weaker regional navies, and even some pirates were almost beaten to death. The most important thing is that according to the registration of the Imperial Business Alliance, the number of armed merchant ships owned by the empire is above It has exceeded the 5,000-ship mark in just one month. What is the concept?

In other words, based on the minimum deployment of 50 people per armed merchant ship, that is also a shocking 250,000 people. 250,000 armed sailors, looking at the inland sea, which country can provide it! The Imperial Merchant Fleet has such a strong force, even if only one-fifth of the armed fleet enters the Eero Sea, even without the strong intervention of the Imperial Navy, it will still give the Eero Empire a big hit.

This is a war between the Imperial Business Alliance and the local Chamber of Commerce of Erault. The merchants of the Empire are being bullied by the hostile chamber of commerce. They are helpless and do not help the chamber of commerce. If the same thing happens, the business alliance will not come forward. There is this He Ruile believed that mobilizing an armed merchant fleet of two to three thousand ships would not be a problem, and he had the dignity of controlling maritime trade for several years. After all, it is still worth a lot of money. What really needs to be considered is the attitude of His Majesty Falcon. As long as His Majesty allows the Imperial Navy not to interfere, then this storm caused by the imperial merchants will definitely make the southern coast of Obarro tremble. I have long heard that His Majesty the Emperor intends to use armed fleets to seize areas and then establish imperial colonies. If this is the case, as long as it is done properly, it is still possible to obtain a colonial governor by oneself.

Horele did not know that the secret letter he submitted would be known as "Herele's Ambition" in later generations. It was considered by historians to be the turning point in the Falcon Empire's maritime expansion strategy.

"Herele's ambition made the ocean truly connected with the imperial territory." If the Falcon Empire's maritime strategy in the early stage was mainly military expansion focusing on maritime hegemony, after Horele's ambition, the focus of the empire's maritime strategy From maritime hegemony to colonial hegemony, this led to the Falcon Empire The reason why it is called the "Public Enemy of the Mainland" is the history of the expansion of the Falcon Empire for three hundred years, starting from the first overseas colony of Kailo and ending with the last Vaguta island chain. The control area of ​​the Falcon Empire's overseas territory is its local control. Three times the area, and the starting point of this prototype of a maritime empire was He Ruile's ambition!

The letter from Sokutus Stellan was delivered to the emperor's desk on the fourth day. Looking at this secret letter that was full of naked expansionism, the fat man had the urge to burst into tears. Sure enough, , the ultimate form of maritime hegemony is colonial hegemony, I was still considering that such a request would only appear twenty to thirty years after the empire opened the inland sea. I didn't expect that in just a few years, such hegemonism would already appear on paper. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novels are better and updated faster!