I, Altria, only want to rule China.

Although houses in many cities are made of reinforced concrete, this is only in big cities. In smaller cities, most houses are made of adobe or wood.

If these houses were equipped with electric wires, once a fire broke out, the entire village would be burned down. Therefore, it would take a long time to lay electricity to every household.

Liya had no good solution to this problem. Wu State's money did not come from the wind. It was impossible for Wu State to pay for everything and the common people would sit back and enjoy the fruits of their labor.

"How are the talks with other countries regarding oil?" Leah asked.

Although the emergence of the steam engine marked the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, it was oil that truly drove the development of the Industrial Revolution.

Oil has so many uses. Its derivatives alone include gasoline, diesel, heavy oil, lubricants, and all kinds of miscellaneous things. In short, other countries do not know the importance of these things yet, so Wu State must take this opportunity to make large purchases from other countries.

Moreover, the residue left after oil is refined can also be used to pave oil roads, which is much better than cement roads and can save the national treasury a lot of money.

"We already have a lot of oil reserves," Liu Ye replied.

Liya nodded, then sighed: "Alas, there are still too few people in our Wu country. If there are enough people, we can occupy all those overseas islands."

The biggest problem of Wu State now is that it has a large territory but few people.

If there were 13 billion people in the future, things would be much easier.

Although the Wu State now has a population of more than 100 million, its good development has led to people's lives becoming more and more affluent, which has also led to other problems.

That is because the people are unwilling to migrate. After all, once they migrate, it will be difficult to return to their original homeland in their lifetime. No one would want to do that.

Moreover, after the migration, everything would have to start all over again, which was not something they were willing to do. Therefore, without resorting to coercive measures, Liya could only look at those large islands and sigh, feeling helpless.

Now they have a vast territory and a sparse population. In other words, their Wu State is now in a state of severe population shortage. Not to mention opening up new battlefields, they can't even fill the existing territory.

Don’t even mention immigration. If there aren’t many immigrants, they will be optimized by the local natives. Once there are immigrants, they must immigrate in large numbers.

We also have to increase the construction of railways and roads. Only when the traffic is circulated and outsiders can see the power of Wu State, they will spontaneously want to join Wu State. Only in this way can the population grow.

The more she thought about it, the more headache she had. Liya couldn't help but sigh and said, "It would be great if there weren't so many local people, so there wouldn't be so much need for so many immigrants to come over."

"Actually, there is a solution. Let them fight each other, and there will be fewer people." Morgan suddenly said from the side when he saw Leah sighing about this.

"Fighting each other?" When Leah heard this, she thought it was quite plausible.

But if you think about it carefully, this matter is too immoral. If you want others to keep fighting, then there must be someone to interfere. The person who interferes can only be their Wu Kingdom.

Thinking of the notoriety of the United States in later generations, Leah didn't want her country to become like that.

"Forget this idea. It's a bit too detrimental." Leah shook her head and rejected Morgan's idea.

"Wouldn't it be a loss for you to sell firearms to the countries in Western Europe? Isn't this just instigating others to fight crazy wars?" Morgan rolled his eyes secretly.

Of course, if Leah knew what Morgan was thinking, she would definitely protest.

Selling firearms is called business. Without the firearms of their Wu country, would those people not fight? They would still fight, right?

It is definitely better to make this money by ourselves than to let other countries make it.

Morgan didn't say anything. She knew that Leah valued the people very much, but in her opinion, the people of those small countries were not the people of their Wu country, so if they died, they died.

Does the Wu Kingdom have to consider whether the people in other countries are living well? Are they in dire straits?

Morgan thought about it and decided that he should carry out the plan quietly without letting Leah know.

Secretly instigating others, that's her specialty!

Two years passed quickly, and Leah's plan to invite the emperors of the other four great philanthropists to come to Wu State officially came to fruition.

In just two days, the monarchs of the other four great benevolent people also officially set foot on the territory of Wu State.

Of course, there is no need to introduce one of the great philanthropists. In two years, Long Luxin officially conquered the entire territory of Britain, and the position of the Five Constant Virtues reserved for her by Leah could be used.

