Huang Baiyan, who was consulting with Zhang Hao, looked at the young secretary who rushed in excitedly, with a look of sympathy on his face.
It's been three years, haven't you heard about those rumors?
As the saying goes, there is no airtight wall in the world. The relationship between Zhang Hao and Liu Xinyu has been rumored as early as three years ago. In the past three years, the rumors have become more and more "detailed". You have a nose and an eye. You idiot, you didn't publish the father's name after the sentence.
Who', what does it mean?
Huang Baiyan looked at Zhang Hao carefully and saw a slight change in Zhang Hao's expression, but there was also a hint of joy. Seeing Zhang Hao's joy, Huang Baiyan felt excited:
That’s it, this child must be Zhang Hao’s! From now on, Dayang Group will be stable.
Zhang Hao took the newspaper and read it. It was published by the "Pearl Daily", the official newspaper of Qixia Kingdom. Also, ordinary newspapers would not dare to publish such news.
Nowadays, there are dozens of various newspapers in Qixia Kingdom, but there are still only two most authoritative newspapers:
"Dayang Daily" of Dayang Group, and the official "Pearl Daily".
Zhang Hao folded the newspaper and put it away, nodded to the secretary, said he understood, and asked the secretary to stand nearby and listen to the conversation.
The secretaries around Zhang Hao are all young and have graduated from the ‘Beidou Academy’ in recent years.
Beidou Academy has been in existence for seven years now. Among the first batch of students, the oldest is already 16 years old. These people have become talents, and even the elites among them can already stand alone. A large number of them have entered important departments of Dayang Group, such as scientific research and management.
, military, and even the political level of your Ninghe County.
Among them, particularly outstanding management talents will be given the opportunity to "intern next to Zhang Hao". After studying with Zhang Hao for three to five months, they will be airborne to other important departments.
In the past two years, Zhang Hao often keeps three to five secretaries around him, responsible for handling different matters; and what they mainly learn from Zhang Hao is: the game between the upper echelons of the major forces.
These students are the first batch in the entire known world to receive a comprehensive education. In addition to spiritual practice, they also studied various aspects such as astronomy, geography, physics, chemistry, mathematics, finance, politics, law and management. In the last two years, they have to learn more based on
Choose a major based on your own strengths.
The vigorous development of Dayang Group in the past two years is closely related to the injection of these talents.
These young people are full of energy and enterprising.
Zhang Hao and Huang Boyan continued to discuss, and the secretary next to him continued to listen. During this period, Zhang Hao and Huang Boyan also asked him a few questions. Finally, Huang Boyan asked Zhang Hao for someone. This secretary was very good, and could just help Huang Boyan manage the Atlantic Ocean.
group'.
"Are you willing to go there?" Zhang Hao asked the secretary next to him.
"Yes!" the other party shouted loudly.
"Then go ahead and do it. Don't be afraid of making mistakes."
"yes!"
After the two people left, Zhang Hao took out the newspaper again and read it carefully, smiling and shaking his head: Next, there will be a little trouble.
In fact, Liu Xinyu had pregnancy symptoms as early as four months ago, but recently her belly has become more obvious, but she can't hide it.
The child is his own. Zhang Hao is 100% sure that the cultivator is very powerful. He can feel the blood connection with the unborn child and can already tell that it is a boy.
He stood up and came to the window, looking at the bustling city outside, but Zhang Hao had a lot of things in his mind.
It has been eight years since I came into this world unknowingly, and now I have my own offspring. This is a joyful thing. But...it seems that this matter cannot be made public...and the child can only be surnamed 'Liu'
'!The only thing Zhang Hao can do is to choose a name: Liu Xinhai
But what makes Zhang Hao even more troubled is that there seems to be no movement between himself and Zhou Xueyao. Cultivators are powerful, but it seems that it is also difficult to conceive offspring.
During dinner in the evening, Zhou Xueyao looked at Zhang Hao with a cold face. Fairy Zhou folded her arms and leaned against the wall with a sneer on her face. There were only a few glasses of cold water on the dining table.
Paper can't contain the fire. Zhou Xueyao discovered Zhang Hao's cheating three years ago, but today...
After watching for a while, Zhou Xueyao suddenly shed tears.
Zhang Hao suddenly panicked.
It was not until late at night that Zhang Hao signed countless unequal treaties before finally falling asleep holding Zhou Xueyao tightly.
After a few days of excitement within the Kingdom of Qixia, things calmed down; it is always a good sign that the Queen has a daughter, and Liu Xinyu also publicly stated that it is a boy, and the name has been decided: Liu Xinhai.
The word "Xinhai" can be said to be a reflection of the development of Qixia Country in recent years. Because of the development of the ocean, the current Qixia Country has emerged.
The unborn child has been confirmed to be the crown prince.
This matter is crucial to the political stability of Qixia Country. In traditional centralized rule, a stable empire needs a sun and a moon. The sun is the emperor himself; the moon is the crown prince.
Having an emperor is a prerequisite for the stability of a country. At least all civil and military officials, dignitaries and common people know that even if the emperor dies, the country will still be stable and life will continue.
But in the calm, there is a storm brewing and gradually fermenting.
That is, the war that took place in the Tuotu Continent, the war between the Holy Fire Sect and the Red Lotus Sect.
