The economic control, cultural influence, and military crushing brought about by productivity are already a level that the monarchs of independent countries cannot imagine. Their vision is still limited to how many troops they have and what level their strength can reach, but they do not know how to provide better living conditions for their citizens, let alone a national or cultural concept to unify the entire nation.

And Yan Country has it, not only that, Yan Country has been doing these things. The human race on the God-Forsaken Continent has the same roots and origins and must be unified. This is the concept of Yan Country.

In May of the sixth year of the Divine Realm, after clearing out all the forces that rebelled against the monarch, the other city-states very wisely chose to obey all the decisions of the Yan State regarding unification. As these people's attitudes were too good, Duan Tianming couldn't just slap them in the face. He could only liquidate those who needed to be liquidated, arrange the remaining former slave-owning nobles as civilians, and confiscate some of their property and privileges.

Although the whole set of exercises cannot be said to be digging deep into the ground, it can be said to be thorough.

Under the influence of Yan State on the surrounding areas, these monarchs had long lost the basis for their rule, not to mention what could be shaken after the kings of these city-states were cleared out.

The original aristocracy certainly had some authority, but during the thorough purge movement, a large number of aristocrats who had committed many evil deeds were brought together in public, and then widely publicized through newspapers and other media outlets.

For Yan State, this is just a basket of steamed buns that can be eaten whenever you want. The only difference is whether it looks good when eaten.

The Lu Ji Kingdom in the south must be appeased. It was made clear in the newspaper that this was an internal affair of Yan State itself, and Yan State absolutely respected the independent status of the Lu Ji Kingdom.

The Lu Ji Kingdom and the Central Plains people are not the same concept. One is a fellow country with a history of independent development of more than 2,000 years, and the other is a unified entity that has been influenced by the Yan Kingdom for a long time and is highly bound to the Yan Kingdom in many aspects such as politics, culture, and economy.

Even conquering the entire God-Forsaken Continent would be very easy for Yan State, but if it wanted to truly annex the Luji Kingdom, it would face internal instability.

Duan Tianming will not cause trouble for himself.

This influence also extended to the original marginal areas and the countries in the north, which were naturally annexed as well.

After several months of annexation and internalization, without deploying much military force, in September of the sixth year of the Divine Realm, the domestic environment was finally gradually stabilized, and a centralized Yan State was initially established.

Currently, including the newly conquered territories in the north and the land absorbed when annexing the south, the entire land area of ​​Yan State has reached more than 2 million square kilometers, which is basically equivalent to the Lu Ji Kingdom in the south.

Combined with its influence on the Luji Kingdom, it basically directly affects nearly 5 million square kilometers of land and a population of more than 8 million.

With these as capital, we can say that we have the basic capital to carry out preliminary industrial construction.

As for the Luolong Mountains and the Shenqi Kingdom to the north of the Luolong Mountains, Duan Tianming was unwilling to take the initiative to provoke them, but he certainly could not let go of the productivity, and the negotiations with the gods had to continue.

"Hey! Let's finish the things at hand first!"

Looking at the entire territory of the empire and the already stable domestic environment, drastic internal reforms are what are most necessary at the moment.

On September 9, the sixth year of the Divine Realm, the Yan Empire was announced to be established in its newly established capital, and the capital, originally named Yanhe City, was named Yanyang City.

The entire Yanyang City is considered the center of the Central Plains. With it as the capital, it can basically better control the entire Yan Kingdom and radiate to the Luji Kingdom in the south.

On September 10, celebrations for the founding of the Yan Empire swept across the entire Yan Kingdom and the Lu Ji Kingdom, and September 9 to September 15 became the founding day of the Yan Kingdom.

The six-day celebration, the large-scale military parade and the celebratory parade made the people of the entire country more united. During the celebration, the news of the establishment of diplomatic relations and alliance with the Kingdom of Lu Ji on September 10 also spread, and the Yanyang Confederation headed by the Yan Kingdom was born.

On September 16, discussions on cooperation matters began with the Kingdom of Zhaoluoji.

At this time, Duan Tianming was already living in the imperial palace in the center of Yanyang City. Due to the urgency of its construction, the palace was not very large, but the administrative area in front of the palace complex was much more magnificent.

From the Imperial Palace to outside the city is the central axis of the entire Yanyang City. The streets are very wide, and the sun in the south can go directly to the palace. On both sides of this central axis are the main institutions of the current Yan State, of which scientific research accounts for more than half.

Scientific research is currently a hot topic in Yan Country, and the resources allocated to this area even surpass those allocated to the military.

On both sides are densely populated residential areas and prosperous businesses. Many young people come to this city to seek opportunities.

At this time, a story that will be recorded in history is happening on this street.

King Lu Ji's motorcade headed to the palace under the escort of the army. The people from the surrounding areas came to join in the fun and were obviously very excited about this spectacular scene.

After a year of construction and development, the population of the Lu Ji Kingdom was completely settled in the south. Villages and city-states were established in the mountains and plains in the south, arable land was reclaimed on a large scale, and crop planting was carried out in an orderly manner.

Being able to develop a country with millions of people to this level in just one year shows the capabilities of the business community and Wen Yang.

To be honest, although the Luji Kingdom stationed in the south is not obvious now, its military and political independence has begun to be controlled by the Yan Kingdom.

There is no way around it. As a country living under the protection of others, we cannot relax even on our compatriots.

Duan Tianming needs these people and can make compromises in terms of national independence, but the lives of Yan's soldiers cannot be sacrificed in vain. A good support for industrial development is the role that the Luji Kingdom needs to play at present.

What’s more important is that the Luji Kingdom can be regarded as a pilot project for Yan State to explore the possibility of uniting with the human race.

"Welcome! Welcome!"

The people on both sides have expressed strong support. The Kingdom of Lu Ji is in a relatively friendly situation in various cultural propaganda, and King Lu Ji has become a leader respected by the people of Yan.

Now that the Luji Kingdom’s convoy has been able to reach Yanyang, it has caused quite a sensation among the people of Yanyang City.

"Hello everyone!"

The business community got off the car at the palace entrance, then waved and greeted the Yan people, looking very gentle and elegant.

"Hello, King Lu Ji!"

"King Lu Ji is so young!"

"Look, this is the king of my Luji Kingdom!"

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There were many people from the Lu Ji Kingdom among the participating people. To be honest, there is already a lot of communication between the two countries. It is even more obvious in Yanyang City. There are many people coming here to do business, work, and study.