Realm of Power

The Falcon Empire has been in the calendar for five years. In early summer, the winter snow melts, the earth revives, and the mountains are covered with flowers. For the history of an empire, five years is really too short, almost the moment a meteor flies across.

But for the history of the early empire, these five years were the most critical moment for the Falcon Empire to transform from a kingdom to an empire. The Falcon Kingdom used powerful military policies to end five hundred years of turmoil, which ravaged the mainland for hundreds of years. The grassland cavalry of the year also began to submit to the rule of the central and southern parts of the mainland. The disputes among the various ethnic groups on the mainland began to stabilize. The smoke and pain caused by the war of conquest on the mainland,

Turmoil and blood, chaos and war, all of these, with the stability of the living environment and economic development, have begun to blur people's memories of that tragic war. Ikadiva, which has been in turmoil for five hundred years, has ended its own troubled times. ,

Under the Falcon Kingdom's unique rest and recuperation policy, each region is becoming more and more vibrant and exuding its own vitality.

The imperial policy full of guidance and promotion, the large-scale concentrated migration of the population after the war, the large-scale development of abandoned areas, the surrender of the forces in the grassland areas, the expansion of new overseas areas, and the emergence of a large number of new cities that are more in line with the internal structural needs of the empire,

Finally in this spring, just like the grass buds everywhere, after absorbing enough sunshine and nutrients, they began to break through the ground and turned into strong wheat grass, swaying in the peaceful wind, a golden golden wheat wave,

The glory of the "Golden Age" begins to descend on Ikadiva,

The empire's economic structure relies on commerce to support commerce, allowing the internal consumption power driven by a population base of 40 million to become the main source of the empire's finances. In the empire's fourth year, it brought 24 million gold coins in revenue to the empire in one quarter.

In the fifth year, this number has exceeded 31 million. Rui Erdian, Luode and other areas that were originally the core areas of the mainland, with the recovery of the economy and population, the consumption power has increased in the sixth year. Jump to a new level again,

The tax revenue of 35 million, with a slight upward trend, is already equivalent to twice the total tax revenue of all countries before the reunification of the mainland.

The end of the troubled times ended the original melee situation among various countries, and also greatly reduced the attrition within the Ikadiva continent, which was originally intended to resist the expansion of the army. And a lot of the wealth that was consumed began to come back,

In terms of economy and culture, three power sources have been firmly formed within the empire.

The first is in southern Vecia, which is the most developed area of ​​the empire and has a dense population. The prosperous commerce, the agricultural foundation irrigated by the dense water network, the developed industrial foundry industry, and the unique excellent outlet have all made this place the core that drives the wind vane of the entire continent.

"The heart of the Falcon Empire is Vecia, and the heart of Vecia is southern Vecia" This point was made in the Continent Unification War. Has been recognized by the entire Ikadiva continent

The second development center is in the three northern counties of the former Ruidian region, which is now the central and northern region of the mainland that has been renamed Rimel. It is the main thoroughfare for north-south transportation and the connection between the plains and the northern grasslands. Whether you are going south from the grassland area The prairie horse teams, or the caravans heading north from the central part of the continent, will all gather here, including horses, leather and livestock from the north. Luxuries from the south, grains, minerals, and all kinds of precious and rare items from overseas complement each other here.

Especially under the empire's one-year economic promotion policy, more than 10 million gold coins were invested in infrastructure construction, and millions of Ruidian people moved in, making this place truly the center of transportation and trade between the north and the south.

The third one is centered on the Palawan Plain, the thousand-year imperial capital. As a cultural center formed, the plains have always been the area where culture gathers the most, not to mention Palavon, which is located in the center of the mainland and is known as the imperial capital for thousands of years. Because Palavon wisely chose to surrender before the war and did not experience the cruel war, all the buildings in the city have been preserved, and the cultural context is still active despite the connivance of the empire.

