In fact, Xuan Weizi has long seen the strategy of "Missile Queen" Mephisetis. The Tower of Pentagram is definitely not to retreat into the New World and become a local emperor, but to build a transnational trading system.
In the past, this system was generally in the hands of the Chamber of Commerce Alliance. The Chamber of Commerce Alliance itself was formed along with the colonial expansion of the empire. Its interest structure was complex. Although it was closely related to the Eye of Arcana, it itself did not fully represent the interests of the Eye of Arcana. So now
The Eye of Mystery also established a new Norton Chamber of Commerce and engaged in large-scale embezzlement and mergers.
But as Doragon escaped from the Mysterious Eye, the situation took a major turn. Xuan Weizi didn't know what the "Missile Queen" had negotiated with the Dragon Vein Lord, but now the Mutual Protection Alliance and the Dragon Kingdom trade with each other, and the business is said to be still going well.
It became a chiefdom in the Nahasa Wasteland in the south of the Old World.
In addition, the Pentagram Tower also maintains interactions with the Kingdom of Jarnod. Through the Xuefeng Autonomous Territory, a large amount of trade has been concluded, and it has even easily recruited a large number of soldiers from the Kingdom of Jarnod, becoming the main force on the front line of the Mutual Protection Alliance.
In this way, the three parties have formed the prototype of a transnational trade system, but it is obviously not stable enough. At present, the Great Londinium Empire still maintains a powerful naval fleet, and the Eye of Mystery seems to have some contacts with Vanua's High Seas Fleet.
"Transnational maritime trade is no better than land. It must have strong sea control as a guarantee, and land and islands as logistics support bases to provide supplies for warships and merchant ships." Xuan Weizi asked: "Queen, do you want me to use emerald green
The Ring of Storm Palace to provide violent guarantee for the Pentagram Tower’s sea control?”
Mephisetis raised her slender fingers, which were as soft as bones, and pressed them on the back of Xuan Weizi's hand. She smiled brightly and said, "Sidons is right. You proposed to inspect the land and amend the tax system. These things will
Completely reshape the Mutual Protection Alliance, maybe it will no longer be an 'alliance' in the future. Coupled with the magic train network you previously imagined, an extremely powerful country will appear in the new continent. This is certainly a good thing, but the benefits cannot be compromised.
You took them all, otherwise how could I explain it to my men?"
"The magic train network mainly relies on the arcane magic of mages. In this regard, psychic powers and natural spells are not as convenient as arcane magic." Xuan Weizi said.
"The Palace of Storms must provide us with maritime security." Mephisetis simply held Xuan Weizi's hand. Although her tone was not firm, it obviously did not give Xuan Weizi a chance to refute.
"Half a year." Xuan Weizi said: "This is the time to inventory the land, survey the mountains and rivers, and prepare for various subsequent tasks. Otherwise, it will be difficult to even build water conservancy and train networks."
"Can you finish it in half a year?" Mephisetis asked.
"As long as there is the Palace of Storms." Xuan Weizi looked at Mephisetis and replied, "And the seventy-two senior druids of the Emerald Ring above."
As soon as these words came out, even the "Missile Queen" looked surprised and looked back at Weston: "Master Weston, why didn't you tell me about such a big thing?"
"The stars will also be obscured by dark clouds." Weston read a poem written by a bard.
"As long as the Queen restrains the mages of the Pentagram Tower, the investigation work will be easier to advance." Xuan Weizi said: "And this is also for the long-term sake of the Pentagram Tower."
Now in the Cloud Sea Immortal Palace, Tar Valon and the others, plus the high-level druids who have just returned to the elemental spirit form, there are exactly seventy-two. Such a force is enough to completely change any place in the world.
The powerful existence of the pattern.
This is actually a showdown for Xuan Weizi. With his current influence on the Emerald Ring, he is fully capable of leading this group of advanced druids, as well as the established Star Order and the Golden Flower Society, to forcibly advance themselves.
plan of.
But Xuan Weizi is not so arrogant that he just throws away the Pentagram Tower and sets up another branch. Especially in the current situation, it would be too stupid to make another enemy. The Pentagram Tower is indeed his
An ally who has been working together for a long time, and now that the other party takes the initiative to show his sincerity, he naturally confesses.
"Seventy-two Emerald Ring Sages..." Mephisetis sighed: "You are indeed the 'Duke of the Heart'. In this way, the Pentagram Tower will not be able to command the Storm Palace, unless you and Emerald
The relationship between the rings.”
