"On behalf of all the residents of Polotsk, I welcome you, the great, noble and invincible His Highness Prince William. otbnkotgt "Thank you for your welcome."
William took the two tokens, then raised his head and shouted to the people of Polotsk around him: "Thank you for your welcome, too, people of Polotsk" After this, there were loud cheers and applause.
Some people even cried loudly with tears in their eyes.
It's like the scene is almost out of control Next, William made an impromptu speech.
He emphasized two points in his speech.
The Hereford family will continue to contribute to the prosperity of industry and commerce in Polotsk.
We will continue to firmly control the lifeline of industry and commerce here.
Polotsk people, like Russians, belong to the same In the Gothic family, we are from the same ethnic group with the same culture and race, so it is natural for us to merge.
In this crisis-ridden world, the Hereford family and Russia's 100,000-strong army are enough to protect any country that is friendly to them.
Of course, if they are not friendly, it will be a disaster.
The scene was very lively.
Several times William's speech was drowned out by the cheers of the crowd.
However, in the process, the smiles of the Riga and Polotsk parliamentarians and local dignitaries who came to welcome him became more and more forced.
They could hear the second meaning in William's words.
They discovered a fact even more desperately.
That is, Polotsk has no power to stop or even slightly block the Hereford family from annexing this country.
William's determination to win this country is a bit vulgar, even though it is a bit old-fashioned.
But the Polotsk Federal Provincial Republic is the best industrial base William can find.
There is a basic light industry system here, with hundreds of thousands or even millions of industrial workers.
It has the finest ports and a large registered merchant fleet.
Everything here is what William needs.
By annexing this place, the power of the Hereford family will be doubled.
Moreover, its geographical location is also very important.
To the east is Russia, and to the southwest is the Principality of Mystia.
It divides the two most important territories currently under the control of the Hereford family into two.
Only by annexing the Polotsk Federal Provincial Republic can the entire Hereford family's territory be connected into a whole.
That's it, and that's why.
Therefore, at this time when the storm was turbulent and a fierce war could break out at any time, William decided to stay in Porodsk and wait for things here to settle.
Although they have mastered the form, there are many guys who are not willing to be ruled by the Hereford family and want to fight back.
Although William looks down on these guys, he thinks these guys are just scum who are making small fuss and cannot make waves.
But too many flies can be annoying.
Just as if someone didn't notice and let those unworthy guys take advantage of him, William would feel very embarrassed.
Of course, there is another point, which is a little bit of William's selfishness, that is, William of the lovely country of Polotsk hopes that he can become the lord of this country.
Yes, he, William von Hereford.
William wished he could be the ruler of the country instead of his father King Otto Yes, if the country of Polotsk changes from a republic to a kingdom and is then controlled by King Otto, then King Otto, who owns two kingdoms, will become more popular.
At the same time, the Hereford family will also gain higher evaluation and status among the mainland kingdoms.
Even if we go one step further and incorporate the Polotsk Kingdom into the empire, then King Otto, who has three kingdoms and theoretically three votes, will already have, at least in theory, equal to Kalman IV. power.
Of course, William believed that no one in the world except themselves would support Polotsk's integration into the empire.
No matter what, they will not allow a bastard king with three crowns to appear in the empire.
At this point, William also had to compromise.
Red is fine, but the result of turning red to purple is destined to be a bloody head.
William never expects that after the death of Kalman IV, he will become the second public enemy in the empire.
Although at present, the development of the Hereford family The prospects seem to be a little better than the Swabian family, but in terms of background, the Hereford family is still much worse than the Swabian family.
The Swabian family, which has become the public enemy of the empire, is about to be destroyed.
How much better can the Hereford family, which has less heritage than the Swabian family, do better?
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Therefore, William is very measured on this point.
He knows what to do and what not to do.
It is no problem to expand the territory and annex the Polotsk Federal Provincial Republic.
No problem either.
But forget about being the most hated bastard in the empire.
