Chapter 1271 The Disadvantages and Advantages of the Feudal Dynasty
Within a month, the rebels were wiped out and some surrendered.
And Di Xin also officially issued the order for the class teacher to return to the court.
War is indeed a catalyst for technological progress.
As Dali's territory continues to expand, it is obvious that the speed of the previous horse-drawn carriages can no longer meet the demand.
Therefore, faster transportation methods have become an urgent need.
Plus a little secret help from God Xin.
Thus, the steam carriage was born.
Although steam carriages still rely on animal power, the power provided by steam greatly reduces the pressure on the horses, allowing them to drag more heavy objects at faster speeds.
It looks like a steampunk style.
But this is also a helpless move.
For Di Xin today, it is not the best time to fully catalyze the development of ancient moon world technology. As long as the basic needs of the expedition can be met, he will not waste more time in this regard.
Eliminating other competitors is the right thing to do.
The arrival of the Realm Lord in the land on the other side of the Western Ocean is the biggest threat that can be expected.
He must first eliminate the threats around Dali before he can focus on fighting the descendant of the Realm Lord.
Nowadays, with the expansion of the food country in the Western Land on the other side, gradually they no longer deliberately conceal the true situation from Dali, and the people sent to the Western Land in Northern Xinjiang are also the most astute group.
During the three years of Di Xin's expedition, Xizi and the spies responsible for investigating the situation in the Western Lands were not idle.
Now, Di Xin has understood the basic situation of the big food country.
As he expected, it was indeed a country established by the descendants of the world lord. From top to bottom, it revealed a completely different style from the ancient moon world.
Although the weapons used by the army of the Great Food Country are different in style, they undoubtedly belong to the category of firearms.
But this is normal.
When being restricted from breaking through the rules of the Ancient Moon Realm, thermal weapons are the fastest equipment that can give a force a strong strength.
Even though there are other ways, in this world with other competitors, a slow step is a slow step, and no one will sacrifice the near for the far.
And the key point is this.
The current emperor of the Dashi Empire is the Ban Ren assassin who seriously injured the old emperor ten years ago.
That's right, exactly ten years have passed since the old emperor was assassinated.
If we go by what the Banren assassin left behind at that time, the old emperor's injuries will worsen sharply this year, and then his tortured body will no longer be able to bear it.
When the old emperor dies, Dali will inevitably fall into chaos. Even if the new emperor takes the throne, it will take a certain amount of time to stabilize the government and the opposition.
And this time was enough for the original Banren assassin, now the Emperor of the Dashi Empire, to lead his troops across the ocean and take advantage of the chaos of the Great Era to secure victory in one fell swoop.
That's right, in the past ten years, the huge empire established by the Ban Ren assassin has almost included the entire Western land into its territory.
According to the latest intelligence analysis from Xizi, once the domestic political power is stabilized, the Dashi Empire will send troops to attack Dali.
Excluding the time it takes for intelligence to return from the Western Lands, it can be as long as three months or as short as one month. The rapidly expanding Dashi Empire should be able to complete preparations to stabilize its political power.
In other words, there is not much time left to prepare for Dali.
Fortunately, the old emperor's injuries had been cured by Di Xin, and he did not force the palace to abdicate the throne in favor of someone more worthy.
The biggest disadvantage of a family-style feudal dynasty is that the national destiny of the entire dynasty is concentrated on the emperor.
Once something happens to the emperor, the entire dynasty will fall into unprecedented shock.
Even with the normal replacement of old and new emperors, the court and the major noble families still need to redistribute interests.
But this is also the biggest advantage of the feudal dynasty.
That is, as long as the emperor does not change, even if the old emperor is lying in the palace unable to do anything like a few years ago, the rule of the imperial court can continue to function.
Those seemingly serious internal troubles actually did not harm the foundation of Dali.
That's it now.
When the old emperor sits safely on the throne, then Emperor Xin no longer needs to think about other things and can devote himself wholeheartedly to the competition with other descendants of world lords.
In order to protect the old emperor from making the same mistake again, Emperor Xin did not even take away a single soldier from the capital when he went on an expedition.
All the second-level offerings in the palace remained with the old emperor.
After clearing out the descendants of the Realm Lord in Dali, other competitors will not harm the old emperor's chances as long as they do not break through Emperor Xin's defense line.
His biggest weakness among the forces in the Ancient Moon Realm has been heavily protected.
In fact, when only defeating Di Xin can harm the old emperor, this weakness is no longer a weakness.
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The expeditionary force is the squadron, and it is impossible to follow Emperor Xin to the capital.
Under the leadership of Ouyang Xuan, the Northern Xinjiang Army of the Expeditionary Force returned to Northern Xinjiang to rest and recuperate. It also gave the soldiers who had been fighting abroad for three years an opportunity to reunite with their families.
The Uighur cavalry returned to their own clan.
But it’s actually not far from Northern Xinjiang.
It's the grassland outside northern Xinjiang.
The Uihe people are originally nomadic people, and even if they become part of Dali, they have no intention of changing their way of life.
They still mainly focus on grazing.
Although Di Xin opened up a large amount of fertile farmland in the grassland centered on the two new cities, he did not have the energy to turn the entire grassland into fields.
In addition, the Uighur people are originally a part of the Turkic tribes, and the grassland is their hometown.
In order to show the generosity and sincerity of the imperial court, the grassland became the pasture of the Uighur people.
Of course, there is another reason.
The Uighurs were placed on the grassland so that the northern Xinjiang soldiers could monitor them nearby.
The imperial court had no intention of concealing this, and the Uighurs did not feel offended.
After all, the Uighur clan and Dali had conflicts a few years ago. Even if they are now a family, it is not too much to be cautious at first.
Anyway, as long as there is no dissent, this supervision is meaningless.
At the same time, if those remnant Huihe people who were moved to the eastern border by Liu Jiande wanted to return to their tribes on the grassland, the imperial court would also issue road guides.
Of course, those who are accustomed to farming life can also stay and continue living.
The goodwill of the imperial court, in addition to bringing the Uighur people back to their hearts, also brought some unexpected benefits.
During Emperor Xin's conquest, some foreign tribes saw the situation of the Uighurs who took the initiative to surrender, and when the army arrived, they took the initiative to surrender.
For this reason, Di Xin saved a lot of effort.
Otherwise, given the traffic conditions of this era, it would be difficult for Di Xin to unify the continent in three years.