"Who told the Pentagram Tower to participate in the Battle of Ghost Bay back then?" Xuan Weizi said, glancing at the burning sun next to him as if nothing had happened.
Twenty or thirty years ago, the Empire and the Magic Council joined forces to gather hundreds of high-ranking mages from the Eye of Mystery, the Tower of Pentagram and the Ether Society, as well as the Imperial Navy fleet, to attack the Emerald City where a secret gathering was held near Ghost Bay.
Ring, launching an extermination attack.
According to the time calculation, "Fire Demon" Sidons should have been in charge of the Pentagram Tower at that time. Xuan Weizi did not know whether he personally participated in that war, but the Pentagram Tower cooperated with the actions of the Magic Council, which was enough in itself.
It explains the attitude.
However, what is interesting is that Tar Valon told Xuan Weizi that during the Battle of Ghost Bay, the scattered witch groups that joined the Green Ring did not go to the gathering. After all, the witches did not use druids and rangers.
Natural spells. However, after the war, the Empire pursued and suppressed the remaining forces of the Green Ring. These small witch groups were not heard to have suffered any blows, and they seemed to have disappeared.
And considering that the incarnation of "Missile Queen" Mephistis sent to Evergreen City is a witch named Shuri, maybe there is a secret between "Missile Queen" herself and these witch groups that is unknown to outsiders.
The connection was that she secretly sent a message to the witch group and escaped a disaster.
Since outsiders don't know, then for the Emerald Ring, the Pentagram Tower is also considered its enemy. If there were no Xuanweizi, the remaining Emerald Ring sages would not seek revenge from the Pentagram Tower, and it would not be possible for the mages to do so.
Ordered to mobilize.
Seventy-two high-level druids, coupled with the floating and unfallen Storm Palace, no one dares to fight against them, even the legendary mage must consider it carefully.
What's more, in today's era, various mages' guilds are fighting openly and secretly among themselves. The Magic Council has long lost the authority it once had, and it is impossible to organize and mobilize hundreds of high-level mages from different backgrounds to work together to annihilate them again.
Based on this comparison, although the Green Ring is still not as influential and powerful as in the past, it is more than enough to protect itself. Especially under Xuan Weizi, they have better development opportunities.
No matter what the position is, communication between smart people is always convenient. Mephisitis propped up her chin on her elbows, looked at Xuan Weizi and asked: "If we don't agree with your plans and ideas, you will leave.
A mutual protection alliance?”
"That's not the case." Xuan Weizi said coldly: "I just put forward an idea, you can ignore it, I will operate and develop in the Evergreen City area. I still maintain an alliance with the Pentagram Tower, and the matter of maritime escort,
It can also be done as a business. Revitalizing the Green Ring will cost money anyway."
Mephisetis sighed: "This is so disappointing... By the way, you just had one last suggestion that you didn't explain. Literacy education? Is it to teach farmers to read and count?"
Xuan Weizi shook his head and said: "That's not entirely the case, but to make most people adapt to the new agricultural production, they can't just bury their heads in digging the soil. What I said before can't all be done by spellcasters, just like water conservancy projects
, it is necessary to have large-scale flood control dams and irrigation canal systems leading to various villages, build reservoirs where necessary, and how to maintain water conservancy projects, allocate water sources, and build supporting hydraulic mills. This is what local people should know.
And if you want to plant new food or crops, you also need simple training for the people, right? How to apply and collect fertilizers, how to prevent livestock diseases, and how to deal with crop diseases and pests, you must send people to teach them, right? Not to mention the possible problems that may arise in the future.
Large-scale disasters such as frost, drought, floods, locusts, etc. cannot be resisted by one household alone. Village collective mobilization must be carried out to prevent them. These also belong to the category of literacy education!
Of course, I don’t expect to teach a large number of farmers how to read and count in three to five years. At this stage, I plan to gather the Star Order and the Green Circle to compile some simple and easy-to-understand teaching materials, and send people to stay in various villages and manors to provide guidance.
From time to time, we will organize parades with Dr. Chang Qing, and maybe invite some country circuses and minstrels to regularly disseminate new agricultural technologies and knowledge. We can also provide medical treatment and entertainment to rural farmers, and at the same time inspect the work.
shortcomings and shortcomings, and summarize the experience.
