My battleship can be upgraded

Even though Viscount Blackstone is cunning and cunning, the Tiger of Blackstone is brave and unstoppable.

After all, the foundation is still shallow.

With one territory, he fought against the prince camp whose forces spread throughout the Bauhinia Kingdom.

Defeat is just a matter of time.

After thinking about it, Lin Changjiu laughed loudly.

Xin Ran sat down opposite the old man Qing Kui and raised his tea cup.

"Thanks to Mr. Ouyang for being so condescending as to come to Beifeng Fortress with me and give me advice every now and then.

This cup is for Mr. Ouyang!"

Old man Qing Kui didn't have too many modest words.

With his status, he deserves Lin Changjiu's respect.

"Only if I, Uncle Ouyang Yong, win the favor of His Highness the Prince, can I get rid of the shackles of being a sinner and straighten my back as a human being.

The kindness of acquaintance and support are unforgettable.

This time, if we can assist His Excellency the Grand Duke, we can capture the enclave of Northland.

Then, the overall situation of His Royal Highness is completely stabilized.

By then, no matter how reluctant the person on the throne is, he will be unable to compete with His Highness the Prince.

I hope that Your Excellency, the Grand Duke, will guard against arrogance and impetuosity and move forward with caution."

Lin Changjiu nodded in agreement.

The two of them got along for the time being and did not mention it over the tea.

On the same day, a travel-traveled visitor arrived at the Blackstone Viscounty.

I still remember the one who brought His Majesty the King's share to promote the Blackstone Barony. Is it the bald palace marquis who serves the purpose of the Blackstone Viscounty?

This time, he once again assumed the role of the king’s special envoy and arrived at the Blackstone Viscounty.

"In view of Wang Qing and his son's outstanding contribution to stabilizing the situation in the Northland during this period.

The royal family will give rewards corresponding to the merit.

Now, in the name of the royal family of the Bauhinia Kingdom.

Promoted the Blackstone Viscount status to the Blackstone Earldom!

Promoted Viscount Wang Dong to Earl Wang Dong!

I hope Wang Qing and his son can remain loyal to the royal family as always."

This decree made the viscount, no, the earl.

The earl and the king couldn't help but smile at each other.

It was like yesterday reappearing.

In fact, this decree has changed a few times from the previous one. It’s just a word.

But Blackstone Viscounty has become Blackstone Earldom!

"This decree will be communicated to the whole country in clear text at the same time."

The smiling bald Marquis of the Palace sincerely congratulated Wang Dong and his son again.

Why do you say"again"?

You all know.

In addition to the promotion in the title.

This time, the bald Marquis of the Palace also brought A batch of supplies.

Wang Dong glanced at the list in the count's hand.

It was pretty good. They were all strategic resources, including 200 titanium crystals. The bald palace marquis didn't stay long, and left in a hurry after finishing his work.

He wanted to visit, It's not just a black stone... the earldom

"What do you think of His Majesty’s intentions?"

The count asked playfully.

"He hopes that we can prevent the new Grand Duke of the North from integrating the North.

It’s history repeating itself, and it seems like we have become the experts in disrupting the situation."

Wang shook his head.

"Just a little stingy.

Just a count and so few supplies……"

"Don’t forget, there is also his biological sister, our eldest princess."

The count said with a smile.

Wang Dong's rare face turned red.

Well, now it's the count's turn to tease the relationship between him and Lin Xiaogui.

"Why do you have to be promoted to earl?

I'm just hinting to you, as long as you can get things done this time like last time.

The identity issue between you and the eldest princess is not a problem."

Wang Dong had to admit that what the count said was probably correct.

This was probably the hidden intention of His Majesty the King.

The father and son chatted for a few more words.

Finally, the count waved his hand and asked Wang Dong to take over the bald palace. The 200 titanium crystals brought by the Marquis were taken away.

Wang Dong hesitated, but still refused.

The Youpeng's current titanium crystal reserves are indeed very scarce.

But the earldom also lacks such strategic materials.

