Last Totem Novel - Chapter 424
Chapter 424 Strategy
Zhao Wenke drank a mouthful of wine and moistened his throat. Then, he analyzed the situation of the Far East Snake Race thoroughly and thoroughly from the past to the present, the world structure, the division of interests, and the situation of the Far East Snake Race.
From ancient times until now, the core contradiction in Silver City’s world was the competition for resources. Mastering resources was equivalent to mastering the world.
In order to consolidate their status, the nobles in the west never stopped seizing resources, creating contradictions, and dividing forces. On the surface, the biggest contradiction in the Silver City world today was between the great nobles of the central region and the growing commercial consortia and nobles of the territories.
But in reality, this contradiction had already involved the nobles of the West. In the next round of competition, if the central aristocrats gradually lose, the central continent will be controlled by commercial consortia and territory aristocrats, thus forming a unified interest group.
This matter fundamentally shook the interests of the nobles in the west. They did not need a unified central continent. They needed a divided central continent with complicated forces and unclear interests.
Therefore, supporting the nobles in the central region and weakening the strength of the commercial consortia and the nobles in the central continent were the main strategic objectives of the nobles in the western region.
The Reinhart Clan was the most special aristocrat. They won the glorious temple by funding the Psionic Alliance and the Temple, obtaining the status of a great noble in the world. But essentially, they are still commercial consortia, because their main strength is in the economy, not in war.
Now the Rhinehart Clan was like a two-faced man. One foot stepped on the territory of a great noble, while the other foot stepped on the territory of a commercial consortium. On the surface, they seemed to be on the same side, but in reality, they were pushed aside by both sides.
Pure aristocrats wanted to take back land and replace more valuable partners, while pure commercial consortia wanted to annex their interests.
As a result, the Rhinehart family became the target of public criticism.
However, the change of the world’s great nobles had always been very slow, and it would take hundreds of years. This was because all great nobles had to abide by a basic principle: in terms of core interests, they had to act in unison with the outside world.
Unless a traitor appears among the nobles …
There are three reasons why Yoga Lombar helped Bi Qinglan establish the Sun Serpent Religion:
First, excluding the Far East from the core interests of the world for a long time is not conducive to the development of the Silver City world. After all, apart from their own contradictions, humans also had to guard against invasion from the outside world. For example, bee ants, insects, demons, and other races from unknown planes.
A long period of decline in the Far East was not in the fundamental interest of all mankind, nor was it in the interest of the great nobles of the world. If the human world collapsed, what else would they rule?
Secondly, the Spirit Serpent Seven Clans were the largest clans in the Far East and occupied the only flat land in the Far East. The Twin Serpent Plains, located in the middle and lower reaches of the Sky Serpent River, had a population of 360 million, three times that of the Horned Rhino Five Clans and other clans combined. They could provide a large number of soldiers and laborers.
The terrain of the Far East was high in the south and low in the north. The Ten Thousand Spirits Mountain Range flowed from southwest to northeast. When flowing through the Seven-inch Mountain Range, it was divided into two tributaries. The larger river was called the Green Snake River, and the smaller river was called the White Snake River. After flowing through the plains, the two rivers converged into a sea from the north of the continent. Therefore, the land in the Twin Rivers Valley was called the Twin Snake Plain by the people of the Far East. Afterwards, they built a city at the mouth of the Twin Rivers, which was the northernmost sea city in the Far East. The fifty-second Silver City, Snake City, was built on the sea north of Hai City.
The Azure Snake Clan that Bi Qinglan belonged to not only occupied half of the Twin Snake Plains, but also maintained a strategic alliance with the second strongest clan, the White Snake Clan, for hundreds of years. Therefore, Bi Qinglan had absolute say in the seven major clans of the Snake Race.
Third, Bi Qinglan was a radical member of the new generation in the Far East. She opposed the old rules and underestimated the Ancient Temple. She openly opposed the glorious faith. Her political stance was extremely clear and she had a strong desire for development. Not only was her wrist tough, but her ability was also sufficient.
Therefore, Bi Qinglan was the best partner of the world’s great nobles.
However, there were only so many seats in the World Council, one carrot and one pit. The best way to get a seat for the Far East Serpent Clan is to speed up the destruction of the Rhinehart Clan …
“I understand. Bi Qinglan’s goal is to seduce the Reinhart family into traitors among the great nobles of the world through my contacts with William.” Said Tie Zha.
