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, the War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

"It's good to quickly take down the entire territory of Chenla, but do the Skitarii have enough troops? The size of the organization expands too fast, and how can loyalty be guaranteed. After losing the threat of a powerful enemy, internal differences have become the main Question. Archbishop Rauscher, I hope you will pay attention to those potential threats."

Franz talked about his views on the Chenla region, but he didn't know whether those things would happen. Franz just didn't want Austria's good situation in Chenla to be ruined for no reason.

After conquering the entire territory of Chenla, there is another commodity that can be traded, and that is saltpeter.

The military progress of Europe was all dependent on gunpowder, and one thing that was inseparable from the manufacture of gunpowder at this time was saltpeter.

At this time, saltpeter was not only an important military material, but also an important raw material for making fertilizers.

Indigenous nitrate, hole nitrate, etc., can't keep up with the speed of consumption.

At this time, the only saltpeter exporting country is Chile. As for the price, it is still within an acceptable range, but the problem is that the price is extremely unstable.

The greatest effect of the saltpeter in Chenla is that Austria can set up an arsenal in Chenla to achieve self-sufficiency in weapons, and at the same time, it can slightly alleviate the problem of insufficient saltpeter in Austria.

"Archduke Franz, Queen Anmei of Chenla has agreed to reform. Catholicism will become the state religion in the future, and the size of the cathedral has expanded to 40,000."

"The success of the queen's reformation is certainly something to be pleased about. But Chenla is a country, not a parish. With the continuous increase in administrative costs, it is very likely that it will follow in the footsteps of the East India Company."

"But with the Queen's support, we can justifiably take over the entire country. Chenla has already surrendered to Austria. This is the first overseas colony of the Austrian Empire, and it is also the largest." Rauscher said proudly.

"Archbishop, look at the newspaper, the people don't care about this at all. And Queen Anmei, how many brigades does she have? In the past, you used some colorful indulgences to make those parishioners work hard. But now?" Fran Ts asked.

To put it bluntly, apart from being a symbol of orthodoxy, Queen Anmei cannot bring economic or military benefits by itself. In the future, the political, economic, and military pressure in Chenla will all fall on the church.

All these things need money to support. In the past, the church could get some indulgences in the diocese to replace the currency, and frantically plundered resources from the Chenla area at no cost.

But at this time, with the burden of the country on its back, the currency must be backed by precious metal reserves, otherwise the country will not even be able to operate normally.

"Now we can still print indulgences, the Chenla people have not mastered this technology." Rauscher argued.

"But what about the French? What about the Austrians? Even if no one is fishing in troubled waters, they will appear sooner or later. Maybe the interior of the Chenla Church is already full of holes. Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain. Instead of indulgences. White lead money for small transactions, anticipatory notes for large transactions."

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Although Franz's answer was cruel, it was extremely realistic, and Archbishop Rauscher knew this, but he did not want to believe that those devout believers who could disregard life and death would become slaves to money.

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In fact, this is easy to explain, because people are social, and those devout believers were separated from society in the past, making them detached from the world.

However, in the process of preaching, it is inevitable to come into contact with ordinary people, which restores their sociality.

After a complicated ideological struggle, Archbishop Rauscher finally chose to give up thinking. After all, the Archduke Franz in front of him is a natural saint, so just listen to me.

"You are right, Grand Duke Franz. Do everything according to your orders. I will send people to clean up those cancerous tumors and let them get the punishment they deserve."

"For the stability of Chenla, we can adopt the method of dividing and conquering. The areas originally occupied by the church will continue to be managed by the church. As for those areas that have just been recovered, they can be elected by themselves, or Queen Anmei can appoint someone to manage them. As long as the language is unified , Weights and measures and guarantees are all on the premise of one country."

The reason why Franz said this was mainly because Chenla's territory and soldiers had swelled too much, and if it continued like this, civil war would be inevitable. Once a civil war breaks out, all the previous efforts of the church will be in vain.

In fact, Rauscher unknowingly walked into a trap. In the past, the church appeared as a savior, and the people would naturally be willing to support it. But once they became the controllers of the country, they had to stand in front of the stage and fight with ordinary people. Standing on the opposite side, the so-called faith will naturally be greatly reduced.

Archbishop Rauscher didn't quite understand what Franz meant, but there were smart people in the church who would answer these questions for him, and all he had to do was accept and implement them.

"The Siamese have placed a large order of weapons with us, just in case..." Archbishop Rauscher did not continue.

Franz knew what he was afraid of. Rauscher was afraid of those Siamese, and used the weapons sold to them by Austria to attack Chenla in turn.

There is indeed such a possibility, but if there is such a day, it can only show that Austria is too weak. Today is defeated by yesterday because of stagnation, that kind of country is not worthy of sympathy.

Of course, this is only theoretical. In actual operation, the monkey version of the weapon is a necessary choice.

The human version refers to the original version, which is complex in process, difficult to produce, and high in cost; the monkey version refers to a simplified version with some complicated functions removed~lightnovelpub.net~The process is simple, easy to produce, and low in cost.

The opponents of the Siamese are mainly Malay natives, Laotians and Vietnamese. The degree of firearms of such opponents is not high, and it is not meaningful for Austria to sell them the latest rifles. It is better to directly occupy other countries with a large number of cheap goods. The market, let them give up the idea of ​​imitation.

"Archbishop, I believe the military will be very happy to hear this news. If the military's stock is exhausted, you can have someone make it yourself in Chenla. In a few days, I will ask Grand Duke Albrecht to send you two There are two blueprints, one is for the cathars, and the other is for the manufacture of goods."

"But Archduke Franz, if two designs are used, will the cost increase?" Archbishop Rauscher said with some concern.

It seems that the archbishop has seriously considered the sale of weapons. Weapon manufacturing in this era is still an era in which factories and workshops run side by side, and the so-called factories are just larger workshops, and the concept of an assembly line has not yet been proposed.

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So it is normal for Archbishop Rauscher to be worried, but the monkey version of the weapon is actually a simplification of the original version. The easiest way to limit the fighting power of the Siamese is to change the ignition method from thunder mercury to sudden fire.

The climate in Southeast Asia is humid and rainy, which is also an important reason why matchlock guns have never been able to replace cold weapons. Let Albrecht go, just to see if there is a more cost-effective way.

"Don't worry, archbishop. I will definitely give you a plan that can weaken the fighting power of the Siamese and allow the church to make money."