Realm of Power

The broken snow in May comes and goes quickly. The first few days it was cold and windy, and then the next few days it was sunny.

As the temperature warms up, the sun-scorched air becomes dull. The fat man was guided by Jones officer Nabrine, who was familiar with the terrain. Leading a few Guards Cavalry all the way north along the Hurate Mountains. Passing the hilly land in front of him, a section of gray mountains appeared in front of Fatty.

"Sir, that is Fetai Ancient Song Village." The guide Nabrine pointed to the village and said, "I was here three years ago. If you want to cross the Fetai wilderness to Kugit in the north, this is the only way to pass. If we guard Feitai Ancient Song, we can cut off this road."

The fat man carefully looked at the terrain around him and realized that Nabryan was right. This was indeed the best position to guard the mountain pass. The only valley passage makes this place particularly eye-catching.

The higher hills are like huge dragons rising suddenly, lying in this wilderness. A wide valley extends into it, cutting the mountain range in two like a huge gate. Villages can be vaguely seen on both sides of the gorge. In the shadow of the sky, dozens of simple wooden houses lean against each other.

"Well, not bad!" The fat man nodded with satisfaction, and said to the recording officer beside him, "Record all the areas we just passed through, and immediately hand the records to the business alliance led by Jones when we return. Ask them to do a good job here. Preparations for setting up trading stations everywhere”

When Wang returned to the camp, Fatty saw Orian Mugen, the army staff officer who Wang had transferred from Zhivadin. He walked over with a drawn document in his hand and bowed respectfully, "Grand Duke! This is the western combat training manual we made based on Hutak's landforms!"

"Oh, so fast?" The fat man's face was slightly stunned. He took the document from O'Liangmugen and looked at it carefully. After asking a few questions about the differences in landforms and corresponding methods, he sealed it with his heraldic ring. Put your own seal on it

This is the upcoming Western Operations Manual.

The landscape of the Hutak region has characteristics common to the west. The terrain is flat and narrow, with forests and hills mixed in. It is like a fishing net with holes everywhere. This complex western terrain is not suitable for those who are accustomed to fighting in plains and mountain castles. For the Samorian army, it is a new problem that has to be faced.

Fatty sent people to make a standard map of the entire Hutak territory, distributed it to the squadrons that were training on the northern border of Jones Territory, and asked the Legion Headquarters to create a map based on this terrain and the experience of the local mercenaries. A copy of the Western Wilderness Combat Essentials, after he signs it, will also be issued to each squadron to adapt to the upcoming western war with Northern Stian.

Those who have reached the border include the Sixth and Eighth Flag Regiments of the Northern Army, and the three flag regiments of the Mountain Corps. Including the 6,000 Guards Cavalry who occupied Hutaluncu, the total force gathered by Samor this time exceeded 10,000

In the letter written to Maumo Dayin, Fatty promised to hand over this important area to the Maumo family. In fact, it is due to future grand strategic considerations.

Samor's primary enemy is Northern Stian. There is no need to waste his precious troops in the west. Fatty considers instead of sending troops to station in this unfamiliar land to face counterattacks that may come from the west at any time.

It is better to find out the terrain and then deliver it back, which can not only give the Maomo family a face and eliminate the wariness of the West towards Samour, but also gain the initiative in future western battles.

In the letter written by Fatty to Maumodain, Fatty first expressed his respect for Maumodain and stated that he had no desire to covet the west.

The reason for sending troops to Hutak was entirely for the Jones Territory, and he proposed to Maumodain, the master of the west, that in order to promote contact and development between the two sides and avoid similar misunderstandings again, Samour was willing to open all his territories to the west. level,

As long as the goods are shipped from the Western Alliance, they can enjoy the same tax-free treatment as the Commercial Alliance. Naturally, the goods of the Commercial Alliance should also be exempted from customs in the west.

Fatty believes that the Maomo family will agree to this, not only because of Samoor's strength, but also out of self-interest considerations. Even if the Maomo family wants to stop it, the short-sighted western lords behind him will urge Maomo to The family agrees to this request which can bring benefits to them

This is the first step for the fat man to launch an economic war. It is a typical high-sounding inducement, with a fatal edge hidden in the bright gold coins.

Fatty has already chosen the location. Feitai Ancient Song Village!

This desolate small village will soon become the most prosperous town in the west and the base camp for Samor to penetrate the western economy. This time Fatty plans to transfer Lidakus, who is good at internal affairs, to

Let this guy who dreams of establishing great military exploits use his best abilities here. Mobilize the material and sit in Feitai ancient song. Help yourself to direct this invisible war.

In this land-dominated era, no one cares about the invisible killer of economic war.

