Chapter 1286 State of the Union Address

When Java was destroyed, a system notification sounded in the mind of every Java player.

"System prompt: Java is destroyed, please choose to descend to the dynasty!"

After Gaia cancels the punishment of the trial ground, the players whose country has been exterminated will not be forced to reincarnate, but also have the right to re-choose a settled dynasty.

The global dynasties, as long as they are willing to accept, can be sent by Gaia.

With 20 million Java players, there are naturally many choices.

Those who choose the Dark Night Empire regard it as a place of revenge, and the Dark Night Empire has just won a "victorious battle" in the Pacific Ocean and expelled the Great Xia Pacific Fleet.

For Java players, Night Empire is still very marketable.

There are also those who choose European and American dynasties such as the Dawson Dynasty, preparing to stay away from the sad land of Asia.

Others chose the Great Xia Dynasty, that is, stayed.

Surprisingly, the last option accounts for more than half of the players, especially Java casual players and life professional players.

More than 70% of casual players chose to stay.

Furthermore, those who have fixed assets in Java are unwilling to give up the properties they have saved with great difficulty, and choose to stay. The "Big Xia Code" clearly stipulates that private property is sacred and inviolable.

Anyway, Java was not the only country that was wiped out by Daxia, and the number was larger, so it was not so hard to accept in my heart. The current Great Xia has already become a super empire spanning the five continents of Asia, Europe, Africa, America, and Australia.

Living under the rule of Daxia seems to be a good thing.

The existence of the Federation has already greatly weakened the concept of family and country. Ouyang Shuo's generation has been educated since childhood, and the concept of the country and the Federation has two sides.

Even Eastern and Western civilizations are blending with each other, but they have never been prioritized.

Otherwise, the Silver Hand, a super organization that spans the world, would not have evolved.

It wasn't until the game world set up different game zones based on the old country's territory that the old country concept was gradually repeated in the past few years, and with the help of caring people, it began to strengthen this concept.

It's just that the time is too short, and the established concept is like a sand tower, which can easily collapse again.

The Great Xia led by Ouyang Shuo is trying to unite the people and aliens of all ethnic groups in the territory, and establish a new national concept - the Great Xia.

A global empire, an empire with oriental civilization at its core.

The main players who left Java were still professional combat players. For these people, a suit of equipment was basically all their possessions.

There are also some fighting players who choose to stay.

Inside, there are some people with ulterior motives, perhaps with the purpose of sabotage.

How to form an effective management of these players has become the biggest problem in Daxia's governance of Java. In Ouyang Shuo's words: "It is easy to take down, but difficult to manage."

After conquering the two islands of Java, Daxia did not set up a new province, but merged the two islands into Heluo Province and managed them together.

In this way, the province of Heluo was included in the territories of Johor, Xingguo, Niguo, and Java, and became the province with the largest east-west span of the empire. It was narrower and longer than Beiyuan Province, and it was also an archipelago province.

The seat of Heluo Province will be moved from the current Putrajaya to Yecheng.

What reassures Ouyang Shuo is that the governor of Heluo is Hu Zongxian, a minister with extraordinary ability, who has won Ouyang Shuo's trust and can keep pace with the times.

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January 21, Honolulu.

The Battle of Java ended smoothly, but Hawaii fell into a bitter battle.

Recently, the dark night army that went on an expedition finally waited for artillery reinforcements. While launching a bombardment of the enemy's artillery positions, they sent slave troops to harass them again.

Cao GUI was very calm, commanded the army, and repelled wave after wave of enemy attacks.

Depending on the situation, before the Spring Festival, the two sides will not be able to tell the winner. The whole battle has gradually evolved into a protracted battle, testing the fighting will of both sides.

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On the 22nd, the capital.

The bustling capital is already full of New Year's flavor, with lanterns and festoons everywhere, and it is not affected by the war in the slightest. After a year of construction, the new urban area is already full of popularity, and the streets are full of traffic.

Factories have sprung up one after another, filled with the breath of the new era.

The roar of the machine, like a beating heart, supports the empire to move forward.

With the accelerated industrialization of the empire and its full opening to all aliens, more and more players have found a sense of belonging in the empire and moved to new jobs.

They are like a fresh blood, bringing a new atmosphere to the empire.

Imperial Palace, first meeting room.

Ouyang Shuo sat in the middle, and on the left side of the long conference table sat a group of civil servants, including six cabinet elders, four court ministers, and four governors who went to Beijing.

On the right side of the long table, there is naturally a row of military generals, including seven commanders in the theater, Navy Commander Zheng He, Pacific Fleet Admiral Shi Lang, and Indian Ocean Fleet Admiral Pyrotechnic.

These twenty-four ministers can be called the mainstay of the empire.

It is not difficult to find that among the five major fleets of the Navy, the Pacific Fleet and the Indian Ocean Fleet stand out because of their different missions, and their status is higher than that of the Royal Fleet.

This can be regarded as the times make heroes.

It's just that Shi Lang's expression was a little dignified, perhaps he was still worried about the situation in the Pacific Ocean.

Tsing Yi, a bachelor of the Miwen Pavilion, as a meeting recorder, is not even qualified to sit around the long table. He can only move a chair and sit in the rear corner of the civil official group.

