I didn't open it in another world, I'm sure

At this time, those great nobles understood why Dawn City made the "New Noble Definition Statement" public at this time. It was because at this time almost the entire force on the Huiyao Continent knew the importance of magical weapons. At this time, no force is willing to completely sever communication with Dawn City.

As for the craft of snatching magic weapons from Dawn City?Let's not talk about whether we can win the large-scale new army in Dawn City in the regular battle, just say, even if we can really get the manufacturing process of magic weapons, who will own it?Who is willing to disclose this kind of manufacturing process that can dominate the conventional battlefield?

What's more terrible is that the dragon people and the elves kept silent about the behavior of Dawn City at the same time, as if they didn't see it. This intriguing attitude made the nobles puzzled at the beginning.

Not only the dragon people and elves are like this, but the attitudes expressed by the rulers of various countries towards this "new nobility definition report" are also very intriguing.

Of course, the royal power holders of various countries also publicly and verbally condemned the various wrongdoings of Dawn City, but that was all. There was no real action, and the trade with Dawn City and the establishment of diplomatic relations were as if nothing had happened.

In this regard, the nobles quickly realized that the biggest beneficiaries of the "New Noble Definition Statement" are not those untouchables. The 'Master'!

Chapter 213

Who is the 'lord' of the nobility?

Of course it is the owner of the royal power who canonize the nobles!

In other words, the class that controls the royal power will essentially support the promotion of the "Proclamation on the Definition of the New Nobility".

That is to say, it is not only the lunatics in Dawn City who want to dig out the roots of the nobles, but also the 'king' on the heads of the nobles!

After figuring out this joint, those nobles who had been dancing happily soon fell silent, especially soon, they received the news that King Stentel was executing those Stentel nobles who had evil intentions in the open and in secret. After hearing the news, they all suddenly felt a chill.

They seem to have seen a frightening plan, or, this is a huge conspiracy by the royal power to completely overpower the nobles!

At this moment, the turbulent waves originally stirred up in the noble circle dissipated in an instant, and the condemnation and hostility towards Dawn City also disappeared with the wind, and even a large part of the nobles greatly increased the purchase of magical weapons. It seems that the "Report on the Definition of the New Nobility" has never been published in the Dawn Daily, everything looks extraordinarily weird...

A few days after the "Report on the Definition of the New Nobility" was published in the newspaper, Nangong Xiao, who was sitting behind the desk in the administrative building of Shuguang City Government Office, sat behind the desk and said to Qiu Ye with a smile, "How about it, I didn't say anything. Wrong? Those nobles can't play tricks."

Akiba said with a look of admiration, "Your Highness, I now understand why you insist on releasing the "New Noble Definition Statement" at this time. It turns out that you are using the appearance of King Stantel's purge to stir up nobles and royal power. The suspicion between them, so that those nobles have no intention of knowing us, the real gravediggers of the noble class."

"That's right. The balance between kingship and aristocracy in this world is very fragile. In the past, no one dared to touch it. They were afraid of being attacked by groups. They didn't know how to restructure the power class after breaking this balance. That's why this kind of The fragile balance has been maintained until now. What we have to do is to break this balance, break through the film that maintains the illusion of peaceful coexistence, and restructure the social ladder." Nangong Xiao said lightly, "Of course, the counterattack of the nobles will not stop here , and there is no guarantee that the royal power and the nobles will not be able to reach a consensus again. Once this happens, our Dawn City will face a severe test.

But don't worry too much. It is not that simple for the royal power and the nobles to reach a consensus. In the face of power, ordinary people will not easily compromise, let alone the royal class.What's more, we will not watch the royal class being coerced by the noble class, and finally reach a new consensus, so as to encircle and suppress our Dawn City.

Our weapons and ideological guidance will be the most powerful resistance weapon of the royal class.

How far the struggle between royal power and the aristocratic class can go depends on our next means. "

When Akiba nodded approvingly, Asuna on the side suddenly said, "Ah Xiao, you retained the royal power back then, um, your privileged position in Dawn City, is it also for this reason?"

"Smart." Nangong Xiao nodded with a smile and said, "I'm not interested in authority or anything. If I really want to make a revolution, I can do it thoroughly. However, in this way, we have too many class enemies. Reason and reality forced me to make a choice.

Is it to integrate into the civilian class and embark on the road of complete revolution?

Is it to move closer to the aristocratic class, to share the convenience of privileged co-governance, and then carry out reforms?

