Zhanxi Province, Wanhuashan National Park.

Zhanxi Province is located in the western part of the Zhanzhou continent, bordering the Shenzhu Ocean, with an area of 2.53 million square kilometers, accounting for one-third of the total area of Zhanzhou, and is the largest state in Zhanzhou, larger than many countries.

The province has many desert grasslands and salt lakes, the land is vast and sparsely populated, contains rich minerals, and the natural scenery and ecological environment still retain the original state.

The mineral resources of Zhanxi Province are the highest in Zhanzhou, mainly including iron, gold, nickel, diamond, manganese, copper, coal, oil and natural gas, etc., and the reserves are large, widely distributed, shallow and easy to develop. Relying on abundant resources, it has become the richest province in Zhanzhou.

When the Great Xia was founded, in order to stabilize the overseas territories and open up living space for future generations. After careful consideration, Emperor Taizu Wen Deji set the rules for dividing the meritorious heroes. It is estimated that in the eyes of some, this practice is a step backwards in history. But judging from the circumstances at the time, this was indeed the most suitable.

And the facts have proved this, the heroes of the sub-feudal are very hard to run their own fiefs, and in just a few decades, those originally barren and inhabited territories have prospered again. There were many aristocratic fiefdoms that even developed better than those directly under the central government.

The reason is very simple, because the fiefdom is the private property of the nobles, and it has to be passed on to future generations, so how can it not be managed with all efforts? The areas directly under the central government are all taken care of by officials, and the territory run by the bureaucrats is not their own, so how much effort they can exert depends entirely on their professional ethics, and they don't want them to bleed anyway. Bureaucracy is a familiar thing, and it is impossible to eliminate it.

Of course, Taizu also took into account the lessons brought by the division of the feudal in history, so although Great Xia also divided the nobles, there were also several iron laws.

1. Traditional core territories, strategic areas, and non-military exploits are not sealed.

2. The laws of the fiefdom must be consistent with those of the Empire, local laws and regulations must not violate the Constitution of the Empire and the relevant regulations of the Central Committee, and life and death sentences must be reported to the Supreme Court of the Empire for approval.

3. The currency system, weights and measures, and various standards should all be consistent with the Empire, and the official language and textbooks should be consistent with the Empire.

Fourth, the private army of the feudal province must be strictly reported, and the central government shall dispatch political workers to the company level, and they must obey the unified command of the central government when fighting. The private army of the feudal province was not allowed to leave the country without the permission of the central government.

5. The Imperial Dispatch State Taxation Bureau was responsible for supervising and administering the taxation of fiefdoms.

In addition, there are various more detailed regulations, and after several generations of emperors fine-tuned and improved, the feudal system of Bactria is now quite perfect.

In short, the lords of the empire now have everything but diplomatic power and some legislative power, they have administrative and judicial power over their domains, appoint officials, and form and command armies. But the key point is also in the hands of the central government, so it is impossible to make a moth such as a big tail and a rebellion in the feudal town.

Far from being a drag on the state, the lords became a powerful vassal and supplement to the empire.

After all, although modern science and technology are developed, there is no problem of "imperial polarity", but there is still a situation that cannot be managed in remote areas. There is no way, the country is like this when it is big, and the Celestial Empire of the earth is only 9.6 million square kilometers, and it is difficult to work on the frontier.

What's more, this Great Xia Empire is a super empire with a territory of more than 40 million square kilometers (excluding vassal states), spanning six continents (Shenzhou, Zhanzhou, North Luzhou, South Luzhou, Kunzhou, Antarctica), and three oceans (Eastern Ocean, Shenzhu Ocean, and North Stygian Ocean).

Zhan Zhou is a new territory that was only acquired during the reign of the Holy Sect, and it was recovered from the hands of the Otherworldly Demon Race during World War II. Because the place has fallen for nearly a hundred years, there is no one here after the recovery, and they have all been killed by demons and monsters. Therefore, it has also become a key area of the empire's feudalization.

Zhanxi Province has divided a large number of military nobles, because of their hard work, up to now, it has been quite prosperous.

Especially because the mineral resources here are outrageously rich, and after the unified development and utilization of the empire, the rural nobles who were ridiculed back then trembled one by one. One by one, they have become big men with mines at home, and some barons and even lords are worth more than many dukes and marquis in many other places. "Junxi aristocracy" has also become synonymous with "super rich and nouveau riche".

Located adjacent to the southern coastline of Zhanxi, Wanhuashan National Park is a scenic area known for its colorful wildflowers, leisurely bush walks and fun camping experiences.

Known for its incredible number of beautiful wildflowers, more than 1,000 different species can be found here, some of which are endemic to the area. The park also has a large number of birds, making it an ideal place for bird watching.

Every year, it receives a large number of tourists, generating considerable income for the National Tourism Board and local lords.

The cherry blossom season is from August to December, when the wildflowers are so vibrant that photographers will be mesmerized by the red, blue, and purple colors of the mountain.

