Seeing that Chen Ming still couldn't quite understand the connection between the two, He Gu added, "What I mean is, if a rebellion breaks out on the Empire's borders, or there is an invasion by an external enemy."
"And if within one year the Empire's fleets are unable to reach the border from the capital Star Realm by direct navigation, then such a region is simply impossible to govern."
"The Empire's administrative capacity has limits, and the number of matters it can handle at the same time is also limited."
"As the Empire's borders expand, the overall territorial extent of the Empire grows exponentially."
"If certain incidents occur, they won't politely wait for the politicians to sit around in meetings; a year is already the maximum limit."
"This is one of the reasons why the Empire's pace of expansion slowed down."
Chen Ming more or less understood what he meant, but he still had a question: "Administrative capacity can change, right?"
