Chapter 343: Falling Wind Trouble
On the returning Dongfeng.
Yang Ming listened to the new album of Her Royal Highness Princess Daphne and browsed through the information that had accumulated over the past few months.
He is in a pretty good mood now.
The law has been upgraded again, and it already has the "soft power" that fully matches that of the mechanical thinking predecessor. What it lacks now is a little hard power - computing power.
At this moment, Lu is sorting out the massive amount of information they brought back. For safety reasons, Lu is now only using the server cluster in Dark Star, and the processing speed is a little slow.
Yang Ming could only look through the information himself.
As for Yang Ming, he used cheating tactics on the examiner for a while and actually got a little bit of benefit.
He obtained the core technology of sub-light speed flight that can be used for small and medium-sized ships!
In other words, as long as Lu digests the massive amount of technology provided by the Omnic Twilight, he will most likely be able to mass-produce the Feinan!
Of course, the cost of this kind of spacecraft will probably be very expensive for Dark Star, where the technology and craft are still immature. It can only be used as a special ship and cannot be mass-produced.
That old man, well, these three teachers of the Omnic Twilight are all pretty easy to talk to.
A certain omnic Twilight examiner who was annoyed to the point of almost modifying his own peace agreement to give Yang Ming some big slaps, quietly began to look for other resonators in the galaxy.
"There's no fighting."
Yang Ming muttered to himself and turned a page of the projected document. The smile on his face slowly faded and his expression became increasingly serious.
During the months when he was away, although Luofeng, Dark Star and Saka remained calm on the surface, some minor problems had arisen inside.
Dark Star is the most stable of the three forces, with only one uprising of thinking bodies occurring in Dark City.
The essence of this uprising was simple: it was a protest and demonstration by thinking entities who realized that the world was a fiction.
They want to know the truth about the world, rather than being "cheaply enslaved" by the government of Dark City.
It was pretty good. The thinking bodies all maintained high morale, which made him, as a "father", very pleased.
So Yang Ming gave his instructions:
[Let them face reality, and if they collapse, they can go back to the old ways and rebuild.]
He had made the same decision before.
Compared with the small uprising in Dark Star and Dark City, the troubles encountered by Sakaar were relatively more difficult.
The empire's aristocracy was really bored and after more than a year of rest, they started to secretly make trouble for him again.
The ones causing trouble this time were not the same group of nobles as last time.
——The small group of nobles headed by Prince Kinov are now eager to get as far away from Saka as possible.
In the final analysis, the nobles who tried to come to Saka to provoke were either instigated or received hints from the Imperial Council of Elders.
The Council of Elders is determined to get the White Ghost.
At this stage, Yang Ming's high-end stand-in is living in seclusion on Saka Star. Godoy Saka, Hanyin and Hanxiang are in charge of various daily affairs. There is also the help of Reville outside Saka Star. The overall situation is basically under control and it is not yet to the point where he needs to show up.
Now that he has been released from the Omnic Twilight, there won't be any major problems afterwards.
At worst, I can just do the same thing again and board them to have some friendly exchanges with these nobles.
But Luo Feng's situation made Yang Ming completely unhappy.
Many things went wrong as he expected.
The old emperor's handwriting still had some power. The Sherman Empire's Foreign Affairs Bureau and the Military Department did not take direct action against Luo Feng. The Foreign Affairs Bureau even issued a letter of commendation, creating an image of harmony.
But secretly, several government departments of the empire have begun to cooperate with the Foreign Affairs Bureau.
Luo Feng's multinational companies in the Sherman Empire began to encounter troubles frequently. In just a few months, two large multinational companies had gone bankrupt.
At the same time, the business empire of the Luofeng Royal Family began to be plundered crazily by its original competitors. The interest groups that originally had business dealings with the various group companies under the Luofeng Royal Family are now rapidly moving away from the companies related to the Luofeng Royal Family.
The masterminds behind all this are naturally the empire's government departments.
The New Federation, which has not yet recovered from the aftermath of the war, has been burdened with a new burden.
"The old emperor is really useless."
Yang Ming clicked his tongue.
He concluded that those targeting Luo Feng now were still only the Sherman family elites who dominated the Foreign Affairs Bureau.
These are resources that the Foreign Affairs Bureau can reasonably mobilize.
If the old emperor wanted to deal with Luo Feng, there would be no need for him to say one thing in public and another in private. The old emperor would most likely directly dispatch one or more battle groups to serve as the escort formation for Adwang and "protect" Adwang as he goes to "travel" on the Imperial Star.
