The final form of the advanced stage of capitalism – capitalist imperialism?

How far has the country of multipliers developed?

Although Zhou Ming had expected it, he didn't expect it to come so quickly.

After all, the establishment time of the Wancheng Kingdom is only forty-eight years...... Less than fifty years.

This has entered the point of military expansion and external grabbing of resources?

Shook his head.

The country has not yet reached such a point of urgency.

Spiritual veins.

The lack of supply of spiritual veins shared by the four major sects has become the driving force behind the war.

Compared to the vast and boundless land, the spiritual veins are the most scarce and precious resource in this world.

And because of the development model of "national cultivation" in the Wancheng Kingdom, no matter how much spiritual energy gushes out of that spiritual vein in Zhongyuanzhou, it will be in short supply.

At present, the total number of immortals has exceeded 10,000.

The spirit veins have long been overwhelmed.

The Gathering Spirit Pagoda is also expensive to build, and not every immortal can afford to build it.

What to do?

Plunder, can only plunder externally.

It just so happens that the country also needs to protect and expand its own commercial interests...... The two hit it off.

The area of Nanyuanzhou is more than double that of Zhongyuanzhou, with four spiritual veins, one large, three small and four spiritual veins, which can supply abundant spiritual energy and is coveted.

The strength of all parties in Nan Yuanzhou is scattered and weak, and it is not at the same level as Zhong Yuanzhou.

For example, the wanton gangs in Nanyuan Continent may rush up in the face of the private caravans of the Wancheng Kingdom, and if they face the large caravans escorted by the Lingyuan warship, they will not dare to approach when they see the plague gods.

To conquer Nanyuanzhou, it is easy to send a fleet of 100 Lingyuan warships, and equip about 1,000 Lingyuan armors to destroy Nanyuanzhou.

In that case, why didn't you send a legion to destroy it a long time ago?

This is related to the strategy formulated by Zhou Ming in the previous life.

He hoped that the country would develop steadily for 50 years, train its internal strength, accumulate strength, and not prematurely embark on the road of external expansion and reckless military force.

War, after all, kills, after all, has great destructive power.

Of course, war can also bring many benefits, but only if it has the strength to completely crush the resistance, and there is an unbridgeable generation gap in weapons and equipment.

Does the current country of the Ten Thousand Vehicles have these two things?

Zhou Ming had to nod his head, he had it.

At least for Nan Yuanzhou in the south, these two points are fully possessed.

The domestic call for support for the war is also overwhelmingly high.

There were even many city lords who were ecstatic and took the initiative to ask for troops, eager to get a piece of the war.

The desire for expansion of the entire Wancheng Kingdom suddenly found an outlet and completely burst out.

In this regard, Zhou Ming had to shake his head slightly.

Wan Chengguo is about to embark on the road of military expansion, Zhou Ming is not surprised at all, he will not oppose it, and he can't oppose it.

He was just worried that the Wancheng Congress would go further and further down this road until it hit its head and bleed, and fell into a catastrophe from which it could never recover.

There are no eternal victors in wars.

No matter how advanced the weapon is, there will eventually be smart people who will find a way to deal with it.

He hoped that the high-level leaders of Wancheng Kingdom could master that degree.

"Don't make a mess of this kingdom I've built single-handedly, or I'll be angry, and the consequences will be serious......"

Zhou Ming muttered to himself in the room, and behind him, a man in black bowed slightly and disappeared into the darkness.

……

War is about to break out.

Mu Feiyan from Guodu Academy sent a letter.

The words are quite helpless and eager.

Wanchengguo is going to fight Nanyuanzhou, and the "lack of land" hyped by the media before is just a disguise, just trying to use the topic to play.

The fundamental purpose is also to open the way for foreign conquest and occupation.

Now the focus of discussion among hundreds of media in Wancheng Country is: After taking Nanyuanzhou, how will the new thousand cities, more than one billion people, and 200,000 acres of land be distributed?

Is it one of the thousand cities in the country of ten thousand times, and one is allocated to each city?

Or is it based on how much money and effort each city has contributed, and those who occupy the city and the population as a reward?

The answer is obviously the latter.

So now the top and bottom of the Wancheng country, the families in control of each city, are desperately looking for people to pull relationships, send money and goods, hoping to contribute to the war, and then get some benefits.

Not only the control families of the cities, but also some wealthy businessmen also set their sights on the cities of Nanyuanzhou, and they also wanted to get a piece of the pie, so they desperately pulled the relationship upward, desperately stuffed money, and wanted to join this feast.

Or rather, in the midst of an almost surefire gamble.

