The Imperial Capital, the most magnificent city on the continent, has been re-planned and constructed in the past few years. At this time, the size of the Imperial Capital is three times the previous size, with enough space for eight parallel main roads to cross the Imperial City, with high-rise castles on both sides.
It is even more precious than anything else. The Emperor's City was built with the wealth of the entire continent. It can be said to be the pearl of the empire and the treasure of the continent.
Everyone knows that it was designed and built by the Dharma Saint and cost 300,000 laborers to build. It is the well-deserved number one city in the mainland.
At this time, inside the castle, the emperor and ministers were all silent.
With the rapid expansion of the empire, there is not much wealth that can be plundered on the mainland, and high military expenditures have become a burden on the empire. The main issue discussed in today's imperial meeting is to determine the future direction of the empire.
Now the empire is a huge war machine, and all walks of life basically operate for the sake of war. Once the war stops, the entire economy of the empire will collapse.
Now more than half of the entire empire's income comes from war dividends. Once the war ends and money cannot come in, all the money for official maintenance, urban facilities, disaster prevention, road construction, bridge construction, flood prevention and disaster relief all over the country will be gone.
Even the salaries of officials are gone.
Although there are still taxes, due to year-round conquests, agriculture can only be maintained at a level where people can't starve to death. Taxes are already low. If taxes are increased, the farmers themselves may starve to death first.
The commercial and handicraft industries in the city are also in a mess. In the past few years, everyone has been thinking about the war, and no one is thinking about developing the country. So now once the war stops, all the problems accumulated over the years will explode, so the ministers and nobles are very anxious.
, seeing that the mainland has no enemies and no ground to attack, then where should the empire go?
Molt, who had already secured the throne and deposed his nephew and sent him to a rich land to become a lord, squinted his eyes and listened to the minister's words and remained silent.
The ministers did not have many opinions. They mainly believed that the war could not be stopped. Now most people were unwilling to stop the war. Even the soldiers wanted to fight to get rich and get promoted. If the war stopped, they would be the first to refuse. If it caused a mutiny in the army, these would be popular in the imperial capital.
The uncle will be in bad luck.
Of course, there is another reason, that is, many of the nobles' industries also produce military equipment, and the materials they produce are also sold to the army. If there is no war, who will they sell their equipment to? This is not a loss, so it cannot be stopped.
Of course, some people think that the war can be stopped. Although a lot of land has been occupied over the years, many places are not actually controlled by the empire. It is time to run some business. There is no benefit in continuing the war. After the armistice, as long as you can manage the country with peace of mind, the empire is now vast.
With the vast land and abundant resources, it would not take a few years for the national treasury to be full, and there would be no need to fight anymore.
All opinions were given, but the final decision was made by the emperor.
The latest territory of the empire is right in front of the emperor. In just a few years, the empire has fulfilled the long-cherished wish of emperors over the past hundred years, and he has become an immortal emperor. The old emperor is stroking with his right hand whether to fight or cease war. The old emperor cannot decide immediately.
Most of the continent of Ermat already belonged to the empire, and those that were not destroyed were basically vassal states that had agreed to be attached before the war. They paid tribute every year, and the emperor would not pay attention to the vassal states. Finally, his eyes fell on Arnu.
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That is where the gate is located, and it is the territory located in the southeast of the empire. The gate is located on the south slope, with the Arnus Mountains behind it and a plain in front. Historical records record that there were many countries in that land, but every time the gate
Unknown things will happen when you open it. The empire has been in control of this place for hundreds of years after the previous kingdom was exterminated. Is it time to open the door again?
"Today, when I retire from the court, I will ask the Pope for his opinion. The great and wise Pope will surely guide our empire to a bright future."
Hearing that the emperor wanted to discuss with the Pope, these ministers also showed excited expressions one by one. C.C. is definitely the most beautiful and mysterious sub-god on the continent, especially her wisdom is unrivaled.
It is said that the reason why the empire successfully occupied the mainland is closely related to the Dharma religion.
"Long live His Majesty the Emperor."
Apart from the imperial palace, the most majestic building in the imperial capital is undoubtedly the Dharma Church, which mirrors the palace. In the wide square in front of the church, countless devout believers kneel down and worship on time every day, working more diligently than going to work.
Every day, the priests of the Dharma religion will come out to give lectures and enlighten the people's wisdom.
When the emperor went to see C.C., he could only enter through the side door because the main entrance had been blocked by fanatics.
After listening to the emperor's thoughts, C.C. also thought about it. The gate was originally meant by the gods of this world, so it doesn't matter what happens. In the eyes of the gods, dead people are nothing. The important thing is to let the two sides of the gate communicate more. Since they
If they don't mind, C.C. naturally has no objection either: "If Your Majesty wants to continue the war on the other side of the door, there will be no problem. There is no need to ask me."
"But what if there is a strong enemy on the other side of the door?" the emperor worried.
"If there is a strong enemy, can the empire stop the war?" c.c. asked, leaving the emperor speechless. Yes, the important thing is to fight, not to let the empire stop functioning.
"I am really old, and I am hesitating. The empire really cannot stop the war, so I can make up my mind."
"The Dharma Religion will advance and retreat together with the Imperial Army." The priests of the Dharma Religion can completely accomplish this. In every battle, the Dharma Religion's priests go up and down the battlefield with the imperial soldiers. It is precisely because of this that the Dharma Religion's priests
Only then did he have such prestige in the empire.
Since we were going to fight, we had to think about who to send to fight. Several generals naturally jumped out and volunteered, and even the Imperial Central Army couldn't help but want to join the war.
In the eyes of these generals, war is an opportunity to make a fortune, and they will never fall behind.
"I wonder how many troops your Majesty wants to assemble?" "There are many troops in Menzhai. It may be difficult to assemble the army if the situation is unknown in the past. But if the army is too small, it will not be able to occupy enough land."
"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead an army of 600,000 to gather on the Hill of Arnus. If we divide the troops and advance, we will definitely gain more wealth for the empire." It was Mitora, the general of the empire's central army, who was a general with great military exploits.
But he really can open his mouth, and it costs 600,000 to open his mouth, which is 60% of the Central Army, and does the national treasury have that much money to support 600,000 soldiers to fight?
The king thought about it and said: "Mitra, I will give you one hundred thousand troops as a vanguard to station in Arnusqiu, and then General Karasda will lead a backup of fifty thousand, and General Apra will lead a porter of two hundred thousand to escort the grain and grass to Heilongjiang."
The fort is used for expenses."
"I wonder how much food and grass your Majesty can prepare for me?"
The emperor didn't know that he had to ask his finance minister: "Ellios, how much more food can be produced?"
"According to past practice, food and grass provide the number of days for soldiers to go to the battlefield. After the war begins, all food and grass will be purchased locally. This battle will require about 70,000 dan. I can call it from the granaries in two nearby cities."
"The basic expenses of the city are guaranteed, and other grains are seconded in the name of the emperor and will be returned after one month."
"Your Majesty is wise." The Finance Minister flattered him.
Three times, five times and two times, the details were finalized, and the next step was to raise troops.