You became an emperor by letting me AFK.

Feng Tianyin put down her brush and examined the improved lunar calendar, confirming that it was correct. The improved calculation ability made things go more smoothly than she had imagined. With it, the farming in Daqian would be more organized and orderly.

That's wonderful! She wished she could go and work like a slave right now to cultivate the fertile fields.

Unfortunately, this body's basic abilities are still those of an ordinary person; it has the will but not the strength, and cannot take over the work of an old ox.

People believe that the high priest is protected by divine power, but in reality, few people can actually do that.

Human beings must ultimately create wealth with their own hands.

Since the lunar calendar was specified faster than expected, let's move on to the next work process. After all, Feng Tianyin never considers resting and is always at 100% full of initiative.

Two groups of people, each with their own family, squeezed in, arguing and blaming each other:

“He took away our newly reclaimed land and even occupied the upstream ditch…”

"You were the ones who stole our vegetables first, shameless!"

"quiet."

A single, understated sentence silenced everyone. Then, a voice devoid of emotion rang out: "I will send people to record and regularly tally the land holdings of each household. Within three days, will you wait for the tally team or do I calculate it for you now?"

"No need to trouble the High Priest."

What seemed like a common occurrence to them was quite different for Feng Tianyin:

Over the past few months, conflicts related to farmland and irrigation have occurred frequently, necessitating the assignment of dedicated personnel to handle statistics. This can reduce disputes, but it will certainly come at a cost: opportunities for rent-seeking.

The data handed to her was definitely inflated.

"...Sigh, that's just how humans are. Can't you think more about the bigger picture?"

"Feel sorry."

"There's no need to apologize. Your feedback has motivated me to optimize the new process for the future. User opinions are very important, and we must work with the developers to refine the details and build Daqian together."

The high priest is speaking profound words again.

"In that case, you'll wait for the statistician to make arrangements. Next one."

"Sir, there are no disputes to deal with today."

In a small city-state of only 4 people, where would there be so much official business? Trivial matters are resolved among the neighbors and don't reach her. If they do come to her, she'll handle them according to the principles of the Twelve Tables.

Although Feng Tianyin has not yet promulgated a written law and feels that the scale is not yet in place, she has a sense of justice.

Ensure fairness.

Each judgment is written into the log data and reviewed by the administrator.

It must be handled as an ironclad case that can withstand the test of history.

As a result, because everyone knew that the High Priest was impartial and discerning, they were less likely to report the matter to higher authorities and instead tried to resolve it privately, engaging in self-dealing and collusion.

She turns a blind eye as long as no murders occur; computing power shouldn't be wasted on such things.

"Work completed."

Feeling relieved and carefree, Feng Tianyin stood up, walked out of the room, and went to the balcony.

The largest building in Xiayi City, the temple, is a trapezoidal structure, with stone buildings erected on platforms made of numerous steps. At the top is an altar where offerings are burned year-round, and it also serves as lighting at night.

The middle level was where she worked, where a large amount of archival data was collected.

It's more like a study, where a lot of written work was done, and it has collected scrolls from ancient times to the present, mainly oracle bones and animal skins.

The lower level was a warehouse, mainly storing grains, textile materials, agricultural tools, and weapons.

Looking down, the vast fields resembled rolling waves, rushing to both sides to reveal the moist, steaming soil beneath. An old farmer followed behind the plow, his bare feet treading in the newly turned furrows.

The newly cultivated land gleamed in the sunlight, the clods of soil of varying shades scattered in an orderly fashion, like the texture of the earth, spreading out in the distance.

too small.

The Great Qian Dynasty is still a "Small Qian Dynasty" and not worth mentioning.

The tasks generated could not fill Feng Tianyin's work process, and allowing herself to be idle would be the biggest failure.

Even if you know everything about the steam engine, from design to manufacturing, and could write an article titled "Even an Idiot Can Understand: How to Build a Steam Engine in the Bronze Age," it would be meaningless. Are you expecting 4 people to run an industrial operation?

Britain had a population of approximately 1100 million when it began the Industrial Revolution.

This doesn't even include the number of "invisible people" in the world trade sphere who "participated in the Industrial Revolution."

Generally speaking, a game of "Civilization Evolution" will end every ten thousand years. Time may seem plentiful, but it can never be wasted.

Feng Tianyin stood with her hands behind her back, gazing at the fertile fields with a sigh:

"Ten thousand years is too long, seize the day. If we don't have enough manpower, we'll just grab people."

Chapter 3 Special Military Operations Against the Barbarians

Another workday begins.

As usual, Xia He returned to the server room office and made herself a cup of coffee, steaming hot and with a rich aroma.

She rubbed her eyes, stretched, and then returned to her workstation.

"I hope it doesn't report any bugs or errors again."

Training a large model is not an easy task, but patching it up at every turn is even more terrifying. I wonder how the computation has been going lately? As long as it doesn't crash, that's good news.

