Please Do Not Disturb My Cultivation

The Changshan Steel Works was booming, and the workers were enthusiastic and worked hard to produce, and it returned to normal on the first day.

The record for the highest production in history was broken the next day.

After that, it was around 10,000 tons every day.

Moreover, there is an unexpected benefit.

Changshan County has always had a very big disadvantage, the logistics cost is too high.

Things like steel are especially at a disadvantage.

But now, these steel materials are also needed for the construction project in Changshan County, and they can be directly pulled to the construction site for use, which not only saves a lot of logistics costs, transportation costs, etc., but also greatly reduces the sales process and saves a lot of trouble.

This coming and going is simply a bloodbath.

This is also reflected in the Changshan County weekly newspaper.

Empire Weekly Issue 44:

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Jangsan County has another big success and another huge explosion this week

There are two reasons.

First, the Changshan Steel Works resumed work, and the steel products it produced saved a lot of money for Changshan County.

Second, the construction of highways in Changshan County has been greatly accelerated, and a miraculous Phantom Destroyer Tianmokeng Bridge (photo attached).

This 313-meter bridge adopts an unprecedented steel and stone structure, with steel wire rope as its stress relief body and dense new rock material as its load-bearing body.

The strength of the bridge is astonishing. Without piers, the total load can reach 600 tons. Considering its length, the vehicle weight limit should reach 15 tons.

In restricted conditions, vehicles with higher loads can also pass.

This is very meaningful to Changshan County, because the transportation of goods represents the vitality of an area's economy.

And all of this is said to be related to a mysterious organization called the Java Engineering Team.

I think such a top-notch engineering team should not be limited to Changshan County, it should devote itself to larger projects of the empire, and use its high technology to seek the well-being of more people in the empire.

I appeal to Changshan County to disclose the contact information of this empire's foreign engineering team as soon as possible, so as not to let selfishness become a factor hindering the development of the empire.

Empire Weekly, special report.

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Shenjing.

To the Winter Palace.

In a small and shabby office, Chang Hai was losing his temper. He has been demoted due to consecutive failures, but he is still in charge of handling the affairs of Changshan County.

boom!

He slapped Empire Weekly on the table angrily: "Is the steel factory repaired? Is the poor in Changshan County rich?"

A secret agent of the council said: "Mr. Chang, it is said that a world-renowned engineering team was invited to repair it."

"Fixed? Can it be fixed if the molten steel condenses in the furnace?"

"Uh, this subordinate doesn't know."

Chang Hai angrily tore the newspaper to shreds: "Trash! Changshan County is never allowed to own an industry! Especially such an advanced steel factory!"

"Go, order the ace spy Anders to destroy that steel factory again!"

"If we can destroy the first time, we can destroy the second time!"

"Also, did you ask him to poison the water source last time? Why hasn't he done it yet?"

"Give me an order. If he doesn't poison the gang of rebels in Shangxi Town to death, I will kill all the men in his family and defile the women. Make a video and send it to everyone he knows, and then publish it for everyone in the empire to appreciate!"

——

Southwest District.

Supreme Commander's Office.

Luozhou is the territory of the council, and the governor of Luozhou is Yu Zhongxian's staunch ally, so attacking Luozhou is equal to attacking Yu Zhongxian.

Therefore, the confrontation between them is mainly concentrated in Naju.

Secret agents from the southwest area sneaked in one after another, destroying everywhere, regardless of Luozhou, which is just west of Zezhou, which is the front line of the war. The Empire Nova is leading the army to fight against the cavalry regiment of the Papal State.

There were frequent good news ahead, and the group members rejoiced, but Qin Gang remained unmoved.

It wasn't until the chief of staff had finished formulating the next round of attack plans and the meeting was drawing to a close that the deputy chief of staff talked about Changshan County.

"The steel mills in Changshan County have been restored. Their equipment is at the advanced level of the empire, which can save them a lot of expenses. They must be destroyed first."

Xu Zongheng, the third-in-command of the Qin Group and the governor of Xuzhou, said: "Their high-quality coke is all imported from me, and I can just pinch it."

A military leader asked, "Are there any other places?"

Xu Zongheng said with a smile: "I am a big coal state in the empire. Which coal merchant doesn't look at my face? Which coal boss disrespects me? Let's put it down, whoever sells to Changshan County will not give me face and deliberately oppose me."

The deputy chief of staff continued: "Also, we got the latest information that Changshan County hired a cruise ship and headed downstream. Their destination is the high seas."

The group's smuggling leader understood immediately: "They are planning to trade on the high seas, either to evade taxes or to sell contraband. Large quantities."