The remaining three good men were Queen Nunnally of Sassanid Persia, King Clovis I of the Franks, and Emperor Leo I of the Roman Empire.

However, Leo I did not come this time. After all, he was already an elderly man in his 70s and had many health problems. So it was his successor, Leo II, who came this time.

Of course, in addition to these people, Liya also invited surrounding countries, as well as some Western European and Central Asian countries, etc. It can be said that all nations came to pay tribute!

As soon as Nanali got off the boat, she greedily breathed in the fresh air of Wu State. She couldn't help but say to Luo Lin who came to greet her: "God bless us, we finally don't have to endure the strange smell of Ctesiphon and the fishy smell of the ocean anymore!"

Luo Lin nodded sympathetically and agreed.

"Indeed, the air above Taixifeng is always filled with the smell of feces and urine. On the other hand, in Wuguo, Your Majesty Nanali, you can smell the smell of trees in the woods, and by the river, you can smell the smell of river water mixed with trees, flowers and plants. God can testify that the air in Wuguo is so fresh and sweet.

Nanali frowned and scolded: "Okay, shut up. Do you know how much I envy you for being able to stay in Wu for a long time? If you keep talking, I don't mind transferring you back to Sassanid Persia."

After all, Ctesiphon was still the capital of Sassanid Persia. It was worthless to be belittled by its own people. Even though Nanali was a little fan girl of Wu Guo, she still felt a little uncomfortable.

After Luo Lin admitted his mistake with a wry smile, Nanali said seriously, "By the way, the Queen of Wu invited almost all the monarchs of Western European countries to Wu this time. Is it really just for the United Nations and the sports meeting?"

Luo Lin looked around and said with a hum:

"According to the information I have heard, the Emperor of Wu State is obviously not only concerned about the United Nations and the Games, but also wants to show off the powerful military capabilities of their Wu State to all countries in the world."

Chapter 217: Nanali's Yearning

Nanali nodded and said, "That doesn't matter. As I said at the beginning, Western Europe belongs to Sassanid Persia, and the Far East belongs to Wu Kingdom. The stronger our allies are, the more say we will have."

Nanali then asked, "Besides this, is there any other news?"

Luo Lin shook his head and said, "There's nothing else. It's just some news about Wu's victory or something new. Such news often appears in Wu's newspapers. I guess you've seen it too."

Nanali hummed lightly and said, "Indeed, I always see these enviable news in Wu's newspapers. I really hope that the army of Sassanid Persia can be as powerful as the army of Wu, and have those little gadgets that make people feel novel and interesting for a while."

Luo Lin's heart moved, and he said, "This is not impossible. Your Majesty, you know that we once sent a group of international students to Wu State, and among these international students, several of them performed much better than other international students."

"Mr. Meilin, the national teacher of Wu State, told me that after these students graduate, they will have the opportunity to be recommended to serve in Wu State's army and learn Wu State's military knowledge."

This news made Nanali very happy: "See, I said that our Sassanid Empire would form an alliance with the Wu Kingdom. If it wasn't an alliance with the Wu Kingdom, how could they allow our Sassanid Empire students to learn their military knowledge?"

Luo Lin was also very proud and said: "Although I don't want to say that I have any merits, because that would not be modest. But Your Majesty Nanali, you know that this has a lot to do with my close contacts with the officials of the Wu Kingdom."

Nanali nodded: "Yes, I recognize your contribution. When you return to Sassanid Persia, you will be rewarded with a larger fiefdom."

However, Nanali's reward did not make Luo Lin truly happy. If it were in the past, he would have been ecstatic about the news, but after coming to Wu Country, Luo Lin felt that he still liked Wu Country more.

At least, we don't have to endure the strange smell that can be smelled everywhere in Sassanid Persia.

After careful consideration, Luo Lin declined Nanali's reward: "Your Majesty, if possible, I would rather stay in Wu State and better help Sassanid Persia."

