The Ying Dynasty, once glorious and with the unstoppable momentum to unify ten states across the land, had experienced a period of early prosperity and flourishing growth, only to find itself bogged down like a giant beast trapped in a quagmire, gradually beset by a myriad of thorny problems—with corruption foremost among them.
Years ago, the Ying Dynasty had accomplished the world-shaking feat of great unification, bringing the territories of eleven nations entirely under its control. Its vast expanse stretched impressively across seven million square kilometers—what a monumental achievement.
However, the technological level of that era fell far short of later generations. Across the entire dynasty, leaving aside modern communication tools like trains and telegraphs, even relatively advanced methods such as carrier pigeons and beacon-fire early warning systems were utterly inadequate in coverage and transmission efficiency for such an immense territory.
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