Chapter 245 Three Years of Changes

East, Wanglonggang

Because it is at the easternmost point of the mainland, if you are going to the eastern mainland, this will be the closest departure point for the flight.

In the same way, it is also the closest port from the East Continent to the West Continent.

Therefore, this is often the first place where Orientals come to the Western Continent. After setting foot in a foreign country, it is inevitable that they will feel nostalgic. Because of this, it is called Wanglonggang.

Standing on the high lighthouse and reef on the pier, looking at the unreachable hometown of the dragon.

The tide beats the neat and white harbour, and the soothing sound of water swirls in this port city.

Another afternoon, a large square-headed sea boat was docked on the shore. It was built of white teak, and the corners were decorated with sea blue. The shape resembled a bird, and it had a unique oriental beauty.

"Then, send it here." On the dock, Alena waved to the people behind her.

"I will send Lily and the others safely to the Eastern Continent. The Chamber of Commerce to which this sea-going ship belongs is also familiar to me. They are one of the few large chambers of commerce that can transport people and goods across the endless sea safely. ." Alena pressed the brim of her hat.

"Unfortunately, most of my ships are cargo ships. In addition, I haven't been to the distant Eastern Continent. This is the first time I go to the Eastern Continent. It is still an insurance point. It is more convenient to take someone else's downwind boat."

"Alena is also so cautious, it's really rare." Lettis complained from time to time. .

"I'm definitely free, but this time with Lily and the others, it can't be sloppy." Alena said that she was still very reliable.

"It's rare that Alena is serious." Niya smiled aside.

"After going to the East Continent, you can go to Luojing. It's very prosperous and fun. If you don't have money, you can go there to find my brother, hehe." Ye Ling raised his hand, expressing his attributes as a little rich woman.

"Okay, then I'm welcome." Alena bent down, trying to pinch Ye Ling's little face, but was avoided by the other party.

"Come on, I'm not a child anymore." Ye Ling hid behind Loren Hill, grimacing at Alena.

"Hahaha." Another girl's laughter came from the pier.

After whispering, several of them sighed that some of their companions really haven't changed much, such as Loren, Ye Ling, and Wei Miya. I really don't know how they have lived these years.

However, the most surprising thing is that it is Nia.

This former shofar girl is now a mature elder sister of shofar, and her body plumpness is even more than that of Bumantha, which makes people have to look at her with admiration.

"Don't stare at it." Seeing everyone's eyes turning around, Nia had to wrap her arms around her chest, and said a little embarrassedly.

"Okay, let's stop teasing Niya." Lorraine stood in front of Niya at this time, relieved her from the siege, and then looked at Lily.

"I'm afraid I'll never come back once I go this time. Has Lily really made up her mind?"

She looked at the young mother, her former companion.

Lily closed her eyes slightly, then slowly opened them and nodded.

"I've decided."

Although this will miss the graceful and luxurious life in the past, and it is estimated that it will be difficult for the family to see each other again, but at least they can get rid of this corrupt situation and start their own life again.

Looking at the scene, the others also quieted down a little and cheered for her silently.

"See you in the East Continent after that, Lily."

"Well, see you later."

After speaking, Lily and Alena boarded the high-rise ship step by step and slowly disappeared at the end of the deck.

Not long after, the eastern sea ship slowly left the harbor, and a long whale call also rose to the sound of the sea.

A white jet of water spewed out of the sea, and then a giant grey rock-like whale surfaced and sank back down, making huge waves.

This is a giant beast in the sea raised by the Eastern Chamber of Commerce. Relying on its drag, the ship can flexibly shuttle in the endless vortex gap, so as to safely cross the sea.

During the days that the ship stayed, the Grey Mountain Giant Whale of Ocean Sequence 7 was already full, so that it also had sufficient physical strength to cross this vast sea.

Standing on the shore of the pier, several people watched the sea ship slowly disappear at the end of the sea level, and then turned their heads with some reluctance.

"It's over."

On the way back, Bumansha said something with emotion.

"What's over, Sister Bumansa." Ye Ling raised his head curiously.

"The prince and the queen left this country by boat, and they lived a happy life overseas." Bumantha blinked at Eidolon and said something vague.

"Although it seems to have some meaning, but I don't understand." Ye Ling pursed his cheeks.

"Because Eidolon was dozing at the time." Bumantha replied with a chuckle.

"Do you remember that day, when we just entered Emenas and stayed in the central school building, and then the members of Lorraine's dormitory were invited by me to come over."

"That night? I don't seem to remember." Ye Ling shook his head.

"That night we played the game of chess brought by Lily, but you were sleeping at first, and then played for Lily for a while, and helped Lily realize her wish, although the way of realization was unacceptable to Lily, haha."

"Oh, I seem to remember a little, hey, what was the ending at that time, why can't I remember."

