After a while, Qiguan Rang said calmly, "If it's for the sake of the lord's great plan, you have no choice but to do so. Rang has nothing to say."
To be merciful to the enemy was to be cruel to one's own side. To be merciful to the barbarians of the Northern Borderline, it was possible that one's family would be destroyed.
Forget about other stories, just based on the example of the Qiangwu Tribe, the ancestors of the three tribes in the Northern Borderline, who relied on abducting women from the Central Plains to expand their population from two hundred thousand to more than three million in just twenty to thirty years, it was enough for the Central Plains people to view the Northern Borderline as a great enemy.
Feng Jin was silent for a moment. He completely understood Jiang Pengji and Wei Ci's plan.
"Will the Northern Borderline find out about this?"
Feng Jin's heart was ruthless. As long as the enemy was not dead, he could not let his guard down.
"I can't be sure, but the Northern Frontier is vast. These little bastards won't have much of an impact for the time being." Qiguan Rang thought about it and said uncertainly, "It would take at least 50 to 60 years to destroy all the pasture in the North borderline, right? The three tribes of the Northern Borderline aren't stupid. As long as they haven't conquered the Central Plains, they can only be confined to this piece of land. It's impossible for them to sit back and watch … "
Feng Jin breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Fifty to sixty years? Did Wen Zheng think that his lord would tolerate the northern borderline for so many years? In Jin's opinion, in at most three to five years, the lord would be sharpening his knife to attack the northern borderline. The war would be unavoidable. Rabbit Goat was definitely not a fatal blow! It was better to think about it from another perspective. The lord probably didn't want to use this method to destroy the northern borderline. Since that's the case, why go through so much trouble? "
Qiguan had been too anxious just now and had actually fallen into a dead end for a moment. His thinking had gone astray.
"That's right … Our Lord isn't using rabbits and sheep to destroy the Northern Borderline, so he must have other plans … Could it be that he's trying to restrain us?"
Feng Jin nodded in agreement. "That's what I mean too. It's probably to divert the Northern Borderline's attention so that they won't be able to focus on increasing their combat power. The northern border had just been hit by the horse plague. Countless warhorses had died, and their combat power had been reduced by more than half. They would not be able to recover for a while. But what if they were to settle down and think of ways to continue breeding warhorses after spring? In at most ten years, the Northern Borderline would be strong again. At that time, it was hard to say whether the five countries of the Central Plains would still exist. It's hard to guarantee that the Northern Borderline won't take this opportunity to invade! "
As Qiguan Rang listened to Feng Jin's words, he recalled the chaotic history of the Sixteen Kingdoms.
If the five countries of the central plains also fell into chaos, wouldn't the situation be the same as the sixteen countries that had been at war for hundreds of years?
It was not impossible for the border barbarians to take advantage of the situation.
At that time, the Central Plains would be weak while the Barbarians would be strong. It would not be impossible for them to lose their clothes.
Qiguan Rang broke out in a cold sweat, but his expression did not change. Countless thoughts flashed through his mind.
He concluded, "In that case, my lord only wants to use this strategy to delay the rise of the Northern Borderline?"
Feng Jin nodded. "That should be it."
The next afternoon, Feng Jin secretly hinted to Wei Ci about this matter. The latter only laughed and cried in secret.
"In the end, you still managed to guess it. That's about it."
Feng Jin pretended to be angry and said, "Although this plan is vicious, it's not like Beijiang has no reaction at all. If we're discovered …"
Wei Ci said, "We won't be discovered. We've already purchased countless sheepskins and other items from the North borderline. They won't be suspicious for a while. What's more, I only asked the caravan to purchase from the ordinary herdsmen and not from the rich families. It's even more impossible for the imperial court to find out. By the time they find out, the flock of sheep and the scattered rabbits on the grassland will have begun to take shape. At that time, we'll send an undercover agent to the King of the Northern Borderline. Tell me, will they continue to allow these little bastards to run rampant, or will they send people to destroy the rabbits and sheep? "
Feng Jin was stunned on the spot. He had a deeper understanding of Wei Ci and his lord's evil intentions.
