"Kai 'er, this year's winter hasn't come yet, but there are reports of wild beast attacks all over the country, especially in the areas close to the Dongling Mountain Range and the North Mountain. Many roads have been damaged by wild beasts, and many caravans have been attacked by wild beasts. In the past half month, we have suffered heavy losses.
The Vermillion Bird Army has lost more than 600 people, and the Military Council has already discussed with the Azure Dragon Army. Yesterday, the Azure Dragon Army went to the places with the most wild beasts in China. This afternoon, Xue Pan and Hua Peng sent news that this year's wild beasts are twice as many as last year's. The number of wild beasts has also increased! "Hua Zichen said to Hua Kai.
Winter is approaching, and the news of the increase of wild beasts in Gao Liu County is indeed a big problem. Gao Liu County's main industry is animal husbandry, and defending against wild beasts in winter is the most difficult. Every year before winter comes, all the wild beasts in Gao Liu County must be cleared out. Only then will the farms have a better winter. There are only about ten days left until winter, and all the wild beasts in Gao Liu County must be cleared out as soon as possible.
"In the past few years, the central plains have suffered heavy losses, and many cities have been occupied by wild beasts. This year, the population of Yi Qu County, the original Zhao, and Wei is less than half of what it used to be. I don't know how many cities will be lost this year. If this continues, the wild beasts in the central plains will become more active, and more wild beasts will appear. In order to find food, people will have to run farther and farther, and the pressure on the human race to survive is increasing." Hua Kai couldn't help but sigh.
Now, the advantage of China's small land area is that he can clear out all the regions before winter. This way, there will be less wild beasts in winter, and the pressure on the defense will be less.
As for big countries like the Yan Kingdom and the Qi Kingdom, if the pressure of defending their cities during winter was too great, they would choose to abandon some unimportant small cities and some people with poor aptitudes so that those with high aptitudes could continue to live.
The caravans from other parts of the central plains also brought news of the wild beasts in the central plains. This year, the number of wild beasts in the central plains began to increase, and many people in small cities began to flee early. In the regions occupied by Qin, a large number of people fled. Qin has the power to clear out all the wild beasts in the central plains, but they don't have the power to clear out all the wild beasts in the world.
The Wei and Zhao regions that were occupied by the Qin state had even more people escaping. Many of the people and aristocratic families that escaped from the Wei state went through the Zhao state all the way to the Kang Houguan. The Kang Houguan region that Lianpo led had already gathered more than 300,000 people and was currently training the militia to counterattack the Qin army next year.
There were also some commoners who fled east to Dai Country, North Mountain and Leopard Jade Pass. Every day, large batches of refugees would arrive at Leopard Jade Pass.
"The Military Affairs Council must make preparations in advance. Every city in High Willow County must organize militias to participate in the desolate beast extermination work as soon as possible. Increase the intensity of the militia's training in winter and do a good job of subsidizing the militia's training.
The cities and pastures in the eastern region of High Willow County are the focus of this year's defense. Try to gather all the herdsmen and livestock to the pastures under Hua City!
I'll give you the [Undead Army]. You must clear out all the large wild beasts and savage beasts before winter comes, "Hua Kai said to Fifth Uncle.
Hua Zichen accepted the order and left. Hua Kai was thinking about how the Qin state was going to deal with this year's huge test.
If it was in the past, Qin Zheng alone could easily kill all the demonic beasts. The Qin state's many Foundation Establishment cultivators and Blood Dragon Guards could clear out all the savage beasts. The rest of the wild beasts could be easily dealt with by the Qin state's elite soldiers.
However, no one knew if Qin Zheng could still act. No one even knew if he was awake. The Qin state had to defend more than 5 cities with more than 300,000 people. This year, there would be more than 20 cities with more than 200,000 people. If these cities were broken through by the demonic beasts, millions of wild beasts would attack the cities. This would be a disaster for humanity.
If the Qin state was unable to guarantee the safety of all the cities with more than 200,000 people, there would be more and more people rebelling against the Qin state's rule next year. The Qin state's strength would slowly dissipate under the demonic beasts. Zhao, Wei, and even South Korea had hopes of reviving their states. The world's situation would change greatly.
Hua Kai was also thinking about what the Huaxia state should do. The Huaxia state's population was now more than 3.2 million people. There was less and less empty land in the country. If they wanted to continue developing, they had to find a direction to expand.
Given the Huaxia state's situation, there were four directions to expand in the future. The first was to move more pastures to the Donghu grassland outside Baoyu Pass. This way, they could settle down more than 500,000 people.
This was the simplest way to solve the population pressure in the Huaxia state. Hua Kai planned to do it next year.
The second was to attack and occupy the Dai state. With the Huaxia state's strength, it was easier to take over the Dai state. The Dai state was much larger than the Huaxia state. The two states were neighbors. As long as the Huaxia state took over the Dai state, its land area would triple. The population pressure problem would also be solved.
However, there were too many disadvantages to attacking the Dai state. The Dai state and the Huaxia state did not have a deep relationship. There were also no conflicts between the two states. If the Huaxia state took the initiative to attack, the surrounding countries would be on high alert against the Huaxia state. This was not good for the future development of the Huaxia state.
