As an absolutely technical branch of the armed forces, the navy is far more educated than the army. This has been a by-product of two things: first, modern revolutions have often been initiated by the navy rather than the army. Second, the Navy is often more sophisticated than the Army when it comes to plotting intrigues.

"Some people in the navy are discussing sending Archduke Maximilian to the south-central colonies to become king. ”

"Are you kidding?"

Roland almost jumped. The idea of sending princes and nobles to distant colonies to become kings was not new, and it was a good way to consolidate colonial rule and accumulate seniority for the country's nobility. But the problem is that the colonies in Central and South China are not stable, the local monkey orcs often rebel, due to the lack of adaptation to the water and soil, the epidemic of disease in the security army, the combat effectiveness is not enough to solve the rebellion once and for all, and secondly, Archduke Maximilian is a good member of the younger generation of the Habsburg family, and he is also a heretic. The young nobleman was gifted with great knowledge in history, geography, law, art, and magic, and Vendogona was recognized by high society as superior to his brother Franz Joseph. But Maximilian was an out-and-out liberal in politics, and he and his brother had polar opposites of personality from childhood. Franz was cold, introverted, and cautious. Maximilian was lively, witty, and rebellious. During the Crown Rebellion, he publicly denounced the actions of the Dauphin Louis as a betrayal of the ancient covenant, causing an uproar.

The only result of sending such a grand duke to a place of rebellion in three days and two heads in the Central and Southern Colonies was that the grand duke, who liked to make taxidermy of zuò butterflies, was sent back as a specimen.

"What was needed to suppress the colonies was a brutal, authoritarian, and arbitrary conservative monarch. There is no place for liberals, idealists. ”

Li Lin glanced at Roland meaningfully. Glaring unnaturally at a look that looked like teasing, he lowered his eyes.

"So, he was sent to die. ”

"Not only him, but a large number of disgruntled Ostoria and Crown Lords will be sent there. ”

In other words, it is exile in disguise.

From Charlemagne's point of view, however, this was a win-win-win: unpopular rebels and heretics were swept into the garbage, while enriching the population of the overseas colonies. Very good thing.

"I don't understand. ”

Roland shook his head.

"What does the Navy gain from this?"

The ultimate goal of any conspiracy is to profit for themselves, and the Navy coming up with such a plan can indeed bring them some flashes, but it is not enough to overshadow the Army and the Titans. And just a little prestige doesn't seem to be equated with dedication.

Li Lin laughed. Roland's eyes were sharp. But not quite adapted to intrigue and intrigues. Not to mention the ones that are too crazy.

"The repression in the colonies of Central and South China has been going on for almost half a year, and the Marines have not been able to suppress the resistance by near-genocidal means. Why do you think that's why?"

"Topography, environmental factors. Nearly a third of the soldiers were reported to have been infected with yellow fever, and quite a few had lost their appetite. If you don't inject every day, you don't want to do anything. ”

A similar phenomenon occurred in the garrisons of the occupied areas of Castile. The demoralization of the miserable, dangerous, long period of life of the occupying army is obvious. As a result, military discipline has deteriorated, doping has become rampant, and combat effectiveness has declined.

This is still the case in Castile, where conditions are relatively good. Thousands of miles away in the south, the soldiers were in a dangerous zone of humidity, sweltering heat, disease, snakes, and elusiveness, and the condition of the soldiers could only get worse.

"That's partly because of that, and partly because Albion is behind the scenes supporting the indigenous people. ”

What the Albians did in the colonies of South-Central was almost indistinguishable from those they did in Castile, sending advisers, military and financial assistance, active espionage, smuggling, and embargo. In addition to the lack of spare strength to send "volunteers", all the tricks that could be used to block Charlemagne were used. It is conceivable that Charlemagne, and especially the navy, were disgusted by the strictness, so they did the same in the colony of Albion as a tribute. However, this alone will not solve the problem, nor will it satisfy the Navy's vindictive and ambitious desires. In order to solve all the problems once and for all, the Navy has specially set up such a bureau.

