Chapter 39: Social Development

With the beginning of the second industrial age.

Various technologies have presented a scene of blooming flowers.

The Star Ancient Empire is developing at an extremely fast pace.

In every field, top talents are born, and many wealthy businessmen are also born in this era.

In terms of weapons, the Xinggu Empire is also developing in an all-round way.

After the steam engine and the first steam locomotive came out, the Imperial Academy of Engineering also raised the question of whether steel battleships could also sail on the ocean.

After unremitting efforts.

The Imperial Academy of Engineering finally completed the steel battleship, which was able to brave the wind and waves on the ocean.

On land, after the emergence of the internal combustion engine, the Imperial Academy of Engineering also began to develop a special weapon.

That is, a person is in a car, controlling a vehicle that looks like a car, and firing weapons that can cause large-scale offensive damage.

So, after several years of research and development, the first generation of tanks appeared in this world.

Not to mention airplanes.

The two geniuses invented the airplane, and later, through evolution, the airplane gradually evolved into two types.

Civilian airliners and military fighter jets.

Time flies.

Anno 600.

During this long period of time, the Star Ancient Empire has achieved many achievements in "Earth OnLine".

The original bird gun has evolved into a variety of weapons, including automatic rifles, shotguns, sniper rifles, etc.

The initial battleships evolved into destroyers, cruisers, battleships and aircraft carriers.

The initial aircraft evolved into fighter jets, transport aircraft, reconnaissance aircraft, bombers, etc.

The original tank also gave rise to various themes, such as heavy tanks, light tanks, armored vehicles, tank destroyers and artillery.

Star-catching tower.

It is still the tallest building in the Xinggu Empire and also the tallest building in the empire.

Through people's unremitting efforts.

It reaches an astonishing height of more than 900 meters, and can be described as reaching straight into the clouds.

Emperor Yang Yu stood on the top floor, overlooking the prosperous city shrouded in hazy clouds, with a faint smile in his eyes.

This is the empire he built.

"Your Majesty." Huolong stepped forward and stood respectfully behind Yang Yu.

"speak."

Yang Yu retracted his gaze and faced the dragon protector.

"According to the intelligence sent by Night, the surrounding countries such as Jin, Yu, Maqi, and Parthia have reached the level of the Empire in the First Industrial Age with the secret support of some wealthy people in the Empire."

The dragon guard said in a low voice.

"Really?"

Hearing this, Yang Yu's eyes flashed with surprise and a chill.

To know.

The empire's blockade of the outside world can be described as quite strict.

More than a dozen satellites are watching the border to prevent outsiders from entering the country's territory, and also to prevent people from their own country from entering the territory of other countries.

Any modern-level technology is prohibited from being circulated outside the territory of the empire.

Circulators shall bear the consequences at their own risk.

They worked hard for hundreds of years before reaching the first industrial age.

As a result, in the hands of a group of traitors, the empire helped people from other countries and completed the path it was supposed to take one or two hundred years earlier.

Damn it.

"Let Night take care of it, and don't alarm the society."

"Solve it quietly."

"Then……"

Yang Yu made a throat-cutting gesture in front of his neck, then put his hands behind his back and looked down at the ground below.

"promise."

Receive orders from His Majesty the Emperor.

Huolong naturally knew it.

What exactly does His Majesty the Emperor mean?

The message was immediately passed on to the Night Organization. …

The 600th year of the Star Ancient Era.

All families in the Star Ancient Empire that were involved in the leakage of resources were wiped out by the Night Organization overnight.

Simultaneously.

The Night Organization is also active in secret.

Until AD 601.

The whole world ushered in the first world-class war.

The countries of Jin, Yu, Maqi, and Parthia had conflicts among themselves, and the instigation of the Night Organization led to an unprecedented war among these countries.

The Star Ancient Empire just watched the development of the entire world and ignored it at all.

Those countries where war broke out naturally avoided the Xinggu Empire and did not dare to test the military power of the Xinggu Empire.

Jin State and Yu State are the countries closest to the Xinggu Empire.

long time ago.

They knew about the existence of the Star Ancient Empire.

At that time, they had a huge population and military power.

How dare they provoke a country with a population of tens of millions?

The troops they gathered could crush them.

This was a war that lasted for ten years.

Originally, it was a war between several larger countries in the world, but eventually all countries on the entire planet, except the Star Ancient Empire, joined the war.

In just ten years.

People have witnessed the dangers and cruelty of war.

There is no humanity at all.

With the war over.

This has also led to major countries increasing their investment in the military.

This triggered an arms race among major countries.

At the same time, the Xinggu Empire also enjoyed a lot of benefits during this period.

All kinds of daily necessities and medical supplies were sold by the Xinggu Empire to the Jin and Yu countries at high prices.

And quietly, it provided the two Western countries, the Republic of Macedonia and the Parthian Empire, with weapons of the first industrial age, causing them to consume each other.

The Jin State and the Yu State are close to the Xinggu Empire, and their military strength is stronger than that of the Machi Republic, so they can only provide them with daily necessities and medical supplies.

Star Ancient Empire.

Yang Yu sat in the imperial study, looking at the world map on the wall.

Today's world map is not divided into seven continents and eight oceans.

The continents of the entire world are almost connected.

This vast continent is surrounded by endless sea.

“The empire occupies the eastern part of the continent, yet it occupies less than one-tenth of the global area.”

Yang Yu stroked his chin, looked at the picture on the map, and murmured softly.

He called softly, "Someone come."

"His Majesty."

Secretary General Liu Ruyan walked in from outside, holding a tablet in her left hand, and saluted respectfully towards the Emperor.

"What is the population of the empire now?"

Yang Yu asked softly.

He hasn't asked about this year's population yet.

"Your Majesty, the current population of the empire is 14.5 billion, an increase of 0.58% compared to last year, and the population loss increased by 2.36% compared to last year."

Secretary-General Liu Ruyan picked up the tablet computer, which clearly showed this year's population growth rate.

Yang Yu turned his head to look at Liu Ruyan and said, "The empire's population is increasing instead of decreasing?"

"Yes!"

Secretary General Liu Ruyan nodded and said, "Due to the rapid development of society, various industries have emerged in the empire, making it difficult for the people of the empire to adapt to the rapidly developing society, and many dark things have emerged."

"Moreover, many young people are unwilling to marry. Some people say that in the 1980s and 1990s, people who married women were real brides, but nowadays, people who spend hundreds of thousands to marry women may not be brides, but broken women..."

"Therefore, many people are reluctant to get married and have children..."

(End of this chapter)