Chapter 1460 Southern Beacon (Ⅰ)
Elder Zigmund was quite satisfied with the conditions offered by Sir Nichols, and with the face of Logan and Lord Custis, he finally signed the cooperation agreement.
As for the Asa tribe, Logan Volsunger was fully responsible for the recruitment of mercenaries, and he was also in charge of training and commanding.
This Asa mercenary army, which is scheduled to recruit no less than 1,000 people, will join the Midgard Legion in the form of an "independent regiment" and will be directly responsible to the Governor. True intruder.
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In addition to uniting the aborigines of the Asa tribe, Sir Nichols also proposed at the alliance meeting that the two Ashanian colonies in the New World-Midgard and Alfheim-jointly, politically, militarily and economically Work closely together to eliminate trade barriers between each other, form a unified army and command system, and conduct unified management so that the two colonies in the north and south can learn from each other's strengths and coordinate all resources to fight against the invaders.
Governor John Norfolk of Alfheim, who came to Midgard to attend the meeting, was quite disapproving of Sir Nichols' proposal.
The Midgard colony is larger than the Alfheim colony in terms of population, territory, military power, and economic size.
Now the governors of the two major colonies are at the same level, but if they form a "wartime coalition government" together, the relatively weak Sir Norfolk has to submit to Sir Nichols and serve as the opponent's deputy.
John Norfolk could not accept this initiative of William Nichols, whether it was out of personal honor considerations, or to maintain the relatively independent status of the Alfheim colony and avoid becoming a vassal of the Midgard colony. .
The problem is that Sir Norfolk's considerations are mostly out of selfishness. It's okay to think about it in private, but it's not easy to say it clearly at the meeting, otherwise it will inevitably leave people with the impression of disregarding the overall situation.
After some struggles, Sir Norfolk finally found a reasonable excuse. On the grounds that the formation of a wartime coalition government required the approval of the Imperial Cabinet and His Majesty the Emperor, he tactfully rejected Sir Nichols' proposal for a "comprehensive coalition".
Although Sir Nichols' intention was not fully achieved, fortunately, Sir Norfolk only resisted the alliance politically, but agreed with Sir Nichols' initiative in terms of military and trade, and agreed to fully cooperate with the northern compatriots.
In the agreement signed by the two parties, Sir Norfolk promised to give priority to supplying food, clothing, military horses and other materials urgently needed by the Midgard military.
In return, the Alfheim military can also purchase advanced weapons that cannot be produced in the south, such as magic crystal rifles and magic crystal cannons, from Midgard, which has a more developed military industry, at a relatively affordable price.
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The day when the joint meeting ended successfully coincided with the day when Midgard University officially started its winter vacation.
Joan's rhythm of life has not changed due to the arrival of the holiday, and he still spends all day in the school library or laboratory.
In addition to studying spells or reading literature, Joan has also developed a new habit now, that is, when passing by the newsstand every morning, he spends a few copper coins to buy a copy of the "Midgard Tribune" and read the news of the day. What news, especially about the war.
Ever since the Feizhen Council passed a tough proposal in November last year, revealing the ambition to invade Midgard by force, Joanne has always been worried, lest one morning when he walked out of the house, he would see Fizhen soldiers all over the street showing their might.
However, more than three months have passed, and Feizhen has not taken any military action so far. News in the newspaper claimed that the previous proposal, which was equivalent to a declaration of war, was only passed by the House of Commons and was put on hold after being submitted to the House of Lords. , has been procrastinating and refusing to make a decision.
This incident confuses Joan!
What kind of country is Feizhen?
Why is the political system of this country so complicated?
It doesn't matter that the parliament has more power than the king. It is also divided into the lower house and the upper house (the noble house). Major resolutions such as declaring war on foreign countries must be voted by both houses at the same time. Only after the king himself signs can the bill be officially formed.
In other words, the proposal to declare war just passed by the House of Commons does not have legal effect, and it is still only at the level of "talking" intimidation.
But this motion is not worthless, because the House of Lords has no right to reject the motion of the House of Commons, it can only be delayed for half a year at most, and it must be released in the end.
Judging from the procrastinating attitude of the House of Lords, it seems that the nobles of the House of Lords are more cautious about launching a war than the representatives of public opinion in the House of Commons, and they are more reluctant to start a war with the Holy Ashean Empire.
Qiao An thinks he is pretty smart, but the political ecology of Fiji, whose power is scattered to the point of schizophrenia, still makes him confused, so he has to spend some time reading the historical documents of Feizhen, a country, to gain an in-depth understanding of Fiji. Based on the real national conditions, it is necessary to clarify from the source why the Filipino people formed such a complex and mutually restrictive political system.
The most outstanding contemporary historians and political scientists generally believe that the "constitutional monarchy" and "bicameral system" of Feiren are the most advanced political systems in the contemporary era. Joan admits that this view is reasonable, but he still feels that the In the event of an incident, this decision-making method is too procrastinated and too inefficient.
But looking at it from another angle, since scholars have said that Fidelity is the most "political" nation in the Vares world, and has the most complete selection system for "political officials" and "official officers" in the world, he, a layman, can see The disadvantages that come out, don't they know it in their own minds?
It may be that some administrative efficiency has to be sacrificed for some reasons.
Or speculate from the point of view of conspiracy theory, there is actually no contradiction between the House of Lords and the House of Commons of Feizhen, they are just playing a "double play" in coordination with each other.
Members of the House of Commons reflected domestic public opinion, yelling and shouting, aggressive, creating an atmosphere that is about to turn the tables and start a war.
Members of the House of Lords played a rational, objective, and fair role. While delaying the war proposal, they also hinted to the imperial authorities: If you still refuse to make concessions in the negotiations, our radical claims will not be suppressed.
On the other hand, Feizhen's delay in taking military action may have something to do with the position of the Hailan people.
The colonies of Feizhen and Hailan in the New World are far apart, there is no direct conflict of interest, and there is a natural basis for alliance.
In fact, the two countries did form an alliance to carve up the empire's colonies in the New World.
The Fei people have territorial ambitions for Midgard, while the Hailan people are eager to seize the fertile and fertile land of Alfheim, which is more suitable for colonial settlement than the dry climate and barren Muspelheim Gobi.
Master Fei has not entered Midgard for a long time, probably to wait and see whether the sea blue people's operations in the south are progressing smoothly, and whether they can attract the Ashan Empire to send reinforcements to the Alfheim area.