"Albion's private hook-up with Ostoria and the crown collar has long been detected. Throwing Archduke Maximilian and his disgruntled Charlemagne into the colony of South-Central would put Albion in a dilemma - the natives didn't care if they were anti-Charlemagne, they were against the 'white devils who had usurped their homeland, and they wouldn't be cold to the 'Governor of the Liberators' who came to their door. Albion wanted to continue to disgust Charlemagne, but he was not willing to let the likable Grand Duke die and destroy the friendship with Ostoria because of his own side. As for the Grand Duke and his followers, they were the most pitiful, and all expenses, including arms purchases, government spending, etc., had to be borne by themselves. Of course, the Kings Charlemagne's Marines are happy to provide security, but the costs are to be paid for by Ostolia. In addition, Charlemagne would not give a penny loan to the new governor, and the Grand Duke would have to go to the exchange in Lüders himself to issue bonds to get cash. ”

"It's really smart, I made money, and I cheated people easily. ”

Roland said in a tone that was more than sarcastic:

"With all due respect, it's not like a group of concrete-headed soldiers would come up with a trick, and it looks like the handiwork of seasoned business people. ”

"Of course. ”

Li Lin nodded, smiling rather than smiling.

"It was Mrs. Tourville's idea. ”

Madame de Tourville, 23 years younger than the Admiral, Mademoiselle Langes, came from a wealthy merchant family and was a well-known money-worshipper in Lüdes's social circles. At the same time, she is also a VIP of the Lüdes Exchange, so it is not surprising that she would come up with such an arbitrage idea. In addition, the navy was pondering the cleaning up of Albiang, and when they encountered such a creative idea, everyone's inspiration was immediately ignited, combined with the previous drawings and operations. An elaborate plan is out of the picture.

According to the Navy's assumptions, no matter what action Albion takes, Archduke Maximilian will inevitably die after all, and then he will not only get rid of the annoying flies, weaken the disobedient territories, but also make a fortune and control the economy of the territories.

In the end, you can also get the righteous title of starting a war with Albion.

Li Lin had already filtered out the content of the last part, and the previous content was shocking enough, and the superfluous things - the casus belli, the mysterious communication of "crossing the Rubicon 0508", the training ground in simulated Scapa Bay, the anomaly of the material output - Roland did not need to know. Nor should it be known.

He was no longer a child who was powerless to stop even if he knew anything. Despite the weakness of the hand, it was enough to cause some trouble. This can be a good thing for developing personality, but completing big plans is the highest priority. Other matters should not interfere with this.

So—

"There's Richelieu pressing. The Navy can't turn the sky over for the time being. I also have to prepare for the grand celebration of the 4,600th anniversary of the Emperor's reign, and I don't have any extra energy to meddle in things. You can concentrate on managing the SAR and seize the time to get rid of your virgin body. If you really can't do it, you can ask De Kir to help?"

“...... Allow me to flatly refuse. ”

"Virgins or something, the trouble is dead, wouldn't it be over if you let them get pregnant early?"

"You're making the trouble grow exponentially. ”

......

After chatting for about 15 minutes, the Q version of Li Lin quietly left. After approving the official documents and sorting out the files, Roland leaned back in his office chair, his thoughts running at full speed.

Li Lin could only listen to half of what he said.

This is the experience he has accumulated since childhood, Li Lin's intelligence operation skills are better than all the fraudsters in the world, using secondary information to deceive opponents, and covering up more important keys with some seemingly important real information - this kind of thing is as simple as breathing for Li Lin. He can weave a whole set of false information that is more real than the real information without the slightest change in his heartbeat and blood pressure.

So, could what you just said be a lie?

Let's start with the information.

For a long time, Charlemagne has been in the struggle between "northward expansion" and "westward expansion" in foreign expansion. The so-called "northward advance" was a "holy war" against the principality, targeting the Great Plain of Kiev and sometimes the entire principality. The central goal of this policy was to seize important food production areas and "living space" for Charlemagne. The "westward expansion" mainly referred to the seizure of Brittania and Normandy under the occupation of Albion and the capture of Castile, a policy centered on establishing Charlemagne's central leadership position in the human camp.

Although the "northward expansion" and the "westward expansion" are in different directions, they both focus on changing the balance of power on the mainland and strengthening land power. The essence of this is a "mainland policy." It was only the different concerns of the lords in different regions that caused the dispute, coupled with the interaction of external forces, that caused the dispute to persist for hundreds of years. To this day, it has evolved into a line of aggression in both the Army and the Titans.

At a time when overseas interests are becoming more and more important and the navy's power is greatly expanding, there is also the navy's proposal of "advancing southward" with the seizure of overseas resource production areas and markets as the core. Much of the Navy's operations revolved precisely around the "southward advance".