With the advent of the peace era, various cultural schools and technical schools have sprung up in this area, especially Palawan College, which has stood on the mainland for hundreds of years and is known as the number one in the mainland. The various classics piled inside are well-deserved cultural treasures. Hundreds of years of admirable elite education cover almost all the roots of Ikadiva cultural inheritance. This is a big tree, and underneath it is Countless root systems throughout the continent

Even the Ruidian soldiers who once rode on the mainland and traveled across the mountains and rivers still regarded being from Palawan College as the highest honor. Fatty had never set foot in the highest palace of mainland culture, but he also acquiesced in the spread of this culture. , Palawan College is the spiritual pillar of the entire continent. For hundreds of years, Most of the wise ministers and generals of the Ikadiva Continent came from here. Not only the elites of the Ruidian people came here, but also the Rode people, the Vekiya people, the grassland people, and even the people from the distant North. For a period of time, the aristocratic elite from Palavon almost controlled the destiny of the entire continent.

This is the common cultural recognition of the entire continent, and it is also due to the need for the unification of the empire.

The integration of multi-ethnic groups is not only a mode of conquest and war, but also the penetration and integration of cultures. The rise of a multi-ethnic empire requires not only the connection of materials and interests, but also a common cultural integration point.

The relaxed academic environment, or the past war, stung the nerves of the proud Palawan College. This top university in the continent has basically abandoned the education model that was only open to nobles in the past two years. Tilt towards mass education and shift towards broader education for people's livelihood. The two economic centers that traverse the central and southern regions of Ikadiva pull the wheels of the empire. Palawen's culture becomes the balancing axis of the economic centers, allowing the wheels to run. Be more stable,

This is the imperial structure that Fatty had envisioned before, but now, a new economic center suddenly burst out with great momentum in the spring of the fifth year of the empire. Fatty was unexpected and caught off guard.

This is the northwest coast of Obarro, which has just completed infrastructure construction.

In fact, even Fatty himself did not expect that the northwest coast would rise so quickly. With the entry of a large number of migrant populations, the completion of Xinhai City, the largest port in the empire, and the completion of urban transportation lines, all forces within the empire have begun to move forward. Build your own commercial port on the northwest coast. Merchant ships are moving and goods are gathering. A large number of goods go to the southwest area where no tax is collected, and then enter the inland area of ​​​​Obalo.

This is an invisible war waged by businessmen. The manpower and material resources it brought were not inferior to those of a war. According to the registration of the entire northwest coast governor's palace, the number of merchants from the empire was only about 6,000 in March, and there were 2,700 merchant ships. And in April, this number suddenly exceeded 50,000 people and 11,000 merchant ships, which increased five times. You must know that the total number of domestic merchants registered by the Imperial Ministry of the Interior is about 220,000.

Nearly a quarter of the empire's merchants and over 10,000 merchant ships frequently travel between Antuolos Port, Xinhai City, and the empire's mainland. All of these are gathered in an area that is only fifty miles long and wide.

The lush scene brought about cannot be seen by those who see it with their own eyes. It is absolutely impossible to imagine the shock. The sails are like waves in the sea, and there is no end in sight. The densely docked ships almost cover the color of the ocean. The piers at the port are unloading, and the cargo stations are transferring goods, no matter what time. You can see the frequent figures of cargo carriages, and the merchants who are rushing on the carriages, braving the wind and snow, entering the Southwest District with mutual cheers.

Among these goods, there are goods from the Ikadiva continent, and a large number of goods from the northwest region. In the past, goods from the northwest coast region had to enter Obarro. Heavy taxes need to be paid when passing through other northwest regions, but now, the convenient sea trade line has skipped the obstacles established by various forces on the land. Merchant ships sailing from the port of Normandy sailed all the way down the sea, replenished in Ohacha, and then went directly to Xinhai City.

