Chapter 492: Your Majesty! Wonders are harmful to the country!
When the dreamlike mushroom cloud appeared over the holy city of Bethlehem, the city of Idar also experienced the first snow of winter.
Of course, this is also the first snow since the birth of the Idar Empire.
The Almis Mountains were covered in a layer of silver, and the white snow covered the frozen banks of the Idar River. The snowflakes were like soft goose feathers, spread out very flat, making people want to step on them.
Withered yellow leaves were scattered on the ground, and the trees planted on the roadside had long become bare, with sporadic ice crystals still forming on the dry branches.
The newly built Idar Palace has undoubtedly become the largest building in the entire city of Idar. A layer of mist seems to be floating around the palace. Only the griffin flag symbolizing the Stuart family can be clearly seen from a distance.
When the morning light finally shone through the clouds and shone on the pure white snow, the reflected light made the surrounding environment look particularly bright.
"clang--"
This is the sound of the bell from the bell tower located in the southeast corner of the palace.
Every blade of grass and every tree in the palace is a work of art created by Idar's great engineers with their hard work.
On the spire of the clock tower, a gilded griffin statue forged from mithril slowly rotates driven by gears every moment.
There is a clock on each of the four directions of the square tower. With the clever use of magic machinery, the crystal dial on the top of the clock tower can be clearly seen from any direction.
The Idar Palace Garden, located in the center of the palace, is one of the highlights of the entire complex.
Except for the central garden behind Buckingham Palace, which looks square and symmetrical, the palace garden runs through almost the entire palace complex.
There are flower gardens and fountains, as well as boats on the lake. The garden paths have been cleaned by the servants of the palace, and many corners are filled with cute and ugly snowmen.
Because of a special magic circle set up at the bottom of the lake, Lake Jeffrey on the northwest side of the palace has not yet frozen.
As Leia scattered the bait in her hand into the sparkling lake water, koi fish jumped out of the water one after another. The colorful colors blended with the deep lake water, creating circles of intense ripples.
In a small pavilion near the lake, Bruno sat opposite old Ford, who had just taken office as the Prime Minister of the State Council.
Although the Idar airship formation led by Air Force Major General Rolf Hawthorne has not yet returned, General Rolf has already passed the news of their fruitful gains to Idar through the long-distance communication device on the airship.
so……
Bruno couldn't help but smile as he looked at the battle report that had just been sent to him. "Krell just sent me the news that this air raid was a great success. The Idar Air Force has become famous in one battle."
As he spoke, he handed the battle report in his hand to old Ford who was standing beside him with great expectation.
"Good! Great!"
Even the President of the Executive Yuan, who always appeared calm and composed, couldn't help but applaud when he finished reading the battle report.
Although old Ford is already old, he has never been a conservative and stubborn person.
From the work point system to serf reform, from magic industry to economic development...
Even though old Ford sometimes felt that he could not figure out Bruno's intentions, his loyalty to the Stuart family made this dutiful old man provide indispensable support for Bruno's series of reforms.
After a moment of joy, old Ford calmed down and said in a deep voice: "The victory of the air force is gratifying, but... Your Majesty, since the church has suffered such heavy losses, I am afraid that our troops stationed on the border must be vigilant from now on."
You know, although old Ford was only the president of the Executive Council, in charge of the internal affairs of the new empire under the instruction of Emperor Bruno Stuart, he was also quite familiar with military and political affairs.
When old Ford was young, he followed Bruno's father to the battlefield!
Even though he has already taken off his military uniform, there is no doubt that Old Ford's current position in the Stuart family was gained through fighting in the flames of war! "I will ask Sarah Coren to do it, and I will also ask the CIA to be extra careful during this period." Bruno nodded solemnly.
Before this, although the Principality of Idar had defeated the Church of Light many times, at that time the territories of the two sides were not adjacent after all, and the Church of Light was powerless.
Moreover, the Church of Light was busy dealing with Rez at the time and had no extra time and energy to have a frank exchange with the Idar people.
Therefore, even if the church suffered a small loss at that time, it could only endure it. At most, it would send a few Crusaders to carry out an assassination, giving the Idar agents a few heads and gaining some military merit.
But……
The situation is completely different now!
Not to mention anything else, the damage caused to the Church of Light by the Idar Air Force alone is enough to lure the Crusaders into a head-on confrontation with the Idar Army!
The Colossus, the Inquisition, St. George's Cathedral...
According to the usual nature of the Church of Light, Bruno did not believe that those charlatans could tolerate such humiliation and provocation from the Idar army.
Even if the cardinal could tolerate it, the church's charlatans could not.
Even if the church's charlatans really tolerated it, the believers of the Church of Light could not tolerate it!
During this period, the crazy sale of indulgences had caused many believers to begin to turn away from the church.
If the church failed to show a tough attitude at this time, Bruno would immediately let CIA agents fan the flames and trigger a wave of opposition to indulgences in the interior of the empire.
You know, although the Idar Daily is only distributed in Idar, the caravans traveling to and from this land will carry these newspapers to all parts of the continent.
Nowadays, the surrounding areas of the Idar Empire,
Especially in the noble territories of the Sogn Plain and along the Moore River, the Protestant thought has caused many believers of the Church of Light to abandon darkness and join the light!
so……
Whether it is to restore the dignity of the church or to establish the invincible image of the Crusaders, even if the church leaders do not want to face the Idar army directly, they cannot remain indifferent to the Idar air strikes!
In fact, Bruno hoped that the Church of Light would take the initiative to attack.
Because the Idar people had already cleared the border, if the church took the initiative to attack, the minefields buried by the Idar army near the border alone would be enough to make the Crusaders drink a pot! "After all, the number of mechanized troops is too small. Otherwise, there would be no need to wait for the church to take the initiative to attack." Bruno sighed.
