Warlords of the witcher world

Chapter 139 Political Games
"It's only been a month since a northern country perished like this. I really didn't expect it."

At the gate of the Kaedwenian palace, an Ardian man sighed, wearing armor and carrying a spear, he was obviously a soldier.

Almost a month ago, he was yelling about beheading that pig of Henselt, just like he was yelling about decapitating Emhyr from the south.

As a result, a month later, they stood as guards at the gate of Kaedwen's palace, and Kaedwen has become a part of Aedirn.

"Yes, Sergeant, it is indeed right to follow the Lord Protector. Since the Lord Protector came to power, Aedirn has become stronger and stronger."

Another soldier responded.

His tone was full of admiration for the Duke Protector, and another soldier also deeply agreed.

Capturing Kaedwen made Herme's prestige reach a peak. After all, there is nothing that can increase prestige like expanding territory.

And it was the Kaedwin who had a long-standing feud with Aden that died, and everyone was extremely happy about this.

All the people in Aden who opposed the war have now shut up, and have turned into flattering the Lord Protector. Now the whole of Aden supports the war with one heart and one mind.

After all, when everyone sees that benefits can indeed be obtained, then everyone is willing to pay for it.

The benefits of annexing Kaedwen are obvious to all, especially the privileged and powerful in Aedirn, who see wealth and opportunity.

The other soldiers also quite agreed, all bragging about Duke Protector in various ways.

"What are you talking about here! Hold your posts, and don't let the Kaedwenians see you loose!"

A voice these soldiers least wanted to hear came, and it belonged to Lechicki, Aarden's chief of staff.

Lechicki was still so meticulously dressed, his coat of arms representing his identity was shining, and he looked very serious.

"Sergeant, come to me at once."

It seemed that a soldier was too nervous. He misheard Lechicki's words and came forward immediately.

Then he was stopped by Lechicki's gesture, and quickly backed away.

"No, it's not you, you're a corporal, and I call it a sergeant."

The sergeant came up immediately, and Lechicki took out a small notebook, asked the sergeant's number and name, and wrote down all the information.

The sergeant's face was ashen during the whole process. This fucking slap will affect the entire division. He will definitely be punished by the division commander.

The faces of those soldiers were also very bad, because they understood what it would be like to be recorded by the chief of staff.

After memorizing the names, Lechicki gave some instructions about discipline and left, leaving behind the soldiers who straightened up quickly.

"Lechicki, my old friend, are you being too hard on them?"

At Lechkitz's destination, in a tavern full of Aedirn officers, Ataman Sevalilov joked to him.

Today, this Cossack Ataman looks no different from an Adenian officer or nobleman, only the scimitar on his waist shows his origin.

All around them were officers drinking, and this was a tavern owned by an Aedirian in Ard Kale, so it now served as a gathering place for the officers of Aedirn.

The Kaedwenians just stopped coming here, and the citizens of Ader Kalai are still very vigilant and unfamiliar with the occupying forces of Aedirn.

However, this place was originally a gathering place for Adian people, and the people who come here are basically Adian people, and the future business will not be affected.

"Since entering Ad Calle, many people have relaxed, and violations of military discipline have also increased day by day. I executed a few rapists yesterday, and they went to fuck the rich lady of Ad Calle. May I They are all infected with the plague, which has had a very bad impact on our army's governance of Ad Kale, if they continue like this, when will we be able to go home."

When it comes to soldiers with military discipline, Lechicki is very angry. These guys are restless in the capital of Kaedwen.

It was his job to manage these things, and as chief of staff, he was naturally responsible for these things.

"Speaking of which, take care of your Cossacks and don't commit crimes here, or I won't show mercy if I get caught. Those Cossacks from Hackland have already hanged several times. Alas, I don't know When is the end of the day. There are still people clamoring for the confiscation of Kaedwen's land, it is really crazy to want the land, Master Herme has not yet controlled the entire Kaedwen in a real sense."

Lechicki reminded the friend in front of him that Sevalilov just smiled, of course he knew this.

"Okay, okay, drink, just be yourself, and don't worry about those things that have nothing to do with us."

While talking, Sevalilov filled his old friend with wine, and then the two toasted together tacitly.

After the allegiance of Ard Kalai, formally speaking, Kaedwen's rule was transferred to the king of Aedirn.

To be precise, it was transferred to the Duke Protector. After all, Hemei now has the full power to regent the whole Yadian.

However, legal transfer is one thing, and actual rule is another. There are still many things that need to be done, and the possible foreign intervention is not included in the middle.

But foreign interference doesn't matter right now, the whole of Kaedwen is firmly in his hands, and they can only fart diplomatically.

First of all, it is necessary to clean up the strong department left by Henselt.

When Henselt promoted Kaedwen's centralization of power, he carried out various drastic reforms, and a large amount of power was stuffed into Kaedwen's bureaucratic system, resulting in a powerful and bloated Kaedwenian bureaucracy.

