Warlords of the witcher world

224 Three Years
January 1275, Northern Realm.

Almost three years have passed since the end of the Third Northern War.

In the past three years, the north has regained its vitality and vitality at an extremely fast speed.

Thanks to the resources from Coville, the federal government implemented a tax exemption policy during these three years.

It can be said that the federal government has not levied any resources from the people.

You must know that in the ancient environment, if light corvee and low tax were implemented, prosperity could be promoted.

Therefore, the north is glowing with unprecedented vitality and vitality. Abandoned villages and towns are being rebuilt, populations are moving frequently between settlements, and government infrastructure is being built one after another...

The large number of unemployed soldiers created after the end of the Third Northern War must have been well solved in the prosperity. There are jobs everywhere. As long as you are willing to work hard, you can live a good life.

In cities, due to the frequent flow of materials, citizens' lives have become more colorful, and the culture of the citizen class has also flourished.

Under the guidance of federal government policies, a large number of literary and dramatic works about the three northern wars were created, adding to the pantheon of northern nationalism.

At the same time, the federal government attaches great importance to monitoring and controlling wealthy citizens. After all, citizens are naturally fanatical about politics.

Although you can't see it yet, you have to prepare for a rainy day.

In short, the north is now experiencing unprecedented prosperity. This is a scene that has never been seen since the exile landing.

People regard this as the impact of the establishment of the Northern Federation, which in turn promotes everyone's support for the Northern Federation and makes the people more accepting of the federal government.

Many people believe that an era of eternal prosperity will come.

In the capital of the Federation, Potekt, as the core of this huge country, this place naturally brings together the essence of the entire north.

In the past three years, Potekt has been under construction, and even now, many areas are still under construction.

People from all over the north continued to flock here, after all, Potekte was full of hope and opportunity.

At the same time, as the Federation became more solid, the growing city attracted more and more people.

According to legends from all over the north, as long as you get here, you can live a prosperous life.

Not to mention that it is located at the hub of northern trade, which further intensifies the flow of people.

Currently, this city has a settled population of [-] and a floating population of [-]. As a newly built city, this kind of development is already rapid, and people are constantly pouring into this city.

Today's Petekt has many majestic and majestic buildings.

Needless to say, the Northern Palace complex, which is the center of the federal government, now also houses the Pantheon dedicated to the northern gods, as well as the vast Northern Federal University, which has the largest library in the north.

The federal government is very supportive of cultural undertakings. As the capital of the federation, Potekte naturally has a large number of literati gathered here, and they continuously create various works.

Of course, when there are more literati, there will naturally be more people discussing politics. Thanks to the relatively relaxed political environment of the Federation, people often talk nonsense in the square in front of the Northern Palace.

However, no one pays attention to these literati. Now that the economy in the north is prosperous, everyone is busy living their own lives, and the awakening of political consciousness is far away, so who has the heart to care about this?
Not to mention that the composition of the citizens of Petekt is extremely mixed, coupled with the conscious intervention of the federal government, it is no exaggeration to say that the society of this city is very atomized.

And those who make such nonsense are also aware of this. Rather than inciting something, it is better to use this to show their abilities and political views and take a shortcut to become an official.

However, if you take this shortcut, you will easily be sent to Harklan to open up the frontier. Hermey has always regarded these guys who take the wrong approach as clowns.

In the Northern Palace of Petekt, Herme was always busy.

Now Herme was Lord Protector of the whole north, not just of Aedirn.

The title Heme gave himself was Governor of the Federation and Lord Protector of the North, and most people still called him Lord Protector of the North.

After all, the title of Governor doesn't seem very big at first glance, and everyone knows the temperament of the Protector.

"Tell Dijkstra directly that I will not compromise. The new administrative division of Redania must be implemented. The entry of Temerian and Kaedwen officials is unstoppable."

In the Federal Governor's Office in the Northern Palace, Herme was emphasizing administrative matters to the dwarf Dunvar in front of him.

The problem they face now is the zoning issue of Redania.

Since the official establishment of the Northern Federation, splitting up Redania has been the most important task of the federal government.

Because after a series of northern wars, the north still retains strength, except for Aedirn and Redania.

Redania itself has not suffered the ravages of war at all and still has strong strength.

Even if Redania's army is taken away, Herme will not be at ease if Redania is not dismantled.

In Hemei's plan, the original four northern powers plus Keville must be under the control of the federal government. Outside these five countries, it doesn't matter. Give them some more or less Privilege is nothing.

As a result, Redania was directly divided into three, into Upper and Lower Redania and the Arc Coast. Herme created two centers of power for Redania that were no less than Tritog's court.

But the problem is that the division is divided, but the two newly demarcated areas still follow Tritog's lead.