Or stand in the group of the highest ruling class in Huiyao Continent, and centralize power from top to bottom, so as to change the entire social structure of Huiyao Continent, and carry out a controllable social transformation?

The first road is too bloody and rough, and it takes a lot of time and energy to be effective. It may not even be completed in one generation. It is not suitable for my current situation.

The second path is in line with my current identity. After all, I am the heir of the princes and kings. According to the national conditions of the Xia Empire, I belong to the representative of the great nobles.However, the position I am in is essentially not suitable for making revolutions, especially the point of revolutionizing my own life, which will never be recognized by other nobles, and the natural vigilance and hostility of royal power towards nobles also makes me Not supported by the Crown.Although this road is a little easier to walk than the first one, it is not necessarily much easier to walk.

But the third road is different. The establishment of Shuguang City and my attitude that I have never stepped into the Zhao Kingdom are tantamount to expressing to the king that I am on the side of the king.After all, royal power is the cause of righteousness, and all the reforms I have made are much easier for ordinary people to accept.And as long as I don't weaken the kingship, but instead impose the kingship, then the royal class of Huiyao Continent has no reason to be hostile to me, and even support me openly and secretly, because this is beneficial to them kings, and it is a great benefit . "

Nangong Xiao's words made Qiuye, Asuna, and Sayuri all nodded suddenly, and Asuna said with a sigh, "I don't know if it's my illusion or what, I always feel that you, Axiao, counted as a plan before you established the Dawn City. It's all good."

Asuna's words made Qiuye and Sayuri shrink their pupils, and they both looked at Nangong Xiao in disbelief.

Nangong Xiao shook her head, "Right or wrong, to be honest, although I participated, I was not the one who actually designed everything."

"Could it be...the president?!" Asuna widened her eyes.

Qiuye and Sayuri couldn't help being surprised too.

Nangong Xiao nodded with a smile, "Xuan is best at this kind of strategic layout. The current situation in Dawn City is basically the same as what Xuan described a few months ago before the construction of Dawn City started. Although I am in this Some minor adjustments were made during the process, but it was Xuan's plan that really played a decisive role.

In Xuan's mind, if we want to own a piece of land that can be absolutely autonomous, there are certain things that must be done, whether it is to integrate into the noble status or to move closer to the royal power, it is a necessary process.

First, they took out magical weapons, a weapon of war that all major forces could not reject, thus eliminating the possibility of the major forces completely isolating our Dawn City, and then took out magic industry, through production capacity and 'innovation', to artificially create Reverse economic invasion, thereby artificially creating the special economic dependence of the various forces in the Huiyao Continent on us, which can further reduce the possibility of us being completely isolated.

In the end, it is to provoke the contradiction between the royal power and the aristocratic class, and thoroughly stimulate the inherent class struggle, and then we will completely integrate into this world by standing in line.

The necessity of our Dawn City, with the passage of time, is also doomed that the royal power and the aristocratic class cannot be completely separated from us. They need our weapons and commodities, and have various interests tied up in them. They can only grit their teeth and accept us. This foreign force.

So far, we have truly gained a firm foothold and fully integrated into this world.

As for whether we want to turn our land into an ideal paradise in the future, it depends on our future decisions.

Whether it is a constitutional monarchy, or a complete return of power to the people, and a republic will also depend on the situation.But those are a bit far away, and it doesn't make much sense to say it now.

More importantly, the existence of Dawn City will definitely cause a chain reaction. Even if the royal class in this world is not willing to change, those noble classes must be pierced because of that membrane, which will reversely force the royal class to change. .

As for the royal power, can it compromise with the aristocracy?

Must not.Once the royal power is compromised, there will be no more authority at all. How can the vested interests of the royal power be willing?They can only learn from Dawn City to carry out reforms and fundamentally change the social structure. If they fail to do so, they will be replaced by powerful nobles. However, when the replaced nobles become the royal class, they have to face up to the threat posed by the old noble class. , thus forming an endless loop.And the only way out of this endless cycle is a thorough social revolution. From this, it can be concluded that the royal power must do this, and there is no other way to go.

At this point, the new era that Xuan and I want to see will come to this world with a high probability.

Even if Xuan and I are gone by that time, we will be satisfied, after all, our historical mission has been completed. "

After hearing Nangong Xiao's words, Asuna and Sayuri were deeply shocked, and Qiu Ye was the same, but bowed to Nangong Xiao with the most standard salute.