"Is there any big business in Changshan County?"

"Is it steel? Can you earn back the shipping fee for that thing?"

The general manager of the group usury suddenly said: "Before Changshan County borrowed Shizhou's hand to get a lot of young female slaves from us. They must be buying and selling people!"

"But there are all rubbish goods." He added: "They are all defective products, either thin or sick, and they can't be sold for much money."

Qin Gang didn't disclose the matter of gold within the group, so most people don't know that Changshan County is most likely the mastermind behind the real gold theft. They only know that Changshan County has been listed as the group's enemy and is one of the many stones on the group's development path.

The Qin Group's main sphere of influence is inland, with little influence on the water.

Since it couldn't be sold for much money, everyone ignored it.

After the meeting, Qin Gang returned to the office and asked his secretary to bring over the top-secret phone number.

It was a black antique phone, a special phone only owned by generals above the commanding rank.

Qin Gang picked up the phone and dialed the number of the Imperial Navy Admiral.

After a while, the phone was connected.

A muffled voice.

"Hey, Qin Gang, what's the matter?"

"Marshal Lu, I have some news for you. There is a cruise ship carrying at least 3 tons of illegal gold. It is going to enter the Dalong River from the Tianjiang River, and then go out to sea from the Dalong River to complete illegal transactions on the high seas."

"Belonging?"

"Changshan County."

"condition?"

"Kill everyone."

"Hmph, I will not raise any objections to the third proposal for the Army's shore-based weapons research fee at the next military meeting."

"Thank you Marshal Lu."

After hanging up the phone, Qin Gang gave the order again.

"Tell Yan Gao, the chief tax officer of the headquarters, that Changshan County illegally smuggled and traded gold, and the amount was huge."

"Let the Plum and Bamboo Organization send out elite spies to obtain evidence."

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the next day.

Shenjing.

The highest meeting will be held in the Emperor Tower.

is an important meeting.

The atmosphere at the venue was very depressing.

After the Prime Minister of the National Affairs Office reported the losses caused by the war, the Chief of Logistics of the Supreme Military Department began to report the lack of military supplies.

These materials are mainly concentrated in medical hemostatic drugs, long-staple cotton, and copper.

Afterwards, Field Marshal Zhu Kewu reported the state of the war.

The war with the Sorb Kingdom on the banks of the Blackwater River was stalemate. Takeshi Yamaguchi refused to give an inch on the 15-kilometer-long front. The imperial army suffered heavy losses, but the war was far from the time to decide the winner.

The war in Zezhou was a bit out of control. The Papal State sent cavalry regiments to block the double-star double-team of the Empire. Regardless of the possibility of being copied, the main force continued to advance and stormed the defense line of Zhongzhou, which had advanced 32 kilometers.

The rebel Wu Jingtang spread rumors everywhere, confused the hearts of the army and the people, plundered the population, and forced refugees to attack the minefields and the empire's defense lines, resulting in the tragic death of countless innocent civilians, and the morale of the Zhongzhou frontline was low.

After a short discussion, the elders approved Zhu Kewu's plan to send troops to assist the Imperial Double Stars, and forcefully broke through the blockade of the Adriano Cavalry Regiment, cutting off his way back home.

Once the back route is copied, the main force of the Papal State must withdraw as soon as possible if they do not want to be surrounded and wiped out in the empire.

The next debate was whether to send troops to support Zhongzhou. Field Marshal Zhu Kewu insisted on sending troops. He said:

"Everyone, the Pope's kingdom is full of cruel followers of the Burning Heaven Sect. Their main force is led by monks, nobles, and priests. They like living sacrifices the most. They wantonly massacred civilians in Zhongzhou to please their main god, Burning Heaven. They used the corpses, heads, blood, and internal organs of the victims to complete the ceremony. The bloody and cruel scenes are hard to describe in words."

"If the Zhongzhou defense line is breached again, countless people will die under the butcher's knife. The empire has the responsibility to guard its citizens."

But Yu Zhongxian refuted this statement.

"Guarding Zhongzhou is Wang Bo'an's duty, how can the empire do it for him?"

"And if we strengthen the defenses of the Central Region, what if the Pope feels unfavorable and withdraws early? Once they return to defend Zezhou and stop the Imperial Twin Stars attacking from both sides, wouldn't we have to fight a protracted war with them in Zezhou?"

"When the time comes, the war will be protracted and people will die. Who will bear the responsibility?"

Zhu Kewu glanced at Yu Zhongxian with disgust, but the possibility he said was not impossible, Zhu Kewu could only try to persuade the elders from the humanitarian level.