Hemei was mentally prepared for this, and things had to be done step by step and slowly.

It is enough to divide Redania at the beginning. This kingdom is not like Temeria and Kovir, which can only be slaughtered by the protector. It must be done with caution.

In the next three years, the Lord Protector fought with Dijkstra in various ways. Dijkstra used all means to maintain Tritog's power and prevent the cutting of Redania. Herme was so desperate. Want to cut Redania's.

The two sides are going back and forth, fighting openly and secretly.

And now, Herme decided to stop the charade with Dijkstra and directly let people from Temeria and Kaedwen enter Redania's administrative system, which would most directly destroy the unity of Redania's administrative institutions. sex.

The constant push and pull with Dijkstra made Herme feel a little annoyed. If that was the case, he would cut the trouble quickly.

"Yes, Lord Protector, I will do it immediately."

Now the chief civilian officer of the federal government, Dunwa said immediately.

Over the years, the hair on Dunwa's head has become less and less.

By now, he has become bald, but this also makes this dwarf look quite clean and tidy, and also has a different kind of majesty.

Seeing Dunva leave, Herme couldn't help but think of the current situation of the dwarves in the Federation.

After the Lord Protector persuaded Elder Hogg to join the Federation, many more dwarves came down from the Mahakam Mountains, and the arrival of these dwarves also promoted the post-war reconstruction in the north.

These Mahakam dwarves are very smart. They did not go to the land that was not affected by the war, but developed in the place that was once burned to white by the war.

The development strategy of the dwarves in these places is to occupy some smelting and forging industries and strengthen the role and status of the dwarves in human society.

Herme soon saw Hogg's intentions and had to sigh again that this old dwarf was really cunning.

Developing in places that have been ravaged by war can avoid confrontation from local forces. Only occupying the dwarves' old profession will not make people think that this is a dwarf colonization. Through this method, the dwarves have increased their weight in human society, Maha. Kan also dispersed some of the excess population.

Hogg's strategy for unifying the north, Hemei calls it limited integration, which means strengthening the dwarves' industrial functionality in human society, but at the same time still guarding the mountain gate and protecting the last base of the dwarf race.

Herme welcomes this. Dwarves are different from elves. The hostility of human society towards them is relatively low and their acceptance is relatively high.

Most importantly, most dwarves just want to live an honest life.

They don't have any ancient empire to recover, and they don't have any glorious past, so they don't want to bother with it at all.

Such a highly skilled population is an excellent and obedient citizen for any country.

After thinking about the dwarves, Herme couldn't help but think of the elves.

After the establishment of the Northern Federation, many changes occurred in the elves: there was a great migration among the elves.

The elves from all over the north began to migrate in three directions. The first was big cities such as Novigrad and Potekt, the second was the reserve area of ​​​​the Blue Mountains, and the third was Harkland Grassland.

The reason why elves migrate to cities is that cities are relatively abundant in materials, so cities are much less hostile to non-human races than in rural areas.The reasons for going to Blue Mountain and Hackland Grassland are similar. The former is the only land for elves, while the latter welcomes everyone who comes to the grassland to make a living.

Hemei is very promoting this kind of immigration. With fewer elves in the countryside, there will be less possibility of cruel racial persecution or even massacre in the future.

Of course, cities are not completely safe.

But again, a place with abundant supplies is better than a place with insufficient supplies.

As for Blue Mountain, no one cares about the elven reservation, and Harklan, it's really great that someone can open up the frontier.

Thinking of this, Hemei couldn't help but shake her head. After all, these elves were still an unstable factor. It would be great if they could be allowed to leave this world.

Then Hermey thought about the research she had ordered.

If it goes well, maybe that will be all right.

The relationship between humans and elves is really bad. The best way to solve the relationship now is for one of them to completely disappear from the world.

Hemei did not intend to massacre, and there were various ways to disappear...

"Lord Protector, Lord Charon is here."

Just as Herme was thinking about the future, Viato's voice came from outside the door. Herme quickly pressed the button on the table to let people in.

"Lord Protector, I have brought something that will interest you."

Charron walked in with a relaxed smile. He was now the spy chief of the entire north. He was becoming more and more powerful, but his temperament was still the same as when Hermey knew him.

The Protector knew that this was just an appearance, and Charon always liked people not to know what he was thinking.

"The Toussaint beast you talked about has finally appeared."

Charron put a stack of documents on Hemei's desk. Hemei immediately took it and looked at it. It contained a detailed introduction to a killing scene.

The introduction is very detailed, and the scene of the murder is described in such a way that the Protector feels like he is actually there.

Then, the Protector smiled, yes, this was indeed what he had been waiting for.

