In the blink of an eye, it was the 25th of January.
It was a very ordinary day, but Gaia suddenly updated a system patch. "For global alliances, allies cannot be teleported across game zones, regardless of whether they are on the same continent."
Updating a patch was very common, but the timing was unusual.
It had been less than a month since the sixth system update. No matter how one looked at it, Gaia's update looked like a last-minute rush.
Otherwise, why didn't they update it together?!
The content of the patch was also very thought-provoking. Before the patch, the global alliance could only not teleport across continents. It was still possible to teleport between continents, just like Java and Luzon.
But now, it was completely blocked from teleporting across continents.
This was a good thing for the Great Xia, but for the Silver Hand and Azure Emblem, two super alliances with members all over the world, it was a very uncomfortable setting.
Even so, Ouyang Shuo did not think too much about it. He turned around and plunged into the busy state affairs. Little did he know that this seemingly inconspicuous patch had actually saved the Great Xia's life.
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Dawson Dynasty, Liberty City.
Ever since the disintegration of the Federation, Sky City had become Gaia's exclusive land. The former Federation President, the Silver Five Fingers, and other high and mighty bigwigs had "fallen to the mundane world" and returned to their respective factions.
Silver Hand's Number One naturally returned to Liberty City.
Upon hearing the system patch, Number One's face darkened. His face was so gloomy that it was about to drip water. He said fiercely, "Gaia, your favoritism is too obvious!"
After Skynet took over the Federation's authority, the Silver Hand had been plotting to get rid of the biggest variable, the Great Xia Dynasty. It just so happened that this plan coincided with Azure Emblem.
During this period of time, the two major organizations had been formulating a detailed battle plan, preparing to gather the strength of the two organizations to launch an apocalyptic war against the Great Xia Dynasty and destroy the Great Xia Dynasty in one fell swoop.
And the teleportation array was the key element.
The Romanov Dynasty crossed the Eurasian continent. They originally wanted to gather their troops in Europe and teleport to the Romanov Dynasty, then use this "Eurasian Bridge" to teleport directly to the Great Zhou Dynasty.
This was a perfect plan that could definitely deal a fatal blow to the Great Xia.
Who would have thought that Gaia would be aware of this and block this loophole in advance? How could they not be infuriated?
"Since we can't swallow it all at once, we can only nibble at it slowly!" Number One sighed, his eyes gleaming coldly. It was obvious that he had not given up on destroying the Xia Kingdom.
As long as the two organizations worked together, it would be very difficult for Great Xia to struggle.
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Shanhai City, Xia Palace.
Naturally, Ouyang Shuo didn't know that Great Xia had a close brush with death. He was currently summoning Chen Bingguang, the head of the Ministry of Industry.
In another two days, the imperial court would be on break and officially enter the Spring Festival holiday. Taking advantage of the last bit of time left, Ouyang Shuo summoned Chen Bingguang to finalize a major strategy that would be implemented next year.
Last year, the Industry Department submitted a report to the Cabinet, making a comprehensive summary of the industrialization of the Dynasty. On this basis, they proposed to fully implement industrialization within the Dynasty.
In response to this report, the cabinet had conducted several rounds of research and argumentation, and basically agreed with the Industry Department's proposal. Ouyang Shuo's meeting with Chen Bingguang now could be considered the final confirmation.
After confirmation, it would be fully implemented in the coming year.
The so-called comprehensive industrialization had two meanings, namely, the comprehensive geographical area and the comprehensive industry.
It was easy to understand that the region was comprehensive. Before this, Great Xia's industry was mainly concentrated in Shanhai City, Steel City, and a few other cities. This time, it would be fully implemented within the boundaries of the Dynasty.
If the industry was comprehensive, the problem would be somewhat complicated.
During the two years of industrialization, with the cooperation of the Industry Department, No. 7 Research Institute, and other institutions, Great Xia had carried out a series of industrial research based on the steam engine, and achieved significant progress.
Iconic products such as steam hammers, drilling machines, mechanical rotary machines, internal combustion engines, engines, rubber, and other products were developed one by one, laying a solid foundation for comprehensive industrialization.
The next step was to attack the fields of large-scale machinery, electrical systems, and other fields.
The impact of this was an upgrade and reshuffling of the entire industry. For example, with the help of machinery in the mining industry, the mining efficiency had increased by more than ten times. Some mines that were previously impossible to mine had also become easier to mine.
The metallurgy industry had also ushered in a transformation. In addition to steel, aluminum and other non-ferrous metals, and even the extraction of rare metals, had become possible.
