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Chapter 107 : Half a Province for One Person
Ming Chen hadn't just been playing around since he was young.
Coming to this brand new world, if he wanted to achieve something, he had to understand the world.
Mountains, rivers, climate... this geographical information was all very important.
He had studied the geography of Great Qian, Northern Lie, the southern countries, and the Xiongnu in the northwest. He had many ideas in his mind, so it was not surprising that he proposed this plan.
Ming Chen sat back down at the table and said casually to Qin Lou, "Your Majesty, personally, I still don't quite believe in peace treaties."
W е̂ bn̊ о̇ vë l̇ E ǹu m̊ a
A peace treaty, to put it nicely, was a symbol of good faith. To put it bluntly, it was just a piece of paper.
Currently, both sides had a need for peace, which was why they were signing a treaty.
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But the duration of their need for peace was different.
After the harsh winter, and after accumulating grain for another three to five years, the ambitious wolves of Northern Lie might not want peace anymore.
At that time, if another envoy died, the treaty would become waste paper, and another war could be launched.
But Great Qian couldn't. After returning and getting rid of the old emperor, the crown prince would ascend the throne, and then the crown prince would pass away... another period of chaos.
Е̄n u.ḿ a
The court officials were redundant and complex, the blood-clothed army was in rebellion. Even if it sought to rejuvenate, Great Qian would need a lot of time.
And during this time, it was best to find something for Northern Lie to do, to lock its national strength in one place, making it unable to attend to other matters.
This was the reason Ming Chen proposed this plan.
Ming Chen was telling Qin Lou plainly that he wanted to exhaust the state of Northern Lie.
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He wasn't deceiving Qin Lou. Building water conservancy was indeed a good thing. Once completed, it could allow Northern Lie to achieve a qualitative leap.
Proposing this plan was the simplest. Perhaps others could have thought of it, but the real difficulty was how to do it.
Е̂nŭ m̌å..i ḋ
The manpower and resources consumed in this were simply immeasurable, and it also required a great deal of time.
For such a major undertaking, there would certainly be voices of opposition within Northern Lie, which would put immense pressure on Qin Lou.
It was even possible that before the canal was even finished, Northern Lie would be dragged down.
Nothing could have only benefits. Ming Chen laid out all the pros and cons on the table.
He left it for Qin Lou to decide.
And Qin Lou would certainly accept.
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He was not a monarch content with just maintaining the status quo. This was a matter of benefit for a thousand autumns. In ten years, when the canal was completed, the saline-alkali land would become tens of thousands of acres of fertile fields.
From then on, those tens of thousands of acres of fertile fields would become Northern Lie's most solid capital. The people of Northern Lie would no longer be forced by hunger and cold, and the Northern Lie iron cavalry would no longer be constrained by provisions. They would surely rise to prominence in the world.
This was far, far better than sending the army south, consuming national strength and the lives of soldiers, to fight for those blood-stained, shattered cities.
And Qin Lou, who accomplished this, even if he failed to achieve the great cause of unifying the world, would surely have his name recorded in history, shining for a thousand years, becoming a wise monarch revered by generations of Northern Lie people.
Qin Lou let out a light breath, suppressing all sorts of thoughts in his heart, and just looked at Ming Chen. "Ming Chen, by proposing this plan to help my Northern Lie, are you not afraid of being blamed by the Great Qian court?"
His voice was inexplicable, carrying a hint of the same meaning as when Ming Chen had tried to sow discord between him and Tian Hong earlier.
W eb ň o̊ v̈е̇ l̂ Е̂n u m ǎ
Ming Chen's move was somewhat like drinking poison to quench thirst.
In order to buy time, he was weakening Northern Lie today to strengthen Northern Lie tomorrow.
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If in ten years, Great Qian was still in this half-dead state, it would be like a wild dog, kicked to death by Northern Lie.
Ming Chen replied, "This foreign subject has exchanged a plan for half of our province's territory. What crime is there? If I didn't sincerely propose a plan, could Your Majesty not see the hidden tricks? Besides, a thousand years ago, Northern Lie and Great Qian were one family. This is a matter that benefits the country and the people, and it has nothing to do with national borders."
The premise of bluffing was that the other party had to believe it.
