Chapter 81 The Emperor’s Foresight
The Sun and Moon Continent has a large population, a vast territory, and a relatively advanced civilization, which is different from the other two continents on this planet. And according to the course of this world, it won't be too long before the Sun and Moon Continent will collide with the Douluo Continent and become a serious problem for the Douluo Continent.
But now, even though they are far away across the ocean, the black hands of the Sun and Moon Continent have already reached out. If the problems of the Sun and Moon Continent are not solved in time, the consequences will be endless.
"In my opinion, there is no need to rush to solve the problem of the Sun and Moon Continent far away in the sea. After all, according to you, it will take thousands of years before the two continents collide."
The First Emperor said slowly in Zhongli's mind.
As one of Zhongli's martial spirits in this world, the First Emperor was already able to manifest his own form at this time, which could be regarded as one of Zhongli's trump cards.
"If it were me, I might consider building a Great Wall of Defense around the sea to wait for the day when the continents collide. At the same time, it can also prevent the invasion and harassment of enemies from across the sea before the continents collide, and protect the people. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone."
"I thought otherwise."
This time, Zhongli shook his head and put his hands behind his back.
"Building the Great Wall wastes people and money, but it may not be able to stop the enemy. In my world in the past, the humans of the ancient dynasty also built city walls to defend against mountain beasts and enemies from the abyss under the guidance of Sky Island. As a result, in In the war between demons and gods, how can we really stop the iron hoofs of the Immortal Family? There is no Great Wall in the land of Liyue now. I, Morax, don’t need the Great Wall!”
There was a touch of arrogance in Zhongli's voice, which made the First Emperor even slightly stunned.
"In fact, building the Great Wall to protect oneself is a cowardly human farming mentality. The idea of the Immortal family is different from it. Rather than being like a sheep and relying on the protection of the sheepfold, it is better to be like the wolf of the north wind. , take the initiative!”
Zhongli's usually calm voice now took on a hint of iron blood, as if he had returned to the era of the Demon God War.
"What you mean is that instead of building a wall to protect yourself, why not pursue them fiercely, chase them north, and completely eliminate the enemies outside the territory?"
The First Emperor's eyes gradually lit up and he said.
"Yes. This is exactly the reason. Building the Great Wall wastes people and money, and also requires a lot of manpower and material resources for long-term maintenance. If you have this energy, it is better to forge ahead, expand the territory, and unify the mountains and rivers. Qianyan Army Battle Flag Wherever you go, it is the territory of Liyue, regardless of the human world or the outside world. ”
Zhongli nodded and said with rock-like stability in his amber eyes.
"With such courage, good, good, good. I will wait and see the day when all races will be united."
The First Emperor sighed lightly and said no more.
At this time, the Snow Emperor also sent a report, telling Zhongli that the Star Dou Forest had officially surrendered to the Tianli Empire, and the sleeping Silver Dragon King actually sent the surrender letter in person.
Zhongli nodded. There are many strong people in the Star Forest, which is even better than the Far North. With the formal submission of the Star Dou Forest, the only thing left is the Evil Forest on the Sun and Moon Continent. The scale of the Xianjia Army can be greatly expanded again, which is completely enough to make up for the previous losses.
In the far north of the Douluo Continent, a large number of camps began to be set up and supplies began to be stocked in preparation for the conquest and attack on the Sun and Moon Continent.
Zhongli rejected the plan to attack the Sun and Moon Continent by water from the very beginning. First, due to the sea relocation order, the entire western coast of Douluo Continent has been abandoned, lacking the conditions to build warships; second, the oceans are far apart, and there are too many sea soul beasts on the oceans. It would be too dangerous and difficult to cross the oceans. There are many, and the sea is not conducive to the performance of land soul beasts who are only familiar with land combat.
His plan was to wait until the ice sea west of the Far North froze over a large area in winter, and then the army would directly pass through the ice and attack the Sun and Moon Continent. If you encounter a place without ice, many strong men from the far north can fill it in and build a road and bridge for winter marches.