“Yes.” Zhao Wenke nodded.
‘”But” Tie Zha thought for a moment and then said, “can’t William tell? He is one of the Three Roses of the Temple, Violet Rose, known as Military Counselor. Eva Green once told me that William’s strategic thinking is the most comprehensive of the Three Roses.”
Zhao Wenke laughed and said, “It’s precisely because William is smart enough that if he were a little stupid, Bi Qinglan wouldn’t have a chance.”
“Why?” Tie Zha asked in confusion.
“Only the most cautious people would do the boldest things.” Zhao Wenke picked up his glass and shook it. “William has a good view of the overall situation, so he can naturally see the irreversible defeat of the Rhinehart family. Rather than going through a long period of decline and enduring wave after wave of erosion, it’s better to give it a shot,” Zhao Wenke continued.
“Then should we contact him now?” Tie Zha asked.
“It’s not the time yet. If we contact him now, he will immediately betray us to the Temple.” Zhao Wenke shook his head and continued, “He is a smart man. We don’t need to contact him at all. As long as the time is ripe, we can ask him for help. However, all the prerequisites are that we can let him see the hope of taking a risk.”
“Then how do we settle the matter with Bi Qinglan?” Tie Zha continued to ask.
“I feel like she likes you” Zhao Wenke blinked his eyes and said, “You are an expert in dealing with women.”
“Friend, before she knew what I looked like, she had already started to harm me, okay?” Tie Zha rolled his eyes and said.
“Perhaps this is also a kind of love.” Zhao Wenke guessed.
“Do you want me to show you some goodwill?” As he asked, Tie Zha reached out and touched the hilt of the knife behind him.
“Sorry, I made a mistake. Please don’t mind.” Zhao Wenke said sincerely.
‘”Right, just now you said that supporting the nobles in the Central Continent and weakening the commercial consortia and the nobles in the Central Continent are the main strategic goals of the nobles in the Western Continent. Does that mean that war will break out in the Central Continent?” Tie Zha loosened the hilt and asked.
“A large-scale war definitely won’t happen. Right now, the main theme of Silver City’s world is still plundering, not internal war. However, there will definitely be small-scale conflicts because the great nobles of the world are not good at economy, but at war. If they really wanted to suppress the commercial consortium and the nobles of the territory, the nobles would definitely take armed intervention. If the commercial consortium could not win, they would naturally make concessions. ”
“Then we’ll take advantage of their internal strife to form our own team.” Said Tie Zha.
“Why are we forming a team?” Zhao Wenke asked.
“Only with the armed forces can we make money.” Tie Zha said naturally, “Nurture the battle with battle, and then gradually expand the team.”
“This” Zhao Wenke rubbed his nose and said, “Boss, fighting will only drain our strength. There will be no benefits.”
“Only when the soldiers gradually mature in battle will the troops become more and more powerful.” Said Tie Zha. At this time, his concept of earning money was still at the level of mercenaries, probably bodyguards for caravans, guarding strongholds for others, even fighting battles, and so on.
“This is true for small teams, but for legions, after enough military training, any war is a waste.” Zhao Wenke paused and asked, “Look at those nobles. Since when are they willing to use their elite troops?”
“Uh” Tie Zha pondered for a while, recalling You Ge’s usual arrangements and Lena’s style back then, it seemed that this was the case.
“True elites are all used at critical moments. They must not be used unless absolutely necessary.” Zhao Wenke said.
“In your opinion, how should we develop in the future?” Tie Zha asked.
“Of course, the first problem is to earn money. Without money, what are we going to do to support the army?” Zhao Wenke said.
“We still have some money.” Tie Zha reminded.
Zhao Wenke analyzed, “I guess it’s not money, because money alone is impossible to rise. Furthermore, even if it is money, it will be used up one day. So …” “Our top priority is to make money,” Zhao Wenke said.
“En, then what?” Tie Zha nodded in agreement and asked.
“After getting the things left behind by our ancestors, we will go to the Central Continent and find an investment company in the Western Continent to cooperate with them. Then, we will use their name to develop in Desert No. 5.” Zhao Wenke said.
“Company? Like HH Company?” Tie Zha asked.
“HH Company is too big to cooperate with us.” Zhao Wenke said.
“What if it’s related?” Tie Zha asked. He remembered that the captain had an affair with the chairman of HH Company, so he might be able to make use of it.
