第1413章:丰收的季节(Ⅰ)
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七月十五日是个阳光灿烂的好日子,罗兰照例天刚蒙蒙亮就起床处理工务。网址找回邮件:ltxsba@gmail.com打算在早饭之前安排好央行的工作,然后亲自带队下乡征收公粮。
就在罗兰伏案疾书的时候,面前浮现一团红色光球,伸手握住读取魔法短信,原来是安东尼发来的。
福格尔大少今天一大早由亚珊圣城直接传送回到寇拉斯堡自己的寓所,早饭都顾不得吃就给罗兰发来一则好消息,使王子殿下压在心头多时的那块石头暂且落地,随即又被疑云笼罩,当即回信请安东尼来金融街23号见面详谈。
“你确定帝国军方今年之内不会发起东征?”罗兰审视着办公桌对面正眯着眼睛惬意品味“左契绿茶”的福格尔大少,慎重地说:“我需要给国王陛下以及内阁群臣一个合理的解释,否则无法说服他们相信这个消息。”
“绝对属实,就算是远东这样穷乡僻壤消息闭塞的地方,总不至于连一点风声也没听到吧?”安东尼没好气的反问。
“风声当然是有的,事实上外交部早在五月下旬就向内阁提交了一份分析新大陆各方势力的备忘录,昆体良和他的智囊团都指出帝国与斐真扶植的殖民公司在威尔诺亚地区存在愈演愈烈的利益冲突,但是也指出这一矛盾已经存在多年,在可以预见的将来还将维持现状,不排除发生小摩擦,但是不太可能爆发战争,然而没成想短短两个月后当地局势就急转直下,殖民地非但爆发了局部战争,连海蓝人的殖民公司也卷了进来,这实在是令人费解,到底是什么因素导致多年来尚可保持克制、相安无事的三国殖民集团失去了理智,毅然决意诉诸武力?”
罗兰提出的问题是远东决策层的共同疑问。
就在两天前,外交大臣昆体良已然带领一支规模不大的使团离开寇拉斯堡,将先后前往海蓝首都帕图斯和斐真首都阿瓦隆进行秘密访问。外交大臣此行有两个目的,其一是深入了解海蓝与斐真在新大陆与帝国殖民当局冲突升级的根源,其二是代表国王鲁道夫一世向两国君主赠送礼物并表达善意。当然,还有一个不能公开的使命是找机会煽风点火,怂恿斐真与海蓝怒怼亚珊帝国,从而使远东摆脱帝国大军东征的威胁,争取和平发展的机遇。
这不是什么阴谋,而是大家都心照不宣的阳谋。或者从某种层面而言,这就是外交部门的传统业务。不独远东如此,各国外交官都一样:从事国务活动时彬彬有礼客客气气,背地里却算计着一脚把“国际友人”踹进火坑里。
“昆体良阁下赶在这个时间出访海蓝与斐真,还真会把握时机。”安东尼笑着调侃远东人居心不良的外交策略,“不过你们想隔岸观火坐收渔利也不是那么容易的事,根据我掌握的情报,海蓝和斐真很可能透过昆体良阁下向寇拉斯政府施压,要求你们在浊浪江左岸进行更积极的军事行动,最好能把帝国沿江部署的部队撵回奥列维堡,这样一来帝国当局在远东的战略将被迫由进攻转为防守态势,不得不将更多精锐陆军调往奥列维堡,那么用于支援殖民地的兵力就将捉襟见肘,只要帝国当局不对殖民地大规模增派陆军,只靠当地驻军和土著部落那些乌合之众,很难在与斐真、海蓝两国的军事对抗中占到便宜,至于海军……唉,帝国海军将领只要脑子还清醒,当然不敢同时挑衅瓦雷斯世界排名第一与第三的海军强国,更不敢奢望夺取新大陆沿岸的制海权。”安东尼毕竟还是帝国子民,道出帝国海军所处的被动局面,难免为之叹息。
罗兰笑了笑,眼神变得有些古怪。
斐真、海蓝两国在新大陆殖民地的问题上与帝国存在长期且难以调节的矛盾,因争夺殖民地的利益演变成局部战争并不奇怪,更不是为了帮远东人缓解压力才与帝国冲突。
但是不可否认,这场发生在新大陆殖民地的军事对峙分散了帝国当局的精力,迫使帝国军方推延出兵远东的作战计划,先把注意力放到新大陆,客观上帮了寇拉斯政府的大忙。
罗兰对斐真和海蓝这两大海权强国心怀感激,但是并不等于他会接受对方的建议——在陆地上夹击亚珊帝国。
国与国之间的博弈容不得意气用事,更不能被当前的利益蒙蔽了眼睛。挥师跨过浊浪江是个令人兴奋的想法,然而这样的军事行动对目前力量还很弱小的寇拉斯王国弊大于利,维持现状并且利用这一难得的发展机遇积蓄力量才是更好的选择。
事实上寇拉斯政府从国王陛下到内阁群臣都与罗兰持相同的立场,昆体良在外访问期间也将秉承这一底线,绝不会对斐真或者海蓝当局做出军事上的承诺。当然,精神鼓励可以慷慨给予,甚至物资上的支持也有的商量。
罗兰轻抚下巴,唇角笑意更浓。眼下正值远东各地农作物收割的季节,从目前征收公粮的数据来看,得益于200个农业改革试点超出预期的大丰收,将有份额不少的粮食可供出口,昆体良的外交之旅还有一个附带的任务就是推销粮食。
斐真和海蓝,一个是孤悬海上的岛国,另一个是土地贫瘠的半岛滨海国家,本土粮食产量难以自给,主要靠新大陆殖民地的种植园弥补粮食短缺,既然殖民地不太平,兴兵动武也要筹备军粮,粮食缺口恐怕不小,来自远东的进口粮对两国当局想必是一个值得重视的选项。只要打开这两国粮食贸易的大门,往后生意就好做了。
“安东尼,你别光顾着喝茶吃点心,‘左契绿茶’我这里还有一些,喜欢的话拿一包回去自己泡,先说说亚珊帝国和斐真、海蓝两国在殖民地军事冲突升级的导火索究竟是什么。”罗兰催促道。
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