After confirming everything, confirming that Aslan would not make any more concessions, and that Aslan did not value the chips she could give him, and that she could not understand Aslan's cards at all, a feeling of frustration spread throughout Mrs. Melissa's body.
The powerful green dragon, who thought he was not afraid of anyone except the gods, finally chose to give in: "The Griffin family and the Golden Eagle Empire are willing to establish a friendly and cooperative relationship with the Crusaders."
Aslan: "This is the best news I've heard recently."
Hearing her say this, Aslan breathed a sigh of relief.
The Crusaders still need nutrients from the human world. In the human world, the Griffin family and the Golden Eagle Empire are the most important pieces of the puzzle.
And now, Aslan finally got the piece of the puzzle.
This is the most important point. Other specific matters such as tariff rates, industrial cooperation, product imports, cooperative research, population immigration, etc. can be handled by specific people who specialize in managing diplomatic affairs.
The courtiers of the Griffin family have noble diplomats who are specifically responsible for this matter. These noble diplomats, who are based on blood and family ties, have the most elegant manners and the most classic diplomatic rhetoric.
Their family has spread throughout the human world, and they can find almost every noble, even if they are not even remotely related.
Many of them are transnational nobles, with titles in one country and titles in another. In the Golden Eagle Empire, they are Golden Eagle people, and in the Wende Kingdom, they are Wende people.
The advantage of this kind of traditional and classic aristocratic diplomat is that they have a wide network of contacts, so they can get a lot of internal intelligence and relationships, and often they can gain diplomatic benefits through their connections.
The downside is that it is hard to believe their loyalty to the country they represent - maybe they still have some loyalty to their monarch, but probably not too much.
Therefore, private transactions, bribery, and even treason, which is considered espionage in modern times, were commonplace for aristocratic diplomats of this era.
……
The diplomats sent by Aslan made the Griffin noble diplomats on the other side feel extremely uncomfortable.
Because although there were nobles among the diplomats sent by Aslan, they were not the kind of international nobles with wide friends. They were ordinary second sons of nobles, who, in theory, should have inherited a skinny horse, a set of broken armor and a lance after they came of age, and go out to make a living on their own.
Besides a few nobles, many of Aslan's diplomats were of common origin. Perhaps in the eyes of the real commoners, these rich and powerful guys were already considered masters. But without even the lowest level of knighthood, they were considered commoners in the eyes of the nobles.
What's worse is that when the noble diplomats held their noses and complained that Aslan really had no one to use, they wanted to have a good relationship with these civilian diplomats. They just felt that with their status and position, they were willing to play with these people, and these people should be grateful to them.
Unexpectedly, these guys were all very official, like stones in a toilet, stubborn and determined to fight for every inch of land. The diplomatic negotiations, which were originally regarded by the nobles as an interesting and meaningful social activity, turned into a disaster.
"Foreign diplomats are so rude!"
Amidst such a barrage of curses, the Griffin diplomats sadly discovered that they were losing ground on the diplomatic battlefield. All the "small interests" in various negotiations were seen through by the other side, and eventually became the other side's achievements.
More importantly, the other party was stuck at a delicate point. If they asked for a little more, the noble diplomats of the Griffin family would never accept it. But they were just right and didn't win much.
Although the wins were not much, the accumulation of small victories would eventually lead to big victories. The diplomatic negotiations between the Griffin family and the Northern Crusaders ended in the failure of the Griffin family.
Mrs. Melissa was very curious when she learned about this.
In her opinion, the Crusaders and Aslan lacked foundation, and there should not be many outstanding talents, especially loyal and outstanding talents.
In fact, it seems to be true. In his own eyes, the diplomats he sent out were all inexperienced youngsters.
But why did the final result result in a disastrous defeat for their elite diplomats?
How did Aslan come up with so many talented people at once?
Could it be that this guy's personal charm is so strong that he can use all the talents in the world?
Or is this guy's teaching ability so strong that any few people trained by him can become excellent diplomats?
Both the first and second explanations sound outrageous. But the truth is even more outrageous than either explanation.
That is the entry system.
……
How can we mass-produce useful and loyal subordinates?
All rulers and ruling groups around the world, throughout history, have been thinking seriously and hard about this issue.
Using super AI for mass production is indeed a way, but Aslan knows that this world is second only to the dead in terms of vigilance against puppets.
If the puppets are used excessively, Aslan's diplomatic reputation will suffer a strong debuff.
So even though the puppet maids are so useful, Aslan can only take it easy and use them with caution.
But it doesn't matter.
The entry system is a very good and advanced system.
An ambitious but capable subordinate will delete the term "ambitious".
If a subordinate is capable but is two-timing, give him an entry for [Loyalty] so that he will be loyal to the Crusaders from now on.
What, the other party does not agree with the ideals of the Crusaders and has completely become a spy? Then add another entry of [Humanist] and [Yearning for Justice and Order] to make his values completely consistent with those of the Crusaders.
