In Daliang, the capital of Wei State, an envoy from Zhao State routinely asked to see the King of Wei.
He was taken to the Wei palace by the guards and saw Wei Wang Su Hu doing push-ups.
He stood aside and waited until King Su Hu of Wei stood up covered in sweat.
The imperial doctor immediately came forward and offered a fragrant medicinal soup.
When King Su Hu of Wei saw the envoy from King Zhao, he smiled and said: "The envoy has been waiting for a long time. Diabetes is a terrible disease.
I accidentally gained 20 kilograms and I must lose it."
The envoy from Zhao did not speak. He took out a metal cipher box and handed it to Wei Wang Su Hu.
King Su Hu of Wei took the cipher box and walked directly into the compartment.
At the same time, he notified his subordinates to exchange telegrams with Zhao Wang Su Xiong using a wireless telegraph machine.
He quickly obtained the password to the cryptex via telegram.
King Su Hu of Wei adjusted the correct password and turned on the switch of the cipher box.
The password opened with a bang, and inside there was a letter written by King Zhao Su Xiong himself.
If the password is entered incorrectly or is cracked forcefully, and you want to open the cipher box, the trace amount of gunpowder inside will be activated and directly ignite the letters inside the cipher box.
They did this entirely to keep it secret.
Usually long-term strategies are discussed and this complex method of communication is used.
Sending encrypted telegrams will one day be cracked by other forces.
Even if a telegram is only encrypted once, the sender will still have access to the relevant information.
Except for the two of them, no third party is allowed to know what they discussed in this way.
As long as a third party knows about it, there is a possibility of leakage.
Wei Wang Su Hu opened the letter, and the content above was that Zhao Wang Su Xiong wanted to work with Wei Wang Su Hu to detonate conflicts among several European vassal states through Europe and test the empire's reaction.
These vassal states in the Americas have already been testing the empire's reaction, either openly or covertly.
The empire responded strongly and continued to strengthen the naval power of the Sandalwood Islands and the strength of the Bull Run.
King Zhao Su Xiong wanted to be the overlord of the North American continent, but he had already disliked Zu Siming in the north and those small countries in the south.
However, due to fear that the empire's reaction would be too violent and Zhao's hegemony completely wither, he never really took action.
King Su Hu of Wei also wanted to be the overlord of South America.
He had long wanted to have a chance encounter with King Cao Li Dazhuang. Wei and Cao were bordering each other, and there would be some minor conflicts every year.
The situation here in the Americas is turbulent and affects the whole world. These countries also have certain financial resources, and they are afraid of breaking the bottles and jars at home, so they have always used rat and mouse weapons.
Several vassal states in Europe had just been established. If conflicts among them were stirred up, conflicts would easily arise among these countries.
Once a conflict does occur, the empire's attitude will be clearly seen.
If the empire's attitude is not tough, it will adopt a laissez-faire attitude towards the vassal countries.
King Su Hu of Wei is preparing to join forces with his eldest brother King Su Xiong of Zhao, and the two brothers will jointly become the overlords of the Americas.
Once the empire reacts too violently, it can only give up its thoughts and hibernate to develop itself.
Wei Wang Su Hu picked up the pen and agreed with Zhao Wang Su Xiong's idea.
The Wei State will work with the Zhao State to launch the secret agents they have left in various vassal states, allowing them to continuously create friction between countries and allow conflicts between countries to accumulate rapidly.
Such conflicts that should have been accumulating for decades will explode in a short period of time.
After King Su Hu of Wei finished writing, he put the autographed letter into the metal cryptex and saw that the fuse inside was intact.
He carefully adjusted the mechanical combination lock, fastened the combination box, disrupted the order of the mechanical locks, and opened the safety of the combination box.
If someone dares to touch the cryptex on the road, the contents inside will be destroyed.
Wei Wang Su Hu walked out of the room holding the cryptex.
He was not afraid of the cryptex suddenly exploding.
There is very little gunpowder in the cryptex, and its main function is to deflagrate and burn the letters inside.
The cipher box is made of gun steel. With such a small amount of power, it cannot even explode the cipher box.
King Su Hu of Wei gave the cryptex to Zhao's envoy.
He smiled and looked in the direction of Europe, which was about to become lively.
The countries that took the first step have many means to deal with these latecomers besides sending troops to attack.
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In Anlong, the capital of Cao State, King Cao Li Dazhuang was receiving his brother-in-law, Duke Liu Zhengyuan of Lu State.
"Liu Zhengyuan, you are also nearly fifty years old. If you can't handle this matter, then go home and retire!"