And the Youpeng's The lack of quantity is far beyond what these 200 titanium crystals can make up for.

However, the count insists on this

"Through the large market in the Phoenix Galaxy, we can more or less obtain some titanium crystals.

It is still possible to cope with the normal needs in the territory.

Although your ship is powerful, the demand for resources is definitely far beyond that of ordinary battleships.

If you should accept it, you should accept it."

Wang Dong stopped insisting.

This was also the earl's wish.

On the other hand, the news that the Blackstone Viscounty was promoted to the Blackstone Earldom spread quickly.

There is no doubt that this made Lin Changjiu's fear of Wang Dong and his son even more intense. Deep.

The Blackstone Viscounty was already the strongest territory in the North in terms of hard power.

Now, His Majesty the King’s promotion decree has taken it a step further in the title.

Undoubtedly, its prestige has been improved.

But With the assistance of Uncle Ouyang Yong,

Lin Changjiu was still able to be patient and proceed step by step.

First, he passed the decree on tax system reform, which split the Northland nobles into two camps.

The Northland nobles who supported the tax system reform, Naturally, they sided with Lin Changjiu.

The remaining northern aristocrats who opposed the reform of the tax system were led by the Earl of Tianshuang. The

Earl of Tianshuang was another old acquaintance.

The current Earl of Tianshuang He has always maintained a pioneering and enterprising spirit and has a high reputation within the Northland.

While the Earldom of Blackstone remained silent

, the Earldom of Tianshuang resolutely stood up and took up the vanguard of the opposition to the new Grand Duke of the Northland. Flag.

Nearly one-third of the northern nobles stood behind the Earl of Tianshuang. The

Earl of Blackstone did not express any opinions from beginning to end. They neither agreed nor opposed, as if there was no such thing. The same thing happened.

Even the banquet letter sent by Lin Changjiu.

In the end, the earl did not go there in person.

He just sent someone to send a congratulatory gift.

Regarding the situation where some noble lords from the North came to the door and asked the earl of Blackstone to take the lead.

The earl also No definite answer was given

"The Earl of Tianshuang is on the side of His Majesty the King.

That's why he took the initiative to stand up and take over the responsibility of confronting the new Grand Duke of the North."

The count analyzed

"Just him?"

Wang Dong chuckled twice.

The Earl of Tianshuang still remembers his behavior more than two years ago when he faced the Grand Duke of the North leading a fleet of troops to press against the border.

"This moment and that moment."

The old general shook his head.

"The Grand Dukedom of the Northland at that time had dominated the Northland Star Territory for many years and was the true co-lord of the Northland.

There is a great sense of justice in the hearts of the northern nobles.

Even His Majesty's decree may not have much effect.

As for the current Grand Duke of the North, he just has a title.

Has he ever made any contribution to the North?

Don't forget that thanks to the reform of the tax system, a group of northern nobles have been gathered around.

That's just a combination of short-term interests.

Faced with such an archduke of the North.

The decree from His Majesty the King is still very effective for the nobles of the North.

The Earldom of Tianshuang will not give in so easily."

What the old general said makes sense.

Wang Dong nodded and accepted the instruction.

"But I feel that Earl Tianshuang still cannot defeat our new Grand Duke of the North."

He then said

"Of course.

This time when the Grand Duke of the North took office, he was also followed by Ouyang Yongshu, the leader of Prince Lin Rongxiang's staff.

With him as counselor, there is no way that Earl Tianshuang can be his opponent."

The old general mentioned Uncle Ouyang Yong, showing some admiration.

"Uncle Ouyang Yong?"

Wang Dong blinked. He had some impression of this name.

"Uncle Ouyang Yong was born into a noble family.

You are so smart that you can read books and recite them frequently. As soon as it reaches the crown, there is a sound.

Because his family was convicted, he was deprived of his noble status and went through many ups and downs.

Later, Prince Lin Rongxiang heard of his reputation and rescued him from his status as a criminal. and included in the staff team.