If you control this powerful mechanism, then it is equivalent to controlling Kaedwen.

However, it is also convenient for outsiders to intervene. You only need to replace people in key positions, and you can easily master this system.

There are many Kaedwenians who are willing to work for Lord Protector of Aedirn, and Ben Ade College is also willing to provide talents for Lord Protector. It can be said that it is only a matter of time before this problem is resolved.

Herme had worried that Ben Ade's students might cause trouble, but in the end he found out that he was still paranoid. The Unicorn Dynasty was gone, so why would they make trouble.

Moreover, Ben Ade College gathers noble children from all over the north, and the proportion of Kaedwenians in it is not high, so it is still difficult for those students to make large-scale disturbances.

As for those Kaedwenians, even if they make trouble, they are easily suppressed by the school. Ban Ade College is also a warlock college.

Since the Warlock Order collapsed, many Warlocks have returned to their alma mater. With these Warlocks, it is too easy to deal with the group of restless young people.

At present, Herme's rule in Kaedwen is still stable. Apart from Henselt's people causing the country's privileged class and military class to do nothing and defect, it is the cooperation from the Church of Cliff and the Church of Eternal Fire. , the Melitelli Church also expressed its acquiescence.

Because of the status of Lord Protector Cliff's favored person, no matter where he is, he can always get support from Cliff Church.

Obtaining the support of the Cliff Church is equivalent to obtaining the support of the Church of Eternal Flame.

With the support of the Cliff Church and the Eternal Fire Church, in fact, the support of the Melitelli Church, or the default.

You must know that the beliefs in the north have always been connected with each other, and everyone has always been in the same pace.

(This can be seen from the witch hunting in The Witcher [-]. Witch hunters mainly fight against wild gods and evil priests in the countryside, as well as herbal doctors, such as Cliff and Melitelli. It didn’t move at all, and fighting wild gods and evil priests is good for these beliefs. Combined with the connection between these great northern beliefs in the setting, Eternal Flame is more like being pushed out by everyone to do dirty work. )
The existence of priests of the northern gods has greatly contributed to the stability of Kaedweni society, especially in the occupied areas of Aedirn.

Outside the occupied territories, the situation is somewhat different.

Heme's journey was basically a long-distance run to Ade Kale. In addition to the occupied area of ​​Selchik and the vast land of Kaedwen, the occupation forces of Aedirn only controlled the Lexila River and the Buina River. land and town.

In other words, there are really only two lines in the Kaedwenian territory controlled by Aedirn.

The vast Kaedwenian wilderness is still in an uncontrollable state.

But now these uncontrollable territories are still stable, and they have all expressed their allegiance to the Lord Protector in form.

In most areas, some social security has collapsed, which is within the acceptable category.

In addition, some nobles and tribes began to settle old hatreds with each other, and launched private fights that were strictly prohibited in the Henselt era.

These are not big things, and it will be enough to restore the law and order in the area when the army arrives in the future.

As for those nobles and tribes, they are worried that there is no reason to behead them.

Now Heme is busy distributing the troops he brought to various Kaedwen towns. What is important now is to control these towns or win the allegiance of these towns.

The wilderness can be gradually mapped, and the town is the most critical. Controlling the city can be said to control the country.

However, this does not mean that Herme can sit firmly on the Diaoyutai in the Kaedwen Palace of Ad Kalai, and the Lord Protector has a lot of work.

After Ade Kalai was caught and killed, the Lord Protector had to start a tour of the entire Kaedwen, to let the people of Kaedwen know that the dynasty has changed.

At the same time, it is also to clean up potential opponents.

Before leaving, he appointed someone to temporarily manage Kaedweni's affairs.

Until he can elect a suitable and loyal Kaedwenian to take over.

The Ardians can temporarily take over and rule all of Kaedwen, but not for long.

Although Nilfgaard's invasion and atrocities aroused the national consciousness of the entire north, under the identity of the so-called northerners, there is also the identity of their respective regions, to be precise, the country.

This kind of identification is tricky, but it has to be faced, which is why Heme intends to return Kaedwen to the Kaedwins in the end--of course, loyal Kaedwins--because as far as he has In terms of chips, this is the long-term solution.

And this person is Marsh.

"No, no, Master Herme, you can't do this. If I leave Aden, it will cause a huge and irreparable loss to Aden, and it will also affect the fine traditions of Aedian civil servants, and even lead to There is a lack of efficiency in the system..."

Hearing the long sentences of the civil servants in front of her, He Mei put on a serious look, but in her heart she had the right to listen to the cross talk.

He enjoyed Marciu's embarrassment very much. Seeing this civil servant so anxious, the Protector felt very happy.

"Well, I see, but you must serve as this Kaedweni governor."