In order to increase the persuasiveness of his words, Luo Lin even took the initiative to give an example: "For example, the solution to the problem of the Sassanid Persian treasury being out of money is something I heard from Wu Guo's State Master Merlin. If someone else came, Wu Guo's State Master Merlin might not tell him."

"For example, the muskets and cannons I sent back to Sassanid Persia last time were specially approved by Wu's First Legion because of my friendship with Wu's Imperial Master Merlin. You have to know that in the whole of Western Europe, only Sassanid Persia has such advanced muskets and cannons."

Of course, Britain doesn’t count. After all, it’s no secret that Britain’s King Long Luxin is the daughter of the Emperor of Wu.

Nanali also agreed with Rowling's statement.

Indeed, ever since Luo Lin came into contact with Master Merlin of the Wu Kingdom, Sassanid Persia has indeed become better in all aspects.

After the Sassanid Empire began to gradually introduce the system of the Wu Kingdom, it began to use the method of confiscating property to deal with those officials and nobles who harmed the people of Sassanid Persia.

In addition, the Sassanid Empire monopolized many of the Wu Kingdom's commodities and earned a large amount of gold from trade with other countries in Western Europe.

Therefore, Nanali felt a little guilty about Luo Lin's contribution and said, "Luo Lin, you have given too much to Sassanid Persia."

However, Luo Lin thought to himself: As long as you don't take me back to Sassanid Persia and don't let me breathe the unique air of Sassanid Persia, I, Luo, would rather pay a little more.

Luo Lin shook his head and said, "This is what I should do. By the way, let's not talk about these things for now. This is your first time in Wu State, Your Majesty. I should take you to see the trains in Wu State."

Then, Nanali saw the steam locomotive of Wu State.

"According to Wu's current counting method, this steam train can run about 50 kilometers per hour. Of course, this is only the theoretical maximum speed. In fact, when fully loaded with cargo, its speed is about 40 kilometers per hour."

Luo Lin was like a Wu countryman, proudly introducing Wu's steam locomotive: "This has greatly reduced transportation costs. For example, to transport cattle and sheep from the Wu grasslands to Guangdong, it might have taken one or two months or even longer, but it only takes about ten days to transport them by train."

"The benefit of doing this is that it not only reduces losses during transportation, but also increases the speed of material circulation between various parts of Wu State, making the connections between various parts of Wu State closer."

"If we have to find a more vivid way to describe the railway, then the most correct one should be a spider web, because it closely connects the entire Longwu Empire together."

Nanali asked with some envy: "Do you think the Wu Kingdom will sell this kind of thing to us?"

Luo Lin shook his head and sighed, "I'm sorry, my queen, I also hope that Sassanid Persia can have railways, but I asked the state teacher of Wu State, and the answer I got was that the production capacity is seriously insufficient, and at least they will not consider exporting within the next five years."

"Of course, the state teacher of Wu State also promised me that as long as the production capacity problem is solved, Sassanid Persia will be the first country besides Wu State to build a railway network. No other country can rank ahead of Sassanid Persia."

Nanali nodded somewhat disappointedly, but after a while she suddenly asked, "What if we in Sassanid Persia make it ourselves?"

Luo Lin thought for a while and replied: "You should ask the scholars of the Sassanid Persian Royal Academy to know this."

"However, the state teacher of Wu State once told me that the cost of laying a railway network would be very high, so high that even Wu State could not afford it. I also don't think Sassanid Persia could afford the cost of building a railway."

"In fact, even though there is gold everywhere, Wu State, as a superpower, is only laying the main railway lines, which are the lines connecting provinces. As for the lines at the next level, it is estimated that it will take decades or even hundreds of years."

"If your majesty really wants to build a railway in Sassanid Persia, I think you should wait, at least until the treasury is more relaxed, at least not now."

Nanali's face was immediately filled with disappointment.

Chapter 218: The Five Permanent Members are Established

After all, it was because the Sassanid Empire was too poor. I never thought that the Sassanid Empire was so poor before, but after encountering the Longwu Empire, I realized that they were not much better than beggars.

No, I still have to find a way to make money.