These things are exactly what Green Ring was good at in the past. The countryside has never been just about farming or animal husbandry, but a complex ecological and production environment. If you only think about farmers plowing fields and officials collecting taxes, you will ignore agriculture itself.
It is the transition between human society and the natural environment, and ignoring the natural complexity of the natural environment is destined to cause the decline of rural society.
The decline I am talking about here does not mean that the land no longer grows crops. Sometimes, the land is full of high-value crops, which may not be a good thing for rural society. Land, grass and people are not needed, and cities and towns are full of lost land.
Peasants, you must know the situation in the empire better than I do."
After Xuan Weizi finished speaking this long speech, Sidons, who did not show up, had an unknown expression. Weston lowered his head and remained silent. Mephisitis asked with some interest: "But these things are not related to the land survey.
What does changing the tax system have to do with it?”
"If you don't check the land, how can you know the fertility of the land? How can you know the demand for water conservancy projects? If you don't confirm these conditions, how can you collect taxes from farm landlords and manor squires?" Xuan Weizi said: "Don't collect taxes from these people.
, should we let ordinary rural farmers bear everything? If these squire and landlords think that the tax is too heavy, they can hand over the land and transfer it, and we will redistribute it according to the local farmer population, which is just suitable for our collective training!"
At this time, Weston reminded: "Almost all high-ranking mages and more than 80% of mid-level mages in the Tower of Pentacles in the New World have private estates and farms in the countryside. Are they also targets of investigation and taxation?"
This is indeed a very fatal point. It’s okay for mages to collude with wealthy landlords, but what if the mages themselves are wealthy landlords? Will their land be inspected and will taxes be collected?
"They can keep the property rights, but they must hand over the management rights. The chamber of commerce jointly established by the parties to the mutual protection alliance will develop and operate them. They will plant different crops according to the specific land environment, climate conditions and even market demand." Xuan Weizi said: "
The profits earned by the Chamber of Commerce provide dividends to the mages."
Weston asked again: "Then who will manage this chamber of commerce?"
"Sandori, the chief priest of the Order of the Stars," Xuan Weizi said.
The scorching sun and fire were surging, and Siddons laughed angrily: "Huh! It takes a long time, but it's still your own property!"
Mephisetis said with a smile: "This is indeed inappropriate, and Sandori is still in charge of the Order of the Stars. Does she have this free time? This chamber of commerce needs a lot of professionals, and it is estimated that they will also have people from the Order of the Stars and the Emerald Green.
The Huanpai people should leave a place for us, right?"
Xuan Weizi asked: "Is there someone chosen for the queen?"
"I have a student named Seraphi. She is qualified."
Siddons asked: "Do you agree with what he did?"
Mephisetis said: "Sidons, didn't you also hope to establish a country of mages in the New World?"
Sidons retorted: "What kind of country will this country be in the future?"
"Only mages and arcane magic may not be able to explore the essence of magic." Mephistis's smile became a little unpredictable: "A great magic civilization should not only have arcana, and arcana is not omnipotent.
.Only the brainwashed guys in the Eye of Mystery will blindly resist other types of spellcasters."
"The Green Ring may not really obey you!" Siddons said.
Mephisitis replied: "I don't need any sincere obedience, at least for now I just need their cooperation. What's more, Olanso's plan is also a necessary condition for creating a magical civilization. If the vast majority of the people are still ignorant
In the world, no matter how great the magical civilization is, it is just a game for a very small number of people to entertain themselves.
Nazarui wants to raise floating cities, overlooking the creatures on the ground, and satisfy his desire to rule the world with arcane magic. This ideal is too narrow. His ability is better than Mikosi, but his vision is too short-sighted.
.”
The scorching sun fireball seemed to have calmed down, while Xuan Weizi was silently meditating to herself. "Missile Queen" Mephistis did have something extraordinary, not just her personal magic achievements, but also her ideas and foresight. Combined with her, she had already
Paying attention to the development and changes in Evergreen City, Xuan Weizi had a strange feeling. The various ideas and plans he proposed this time were probably within the expectations of the "Missile Queen".
Because of some many ideas, Xuan Weizi has already demonstrated in Evergreen City and the Tribal Alliance, and has also cultivated a group of capable people in the past ten years. It can be said that Xuan Weizi has already prepared everything for Mephiseth.
All she needed was a final nod of approval.
To use an inappropriate metaphor, Xuan Weizi has spent ten years conducting a large-scale social experiment, and now he is going to apply the results to the entire Mutual Protection Alliance.