For the doctor who has done some research on the demon remnants and forbidden knowledge, the grass god is not so worth being afraid of.
I believe that after I threaten the other party with forbidden knowledge and the remnants of the demon, they will compromise with me.
So all the Fatui's opinions on Azar's request for assistance can be summed up in one sentence.
Need to pay more.
"However, we have fully taken into account your difficulties, so we have drafted a treaty in advance." Dotore calmly took out a document from the file bag he carried with him at all times and handed it to Hazard in front of him.
"As long as you sign the treaty, we, the Fatui, will definitely provide the Council of the Faith with our utmost assistance, whether in terms of weapons or manpower. I can even personally help you deal with that god."
Dotore looked at Azar's trembling hands. He knew very well what would happen in Xumi after signing the treaty, and he also knew what the final outcome of the House of the Decree would be.
Xumi-Winter Friendship Treaty
This is the title of the treaty, and the contents are attached below.
To give a brief overview of the content, excluding some less important parts, there are several key points worth paying attention to.
[Nationals of both contracting parties shall enjoy the right to reside, travel and engage in various occupations in the "entire territory" of the other party, and enjoy national treatment in economic terms. ]
Simply put, from now on, people of the two countries can travel freely within each other's territory and engage in any work without any restrictions.
At first glance, this seems to be a very equal treaty, but compared to the current gap in national strength between the two countries, this greatly damages Xumi's interests.
Because nowadays, few people from Xumi can go to Zhidong, but people from Zhidong can easily come to Xumi.
This actually gave the Fatui the right to act freely within the territory of Xumi in disguise, and the Xumi officials had no way to control what they did.
In addition to this clause, the treaty also includes a series of seemingly equal treaties, such as mutual exemption of tariffs, opening of borders and sea areas, and mutual enjoyment of consular jurisdiction...
But in fact, as soon as the treaty came into effect, the House of the Decrees basically became a de facto puppet of the Fatui.
"Are you sure that my Order House will be destroyed, and that's why you offer such conditions?"
Hazard was a little excited, but he was not stupid and knew very well what would happen when an agricultural country and an industrial country opened up to each other.
However, after calming down, he found somewhat dejectedly that he seemed to have no other choice.
After Cao Shen published that manifesto, there was no possibility of reconciliation between him and her, and the only way left was to fight to the end.
And judging from the Renaissance Alliance's land reform in the desert, that god is by no means a merciful person now. As the main culprit, his fate seems to be doomed.
Therefore, whether it is for the pursuit of his own "wisdom" or for the great cause of creating gods in human form, or at least just to survive, he has only one choice, which is to cooperate with the Fatui.
"I sign."
As if he had sold his soul or his spine had been pulled out, after saying this, Hazard leaned limply in his seat like a puddle of mud.
"Well, happy cooperation. Our Fainthead's advisors will arrive in Xumi City soon. I believe that the new god will descend soon."
Chapter 70: The Decision to Revolt
In front of the temple in the center of Aru Village, a large crowd has gathered. They are all leaders of various tribes in the tribal alliance. They have come together as a group to "seek a meeting" with the guardian of Aru Village.
Because the tribal alliance had not contacted the punitive force of the Order Institute for about a week, they were also afraid when they saw the increasing number of Renaissance troops outside the city.
So the chiefs of these tribes came to the center of Aru Village one after another, trying to force the village defenders out in this almost coercive manner, in order to obtain the power left by the legendary Red King.
But it was obvious from the expressions on their faces that their attempt had not succeeded.
"Everyone, please go back. I know your intentions, but now is not the best time to use Lord Scarlet King's power."
After waiting for a long time, the "village guardian" Candice walked out of the temple and gave them a disappointing answer.
...
Five hundred years ago, Aru Village was just a small village. It had not yet gathered as many people as it does today. "Village Guardian" was just a simple title, meaning the guardian of Aru Village.
But as time went on, the oasis in Aru Village became more and more populated, and even many tribes in the desert began to settle here.
At first, the original residents of Aru Village welcomed these fellow desert people. After all, they really had no way to fully develop such a large oasis.
However, with the surge in the number of foreign population, the living space of the original residents of Aru Village was gradually threatened. They also wanted to take measures to limit the influx of foreign population, but ultimately failed one by one.
At the same time, with the formation of the tribal alliance, they missed the best opportunity to contain the outsiders. Faced with the united outsiders, they could only take other actions to protect themselves.
Therefore, Aru Village began to give the original village defenders extremely high honors, and announced to the outside world that the village defenders had received the gift of the Red King and could exert extraordinary power.
Out of fear of the power of the Red King, the foreign tribal alliance stopped invading Aru Village and instead drew a boundary with them.
