Chapter 28: Strange militarism
Military government (English: Stratocracy), also known as military government, military dictatorship, warlord politics, is a form of government in which a soldier serves as the head of state and is directly controlled by the military. It is a type of military government, and most military governments are Established as a result of a coup, the most important feature of the military government is the implementation of military laws or the declaration of a permanent state of emergency.
Under normal circumstances, most of the personnel of a military government come from soldiers within the army. Some military governments will absorb some civilian officials, but the military commander still holds the highest power. Military governments will flaunt themselves as non-partisan and accuse civilian politics of Home**.
Military dictatorships and military governments are very similar in concept. The difference is that the head of government in a military dictatorship is not necessarily an officer or military commander. However, the rule of a military government is usually a dictatorship. The most typical military A government example is Myanmar's National Peace and Development Council. Almost all government agencies are directly controlled by the military, and the constitution and laws have been abolished.
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The territory of Ringo Kagetsu is very large, equivalent to the Shikoku, China, and Kinki regions in the real world, equivalent to the entire Kansai region of Japan, and the country is called Asaka; and the landing point for everyone is Ouyu Castle, equivalent to Kyushu and Okinawa. , it is also the rear area of Huayue Ringo, which has certain strategic significance.
Ouyu is named after the black-tailed gulls flying everywhere. Like all seaport cities, it is extremely rich in natural resources. The most famous one is Ouyu sea cucumber. This kind of sea cucumber has small thorns and tender meat, is delicious and juicy, and has high health benefits. The nutritional value is not only the favorite delicacy of the samurai class, but also the treasure that the poor people rely on for their lives. Gull Island ginseng lives in the depths of the reef. It is out of reach of fishing nets and hooks, so fishermen have to swim to find it. Most of them They paid the price of their lives, so Ouyu ginseng also has another name, called "Ghost Crying Ginseng". Legend has it that every ginseng fisher who died in the sea turned into a black-tailed gull, wailing day and night. Looking for Gull Island ginseng.
The evil folklore added a lot of fun to the trip. Qingyi watched the process of pickling sea cucumbers with great interest, and also bought some dry goods as souvenirs for Starmaker.
Dao Bing Wuji was sitting in the car with a gloomy look on his face: "It's so boring. Do you have any entertainment? Let's have some fun!"
Ringo Kagyue, who was traveling with him, was stunned for a moment. He took out a handful of shamisen from his storage bag and played a few tunes with a cherry blossom-colored pick. As soon as he opened his mouth, Dao Bingwuji quickly stopped him: "Hey, we're just having fun, not shouting. You sing!"
"I thought you wanted to recite poetry and have fun..."
"You can have fun, but you don't need to recite poetry! Do you think I am a person who can be elegant?" Dao Bing Wuji opened his mouth and wanted to say something else. In front of those big black eyes, he could only sit down and look downcast. Qingyi bargains with low-level NPCs.
In the market, you can also see many props with "Fuji" characteristics, such as the "Julian Rope" that can seal evil spirits, the "Lucky Bag" that can increase the explosion rate of props, and the "Lucky Cat Hand" that increases the number of gold coins dropped by monsters. ", "Magatama" that can increase soul protection, "Taiko" and "Shamisen" suitable for bards, there are cute magic pets such as "Nekomata", "Kamatita", "Grassel", and " "Raccoon Leaf", weapons such as "Juju", "Tachi", "Kunai"... and more products from overseas appeared. Qingyi saw many specialties of the Twilight Empire, and he was both surprised and wary.
The commercial prosperity of Ouyu Island is comparable to Fengdu and Baixue City, but Ouyu Island is only a second- and third-rate small town under the rule of Huayue Ringo. There is not even a local garrison, and the highest city guard level is only in his early 30s. Then its capital Yeying City
It must be a hundred times more prosperous. From this, Qingyi Guan has a glimpse of the leopard, and we can make a general inference about the Chaohua Kingdom: this is a country that is developing towards commerce.
"It's really strange." Qingyi said to Xue Duo.
The undead creatures can mobilize all the people, and the undead empire can give up production at any time and enter a state of war from top to bottom. Conceptually, every undead empire naturally has a militaristic system, which is also a dictatorship. Undead
Creatures have no personal thoughts, which results in the undead king having unlimited power to rule over the people. From body to soul, from labor force to personal wealth, each undead creature's existence depends only on the king's thoughts, and it is simply a slave.
While Qingyi was taking refuge and traveling, he was also studying and researching. He was very willing to see what was the difference between a militaristic country and a militaristic country. Dashu was a complete militarism, everything made way for war, and the productivity was extremely weak.
It makes people sympathize; the Twilight Empire is better than Dashu, and it still maintains a certain level of productivity, but it is all for the sake of war. This trend is getting worse and worse, and it is about to follow in the footsteps of Dashu.
However, looking back at Chaohua, there are many professional NPCs (the ratio of merchants and producers in Ouyu City is particularly high), which seems to have nothing to do with militarism!
Back in the car, Qingyi smiled and said, "You are richer than us."
"During the Warring States Period, Japan was known as the Kingdom of Gold." Ringo Kagyue nodded slightly, with a calm expression, as if he was not proud of the guests' praise. "In order to absorb the culture of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty envoys were sent to bring a large amount of gold. This news circulated
Countries have become legends, which influenced Marco Polo's "Oriental Sights and Sounds" and eventually caused Westerners to misunderstand and think that the East is full of gold."
