Ren Baqian: Can I say that I'm here to do social research?
In the end, after he left Valley City, the plot took a drastic turn for the worse. It was completely different from what he had planned before he came here. God knows how it turned out to be like this.
"What do you want to cooperate with?" Ren Baqian asked.
"These people are finished. These days are the last glory of this place …" Su Qing looked out of the window and sighed.
"Actually, I was a little worried at first. I was worried that the aboriginals would really be chased back into the mountains after being attacked from all sides. The Yun Nation, Tianjing Basin, the Chen Nation, and finally, Great Xia were going to be besieged by all the other nations, and the result was predictable. After all, the brains of the aboriginals … You know. I don't think they can come up with a solution to this situation. "Su Qing gave Ren Baqian a knowing look.
"This scene may be what many people want to see, but it's not what I want to see."
"The Chen Nation has sent their troops?" Ren Baqian immediately grasped some information from his words.
"Probably in the next few days. Perhaps they have already sent out their troops." Su Qing did not hide it. There was no need to hide this kind of news. As long as Ren Baqian left Tianjing Basin, he would soon receive this news.
"What do you want?" Ren Baqian asked.
"I don't want Great Xia to have no enemies. Initially, when I saw this trap of yours, I should be happy that a smart person has appeared in the Ancient race. However, I soon got worried again. If you guys were to settle everything too quickly, Great Xia might shrink back after realizing that it was impossible. That's something I don't want to see either. "Su Qing said.
Ren Baqian immediately understood Su Qing's words. What he meant was that he hoped to see Great Xia being dragged into a quagmire and unable to extricate itself.
At the very least, they had to make Great Xia reorganize their troops for another battle after suffering a crushing defeat.
Great Xia's resources and soldiers were almost depleted. If they wanted to regroup and fight again in a short period of time, they had to recruit a large number of soldiers. If there weren't enough conscripted soldiers, they might even have to recruit able-bodied men.
Furthermore, it would be difficult for Great Xia to prepare enough resources for hundreds of thousands of soldiers in a short period of time. Hence, they would have to increase taxes.
If there were places where the people had no way of making a living, and someone with the intention of raising their arms and calling for help, it was likely that a rebellion would immediately occur.
If Great Xia defeated the aboriginals, they would be able to bring back their army to quell the rebellion.
However, if Great Xia were to once again fall into a quagmire or even lose the war with the aboriginals, their foundation would definitely be shaken.
After thinking for a while, Ren Baqian thought about the problems that might arise if Great Xia were to send troops again.
The crux of the matter was that the war between the aboriginals and the other nations couldn't end in a short period of time. Otherwise, the aboriginals would fall into a stalemate. Only then would Great Xia, who had just suffered a great defeat, make up their minds.
As for taxes, the other party probably knew the situation in Great Xia better than him.
Also, would the people have a hard time making a living? This wasn't a problem at all. As long as there were people on the same side in a certain city, and they had such thoughts, it was very easy to make a certain area become a place where the people had no way to make a living.
Then, all that was left was to raise his arm and shout.
Ren Baqian felt that his theory wasn't entirely correct, but it was highly possible.
He didn't ask if the other party wanted to rebel. Instead, he tapped his finger on the table a few times and asked, "What's in it for us?"
"A weak Great Xia is safe for you," Su Qing said.
"No, we don't need it. We don't care if Great Xia is strong or weak." Ren Baqian shook his head. With him around, with the advancement of science and technology, it was conceivable that Dayao would become prosperous and powerful in the future. Why would he care about whether Great Xia was strong or not? In the next few years, a decade, or even decades, it would put pressure on Dayao?
Ren Baqian then said with some contempt, "Moreover, if it's just Great Xia alone, what kind of storm can it set off?"
It wasn't that he was looking down on anyone, but in terms of strength, the aboriginals could beat ten of them.
"You underestimate the people of the world and Great Xia too much," Su Qing said.
