"Descendant of the founding general? His surname is Xu?"

Shengshi Ankang looked at Valliad in surprise.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

Balliard shrugged, then there are dozens of founding generals, right? After so many years of marriage, no noble family on the Shurima continent has any blood from the founding general family, but other nobles

I just don’t have that high faith in the emperor Valliard.

"Of course there is a problem. The two most famous generals under Emperor Sima Yi, one is Zhang Mingxuan's ancestor Zhang Wenyuan, and the other is called Tiger Chi. If nothing else, his name should be Xu Zhu."

Shengshi Ankang read a lot of historical records of this country and many miscellaneous books. However, any books related to Emperor Sima Yi definitely include Zhang Wenyuan and Hu Chi. It is conceivable that these two are undoubtedly Emperor Sima Yi.

The most trusted subordinate, the nobleman who still has great faith in Sima Yi after eighteen hundred years, and whose surname is Xu, is probably the descendant of that tiger idiot.

"What can't be unexpected?"

But Balliard's focus is not on Xu Wei's life experience. The glory of his ancestors is not equal to his current glory. His ancestors were able to expand territory for Emperor Sima Yi, but their descendants may not have this strength, let alone Xu Wei and Zhang Mingxuan

There is a huge difference in identity. The latter is the head of the Zhang family. He has been trained as an heir since he was a child. He has never lacked the teachings of famous teachers and opportunities for training.

And Xu Wei was born in the Xu family, which was confiscated and exterminated, and settled in Weikaola thirty years ago. Even if Xu Wei's father or grandfather had the idea of ​​​​nurturing her, they would never be able to spare enough resources, at least, no matter what.

None of them can compare with the resources Zhang Mingxuan received. With such a huge difference, what if Xu Wei has good talent? Zhang Mingxuan is not a master yet, and he does not have the talent to awaken. As for a talent like Xu Wei, Balliard can just grab it from the victims.

It's just a big piece.

But when Shengshi Ankang said the name of the tiger idiot, it was obviously conjecture. So, where did Shengshi Ankang come to this conclusion?

"This world line seems to have strong traces of transformation. It must be related to Master Ritz. Moreover, the names of some of the main characters in this world line are very similar to a book called "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" written by Salvatione.

, both Sima Yi and Zhang Wenyuan are characters in the book, and the person with the title of Tiger Chi is named Xu Zhu in the book."

Shengshi Ankang is able to tell that this world line has been artificially modified, not because of how powerful he is, but because they, the victims, have received some training in identifying world line conditions, and one of them is-everything in the world line

The main characters have become "characters" from areas outside the star realm, so this world line has been transformed by Salva insiders.

The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is one of the many miscellaneous things brought by the Dragon King from outside the star world. It is a book. There seem to be related TV series, movies, and animations. However, except for the books, none of them are in Salvadion.

It is widely circulated in the country, and only the victims will understand those things when they receive identification training.

"very good, very powerful."

Valliard held his nerve. Do the people in Salvadion know that Ritz, a bald man, always likes to cause trouble? Moreover, he also referred to books from foreign lands. This is to cause trouble.

Didn't you forget to add some more gunpowder to it? If he hadn't known that Sima Yi was the emperor of Shurima, Baliard would never have thought that Xerath here was Zhuge Kongming.

Moreover, apart from these two people, Balliard could not distinguish any of the other well-known figures, which would really cause trouble for those who came after him.

"So, what do you mean, Xu Wei's potential is relatively high? If Ryze is messing around in this world line, the guys who can be named by him with the names of the characters in the books are definitely not ordinary people. Perhaps, they should be taken seriously

, what are you going to do with the Black Crocodile Gang now?"

"...Let the core members of the Black Crocodile Gang, the Xu family, re-establish their own family in the City of the Sun, shine on the lintel, and no longer need to hide. Xu Wei will not refuse this temptation, and they

After we leave, we will deal with the Black Crocodile Gang. In short, the empire does not need this kind of organization."

Shengshi Ankang thought about it and decided to give the Xu family some face. After all, this was probably the descendant of Emperor Sima Yi's most loyal general. Appeasing the Xu family would allow other descendants of the founding general to know about Balliard's story.

Attitude, understand the attitude of the empire and increase their willingness to surrender.

