Chapter 125 Qi Wan Lu Jin
Ying Zheng saw how quickly her expression changed, and his eyes twitched. Then he listened to her words again. At first glance, there was nothing wrong with it, but when he thought about it carefully, he felt that she was teasing him.
He narrowed his eyes slightly, his expression unfriendly, "Every word in the Queen Mother's letter said she missed me, could it be all lies?"
It's better to keep this kind of thing to yourself, why bother talking about it? It hurts people's feelings!
Zhao Yuanxi muttered in his heart, but smiled brightly on his face, "Your Majesty, why do you say that? I speak from the bottom of my heart. If what you say is false, then let me get sick and die."
Ying Zheng was stunned for a moment, turned his head away, and whispered, "That's not necessary. I trust you."
The corners of Zhao Yuanxi's mouth curled up wildly, and he almost couldn't hold back his laughter, "As long as the king trusts me!"
When Ying Zheng saw her laughing, he realized that he was being fooled and laughed out loud. This person was really outspoken and dared to say such nonsense. He didn't know what she was afraid of.
"Your Majesty, are you here regarding the cotton seeds I mentioned earlier?"
Ying Zheng nodded slightly.
"Then how much land and people does the king intend to give me?" Zhao Yuanxi's eyes lit up instantly.
"No!"
"The more the better—what?" Zhao Yuanxi couldn't believe his ears. "What did you say?"
Seeing her suddenly clenched fist, Ying Zheng's heart skipped a beat. He slowly explained, "If this thing is really as you said, I want to give it to the State of Chu."
Zhao Yuanxi was startled, and a line of words immediately appeared in his mind, "Qi silk and Lu linen, buy deer to control Chu, buy foxes to conquer Dai".
The earliest economic war in the Warring States Period.
"Do you want to emulate Duke Huan of Qi?" Zhao Yuanxi frowned.
Ying Zheng was delighted to see that the Queen Mother could see through his thoughts. "Indeed, Chu is rich. A violent attack is not the best strategy. Duke Huan of Qi was able to severely inflict damage on Chu with a single deer. Why can't I force Chu to switch from rice to cotton?"
Zhao Yuanxi fell silent. She wanted to grow cotton not to make the people of Chu unable to eat, but to make it possible for people all over the world to have warm and good clothes. But now it was going to become a sword to pierce the people of Chu.
Zhao Yuanxi tried to argue, "The King of Chu will not agree. With the precedent of Duke Huan of Qi, they are not that stupid."
"I have no intention of using this to directly defeat the State of Chu. It will be enough as long as I can weaken the combat effectiveness of the Chu army. Moreover, how can the Queen Mother be so sure that the State of Chu will not fall for this trick?" Ying Zheng chuckled, as if he had already won.
When huge interests are placed before them, individual will often cannot stop the overall behavior.
Unless the King of Chu issues a mandatory order prohibiting the Chu people from planting cotton seeds and severely punishing violators, it is possible to prevent the country from falling into the same trap again.
Unfortunately, the current King of Chu is just a puppet and he can't stop it.
Even if the nobles of Chu State saw it, they would not stop it. What does it have to do with them whether those lowly people can have enough to eat? They only care about whether their own interests can be protected.
As for the common people, they will not give up the opportunity to make money. They will only worry about earning less than others.
Zhao Yuanxi knew how powerless his words were. The only lesson people can learn from history is that humans have not learned any lessons from history.
There will always be someone who falls into the same trap.
Zhao Yuanxi's voice was muffled, "Then what do you want to do?"
Ying Zheng did not answer, but asked doubtfully, "Aren't you willing?"
He raised his eyes, looked at the Queen Mother with some surprise, and said slowly, "Are you sympathizing with them?"
Zhao Yuanxi was somewhat frustrated by Ying Zheng's sharpness. "If I said I sympathized with them, would you give up this plan?"
"Won't."
"Then this question is not important to you and me."
Ying Zheng frowned. He would not give up this plan, but he also did not like seeing her like this.
"You..." Ying Zheng was irritated. "Are those people that important to you? They are just some Chu people."
What he wants is this world, and many people will inevitably die in the process. If the Queen Mother cannot even accept this bloodless war.
Ying Zheng felt that she and he were not on the same path, and perhaps he shouldn't waste his time on her.
"I have never met them, and they are actually not that important to me, but they are very important to the king. Before conquering the six kingdoms, those people are your enemies, but after conquering the six kingdoms, they are your people."
"You can choose to kill all the nobles, but as for the commoners, you can't kill them all. You still have to face them in the end. If everyone is against you, what will you do?"
"I will not stop you. Taking over other countries at the lowest cost is the right choice for Qin. But I would like to ask the king, unless absolutely necessary, to give the civilians of the six kingdoms a chance to live."
Zhao Yuanxi's voice was trembling. She was not afraid, but worried about the fate of those people in the future.
Ying Zheng looked at her for a long time. The fact that she could say such words meant that she was on his side. Even if she was too soft-hearted and timid, it was enough.
"You don't need to remind me about this." Ying Zheng snorted.
"You agreed?" Zhao Yuanxi looked up suddenly, his eyes shining.
Ying Zheng looked at her useless appearance and a faint laugh came out of his throat, "I want this world, not the lives of the people in it. Could it be that -"
Ying Zheng suddenly stared at her intently and said quietly, "In your eyes, am I a bloodthirsty and murderous person?"
Zhao Yuanxi remained silent.
This is not what she thought. This is what is recorded in history books. She is just a good student.
"Ha!" Ying Zheng sneered.
Zhao Yuanxi felt that he was being sarcastic and couldn't help but snort. "What kind of person is a person? You can't judge them by what they say, but by what they do. If Your Majesty believes that he is a good monarch, then he must do what he says!"
"I don't need to prove anything to others. I have my own judgment on right and wrong, merits and demerits."
As expected, he is still like this!
Okay, okay, okay!
No one can control you!
You are the best!
Whatever you do is right!
Zhao Yuanxi resisted the urge to roll his eyes and could only smile politely.
This smile made Ying Zheng feel like a thorn in his back, and he felt uncomfortable all over. "You! Don't smile like that!"
"Your Majesty just thought you were a good monarch, but now you even want to control how I smile?" Zhao Yuanxi was unhappy. She hadn't said anything yet! Can't even smile?
Ying Zheng had no choice but to deal with the Queen Mother. If it were those ministers who mocked him, they would have been dragged out and beheaded by now, but this was the Queen Mother—
It’s really infuriating!
He pursed his lips, his eyes dark and unclear, "The Queen Mother wants to laugh, I naturally can't control it, but I can make others laugh or cry as they please."
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