It's the end of the flower season, but there are more tourists, and because of the graduation season and fee discounts, many students who have just graduated and want to go out for a break have become the mainstream of tourists.

A group of students were touring the park, taking pictures of flowers and landscapes, and when they got tired of walking, they found a flat land to camp.

"The local Earl of Lantai is worthy of being a super rich man, and he actually gave our graduates a three-fold discount...... "A student who was burning a fire sighed.

Another classmate smiled and said, "Hehe, you don't understand, this is to sell well to graduates." These overseas provinces are all short of talents, which big lord does not desperately look for graduates? I heard that the market in Zhanxi is that as long as you are a college student, you will be given 50,000 Xia Yuan to settle down! If you are interested, you can come here to work, and the signing fee is 10,000 yuan. ”

"Come on, I'm not going to make this money, it's easy to move my hukou to the west, but it's hard to move back to my hometown...... You can consider just working, the salary here is high, and you can return to your home country after earning a few years......"

While the students were talking and laughing, a group of strange creatures crawled out of a cave in a valley a few kilometers away.

They have a crude humanoid shape, over 2 meters tall, and look like large, strong humanoid toads, with forelimbs similar to those of humans, but more stout. The monster is covered in armor-like skin with damp and sturdy scales. It has a pair of small crocodile-like eyes on its face, a wide mouth with several rows of powerful teeth, and a row of long spines on its back.

Some of them walk upright, some of them move forward on all fours.

The monster in the lead sniffed the air vigorously, and its eyes suddenly flashed with cruelty and hunger.

"Woohoo......" It uttered a burst of non-human language, and the people of the same kind screamed in excitement, and then they followed the leader in the direction of the visitor.

............

Territorial garrison command.

"Woo-la-woo-la......" A terrible alarm suddenly sounded in the monitoring room.

"Report, Wanhua Mountain National Park has found that the demon race fluctuates!24!" the non-commissioned officer on duty shouted in a panic.

With the advancement of technology, human beings' monitoring methods for aliens and monsters have also been greatly strengthened, especially for things like demons, there are too many monitoring methods. As soon as these monsters emerged, they were discovered by special monitoring satellites.

The officer on duty hurriedly rushed to the monitoring screen and shouted: "Damn! How did these inexhaustible ghosts run away from Wanhua Mountain! Hurry up and mobilize the surveillance! Can you determine what kind of thing it is?"

"Comparing waveforms...... Several staff officers gave the answer after a period of intense work: "Basically certain, it's a group of mad demons, and there are two vulture demons!"

As soon as he heard this, the commander broke out in a cold sweat.

The Demons serve as infantry in the Demon Clan, and they are intellectually inferior but extremely cruel, and are particularly fond of killing their prey. If other demons still have a cunning element, they may observe before attacking, but this kind of brainless thing doesn't think about tactics or anything at all, as long as they see their prey, they will attack and completely dominate their desires.

So this kind of thing, although it is not the most dangerous demon, is definitely the most aggressive demon.

"There are a lot of tourists in the park now, and most of them are graduates! Quickly order the nearest army to be dispatched, and all fighter planes and helicopter gunships that can be immediately lifted into the air will take off immediately! Send out as many attack drone brigades as you can use! Extraordinary brigades are also dispatched! Be sure to cover the evacuation of tourists!"

After the commander gave the order, he asked, "By the way, mechs! What about our mechs! It's better to deal with these things!"

A staff officer reported: "Commander, thirty-five kilometers outside the park, there is a training mecha squadron that is being renovated and ......"

"Immediately mobilize the transport helicopter and send them to the park immediately. ”

Lan Tailing is very rich, very rich, so the equipment of the fiefdom private army, that is, the garrison army, is also very good, and the equipment rate of high-value things such as Wuzhi and mecha is even higher than that of the Imperial Liberation Army.

After a busy time.

"Commander, the dispatch of extraordinary troops requires the Earl's personal approval......"

"So what are you waiting for?

"Yes...... But I can't get in touch!"

"Damn! Good thing there are emergency regulations. Staff officer, record, can't contact the earl, activate the emergency regulations, I will now bypass the earl and directly order the transcendent troops to attack!"

"Yes, as authorized by the Emergency Regulations, the command of the Extraordinary Brigade is temporarily taken over by the Commander of the Garrison......"

The commander breathed a sigh of relief, and he couldn't help but wonder a little: "Where did the earl go?"

............

The demons, who had confirmed where the crowd were, were running excitedly, and the rugged mountain roads barely affected their speed.

The mad demon leader who was running suddenly felt a chill in his heart, and felt a serious crisis, and he suddenly screamed a few times and stopped. Although the mad demons were enthusiastic, they had to listen to the leader's words, so they reluctantly stopped.

"Bang ......"

Suddenly, there was a burst of electronic music in front of meant......

Accompanied by the sound of music, a humanoid creature appeared on the boulder in front of it......