You became an emperor by letting me AFK.

The Great Qian Dynasty is still in the exploratory stage, but with Feng Tianyin watching over things, there's no need to worry.

When it comes to research that relates to aligning with the Heavenly Dao, the little robot is always focused and will not allow any enemy to interfere. So after she finished reading, she left the subspace and returned to the present world.

The psionic energy has decreased significantly.

"It's still hard to define the reinforcing effect of my faith here; at least another generation will have to pass."

From the perspective of the Heavenly Dao, one can clearly feel that the Terra world lacks strength.

According to the game mechanics, we are currently in the "Mid-Age of Exploration," which is the average value. However, the fact that the Great Qian Dynasty has begun its initial industrialization is too far off.

Other civilizations weren't quite that extreme.

Xia He estimated that people around the world were at most gradually researching steam engines, unlike the absurd situation in the Great Qian Dynasty. Even its driving force shouldn't be underestimated; it transformed the entire intercontinental sea.

Prosperity.

A quick glance reveals that the data is excellent, indicating peace and development.

Instead of immediately checking on the situation in Daqian, she focused on the development of the Borneo region, compiling its data, and discovered that even in a single round, terrifying potential had been unleashed:

Productivity Level: Early Steam Age

[Livingability: Early Industrialization]

【Population: 2400】

Although it was clear from the beginning that it had good natural endowments, I did not expect that it would develop so rapidly after its potential was unleashed.

In particular, the population and labor force are actually sufficient for the current level of industrialization, and can independently support a certain degree of industrial base, unlike other small regions that simply do not have the conditions.

However, the previous Palembang rebellion war still affected the growth rate.

Production has resumed but hasn't fully exploded yet, so the population will only increase in the future.

“With the conditions of this land, supporting 1 million people is not a problem.”

Xia He has a keen eye.

Her judgment proved correct, so she looked down further and saw that the once war-torn southern region of Palembang was now teeming with life. High-rise buildings, railways, and factories had sprung up on the land that had been ravaged by war.

She saw a large crowd gathered around noon as a steel factory finished its workday and the bell rang.

"There's coal dust everywhere, and I haven't seen a blue sky in years."

"It's not that exaggerated. There are still a few days when the air is good... But the pollution is indeed heavy. Everyone says it's the color of industry."

"Anyway, I don't want to go back to the weather during the rebel era, where I still have to smell cow dung."

"At least our income is higher now."

"Income? I doubt it, but at least we have running water, canned food, and can take the train, so it's a bit better."

"As long as the rebels aren't around, I don't want to be sacrificed."

The trauma from that year still leaves its mark.

Xia He could vaguely see the shell craters on the edge of the city. When the Allied forces attacked Palembang, they showed no mercy and crushed the enemy all the way. The continuous shelling left permanent historical marks on the city.

Do not break or stand.

Many wooden buildings were burned to the ground, leaving clean land that could be used to build factories.

Despite the hellish jokes, the property owners also left to facilitate mergers and acquisitions.

Zhuang Qing did not punish this land for its rebellious past, but treated it equally, transforming this region with good natural conditions into the industrial center of southern Borneo.

Her planning was scientific, efficient, and highly skilled.

Behind the scenes, Feng Tianyin's guidance was indispensable, but in the deep cultivation of his hometown by this promoted person, we can also see his outstanding abilities. Ordinary people cannot have the strong execution ability to cooperate with the little robot.

Prosperity rises anew from the ruins.

Fortunately, the war was fought thoroughly and quickly back then; otherwise, the damage would have been even greater if it had dragged on for a longer period.

Xia He carefully checked again to see if there were any remaining contaminants.

Clean and tidy.

The number of churches and branch monasteries located here is significantly higher than in other areas, indicating a greater and more thorough surveillance network.

Besides, the devil who was defeated by Zhuang Qing when she was promoted back then didn't have time to leave any hidden agents.

With nothing to worry about in the south of Borneo, she turned her attention to the north, to the southern coast of Hainan Island, a long coastal plain closely connected with the Great Qian Dynasty.

It is a fertile land.

It not only has farming conditions with simultaneous rain and heat, but also inland waterway transportation connecting various core areas.

However, it is not without its drawbacks. The river runs east-west, has few tributaries, and does not extend deep inland.

Due to its latitude, the inland areas have numerous mountains and jungles.

Therefore, Brahma is the kind of place that "seems to have considerable strategic depth, but in reality, its golden areas are all within the range of enemy strikes along the coast," making it vulnerable.

The prerequisite is to set up your own business.

Integrating into Daqian eliminated its weaknesses and even amplified its advantages. The inland sea became an excellent highway, with numerous shipping routes connecting the abundant trade goods of the industrial zones on both sides, maximizing the flow of goods.

Money only constitutes an economy when it circulates, ultimately achieving an ideal cycle:

Money makes money.

