Novel Full Chapter 1779: Sending the Army
Chapter 1779: Sending the Army
The Western region is not a kingship.
Not because Athena did not want to be a king.
But because the west is too vats and Athena knows that she is not fit to lead. She is in a way like Freya.
She likes to fight but this did not mean she is rash
She did not have a strong foundation in Pandemonium and unlike Wang Jian, the banner she could hold is not many.
Wang Jian could hold the banner of being the most trusted general of Death Monarch
He also has many allies in the Central Court.
But she did not. And she also could not claim Greece as Greece is controlled by the Seven Warlords.
Wang Jian could rally on the Wei dissident and people of old Asia or more accurately old China.
Wang Jian himself still has many supporters there because his firing was actually very much debated and many people sympathizes with his plight
If not for Loki, Sina and Sofia saving him, he would probably died that day schemed by the politicians at court
So, he still has many supports in Wei and even in some parts of Old China, there is even people who would risk arrest to fled to Pandemonium to join him.
There is also many Italians’ joining the Southern region and that is because of Milos and Eurus.
Even though that kind of nationality sentiment is eroding to the old generations it still has an appeal.
Thirty years is not enough to erode such powerful methods as nationalism.
Italian warlords could call upon Italian’s people, just like Freya could call upon the Icelandic nations to rally upon her.
Raymond rally the Americans in the early years of the World Government, Oreki and Hikigaya rally the Japanese, Lee Sangmin rally the Koreans and so on and so forth.
But Athena did not have such power or influence to rally the people of Greek nations to follow her. Because they have other people to represent them in the form of the Seven Warlords
So, she had to choose a different way.
Maybe because of her name, she is really wise.
She knows early on that she could not use a centralized way to controls the people of her region like Wang Jian or Freya did.
There is too much manpower needed and too much resources needed to create such a centralized structure while at the same time hoping for prosperity.
She could not do both.
So, what she choose is the city states model.
She hold the biggest city and the most powerful army.
But there is hundreds of city states all over the west.
And all they need to do is to give him around ten percent of their tax in the form of energy stones and other resources to her city.
If they did not, then Athena would flatten that city. In a way, Athena privatized most of her regions.
She called herself an Archon and the other city states also follows the method. Some changes the system a bit.
Athena does not really care what the other city states do
Unless they violated some of her Iron Rule, she would not chastise or stop them.
There should be no slavery in Western region
There should not be massacre of civilian population. War between city states must be reported first to Athenia, the central city of the west
If the conflict between city states could be resolved through negotiations, it should be resolved in negotiations.
War should be the last measure.
Tax needed to be pay every year.
And failure to do so would warrant an attack.
That is the way how Athena quickly strengthen the western region.
By giving power to powerful people to establish their own cities, she attracts ambitious people to set up shop in the Western region.
They develop the resources, create supply and demands, create a thriving society and if they failed to do so, Athena would lead her army to annex them up
Not to mention when these city states become rich, Athena city also become rich. The taxes they got enables the people of Athenian to be lavish and enjoys high quality of life. Because there is almost three hundred states in the Western regions, from small too big.
And all of these three hundred states all pay ten percent of their taxes to Athena every year. Imagine that for twenty years.
Athenia has been expanding and when the quality of life in Athenia rises, people migrate to it and with-it Athena solves the population problems.
And twenty years changes a lot and Athena probably could no longer accept these city states.
Now, that she has sufficient population the treasury is full, people are satisfied, the army is strong, it is time to do a reform
Cutting the Vassal kings, established centralized control, create strong kingdom in the West.
With one battle, she would pacify the west.
But as she was preparing to this, problem arises
The problems lies in the central court.
Especially the escalating tension between Sasha and Wang Jian.
Some people might think that this is a problem between the central court and the rest of the region.
But that is only true now.
It did not start like this. And at first, this conflict is an isolated incident and should not have affected so many people and even dragged the entire Pandemonium into it
But Pandemonium people always has a tendency to make small matters bigger. Maybe they learn it from Death Monarch who always manage to make everything all about him.
Small matters could be raised into big matter if they started a ruckus.
The reason why this conflict become like this is none other than the conflict between Wang Jian and Sasha.
It is fine if Wang Jian and Sasha is only a politician that knows to debate and talk empty words. Maybe that is even more preferable.
But Sasha and Wang Jian are both people that not only have power to influence a lot of people but also held military power.
Wang Jian holds all the military faction in check. Sasha holds the central Court and the
righteousness of the world.
(The reason is because she is the regent pick by Death Monarch and that is why her position is even more legitimate and orthodox in the eyes of the world)
Not to mention she is the head of the intelligence department. Who knows how many of her
spies are all over the world?
These two people are not normal politicians. Their words and their actions could affect many
lives.
She knows why the problem has developed to this point.
Because she also knows the secrets of the matter
But she could not stop it.
Erven fi she did not want to support Wang Jian, even if she did not want to send troops to the
central court and force Sasha hands, she is helpless in this matter
like Freya she could not abandon the military faction.
This is the only faction she could be in Pandemonium and the other factions would not accept
her or too weak to make any splash.
She is now in her palace. Sitting on her throne massaging her temple, she sighs.
Her face shows annoyance and she clearly did not feel pleased. She had read Freya letters
before. But that is as good as showing her a blank paper. Whatever Freya wrote in her letter
could not change the outcome.
Probably Freya also knows it. But a certain attitude still needs to be shown. However, they could speak this only between them two and what they wrote to each other and said to each other must not be spread out
To the world, they must show that they are unified in stance and position. That is why she
sighed. Certain thing when done, could not be taken back.
Standing beside her is Demeter.
She is one of her generals and she is also frowning.
“What do you think?”
Demeter seems to be thinking for a second but it only takes her a second to think about it.
“Send the army”
“Just like that?”
“The position of pour power depends in the military faction. Unless you wanted to be
excluded by both sides, be steadfast and loyal”
Athena look at Demeter. Demeter is always calm. Athena is also usually calm. But now that
she has stabilized her power, it is time to reap the benefit.
Twenty years
She waited for this moment for twenty years. At the same time, she is already at the peak of
Disk Formation.
But her obsession is the wellbeing of her people.
Athena is a very honorable person.
She did not view loyalty and righteousness like Wang Jian but this does not mean she is a
dissolute person. Instead, she is more like a practical Wang Jian
She is loyal but what she had is not blind loyalty.
She give people three chances.
And after three chances is exhausted, she would decide what is best for her and for the people
she wanted to protect.
And because it is twenty years, feeling that the opportune moment is lost, she temporarily
lost her calm.
But Demeter is an observer looking in so she could see it more clearly. And Athena trusted
Demeter judgement
“Then send the army” Demeter nodded and she goes out of the palace
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