[Work hard] [Be honest and dedicated] [Love your job and be dedicated]... Entries like these don't need to be at a particularly high level. After all, Aslan doesn't want you to be the secretary of Lankao County. A green or even white level is enough.
The thousands of destiny points that Aslan had accumulated during this period were enough for him to create hundreds or even thousands of excellent, loyal, honest and capable middle-level and grassroots civil servants with sufficient green and white attributes in one go.
Such a civil service team, combined with the use of puppet maids and the appropriate use of local nobles and gentry, has enabled Aslan to enhance his control over the three territories of Norse by more than one level. The political power organization has been able to sink to the county (state) level.
Today, Aslan can declare without exaggeration that he is the best centralized country among all human nations.
What made the traditional aristocratic diplomats of the Griffin family feel very uncomfortable was that Aslan had invested an average of more than thirty destiny points and was an excellent diplomat who had destiny entries such as [Sharp Intuition], [Diplomatic Talent], and [Not Giving Up an Inch of Ground].
Unlike traditional aristocratic diplomats, they only care about the interests of the Crusaders and nothing else. Therefore, when facing traditional diplomats, they also have the effect of dimensionality reduction.
……
"Things... never mind. It looks like this is the only way."
In May, the Crusaders and the Griffin family signed a formal diplomatic agreement, officially confirming that the Northern Crusaders would exist as an independent country.
The Crusader State was headed by a Marshal as the head of state and military commander, who had all the power over diplomacy, domestic affairs, and military affairs.
At the same time, the Northern Crusaders and the Griffin family issued a friendly statement and launched a series of diplomatic cooperation... All of this was similar to Aslan's diplomatic agreements with other human countries, including the Elf Kingdom of Iberval.
This greatly relieved many people who were worried that Aslan would cooperate with Her Majesty the Queen to form a terrible alliance. They smiled with satisfaction.
At the same time, Aslan was also very satisfied. The Crusaders' retreat was now secure. Aslan could now focus all his attention on the war ahead. He would destroy all those failed city-states...
When everyone was satisfied, only Her Majesty the Queen felt dissatisfied.
Where is the most beautiful boy in the world? How come the roast duck that was in my hands just disappeared?!
Chapter 26: Her Majesty is Dissatisfied
It was May of the year 1001. Aslan left the bustling imperial capital and returned to the northern region where spring had also begun and everything was reviving.
He was full of confidence and was unanimously welcomed by the Crusader generals.
After all the diplomatic matters were settled and entries like [Orderist], [One Who Yearns for Light], [Follow the Strong], [Crusader], and [Loyalty] were added, the Crusaders became Aslan's own people.
Although the kings and lords of their hometowns all hoped that these Crusader generals and future Crusader lords would be more sympathetic to them, but unfortunately, the power of the gods was not as good as the destiny. After all, Aslan was still better.
……
Let's not talk about the war that is about to break out between the Crusaders and the Northern Territory City-State Alliance. The camera is still on the Imperial Capital.
In the Queen's garden, which had been offline for some time, the grass was lush and the brook was gurgling. The pavilions and towers were decorated with carved beams and painted buildings, creating a fairyland on earth. Her Majesty was wearing light clothes, looking lazy and elegant. The bright and luxurious feeling made the little palace maids who came in and out couldn't help but swallow their saliva.
Sitting in the guest seat was Mrs. Melissa.
She was very busy with discussions and research with Aslan, diplomatic negotiations, and then cooperation.
Now that Aslan had returned to the North Territory and her affairs had come to an end, she came to Her Majesty the Queen to report to her and told her the important things. In particular, Aslan's grand ambition was also implicitly pointed out.
But she never expected that after she said all this, Her Majesty the Queen still looked lazy and indifferent, as if she was not at all surprised or alert about Aslan's ambitions.
The fair-skinned blonde beauty hummed twice casually, nodded, and then said in a relaxed tone:
“Yeah, yeah, so in this way, although we didn’t get that guy’s support, at least we didn’t make him our enemy.
Moreover, through technical cooperation, the Griffin family can enhance its strength.
Whether it's the new [Aslan Phalanx] tactics or the new matchlock guns, they are willing to sell them to us and help us build a new army, right?"
"Yes, that's right."
Speaking of this, Mrs. Melissa became more energetic again.
The so-called [Aslan Square] is of course a fantasy version of the [Morris Square] on Earth in the previous life.
In this fantasy version, in addition to maintaining the core musket columns and super-long spear columns of the original phalanx, the biggest reform is of course the application of fantasy elements.
First and foremost, of course, is magic.
Aslan is not interested in spellcasters who specialize in group adventures, or spellcasters who specialize in research.
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It's not that he looks down on them, but Aslan believes that war is a science.
Since it is science, it requires professionalism.
He needed to build a professional team of mages who were born for war, had quick reactions, knew what spells to cast at the fastest speed and at the right time, and these spells must be compatible with the army.
