In Qingyue City, all the retainers who were still staying in the city looked at the top of Tianshou Pavilion with a longing look on their faces. Especially Neil, the retainer with the second largest territory, was even more gritting his teeth and a jealous look on his face.

They will do this because the top floor of Tianshou Pavilion, which is in the dormitory of the Lei family's head Cons, is currently holding a top meeting of the Lei family.

The participants included adults from the five former personal guards, as well as two sworn brothers from Cons and two cavalry battalions officers. Neil dared not be jealous, but why are Gong Zordon and Fer qualified to participate? There are two generals who can also participate? Why are they not qualified?

Although angry, Neil knew that he did not have the ability, and even if he participated, he could only respond a few times and could not give any comments.

It’s just a pity. It can be imagined that since this time, the one who can enter the lord’s dormitory to participate in the meeting will be the important officials of the Lei family. After the two generals came down, many people will definitely go to curry favor with each other. It seems that they are going to back up the gifts to meet.

As for the generals who curry favor with their subordinates will lose face? Please, how much money can face be worth? And then how much they are all trusted by the lords and have older qualifications than themselves. It is said that one of the generals followed the lords on the grassland.

What is this general named? It seems that Liu, who is the most mysterious among so many retainers. He can't see any trace of it, and he doesn't know what work he is responsible for.

Although the top floor of Tianshou Pavilion is Cons' dormitory, how big can the sleeping place be? So the top floor of this thousand square meters not only has a study, living room, but also a martial arts performance venue.

So more than a dozen people stayed in the living room, which made the living room a little empty and the guests seemed very restrained. One was that this was the lord's private territory, and the other was that dozens of maids were radiant and beautiful, standing beside them, and the fragrance was rushing towards them, and they were setting up snacks and tea.

Although these women are touching, who dares to take a look at them more? Wouldn’t they seek death?

Cons sat on the balcony in the living room that could overlook the distant scenery and smiled and said, "Don't be too restrictive, just treat it as a chat. Weijie, talk about the situation of the empire." As he said that, he took a book handed over by Xiang Wen and flipped through it.

When everyone saw Cons looking through books, they were a little stunned. His lord was really asking people like him to chat with him. But when he heard the question behind him, he immediately felt nervous. This was military affairs, how could he treat it as a chat? He immediately paid attention to Weijie with all his attention.

Although Gong Zordon was paying attention to Weijie like everyone else, his eyes were focused on a retainer whose appearance was covered by messy hair and could not see clearly.

This is the retainer of the general who has a roster, but has never met before.││Liu Bin.

This retainer didn't know what work he was responsible for, but it is said that he had made contributions to the design of Qingyuegang and Qingyue City. It should be based on construction.

However, since this construction expert participated in this meeting, plus himself, Fer and others, it can be said that it was a civil affairs department, but since it was a civil affairs department, why did the military officer department participate? I really don’t understand.

However, like Ferr, Gong Zordon was secretly happy. Just look at the participants and you will know that he has been classified as an important minister among the important officials, which is a sign that he has entered the core.

Weijie, who was eating pastries, heard Cons' question, quickly swallowed a mouthful of tea, took a breath and said, "Lord, there is no comprehensive warlord melee in other inland provinces in the empire except for the coastal areas, and most of the warlords are still integrating themselves.

"According to information, the empire was divided into 32 provinces, and the four coastal provinces became warlords' melee zones. The central province, that is, the imperial capital, was occupied by the crown prince. However, the crown prince did not have real power, and the military power was occupied by the prime minister and the marshal respectively, which can be said to be a bit like a puppet.

"It is reported that on January 1 next year, the crown prince will ascend the throne to the emperor and will receive the oath of allegiance from the Prime Minister and the Marshal. However, it is certain that the only one who can issue orders in this new emperor is the central province, but this central province with the imperial capital as the main city is too strong and it is estimated that the territory will be expanded soon.

