The total area of the United Empire, according to Le Ang's rough estimate, is approximately the total area of the Asian, European and African continents in the previous life.
However, in such a large country, the number of cities is particularly sparse. The straight-line distance between cities is enough to fit one or two small provinces in the previous life.
The Eastern Exile where Caspars is located is about the same size as the Iberian Peninsula, but it only has eight cities.
"These cities are too scattered. Is there any reason?"
Hearing Liang's doubts, Wei Yin said: "Yes, there is indeed a reason. Although the territory ruled by the United Empire is much more stable than the four major borders, however, it is only relatively stable. The large areas between the cities
In the wilderness, terrible natural disasters occur all the time. Earthquakes, floods, sandstorms... they sweep across the land and constantly shape the traces on the surface."
"However, in a harsh environment, the city has good weather and is protected from natural disasters. Is this a coincidence? Did the ancestors just choose a safe place to build the city? No. The safe environment of the city and surrounding countryside benefits from
A technology of the Church of Order—boundary demarcation.”
"Look at the map of any city, except for the capital city of King's Landing, you will find that no matter whether the city is prosperous or not, the city cathedral is at the most central location. This is not because of how firm people's beliefs are, but because
Underground in every cathedral, there is a boundary calibration. Boundary calibration can fine-tune the laws within a certain range, stabilize the natural environment, and avoid natural disasters. Therefore, every city sets up a boundary calibration first, and then
Take the calibration as the core and expand the city outwards."
Leon noticed a new word: "Church of Order? What does this have to do with the Solemnity Bureau?"
"The Church of Order is the true superior of the Sovereign Bureau, but most of the time, the church performs symbolic functions and does not interfere with the operation of subordinate institutions. The extraordinary people of the Sovereign Bureau are basically priests who came from the Church of Order.
"
"Unlike the pretentious and deceitful churches in your world, the Church of Order truly possesses the power of law given by God and is more conscientious. Although with the development of science and technology, many people's faith is weak, and many idiots even angrily accuse the Church of Order of cheating money.
An organization - to be honest, I suspect this is the leader of your time-travelers - but the Church of Order does not care about the small number of believers. They used to take the form of a church, which was purely about people's spontaneous belief in the law and their belief in the 'Supreme Will'
, and the clergy found that governing in the form of religion was more conducive to preventing the invasion of strange gods, so they established the church."
Leon noticed something: "Since there is no need for faith, why do they still protect civilians so diligently?"
According to the situation in the novels he has read, shouldn't it be a form of transaction where civilians provide faith and the church provides protection? But in Wein's description, the Church of Order seems like a group of selfless people?
"You have to ask the 'Supreme Will' of their gods." Wein shrugged, "At least since the beginning of human civilization, it is true that the Church of Order has been the protector of mankind. With the development of science, they will no longer
It is also true that he is demanding and even actively withdraws from people's lives. Maybe the Supreme Will is really a good person - a good god?"
"The other god you prayed to, 'Enlightenment Truth', is in a similar situation. It does not require belief, but will respond to people's prayers and respond in their own domain of power. As for other gods, most of them are not so kind.
Although they will respond to prayers, they will also pollute them, so many extraordinary people have a somewhat extreme personality."
The latter is the type of god I am familiar with...Leon nodded.
Dong dong dong——
There was a knock on the door, and Wein raised his chin: "It should be Grayson."
Leon went to open the door and saw Grayson holding a stack of documents, panting: "Mr. Li...is Mr. Noyes here?"
"I'm here." Wein waved on the sofa, "I think the case has been closed, right?"
Liang suddenly looked back: "Case closed?"
Isn't this just the beginning?
Moreover, many doubtful points have not yet been clarified, such as who knocked on Mr. Stephen’s window outside the window, where is the gun Stephen used to shoot the “Hunter”, and where did Stephen get the Words of Time Candle…
"You...already know?" Grayson's eyes widened.
Wein knocked on the table: "You should have some expectations after reading the newspaper. Here, you should read it too."
Wein threw the newspaper to Leon, who took it and saw the front page:
"Mr. Swift, the Imperial Envoy, will arrive at Caspars in three days."
"That's right." Grayson wiped the sweat from his head, "This is really..."
"The Suzheng Bureau has decided to close the case directly, right?"
"Yes, because the Imperial Envoy..."
"Sorry, I thought you meant Mr. Royal Ham."
