Also after leaving a group of spirit seeds in Hebei, Chen Xiong also began to return.

He had to plant spiritual seeds everywhere, and he returned to Guangzhou a month later. In the future, the food in various parts of the empire will be sufficient to be self-sufficient, and if there is no catastrophe, there is no need for him to travel around.

After that, he only had to maintain some cultivation throughout Guangdong, which could provide two million soldiers for the empire.

When he was about to return to Guangzhou, the 100,000-strong army of Shanhaiguan finally couldn't help but break out of the city. But the end was: two hours later, 100,000 traitors were completely annihilated by Chen Chang Linhu.

Shanhaiguan was recovered, and the Northern Expedition was completely over. The empire is basically unified, but there are also some lands of the Yan and Huang tribes waiting to be reclaimed.

Time is fast, and winter is coming.

At the time of the Imperial truce, Geldan's power grew stronger.

Yarkand also sent the prince Shule to lead 100,000 cavalry and 200,000 women and children herdsmen to follow the Ximeng Kingdom to the west. Coupled with the men, horses, grain and grass that came one after another, Geldan was able to draw 300,000 cavalry to march westward.

At the same time, the Western Fierce Kingdom also began to cooperate with the Shah Alliance, and the Shah people who had always wanted to go east were naturally willing to do so. They also knew that it would be even more difficult for them to go east in the future by waiting for Ximeng to be subdued.

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As soon as Cheng Dong returned to Lingnan, he first went to various places to farm, and then returned to the palace.

At night, there were only four people in the big room, and at this time, Xinna couldn't help but say, "Husband, my father has been asking about the meaning of the empire!" ”

Although the empire does not pursue it, it has evacuated all the merchants, and there is a situation where they do not get along with each other when they die of old age.

Chen Xiong nodded, and first asked, "Xinna, what do you think your husband should do?" ”

Xinna smiled bitterly and shook her head: "Husband, I naturally hope that Gao Li is peaceful!" But we can't ignore the interests of the country! ”

Xinna knows that a powerful empire cannot be left to the discretion of the royal family! In the face of her homeland and empire, she is also very difficult.

Seeing that Xinna didn't insist too much, Chen Xiong was also relieved. "Hey! Originally, Goryeo was dispensable, but their strength was too strong! The enemy of the future empire comes from the west, and there should not be a weak vassal state around it! But Xinna, don't worry, the empire will never take the initiative to do anything to Goryeo, let alone hurt the Li royal family. ”

"Hmmm! Husband, you are so good! Xinna hugged her husband with satisfaction, if it was another emperor, she would never consider their women's opinions.

Chen Xiong shook his head lightly: "The empire belongs to all the people, it is also ours, and it is yours, but I am not the only one." ”

Maybe seeing the smiling gaze of her husband just now, Aimin said, "Husband, do you have any bad ideas?" ”

Know me as much as you! Chen Xiong didn't want to hide anything out of his mind! "Nothing! It's just that you Koreans are too arrogant, not only proposing to occupy the empire's 2,000 miles of land in Liaodong, but also bowing down to Dongying and contributing to the beauty! ”

At this point, Chen Xiong is gone!

Smart as Xinna, she immediately understood! "Hey! Never mind! Husband! What happens in the future depends on the fate of Goryeo! ”

But one is indispensable, and you can't be insatiable! Xinna will no longer defend Goryeo! With their peep into Liaodong, it was enough to anger the whole empire.

"Hey! Xinna, you don't know how shameless you Koreans are! They kept saying: Without the support of the King of Goryeo, the deity would not be able to return to the Ming Dynasty! Without the wisdom of Han Gaojun and the fairy, the Han army would not have been able to return to Lingnan! This time, Chen Xiong couldn't help complaining, the shameless man turned out to be his in-laws!

"Whew! No! I didn't laugh! "Aimin can't cry or laugh either! The empire still depends on them Goryeo! It's so funny!

Changping is also holding back a smile! It has always been the imperial Han army that endured Goryeo, otherwise they would have been destroyed!

Xinna is also a little angry! She hasn't done anything for her husband, except for giving birth!

"Hey! Don't be angry! You don't know it, they're getting more and more arrogant! ”

Chen Xiong shook his head: "It's okay!" Not all Koreans are like this! Like our lovely and beautiful princess. ”

Xinna's heartbeat face flushed, which also made Chen Xiong's blood rush up......

Two hours later, one dragon and three phoenixes also turned off the lights and rested.

Years of war have not stopped, but the empire is still developing steadily and peacefully, and decades of killing have dissipated most of the people's anger and resentment, and now the people of the empire do not want to have any more wars.

Second, Wu Jiu also came to report on the major events of the past few months.

"My lord, the households in various places have survived, and most of the bandits in the north have surrendered!"

The Han army was invincible again, not only destroying the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but also occupying the steppe, facing the empire in the sun, the mountain bandits and traitors in the north, and no longer dared to disobey the empire!

The empire as a whole is already stable, and of course technology has entered two first bottlenecks, and it will take at least ten years to digest all the technologies of the first industrial revolution if it wants to enter the era of internal combustion engines and electricity.

On the bright side, Wu Jiu also began to put forward the opinions of the literati elite within the empire.

"The lord, Commander Li and other hundreds of thousands of troops in the southwest of Chen Bian also let the gentry know the meaning of the empire. All the scribes have written: Although Qin is strong and warlike, he will die! Many officials also suggested that the army should be raised again in ten years! Even the people in Lingnan do not expect another war! ”

The empire spans a region that has never been larger! Not only did the officials feel that they couldn't cope, but even the civilians felt that there was enough land!

After decades of war, the Han population has also decreased from 100 million to 60 million, and the loss of at least 50 or 60 million people is due to the fact that there is a new generation to replace the population.

Now the empire can be vast and sparsely populated, especially Sichuan and Shu are mostly desolate!

The population can't keep up! Cheng Dong also knew that even if he beat it, he couldn't digest it! It would take at least thirty or forty years for the population to explode before the empire could continue to expand.

"The Southwest Peninsula, the north belongs to the land of the Yanhuang tribe, but now it is occupied by the people of the islands, which the empire will never tolerate!" Now, even if Chen Xiong wants to stop, it's impossible!

The ten main armies of the empire need military exploits, the three armies also need it, and the three newly-born border armies need the baptism of war.

The Empire's million-strong Han army is like a demon, and it is impossible to contain them now.

"The general political departments only respect the emperor's order!" Wu Jiu just proposed, but he was really tired! There's so much turf!

Chen Xiong knew that it was not easy for Wu Jiu to wait for Rao, but he really couldn't manage much of it!

Seeing that the lord frowned, Wu Jiu also knew the emperor's intentions. "Rest assured, in a few years, after the academy's students are qualified, the empire will no longer lack governance talents."

Chen Xiong nodded: "I've worked hard for you all these years!" Let's put it this way: in the name of the empire, let Annam and Gura surrender half of their territory, and the empire will allow them to be included in the vassals. The specific negotiations were negotiated by the General Government on its own, but the territory near the Strait of Malacca must be returned to the Empire, and those who disagreed with it were left to them. ”

Wu Jiu smiled lightly and nodded: "They are the same as disagreeing!" The lord is planning to completely reclaim the cotton country, right? ”

"Exactly, the cotton soil is directly connected to the Western Ocean, and it is also connected to the South Asian subcontinent, and the cotton soil may be the front line of confrontation with the Xiyi people in the future."

After the loss of their colonies in Southeast Asia, the colonial powers also focused their efforts on the three continents. Now the Womor Empire, established by the Mongol descendants, has lost all the coastal areas, and the entire empire is on the verge of collapse!