The establishment of Xia Country was mainly due to the contributions of Xia Liu and Xia Qi. Xia Country had a very glorious period in the early stages. All the major races surrendered, and Xia Liu became rich after becoming famous! Xia Liu knew that his success was mainly due to Xia Qi and his army, so he kept giving Xia Qi a lot of money! A small portion of Xia Qi was used for himself and the meritorious officials, while the majority was invested in national construction, military construction, and so on. At the same time, for prisoners of war (some called slaves), their burdens were reduced as much as possible, and sometimes the country even paid for their wedding.
After Xia Liu was arrested and his assets confiscated, he died in prison. Xia Country's foreign aid was cut off, and Xia Country turned from a rich country to a poor country that even Emperor Xia himself could not eat. In addition, Shi Zhongcheng had been driven out of China, and China's Sky Shadow Company and research and development base had become state-controlled companies. The organizing committee was also controlled by Sky Shadow. Under his control, Celestial Shadow Company began to monopolize the management rights of the Youngsters and publicly prohibited foreign products from entering the Chinese market. Or if foreign intellectual products wanted to enter, they would have to pay high taxes. Gradually, some poor families could no longer afford to buy the Youngsters, and the Youngsters were bought by a large number of rich families. The price of the Youngling soared. A normal level 1 Youngling was actually bought for 20,000 USD. The currency was also printed in large quantities by the Celestial Shadow Company in order to earn money. The large number of currency increased the price of food and other commodities for the young people. When some illegal merchants saw the high profits, they began to add other things to the food of the intelligent children in large quantities. Many of the Youngsters vomited and had diarrhea after eating the goods. The serious ones often fell sick and died. Many children with mental illnesses had the immunity in their bodies, but they still died from serious illnesses. Later, after an investigation by the Children with Mental Illness Hospital, it was discovered that the bacteria also mutated after eating food. The Youngsters kept getting sick, which made the Youngsters Hospital profitable. Youngster Wisdom Hospital also began a long road of price increases. Many rich people had no choice but to buy the products of the intelligent young people abroad at a high price, and the foreign products were all snatched up by the rich people of China. Foreign merchants kept raising the prices of the products of the intelligent young people, but unfortunately, they still could not stop the crazy bidding of the rich.
When he returned to Xia Country, he saw that the financial crisis in Xia Country had accelerated exploitation. Emperor Xia began to increase taxes on the people. China began to nationalize its land. China paid the people to buy their land at a low price. China would sell the land they bought at a low price to the merchants at a high price. The merchants would then resell or sublet the land to the civilians at a high price in various forms. The ruling class of China earned a large amount of gold and silver from the land (due to the instability of the currency, China used gold and silver as the national reserve), but the ruling class became greedy and began to target slaves. The ruling class robbed the wives and children of the slaves. They turned the wives of the slaves into prostitutes and sold their children. Some civilians who were unwilling to sell their land at a low price were also arrested by the ruling class. The men were turned into new slaves to earn money for the country for free or at a low price. The women were used as prostitutes and the younger ones were sold as slaves! The greed of the ruling class of Xia Country also affected the other dukes. When the dukes saw the value of the land, they began to snatch it one after another. Xia Country also began to buy and sell officials. The dukes were no longer conferred titles through merit, but by money. There was a situation where whoever offered the highest bid would be given the title. Everyone's bid would be the same, and they would all be sealed. In this way, hundreds of dukes appeared in the Asian region of the Wisdom World. Some dukes knew that their level was low, and they were afraid of being swallowed up by higher-level dukes. This was because the land in the World of Youngsters was valuable. No matter how small their land was, it was still land. In order to protect their own land, the small dukes of the world of the Youngsters purchased a large number of Youngsters with the help of the financial tycoons behind them. The Wisdom Children of the small dukes were usually commoners in all walks of life. They were only armed during wartime. There was a small vassal with a population of 20 million, and the number of people who could fight reached 5 million. At that time, it was considered the largest army! The fight for land had directly triggered the Yin Clan to join forces with the Qi Clan to seize the northeast territory of the Shang Clan, while the Shang Clan had joined forces with the Du Clan to fight against them. The two sides were at a stalemate in Inner Mongolia, and only Gao City could be defended. The two sides had been at a stalemate for more than a year. At this moment, their gazes fell on the Yan Clan. Although the Yan Clan was a small