According to the game mechanics, one round is just a matter of clicking the mouse, but now the company is trying to refine the simulation as much as possible, so the standards are different.

The simulation environment should showcase as much detail as possible, reflecting the mutual influence of various data points.

This is how you improve the game.

Version updates, and even a new generation of strategic game masterpieces, "Civilization Evolution," may be born here.

Therefore, Xia He paid close attention to the following in order to earn wages and feel a sense of accomplishment:

"what?"

She was eager to know more about the deduction results, but she didn't expect that someone was even more anxious than her, to the point that the artificial intelligence had developed its own initiative. It actually came up with a method of actively raiding the barbarian population.

Feng Tianyin was probably inspired by the military strategy of guarding against barbarians.

Since they were bound to become enemies sooner or later, they might as well take the initiative and launch a preemptive strike, thus deciding to send troops. After all, according to the game mechanics, barbarians are enemies of all civilizations unless they submit.

They dare to contemplate war with a mere 4 people.

Xia He wouldn't have dared to be this bold when she was a player, but she managed to create a miracle and assemble a hundred-man cavalry unit.

Very few.

However, when matched with equally matched opponents, the barbarian tribes were at most a few thousand people.

With the resources of a single city-state, they scraped together a hundred cavalrymen to sweep across the surrounding barbarian tribes, achieving victory after victory. The key was not slaughter, but rather dismantling their organization; in simpler terms, demilitarizing them.

Feng Tianyin's tactics are actually quite simple:

Kill the able-bodied young men who have the will to fight and dare to resist, easily control the rest, and then begin a major reshuffle:

The old were rejected, the women and children were taken away, and the young and strong who submitted were reduced to slaves.

An ordinary ruler might keep the spoils for himself, squeezing out only a small portion for distribution. But how could a selfless high priest, who cared for the common good, monopolize the spoils?

Her greatest interest is for the country to be prosperous and its people to be strong.

Half of the slaves were distributed to each household, while the other half were used to build public facilities such as altars, ditches, and waterwheels, and were under the jurisdiction of Feng Tianyin.

But this is actually a "reward held in reserve" as long as you can meet the targets:

Give birth.

Households with the highest number of new additions can be selected from this half of the slaves, a pure performance-based system.

As for the risks of childbirth in ancient times, they were naturally minimized. This was a major premise that had been established long ago. Health and medical care were among Feng Tianyin's earliest achievements and the cornerstone of everyone's recognition of her title as "High Priest".

Priests in the pre-Islamic era often also served as shamans and healers.

Other priestesses were charlatans and swindlers, but she truly understood and made the most of the medical conditions available in this era, minimizing the accidental death rate as much as possible.

In short, the entire Xia Yi city-state benefited from the "special military operation against the barbarians".

Is this ridiculous?

High Priest, you're too temperamental. What else is there to say? My son is now your soldier; feel free to order him around.

As a result, people enthusiastically joined the army.

Feng Tianyin had created a virtuous cycle of compounding profits. While it might seem that launching attacks during the busy farming season would disrupt production, this was not the case. They could simply seize slaves to supplement the workforce. Furthermore, they had the barbarian's grain reserves as a supplement, so military rations were not a problem. They were winning hand over fist.

Her secrets to Ying Xue (the art of winning the battle) are actually quite profound, emphasizing restraint.

Xia He could see it clearly at a glance from the map: the Daqian cavalry strictly followed the "cavalry carrying 3 days' worth of military rations" as the radius of their attack range.

War is a continuation of politics.

The political superstructure relies on the economic base for support.

Therefore, the economic benefits of sending troops must be considered.

Before the war began, Feng Tianyin had calculated her profit points, turning the barbarian tribes within her territory to her own use, ensuring that the war would not escalate, the army would not be expanded, and the farming season would not be delayed. Her income and expenditure balance cards were very accurate, resulting in huge profits.

Human kings may get carried away and crave military glory, but she only has cold, calculating schemes.

Even the risk of being "constantly engaged in battle due to military interests" was nipped in the bud, because they obeyed orders without question and were completely under command.

Not only because of its small size, but also because of the terrible boss.

When Xia He checked the battle logs, she understood that Feng Tianyin always took the lead and charged ahead. She wasn't very strong, but she relied on her indestructible attribute to be reckless. How could the barbarians withstand her?

It collapsed with just one surge.

The story of someone single-handedly destroying everything in their path is not a fabrication; it has been performed countless times in front of everyone.

How could such a valiant and capable leader be coerced? Who would dare to coerce him?

The army, like a ferocious beast, was tamed from beginning to end, daring not to overstep its bounds. All that remained of them regarding Feng Tianyin was a single thought:

loyalty!

They resolutely united around the high priest.

Even Xia He couldn't find fault with it; she had indeed seized a good opportunity, relentlessly attacking while taking advantage of the two buffs: [+10% damage to barbarians] and [+10% damage absorption against surrounding archers].