She Is Not a Witch Chapter 245: 3 years of change

Eastern border, Wanglonggang

Because it is at the easternmost point of the mainland, if you want to go to the eastern mainland, this will be the closest departure point for the route.

Similarly, it is also the closest port from the Eastern Continent to the Western Continent.

Therefore, this is often the first place where the orientals come to the western mainland. After setting foot on a foreign land, it is inevitable that there will be a feeling of nostalgia, which is why this place is called Wanglonggang.

Standing on the tall lighthouse and reef at the pier, looking at the unreachable hometown of dragons.

The tide beats against the clean and tidy harbor, and the soothing sound of the water turns around in this port city.

Another afternoon, a large square-headed ship was docked on the shore. It was built of white teak, with sea-blue patterns on the corners.

"Then, let's send it here." On the pier, Aliena waved to the people behind her.

"I will send Lily and the others to the Eastern Continent safely. The Chamber of Commerce to which this ship belongs is also familiar to me. They are rare nowadays, and they can safely transport people and goods across the endless sea. Great Chamber of Commerce." Aliena pressed the brim of her hat.

"It's a pity that most of my ships are cargo ships, and I didn't go to the distant Eastern Continent. This is the first time I go to the Eastern Continent. It's still safe. It's more convenient to take someone else's boat."

"It's rare for Aliena to be so cautious." Lettice complained from time to time.

"I'm sure I'm free, but I can't be careless with Lily and the others this time." Aliena said that she is still very reliable.

"It's rare for Aliena to be serious." Niya smiled beside her.

"After going to the Eastern Continent, you can go to Luojing, where it is very prosperous and fun. If you don't have money, you can go there to find my brother, hehe." Ye Ling raised his hand, expressing his attributes as a little rich woman.

"Okay, then I won't be polite at that time." Aliena bent down, trying to pinch Ye Ling's little face, but the other party avoided it.

"Come on, I'm not a child anymore." Ye Ling hid behind Lorraine Hill, making faces at Alena.

"Hahaha." There was another burst of girlish laughter from the pier.

After whispering, a few of them felt that some companions really haven't changed much, such as Lorraine, Ye Ling, and Vimiya. I really don't know how they have lived these years.

However, the most surprising thing is Niya.

This former girl with horns is now a mature elder sister with horns, and her body is even more plump than Bu Mansha, which makes people have to look at her with admiration.

"Don't stare." Seeing everyone's eyes turning around, Niya had to wrap her arms around her chest and block it with her arms, saying a little embarrassedly.

"Okay, I won't molest Nya anymore." Lorraine stood in front of Niya at this moment, untied her waistband, and then looked at Lily.

"If I go this time, I'm afraid I will never come back again. Has Lily really made up her mind?"

She looked at the young mother, her former companion.

Lily closed her eyes slightly, then opened them slowly, and nodded.

"I've decided."

Although this will miss the graceful and luxurious life in the past, and it is estimated that it will be difficult for family members to see each other again, but at least it can get rid of this corrupt situation and start a new life.

Watching the scene, the others also calmed down a little, silently cheering for her.

"I'll see you in Dongdalu after that, Lily."

"Well, see you again."

After speaking, Lily and Aliena boarded the tall building step by step, and slowly disappeared at the end of the deck.

Shortly after, the oriental sea ship slowly sailed away from the harbor, and a long whale cry also rose from the sea.

White water jets spewed out from the sea surface, and then a giant whale as gray as a rock surfaced and sank again, splashing huge waves.

This is a giant sea beast raised by the Chamber of Commerce in the East. Relying on its tow and drag, the sea boat can flexibly shuttle through the endless vortex gaps, so as to safely cross the sea.

During the days when the ship stayed on the sea, this Ocean Sequence 7 Gray Mountain Giant Whale had already had enough to eat, so it also had enough energy to cross the vast sea.

Standing on the shore of the pier, the few people watched the sea boat slowly disappearing at the end of the sea level, and then turned their heads with some reluctance.

"It's over."

Walking on the way back, Bu Mansha seemed to say something with emotion.

"It's over, sister Bumansha." Yeling looked up curiously.

"The prince and queen left this country by boat, and they lived a happy life in a distant place overseas." Bu Mansha winked at Ye Ling, and said some words with some unclear meaning.

"Although it seems that there is some meaning, I can't understand it." Yeling pouted.

"Because Yeling was dozing off at that time." Bu Mansha replied with a light smile.

"Do you still remember the day when we first entered Emenas and stayed in the central school building, and then the members of Lorraine's dormitory were invited by me to visit?"

"That night? I don't seem to remember." Ye Ling shook his head.

"That night we played the game of chess brought by Lily, but at first you were sleeping, and then played for Lily for a while, helping Lily realize her wish, although Lily couldn't accept the way of realization, haha."

