However, it is not possible to form a centralized state politically for the time being, that is, it is impossible to abolish the kings of those city-states. This is not because the current Yan State does not have such strength and economic foundation, but mainly because Duan Tianming's goal is bigger.
If these martial tribes or slave-owning aristocratic groups were to be banned now, it would certainly cause great shock to the entire Central Plains region, which was not what Duan Tianming wanted to see.
The peaches are best eaten when they are ripe, but now the fruit is obviously not fully ripe, so it is not the best time to pick them.
If we look at it as a whole, the Yan State, which has integrated most of the Luonan region, can be said to have influenced the largest area in the Central Plains, and its influence has also increased. Duan Tianming is confident that his military strength will not be weaker than any other country. Even if those old monsters from the immortal or martial tribes come out, their strength is not terrible without racial heritage and military branches.
If the level of a spiritual power unit is the volume of a container, then the breakthrough brought about by racial inheritance or the development of basic spiritual power technology determines how the spiritual power in this container should be released.
According to the observation of the Human Emperor, this God-forsaken Continent has only been activated again for a thousand years, and there is absolutely no time for those spiritual races that were originally suppressed and on the verge of extinction to break through the fifth-level spiritual power unit.
This also means that the development of the spiritual race or the overall local forces on this continent is much weaker than that of other gods' realms.
This can be considered a blessing in disguise, as Yan State can make better use of its first-mover advantage to grow rapidly.
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In general, the current population of Yan State can be said to be 300,000, while the population of its opponents in the same period is still less than 10,000. This is a very gratifying advantage.
Compared with other countries in the Central Plains, the population influenced by Yan State is basically on par with the most populous Lingyun State. The surrounding countries such as Zhao, Wei, Han and others, plus the Wu clan, have a population of only about 100,000 to 200,000.
Duan Tianming's actions triggered a chain reaction. After several months of development and evolution, the countries in the peripheral areas formed a military alliance, and the remaining small countries began to seek protection from the big countries.
The sudden emergence of Yan State seemed to have broken a delicate balance that had lasted for a long time. This balance ensured that small countries could survive without uniting. However, now that this balance has been broken, another influential big country has emerged, and the small country has completely become the lubricant in the cracks between the big countries.
This lubricant doesn't last very long, and anyone with a brain knows that.
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Duan Tianming decided not to participate in Zhao Yuqing's promotion assessment, not because the conflict between them intensified, but mainly because the conflict in Central Plains intensified.
In March of the third year of the Divine Realm (Yan Country still uses the calendar established by Duan Tianming, but for the convenience of overall calculation of the same batch, the calendar in the novel uses the Divine Realm calendar as the whole)
Yangcheng was besieged again. This was a siege after Yangcheng joined the multi-country alliance in the Luonan region, including the State of Jin.
This siege is of extraordinary significance. It means that Lingyun Kingdom can no longer hold back and they want to eat the remaining peaches of Yan Kingdom first. However, Duan Tianming and Yan Kingdom’s think tank understand that this is not a real siege of Yangcheng, but a test of the strength of the newly established Luonan Federation.
Strictly speaking, Yangcheng is not included in the Luonan region, but it is only less than 100 kilometers away from Shangyangcheng, one of the five major countries united in the Luonan region behind it. This means that as long as Yangcheng is captured, it can be said that the gateway to the Luonan region has been opened.
Therefore, Duan Tianming refused to participate in this assessment. Yan State’s military forces had to begin to turn to wars in the domestic area. How to ensure their own safety was Duan Tianming’s primary consideration.
As for the interests of the gods, they are considered selectively based on common interests.
Yan Country is now relatively wealthy. After providing a batch of assessment materials to Shenqi Country, it directly withdrew from participating in this assessment.
Zhao Yuqing did not react much, because she understood that separation from Yan Country was inevitable. Shenqi Country was her base as a god. Only when Shenqi Country became strong could she have true divine authority.
The two countries are now like an unrelated couple that have to be bound together. Even if they use the same economic system and live in the same room, they will separate when they should.
Moreover, this situation cannot last long. If there is no feeling, there is no feeling. It is just a temporary pressure, but they will eventually separate. This is something that Duan Tianming and Zhao Yuqing both understand.
After the assessment she took when she first arrived in Yan Country, she cried in her room all night. No one knew what she was thinking that night. In the system of the God Realm, her life was simply terrible.
He grew up in a family with relatively high social status, had academic performance that others envied, and was good-looking and talented.
This should have been everyone's dream ending, but it was all ruined. When she awakened as an ordinary human, all of this disappeared because of this shortcoming.
Now she understood that if she could not break away from the Yan Kingdom's system, she would always be a dependent, and her status would be even lower than that of a god.
The third year in the Divine Realm was a good year, at least for the Central Plains.
Guangzhou
March
Lingyun Kingdom does not want to keep a low profile this time. More than half of the high-end combat forces of the entire Lingyun Sect have come, and even the so-called great elder has arrived at the scene. It seems that they want to show some power through this battle.
"Great Elder, the entire city has been surrounded. The reinforcements from the surrounding small countries have not arrived. It is just as you expected."
The eldest brother who failed to capture the city the first time bent down very respectfully, looking as fawning as he could be.
"Humph, you're useless. You can't even take the city with several times the number of troops, and you still want me to do it myself."
The Great Elder was obviously happy with what he said. Although the words were unpleasant, he still raised his head and touched his little white beard.
"Yes, yes, this is the only way to highlight the power of our Great Elder. Why don't these people from Yangcheng just surrender?"
This senior brother obviously didn't care, and his expression was as flattering as possible.
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"Listen up, everyone in the city! My Great Elder has come in person today. Why don't you open the city gates and surrender immediately?"
After finishing his "communication" with the Great Elder, the eldest brother started shouting like an idiot.
"search!"
An arrow shot in front of him and was caught by him with one hand.
"you··"
The eldest brother pointed at the city wall angrily and then ran away frantically.
Now he is only a level 2 spiritual power unit and his strength is not strong, but he is not sure that he can climb over the city wall safely.
P.S. How should I put it? Although the writing is not good, this score of less than 6 is really eye-catching. I feel unwilling to accept it. I hope everyone will support me. In the next few days, I will update more than 6,000 words a day, and there will be another chapter in the evening.
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