"You fell asleep on Lorraine's lap.

, certainly do not know the ending. "Letice looked at Eidolon's smooth double ponytail and wanted to grab it in her hand and feel it.

"Well, okay" Ye Ling said that he just loves to sleep.

"Then who finally greeted it?"

"That time, it was Loran and Wemiya who won." Niya seemed to remember a little.

"Will it be a happy ending?" Ye Ling asked curiously and hopefully.

"It will be a happy ending." Roland Hill put both hands on Eidolon's shoulders and hugged the little guy.

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Time passed slowly, and after a few weeks of reminiscing at Bumansha's house in the East Territory, Loren Hill and Wemiya returned to the South Territory again.

However, Ye Ling didn't follow her this time. She seemed to be fascinated by the food in the eastern part of the empire, and now she lives with Dai Ju at Bumansha's house.

Inside the Empire, the situation entered a period of peace.

Because of the emperor's edict, the originally unstable provinces in the southern border fell to the 'Fairy Wood' organization, and finally the southern border was peacefully unified.

The Baska family, Duke of the Red Dragon, had a huge reputation in the South, and now they are the nominal masters of the South, which is acceptable to many people.

In this way, after gradually taking over the provinces, the 'Fairy Wood' organization also began a drastic and comprehensive reform, which seemed to completely ignore the laws and systems of the previous empire.

For this kind of behavior, the Imperial Council can only pretend not to see it, and there is no way to stop it.

To stop it is to fight, but now no one wants to fight, especially in this matter, which is not necessarily beneficial.

Compared with the regent's policy in the past, the new emperor Elio's governance is obviously much more gentle. Not only did he not blame the rebellion in the southern region over the years, but instead he sent many awards and rewards in succession to endorse the legitimacy of autonomy in the southern region.

Valley descent

Such an approach would be difficult for outsiders to understand, but if it was from Elio’s point of view, I am afraid that Sharanrot would be considered his own, and the current royal family and the center of the empire are all supported by the Aimanke brothers. enemy.

Both of them were of noble birth, but because of the conspiracy of the Aimanke brothers, they were exiled to the people and had experienced hardships, so it is not difficult to understand that Elio has the same feeling of pity for Charan Luote.

What's more, some people even proposed to let the royal family and the Baska family marry again to stabilize the situation. But both sides ultimately declined this seemingly good offer.

The capital of the South, Falfona.

This kind of high mountain city in Chixin Province has now been roughly repaired. Along the mountain road, there are wide and neat stone steps.

On both sides of the steps, there are many stone tablets, which are scattered. The corners of the stone tablets are decorated with flowers, dragons, goblins, grass leaves, vines, etc., and the flat part in the middle is inscribed with a sentence of proverbs.

'The Chilong roared, seeing its power. ’

'At the end of that hillside, there is a land of peace and tranquility, and what we have to do is to get there through the layers of thorns. ’

"When you ride on a dragon's back, either surrender it or fall into the valley."

‘What is power, that is the truth and power that makes the lion also docile. ’

'He fell like lightning into the towering mountains, like an eagle among birds, a lion among beasts, and the dragon is but a form of man. ’

"We hold up this earth with our hands.—that is the oath of the winds of abundance"

‘If cheating is not punished, you will soon be cheated again. ’

'The unsung hero. ——Because there is no name, it can be powerful without any flaws. ’

'When someone instills an idea in you, hold your purse tightly. ’

‘A dog will satisfy you with food, but a man will not. ’

'A knight who has a romantic rumor is still a knight, and a thief who keeps a promise is still a thief. -Sometimes we are too hard on heroes. ’

'There are countless thoughts, ideas, ideas, just like the river fish in the rainy season, colorful, racing to jump over the turbulent, dazzling, and at a loss, but when the last white fish slowly swam by, I felt a kind of never before. of satisfaction and peace of mind. ——To the ideal land that is beautiful and accommodating everything. ’

Most of these proverbs are well known to those living in the South, and some are only recently written, and they symbolize the wisdom of the past and the present.

Some of them are about the ultimate meaning of life, and some of them are small suggestions for life. The elegance and the vulgar, the sublime and the reality, mirror each other.

Without lofty ideals and pursuits, it is difficult to say that you will feel peaceful and happy in life, but if you only have ideals and pursuits and don’t bend down to live, I am afraid that you will become an unpopular imaginary.

After the southern border was gradually unified, education began to spread, and as the most important thing in education, it was not only the learning of knowledge, but also how to understand how to get along with the world.

As the Eastern proverb says, 'When you don't know where you're going, what's the use of the wheel no matter how fast it turns. ’

After the winter festival, the early spring comes. After several years of war and chaos, the southern border finally ushered in a year of peace as a whole. In various towns, there are also notices posted on the streets, persuading parents to let children. Enter school to study.

