Chapter 200: The Past (Part II)

"Of course, this is not all a bad thing, the control of the rivers and lakes makes the country more and more stable, and the emphasis on culture and the suppression of military force makes the culture and rule flourish, and in the middle of the previous dynasty, our country ushered in an unprecedented cultural prosperity, and those decades were also the happiest period for the people in the country......"

Li Dayong said a few words of justice about the policy shift at the time, but remained critical of it as a whole, even though he himself was actually a beneficiary to some extent.

And the changes in the sphere of influence of the country of flowers during that time also fully proved Li Dayong's opinion:

The country of flowers first withdrew from the New World and the windless zone, and then even the countries of the West Sea also switched to the banner of the world government, and in the end, only those countries and regions that were closer were left and regarded the country of flowers as the Celestial Empire, which was simply a waste of success.

However, it can be seen from the fact that O'Hara and Adam Island are also among the latter, and even the former dynasty, which has weakened a lot, is much stronger than the current Flower Country.

The decline of the country of flowers naturally made the world government that was still haunted by the defeat of the year a little nervous, but the tragic price paid after the "Eight Dragons Rebellion" was still vivid, and they still didn't dare to do it after all.

Even if the "prosperous era" of the country of flowers fell into chaos for a time due to the usurpation of the throne by the ministers, the world government did not directly take advantage of the fire to loot, and even sent the navy to help maintain peace and control the intensity of the war.

At first glance, it seems that the world government and the Tianlong people behind it are like they have changed their minds and become new people, but when Mousse heard it, he guessed what kind of heart they had:

"This is not a good intention, they are afraid that the country of flowers will be in war for a long time again, and then there will be a bunch of fierce people who will be difficult to deal with. By the way, take a gesture to improve the previous bad relationship and the image of the villain of the people, killing two birds with one stone. ”

"Engong, you are really in a word."

Li Dayong suddenly gave a thumbs up when he heard this, praised Mousse's insight, and then his mood became more and more heavy:

"The attitude of the world government towards our country of flowers is very subtle, it is not good to be too strong, it is not good to be too poor and weak, it is even worse to be too chaotic, it is better to barely maintain the regime half-dead, as it is now."

"If the country of flowers is too strong, the West Sea will be out of the control of the world government, and even the territory of the Windless Zone, the New World, and even the North Sea will be unstable; But if we are too poor and too weak, and internal and external troubles break out, we will inevitably change the dynasty, and then war will not be avoidable......"

Mousse knows the truth very well, and he doesn't mince words.

However, Li Dayong has been able to maintain an impartial position when commenting on history, pointing out that the world government has ulterior motives, and at the same time acknowledging that the navy's "peacekeeping" operations have objectively shortened the duration of the war and saved the lives of at least millions of flower people.

However, because the "Later Dynasty" established after this was not entirely fought by force, the internal contradictions were not fully resolved, so the authority of the imperial court was far from being compared with the "previous Dynasty".

Although this objectively ushered in another period of martial arts prosperity in the country of flowers, at its peak, it even almost completely solved the old enemy 'evil ghost' clan on the Northern Ice Continent (which is actually connected to the Loess Continent), which was something that even the previous dynasty could not do......

However, because of the lack of force in the imperial court, the "Later Dynasty" could only concentrate limited forces to control the core territory that could be controlled, and handed over the remote areas that could not be controlled to those families or clans and gangs with strong military force in a similar way of contracting, which was the system of "Jiedu Envoy".

"This is the Tang Dynasty?" , Mousse heard the three words "festival degree envoy" and immediately came up with this idea, and then when the history of the country of flowers was told, he felt more like ......

"However, under the 'jiedu envoy' system, the martial arts among the people became more and more prosperous, and the royal family generally did not dare to take risks because it was a golden branch and jade leaf, and it was difficult to profit from it......

When Li Dayong said this, he couldn't help but slap the big stone that was resting against him resentfully, and his hands were red......

"He thinks that strong people of different races can be brought in from abroad to defend the royal family, these people have no foundation in our country, and their appearance and figure are very different, it is difficult to rebel without support, and they are far more comfortable to use than at home."

Mu Si couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, he thought that this "Later Dynasty" was very similar to the Tang Dynasty in history, and it was even more similar when he heard this, but according to Li Dayong's introduction, how could this "former dynasty" and "later dynasty" have a period of four or five hundred years, should they directly enter the "copy of the Manchu Qing Dynasty" later?

"In fact, if it was just according to the emperor's original intention, it was only the introduction of races with obvious differences in appearance, such as the long-handed clan and the long-footed clan from the Great Voyage, it might not have led to a later tragedy."

"However, after the emperor found that these 'barbarians' were very easy to use, he also made up his mind about the 'evil ghosts' on the Northern Ice Continent, which has always been the old enemy of our country, and changed the traditional practice of eliminating evil before, and persuaded the captured evil ghosts to accept the employment of the imperial court and try to take them for their own use."

"Originally, although the bitter cold on the Ice Continent was very able to sharpen the physique and mind, and made the strong people in the 'evil ghost' clan come out in large numbers, but because the environment was too harsh, their population has been pitifully small, and it is almost impossible for that kind of supreme figure to appear, even if our country is relatively weak, it can still be rejected from the north of the Gobi......"

"But because of the wrong policy of the later dynasty, the 'evil ghost' clan has obtained sufficient food, and the population continues to multiply, although the environment has improved after coming to our country, but after all, the base is large, and it has been trained and cultivated by our country, and it is no longer a wild road, and there is no shortage of actual combat opportunities for long-term mercenaries, and there are still many more strong people than their compatriots in their hometown."

"And the imperial court did not break it up for convenience, and still allowed them to maintain the original tribal structure, but after the turmoil broke out again, the 'evil ghosts' who fought side by side faced the martial arts heroes who fought separately, and the result can be imagined......"

"Why did you change it to Wuhu again?" After being speechless for a while, Mu Si asked Li Dayong if these people had established the current dynasty after that, but Li Dayong shook his head unexpectedly.

Because the "Evil Spirit" clan was extremely vicious and only knew about destruction and did not care about construction, after a long time, even those 'outsiders' such as the Long-handed Clan and the Long-Foot Clan, who had fought side by side with them before, realized that there was no future for following these humanoid beasts and jumped back, and the rise of the "Demon" clan was only a flash in the pan in the end.