Realm of Power

In July, with the advent of autumn in the Ikadiva continent, the smell of harvest accompanied by the autumn wind blew across the land, golden wheat fields, the wind rolled up the golden wheat ears in the vast wilderness, forming waves like wheat waves. After nearly 4 months The land in the north of Ruidian, which had been affected by the war, is gradually regaining its former vitality.

The dilapidated villages began to have the faint smoke that travelers longed for. The size of the towns along the way expanded with the large-scale population gathering in a short period of time. The population was highly concentrated, resulting in more than 20 central cities with a population of more than 20,000. These were springing up like mushrooms after a rain. The area that appears like this is changing the composition of the traditional plain area in the north.

Because these cities are different from those in previous dynasties. In these cities there are caravans traveling from north to south, farmers with happy smiles who straighten up from the dense wheat stalks with satisfied faces, and people from the western wilderness of Wikiia to the east. The unique tribal merchants, various people, and cultures of Tingping Grassland all gathered here on a large scale for the first time under the unified atmosphere of the empire.

This is a grand event in the central and southern part of the Ikadiva continent. Although it is still far away from the 10 million people, dense urban clusters and villages in its heyday, the 2 million people who migrated from the central Palavon and the grasslands in the north Millions of Kugits are mingling and intermingling in this vast plain area.

The intersection of northern and southern cultures and the prosperity of commercial trade mean that the northern economic circle centered on the three northern counties has been formed, which complements the mainland central cultural circle where Palavon is located and the maritime commercial and trade circle formed by Tiha and Rivadin in the south. Three economic circles with their own characteristics are becoming the three carriages driving the empire forward.

The quarterly trade taxes paid from various places once again broke the previous record. With the recovery of the Kingdom of Rode, the return of southern Salander and the conquest of the Dongting Grassland, the highly unified empire allowed the trade network of the Commercial Alliance to break through long-term constraints in one fell swoop. After the bottleneck, there was explosive growth. As the empire's influence spread to Oparo, another section of the continent,

As a merchant ship loaded with goods from other continents slowly docked at Molusu, the southern port of Salander, the fleet sailing from the south of the empire also brought exciting news this month, a gold trade line , bringing wealth like flowing water, the country’s trade tax revenue of 11 million gold coins increased by 45% compared with the same quarter last year.

This unexpectedly huge tax saved the nearly bankrupt empire's finances in a timely manner, and also made Fatty's reputation once again reach its highest point within the empire.

When the war was linked to commercial interests, the trend among the people immediately changed. Now no one would be interested in His Majesty Falcon, who still launched a war of conquest against Ruidian, Luode and Dongting despite extremely tight finances. No longer dissatisfied and dissatisfied, Fatty made a desperate bold move and achieved great success.

Some historians once commented on the first golden age of the Falcon Empire. It was a glorious era that made people excited just thinking about it. Countless dazzling generals were rising in the turbulent currents of troubled times. The tragic events that happened on the land of Ikadiva have been remembered for a long time and become legends in people's mouths.

It was a great era of war and turmoil, with great waves and excitement. The vast land was filled with iron cavalry, and the army cut off the flow with whips. It was an era where legends of heroes and heroes spread, it was an era where it was difficult to distinguish between deeds and myths, and it was an era full of passion and passion. An era of dreams, glory and hope,

In this magnificent historical drama, the Vekia Falcon, which rose from a small lord in a remote mountainous area, undoubtedly played a major role. In the lush jungles of the south of Vekia, in the endless wilderness of the northwest, and in the north In the vast expanse of grass, in the bustling cities, and in the desolate mountain roads, the falcon army rose up powerfully and fought without a single defeat.

In the central and southern part of the nearly one million square kilometers of Ikadiva continent, various forces are galloping against each other. You advance and I retreat, intertwined, tug-of-war, the battle line winds like a long snake for hundreds of kilometers, and fierce battles between soldiers of the two armies are everywhere. vast In every city, town, and village on the earth, in Samor, in the old capital of Cresto, in Palaven in the center of the continent, in St. Turga in the north, and in the towering and continuous Rode Highlands, there are traces of the heroic heroes of the Patriotic Warriors. everywhere,

Twenty years later, farmers opening up wasteland can still find white bones wearing armor in remote wilderness. This is the end of the mainland's troubled times and the beginning of a legendary era.

When the iron hooves of war horses and economic interests are highly combined, for the first time in the land of Ikadiva, which has been in turmoil for thousands of years, a huge reverberation is produced that can affect the entire world.