This can be regarded as the highest-level meeting in the empire. It is only held once a year. Outsiders may think that the atmosphere in the meeting room must be very solemn for such a meeting, and everyone is cautious in their words and deeds.

The truth is just the opposite.

Ouyang Shuo had already spoken beforehand. Not only could everyone speak freely, but they could also debate with each other. Even if it was against his opinion, as long as there was something to be said, there was no taboo.

"In the seven years of Gaia, externally, the empire has unified China, captured East Africa, and unified southern Xinjiang; internally, industrialization has accelerated, a large number of new products have been released, economic growth has maintained a strong momentum, and fiscal revenue has exceeded 100 million. Wenzhiwugong has made extraordinary achievements. It's just that On the road to hegemony, if you don’t advance, you will retreat. Gaia has turned the page in seven years, and in the next year, how the empire will forge ahead and achieve greater glory depends on your advice and suggestions.”

After the simple opening remarks, Ouyang Shuo got straight to the point: "Ovary, you come first."

Zhang Liang sat in the third place from the left, just behind Jiang Shang and Kou Zhun, so it can be seen that the Senior Advisory Council has a high status. Hearing this, he took out a stack of documents, got up, and personally distributed them to all the ministers present, each with a copy. .

Ouyang Shuo took a look, and saw "Shenwu's Fourth State of the Union Address" written on the cover. This was the first strategic document with a global focus after the Advisory Council established the State of the Union Research Center.

Zhang Liang sat down again and began to briefly explain the document.

"In the past year, the overall global situation has stabilized. Except for the frequent wars in Africa, among the 18 dynasties, only the Great Zhou Dynasty was destroyed, and the remaining 17 dynasties are still standing."

"The two camps, the Silver Hand and the Azure Badge, have shown great restraint and focused their energy on internal affairs, accumulating energy for the next big outbreak."

"As the global situation enters the late stage, time is limited, and the Dark Night Empire appears as a spoiler, the Senior Advisor believes that Gaia's eight years will be a year of chaos and war, and all conflicts and contradictions will be concentrated. "

"The global pattern is about to usher in a new round of reshuffle."

Hearing this, the civilian officials looked dignified, but the generals couldn't hide their excitement.

"Is it possible for the two camps to join forces again to check and balance us?" Ouyang Shuo asked.

Zhang Liang replied: "This possibility is not ruled out. However, I believe that rather than joining forces, the two camps are more likely to start an internal fighting mode to maximize their benefits."

"How to say?"

Zhang Liang was not in a hurry, and said: "First, the empire itself has no flaws. With the establishment of the eight war zones and the unification of southern borders, in terms of local defense, the empire has done a perfect job."

"If the two camps want to besiege the empire, they can only advance by land and sea."

"On the land route, there are only three directions: Tianzhu, Persia, and the Romanov Dynasty, corresponding to the three major regions of South Asia, West Asia, and North Asia. They are all places that are easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is difficult to make a major breakthrough."

"Besides, Tianzhu is still in internal strife at this time, and I'm afraid he doesn't have the energy to participate in it at all. Persia and the empire are still separated by the rest of Wokuotai, so it's hard to do our best."

"In the Siberia region of the Romanov dynasty, logistics support is a huge problem. Even if you want to, you can't send troops on a large scale, you can only wave the flag and shout."

Hearing this, the civil servants breathed a sigh of relief, but the generals were upset.

Zhang Liang didn't care about it, and continued: "There are two sea routes, the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. Not to mention the Indian Ocean, as long as the empire firmly holds key waterways such as the Gulf of Aden, the Maldives, and the Strait of Malacca, European dynasties will never dare to send troops. Even if we send troops, we won’t be able to reach the mainland of the empire.”

"The only thing to worry about is probably the Pacific Ocean. With the sudden rise of the Dark Night Empire, the empire's control over the Pacific Ocean has been greatly reduced, giving the Dawson Dynasty and other American dynasties a chance."

When Shi Lang on the opposite side heard this, he almost couldn't lift his head up.

"Fortunately, the empire is located along the eastern coast, with natural barriers such as Yingzhou Province, Yizhou County, and Qiongzhou County, and the coastal defenses are in place. As long as the Dawson Dynasty is not crazy, it will never dare to send troops."

Ouyang Shuo asked, "Where is the Dark Night Empire?"

"The Dark Night Empire is indeed a variable, but judging from the battle report from Cao Gui, the Dark Night Empire's army is relatively weak. At most, they only dare to riot along the coast, and they dare not go deep into the land to fight." Zhang Liang is seeking truth from facts.

Ouyang Shuo suddenly thought that the Japanese pirates on the southeast coast of China in history happened to be in charge of the Dark Night Empire, and they were from Dongying.

Could it be that the Dark Night Empire will be another group of pirates?

Thinking of this, Ouyang Shuo became more and more urgent to rebuild the Pacific Fleet. Even so, Ouyang Shuo didn't show it. He looked calm and listened to Zhang Liang's report.

The State of the Union address of the Ministerial Council is actually setting the tone for the empire's strategy.