The emergence of machine tools had made it possible to process and manufacture more sophisticated parts, as well as to assemble large-scale machinery. The emergence of rubber materials had also subverted the field of raw materials.
The industry that benefited the most from industrialization was still the military industry.
With the support of sufficient steel, siege awls, siege vehicles, mobile arrow towers, and other siege equipment were gradually converted to metal. Not only were they more flexible, but they also had more lethality.
The smooth mass production of firearms had also opened the prelude to the adjustment of the military.
The Privy Council had already worked together with the Grand Council to formulate a plan for the adjustment of the military. They strived to complete the first collective equipment change by the end of the sixth year of Gaia.
The targets of the equipment change were the archers and cavalry archers.
The use of firearms was simple, but it wasn't so simple that it was easy to use. It also required long-term shooting training before it could be used in actual combat.
In this aspect, the archers had a natural advantage as they were the easiest to master firearms.
According to the plan, the musketeers would gradually replace the archers and become the long-range strike force of the Great Xia army. As for the saber and shield soldiers, pikemen, heavy swordsmen, and heavy-armored cavalry, they would still be retained.
The appearance of the monsters and the sudden increase in the strength of the soldiers all indicated one thing. It was impossible to rely on firearms to gain a foothold on Planet Hope. Even the Federation's laser weapons wouldn't work.
Individual martial strength, or rather, the high combat power derived from cold weapons, was a great supplement to deal with the monsters. Not only could it not be weakened, but it had to be constantly strengthened.
The future development of the Great Xia army was to walk on two legs.
As for the musketeers, in order to guide the various corps to complete the conversion, Ouyang Shuo decided to disband the newly formed First Regiment of the Imperial Guards and integrate it into the field corps in the form of a teaching team.
The three generals, Zuo Zongtang, Ceng Guoquan, and Oda Nobunaga, were the chief instructors.
In the imperial study.
Ouyang Shuo and Chen Bingguang talked for an entire morning and finally finalized the key details of the industrialization plan. After the opening of the government office after the New Year, it would be implemented immediately.
"I'll have to trouble you during the New Year," Ouyang Shuo said with a smile.
Since the details had been finalized, the Industry Department naturally had to work overtime to carry out the final amendments and improvements to ensure that there were no loopholes.
Chen Bingguang was also a workaholic. He laughed and said, "Doing this is much more interesting than having a holiday."
"Even so, I can't neglect my family."
Since the establishment of the territory, Ouyang Shuo had constantly strengthened the concept of family and had never forgotten it.
Chen Bingguang nodded, got up, and left.
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On the 27th of January, the last day before the holiday.
The imperial court issued the last imperial edict. Mu Lanyue and Bai Hua were promoted to dukes, while the siege lion and Taowu were promoted to first-class marquises, effective immediately.
Apart from that, a group of civil and military officials were also promoted. This included the officials who joined the Great Xia Dynasty after it was established, and they were all conferred the title of nobility.
This round of conferring titles before the New Year was a summary of the year and also a warm-up for the New Year.
After Ouyang Shuo was promoted to an emperor, the restrictions on conferring titles to court officials were lifted. Not only could he confer titles to dukes, but he could also confer titles to kings.
It was just that the weight of a king was too heavy, and Ouyang Shuo naturally wouldn't confer it easily.
Even so, the promotion of Mu Lanyue and Bai Hua to dukes was already shocking enough. In the territory, they were existences that could establish a nation. How glorious was that?
The siege lion and Taowu joined Great Xia slightly later, so they were naturally delayed.
Other than Ouyang Shuo's preferences, the most important thing was the meritorious service to the imperial court. In Gaia's evaluation of achievements, the title of nobility was an important reference.
In the future, Ouyang Shuo wouldn't rule out the possibility of opening up the title of nobility to players who settled in Great Xia.
Summer Palace.
After issuing the last edict, Ouyang Shuo got up and left the imperial study. He was prepared to return to Everlasting Palace and start his vacation mode. He would leave the affairs of the state to the back of his mind and accompany his family for a relaxing and happy vacation.
Great Xia was a vast country. He could go to Xilin Farm to experience the agritourism, or go to the Maldives for a vacation. He could even go on a trip to Africa or even Australia.
In his spare time, he could also go offline and chat in the relatively private space of the space shuttle.
Of course, as the king of Great Xia, there were some occasions that Ouyang Shuo had to attend personally. For example, various banquets, various condolences, and all sorts of fun with the people.
All in all, it would be a rather enriching vacation.
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