February 3, 462.

Luotian area, the Ranlun No. 17 base. The cracked area that once crisscrossed the wilderness has now been linked by cement dam buildings hundreds of meters high. On the small plates of tens of thousands of square kilometers, there are multiple white pyramids arranged.

Compared with the stable cities under the federal rule, there is no difference between backwardness and advancedness. Even the buildings planned here with cracks here have more majestic and spectacular appearance than the federal cities.

The 45 provincial defense zones in Luotian area and 23 representatives at all levels of the Ganhuang Autonomous Region in Shenlin area held a plenary meeting. The matters related to the opening of traffic areas between the two sides were discussed.

The power grid in the two crack areas has been opened. This represents the integration of the economic systems of both sides.

In addition, the bill was also passed, and the electronic monitoring of the management of the Lanhun and Shenlin was connected, and they were in a state of mutual supervision and joint policy formulation.

This shows that now the Lanhun is in Luotian, Shenlin and Haoyang are deployed by a unified and powerful government.

All political forces have factional differentiation, and the information boundaries are closed and the interests are inconsistent, thus forming groups. In this way, alliances with internal information barriers cannot be used to widely coordinate conflicts between all parties.

1. A unified government; 2. Large-scale economic activities with common interests and even destiny; 3. Local governments have vigorously invested in infrastructure and education, which can guarantee the basic value of various regions and will not go bankrupt.

Among them, regional bankruptcy does not depend on the level of debt, and the fact that no debt can be paid is just that there is no continued injection of funds in the later stage and no one takes over.

The definition of bankruptcy: The long-term failure of governance has made the region worthless, namely, the infrastructure is abandoned, the public security is chaotic, and the education level of personnel is reduced.

Without actual value, capital in economically developed areas is unwilling to take over. (This situation evolved from the budding era of capitalism in the late Ming Dynasty. Jiangnan has sufficient capital, but is unwilling to invest in the inland areas of the Ming Dynasty.)

If the education scale in a certain area increases and transportation is good, will the local government not be able to borrow money?

In order to stabilize labor supply and market share, economic industries will continue to lend to these areas at low interest rates.

This kind of lending is essentially economic subsidy. Because all core industrial areas will rush to "hold" such as "stakeholders" such as convenient transportation and good education, so as to facilitate the transfer of scientific research institutions in peacetime to reduce R&D costs; during the risk period, the entire industry will move towards the region.

Economically developed areas compete with each other, which means chain control, occupying high-quality assets. - In the late Ming and late Qing dynasties, the prices of high-quality asset farmland and fame status have been rising steadily, and social funds have been continuously absorbed.

...

The internal contradictions of the burning wheel are constantly declining, while the external contradictions are constantly rising.

In 462, the ramps were passively in contact with the warlords bordering the border in various sectors. After these warlords expanded to a certain extent, they were very dissatisfied with the ramps' monopoly on mineral pricing. At the same time, under the instigation of some external forces, they frequently caused troubles on the border.

On the Internet of Lanlun, the shouts of fighting and killing are getting louder and louder.

No matter what system it is, speech is very extreme on the Internet where you speak irresponsiblely. However, this is indeed public opinion.

When the public is excited to release a certain consciousness through the Internet, they no longer want to discuss certain issues rationally. Instead, they release inner results based on the understanding of receiving a large amount of information over a long period of time.

For example, when a wealthy class, children who were taking refuge overseas, ran back. When the Internet spoke about this matter, they were no longer discussing whether to let the child come back, but releasing the contradictions that have been triggered for a long time. Yes! It is hating the rich, maybe it is irrational to discuss the current affairs. But is the cause of hatred the rich the current affairs? The contradiction is accumulated by a certain class for a long time. When a class took advantage in the past, it thought that the outside world did not know it and took advantage of it. In fact, the people's eyes were bright, but they dared not publish it alone for personal protection. Once the time was ripe, they collectively attacked the class. (The fuse incident of the French Revolution was the queen's necklace. In fact, the queen did not buy a necklace at all, but it was the jeweler who was deceived. After the exposure, the public "know" the royal luxury.)

Therefore, the release of contradictions on the Internet can be seen as the precondition for the reality when the contradiction intensifies to the highest degree.

Ran Lun has done a good job in recent years, and a large number of people feel proud. Only a small number of people have a little resentment about Ran Lun’s restrictive policies after seeing the crazy consumption of the federal civilians. But...

When the federal financial system now began to ruthlessly harvest the lower level, all the "free people" who had originally enjoyed the blessing of the Federation became mechanical dolls. The rifle collectively controlled the atomic core and the core industry of nano-manufacturing. At the same time, the total power generation was hard indicators. All the sounds under the internal rifle control system began to become firm independents. The resentment he had accumulated suddenly turned around and turned to the outside world.

