"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will do my best to repay Your Majesty's kindness."
Di Chen solemnly bowed, a trace of tears in the corner of his eyes. The feeling of being valued was too precious.
From now on, Di Chen's path would be boundless.
Ouyang Shuo smiled. "Don't forget, we are all descendants of Huaxia. We are one family."
"Yes, one family!"
Di Chen sighed. At this moment, he had completely let go of the knot in his heart and completely integrated with his new role.
The two former enemies looked at each other and smiled.
… …
October was the golden autumn. It was the harvest season.
Ouyang Shuo was most concerned about the situation of the Northern Plains, Western Frontier, Western Kang, and the four major construction corps in Australia.
After nearly a year of hard work, the four major construction corps had opened up nearly ten million mu of farmland, forest, or pastures. Many semi-military farms were erected, bringing vitality to the desolate border.
The newly built granaries were gradually filling up.
At the same time, using the rich mineral resources of the Western Region, the Privy Council set up a number of munitions factories nearby. A large number of weapons and equipment were produced on assembly lines in preparation for the war next year.
The border that had been silent for nearly a year had the conditions to start a war again.
Because of this, Ouyang Shuo asked the Chamberlain of Dependencies to issue an ultimatum to the Persian Empire. The Persian Empire had to hand over the Okodai tribe before the end of the eighth year of Gaia.
Otherwise, they would meet on the battlefield!
Ouyang Shuo's words were tough and he was determined to fight. He wanted to use this opportunity to pressure the Persian Empire and make strategic preparations for the Persian Gulf oil field.
Ouyang Shuo had to suppress this threatening neighbor, the Persian Empire, no matter what.
… …
Persian Empire, Tehran.
The Persian King was in a difficult position after receiving the ultimatum from Great Xia. Although he knew that this day would come, it was hard to make a decision.
Expelling the Okodai tribe could exchange for a short period of peace.
If they did not expel the Okodai tribe, war might come to the Persian Empire in spring next year.
Like Great Xia, the Persian Empire was making full use of the rare period of peace to advance on the road of industrialization.
Some of the firearms of the European allied forces were exported by the Persian Empire.
Once war broke out with Great Xia, this rare situation would definitely be broken. This would slow down or even stop the industrialization that they had painstakingly developed.
This was unacceptable to the Persian king.
The problem was that it would be a great humiliation to the Persian Empire if they were to hand over the Ogedai Tribe just like that. The Persian Empire would probably find it hard to accept, and it would affect the morale of the army.
"I have to think of a way that satisfies both sides."
The King of Persia murmured to himself, his eyes gleaming with wisdom.
…
The capital.
In October, the Great Xia Dynasty had launched the largest reorganization of government offices since the beginning of spring. It had finally come to an end, and all the provinces had completed the restructuring of the third-level organizations.
The turbulent situation began to gradually stabilize, and even more energy burst forth.
The War Preparedness Division of the Privy Council was also nearing the end of the construction of the eight logistics support centers. Around the central headquarters, a group of cities quietly rose, becoming important military towns.
The moment the logistics support center was built, half of the empire's civilians' war labor was directly cut.
After the expansion of the Martial Arts Department, it quickly began to operate. Its tentacles were spread across the various provinces, implementing full coverage supervision and guidance for all the warriors within the borders of the Empire.
The most obvious effect was that the crime rate in the Empire dropped by 20%.
All in all, the grand strategy formulated by the imperial court before the new year was being finalized.
For the Great Xia, the Year of Gaia was a year of great harvest. Although it was not outstanding, the overall strength of the country had risen to a new level, making people look at them in a different light.
On the 20th of October, the first power plant of the Great Xia Dynasty was built in the western suburbs of the capital and was officially put into use. The city of the capital was lit up for the first time.
To the Great Xia Dynasty, this was of great significance.
Ouyang Shuo even personally attended the electrification ceremony, lighting up the first street lamp in the capital.
The electric era had quietly arrived.
To the players like Ouyang Shuo, this scene was both familiar and strange.
In the real world, the incandescent light bulb had long been eliminated and appeared in the game world. In this world where martial arts and technology coexisted, it was a little strange and dazzling.
Ouyang Shuo thought of an adjective, the "steampunk" era.
It was a fantasy era with modern technology mixed with mysterious powers.
To the players, this should be the best era. They could enjoy the various conveniences brought about by modern technology, and they could walk further on the path of individual evolution.
Humans and technology were in harmony.
It was not like the real world, where as technology advanced, humans were degenerating.
Ouyang Shuo liked this era.
…
On the 1st of November, the capital.
At nine o 'clock in the morning, the grand opening of the Empire's first sports competition was held.
Ouyang Shuo attended the opening ceremony and gave a passionate speech. For the first time, he proposed a national fitness program, including the health of the people into the highest decision-making plan of the Empire.
After that, the Royal Drama Troupe, the Royal Art Troupe, and other top art troupes of the Empire presented an exciting opening performance for the tens of thousands of spectators.
The essence of the Chinese culture was vividly displayed.
For the next half a month, the capital would be in a carnival because of this grand event. Thousands of athletes would fight for the championship and shed their blood.
The first batch of sports records of the Empire would also be recorded in the history books.
Outside of the Great Xia Dynasty, due to the approaching winter, the chaotic war on the global scale entered a rare period of rest. The various battlefields gradually became quiet.
Both warring parties were making use of the precious rest period to recharge their strength and replenish their rations. For example, the Germanic Empire would make use of the winter to recruit soldiers again.
The current peace was just a prelude to another major outbreak.
Ouyang Shuo predicted that in the nine years of Gaia, war would still be the main theme of the world. Only when this wave of war ended and the global situation ushered in a new phase could there be peace.
A short period of peace.
Based on Gaia's intentions, there would be no true peace in the game world, unless there was a super empire that unified the entire world.
But this was very difficult!
Even someone as confident as Ouyang Shuo didn't think that the Great Xia Dynasty had the ability to do so.
In the last week before winter, the Pacific trade rules proposed by the Great Xia Dynasty finally received the response of the Dawson Dynasty, the Dark Night Empire, and the Indian Empire.
The four parties began their talks.
In the next few months, the representatives of the four parties would carry out rounds of discussions on the specific agreements. The reason why it took so long was because the four parties didn't trust each other.
This was destined to be a bumpy road of negotiations.
Di Chen was appointed by Ouyang Shuo as the leader of the Great Xia Dynasty's negotiation team and was fully responsible for this matter.
From this moment on, Di Chen was truly accepted by the Great Xia Dynasty.
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