The third direction was to focus on the Qi state. The Qi state's land was fertile and there were no first-rank aristocratic families. However, Hua Kai's teacher had been a saint and was now in charge of the Qi state. This made it difficult for Hua Kai. Especially now that the central plains were focused on dealing with the expanding Qin state. If the Huaxia state did this, it would attract the hatred of the world. In the end, the Huaxia state would have more trouble with the small states in the central plains and would have to face the Qin state directly.
The Huaxia state would have to face the Lu state and the Yan state directly. These allies might become the enemies of the Huaxia state. This was what Hua Kai did not want to see the most.
The fourth path was to annex the Yan state. This way, the Huaxia state would occupy the entire Youzhou and the Donghu grassland. As long as they faced the weak Qi state, this path was the best.
However, the Huaxia state and the Yan state were allies now. The Huaxia state did not have the power to annex the Yan state. This path would not work either.
After thinking for a long time, the Huaxia state could only increase the land utilization rate and use the spiritual water of the lake in the center of the city to cultivate more cattle and sheep. This was the only way to satisfy the growing population of the Huaxia state.
After a few years of construction, there were more and more trees around the city. Now, it was possible to grow winter wheat. This land was close to ten thousand square kilometers. If they planted wheat with all their efforts, it would not be a problem to feed millions of people. The agricultural points of the main mission were not enough. Now, this was the only path that the Huaxia state had to take.
On the 10th of November, the son of the Huaxia state's king, Hua Xing, turned one month old. The Hua family only invited some important officials and representatives of aristocratic families.
Hua Chengmin was only a month old, but he had already become the focus of the entire Huaxia palace. He had shown extraordinary intelligence since he was born. Because he was born to build his foundation, he only ate some spiritual rice every day. His Connate True Qi circulated automatically in his body. Even if he did not eat for a few days, he would not feel hungry. An ordinary child could eat ten grains of spiritual rice at a time. Hua Chengmin could eat hundreds of grains in a meal.
This made everyone love him even more. The old man and the old lady had moved to the palace to live more conveniently to see their great-grandson.
On the 11th day of the 11th month, it started snowing lightly. This year's winter came earlier than the previous years, and the snow was getting heavier. Many people were wearing thick sweaters. Hua Kai was discussing with everyone in the [Family Space] about the defense of the desolate beasts this year.
"This year, the number of wild beasts has skyrocketed. The Huaxia state is small but has a large population. There are more than 50 small cities in the Middle East region. This year, we must face the most serious test.
Tang Lei, lead the [Undead Army] and station in the Middle East region. Don't let the demon beasts get close to all the cities. Try to clear out all the beasts in the area and ensure the safety of all the cities, "Hua Kai said to Tang Lei.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Tang Lei replied.
"Xue Chen, Ma Zhangwang, the two of you go to the Middle East region as well," Hua Kai said after thinking for a while.
The two of them nodded and promised. Everyone knew that this year, or perhaps from this year onwards, the number of wild beasts in the wilderness would skyrocket. The Qin Kingdom brought all the Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators in the occupied areas to Xianyang City. This didn't mean that they could help these cities defend against the demon beasts. The sharp decrease in the number of experts in the Central Plains would bring far-reaching changes and influence.
"Fifth Uncle, take the Azure Dragon Army to the foot of Hua Cheng Mountain. Don't let any wild beasts enter the pasture area.
Chinese Ink, I'll leave everything in Xia City to you. If you need help entering the [Family Space], report to me.
After this year, the world's situation might change greatly. The most important thing for the Huaxia state is to increase our strength.
Right now, the Luck Points of the family have increased to nearly one million. A few days ago, I upgraded the [Heaven Seeking Stone], [Physique Training], [Energy Training], and [Willpower Training].
All the core members of the family can send their family members into the trials as they wish.
I've placed the Hua family's name list in the [Conference Hall]. I've also written down the members of the ten subsidiary families who have reached the required level of loyalty. This list is constantly changing. Everyone, send everyone into the secret realms as soon as possible. I believe that after this winter, the strength of many important members will increase.
"All the armies, report the number of heavy and light armors you need to the Fifth Uncle. There's no need to save up the wondrous stones. Quickly convert them into the fighting force of the Huaxia state.
The more people enter the four secret realms, the more Luck Points will be consumed. Try to control the number of people in the trial to less than 30 and more than 10. You can distribute the list of 2,000 people. Each person will be responsible for 40 people. After this year, I'll need everyone to report the results, "Hua Kai said.
There were more and more people in the Huaxia state. The 2,000 family members only took up a small portion of the total population. Hua Kai felt the importance of the system more and more. The 2,000 family members in the list were from all walks of life in the Huaxia state. Some had high aptitudes, and some had low aptitudes. They were an important means for the Hua family to control the Huaxia state.
Therefore, the Hua family's power was rarely reflected in the Huaxia state system. However, Hua Kai was still able to control the entire country. This was all thanks to the system.
If other countries were to implement the Huaxia state system, the entire royal family would be quickly defeated. The royal family would have no direct means to lead the country. In the end, the aristocratic families would develop on their own like the Qi state, and the country's strength would be greatly reduced.