Immediately, Uncle Ouyang Yong gradually revealed his outstanding political acumen and overall view.

With his help, Prince Lin Rongxiang, from an embarrassing prince, gradually stepped onto the stage of seizing the throne. and occupies considerable advantages.

Uncle Ouyang Yong himself also became the chief staff member of the staff of Prince Lin Rongxiang's palace."

Ma Da quickly added

"Judging from the plans of Uncle Ouyang Yong.

He is good at starting from small details and gradually building up the big picture.

In the end, he crushed the opponent's conspiracy with an upright attitude. Regarding the information provided by Ma Da, the old general agreed:"Uncle Ouyang Yong is good at using conspiracy and follows the royal line."

It is in line with Prince Lin Rongxiang's strategy of seizing the direct heir.

Therefore, he has the highest status among the staff of the Prince's Palace.

If it is not possible in the early stage, its layout will be disrupted.

When he takes over a huge trend, Pei Ran will often be unable to take the lead."

"It doesn't matter, we just want to fight back when he is carrying the overwhelming momentum and thinks he is invincible, and defeat him in one fell swoop!

Only then will his general trend become our general trend."

Some kind of flame seemed to be shining in the earl's eyes!

Wang Dong stood with his hands behind his back.

Their plan was actually very simple.

No matter how much advantage the new Northland Grand Duke gained in politics and economy, he wanted to completely solve the Black Stone The earldom.

After all, they still have to decide the outcome in the military aspect. All the previous things, whether it was alliances, political oppression, or even economic suppression.

In the final analysis, they were all aimed at weakening the power of the earldom of Blackstone.

In order to minimize the difficulty in the final step of military elimination of the body.

Wang Dong and others are actually eager for the new Grand Duke of the North to take action. Only when the other party takes action first can they grasp the justice of legitimate counterattack!

Take further action!

In this case.

In the early stage, the Blackstone Earldom chose not to accept all the plans of the Grand Duke of the North.

He let him be strong, and I was like a breeze blowing over the mountains!

The next development of the situation, This confirms everyone's views on Uncle Ouyang Yong.

Following the"tax system reform", the new Northland Grand Duke successively launched the"Northland Economic Revitalization Plan""、"Northland Common Affairs Consultation System"、"A series of"decks" such as the"United Convention of the North" quickly attracted a large number of northern nobles.

With short-term interests, medium-term benefits and long-term benefits, these nobles were firmly connected with the new The Grand Dukes of the North are tied together!

The Earl of Tianshuang is unable to withstand this series of punches.

It only takes a few or two blows, and the army is defeated.

The nobles of the North who originally followed him have all lost their strength because of better conditions and smarter means. , chose to defect to the Grand Dukedom of the Northland.

In just one month, the entire Northland took on a completely new look!

Eighty percent of the nobles in the Northland were closely united around the new Grand Dukedom of the Northland.

In contrast , Yes, there are only more than thirty nobles left, who are still on the side of His Majesty the King.

Instead of continuing to follow the Earl of Tianshuang.

Because everyone can see it.

They enjoy a high reputation in the North. Earl Tianshuang is no match for the new Grand Duke of Northland!

But these more than thirty remaining aristocrats are like isolated islands surrounded by the sea. They seem so lonely and helpless in the current situation in Northland..

July 15th.

After annexing most of the Northland noble territories, the Northland Grand Dukedom gained absolute political advantage and completed the goal of isolating the Blackstone Earldom.

At the same time, by annexing the only territory in the entire Northland Star Territory, The power of taxation is in its hands.

The Grand Duke of Northland has successfully given the Blackstone Earldom its most important economic income, the tax revenue of the Phoenix Galaxy, to hit it hard. The

Blackstone Earldom can naturally ignore the results of the tax reform of the Northland Grand Duke.

For people traveling to and from the Phoenix Galaxy , The caravans continue to collect taxes and fees.

But the consequence of this is to seriously damage the interests of those caravans. This will in turn affect the future business system of the Phoenix Galaxy and even the Blackstone Earldom.

