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More than half a month later.

With the help of five military Lingyuan warships, the treasures worth more than 3 billion spirit coins "earned" by the Mu family army were all successfully transported to Hyun Qing City.

After deducting the 4% transportation fee, the total value of the treasure is almost exactly 3 billion.

How should this wealth be distributed?

First of all, 50% must be left for the Mu family army fighting on the front line. After all, these treasures were obtained by those more than a thousand soldiers. They made the greatest contribution and should take half of it.

The remaining 50% will be divided into half by each of the Baimu family.

That is 750 million per household.

However, during the actual distribution process, the Bai family only took away 500 million, while the Mu family took away 1 billion.

Why did the Mu family take so much?

According to the Bai family, the extra part is the betrothal gift given by the Bai family to the Mu family, and is used for the marriage between the two families.

The Mu family was overjoyed and happily accepted it.

"What, my Bai family and Mu family have formed a marriage. When did it happen and to whom?" Zhou Ming was surprised, or a little confused.

"Who else could it be? Of course it's for you." Bai Xutang said.

"Me? Who is the target? What target did you find for me?" Zhou Ming asked even more surprised.

"Silly son, who else could it be? Of course it's Fairy Mu. Aren't you very close to her? Why are you so stupid now?" Bai Xutang asked with a puzzled look on his face.

Zhou Ming stamped his feet anxiously: "Why didn't you tell me such an important thing, and why did you find someone to marry randomly in private? How many times have I told you that Fairy Mu and I are really just ordinary friends."

Bai Xutang was also a little confused: "Aren't you two very close? This..."

He also thought that his son and Fairy Namu had a mutual affection and affection for each other, so when they concluded the marriage between the two families, he did not ask for his opinion, thinking that he would accept it happily and even feel ecstatic.

Unexpectedly, his son also said that the two were just friends.

this……

"My Bai family's betrothal gift has been sent, and the Mu family has accepted it, which shows that Fairy Mu likes you in her heart. Son, being able to marry such a good wife is a blessing that you have cultivated for several lifetimes. You still nod and agree to this. Let’s get married, but don’t tell me that you don’t like Fairy Namu at all.”

Bai Xutang advised him that there was no problem with the Mu family, but they should not cause any trouble with the Bai family.

You must know that Mu Xianzi's reputation is very high. If the news of "being rejected by the Bai family and repenting of her marriage" spreads, not to mention she will be scolded by hundreds of millions of people. She will come with a knife to hack to death the heartless flower protector of the Bai family. There are countless uncertainties.

Thinking of this, Bai Xutang felt chilled.

"But... I really don't have the slightest idea of ​​marrying Fairy Mu. I don't have that feeling for her. Why did you get me engaged privately?"

Zhou Ming glared at Bai Xutang and said with a dissatisfied look on his face: "Cancel, cancel it for me quickly."

"do not talk!"

Bai Xutang hurriedly covered his mouth: "It can't be cancelled. This marriage really can't be cancelled!"

"My son, what are you trying to do? Fairy Mu is extremely talented and has unparalleled looks. How is she not worthy of you? You don't like such a woman. What other women can catch your eye? Don't You’re making trouble, please stop making trouble, okay?”

"Think about your grandfather again. He is already very old. He has been in poor health in the past few years. It seems that he will not live for a few more years. The old man's biggest wish is to have his great-grandson. He hopes that you will get married soon. How can you be like this? Don't you want to make the old man angry to death? You have always been filial, and the old man likes you the most, so you are filial to him like this?"

Speaking of the latter, Bai Xutang played the old man card.

"Old man..."

Zhou Ming calmed down immediately.

The old man's health has indeed been getting worse every year in recent years. He doesn't know when the end will come. The idea of ​​having a great-grandson is often mentioned to him, but he refuses it every time.

Now listening to what my father said, no matter from which aspect, the Bai family's proposal to regret the marriage has become a very destructive thing.

Of course, if he hardens his heart, he can definitely break off the marriage, but...

"Okay, okay, marriage between two families is fine, but my studies are not over yet. I will not marry anyone until I graduate from school."

Zhou Ming still chose to compromise and nodded helplessly.

After all, man is a social animal and cannot exist independently of society. Moreover, since he comes from a wealthy family, he cannot escape marriage no matter what. The expectations and pressure from the family do not allow him to go his own way.

Want to avoid these things completely, unless...he is an orphan with no relatives.

Therefore, even though the original idea was very good, it is still too difficult to break out of many social rules and regulations.

No matter how successful people are, they will always experience some helplessness.

But the biggest advantage of Zhou Ming is that he never stubbornly insists on something, but can adjust himself at any time... He did say that women equal trouble, but has he never experienced this kind of trouble in his life? I have already had rich experience in handling problems, so I am no longer afraid of these troubles.

"I know you are a good and sensible boy!"

Bai Xutang was overjoyed, and finally let go of his nervous heart.

…

Time flies.

Two years passed in a flash.

Wancheng Kingdom's invasion of Nanyuan Continent has entered its third year.

The entire Nanyuan Continent was basically swallowed by the Wancheng National Whale, digestion was completed, and normalized management was achieved.

The resistance movement that rose up like a prairie fire in the entire Southern Yuan Continent in the second year was basically extinguished, and hundreds of resistance organizations all disappeared.

For example, the Black Flag Army, which had dealt a heavy blow to the Wancheng Kingdom's invading forces, annihilating one militia group and severely damaging three militia groups, resisted tenaciously for two years under the attack of the expeditionary fleet. The remaining Black Flag Army had to It moved to extremely remote mountainous areas and even miasma forests, completely losing its destructive power.