"You are so knowledgeable." Qingyi thought to himself: You are systematic. I am talking about your commercial prosperity. Are you talking to me about the richness of minerals? Didn't my ancestors have riches? "I found that the things sold here are very complicated.
, there are a lot of foreign things.”
"If you want to develop, you cannot close yourself off. This is a bloody historical lesson. Since the Black Ship Incident and the Meiji Restoration, Japan has worked hard to absorb excellent foreign science and technology, catch up with the wave of capitalism, and become one of the great powers from a small country. Now
Think about it, it’s really a miracle.”
Qingyi nodded: "Yes. We also had the Westernization Movement there, and we wanted to 'learn from the foreigners and gain skills to control the foreigners.' But it was a pity that the weak and incompetent Qing government messed everything up."
"Forgive Lin Zong's words. It's not that the Qing government messed up, but that feudal society naturally cannot compromise with capitalism. The business class will always infringe on the interests of the landlord class and cause conflicts."
"Yes, only by covering up aggression in the name of Greater East-Asia co-prosperity and shifting conflicts to foreign wars can we successfully transition to a capitalist society." Dao Bing Wuji sighed lightly: "Why is the Qing government so...
Stupid? If we expand it, we will have more than 56 ethnic groups."
Huayue Ringo was silent for a while, then stood up and bowed to the two of them: "I'm sorry, that's not what I meant. Personally, I also hate war."
Qingyi smiled bitterly. He could already foresee how troublesome this journey would be.
After a while, Huayue Ringo asked: "June Jun, forgive Ringo, you are also Chinese, why did you create a character in 'Gospel'?"
This question is very acute. Do you think I am a centrist?
"When I went to live in the United States, "Qiankun" happened to be in public beta, so I played directly on the 'Gospel' server. However, after the identity scan, I was still more or less able to access it because of my Chinese nationality.
Chinese elements, such as my uninvited general mentor, and my Taoist priest's fierce sun. Maybe I can have a weapon with Chinese characteristics in the future."
"The systematic deduction of "Qian Kun" is really amazing." Ringo Huayue agreed.
Virtual games, like dreams, are all reflections of reality.
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Big Bow, Royal Palace.
"Saramonro's envoy is dead?" The king was a little stunned.
But it was just a little stunned.
The most powerful man on the continent has a lot of things to do every day. His brain, body, and soul are all working for Big Bow. It is not easy to be slightly surprised by a little person. If the little person dies, he will die. Human beings
Death does not mean that the agreement signed by this person cannot continue. In the future, Sara Monroe and Big Bow will still maintain a tacit understanding.
but……
Why should we maintain a tacit understanding with those idiots?
"A dog that has run away from home has turned into a wolf after being away for too long. Why does it shamelessly come back to rub its owner's legs?" The king shrugged, feeling helpless. He ordered the Minister of Intelligence who was poking in front of him like an iron rod:
"Make an appointment with Sara Monroe and re-sign the agreement document."
"yes."
"Also, the person you were monitoring closely died without explanation? Do you think I am blind or stupid? Or do you expect Sarah Monroe VIII to be mentally retarded? Games are games, and work is work. I don't want to be next
The special envoy also died in Big Bow, which would make both of us appear incompetent."
The intelligence minister replied: "Yes."
Looking at his helpless subordinates, the king became even more helpless. Talented people have many quirks, and a qualified king will of course tolerate a little willfulness from his subordinates. However, as long as his subordinates have fun, his own game will not continue.
It always makes him unhappy, doesn't it? Even Sara Monroe is on his side, how can Twilight Empire be played? There's no point in playing this game anymore, right?
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"Ten percent off, 45%, three years."
Love said this when he saw the Sara Monroe negotiator. He hadn't even sat down at the negotiating table, and his hand was still holding the door handle. His indifferent eyes flashed with a cold mechanical blue light. In fact, opening the door was just
In a symbolic gesture, his [Spirit Reading Technique] was fully used through the wall, and he didn't even have to step into the room.
"Ah?..." The negotiators didn't react, and all of them turned to this side, like a flock of chickens after hearing the noise. The leader asked doubtfully: "I'm sorry, you--"
"Oh, let me correct it... The cost of this contract is calculated at a 20% discount, with a down payment of 30% and the balance paid off in five years. Specific goods can be used to offset 60% of the balance, so you don't have to worry about the economic sanctions of mainland countries, right?"
Love retracted his wrist, looking like he had just opened the wrong door, so he left the room apologetically: "I will find someone to draft the specific details now."
A total of seven or eight people came from the other side. They all shook as if they were struck by lightning magic, and then froze in place as if they were struck by ice magic. It wasn't until the door slammed shut that the leading negotiator came back to his senses and pounced.
He opened the door and shouted at the white-headed young man in the corridor: "Come back! Sir, details——"
"In the face of such loose conditions, the details are actually not very important. Believe me, we are very sincere and will never lie about what we say." Speaking of words that made it impossible to detect sincerity, Love didn't even bother to turn around and raised his hand.
I don’t know whether to say goodbye to the people behind or say hello to the people in front.
"We don't accept it!"
"Then you wait slowly. I hope you can make it in time for my daughter's sixteenth birthday. Anyway, my father's absence will make this memorable day regretful." Love stretched his body and walked around the corner and disappeared.
Chapter completed!