Edwan should be very anxious now.
Yang Ming thought quietly.
Adwang doesn't know much about military affairs, but he is very sensitive to the economy. If the economic index declines a little, he will work overtime until midnight to think about it.
In the past few months, Luofeng's private capital and royal capital have suffered setbacks one after another, which will produce a domino effect and directly affect Luofeng's people's livelihood and private enterprises.
So, Yang Ming took a look at the analysis progress given by Lu and found that it was only 30% completed. He decided not to disturb Lu and dialed the number himself, using the communication equipment on the Dongfeng and the information transfer station of the Dark Star No. 2 base to dial the communication with Adwang.
The busts of the two people appeared in front of each other.
With dark circles under his eyes, Edwang lowered his head, took two bites of food, and threw the beautifully shaped lunch box aside.
"You know everything?"
Edwan said:
"They are beginning to strangle our economy, but the situation is generally under control at this stage. We still have a lot of foreign exchange reserves, and with the resources and wealth of the United Kingdom of Nornar, we are generally not affected much."
Yang Ming laughed and said, "I don't understand economics. Just take care of it. If you have any difficulties, come to me."
"Compared to this, what really has an impact is the deterioration of the political environment."
Edwin groaned for a few seconds:
“It seems that all the dependent states of Sherman’s empire have received orders, and they have begun to draw boundaries with us.
“Although the investment boom in Luofeng has not subsided, the growth trend has begun to slow down due to the adverse external environment and the constant criticism from countries in the federal camp.
“The prices of some of the imported materials that our country needs have risen to varying degrees, and our trade routes are also threatened by small groups of pirates.
“The good news is that we have received a large sum of war reparations in the treasury of the United Kingdom of Nonar.
"We won't have significant economic problems in the next decade, but we are not dependent on that."
Yang Ming asked gently, "Can the property of the Luofeng Empire's royal family be transferred from within the Sherman Empire to the outside?"
"No," Adwan shook his head. " Most of are in real industries, which are highly tied to the local area. This is also the way that dependent countries use to gain some say."
Both of them were thinking, and Yang Ming lowered his head and finished flipping through the electronic document in his hand.
Faced with the economic stranglehold of the Sherman Empire, both of them felt tremendous pressure.
The other party did everything in secret.
Next, the Foreign Affairs Bureau didn’t know which direction to start from to create more trouble for Luo Feng.
"One more thing."
Edwan hesitated, but still said:
"You know, Ming, we plundered the United Kingdom of Nonar because they had brought it upon themselves, and we also wanted to make sure they couldn't threaten us again in the short term.
“This is a self-defense counterattack, and I think there is nothing wrong with it. But if we suck blood from the Nonar United Kingdom for a long time, their citizens will suffer in the end... Is there any difference between what we do and the Sherman Empire?
"Well, I just think so personally. From the perspective of the emperor, I want to make the people of our country live happier."
Yang Ming smiled and said, "You mean to say that this kind of happiness can be achieved through struggle, rather than through plunder and aggression?"
Adwant said with a firm look in his eyes: "Yes, that's it."
"You are a pacifist, Edwang, that's good," Yang Ming said softly, "Now we need additional resources to get through the difficult period, so after our reasonable counterattack against Nonar, we will seize his resources. This will not be our normal routine, so don't worry."
Adwant asked directly: "Ming, how should we fight back against the economic stranglehold of the Sherman Empire? In other words, how should we deal with the current troubles?"
"There is no way to fight back for now. Luo Feng's size is too small compared to Sherman."
Yang Ming placed his hands in front of him with his fingers interlocked, and said slowly:
“To be honest, even if we can come up with some disruptive livelihood technologies, it is unlikely that we will get much benefit under the all-round sniping of the Sherman Empire.
"Ultimately, this is all because our military strength is far inferior to Sherman's.
"Edwang, we must be prepared for a hard struggle. Even if the quality of life of the people in Luofeng declines, according to our previous arrangements and preparations, their basic lives will not be affected."
Adwang whispered, "That would cause public resentment."
Yang Ming said: "We can also transfer this pressure to the United Kingdom of Nornar."
“This is a bit too inhumane.”
"Edwang, you are the emperor of Luofeng," Yang Ming's eyes became sharp.
Edwang stared at Yang Ming, then closed his eyes and sighed: "Yes, I am the emperor of Luofeng, and I shouldn't show sympathy to the people of Nonar."
"We had disagreements, which is normal, we were all under too much pressure."
Yang Ming smiled and said:
"I will be back to Yilando soon, and we will have a good chat then. On the way, I will think of a way to help Luo Feng find a chance to break out of the siege."
