Chapter 26 [Star Ancient Feather]

The Xinggu Dynasty has not yet expanded its territory and is still developing its own homeland.

Just because of insufficient population, Yang Yu did not dare to expand his territory easily.

The 210th year of the Star Ancient Era.

The population of the Xinggu Dynasty reached more than 140 million.

Those who grow old are not as fast as those who are born.

It has already formed a very large situation.

Just over two hundred years.

The population has expanded from the initial 100,000 to more than 1.4 million today.

Two hundred years.

Only an increase of 1.3 million people?
Where there is birth, there is death.

If there were no death.

The number of people in the Xinggu Dynasty is more than one million?
same.

In the 210th year of the Star Ancient Era, silver ore appeared.

With the emergence of silver ore.

Yang Yu, the king of the Xinggu Dynasty, sent troops to surround the silver mines and took them over as state property.

No family or clan is allowed to privately own silver ore.

Violator.

Kill the whole family.

same year.

The Xinggu Dynasty abolished barter and issued its own currency.

They are copper coins and silver coins respectively.

Ten copper coins can be exchanged for one silver coin.

And when the currency came out, it marked the prices of many goods.

Prices fluctuated by more than 10%.

Behead and make a decision.

Anno 220.

The population of the Xinggu Dynasty has reached 148 million, an increase of more than 8 compared to ten years ago.

And in the Xinggu Dynasty workshop, an ore called iron was discovered.

Anno 221.

The iron ore was smelted in the workshop, and the first iron sword was made and sent to the palace for safekeeping.

This also means that the Xinggu Dynasty has officially entered the Iron Age.

same year.

The conscription order has been issued.

More than 200,000 soldiers were recruited.

After being silent for hundreds of years, the Xinggu Dynasty finally chose to expand to the outside world.

The construction of the internal roads of the Xinggu Dynasty has been completed.

It's time to expand outward.

Anno 222.

King Yu sent four generals, Longyan, Yangyou, Bai Tian and Lin Zhou, each leading an army of more than 50,000, to march eastward, southward, westward and northward respectively.

In the same year, a dragon overturned in a village 400 miles west of the capital of the Xinggu Dynasty, killing more than 20,000 people.

A minister gave advice.

Of course.

King Yu ignored it and said that it was just an earthquake and had nothing to do with the gods.

There are ulterior motives in the clan, and rumors are spreading.

Going against the will of heaven will anger the gods.

The earth dragon turns over and brings disaster to the people.

"Ha ha……"

"Foolishness."

royal palace.

Yang Yu looked at the man standing in the study, still looking young, and said, "Hulong, how is the investigation going?"

"Your Majesty, the Dragon Guard has already found out that it was the Ji family who spread the rumors, and it was the Ji family who manipulated the situation behind the scenes."

Huo Long said respectfully.

"Surname Ji?"

Yang Yu narrowed his eyes and asked, "But the Ji surname is Yang?"

"No!"

"The ancient tribes that invaded our star back then."

Huolong shook his head and said.

"I see!"

"In that case..."

A hint of coldness flashed in Yang Yu's eyes.

Seeing the king's gaze, Huolong immediately understood what he should do.

"My minister retire."

……

same year.

Because the Ji clan spread rumors, King Yu sent troops to destroy them. The Ji clan was destroyed.

Anno 223.

The army led by Long Yan that marched eastward was forced to retreat 800 miles due to insufficient logistical supplies, so they stopped fighting and returned to the capital.

Yang You marched southward for more than 400 miles, but encountered a poisonous barrier and was unable to continue the march, so he returned to the capital.

Lin Zhou was attacked by cavalry while heading north, suffering losses of more than 10,000 men, and was forced to withdraw.

He led the army westward during the day, and there has been no news of him since then, as if he had disappeared from the world.

Yang Yu was not in a hurry, but instead sent officials and relocated the people to live in the conquered territories.

Plan step by step to completely swallow up this land.

He is not like the emperors of later generations.

Only a short life.

He has plenty of time to plan.

225 years.

The army that went west returned, bringing with them a large number of people with different skin colors from the dynasty.

"Kings."

He stood on the palace parade ground during the day, looking pale and haggard, looking at the king who was full of vigor and ambition with great respect.

"Bai people?" Looking at the group of blond-haired and blue-eyed people, Yang Yu's eyes flickered and he murmured in a low voice.

Should we enslave the Bai people?

Followed by.

He gave up the idea of ​​slavery.

The Xinggu Dynasty has entered the Iron Age and must never start a backward system like slavery.

"My dear, you have brought me a big surprise!"

Yang Yu laughed loudly and said, "My dear, this is a great achievement that will surely go down in history! You, go back and have a rest early. We can discuss this tomorrow if there is anything else."

"promise."

time flies.

In a blink of an eye.

More than seventy years have passed quietly.

The population of the Xinggu Dynasty exceeded two million.

And the use of iron tools almost reached its peak.

Similarly, the development of the aristocratic families is also quite terrifying.

"Tell me, why do these people hire so many servants for no reason?"

Yang Yu smiled and looked at Hulong.

"Intent on treason."

Huo Long said expressionlessly.

"Since the Dragon Guards have determined that you are committing treason, do you still need me to teach you how to do anything?" Yang Yu's eyes gradually turned cold.

"promise."

Immediately, Huolong left the palace and led his warriors to attack those families that recruited too many servants.

This is destined to be a bloody era.

Not a single word agrees.

The sword of royal power is already at your throat.

The people's hearts are with the king.

And you can eat well and wear warm clothes.

Even if those aristocratic families intended to resist or even rebel, almost no common people were willing to respond to them.

It's because they have been enlightened and can't be fooled by just a few words.

And every local government will praise and publicize the current society.

Without the king, the people would not be where they are today.

It’s because the aristocratic families will not love their people like their own children like the ancient king Suiren did.

Not bad.

In this era, Yang Yu was known as the King Suiren.

It was he who brought fire to the tribe.

And he led the human tribes from the era without fire to the present era.

It is not an exaggeration to call him the King of Fire.

This time, the property was confiscated and gold, silver and treasures were seized, which was more than twice the annual income of the entire Xinggu Dynasty.

Anno 300.

Papermaking, compass, printing, graphite, brushes and other items have entered the stage of history.

The population of the Xinggu Dynasty grew to nearly 2.3 million, but the Xinggu Dynasty still did not continue to expand outward. Instead, it began to recruit laborers on a large scale, build streets, pave roads, etc.

King Yu’s idea is very simple.

That is to ensure that all people in the world can have meat for three meals a day.

War must be fought, but the prerequisite is to let your people live a good life first, so that they will have the motivation to go to war.

"Three hundred years! Three hundred years!"

Yang Yu was wearing a crown and standing on the highest mountain in Yizhou, overlooking the territories he had conquered and muttering to himself.

Yizhou was the name he gave to this land because iron-eating beasts were found here.

The iron-eating beast is a specialty of Yizhou.

(End of this chapter)