William believes that there must be a battle between emerging powers and established traditional powers.
Whether everyone wants it or not, accept it or not.
After this war, the Hereford family will replace the Swabian family and become the most powerful country in the empire.
This also gave the Hereford family a more important and sacred figure and mission, which was to continue fighting against the Britons.
Of course, not now.
Even in these ten years, William did not want to break up with the Britons.
Therefore, while constantly expanding the power of the family, William is also constantly promoting the weakness of the Hereford family.
Yes, weakness, just like what he said to Prince Henry of Franconia before, he faced two It is very difficult to defend against the pressure of human enemies.
It is too difficult to be distracted anymore.
This is both true and false.
This is correct because after this war, the Hereford family will be distracted from digesting their occupied territory.
There won't be any big moves in the short term.
The reason why it is wrong is because William cannot not be interested in other territories within the empire and the title of emperor.
What he said was purely a lie.
However, William never thought that he could deceive the other party.
Of course, William only expected the former.
It is easier to convince them that they have no power than to convince them that they have no ambition.
In addition, if possible, William hopes that the Swabian family can support it for a while longer.
Even if possible, William hopes that the Swabian family can continue to exist and still exist as the most powerful empire in the south.
In this way, as long as the Swabian family exists for one day, the Hereford family will be the second threat for one day.
Only with the Swabian family protecting him from wind and rain can the Hereford family thrive.
When the Hereford family grew to a certain level and the Swabian family lost its role, William could easily kick these weaklings away.
That's it.
"So, there are two tasks now."
In the manor villa on the outskirts of Riga, William squinted his eyes, swayed his juice, and said to Elise who was sitting opposite him with a lot of enjoyment: "Maintain the Hereford family.
The presence in Porodsk is one thing.
Letting them see that the Hereford family is not very interested in the next war is another. " "Those centaurs."
After hearing what William said, Elise seemed a little worried: "There is intelligence that there is some kind of deal between them and the dark elves.
Aren't you worried, William?"
"Not worried, of course not worried."
William said with a smile: "Well, at the beginning, I was a little worried.
But I stopped worrying soon."
"Why?"
"Take a look at this."
William said as he handed a document to Elise: "The latest information the Chekas obtained from the Khan."
After hearing what William said, Elise took the file over and looked through it briefly.
While she was flipping through the pages, William did not stop and continued to tell: "That guy is finished.
It doesn't mean that he has no talent or ambition.
Or, that guy really kept his promise and made a no-nonsense agreement with us.
If you violate the treaty, you will truly abide by it," William said with a smile.
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"What's the reason?"
After hearing what William said, Elise flipped through the files faster.
From that series of data, she had some vague guesses.
But I couldn't guess it.
"He still wants the south more than the north.
Yes, Tronica in the south is indeed more important than the ice and snow in the north.
In addition, the power of the dark elves in the south is stronger than us, and for the land Their greed is greater than ours.
It’s natural for Salida Khan to distrust them.”
Elise nodded and said seriously.
"No."
William shook his head.
"Then it's military power."
Elise proposed another hypothesis.
At this moment, she had read the entire document.
But she still couldn't come to any conclusion.
"Yes, in the previous second great border war, the other side almost tried their best.
But they were still defeated.
In contrast, in more than a dozen wars with the Ottoman Empire, the Centaurs and Dark Elves fought against each other.
There is victory or defeat, so Salida Khan is afraid of the power we have and does not want to be our enemy."
"This is one aspect."
William said, "Guess again."
Next, Elise guessed a few more answers, including status, tendency, judgment of subordinates, strategic intentions, etc.
But William shook his head and rejected them all.
In this way, Elise really can’t guess.
Looking at her confused face, William couldn't help laughing, and then announced the answer: "It's very simple, very simple."
William said: "The answer is that he has no money.
The finances of the Tartaglia Khanate have collapsed.
He can no longer afford a penny of military pay to support his army." 160420oshow7: