Realm of Power

The temperature in the Obaro area has begun to warm up, especially in the Imperial Sea City, which is affected by the warm ocean currents. The cold snow in the north has just converged, and the temperature has risen by a full seven or eight degrees. Even the falling raindrops are not noticeable. It was so cold that it seemed that overnight, the soil on both sides of the street turned green, and there were even some early-flowering plants swaying in the spring breeze.

But such spring mood is completely eclipsed by the busyness of Imperial Capital City. Countless lights are shining, and bustling sounds are heard. The shops and commercial areas along the way have been crowded with bustling crowds. Countless merchant ships have gathered in Dahai City, piled up like mountains. products and busy dock workshops,

This situation is not only in the Imperial Capital, it can be said to be throughout all the empire’s commercial terminals on the west coastline.

Although the Imperial Annual Meeting has only been held three times, it has already become the most important meeting in the entire Oubaluo Continent. During the meeting, not only the military generals and governors from all over the empire will bring a large number of specialties from various places to the Imperial Capital Ocean City. , presented to His Majesty the Emperor, and followed closely by these Emperors In the footsteps of the important ministers of the country, there are also businessmen from all over the empire. How can the businessmen miss the opportunity of the Imperial Annual Meeting to bring together all the dignitaries of the entire empire in a short period of time? This is the privilege of the empire’s dignitaries. The party is also a benefit for all merchants within the entire empire territory.

During the Empire's annual meeting, the emperor will announce that all goods trade within the entire empire will only charge half of the normal tax. Under the stimulation of this move, commercial trade within the empire is basically crazy, and high-density commercial trade , it not only drives the economy, but also the entire empire. It has various impacts. Businessmen have to sell more goods during the annual meeting, which first involves manufacturing workshops. Workshops involve more labor and require more raw materials and manufacturing workers. After the goods are sold, To transport it out, a large number of caravans and ships were involved, as well as a large influx of labor force.

Although the Empire's annual meeting only lasts for two weeks, various preparations started two or three months ago. The originally large quantities of squeezed goods began to be emptied, the manufacturing workshops were working overtime, and the fleets and caravans were They are as busy as crazy, and Empire products have begun to have price reductions and promotions in other countries, benefiting a wide range of Not only the dignitaries of various countries, but even the common people of various countries also benefited. In the end, the hoarding for a month or two suddenly exploded, and the effect was like an earthquake, which shook the entire Oparo. During the two weeks of the annual meeting, any obstruction will be ineffective.

Someone once said that the New Year's Eve was the empire's biggest conspiracy. During the New Year's Eve, the entire continent was fluctuating under the empire's powerful influence. Even the barbarians in the barren swamp of the remote Barrow area in southern Europe knew that these ten days were Even some small-scale war zones will choose to avoid this time, the most important annual meeting time in the northern empire, because both upper-class nobles and lower-class soldiers have their own needs.

As for the empire, the tax reduction during the annual meeting was actually just a temporary order used by His Majesty the Emperor to clear out a large amount of unsalable goods every year. No one expected that it would achieve such good results, so they simply It was retained by the Imperial Ministry of the Interior upon request. The main reason given was that sales The number of goods increased greatly, often three to four times more than usual. Therefore, although the tax was reduced by half, the tax revenue was not reduced, but even more. Secondly, in the face of the power of commerce and trade, in the face of the power of commerce, it can be seen and touched. Even enemies cannot refuse the benefits, and the empire's influence can be easily extended to where it is needed."

At this year’s Imperial Annual Meeting, the one that stole the show was the Barrow Country in Southern Europe that no one had expected.

It was only the fifth day of the Empire's annual meeting, and 60% of the goods sold by the Empire were taken over by these southern European Barrow countries, from the nobles of Feize and the Northern Continent to the six central countries, as well as those who were just asking for help from the Empire. The poor country of the Order even lost its royal capital The Elero royal family that has gone to the south are not far behind, such as the Kingdom of Harvey, the Kingdom of Martin Tooth, the Kingdom of Ikar and other southern countries. Don't look at the bloodshed of more than 100,000 troops who just met the empire in the Holy Capital. Chenghe, a prince was killed in battle and was Capturing a prince, all of them had expressions of bitterness and hatred, and collectively spoke out, expressing anger and condemnation for the dignified empire taking such a despicable way to expand its influence during the annual meeting. However, when their people purchased imperial goods at the port, they The madness displayed, Martin Liya and the Ikar Kingdom were led by the prince, and the royal family organized a group to devour the sea all the way. The goods purchased by these three countries alone exceeded 11 million imperial gold, accounting for the entire two-thirds of southern Europe's Barro trade

I wish I could spend all the purchase funds for a year in these ten days. Even the rich and powerful officials in the empire are shocked. I have seen people reincarnated by starving ghosts, and I have never seen such a non-choice person. Want it! There are a lot of specialties and luxury goods shipped from all over the empire to ordinary daily necessities.

In fact, this cannot be completely blamed on these southern countries. It is actually because the Imperial Chamber of Commerce currently does not require customs duties for the religious order countries. These southern kingdoms are purely landlocked countries with no access to the sea. They want to buy The empire’s goods often need to pass through the seaport lines of the Order State, which is expensive. Tariffs generally account for more than half of the value of the goods, and some tariffs are even higher than the goods themselves. Therefore, even cheap goods are already expensive when shipped to their country. In addition, due to the Imperial Navy blockade relationship, they are limited in the quantity they can purchase under normal circumstances

The only time when it can be fully open is during the Empire's annual meeting. During this period, the Imperial Navy will also open the door of convenience and release all sea areas. As long as it is not a combat ship, even a smuggling ship can openly fly the white flag and sail into the Empire. The port transports goods, and neither does the Imperial Navy. Asking about the destination of these smuggled goods, this is the New Year’s Eve. For other countries, this is an evil event where the extremely evil Northern Empire decides who will be attacked next year, but for most people in Obarro Say, this is the most exciting and joyful time of the year!

Of course, facing the strange expressions of all the countries, the three countries shamelessly said that they would buy out the empire and leave the people of the empire with nothing to buy, in order to retaliate against the empire for the brutal massacre of the four coalition forces in the Holy Capital!

This reason is really cruel!

The other countries in the Europa continent are speechless at the lack of bottom line of these three countries.

The only one that is still tough is the Kingdom of Aden. It is true that no Aden merchants have come to the empire, but it is not because the Aden merchants are tough and want to take advantage of it, but because the battle between the empire and the Aden navy in the southern sea of ​​​​Central Asia has entered a critical moment. The empire After two months of silence, the navy in Aden thought it had After fully controlling the southern seas of Central and South Africa, it was suddenly ambushed by the Imperial Navy fleet. The Aden Navy's transport fleet suffered heavy losses and its transportation capacity was greatly reduced. Then the Imperial Navy began to frequently attack the Aden Navy's island strongholds in the southern seas of Central and South Africa and began to attack the Aden Navy. Unplug the connection points that were finally established one by one.

Because of the previous heavy losses of the naval transport fleet, and the need to protect the 200,000-strong Adenian army from attacking the capital of Central Asia, the main force of the Adenian navy was unable to support these island strongholds, and could only watch the imperial navy act like a dragon. generally sweep

The Kingdom of Aden has begun to order the recruitment of ships of the Chamber of Commerce. This is the main reason why the Aden Chamber of Commerce is absent from the Empire's annual meeting. It is also through this phenomenon that the Obaro countries have also begun to realize that the empire and the Kingdom of Aden have been in conflict for half a year. How great was the impact of the battle for Central Asia on the Kingdom of Aden?

As the intelligence of the battle continued to come, the monarchs of the entire Obaro opened their eyes wide. This was an incomparable war. The disparity in power between the two sides was so great that it was unbelievable.

At the beginning of the war, the disparity in naval strength between the two countries was so great that it was unbelievable.

One is the overlord that controls almost the entire Eastern Continent from the Gulf of Aden to the southern sea of ​​Central Asia, the Aden Navy, and the other is a squadron that was just put together temporarily. It is not an exaggeration to say that the Imperial Navy was dismissed as a beggar by the Imperial Navy. The Biya Southern Sea Squadron, the Aden Navy is the strongest It has more than 50,000 sailors and more than 500 warships. For decades, the Aden Navy has known the southern seas of Central and South Africa like the back of its hand. It sends out naval fleets to patrol every quarter and has built systems in thousands of miles of sea. The supporting point is as if it is the familiarity of one's own back garden,

On the empire's side, the number of warships in the Southern China Navy, even including transport ships, does not exceed one hundred. Previously, they had only conducted short-term training on the coast of southern China. With such a huge gap, this is simply a comparison between the top nobles and Just like beggars on the street, but such a disparity happened. It was the beggar who rushed up, and the first one to attack was the Imperial Navy.

At Qinglong Bay, the Imperial Navy severely damaged a squadron of the Aden Navy.

"Maas Crescent Strait", this naval town known as the most dazzling jewel in the crown of the King of Aden was brutally bombarded by the Imperial Navy. The Aden Navy and the Sino-Biya fleet in the strait suffered heavy losses, and it was even said that it was close to becoming famous. The illustrious Admiral Gudeyago of Aden was killed! In the end, the King of Aden was furious, and a huge fleet of 300 warships, the main force of the navy, sailed to the waters of southern China and Biya.

The Imperial Navy was defeated this time, everyone thought so, and as the war progressed, although the Aden Navy still had a numerical advantage, it was like a giant with handcuffs and shackles, but it was because The 200,000 Aden Army fought in the Zhongbia area, but was completely nailed to the north of the Zhongbia sea.

But the Imperial Navy avoided the edge and chased the Aden Navy's weakest transport fleet to beat them up.