Wei Ci sneered again and said, "It's true that the three tribes of the Northern Borderline are arrogant and like to act on impulse. However, they still have a calmer 'wise man'. The current 'wise man' is the rare wise general of the Northern Borderline, Wu Liba. Wu Liba is a cautious person. He doesn't see the hope of the Northern Borderline crushing the Central Plains, so he won't easily abandon the Northern Borderline. At least he has a way out. Therefore, in Ci's opinion, this person will definitely strongly support the King of the Royal Court to spare manpower and energy to destroy the rabbits and sheep. In this way, the Northern Borderline's energy will be tied up. "
Jiang Pengji came from the future. She feared nature more than anyone else. She also knew how excessive the plan was to destroy the ecology.
Even if nothing happened now, after a hundred years, the descendants would come back to their senses and curse their ancestors.
Since she dared to propose such a plan, she had naturally thought of a few backup plans.
It was true that the rabbits and sheep would bring harm to the ecology of the Northern Borderline, but as long as it did not exceed the limits of the ecology's ability to regulate itself, there was no need to worry. After conquering the Northern Borderline, she would continue to send people to clean up the rabbits and sheep in the Northern Borderline. Then, she would encourage the people to plant grass and trees in large quantities.
It would only be three to five years. The situation was still within her control.
What she needed was time, not a barren desert that was riddled with scars and could not be saved.
After receiving Wei Ci's reply, Feng Jin also secretly heaved a sigh of relief. Then, he privately revealed it to Qiguan Rang to make him feel at ease.
The Northern Borderline was completely unaware.
Since the outbreak of the horse plague, the Northern Borderline's business had suffered a devastating blow. They had opened up the business of foreign merchant caravans.
It was just that there were more merchant caravans buying rabbit and sheep skins. This matter would not reach the ears of the King of the Royal Court.
Wei Ci was a person who did things meticulously. His arrangements for the merchant caravans were even more thorough. Feng Jin and Qiguan Rang watched for a while and they both shuddered. Even though they knew that this method would not kill the Northern Borderline, it could still carve a piece of flesh out of them.
The two of them thought at the same time, "We can't casually provoke this fellow in the future."
It was one thing to be plotted against, but they were afraid that they would not even know how they were plotted against.
With everyone's help, Wanzhou slowly became orderly. The depressed economy also began to slowly recover.
It was just that the group of officials suffered.
More than once, Feng Jin envied Wei Ci's ability to write with two hands and multitask. But it was just envy.
"Sigh … Changsheng, why are you heavier than before …"
Feng Jin weighed his daughter and was filled with emotion. He had not touched the pillow to sleep for a few days.
Wei Jingxian looked at the dark circles under his eyes with heartache. He could not hide the heavy eye bags no matter what.
"How many days have you not been home?" Wei Jingxian glared at him. If it were not for Changsheng's good memory, she would have long forgotten about this father who had not appeared for a long time. She continued, "I went to see Madam Wei yesterday. She has not seen Sir Qiguan for a long time …"
The Madam Wei that Wei Jingxian was talking about was none other than Qiguan Rang's wife, Wei Yuan's eldest daughter.
Looking at Jiang Pengji's team, only these two couples had wives and daughters and were not separated from each other.
"I'm busy …" Feng Jin said with some grievance. "Lanting threw the big mess of Wanzhou here and did not care about it …"
At the thought that his lord was still carefree and happy at this moment, Feng Jin felt his molars itch even more.
To be honest, he had really wronged Jiang Pengji. She was not carefree and happy at this moment.
After being appointed as Wanzhou's magistrate, the alliance troops withdrew one after another.
Jiang Pengji and the others were also preparing to retreat. After marching for only two days, she received a message.
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