Iron Dynasty

The sound of a needle falling silent in the splendid and splendid upright hall can be heard.

The ministers looked solemn, all thinking about the emperor's words.

They admitted that they had swelled a bit during this period of time, and the idea of ​​​​the Great Yu Kingdom becoming a kingdom of heaven began to spread in the court.

This kind of bad influence naturally spreads to the local prefectures and counties. Now the information sent by Niu Ben undoubtedly makes these people tremble in their hearts and realize that it is not the time to relax.

Xiao Ming's eyes swept across the ministers. He had already seen the clues of some problems, that is, the Great Yu country needs enemies, and only a crisis can keep the country's enterprising vitality.

After all, only in the face of foreign enemies can the ruling class of a country show unprecedented unity, and this is also conducive to the growth of national sentiment. Otherwise, officials and people will fall into infighting and become lazy in government affairs.

This is why in contemporary countries toppling each other, only by threatening each other and competing with each other can countries stay alive.

You have also heard what General Niu said. There are still many enemies in the Great Yu Country. Even if the Great Yu Country is a fierce tiger, the pack of wolves can still threaten the survival of the Great Yu Country. Do your own thing well.”

Yes, Your Majesty.

Manchao Wenwu said in unison.

Turning his head to look at Niu Ben, Xiao Ming asked, What do you think about the Tubo and the Golden Horde's military machinery department?

The last commander thought that the most important of the two was the Golden Horde, and Dolgo was courting Tsarist Russia in order to unite Tsarist Russia to retake Kanto, and even destroy the Great Yu Kingdom, and Tsarist Russia also had ambitions to expand eastward. If the threat of the two is not crushed, there will be no peace in the north. Niu Ben said loudly.

Fiji frowned, and he said: Tubo seems to be a bad match. If it hadn't been for the barbarians to come in, there would not have been a tragedy of hundreds of thousands of casualties in Bashu, and now Tubo is messing with the British again. Together, it is bound to be more unscrupulous. After all, Tubo is backed by British India. This is a country with hundreds of millions of people. The most important thing is that the British have also achieved rule here.

At present, the cabinet ministers of various countries in the world are very clear about the comprehensive strength, but other officials do not know it. When they hear that the population of India is comparable to that of Da Yu, they all get nervous.

There is a threat from Tsarist Russia in the north, and this southwest does not seem to be a safe place to live.

The southwest is a remote place. The military strength of the Great Yu Kingdom is difficult to reach, and the supply is even more difficult. It is inevitable to suffer some losses temporarily, and the northern railway has been extended to Kanto, so soldiers and supplies are extremely easy. Comparing the two, Naturally, we have to hit the north first. Only when the threat from the north is gone can we go south with peace of mind. After all, the north is too close to Qingzhou, and there can be no difference. Luo Quan's opinion was the same as Niu Ben's.

Fiji just nagged, and he was not willing to take care of the army. After all, government affairs and the army are now governed separately, so he said: It's still up to the emperor to make the decision.

Xiao Ming smiled, It's still the army that does the war. The two generals are right. The most important thing at the moment is the north.

After all, he motioned to Qian Dafu and asked Qian Dafu to spread the world map on the hall.

This world map is printed, and the sphere of influence on it is marked according to the situation of the secret guards. The moment the huge map is rolled out in front of the civil and military officials, everyone's eyes are gathered.

At this time, Xiao Ming stepped down from the main hall, like stepping on a carpet, stepping on the map, he took a bamboo pole from Qian Dafu and pointed to the north.

Look, although the Golden Horde has lost its land in Kanto, their territory is still huge, from Raozhou to this place.

At this time, Xiao Ming pointed to a sea in the middle of the inland, This place is called the Caspian Sea, the land of the Golden Horde goes all the way here, and the northern part of the Golden Horde is the land of Tsarist Russia. There are also some Central Asian Khanates below, of which the Ottoman Empire on the south side of the Caspian Sea is the most powerful, followed by Persia and British Afghanistan.

Seeing such a clear power map, the officials were shocked. In order to show the difference, Xiao Ming marked the map with different colors, among which the Great Yu Kingdom is red, the Golden Horde is golden, and the Tsarist Russia is brown. The land of these two forces is more than ten times that of the current Dayu Kingdom.

After all, the sphere of influence of the Great Yu Kingdom does not include Tubo and the northern grasslands.

It is unbelievable that Tsarist Russia has eroded such a vast land in the north. Yang Chengye was shocked. The map was clearly marked. He used to be vague about the location of Europe, but now he can clearly see every continent in the world at a glance.

The colors of the colonies and countries of European countries on the map are the same. Fiji sighed: This Britain is really not simple, why is the entire map the country of the United Kingdom?

No wonder they want to be the enemy of the Great Yu Kingdom. They are now extending their hands to our vassal states. No wonder these vassal states no longer pay tribute to us. Zhan Xingchang said angrily.

Xiao Ming walked leisurely on the world map, he said: Now you should have some understanding of the current world. I can tell you that the most important resource areas in the world are not in our hands.

As he said, Xiao Ming pointed to Australia, Here is rich in iron ore, coal, and there is a thing called oil. After the application of electricity, the internal gas will probably increase the schedule. Without such a thing called oil, we will It is very passive, and even the lifeblood will be held in the hands of others.

Then he pointed to South America, Rubber is the product here, and the tires of bicycles are made of rubber. I will not say the importance. Now it is controlled by the Europeans. At present, only the Dutch sell it to us at a high price. Once the Dutch change If the diplomatic strategy turns to Europe, we will lose the source of rubber, and it will take more than ten years for the rubber trees in Da Yu to grow up.”

Every time Xiao Ming pointed to a place, the officials' expressions became solemn. Only now did they understand the dilemma facing the Great Yu Kingdom. It turned out that some scarce resources were actually controlled by outsiders.

Your Majesty, for the future development of the Great Yu Kingdom, the lower officials thought that they should send troops to compete with European countries for these resource-rich regions, in case they would be shackled by others in the future. Pang Yukun said first.

That's right, Your Majesty, I am such a big country, how can I let these barbarians choke?

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The ministers at the court were furious.

At this time, Xiao Ming showed a smile. It seems that the colonial plan of the Great Yu Kingdom will not be opposed.