Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1734 1706. 'Rough' Conquest
But Hans couldn't understand because he was young, inexperienced and ignorant.

But the Imperial Army Marshal of Nilfgaard is just talking big.

"I remind you to be careful with your words, Your Excellency the Duke." Menno Kuhoon said with his neck stiff, "If you really have this ability, then what are you waiting for? I believe the whole world is waiting to publicize your great achievements... or heinous crimes!"

The logic was indeed quite coherent, and Menno Cuhoon seemed to have finally found the flaw in Lan after such a conversation with him that had always made him tremble with fear and despair.

Pursue relentlessly and never let go!
"Aha! After all, why don't you do it? After all, you can't let the horse go so fast forever, can you? After all, you still--"

Menno Coohorn spoke very quickly and revealed surprise like a drowning man grasping at a lifeline.

But halfway through, he couldn't continue.

Because Lan En always tilted his head and looked at him calmly with a smile.

It's like watching a fool with a wooden sword showing off to a king in full armor.

It is rare to find someone who can remain focused and immerse himself in his own world while muttering under such gaze.

Lan remained calm and composed, and even after Menno Kuhoon stopped talking, he gave him a questioning look, as if to confirm whether he had finished speaking and if not, he could continue.

Only after Menno Kukhorn shut his mouth did Lan speak again.

"Quhohn, the position of emperor may be very important to you. But in reality..." Lan En shrugged, "In reality, what will happen if I kill him?"

Lan's words were like a bucket of cold water poured over Menno Kuhn's head, leaving him at a loss.

"What... that's the emperor!"

“So, what about the Emperor?” Lane pointed east and west, then went on. “Didn’t Joachim de Witt and Rudolf ep Darcy, those two idiots, plan to kill Emhyr? And they made a big fuss about it, and they almost succeeded?”

"I think if they succeed, there will naturally be another suitable person to sit on the emperor's chair. The throne is always like this, there is always someone suitable to sit on it, just like it automatically refreshes, isn't it?"

To be honest, Menno Kuhoon still couldn't get used to this news. He knew that the emperor wanted to find and marry the queen of Cintra, which was considered a serious insult by many great nobles in Nilfgaard.

But he didn't expect that the situation would have reached the point where two great nobles were planning a joint coup.

But military mobilization is a fact after all, and facts can reveal the truth - everything is just as Lan En said.

"Kill one emperor and another will pop up to claim his succession. Even if all the heirs are killed, there will still be usurpers. Wasn't there one before Emhyr?"

The witcher casually said that people might die in Nilfgaard.

"Even if the emperors are all dead, what does it matter? As long as Nilfgaard still has slavery and still sucks blood from the provinces and vassal states to expand its handicrafts and banking industries, then Nilfgaard is still Nilfgaard."

What's the point of killing the emperor if the economic foundation is not changed?

To scare people?

But the punishment for smuggling, poaching...all kinds of crimes is death penalty. Has it been that fewer people have done these crimes from ancient times to the present?
Many people would do business that would get them killed, but only when a business becomes unprofitable would no one do it.

Lan En had a very clear understanding of this, and perhaps there were few people in the world who were clearer than him. After all, his education had taught him about the relationship between the economic base and the superstructure.

However, most people in this world have had deep filters for royal power, royal families, and kings for hundreds or thousands of years. They cannot imagine how a country without a king should exist and how the people should live.

"And you can rest assured, Quehoun." Lann folded his hands across his chest again, "I will not use violence indiscriminately, nor will I kill many emperors and kings frequently."

"why?"

Menno Kuhoon blurted out. Even though he was in a state of confusion, he still subconsciously didn't understand why someone would restrain himself from using such power.

"Why?" Lan repeated with a smile, "Because I want the Nilfgaardian Merchants' Guild to make those 'real Nilfgaardians' braver, Cuhoon."

"They have to be braver and more resolute... so that I can defeat them completely and cleanly."

Lan smiled, but Menno Kuhoon always felt that this smile was like...grinding teeth and sucking blood!

"The Merchants' Guild, the real Nilfgaardians, these guys are all fence-sitters and spineless. You should agree with this, right, Kuhoon?"

If someone had said this, Menno Kukhorn would have told that person to go away and not have his blood splashed on him when he died.

The Merchants' Guild is a huge force that cannot be ignored by the Nilfgaard Empire. It can also be said that it is a huge force that can influence the world.

The "real Nilfgaardians" refer to the population that has lived within the traditional territory of the Nilfgaard Empire for generations.