"Oh, I seem to remember a little bit, hey, what was the ending at that time, why can't I remember."

"You were lying on Lorraine's lap and fell asleep at that time, so you definitely didn't know the ending." Letis looked at Yeling's smooth twin ponytails, and wanted to grasp them in her hands.

"Well, okay (╯▽╰)" Ye Ling said that he just loves to sleep.

"Then who is the last to welcome?"

"That time, Lorraine and Vimiya won." Niya seemed to remember a little bit.

"Will it be a happy ending?" Ye Ling asked curiously and hopefully.

"It will end well." Lorraine Hill put his hands on Ye Ling's shoulders and hugged the little guy.

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Time passed slowly, and after a few weeks of reminiscing about the past at Bumansha's house in the east, Lorraine Hill and Vimiya returned to the south again.

But this time Ye Ling didn't come with her. She seemed to be fascinated by the delicious food in the eastern border of the empire, and now she and Dai Ju are living in Bumansha's house.

Inside the empire, the situation has entered a period of peace.

Because of the emperor's edict, the provinces in the southern border, which were originally vacillating, fell to the "Fairy Wood" organization, and finally allowed the southern border to be peacefully unified.

The Baskar family, the Red Dragon Duke, already had a huge reputation in the southern border, and now they are once again the nominal masters of the southern border, which is acceptable to many people.

In this way, after gradually taking over the provinces, the 'Drywood' organization also started a drastic and comprehensive reform. That posture seemed to completely ignore the laws and systems of the previous empire.

For such behavior, the Imperial Parliament can only pretend not to see it, and cannot stop it.

To prevent it is to fight, but now no one wants to fight, especially in this matter that fighting may not be beneficial.

Compared to the policies of the previous regent kings, the new emperor Elio's governance methods are obviously much more gentle. Not only did he not blame the rebellion in the southern border for these years, but he sent many awards and rewards in succession, which is the legitimacy of the autonomy of the southern border. endorsement.

It would be difficult for an outsider to understand such an approach, but from Elio's point of view, I am afraid that Charanlotte is one of his own, and the current royal family and the center of the empire are all Amanke brothers Support up the enemy.

Both were born noble, but because of the conspiracy of the Amanke brothers, they both lived among the people and experienced hardships. Therefore, it is not difficult to understand that Elio has sympathy for Charanlotte.

What's more, some people even proposed that the royal family and the Baskar family marry again to stabilize the situation. But both sides declined this seemingly good proposal in the end.

Falfna, the capital of the Southlands.

This kind of alpine city located in Chixin Province has been roughly repaired now. Along the mountain road, there are wide and neat stone steps.

On both sides of the steps, there are stone tablets standing in a row. They are distributed scatteredly. The corners of the stone tablets are decorated with flowers, dragons, goblins, grass leaves, vines, etc., and the flat part in the middle is engraved with a sentence of motto.

'The red dragon roars, you can see its power. ’

'At the end of the hillside, there is a peaceful and tranquil village, and all we have to do is to get there through the thorns. ’

"When you ride on the back of a dragon, you either surrender it or fall into the valley."

'What is strength? It is the truth and strength that makes the lion tame. ’

'He fell like lightning into the lofty mountains, like an eagle among birds, a lion among beasts, and a dragon but a form of man. ’

"We hold this land with our hands.——that is the oath of the wind of abundance"

'If cheating goes unpunished, you will soon be cheated again. ’

'Unsung heroes. ——Because there is no name, you can be powerful without any flaws. ’

'When someone feeds you a certain idea, it's time to close your wallet. ’

'A dog will satisfy you by giving it food, but a man will not. ’

'A knight who is romantic is still a knight, and a thief who keeps a promise is still a thief. ——Sometimes we are too harsh on heroes. ’

'Countless thoughts, ideas, ideas, just like river fish in the rainy season, colorful, jumping over the turbulence, making people dazzled and at a loss, but when the last white fish slowly swims by, I feel a sense of never Unprecedented satisfaction and peace of mind. ———To the beautiful and ideal hometown that accommodates everything. ’

These proverbs, most of which are well known to the inhabitants of the Southlands, and some of which were written more recently, symbolize the wisdom of the past and the present.

Some of them are about the ultimate meaning of life, and some are small suggestions for life in the market. Elegance and vulgarity, sublime and reality reflect each other.

If you don't have lofty ideals and pursuits, it's hard to say that you will feel peace and happiness in your life, but if you just have ideals and pursuits and don't bend down to live, I'm afraid you will become an unwelcome imaginary again.

After the gradual unification of the southern border, education also began to spread, and as the most important thing in education, it is not only the learning of knowledge, but also the way to understand how to get along with this world.

As the Eastern proverb says, 'What good is the wheel turning fast when you don't know where you're going? ’

After the winter festival, the early spring came. After several years of wars in the southern region, the whole year finally ushered in a year of peace. Get kids into school to learn.