Looking at the Protector's expression, Charon was thinking about what the Protector planned to gain from this matter.

From Charon's point of view, this was just a relatively brutal murder case.

The scene was a bit scary, but that was it, nothing could be seen.

He felt that the murderer behind it was either a perverted murderer or a monster, or at most a cult. It was all a trivial matter, but he didn't know why the Protector paid so much attention to it.

But he never doubted Hemei's behavior. Over the years, Hemei has proven that he was absolutely right.

"How is Nilfgaard doing now?"

When Charon thought about it and couldn't understand what the Lord Protector planned to do with this, the Lord Protector asked.

"It has been determined that after the Battle of Matina, Emperor Morvan lost his last army. Now he has fled to Cintra and is applying for our political asylum. According to reports from officials in Cintra, Morvan Emperor Fan brought many and many things, and he looked very relaxed. He was obviously ready to run away. From this moment on, Torres's army was completely liberated."

"Really? That Morvan is still so calm and unhurried. It's really hard to imagine that anything could make him panic. As for that Torres... he really made a good move."

The Protector stood up and walked to the map in the room. This was a map that included the entire continent.

"It seems we can only hope that the people of Opel can hold on a little longer."

The Lord Protector's words made Charon start to chew on them. It seemed that the Lord Protector wanted to do something, but what did he want to do?

While the North enjoyed three years of peace, Nilfgaard was engaged in three years of civil war.

Originally, according to the conventions and common sense of the empire's civil war, the civil war should not have dragged on for so long.

But as it came to involve slavery and the intervention of Ophir and the North, the form changed.

Torres's attempts to reform slavery prompted ancient families and merchant associations to vigorously oppose his accession to the throne.

Coupled with Torres' overturning the verdict of the usurper and his indifference towards the Sunrise Church, the Sunrise Church also stood on his opposite side.

If it weren't for Morfan's side who really didn't know how to fight, with such a lineup, he would have been emperor in the City of Golden Towers and ruled a huge empire.

Instead of being forced to settle down after defeats one after another.

Then, there is the intervention of external forces, which makes the situation even more complicated.

The North and Ophel have always been balancing the Nilfgaardian civil war, that is, whoever is weak supports whom, and one side must not be defeated.

Except for the beginning, Emperor Morvan Fulis was the weak one, so the North and Ofel supported him most of the time, providing her with huge amounts of supplies and mercenary support.

Ofel also directly sent troops to Nilfgaard. For example, they launched several sieges on the Golden Tower City, and Ofel's army directly entered Nilfgaard.

Although the Ophel army was repulsed by Torres, their attack was effective in allowing Emperor Morvan's power to survive and the Nilfgaardian Civil War to continue.

And this year, King Nicholas of Ofir decided to completely solve the Nilfgaard problem.

Therefore, he assembled the largest army in the history of Ofel. More than 15 Ofel troops gathered and began to besiege the Golden Tower City.

And when everyone thought Torres would stick to the Golden Tower City, contrary to everyone's expectations, he chose to go north quickly.

Under circumstances that no one expected, Emperor Morvan's army was defeated and Emperor Morvan's last stronghold, Medina, was captured.

This is why Herme asked Charon about Nilfgaard, he needed to confirm again whether the news was true.

As for Morvan's defeat, he was not surprised.

Although Torres has suddenly emerged, his abilities are obviously higher than Emhyr's by some unknown means.

Moreover, he also saw the core problem of Nilfgaard, and dared to take action on this core problem, which was even higher than Emhyr.

In comparison, Morvan is at most a self-aware second generation ancestor.

It's good to be self-aware, but the second generation ancestor is the second generation ancestor, how can he be compared with the fighting men cut out from the military formation.

After learning about this man's resume, Herme believed that he could definitely unify Nilfgaard, so the next main task was to prevent him from succeeding to the throne.

If you hold him back for one more day, it will be a beneficial day for the North.

"The troops on the border are on a war footing, hoping this will confuse Torres for a while."

Herme looked at the map and said, "Make a noise."

"Yes."

"Supplies have also been mobilized. I don't hope that if a border war really breaks out, there will be supply problems on the front line."

"Yes."

While Hemei was arranging many affairs on the border, he suddenly heard a commotion outside. This made Hemei frown subconsciously, but when he heard clearly what was said, his attitude immediately changed.

"You can't go in."

"This is an extremely urgent matter! The Lord Protector must know immediately. We finally understand the principles of the Wild Hunt!"

After the Protector pressed the button on the table, Dilban with a fanatical face rushed in, and his first words were exactly what the Protector had expected.

"Lord Protector, we finally mastered the black ship's teleportation technology! Now it's our turn!"

(End of this chapter)