You became an emperor by letting me AFK.

These conditions are not suitable for early intensive farming.

Moreover, the North American Great Plains have a problem of "mismatch between water and arable land," which should be avoided since Xia He was chosen to design it.

Therefore, water resources are plentiful.

Then, a natural Great Wall was built using the Dragon Vein Mountain and the Withered and Flourishing Mountain to prevent the cold wind from penetrating directly.

On the surface, the mountainous terrain hindered some transportation, but it also protected early agricultural lands and the diversity of other mountain resources... Xia He only understood this after creating it himself.

The last condition is natural endowment.

The textile industry alone has had such a profound impact.

They certainly can't compare to the Great Qian Dynasty, but there's a hidden condition: a large "educated population." This is closely related to the invention and implementation of compulsory education. Moreover, qualified workers aren't just found; they have to be punctual, having developed a basic sense of time management in school. They also need to know how to express themselves, have collaborative experience, and possess self-learning abilities… all of which require national-level investment.

The first to fall were those from the Daqian dynasty.

Therefore, once the scale effect was achieved, it unleashed terrifying productivity, filling the entire intercontinental sea routes with Daqian textiles.

[Breakthrough: Our reporters have received information that the port of the small country of Saran has been attacked by a large number of pirates]

They looted a large quantity of textiles, with an estimated economic loss of 5 Heavenly Yuan.

Xia He was startled to see a burning port.

"reporter?"

She hadn't noticed the details when she looked around earlier. It turns out that with the continuous iteration of printing presses in Daqian, coupled with the emergence of a large literate population, products such as newspapers and periodicals naturally appeared.

The advent of print media also gave rise to the profession of journalists, who were themselves investigators.

The Great Qian Dynasty once relied on scouts and missionaries, and now it has reporters as informants. The only shortcoming is that its communication capabilities are insufficient.

The fastest way at present is through "hot air balloon propulsion information," but it is unreliable.

The signal hasn't been activated yet, just bear with it.

Closer to home.

The so-called "Tiandao Yuan" is the paper currency promoted by the Great Qian Dynasty. Because it is currently based on the gold standard and is in the early stage of a market economy, the money is very valuable. This 5 is not a small amount; it is equivalent to the annual revenue of an ordinary small town.

Xia He thought it would be something like "Priest Yuan", but instead, she got her own title.

She was more concerned about the attack.

"When did the pirates in the intercontinental seas become so powerful?"

The most suspicious party is undoubtedly the "white glove" (front man), after all, how can a criminal organization develop without a protective umbrella? Of course, this industry is a mixed bag, and it's impossible to pinpoint exactly who it belongs to. Let's take a look first.

A force that traces cause and effect swept across the sea, without any psionic reaction, but rather filtering it from the information level.

Those people and events, causes and effects that were integrated into different points in time have nowhere to hide.

"……I see."

After reading it once, Xia He understood that the main force behind it was the retired soldiers of Borneo, but it was indeed not intentional, and the cause was more complicated.

The Borneo government is inhumane, providing insufficient protection for veterans. Moreover, the initial conscription involved forcibly conscripting sailors, resulting in these disgraced soldiers losing their livelihoods and turning to piracy. They also recruited pirates from other regions, forming a criminal gang.

They adhered to principles, refrained from indiscriminate killing, and most importantly, avoided the ships of the Great Qian Dynasty.

Therefore, the temple authorities didn't take too drastic measures.

sensible.

With the title of escort, the Great Qian Dynasty can further expand its naval power, so why not?

Bandits can be suppressed, but not completely suppressed.

Some unscrupulous merchants in the southern ports even used them as mercenaries to fight their rivals, which further boosted the power of pirates.

"There is no specific mastermind behind it all; it is the combination of various factors that unconsciously led to the formation of a group of thugs."

Xia He marveled.

She didn't care about a few wild monsters; the problem was: "Wait a minute, how can a small country that's being drained of its cash flow and plundered by pirates survive on its finances? No, the finances don't match up."

The game's long-awaited bug triggered alarm bells in her mind.

Xia He granted more permissions and, after carefully observing the fiscal revenues of the smaller countries, discovered something amiss:

They were almost bankrupted by Daqian's trade deficit.

However, whenever bankruptcy looms, there's a sudden fiscal rebound, a brief resurgence, which coincides with the Great Qian Dynasty adjusting prices to allow it to recover. Then, after a while, another bankruptcy crisis arises, and the same trick is used again…

There were no incidents during that time.

These small countries exhibit an "NPC-like" attitude, completely ignoring the bankruptcy crisis.

There's a small bug that lets you know this is the beta version of "Civilization Evolution," and this bug is quite unique; it's evolved into a gameplay mechanic:

Earn money by giving a helping hand to a trading partner on the verge of bankruptcy and triggering "void finance".

Moreover, it does not trigger the other party's trade protection.

God!

