Realm of Power

"Your Majesty, is it really not for the war that you are going south?" Mao Monaqing's gentle eyes fell outside the window, looking at the winding mountains in the distance, and let out a vague sigh. She did not suddenly think of asking this matter on a whim. It was just that the fall of King Paput made her feel that winter had come early.

"Do you think Feize is worthy of me?" The fat man was angry and funny. He looked up at the sunset clouds in the sky and muttered, "The Empire won a decisive victory in the Civil War. Although the South was making a fuss, it still exaggerated when it came to attacking the Empire. "In fact, there is another purpose for going south this time." "Other purpose?" Mao Monaqing reached out and fiddled with Xiu, revealing her fascinating face. As a member of the empire, The person in charge of the Ministry of Affairs has just seen that the empire is flourishing on a peaceful track, without the impact of foreign wars, and the changes in the empire-controlled areas are also changing with each passing day. Naturally, he hopes that this hard-won peace can last longer, but the imperial affairs The news from the ministry gave Mao Monaqing a premonition when she left. The empire's troops were gathering in southern Congo, which meant that the empire was probably preparing for a war.

The emperor's trip south seemed to only involve government affairs and almost no mention of the war in the south. However, the documents sent out every evening were always mixed with several military secret orders. How could he hide this from Mao Monaqing's clear eyes? Now the fat man says he has another purpose, who believes this? "Do you know what I really want to do when I go south this time?" The fat man had a mysterious face. Under Mao Monaqing's slightly confused eyes, he stretched out a finger and dipped the water in the cup. Xi'an City was on the table. An ellipse was drawn on it, and then several lines were drawn through the middle of the ellipse. "Is this?" Mao Monaqing looked confused and said she couldn't understand. "I plan to go from Tuaro in the southwest of the empire to Lisbonto in the south." , build three to four main lines "These main roads will cross the great plains of northern Congo from north to south." The fat man explained, "We can consider building roads to attract the labor force from the southwest region of the empire and southern Congo to flow to northern Congo. It is already August, and the distance is There are only two months in winter. It is expected that more than 100,000 manpower will be mobilized, so the Ministry of Interior must be prepared for this. If everything goes well, the road in northern Congo will be completed when the first snow falls this year."

"With roads, there will be villages. The empire will also write in the recruitment announcement that land will be used as compensation for part of the road construction labor. In this case, in three to four years at most, there should be a big improvement. ! And from the perspective of the entire empire, these lines are actually forcibly pushing a line extending from Kyoto in the north to the south. Spento's national arteries may not be visible now, but with the number of visits in the future, with the long-term establishment of the empire's north-south inspection system, and with the accumulation of more people and wealth, these southbound routes will gradually become a gathering place. The central axis of the entire empire’s economy and politics completely connects the north and south of the empire as a whole!”

"From the Northern Sea City all the way to Lisbonto...a central axis of the empire that spans thousands of miles?"

Mao Monaqing was also shocked by this grand plan, and her eyes like the blue sky couldn't help but reveal a trace of deep thought. As the head of the Empire's Ministry of Internal Affairs, how could he not know what it would mean for the current situation of the Empire once this artery was formed! It means that the north and south of the empire are truly connected. The road in front of her is still a wilderness, but in Mao Mona's green eyes, she seems to have seen contiguous towns and villages. It's ridiculous that she initially thought that the emperor confirmed the north-south system. It was a joke, how could an emperor come here in different seasons, but now it seems that his knowledge is so superficial.

The emperor personally monitors it every year, and these regional administrative officers are naturally very attentive. Even if the emperor says nothing, the administrative officers will do their best to move supplies and people closer to the line. In this way, in a few years, as the emperor said, there will be a real central axis of the empire that can connect the entire empire! "This is the biggest secret of going south. Everyone thinks I am going to fight in the south. How many people will pay attention to my route south?" The fat man said with a bit of ridicule. Wiping off the water marks on the table with his hand, "Feize is also a big country in the south. In terms of strength, it is definitely not inferior to the Feishan Kingdom. It occupies the southern location and has the power to defeat the capital of Paput in one fell swoop. The empire is separated by the sea. You will be in a disadvantageous position from the beginning when you send troops. Once the war drags into the depths of winter, , even with the empire’s logistics capabilities, I’m afraid there will be difficulties. The reason why the empire creates the illusion that the empire will send troops soon is actually just a strategy to make the Fezer people feel a lot of pressure. I alone can make the entire Fezer Be on tenterhooks, this deal is worth it no matter how you look at it! "

"It turns out that His Majesty was lying to me. He said he would send troops before, but now he immediately changed his mind!" Mao Monaqing chuckled softly, her eyes fell on the fat man's slightly rogue face, and he hesitated and said, "Why don't we turn the war into a war?" It would be better to postpone it to the beginning of next spring." "In fact, you are right. It is indeed more advantageous to postpone the war to the beginning of spring, but the Fezer people will not give us this time."

