Extraordinary Voyage Chapter 373: The Brigadier General and the Privateer Fleet
The sudden change of the New World is accidental and inevitable.
Hundreds of years of self-reliance, plus the stimulus of the collapse of the large fleet this time, the choice that Hilius finally made that offends the anger of the people is not too unexpected.
But the current situation is very different from that of dozens or hundreds of years ago.
Because of the rapid development of the steam industry, although other countries have no obvious presence in the plundering of primitive resources in overseas colonies, it is clear that they have found another path that may be able to overtake in a curve.
The power of industrialization is slowly emerging.
Especially at this time, the establishment of the secret front against Hilius by the various countries obviously stimulated the accelerated change of Falitis’s internal policies.
, which has already received much attention, has been raised to the level of a certain national strategy, because it not only "predicts" the current international situation, but also proposes corresponding solutions!
Shortly after the silver plundering incident, a resolution from the Kingdom’s military headquarters was delivered to "Dearborn Fort" via the spirit world messenger at the fastest speed.
Then, Ivan and his "Storm Horn" were once again summoned by Lieutenant General Gustav.
Clang! clang! clang! ...
in the continuous ringing of bells.
"All together!"
is located at the base’s large campus, with banners spreading out, and thousands of naval officers and soldiers are neatly organized.
In the eyes of all the soldiers of Fort Dearborn, Irvine and his subordinates accepted the honor of the Lieutenant General!
"On behalf of the Navy and Her Majesty the Queen, I read the official appointment letter:
Since Lieutenant Colonel Ivan Galliot joined the army, he has been loyal, heroic and outstanding...
After being reviewed by the Ministry of Military Affairs and approved by Her Majesty the Queen, I hereby appoint him as...commodore!
grants general uniforms, fleet command knives... and the right to act cheaply in all colonies and foreign colonies in the Kingdom’s New World!
Hope to fulfill their duties..."
slap——
"Oh, yes! Will live up to the trust of the kingdom and your majesty!"
Avin, who was dressed in a uniform and straight figure, saluted in awe, and stepped forward to receive the gifts from the kingdom one by one from the slightly complicated lieutenant general.
Especially the gilt command knife that represents identity.
This step has crossed the threshold that countless outstanding soldiers of the armed forces cannot cross even when they retire, the transformation from school officer to general!
Although it is only an excessive military rank between a colonel and a major general, the low-level brigadier general is already a general. Salaries, military status, and social status have all been very different.
Especially in this world of great controversy, it is enough for him to enter and exit any top social occasions to make people take a high look!
and after being promoted to brigadier general.
is enough for Irving to remove the label of his younger generation of elites and formally intervene in the affairs of the uppermost colony. Stand upright in front of the governors of the colonies. Look at him from a perspective.
This is probably the original intention of the kingdom to make this decision.
also gave Aiwen a big surprise.
Even if I had received a reply from the Crown Prince before, Ivan was already mentally prepared for the kingdom’s next arrangements.
But after receiving this official appointment, he still far exceeded his expectations.
The military department rejected Lieutenant General Gustav’s application for the promotion of his colonel, and instead gave him the rank of brigadier general directly, leading to a leapfrog.
, of course, the external reason for the promotion was not because of the copy submitted by Aiwen.
Because from the previous reply of the Crown Prince, it is obvious that this plan is very likely to become the basis of Falettis' strategy for the next five and ten years, and even the name will only be circulated among a few high-level officials.
of course it is impossible to publish it.
is just used for a very simple and sufficient reason. The information returned by the front intelligence personnel showed that during the battle of Qianjin Daoshou, a great knight Daos was killed by a wizard's indiscriminate attack!
It was also because of the military's intelligence that Iwen learned that his first kill of Tier 3 had actually been completed, albeit in an unexpected way.
The military stipulates that one's own promotion to the third-tier knight guarantee is the brigadier general.
But for military officers with insufficient strength, in addition to making an unquestionable accomplishment, another way is to kill an enemy country's great knight on the battlefield.
Anyone knows that it is extremely difficult for even a great knight to kill another great knight, not to mention other extraordinary people below Tier 3.
So since the promotion system, few non-major knights can be promoted.
Aiwen can also be considered as a side ball, if there is no share, the military department really may not admit that it is a bit funny to think about it.
But by this time the process is completely unimportant.
Aiwen has achieved the results he wanted most, and finally came to this point.
From the very beginning, he knew that he wanted to complete his revenge plan, explore the unknown world in the future, and even expand his school. While improving his own strength, he must establish his own power.
Even in an extraordinary world, the power of the team cannot be ignored.
But the forces will not fall by themselves from the sky.
And on the premise that I am a member of the system.
Official forces need to promote themselves to higher positions, but private forces need to manage themselves a little bit.
Although the official document says it is cryptic, in fact, it has quietly named Aiwen’s focus of future work:
The last sentence is the real focus, "the right to do things cheaply in all colonies and foreign colonies in the New World."
is very meaningful!
This means that Aiwen can borrow the kingdom's military, political, and financial resources with his status as a brigadier general, and do everything he thinks is beneficial to the kingdom and beneficial!
This is an affirmation of his ability, and of course a trust in him.
The strength of the peak knight plus the official wizard, the proud record after joining the army, the identity of the "Guardian Knight", the recognition of the "Guardian of the Kingdom" Rose Swordsman, including the foreshadowing of a series of contributions such as "Song of the Sea Monster". ..
jointly contributed to Aiwen’s leap in secular power this time!