This reverberation may be small at first, but soon, this reverberation will turn into a shock wave affecting the entire world. The prototype of a huge empire forged with iron blood and commerce is ushering in the first golden age in history.

As the target of historians' attention, our pig-footed falcon majesty with a melancholy look is currently wandering hesitantly at the door of a large courtyard full of desolation.

"Do you listen to my explanation? I didn't think the situation forced me to do so at that time."

"Pa" was a loud slap in the face, causing the ten guards captains standing not far away to shrink their heads in unison, and looked at each other awkwardly. Then everyone heard a squealing sound, and the fat man fell back. Was pushed out from the yard,

If anyone had witnessed the face of the man who was hailed as the Invincible God of War by later generations, they would have turned away sadly. Five clear red hands were imprinted on the fat man's somewhat swollen face.

"It's unreasonable, rude women are just barbaric." The fat man looked sad and angrily as he rubbed his fat face with red marks with his hands. The force was so strong that even the fat man's shamelessness was a little unbearable. The fingerprints were slender and small. It was obviously a woman who hit her,

If it were normal, if they saw His Majesty Falcon being attacked, the ten guards captains who had been following Fatty all year round would have rushed forward and cut the opponent into pieces with their sharp swords.

But at this moment, everyone's behavior can be described as weird. Guard Captain Gerza was very careful to avoid his master's unkind eyes at this moment. He raised his head and looked at the sky, as if a beautiful streak was crossing the sky under the bright sun. Dazzling meteors, like him, the other guards stretched their necks very long, almost wanting to put their eyes directly to the sky, which obviously meant to say, "Your Majesty, we didn't see anything."

This is a very inconspicuous aristocratic courtyard. The stone wall covered with ivy has cracked, and there is a shaky sign hanging on the rusty gate. If there are any people from Kyoto who are here, they will be very surprised and shout. Call the "Crimson Family"

Yes, this is the ancestral home of the Crimson family, which was once known as a century-old wealthy family in Kyoto, with three prominent generals. It has a history of more than 500 years. Even the stone house looks crumbling in disrepair. ,

The dilapidated house showed traces of simple tidying up. Some broken stones stood against the edge of the stone wall. The nearby neighbors also discovered that the original person who stayed to look after the house was just an old man with a hunchback and half an age. I don’t know when, there were many people here. There appeared another old man with a serious face and no anger, a beautiful girl who rarely appeared, and a young man who indulged in taverns all day long. Some people speculated that this was a member of the family from Kyoto.

This situation is very common. As the original central area of ​​Lod was designated as a key area of ​​the empire, many of the original wealthy families in Kyoto returned to their original ancestral home. However, few people know that in fact, the first generation of knights of the Crimson family, He turned out to be a knight from the Icardi dynasty. Because he had a conflict with the knight leader at that time, he defected to the Lod people in anger, and ended up becoming the bodyguard of the first generation of King Lod.

Of course, during the Imperial Supervisory Department's search of the existing files of the Rotoku Kyoto royal family, this secret was also cleared up, and it was immediately reported to His Majesty Falcon, who was furious at Crimson Rui's sudden disappearance from surveillance.

When they heard their master shouting at the top of his lungs from outside the wall, "Rui, I will come again," several of the guards turned their heads in embarrassment.

"Ahem, okay, stop pretending, you bunch of scoundrels, let's go back." The fat man coughed dryly, his face not red, his heart not beating. He arranged his somewhat messy clothes, and looked at some of them eagerly, but still there was nothing. In the courtyard of Echo, after waiting for a while, he waved to a few subordinates somewhat sparsely,

This time he only wore a very ordinary jacket with cufflinks and a pair of trousers with trouser legs. The sides of the trousers were embroidered with silver lines and had two staggered pockets with four knots, making him look particularly smart.

This is also the most popular type of clothing recently. With the influx of Kugit people into the inland areas, the short-sleeved clothing of the Kugit people suitable for riding horses is also very popular.

In addition to being suitable for horseback riding, it also had a huge impact on the original aristocratic wide robes and long sleeves.

Slim-cut clothing with tight cufflinks has appeared in some areas with prosperous commerce, and is breaking the boundaries of aristocratic clothing that has been passed down for hundreds of years for men and women and a robe.

The intersection of cultures must first appear in clothing and food.

This is the trend of national integration. As the supreme monarch who adheres to this strategy, Fatty naturally also practices it.

Under his leadership, many ministers also began to change their clothing habits.

Even Plais, who has always been conservative and stubborn, did not raise an objection for the first time, or,

The deputy chief of the empire, who is known for his overall view, also saw something unusual here (to be continued)