Blackstone Code Chapter 1208: The other half of the world
Strictly speaking, it has been five years since the end of the First World War.
Five years is enough time for many countries to come out of the cloud of war, and the first echelon has completed the first round of dress-up, such as the Gafra people.
The federation, Gafra, all have such rapid development, this does not mean that the development of the defeated country Penggio Group will be slow.
Their development was also extremely rapid, and the Gefrans didn't actually loot much from their country during the First World War.
This is the worst thing about ocean overlords when they face land overlords. They may be able to smash the coastline, but they can't set foot on that continent.
As long as they can't land, none of their early war advantages can be converted into war bonuses.
They can't plunder resources, they can't plunder wealth, they can't plunder people, and they can't even take a single stone with them!
At the end of the war, the war had actually reached a stalemate. The Gafra people did not want to be able to "live well" after someone challenged their authority, and the Pongio Group also appeared after the loss of sea power. The problem.
Eventually, after lengthy negotiations, the Gavra Group won the First World War with only a small amount of war reparations.
At the same time, as a core country, the Gafra people got a piece of land - Amelia.
Amelia was requested and negotiated as the only uncompromising item in the negotiation.
Five years have passed, and places like Amelia have begun to develop rapidly, not to mention the Pengio Group, which actually has a well-protected core area.
These countries take five years to fill their shortcomings in the sea. For them, they don't need their warships to sink enemy warships, they only need their own ships to quickly sink their own ships. Soldiers can be sent to the opponent's territory.
When a large-scale military exercise was conducted in the Federation before, the Penggio Group also conducted a military exercise, but this time they were not fighting an ordinary ground war, but a landing war.
In this exercise, it was found that they have many new landing ships. These ships do not have strong firepower. The only advantage is that they are fast and have a large transportation capacity.
Can break through the fire blockade in the shortest time and send the soldiers on the ship to the beach!
They also seem to have the key to regaining control of the war, and this time the trade confrontation is most likely a test.
As a capital country, any situation will be directly reflected in the stock market.
Since the opening of the market on Monday, in addition to the steady rise in the military and defense stocks, other stocks have fallen in different degrees, and people's concerns about war are obvious.
Pedestrians on the road seem to be walking faster, as if autumn is coming early.
At this time, on the other side of the Eastern Ocean, there is a huge land, on this land there are countries with a very long history, far to the extent that the countries such as Gefra do not recognize their national history as history.
They think those histories are myths, for example Emperor Pontier II lived in history for more than a thousand years, which is obviously impossible.
With the development of modern medicine, people's life expectancy is only 60 to 70 years old. In ancient times, a person's life may only be as short as 30 to 50 years. Why should Penggio II live a thousand years? for many years?
The emperors that followed also lived for hundreds of years. Until modern times, those histories didn't seem like real history.
Whether it's true or not, the Pontgio Empire has a long history, and it's the only empire on this planet that has existed for at least two thousand years!
The ruling core of the Pontgio Empire is built under the Mountain of the Gods. The whole city looks very beautiful, and everyone who has come here will be extremely impressed.
This city...how to say?
It's like an enlarged city, huge houses, huge pillars, huge bricks, it seems that the people who used to live here are not human beings, but a kind of giant, at least four or five meters high, or taller giant.
Some people also think that this is an architectural style and tradition. Although some manuscripts have some patterns in books that existed in the past, it is recorded that the people living here were not "little people", but this does not prove anything.
At the heart of his rule, the emperor of Pongio sat on his chair with an exaggerated back, at least seven or eight meters high!
The texture of pure gold, complemented by red flannel and soft padding, makes it look extraordinarily distinguished.
Pongio's Emperor's right elbow rested on the armrest, and he supported his chin as he looked at the numerous ministers.
Hundreds of years ago, the monarchy here evolved into a system similar to a constitutional monarchy, where the elders, ministers, and monarchs jointly determine the future of the country.
The elders do not represent religions, but ordinary people, or members of parliament.
The council of each city elects the elders, and then these elders elect the chief elders. They all come from the common people, and no noble blood and background are allowed, only pure people.
This also ensures that the people of the Pontgio Empire have a sense of belonging and support for the country. The promotion of every policy is what the people want.