Ming Chen couldn't find any plan that was both self-serving and could deceive the other party into believing it. After all, the monarch was not a fool.
Е̇ nu m а
Hearing Ming Chen's latter sentence, Qin Lou's gaze deepened, as if he was calculating something.
Then, his voice carried a hint of ferocity. "Are you not afraid that in ten years, my Northern Lie will rise up and swallow mountains and rivers? That we will march south and destroy your country?"
Ming Chen shrugged and replied, "Then is Your Majesty not afraid that while you are building the canal, an envoy of my Great Qian will die in Northern Lie, and my army will march north and shatter your country? The canal you build will henceforth be my Great Qian's water conservancy."
Sharp-tongued!
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"Hahahaha~"
Qin Lou, upon hearing this, laughed wildly and arrogantly. "If your Great Qian truly has the ability, then come and try!"
Wе̊ b̆ n о̊v̌ е́ l E̊nú m а
Ming Chen... this person...
Truly extraordinary.
One must know that this plan was proposed by Ming Chen from a position of opposition.
To propose this plan, to have his enemy accept it, and to achieve his own goals, what kind of fiendish talent was this?
He sized up this proud and confident young man, and the more he looked, the more pleasing he found him.
Northern Lie valued martial arts, and the monarch favored brave and martial officials. But now, this scholar who did not look tall was making him exceptionally eager.
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Why?
Such a remarkable person was born in that corrupt country.
Why didn't his Northern Lie have such a person?
Ming Chen smiled and did not continue this topic. He just said, "Since Your Majesty recognizes this plan that this foreign subject has presented, does our agreement still stand? In that case, have our peace talks been completed?"
After finishing his work, he wanted to get off work!
Qin Lou paused and shook his head. "No."
Е̇ ǹ ù m̆а
"What? Is Your Majesty going back on your word?"
The domineering monarch sat up straight, his voice sonorous. "I never go back on my word. A plan for half a province, then a plan for half a province. The land of Lizhou south of the Rong River, I don't want it."
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There was no one else here. Ming Chen had just been showing off his glib tongue.
He could have completely denied it.
But he disdained to do so.
Ming Chen replied, "Your Majesty is truly trustworthy. This foreign subject thanks Your Majesty."
W̌е̂ b̄ n о̂ ṽ е̊ l̀ E̊ nu̇ m а̂
Qin Lou hadn't finished speaking. He looked at Ming Chen and said, "That other half of the province, I can also not want it?"
"Oh? There's such a good thing?"
Qin Lou's gaze made Ming Chen a little scared.
Qin Lou didn't know what impolite things Ming Chen was thinking. He was just full of ambition, looking at this young fiendish talent before him. "Ming Chen, I will use that half a province of land to exchange for you alone. How about it?"
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What imperial daughter, what great general, he didn't want anyone now. He could also not want the land. He could not want anything from this peace settlement.
Everything, all of it, in exchange for this person.
Е̃ nu m̄ а
As an opponent, he saw it more clearly.
He deeply understood that this nameless Compiler, this young man not yet twenty, possessed the power to change the world.
From the tit-for-tat confrontation in the court at the beginning, to the brazen move that shocked the entire audience, to now proposing this overt scheme to exhaust the state in exchange for half a province of land and time to recuperate...
With a flick of his lips, he turned the world upside down.
This person's courage, vision, spirit, talent, wisdom... were all top-notch among the top-notch.
This was a fiendish talent that appeared once in a thousand years. He had his own plans in his chest. The situation of the world was fluid in his eyes, something that could be calculated and planned.
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In the Northern Lie court, not a single person could be found to compare with this person.
He was an ambitious monarch. How could he let this person slip away from his sight?
He only hated that this person was born in Great Qian and not in Northern Lie.
If he had this person's help, he couldn't imagine what Northern Lie would be like in ten years.
Unifying the world? Ten thousand nations coming to pay tribute?
Putting other things aside, just the plan he proposed, he, a man of Great Qian, understood his own country's geography better than many people of Northern Lie.
Wе́ b̆ n оv̀еl Е n ŭ m̂ а́_
If he were invited to supervise the construction of this canal, it would surely save a great deal of time, manpower, and resources. That alone would be worth more than that mere half a province of land.
