Afternoon.
Dawn City.
The former Victory Chess Room of Blue Whale Mansion was temporarily converted into a huge conference hall.
The Emperor of Nature, Rosen, and Zigrellana, who looked exactly like Mother Nature, sat side by side at the head of the conference hall.
Sitting at the bottom of the hall were representatives from various countries in the Natural Alliance.
After the military parade in the morning, the delegates looked much calmer.
Emotions such as dissatisfaction, resistance, and unwillingness are basically invisible.
What is strange is that there is a round table in the center of the hall. The table is covered with black cloth, but you can see that there are many things on the table.
After everyone was in place, the meeting host, Weilan's Minister of Magic, Wei Ge, spoke loudly.
"Now, please welcome the Emperor of the Natural Empire, the strongest legendary wizard in the alliance, and the husband of Mother Nature, His Majesty Rosen Saxon, to speak."
The representatives were very respectful and stood up to salute, calling him "Your Majesty".
Rosen nodded in return, then spoke.
"Let me first introduce this distinguished lady next to me."
"This is my wife in heaven, Her Majesty the Mother of Nature, her incarnation on earth, also called Zigrellana, and she will also be the Queen of the Empire of Nature."
A kind, motherly smile appeared on Sieglerna's face, and her whole body seemed to be emitting a faint, very sacred, soft light, which left a deep impression on people at first sight.
Part of this sacred aura comes from herself, and the other part is created by Rosen using magic.
It is indeed very bluffing.
The representatives of various countries who had just sat down stood up again, respectfully saluted Sieglerana, and called her Her Majesty.
Zieglerana raised her hand, and suddenly golden and green light fell from the sky and landed on everyone present.
In the light, everyone felt that their magic power had been greatly enhanced, and their bodies became healthier and more energetic.
This miraculous method that ordinary people do not possess immediately made everyone more awed.
So, everyone stood up again and saluted Zigrellana.
It took a while for the venue to return to calm.
Rosen began his formal speech.
"I know that many of you are worried that your life will change drastically after the unification of the alliance."
"Here, I promise that, with the exception of Aaron, the Lion King who voluntarily abdicated, I will not make any major adjustments to the national systems of Kao, Levender, and the five duchies for the time being."
"The kingdom is still the kingdom, the duchy is still the duchy, the royal family is still the royal family, and the nobles are still the nobles. There will not be any major changes from before."
"Nor will I impose the citizenship system currently applied to Weilan and Aaron on you in a crude way."
When this was said, the king and the nobles were satisfied, but the civilian representatives were not.
Levinder Prime Minister Muradi immediately stood up, saluted to Rosen, and then said:
"Your Majesty, the civilians who occupy almost 99% of Levender are very eager to enjoy the same civil rights as Weilan, and we are also ready to fulfill our imperial obligations."
As soon as he finished speaking, a Levender noble stood up.
"No, Your Majesty, not all Levender civilians think so. And not all Levender civilians have the ability to fulfill their obligations."
After the voice fell, Wei Ge, the host of the meeting, said loudly: "Silence, listen to His Majesty first, and don't interrupt His Majesty!"
The two Levenders immediately bowed and apologized, then sat down.
Rosen continued: “In a unified natural empire, I, as the emperor, must do three things.”
"There is no room for negotiation on any of these matters. They must be implemented thoroughly!"
Rosen said this with great emphasis, revealing his unquestionable determination, which also made everyone present startled and listened attentively.
After Rosen confirmed that everyone was focused, he began to talk about the details.
"First, unified military power!"
"Whether it is the major kingdoms or the major duchies, they must surrender the command of their armies and form a unified imperial army."
Everyone immediately started talking.
The common people had no military power and hated the military power of the nobles.
Now that all military power has been handed over to His Majesty the Emperor, they feel it is very good and at the same time a little gloating.
The nobles were very frightened.
Because military power is the most important power to them. Once it is handed over, they will become lambs to be slaughtered.
Under normal circumstances, these nobles would have stood up and cursed, then walked away.
But now I can’t do that, and I dare not.
Because the true God Mother of Nature was sitting there, and the imperial army had just demonstrated its terrifying military power, they could only sit in their seats and vent their dissatisfaction with their expressions and gestures.
Rosen saw everything and continued, "Second, unified civil rights. All members of the alliance, from the white-haired elders to the newborn babies, have citizenship rights."
Now the common people were even happier and the nobles were even more dissatisfied.
The one with a bad temper had a dark face and was almost cursing.
Rosen's face remained calm as he spoke the third point.
“Third, a unified writing system, a unified language, a unified measurement standard, and a unified currency.”
This point was recognized by both commoners and nobles, so most people had nothing to say.
But that doesn't mean there won't be disputes.
Deciding which country's language is the common language involves national self-esteem.
Whose weights and measures and currency are set as the standard is also directly related to interests.
Therefore, there will definitely be some noise when doing specific things.
Rosen continued: "The above three things are basic principles. They cannot be changed or questioned."
"If you don't like what I say with my mouth, then listen to what I say with my sword."
The atmosphere on the field suddenly came to a standstill, and the nobles' almost suppressed anger also dimmed.
The emperor's sword was so sharp and his reputation was so high that the king and the nobles felt they could not withstand it.
So anger was degraded into resentment.
Rosen gave a little sweet talk at the right time: "On this basis, everything else remains unchanged for the time being."
"The khal is still governed by the Silge royal family, and the county governors at all levels remain unchanged."
"Levend is still governed by Queen Molly and the Cabinet Council, and the governors of the major cities remain unchanged."
"The same goes for other principalities."
"Okay, now you can speak freely for half an hour. After half an hour, I will start answering questions."
