Chapter 44 Further overseas development
Because of the continuous victory of the empire, both territories and colonies have been developed. The Sylvanian Empire is now not only the most powerful empire in the material world, but also the most powerful empire in ancient times. No one can compare it to it in terms of horizontal comparison or vertical comparison.
Facing this country that I created with one hand and the era that I created with the other hand. No matter how reserved I am, I am proud and excited. The continuous infusion of faith into my body is also the best affirmation of my achievements.
In the 4804th year of the Empire, the Empire ushered in a new round of gunboat diplomacy. Usulan, the High Elves, finally opened the door to the Empire. Even with a wise and wise king like Arriel, in the face of absolute technical gap, the High Elves were helpless.
When the high elves experienced the power of the new armed Fearless Class battleship of the Emperor**, in order to avoid greater losses, Arrier had no choice but to announce that he would accept the conditions of the empire and open up trade with the empire.
Because he was not involved in the war with the old world too much, and the queen Ariel was good at dancing and governing Usuan was quite good. Therefore, it was unrealistic for the empire to turn Usuan into a semi-colonial like Arabia. In addition, the high elves had many excellent magical methods, and Usuan produced a lot of specialties. So it is conceivable that the subsequent trade is unlikely to become a one-sided superpower. Overall, trade and establishing diplomatic relations with Usuan are considered mutually beneficial.
Of course, within the empire, the blind and rising expansionary sentiment and the superstitious idea of men who are invincible in the world also exist. Regarding my gentle attitude towards Usuan, a few discordant voices appeared in the empire.
So what do these humans think? Do they regard us vampires as "good tools"? The same is true for those idiots, the new generation of capitalists who have benefited from the development of the technological power of the empire. They are insatiable and disgusting. They don't even occupy the market in the empire. They start to plan to manipulate Arabia. After just opening Arabia.
I heard about the equal trade agreement signed between the Empire and Usuan, and I began to feel dissatisfied. I wanted the Empire to turn Usuan into a semi-colonial land, or even destroy the high elves... It's true that these guys are completely a group of idiots. Have they figured out one thing
That is, what the Empire says is not capital, not business rules, not humans, but vampires, the great vampires of Sylvania, the god of technology and truth, that is, I, Vared von Castein, are the bastards! They are the ruling class. The Empire gives them economic benefits, just to make them settled. They hold them a little more settled. The Empire gives them good benefits.
If they still feel that it is not enough, they want to further seek political privileges and benefits. They even turn the empire into a kidnapped by capital, fighting for the interests of the fat capitalists. They become an amusement park for gold and capital. This is something I absolutely do not allow. There is never this in my order. Any idiots who want to try to challenge my patience and determination, let them try to come. I will let them know that death is such a luxury.
Of course. This is also very likely to happen a long time later. Now, the new generation of capitalists do not have that strong power, nor the awareness and courage to fight against the Sylvanian Empire. What they can do is complain, say complaints, and ask for tolerance and forgiveness of the empire with a more flattering and humble attitude.
After this, the empire developed much faster. Although the way to open the country was a bit humiliating, after trade and exchange with Sylvania, the high elves of Ushuan also began to enjoy the benefits of trade and the prosperity brought by the empire's technology, knowledge and culture. In this case, many high elves nobles who like to enjoy were obsessed with the technology and luxury goods from Ushuan. Many scholars of high elves gradually began to recognize the level of civilization of the vampires in Sylvania. The magicians were even more interested in the various "alchemy creations" of Sylvania.
Although the high elves of Usuan didn't want to admit the power of the empire, they had a secret in their hearts. While such power made them yearn for it, they also felt scared.
Learning the knowledge and technology of Sirvania is the only way for Usuan to become strong quickly and one day compete with the empire. This matter has become a consensus among all the high elves in Usuan. As a generation of heroes, Arriel naturally understands the significance of this to Usuan. He secretly promotes this idea. At the same time, he sends scholars and spies to Sirvania, hoping to learn or steal the crucial scientific and technological knowledge of Sirvania.
However, it was difficult for Usuan's high elves to completely master the secrets, vampires' undead guards, and electronic defense facilities. It took more than ten years for Usuan's high elves to obtain some unimportant knowledge, as well as those that can be purchased through transactions, to master them thoroughly. Especially the entire industrial system of the empire. It was under the command of a great leader who was wise and wise, and to build the worker ants day and night, and to seize the robbery through war. It took more than ten years for Usuan to copy all this.
Therefore, in recent years, although Wusuan has slightly improved his scientific and technological strength through various means, he has also tried to open some light industrial factories. However, there is still no major breakthrough in key technologies, especially military technology. This has made Wusuan's high elves very frustrated.
At the same time, with the intervention of the empire, some information from Usuan continued to flow into the empire, through aerial photography of metal doves and advanced map drawing methods. The empire quickly grasped the geographical conditions of mountains and rivers in various parts of Usuan. To some extent, it was even more familiar with them than the high elves who lived in Usuan for countless years.
The spies of the empire were usually merchants who did not move around in Usuan, and used the convenience of doing business to inquire about Usuan's intelligence, real estate, population and defense. This intelligence filled the empire's foreign ministry related to Usuan. Some explorers also disguised themselves as merchants in Usuan's territory to explore and search for Usuan's various mineral resources.
Although the Empire did not intend to defeat Usuan in a short period of time and transform it into a semi-colonial land, one day, the Empire would do this. So before that, the more information the Empire collected, the greater the chance of the Empire winning in the following war. Everyone knows this principle. Although the Usuan's high elves felt something was wrong, because Sylvania's technological power was much stronger than they imagined. Many Usuan's high elves could not even understand what their spies did. Let alone stop it.
This is the strategy for Usuan. However, for the New World, the Empire adopted another, completely different strategies.
In this vast territory covered by large forests, the northernmost ice-covered land is the second home of dark elves. In the southernmost tropical rainforest, a large number of lizard people live. Their level of civilization and magic are very high. At the same time, it is very likely that they also master some special technologies that are different from this era.
Between these two major forces in the south and north, there is a vast plain with dense forests and weeds waist-high. There is almost no force in it. There are only some insignificant indigenous human tribes. Those indigenous tribes that once existed were eventually extinct due to the slave-catching behavior of the dark elves. The dark elves have some outposts in these places. However, it is completely wrong to say that the dark elves control these areas because of this alone.
For these areas, the colonial explorers of the Empire salivated. With a little official funding, they tied their heads to their belts and decided to fight for wealth. The adventurers who decided to fight for their own lives were promised by the imperial government. Whoever could discover the excellent colonial sites in the new world and occupy them. Then the Empire would appoint him as the local colonial governor. At the same time, they would pay him half of the materials and taxes produced in the colonies as compensation.
Such temptation is really incredible for those poor and innocent explorers. As long as they can occupy a colony in the new world, they will have all their fame, wealth and social status. Perhaps they can also choose an outdated aristocratic woman from the upper class as their wife. In this way, their future children will be considered nobles. From then on, their family will truly develop these things, which will definitely be worthy of their lives.
Chapter completed!