Chapter 34: The Grand Plan
When different civilizations collide with each other, what happens first?
This may seem like the most unacceptable but most likely answer, but it may not be the right one. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
War is the product of the worst stage of political and diplomatic development, and it is the last step that the two major interests have to take when they touch their core interests.
It takes time and money to wage war, it takes endless human resources, and in the case of all-out war, it even costs one generation or two of the future.
But Guldan, at the cost....... cough, I mean the gains?
Even in the era of feudal kingship that seems to be the supremacy of the king's will, the wars that seem to be waged by the wrath of the king often involve countless interests behind it, the lords and knights want new land and honor, and the merchants need new markets, even ordinary workers also want jobs.
It seems to be a glorious declaration of war for majesty and honor, but in that era, honor and dignity were the foundation for maintaining the stability of royal power.
It is only to divert internal contradictions, and it is also the motive for starting a war.
The one who initiates the war naturally has to weigh the gains and losses, maybe he may miscalculate the profit and loss, even if he wins, he will lose money, maybe the development of the situation will instantly exceed his expected track, and in the end he will still lose all his money, but since he will take the initiative to provoke the war, then in his calculations, the benefits must be greater than the expenditure, even if the benefits are only for him and his small group.
The Ashis and the Ansolennes, although there are constant small frictions, but there are not many frontal all-out wars.
This is not because both sides have exercised restraint, have not been frictional, and have both looked to the side of the evil gods....... in fact, simply because there is no reason to start an all-out war.
"What do we get from the indigenous people? The land here is not worth anything, and even if we take it, we don't have enough people to live on it. ”
The seemingly inconspicuous population base is the foundation of all peace.
Generally speaking, Ash's visitors are only so small, and the lords and kings of Anthoreen will not treat these outsiders as invading enemy forces.
On the contrary, the Ash, who can bring new and interesting technology, is considered by them to be a treasure trove of wealth and knowledge, and is very popular most of the time.
It's like in ancient China, when merchants came from the Silk Road, no matter how new and interesting the things they brought with them, no one would treat them as invading armies.
Generally speaking, the number of adventists of a church will not exceed three digits, and even if you add hired stowaways, it will generally not exceed 10,000, and it is really difficult to say that there is any threat in medium and large population centers with populations of tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or millions.
For these local lords, these outsiders are all forces that can be used, mercenaries that can be hired...... But it is unlikely to be an opponent in the battle for dominance.
The reason why vague words such as "basically impossible" and "generally speaking" are used is that there are always exceptions to everything, and there are always some people and gods who do things without considering the consequences at all.
Moreover, there are always actions that will instantly arouse the alarm of local lords and chiefs, and even directly trigger wars.
And the reason why Rorschach has been worried about the war is because he plans to do it next, and it is very likely to touch that invisible red line.
"....... simply put, our 'plan' is to build a city, yes, to build our city in this uninhabited wasteland, and to build the capital of the Ishites in the midst of this endless thunderstorm!"
When the perimeter of Eongwang Town, which served as an outpost and defensive fortress, has been built, it must also be made public.
"Really nice weather, what a nice place. ”
Rorschach's previous words were not lies and jokes, what seemed to burst the deadly Thunder Hell Wasteland was, in some ways, a fertile ground, and the deadly thunderstorm dispelled the more annoying demonic fog.
In this wasteland, half of the time was taken away by thunderstorms, but during this thunderstorm season, the wasteland was free of demonic fog.
In the final analysis, it is because .......there is a thunderstorm season here to dispel the magic fog, and the defense ability of the horn city keeps it away from the threat of thunderstorms, so it also has the manufacturing process and conditions of artificial lightning strike stones.
"....... primitive Seymour people can do it, why can't we do it? Even if that corner city is a relic left by an ancient civilization, is our technology worse than theirs?
Rorschach's proposal only served that, but with the assessment of the technicians and the church's higher-ups, it was a plan that could be accomplished.
And what are the consequences once it's done?
Since then, new forces have joined the wasteland, from the hegemony of the two countries to the triumph of the three kingdoms, and the civil war of the Seymour people will stop in an instant when there is an external threat...... In fact, this is not important at all, what is important is the appearance of a large area of fogless wasteland, where the Eishi can develop their own technology and build their own city-state, and countless adventists will come here to trade, settle, and produce materials.
And when the plan is perfected, it's not just that.
"Don't take the locals as a threat, what we want to build is not a war fortress, but ....... real estate, office buildings, amusement parks, they are not our enemies, they are our future customers!"
There are quite a few tribes of Seymour here, and those tribes other than the Horned Elephant Clan really don't want to have a safe area of the city?
Once they moved in and became neighbors with the Ash, the chain reaction that followed was really interesting.
The first is that the status of the Holy Mountain will become less important, and the status of the Horn City will become less important...... Now that the interests to be contested have become less important, the contradictions will naturally ease, and the pace of war may be halted as a result.
And once the "new city" is established, a super-large population gathering area is built, and it is a rare new city in a fog-free area, the huge benefits are basically incalculable.
Civilizations collide with each other, and wars are not necessarily possible, and "cultural invasions" are the most likely.
In the new plan, the entertainment industry and the real estate industry will play a central role in the service industry, and the relationship between the Ash and the locals will also change dramatically, which will be the starting point for changing the world.