This is what a wise man would not do.

And during this period.

No matter whether the Grand Dukedom of the North is turbulent in the entire Northern Star Territory, the Earldom of Blackstone is always like a black stone that cannot be eroded by wind and waves. It stands there silently and stubbornly.

Seeing, in the entire Northern Star Territory, support His Majesty the King's power has wilted to the extent that he cannot influence the Grand Duchy of the North to take military action. The

Grand Duchy of the North has finally begun the next phase of its strategy.

From a physical level, completely erase the existence of the Earldom of Blackstone!

As long as this Northland The most iconic die-hard elements are eliminated.

Then the remaining thirty or so northern aristocrats who are stubbornly resisting will not need the Grand Duke of the North to take any further action.

They will immediately choose to defect!

By then, the Northland will The integration of the general trend of the Star Territory will be completely completed.

In the past month or so,

Lin Changjiu Ming has made many brilliant moves on his face, just like clouds and flowing water.

He has smoothly grasped the general trend of the entire North Star Territory in his hands.

In fact, I don’t know how much invisible effort is hidden behind this.

Just using the gorgeous staff of the Prince’s Palace and conducting many deductions is a huge intangible resource.

Not to mention, in order to use various benefit chains , pulling the vast majority of the nobles in the North onto the chariot of the Grand Duke of the North.

What needs to be paid is real benefits!

Part of it is deprived from a few nobles such as the Earl of Blackstone.

Most of the rest, But they all came from the transportation within the prince’s camp!

The massive benefits that were transported to the Northland Star Territory through various fields and various channels were what enabled the Grand Dukedom of the Northland to do so in such a short period of time.

The biggest key to gaining a decisive advantage.

Of course, the complete inaction of the Blackstone Earldom is also an important factor in accelerating the overall layout of the Northland Grand Dukedom.

It can be said that Lin Changjiu, the new Grand Duke of the North, and Ouyang Yongshu's plan were based on the strong support of the prince's camp.

Only in this way can we achieve great success in such a short period of time.

On this very day.

The Grand Duke of Northland issued a"Recruitment Order", targeting the Earl of Blackstone!

There are more than ten"crimes" in total. for example

"This organization privately levied commercial taxes in the Phoenix Galaxy, which violated the"Northland Tax System Reform Plan" and violated the interests of all Northland nobles."

"This beast secretly colludes with the Plantagenet Federation, feeding each other's interests and betraying the glory of the Bauhinia Kingdom's nobility."

And so on.

Basically, they sound serious, but if you want to investigate, it is difficult to prove it. Of course, correspondingly, it is also very difficult for the earldom of Blackstone to prove its innocence.

This situation is. Let’s see who has the loudest voice and the biggest fists.

Whoever wins in the end is, of course, the one who is right - the other party has been beaten to the ground and cannot fight back.

The Grand Duke of the North comes with the general trend of the North and holds some"evidence". The Earldom of Blackstone simply couldn't argue with it on the fishing boat.

Logically speaking, responders should have sprung up like bamboo shoots after a rain, and like carps crossing the river.

But something unexpected by Lin Changjiu and Ouyang Yongshu happened.

"What?

Three days have passed, and only more than 20 northern nobles have responded to the call-up order?

Are you sure the call-up order was announced by telex?"

Lin Changjiu couldn't believe his ears.

The adjutant nodded firmly and said:"Your Excellency.

The recruitment order was issued three times in a row in the form of an open telegraph notice.

We can guarantee that all northern nobles will receive it.

So far, there are twenty-eight noble families in the Northland who have confirmed to respond to the call-up order.

There were actually twelve families that sent troops."

After His Majesty the King took control of the Northland Star Territory, he granted a new group of Northland nobles.

This increased the total number of Northland nobles from more than a hundred to about two hundred.

In other words, they are currently recruiting accordingly. The northern aristocratic collar of the order only accounts for about 14% of the total.

This proportion is really too low!

Far lower than their expectations!