So Mu Feiyan said in the letter: "Now all the cities want to fight Nanyuanzhou, and they all want to get land and resources from Nanyuanzhou, my Mu family has no effect on land development, and there is no future at all, my Mu family has given up the development plan, is raising money everywhere, and plans to send some people to Nanyuanzhou." ”

It is true that the land of Wancheng Country is about to become scarce, but there is a radius of 200,000 miles of Nanyuanzhou waiting for the major families, and a big cake is placed there, and it is simply a foolish act to reclaim land in the country.

"Don't give up, it's better not to give up!"

"The land of Wancheng Country still has a lot of value, and this value will continue to increase in the future. ”

"Continue to open up the miasma forest, don't waver, your Mu family's investment today will be at least ten times the return in the future!"

"Because the land developed by your Mu family is within the scope of Wancheng Country, as long as it is the land in Wancheng Country, it will definitely be more valuable!"

In his reply, Zhou Ming advised the Mujia not to give up on pioneering, and it was best to persevere.

As the most prosperous "central island", as long as the population continues to maintain rapid growth, there is still room for appreciation in the land here.

Just like housing prices, housing prices in the city center will always be higher than those in the suburbs, and housing prices in big cities will always be higher than those in third- and fourth-tier cities.

No matter how much land is cheaper in backward areas, it is not as good as a small vegetable garden in a developed country.

Mu Feiyan nodded, feeling that what Zhou Ming said was very reasonable.

It's just that businessmen are generally short-sighted, and most of them don't have the awareness of long-term investment, so even if they agree with what Zhou Ming said, the Mu family still gave up continuing to develop, and scraped together 20 million yuan, wanting to join the feast of carving up the big cake of Nanyuanzhou.

Zhou Ming had nothing to say about this.

……

Early December.

Zhou Ming received a letter from his hometown, written to him by his father Bai Xutang.

The tone of my father's letter was very excited, and it could be said that he was cheering.

A formation of 12 Lingyuan warships landed in Hyunqing City.

The state also allocated 50 million spirit coins for the expansion of the airport in the north of Hyunqing City to facilitate the transportation of materials and personnel.

Next to the airport, a super-large material warehouse will be built.

In addition, Hyun Qingcheng was also asked to prepare a batch of grain, oil, vegetables, drinks and fuel for the crew of the fleet to consume...... They will compensate for these materials at 1.5 times the market price.

And a similar Lingyuan fleet, in the future, will gather ten in Hyunqing City.

There will be more than 100,000 combatants of all kinds.

At least one million tons of all kinds of materials must be transported.

Not bad.

Because it is closest to Nanyuanzhou, Hyunqingcheng has become the frontline station of the expeditionary corps selected by Wanchengguo, and after all the expeditionary forces are assembled in Hyunqingcheng, they will start the expedition and sweep through Nanyuanzhou.

It's no wonder that his father, Bai Xutang, is so excited.

As the closest frontline city to the war, Hyuncheongseong was a close participant in this war of conquest.

A huge opportunity has come to the door, and if Hyun Qingcheng does a little bit, he can get great benefits from it.

How can it not be excited?

The current Hyun Qingcheng people, while fully cooperating with the Wancheng country to go out to the army and meet their various needs, of course, also expressed their desire to join it and want to get a piece of the pie.

Naturally, this was rejected...... Hyuncheongseong belongs to a completely autonomous free city-state, which is not controlled by the state, and the Wancheng Kingdom will not allow it to take a share of it, resulting in more than one free city-state.

Therefore, Bai Xutang asked in the letter: Do you want to join the Wancheng Kingdom, become a joining city-state, and obtain the qualification to enter this feast?

said that it was an inquiry, but Zhou Ming could see that now the whole family wants to join Wancheng Kingdom and enter the gluttonous feast of carving up Nanyuanzhou.

But in the reply letter, Zhou Ming suggested: There is no need to apply to join Wanchengguo.

Why?

The benefits of not joining Wancheng Country may be greater!

Because after Nan Yuanzhou was swallowed by Wan Chengguo, the huge market of Nan Yuan Zhou will be completely integrated, and the business and trade exchanges between Wan Cheng Guo and Nan Yuanzhou will grow explosively in the future.

Hyunqing City is the closest to Nanwonzhou, and it is the first place for long-distance caravans to stop and rest.

If a free trade port is built in Hyun Qingcheng, it will greatly promote the development of the local economy by attracting caravans to rest and stop through the strategy of tax exemption or low tax.

If you join the Wancheng country, the trade port will be managed by the state, and most of the commercial taxes will be taken away, and Hyun Qingcheng can only get a small profit.

As for the land, Hyunqing City, which is backed by the miasma forest, may lack land?

Far away from Yuanzhou in the south, the Bai family contributed money and efforts, even if they won two cities, they would be out of control in the future and disperse the family's strength.

So think about it comprehensively: if you don't join Wanchengguo, Hyun Qingcheng may be more profitable.

After receiving Zhou Ming's reply, the Bai family pondered for a while, felt that it was very reasonable, thought about it, and still dismissed the plan to join.