But the elders clearly see the interests of the Empire above humanitarianism.

His proposal did not go through.

The second topic is about refugees.

At present, more than 80% of the refugees produced by the war are concentrated in Zhongzhou, which has caused a heavy burden on Zhongzhou. Not only is it difficult to supply materials, but also the resettlement and management of refugees have encountered great difficulties.

The neighboring Naju and Gwangju are still sending refugees to Zhongzhou.

The special envoy of the Governor of Zhongzhou, Wang Bo'an, shouted at the meeting: "Why is this? Why are the refugees concentrated in Zhongzhou? Can Luozhou and Gwangju be resettled? Can't other states?

"At this time, the council is still driving refugees away. They seem to have just remembered that there is a law on the asylum regulations. They are patrolling everywhere as if to make up for the previous losses. They even don't hesitate to stand on the front line, just to drive the refugees to Zhongzhou!"

The angry special envoy couldn't hold back anymore, pointed at Yu Zhongxian's face and said sharply:

"When the empire is in crisis, you are still busy fighting internally! You even take the lives of refugees as an attack. You are a wolf-hearted person who has no limit. How can you be an official at the imperial level? Control the legal system of the council?"

The venue fell silent, Elder Lin Yabo sneered and said, "A mere special envoy dares to shout at the elders' meeting? Guardian envoy of the empire, are your ears already deaf?"

But Emperor Li Yongxing stopped him.

"This matter needs to be explained. The unity of the empire is the most important thing. Throughout history, the dynasties that were still busy fighting among themselves when the empire was in crisis have almost been destroyed."

This sentence moved the four great elders, and they said together: "Yu Zhongxian, explain your behavior immediately."

Yu Zhongxian's expression remained unchanged, he bowed to the elders and said unhurriedly:

"Zhongzhou has the largest area and longest depth in the entire empire, and it should be a place to accommodate refugees."

"The terrain of Luozhou and Gwangju is long and narrow, and the depth is weak. Once they are broken through, it is equivalent to expanding the scope of the war. They undertake the ultimate war mission and must be guaranteed first."

"In the face of war, the states of the empire should have cooperated sincerely. Zhongzhou was responsible for accommodating refugees and attracting the main force of the Papal State to attack. Luozhou and Gwangju broke through from the side to cut off the way back. Only in this way can we annihilate the invading enemy in one fell swoop and revive the prestige of the empire."

"But."

Yu Zhongxian's voice became severe.

"The governor of Zhongzhou, Wang Bo'an, only cared about his own interests, his own gains and losses, and he didn't care about the overall situation of the empire. He even sent such a minion to roar at the Supreme Council to slander and attack me!"

"Excuse me, who is attacking political enemies recklessly? Who is ignoring the safety of the empire and engaging in hostile attacks?"

The special envoy's face quickly turned red. He never expected that things would turn black and white in this way. Zhongzhou became a refugee concentration camp. Under heavy pressure, he had to fight the main force of the Papal State, cooperate with a part of the main force of the empire, and try his best to fight against the assistance that was delayed by various excuses.

The special envoy saw with his own eyes that Wang Bo'an, who had a red face and a loud voice, became haggard and wilted. He was dealing with countless affairs, big and small, all day and all night.

"You, you're hitting people back! You're the one who is blocking the aid, you're the one who's trapping..."

"enough!"

Li Longxing interrupted him in time, he took a glance and saw the fierce light flickering in Yu Zhongxian's eyes, he knew that the special envoy would not hurt Yu Zhongxian at all if he continued speaking, but he would find more openings to attack.

"Yu Zhongxian is right, but Zhongzhou also needs assistance."

Li Longxing knew what to say to make the Great Elder accept it. Now that the situation in the empire was critical and major affairs were happening frequently, the Great Elder frequently participated in the political situation and had a tendency to take over the situation.

In theory, the First Elder is also a member of the Great Elder. As long as Li Longxing can reach an agreement with the four Great Elders, there is nothing in the empire that can stop them.

Sure enough, the elders all nodded.

"Yes, Zhongzhou does have to make sacrifices, but it also needs assistance."

"Refugees should indeed be received by the middle states, but nearby states should also bear some responsibility."

"Aid is also essential. The Empire headquarters must prepare enough supplies to support Zhongzhou."

"Nearby states should also provide some supplies within their capacity."

That's how things settled down.

This is already the best ending that can be achieved.

And most people don't realize it.

With the deepening of the Great Elder's interference in the affairs of the empire, the power of the First Elder, that is, Li Longxing, the emperor of the empire, also unknowingly increased.