"But no matter how few there are, the Idar Empire is the only country on the continent that has mechanized troops! And... you also saw Marshal Teodoro's reaction at the time. With the current strength of the Idar army, defending the country is definitely a piece of cake!"
Old Ford paused, and then said confidently: "Even if we push all the way to the outside of Bethlehem, it probably won't be difficult! After all... the gap between steel and flesh and blood cannot be made up so easily."
actually……
As the Prime Minister of the State Council, old Ford could never understand Bruno's caution.
In his opinion, the Idar army is now at the top of the continent! From the "Explorer" A-type armored infantry vehicle to the "Sword of Dawn" heavy main battle tank, the application of magic industrialization has brought too many changes to the Idar army.
Take the Kingdom of Cecil as an example. If the Idar people had not provided this country in the west of the continent with an opportunity to trade arms, allowing Cecil soldiers to obtain a batch of second-hand firearms, I am afraid they would still be stuck in the era of cold weapons dominated by short swords and short knives...
As for what Bruno said about too few mechanized troops...
Today, the Principality of Idar has more than 40 "Sword of Dawn" main battle tanks and nearly 200 light armored infantry vehicles! In addition to the remaining jeeps and trucks...
The number of magical vehicles equipped in Idar’s army has approached the 500 mark!
And this is just the tip of the iceberg of Idar's army! The soldiers of Idar's army are also equipped with countless magic rifles, a large number of magic crystal bombs, and mobile self-propelled artillery improved from magic cannons.
Therefore, old Ford really couldn't understand why his Majesty always felt that the Idar army had too few weapons.
"This is probably a fear of insufficient firepower..."
After hearing Old Ford's question, Bruno couldn't help but laugh at himself and explained frankly: "In my opinion, the Idar army can only be considered to have sufficient firepower when the amount of munitions stored is enough to bomb the entire land controlled by the Church of Light."
Hearing this, old Ford couldn't help but secretly smack his lips.
"In short, all troops deployed on the border of Idar must be on high alert, not just the Valens Plains and the Stranglethorn Valley Customs. If the church really takes action, I am worried that they will send troops from the Ogure Desert and seize the land that originally belonged to the Kingdom of Basel."
"Desert?" Old Ford was stunned. "Your Majesty, are you worried about the Undead Legion that Bishop Olson mentioned?"
"To say that they are immortal is to flatter those charlatans. I would like to see how many rounds of artillery bombardment they can withstand!" Bruno said in a deep voice, looking at the snowflakes slowly falling in the sky.
As he was speaking, Leia had already walked into the pavilion with a group of servants.
Old Ford standing by quickly stood up and greeted him.
Bruno skillfully grabbed Leah's hand, pulled her to the seat, and said to Old Ford, "Let's have a quick meal together, and by the way, I want to talk to you about the construction of the new wonder."
Hearing this, old Ford, who had originally wanted to refuse, was suddenly startled. The word "spectacle" seemed like a magic spell, lingering in his ears over and over again.
"Your Majesty, you want to build a wonder?"
Old Ford was not actually opposed to the construction of wonders. After all, it was also a public project and was of great benefit to the resettlement of refugees.
But here’s the thing…
In recent times, the construction of wonders has been a bit too frequent.
For the independence of the empire, the vast Idar Palace was being built at a rapid pace. Although it was also a [SSSSS]-level wonder, the construction period was obviously much shorter than that of Idar Public University.
Besides, the Idar Parliament Building has just been completed, and the Arc de Triomphe of the Basel Province is still under construction...
Old Ford didn't know the significance of these wonders, so he naturally had objections to them.
after all……
The annual financial expenditure of the State Council is limited! Although considering that His Majesty has an inexplicable love for wonders, the Idar State Council has set up a special fund for the construction of wonders since the State Council period. However, the facts of the past few years have proved to Old Ford that overspending is the norm! "Your Majesty, wonders are a loss to the country!" Old Ford pleaded with a sad face.
"This will create a spectacle for your State Council. Are you sure you don't want it?" Bruno glanced at old Ford and said calmly.
"Eh? Build it for us?"
"nature."
As he spoke, Bruno took out several blueprints from the hand of his attendant and introduced them one by one: "Hamburg City Hall, Antwerp City Hall, Amsterdam City Hall, Stockholm City Hall..."
The drawings that Bruno showed in front of him were mostly well-known municipal buildings in various European countries in the last life. Although they were certainly not as large as the Idar Palace, they were also among the best spectacular buildings.
"Although the government offices of each province have been established, most of them are located in the noble castles that were previously occupied. This is obviously not in line with the governing philosophy of the Idar Government Office, nor is it suitable for the future administration of the empire."
"If that's the case..." Old Ford stared at the drawings Bruno had placed on the table, and said a little embarrassedly, "Your decisions are always so wise..."
The office of the Idar Council of State is located in the southeast corner of the palace, but in contrast, the offices of the provincial government offices are not impressive at all.
The Basel Province was considered good, as the Kingdom of Basel was directly set up as the seat of the Government Affairs Office, but the other provinces were much more shabby.
so……
When Bruno proposed this plan, old Ford realized that he could not refuse the spectacular construction plan proposed by the young majesty.
"Okay, these are the wonders to be built for the government offices of each province. Let's build these wonders first. The governor's offices of the special zones can be built later."
Bruno's words just made old Ford feel relieved, but his next words made old Ford's heart rise to his throat again.
"Well... now that we've talked about the wonders to be built for the Government Office, let's talk about the other wonders." Bruno said on a whim.
Old Ford asked in confusion: "What else???"
“It’s natural!”
Bruno nodded as a matter of course.
(End of this chapter)
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