In a small town, many villagers who came to the market looked at the big notice curiously and listened to the people in the front row read out the contents.

"...That is to say, this time, not only will the tuition fee be waived, but as long as you pass the exam, you will be rewarded."

"real

Is it right? "

"Will there be such a good thing, not likely."

"Perhaps experimenting with children?"

"Let's try it out, what if it's true?"

Many people are skeptical about the announcement made by the 'Fairy Wood' for the first time in the southern border, but a small number of people choose to believe it.

The humble schools are established one after another under the organization. Maybe they lack everything at first, but they will gradually improve until they complete the highest ideal of the 'Fairy Wood' organization. Through education, they will gradually change the concept of generations, and provide Its own strength provides a steady stream of strength.

Tertiary, 1707, spring.

After hearing about the large-scale farming in the southern border, the imperial family also sent messengers to study and visit, hoping to get a way to increase food production.

Regarding this messenger group, after internal discussions, the 'Fairy Wood' organization decided to allow them to enter, just because this method can save more people after the promotion.

In May of the same year, after the embassy returned to the imperial capital, they received public praise and praise from the emperor, and immediately implemented new methods of farming in the central provinces of the empire.

Cultivating terraces, digging ditches, composting rotations, etc.

At the end of July, a large number of refined ores were transported from the northern border of the empire to the south. It is said that the new emperor heard that the materials needed for industrial construction in the southern border were insufficient, and he specially prepared them.

Regarding Emperor Elio's friendship, the "Fairy Tree" organization in the southern region also shipped part of the year's bumper grain to the north in mid-September to support the central region and the difficult northern region.

At the end of November, the Emperor issued a decree for the Royal Academy to write textbooks and books more suitable for enlightenment, and was prepared to follow the example of the southern border in the central part and establish schools in various towns.

1708, February

In order to solve the famine caused by the cold disaster in the north, the emperor asked the ceremonial officials to organize a team to the north to negotiate.

In March, the emperor and the nobles in the north made an agreement that they would gradually guide the residents of the north to go to the middle of the empire in batches to help reclaim the fields and participate in the work in the workshops and factories.

This will greatly ease the famine in the north, reduce the pressure on the northern lords, and at the same time give the central part of the empire a lot of manpower for construction.

1709, August

After accounting by the Imperial Executive Council, the tax revenue of the central provinces of the Empire recovered significantly during the year, and the unhealthy finances that had lasted for many years due to the war began to turn.

1710, February

Because of the large number of factory constructions, the internal transformation of the empire began, and business and production-related taxes rose year by year, and were expected to exceed agricultural taxes in a few years.

Because of the rise of new workshops and factories, a large number of wealthy people are eager for the protection of titles and power. Some members of the parliament suggested in the Imperial Parliament whether to exchange a lot of wealth for honorary titles to meet the emerging needs.

"If we can't let them join us, then they will become our enemies." A loyal noble reminded His Majesty the Emperor.

"But if money can buy titles, the sanctity of the empire's glory will be lost, which means the decline of all morals and the rejection of faith."

"They have huge wealth and a large number of workers. If they do not provide certain social status protection, then they will be urged by a sense of security to seize and seek, and this will also become a new factor of anxiety in the empire."

In July of the same year, the empire began to set up edict councils in various places to negotiate local construction and other matters. The members of the council were selected from local famous people, which was not the case in the past. Only nobles could stand for election.

In the new imperial environment, the members of the Edict Council are local nobles, wealthy businessmen, business owners, and high-level extraordinary people. They will negotiate and decide issues in some territories together. In addition, members of the parliament can write to the Central Council of the Empire to report the recent consultations of the Edict Council, the follow-up implementation effects, etc.

However, the military power still remains in the hands of the former nobles, who are responsible for the local garrison, public security and other related parts, but compared to the past, under the edict of the parliament, a certain number of guards can be built by themselves for the implementation of the law of the parliament.

After this new system was implemented in the middle of the empire, the original aristocracy began to differentiate. Some of the aristocrats who had gained a lot of industry in the rise of industry did not care, or even agreed, but some of the aristocrats did not get a share of the pie, and the aristocrats who were still allocated power began to be dissatisfied.

They complained that their ancestors, and even this generation, were loyal to the emperor and expanded the territory of the empire, but now they have been suppressed and abandoned.

Some people began to suggest in the Imperial Parliament that non-nobles should be prohibited from setting up chambers of commerce, opening factories, etc., and should obtain quotas for factory construction according to the size of their titles.

All factories and workshops, like land, should be in the hands of the nobles.

After this proposal was initiated, it immediately won the support of a large number of small and medium nobles, and some large nobles also had an ambiguous attitude.

In this way, after three years of peace, the interior of the empire was once again in turmoil.