Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1731 1703. Disassembly
Lan En had already had a general idea of ​​the system and culture of the Nilfgaard Empire when he first went to the southern part of the continent to look for the master-level school set drawings in the Hainkaweh Castle of the Bear School.

Later, after experiencing the First Northern War, he had a deeper and more firm understanding of this.

Classical militaristic slave empire, this is their state system.

But the system is the system, and what really makes this huge empire rich and powerful ultimately has to be considered and observed in the areas of resources and economy.

Simply thinking that the system can determine everything is to underestimate the system's ability to adapt and improve itself.

Under different economic foundations and environments, even national systems with the same starting point will change according to local conditions during the development process.

It is foolish and naive to imagine that one can become powerful simply by imitating the system of a powerful country.

Sparta was also a classical militarist slave society, so how come it only flourished for a hundred years before declining?

The system is a general framework that mainly reflects the general direction, but specific issues still need to be analyzed on a case-by-case basis.

But in the eyes of Lan, a former history enthusiast who climbed through the formal and rigorous education system and finished the college entrance examination, Nilfgaard's economy and resources were closer to the British Empire.

The Nilfgaardians used their classical militarism to maintain their country's endless ambition for external expansion and their unlimited desire for land and living space.

On the other hand, these conquered lands must have a model to become the power of the empire, otherwise what is the point of just conquering them?

A normal country should consider the process of national integration and national cohesion at this time to complete the self-transformation of expanding territory.

But Nilfgaard is clearly not normal.

Their militaristic system is classical, but their business model is close to capitalization!

In the process of Nilfgaard's expansion of its territory, new provinces and new vassal states, Nilfgaard never considered assimilating or integrating them.

Why bother with all that effort?
You also have to take care of people’s food, drink and infrastructure.

Directly serve as a dumping ground for goods! Directly serve as a resource supply place!

The handicraft products of Nilfgaard's traditional provinces are dumped everywhere, while cheap raw materials from all over the world flow into the traditional provinces.

A set of scissors gaps that have been mastered to perfection.

It is said to be a new province and a new vassal state of the Nilfgaard Empire, but in fact it is a colony.

They maintained external expansion with classical militarism, exploited the expanded territories with immoral colonialism, and supplemented it with the abominable slavery.

This is where Nilfgaard's power comes from.

But this is the advantage of having seen enough historical cases over a long enough period of time.

For the northerners, the strength of the Nilfgaardians was almost suffocating. Moreover, it was difficult for them to understand why Nilfgaard was so powerful and how it could continue to become more powerful after reaching this point.

But Lan saw it clearly.

Not only did he see things clearly, he even had a rough idea of ​​how to break up a huge colonial system.

First, he would remove the military authority of the Nilfgaardian Empire.

It is not even necessary to actually destroy their main force, just destroy the reputation of the Nilfgaardian army for being invincible.

Do you really think that those new provinces and new vassal states will be convinced by Nilfgaard and be loyal to it after being conquered?
If we really want to be loyal, then what about the rebellions that have been going on year after year between Sayre, Ebing, and Mecht?
It was just suppressed by the Nilfgaardian army.

It's just that they are afraid of the huge army of Nilfgaard.

Who would really be willing to be a dumping ground for goods? A colony?
So, Menno Coehoorn’s vision was right.

After Lan En stated his request, the army commander looked past the surface and saw the possible consequences!
——A Nasser noble who blatantly betrayed the Nilfgaardian Empire on the battlefield! He even sold the Imperial Marshal to the northerners! And his actions were not retaliated or punished by the Nilfgaardians, or even condemned!

What does this mean?
What does this represent?
In the previous dozens or hundreds of years, the Nilfgaardians conquered the entire territory south of the Yaruga River with iron and blood, and also used iron and blood to suppress the entire territory and maintain stability.

Now that this has happened, it seems that I can't even lift the knife anymore?!

The foundation for the prosperity and growth of the Nilfgaard Empire is their colonial system and slavery, and what strongly maintains the colonial system and slavery is their military authority!
Any knowledgeable person would agree with this.

In order to maintain this precious military authority, Menno Cuhoon's staff would usurp his command at the battlefield of Sodden Mountain during the last Northern War.

Although Menno Cuhoon was a usurper, he understood and supported the staff's understanding of the military importance of Nilfgaard.