The fat man shrugged his shoulders and said with a flash of light in his eyes, "Under Feize's army, more than 100,000 Paputs became unjust ghosts. Although they were born in the south, everyone's eyes are focused on every hunter we hunt. As for the Eagle Empire, Feize people are not stupid either. They naturally know about the Empire. It is impossible to swallow this sigh of relief. This battle will be fought sooner or later, so Feize will definitely gather all his strength to settle the battle situation in the shortest possible time. If he really has to wait until the spring of next year, what the empire will have to face is... It’s an army of Feize that has been trained throughout the winter!”

"The situation of the war is decided? Hasn't Feize already captured the capital of Papute?" Mao Monaqing's eyes were like a lake of autumn water, with slender eyebrows, skin as jade as snow, and wind. The graceful posture has a heart-stirring and refreshing temperament.

"What I mean by a settled war situation is that Feize's army will use all its strength to defeat the Central Eight-Nation Alliance and completely take control of the situation in the south." The fat man's face showed a bit of distress. "Although the Central Alliance seems to be powerful, what is actually going on? Everyone is thinking It is very clear that it cannot be just a group of upstarts who have gathered together temporarily to get arms and military expenses from the empire and then clamor to defeat Fezer. This kind of thing is to deceive the Fezer people. In fact, this temporary military alliance has caused of It just forces the Feize people to mobilize forces from the country to deal with it. It can only last for three months, let alone until the beginning of next year. Without letting go, he immediately sent out foreign affairs officers to convey the news to the entire southern Opalo. Is it to confuse the public? To exonerate himself from the massacre of the capital of Paput? Who cares about a second-rate man now that the south is already in chaos. The life and death of the kingdom”

"What the Fezer people did was actually to frighten the other seven countries in the Central Alliance. In terms of strength, with the support of the empire, the Paput Kingdom already had the strength of a first-class power, but it still lost its city and territory within a month. In the end, even the king There is no guarantee, which means that Feize is fully capable of repeating this incident in the other seven countries."

"Don't look at the appearance of the Central Alliance. Once you see that the situation is not right, it will immediately fall apart!"

The fat man's tone was more or less filled with anger, but the Central Alliance, which the empire had spent millions to arm, was naturally a fat man if he knew the details. The seven central countries reached a military agreement against Fezer entirely because Frightened by Fezer's attack. And the empire took advantage of this skillfully, and with a little pulling and pulling, it was able to force the originally scattered central region together in as little as one month." I didn't expect that His Majesty was so unfavorable to the Central Alliance, so why did he invest hundreds of dollars in it? What about Wan’s financial resources? "Mao Mo." Na Qing was a little surprised when she heard this. According to Fatty, if the Central Alliance and Feize's army fight, even if they fight bloody battles, the empire will not send a single soldier. "Haha, of course it is to prevent the Central Alliance from falling easily. Entering Feize's hand, the fat man smiled. If the person who heard these words at this moment was Turrit Corinne who was in charge of the empire's external affairs, he would definitely understand immediately what the fat man meant. The Central Alliance was actually a good-looking piece of shit, apart from becoming cannon fodder that consumed Fezer's military power. From another aspect, it is much better for the Central Seven Kingdoms Alliance to fight Fezer than for the Central Seven Kingdoms to fall to Fezer's camp." The fat man paused, pretending to be mysterious, picked up a document, and handed it to Mao Mo. Qing "You will understand after looking at this"

“This is a loan request from the Nam An Phu Kingdom”

Mao Mo Naqing picked up the document and looked at it. Slightly stunned, Nan'an Fu Kingdom is one of Feize's vassals. How could it send the loan request to the empire? Logically speaking, if there is really difficulty, it should not be sent directly to the suzerain country, that is, Feize. Is the kingdom asking for help?" Since the beginning of summer this year, nearly half of Feize's country has been experiencing severe drought, and the harvest is already weak. In the Civil War, the country cannot take care of what is needed to support the frontline army, so how can it still have the energy to manage them! If If this were not the case, the Paput Kingdom would not seize two regions at once. "The fat man grinned slightly, his eyes calmly falling on the outline of the golden sunset outside the window." Now the seven central countries have decided to side with us. In order to cope with the pressure, Feize will definitely give his all. The most likely thing is to shift all the pressure to these southern vassal kingdoms. I have already sent people to Nan'anfu. I believe that it won't take long for good news to come."

"Does the Empire have to go to war against Fezer?"