The conference hall was suddenly filled with noise, with everyone expressing their ideas.
Half an hour passed quickly, and the conference host Wei Ge said loudly:
"Now we will open for questions. If you have any questions, please raise your hand, and then stand up to answer when your name is called."
Immediately, the crowd raised their arms.
Vigo ordered Marquis Nobundo of Levinder.
The gray-haired marquis stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I must say that without the help of the army, we really can't manage the country."
Rosen said calmly: "It's not that it can't be managed, because Weilan and Aaron's situations have proven that it can be managed."
"I would also like to ask you, if you have an army and civilians have the right to be protected as citizens, how is the right to be protected as citizens manifested when you use the army to force civilians to work?"
Marquis Nobundo grinned and had nothing to say.
Rosen said loudly: "Management is achievable, but simple and crude management as in the past is not achievable."
"In the Natural Empire, the basic human dignity of every citizen is taken into consideration, so a more gentle and limited management approach is required."
“How to better manage the people and the country is a big challenge for all managers.”
"Okay, next question."
The next person to stand up was the civilian representative of the khal: "Your Majesty, why don't you abolish the king and the nobles? Let the khal completely realize the same citizenship system as Aaron and Weilan?"
"Because nobles are also citizens and have citizenship rights."
"It is also because the nobles did not choose to confront the empire, but chose to submit voluntarily."
"This wise move saved countless people from the war and was a great contribution to the empire."
"Of course, the reward for such contributions is by no means eternal."
The third person who stood up was a poor noble from the Principality: "Your Majesty, if I choose to withdraw from the territory like the nobles of the north of Weilan, can I get the same compensation as them?"
"Yes, the choice of the northern nobles of Weilan has proven to be an excellent method, and I will promote it throughout the empire. Of course, I will not force it to do so."
Then many people stood up and asked many questions.
Rosen also answered them seriously one by one.
It can be seen that most of the answers are satisfactory, but a small part is unsatisfactory.
There is nothing that can be done about it. In a huge country with nearly 600 million people, it is impossible to satisfy everyone.
After the conference hall gradually calmed down, Rosen said: "In the next Natural Empire, I will strongly promote a plan."
"I call it the Empire Integration Plan, or to be more specific, it means the integration of communications, oceans, land, and air across the empire!"
As he spoke, Wei Ge used magic to gently pull open the curtain covering the round stage.
There are many objects placed under the curtain.
Rosen pointed at one of them, and it floated up and floated in the air.
"This is the latest version of Lightning Messenger. It allows users to hear the other party's voice directly, eliminating the hassle of coding and greatly lowering the threshold for use."
"Next, I will spend a huge amount of money to build a large number of lightning communication lines throughout the empire, connecting every city, every town, and even every village, so that everyone in any area thousands of miles apart can have a real-time conversation with each other as long as they pick up the lightning messenger."
This sounds like a myth.
But many people present had already used Lightning Messenger, so they knew that it was possible, but it would cost a lot of money.
But it must be said that if this can be achieved, the world will definitely undergo earth-shaking changes.
Rosen pointed to a model of a Black Stone cargo ship.
"This is the largest deep-sea cargo ship that Weilan can currently build, with a cargo capacity of 30,000 tons and a stable speed of 40 kilometers per hour."
"I will develop a large number of deep-sea routes, linking ports of various countries through the Golden Ocean to achieve the most efficient maritime transportation."
"Preliminary estimates show that transportation costs will be reduced by 80% compared to now, while efficiency will be increased by three times."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present felt extremely excited.
The Natural Alliance attaches great importance to maritime trade because it can bring huge wealth.
Now that Rosen said this, everyone felt ecstatic.
Then, Rosen pointed to a long land vehicle.
"This is a rail-mounted Black Stone Carriage. It uses a large Black Stone Rune Steam Engine as its power source and steel tracks to guide the direction. After connecting a large number of carriages together, it can have an extremely amazing and extremely fast land transportation capacity."
"I will build tracks between every city in the empire, allowing a large number of rail-mounted black stone vehicles to run between cities and transport all kinds of materials between cities at a rapid speed."
Everyone was surprised and amazed, and shocked by the generosity of His Majesty the Emperor.
If this were truly realized, the empire's land transportation capacity would increase by orders of magnitude.
Transportation means communication, and communication means all kinds of business opportunities.
Rosen finally said: "Finally, it is the sky as one."
"Look, this is a large civilian transport plane that can transport people and cargo."
"At present, this thing is still a bit expensive and difficult to promote, but as more are made, it will gradually become cheaper."
"Using it, people or goods can be transported from the southernmost tip of Levender to the northernmost tip of Veran within 12 hours, across 4,000 kilometers."
This was so incredibly fast that everyone present started to dream after hearing it.
It feels like if these things were to come to pass, the Natural Alliance would surely undergo earth-shaking, even incredible changes.
Everyone present, whether commoners or nobles, could not help but feel a deep longing for the future world.
At this moment, the Emperor's voice sounded again.
"I believe that when the Empire Integration Plan is truly realized, the wealth of our Natural Empire will surely explode violently, easily making the Glorious Empire look up to us!"
"The power of our natural empire will also increase to a height that no one can imagine, but is absolutely incredible."
"A height that makes the whole world tremble, and makes people bend down and use honorifics even when their name is mentioned!"
"Clatter, clatter, clatter~"
There was a storm of enthusiastic applause in the meeting hall.
The future described by Rosen is so specific and so beautiful, it is almost like the kingdom of God.
As long as the representatives thought about the possibility of the kingdom of God being realized on earth, they forgot all the unsatisfactory things in the current time.
At this moment, everyone had similar thoughts in their minds.
'Let this true husband of God lead us forward.'
(End of this chapter)