The land transportation line that used to take half a month and might be suffocated due to various difficulties has been shortened by three days. Without the exploitation of land tax, transportation costs and goods prices have been reduced. Compared with the performance of other regions, It has ample advantages, especially for goods from the northwest coast, which have the privilege of direct duty-free entry into the southwest.

In less than half a month, the market in the southwest region of the Gallic Empire was monopolized by goods from the northwest coast. Invisibly, the bottleneck of commercial development that had plagued the empire for two years was also broken through silently.

Over time, Fatty’s enthusiasm and hard work on the northwest coast finally paid off unexpectedly.

Thousands of caravans, driving a steady stream of carriages, descended to the southwest like a flood. The two Murphy brothers who controlled the southwest were also shocked.

They did not expect that there would be so many caravans in the northwest coast area that almost all of them would be able to drive cargo carriages and occupy the entire southwest. The southwest area, which did not charge any tax, was like a powerful engine, driving more and more people. Goods were transferred to Gaul, and more and more goods from the northwest coast were placed in the hinterland of Gaul. What followed was a rapidly expanding influence, the light of commerce on the northwest coast, a mysterious country where merchants gathered, a A nation that loves doing business,

Such words with a certain sense of praise also began to appear in the Gauls' after-dinner chats. The influence of businessmen had a deeper impact on the Gauls than the Falcon Emperor Corps, although most Gauls People don’t even know the specific location and direction of the northwest coast, but the cheap and exquisite goods from the northwest coast are subtly changing the Gauls’ concept of the northwest coast.

Also in this year, on the northern border of the northwest coast, the Dongting people who Fatty had been worried about finally appeared, and the prosperous Falcon Empire also ushered in a fateful turning point.

The weather in early summer was not hot, and it was even a little cool at the long wall. The fire wall under the wall had been extinguished because the oil had burned out. The soldiers began to clean up the battlefield. The war broke out suddenly and ended suddenly. A soldier was cleaning the trenches. The Falcon Army soldier subconsciously glanced at a group of Slavs kneeling on the ground not far away, with an inexplicable look on his solemn face.

More than 20,000 Slavs knelt with neat legs in front of the city gate of the long wall, covering the vast flat in front of the long wall. Their faces were full of famine, and their thin and thin bodies were scraping by. Shivering in the wind of the wilderness! But no one stood up. On the contrary, many people staggered to the ground due to weakness and hunger, and never stood up again.

The East Court people ran away, but these rescued Slavs unexpectedly refused to enter the long wall to seek shelter. Instead, they asked His Majesty Falcon to help them fight the larger East Court army behind them.

"Twenty thousand Dongting cavalry!"

The fat man met with more than a dozen Slavic leaders. After listening to the Slavic intelligence about the Dongting people, he took a deep breath, glanced at the faces of more than a dozen Slavic tribal leaders who risked their lives to plead, and finally shook his head. "I can't promise you. As you can see, I don't have enough troops, and I don't believe in your fighting power!"

Next to the fat man. A temporary translator. Just as he was telling a dozen Slavic leaders who were kneeling on the ground, the faces of the Slavic leaders turned ugly one by one. The cruelty of the Dongting people was well known to everyone.

"We can understand His Majesty's hesitation. Please give us some food. When we are full, we will leave!"

One of the oldest Slavic leaders hesitated. He said with a trembling voice, and a trace of determination seemed to flash across the faces of the other leaders, "After you've eaten enough, you're going to die? That's what you think, right?"

The fat man curled his lips slightly, flashing his lustrous black pupils. With a hint of coldness, "If that's the case, you might as well just kill them all, why bother resisting?"

"We don't want to die, but our families, wives and children are all in the hands of the Dongting people. When we are full, let's all fight! No matter whether it works or not, we can only do this!" The old leader's wrinkled mouth twisted slightly. one time. Eyes containing tears,

The other tribal leaders were silent, but they obviously had the same intention. To use 20,000 tired and hungry slaves to attack the 20,000 well-equipped but recharged Dongting cavalry, no matter how you look at it, they are seeking death, but they will not go back. No, my wife and children will all die in the hands of the people from Dongting. There is no difference between being alive and dead, especially if a tribe does not have women and children, it loses its most fundamental future.

