Realm of Power

After getting the Paput Kingdom's application for a loan from the Imperial Bank, Fatty did not immediately agree. Instead, he handed the application to Sokutus Stellan. The Paput Kingdom mentioned the purchase of weapons in the negotiation, and There is still a considerable amount of weapons, which has to make Fatty cautious," the Paput Kingdom proposed to purchase weapons in the application? The empire is not afraid of the Paput people defaulting on their debts. If they really dare to default on their debts, it is not a problem for the imperial army to destroy the entire Paput, even if How the South wants to unify against the North, in Under such an excuse, I can only stare blankly." The fat man stared at the setting sun outside the window, which was like blood. The vast southern mountains drew an eyebrow-like curve. "What I'm afraid of is that the Paputs use the empire's loans to buy the empire's weapons, and then If it is used against the Empire, then the Empire will be extremely embarrassed this time. Not only will the reputation of the Empire be affected, but the Imperial Bank will also become the laughing stock of the entire continent. The situation that I spent so much energy and hard work to create, It will be paid off in an instant!”

"Your Majesty is overly worried. According to the intelligence, the sudden change in the Paput Kingdom is because the Paput people are preparing to go to war against Lisri." Sokutus Stellan handed a glass of wine in his hand to the fat man standing in front of the window. With the network controlled by Sokutus Stellan in the south, it is not difficult to figure out the real purpose of the Paput people's loan application. Her eyes fell on the corners of her master's slightly frowned eyebrows, and she chuckled with her beautiful slightly raised lips. said

"Start a war against Lisri?" The fat man turned around

"The Risri Kingdom is just a small country bordering the southern part of Paput. Its land area is only a hundred miles, but it is the center of the road to the east. The Paput people want to annex the Risri Kingdom, which is known throughout the south. , but it has been delayed due to various reasons. "The man's voice paused." The news came back from Papt. Just five days ago, the king of the Lisri Kingdom passed away. Now there is only an eldest princess in the country who is only seventeen or eighteen years old in charge of state affairs. There is no way to suppress the minister, Lis Japan is a vassal state of Feize...し0. Please search] If the Paput people don't take action, I'm afraid Feize will take action first, so it's normal to be so desperate to get a chance! If your Majesty is really worried, you can leave this matter to me. Let me tell you, if the Paput people start a war against the Risri people, they must offend the Feize people. It would be okay if the two countries are already married, but now they are somewhat trying to take advantage of the situation. I think we can take this opportunity to take advantage of the Paput people. The kingdom is completely on the side of the empire."

"Since that's the case, then I'll leave this matter to you!" The fat man nodded.

"Also, the loan target is only limited to small and medium-sized countries for the time being. We will not respond to applications from large southern countries for the time being!" The fat man stared at the mountains in the distance, took the wine glass from Sokutus Stellan's hand, and sighed deeply. Swallow it in one gulp. The unusual changes in the Paput Kingdom made him suddenly realize one thing, that is, the sequelae caused by the Civil War were emerging.

"Why is this?" Suquetus Stellan was a little confused. Logically speaking, lending to those southern powers with good national strength would provide more stable returns.

"I think that in order for the Imperial Bank to expand rapidly in the south as quickly as possible, we should temporarily bypass those powerful countries, because the small and medium-sized countries in the south have a greater desire to break the current power structure than those powerful countries!" The fat man chuckled. Putting the wine glass in his hand on the table, he said slowly, "It can be seen from the Paput Kingdom that they took out the finance and taxation and coastal port mortgages in one go. This shows how much the Paput Kingdom attaches great importance to this battle."

"And this is the human heart in troubled times. How can any monarch in troubled times have no ambition! Those without ambition will either be ousted from power or annexed by other countries. The reason why many southern countries behave calmly is because The opportunity has not yet come. Once the opportunity comes, who can resist it? For a mere five million gold coins, even a second-rate small country like Paput has the desire to expand outward. It shows that there are not a few careerists in the south."

"Papt's expansion is not a bad thing for the empire. The biggest advantage of loans is that they can use future money for present use. This will be irresistible to any ambitious monarch of the kingdom. Who doesn’t want to expand outwards? But they don’t have money or strength, so they keep their heads down. Pretending to be the grandson of those big countries, if the Imperial Bank can meet their needs for external expansion, these countries will soon come to their door in droves. According to the economic penetration of the empire, ten years will be enough to completely wipe out the economic lifeline of these kingdoms. It is in your hands, and the most important advantage is that once you start, it will be difficult for the monarchs and ministers of these kingdoms to stop."