Now even a blind person can see that the initiative in naval battles has once again fallen into the hands of the Imperial Navy. As of last month, the data on the losses suffered by the Aden Navy in this battle have also come out. The battle losses of various types of warships have reached Four hundred ships, 50,000 elite naval personnel, and more than 30,000 casualties. Even if the Kingdom of Aden worked day and night to build ships, it would not be able to make up for it.

Even the fig leaf has almost been torn off!

You must know that even if the Aden Navy's naval strength is placed in the inland sea, it is still a hegemon-level naval force. However, such a hegemonic force has been completely destroyed in the half-year tug-of-war between the Imperial Navy and the Imperial Navy! What caused this situation was just a squadron of the empire in the southern waters of Central Asia! Seeing the situation clearly, the Obaro countries were once again in an uproar. From the first battle between the Gallic navy and the opening of the Obaro gates, to the bombardment of the Imperial Capital of Congo, which sounded the clarion call for the decline of the Congo Empire, forcing the overlord of the inland sea, Strand Sea Kingdom, to surrender and becoming the only country in the inland sea. , and now with a squadron To counter the Aden Navy, the Imperial Navy has made all countries feel powerless to fight against it. I originally thought that the Kingdom of Aden was far away in the waters of Central Asia and occupied the power of the landowners, which would always make the empire suffer. Who knew that this would be the case? The result!

"The Kingdom of Aden has also sent a secret envoy to request peace talks with the Empire this time. It wants to end the confrontation with the Empire in Central Asia. Normally, it would be natural to refuse, but now it is during the New Year's Eve, and all the countries are here, and The Aden emissary came again in a high-profile manner. He was afraid that everyone would not know about it and refused like this, which would damage the reputation of the empire."

The little witch Tulit Colleen put down the document from the Aden people in her hand, and sat on the fat man's push. Her long legs were wrapped in black lambskin long pointed boots, and she was wearing a sable fur. scarf The long skirt reveals the pattern at the base of the skin-white ultra-thin glass stockings. The long legs in the stockings are slender and plump. Mixed in the black of the purple skirt and long pointed boots, her slender waist shows even more boundless breasts. charm

After a few years, the little witch had already become a truly powerful witch, and she was even taller. As the imperial princess responsible for the empire's external affairs, with the powerful backing of the empire and the heritage of the thousand-year-old Tulit family, for The details of the Obaro countries are well known. Every negotiation is always able to maximize the interests of the empire, making the royal families tremble. The name Turrit Corin is already well-known to other countries. Degree of discoloration

But at this moment, the entire body of the princess of the Fang Empire, who frightened all the countries, was pressed against the fat man. Her burgundy long wavy hair was elegant and luxurious, and the snowflake diamond ornaments hanging on her long, white and tender neck were dazzling. The smooth and plump oval face exudes unparalleled charm. He slapped the fat man backwards with his slender hand and muttered, "It's disgusting. What do you want to do with your hands and feet?"

The fat man smiled cheekily, "It's normal for the people of Aden to want a truce. Now the Aden army is besieging Zhongbia Xinjing. If there is anything that the people of Aden fear most, it is that our imperial army suddenly comes from the west road of the imperial capital and lets them besieged." The battle in Xinjing was in vain, so they simply sent someone to propose a truce. As long as they delayed it for a while, they could capture Xinjing. Since the Aden people this time If you come here with a high profile, you can tell them that a truce is not impossible. If they give up the southern waters of Central and Bibia, the empire will cease the war." The fat man grinned, but the hand was attached to Tulit Colin Huanrun reluctantly. The jade-like plump thighs also moved up into the long skirt. Although there was a thin layer of stockings between them, the plump and smooth buttocks were already abundant between the fingers.

"Ahem. Can't you two hide during the day? It doesn't matter if you are caught in such a fair and just way!"

A female voice as light and crisp as an oriole coughed dryly, and a charming figure walked in from the door. The bun on her head had been loosened, and it was lightly tied with a white lace headband studded with rhinestones. On the hair, the black jade-like long hair is spread like a waterfall on the neckline and back of the transparent gauze, and the beautiful face with melon seeds is looming against the long hair.

"Sister Ruitang Tina came just in time. I helped you catch this bad guy. How should you thank me!" Turrit Colleen laughed so hard that she had no intention of leaving the fat man's lap. If it was Other princesses might be a little embarrassed, but Ruitang Tina would definitely not be able to. Women from the prairie were much more wild than her, Turrit Corinne.

Ruitang Tingna's delicate pink mouth was slightly upturned, her big eyes full of wildness and agility, she threw a report at the fat man and said in a condensed voice, "It's useless for you to catch him, but now someone is coming to find him." I don’t know how Li Yuehua did it, and actually abducted Princess Mingyue to Dahai City! And as the eldest princess of the Zhongbia royal family, he asked the empire to send troops to rescue you. Haven’t you been waiting for this!”