"Your Highness is righteous!"

Nangong Xiao smiled, "It's just an obligation. Xuan and I have a firm belief. On Earth, due to various reasons, our group's belief almost collapsed several times. Although we persisted in the end, but because of the current situation , I have to temporarily give up liberating the whole world... Cough, in short, this is just an expectation of Xuan and I, so don't worry about it."

Akiba didn't quite understand Nangong Xiao's words, but Asuna and Sayuri, the world they lived in had that country, and there was also that group of idealists. Almost instantly, Asuna and Sayuri understood.

——The president and his man are firm believers in that idealistic group! ?

After all, Asuna is young and doesn't know much about these things, but Sayuri is different. She has lived in a diplomat's family for a long time, and she has a more or less understanding of the characteristics of East Asian countries. Now that I think about it, that The definition of the duties and responsibilities of nobles in the "New Nobility Definition Report" is so similar to that group's definition of party members!

And Sayuri also thought of one point, once the royal power has defeated the old aristocratic class, completed the social revolution ~ and completely achieved centralization, then a new aristocratic class will definitely be born, then the new aristocratic class can basically be sure, and it will inevitably follow the "New Noble Class" It is defined by the Nobility Definition Report, that is to say, the new aristocratic class can be regarded as an extension of that idealistic group in a certain sense!

In this way, the supremacy of kingship seems a bit ridiculous...

It's no wonder that my own man would say something like 'establish a constitutional monarchy or completely return power to the people'. It turns out that the real revolution begins after the old aristocrats are defeated!

After changing her expression a few times, Sayuri suddenly asked in a low voice, "Ah Xiao, can the new generation...'nobles' really win?"

Sayuri's question was a bit inexplicable, neither Akihae nor Asuna could understand it, but Nangong Xiao smiled happily and nodded, "We will definitely, absolutely, I firmly believe that we will definitely win the final victory and complete our predecessors in this world. Their ultimate long-cherished wish!"

Chapter 214 Strategy and Tactics

Nangong Xiao's words made Sayuri a little bit tangled, especially that smile from the heart, which made her a little bit reluctant to say more.

It's just that idealism is always idealism. Human beings are unable to escape from the constraints of their own selfish desires from beginning to end.

The so-called saints are always extremely rare existences. It is a miracle that a few of them can appear among billions of people in the same era, otherwise the earth would have been...

Nangong Xiao noticed Sayuri's strangeness. After thinking about it for a while, she understood, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I'm not a saint, and I'm not that naive. Ideals are ideals, and reality is reality. I won't confuse you." .

I will not ignore the inferiority of human beings. Praying for others to suppress one's own selfish desires to make sacrifices is anti-human in itself. Even if it is restricted by laws and moral norms, once the positive feedback is too low, corruption will appear accordingly.This is the law of social development in reality, and it is the inevitability of considerable existence, but indulging selfish desires will plunge the whole society into meaningless struggles, so in the final analysis, it is still an authoritative and restrictive measurement. "

Sayuri froze for a moment, then frowned and asked, "If that's the case, then why did you..."

"Although Xuan and I have firm beliefs and hope to see the day when the Datong world is realized, we both know very well that the real test will be when that day comes."

"This..." Sayuri was dumbfounded.

Nangong Xiao said with a smile, "I think you also have a lot of misunderstandings about the thinking of our group because of the influence of your living environment.

I feel that we are just unrealistic idealists, especially the prevalence of neo-liberalism, which has magnified some people's selfish desires, allowed refined egoism to prevail, and even created blind hostility towards our group.

But ironically, the history that is happening proves us as a group to be right.When I have a chance in the future, I will take you to see the "beautiful landscape" of my world, which will definitely subvert your perception. "

Nangong Xiao's words were even more inexplicable, let alone Qiuye and Asuna didn't understand, even Sayuri couldn't understand.

But Nangong Xiao continued to say in other words, "In fact, we all know that the ideal society that our group pursues is, in essence, just the limit that can be imagined in the realm of human thought at present, but it is only the current limit. limit.

The world and country we live in have not reached that point. It is impossible to imagine how the society needs to be constructed after that. The thoughts left by those great people only stop here. Their greatness is beyond doubt. But still can't see farther.

Perhaps, this is the current limit of human beings.

Even adhering to the concept of materialist dialectics, that kind of ideal society may be wrong, but it is also one of the bright futures that human beings can imagine.