The [Battle Mage Corps] plan is being carried out intensively by the Crusaders and the Norse family army.
And now, the [Aslan Phalanx] is equipped with a large number of puppet maids as a substitute for the [Battle Mage Corps].
These special combat puppets are different from ordinary combat puppets. They have weaker physical fitness but stronger spellcasting ability. They can usually cast fourth-ring magic. And these spells are also targeted.
All magic that is not powerful enough, needed for daily life, or for production and manufacturing, these combat puppets do not use it. Only the most practical, most efficient, and most effective magic that makes their combat power the most slaves -
Then, these magics were strengthened and trained with the army, so that they were no longer high and mighty magicians that the soldiers looked up to, but a cog in the giant killing machine of the army.
With the help of these professional battle mages, the tactics of the Aslan Phalanx became more sharp and powerful. But that's not all.
The second is the emphasis on air force, information intelligence, and military engineering.
Before Aslan, knights were a romantic profession, and knights were more inclined to show their bravery rather than become a cog in the army's killing machine.
In fact, this is reasonable.
After all, knights were the lowest-ranking feudal lords. They could not stay in the army for a long time, and had to spend more time taking care of their own fiefdoms. Therefore, they could only focus on personal martial arts training and ignore military formation training.
As the most powerful and outstanding knights, those knights who can ride griffins, Pegasus, wyverns, manticores, or other more bizarre flying monsters are always the most powerful, romantic, the most undisciplined, and the most fond of individualism and heroism among the knights.
Of course, in the original scattered chivalric wars and team adventures, these elite knights can easily play the role of heroes.
But when the times were advanced by Aslan and developed to the level of a professional army, these elite knights were no longer enough to fight alone.
Aslan's goal is to transform these romantic, individualistic and heroic guys into a group of elite and powerful professional soldiers.
If you want to obtain professional elite air knights, you don't have to train them from scratch like those battle mages. You still need to use the entry system, remove those entries such as [personal heroism] and [romanticism], and replace them with entries such as [military style], [strict obedience to orders] and [rigid and stubborn]. After a series of coordinated training, you can get a very excellent air knight force.
The only pity was that the entry system was too extravagant for ordinary knights, so Aslan could not unlock all of his Crusader knights one by one and turn them into professional troops. In the end, he only selected the knights from the three Norse lands that he could fully control to form a 1,000-man [Royal Order Knight] force.
Finally, there is the Rune Cannon.
Aslan's special attention to the Rune Cannon made the Golden Dwarves in the Empire and the Diamond Dwarves outside the Empire wary.
After all, before Aslan, the rune artillery and artillery mathematics technology were all monopolized by the dwarves. But now, Aslan has quietly conquered the rune artillery technology and artillery calculus technology, making the dwarves think that Gou Ba must have stolen the dwarves' technology.
Although there is no evidence, it is obvious that humans cannot be that smart. So they must have stolen the technology from the smart dwarves!
Aslan was very unhappy with the attitude of the dwarf old guard. If it weren't for the fact that the relationship between dwarves and humans was barely passable and could be considered allies, then the dwarves would sooner or later be on his Tutu list.
That's it. The [Aslan-style] phalanx, with elite professional infantry as the core, adopts the horizontal formation tactics that can give full play to the firepower advantage, supplemented by professional combat mages, professional air knights, and rune artillery. It has created an unparalleled, even invincible army.
Although in reality, if you really want to build such an army, the time, energy and resources required are incomparable. It cannot be completed in a short time.
At the same time, because military reform offends a large number of vested interests, it will encounter more opposition. In this way, it will be even more difficult to complete the reform easily.
Not everyone is like Aslan, who can cheat with the entry system and complete the construction of a new army at the lowest cost and in the shortest time.
Conservative estimates show that even if the Griffin family obtains some instructors and magic technology, it will take five years to build a new army like Aslan. And after it is established, it is still unknown how much combat effectiveness this monkey army will have.
And at that time, Aslan might have already completed the technology of flintlock bayonet, upgrading the army from Morris square tactics to real line tactics. By that time, the Griffin family and all the countries that thought they had caught up with the military technology innovation were still wooden.
Everything was in Aslan's calculation.
It was just that Madam Melis didn't know all this. She was still very happy and excited to tell Her Majesty the Queen about it, and then wanted to see Her Majesty show a similar excited expression as hers - but she didn't.
"Finished?"
Her Majesty asked this after Lady Melissa finished her report.
"Yes." Mrs. Melissa thought about it for a moment and felt that she had not missed anything. She nodded and said so.
"Don't you have anything else to say to me?" Her Majesty the Queen asked a little unhappily.
When Mrs. Melissa heard her say this, she went over it in her mind again, and then became even more confused: "Yes, it's gone."
At this point in the discussion, Her Majesty the Queen was more or less a little upset.
She knocked on the table very hard and said to Aslan at a very high volume:
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