Chapter 497: Three-Zone System and 1453
After saying goodbye to Pettier, Horn returned to Château d'Arc.

After entering the city, he did not ride a horse, but led the horse and walked slowly along the canal.

After winning over Pettier, Horn had to consider the next step in the development of his territory.

Unlike his hometown, he did not inherit a large unified force, nor did he inherit a series of enclaves deep in enemy territory.

He is a unified force trapped in enemy territory, only temporarily safe because of internal disputes among the enemy, but unable to export the Holy Way Sect.

Compared with the former, he has two unique advantages - holy power and ether.

Unlike his hometown, Horn was the one that mastered advanced productivity from the beginning, but he lacked the scale and market to realize the dividends.

In other words, he can completely complete industrialization spontaneously. As long as the enemy cannot move Qiumu Island, he will always be in the first echelon of the industrial revolution.

He doesn't need to race against time like he did when the country was first founded.

The church and land feudal forces are indeed difficult to eliminate; this is a long-term project that transcends individual lifespans.

If we take it slow, once the leader dies, if the power transfer is not done well or the successor is weak, it is very likely to lead to a tug-of-war between the left and the right.

That is, the royalists and republicans in Britain and France took turns coming to power, and the wheel of history moved forward and backward.

This reform process needs to be controlled by people with sufficient prestige and ability to ensure its smooth progress.

But life will eventually come to an end, and in order to ensure the results of innovation, all kinds of impatience and recklessness are inevitable.

Amid the deafening shouts of killing, Horn looked down at his hands, which were without a single scar, and smiled a smile that was half helpless and half satisfied.

The injuries he had received in the war did not leave any scars at all.

Aside from the scar on his neck and pre-existing marks, he seemed frozen in time.

Since his resurrection, his body has undergone this peculiar change.

Could it be that he could have a lifespan longer than that of mortals, like other witches?

As a witch man, Horn is even younger than most leaders of forces. He is only 19 years old.

The reformers' fear of the death of the leader and the collapse of the government was not a problem for Horn. He could guarantee that even if the first generation of opposition died, he would still be alive.

Not only is he still alive, but even the witches who form his main team are still alive.

Even after the first generation of team members such as Jeshka and Madeline pass away, the second generation of children's army can immediately take over.

So Horn could take his time and be more careful, dragging out the reform process from fifty years to a hundred years; he could afford it.

It’s not that Horn pursues a bloodless revolution. Revolution will definitely involve bloodshed.

If it was necessary to use machine guns to suppress a riot, he would give the order without hesitation. He just wanted to reduce internal friction and the pain of industrialization.

After all, as a pioneer, he not only has to open up the progress of the Savior Army, but also the progress of the world.

I remembered that Ludwick and the secret party in Black Snake Bay said they would come in mid-September, but were entangled in internal affairs and did not come until mid-October.

Horn finally made up his mind: "Even if there are glass shards hidden in this piece of meat, we have to swallow it. The three-zone system must still be implemented."

The so-called three-zone system was created to reduce this internal friction.

Simply put, three legal systems were implemented in one country, the Papal States.

After conquering a territory, if it is possible to sanctify the land, then do so. If it is not possible, do not force it but implement a simple reform policy.

In this way, the land in the hands of the Salvation Army is in three states.

The first type is the pious area, which fully obeys the "Holy Land Edict" and all relevant laws. Typical examples are Daze Township and Hongfeng Township (Kush Territory).

The second type is the Holy War Zone, which partially complied with the "Edict of the Holy Land" and carried out reforms similar to those of the Juano faction, depriving the lords of the right to collect taxes. The army collected taxes and distributed rent to the lords.

Typical examples of this are Ibe Township in the south and the two townships to the east of Kasha County.

The third type is the mission area, which surrenders its diplomatic rights and the right to declare war, reduces rent and interest, and is not allowed to obstruct the missionary work of the Holy Word, while the rest remains the same.

There is currently only one mission area, which is Jinhe Township in the southernmost part.

The future development process is that the mission area gradually turns into a holy war area and finally becomes a pious area.