When Marcius finally finished speaking, Herme replied like this.

"Please think again, it is undoubtedly a great waste of resources to send a senior official with a good education and rich administrative experience to a place like Kaedwen. A good post shines brightly, for the future of the kingdom..."

"Better corruption?"

Herme took up his words without hesitation, and Marciu's face became more embarrassed, but he continued to speak with a cheeky face.

"How can you comment on a senior official like this? You can investigate my resume. It is absolutely clean and there is no problem. You really make me sad."

Marcius looked aggressive, but Herme saw beads of sweat appear on his forehead.

Marshall's attitude is very simple. For a senior civil servant who has been operating in Aden for so many years, asking him to leave his post and go to another place that is completely unfamiliar is killing him.

Not to mention that it was Kaedwen, the famously poor place, and he didn't want to go there.

Marcius enjoyed a lot of benefits in Aedirn, which allowed him to live a life no less than that of the nobles in Aedirn, all thanks to his power.

If you leave Aden, all these things will be gone.

Moreover, as he left, he was just taking a break from tea. At that time, the interest relationship had to be reorganized. Even if he was transferred back, he didn't know how long it would take to coordinate everything back to the way it was before.

What's more, in Kaedwin's place, he is unfamiliar with the place, and there are not many people available. Who can trust and don't know, how to start work like this?

Didn't even bring anyone with him, did he become a puppet in the past?

"Then I'll take a step back,"

Homer said that he had already thought of what Marciu was thinking, and he didn't tell him that it was just because Marciu made a fuss about not going to Kaedwin to perfuse him.

"It is necessary to go to Kaedwen. I allow you to bring ten people there. This is my last concession."

Marciu was silent for a while, he could hear Herme's firmness, and he could only agree,
"Of order, then who will take my place?"

"Dunwa, the mayor of Sazarburg, is a dwarf."

Naturally, Herme had already prepared Marciu's successor, Dunwa.

The dwarf had long served the Lord Protector, and Herme trusted him.

He still has the ability to be a senior civil servant, so Herme decided to promote him to this important position.

And another reason is that in order to show goodwill to Vergen and Mahakam, Heme is willing to accept the dwarves into the ruling class of Aedirn.

"Yes, I understand, then I am ready to perform my duties, Lord Protector."

When these words were said, Marciu's whole body was a little gloomy.

The whole person lowered his head and left the room like a defeated rooster.

Looking at Marciu's back, hmph, forgive me for being a ghost, but I still have to drink my footwashing water.

Herme had long wanted to kick Marcius out so that he could truly turn Aden's civil service system into his own.

As for Kaedwin, he is not worried at all. It will take ten or eight years to complete the integration of such a large area. It will take 23 years to build the Iron Barrel Kingdom.

Herme only intends to let Marcius work in Kaedwen for two or three years. According to his ability, there is no problem in sorting out the local bureaucracy.

This is just convenient for people to pick peaches. As for where he goes, of course there will be a place for him to show his skills at that time.

After Marcius left, another person walked in following Herme's ringing of the bell.

This man was none other than Mansfield, ex-Governor of Ard Kale, Marquess of Kaedwin, Henselt's intelligence chief.

It was he who played a huge role in Ad Kale's surrender, leading the secret forces belonging to the intelligence department to kill Ad Kale's most staunch adherents.

It was also because of his behavior that he was able to keep his title, and now he is taking money from the Aden treasury.

Of course, the title of Governor Ad Kale will definitely be stripped.

"Salute to you, great Lord Protector."

Mansfield was very humble in front of Herme. This person looked very ordinary, and he belonged to the kind that could not be found in the crowd.

It's hard to imagine this man ever leading Kaedwinian intelligence, or Magister Ard Kalai.

"Mansfield, did you see the man who left just now?"

"I see." The Marquis immediately responded.

"You have to cooperate with him in the future, and you have to cooperate well to contribute to the future construction of the Kaedwen region, you know? This is how we can improve in the future."

Herme emphasized the tone of "ascension", and the meaning is already obvious at this point.

"Of course, I understand."

Mansfield was very respectful, completely following Heme's lead.

Then Herme sent the Marquis out of the room. The Marquis was very, very happy. The Lord Protector of Aedian had promised him a good future.

Of course, Herme did have such intentions, but whether it can be realized or not depends on himself after all.

Mansfield was born in Kaedwen, had been in charge of the intelligence department, and was a nobleman. It can be said that in terms of qualifications, he is the most suitable to be in charge of Kaedwen, and it is just right to serve as Marshall's assistant.

However, Heme had to investigate this person for a long time to see if he could hand over Kaedwin to this person in the future. If not, he could change someone to train him.

After all these were settled, Herme was ready to embark on a road trip to see the scenery of Kaedwen. At the same time, he was inspecting this land and thinking about its future.

(End of this chapter)