Chapter 415 We'll Protect You

Seeing the Lord of Wuyun City crying so sadly, Changsheng Gong also sighed.

"Alas! In the end, you trusted your emperor too much back then."

Otherwise, the Lord of Wuyun City wouldn't have suffered that calamity.

However, this fire bomb, this commander really can't sell it!

The half-drunk Lord of Dark Cloud City...

What don't you want to show off in front of us?

They even dragged all of us from the border town over here. Did they want us to see how they blew that mountain up?

"As for me, I also have my own difficulties."

First of all, the people who developed this fire and thunder were royals, and they are now royal craftsmen, under the management of the inner court of our Great Yu Emperor.

"No one dares to sell fire bombs unless the emperor gives the order," said Changsheng Gong again.

Burileg remained silent.

Shen Huaichen remained silent.

Today's stage belongs to Chang Sheng Gong, so he should be the one to perform. He just needs to watch.

Upon hearing what Changsheng Gong said, the city lords couldn't help but think of it.

The emperor of Dayu?

Isn't that your son-in-law? Everyone knows your daughter became the Empress!

If you really want to do something, the emperor won't pursue it because she gave birth to twins!

The city lords thought this in their hearts, but none of them dared to say it aloud.

They all looked at Chang Sheng Gong, waiting for him to say what he would say next.

Calling them all the way here must be more than just showing everyone how powerful Dayu is.

"Secondly, think about it, you have twelve border cities, and each city has a lord."

Although you are united.

But in the past two years, we've had some disagreements over competing for business, haven't we?

That's why I can't sell those fire mines to you!

Think about it, you two used to have a fight over business matters.

At that time, the most we would do was block someone's door and curse a few words.

Or, if they get really angry, they might just threaten the other person and throw a few stones.

What about now?

If you all had fire mines, that would be a different story.

What if you two start arguing again, and in a moment of anger, you throw fire bombs at the other side's city?

What would be the consequences?

So it's best if you don't have this thing.

In that case, even if you have a big fight in the end, it will just be a quarrel.

With fire and thunder, the people in the two cities can just keep arguing.

If this gets out of hand, we might lose the city altogether!

Or perhaps your relationship is good enough that things won't escalate to that point.

What if someone among you does something bad? They steal the fire and then frame you for it.

"Then you can't explain yourselves even if you have mouths," Chang Shenggong explained slowly.

The city lords listened and all nodded silently.

Yes, having these things will definitely give you more confidence, make you speak louder, and make you more temperamental.

Besides, they can't sleep with these fire mines under their pillows every day!

What should we do if a mine accidentally explodes...?

For a moment, everyone sighed.

"What if... what if those people from the Imperial Court come with a large army?" a city lord suddenly asked.

"Don't worry! I will protect everyone."

We will absolutely not allow those people from the Imperial Court to bully you.

Don't think I'm lying.

In the past two years, the relationship between the border town and our Chongqing has become much closer.

If the border city prospers, our Great Chongqing will also benefit.

"If you don't behave well, Da Yu will definitely not sit idly by and stand by. We will protect you." Chang Shenggong patted his chest and declared.

Upon hearing this, the city lords knew that the fire mine was definitely not going to be sold...

“Then we’ll have to rely on the old general.” Burileg was the first to raise his glass.

The other city lords followed suit immediately.

After downing a glass of wine, Shen Huaichen suddenly said a few words.

"General, what do you think? Let's go back and discuss it, and find a solution that benefits both sides."

After all, the people who most want peace and tranquility on the border right now are definitely not the Northern Hu.

But the Northern Hu imperial court is our common enemy.

We must at least find a lasting way to protect the peace of the border towns.

"Mr. Du is absolutely right! Then Mr. Du, after you return, you should discuss this thoroughly with the Prince and the city lords."

As for me, as long as the request isn't too unreasonable and is justifiable, I'm open to discussion.

Come on, let's drink first!

Cheers! You've all had a tough journey!

As Chang Shenggong spoke, he took the lead and raised his wine glass, which was filled with water.

In an instant, the guests became lively again.

......

After Burileg led the city lords back, the remaining city lords who were guarding the border city gathered in Saha City.

"How was it? How was it? Did you make a lot of demands?"

"Are they going to increase customs duties again?"

Or are you suggesting we send more tribute?

"Could it be that one of the city lords has offended someone again, and the old commander of the Weiyuan Army called everyone over to give them a good scolding?"

......

The city lords who remained behind chattered amongst themselves.

They completely ignored the fact that Burileg had led everyone to see a new type of fire and mine test.

Their eyes are only on business matters...

Those city lords who drew lots and thought their luck wasn't very good were all in high spirits.

It's not that they had bad luck!

They were incredibly lucky, even luckier than winning a deck of supreme cards at the Sahara's Grand Place.

"Wow! That's really big! And it's truly amazing! Da Yu... it'll be incredible from now on!"

"Yes, who would have thought those fire mines would be so powerful!"

Just one of those stones could blast a mountain down.

"Exactly! If only we had fire grenades..."

The city lords who remained behind, seeing that their questions were not answered and instead other questions were raised, finally became anxious.

"What exactly happened to you?"

"Nothing happened, we just watched the fire and mine test."

It's such a shame you didn't go!

Let me tell you! Just one fire bomb could blow our whole city to smithereens.

It's such a pity you didn't go!

Oh, and later that ever-victorious man even treated us to wine and meat—big bowls of wine, big chunks of meat, it smelled so good!

The city lord left behind...

Is it really that amazing?

That's a bit of a shame for them; if they had known it would turn out like this, they would have gone to take a look!