Interstellar Energy Tycoon - Chapter 288

c288 Epoch Empire

Two days later.

After replenishing a batch of supplies.

The Starry Sky Dreadnought arrived in orbit near the Fairy Planet for closer observation and research.

And then.

Everyone, including the captain Li Lefan, wanted to board a small flying device as soon as possible, land on the ground of the planet, communicate and contact the indigenous people, and officially start some new stories and experiences.

That’s right.

They all couldn’t sit still.

No one understands how the women on the Fairy Planet evolved and developed. There are beautiful women everywhere with good looks and temperament, and only a few of them are ugly.

After a private discussion, everyone agreed that the fairy planet must have better water, soil, feng shui, etc. The water and soil are very nurturing, so it is rich in beauties. In addition, the productivity level is also pretty good (mainly refers to the farming level), and there are many The mechanical devices in their hands, such as waterwheels, reduced the intensity of labor, the quality of crop seeds was higher, and spiritual energy and the like could nourish the body and mind. Over time, there were more and more beauties. This is a very reasonable explanation.

Secondly, the intelligent life on this planet also has a very long history of development. The history of civilization exceeds 100,000 years. Not only has every piece of land been cultivated and utilized, but also in the prosperous land in the south, three dynasties have changed. For more than ten times, there is also a “cyclical law of the rise and fall of dynasties”. The time is generally about five hundred years. No matter what kind of dynasty, the first one hundred years are a period of rapid rise. The organization and mobilization are strong, very powerful, and can defeat The nomadic tribes in the north made the north bow their heads.

The middle two to three hundred years were a period of involution, during which various changes and twists would be carried out, but the effects were limited or even getting worse. Then the carrying capacity of the land exceeded the upper limit, the population was overpopulated, and the land was lost. Refugees are everywhere. The slightest natural or man-made disaster will lead to peasant uprisings everywhere, until all the heritage of this dynasty is exhausted. At this stage, even gods can’t save it. If they sink too deep, they will suffer serious backlash. , contaminated with too many causes and effects, often does not end well.

Today on the Fairy Planet, the most powerful and most civilized one is a feudal dynasty called the ‘Era Empire’.

Its area is about 30 million square kilometers, accounting for one-tenth of the entire land area. It is extremely vast. It is surrounded by mostly barbaric and savage lands. Only some barbaric tribes exist and it is difficult to survive. Therefore, this land area is basically The limits of expansion.

In terms of population, it exceeds one billion, more than 1.5 billion. If you include the hidden population of those powerful families, the total population may exceed 2 billion, which is very huge.

The empire has lasted for 389 years, reaching the middle and late stages of a dynasty, but it is still relatively stable in all aspects. Even though the class has been seriously solidified and people at the bottom have no way to rise, the climate is still friendly, as long as they are a little diligent, There is no problem for people at the bottom to make ends meet. If they don’t marry and have children, they can still live very easily if they are completely flat. Therefore, there are many poor people at the bottom who simply become bachelors and live freely alone without considering marrying a wife. I can barely survive, and occasionally I can have money for fun.

As for the powerful class, it is a completely different world. Their life is extravagant to the extreme, and they are crazy about comparison. In terms of marrying wives, they are like emperors. Not to mention three wives and four concubines, they marry dozens of concubines, even if they don’t take care of them at all. However, it is good to put it in front of you to be eye-catching. And the richer the people are, the more resources they have for beautiful women. The pursuit of many people is to have groups of wives and concubines at home, just like the primitive state of the Blue Star Philippines. In the tribe, one man has hundreds of wives, so many that he can’t even remember their names.

It is precisely because of the inequality in the distribution of resources for women.

The fertility rate is entirely supported by the wealthy class.

This caused the birth rate of the Daji Empire to drop to a very low level, and the population experienced negative growth. The taxes that the court could collect were declining every year, and the court did not dare to raise taxes casually. After all, the people were already being exploited. We are close to the limit. If the burden increases further, we might as well just rebel. At worst, we will lose everything.

Difficult to handle.

This put the court into an extremely difficult situation.