"I understand. Your Majesty means to use the loans from the Imperial Bank to promote the ambitions of these small and medium-sized kingdoms, so as to re-establish the southern pattern!" Even Sokutus Stellan was shocked by the fat man's words. At this time, the pretty girl was shocked. Cheeks red with excitement on face, with imperial bank To leverage the entire southern structure, this kind of vision has completely surpassed all people in this era. When everyone was still running on the ground, what they saw were mountains and rivers, but this man was already soaring. Above the sky, you can see the entire earth! The most important thing is that this man is the man of his life.

"Indeed!"

Fatty could feel the deep affection in Sokutus Stellan's eyes, and he also felt that he had made the right choice to hand over the Imperial Bank, a strategic economic institution, to Sokutus Stellan to run it. Sokutus Stellan's loyalty is unquestionable, and her unique vision has been honed over many years at the top of the business alliance. The method she used to sweep across the southern coastal areas has already shown that Only when you have the ability to operate funds to the peak in this era, and have enough vision and means at the same time, can you realize the painstaking efforts you put into establishing the Imperial Bank. The Imperial Bank is an economic entity and a strategic bureau. If you say that when you first established a commercial The purpose of the alliance is to expand commerce, and the establishment of the Imperial Bank now truly puts economic invasion into a strategic position.

On the fourth day after Sokutus Stellan responded to the Papute people's request, the snowflakes finally fell in the southern part of Obaro. Sokutus Stellan wore a dark green velvet skirt and handed over a report. It was delivered to the fat man. "The Ero Empire has sent people again. They have reached the periphery of the port and require us to send troops according to the agreement!"

"According to the agreement?" The fat man didn't even bother to read the report sent by the Eero people. He threw it into the trash can and shrugged his shoulders. "The agreement clearly states that the Eero Empire will send troops to attack the periphery of the port. The empire will Send troops to assist, but I didn’t see any of Emperor Ero’s troops reaching the outside of the port, so there is no need to fulfill the agreement! Emperor Ero is still planning! The empire jumped into the pit, how could it know that I had clearly seen his little tricks. Emperor Aero was afraid of causing public anger, so he actually used a cover to rebel and attacked the outside of the port. The rebels, and the rebels who claimed to have surrendered to the Aden people, why did the empire send troops? "Yes, I understand how to reply to them!"

Sokutus Stellan smiled seductively. Although she liked her man's casual point of view the most, she also liked her man's rogue spirit. What's more, the incident itself was a trap designed by the Eero people. No matter how dissatisfied the Aero people are, they will not be bold enough to tell everyone that Falcon has betrayed the secret agreement and failed to assist the Aero Empire in sending troops to Aden. If that is the case, the Aero Empire is tantamount to a traitor in the entire south and unites with the northern hunters. The Eagle Empire goes to war against a southern kingdom. Loans from the Imperial Bank are completely different from those of countries like Paput. From this, we can see the benefits of the Imperial Bank. At least until now, no one will regard lending from the Imperial Bank as a way to unite the Falcon Empire. The Imperial Bank's concealment is so strong that after a period of time, even if the country's monarch figures out what is going on, he will not dare to say such a thing openly, because that would be tantamount to all the southern countries that have borrowed money from the Imperial Bank. Be an enemy!

As the Paput Kingdom captured the capital of King Liszh in six days. The news that the Paput Kingdom had borrowed five million from the Imperial Bank was like a whirlwind sweeping the south. At first, the six-nation coalition hoped to defeat the main force of the imperial army in the Istan area, and then take advantage of the victory to swallow up Istan and Feishan. Even Central Europe Barrow wanted to get involved, but looking at it on the other hand, the sequelae of the defeat of the Six Nations were actually no better than the situation faced by the defeat of the Empire.

The Six Nations Alliance's 700,000-strong army conquered the Stan area, although for the Six Nations, it has not yet reached the point of annihilation. But after all, 700,000 field troops were wiped out in one battle. Especially for countries such as Aden, which suffered the most losses. Not only the national power was greatly reduced, but the original control and influence were not as good as before. I feel the most about this kind of control. Yes, I'm afraid it's just a small and medium-sized country like Paput.

