Realm of Power

Late at night, the cool wind is mixed with water vapor from the lake, like a gentle lover's hand, gently soothing the wounds of the earth.

Such a silent and beautiful scenery made the fat man who was standing in front of his military tent feel a little melancholy. Under his gaze, the water on the calm lake in the distance was undulating, the ship's sides were frivolous, and 20 warships from the Imperial Navy were docked side by side. In the inner bend of the lake, the white sails hanging on the tall masts are like snowdrifts piled on the water. The tall masts are filled with lake birds sleeping with their feathers together.

Corresponding to this is the beach where the army gathered. The densely packed military tents with torches illuminated almost half of the lake. In the black night, tens of thousands of military tents gathered from several directions turned into a block that was several miles long and wide. The bright stars are so bright that people can’t bear to look away. They are no less impressive than the other three natural rivers that converge here.

Tomorrow, when the sun shines the first ray of light from the east, Crolisat's Western Army will ride these warships down the river and hand Aaron over to Crolisat to deal with. In fact, it is also considering that the Western Army has just The whole army was hit hard early and there was a sense of mourning. Once they arrived in Aaron, the Dorok Council clamored for the 200,000 temporarily mobilized volunteers! The fat man believed that he was absolutely vulnerable to Crolisat's Western Army, which was determined to avenge its shame. As for whether Crolisat would be bloodbathed along the way, the fat man was not in the mood to care.

The people of Dorok have always worshiped freedom. If they really wanted to hit Crolisat's knife with all their lives, there was no need for him to stop him. What really worried the fat man was not Aaron's side, but some worries from within the empire. With 9 At the end of the rose season, winter is gradually approaching on the Ikadiva continent. The wind blowing from the mountains is already a bit cool, and there are also some discordant sounds.

First of all, the Dongting people returned to the grassland from the cold north. The eldest princess of Dongting, Ruitang Tingna, was busy moving the tribe south to a narrow strip of land between the Dorok Mountains and the three northern counties. It was the junction of the inland and the grassland. Wire. This time, a total of 180,000 Dongting people moved south with Ruitang Tingna.

The food and clothing of the 180,000 Dongting people and the five border trade cities planned to be built will cost a lot of money, according to an estimate report submitted by the Ministry of the Interior. At least 2 million gold coins are needed, not counting the hundreds of thousands of Dongting people who have not moved south and still stay on the grassland.

Now it is the season when eagles fly and grass grows most abundantly on the grassland. Livestock are prosperous. The Dongting tribe faces little pressure, except for daily expenses. The extra livestock furs can also be exchanged with the mainland for goods in demand, and life is comfortable. However, once autumn passes, with the cold winter enveloping the ground and snow falling on the ground, the north of the central part of the continent will fall into the freezing season, and the south will fall into a frozen season. It will be difficult for food to flow northward.

This is why winter comes in the past. The nomads on the grassland will go inland to beat the autumn wind. Everyone has nothing to eat, and they will die anyway if they stay on the grassland. Go wherever you can to survive. Or there is still a chance to survive. In the heavy snowstorm that swept across the grassland, the first ones to be affected were not the tribes that migrated south, but those Dongting people who stubbornly stayed in the grassland.

Under Fatty's deliberate push, there was already an undercurrent surging, swords flashing, small frictions continual,

The main force of the royal court moved south, leaving large areas of fertile pasture free. Like a fat man who dangled in front of the tribal leaders all day long, making the remaining tribes look at him with great greed, the fat man left a flag regiment in the Dongting Grassland. It was for guarding in name, but in fact it was for surveillance. This is something everyone knows very well. Although the number of troops is small, they represent the authority of King Falcon Khan.

The remaining troops are still there. Although they are ready to move on the grassland, no one has dared to take this step. At the beginning, the Riyalu people were too arrogant and were directly attacked by the Falcon Khan and the princess. , that tragic lesson is enough to make most of the Dongting tribe feel palpitated just thinking about it. The strength of the Rialu tribe is definitely ranked among the top on the border.

Once winter comes, it's another story. Not only do everyone need more grassland to survive the brutal winter, but also because the empire's army responsible for monitoring the grasslands will choose to retreat from the grassland borders into the relatively warm interior during the winter. rest,

During the four months of winter, the grassland is like a flock of sheep without a shepherd dog, and the prairie wolves will naturally become more courageous. Even if they really anger the Falcon King, they will at most wait until spring. Just spit it out. The weak and the strong are always the only principles followed by the grassland people. As long as there is a slight chance, If they do, they will take risks and fight. These tribes who have no response to the order to move south have started to prepare their troops. They are obviously already secretly preparing for the winter fire. It is a battle to divide the new grassland forces. Who dares to be careless? , once this civil war breaks out on the grassland, who knows how many refugees will flow into it.