The nomadic tribes in the north are getting stronger day by day. Every year they go south to plunder, clear grass and valleys, plunder property and people, and kill young people. Even if they build tens of thousands of miles of Great Wall and thousands of castles, they still need to invest hundreds of millions every year. Two taels of silver are needed to maintain the military expenditure. If the military expenditure is insufficient and the risk of joining the army is very high, over time, soldiers will not be recruited. The northern defense line will become more fragile, and the nomadic tribes will become stronger and stronger. In thirty or fifty years, the Daji Empire will collapse and be completely declared doomed.

reform.

The current Epoch Empire must make reforms.

Either find ways to develop financial resources and increase the court’s income. With more money and food, we can ensure the stability of the northern defense line and no longer be easily broken by nomadic tribes.

Either concentrate some resources to form a more powerful legion, equipped with the best quality armor, which can destroy the peasant uprising forces internally, and can compete with the rolling torrent of cavalry externally. If such a legion can exist, it will be a big loss. The stability of Ji Empire can also be maintained.

Or take some other methods to weaken the empire’s opponents, enhance its own stability, and improve all aspects of the situation. It may be possible to break the so-called dynasty cycle law and allow Guo Zuo of the Daji Empire to break through the upper limit of five hundred years and create Create a new record, even an eternal one.

but……

Not realistic.

The probability that the situation will improve is almost zero, and the probability of continued decline is even greater.

Because the current emperor of the Daji Empire is a relatively rare empress. She is only seventeen years old this year and has been on the throne for five years. Although the empress has reached this age, she can start to govern personally, have some ideas of her own, and have the idea of ​​​​reform. , want to make the empire stronger.

However, because she is a female, there are not many ministers supporting her in the court, and she is hampered by all aspects.

The empress’s own character is relatively indecisive and not ruthless enough. She is often unwilling to severely punish ministers who have made mistakes or subordinates who have messed up. She pays attention to the word “benevolence” in everything, which leads to more people not treating her as such. She took it to heart, which led to an increase in the crime rate among the people. After all, when Renjun was in power, he would issue amnesties at every turn. Even if he committed a crime, he would be released soon, so there was no need to worry too much.

Over time.

The longer the Empress reigns, the situation in the Epoch Empire will definitely not improve, but will only get worse.

In fact, the empress herself is aware of this situation, and wants to overcome her own weaknesses and become more ruthless, decisive, and fierce. However… it is difficult for her to do so. She does not have the same qualities as those famous monarchs throughout the ages. Even the Lord Shoucheng No matter what she did, she was powerless and had no choice but to watch the situation getting worse. Although she was anxious, it had no effect. Sometimes she thought of just lying down and forgetting it. How many years is it?

Of course, there are some possibilities of breaking the situation.

If you can get the assistance of the Nine Immortal Sects and let those extraordinary immortal masters serve you, then there are too many things you can do. At least you can get rid of some of the scum that you cannot tolerate, and uproot some of the party members, instead of being subject to them. With constraints, we can only watch as they become more and more lawless.

There is another way, which is to obtain massive financial support. If you can have three to five billion taels of silver on hand and relatively sufficient funds, you can do a lot of things, at least to protect the threat of the northern barbarians. be alleviated, after all, more than 99% of the world’s troubles can be solved by throwing money.

only……

This is impossible. The immortals on the Immortal Mountain do not want to get involved in worldly things too much and do not want to be entangled in karma.

There are people in this world who are willing to finance the royal family, but they are very few. Otherwise, the previous thirty or so dynasties would not have been reduced to history.

But on this morning.

The empress Wu Qingqiu was handling government affairs in the Qinzheng Palace. She felt extremely troubled and overwhelmed when she was providing relief for a flood in the south.

An eunuch came in and reported: “Your Majesty, I have something to tell you. There are several businessmen who are said to be from extraterrestrial worlds and want to visit your Majesty. They hope to establish some cooperation with your Majesty and bring benefits to both parties. If your Majesty needs it, , they can also provide you with some help, but they also need your Majesty to provide them with the convenience of doing business freely.”

Hear this.

Wu Qingqiu raised his head, looked at the eunuch displeased and said, “A group of businessmen want to see me? From an extraterrestrial world? Has my dignity now been lost to the point where a group of businessmen can just ask to see me?”

“Your Majesty, the old slave originally wanted to drive them away, but they expressed their willingness to give His Majesty a meeting gift of five million taels of silver, and also gave the old slave ten thousand taels of gold… Your Majesty, these businessmen are so generous that it’s hard to believe Just imagine, you must have a lot of money, and if you can cooperate with them, you might be able to get a lot of benefits.”