After the award ceremony of all personnel was over, Ivan returned to the commander's office in the bastion.
got two other documents from Lieutenant General Gustav, one privateer permit, and the other a certificate of property rights for the Port of Khatrafa!
This is the Kingdom’s early investment.
Private activities serve the national strategy, which is fundamentally different from pirates.
The license issued by the kingdom to the private captains is like a contract, which controls the privateing operations, such as only targeting a certain country, only attacking in a certain sea area, and so on.
The privateer permission that Ivan obtained was to authorize him to establish a trading company covering the entire New World, and to establish privateer fleets and other armed forces.
, he is the commander of the privateer fleet, and can also be called the official pirate group leader in disguise. In short, he is a violent group of Hongguoguo!
The specific implementation of Hilius was officially handed over to him.
But Ivan also knows that there is no philanthropist among the senior leaders of the kingdom. Of course, he will need more generous rewards to give himself more support to the kingdom.
The task I took over was very difficult.
Waiting for Aiwen to finish reading the documents in his hand and understand his next mission, the lieutenant sitting opposite still couldn't help but admire:
"Besides, the value of heavy cruisers specially designed to break the battle will be greatly increased!
Inside the kingdom, named by Her Majesty the Queen as the Galliot-type cruise ship, it has already begun experimental construction.
This is a naval honor! "
Lieutenant General Gustaf, as the highest military chief of the New World, certainly knows the main reason for Ivan’s promotion this time. The implementation of all the kingdom’s macro policies requires his cooperation.
is also the clearest to Aiwen's deeds, and of course the exclamation in my heart is also the most.
In the last few days, he has submitted Aiwen and reviewed it countless times by the kingdom’s top scholars.
The viewpoints in it make people suddenly enlightened like 醍醐initiated.
focused on analyzing the current weaknesses of Hilius, proving the possibility that Hilius, who seemed invincible, could be pulled off the altar. And respectively put forward targeted weakening plans, and pointed out three key nodes:
The first step is the "Blood Loss Plan".
Based on the premise of the destruction of the large fleet, Hilius is likely to stir the nerves of various countries and arouse public outrage.
All countries that have interests in the colonies of the New World are united to officially organize large-scale private plundering operations. Recognizing that anyone looting the merchant ship of Hilius is legal and not a piracy.
Let the wealthy Hilius colony systematically lose blood, and countries are responsible for sucking blood!
The second step is "trade war".
emphasized that the steam industry is a great force that can change the world. It must be industrially tilted and the country must be industrialized.
At present, most countries stipulate that the object of colonial trade can only be the kingdom's mainland, so as to prevent the outflow of benefits to the greatest extent.
Now we must organize the domestic businessmen to take advantage of their own industrial products to participate in the smuggling of the colony of Hilius.
The ultimate goal is to make the silver belonging to Hilius available to the entire Old Continent, share the output of his colony, and then support the development of the country's steam industry, and quickly complete the primitive accumulation of capital.
also completely destroyed the already weak handicraft industry in Hilius, continued to expand the gap between rich and poor in Hilius, and deepened social contradictions and class antagonism.
The third step "Dismemberment Plan".
After completing his marriage with the Habsburgs, Hilius, who is about to become an empire, seems to have a vast land and a vast territory. It took two hundred years to lay down a large territory, but Hilius has a fatal problem... .The population is too small!
When it is strong, the conquered country, especially its ruling class, can enjoy the dividends of national development, but when the country is weak, the usual hidden contradictions will explode.
After completing the first two steps of the plan, the time is ripe to support the independence of the conquered country. Especially in regions with different religious beliefs, the dual contradictions of economy and beliefs will surely speed up this process.
last point.
Why do you say that now is the best time to implement this plan?
Because the internal cause is the basis of change, the external cause is the condition of change, and the external cause works through the internal.
At this time, Hilius is also facing a profound change, that is, the dispute between royal power and religious power that has been intensified by the crowning of the emperor!
Even if they can be consistent with the outside world, they will only look good and divorced. It is even almost impossible to summon angels to descend like the original empire of the New World. , Accurate and ruthless.
From resources, population, finance, trade, industry, etc., it is like a solution to a cow and puts the seemingly invincible Hilius on the cutting board!
Lieutenant General Gustaf also knew that the kingdom has always had the ideal of replacing the supremacy of Hilius, but it has always been immersed in development, and no one has ever been able to provide perfect theoretical guidance.
is holding such a plan at this time.
Not only the crown prince of Livina, but also the principal of Princeton, Her Majesty, and the scheming adults of the kingdom, they suddenly became clear when they saw this plan.
I have already believed that Falettis’ ultimate ambitions of reform and self-improvement in several generations may really be realized in the foreseeable future!
According to this plan, with the current development speed of the steam industry, it may not take ten years before the power of these plans will be truly revealed.
When all of the above is achieved, even if Hilius has more warships and the titled knights are strong, they will have lost a lot at the level of national competition.
When countries such as are hit in many ways, and when the locals produce chaos and lose control, the large overseas colonies will first become chaotic, or become independent or be acquired by other countries.
Of course.
If Falettis wants to truly replace Hilius, one or even a few tough battles are absolutely indispensable.
Although force cannot completely determine the victory or defeat of the great power game, it is the final decision whether to flip the cards over the table.
The rise of another superpower requires blood and fire to build!
Even though he is no longer young, at such a historic turning point, Lieutenant General Gustav can't help but feel passionate!