In a small town, many villagers who came to the market looked at the big notice curiously, and listened to the people in the front row read the content above.

"...That is to say, not only will the tuition fees be waived for this enrollment, but as long as you pass the exam, you will be rewarded."

"Really?"

"Will such a good thing happen? It's unlikely."

"Perhaps using children as an experiment?"

"Let's try it out, what if it's true?"

A lot of people are skeptical about the announcement made by 'Fairywood' in the southern border for the first time, but a small number of people choose to believe it.

One after another, the simple schools are established under the organization. Maybe they lack everything at the beginning, but they will gradually improve until they complete the highest ideal of the 'Dryer Wood' organization. Through education, they will gradually change the concept of generations. , and provide a steady stream of power for its own strength.

Tertiary Period, 1707, Spring.

After hearing about the large-scale farming organized in the southern border, the imperial royal family also sent envoys to study and visit, hoping to find ways to increase food production.

For this group of envoys, after internal discussions, the 'Dryer Wood' organization decided to allow them to enter the country, just because more people can be saved after such a method is promoted.

In May of the same year, after the envoys returned to the imperial capital, they received the emperor's public awards and praises, and immediately implemented new farming methods in the central provinces of the empire.

Terracing fields, digging ditches, composting crop rotations, and more.

At the end of July, a large amount of refined ore was transported from the northern border of the empire to the south. It is said that the new emperor specially deployed it when he heard that the materials needed for industrial construction in the southern border were insufficient.

Regarding Emperor Elio's benevolent behavior, the "Fairywood" organization in the southern border also transported part of the year's bumper harvest to the north in mid-September to support the central and difficult northern borders.

At the end of November, the emperor issued a decree to ask the Royal Academy to compile teaching materials and books more suitable for enlightenment, and prepare to set up schools in various towns in the central region following the example of the southern region.

February, 1708

In order to solve the famine caused by the cold disaster in the northern region, the emperor asked the ritual officer to organize a team to negotiate in the northern region.

In March, the emperor made an agreement with the nobles in the northern border to gradually guide the residents of the northern border to the central part of the empire in batches to help reclaim the fields and participate in the work in workshops and factories.

This will greatly alleviate the famine in the northern border, reduce the pressure on the northern lords, and at the same time allow the central part of the empire to obtain a lot of manpower for construction.

1709, August

According to the calculations of the Imperial Executive Yuan, the tax revenue of the provinces in the central part of the empire picked up significantly during the year, and the bad finances that had lasted for many years due to the war began to turn around.

February, 1710

Due to the construction of a large number of factories, the internal transformation of the empire has begun, and the taxes related to commerce and production have increased year by year, and are expected to exceed agricultural taxes in a few years.

Because of the rise of new workshops and factories, a large number of people with wealth are eager for the protection of titles and power. Some members of the Imperial Council suggested whether a large amount of wealth can be exchanged for honorary titles to meet the growing demand. .

"If they cannot join us, they will become our enemies." A loyal nobleman reminded His Majesty the Emperor.

"But if money can buy titles, the sanctity of the empire's glory will be lost, which means the decline of all morals and the rejection of beliefs."

"They have huge wealth and a large number of workers. If they don't provide certain social status protection, they will seize and seek it under the urging of a sense of security, and this will also become a new factor of anxiety for the empire. "

In July of the same year, the empire began to set up imperial councils in various places to negotiate local construction and other matters. Members of the councils were selected from local famous people, not as in the past, only nobles could stand for election.

In the new imperial environment, the members of the imperial council are local nobles, wealthy businessmen, industrial owners, and high-level transcendents. They will jointly negotiate and decide matters in some territories. In addition, members of the parliament can write letters to the Central Council of the Empire to report the recent consultations with the Imperial Council and the results of subsequent implementation.

But the military power still remains in the hands of the original nobles~IndoMTL.com~ They are responsible for the local garrison, public security and other related parts, but compared to the past, under the imperial edict parliament, a certain number of guards can be built by themselves for the laws of the parliament implement.

After this new system was implemented in the central part of the empire, the original aristocrats began to divide. Some aristocrats who obtained a large amount of property during the rise of industry didn't care, and even agreed, but some aristocrats who didn't get a share of the pie and were given power began to be dissatisfied .

They complained that their ancestors, even this generation, were loyal to the emperor and expanded the territory of the empire, but now they are suppressed and abandoned.

Some people began to suggest in the Imperial Parliament that non-noble people should be prohibited from setting up chambers of commerce and opening factories, etc., and that they should be given quotas for factory construction according to the size of their titles.

All factories and workshops, like land, should be in the hands of nobles.

After this proposal was launched, it immediately gained the support of a large number of small and medium nobles, and some big nobles also had an ambiguous attitude.

In this way, after three years of peace, the empire once again fell into precarity.