“Five million taels as a gift?”

Empress Wu Qingqiu was startled and immediately said: “Quickly, bring them to me, I am willing to see them!”

be surprised.

Empress Wu Qingqiu was really surprised.

Five million taels of silver, this is not a small number, it is equivalent to one-twentieth of the fiscal revenue of the Daji Empire (referring to the silver that can enter the national treasury), and this is just a meeting gift. How rich are those businessmen? To what extent is it so generous?

As for her majestic empress, she wants to cooperate with lowly businessmen. This is undoubtedly an act of lowering her status and will attract a lot of criticism. However, no matter how she belittles businessmen, they are indeed a group with a lot of wealth and the energy they possess is absolutely It should not be underestimated. In the past history, there were several dynasties that were established by people with business backgrounds. They relied on the accumulation of countless wealth, and finally had the capital to fight for the dragon in troubled times, and even had the last laugh. Therefore, the businessman’s Energy should never be underestimated.

soon.

Under the leadership and supervision of eunuchs and several female warriors.

Li Lefan and two team members entered a palace and saw the majestic, yet rather young and green empress wearing a gorgeous dragon robe.

Before that.

Of course, Li Lefan and the others had done a very thorough investigation and understood the empress’s origin, growth experience, and personality. They knew that she was a soft-hearted and soft-hearted person. She was not the kind of person who would kill decisively. She was quite easy to talk to. It was difficult for her to stand up for herself, and she was often bullied by ministers, nobles, etc. It can be said that she was very frustrated. Although she also wanted to cheer up, she had no one under her, no money, no resources, and could hardly do anything. .

The only thing that can be taken advantage of is that the empress has quite good looks and a rather cold temperament, but without this mask, she is still a girl with insufficient abilities.

Li Lefan felt that he had to come and help her. Of course, through cooperation with the empress, he could also achieve some of his goals. It was a win-win situation. Even if he could get the empress’ favor in subsequent contacts and cooperation, , Hehe, maybe… forget it, I can’t go on having sex anymore, just think about it in my heart. After all, he, Li Lefan, has a wife. Although Brioscia is gentle, he can’t tolerate her love. When a person cheats on his wife, he may go berserk and crazy, and he may do impulsive things.

Therefore, the main purpose of Li Lefan bringing two team members here was to take the upper-level route and discuss cooperation with the Empress to achieve his own goals.

“Li Lefan, an extraterrestrial businessman, pays homage to His Majesty!”

Li Lefan faced the empress, bowed slightly with his hands raised, and saluted.

“How dare you, a mere businessman, why don’t you kneel down when you see His Majesty? Only kings and prime ministers are qualified not to kneel down.” The eunuch next to him immediately said angrily.

“No need, these businessmen are from outside the territory and don’t understand etiquette. There is no need to embarrass them too much.” Empress Wu Qingqiu waved her hand and showed her gentler side.

“Your Majesty, when we first met Your Majesty, we were shocked by Your Majesty’s beauty. Although the purpose of our coming here is to achieve cooperation with your Empire, when I saw Your Majesty today, I felt that I was lucky and I am willing to give you gold. One hundred thousand taels and five million taels of silver as a meeting gift for His Majesty. In addition, there are ten full-length dressing mirrors, ten sets of top-grade cosmetics, ten sets of perfumes, ten boxes of gemstones and jewelry, and one hundred pieces of top-grade clothing, as well as several other gifts. I gave it to His Majesty, just to win His Majesty’s smile. The cooperation can be postponed until later, bang bang~”

Li Lefan clapped his hands.

Then a large number of strong men, working in pairs, entered the palace carrying a large number of boxes. There were thousands of boxes, all of which were filled with precious money and gifts. The total value was hard to estimate, but it was at least five More than ten million taels of silver, equivalent to half a year’s fiscal revenue of the Daji Empire.

Shocked.

See the boxes of treasures, gifts and rare treasures in front of you.

Empress Wu Qingqiu was suddenly surprised. She opened her mouth and felt very shocked. She also had a strange feeling in her heart, a feeling of being kneeled and licked by someone. Although it was a bit strange, it was indeed very satisfying.