Taking Lu Si as an example, he still deals with Sun Siqiong on the Salt-Alkali Security Army, but always keeps a distance.

At this time, the warlords of the sector began to provoke on the edge, directly arousing great dissatisfaction among the people in the burning wheel.

There are endless words of "fighting" and "rebellion". Well, if the federal supervision system discovered that a certain area dared to speak like this ten years ago, it would directly send armed forces to suppress it.

When the rampant regime faces sudden public opinion (after the correct path is verified, people's statements will be the same as market fluctuations, and they will buy and sell violently), it is impossible for the government head to explain rationality to appease it.

Because this is the prerequisite for actual social conflicts and violence, it is impossible to push back this kind of "release", but it is still a certain distance from the actual violence situation. - it is equivalent to a cordon. The executor can wait until the public opinion is slightly cooled down and then start to deal with it. After the emotional heat decreases, it will actively handle it in accordance with the rules and procedures while it will not inspire and destroy.

In short: while the management class is cautious in its words, it takes practical actions quickly and responds to social conflict mentality, so that the contradiction can be lowered below the cordon.

The decision-making level led by Zhou You, the strategy for the fringe area agents that the federal government is now: "If you are in the first grade of junior high school, don't blame me for being in the fifteenth."

...

On April 7, at the Internal Military Conference of Lanlun.

Li Lan said: "The Federation can now assist various marginal forces, and we can also assist. Our troops are changing clothes quickly. A large amount of old-fashioned equipment is not suitable for the times, but it is cheap and easy to operate and maintain. It is more suitable for these second-tier forces than federal military aid."

[The combustion wheel is now fully replacing the atomic core. This nuclear power energy means that the legion can be fully electric and charge each vehicle with a large central vehicle. There is no need for oil supply.

Strategic maneuver can directly jump to one thousand kilometers away. However, this means that the internal combustion equipment of the Burning Wheel in the past can be sealed. However, for those marginal forces with small territory, the weak strategic maneuverability of these internal combustion equipment is not a disadvantage, and they do not have this strategic depth. Moreover, the equipment of the Burning Wheel is very cheap.]

Lu Boya said: "Military aid is of course possible. But the question is, after military aid, can we output a governance model?"

At this time, before someone wanted to speak, Lu Boya blocked his words: "The kind of governance exported by the federal government must not be given up on the right path for temporary hegemony."

Lu Si also added at this time: "It is also inappropriate to have a comprehensive conflict with the federal government. Our current military and technological level is not suitable for leading friction with the federal government."

Lu Si's words made many people look at each other - after all, Lu Si once placed some of his hopes on Sun Siqiong, and this "gray history" made him famously "go by the sidelines". Now this remark seems to be "compromising" again.

However, at this time, Zhou You made a recognition.

Zhou You: "It is indeed not suitable for a comprehensive conflict with the federal government now. Once we get out in person, we will give Beiliu Ming an excuse to gather forces from various sectors to suppress us. However, we support agents to dig holes for Beiliu Ming, which can only prove that Beiliu Ming’s policy in the marginal area is a mistake."

——When Zhouyou knocked on the table, he wrote the contradictions.

Supporting agents should focus on their ability to govern the region. If an underdeveloped region is governed by Ran Lun, financial subsidies can be provided. Although there are many subsidies, they will always have a bottom. However, the underdeveloped areas occupied by those supported warlords will be difficult to develop. If they start to expand outside the control of Ran Lun, they will create a bottomless financial pit.

While paying attention to governance capabilities, Ran Lun also pays attention to the values ​​of this regional governance model and whether it will harm itself.

Because if there are problems with the values ​​in the region, when the conflict breaks out, it involves the position of Lanhun. Lanhun is not a national force now, but a civilized force. If the position is misplaced, the internal values ​​will be chaotic, and the internal will be divided within 20 years.

...

Zhou You raised his head and said, "All large crack areas have investment value for us, and can open up enterprises to control them. Separate governance from the warlords in the area. We can pay high commissions to maintain public security."

Zhouyou has drawn up a list: provide equipment and provide high commissions, which are enough to allow combatants to develop a very good education for their children within the burning wheel.

Therefore, the requirement of this "warlord" is to get closer to the values ​​of Lanhun. It is basically wearing the skin of an "independence army", but it is actually Lanhun's own people.

At this time, a person from Shenlin asked: "The maximum amount of foreign support approved by the federal government is higher than that of us. Is it too much for us to compete with them here?"

