Analytic perspectives from Su Yu's past life reveal that both the Shun Dynasty and Luosha currently find themselves bottlenecked by what can be called the barriers of hostile nations.
Before entering the steam age or inventing innovations like railways, distance remained the greatest obstacle to ruling territories as vast as theirs.
For the Shun Dynasty, any desire to further expand toward the border regions encountered resistance that included, but was not limited to, the difficulties of transmitting administrative decrees, the logistical costs of garrisoning remote areas, harsh geographical and climatic conditions, and strained relations with neighboring states.
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