Kaiyuan Year 4694 (Year 1996), April. The Holy Britannia Empire gathered 600,000 troops from the air and land to besiege the temporary capital of the Aegean Kingdom, Cordotal. After nearly a week of fierce attacks, their outer positions were lost. When the news reached the ears of the president in the underground command room, the president was so shocked that he immediately took the military and political officials on a plane and fled. However, the panicked government officials forgot how stupid it was to fly away when they lost control of the air! Sure enough, not long after the plane took off, it was targeted by an F-4 Phantom.
The president's plane was shot down, and a large number of military and political officials and their families were killed. The British soldiers who arrived at the scene carefully verified the bodies and immediately announced it to the outside world. As a result, the top officials were all caught in one fell swoop, leaving the country without a leader for a time. The local government had no choice but to give up resistance and surrender to Britain. Less than half a day after the announcement of the surrender, President Zhi Li also announced his surrender to Britain. The entire world was in an uproar!
In just two months, the two countries collapsed under the attack of the British army. The next day, the emperor announced the establishment of the eighth and ninth regions to the world. Since then, the entire East Continent had fallen into the hands of the British Empire. Its territory spanned across two continents and looked down on two oceans. It immediately became one of the superpowers and stood on equal footing with the established empires of the European Union and the Great Han Federation.
As soon as the surrender of the two countries was announced, the Ocean Fleet, which had just sailed to the waters south of Guangdong, officially announced to the outside world that it would conduct a joint island-seizing exercise in the nearby waters. Alright, why did he drag hundreds of thousands of people to a few thousand nautical miles away to put on an act of seizing an island? The British side was speechless at such a ridiculous reason. They thought that they had been overly nervous, but in the end, it was a false alarm. This made them furious. However, Britain realized that they had been fooled. The Federation had never said that they would support the two countries. All of this was just a smokescreen.
Due to the misjudgment of the Federation's actions, the military made the decision to attack at all costs. After conquering the two countries, the casualties of the soldiers were extremely high. This made the British, whose main population was only about 200 million, extremely angry. After the army completely controlled the situation in the two countries, they carried out a brutal purge of the original military and political system. All the members of parliament and military leaders who had previously supported the resistance against the British were secretly shot.
When Britain happily opened the vaults of the two countries, preparing to use the gold to replenish the national vitality that had been lost in years of war, the empty underground vault shattered its dream. The gold was gone. The exasperated military and the Ministry of Finance jointly complained to the great emperor, accusing the Central Intelligence Bureau of not doing anything and letting the cooked duck fly under their noses. However, after a series of discussions that were not known to outsiders, a new law for all colonies was born. The law stipulated that 'all colony personnel must bear double the tax in order to continue to maintain their houses, identities, and jobs. If they do not comply, they will be stripped of everything and become slaves.'
This harsh rule made the colonists complain, but they could only accept their fate under the bayonet of the army. However, when they found out that Agertin and Zhili, which was the 8th and 9th districts, would have to bear four times the taxes, most of them felt relieved and felt much better.
Great Han Federation, LY, Great Ming Palace, Government Announcement Hall. A strange atmosphere pervaded the hall. It was supposed to be the place where the cabinet and the emperor discussed the details of the country, but at this moment, it fell into silence after Prime Minister Jia Zhengdao's words.
The emperor, Liu Hong, looked at the sanctimonious Jia Zhengdao quietly, but did not respond to his request for the military to hand over the gold obtained from this operation. Everyone with discerning eyes knew that this operation was done by the General Office and the military, but in fact, it was planned by the emperor. Now, Jia Zhengdao and his cabinet were challenging the emperor's authority.
Immediately, the hall was filled with a depressing atmosphere, which made Jia Zhengdao feel very uncomfortable. Strange, according to the usual script, shouldn't the marshal be the one scolding him? Seeing the Grand Commandant sitting on the chair casually as if nothing had anything to do with him, Jia Zhengdao was very puzzled. He couldn't help but wonder if this guy had changed his personality today! At this moment, Tian Zi, who had been silent all this while, suddenly spoke,""Prime Minister, why do you say that? The gold has just passed through the Strait of MLM and is still far from the Federation's Port TJ. Isn't it too early to mention this now? Moreover, the gold was supposed to be sent to the national treasury. Why did the Prime Minister ask when he already knew the answer?”
The Emperor's words left Jia Zhengdao and his cabinet speechless. For a moment, he cursed those guys for being impatient and causing him to lose face in front of everyone. Jia Zhengdao braced himself under Tian Zi's slightly mocking gaze and said,""Your Majesty, it's not that we're anxious. We're just worried that this gold will fall into the hands of evil people, so we asked this question.”
"Oh, I didn't expect the Prime Minister to be so worried about the country. Then please be at ease, Prime Minister. The gold will definitely go into the national treasury.”
The Grand Commandant, who had been silent all this while, suddenly said with a faint smile,""Yes, Prime Minister should be more concerned about whether there will be people who use public office for personal gain and embezzled the national treasury. It is indeed a little too early to worry now.”
The Grand Commandant's words seemed to be hinting at something, making Jia Zhengdao feel awkward. Of course, he knew who was the most greedy in the Federation. Ignoring the Grand Commandant's mockery, Jia Zhengdao said solemnly,""Your Majesty, for the sake of the federation, I will do my best to supervise the situation. I will never let such a scoundrel take advantage of the situation!”
