Chapter 313: The Politics and Religion of Kislev
"Your Highness, Masno is discussing with Katrin in the city of Kislev."
Davian said something about the champion warrior, and reminded him by the way, "By the way, Ya Alex has died at the hands of the Eternal Chosen, and Katrin will be the next Tsar."
Imric frowned after hearing this. It's not Alex's death. This is normal, that idiot. His strength may be good, but it's still not good enough to deal with the Eternal Chosen.
In the planning book she left behind, she only wanted to find 3,000 mercenaries in Kislev City, but not the refugees at all. There was no reason why Katrin would refuse a generous agency fee to fill the holes. national finances.
"Tell me specifically what the situation is."
The mercenary plan is a long one. He needs to support a political faction close to the elves in Kislev to expand his influence on the old world.
The empire cannot be penetrated. Magnus will not sit back and watch Caledor influence the political situation of the human empire, not to mention Bretonnia. Several other human kingdoms are either too weak or inappropriate. Only the base Only Sreif has the right environment to cultivate a group of useful people, whether it is fighting chaos or supporting Caledor's next actions against the old world.
Davian stood there and thought for a while,
"I discussed with Katrin two days ago. On the grounds that there are Chaos elements lurking in the gang forces, I asked other forces to find out the clues here. Katrin caught We recruited some people and relaxed some restrictions on mercenaries, but the number has not yet reached expectations. Before that, 600 people were recruited. Most of the people who were recruited later did not meet the standards and their behavior was very bad. So far, only a total of 600 people have been recruited. Twelve hundred people."
"Katelin's attitude is a bit strange. I guess she wants us to invest more money in Kislev. The agency fee does not satisfy her." Davian told him The idea stated, waiting for the prince's order.
Regarding the matter of mercenaries, most of the dragon princes in Kislev had a somewhat ambiguous attitude. If Masno hadn't made public the plan written by Imrik himself, it might have been difficult to even plan a gathering venue.
Katrin's attitude also affected the thoughts of some dragon princes. Many people planned to use the most direct way to fulfill the prince's "legacy". Among them, the two high-level dragon princes who joined the death squad together had the most radical attitude.
Imrik leaned back on his chair thoughtfully. This thing is indeed a bit strange. If Caledor was so poor that he was in a similar situation to Kislev, he would also release part of his army to supplement the finances. The vacancy can not only maintain the combat effectiveness of the army, but also make the finances more abundant. There is no reason to forcefully block it. If you want more intermediary fees, shouldn't you just put a legion in it?
It was obvious that the future czarina had some plans, but he didn't have much time to pay attention to her. The countdown on the cowhide book only had five days. He had to resolve the matter within these five days and then return to the junction. It is estimated that Lao Mi's physical problems can only be solved there.
"Contact Masno, we need a unique way to solve this matter." Imrik thought for a while, maybe his previous attitude towards Kislev was too gentle, which led to the misunderstanding of his subordinates. Thinking that we should try to live in peace as much as possible, the originally very simple recruitment plan has been delayed for so long.
After receiving the order, Davian nodded and took out a communicator from the magic bag. A blue light emerged from his hand. After some time, Masno's slightly tired voice appeared from it.
"What's the matter?"
"His Royal Highness is looking for you."
Masino was stunned by these words, but he quickly came to his senses. The fatigue disappeared immediately, and he said with some disbelief, "His Royal Highness is back?"
Before David could wait, An replied, Imrik had already demonstrated this with practical actions. He walked to the center of the camp, took the communicator and said, "I'm back. I've
worked hard for you during this time."
"This is my honor. What needs to be explained?"
The regent quickly corrected his attitude. This power is very hot. Because of the disappearance of the prince, everyone is very sensitive and needs to take care of their emotions. During this time, he has been dealing with the Caledorian army and other The matter of power made him a little miserable.
"Tell Katrin that Caledor has reached some consensus with the Orthodox Church before. If she is unable to lead the country on the right track, the Dragon Court will re-examine the situation in Kislev and see who can lead this civilization. Shield against the army of destruction."
In a world where gods can perform miracles, rulers often rely on the support of the church, but the two are not always cooperative. The church can choose not to support the ruler, but the ruler But it relies heavily on the church.
For example, Magritte, who previously invited Imric to a banquet in Marienburg, although she was elected by the Electors Conference and was indeed the emperor from a legal point of view, none of the three major churches were willing to baptize her. He can be regarded as an emperor who was bribed with money.
The situation of the rulers of Kislev is not necessarily any better than that of the empire. The Orthodox Church firmly controls Erlengren and the surrounding areas. A large amount of commercial tax revenue goes into the temple instead of the national finance. The tsarist regime There is nothing that can be done about this. After all, the domestic anti-chaos relies on these people, not to mention those Boyers who support the Orthodox Church. Both the Orthodox Church and the Tsarist regime are competing for the actual control of Kislev.
As for the shrewd appearance of the patriarch, Imric felt that he would not miss the opportunity of the sudden sudden death of the tsar and the death of a large number of nobles in battle. He would definitely take the opportunity to expand the influence of the church, and although his behavior would lead to the death of the tsarina His opinion of Caledor has worsened, but the Dragon Prince will not care about the hatred of a short-lived ghost. Maybe he will hear the news of this woman's death while he is fighting.
There was silence on the other end of the communicator for a long time. This method has been discussed by the military council before, but it has never made up its mind whether it should be implemented, because Agthel is already ready to take action against the Orthodox Church. If there is a problem on both ends, it may lead to The prince's plan failed.
"Yes, if she continues to insist on that stupid idea, should we use some means to fill up the number of people." After Masno understood, he said another possibility. It was obvious that he doubted the judgment of the princess. .
The so-called method is not forced recruitment. After all, this is not Caledo, and people will criticize it. But if it were in Caledo, forced recruitment would still be used, and the recruitment points were crowded.
Let some trained people go out. As long as they can bring people and meet the conditions of mercenaries, they will get a bonus. This is a backup plan left by Imrik before. It was inspired by the fact that it is better to deceive strangers. A way to lie to family and friends.
But Imrik quickly rejected this proposal. Only eight years passed quickly for the immortal species. As long as this group of people return to Kislev, then the next people will Actively respond to the call and avoid such price-cutting behavior.
"There is no need for this. You go to talk to Katrin tomorrow morning. If you can't reach an agreement, then you will set off for Erengrad in the afternoon and cooperate with Agathel to deal with the Orthodox Church. I will talk to Magnus , Erickson negotiates some things."
(End of this chapter)