Liang coughed. The imperial envoy in the newspaper had a small head but an extremely fat body. Only his upper body was photographed. Wei Yin said that he really looked like a... ham.
"Since you know, I won't say more. I'm sorry for wasting your time all morning."
Wayne shrugged: "I'm just a second-rate detective, how dare I have any objections?"
After Grayson left, Wein chuckled: "Look, Leon, this is the current situation of the United Empire."
"What do you mean?" Liang sat down, "What does the coming of the imperial envoy have to do with directly closing the case?"
"Crime detection rate." Vin stood up, walked to the notice board by the fireplace, and fixed the world map on it with a nail.
"Since the ancient empire collapsed, the Glory Era ended, and the world entered the Fourth Era, we also call it the 'Remnant Day Era'. Glory refers to the unified center of the empire during the ancient empire, and 'Remnant Day' naturally refers to
Today's United Empire is unable to restore the glory of the past when the sun never set, and can only barely maintain a drowsy and broken day."
"Today's United Empire, the focus is not on 'empire', but on 'union'. Did you see on this map the territories of the United Empire and the territories controlled by the Grand Dukes?"
Leon walked to Wein: "These eight grand dukes control too many areas. Although they are all called 'border areas', they don't look like borders."
On the map of the United Empire, each of the eight border regions is wider than the central region. Even the 'Iron Control Border Region', which has the smallest land area, has territorial waters and maritime islands. The central region is in the border region.
Surrounded by districts, it’s like the cherry on top of the cupcake.
"The history of the United Empire is not long. Since the ancient empire collapsed and the world entered the Fourth Era, it has spent more than 800 years in the 'Middle Ages'. During this period, the original nobles and generals of the ancient empire established themselves as kings and divided their kingdoms.
On one side. Until the great war two hundred years ago, Youhong I, a descendant of the ancient imperial royal family, was born. He obtained the throne of Viola by marrying King Viola's only daughter, and then defeated the coalition of the two kings on the battlefield.
, and with the support of King Anrenzo, who had always been concerned about the ancient empire, he was finally able to convene a meeting to elect the emperor, and obtained the status of co-owner through legitimate elections. Finally, the king surrendered and demoted himself to the rank of grand duke, thereby single-handedly creating
United Empire."
"The establishment of such an empire relied on the personal prestige of You Hong I, and its continuation relied on the tacit understanding of the grand dukes. The grand dukes defaulted to the Kalosser royal family to rule the United Empire, but in their own territories,
The imperial envoy who still exercises the authority of the king and scares all the high-ranking officials in Caspars City half to death is no different than a clown in front of the Grand Duke."
Li Ang clicked his tongue, isn't this similar to the Zhou Dynasty in his previous life?
"The United Empire was in name only. The grand dukes gathered under the same flag, but they still had their own plans in mind. Since the reputation of launching a civil war was so bad, they came up with a new word - dispute. Since then, the United Empire has been more than two hundred years old.
There is no war in the history of China, but only 'disputes' between great dukes."
"The eastern place of exile where Caspars is located originated from the fact that the Duke of Hohenlohe, the Duke of Anrenzo and the Duke of Ismonton carried out a war in the name of dispute 17 years ago. This 'dispute' took away
After tens of thousands of lives were lost, under the mediation of Emperor Youhong III, the 'disputes' came to an end, and eight cities, including Caspars - originally nine, one was lost - announced their separation from each other.
Under the duke's control, it became a place of exile in the East."
"However, the end of the hot war dispute is not completely over. Today, the Eastern Exile is still filled with competition between the four forces, the Central Region, the Gray Crown Border Region, the White Cliff Border Region and the Iron Control Border Region. Their battles
, on the surface, it is the ownership of the capital of the Eastern Exile. The capital city is adjusted every ten years and can be re-elected or replaced. As the current capital of the Eastern Exile, Caspars relies on people from the central government.
District, with the strong support of the old emperor You Hong III."
"As the most prestigious emperor after You Hong I, the old emperor's words are still very useful to the grand duke. However, an incident four years ago made the old emperor, the talker who maintains the stability of the United Empire,
Silence."
Wein once again found a folded newspaper from the fireplace and handed it to Leon. Leon unfolded it and saw that the newspaper was from an issue dated March 25, four years ago. The title on the front page was:
"Shocked! His Majesty Youhong I, the most beloved emperor of the United Empire, was unfortunately assassinated yesterday afternoon!"