The military affairs came to an end for the time being, and the economic matters were naturally put on Ye Teng's desk.

In fact, in Ye Teng's cognition, the importance of the economy is no less than that of the military.

In the coming year, the curtain of the princes' struggle for hegemony will be officially opened, and what will greet the princes of the world will inevitably be a long-term campaign. This will not only test the combat effectiveness and will to fight of the forces on all sides, but also test whether they have powerful logistics, because a protracted war will inevitably consume a huge amount of money, grain, weapons and equipment, pills, cloth, and so on. If we are unable to produce it ourselves, with the deepening of the war and the prolongation of the war, not only will the price skyrocket, but it is also very likely that there will be a situation where money cannot buy it.

Therefore, production and logistics are the foundation for the invincible forces of Tianma City in the future, and all this cannot be supported by the stable and fertile Tianma City and Zhenbei City with a herd of war horses.

Yanmen County and Changshan Kingdom, with vast land and a population of hundreds of millions, not only need to be self-sufficient, but also be able to support the conquest of the Zhenbei Army and the expansion of Tianma City's power.

Otherwise, if the newly occupied land is always in need of compensation, Ye Teng will lose no matter how big the family business is. In the end, he must only rely on the strength of the Divine Stone Space and military power to embark on the road of plunder. And this road, the Yellow Turban Army, Huang Chao, and Li Zicheng have walked in history, and facts have proved that this is just a road that must be difficult to last for a long time.

Some people say that love that is not aimed at marriage is a hooligan.

Ye Teng felt that wars that were not aimed at construction were all unjust wars!

Because the ultimate goal of the struggle for hegemony in the world must be construction, otherwise, no matter how beautiful the battle for hegemony is, it is just a saboteur with great talent, what is the benefit of the country, the people, and the country and the nation?

Is it just to reflect someone's accomplishments, or their personal ingenuity, and then at the cost of thousands of dry bones?

Seeing a lonely old man living in a dilapidated thatched house, you set out to tear it down. If you give him a better house, you must give a thumbs up and a thumbs up! But if you leave after dismantling, it can only reflect the cruelty of your falling into the well!

Therefore, if a prince or a generation of emperors starts a war, whether he is not prepared to build at all, or he is prepared but does not build well, history should give a fair evaluation: this prince destroys more than builds, and he is a sinner!

For a prince or an emperor of a country, the correct standard for judging him as a hero or a sinner is not what dynasty he overthrows, how many civil wars he has won, and even more so his personal morality, but your contribution to the country and the nation during your reign.

This contribution can be short-term, such as food harvest, social stability, people's livelihood and happiness, etc., or it can be long-term, such as institutional design, cultural contribution, infrastructure construction, scientific and technological innovation, territorial development, etc., which will affect future generations.

From this point of view, Chinese history's evaluation of emperors is often unfair. At every turn, he sings the praises of someone as a revolutionary or a military strategist, or attacks someone for his extravagance and extravagance, and so on.

For example, Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty were obviously emperors whose construction greatly exceeded destruction, and their influence on the Chinese nation was positive and far-reaching, but because the emperors of the Han Dynasty and Tang Dynasty were too small-bellied and stigmatized, they have been misunderstood as tyrants by later generations.

Ye Teng felt that he could not become a generation of Ming monarchs, but he could strive to become a qualified and powerful prince with more positive meaning than negative significance! Therefore, he decided to grasp both military and economic affairs, and to be firm in both hands.

Because in the troubled times, the economy is developed and the military is weak, but it is just a fat pig to be slaughtered; The military is at its peak and the economy is depressed, and the so-called grand cause is nothing more than a high-rise building built on gravel, which will collapse sooner or later.

It is gratifying that with the successive victories of the Zhenbei Army, not only has the people's hearts become more stable among the forces of Tianma City, but also the families of merchants who have interacted with the forces of Tianma City have also increased their investment.

Today, not only Zhenbei City and Tianma City are economically prosperous, but even Yanmen County is showing a thriving trend, exceeding the best period in history, and the fiscal surplus has also appeared.

As soon as the battle of Changshan Kingdom ended, without the orders of Ye Teng and Chen Gong, the Zhen family, the Mi family, and the Cai family invariably opened shops in various counties, which often greatly affected the people's lives, and the post-war syndrome such as material scarcity and high prices did not appear.

A few days after the end of the war, various shops in the city opened one after another, and the prices of food, cloth, and other livelihood goods not only did not increase compared with before the war, but even decreased slightly.

Tianma City forces, during the epic plot, not only did the economy not suffer great damage because of the war, but because of the influx of more displaced people and the increased investment of businessmen, it became more and more prosperous, and the economy achieved contrarian growth, which is a rare scenery in the entire scope of China!

On the last night of the year, Ye Teng opened the forum and glanced at the merit value rankings obtained by each player's forces during the epic plot:

No. 1 Tianma City 685.81 million

No. 2: Shenzhou League: 264.62 million

No. 3 Badao League 196.35 million

No. 4 Xue Weiyang 186.76 million

No. 5 Xuanyuan League 175.64 million

No. 6 Kunlun Gang 116.94 million

No. 7: Yan family 105.37 million

No. 8 Jade Palace 98.56 million

No. 9 Tianshan faction 93.65 million

No. 10 Li Dynasty 89.28 million

The 11th place goddess peak is 87.59 million

The 12th place is 86.73 million in the world

……

He took advantage of rebirth, harvested a large number of civil generals, created a high-level special army, and took advantage of the Shenshi space, undoubtedly occupying the first place in the rankings.

The Shenzhou League began to accumulate steadily, leaving the third-ranked Badao Alliance far behind, which was still achieved under the premise that the Badao League helped itself to brush the Black Mountain Army. If there is no accident, the Shenzhou Alliance will definitely develop into an existence that can wrestle with any powerful prince in the Huaxia Region!

The Quadripartite Alliance, occupying the 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 7th places in the rankings, will become an existence that no one in the Huaxia District dares to provoke at will, as long as the alliance is stable.

Just when Ye Teng casually looked at the merit value ranking on the forum, the time unconsciously entered 0:00 on January 1, 191 AD, and there was a loud bang in the whole game, and the world shook violently, and the system announcement sounded in the ears of all players:

"The epic plot - the princes discuss Dong (the name of the epic plot outside the Huaxia District is different) is officially over, the plot of "The Princes of the World" is about to advance to the stage of the princes' struggle for hegemony, and the game is about to start a large-scale update, lasting three days, please all players go offline within ten minutes, otherwise all losses caused by this will be borne by the players themselves."

"After going offline, players on the forum can watch the forum, and all the content of this update has been listed on the forum."

In such a situation, Ye Teng, who was reborn, was naturally prepared, and after hearing the system announcement, he went offline cleanly.