"Emperor, we can't fight anymore. Didn't you say that you want the entire Douluo Continent to recuperate? Why do you want to attack the remote and desolate Sun and Moon Continent? The people can no longer stand the torment."
Ovelets, the former prime minister of the Tiandou Empire and now an important minister of the Tianli Empire, looked at Zhongli with a worried look on his face. "Five years have passed since the mainland was unified and the three sects' rebellion was put down. If we don't take action, the enemies of the Sun Moon Continent and the God Realm will no longer wait for us. As a veteran, you have to make choices in many things. You should also understand in your heart.”
Zhongli put down the ink pen he was using to correct the file, sighed and said.
"If it were a normal time, the old minister would naturally support the emperor's decision. But now is different from normal! Natural disasters and catastrophes are happening one after another, and the people have begun to get ready to take action. The remnants of the former 'Empress' have also begun secret activities again. What if... What if... .”
The old minister sighed and said.
Zhongli naturally understood that what the old minister said was not false.
The demise of a demon god will have a certain impact on the vast land, environment, and even the entire world. For example, on the original continent of Teyvat, the death of the Salt Demon God destroyed an entire land.
And now, among the demon gods who have fallen in and around the Douluo Continent, there are already two demon gods, Osel and the Demon God of Dreams. With the fragile environment of this world, how could it not be severely affected.
In fact, horrific natural disasters and famine have plagued the entire Douluo Continent for three years, and countless creatures have been harmed. If it weren't for the might of the Xianjia Army and the Qianyan Army, I'm afraid the entire Tianli Empire would have been in chaos.
"In extraordinary times, extraordinary things should be done. Ovelets, don't you understand?"
Zhongli stood up, took a few steps, and let out a sigh.
"Emperor, what do you mean"
"Do you think there are too many people in the Tili Empire now, or there are too few?"
Emperor Yanwang asked with a faint look in his eyes.
"Of course there are too few, too few. When we first unified the Xingluo Empire, there were many casualties, and the number of people was reduced by more than half. This was also a helpless move. Later, there were three sects' rebellions, and successive years of famine and drought. And the fairy family There are so many working communes that many idle and idle people cannot adapt and suffer the penalty of eating rocks. Compared with the days when it was in its heyday, the population of Douluo Continent is probably only five out of ten."
Ovelets sighed and said with a grimace.
"Wrong, you are wrong. Normally, more people are more powerful. However, in difficult times, it is not that more people are better, but that fewer people are better. The fewer people, the more resources that can be distributed on average The more people we have, the easier it will be to work together to overcome difficulties. But if there are too many people, we will not be able to work together as one. Not only will we not be able to overcome the difficulties together, but we will cause more troubles! ”
Zhongli sighed softly and said.
"Emperor, this, this."
Ovelets couldn't help but feel a shock in his heart, and then felt a chill.
"More people are not necessarily better than fewer people. The original Star Luo Empire covered tens of millions of people, so what's the use? Manpower is more valuable than excellence, more valuable than sincerity, unity, loyalty, bravery and diligence, but not more. If it reaches the extreme This is especially the case at this time. Everything is created to nourish people, and people have nothing to repay heaven.”
Zhongli's back was turned to Ovelets, but his plain voice stirred up endless ripples and chills in the veteran's heart. However, he already understood that what the emperor said was right. There are some things that, as superiors, they must look at rationally instead of deceiving themselves and others.
There are too many useless people in this world. These people usually do not contribute much value, but when the situation is difficult, they will become sparks of turmoil. They are not the people who can promote social progress at all, but a group of cancers that hinder the development of social productive forces and hinder the cause of Tianli Jihad. If we treat these people with kindness and justice, it will be irresponsible to the truly enterprising people.
He couldn't help but think of the story that the Emperor once told him about the most difficult moment of the Demon God War in another world, when the Immortal Army killed "people without food" and "people without grain". In order to save the world and save the common people, we have to make this decision. At this moment, determination flashed across the veteran's eyes.
(End of chapter)