Outworld: Rise of an Industrial Empire

Su Xincheng, the City Lord's Mansion

, and the Council Hall "Hahaha, the great powers are actually myself!"

Su Zheng crossed his hands on his hips, looked at the treaty on the table and laughed, Lei Ming and Chris were also happy, but He Jing stood aside expressionlessly.

Su Zheng then turned around, looked at the map hanging on the wall and said

, "It's time to make the next step, come, let's plan, what to do if we expand, Chris, tell me what you think."

Chris stepped forward, looked at

the map and thought for a moment, then gestured on the map with his hand and said, "Your Highness, we are located on the southwestern border of the Xinqiong Empire, facing the sea in the west, and the Qiongnanling Yanta Village in the south is not a great threat to us, and the mountain range of Qiongnanling will restrict our footsteps to the south.

So, I think that if we expand, the direction of our expansion should be east, north. Duotu Port, Lingfeng City, Huangqi City, Levo City, etc., will all be our expansion targets

....""Su Zheng, I have something to say...."

He Jing's voice sounded, interrupting Chris's words, and the three of them turned their heads to look at He Jing, and Chris and Lei Ming looked at Su Zheng again.

He Jing looked at Su Zheng, shook his head and said

, "Don't continue to expand, let's stop here, I can protect you..... You just need to make the people in your territory live a better life!" Su

Zheng smiled slightly, looked at He Jing and said,

"I understand what you mean..... I did this to make life better for more people!

" He Jing looked at Su Zheng and sighed and said, "You have been corrupted by the desire for power!"

Su Zheng wanted to defend himself, but he didn't know what to say when the words came to his lips, and finally he could only look at He Jing with sincere eyes and said:

"You have to believe me..."

"Running a country is not as simple as running a city-state, and even if you sit in a higher position, you can't change the world..... In the end, you will only become a slave of power like those kings who have the ambition to overthrow an empire and establish a new empire!And your ambition will only allow you to expand the endless war to the whole of Xizhou...."

Hearing this, Su Zheng scratched his head, and then crossed his hands on his hips and asked He Jing with some indignation,

"How do you know that I can't change this world? How do you know that I will become a slave to power?"

He Jing looked at Su Zheng, looked at Su Zheng for a moment, sighed helplessly, and

said, "Hey, okay, then let's wait and see, in the future, you will understand what I said today." But I'm sorry Count Su Zheng, I'm afraid I can't continue to be loyal to you, and tomorrow I'll leave here and continue as a roaming knight. With

that, He Jing bowed slightly, then turned around and left the chamber.

Chris and Lei Ming both looked at Su Zheng, Su Zheng was stunned for a moment, waved his hand, turned to look at the map and said

, "Forget it, let her go, she doesn't know what the Industrial Revolution will bring to this world..... I understand her, she originally chose to stay only because she saw the harmony and stability of my territory, and now that I have chosen war, she will naturally choose to leave...... That's it... Chris, you go on. "

Ahh Oh, my idea is that, just like the current textile industry, after the steam engine comes out, through the industrial expansion of the Su Group, the surrounding city-states will gradually realize what you said... Industrialization... That is, it can improve the production efficiency of the surrounding city-states, and then we will find an opportunity to gradually annex these city-states, after all, weapons can be in our hands, and then they will have industry... The foundation can be quickly turned into our own use.

Hearing this, the corners of Su Zheng's mouth rose slightly, and he looked at Chris and smiled:

"Oh! My neighbor is a grain and I am a gun, and my neighbor is my granary? Haha, this is a good idea, Lei Ming, what about you? Tell me what you think." Saying

that, Su Zheng looked at Lei Ming, and Lei Ming agreed with Chris's idea:

"I also agree with Chris's method, it will be safer, if we take armed action directly, then there is no doubt that the gunpowder will be exposed, and we will face more trouble at that time..."

"No, first, the textile industry alone makes these city-states eye, if it is a complete set of industrial equipment, other city-states will definitely move their minds, and at that time we still have to use force....

Second, the Industrial Revolution is not just a reminder of productivity, it is a system of innovation! I need to fully grasp these city-states in order to change in all aspects.

For example, in the textile industry, Su Xin, Ted, and Merlin, when faced with the large-scale unemployment of textile craftsmen and tailors, we can have a way to deal with it, but when we go to the surrounding city-states, they are all indifferent to the large-scale unemployment, or they don't know what to do, which is not systematic.

Chris and Lei Ming both nodded, and Su Zheng crossed his waist with one hand and pointed to the map with the other and said,

"So we must seize the city by force!

Hearing this, Chris stepped forward and said

, "Your Highness, if this is the case, then we must quickly occupy more cities, and the gradual encroachment will not work." "

Huh?"

Su Zheng turned around, raised his hand and pointed at him, motioning for him to continue.

"Whether it's with the help of a magician or the exposure of gunpowder, once the Empire knows that we are expanding through these, it will inevitably see us as a serious problem, and it is likely that a large army will be sent to clear us!

After listening to Chris's words, Su Zheng put his hands behind his back and thought about it, paced back and forth for a moment, shook his head

and said: "No, what you said makes sense, we can quickly occupy so many cities, we can't carry out the industrial revolution with internal rectification, and the aristocratic forces of all parties inside will become a big problem in our hearts, and we will face internal and external troubles at that time..."

"Your Highness, our subordinates have a method, our gunpowder and muskets, no one knows and they are powerful, then we can smuggle them into the city and use the muskets to control the city-state from the inside. We can act at night, directly capture the city lord's mansion, control the city lord, and use the city lord as a puppet, so that it will not be exposed, and we can also control the entire city-state.

Hearing this, Su Zheng's eyes lit up, turned to look at Lei Ming, looked up and down, and said with a smile:

"Oh! Special Operations! Hahaha, this makes you think of it! Hahahahaha! Yes, capture the thief and capture the king first! We can use the advantage of our muskets to carry out special operations! Then control the city lord of the city-state first, and then reform the city-state!"

After speaking, Su Zheng slapped his thigh, and then looked at Chris

"Chris, you immediately organize a special intelligence department, I will give you relevant training methods, and then you arrange people to infiltrate the various city-states and fully understand the specific situation of each city-state!"

In the early morning, on a high ground somewhere outside Suxincheng,

He Jing and Mary rode horses and looked at Suxincheng ahead.

After a moment of silence, He Jing sighed and said

, "Mary, we have witnessed the fall of a benevolent monarch.... He went from a young and immature young lord to an ambitious conqueror..."

Speaking of this, He Jing's eyes were full of disappointment and helplessness, and he sighed again and said

, "Look at it, Mary, it won't be long before the flames of war will sweep across the entire Western Continent... The people here will also suffer..."

Mary lowered her head and thought for a moment, then looked at

He Jing and asked, "Master, then why don't we kill him?"

Hearing this, He Jing glanced back at Mary, and a doting smile appeared on his face:

"Hehehe, I found that I like this little brat, he does.... It's unique... So.... I'm still a little reluctant..... It doesn't matter, when he sees himself corrupted by power, when he sees the war spreading throughout Xizhou, he will understand.... Let's go!".