After pondering for a while, Nanali asked, "Speaking of which, does Wu Country have anything new that is lacking in Western Europe? Or is there anything in Western Europe that Wu Country needs?"

Luo Lin thought about it and wondered if Wu State had anything that Western Europe didn't lack.

Food? There is a big gap in Western Europe.

Silk? The craftsmanship in Western Europe is too low to produce it.

Tea? It seems that there is no such thing in Western Europe.

Porcelain? Sassanid Persia could produce it, but the porcelain it produced was far inferior to that of the Wu Kingdom.

Not to mention the remaining muskets, cannons and the like.

As for the rest…

Luo Lin replied with a tangled look on his face: "Everything that Wu Kingdom has is particularly lacking in Western Europe. However, of the things in Western Europe, Wu Kingdom only needs labor and food. It doesn't need anything else."

"To be honest, I don't understand why this is happening. Twenty years ago, they still needed to import some goods from Western Europe, but now, it is Western Europe that needs Wu State, and Wu State does not need Western Europe."

After getting this unsurprising answer, Nanali fell into deep thought.

If this continues, then the real money from Western Europe will continue to flow into Wu State. Wu State will become richer and stronger, while Western Europe will become poorer and poorer.

After careful consideration, Nanali could only sigh helplessly and said, "Fortunately, Sassanid Persia and Wu Kingdom are allies. The stronger Wu Kingdom is, the more benefits Sassanid Persia can gain in Western Europe."

Having the same troubles as Nunnally included Leo II of Rome, Clovis I of the Franks, and a large number of kings and monarchs from Western Europe, Africa, and Asia.

But unlike Nanali, she made a lot of money by reselling Wu's goods to Western Europe through Wu State.

However, other countries failed to catch up with this good thing. Even though everyone saw the problem that silver was continuously flowing into Wu State while the silver in their hands was becoming less and less, they had no solution at all.

As for challenging the State of Wu and blasting open its gates with artillery fire...that is even more impossible.

Not to mention that their own muskets and artillery are not as powerful as those of the Wu Kingdom. Even if their muskets and artillery are exactly the same as those of the Wu Kingdom, these hundreds of countries, big and small, will not be able to join forces.

First of all, the Franks and Rome did not get along, Rome did not get along with the Sassanid Empire, and the Sassanid Empire did not get along with the White Hun Empire. It can be said that many countries basically had grudges against each other.

The Sassanid Empire was the most loyal ally of the Wu State and stood in front of the Wu State. Once the war broke out, no one knew which side the Sassanid Empire would side with.

In addition, Wu State has so many smaller brothers around it, so if a war really breaks out, it’s hard to say who will be beaten and the outcome.

Therefore, until the monarchs of various countries with their own concerns came to Chang'an, these people could not come up with any way to prevent the outflow of silver.

While these kings and monarchs were thinking about how to open up new sources of revenue to counter the outflow of their own silver, Leah was also discussing with Merlin and the others how to dig holes and bury people faster and more efficiently.

Merlin was previously sent by Leah to America to look for sweet potatoes and corn. It took him almost a year to successfully bring these things back.

Now these corns and sweet potatoes are being cultivated by farmers. Once the quantity increases, they can be promoted nationwide, and then the food problem of Wu State can be completely solved.

After the monarchs of these other countries arrived, Leah arranged a sumptuous banquet for them, with hundreds of different dishes, which really shocked the monarchs of these small countries.

What is the Land of Abundance? This is Longwu Country!

After the dinner, Leah called the other four permanent members over. She wanted to announce to them how the five permanent members should be combined.

After several years of hard work, Long Luxin has matured a lot. She nodded to Leah, and no longer threw herself into Leah's arms and called her father as she did before.

Seeing that Long Luxin is now stable and steady, Leah feels relieved. It seems that her daughter has grown a lot in the past few years.

After everyone arrived, Leah said directly: "Since it is composed of five countries, let's call it the United Nations, or you can have another more suitable name."

Others did not disagree and instead thought it was good.

Since no one objected, Leah took out the "United Nations Plan" that she had prepared long ago.