Sui Xiong did not care about the so-called national weapon, but he agreed with the God of Runes.
The foundation of a country was neither military nor civil. To put it more bluntly, it was money and swords.
Money was another matter. Swords were the country's military construction. And the army needed people, weapons, and armor.
Where did the weapons and armor come from? Most of the lords were acquired through purchasing. Those with slightly better conditions would buy steel and make their own weapons and armor. Only the most powerful ones could start from raw materials and produce them in a single line.
Weapons came from purchasing. Not to mention how much money it cost, even if you had enough money, you might not be able to buy enough weapons in a short time. Even if you bought them, the quality was always a problem. Even if there was no problem with the quality, the weapons would be worn out in use, and it was always troublesome to repair and replenish them.
So only those who could produce their own weapons were qualified to talk about things like "fighting for supremacy over the world and the Central Plains". In this world, it was the same.
For example, the Commonwealth of Gold Coins was not actually a country, but a large and small fiefdom established by dozens of merchants and nobles. They attacked each other and fought endlessly for hundreds of years.
In these hundreds of years of war, the few big powers that finally rose had their own smelting and forging workshops, and had the ability to produce weapons steadily.
It was because of this productivity that they were able to defeat their old rivals who had been fighting with them for hundreds of years. It was like fighting for the leader of a herd of beasts, and in the end, only the strongest were left.
However, under the mediation of the Goddess of Wealth, Manissy, these most powerful powers did not decide the winner through the final battle, but compromised with each other and formed a federation.
This was of course because they did not have the confidence to defeat the others, and it was also Manissy's strategy to have the last laugh.
Between the royal power and the divine power, there was mutual cooperation, but there was also a lot of conflict. In a country where the royal power was strong, the divine power was often weakened. But in a country where the divine power was strong, the situation was reversed.
What the nobles wanted was for their subjects to obey them, and they did not want a power that often stood on the side of the subjects and restricted them. Even if they did not consider the practical benefits, just the verbose words made the lords, who were used to keeping their words, very annoyed.
The church wanted the people to be devout to God, and the lords should encourage this devout and promote the church. A lord who acted recklessly would obviously hinder the stability of the people's lives. Without a stable life, how could the church be built?
Not to mention, once a person had faith, there would be a church, there would be an organization. If the citizens had an organization, would they still easily submit to the lord's rule and obediently be exploited and oppressed?
Therefore, in the long history, the struggle between royal power and divine power could be said to be consistent. Either the East Wind prevailed over the West Wind, or the West Wind prevailed over the East Wind. It was rare for them to truly coexist peacefully.
In recent years, the biggest exception was the Republic of Northwest. In the Republic of Northwest, aristocratic status was only an honor and did not represent actual ruling power. The political activities of the Church of the Void Mask were also strictly limited to the perspective of "supervision" and "fairness." Sui Xiong never allowed them to cross the line.
For example, in every town, the Church of the Void Mask had a special job, which was to accept the opinions and suggestions of the people about the government. These opinions and suggestions would be reviewed in front of God, and those that were confirmed to be correct would be summarized and sent to the government for handling. If the local government could not handle it, or the results of the handling were not satisfactory to the people, it would be reported to the higher church, and finally, it could even go directly to Sui Xiong's altar.
Of course, in recent years, there really had not been such a big matter. Firstly, under the situation of supervision, most of the officials were more careful and honest. Secondly, the Republic of Northwest was currently in a period of prosperity. Everyone's life was quite good, and there was not much resentment.
Therefore, in the Republic of Northwest, divine power and royal power — assuming that these two really existed — did indeed coexist peacefully, and could even be said to be complementary.
In addition, even in the Mifata Federation, which was in a relatively good situation, the conflict between divine power and royal power was extremely serious. There were all kinds of open and secret struggles, and even assassination and other means were frequently used.
The struggle between divine power and royal power naturally dragged down the development of the country. It was like a factory, where the leaders were divided into several factions and played tricks all day long. The workers did not have enough to eat or warm clothes, and from time to time, they would fight … It would be really strange if the development was good!
And the Republic of Northwest was like the factory in front of them. It was stable, strong, orderly, and everyone had good treatment. They were also working hard for a better tomorrow, and the atmosphere was full of positive progress.
The Rune God smiled calmly and did not explain in detail to Sui Xiong what the evaluation of "national treasure" meant.
In fact, in his opinion, this factory that could quickly produce a large number of weapons and armor and could quickly expand its scale was not really a national treasure. The lively atmosphere in this factory, and the joy, confidence, and positive attitude seen on the faces and hearts of those researchers and craftsmen, were the real reason why he sighed.
(How many years has it been since I have seen such a beautiful scenery!)
The Dwarf God with white hair and beard smiled, but in his heart, he sighed.
Since the dwarves were defeated in the war and had to retreat from the most fertile Great Eastern Plains of the Main Plane to the Broken Cloud Mountains, the atmosphere among this race was not as positive.
It was also from then on that the habit of drinking spread among the dwarves. Many of the older dwarves did not so much like the taste of alcohol, but rather used it to numb themselves so that they would not remember the years when they were defeated and fled, did not have to think of their homeland, and did not have to sigh.
The Rune God was also an old dwarf of that generation. Even though he had become an immortal god, many past events were still clearly engraved in his heart.
Not only him, but the Dwarf Gods were also thinking about what direction the dwarves should go in the future. What could they do to make their race shine once again?
In this big factory in the Republic of Northwest, the Rune God saw hope.
The biggest problem of the dwarves was the lack of population. People were the most important productive force, and an insufficient population meant insufficient productivity. But in this factory, the number of workers was obviously much fewer than in ordinary factories. According to his estimation, if the dwarves wanted to build a factory of the same scale, they would need at least three times the manpower!
Being able to save on production manpower meant that the same number of people could produce greater productivity.
Perhaps this was the direction that the Dwarf Gods had been looking for!
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