In the past, a second-rate kingdom like the Paput Kingdom would never have dared to go to war against a vassal state of Feize, the great power. But now, with the support of sufficient military expenditure, the Paput Kingdom would start a war without hesitation.

Why, isn’t it that the reputation of the Kingdom of Fezer has been damaged due to the North-South War, and it has provoked the Imperial Navy across the inland sea, and the Imperial Army may start a war with it at any time. Now that the entire Fezer is fully prepared for war, there is still room for thought. What is Risri’s life and death?

The west side of the south is like this, and the situation east of the south is even worse.

The Ero Empire suddenly launched an attack on the Kingdom of Aden. Although it was under the banner of the rebels, everyone could actually see that the Ero people came because the Aden people's national strength was greatly damaged. The Aden people suffered the most tragic losses in the North-South War.

All 60,000 elite camel cavalry were killed in the battle, and they were also accompanied by more than 70,000 infantry regiments. It can be said that the Kingdom of Aden lost nearly half of its national military strength in just three months. Such a loss would not matter to any country. It’s very disastrous for the country

Most of the Kingdom of Aden's territory is deserted desert, with only a few oases supporting the country's economic and financial resources. The struggle of the Civil War can be regarded as a factor in the national destiny of the Kingdom of Aden for ten years.

Faced with the large-scale advance of the Elo people this time, the Kingdom of Aden was able to mobilize only 50,000 troops to stop them in a hurry. Compared with the total number of Elo troops, which totaled more than 300,000, it was simply miserable.

From this, we can see how embarrassing the situation in the east is, and the war between the Aero people and the Kingdom of Aden is equivalent to the beginning of the civil war in the south. The Aero Empire has set a very glorious precedent for the entire south, that is, as long as If you have a big fist, you can seize the area you want, completely ignoring the overall situation of the south uniting against the north. If the southern states had previously The country is still waiting and watching, but now it is like pouring a pot of oil on the fire of ambition. Perhaps the Emperor of the Eero Empire believes that as long as the empire is introduced to the Kingdom of Aden to participate in the war, then he can take advantage of the situation and lead this prairie fire to In the Falcon Empire, Eero relied on his powerful military strength and the great prestige of defeating the Aden people to become the leader of the most powerful alliance in the south.

But in fact, the Elo people's own arbitrary actions exacerbated the eventual outbreak of the civil war in the south.

On December 19, an arrogant-looking special envoy from the Ero Kingdom secretly visited the Imperial Bank's headquarters in Feishan. The Ero Empire applied for a loan of 10 million and was willing to use the port area currently being attacked by the Ero people as a mortgage, but was rejected by the Imperial Bank,

The envoy of the Kingdom of Ero, who was furious, declared that the Imperial Bank did not have that much money at all, and that the loan to the Paput Kingdom was a scam. In fact, it did not grant much loans, let alone five million, even one million. The Imperial Bank's This was not a reply, but another reply letter, which immediately silenced Envoy Eero and went back with his tail between his legs dejectedly. That was a warning from the Falcon Emperor's Ministry of Affairs. If the Eero Empire If you make such remarks again, the Falcon Empire will not hesitate to go to war for its honor!

When the incident came out, the south was shaken again. Behind the Imperial Bank was the notorious Imperial Party. If anyone had any doubts about the Imperial Bank's financial resources before, they no longer had any doubts.

The Falcon Empire's wealth is well known to everyone. It is said that the annual military expenditure alone is 30 to 40 million, not to mention the mountains of treasures and trophies captured in the war, which add up to more than 70 to 80 million.

There is such a behemoth behind the Imperial Bank, so what else is there to be confused about? Loans from the Imperial Bank have become the top priority at most meetings of the southern monarchs. The Imperial Bank, which can loan out five million in one breath, has suddenly become the number one topic of discussion among the royal families and nobles of the southern states.

The name of the Imperial Bank has become the most mentioned word among the kingdom's senior officials. Since the Paputs can borrow it, why can't we borrow it? The Paputs used five million to conquer the Risiri Kingdom. So if we give these five million to us, we might be able to capture two or three Risri Kingdoms.

People's hearts are stirring, just as the fat man expected. There is no shortage of ambitious people among the monarchs of the southern countries. The sky in the south is changing, and the dark clouds of war are filling the sky in the south because of people's hearts. (To be continued.)