Magic Industrial Age.

Chapter 368: Naga Empire (Additional Chapter 366)

In fact, Archduchess Aphra and old Freud did arrive quite early. They arrived almost a few days after Roy left.

The reason is, as they said before, they actually wanted to facilitate a marriage.

Perhaps, many people think it is ridiculous to maintain the relationship between two families through a marriage.

But in the Old World, this was perfectly normal over the course of dozens or hundreds of years of history.

It’s a pity that Luo Yi was not there and they came to nothing.

However, their attention was soon attracted by the prosperity of the city of Brussels.

The rise of the magic industry, coupled with the popularization of education, the concentration of population, the influx of private capital, and the emergence of private factories like mushrooms after rain...

All these make Brussels look far more different than an ordinary city.

Not to mention the vitality of the city, even the expressions on the faces of the passers-by are different from usual.

Looking at the housing prices in Brussels, even nobles like them found it a bit outrageous.

Besides, the knights of Lion Manor all seem to be well-off.

Flower Territory is famous for its wealth, but no matter how wealthy it is, it is only the business of a small group of upper aristocrats and has nothing to do with others!

But now it seems that it has benefited all levels of society and even demonstrated vitality far beyond what it should have had before.

This aroused the curiosity of the two people, and naturally, they would send people to investigate and collect information.

Although they cannot collect information about many confidential factories and information, the changes in the entire society are there, and they can see the differences with their own eyes.

The result was that the more they investigated, the more they learned, and the more frightened they became.

They are all knowledgeable and have governed territories before, so they naturally know what a territory should look like.

Therefore, they are more aware of the wealth and prosperity of this flower territory.

That is completely different from the city they understand.

Although wealth does not represent combat power, without wealth, there is definitely no combat power!

Training costs money, potions cost money, weapons and equipment cost money, magic items and scrolls cost money, logistics cost money, and hiring strong people costs even more...

Therefore, if a war really breaks out, a wealthy territory will definitely be able to pull out elite troops, and even if it is defeated, it can be reorganized in the shortest time possible.

As for those poor territories, in one war, the lack of food for the people and horses alone could make the nobles go bankrupt.

But the problem is, the more they understand, the more confused they are!
But how did Luo Yi achieve this in just one or two years?
You can't say they are ignorant. On the one hand, they cannot make judgments about things beyond their own knowledge. On the other hand, although they have collected a lot of information, most of it is fragmentary and too one-sided.

So it has become like this now. The more we understand, the more problems accumulate.

Then, there was today's concentrated outbreak, and the problems were simply more numerous than the bullets fired by the Maxim machine gun.

However, Luo Yi only thought about it for a moment and did not intend to hide too much.

The reason is simple. With the development of the magic energy industry, the 3000 square kilometers of land in Xianhua Territory seems too small.

Even an empire as powerful as the Habsburgs wanted to find allies and like-minded people, so Roy naturally didn't want to fight alone.

However, things have to be done one by one, and now he just wants to have a good sleep before the handover.

After sending the two away, Luo Yi went directly to the Mage Tower. In Lilia's room, he took a bath.

Then, he hugged her soft body, talked sweet words for a while, exercised for half an hour, and then fell into a deep sleep.

On that Silver Sea, everyone was fighting hard, but the one who was under the greatest pressure was naturally him!
However, he was still worried about something, so he woke up from his sleep that night.

Without disturbing anyone, he got up quietly and first prepared two documents by himself.

The authorization for 5% of the shares of Raymond Magic Energy Group, as well as the proxy holding documents discussed with the Red Dragon Virgil.

Luo Yi actually doesn't care about distributing the money. He can hire a legendary priest by spending money, so it's always a profit!

However, he had to keep the control of the Magic Energy Group firmly in his hands. In other words, he could distribute shares, but the right to speak was another matter.

The Red Dragon Virgil naturally agreed to this matter. What he wanted was Jinteel and he didn't care about anything else.

In addition, Loyi also took out an extra 100,000 gold tyres as this year's offering to the red dragon Virgil.

Before Loy, Count Carl Raymond's tribute to the fourth-level natural disaster was about 10,000 gold tiers per year.

Compared with the same period last year, it is considered high.

However, most of them were paid in the form of cultivation materials. After all, they needed enough people to dig and collect what they needed for cultivation.

Based on this calculation, one hundred thousand gold tyres is definitely a huge sum of money!
However, he still didn't know whether an old red dragon still needed to practice, and what resources it needed to practice.
Therefore, giving gold directly is the best option!

After everything was ready, Luo Yi went to the Temple of the Sun God at night and found the red dragon Virgil in the Golden House.

