You became an emperor by letting me AFK.

It provides a modern lifestyle, but you have to pay for everything. Once you have the motivation, it's easier to control.

"...Your Majesty, I intend to promote this vigorously."

“You’re right. Nation building is a luxury. Rather than turning them into a nation disguised as a mining park, it’s better to completely turn them into an industrial park. This way, we won’t hand them over to waste management, we won’t let competitors take them away, and we won’t easily transport these polluting products to the mainland of Daqian.”

Xia He felt that this was a win-win-win situation.

There's no need to force them to obey any performance-based system; even if electoral politics is implemented, the underlying principle remains the same as that of tribal chiefs.

Be pragmatic and respect other people's fates, but the strong should make the choices for them.

Her vision is even more far-reaching.

Anyway, the "Civilization Evolution" mechanism is easy to align with real-world history. In the future, those peripheral areas will gradually form countries. But does Daqian need to waste time talking to them?

Empires expand rapidly, leaving little time for latecomers to develop their own nations.

The Great Qian Dynasty is aggressively advancing towards the path of world government.

"Tianyin, you can use hegemony to manage them properly. The method doesn't matter. The key is to complete the rule during this window of opportunity in the early industrial age and take control of those peripheral civilizations as soon as possible, even if it's through the corporate parks you mentioned."

Xia He's words brought a smile to Feng Tianyin's face.

"Your Majesty, the Great Prophet has actually been spreading the word for a long time. She believes that the Great Qian, which is destined by Heaven, should educate the world of Terra. The entire empire is fully prepared."

"Continue to maintain colonization, no, treat it as another homeland and manage it, and of course, it must be run by the people of Daqian."

"The culture you have bestowed upon us will become unique in the world."

"what about others?"

"Their final destination is museum exhibits."

"This approach is also good."

It turns out the little robot had already come up with the plan, but finally had the opportunity to share it with its boss.

She began to seriously consider that, by the current standards of industrial-age strength, it already possessed the conditions to conquer the world.

It's not that we have to completely conquer the Terra world during this period. Telling Feng Tianyin that would only make everyone more enthusiastic, but we should prepare according to that standard.

"By the standards of a world war, look at the current national strength of the Great Qian Dynasty."

"We are always ready."

Feng Tianyin took the initiative to lead Xia He to the coastal area of ​​the intercontinental sea, where the most precious part of the entire empire was laid out before them.

Her psionic abilities have also improved, allowing her to teleport within the warp. What seemed like a simple movement just now is a feat many psionicists could never achieve in their entire lives; she truly deserves to be called the strongest in Terra.

After 10 years of missionary work, the high priest reached an even higher level.

Looking down over the inner sea, one can see factories standing tall, busily producing large quantities of steel, machinery, and other goods.

Industrial behemoths are consuming massive amounts of resources.

Its productivity is so high that it is enough to "feed the enemy steel," and once it is converted into weapons and equipment, the quantity is incalculable.

It's in progress.

"Your Majesty, please look, the port is currently the Empire's standing navy."

Steel warships filled the inland naval port, a considerable number enough to support patrols worldwide. With this thought in mind, Xia He immediately checked the escort routes; indeed, only half of the fleet was currently on the mainland.

The remaining half maintains the safety of shipping routes in various locations, working together to protect the vast trade network.

One can imagine how terrified the enemy must have been.

The Imperial Navy has reached the point of complete steelification, with even more powerful naval guns. Its massive size has led to the development of different types of ships, such as battleships, destroyers, and cruisers. Under the banner of the Great Qian Dynasty, it dominates the seas and has already controlled the shipping routes to the New World.

They ensure that other potential competitors simply cannot participate.

It also exists in Southeast Asia.

Feng Tianyin wasn't the type to just watch the other side colonize another continent; she dispatched a fleet to claim colonies midway through this turn.

The navy relies on key shipping lanes and coastal supplies, so the Great Qian Dynasty searched the world for docking points and built naval ports.

"You've already taken control of the seas on both sides of the Great Qian mainland?"

"Yes, this is also one of the gifts."

Xia He was very happy to see the achievements. This strategy was also to protect the commerce of Daqian. Otherwise, the trade network would be insecure, since the game mechanism determined that there would still be clans and pirates at sea.

However, they have been completely reduced to experience points and are not worth mentioning; they are wiped out as soon as they appear.

The Imperial Navy boasts a total capacity of one million tons, providing the foundation for its strength. Moreover, it continues to expand, allowing the High Priest's orders to reach every corner of the ocean, and putting even the coastal regions of rivals within striking range.

The more advanced the times, the more emphasis is placed on maritime power, and the more people will gather along the coast.

They were all targets for naval strikes.

deterrence.

As long as this pressure is transmitted, the enemy will be wary. Therefore, the countries of the Western Continent have been accelerating their development, but they cannot keep up and can only gradually fall behind in the competition for colonies.