"I have been suffering from insomnia for half a month."
Adwant yawned and stretched:
“It’s strange, after chatting with you, although I didn’t get any substantial progress, I’m not so worried anymore.
"I'm going to get some good sleep and then I'll wait for you to come back."
A beautiful figure appeared in the frame, it was Guina in a secretary suit, and the Terminator TXX robot.
Judging from some small details, she and Edwan get along quite well.
…
Now, the Sherman Empire's Foreign Affairs Bureau has completed all-round arrangements for its strangling operation against its vassal state Luofeng.
Militarily, the Sherman Empire is looking for the next medium-sized country to come into conflict with Luo Feng, and based on analysis of existing intelligence, it is very likely to be another vassal state of the Sherman Empire.
As vassal states, they can offset the political influence of the Sherman Empire and make it convenient for the Sherman Empire officials to intervene in the situation at any time.
In diplomacy, those distant small countries that were on good terms with the Luofeng Empire seemed to have received some kind of warning.
The resulting chain reaction caused Luofeng's commodity exports to continue to "fall secretly".
Economically, the Sherman Empire's Foreign Affairs Bureau, together with several groups from the Sherman Empire's Ministry of Finance, directly exerted strong pressure on the Luofeng merchants.
This is the rhythm of wanting to directly push Luo Feng down to the second-level civilization.
Yang Ming actually doesn't need to be so anxious.
He only needs the existence of the country of Luofeng to cover up the existence of Dark Star. Dark Star will then open up Base No. 4 in the uninhabited area of the Milky Way. The ever-expanding number of mechanical thinking bodies will allow his Dark Star forces to maintain rapid development.
The examiner was right. In this case, if he was given enough time to develop, he would be able to cultivate the second most powerful fleet in the Milky Way in the uninhabited area of the Milky Way.
But the problem lies in this 'time'.
Faya's game will not begin in twelve or thirteen years at most. Before that, according to Yang Ming's own plan, he must establish his influence and deterrence on the galactic civilization.
The expansion of Luofeng is a necessary cover for the normal activities of Dark Star.
If Luo Feng could break out of the siege of the Sherman Empire, it would be the best situation for Yang Ming.
In that case, he would have two powerful forces, Luo Feng and An Xing, one bright and one dark, so protecting the small civilization on the mother planet would be a piece of cake.
The best pioneers are those who allow the humans on the mother planet to integrate into the galaxy with dignity.
In the bridge of the Dongfeng with most of the lights turned off, Yang Ming leaned in the captain's seat with his legs folded on the edge of the operating panel, staring quietly at the starry sky outside the window.
In the emperor's bedroom of the Ilando Star Palace, Edwang lay flat on the big bed, his eyes about to close, still staring at the starry sky projection on the ceiling.
The giant beast roaming in the darkness seemed to want to devour Yang Ming's spaceship.
The dark starry sky seemed to be gradually dimming, about to blow out the bright city lights on the surface of Ilando one by one.
Sherman.
The mighty Sherman.
Sherman did not allow the vassal states to escape from his control.
Sherman has existed in the Milky Way for tens of thousands of years and is still thriving.
Military and technological barriers made it impossible for ordinary people to resist imperial power. No powerful anti-imperialist alliance was formed in the entire galaxy, and the lives of the people of the Sherman Empire were no worse than those of the people of other powerful countries.
How to deal with this powerful empire?
Yang Ming recalled the moment when he faced a choice on the Imperial Star.
'Will you regret it?'
Yang Ming smiled and shook his head, slowly closed his eyes, and a slightly bold idea emerged in his mind.
Adwang suddenly thought of the fierce argument he had with his father when he was nineteen years old. His father scolded him for being an idealist who would drag the country into the abyss, but he retorted that there was no meaning for a regime that oppressed the people.
Yes, he was brainwashed by the idea of democracy.
But what he pursues is true democracy, not the "democracy" that is arbitrarily dressed up by capital and various forces and uses policies to fool the people to win votes.
If time could be turned over again, Adwant would still make the same choice.
'Father, I will not let Luofeng fall into darkness.'
Adwant closed his sleepy eyes and his breathing quickly became steady.
At the foot of the bed, Guina stood with her eyes closed, a faint flickering guiding light beneath her eyelids.
'The balance within Sherman's empire must be disturbed.'
Yang Ming narrowed his eyes slightly, the thought in his heart had grown wildly, like a ball of fire that was about to explode.
drop--
" Boss, the overall analysis has been completed."
