Just as the Great Xia officially sent troops to attack the Jin Kingdom, there was a succession of unfavorable news for the Great Xia from overseas.
On September 21st, Bangalore City, the largest territory of the Indian District, was successfully promoted to the Peacock Dynasty. As soon as it was promoted, the Lion Kingdom, which was adjacent to the Indian District, announced its allegiance to the Peacock Dynasty and became a county under the rule of the Peacock Dynasty.
The Lion Kingdom, also known as Ceylon and Sri Lanka, was a tropical island country located in the Indian Ocean, at the southern end of the South Asian subcontinent, facing the Indian Peninsula across the Strait of Palk to the northwest.
The country's greatest advantages lay in its mining industry and geographical location. It was an island rich in gems and was one of the top five gem-producing countries in the world. It was known as the "Gem Island", and was most famous for its rubies, sapphires and cat's eyes.
The Lion Kingdom meant "paradise" or "bright and prosperous land" in the Sinhala language. It was also known as the "Gem Kingdom" and the "Pearl of the Indian Ocean". It was considered the most beautiful island by Marco Polo.
In the 5th century BC, the Sinhala people migrated from India to the Lion Kingdom.
In 247 BC, Ashoka of the Indian Peacock Dynasty sent his son to the island. From then on, the Sinhala people abandoned Brahmanism and converted to Buddhism. Around 311 BC, Buddha's tooth was introduced to the Lion Kingdom from India.
From this, it could be seen that the Lion Kingdom had a deep relationship with India, and it was normal for them to choose to submit to the Peacock Dynasty.
Before this, the Lion Kingdom was an important supply point in the Indian Ocean section of the Great Xia's Grand Line. Ouyang Shuo also tried to send envoys to establish a closer relationship with the Lion Kingdom.
But the Lion Kingdom did not respond directly.
If they were to forcibly attack the Lion Kingdom, Ouyang Shuo had to consider the nearby Indian District. Unexpectedly, the Lion Kingdom had already made up their mind to seek shelter from the Peacock Dynasty.
In this way, it would be a big hidden danger to the Grand Line of the Great Xia.
If the Lion Kingdom did not cooperate, or if the Peacock Dynasty showed hostility to the Great Xia, the hundreds of merchant ships every day would not be able to obtain a stable supply point in the vast Indian Ocean.
This would be a major blow to the ocean trade of the Great Xia.
Just as Ouyang Shuo was preparing to send envoys to the Peacock Dynasty to inquire about the other party's attitude, the Dawson Dynasty, which was far away from the Great Xia, finally bared its fangs and made a move.
September 23rd, an ordinary day.
On this very day, the Dawson Dynasty, the Gondor Dynasty, the Romanov Dynasty, the Zhou Dynasty, the Arab Empire, the Persian Empire, the Germanic Empire, the Gaulish Dynasty, and the newly established Peacock Dynasty joined forces with more than thirty large territories and issued a joint declaration, agreeing to form a 'Global Trade Partnership', or 'Global Trade Partnership'.
The vanguard was Jack's Dawson Dynasty.
According to the information revealed in the declaration, in order to stimulate the growth of global trade and promote the globalization of trade, the TPP members will implement zero-tariff, visa-free, and other mutually beneficial policies.
Without a doubt, this was a global trade organization that was superior to the Trans-Mediterranean Trade Partnership Agreement and the Trans-Pacific Trade Partnership Agreement that were drafted by Great Xia.
Even more than half of the members of the two major agreements had joined CPP.
This was especially true for the Mediterranean coastal territories. Although they didn't dare to publicly withdraw from the "Trans-Mediterranean Trade Partnership Agreement", they would definitely weaken their trade with Great Xia after joining the agreement.
This was a fatal blow to Great Xia's ocean trade.
And with the Peacock Imperial Court joining in, their attitude towards the Great Xia could be imagined. Ouyang Shuo very straightforwardly cancelled the diplomatic mission to the Peacock Imperial Court.
A gloomy cloud shrouded the sky above Great Xia. A storm was brewing.
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Shanhai City, Xia Palace.
In the imperial study, the Cabinet Secretary Jiang Shang, the Minister of Finance and Minister of Finance Zhang Liang, the Minister of Finance Fan Li, and the Minister of Military Affairs Du Ruhui were gathered here to discuss important matters.
Ouyang Shuo went straight to the point. "There's no need to hide it. The facts are already in front of us. The TPP is a trade card that the Silver Hand has played to suppress us. We need to deal with it carefully."
Thinking of the trade blockade that Great Xia had just ended against Great Zhou, Ouyang Shuo smiled bitterly in his heart. "It really is an eye for an eye. As soon as Great Xia made a move, the Silver Hand fought back. "
The fact that the Silver Hand could survive for hundreds of years was, of course, not simple.
With the intensification of global territorial annexation, the Silver Hand, which was consciously divided into small independent units by Gaia, was accelerating together, once again forming a joint force, bursting out with terrifying power.
The TPP was just an attempt by them.
In the future, with the help of members all over the world, the Silver Hand was bound to do other earth-shattering things, and no matter what the Silver Hand did, Great Xia would bear the brunt.
This was because Great Xia had already become an obstacle to the rise of the Silver Hand in the game world.
"For Great Xia, the arduous challenge has just begun." This was Ouyang Shuo's judgment. When he thought of this, he could not help but feel a surge of hot blood, filled with lofty aspirations.
In the five years of Gaia, Great Xia was invincible and invincible.
This seemed to give people an illusion that Great Xia was already standing at the peak of the game world, and no one could shake or surpass them. "It's time to wake up!" Ouyang Shuo looked at Jiang Shang and the others and secretly warned them, "Recently, the imperial court has been pervaded with arrogance, and it makes me very worried."
That's right, Great Xia had successively defeated formidable opponents. Seeing that there was no longer a rival in the Huaxia Region, and even their old rival, Great Zhou, had been suppressed by Great Xia to the point where they couldn't even lift their heads, how could they not underestimate their enemy?
Everyone in the imperial court was wavering.
Jiang Shang and the others looked at each other and nodded in unison. Following that, they stood up one by one and bowed to Ouyang Shuo. "It is our dereliction of duty to be unable to share Your Majesty's worries. Please punish us, Your Majesty."
The imperial court was not in a good mood, and the cabinet had to bear the primary responsibility.
As the head of the cabinet, Jiang Shang naturally could not escape the blame and was the first to be held accountable.
Ouyang Shuo waved his hand. "Get up. This unhealthy trend is not something that can be done in a day. I hope that all of you will be vigilant and pour cold water on it. Don't let this trend continue. "
The operation of the Silver Hand this time was not entirely bad for Great Xia.
"Yes!"
"Let's get back to business." Ouyang Shuo's expression became solemn. "The ocean trade has already become one of the lifelines of the dynasty, and no major twists and turns are allowed. At present, P has just been established, and the specific impact on the dynasty's trade needs to be further evaluated by the finance department. "
"The most important thing in front of us is how to forcefully strike back at P, and declare and protect Great Xia's maritime hegemony that cannot be challenged. Only in this way can we stabilize our allies and partners, especially those who are wavering, and prevent them from joining P's camp. "
When hegemony was challenged, the best counterattack was naturally war.
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