I, Altria, only want to rule China.

Otherwise, why would Leo II directly sell the conquered Indian territory to the Wu Kingdom?

Chapter 245: The Moon in Wu State is Rounder

On the one hand, Leo II knew that Rome could not defeat Wu in the Far East, and could not afford to fight across the sea. In the future, the Indian region would definitely not be able to be protected.

On the other hand, he may have been trying to show his goodwill to Wu Guo, hoping that Wu Guo's doctors could save his life.

Compared with my own life and the lives of my family, what does the small territory of India mean?

However, Leo II and Nanali were unable to guess Leah's deeper thoughts.

On the surface, donating to some hospitals and doctors is of course beneficial to Western Europe, but in an invisible corner, this matter is of great benefit to the Wu State.

For example, there will be more sources of medicinal materials, and perhaps many unknown medicinal materials will be discovered, which are all dispensable benefits.

The real benefit lies in the image of Wu State.

By sending international students to Wu State from these countries and combining them with the hospitals and doctors donated by Wu State to them, they could stage the "The Moon is Rounder in Wu State" drama a hundred years in advance, thereby cultivating a group of Western European version of Wu-admirers in Western Europe.

Perhaps some people think that the moon is rounder in Wu State, and Western Europe also envies Wu State. Some Wu fans even want to introduce everything in Wu State to Western Europe. There is no need to deliberately cultivate Wu fans.

In fact, this idea is wrong.

In the past, most of the martial arts fans were Western European nobles, university scholars, missionaries, etc.

There is a huge gap between these people and ordinary people in Western Europe. Even if ordinary people in Western Europe have heard of the Wu State and envy the Wu State, they still will not develop any spirit of boasting about the Wu State.

If we cannot cultivate a large number of martial arts fans among the ordinary people in Western Europe, then even if there are many martial arts fans among the nobles, university scholars, and missionaries, it will not have much practical significance.

At the very least, these people may lead the way for Wu State, but they may also oppose Wu State. After all, they are nobles now and will be nobles in the future. Who knows what will happen after your Wu State comes?

Instead of leading you to Wu State, it would be better for you to earn money from the lower-class people in Western Europe and then go to Wu State to enjoy it.

But it’s different for ordinary people.

After all, the people of Western Europe are the oppressed, and they are in opposition to the Western European government. As long as they are properly trained, it is not impossible to let them hold a referendum or something.

Leah smiled and waved her hand, signaling Nanali and others not to be too moved, and then Leah turned the topic to the war in Africa.

Liya asked with a smile: "Although the people in Africa are lazy, their territory is very large and the resources are said to be very rich. What do you think? Should we divide it completely, or?"

Nanali picked up a cup of milk tea that was only available in Wu State, squinted her eyes and took a few sips, then smiled and said, "It depends on the situation, but others must want to share some, right?"

Clovis I nodded and said, "Of course we have to divide it up. Africa is so large that it will be enough for us to divide it up."

Nanali laughed and said, "How many of us? Wu and Britain are quite far from Africa. How do we divide them? Let Wu and Britain create an enclave there?"

After hearing what Nanali said, Clovis I and Gallio II immediately became very unhappy.

Everyone knows that you Sassanid Persians like to kneel down and praise Wu State, but do you still have any shame?

What are you doing with Wu Guo in regards to the things happening in Africa?

Is Wu Guo your biological father?

Okay, even if Wu Guo is your biological father, and you insist on taking Wu Guo with you, we won’t say anything. After all, Wu Guo is so awesome, and we can’t beat them, so we still have to endure when we need to.

But you still want to drag Britain into this, don't you know that Britain and Wu are in the same boat?

However, since Nunnally had already brought it up, Clovis I and Leo II really couldn't say anything more at this time.

As long as the Wu State gets an enclave, Britain must be allowed to take advantage of it as well.

After all, they are all five good men, so on the surface they should be of the same blood. Not everyone can be like Wu Guo, who can overturn the table without restraint.

However, what no one expected was that Liya actually smiled and waved her hand, saying, "I am very happy that you can think of Wu Country when you have benefits, but Africa is too far away from Wu Country after all, so I will not get involved in your affairs."