With the cooperation of the two places, the coastal area between the two continents has become an "inland sea industrial zone", realizing Feng Tianyin's strategic vision. This area can not only leverage its advantages to develop manufacturing, but also facilitate rapid and large-scale transportation between the two places, which is perfect.

Her plan, which she had been laying the groundwork for many years, was basically complete.

All the hard work paid off, but compared to the complicated industrial layout, Xia He valued another point more:

"It has an inland sea; that's Rome."

As players, we've long since moved beyond the stage of obsessing over industry layouts and have returned to the realm of simplicity; as long as the map looks good, that's enough.

Strategy games, once played to a certain level, can all be turned into coloring games.

Danran Xiahe was well aware that Feng Tianyin had put a lot of effort into it. A super industrial center was built on the north bank, with Medan as its core, driving the surrounding area, which happened to be a small valley connected by inland rivers.

Further south lies the inland mountains and jungles, forming an ideal industrial belt.

It's much better than the vast deserts along the southern coast of the Mediterranean.

It has immense potential.

With the addition of the Great Qian Dynasty's perfect combination of strengths and weaknesses, the empire has now become a powerful force with both land and sea capabilities. Its own fleet can train in the inland seas without having to face enemy naval attacks directly in the port.

"The defense is fine, now it's time to take the initiative."

Xia He had an idea in mind.

Her gaze swept across the area surrounding the Great Qian Dynasty, outlining the contours of the Western Continent, the Southern Ocean Continent, and the New World further afield.

The general landscape of the Terra world is now in full view.

Neither she nor Feng Tianyin had ever been familiar with this before, unaware of the dangers lurking on the other side of the map's fog. However, some courageous individuals boldly broadened their horizons:

[Heroic unit "Jiang Chaosheng" completes the first round-the-world trip, contributing to global progress]

At this time, he was on his third major voyage.

here you go.

History will eventually choose one person to complete the round-the-world trip, but that person's luck and courage are still invaluable. It was he who allowed the Great Qian Dynasty to discover the general outline of the world for the first time.

With this intelligence, Xia He could choose to further expand overseas.

colonial.

The progress of overseas exploration immediately reminded Xia He of a historical process.

Although Civilization Evolution offers a high degree of freedom, it cannot avoid general historical stages. For example, overseas colonial plunder of resources is promoted by both internal and external factors, and will only become more intense.

Because the world is gradually beginning to steam up.

"The seas were threatened by the presence of clans, so it was unsafe during the age of sailing ships, and people generally remained silent during this period."

"Once steamships spread rapidly, the pace of global colonization will accelerate significantly."

A simple deduction.

Even without specific information about overseas locations, Xia He could guess that they would continue to colonize and plunder the surrounding areas. It's simple: industrial demand is limitless, and it's difficult to support it on one's own.

The Great Qian Dynasty may seem to have been able to shoulder the burden with the strength of a single nation, but in reality, it relied on far too many extraordinary abilities.

Leaving aside Feng Tianyin's macro-control and the benefits of the Heavenly Dao, the history of the Great Qian Dynasty has also been one of continuous conquest.

The surrounding area became a resource for industrialization.

This condition is exceptionally favorable, leaving other civilizations with no choice but to resort to plunder. Therefore, Xia He is certain that it has already occurred on a small scale, differing only in intensity and scope. What the Great Qian needs to do is quite simple:

Let's share a piece of the pie.

Such a grand historical trend should not be missed.

She speculated that the later period of the Age of Exploration was indeed the "Deadly Age of Exploration," so she needed to plan ahead.

The strategy needs to be readjusted.

In the previous round, Xia He mainly laid the groundwork for the merger, but that's no longer necessary.

The saying goes, "Don't bite off more than you can chew." The current Great Qian Empire has just reached an ideal state in terms of its basic foundation, geographical environment, natural boundaries, and population-to-territory ratio. Overexpansion will lead to negative consequences. It is better to cultivate deeply than to spread the pie too thin.

It is now a behemoth with a total controlled area of ​​over 1200 million square kilometers.

However, most of them are located outside the Great Wall.

In Xia He's eyes, it was a place where "if you shouted that you had occupied this land, no one within a hundred kilometers would object."

Resources will be available in the future.

But we don't have time to develop it now, so we might as well focus on developing the core area.

Even without establishing diplomatic relations with more distant countries, it is certain that most of the regions that could serve as cradles of civilization in this era have been occupied, differing only in their level of development.

Therefore, colonization and expansion should begin as early as possible.

Having already made up her mind, Xia He headed to the Great Qian territory with her answer. This deeply developed region was the core of her overseas business. She shouldn't take on a job she wasn't qualified for, provided that the resources here were up to par.

She was shocked to see numerous integrated port areas being built in the South Bank area, with countless ships docked there.