At least that's what it says.
The ministers represent the nobility, and the monarch is the emperor, representing the royal family.
In fact, before the outbreak of the First World War, no one would have thought that the countries on both sides of this planet would cause a war that would affect the world!
Just because the Guevrans didn't succeed in taking Pengio's port, it wasn't a big deal in the first place.
If this kind of thing happened in the Commonwealth, there would be no World War I.
But it's between two tough empires, and it's not destined to end so easily.
"What are we going to do now?", the emperor asked, looking slack.
He is completely different from the emperor of Gafra, if the emperor of Gafra is more like a tyrant who wants to take everything in his own hands, then the emperor of Pongio is like... a Ordinary people who wake up.
If it weren't for the crown of golden olive branches on his head, if it weren't for the brilliant halo reflected by the gems on each olive leaf, he might be an ordinary person!
He looked at the elders sitting on the right. The proposal to increase tariffs was promoted by these elders, or by the capitalists and ordinary people in this country.
All kinds of goods exported from the other side of the world are cheap and beautiful, and this has had a terrible impact on local commerce.
So under the impetus of the various parliaments, the ministers and the emperor finally approved the ideas from the people and raised these tariffs.
I didn't expect that the federal people's response was so quick and strong, and some of the more important materials were included in the embargoed list at once.
His Majesty the Emperor has already sent an envoy to negotiate with the federal government, but the other party refused very firmly, which also made the Pongio Empire very dissatisfied with this.
The first elder bowed slightly to show respect for the royal family and the emperor. "They cut off our supply, and we can cut off theirs..."
His Majesty the Emperor interrupted, "And then what?"
The first elder was a little surprised and didn't seem to understand. His Majesty the Emperor changed his side and supported his chin, "I said what then?"
"They continue to adjust their trade relations with us, and eventually we cut off diplomatic relations, and then go down, and then?"
"I heard that there are some things that are missing, and we can't produce these things by ourselves..." His Majesty the Emperor looked at the minister in charge of industry.
The latter nodded. The advanced technology of the Commonwealth is a fact known to the whole world. There is no problem in admitting this.
His Majesty the Emperor looked at the Great Elder again, "Then what then?"
The elders understood what His Majesty the Emperor meant. According to their wishes, they now have some restrictions on the situation on the Federation side.
But this little brother, who had always shrunk his head and neutrality during the war, suddenly became tough and did not give face to the Empire.
This led to the current situation.
After being silent for a while, the elder said, "We will try our best to solve this problem. History has taught us that it is better for others to have it than to have it ourselves."
What he said represented the middle and lower classes of society and the capitalists. Penggio's social system was very peculiar.
After today's meeting, the R&D forces and capitalists of the whole country will act, and they will use various methods to bring back what they need.
His Majesty the Emperor nodded with satisfaction, "This is the best, I don't want anything to stop the glory of the ancestors from shining on the world."
"But the federals are so provocative to us, we can't do nothing, maybe we can...", he smiled, "create some tension in local areas."
"They are very concerned about the safety of Nagalil. We can try to get there from the east road and put some pressure on them."
He looked at the Imperial Marshal on his left, "Can our current strength support us in a small friction?"
The Imperial Marshal stood up ~IndoMTL.com~ and slapped his chest, "No problem at all, Your Majesty, I will make the Commonwealth pay the price for underestimating us!"
His Majesty the Emperor is still lazy and has no energy, he raised his hand and pressed it, "Okay, okay, sit down, I have a lot of pressure when you stand up, I always feel that you will Come up and give me a sword..."
The Imperial Marshal sat back embarrassedly. He would definitely not do that. Whoever did that would be dead.
An empire has been passed down for thousands of years, not without reason.
The royal family seems to be very close to ordinary people. They often leave the palace to mix with ordinary people. Some members of the royal family even live outside the palace.
But when it comes to safety, they never relax.
Everyone who crossed the "red line" died, never without exception.
His Majesty the Emperor took a deep breath, clapped his hands, and stood up with a smile on his face, as if he was sighing "Long live off work".
"Then it's all up to you, I hope you can give me some good news..."