Regarding this situation, Fatty turned a cold eye. Civil war in the East Courtyard is inevitable. Unless he knocks out the teeth of the people in the East Courtyard as he did in the West Courtyard, if there really is a wave of refugees, he will rush them all away. Go to Ruitang Tingna's place, just to strengthen your strength

But this money must be earned back first. In September alone, under the instructions of Fatty, the empire sold off nearly one-half of the 200,000 weapons it had stockpiled. That was 80,000 sets of armor and weapons, most of which Part of it has flowed to the grasslands, and the arms trade will always be a downfall. The golden egg hen, the people of Dongting made a small fortune in the cold north. After going around in circles, it still fell into the fat man's pocket, so the fat man didn't mind the civil war between the people of Dongting. Anyway, everyone died. Dongting people, as long as it doesn't spread to the inland, you can bite as much as you like!

Some of the weapons sold came from the seizures of the Rohde War, and some came from Salander. With the recovery of Salander's economy, the Salander people's skills in craft forging became more and more perfect, and some of them came from a different continent across the sea. Businessmen will also bring some superficial things with them when they go back. Weapons that look extremely exquisite are said to be very popular among the nobles of other continents. Powerful weapons from the mysterious continent are always a gimmick that people are willing to spend money on, and they can also be an excellent way to please your lover. Gifts, it is said that some even flowed into the royal families of some countries.

Most of the craftsmen responsible for forging these weapons are Salanders with romantic personalities. They are good at using extremely complicated and exquisite decorations to combine the unique beauty and strength of weapons in a very magical way. The fat man once made it in Nilay's bedroom. Decorate the table to see Passing one of the finished products, it was an exquisite long sword about one meter long. The sword body was thin and sharp, with cold light radiating from it. There were snowflake-like wavy patterns on the edge of the sword, which made people feel a chill as soon as they saw it. The entire hilt is made of a brilliant piece of red coral.

It is undeniable that this thing is a very good handicraft. The fat man looked at it critically and made no secret of his poor evaluation of this weapon in front of his beloved woman. As for the combat effect, it is hard to say, although the beautiful female archduchess Nilai firmly expressed her disapproval It was very strong, but the fat man still believed in his heart that one blow of Samor's sword was enough to cut this thing in half, and then split it open with the weapon. The frightened Grand Duchess quickly put away this handicraft, and never dared to show it in front of the fat man again. I'm showing off, I'm afraid I'll be stabbed by the fat man

Winter is the freezing period for the empire's trade. Fatty is determined to repair the branches of the empire's trade during this winter. The transfer of the Southern Army has made the booming trade somewhat out of the control of the upper class. First of all, the large number of people gathering in the south. A large number of small and medium-sized cities have sprung up in the mountains and plains of the south.

A large population has brought about prosperity in consumption, but it has also brought about all kinds of chaos in business in order to snatch resources, such as hoarding cookies, driving up prices, private price limits between localities, and collusion between wealthy families. Intervention in prices of some goods,

To be honest, Fatty had expected this situation to occur, but he did not expect it to explode so quickly. In his mind, after all, this was still a feudal era where productivity could be described as low, and businesses that occasionally appeared The tendency of capitalism is normal, but the emergence of large-scale batches is too abnormal. The rapid expansion of the empire's territory has led to a greatly increased circulation speed of various goods, and continuous large-scale wars have given birth to deformities. Economy, if ignored, these creepers will soon eat away at the foundations of the empire,

Is it sparse or blocked?

Fatty had to ask himself this question. War can divert conflicts and make people ignore many potential dangers. Once the war is over, how will he face these problems?

On the eve of the unification of the continent, the ruler of the empire rubbed his slightly swollen temples with his hands. Outside the military tent, the cold moon was like a shadow, and no trace of stars could be seen. Only the silver moonlight poured like mercury on the stretching mountains below. ,

Why is it so pleasant for others to think freely, but why am I so confused? The fat man was a little depressed, staring at the mountains in the distance with his eyebrows slightly furrowed. Where is the direction of the empire?

"Your Majesty, Lord Plais is asking for an audience!" There was a sound of footsteps not far away, and then the voice of a guard asking for instructions.

"Let him come over!" The fat man waved to Konoe, and Imperial Adjutant General Plais came over in a hurry. The fat man's eyebrows frowned slightly, and he had a very bad feeling.

"No, that Dorok traitor general Mo Anglige committed suicide in prison!" Plais's words at the head made the fat man's heart suddenly freeze.

"Dead?" Fatty's face was gloomy and he asked in a serious tone.

"No, but it's almost the same! When the guards weren't paying attention, he stabbed his chest with a hidden dagger. I have dispatched the best military doctors. I don't know if anyone can be saved. Just try your best." Si shook his head solemnly.

(A very boring chapter, a foreshadowing chapter) (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.) ( )