As long as the business network in the west is opened up and the business alliance is established, we can jump over the ten northern regions that are tightly closed and blockades, and create a grassland directly in front of the border. Because of the decline of Kyoto, the northern trade routes that suffered heavy losses will become a living game.

This is the most important part of Fatty's plan. Fatty has already made two calculations and is preparing to start a war in the west and north at the same time. Of course, one will be visible and the other will be silent. War does not necessarily require the use of swords.

After investigating for a period of time, Fatty discovered that the western part of the country was remote and closed. Has formed its own small economic system. But compared with the developed business system in Samour, the weak economic cycle in the west is simply the difference between a weak baby and an adult.

He only needs a gentle push to prevent it from standing up again! Now, as long as he uses his commercial hands to tear open the closed hard shell of the West and let the developed commercial tentacles of the commercial alliance reach in, he can completely control this land in his own hands.

The economic pillar of the West is the rudimentary fur industry, and the basis of the West's military is the mercenary culture. Fatty has already made preparations to fully mobilize the power of the entire business alliance to open up the northern business line within 2 months, fully penetrate every corner of the western economy, and fight an economic war.

It is impossible for a monotonous small economy like the West to compete with a highly penetrating business alliance. Stimulated by preferential conditions, a large number of expensive luxury goods from Samor will quickly occupy the lives of the western nobles and hold banquets! Get beauty! Show off your treasures! This is a common problem among all nobles. These all cost a lot of gold, and this is the biggest short rib in the west,

Soon, they will find that the simple small economy in their territory cannot support their luxurious life, and their wallets will quickly dry up. The only way out is to cooperate with the business alliance. Either form a caravan, become a member of the business alliance, and live a prosperous life from then on, or else go bankrupt. Sticking to the land of poverty and falling into poverty,

The reason why aristocrats are aristocrats is because they are a group of very realistic people. Those who are unrealistic have been eliminated! It won't be long before the evil hand of the economy will naturally tie these western lords to Samor's chariot and make Samor's interests the most important interest in their hearts.

The second condition that Fatty put forward in the letter was that he hoped that the Maomo family would allow the caravan to hire mercenaries from the west. This was aimed at the mercenary culture in the west.

Fatty believed that with the opening of the western trade routes, large numbers of caravans would be like cats that smelled fishy odor. Converging to the west, there is a natural frozen soil layer, the terrain is flat and wide, and the geographical conditions are extremely beneficial. Even road construction is omitted.

According to the plan, the Business Alliance will mobilize at least 20,000 businessmen to come to the west. Driven by Samour's preferential western policy, the number may be even more.

A large number of western mercenaries are exactly what these caravans need. When the time comes, the mercenaries will become the guards of the caravans, and the lords will become the community of interests of Samor. Is the west still far from the west of Samor?

The fat man is thinking about his wishful thinking here, but the main hall of Salan City is in a bleak state.

Hu Keqili walked into the hall wearing fine armor engraved with a white thorn flower emblem. Heavy footsteps stepped on the dry and hard floor of the hall, making a low muffled sound.

A long table of heavy nanmu, more than 20 meters long, almost occupies the center of the hall. Hundreds of nobles wearing various coats of arms sit on both sides of the center line, with an old man in gorgeous clothes sitting on both sides of it like stars over the moon.

Seeing him coming in, more than a hundred dark heads turned around, and countless pairs of eyes looked at him with various meanings. Even with Hu Keqi's courage, he couldn't help but tremble in his heart: "Damn it!" Did he accidentally break into a large meeting of the western lords? Hu Keqili curled his lips slightly.

Hu Keqili recognized Mao Mo Dayin at a glance. It is rare to see an old man with such sharp eyes, let alone sitting on the main chair in the hall. Even a fool knows that this is the master of the west, the patriarch of the Mao Mo family.

"Hello! Honorable Lord Maumodain. On behalf of the Regent of the Kingdom, I would like to express my most sincere greetings to you!" Hu Keqili put his palms on his chest and performed a knight's salute, "The Regent is so irritating!" Maumodain waved his hand to Hu Keqili. It's a return gift.

"I wonder what Sir Mao Mo's reply is to the Regent's proposal?" Hu Keqili raised his head and looked at Mao Mo Dayin without timidity. A murderous aura formed from years of fighting came to his face. This attracted the attention of many lords, and many older ones frowned.

The smell of blood on this Special Envoy Jones is too strong! It was as thick as an everlasting coldness floating in the air. Without killing hundreds of people on the battlefield, there would be no way to have such murderous intent.

"Ahem! I wonder why Special Envoy Jones came to our city of Salan this time? If you have anything, just talk to me!" Maumo Lavent coughed twice beside him.