Liu Zhengyuan, Duke of Lu State, looked stern. He performed very poorly in the Battle of Benniu Road.
He was reluctantly discharged from the military and took charge of government affairs.
His abilities are still insufficient and he always wants to express himself, which makes things messy.
If he wasn't the brother-in-law of King Cao Li Dazhuang and the biological uncle of the Crown Prince.
Liu Zhengyuan, Duke of Lu State, has long since gone home to take care of his old age.
He said tremblingly: "Brother-in-law, I am going to Switzerland this time, apparently to help your nephew and help Switzerland establish a complete military industry.
In fact, he went to various European countries to open up sales for the arms produced by Cao State.
Don’t worry, brother-in-law, I still have strong connections and I have friends in various countries with whom I can talk.
There is absolutely no problem in selling arms. As long as our price is cheaper than the empire, even if the quality is inferior, countries will rush to grab it."
King Cao Li Dazhuang smiled and nodded and said: "Bring more people, bring more arms, and opening up the market is the most important thing.
Go quickly! My nephew should be waiting impatiently."
When Cao King Li Dazhuang saw Lu Guogong Liu Zhengyuan leaving, the corners of his mouth raised slightly.
He openly sent Lu Guogong Liu Zhengyuan to help his nephew Su Lei.
This is his close nephew, and the development of Rui State is better, which is beneficial to Cao State's next strategy.
The two countries are separated by the Atlantic Ocean and there is basically no conflict of interest.
Switzerland is more powerful and will also hold back the major vassal states in Europe.
Even if the Rui State could really come across the ocean, the Wei State would be the first to bear the brunt.
Others may see that Cao Guo wanted to open up the arms market of the major vassal states in Europe and recover the financial deficit caused by all these years of military warfare.
But few people can see beyond the surface and see the true purpose of King Cao Li Dazhuang.
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Li Dazhuang, King of Cao, was a general who led troops in southern and northern wars.
He knew that only when a country is well-armed can it arouse corresponding ambitions.
The vassal states in Europe were so poor that they must give priority to their own development.
But if a country has a large number of weapons, it may not want to endure it when it conflicts with its neighbors.
King Cao Li Dazhuang was waiting for this opportunity.
His first attempt to annex Xiang State failed, and he learned the hard way because the preparations he made at the time were not enough.
As long as the strength is strong enough and the preparations are sufficient, the empire will be powerless if it wants to stop it.
When the time comes, a piece of land will be given to the royal family of King Xiang.
As long as the royal family of King Xiang continues to have heirs, the empire will be able to live up to its reputation.
King Cao Li Dazhuang wanted to observe the empire's reaction when conflicts broke out among European vassal states.
Only after he saw the truest reaction of the empire could he make up his mind whether to launch a second attempt to annex Xiang State.
Cao State has always prioritized the development of its army and military exploits, and must expand outward.
If Cao loses its ambition to expand, the country's cohesion will slowly disappear.
The indigenous tribes surrounding Cao State have all been incorporated into the actual territory of Cao State.
Now Cao State can only set its sights on other vassal states.
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In Daliao City, Liao Kingdom, Liao King Li Qingmu and Prime Minister Shen Boqun were walking on the street.
The guards in front cleared the way, and the people moved out of the way.
They looked at the bustling city with smiles on their faces.
Li Qingmu, the king of Liao, looked at the people of Liao. They had very distinct etiquette towards themselves. These ethnic groups were also very distinct and had no contact with each other at all.
Han people are first-class citizens. When they see Li Qingmu, the king of Liao, they only need to bow slightly and salute.
Some Han children dared to follow the guards and make faces.
The Sinicized natives were second-class citizens. They bowed ninety degrees in the direction of King Li Qingmu of Liao and kept chanting: "Welcome the King of Liao."
They waited until the honor guard of Liao King Li Qingmu left before these people dared to stand up straight.
Those who have a look of fear on their faces and are kneeling on the ground without daring to say a word are third-class citizens.
These people only know a few simple words of Chinese and they run small businesses in the city.
There are no slaves on the streets of Daliao City, not even citizens. They are only qualified to work in factories and mines.
Li Qingmu, the king of Liao, looked at the faces of the Han people in the city with a smile on his face.
Only people entering and leaving the hospital have a look of sadness on their faces.
He said with satisfaction: "After so many years of my king's efforts, Daliao City has grown from a population of several thousand to the current permanent population of 400,000.
Seeing the smiles on the people's faces, I feel a sense of accomplishment.
In order to develop the land of Liao Kingdom, many people lost their lives.
How much has it cost us to turn a miasmatic land into fertile land?
Now some countries are ignorant and want to snatch undeveloped territory from us."