Did that foolish old thing Xiao Yu of Great Qian deserve such a person?
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A cow chewing on a peony, what a waste, what a waste!
"Exchange for this foreign subject alone? What does Your Majesty mean?"
'Thumbs up to you, you really know your stuff.'
Putting aside their positions, Qin Lou, this monarch, had actually left a very good impression on Ming Chen. Xiao Yu was not worthy to eat at the same table with him, and he was even stronger than that Crown Prince Xiao Zhengyang.
Е̄ ṅū.m а̄
But unfortunately, this person was the leader of a wolf-like culture.
He knew his stuff, and he would give the due respect and rewards.
But being with him meant working like a horse. A subject could only be a subject. Personal hobbies like taking a small bribe would probably not be allowed.
Ming Chen didn't like it very much.
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"Ming Chen, in that Great Qian, you are just a small Compiler. Don't you feel that it's a waste of your talent?"
"How about coming to my Northern Lie? That foolish old turtle Xiao Yu, does he deserve your loyalty?"
Еn u m̂ ă
As the monarch of a dynasty, the Northern Emperor did not mince his words at all.
"Great Qian is rotten to the core. The court is full of useless people who will only hold you back."
"If you stay in Northern Lie, I will grant you the position of Prime Minister. It's not impossible for you to be on par with General Tian Hong. Under one person, above ten thousand. You can fully realize your ambitions!"
Since Ming Chen could stand from Northern Lie's perspective and propose the method of building the canal, which would benefit the country and the people, then he could serve as an official in Northern Lie.
This was a possibility worth fighting for.
He himself had said that Great Qian and Northern Lie were one family a thousand years ago. So what if he came to this family?
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In the future, when they marched south and Great Qian and Northern Lie became one family again, then he would not be considered a traitor.
He was clearly a flamboyant and domineering monarch, majestic in the court hall. But at this moment, his attitude towards Ming Chen was quite enthusiastic and sincere, thirsty for talent.
He rarely had such patience with a person.
Ming Chen smiled and cupped his hands towards him. "This foreign subject thanks Your Majesty for your great kindness, but..."
'That... Your Majesty, this foreign subject actually doesn't have any grand ambitions to realize. I just want to take a small bribe.'
"I am a man of Great Qian, born in Great Qian, loyal to Great Qian. Since childhood, I have been instilled with the idea of being loyal to the monarch and loving the country. I eat the monarch's food and am loyal to the monarch's affairs. How can one subject serve two masters? Please forgive this foreign subject for not being able to agree to your request. I hope Your Majesty will understand."
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Ming Chen said a passage to Qin Lou that he himself did not believe.
Hmm... Qin Lou didn't believe it either.
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In the current Great Qian court, you couldn't find many people who were loyal to the monarch and loved the country.
If one didn't know his actions and only looked at him now, this person seemed quite humble and polite.
But in reality, his personality was perverse and his actions bold and arrogant. His pride and confidence reached the heavens. This was very similar to him. He didn't believe the other party could be loyal to someone like Xiao Yu.
Just now, he had deliberately insulted Xiao Yu, and this person didn't care at all. And you still say you are loyal to the monarch?
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Or rather, he was not a person who could be loyal to others.
Anyone who could change the world would rarely be loyal to others.
But that didn't mean he couldn't be used.
A capable minister and a fiendish talent were like a fierce horse. He was the horse tamer.
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"Hahahaha~"
Qin Lou was rejected by Ming Chen, but he seemed not to mind. He laughed heartily and said to him, "Ming Chen, whether you are loyal to Great Qian or not, perhaps it's not up to you to decide. Perhaps Great Qian doesn't want your loyalty?"
Е̂n̆ú m a
"Are you willing to make a bet with me?"
"Your Majesty, please speak."
"Tomorrow, Northern Lie's envoy will set out, rushing to Great Qian's Yueyang to convey my intentions to your emperor."
"I don't want that half a province of land, I don't want the reparations from your Great Qian. I can even return some money and supplies to Great Qian."
The Northern Emperor's voice was sonorous, his gaze firm. "I only want you to stay in Northern Lie!"
He was the king of Northern Lie. He had enough capital to exchange for this one person.
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