When Mao Monaqing heard that Fatty had sent people to Nan'anfu in advance, she knew that everything might have been under Fatty's control from then on. The problem was that Feize was a southern country, although it was only separated from the empire by a strait. , but it seems that it is not an enemy that the empire must target.

The fat man licked his slightly dry lips, picked up the water glass on the table and took a sip. "Feser is a link that the empire cannot get around. Not to mention other things, Fezer is the largest controlling force on the southern coastline. , not only occupies one-third of the ports in the southern inland sea area, but also controls the direction of the mainland to the southern sea area. If the empire wants to achieve colonial expansion on the southern coastline and open wider trade routes, Feize will is the biggest obstacle. ""If Fezer is a country that is good at flexibility and cooperation, the empire may not necessarily need to fight with each other, but it is impossible for Fezer to open the coastline it controls to the empire." The fat man's voice was slightly heavy, His gaze has always been forward-looking. After all, he has the worldview of future generations. His understanding of national strategy is often discovered after the fact. Mao Monaqing is not only the imperial princess, but also the imperial concubine. The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs can be said to be the steward of the empire's backyard, so Fatty is no longer hiding it. This time he went south with the intention of communicating with him. The expansion of the empire is impossible without the support of government affairs. The same is true for the expansion of the empire. It will not work without military strength." Once the coastline is opened and the empire's power expands southward, the people who will be most affected are the slave trade and other businesses that support most of Fezer's fiscal revenue. The turmoil in the southern dependent countries under their control is an unsolvable knot. The empire is very clear about this, and Fezer is also very aware of this. This is why the Civil War started with the countries that proposed uniting the south to fight against the northern Falcon Empire. , that’s Feize in the south! Aren’t the entire continent waiting to see how the empire will fight back? Then I will show them that the empire can make everyone in Feize rebel without relying on military power!

The road to Nan Anfu is not smooth, because the Central Alliance declared war on Fezer, and the Fezer border army cut off the road to the southern vassal country. The morning was cold and bright, and the thick fog of late autumn was like milk in the woods. At dawn, Shifen lay fragile on the ground for a long time without melting, in the cold wind , the treetops of the pine forest were swaying and spinning in circles, so the withered yellow leaves left the treetops and swung away from the branches one after another, circling the road. It seemed that the peaceful woods were filled with crisscrossing thorns and dark thorns, patrolling The shining cold spears of the team, the neat footsteps of leather boots in the forest soil

This is the front line of the confrontation between the Central Alliance and Fezer. On this long front of more than fifty miles, camps of Fezer's army can be seen everywhere. It is said that Fezer has issued a nationwide mobilization order, claiming that hundreds of people will gather together. Ten thousand troops crushed the so-called Central Alliance. In the eyes of the Fezer people, the eight central countries Being protected by Feize, stabbing Feize in the back at a critical moment is a very bad behavior. It is impossible to know whether there is a million-strong army, but just from what I saw, as a loan supervisor of the Imperial Bank Si Duhan who went there felt that even if he didn't have one million, he still had 110,000 or 20,000.

"I am Princess Lunsha of the Kingdom of Nan'an Fu, and I am about to go to Nan'an Fu." Princess Nan'an Fu changed into a knight's costume and showed her royal seal and documents to the Feize Army patrol blocking her path. Even so, , the patrol still recruited an officer from a servant army of the Nan An Phu Kingdom. This officer confirmed the identity of Princess Lunsa,

"Of course there is no problem, Your Highness, but..." The patrol captain moved his eyes towards Judicial Han. It wasn't that he found anything, he just wanted to get some benefits. He had been here for more than ten days and didn't even check a caravan. Come on, now that I have finally bumped into someone, how can I let go easily? Although Feize is the suzerain country, it has always been superior to the vassal kingdoms, but that mainly refers to the aristocratic class. The general low-level officers do not have the confidence to openly make things difficult for the princess of a country, but they can still make things difficult for the princess's servants. Si Du The clothes on Han's body look like they are no ordinary servants.

"This is my financial steward Pasilia." Princess Lunsa looked a little embarrassed. The servant officer belonging to the Nan'anfu Kingdom quickly handed over a small bag very knowingly.

"This is a traffic sign. Your Highness, Princess, please leave immediately. This will be a battlefield soon!" The patrol leader smiled broadly and got what he wanted. He handed the document to Princess Lunsa and took out a white Token, joyful general bag He stuffed his wife into his arms, and even he didn't know that he almost caught a big fish. But history is like this. Si Duhan, who is also a very important figure in the empire, easily entered Feize's upper-level guarded place. South, (To be continued.)

Come to the pavilion to watch it from the ground to the cloud】