When Li Qingmu, the king of Liao, mentioned this situation, he was very angry.
The countries that were enfeoffed to Europe, such as Yue, Chu, and Rui, were not restless at all.
Before the European mainland was well established, they had already sent people to West Africa, trying to rob the terra nullius here.
The situation on the African continent is clear now.
The country of Fujian occupies northern Africa, which is a vast desert with few oases and is not worthy of the covetousness of other countries.
Southern Africa was occupied by the Liao Kingdom, and they were gradually expanding their power from southern Africa to central Africa and western Africa.
Eastern Africa was occupied by Jin and Zheng, and they also expanded their power to central Africa.
Today's West Africa and Central Africa are mainly tribes affected by Han influence and have not yet formed countries.
The civilization here in Africa is very backward. They used to use bone and stone weapons.
The Han people came to the African continent and traded with the local indigenous people.
These indigenous people exchanged minerals and slaves for steel swords, guns, bows and arrows from Han merchants.
Their strength has increased, but they are still divided into tribes, and they have not even formed a regional hegemon such as a tribal alliance.
The Han army, which possesses firearms, has no difficulty in dealing with these loose tribes.
The reason why a country like Liao has made slow progress for more than ten years is that the environment in Africa is too harsh, especially deep into the jungles and grasslands.
The Han people were not afraid of ferocious beasts. They could not withstand the attack of firearms.
But the poisonous insects and endless infectious diseases here in Europe have made the non-combat attrition of developing this place too severe.
Fortunately, the main disease, malaria, did not cause too many casualties due to the existence of specific drugs such as artemisinin.
Li Qingmu, the king of Liao, was not in a hurry before and thought of slowly developing these places as the national power of Liao increased.
Who would have thought that those European countries would develop West Africa even if they risked huge casualties without respecting martial ethics.
Li Qingmu, the king of Liao, looked at Prime Minister Shen Boqun: "Boqun, what methods can we use now to delay the development of the West Africa region by Yue, Chu, and Rui."
Prime Minister Shen Boqun had already thought about this problem. He thought for a moment and said: "Master, conventional methods are definitely not feasible.
If these three countries work together, even if we have already established a country, there will still be a Song Dynasty watching behind them.
What's worse is that if we challenge four countries alone, we may be robbed of our property by these countries.
We must make these three countries fight within themselves so that we can muddy the waters and find ways to slow down the progress of these three countries.
Our country's strategy is the most stable strategy, opening up the road bit by bit.
As long as cement roads can connect them, that is where our country has absolute control."
Li Qingmu, the king of Liao, understood Shen Boqun's plan.
The Liao Kingdom has a secret that only a few people know.
This is also an important reason why the Liao Kingdom was so resentful about the Three Kingdoms' development of West Africa.
The Liao Kingdom's exploration team discovered a rich gold mine in West Africa.
The exploration team brought back three pieces of nugget gold worth about twenty kilograms.
If you want the Three Kingdoms to fall out, this news must be sent to the Three Kingdoms through various channels.
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It would even attract the attention of other European vassal states, making the situation even more chaotic.
Li Qingmu, the king of Liao, made up his mind and began to arrange relevant matters.
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In the Jin Palace in Luoyang City, Jin State, Jin King Li Fengming looked at the information on the map. He was constantly pacing, weighing the pros and cons.
The well-drilling team of Fujian was helping Fujian villages to drill wells in North Africa, and there was an oil blowout. This must be a large oil field with rich reserves.
The reason why Jin Wang Li Fengming hesitated was that the oil field was only thirty miles away from the Jin border.
You can reach this place by car in half an hour, it's really close.
Liang and Xiang made huge profits due to the discovery of oil, which made many countries envious.
In particular, Fujian lost the war and its strength declined, so they shifted their focus to Europe.
Fujian's strength in North Africa is very weak. Jin only needs to send a small army to win this oil field.
But once the conflict between the two countries starts, no one knows what the consequences will be?
Jin Wang Li Fengming resisted the desire in his heart and decided to stay put.
He cannot be the one who stands out and lets other countries test the country of Fujian.
Jin King Li Fengming looked at the map and kept thinking, and finally he set his sights on the Yue Kingdom.
Tangi Port in Fujian and Gibraltar Port under imperial control jointly guard the Strait of Gibraltar.
The fact that Vietnam saw the Strait of Gibraltar had nothing to do with him.
Vietnam passes the Strait of Gibraltar and connects the country's east coast and west coast. It also depends on the faces of the empire and Fujian.
The State of Yue has long been dissatisfied with this situation and can definitely take advantage of it.