Tillsburg is a military town located at an important river transportation hub in the kingdom.

At first, when the country was in the expansion stage, its main role was to defend against invasions from the water, and later as the land area expanded, it gradually became a pure logistics transit station, and the huge dock warehouse covered an area and hoarded a large number of goods traded by merchants from the South China Sea to the north.

In particular, the grain, vegetables, meat, and poultry eggs shipped to the capital are loaded on ships for several hours a day just to meet the consumption of a large number of urban dwellers who are not engaged in agricultural production.

So if an army suddenly occupies this place, then they can not only cut off the food supply of the most important cities in the kingdom, but also get at least half a year to a year's logistics supply for free.

In addition, the castle is being renovated every year, and it still maintains the unique strong defense of the original military fortress, even if it is besieged by more than ten times the enemy, it can firmly hold on.

As the military commander who launched the rebellion, Baron Marais saw this, so he took advantage of the night to launch a surprise attack and take down all the few garrison soldiers in one fell swoop.

Seeing the mountains of food and goods piled up in the docks and warehouses preparing to be sent to the capital, he couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth slightly, and sarcastically said in a tone full of ridicule: "There is not enough food, I see what you are doing to settle those hungry untouchables, dear princess." ”

Obviously, as the staunchest conservative supporter, he has never recognized Veria as his queen, only that the other party has royal blood, that is, the status of a princess.

"How do you think she'll react when she learns that this place has been taken by us?"

The nobles of the court stood on the upper floors of the tall castle, looking down at the merchants below who were crying and shouting after the confiscation of their goods, without the slightest hint of sympathy.

Because most of these merchants are unpopular traders, they all rely on reselling low-profit daily necessities to earn the difference, and there is neither the support of powerful aristocratic forces behind them, nor the forces that cannot be provoked. So almost every time a war breaks out, it's always these guys who are the first to be unlucky.

The lucky ones lose the goods at most, lose a lot of money, and the unlucky ones may even lose their lives.

After all, weakness is the original sin, and the weak are destined to be exploited and enslaved by the strong.

The only thing that has changed is the definition of exploitation and oppression, the propaganda of the ruling class in order to eliminate the consciousness of resistance of the people at the bottom to the greatest extent.

As the saying goes, a lie repeated a thousand times is the truth!

When you have been preaching a theory since you were born with all kinds of explicit and implicit claims, then you will naturally accept it and even regard it as the supreme truth, even if someone puts the facts in front of you, you may not want to believe it.

The influence of preconceived ideas is so great that after entering the information age, almost every country on the planet has tightened its control over the dissemination of information.

Freedom of speech, as many people think, has never really existed, has never existed, does not exist now, and will never exist.

As long as there are classes, the gap between the rich and the poor, the inequality in access to education, and the level of genes and IQ, the exploitation and domination of the weak by the strong will always exist, even if the material civilization has developed to the point where it can be distributed according to demand.

In fact, the people at the bottom have never demanded equality or freedom of speech, but a way up to change their class.

As long as this passage can accommodate 10 to 15 percent of the bottom of society passing through, then the whole society will present a positive and uplifting environment, full of hope and fighting spirit.

But if it is the other way around, when too many talented people are crushed underneath, it will not be long before a bottom-up rebellion will form.

When the tipping point is reached, this contradiction will suddenly erupt and the transfer of power will be completed in the most intense and bloody way.

If the original ruling class wins, the rebels will undoubtedly be subjected to a brutal purge, which will leave the talented people at the bottom dead and wounded, and there will not be enough strength to launch the next revolt in a short time.

But if the rebels win, they will also massacre existing vested interests, completely destroying the old political structure to make room for their own people to become the new ruling class.

As for the slogan of launching a rebellion to win the support of the people at the bottom, it is unlikely that it will be fulfilled.

Anyway, no matter who wins in the end, the weak will always be the weak, and they will always be the bottom of the exploitation and oppression.

Unless one day a very small number of them suddenly wake up and start to think from the perspective of the strong, and learn the style of the strong, it is possible to get the opportunity to change their fate.

Unfortunately, most of the natives on this planet do not have such an understanding, and most of the merchants do not even dare to protest after being ransacked, and choose to leave after they consider themselves unlucky.

After all, this is a country ruled by nobles!

From the time they were sensible, they accepted the idea that the aristocracy was born noble, that it was to rule over their own lowly commoners, and that any form of rebellion was a provocation to traditional forces and would lead to the most brutal repression.

Over time, they became accustomed to the recklessness of the nobles, and to paying tolls every time they passed through the territory of a nobleman.

However, these petty merchants were really stupid, and after inquiring privately as to why this army had suddenly occupied Tillsburg, they immediately fled by boat overnight in the direction of the kingdom's capital, intending to send a message to the young Majesty.

Of course, this issue is all part of Baron Marais's plan.

Seeing the small merchants rushing down in small boats, he immediately sneered and ordered: "Fill the boats we have captured at once with stones, and then scuttle them forty kilometers downstream." Remember, at all costs, make sure that warships docked in the capital's harbor cannot pass. ”

"Yes, I promise, even if Vilia had brought her steel golems with her, they would all be stuck in the bottomless black swamp. Another noble officer slapped his chest hard, a smug smile on his face.

Forty kilometers away from the dock, there is a large swamp with lush water and grass, not to mention the monsters lurking inside, and the black silt alone can make the enemy army suffer.

Having lost the advantage of the waterways, it was almost impossible to bring a well-armed army to Tillsburg.

And Baron Marais's strategy was very simple, he carried out the word "drag", and dragged until the inhabitants of the capital could no longer endure hunger and rioted, and his political and military goals were achieved......