"Your Majesty, we are loyal to the country and will do our best until we die!”The ministers present followed the Prime Minister and bowed to the Emperor.
Looking at the scene that looked like a drama from ancient times, the emperor stared at the ministers who were bowing and suddenly smiled and said to the ministers," Dear ministers, please rise. The federation has only been able to come to this day because of the 'pillars' who are so loyal to the country!”
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will serve the country and share your worries.”
"Alright, alright, then it's getting late. Everyone, leave and get busy!”
"Yes, this subject will take his leave."
Watching everyone leave the hall, Liu Hong sneered at the Grand Commandant who stayed behind,""Zhao Qing, did you see what happened just now?”
"Yes, I saw it very clearly. A group of hypocrites who are dressed like monkeys.”The Grand Commandant mocked.
"That's good. The Federation is now dominated by such people. If this continues, our Federation will never have a day of peace.”
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty. The million-strong army of the federation will always stand on Your Majesty's side and sacrifice their lives for Your Majesty at any time.”Marshal Zhao Mingluo solemnly promised the emperor
" It is precisely because of your loyal and brave ministers that the Federation has a glimmer of hope. Otherwise, how can I save the entire building by myself?" Tian Zi said with a carefree tone.”
The Grand Commandant couldn't help but feel relieved." Your Majesty, you're too kind. It's precisely because the Federation has a wise ruler like you that I have a place to be loyal to. Otherwise, how could we, mere martial artists, shoulder such a heavy responsibility?”
" Right, what's the next step of the plan?" Tian Zi asked.
"This subject has already instructed the Staff Division. Other than the 200,000 catties of gold left for the military as a secret fund, the public has announced that it is 800,000 catties. After this batch of gold is stored, the Staff Division will closely monitor everyone who approaches the vault. In addition, the accounting department has already planted our people. Any bills and transactions in the treasury are under our surveillance.”
After Tian Zi heard this, he was satisfied." Then I can rest assured. This time, I want to see how many worms this batch of gold will catch."”
"No matter who appears, I believe that the eunuchs will be among them."”
" Haha, you're right. However, these eunuchs are only suffering from minor ailments. What's hiding behind them is the greatest threat to the federation.”Tian Zi couldn't help but sigh.
At this time, the illness that Tian Zi mentioned was also burning with anxiety for the gold. It was still the future 'Dragon-Biting Room' in the inconspicuous side hall! The eight eunuchs were having a meeting. Zhao Hao, who had a fat body but a burly figure, said with a greedy gaze,"Duke Gao, have you investigated thoroughly? How much gold did you get this time?"
Hearing this, everyone looked at Gao Hai, who was sitting at the head of the table. Even Gao Hai, who was usually the calmest, said excitedly,""The scouts have reported that there is a total of 800,000 catties of gold. This is not including silver and a large amount of jewelry!”
Everyone gasped. They thought that Tian Zi was just taking advantage of them. Who knew that he would actually move back to a mountain of gold? At this moment, a tall and thin eunuch wearing glasses said,""Tian Zi is so generous! To steal food from the British Empire, and yet the British Empire did nothing about it.”
"That's right! We've all underestimated His Majesty. I'm worried that our plan is too risky.”Tong Lun, who was sitting at the side, also said worriedly.
This sentence was like a bucket of cold water pouring down, extinguishing the heat at the scene. That's right, the methods displayed by His Majesty this time were unexpected. It was obvious that Tian Zi had been pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Gao Hai sneered,""Why are you only thinking of backing out now? You have to know that what you've planned before is already treasonous. Moreover, haven't you done enough dirty things under your hands all these years? I can kill your heads ten times if you tell me everything.”
Gao Hai stopped talking. When he saw everyone's expression change, he comforted them,"However, don't worry, everyone. We're not fighting alone. All the aristocratic families in the Federation are on our side! One had to know that if Tian Zi regained his power, their days would not be so good.”
"Yes, what Gao Gong said is reasonable. Moreover, with so much gold in hand this time, it will be more beneficial for us to do things.”Zhao Hao also hurriedly affirmed.
Hearing this, everyone, whose expressions eased a little, laughed again. The short Tong Lun shrieked with laughter,"This time, Tian Zi and those martial artists never dreamed that the gold that they had painstakingly obtained would end up benefiting us. This is really a fight between the snipe and the clam, where the fisherman benefits!”
"That's right. The Federal Bureau of Finance has already obeyed our orders. When the time comes, we'll have the final say in what to do with the accounts.”The tall and thin Xia Wang narrowed his eyes and said proudly.
At this time, the others were also relaxed and laughing as they planned how to divide the gold. Seeing that the atmosphere had been stirred up again, Gao Hai couldn't help but think proudly, It was also time to think of a way to get military power. When the entire country's army listened to the miscellaneous family, the disaster of the "Ten Attendants of the Eternal" would never happen again. At that time, it would be 'holding the emperor to command the vassals'. Thinking of this, Gao Hai couldn't help but feel his blood boil.
Night gradually fell. At this moment, the Federation secretly opened their eyes and stared at the moving gold that came with the ship.
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