"Wu Shenghou has been scheming for so many years. If it weren't for those messy things of yours, I'm afraid that the north of Dayao would have been lost."
"You know a lot?" Ren Baqian asked.
Su Qing smiled and didn't answer this question. After all, many things that had been used on the battlefield couldn't be hidden from others.
In fact, what he cared about the most wasn't the things that Ren Baqian used on the battlefield. Instead, it was the ease with which the aboriginal troops were mobilized in battle. This included the current battle in the northeast. The aboriginal generals were able to command the troops with ease, respond extremely quickly, and their combat power had increased by more than 30%.
This was something that Great Xia couldn't achieve. He guessed that there must be a reason for this. Although there was no evidence, he had some guesses.
"If you have any trump cards, then take them out. People die in war. If we drag Great Xia into this, we don't know how many people will die and how much resources will be wasted. This isn't something that can be easily erased. "
"100 million taels of silver within three years!" Su Qing said straightforwardly.
"A year's income of Great Xia's treasury … Can you afford it?" Ren Baqian's heart skipped a beat. 100 million taels of silver was definitely a huge figure. This was Dayao's income for more than ten years.
After deducting the expenses of various places, there was basically not much left from Dayao's annual income of a few million taels of silver. There were too many things that could be done with this amount of money.
Even Ren Baqian was a little tempted.
Even though he had already made up his mind to seize the entire Yun Nation, his goal was to make the Yun Nation part of his territory. He definitely couldn't do too much in the Yun Nation, and the money that he would get in the end might not be much more than this sum of money.
"The aristocratic families of Great Xia are still very wealthy. I will get them to fork out this sum of money, but it will take some time for Great Xia to be in chaos. "Su Qing smiled confidently.
Ren Baqian somewhat appreciated this kind of thinking of "I don't have it, but I can seize it."
"In addition, you still have to help me do three things," Ren Baqian said. The rest were all fake and were things to be done in the future. With this snitch, it would be easier for him to get through this safely.
"Speak."
"First, help me send a letter to the Protectorate of Gu City within two days. I think you should have people in Gu City, and you should also have some means of communication," Ren Baqian said.
"Xi Wanya should be on his way, right? However, I can do this. After delivering the letter, my people will withdraw from Gu City. "Su Qing smiled.
Ren Baqian was relieved to see that Su Qing had agreed.
In fact, two days after knowing that the empress had come to Tianjing Basin, he had thought of the radio station.
However, what made him want to smash the wall was that the radio station was completely unusable.
At first, he thought that it was due to the magnetic field of Mount Tianyun, but on the way here from Mount Tianyun, the radio station still couldn't be used. No matter which channel it was tuned to, there was only a bunch of ear-piercing noise.
This made Ren Baqian suspect that there was a problem with the ionosphere above Tianjing Basin, and he had no choice but to give up on using the radio station.
This wasn't his fault, but the world's.
Lin Qiaole was also unreliable.
Now that he had Su Qing's help to pass the message, the biggest problem was finally solved. At the very least, in the worst case scenario, he wouldn't find more than a dozen Spirit Wheel experts playing mahjong in a circle when he returned to Earth with the empress.
"I will tell you the other two things in a few days," Ren Baqian said.
"I have to do it."
"I won't make things difficult for you." Ren Baqian smiled.
It had to be said that these remnant citizens of the Hao Nation were really unlucky. Of the two foreign aid, one was an undercover agent, and the other was a snitch … Anyone who knew about this situation would vomit blood.
"Tell me, other than the muscles in your brain, is there anything else that is presentable? You can't even find the way to the inn, and you made me walk such a long distance! "a crisp voice said.
"You can't find the inn either, right?" another coarse voice retorted.
"Huh? Do you believe that I will shoot you into the wall? "
…
The voices on the street made Ren Baqian's ears twitch. Was this … a little lolita? Why were they here?
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