Within the agreed boundaries is the reserved area for the original residents of Aru Village, while the large oasis outside the boundaries is gradually being occupied by foreign tribes.
Today, Aru Village has developed into the largest population settlement in the desert, but all this has little to do with the original residents of Aru Village.
The reclamation of land outside the border has nothing to do with them, but due to land restrictions, the population gap between them and outsiders is gradually widening, and now they have become like mascots.
It can be said that the name of Aru Village today is still Aru Village, but it has nothing to do with the original residents.
Presumably, if there had not been the deterrent force of the so-called Scarlet King, they would have been completely wiped out or swallowed up by outsiders long ago.
...
Looking at the tribal chiefs in front of her who seemed to be hesitant to speak, she did not give them a very good look. Naturally, she had no good feelings towards these outsiders who invaded her homeland.
"If you have no other wishes, I have to go back and communicate with the statue of the Red King, so I will take my leave first."
But on the surface she still had to maintain a gentle attitude, otherwise even with the threat of the "Power of the Scarlet King", it was inevitable that some people would be desperate and do something desperate.
If they really turned against these people in the tribal alliance, Candice, who knew the truth about the "Power of the Scarlet King", understood that they, the original owners of this place, would have no chance of winning.
Because the so-called power of the Red King is nothing but a lie told by the ancestors of Aru Village. There is no such thing as the power of the Red King of Aru Village in the world.
Only after swearing the oath of "vigorously defending the village", generation after generation of village defenders will be told the truth about the power of the Red King, and at the same time take over the baton of strategic deception of outsiders from their predecessors.
The same is true for Candice. All the power she has now is the result of her own efforts, and there is not the slightest trace of the blessing of the Red King.
It can be said that every generation of village defenders is a dancer on an egg. Once this thin eggshell is pierced, the only fate that awaits the original residents of Aru Village is destruction...
Ignoring the calls behind her, Candice walked into a hidden room inside the temple without looking back.
In this room, there were already several people waiting for her arrival.
"Mr. Candice, I'm sure you have seen the current situation in the desert clearly. What do you think of our proposal?"
Seeing Candice coming, the young man in the room quickly stood up, shook hands with her, and began the discussion that had been planned long ago.
"Well, I agree to lead our people from Aru Village to revolt when you launch a general attack to cooperate with your siege operation."
After several days of thinking, and with the pressure from the tribal alliance, Candice finally agreed to the proposal of the person in front of her.
"But I hope you can fulfill your promise and give us some preferential treatment after you capture Aru Village."
Although Candice also agrees with some of the policies promoted by the other party, as a village defender, she must be responsible for the people who trust her.
Therefore, in the subsequent land reform and social transformation, she also wanted to strive for certain preferential conditions for her villagers.
"Of course. You revolted on the battlefield, so you are the advanced elements in the desert. As long as you cooperate with our work in the future, we are willing to use peaceful redemption to solve the corresponding exploitation problems."
The envoy of the Restoration Army readily agreed to Candice's request, and even took out a handwritten letter from Seno and handed it to her in order to dispel her doubts.
"This is a handwritten letter from our Commander-in-Chief Senor. In addition, your good friend Dishia also wrote you a letter. I believe these two letters can dispel all your doubts."
According to Nashida's instructions, in the liberation war for the people of Xumi, under the premise of unwaveringly eliminating exploitation, if peaceful means can be achieved, then we should strive for it to the maximum extent possible.
Some enemies who are able to revolt on the battlefield or surrender voluntarily should be treated leniently and the corresponding problems should be solved in less extreme ways.
After all, Nashida is not a devil, nor is she a fan of de-urbanization. She is still willing to make some concessions to those who have united front value.
Of course, Nashida will not be lenient towards some diehards or top war criminals. She will publicly try those who deserve to be tried and behead those who deserve to be beheaded, and she will make sure to wipe them out completely.
Therefore, in order to divide the enemy and capture the fortified village of Aru at the lowest cost, Seno chose to persuade Candice to surrender.
In exchange for some preferential treatment, the other party will cooperate with the offensive of the Renaissance Army during the general attack.
"I naturally trust the credibility of Seno, so I am here to join the battle sequence of the Restoration Army on behalf of all the villagers of the former Aru Village."
Putting Seno's letter aside, there was nothing to be afraid of at this point, and Candice tightly held the hand of the Renaissance Army messenger.
In response to this, the envoy naturally had no reservations and responded solemnly.
"On behalf of the Renaissance Army, I welcome you to join us, Comrade Candice."
Chapter 71: The View from Liyue
After the expeditionary force of the Decree House was defeated, since Seno did not choose to pursue, many soldiers of the expeditionary force finally returned to the outside of the city wall of Kawanyi after running all the way.