To put it mildly, although the army and the Titans are called new armies, the core thinking is still stuck in the agricultural era. Most officers only know that land is the best thing, and the biggest vision in life is to have a piece of their own territory, and it is even better to have a knighthood and reward. Therefore, in their view, the greatest blessing for Charlemagne is to expand the territory more, which can not only improve the security environment, but also allow them to gain real benefits.

The navy is different, all the naval officers have received systematic education, and some have even gone to sea on expeditions, so they are well-informed. Navy officers decided that instead of focusing on growing sorghum in the cold north, it would be better to seize the abundant resources of the southern colonies. The way to win is to enrich the local national power with overseas resources, and at the same time cut off Albion's ability to "replenish blood" from the colonies.

Objectively speaking, the opinion of the Navy is more reasonable. They also followed this route, and judging from the information just now, it is also quite feasible, and it can indeed achieve the effect of killing multiple birds with one stone. It's just that......

Will things really go so smoothly?

In any case, everyone will remember that it was Charlemagne who took Maximi to the colonies of Central South and promised him the vision of an "independent king", and it was Charlemagne who set this king up and watched the flattering Grand Duke "enjoy" the treatment of being executed by the barbarians. Maria Theresia, Franz Joseph and other members of the Habsburg family will remember this qiē. When Maximilian's coffin is transported back to the Old World, Ostolia, a timid and cautious little henchman, will cut off the last bit of contact with the suzerainty and rebel against all odds.

Who would love to see this? Charlemagne's enemies, especially Li Lin.

All Charlemagne's enemies were digging holes for it, but Li Lin's tricks were more sophisticated than anyone else's. From the very beginning, he realized that wanting to establish an independent elven state would have a decisive impact on the balance of power on the continent, and it would inevitably lead to vigilance and even siege by the great powers. Li Lin's strategy in this regard was to set out to establish a complex alliance, the core of which was only two points: first, each alliance was to serve the specific interests of the country, the higher price was given priority, and abstract factors such as ideology and monarchy would never be allowed to become the basis of the alliance, nor would Yalfheim's long-term policy be bound by the alliance. Second, in any case, it is necessary to prevent two or more powers from joining forces against the elven camp, which requires a timely wedge between the nations, especially Charlemagne, and other countries, so as to isolate Charlemagne and turn them against him, and then see Alfheim as a candidate for a partner in guaranteeing security.

Based on the above-mentioned strategic principles, Li Lin was happy to see Charlemagne's navy disgust Ostoria and Albion, deepening the antagonism between them and Charlemagne. He also knew very well that Roland's hand was not yet in reach for the navy and distant colonies, so there was no need for him to fabricate false information.

So, can it be concluded that the information is true?

Not necessarily.

Even if the Navy did have such a plan, the goal achieved seemed to be a little smaller. Although they have always wanted to overshadow the army and the Titans, this kind of Cheng dù can indeed satisfy the demand, but is that all? are those fanatics who pretend to be rational just disgusting to others satisfied? Or is it ...... What else do they have?

There was another thing that Roland cared about.

The 4,600-year Emperor is indeed a once-in-a-century day, and there is nothing wrong with celebrating it in a big way, as an archon, Li Lin has put a lot of energy into planning, and it is reasonable not to want to affect the celebration because of external problems.

However, the timing is too delicate.

At a stage of delicate balance in all aspects, holding a big celebration that only the elf camp itself knows about really makes him wonder if there is an inside story hidden in it.

"Is it a coincidence, or is it ......?"

Under the light, Roland muttered to himself, perhaps too pretentious, and he didn't notice the gaze.

"Ah, this son is growing up so fast. ”

Suspended in mid-air, bathed in the bright moonlight, the Q version of Li Lin sighed.

He tilted his lips with pleasure, and he couldn't see his emotion at all.

"Sure enough, I was still under suspicion. Hawkers,After all, the atmosphere has been very delicate lately.,It's inevitable that you'll make not-so-good associations.。 It's better to say that Cheng Dù doesn't doubt it, it's really a headache. But growing too fast also comes with the risk that it could cause a crisis at some point in the future—"

Sort out the information and analyze it like you're talking to yourself. From beginning to end, no emotion comes out of the words, like a smiling Q&A machine.

Then, the crimson eyes seemed to look into the distance.

“...... What would you do if it were you? ”

It sounded like a nostalgic whisper. (To be continued......)