Zhou You: "Don't compare the size of agents with the Federation, keep in mind the initial purpose of our decision-making. The initial purpose is to allow the warlords supported by the Federation to shift our attention to our mercenaries who can beat them at will. The victory or defeat of the agent's military conflict has always been secondary to us, and our main goal has always been strategic security. Furthermore—"

Zhou You poked his fingers in several warlords' territory on the map: "For these warlords, the number of local snakes like them can be supported by the Federation is not paying attention to. What this group of mobs is concerned about is how much support they have received. As long as we support an agent who is more economically stable and has strong combat power than all the warlords, we can deny the Federation's strategy at the edge level. Let all warlords feel that the future of robot doll smuggling is dark."

After the Zhou lobbying, the entire decision-making level was very quiet for a while.

Two seconds later, Lu Boya began to applaud, and many people also reacted and began to applaud.

Zhouyou's strategy is very clear, and all the previous messes were solved by those present.

The core of the strategy is now the competition between the Hang Wheel and the Federation. The competition between the edge region serves this core. While seeking victory in the edge contest, you must consider the resources consumed by the edge contest. The Hang Wheel does not need to completely defeat the Federation in the edge region, just let the federal expenditure on the edge bankrupt.

On the side of the Burning Roll, we quickly began to pick people.

...

In June, conflicts in marginal areas began to become more intense.

The leaders of some local groups were beheaded, and some local groups were divided. The splitting party began to force people to take power under the control of unknown forces and carry out religious sweeping movements.

Of course, the big men in the federal government knew what this kind of out-of-control was going on, and they wanted to intervene at the first time. However, the Ran Lun maintained a very ambiguous attitude, so they didn't dare to move for a while.

The reason is very simple. Once the military intervenes in the marginal area, some advanced weapons that "do not know the source" suddenly appear in the marginal area to destroy the federal warships, or start revenge on the Federation and launch sneak attacks on federal big cities. This is very much a loss.

On June 14, in Zilin City.

Bei Helu looked at the information in front of her.

Among the largest warlords supported by the federal government, a very small bombing weapon fell accurately on the window at 0:10 meter, poured into the fourth underground floor from the middle, killing the local leader of this force.

As a barrier warrior with a field, Bei Helu knew very well how this was done. On Fang Mingxing, in addition to the federal coalition government, there were very few forces that could cultivate barrier warriors. In the past, Titanium Steel had barrier warriors, but Titanium Steel has now been destroyed. In addition to field guidance, this kind of bombing also requires advanced weapons.

Bei Helu picked up another piece of information: there were signs of radiation from the field in the highest training center inside the Burning Wheel.

In recent months, local strongmen in various regions have been newly promoted by medium-sized forces. Although they are still warlords who engage in personality cults, they are all anti-religious and anti-robot doll trade without exception. In the economic chain, the production line of the Rising Wheel was introduced and self-sufficient in food production began. Then, the Rising Wheel's energy company was introduced.

The intelligence department under Bei Helu found such a newly rising strongman. This guy seemed to have a son, but now he sent his son to a certain place of residence in Ran Lun to go to school. This strongman who held great power in the marginal area seemed to be optimistic about the long-term future of cooperation with the federal government.

Bei Helu hesitated for a moment and decided to dial the communication on the side of the burner.

...

Zhouyou is testing fusion space engines, with strong electrical energy released in parallel engines.

In the shiny machinery, huge energy is being restricted. A continuous supply of electric energy to the warship experimental system on the surface.

At this time, the Zhouyou energy from the Star Civilization also became very high. Because according to the limited information of his own light torque system, in the sub-civilization, other warships were all Long Xin, and they had accumulated a fusion energy engine for normal civilizations to enter space. What's wrong with this, it should be celestial-level wisdom.

With a good mood, Zhou You and Bei Helu talked.

When facing Bei He Lu's questioning with a little bit of accusation, Zhou You had nothing to be angry about - Zhou Youkou Hu: There is no need to worry about him in naive children.

After listening to Bei Helu’s questions.

Zhou You: "We have always called on all parties to maintain peace and calm down..."

Bei Helu: "Don't be careless."

Zhou You: "Uh." After a few seconds, Zhou You tried hard to pretend to be serious and said, "What I said is true."

Bei Helu: "Your eyes are rolling."

Zhou You: "Ahem, okay, actually, you shouldn't question me what the cause of this matter."

Bei Helu stared at Zhou You: "You are provoking the federal bottom line."

Zhou You: "Well, I think the federal bottom line for us will improve in the future!" Before Bei Helu could say the next sentence, Zhou You strongly retorted: "When you take a step back, someone will die, so who will care about the bottom line you set?"

Bei Helu looked at Zhou You's expression and understood the meaning, with a slightly sad look on his face. Then he slowly said: "When will a war break out between Ran Lun and the Federation?"
To be continued...