"And now the princes with certain powers have occupied three provinces in the southeast, which are provinces close to the Wilt Free Alliance. It is rumored that the second prince has accepted assistance from the Wilt Free Alliance, but there is no sign of the Wilt army being mobilized, and only a large number of carriages transporting materials back and forth, but it can also be confirmed from then on that the second prince has been put into the arms of the Wilt Free Alliance.

"The third prince occupied two provinces near the central area. However, although these two provinces are the richest, there are many aristocratic territories, which is the worst place to integrate. I believe that after the crown prince ascended the throne, the first choice to start was here.

"The fourth prince occupies four provinces in the northwest. Although these four provinces are backward in their economy, the army is very strong. Moreover, the local garrison and nobles have clearly expressed their loyalty to the fourth prince. It can be said that this force has been integrated and will expand to the outside world at any time."

Only Okor brows slightly when he heard this.

It turned out that the local division that was stronger than the Imperial Guards belonged to the Fourth Prince, but this fourth prince was one or two years younger than the Crown Prince. Can he really control these powerful generals?

However, Okor smiled very mockingly. What he was thinking about these princes doing? What he was thinking about now was how to expand his power in the Lei family.

"The Seventh Prince entered the coastal Haiquan Province. With the support of the Celtic Division Commander, he was considered the master of Haiquan Province. However, the military power is in the hands of the Celtic Division Commander, and he is believed to be a puppet. However, according to information, Celtic proposed to take down the nearby seaside province, but the Seventh Prince asked to give up the seaside province and seize other provinces. It is said that the two had a dispute because of this. What is certain now is that they will definitely expand externally in the near future.

"In addition to the seventh prince, there are also twelve princes, thirteenth princes, fourteenth princess, the eldest princess, the second princess, the third princess and the fifth princess respectively become the masters of a province. However, since these princes and princesses are almost all teenagers or should be said to be young children, it can be concluded that they were taken out by their mother tribe as a banner.

"Among these princes and princesses, the ones with their own ambitions are the eldest princess and the second princess. Their husband's family and mother's family are both powerful nobles, and they really control their provinces." Wei Jie, who spoke a long passage, couldn't help but stop and drink a sip of water.

Gong Zordon and Fer were beating violently at this moment. Oh my God, my lord actually collected the situation of the empire so carefully. Does the lord want to annex the empire?

Compared with the entire Feidu Peninsula, it is a terrifying behemoth!

Moreover, the Lei family's territory now accounts for at most less than one percent of the Feidu Peninsula, and he is already ready to target the empire with a big appetite? It's too arrogant and unrealistic!

Of course, if you think so, neither of them dares to reveal it.

"There are seventeen inland provinces, and five coastal provinces, which is twenty-two, and there are ten provinces?" Cons asked casually, flipping through the books.

Weijie hurriedly replied: "Yes, the latest news shows that the three regular corpses that went to conquer the prairie were wiped out. The Feimu Banner Alliance, which was reinvaded in the northwest, occupied two provinces. Wenbei Province, where the lord once served, was one of them. In other words, there are only seventeen regular corps in the empire now.

"The three major priests of Zuoerte, Bingyao and Xuefei on the northeast border took advantage of the situation and each captured a northeastern province. The emirate of Berat in the southwest, Chengsi Khanate was also eyeing it, but at most it would invade the border. Like the allies of the mountain tribe, it was amazing that it occupied a county government. The remaining provinces were sparsely populated and economically backward. As early as when the empire was intact, it was a province full of thieves, and now it is even more so."

Okoran Zaikang and others were shocked.

Xiang Wen couldn't help but say in surprise: "In this way, Ultraman, known as the world's No. 1 empire, can be said to be divided now?" It's also very pitiful. The country that has been founded for nearly a thousand years has been so divided because of a small matter.

