Chapter 829 Confused
In the country of Bian, in the middle of the Eastern Capital, the little Yuanlin leaned on a fence and looked into the distance; his face was still somewhat immature, but his brows were tightly furrowed.
"Things shouldn't be like this! Why did it become the current situation?!"
Yuan Lin is very confused. There is always a difference of five colors between reality and dream - from rainbow to black and white.
According to Yuan Lin's original idea, economic unification should be able to promote the unification of Bian State very well. Even if it cannot promote the final unification, it can lay a solid foundation for real unification. In the future, the unification of Bian State will be nothing more than a logical and simple matter.
However, the first half of this plan is very good, and it can be said that it perfectly shows Yuan Lin's conception. However, when it came to the middle part, it was a bit out of Yuan Lin's expectation. That is, economic unification has indeed promoted the improvement of Bian State; however, the emergence of the Customs Union has made Bian State even more "tight barriers".
The country of Bian, which has a radius of thousands of miles, is divided up by 10 customs unions, which is equivalent to the land area of each customs union, which is between 2,500 and 3,000 miles. (Note that this is a square and a circle, not a simple length and width)
A country with a land width of 2,500 to 3,000 miles already has the capital to become an empire. Back then, the Great Xia Kingdom was only more than three thousand miles away.
It is conceivable that the customs union in Bian's country will develop in the direction of their own independence and go further and further. According to this situation, the next step will be a pattern of contending for hegemony.
But at this moment, another crisis erupted. That is - economic control from the Shang Dynasty.
At the beginning, in order to promote economic unification and create a more trustworthy environment, Yuanlin introduced a large number of the "banking system" of the Shang Dynasty.
Of course, there is nothing in the banking system; but what follows is the tentacles of various large groups in the Shang Dynasty. These groups control various customs unions a little bit through technology and economy.
In the process of mutual conquest by various customs unions, it is inevitable to introduce a large amount of arms, technology, industry, economy, etc. But the customs union fights every day, so there is no time to develop the economy and industry by itself, so it can only "borrow" from various groups in the Shang Dynasty.
The more war there is, the more demand there will be, and the more loans will be made, gradually forming a vicious circle.
Well, now the various customs unions have almost become puppets in the hands of those large groups in the Shang Dynasty.
The current situation is: the war on the land of Bian country can no longer be stopped. In order to repay the loan and also for the ambition in the heart, it is impossible for the various customs unions to stop the war.
But the above is only superficial! The real deep-seated reason is: the large business groups of the Shang Dynasty, using Bian as their chessboard and the country (split customs union) as their pawns, are competing and experimenting.
To put it bluntly: the people of the Bian Kingdom, and even the cultivators are killing each other on their own land, and they are still enjoying themselves as pawns of the business group of the Shang Dynasty!
Grasping the railing, Yuan Lin suddenly felt a little tired, and...angry! Why is it like this? If such a state of Bian continues, there will be no hope at all, and it will become a doll in the hands of the major groups of the Shang Dynasty!
As for Bian Guo wanting to renege on his debt? Hehe, don't even think about it! Now the Shang Dynasty has annexed Liu Guo, Lu Guo, Xing Guo, and completely bordered Bian Guo. As long as Bian Guo dares to say "repudiation", a million troops will immediately crush Bian State.
The current state of Bian is a typical example of 'the drug cannot be stopped'.
Just as he was thinking, Jiang Long, Yuan Lin's bodyguard, came over. At this time, Jiang Long no longer despised Yuan Lin, but he didn't respect him much either. It can only be said that the superficial "respect" has been maintained. Coming behind Yuan Lin, Jiang Long said lightly: "Your Prime Minister, Your Majesty welcomes you."
Yuan Lin responded and turned around slowly. When he came to the palace, he saw King Li of Dongdu with the same tired expression.
Seeing Yuan Lin coming, King Li sighed, "Yuan Lin, do you have a clue?"
Yuan Lin frowned slightly, "My lord, I think of two strategies, please refer to them.
The first one is to burn the boat. It is to borrow a lot of money from the Shang Dynasty, obtain a lot of support, and defeat two to three customs unions in one fell swoop, to establish our advantages; and then slowly map it.
The second is to divert attention. We transfer domestic conflicts abroad.
The specific method is that we target the Sima Empire in the south, and let the commanders of the ten parties jointly send troops to crusade against the Sima Empire. In the end, whoever contributed the most will be the leader and rule Bian in the form of an alliance.
After that, continue to promote economic unification, and gradually complete the real unification of the country.
The first strategy is the worst strategy; but it is simple and easy to implement, and it is easy to be swayed by the Shang Dynasty. The second strategy is the best strategy, but it requires careful planning, and if you are not careful, the consequences will be unpredictable.