Nanali looked at Leah in confusion.

Has the Empress of Wu Kingdom changed her gender?

Among the people present here, who is not a thousand-year-old fox? Why are you, the Emperor of Wu, playing Liao Zhai?

Seeing that everyone didn't believe her, Liya continued with a smile and said, "I really don't plan to take the territory in Africa, to be honest with you. When I was touring the world before, I found a pretty good island and I'm currently exploring it, so I'm really not very interested in Africa."

When she said these words, Liya's heart was bleeding.

To say that Leah has changed her character and no longer looks down on the land of Africa is pure nonsense.

However, no matter how much the Wu Kingdom admires the land over there, it is currently unable to swallow up the land over there. The territories that the Wu Kingdom currently occupies have not yet been digested. The entire Wu Kingdom is in a state of vast land and very sparse population. What can it use to swallow up the African territory?

If they rely on the local people, they will all be black. Leah doesn't like black people. Although not all people in Africa are black, Leah really doesn't like the people of that race in that land.

"A new island?" When others heard this, they thought that if Wu State was interested in it, the island must be not small.

However, seeing that Leah had no intention of speaking out, the others could only give up asking questions for the time being.

Long Luxin knew what Leah was talking about. Hearing that her father was planning to take action against those continents, she felt a little anxious. It seemed that she could not fall behind.

Leah thought about it and wondered if there were any other ways to set a trap for these Western European countries. Soon an idea came to her mind.

"I have a proposal that I plan to bring up at the United Nations next year, which is to ban the development of weapons of mass destruction in the future."

"For example, weapons such as cannons and muskets used to defend one's own country can of course be developed by any country. Wu Country is even willing to help other countries with their research and development."

"But I think it's better not to develop weapons like landmines at will. After all, the cost of this thing is too low, and it can cause a large number of combat and non-combat casualties. It is an extremely excessive weapon."

Chapter 246: How many scams can you make?

Clovis I twisted his body uneasily and said, "This... should also be of a defensive nature, right? If we prohibit other countries from developing it, isn't it a bit too..."

Leah narrowed her eyes slightly, looked at Clovis and said, "This weapon is inhumane."

Leo II glanced at Leah, then at Clovis and said, "I can agree to this request, but the Sassanids must sign it first and must abide by it. You know that there is a feud between Rome and the Sassanids. If the Sassanids do not sign, Rome cannot sign either."

However, what Leo II did not expect was that Nanali nodded and agreed readily: "No problem, we Sassanid Persia can sign first, and then we will give up the research and development and production of landmine weapons."

Leo II looked at Nanali in bewilderment and asked, "Are you really giving up on this thing? Will you Sassanid Persia not develop it again in the future?"

Nanali hummed and said, "Of course, this thing is not as lethal as artillery and muskets. It is basically useless except for defense. We can definitely give it up."

"Besides, who in this world can threaten the status of the five good men? What difference does it make whether we have this thing or not? Or, taking a step back, even if we need this thing, don't we still have Wu Country? Can't we just buy it from Wu Country?"

The expression on Liya's face also eased a little, and she smiled and said, "I really can't bear to see soldiers get injured by landmines, so I made this suggestion."

"And, as Clovis said just now, this weapon is defensive in nature after all. We already have enough, so it should be enough for everyone to use. If not, Wu Kingdom can also provide this thing for everyone."

"You don't have to doubt whether I am lying to you. To be honest, Wu State is currently planning to restructure its existing army, changing the original large-scale military model to a new joint combat model, and is also preparing to abandon landmines on a large scale."

Nanali immediately asked: "How to change it? Can we let Sassanid Persia learn from it?"

Liya chuckled and said, "Of course I can. If not, how could I tell you these things?"

"The first thing is to streamline the military. Wu State currently has a total of 1.2 million troops. I plan to reduce them to 800,000."

"Secondly, the original combat units will also be streamlined starting from the division level, and the firepower configuration at the battalion level will also be strengthened. In this way, the number of troops will be reduced, and military expenditures will be reduced accordingly, but the combat effectiveness and firepower of the army will not only not decrease, but will increase significantly."