In our minds, that ideal society is not the end, it may just be a new starting point for human society. To paraphrase the words of human supremacists, perhaps there is no end for human beings, and there are infinite possibilities.

However, there is one thing we can be sure of now, that is, struggle is an extension of human desires, and human desires are the source of social progress. Presumably, you who live in a low-desire society like neon should have a deep understanding, right?

Xuan and I don't want to be ideal martyrs, and we won't do it. What we are doing now is what a guide towards an ideal should do.

To reduce meaningless internal friction and involution in society, and lead a positive struggle that can promote social progress, the so-called 'endless struggle, continuous progress', this is the future we want to see. "

Saying this, Sayuri understood, and was relieved because of this, she was afraid that her man would completely fall into the fanatical pursuit of falsehood, which would be a disaster in a certain sense.

Now it seems that her man's ideological realm is much higher than she imagined, and that's enough.

As for doctrines and ideals, Sayuri really doesn't care too much. Having lived in a diplomat's family for a long time, she knows very well that in the face of national interests, all doctrines are false.

Identity determines the bias of thinking, and now the big boy in front of her is her man, whether it is due to conservative ideas or personal preference, she will stand on her man's side.However, looking at human history, any head of state who is too idealistic will end badly, which makes her feel uneasy.

However, now it seems that her man has a very clear understanding of ideals and reality, which makes her completely at ease.

After smiling comfortably, Sayuri said, "Ah Xiao, I'm sorry, I shouldn't be thinking wildly."

Nangong Xiao shook his head, "We don't need to say such things between us, and this is a topic that needs to be dialectical. There is a possibility of progress only if there are doubts. Well, thank you, and please remind me more in the future."

Sayuri nodded with a smile, "Yes."

"Well, to be honest, I can't understand what you're saying at all." Asuna who was on the side spoke in a bit of bewilderment. Although Akiba didn't speak, she also showed a puzzled expression.

"Some things cannot be said clearly, otherwise we will all be finished... In short, Sayuri and I just exchanged opinions on future development."

Hearing what Nangong Xiao said, Asuna and Qiuye looked at each other in dismay, but Nangong Xiao didn't intend to continue this kind of topic that could lead to "the god of river crab" at any time, but turned to ask Qiuye, "Qiuye, now How is Stentel doing?"

Akiba paused for a moment before responding, "Your Highness, the intensity of the war in the central and northern parts of Stantel has been greatly reduced. The orcs have slowed down their expansion and started to manage the provinces they already occupied. It seems that they don't intend to expand their achievements. , There is a tendency to turn offense into defense.

However, relying on the highly mobile harassing tactics of the cavalry, the orcs already had the capital to fight a protracted war with Stentel's new army and took the initiative.

As for the Stantel side, King Stantel adopted a strategy of substantial defensive contraction, gradually withdrawing the main forces that were originally confronting the orcs on the northwest and western fronts, and relying on geographical advantages to strengthen the eastern front of the king's capital. He intends to abandon the western front and try his best to build a defensive circle on the central and eastern fronts. I have to say that King Stantel is very courageous and courageous. "

"Abandoning the car to protect the handsome man is really cruel. I remember that there are four provinces on the western front with good population and economy. King Stantel is really a character who can decisively let go." Nangong Xiao couldn't help but sigh One sound.

"Your Highness, King Stantel is indeed decisive, but he has no intention of giving up the population and supplies of those four provinces."

"...That's right, with space equipment, ready-made materials can be easily transferred. As for the population, although it is a bit troublesome, the transfer process will cause a lot of losses, but as long as the young and strong population is preserved, it will be enough." Thinking about it, Nangong Xiao understood King Stantel's plan.

Originally, the Kingdom of Stantel was resisting the invasion of the orcs on all fronts. Although it could be considered impressive, especially after the new army entered the battlefield, it once had a counter-offensive posture and capital. However, the orcs changed their strategy and relied on the mobility of the cavalry After the harassing war, Stantel's defense strategy across the board seemed extremely passive. After all, although the new army is powerful, its biggest flaws are not large enough and lack of mobility. At present, the new army of Stentel Kingdom Due to the lack of high-quality mounts, it is only suitable for positional warfare. When dealing with high-mobility scramble warfare, it will appear to be very disadvantaged, and it will fall into a passive position at the tactical and even strategic levels.