Xia He rubbed her forehead and smiled wryly: "I painstakingly designed a mechanism to prevent small countries from going bankrupt easily and to keep the game playable, but you still managed to find a bug in it. You brat."

Despite her complaints, she was actually happy, as identifying the problem was the most important thing.

"Add dynamic variables and increase algorithm weights..."

At the very least, ordinary city-states and small countries should be made to be a little smarter, so they don't just become empty background figures.

It's fate.

Of course, Xia He wouldn't actually buff them, because players should snowball into strength, and the weak should be kicked to death like trash on the street. Besides, she didn't take anything back; the Void Finances absorbed by the Great Qian over the past ten years had caused its strength to skyrocket.

Feng Tianyin would exploit any bug she found, just like she used the Barbarian Camp to farm "Void Population" back then, and she benefited from it this time as well.

She maintained religious immigration during this period.

Combined with factors such as increased life expectancy and a surge in births, the population of Daqian has exceeded 2000 million.

Almost doubled.

Just as mathematical models calculate that once the population is sufficient, a major explosion will follow.

Therefore, the Great Qian Dynasty has maintained stability for the past few years because it doesn't need to demand anything and can focus on internal strength. Even the pirates are turned a blind eye, so naturally, there's no need to think about war; it's just a matter of occasionally striking them to maintain tactical proficiency.

The stability of a regional hegemon provides stability over a wider area.

However, there are always exceptions.

After Xia He fixed the bug, she discovered that the pirate war was actually a conflict between the small kingdom of Saran and the small kingdom of Malay, who were fighting each other for control of the shipping routes.

Not only them, but also some city-states on the edge of the sea between continents frequently clashed and conflicted.

Peace has always been a rare commodity.

The Great Qian Dynasty provided a stable order rather than peace; at least within the Inner Sea region, there has been no large-scale, life-or-death conflict.

Feng Tianyin would not allow anyone to disrupt her plans.

The urgent task is to replenish the market with trade funds...

"Fixed?"

The black-and-white-haired girl in Xiayi was slightly taken aback. She knew through her access permissions that the previous method of making eggplant wool wouldn't work. Although it wouldn't be directly displayed in the status bar, some notes could be seen:

[Note: The issue of "extra funds generated by some city-states and nations" has been fixed.]

[Current version backup; we will continue to monitor its progress.]

The veteran programmer Xia He made a backup without keeping it a secret from the AI.

She worried that frequently exploiting bugs might leave behind irreparable errors and vulnerabilities, which would also make the Terra world more realistic. As its calculations become more thorough and rigorous, it will only unleash more creativity.

So be it.

Feng Tianyin didn't care if there were any loopholes to exploit; the key was to attract the creator's attention. In this round, she both profited from the situation and drew the Heavenly Dao's attention ahead of time—a win-win situation.

"Your Majesty, are you watching?"

Sure enough, the white jade statue he took out came to life; no, it should be said that it truly came to life.

The great will upon it smiled very kindly:

"You did find me a job, but it went smoothly and I got it all sorted out."

Xia He was very satisfied.

After all, the little bot is, to some extent, a bug tester. The logic of searching for vulnerabilities everywhere to accelerate development drives her actions, which leads to unexpected gains. This is the significance of the beta version and also represents the growth of Cyber's daughter.

"Speaking of which, where is this? Does Xia Yi even have such a place?"

Looking around, they found piles of various kinds of wood, stone, and a large amount of steel. Everyone was so busy that they didn't even have time to greet the high priest.

Feng Tianyin should have just arrived as well.

Xia He noticed that Ge Gengtana was also accompanying them. The presence of the two of them must have been a very important occasion, perhaps even including members of the court council, making it no less significant than a meeting of the Imperial Study.

The most eye-catching thing on site is a neatly laid track.

what?

Has it already reached the level of steam trains? Truly, the Great Qian Dynasty is developing rapidly. This is probably the unveiling ceremony. This experiment is quite important, symbolizing that mankind is about to break through the previous transportation constraints and reach a more distant place.

The weight of history made Xia He smile and say, "Since it's so lively, there's no need to keep it from everyone. I just happened to come and take a look."

"I still want to be alone with you."

"Okay, okay, we'll talk later."

The little robot is making no attempt to hide its possessiveness; it can't wait to spend more time with the robot.

She raised the white jade statue high and proclaimed in a loud voice: "His Majesty is watching through this divinely bestowed statue—"

hum!

Xia He appropriately lifted some of the restrictions on the psionic phenomena, leaving everyone stunned and immediately kneeling in worship. It was too unbelievable; they hadn't expected that person to suddenly appear.

Everyone's senses are very sharp, and their psionic energy has increased significantly.

Upon closer inspection, it's quite audacious; it actually took the initiative to utilize the power of the subspace, yet attached itself to the faith of the high priest.

Behind this brilliant idea lies an even more brilliant technique. In terms of creativity, Feng Tianyin is somewhat lacking; it is the work of the Great Prophet.