"Has there been no war in all these years? I thought you would go to war over the colonies."

"No, because everyone is busy acquiring land, but I think that war will still break out in the future due to colonial conflicts."

"You're ready. With such a massive navy, there's nothing to fear. Build ships, the more the better."

Xia He looked forward to it.

She wanted to see not only large warships and heavy guns, but also aircraft carriers. Unfortunately, the Great Qian Dynasty's flight technology was still under research, and it had not yet created a safe and controllable aircraft, so it couldn't count on carrier-based aircraft for the time being.

"Why are so many fleets rushing back?"

"Your Majesty, I plan to hold an Inland Sea naval review during this year's Heavenly Dao Festival, so that these steel giants can celebrate your arrival together."

Feng Tianyin was finally able to reveal the gift, and the other party's response was as expected.

"good idea."

Chapter 185 I Like Battleships and Giant Cannons (6K)

I love big battleships and big guns the most.

When Xia He plays the game, she also builds a large navy, even if it's just for the sake of looking good, she will spread it out on the sea for the sake of being pleasing to the eye.

Now, watching Feng Tianyin mobilize the fleet to return to the inner sea is even more magnificent.

While a single ship could destroy a city-state overseas, once back in the inland seas, they were just a small part of the navy, obediently docking in port for maintenance and maintaining their active combat capability.

The inland sea is large enough to accommodate a large fleet.

Naval review.

She had thought about it before, but the miniature robot was already created in a hurry and it was absolutely amazing.

Even the people of the Great Qian Dynasty didn't fully understand the size of their own navy. After all, newspapers reported on the launch of a new capital ship every few days, it was like dropping dumplings into a pot, so there seemed to be nothing to pay attention to. Over time, no one had any idea how many fleets they had accumulated.

The people of Daqian knew that their motherland's navy was the best in the world, but they didn't have a concrete understanding of it.

The two were somewhat surprised when they looked down from the sky at the fleet constantly gathering and anchoring; they hadn't realized they had built so many.

Those on the shore also felt that something big was about to happen.

Is war about to break out?

"What kind of fighting is this? If we were really going to fight, we would be leaving port, not gathering so many warships."

"Could it be related to the Heavenly Dao Festival? After all, the date is approaching, and the Navy will be participating as well. It's different to see it from the mainland than from the colonies."

"The place where the Way of Heaven manifests is our own land."

"I've heard the rumors, and it should be officially announced soon. They're going to hold a naval review to present a gift to the Heavenly Dao."

"Naval review?"

"You'll find out soon enough, it'll definitely be spectacular, so I'm not going to Xiayi."

Some people, out of curiosity, simply chose to stay, which alleviated the transportation pressure on the inland areas. After all, many of them had already participated in the Xia Yi festival at least once, but chose to stay in their workplaces due to their busy schedules.

But the influx of believers from the vast colonies compensated for the reduced pressure.

Xia He clearly saw shipping routes connecting the mainland, bringing countless resources, colonial specialties from thousands of miles away, and of course, a large number of believers.

They are new believers who converted in this round.

Thanks to missionary work.

Thanks to the tireless propaganda of the Great Qian priests, a large number of natives of the New World have become part of the empire, and now they come to make pilgrimages.

"Did you give them legal status? And there was no social distancing, was there?"

"Rest assured, Your Majesty, our cultural conquest of these indigenous peoples has been very successful. As long as they have a strong sense of belonging to the Great Qian people, I will grant them legal status. Moreover, they will be even more devoted after this festival."

Feng Tianyin gave a resolute answer.

The only awkward thing was that some indigenous people suddenly blurted out "praise the way of heaven," which sounded very stiff.

Isn't this style a consequence of missionary broadcasting?

Xia He looked at the little robot

"...As you can see, some of the indigenous people were indeed influenced by my missionary broadcasts and were in a state of unstable pan-faith. They will recover once they have seen His Majesty's descent."

"That's right. Terra will definitely be the first to feel the effects of the broadcasts to the warp."

It's a bit comical, but it's actually quite normal.

Over the years, Feng Tianyin's missionary work in the subspace has undoubtedly instilled a shallow faith in many psionicists in this world, something Xia He could sense. It was just a matter of finding the right opportunity to fully activate their piety.

It has a very evil god-like feel to it.

It's no wonder that the High Priestess is feared by many psychics and even demons; this move has indeed given her an eerie aura.

"Keep it up, it all boils down to armed missionary work anyway."

"Does Your Majesty mean to prepare for war?"

"That's right, this round of national policy will focus on productivity and technology projects, so be prepared."

Feng Tianyin was pleased with the Heavenly Dao's positive decision. It was just right. Why let those uncivilized nations wander around the Terra world? It was simply indecent.

They should all be brought under the control of the empire.