"Well, if you have any ideas, that's fine. It's getting late and I should go back to the City of the Sun."

Balliard no longer interferes with the government affairs of Shengshi Ankang. Although Xu Wei's status and value are not low, for Balliard, it is not very worthy of attention. I don't see that Zhang Mingxuan is just a training soldier now.

Instructors? These people can just be used as flower vases. Balliard does not expect them to go to war.

A few days later, Balliard finally returned to the City of the Sun. At this time, the City of the Sun had undergone tremendous changes. First, lakes were artificially dug out on both sides of the north and south banks of the Kohar River, and these lakes were used to build the city.

There are several canals, and after winding for dozens of miles, these canals are connected to the Kohar Lijiang River.

Because of the fast-growing plant seeds, the canals and lakes are currently covered with vegetation. City of the Sun

Both sides of the Kohar Lijiang River in the nearby area are also covered by vegetation. Although the plants are allowed to grow quickly and fertilizers are supplied to these plants, plant growth still requires water resources.

Without proper transformation of the underground water veins in this desert area, vegetation will not be able to completely cover this desert.

"There are already 300,000 people in the city? How fast."

Balliard quickly returned to the palace, looking through the documents submitted by the victims. For some important matters, Anne would talk to Balliard, and the less important matters were shelved.

"There are many people in Zerima living outside the city, and the accommodation conditions are extremely poor. At present, all these people have moved to the City of the Sun, and most of the savages captured by the princes who are hiding in the Titan Mountains have also joined.

Empire, settled in the City of the Sun. At the same time, a large number of residents moved to various cities. The number now is 300,000, and it will exceed one million in two weeks."

Isaac Fergus, who replaced Valliard in power when he left the City of the Sun, is now the dean of the Council of State in name only, although Baliard did not set up the position of prime minister.

However, Isaac Fergus is now equivalent to the Prime Minister of this country.

"So fast? The transportation facilities along this road are not perfect yet, right? Hundreds of thousands of residents have moved in, and about ten or two thousand people died in accidents on the road. Are they so active?"

Crossing the desert is never an easy task. Even if you are traveling along the river, if you encounter a sandstorm on the way, you will still die without a burial place. When a sandstorm occurs in the desert, it is completely random. The sky may have been clear just a moment ago.

Thousands of miles away, the desert sneezed at the next moment. If the people were willing to join the empire and move to the City of the Sun, Balliard would definitely believe it. However, hundreds of thousands or even millions of people risked

It's a bit outrageous to have to cross the desert even if your life is in danger.

"Everyone knows that the City of the Sun will be the center of the empire. If you own your own house in the City of the Sun, you can barely be called a noble in the future. The Political Yuan has issued an order to give very large discounts to the people who move to the City of the Sun.

, first of all, residents who have settled in the City of the Sun for ten years will have the ownership of temporary houses. Residents who move to the City of the Sun will have three meals a day guaranteed by the empire before they find a job. They intend to work as farmers and herdsmen near the empire.

, giving appropriate tax-free time according to the product output cycle.

For the people of this era, people live to have enough food and warm clothes, especially the people in these desert areas. The City of the Sun is willing to support them and give them employment opportunities, even if they know that they may be on the way.

Even if they encounter misfortune, they will still come, and for those who are a little knowledgeable, they can get better development opportunities in the City of the Sun and give their children and grandchildren a higher platform. Now there is such a good opportunity to

Since the City of the Sun has settled, what reason do they have for not coming?"

As the person who replaced Valliard in power, Isaac would handle all the instructions issued by the Political Council. Only those he agreed with would be approved for execution. If he disagreed, someone from the Political Council would come over to debate with him.

, explain and convince him or get the approval of more than 51% of the officials in the Political Yuan before it can be sent to each local political Yuan.

"Can't we absorb the population later? With engineering robots here, it shouldn't be a problem to build a few roads that are not affected by sandstorms, right?"

Balliard suddenly felt a little heartbroken, and a little strangely angry. There is no doubt that Isaac's behavior does not meet the expectations of the people on the Shurima continent for the emperor, and does not meet their expectations of Sima Yi. However,

Balliard is willing to accept the interference of this unformed human nature, so that this unformed human nature can interfere with his decision. If he does not want to accept this interference, it cannot have any impact on him.