"Until now, I don't even know your names!" The fat man tapped the armrest with his fingers and smiled. "Also, how did you fall into the hands of the Dongting people? As far as I know, not all Slavs Migrated? "

"I am Jeffrey, the leader of the Bisyan tribe in the Slavic region. These are Valentine, Nick, Derrick, Yale, Rudolf, Luther, Chester, Barry, Paul, and Coker... ”

The old man's face darkened, he stretched out his hand to introduce the Slavic leaders behind him one by one, and said coldly.

"We were all supposed to migrate with the brigade. But along the way, the weather got colder and colder, and more and more people were migrating. Food was gone, and many people got sick. Millions of people were dragged out. The team was nearly a hundred miles long, and even the grass roots on the road were dug up. People in the tribe were dying every day. I hesitated, so I ordered They stopped moving forward, hoping that spring would arrive before they could continue moving forward, but they either stopped halfway and returned to the original path, or they didn't move from the beginning. We didn't expect the Dongting people to come so fast. As a result, if I had known this, I would have lost it.

The old man burst into tears as he spoke, and his face turned red with frustration. He really couldn't say any more. There was only a lot of crying, and even the Slavic leaders behind him cried. If there was another chance to choose, he would go there even if he risked his life. forward and never look back!

"So, there are no people in the Slavic area now, right?"

The fat man stopped tapping the handrail with his fingers, and his eyes suddenly lit up slightly. Although the Slavic region is a bitter cold land, it is also a vast and barren fertile land. The land is fertile and suitable for planting many crops. The Zhu who conquered the Slavic region Fort Liles once thought of controlling this area as the foundation of the Julius family.

Doesn’t the northwest coast now need a space that can continue to expand? Expanding to the southwest is likely to cause war, but it is expanding to the Slavic areas, backed by the long wall, and with the help of these Slavs,

The land of thousands of miles without an owner. The fat man was a little moved. He crossed his fingers subconsciously. It was really a temptation that people couldn't bear to refuse. The fat man took another look at these tearful Slavic leaders. They were all small tribes that controlled It should be easy to get up. Since there is civil strife in the Dongting people, and the Dongting cavalry this time is only 20,000, we only need to wait until May, when the East and West cavalry transferred from the country arrive. By then, if these Dongting cavalry have not yet Come on, just eat it in one bite.

"Except for the Dongting people, the entire Slavic area is empty!" Old Jeffrey looked at the fat man who was looking straight at him, and replied with some confusion.

"You said your people were controlled as slaves by the Dongting people! How many people are there?" The fat man seemed to have made up his mind, and his tone began to loosen, "We still have more than 40,000 people in the hands of the Dongting people!" Old Jie Free couldn't understand what the fat man said, but he felt that something had changed, and he quickly said, "They are all old, weak, women and children. If we don't go back, they will all be killed!"

"More than 40,000 people. Not a lot! The Dongting cavalry traveled thousands of miles and did not get any benefits. Instead, they brought tens of thousands of Slavic slaves with them. Even if there is no need to consider the logistical consumption, they must be very angry!" "

The fat man shook his head, turned to all the Slavic leaders, and said slowly, "I still have some understanding of the characteristics of the prairie cavalry. As long as it does not affect the interests of the tribe, most of them can be done with money.

‘I will give you a chance. I can exchange your people from the people of Dongting at a reasonable price, but one of you needs to negotiate with the people of Dongting.

The fat man paused, glanced at the ugly faces of the Slavic leaders, and snorted, "If you don't even have this little courage, then just pretend I didn't say anything. I will order the barracks to feed you. As for the rest, I can't help you. A race has lost even the most basic courage. What difference does it make whether to save it or not!" (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature for better novels and faster updates!