“Even if you marry Xiao Xingyue, she won’t cooperate with us.” Zhao Wenke immediately dismissed his thoughts and analyzed, “We can only find a company of the same size as our family. Small companies do not have the courage or strength, and large companies do not have the courage or the need. They already have a monopoly on one side and do not need to risk cooperating with us.”
“But …” Tie Zha thought for a moment and said, “Aren’t they going to betray us?”
“Businessmen are the most unreliable companions, but they are also the most reliable partners. Their essence is to pursue profits. As long as there is enough profit, they will accompany you in breaking through even the Blade Mountain Flame Sea and Lava Purgatory.”
“What happened next?” Tie Zha asked.
“Establish a stronghold, open mines, and earn money.” Zhao Wenke said.
“Since it’s mining, why don’t we go to the bottomless abyss? The density of the mines there is high, and the amount of minerals there is even richer.” Tie Zha asked. Based on his previous understanding, Desert Five was incomparable to the bottomless abyss in terms of profit alone.
About the archetypes of the Northern survivors.
Today, I discussed this issue with a book friend, the Night Watch. I feel that it is necessary to explain to everyone the origin of the Northern survivors.
Ice and snow, extreme day and night, raising wolves, fishing, friendship and solidarity, sharing spirit, at ease …
Clearly, these settings come from the Eskimos.
The Eskimo (Eskimo), also known as the Inuit, live in and around the Arctic Circle from Siberia, Alaska, to Greenland, in Greenland, the United States, Canada, and Russia, at the end of the world, in the Arctic (the extreme north, also known as the Arctic).
The Inuit ancestors came from the north of China (the origin of the term “survivors of the north”) and crossed the Bering Strait from Asia to America about 10,000 years ago, or by land bridge across the frozen Strait. Chiefly along the northern border of North America. The language belongs to the Eskimo-Aleutian family of Ancient Asian languages. The offshore mainly catches sea beasts and fish for a living (eagle-eyed clan, deep-sea fishermen), while the inland is engaged in hunting (White Wolf clan, Snowmountain clan).
The Eskimos belong to the eastern Asian peoples and differ from the Amerindians in that they have more Asian characteristics and share certain cultural characteristics with their Asian contemporaries, such as the use of fire, domestication of sled dogs (the White Wolf clan) and certain special rituals and medical methods to reside in societies based on geographical groupings.
Most of the leaders were shamans (given the position of war song shamans by the previous Great Prophet), monogamous (novels originated from life, higher than life), and lived in stone, wooden, and snowy houses.
In the story, the three original clans of the northern survivors, the White Wolf Clan, the Hawkeye Clan, and the Snowmountain Clan, came from the Far East Continent. Their ancestral worship and the spirit of the scholar (the tradition and belief of the Temple of Glory) also came from the ninth generation disciples of the Yunyou Monks, who were from the Far East Continent (the continent of the continent).
All in all, the greatest resemblance between the descendants of the North and the Eskimos, It is in the harsh living environment that the fraternity (which we lack the most at present) and the spirit of sharing are formed. (First, the Northern survivors are pioneers and pioneers of planar exploration, and they reveal the precious information they have risked to the world so that others can participate in planar development as well; Secondly, after the Northern survivors picked up the Eden, they did not hide it. Instead, they took it out to share with the world. In the end, the Silver Knights Alliance took over it for various reasons. They had a calm personality (one of Tie Zha’s core personalities was not ambitious and easy to satisfy. If not for Ye Xinling’s death, he would not have left Tieshan Town).
Traditional Eskimos are accustomed to speculating people with good intentions at first (contrary to our current mainstream culture, the “Internet spray” phenomenon can be said to be a typical case of malicious speculation) and have qualities of kindness, honesty and courage (of course, some Far East people also have, but most Far East people are bound by the word “face”; In addition, don’t argue with me about “face”. Mr. Lu Xun has already expressed his deep hatred in the article “Say face”; When it comes to face, I despise it, hate it, but I have no choice but to submit and use it. I have always felt that this kind of garbage has tainted our glory for 5,000 years).
In the more detailed part, please ask yourself about the traditions of the Eskimos. It’s actually worth looking at.
Lastly, I would like to say a few words here to accuse the people of the Far East of advocating the descendants of the north as friends who worship foreigners and charm foreigners.
Come on, they’re all from the same family …