Looking at the book, Cons smiled without raising his head and said, "It would not be so simple. The essence of the Ultraman Empire lies in the central province, which is a place that has been developed for nearly a thousand years. The empire's most dense population, the most developed economy, the most powerful army, and the best craftsmen are all concentrated in this central province.

"If the crown prince is very capable, he will reappear the glory of the founding emperor. You must know that the founding emperor of the empire was a central province, but if there was no supply of materials from other places, it would be very difficult. Not to mention the central province, even the central area, underground minerals would have been dug up long ago."

Hearing this, Okor, who was very clear about the situation in the imperial capital, couldn't help but nod in agreement. If he was the crown prince and had the existence of the imperial capital, it would take less than ten years to recreate the glory of the Ultraman Empire's heyday.

However, the crown prince has never been unknown and is said to be bullied by his brothers and sisters. It is very difficult for him to restore the glory of the empire.

"Sir, why didn't Wilt take advantage of the situation to rob? They have a unified country like this and are the mortal enemies of the empire. They should take the opportunity to capture several provinces." Xiang Wen asked in confusion.

When everyone heard this question, they all raised their ears to see how Cons answered.

"Wilt is not a unified country. An Zaikang should be clear, right?" Cons nodded to An Zaikang and said shocking words.

Okor was stunned, and the others were stunned. Wilter was not a unified country?

How is this possible! Everyone turned their attention to An Zaikang.

An Zaikang nodded and said, "Yes, the Wilt Free Alliance is indeed not a unified country. Just look at its country name and you can clearly see it.

"At the beginning, Wirt was just a consortium of port cities. With their geographical advantage and maritime trade, money has increased sharply, and has become stronger and stronger, and has gradually attracted more port cities to join this consortium. Because of their desire for markets and products, they began to expand to the outside world, and eventually became what they are today.

"To be honest, coastal ports are independent regimes, while other inland cities are colonies of these ports. The dominant parliamentarians are the spokespersons of coastal ports. On the surface, they seem to be a unified country, but in fact they are a joint chamber of commerce."

The scene was silent, and it took a while for a while to swallow.

Cons' voice awakened everyone: "So, if it were not for the money interest, Wilt did not like to start wars. Its feud with Ultraman was first caused by the arrogant and forcibly raising the tariffs of their caravans.

"For Wirt, they were still interested in occupying the five coastal provinces of the Empire. If they could stay in the other inland areas, they would remain unmoved, because the enemy's territory was the best market for dumping goods. If it were their local area, many issues would have to be taken into consideration."

Weijie suddenly realized and said, "No wonder the people of Wilt tried their best to lend money to warlords, and also allowed these warlords who didn't know tomorrow to mortgage loans with mining tariffs and other things. They only made trouble in terms of economy and did not conduct military operations at all. It turns out that they just needed supplies and not land."

An Zaikang also spoke: "This is a normal thing. Wilt does not have the desire of the emperor to occupy all the land. They only pursue money.

"You know, only 10% of the inland development in Wirt is the highest, and even less than 5% are everywhere. Except for some mines, other places in the inland are used for breeding, agriculture and animal husbandry. It is truly said that the land is vast and sparsely populated.

"But all coastal port cities have more than 50% development, densely populated and well-developed economies, so it is useless to ask the empire's territories that have no value, but will increase the burden."

Okor couldn't help but interrupt: "In other words, Wilt's current goal is to absorb Ultraman's golden blood, and then eat this cake on the coastal port after sucking it all?"

Cons smiled and said, "Yes, now the chief officers of the Wilt army are following the MPs and those merchants to pounce on Ultraman, placing usury and selling strategic materials. It can be said that Wilt's military capabilities are equal to a pause. According to rumors, the Rance Federation, adjacent to Wilt, and the Muer Commercial Alliance is ready to give Wilt a ruthless person, and the Muer Commercial Alliance is even more preparing to compete with Wilt for the loan business of the Ultraman Empire."

As soon as Cons said this, the guys who knew the meaning of this sentence were all shocked.
Chapter completed!