feudal lord and did not have strong combat strength, they had a large population of 600,000 soldiers. At the same time, Yan Land was a rich land. It was a fertile land and a commercial capital. Beiping City was the only way to Russia. It was also the market for the various tribes in the northeast to exchange or trade materials. Both sides had sent messengers to Yan Land to lobby, and Yan Jiao, the Marquis of Yan, received the messengers from both sides frequently. The next day, both sides sent messengers to persuade the Duke of Yan. The Duke of Yan said that his country was small and wanted both sides to be harmonious. Seeing that the Duke of Yan had no intention of joining the battle, the envoys could only leave behind a heavy gift and return to report. One of the ministers of the Duke of Yan, Yan Laifei, was puzzled and asked about the reason. The Duke of Yan laughed and said,"If the Yin and Qi allied forces want to fight on their backs, they must pass through me. If the Shang allied forces want to hold on for a long time, they must buy food from me." If both sides want to buy from me, my taxes will definitely increase!”Yan Laifei advised the Duke of Yan, saying,"The four princes are strong and our army is weak. How can their wealth enter my pocket?？”The Duke of Yan was furious.”With that, he left angrily. Yan Laifei sighed and turned around to leave in a hurry! When Yan Laifei returned home, he ordered his wife to pack up all the valuables. His wife, Su Shuang 'er, asked in confusion,"Why are you doing this, husband?”。Yan Laifei sighed and said,"I've been reading military books since I was young. I can prepare for a rainy day." Now the emperor for the sake of profit and danger, our land will be lost. If the land is lost, the people will become slaves. It is better to escape as soon as possible!”After Su Shuang 'er heard this, she packed up her valuables and left Yan Land with her servants in four carriages!
When the envoys returned to the camps of both sides, both sides felt awkward.
If they fought, they wouldn't have the confidence to win. If they didn't fight, they would return empty-handed! After much consideration, both sides could only send emissaries to each other to negotiate and stop fighting. The four parties agreed to discuss the plan in Gao City, so the four parties gathered in Gao City. Shang Pengfei warmly received the three dukes. During the banquet, Shang Pengfei suddenly proposed to attack the Marquis of Yan! The three dukes 'eyes lit up when they heard this, and they discussed the battle plan after the banquet! The next day, the four princes sent messengers to inform the Duke of Yan that the four princes thanked him for his mediation and wanted to lead the army to send cattle, horses, and sheep as gifts. When Duke Yan heard that there was another benefit, he immediately agreed to open the city gates to welcome them! The messenger happily went back to report. On the fifth day, Marquis Yan left the city early in the morning to wait for him. When it was almost nine o'clock, a large number of people could be seen flying toward Beiping City in the distance. Not far from the city, Shang Pengfei suddenly pulled out a bronze scimitar from his waist and charged forward. The three dukes and the two hundred thousand soldiers also drew their bronze scimitars and charged forward. The cavalry and chariot soldiers shouted and charged towards Beiping City. The Duke of Yan panicked and ran back with all his might. The 200,000 soldiers guarding the city did not even bother to close the city gates and fled! Duke Si's 200,000 strong army charged into the city, killing every man they saw and capturing every woman and child they saw. After a day of massacre in Beiping City, more than 300,000 men and soldiers were slaughtered in rivers of blood. The Fourth Duke led his army to occupy the entire Yan territory, capturing more than 1.5 million people, 3 million livestock, 100 million taels of gold and silver, 800,000 pieces of weapons and armor, 20 million tons of grain, and countless other goods. Yan Jiaopin, the Marquis of Yan, fled to Xia Country on horseback. Xia Qi saw Yan Jiaopin in such a sorry state. He could only instruct the palace maids to bring Marquis Yan to wash up, change his clothes, and rest! The next day, Xia Qi immediately summoned the ministers for a meeting to discuss how to recover the lost land of Yanzhou! At the meeting, all the ministers felt that Xia Country was not as good as before. Now, the internal conflicts in Xia Country were sharp and they were unable to compete with the four great dukes! Xia Qi had no choice but to give up on the plan. Xia Qi also knew that the country was filled with danger and the world was in flames of war. In Xia Country, two dukes had persuaded him to reform. One was Heavenly State's Ma Dekan, and the other was Earth Country's Duke Murong Feixiang. Xia Qi thought about it and decided not to reform it because corruption was prevalent, financial difficulties, and many dukes! If the people supported the current system, the vassals would be weakened and the vassals would raise an army to oppose it! From the current situation, it seemed that whether or not they changed it, Xia Country might end up perishing. Instead of that, it was better to let nature take its course! Because of Xia Qi's thoughts, China was slowly approaching a crisis. The dissatisfaction and resentment of the people were constantly accumulating, and one day, it would explode. (Please read the next chapter for more exciting content!)）
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