After Leah explained the general rules of the game, Leo II, Clovis I and Long Luxin all had thoughtful looks on their faces, while Nanali looked at Leah with a bit of nervousness in her eyes.

"What do you mean? I'm planning to sell you all of Western Europe, and you're actually going to teach them how to improve the combat effectiveness of the army? Damn it, can't you just teach it to me alone?"

Liya winked at Nanali quietly, and then continued: "Although the combat effectiveness of the army will be improved, I do not recommend you to learn this method, because this method is very expensive during war."

"In fact, the Wu Kingdom is only planning to conduct experiments with one or two military-level units to see the results before deciding whether to promote it to the entire army."

In fact, it is absolutely impossible for Leah to implement this kind of gameplay. She can only select an army from each capital to carry out this kind of reorganization.

There are indeed many benefits to this kind of reform, just as Leah told Leo II and others that it can streamline the number of troops, reduce military spending, improve combat effectiveness, and increase the ferocity of firepower.

But there was one thing Leah didn't tell them, which was that this streamlined gameplay was not suitable for large-scale wars.

This is because this streamlined gameplay is only suitable for breakthrough battles, relying on firepower advantages for rapid assaults, and large-scale annihilation battles are simply impossible to fight.

More importantly, this way of playing is suitable for the Wu State, but not for them.

Streamlining the organization and strengthening firepower means that the consumption of shells, bullets, and even artillery and muskets themselves will increase. In one round of bombardment, dozens more shells may be fired than before the streamlining.

The Wu State could try this method, but if the Western European countries were to try it, whoever tried would basically go bankrupt.

What’s even more deceptive is that this way of playing has no visible disadvantages in the short term. Instead, it only makes people see that the combat effectiveness has increased.

Otherwise, Leah wouldn't have told them this way of playing.

Leo II coughed and said, "Well, can you give me a copy of this streamlined plan? I plan to let the Roman army learn from it. After all, we are the five great good men. If Rome becomes stronger, it will also be a good thing for the United Nations, right?"

But before Leah could nod in response, Liu Ye knocked on the door outside.

After walking to Liya's side, Liu Ye leaned over and whispered, "Your Majesty, the president of the Royal Academy wants to see you."

Liya hummed, and waited until Liu Ye left before she said to Leo II: "Regarding the reorganization plan, I will have someone copy a copy for you. But I also told you in advance that the Wu Kingdom is also groping for this kind of reorganization plan, so you'd better not reorganize all the Roman troops."

Her tone was so sincere and her attitude so friendly that anyone would feel that Leah was only thinking about Rome.

And Nunnally was even more determined to fulfill her vow to sell all of Western Europe: "Give us a copy of Sassanid Persia as well. I plan to learn from it too."

After Leah nodded in agreement with a smile, Nanali turned to Leo II and said, "How about this, let's reorganize a part of our army first, and then send the reorganized army to Africa to see how it works."

Leo II nodded in agreement.

Clovis I always felt that something was strange, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was nothing. He would know the effect when he took it out for a walk to see whether it was a mule or a horse.

So he said, "Please give us a copy for Frank as well."

Long Luxin frowned. She felt that her father's proposal would definitely not be so kind. According to her understanding of her father, he would constantly set traps for these barbarians. She might as well just watch quietly.

But she couldn't ruin her father's proposal. If she didn't want to do it, wouldn't these people be suspicious?

So Long Luxin also said: "I, Britain, want a share too."

Chapter 247 The Birth of the Telegraph

After listening to what others said, Liya showed a trace of helplessness on her face: "Why are you so anxious? I have already said it just now, Wu Kingdom is also trying to reorganize it. If you take it back directly, it may not be really suitable for you, right?"

However, at this point, Liya signaled her subordinates to fetch a reorganization plan and threw it in front of Nanali: "Look, this is the part that Wu State has already figured out. It mainly involves strengthening the firepower of battalion-level combat units and integrating the logistics of division-level combat units, so as to achieve streamlining of personnel and improve combat effectiveness."