There was nothing much to say, just push Jintir to the ground, and the red dragon was satisfied. Luo Yi did not linger there for long, after putting down his things, he returned to the Lion Manor.

Among a pile of letters that needed to be processed, I found content about the Siren Tribe.

Because the magic warships were all in Auckland City during this period, there was naturally no trade, but letters from the Siren King continued to arrive.

Luo Yi flipped through it and found the part he wanted to see.

During this period, the Siren King Alexios was not idle either. He kept inquiring through friendly tribes and found out a lot of news about the Naga Empire.

Luo Yi read it carefully and found many answers.

For example, the Naga Empire adopted a system of external garrison for its territories outside its homeland.

They would divide the area into different regions, and send a legion to each region, led by a powerful general, who would be the highest commander.

They hardly cared about the people's livelihood, economy and development of this area. They simply stationed here and exploited and plundered the surrounding tribes.

They would use force to intimidate these small tribes into paying tribute, and if they refused to comply, they would be slaughtered and their entire clans would be exterminated.

It was through this method of looting that the Naga Empire plundered a large amount of materials to provide internal welfare and restrict the development and growth of other sea tribes.

Of course, such a strategy also has obvious disadvantages. It can easily lead to a situation where the tail is too big to be controlled and cultivate extremely powerful warlords.

Later, the Naga Empire made another change. They merged different small communities together to form one large region, similar to the provinces in the Old World.

The highest official of each province must come from the Naga royal family and will have more or less inheritance rights.

These generals sent by the empire need to be responsible to the highest officials of the provinces, that is, the royal family members.

The royal family members directly face the Emperor of the Naga Empire, thus forming a three-tier power structure.

The only problem is that every time the throne changes, the old emperor falls and the new emperor ascends the throne, he has to fight his way out from among these people.

Most of the turmoil in the underwater world is concentrated during this period.

However, the Naga Empire also advocates the use of force and war. They even believe that only those who have survived the mountains of corpses and seas of blood are qualified to be emperors!
Even if those powerful ministers usurped the throne and destroyed the previous royal family, as long as they married women from the previous royal family, their bloodline would be integrated and they would have legitimacy.

In fact, the Naga Empire has been passed down for more than five thousand years, and it has undergone several changes, all of which were continued in this way.

It can be said that they just shared the name of the 'Naga Empire', but in fact, the internal structure has changed for more than a dozen times.

Of course, these are not the most important. The most important thing is that the general who forced the Siren Tribe belongs to the northeastern province of the Naga Empire.
The supreme commander of the Northeastern Province, who enjoyed the title of Governor, was actually Prince Antilochus!

This one is the eight-armed Naga, very powerful, and the thirteenth brother of the current Naga emperor. He has made great efforts in the struggle for the throne, and he is also a true frontier official.

The Siren King Alexios was going to "attack" this person, to open up the situation through him, and thus break the control of the general.

He wrote to Roy, of course, seeking help and support.

Luo Yi wrote him a reply letter, which began with thanks.

The Siren King was willing to take great risks, almost using the strongest means of the Siren Tribe, and dragging it out for such a period of time. It was definitely quite considerate of him.

So, gratitude is a must!

Then, he analyzed the specific situation for the Siren King.

Judging from the existing information, Prince Antilochus must be contacted.

However, with his status, he has seen a lot of treasures, so they are not rare to him. Therefore, he has to prepare rare things that are not found in the sea.

There are many treasures like this on land!

Then, when you are in contact with this person, it is best to be honest enough. The other party's level is too high, and you cannot tell lies.

It’s better to make your demands clear and then put your chips on the table!
The Siren Tribe doesn't have many chips to offer, but one thing is unique, and that is its trade relationship with the Flower Territory, where they exchange what they have and share resources.

I guess this is the only condition that can make that person's heart move.

When necessary, Luo Yi can also come forward to support the Sea Monster King and make his position clear.

In this way, the Siren Tribe will not be abandoned as a pawn, but will be able to have the best of both worlds and escape the control of the general.

Of course, the idea is good, but when it comes to implementation, we have to take it one step at a time.

After writing the letter, Luo Yi read it three times to make sure there were no mistakes before using the wax seal.

Finally, it was sent out through the magic mirror.

After doing all this, Luo Yi didn't bother to pay attention to the pile of documents on the table. He just threw them aside and went back to the Mage Tower.
Holding Lilia in his arms again, he fell asleep peacefully.

This sleep lasted for a whole day and night. After he had fully rested himself, he had to deal with the documents left over from this period.
And, most importantly, take the two distinguished guests on a tour of Brussels.

(End of this chapter)