I have become immortal, Taoist friends still need to be diligent

However, the capital city of Wei is not located in the four southern states, not because the four southern states are unimportant, but because Dawu and the four southern states are full of water and hills, making them easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Even if Wu attacks Wei, he is not afraid of being suddenly pushed into the hinterland of Wei.

The situation is different from the south to the north. To the north is Dayan, a powerful neighbor with brave cavalry, to the west is Song Dynasty, an economically prosperous country, and even in the northwest is a restless country like Tang.

Therefore, the Wei Dynasty built the capital closer to the north after comprehensive consideration.

Speaking of these, Li Mu has a general understanding.

Although the Wei Dynasty is known as the first in comprehensive national power, it does not have the largest population.

The population of the Wei Dynasty was about 80 million, second only to the Song Dynasty, and its economic capacity was second to that of the Song Dynasty. However, the Wei Dynasty had strong military strength and had the most powerful soldiers in the world.

I heard that there are only 50,000 soldiers in the Wei Dynasty. The minimum requirement is to be a warrior who has not entered the first-rate class. The highest requirement is to be a warrior who has not entered the peak of the stream. The centurions are all third-rate warriors, the commanders of thousands are all second-rate warriors, and the three thousand generals are all first-rate warriors. Ten thousand generals are all first-rate warriors. People will hear that they are all top-notch warriors.

As for the military commander, I heard he is in the realm of a master.

And the reason why the Wei Dynasty had so many warriors for soldiers to choose from.

This is all because of the prosperity of martial arts in the Wei Dynasty. After all, the Wei Dynasty is located in the Central Plains, and martial arts people who want to communicate with the Wei Dynasty naturally have all the geographical advantages.

In other words, the Wei Dynasty ranks first in terms of military, second in population, second in economy, and with strong central control capabilities, it also ranks first in politics, so the overall strength of Wei ranks first.

The Song Dynasty was located in the west of the Wei Dynasty. The geographical environment was that it occupied two large plains in the basin. The land was fertile and there were natural canyons for defense.

Generally, they can't be attacked, which is one of the reasons why the Wei Dynasty did not continue to expand its results last time.

Due to the stable internal environment and fertile land, the Song Dynasty had a population of about 100 million, ranking first.

The economy also ranks first because of the specialty silk, cotton, and rare medicinal herbs produced in the mountains on the edge of the basin.

But its military strength is a bit weak, ranking only third, behind Wei and Yan.

The elite of the Song Dynasty were Bu Renjia, numbering one hundred thousand. It is well-equipped, but because of the lack of good horses, it is inferior to Wei and Yan.

In terms of politics, it is not as strong as the Wei Dynasty. Except for the two major basins, the forces in other small basins actually operate independently. They are only nominally managed by the Song Dynasty, ranking second.

Therefore, the Song Dynasty ranks second in overall strength.

Ranking third in overall strength is Da Wu.

Dawu has a population of more than 40 million, ranking third, and its economy ranks third because of its paddy fields with high yields twice a year and developed water transportation. The military has a powerful navy.

Good at fighting on water, because of the specialty wood, strong hull, and warriors who grew up by rivers and lakes, the navy is known as the best in the world.

The elite army of Da Wu is a gentleman's army, with 10,000 people. They are composed of children from aristocratic families. They value life and righteousness. At critical moments, they will form a team of tens of thousands to assassinate enemy generals. They are strong. But because there were no horses in the land battle, we had to settle for fourth place.

Politically, Da Wu was more loose than Song Dynasty. Da Wu had many merchants from aristocratic families and had weak imperial power, so it ranked fourth.

Ranking fourth in overall strength is Dayan.

A country on horseback with a population of 30 million, ranking fourth.

Economically lacking in resources, it ranks fourth.

In the military, because there are good horses, the elite is Tiefutu, there are 20,000 heavy cavalry with heavy armor. It is common for cavalry to fight thousands of miles and make surprise attacks, so the cavalry is known as the best in the world. However, the ordinary troops are inferior and have a small population, ranking third. three.

Politically, the royal family is tough, but the conferment of four princely titles has dispersed its strength and easily created separatist forces, so it can only rank third.

Therefore, Dayan ranks fourth in overall strength.

Except for the four big countries, other countries with a population of less than 10 million are basically isolated and have no strength to compete with the four big countries, except for the occasional alliance with the four big countries to gain some benefits.

For example, the Tang State was located in the Sanhe Plain in the northwest of the Wei Dynasty, and there was a line of sky canyon as a natural military defense location.

With a population of eight million, it dared to attack the Wei Dynasty at every turn. It was considered a relatively strong existence among the eight small countries.

There are other countries, such as Chen State, which has a population of 5 million to the east of the Wei Dynasty. If it were not for the Confucian holy land of Dongyang Shanggong, few people in the Wei Dynasty would even know about it.

Other countries are also mediocre. They either rely on big powers to survive, or they are paralyzed by being on one side.

"When I get stronger, I will have to take a good look at the world."

Li Mu drank a glass of wine, looked at the warriors coming and going outside the window, and said something.

"Excuse me, can we share a table?"

Suddenly, a girl about twenty years old dressed as a chivalrous man said to Li Mu.

"can."

Li Mu glanced at the other occupied tables and replied to the girl.

"Thank you."

"Ah."

Then the girl sat down.

"Senior is also a warrior, right?"

The girl asked curiously when she saw that Li Mu was dressed in casual clothes but carrying a cleaver.

"Yes, I have loved practicing martial arts since I was a child."

Li Mu said with a smile.

"Oh, then you and I are also among the same generation. We have to have a drink no matter what we say today."

That girl was a generous person and said to Li Mu.

"Hahaha, okay."

Li Mu also smiled heartily.

Although the girl's skin is not fair, she has a healthy and sunny skin color of wheat color. Coupled with her good looks, she is dressed in warrior attire and has a long sword at hand.

Anyone who sees it must say something in praise: a sonorous rose.

"My name is Luo Zhao, what do you call me, senior?"

The girl said to Li Mu.

"My name is Li Mu, girls can call me Lao Li."

Li Mu said with a smile.

"Haha, Lao Li, that's not bad either."

When Luo Zhao heard Li Mu say this, he couldn't stop laughing.

I thought this uncle was quite interesting. He looked about thirty-five years old, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a masculine look on his face.

Although he is not very handsome, he is still above average in appearance, making people feel sunny and gentle. I didn't expect it to be so interesting.

"Is Miss Luo a disciple of a big sect or a noble family? She looks pretty good."

Li Mu glanced at the other party and saw that the other party had been practicing martial arts all year round, and the medicinal herbs were very suitable. Although he could not tell what level of martial artist he was, he was definitely one.

After all, there is still a gap between a warrior who has not entered the stream and a warrior who has entered the stream. A warrior who has entered the stream has internal strength, and his complexion is different from that of a warrior who has not entered the stream.

"I am a disciple of the Yanyun Sect in the north. I recently came to the south because of my experience. Recently, Kankan broke through to the early stage of the second rate."

Luo Shui didn't hide it either.

"Disrespectful, the girl must also be gifted."

Li Mu was really surprised. Not only was Luo Zhao a disciple of the Yanyun Sect, a famous sect in the north, he was also a second-rate warrior at a young age. He must have been at the eighth or ninth level of talent.

"Lao Li, you're not weak, either. You don't look like an ordinary person."

Luo Zhao looked at the back of Li Mu's hand that was full of energy and blood, and it seemed that he was very powerful.

"It's just that I spent more time practicing, and now I'm barely in the first class."

Li Mu replied modestly.