Nanali took the so-called "Provisional Version of the Wu State Army Reorganization Plan" and flipped through it for a few seconds, then said, "How about this, I'll take it back and take a look at it first, and then have someone make a few copies for them, is that okay?"

Clovis I and Long Luxin were immediately displeased. Leo II snorted coldly and said to Leah, "I don't want anything copied by others, unless it was copied by someone arranged by your Wu Kingdom. That's right, I just don't trust this guy Nanali."

Liya nodded helplessly and told her subordinates, "Send a few more copies over."

After Leo II and the others had received the reorganization plan, Leah spoke up and said, "You have all received the reorganization plan. You can study it slowly later. I have something else to do now, so let's stop here for now."

After seeing off Leo II and the others, Liya had someone call over Liang Xiude, the dean of the Royal Academy, and asked, "What's the problem at the Royal Academy?"

Liang Xiu De bowed and said, "Your Majesty, there is news from the School of Electrical Engineering, saying that they have already made the telegram that Your Majesty mentioned to them before. Although they cannot transmit sound over a thousand miles, they can certainly transmit letters over a thousand miles."

Leah immediately stood up from her chair and ordered, "Let's go and take a look!"

Leah was not surprised that the Royal Academy could come up with a telegram.

In the history of wired telegraph, in 1837, British scientists Cooke and Wheatstone invented a telegraph and applied for patents for two needle telegraphs in the UK.

Although it is only the 5th century according to the normal historical process, this kind of thing is more of a problem of thinking. There is no terrible technological gap like that of chips. There is nothing wrong with it being advanced by a thousand years.

Besides, isn't there this cheating idiot Leah who's always meddling in other people's affairs?

Although Leah didn't understand the specific principles of the telegraph, nor did she know how the coil of the motor was wound, she had an idea. With the people in the Royal Academy in charge of the research and Leah willing to spend money, there was no reason why she couldn't figure it out.

"This is an electromagnetic wired telegraph machine, powered by a simple hand-cranked generator. If you press the button here, the pen at the receiving end will draw a line on the paper. If you press and release it immediately, the pen at the receiving end will draw a dot. By matching these words and lines with the code book that Your Majesty mentioned, you can completely decipher the contents of the telegram."

Liang Xiu De stroked his beard and showed off to Li Ya with some pride: "If we lay the wire from here to Guangzhou, then the news from Guangzhou can be transmitted to the capital immediately. From sending the message to interpreting it, it will not take more than one or two hours at most, which is much more convenient than sending a message at an express rate of 600 or 800 miles.

"And the battery that Your Majesty mentioned has finally been manufactured. Although the voltage is less than one volt, the amount of electricity it can store is not that much..."

Liya interrupted Liang Xiude who was chattering and asked, "What is Yiya?"

Liang Xiude immediately realized what was happening and replied with a wry smile, "Your Majesty, nowadays people usually name things after themselves when they invent something. So we privately call the voltage measurement "Ya", which is the last character of your Majesty's name."

After all, many of Leah’s previous inventions were named after her, so it is normal for them to name these things after Leah.

"I see." Only then did Leah know why she was called Yiya. This dean was quite tactful.

But Leah was also very happy about this. After all, it was an opportunity to go down in history. Maybe one day even when the Wu Kingdom was gone, there would still be countless people in the world who would remember her.

When she thought of those students who had little knowledge of physics and had to grit their teeth to calculate several thousand numbers during the exam, Leah chuckled.

After thinking for a while, Leah continued, "Report the names of the scholars who invented the telegraph. Also, how is the current situation of the wires? Can they be laid over long distances?"

Liang Xiude bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the wires are still in the trial production stage. The School of Electrical Engineering has been testing them by pulling copper wires inside the house. If they are to be laid over long distances, the problem of copper wires not being able to withstand water needs to be solved."

Liya nodded: "It's okay, there's no need to rush. You can try using rubber or colloids extracted from petroleum to see how waterproof it is. Make sure the copper wire is completely sealed in rubber or something else, and don't let people touch it directly with their hands.