Now that the Shang Dynasty is consolidating the newly occupied areas, we only have one year at most to complete the unification! At the latest before the return of the Shang Dynasty mission to Dongsheng Shenzhou, we must form a strong and unified country in order to hold back the expansion of the Shang Dynasty. "
Li Wang's eyes were shining, and his eyes were shining. The group control from the Shang Dynasty, like shackles, wrapped around Bian Guo, making Bian Guo a puppet of various large groups in the Shang Dynasty. However, this dilemma is not unsolvable, but it has not been able to find a good direction.
But today, King Li found his way. However, if you want to achieve your goal, you still need to care about it.
After hesitating for a while, King Li finally made a decision, and personally used Ling Tong Bao Jian to contact the remaining nine separatist regimes and asked to meet again.
It was soon agreed to meet again, at the same place.
Three days later, the ten kings met again. After the meeting, King Li did not hide it, and immediately said: "Everyone, if we continue like this, Bian Kingdom will sooner or later be annexed by the Shang Dynasty after Liu Guo, Lu Guo, and Xing Guo. Now is our last chance. Once If the missions of the Shang Dynasty visited Dongsheng Shenzhou returned, or the Shang Dynasty stabilized the newly occupied areas, we would never have another chance.
For now, I have an idea.
How about we take the man's Sima Empire as our goal? We each send out some elite soldiers and generals to attack the Sima Empire together. Explain that the one who has made the most contributions will become the "King of Kings" among our ten kings, and rule Bian Kingdom temporarily.
Then, we will implement economic unification and completely complete the unification of Bian. "
The other nine kings looked at each other in blank dismay, but they all saw the look of eagerness in their eyes. These ten kings all realized the recent transformation of Bian State. It is a sad thing to kill each other on one's own land. If you can turn your attention to the Sima Empire in the south for courtship, it is indeed a good way.
But there is a problem. King Jing of the Central Capital asked, "This method is good. But after the unification, how will the remaining nine kings be arranged?"
King Li of the Eastern Capital suddenly sneered, and asked back: "I don't know, if we are annexed by the Shang Dynasty, how will the Shang Dynasty arrange us? Will they let us continue to dominate?"
The kings suddenly fell silent.
Only then did King Li continue to say: "I think that after the reunification, the remaining nine kings will continue to maintain the honorary title and material treatment of the king; they can assist the country and establish their own business groups. But after ten years, they will gradually withdraw from the political arena. Let Bian be unified.
As for who can become the king, it depends on the performance in the war. "
The kings looked at each other, discussed for a while, and finally nodded. Li Wang's strategy is indeed quite good. In fact, everyone also knows that if Bian Guo continues like this, the catastrophe of extinction is imminent.
Today is not the past. At that time, although the Bian country was divided, other countries did not dare to mess with it. But now, it has entered the era of national annexation, and the Shang Dynasty in the north is majestic, and the masters are crying and shouting to become citizens of the Shang Dynasty.
Under such circumstances, the country of Bian must be unified as soon as possible. Only a unified country of Bian can block the attack of the Shang Dynasty—it is only possible.
The strategy was finalized, and the kings agreed, and then the strategy for dispatching troops was discussed. Soon there will be a full strategy.
First, the troops were divided into three groups, marching into the Sima Empire from the sea, the middle, and the west.
Second, the kings sent at least 100,000 troops, and this 100,000 refers to the elite.
Third, credit calculation method: calculated by points, this is a very reasonable method. Specifically, the border guards, legions, cities, generals and officials at all levels of the Sima Empire, and the emperor Sima Xuan himself, were all 'marked with points'. Then, everyone finally sees who has the most points.
The one with the most points is, of course, the 'King of Kings'. From now on, he will be the emperor of Bian Kingdom!
After the strategy was set, Bian Guo took immediate action. This is Bian's first expedition in the past thousand years!
The Sima Empire will have a radius of 4,000 miles, while the 10 kings and 10 customs unions in Bian are almost all around 2,500 to 3,000 miles. The comprehensive combat power is at least four or five times that of the Sima Empire. But Bian Guo still favors martial arts and is rampant in the way of magic, so his combat power will be doubled!
Besides, Bian has no shortage of arms recently.
Two days later, the news spread to the Sima Empire, and the entire Sima Empire was shocked. This is really a disaster!
As for the Shang Dynasty, after hearing about this incident, they just waited and watched.
To be precise, during the last few days in the Shang Dynasty, Li Xian did not show up. After hastily meeting Yaosheng Island and the Liao mission, Li Xian retreated.
However, after sending away the mission to Dongsheng Shenzhou, Li Xian's cultivation level, which had not fluctuated for a long time, finally had an opportunity to break through. So Li Xian had to hurry up and retreat. In any case, in this fairyland, personal practice cannot be ignored.
In the blink of an eye, for more than ten days, the secret room that Li Xian closed was finally opened gently from the inside.