From a strategic and tactical point of view, it was a very wise choice for King Stentel to abandon the western front and build a defensive circle on the central and eastern fronts to wait for an opportunity to counterattack.

The central battlefield of Stantel is the royal capital circle, which is full of cities, which is very suitable for the new army to play active defense tactics. Cavalry harassing tactics, especially if the orcs want to fight the Eastern Front. Judging from the terrain, they must first take down the capital circle, otherwise there will be a situation where they will be attacked from both sides. Therefore, the Eastern Front can easily become the rear of Stentel's side. .

Of course, being able to decisively abandon several provinces on the western front also shows that King Stentel is very courageous, especially Nangong Xiao learned through the secret work of the Dark Guard, Shadow Guard and the Intelligence Department that King Stantel They are actively clearing out those nobles with evil intentions, and are stepping up their efforts to win over and appease those ministers and nobles who are really loyal to Stantel, and almost all the capital used to win over comes from those cleared nobles. The cost of winning people's hearts and strengthening cohesion is minimized, which can be described as extremely beautiful.

On the surface, it seems that the Kingdom of Stentel is almost caught in internal strife. In essence, this strategy of surviving with a broken arm has made Stentel's side more cohesive and combative.

At the same time, this King Stantel seems to be very clear about the truth of "the people who save the land lose all the people and the land; the people who save the land lose all the people and the land".

Speaking of the western front, although the land in several provinces has been gradually abandoned, the population, wealth, supplies, etc. have been transferred to the central and eastern fronts through various means.

There is space equipment in this world. Except for the population, it is not difficult to transfer all other materials. Although population transfer is difficult, the western front is still in the hands of Stentel, so it is not too difficult to mobilize it. Difficulties, the most is that the loss is a bit large, but in the current situation of Stentel, greater loss is acceptable, let alone some old, weak, sick and disabled.

In short, as time goes by, Stantel's central and eastern fronts will have more potential for war.For the orc side, it will also be a harder nut to crack.

Chapter 215 Preparations?

After pondering for a while, Nangong Xiao asked again, "Is there no movement on the side of the orcs? This is a good opportunity to expand the results of the battle. Dunn Sik should not fail to see this."

Akiba handed over a document and said, "Your Highness, the orc side did not move, and the staff said that it was due to Dunn Siek being too cautious, but I think it was Duan Siek's deliberate action." For that."

Nangong Xiao asked when looking at the document, "How do you say that?"

Akiba explained, "The fundamental purpose of the orcs' southern expedition is to obtain living space, and more intuitively, it is to obtain fertile land, thereby alleviating the food pressure in the orc empire.

Now Stantel has taken the initiative to give up several provinces on the western front, which is a strategic contraction. Once the orcs use troops on the western front at this time, the army loyal to King Stantel on the western front can abandon the huge population and withdraw to the central line at any time. The orcs expanded the results of the battle, but in essence, even if the orcs did nothing, they could still obtain the same results.

Conversely, if we act now, after forcibly capturing several provinces on the western front, we still have to worry about relocating the tens of millions of human populations. The Tel army searched everything, and it was a question of whether they could survive the winter.

In this case, once the orcs take over these human populations, it is tantamount to adding an extremely heavy burden to themselves.

It is also reasonable for Dunn Sick to choose to stand by and watch. After all, not everyone can settle the huge human refugees.In particular, the orcs themselves do not have enough food and cannot satisfy themselves, so they have no ability to resettle refugees.

However, if they are left alone, it will cause security problems in the occupied areas, and they cannot be killed.

Although the noble class usually doesn't care about the life and death of civilians, in terms of military operations, the nobles of all countries have an unwritten tacit understanding, that is, they will not attack unarmed and defenseless civilians unless necessary. The reason for the massacre is also very absurd, just because this kind of massacre of civilians is not an honor for the nobles, and even if it is done, it will be ridiculed by other nobles.

Of course, the more important point is that doing so will easily arouse other ethnic groups to attack. The logic is also very simple, that is, if the orcs can slaughter the civilians of a clan, it is basically equivalent to a war of extermination of the clan. If the orcs can destroy a clan, they can Destroy the second race.If there is one, there are two, and no one can guarantee that the orcs will not carry this kind of genocide war to the end.

At the beginning, the demi-human race was driven to the southern swamp of the Huiyao Continent because of the massacre of civilians. The demi-human race, which once had a population of over [-] million, may now have less than a few million left.