Most of the raw materials and labor obtained from new provinces and new vassal states will be transported to these places, allowing the handicrafts, industry and commerce in these places to receive sufficient support and growth.

These places are also guarded by a large number of guard corps.

With such a huge power, who dares to say that these people and the Merchants Association are spineless?
But after Lann's narration, Menno Cuhoon could not help but remember something. When the usurper seized the throne of His Majesty Emhyr's father, they seemed quite obedient. After His Majesty Emhyr returned to the country to restore the throne, they seemed quite obedient as well.

...This is really spineless.

"I am not afraid of a confrontation with the Nilfgaardians, Cuhoon. I admire your courage in standing up to me as well. But these people are different."

Lan En had a playful smile on his face.

"When I really scare them, they will quickly kneel down before me and confess their precious loyalty to me... They will surrender."

"If they surrender, they are prisoners and should be punished and resettled, but they can no longer be treated like enemies."

"But we all know that those people will not be trapped by punishment and settlement. They have ways and means to rise again and grow stronger."

"Then, while they keep saying their loyalty, they will cling to the New World just as they are now clinging to the Empire of Nilfgaard. They will continue to parasitize it, intercept nutrients, and gain shelter. Then they will continue to devour everything."

"It's like the cockroaches that can't be killed or completely eliminated, occupying a small but visible area in the house."

"I am not Emhyr, Cuhoon. I am not your great emperor." Lann's smile had changed from amusement to sarcasm. "I do not want a country where cockroaches and parasitic vines take up most of the space."

"You may seem like the master of the house, but in fact, you have to consult the cockroaches and parasitic vines for every move you make. You have to compromise with them and take care of their interests. This is the only way to keep the house from falling down."

"So, I need them to be brave and firm." Lan En spread his hands, "At the same time, I also need them to understand that I accept prisoners here, but not prisoners like them."

Lan knew very well that if he showed unparalleled violence and a little bit of tolerance, the Nilfgaard Empire would collapse in a short time.

After all, who can expect the cockroaches and parasitic vines in the house to be loyal to the house?
In connection with the [Memory Dive] that Lan En saw, in the memories of the Space Marines, most of them used this method to capture a planet.

It can be said that it was "taken down", but was it really taken down?
To wipe out the armed forces of a planet with unparalleled violence, and then to be greeted by the kneeling surrender of the ruler.

The ruler swore allegiance to the Empire of Man, paid taxes on time, and then... gone!
This is called conquering!

If everything else remains unchanged, this planet will be incorporated into the territory of the human empire in the vast sea of ​​stars.

This mode of action could not be described as crude, and Lan had never seen the Emperor's Children do any "rough work".

These Space Marines complete even the smallest tasks with perfection in mind.

But perfection is perfection, and a job well done is a job well done. But it seems too rushed, too urgent, and too tight on time.

There is no time for subsequent micro-management, and they just don't care about it after they take it down.

With such means, how much room can even the emperor's sons have to maneuver?

Lan En knew the reason for this situation, because the Great Crusade in [Memory Dive] was indeed too rushed. Every person and every Space Marine seemed to be dying in the next second, rushing to save time between the galaxies.

This is the Emperor's order.

But now the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and he has no other planets to conquer and complete his KPI. So, the "rough" conquest makes him feel very wrong.

This not only made him feel uncomfortable, as he could have done something well but was done so crudely, but also made him feel that doing so was irresponsible.

Menno Cuhoon said nothing at this time.

In his mind, he always considered himself a soldier, so after hearing Lan En's evaluation of the empire as a whole, he did not make much judgment and did not care much.

What he was always concerned about was the request that Lan En made to him. After all, this was a clear task for him to complete.

It's so close that they can arrive in a few days and tear the emperor's head off his neck!

On the other hand, if they agreed to Lan En's request, they would have to endure the collapse of military authority and the turbulent waves in various provinces and vassal states in the next few years or even decades.

The two choices were now presented to Menno Kuhn in Lan's two hands, one raised high and the other low.

The Imperial Marshal closed his eyes in pain.

According to what Lan had just said, his understanding of the Nilfgaardian Emperor Emhyr was that he was a man with a keen sense of priorities and was decisive when making judgments.

So Menno Kuhn already had an idea of ​​what the emperor would choose.

He actually knows his Majesty the Emperor very well.

"Look, Quehoan," the witcher chuckled now, "it wasn't that hard after all, was it?"

(End of this chapter)