Five days after the news of the queen's pregnancy spread, the war between the Holy Fire Sect and the Red Lotus Sect came into public view. In the past three days, a decisive battle broke out between the two sides at the location of the "Liusha River North Direct Current". Here
It is less than a thousand kilometers away from Jiuyang Mountain, the base of the Holy Fire Sect!
This has hit home, the Holy Fire Cult has gone crazy!
The first crazy move the Holy Fire Cult made was to trade the three northern countries to the Ming Cult, and these three countries included the Jiangxia Kingdom!
The Jiangxia Kingdom was previously promised to the Dayang Group by the Red Lotus Sect in the form of a white wolf. Later, the Red Lotus Sect landed from the north, causing the entire Jiangxia Kingdom to fall.
However, as long as the Holy Fire Sect has not yet perished, Jiangxia Kingdom will still belong to the Holy Fire Sect in name! And now, the Holy Fire Sect regards Jiangxia Kingdom as an addition to the Mingjiao, and the Mingjiao actually swallows it up.
Things suddenly became interesting.
After that, the Ming Cult supported the Holy Fire Cult with massive resources, including... machine guns! The proliferation of industrial technology was very serious, mainly because everyone was not stupid, and with Dayang Group as a reference, three years was enough to change everything.
Then a bizarre decisive battle broke out.
The Red Lotus Sect itself is very large and powerful, with the support of the Dayang Group behind it.
The Holy Fire Sect has become weak, but the skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and its arrogance is still there; behind it is the powerful Ming Sect, which supports the Ming Sect and the Holy Fire Sect's contact with the whole territory, so the support is very convenient.
Therefore, in this contest, there is also an invisible contest between Dayang Group and Mingjiao.
The decisive battle broke out here on the northern branch of Liusha River. In three days, the total number of casualties on both sides exceeded 10 million, and the artillery fire changed the terrain of thousands of miles around.
How crazy have these three days been?
A piece of news was published in the official newspaper of the Red Lotus: In three days, the Red Lotus fired 8.5 million artillery shells and 120 million bullets. In addition, more than 30,000 talismans were used, and more than 15 million troops were mobilized. A total of 26 charges were made.
, killed 7.2 million enemies and captured 1.5 million.
Among them, 822 people were killed and 116 were captured during the formation stage (including the golden body stage).
But the Holy Fire Cult also published news: In three days, the Holy Fire Cult fired 6.7 million artillery shells, 98 million bullets, used up to 100,000 talismans, mobilized 13 million legions, charged 18 times, killed 6.1 million enemies, and captured
More than 2 million.
Among them, 917 people were killed and 83 were captured by the Formation Formation Formation.
After the news spread, the entire world of spiritual practice was in an uproar. Especially here in Dayang Group, in the West of Fertile Land, and other places.
What everyone sees is not who wins, but... the new era is even more cruel!
To be sure, the data from both sides are exaggerated. But even if they were folded in half, the two sides combined would have at least thousands of people killed or captured in the transformation stage, and more than 8 million casualties!
And this is just a decisive battle.
In fact, before this, small decisive battles had broken out many times between the two sides, with heavy casualties on both sides.
But what people are most concerned about, or what military strategists and wise men are more concerned about, is the news behind this decisive battle:
The application of telegraphy has changed battles. Many times, wars only involve head-on collisions;
Steel began to be used in large quantities and began to replace black iron on the battlefield;
Soldiers on both sides began to arm themselves with a large number of magic weapons made of steel, including armor, so casualties were reduced;
In addition, under the crazy attack of artillery fire, the Nascent Soul Stage can no longer guarantee safety on the battlefield.
However, another piece of news was revealed the next day: Due to the influence of Xinglin Hall, the price of cultivation resources has dropped significantly in the past three years, so that cultivation has experienced an explosive period; the most direct change is that this time, almost all of the people participating in the decisive battle on both sides are above the foundation building stage!
In other words, the casualties on the battlefield this time were almost all practitioners above the foundation building stage!
Such a decisive battle was even more brutal than the original showdown between the Xiaoyao Sect and the Xuanzhen Sect.
On the battlefield, mountains were leveled, valleys were filled, rivers were diverted, and floods overflowed. The decisive battle area had become a dead land.
A decisive battle has heralded the beginning of a new era.
This is the age of industry and the age of capital!
As of now, the Red Lotus Sect’s public war financial report is: military expenditure of 320 million high-grade spiritual stones.
The Holy Fire Cult has not made it public, but the Holy Fire Cult has 'sold' five countries to the Ming Cult, occupying almost one-third of the Holy Fire Cult's area.
Instead, Mingjiao disclosed a set of data: in recent times, foreign trade turnover has been as high as 400 million high-grade spiritual stones, a wealth!
Although not all explanatory teachings are exported to the Holy Fire Sect, most of the arms, elixirs, etc. are currently supporting the Holy Fire Sect.
Including the consumption of the Holy Fire Cult itself, the military expenditure is probably no less than 300 million.
After these news spread, the whole society was in an uproar.
War has become scary, unfamiliar, and even more expensive.
And the storm began. The casualties of the war have aroused fierce opposition from the benevolent and righteous people.
Before the ‘Atlantic Group’ prepared for its first voyage, the headmaster of the Immortal Yin Sect came to the Ocean Group in person!
(There have been a lot of changes these days, so it’s hard to write about. Please forgive me.)