Good news came a few days ago. With the help of several Black Flag Army traitors, the expedition fleet accurately located the location of the leader of the Black Flag Army, Zhang Zhe. The Lingyuan warship that went to destroy Zhang Zhe bombarded Zhang Zhe with one shot. Zhe, a figure who had brought a lot of losses to Wan Chengguo, finally died in ashes.

Wan Chengguo's major newspapers reported on it one after another and cheered.

"Zhang Zhe... is a man of iron bones and a hero of Nanyuan Continent."

Zhou Ming said with emotion, sighing for a while.

However, even if there are ten or a hundred heroes like Zhang Zhe in Nanyuanzhou who resist to the end, they cannot change the fate of Nanyuanzhou's fall.

Why?

The strength gap is too big!

Taking the population of the monk class as an example, Nanyuan Continent has a population of 1.5 billion. If multiplied by one ten thousandth, the total population of monks is only 150,000.

How many monks are there in Wancheng Kingdom?

Five million, at least five million, one-fifth of the total population.

5 million versus 150,000, what a disparity in power balance this is?

Taking into account the country's mobilization capacity, scientific and technological strength, and industrial production capacity... it is not a particularly exaggerated thing to swallow up Nanyuanzhou in three years and complete its digestion.

What's exaggerated is that Wan Chengguo hasn't had enough to eat yet.

Even though the four major sects, thousands of families and countries in Wancheng, these large and small interest groups all made a lot of money in the process of engulfing Nanyuan Continent, and the income was dozens of times the investment, but Most of them still don't feel satisfied.

In addition, there are thousands of families who failed to get the quota for the expedition and only drank a little soup at most. The most dissatisfied at this moment is extremely dissatisfied!

Why can they only watch from the sidelines when other families eat meat?

Why did they spend tens of millions or hundreds of millions of spiritual coins to build an army, but they couldn't even get a chance to put it to use, so they could only throw it into their hands and turn it into a loss?

Indeed, they are indeed poor and relatively weak, but they cannot give all their opportunities to those strong and wealthy families. They will not be able to pick up anything!

So in the parliament, the members representing the interests of these families made a fuss.

There are even families that control more than 300 cities, asking these councilors to convey their attitude: If the country cannot bring them benefits, they will decide to withdraw from Wancheng Kingdom!

This situation is really serious.

The leader of the country, Wu Xinyu, had to stroke his painful forehead, comfort the congressmen, and think about solutions.

what to do?

The interests of Nanyuanzhou have been divided up. If these families want to join, there will be no more cake to share with them.

But if there is no way to come up with some benefits to appease these families, there might be a split within the Wancheng Kingdom.

Just when Wu Xinyu had a headache, a voice sounded in his ear:

"Captain, there are no interests left in Nan Yuan Continent. Isn't there still Xi Yuan Continent or North Yuan Continent? Xi Yuan Continent is vast, with a radius of 800,000 miles, three large spiritual veins, and more than 3,000 cities. North Yuan Continent Yuan Continent is slightly smaller, but it also has a radius of 500,000 miles and 2,000 cities, which is more than twice the size of Nan Yuan Continent. No matter which of these two continents Wancheng Kingdom swallows, it will be enough to satisfy the appetite of all families. .”

The congressman said with longing in his eyes.

Wu Xinyu looked at him in surprise, Xiyuanzhou or Beiyuanzhou? These two continents are both big continents, with countless immortals, and there are many giant forces in the mortal world. With the body of Wancheng Kingdom, can it swallow one of them?

Seeing the worry on Wu Xinyu's face, the congressman said: "The head of state does not need to worry. Although these two continents are big, they are just two large Nanyuan continents. The various sects are scattered and the mortal cities are independent of each other. The population of the monk class is sparse, but it is actually far weaker than our Wancheng Kingdom. If we want to destroy these two continents, it will just take more time."

"this……"

Wu Xinyu is still a little hesitant. If he can become the head of state, he must be much smarter than ordinary members and consider issues more comprehensively. In addition, the first head of state, Shanhe, also left some secrets for their successors. Summarizing his experience, especially in terms of war, Zhang Shanhe left behind a sentence: without absolute certainty, without sufficient preparations, without confidence in victory, without material conditions, and without moral support, you must never start a war hastily.

Looking at the several wars Zhang Shanhe launched in his life, all of them met the five conditions he mentioned.

What Wu Xinyu faces now is not that Wanchengguo lacks strength, confidence, materials, and assurance...it lacks none of these four aspects.

What is lacking is moral support.

Because unlike Nan Yuan Continent, which has a large number of trouble-making evil cultivators, Xi Yuan Continent and Bei Yuan Continent are mainly composed of noble and decent people, and they have not boycotted the products of Wan Cheng Country on a large scale. There is really no excuse to devour them. …

But the congressman advised him: If he doesn’t find a new piece of cake, or find a way to come up with some benefits to satisfy the appetites of the majority of the disadvantaged families in the country and make up for their losses, they will definitely be extremely dissatisfied and will definitely find a way to make up for their losses. Some things even caused serious divisions.

In addition, many powerful families in the country are not satisfied with just "earning" billions of profits and only occupying a city in Nanyuan Continent... When Nanyuan Continent is completely digested, these families may also follow suit, then what to do?

The leader of the country, Wu Xinyu, has a big head.

I feel like I'm riding a tiger and it's hard to get off.

I went to the four major sects to discuss a solution, but I didn't expect that they were not full either. They all expressed that they wanted to occupy a few more fairy mountains full of spiritual energy, and they also wanted to earn tens of billions more in property.

Needless to say about the National Defense Force, in addition to the Third Fleet, the commanders of the other three fleets have slapped the table in front of him many times.

"Okay, just fight until you are satisfied!"

Wu Xinyu, who was coerced by the will of all parties, could only order people to start formulating a new war plan.

A month later, a new war plan was quickly released.

Target: Xiyuanzhou.