Lord of Flames

Chapter 274: ?On the rise! An endless stream of Elves!

Chapter 274:?On the rise! An endless stream of Elves!

After the establishment of the Holy Flame?Empire, Qing Ling and Meng Ying were vigorously developing the economy of the empire, making the entire empire more prosperous.

They announced many measures to encourage childbirth.

For example, every time a commoner gave birth to a child, they would gain ten acres of land.

The Continent of Gods was vast and sparsely populated. Many lands had never been discovered before.

Now that there were crops, tea, mulberry, and other economic crops suitable for all kinds of land, these lands would have the value of reclamation.

It wasn’t just a matter of cultivation. In the Holy Flame Empire, all the land that wasn’t cultivated belonged to the Lord?of Flame.

To the commoners, the land was their lifeblood.

As soon as the policy was announced, the number of newborns in the Holy?Flame Empire?increased.

The survival rate of newborns in this era was not high, which was one of the reasons why the population was low.

After all, medical treatment was too backward.

Although there was a God, it was impossible for a God to always give down his strength, especially for the sake of insignificant civilians. That would not be worth it for a God.

Only a few lucky ones could be so lucky.

For example, a mother who was seriously ill with a child prayed outside the temple every day. After praying for a month, she attracted a lot of attention. Then, God sent a miracle to cure her son, and it was called a beautiful talk.

However, such a thing would not happen once a year in such a vast empire!

For a God, this was just an investment. It showed his benevolence to gain a more devout faith.

But now it was different.

The core members of the Holy Flame Church were already able to pray for the White Flame. This was a flame that could heal, and since Lin Yan had obtained the Law of Life, the White Flame’s healing effect was excellent, almost omnipotent.

With the help of White Flame, the survival rate of the newborn was greatly improved.

There was no need to worry about the increase in population.

At the same time, with the White Flame, some civilians who had suffered from old injuries could receive treatment from the Church as long as they were devoted enough. This made the people of the Holy Flame?Empire very firm in their belief in the Lord of Flame.

This kind of belief slowly became love.

A God that people loved!

Following that, the Fox Lady?Qing Ling also started basic education and increased the number of hospitals.

Although the white flame could heal, it was a waste to use it for a small cold or injury, so the hospital was important.

In short, everything in the Holy Flame?Empire was on the right track, moving towards prosperity!

In military terms, new soldiers were also being trained.

The noble’s right to recruit the army was completely withdrawn.

In the future, all the troops would be recruited and managed by the Royal Family of the Holy Flame Empire. The future soldiers would become a specialized profession. All the soldiers would be paid according to their strength, and their families would be exempt from all taxes.

In terms of population, the population of each province in the Holy Flame Empire?was:

Yan Province: 2.83 million.

Xi Ling Province: 23.45 million.

Horton Province: 19.8 million.

Hun River Province: 28 million.

In total, there were over 70 million people.

As for the Empire’s standing army, Meng Ying and Qing Ling?decided to maintain it at one million.

Among them, the Yan province’s orc army had always been 200,000 soldiers. The strength of these 200,000 soldiers?was constantly increasing. They were the most terrifying army in the entire Holy Flame?Empire.

The other three provinces were Xi Ling Province with 500,000 soldiers, Hun River?Province with 100,000 soldiers, and Horton Province with 200,000 soldiers.

Some local troops were responsible for the defense of the area.

The Church also had one hundred thousand top-notch troops; this was a weapon against the other Church’s temples.

Just like in the past, unlike Yan Province, any of the four?kingdoms could pull up 800,000 troops.

However, there were only 800,000 troops in the four?provinces.

The number of troops decreased, but the quality of the army increased greatly.

This was also a strategy used by some large empires.

In the Holy Flame Empire, the total number of troops was not unlimited, but the quality of the army was terrifying.

It wasn’t an unlimited number of soldiers. The battle between soldiers?was still useful!

And in the City of Miracle, the flying ships were also being continuously built.

Now, the ten production lines were all completed. Every month, they could produce 20 small-sized Airships, 4 medium-sized Airships, 2 large-sized Airships, and 1 oversize troop carrier.

Qing Ling and Meng Ying were waiting. When the number of flying ships exceeded 100, they could transport hundreds of thousands of troops at once, and then they could expand to the northeast.

This period was used to train the army, further upgrade their weapons and equipment, and increase the combat strength of the entire army.

At the same time, the trade with the Eternal Night Empire?was relatively smooth. The three crops sold to the Eternal Night Empire?were mainly potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, and sorghum wine. The production of silk wasn’t very high, and it wasn’t until the end of the sale that large areas of tea began to be planted. Even if there was a rush, the first wave of picking was still a month away.

It sold very well four items in the Eastern Province of the Eternal Night Empire. In extensive?areas meanwhile, all kinds of ores from the Eternal Night Empire were being purchased continuously.

Strictly speaking, the trade between the Holy Flame Empire?and the Eternal Night Empire was still at the stage of a trade deficit.

Strictly speaking, the trade between the Holy Flame Empire?and Eternal Night Empire was still in the stage of trade deficit.

That was, more goods were?imported from the Eternal Night Empire.

It couldn’t be helped. What was?imported from the Eternal Night Empire was?all kinds of ores, and the ores were more valuable.

In the past what was sold were crops with lower prices.?Only sorghum wine had a higher price. However, sorghum wine had to be supplied to the Eternal Night Empire, so it couldn’t be supplied at all. With limited production, sorghum wine wouldn’t be able to recover its trade deficit.

However, as long as the silk was marketed on a large scale and the tea leaves were produced on a large scale, these two expensive goods could quickly reverse the trade deficit.

In addition, using the highlands of Horton Province, Qing Ling also ordered large-scale grape cultivation to brew wine, further increasing the production of wine.

The people of the?Continent of Gods loved to drink alcohol, while the commoners drank alcohol. For the nobles, wine was more suitable for their status.

“Wow, Queen Chen Xi. Didn’t you invite us to cultivate together??Why are you all finished?”

On a flying ship, an Elf exclaimed.

Around her, the Elves cried out in surprise.

This was the fourth batch of Elves they had received from the Holy Flame Forest.

Recently, the City of Miracle had sent another large flying ship over, which allowed the fleet to carry 40,000 Elves at once.

If they squeezed together, 50,000 Elves could fit in.

In other words, one trip would take away all the Elves.