"Indeed, the most indispensable thing in the desert is silicon. During the process of digging canals, engineering robots discovered some rich ruby ​​mines. The main component of rubies is alumina. At the same time, according to the topography of the Shurima continent, in Zerui

There is an aluminum mine near Mar, and engineering robots can completely produce cermets. This is a material that can be used for space navigation. It has high hardness, high temperature resistance, friction resistance, and high toughness. It is used in the desert areas of Shurima.

This kind of material can be used to build underground tunnels, so you don't have to worry about the threat of sandstorms or the scorching sun. As long as it is completed, the mortality rate of people coming to the City of the Sun from various cities will be almost zero."

Those who can be chosen as victims are basically academic masters. Although everyone has their own major, being not good at it does not mean that they do not know it. Isaac is an internal affairs talent and is best at handling government affairs. However, a

A country's government affairs are inseparable from "materials", and Isaac is also involved in materials science.

"Then why not do this? The empire is very short of people. It would be a good thing if a few more people can survive."

Although Balliard has not been disturbed by human nature, from a rational point of view, his empire is very short of people. Just a few hundred thousand is not enough, and a few million is not enough. Reducing the population mortality rate will be a problem for the empire.

The basic goal, as for increasing the birth rate... Balliard feels that he can unify the Shurima continent, solve the world line issues, and leave without waiting for the next generation to grow up.

"There are two reasons. First, the City of the Sun is the capital of the empire. It must gather a huge population in the shortest possible time. Then, through propaganda and many policies, these people can be completely defeated.

Become a die-hard loyalist to the empire. In this way, even if one day you fail in the process of conquest, the people of the City of the Sun will support you at all costs in order not to live the hard life of the past, and the empire will have a solid foundation.

Secondly, the empire needs a strong army. At present, the empire alone cannot forge weapons and armor that can be used on the battlefield. Even if the engineering robots are idle, they can produce cermets. The first task is to upgrade the army's equipment and replace this leading edge.

Thousands of years of cermet technology used in infrastructure construction is too luxurious and impractical for the current empire."

Isaac very patiently explained to Balliard that unlike the victims, each of the guardians is a powerful transcendent, very powerful, and very special. Most of them do not need to use science to strengthen themselves.

Nature knows very little about the scientific side.

The individual strength of the victims is not comparable to that of the guardians, but in order to help the guardians to the greatest extent, scientific knowledge is necessary for the victims, even those who are inclined to fight.

People who can get a college degree in Piltover.

"That's true. I just feel sorry for those people."

Balliard was also worried about how to equip the empire's soldiers with weapons. Although they could be obtained from Salvatión, a complete set of equipment for hundreds of thousands of people would be difficult even if Ornn from Salvadión was found.

It may not be possible to make it in a short time. Besides, the price... Since it can't be obtained immediately and the asking price is high, why do you need to obtain these equipment from Salwari when you can be self-sufficient?

"It's just a necessary sacrifice. In order to protect Runeland, their death...is acceptable."

Isaac spoke without conscience, but those people who wanted to come to the City of the Sun were not forced by him. They decided to come to the City of the Sun themselves. In this case, they could not blame others if they died on the road.

"Although I really want to blame you, your decision is not wrong. Let's just leave it as it is and follow your ideas."

The person who wants to blame Isaac is that Baliard relied on the Shurima people's worship of him to condense his humanity. However, from his own point of view, he knew that he might die in the desert when he came to the City of the Sun.

Going on the road for those benefits, then, they are driven to death by their own greed. It is really not the fault of the decision-makers.

"Where is the army? How many troops are there now?"

"One hundred thousand infantry, one thousand modern infantry, that's it. The terrain of the City of the Sun is enough for infantry to defend the city. From a high position, the enemy's archers cannot carry out effective attacks. At the same time, the uphill terrain here,

Even if the enemy has catapults, it will be difficult to transport them up. Therefore, the enemy can only rely on infantry to attack the City of the Sun.

The empire currently does not have horse farms, which are basically located in coastal areas. With the strength of the empire, it cannot afford to support a large cavalry. For archers, modern infantry is enough. It is much more practical than archers, although it is not suitable for those behind bunkers.
To be continued...