I just think that group of staff were too radical and brainless in the specific implementation.

The establishment of authority requires untold hardships, and the maintenance of authority requires a hundred times more energy. However, the mere existence of authority is the cornerstone of stability and development.

But once it collapses, if God can bleed, does he still deserve to be called God?

That's why Menno Cuhoon asked Lan as if he had seen a ghost.

"Are you asking me to split the empire?!" Without military suppression, wouldn't it be natural for the colonies to become independent?

Of course, there will be problems such as being too dependent on the economy of the sovereign country, too many ties between domestic forces and Nilfgaard, etc. However, everything is difficult at the beginning. As long as you take the first and most difficult step, everything will be easy in the future.

"if not?"

Lan En's response to the Imperial Marshal was like responding to a stupid question like "Why do people need to eat?"

"You are my enemies, Quehoun."

It was he who had put Menno Cuhoon in such a difficult position, but now he looked as if he did not understand.

"How else do you want me to treat my enemy? Discuss with him in a friendly manner? Have a drink with him? Have a happy gathering?"

"Quhoan," Lan asked, staring at him for a moment before continuing, "Of course I will divide you."

"Even to the point of dismembering you. Chopping you up. Burning you. Completely and irreparably destroying you."

"Isn't this normal?"

Lan En stated his views in a calm tone.

But his interlocutor, the Marshal of the Nilfgaard Empire, seemed to hear the sound of limbs being chopped off by an axe!
The rough but strong axe blade tore the skin, cut the muscles, and then smashed the bones! The broken limbs, which were full of juice and even twitching nervously, fell to the ground, and the minced meat and blood made a wet and sticky sound.

There was a horrifying bloody smell in the demon hunter's calm words!

Menno Cuhoon could smell it, and his hair stood on end!

But the person lying under the axe blade was not a person, but his motherland!

"I can't agree to your request, Lord Hunter!" Menno Kuhoon's face was pale and trembling slightly, but he still firmly raised his objection. "I will not dismember my motherland! Never! Even if it means death!"

"Tsk," Lan, who was leaning against the cart with his arms crossed, said in amazement, "Look at you, Quehoun. You're no different from three years ago."

"But you also know that you can't refuse me, right?"

In a blink of an eye, the Battle of Mount Sodden happened nearly three years ago.

At that time, the greatsword [Muddy Flow] was still placed on Menno Kuhoon's helmet. The weight of the sword forced him to lower his head and listen quietly to Lan's words.

The witcher at the time said that he would let him go because he was at least one of the calmer and more restrained people in the Nilfgaardian army.

At least he knew to 'give war to the castle and peace to the village'.

After the war began, he first significantly improved his control over his troops on the Eastern Front and achieved this.

And to this day, the demon hunter still doesn't seem to want to kill him.

Because he is more useful alive than dead. Because he is more miserable alive than dead.

Menno Kukhorn knew that Lan was right and he had no right to refuse him, so this torment, which was more painful than death, had actually been gnawing at his heart from that moment on.

"This request is simply unrealistic!" Menno Kuhoen protested with a pale face, "Even among the northern kings, I'm afraid few will agree!"

"I said, I don't care what they ask for in the negotiations, these are my demands."

"So, what you're saying is that you intend to ignore the will of the Northern Kings!"

Menno Cuhoon was like the fox who was starving to death but was about to succeed in stealing chickens.

But Lan En continued to look at him calmly until his expression, as if he had seen a life-saving straw, turned pale and trembling again, and then he continued to speak.

"Most kings are fools and shameless." The witcher said these incredible words lightly.

"If you think that my saying these words, expressing these meanings, or even saying these words in front of them will cause me trouble, then you can repeat them exactly when you meet them, Marshal Kuhn."

"I can give you the right to repeat it."

Menno Cuhoon opened his mouth in vain: "No, no, I was just insane, Duke."

Lan and Kuhn said no more about it, but Hans, who had just heard it, opened his mouth wide.

In fact, this is why Lann specifically told these things to Menno Cuhoon.

Because if his demands were really put on the negotiation table after the war, most of the northern kings would not agree to them.

After all, for them, Nilfgaard is still a powerful and terrifying opponent.

When you are barely able to protect yourself and still stab the opponent in the vital parts, you never know who will be the one to die in the end.

(End of this chapter)