Chapter 303: Taking Action Against Small Neighboring Countries

Of course, the human world in "Evolution" is not limited to the three empires headed by Plantagenet.

Around the Plantagenet Empire alone, there were 10 large kingdoms and 126 small principalities and city-states.

The situation of the other two empires is similar.

The strength of these kingdoms, principalities, and city-states is not that great.

Take the number of high-level experts as an example:

Slightly more powerful kingdoms, such as the Kunque Kingdom mentioned by the princess, have a seventh-level legendary strongman sitting there.

But the kingdoms at the bottom of the rankings only have the highest peak level six.

Not to mention principalities and city-states, Su Yu would be treated as a treasure even if he reached the fourth level.

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The Plantagenet Empire faced the sea to the east and south, and all these kingdoms, principalities, and city-states were located to the north and west.

It turns out that these small countries are vassals of the Plantagenet Empire. They pay 10% of their tax revenue to the Plantagenet Empire every year. The Plantagenet Empire is responsible for protecting their national security and avoiding being annexed by powerful foreign enemies.

It was not until 30 years ago that this situation changed.

During the Plantagenet Empire's civil war 30 years ago, the northern part of the empire was occupied by the Cutler rebels.

As a result, more than half of these small countries defected to the Cutler rebels, and of course their tribute to the empire was cut off.

When the princess abandoned Forest City and moved to Oran City a few months ago, the Cutler rebels had an absolute advantage, and almost all of these small countries surrendered to the Cutler rebels.

In the decisive battle in Oran City not long ago, many high-level powerful men from small countries joined the Cutler rebel army and were willing to serve as the vanguard of the rebel army.

Now that Cutler's rebels have been destroyed, it is of course time for these small countries to settle their accounts in the future.

The princess sat on the main seat and looked at Su Yu with a smile:

"Due to the war, our fiscal deficit is very serious. Roughly speaking, we have a fiscal deficit of 40 to 50 billion, and this number is still expanding. I seem to owe you several million psychic coins!"

"Haha, that's right." Su Yu smiled.

Now all the high-end arms produced in Apxi City are sold to the imperial army, which adds up to several million.

"But Your Royal Highness." Su Yu said seriously: "The part of the military expenses you owe me can be waived, and in the next year I will provide the arms produced by Apxi City to the empire for free to enhance the combat effectiveness of the empire's army!"

After all, the princess gave him a priceless [Plantagenet Necklace]. It would be too stingy if he didn't express it.

"Thank you very much!" The princess smiled:

"The purpose of telling you about the financial situation is that when you and Tina deal with those small countries, you can get more oil and water from these small countries."

"The common people in these small countries don't have much money. They scrape it off from their royal families and nobles. Scrap it hard! Only when they go begging for food will they have a long memory."

The princess has not forgotten her original intention and still upholds the character of loving the people as a child.

Su Yu nodded and promised: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will work hard to squeeze out the oil and water from these small countries and let them understand the price of betrayal!"

But after thinking about it, Su Yu felt something was wrong:

"However, if we confiscate the wealth of these small country nobles, these small country nobles will definitely increase taxes and transfer the cost to the civilians through heavy taxes. In the end, it is the civilians of these small countries who will be injured."

Alijie nodded thoughtfully: "What you said makes sense, I haven't thought of this yet."

"Let me tell you." Su Yu suggested: "While we are confiscating the wealth of the nobles of these small countries, we must inform them that they are prohibited from raising taxes on civilians within 5-10 years, let alone wantonly plundering the property of civilians. Once the above situation is discovered, the empire will The army will surely come to the city again, and we can reap another round."

Alijie rubbed her chin and thought for a while, then replied: "Okay, I'll do as you say! And this way we can also gain support from the civilians of these small countries and reduce the resistance we receive."

"Ding, your main storyline has been updated! [Plantagenet Empire (86-95)/100]."

"Task requirement: Attack the Kingdom of Kunque, the Kingdom of Liman, the Hills Commercial Federation and other countries together with [Tina Garcia], and confiscate wealth worth a total of 30 billion psychic coins."

"Mission progress: 0/30 billion psychic coins."

"Task reward: It is decided by [Prince Alijie] at her own discretion. The more wealth that is reasonably confiscated, the more generous the task reward will be."

After saying goodbye to the princess, Su Yu rushed towards the military camp outside the city.

In the large tent of the military camp, Su Yu saw Tina who was handling military affairs and told her what the princess meant.

Tina's eyes lit up when she learned of the princess's decision: "Some time ago, I was still worried about the empire's financial deficit. The properties of the great nobles such as Maple Leaf City and Giant Rock City are simply not enough to cover the deficit. It turns out that Her Royal Highness has already found a way!"

Tina turned to look at her adjutant: "Fiona, notify all senior generals, staff and [Antonidas] to hold a meeting in the big tent in half an hour."

"As you command." Fiona bowed and then left quickly to deliver the message.

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Half an hour later, a meeting to formulate a combat plan was held in the military tent.

Except for those who really couldn't leave, the generals in the Imperial Army arrived one after another.

As for Antonidas, he is still under the control of the princess, and his [Group Teleportation Technique] can play a vital role in future wars, so Tina called him here.

In the military tent, these generals all looked surprised after learning about the princess's decision. They did not expect that the princess would make such a bold decision.

But no one objected. These traitors should pay the price.

However, a senior staff member named Lansite expressed his concerns:

"Lord Nemesis, I certainly support Her Highness the Princess's wish to make these small countries pay the price. But I think your proposal to strictly prohibit the nobles of these small countries from raising taxes on civilians is inappropriate."

"Oh? Why do you think it's inappropriate?" Su Yu touched his chin and looked at him with interest.

"That's right, Lord Nemesis." Lansite sorted out his thoughts and said slowly:

"Although the empire has recovered the entire territory of Plantagenet, the country is a mess after all. Compared with the peak period, the number of high-level strongmen in the empire is only a quarter of that time."

"At this time, it is best for us to recuperate, maintain relations with neighboring countries, try to maintain peace, and avoid excessive conflicts."

Su Yu's mouth curled up slightly: "What do you mean?"

Lansite immediately replied: "My idea is to let these small countries immediately make up all the tributes for the past 30 years. As a punishment, they must pay double."

"Our army can go around the borders of these small countries and pretend to rob a few towns. In this way, our losses are almost negligible, and the effect is the best."