Although the process was a bit slow, it didn't matter, Horn was young and had a long life. Even if the life span of the male witch was the same as that of a normal person, he still had Jeanne, so he could definitely wait.

In the future, if both sides of Meliati are willing to negotiate for union, the Five Mountain Counties and Hotam County can be used as missionary areas.

Qianhe Valley is already short of manpower and will be blocked for a long time in the future. Without violating any principles, it would be best to reduce the number of deaths as much as possible.

Otherwise, after fighting the foreign war with Prince Kongdai, he would have to fight the civil war with Meliati, and after the civil war, the Xie army would come again, leaving him with no time to recuperate.

Meliati and Horn have a relationship where both benefit if they work together and both lose if they separate. However, Horn is not sure whether the Duke of Hermash can put aside his egoistic nature and unite with him.

I hope she can be more rational.

Although Prince Kongdai is showing off his power in the Thousand River Valley, he is just a small fry in the entire empire.

Once Qianhe Valley becomes truly independent, it is likely that the Nie Army will be the ones to greet it.

The Thousand Valley is also a place of war. Although Norn and Farran secretly support and guarantee its independence, there are no promises but only interests between countries.

Not to mention the tactics, given the current strategic situation, although it is difficult to drive Prince Kongdai away, it will only take two to three years.

In the future, it would be best if the two sides avoid fighting to prevent foreign forces from taking advantage of the situation.

If it really doesn't work, wait for ten or eight years, let Horn's industrial machines get running, and then find an opportunity to tear up the treaty and start a civil war.

By then, the first batch of talents that the Salvation Army has gathered over the past ten years should have emerged, and there would be no problem in taking over the entire Thousand River Valley and fighting off foreign enemies at the same time.

Horn felt no psychological pressure at all about going back on his word and tearing up the treaty. Wasn't it just one more stain in the history books?

He has the advantage of low morality. He has many stains along the way, so he is not afraid.

"Four years. Four years."

Walking on the hard mortar road, Horn lowered his head and murmured unconsciously.

At present, due to the small size of the Thousand River Valley and the even smaller territory of Horn, economic development is only carried out in accordance with the four-year preparation plan.

Small and easy to control.

Starting from 1446, Horn will officially begin preparing for war.

This was the year 1445, when Horn had to establish a primary administrative network, build basic road infrastructure, restore agriculture after the war, and ensure that handicrafts and commerce in urban areas returned to normal.

This is to lay the foundation for the subsequent economic development plan.

The result is the present Salvation Army government, the hundred-household districts at all levels, and the revitalized rural and urban economies.

The following year, we entered the first year of the four-year plan and began to seek development.

The current main goal is to establish a reliable and orderly government system, ensure agricultural production increases, and develop primary industries such as agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, and mining.

We will also begin to develop and support light industry in urban areas, continue to extend the mileage of mortar roads, and connect several townships currently under the Salvation Army.

Once the first four-year plan is completed, the Salvation Army will be able to complete agricultural reform and industrialization within the territory and ensure the formation of basic product exchange between urban and rural areas.

In this way, the Salvation Army's industrial products can be traded abroad to make sufficient profits.

During the second four-year plan, we will begin to gradually develop heavy industry, namely steel, alchemy, fertilizer and other industries, to form a system framework.

Established the first factories in the Autumn Dusk Island area and developed the entire Salvation Army's handicraft workshop to its peak.

With sufficient funds, food, weapons and equipment, as well as the political and economic ideological transformation over the past eight years, Horn was confident that the Salvation Army system could withstand the attack of the Xie Army.

"Be careful! Your Majesty!"

The guards around him suddenly stopped Horn. Horn looked up in surprise and saw the sphinx statue in front of him.

If the guards hadn't stopped him, he would have almost bumped into it because of his distraction.

Patting the guard's shoulder, Horn took a deep breath and walked into the Holy Hall.

Eight years. If we can hold on through these eight years, the future will be that of the Savior Papal State.

Wait, if we calculate this way, starting from 1445, two four-year preparations would be eight years...

Wouldn’t that mean the time to complete the plan is 1453?
(End of this chapter)