"Congratulations to the virtuous king." The surrounding guards and masters congratulated in unison.
Li Xian walked over with a face full of joy. After more than ten days of retreat, Li Xian's cultivation finally broke through the stage of transforming gods and reached the stage of cave void.
In the Dongxu period, he has already stood at the level of high-level combat power in the fairyland, and has already stood at the top of the practice pyramid. After arriving here, even if the Shang Dynasty suddenly collapsed, Li Xian could take his family and leave in a leisurely way without worrying about his future survival.
But Li Xian is Li Xian, if it was another king, he would definitely walk away with his head held high; but Li Xian thanked the guards around him, gave him a generous reward on the spot, and had another three days off. The guards and masters immediately left happily.
Soft footsteps sounded, and Xia Qingqing walked slowly with the support of Dragon Princess Ao Qingxue. Princess Dragon is still so noble, ethereal and gorgeous; Xia Qingqing's face is full of the brilliance of maternal love, and she walks towards Li Xian tremblingly.
Li Xian hugged Xia Qingqing gently, pulled Ao Qingxue and said softly: "I have wronged you."
There was a trace of moisture in Ao Qingxue's eyes. More than a grievance. But with Li Xian's words, Ao Qingxue smiled innocently, like a child; leaning lightly on Li Xian, she seemed a little tired. Now the hope of Yingzhou Donghai rests on the Shang Dynasty, and Ao Qingxue is the link.
As the night fell, the negotiations between the Shang Dynasty, Yaosheng Island, and the Liao Kingdom were suspended; everyone celebrated Li Xian together.
Standing behind the chairman's seat at the dinner, Li Xian swept slowly. On the square of Nuoda, the lights were bright, but tens of thousands of people bowed their heads. When Li Xian appeared, it seemed that the pause button was turned off, and all the commotion stopped.
There was a slight smile on the corner of Li Xian's mouth, but inadvertently revealed a bit of majesty. Unknowingly, it has come to the present. Today's Li Xian is no longer the frightened young man, but the king who holds the power of the world.
Wake up and control the power of the world, and lie drunk on the knees of beauties; If you speak a word, you dare not disobey it thousands of miles away; When the king is angry, you will lay down a million corpses!
In Li Xian's view, it's just that his cultivation level has been raised to the void stage, and a simple celebration is enough. In the end, this simple celebration shocked almost the entire city of Anyang.
The banquet extended from the city lord's mansion to the square in front of the city lord's mansion, and even continued. The lights of the banquet were indistinguishable from the street lights in the distance.
There was silence, not even a cough. Li Xian didn't speak, everyone stood respectfully and bowed their heads; even the visiting delegation from Yaosheng Island didn't dare to raise their heads in such an atmosphere.
The night breeze was gentle, but it couldn't blow into the banquet; there were guards nearby who had already set up temporary banners one by one to keep out the wind and rain. Such a temporary formation almost covered half of Anyang City.
Even if it is stormy outside, the banquet will not be affected in the slightest.
Li Xian nodded slightly, and Yuan Yun, who was sweating nervously beside him, hurriedly shouted, "The banquet has begun!"
In an instant, firecrackers sounded all around, and the fireworks formed by the spell burst into beautiful brilliance, illuminating the entire City Lord's Mansion; the elegant music fluttered softly, and the scene seemed to be like a film and television work with the pause button released, and it instantly became alive.
The dinner lasted until midnight, Li Xian gave out a large amount of red envelopes, and then went back to rest. A large number of officials also left. As for the messy dinner party scene, it was cleared out overnight; before dawn, the square was already clean, not even a single hair could be found. Even the smell of alcohol and so on, there is not even a trace!
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Before the dawn is the darkest hour. On the border of Dongsheng Shenzhou and Taixuan Shenting, there is a team of masters and apprentices trekking hard.
To be precise, there are only three masters and apprentices in this team: Liu Jie, and Liu Jie's two disciples Han Chang and Li Ji.
Followed by a team of palace guards. After "sending" the three of Liu Jie outside the border, the palace guards of hundreds of people retreated back to the border, and then closed the border gate.
Amidst the creaking sound, the gate of the border gate was closed, and also the faint hope in Liu Jie's heart.
He looked up at the eastern sky, but there was no light at all.
Previously, with his last hope, Liu Jie came to Taixuan Shenting, met the Taixue Taifu of Taixuan Shenting, and further met the emperor, and then... there is no more. Not long after communicating with the emperor, "The Tongyi of Heaven and Man" and Liu Jie himself were once again positioned as evil ways and expelled.
"The world is so big, but no one understands it!" Liu Jie lamented, "Human nature is inherently evil is not the core of "Tongyi between Heaven and Man", why do you always focus on 'human nature is inherently evil'!"