But unlike when they came, Kawanyi had been captured by the Restoration Army, completely cutting off their way back to the rainforest.
Faced with the soldiers of the Restoration Army who had been waiting for their arrival, the expeditionary army, which was originally a group of defeated soldiers, naturally had no intention of fighting. They either laid down their weapons and surrendered, or fled again.
However, this time, Nashida did not indulge them. She directly sent troops to pursue them and wiped out the punitive force of the Ordos in one fell swoop.
"Ochoa, I am very pleased with your performance in the ambush."
After annihilating the expeditionary army, Nashida found Ochoa, who had been undercover among them, and specially expressed her praise for him.
In previous operations, it was thanks to Ochoa's undercover work that the Restoration Army was able to keep constant surveillance on the movements of the Expeditionary Army and obtain a large number of the Expeditionary Army's combat plans.
It can be said that Ochoa played a vital role in this operation.
"But unfortunately you cannot fight with your comrades for the time being, because I still have a difficult task to give you."
After giving the commendation, Nashida stood on tiptoe, patted Ochoa on the shoulder, and then gave him instructions earnestly.
"The Church of God is currently regrouping its troops. Although there are many comrades lurking in the Church of God, your identity is more advantageous than theirs, so the Restoration Army still needs you to return to the Church of God to continue your duties."
To this end, Nashida specially arranged a small encounter and took the opportunity to hand Ochoa and some of his men in the expeditionary army back to the hands of the Ordinance.
Presumably, faced with such a powerful general who led the army in a "heroic breakout", the Ministry of Education would certainly not let him go.
Combined with the efforts of other undercover comrades, it should not be a problem to resume his post and continue to provide intelligence to the Renaissance Army.
"Lord Grass God, thank you for your trust in me. I, Ochoa, will definitely not let you down."
Faced with Ochoa's excited statement, Nashida blinked, chuckled, gave him a few more words of encouragement, and then handed him over to a Renaissance soldier standing nearby.
After saying goodbye to Ochoa, Nashida picked up a document on the table and began to look at it carefully.
This is intelligence about the movements of various places in Xumi. Ever since the Council of Eminence announced that it had signed a treaty with the "Doctor", the executive officer of the foolish people, it immediately caused a huge uproar, and the entire Xumi could be said to be in an uproar.
Because anyone with a little bit of culture will understand what it means after reading the specific content of this treaty.
This is selling out the country's sovereignty!
Look at what is happening. Xumi, which is mainly based on small peasant economy, actually took the initiative to open its market and borders to an industrial country. Isn't this asking for their deaths?
Didn't he say that he had a sure win and that Cao Shen was just deceived? Why was he so desperate and trying all kinds of methods?
Therefore, soon after the contents of the treaty were announced, a large number of dissatisfied voices suddenly appeared in various parts of Xumi.
Some of them were businessmen whose interests were damaged, some were handicraftsmen from all over Xumi, and even quite a few large landowners from Xumi spoke out.
If a large amount of goods from Zhidong flow into Xumi, the interests of the vast majority of Xumi people, except for the compradors, will be harmed, which they cannot accept.
But the attitude of the Council of Churches this time is very firm. Since they have already signed it, they might as well stick to it. As long as the God of Righteousness is activated, everything will be fine.
Therefore, in response to these voices of opposition, the great sage immediately chose to strike hard and sent out a loyal group of thirty people to conduct "loyal warfare" in various parts of Xumi to suppress any possible resistance.
At the same time, after the treaty was signed, a large number of Fatui began to move into the rainforest of Xumi, which gave the now-crumbling House of the Church a reassurance.
Under this terrifying military pressure, the voices of opposition seemed to be cleared out overnight, and the entire Xumi returned to peace.
However, dissatisfaction will not be resolved by suppression. Even if there is a temporary setback, as long as someone adds fuel to the fire, the dry firewood will still burn violently.
"In this case, it is time to activate the deployment in Port Omos."
As the most urbanized seaport city in Xumi, the importance of Port of Omos to Xumi needs no elaboration.
Therefore, the Renaissance Alliance has never given up its infiltration into the Port of Ormos since its establishment, and is naturally well aware of the impact that the Port of Ormos has suffered this time.
In this treaty, the first to be hit were Xumi's small business owners, handicraftsmen and the majority of farmers.
After the market was opened, due to the loss of protection from tariffs, Xumi's local products could not compete with the products coming off the Zhidong assembly line.
Small business owners were forced to close down due to the impact of foreign goods, no one bought the goods of handicraftsmen, and farmers' crops were worthless in the face of large quantities of industrial products.
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