Zhao Lie said that he had prepared fine wine and delicious food, but in fact, that was all.
For ordinary people, this is definitely extremely rich.
But considering Yun Zheng and Zhao Lie's identities, this welcoming banquet was a little shabby.
Fortunately, Yun Zheng has been leading troops in battles for many years and has not paid attention to these things.
At the welcoming banquet, Zhao Lie originally wanted Yun Zheng and Miao Yin to sit in the seats.
But Yun Zheng asked Zhao Lie to sit with him and asked Zhao Lie to sit on his left, which made Zhao Lie a little flattered.
Yun Zheng raised his glass and said loudly: "I am a warrior, so I am not good at saying polite words! I will not say anything extra! Thank you all for coming from afar to welcome me. Please drink this glass with me!"
"Your Majesty, please!"
Everyone held up the cup with both hands and drank the wine in the cup.
Yun Zheng also raised his head and drank the wine in the glass.
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...
"well……"
As he put down his wine glass, Yun Zheng suddenly sighed again.
His sigh immediately made everyone nervous.
Zhao Lie was also very nervous and asked tentatively: "Why is the prince sighing?"
"This king just has some emotions!"
Yun Zheng sighed again: "Jiaolu is a vassal state of Dagan. Most of the places I have passed through along the way are poor places! It's because Dagan, the suzerain state, has not done a good job!"
"Your Majesty, you are too kind."
Zhao Lie quickly apologized with a smile: "I am ashamed. It is my fault that I did not manage Jiaolu well."
“No no!”
Yun Zheng shook his head gently: "It is indeed Da Gan who did not do a good job! In my opinion, Jiaolu is actually a treasure land, but I, Da Gan, did not send people to help you educate the people and teach you various skills. You are sitting on this treasure land, but the people in the territory are still so poor..."
Listening to Yun Zheng's self-review here, Zhao Lie and Jiao Lu's ministers couldn't help but feel secretly puzzled.
What's going on with him?
Could it be that he wanted to give Jiao Lu some benefits?
"You don't have to sigh, my husband."
Miaoyin comforted him: "If anyone should blame someone, it should be Yun Li. He has been the regent for several years, and he only knows how to collect tribute from Jiaolu, but he doesn't know the suffering of the people of Jiaolu!"
"Your Highness, don't worry."
Qin Qihu followed and persuaded: "Although the environment in Jiaolu is bad, it is better than Shuobei in any case! Your Highness can make the people of Shuobei live and work in peace and contentment, and in the future you will definitely make the people of Jiaolu live and work in peace and contentment as well!"
Listening to them talking one after another, Zhao Lie frowned secretly.
Yun Zheng is going to push all the problems onto Yun Li. Is he coming to Jiao Lu to be a good guy?
However, why does what he said sound a little wrong?
Does he still care whether the people of Jiaolu can live and work in peace and contentment?
What? Is he going to govern Jiaolu for me?
As he was thinking about it, Zhao Lie's heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Govern Jiaolu for yourself?
Could it be that Yun Zheng wanted to directly merge Jiao Lu into Dagan?
Is Yun Zheng subtly reminding himself that it is time to merge Jiaolu into Dagan?
When he thought of this, Zhao Lie suddenly started to panic.
He also knew that Da Gan was now a powerful nation, and Yun Zheng was hailed as the best general in the world.
Moreover, Da Gan has already sent 40,000 troops to the northwest border of Jiaolu.
As long as Yun Zheng gives the order, the 40,000 troops can easily destroy Jiao Lu at any time.
No!
There is no need for those 40,000 troops!
Even with Yun Zheng and his personal guards, he could probably destroy Jiao Lu easily.
He had heard some time ago that this prince seemed to have easily defeated Yun Li's army of hundreds of thousands with only a few thousand men.
Some people also said that this prince led a few thousand people to destroy Zhenhe and Le Dynasties last year.
There are many, many rumors about Yun Zheng.
Most of these rumors came from the merchants who traveled to Jiaolu.
Anyway, according to those merchants, this prince always won with fewer troops in every battle and often destroyed the enemy country at a very low cost.
Although he was also afraid of Yun Zheng, he was still reluctant to merge Jiao Lu into Dagan.
Jiao Lu is a little poor now, but the poverty is not his own fault!
He is the King of Jiaolu and he has the final say over this land.
He can also continue to enjoy a life of luxury and power.
But if Jiao Lu was incorporated into Dagan, a life of luxury should be guaranteed, but he didn't know how much power Yun Zheng could give him.
"King Jiaolu, King Jiaolu..."
At this time, Yun Zheng's voice suddenly sounded in Zhao Lie's ears.
"ah?"
Zhao Lie woke up as if from a dream and looked at Yun Zheng blankly: "What do you want, my Lord?"
Yun Zheng smiled, "I said, after a while, I will send some relevant technicians from Dagan to Jiaolu to teach you how to reclaim wasteland, build canals, and create farm tools suitable for Jiaolu. What do you think?"
"well!"
Zhao Lie nodded repeatedly: "Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you..."
"You're welcome. It's all as I should."
Yun Zheng waved his hand, "If you really want to thank someone, you should thank the King of Nanzhao and the Prince of Yunan."
"ah?"
Zhao Lie was confused, "Why is this?"
Yun Zheng smiled and explained, "I was busy with military and government affairs, and actually didn't think about these things. A few days ago, when I was outing with the princes of Nanzhao and Yunan, they begged me to send people to help Nanzhao and Yunan, and then I realized this."
Outing?
Zhao Lie's eyelids twitched slightly, and he keenly captured the key information in Yun Zheng's words.
Yun Zheng went on an outing with the King of Nanzhao and the Prince of Yunan!
For others, this may be a normal thing.
But for him, this is very important information!
This shows that Yun Zheng is very familiar with Prince Yunan and Prince Nanzhao!
If the Prince of Yunan and the Prince of Nanzhao merge Yunan and Nanzhao into Dagan in the future, Jiao Lu will not only be in a difficult situation but also in an extremely embarrassing position.
Even if he merged Jiao Lu into Dagan at that time, he probably wouldn't get much reward, right?
“They still have a long-term vision!”
Zhao Lie replied with a big smile on his face, "If His Majesty can send people to Jiaolu to help us, it will definitely be a blessing for the people of Jiaolu! I would like to thank His Majesty on behalf of the people of Jiaolu!"
Zhao Lie said this, but his mind was full of random thoughts.
If Yun Zheng wanted to annex Jiao Lu, Jiao Lu would definitely not be able to fight.
Perhaps, if he merged into Dagan before Nanzhao and Yunan, he could get more rewards.
"You're so polite."
Yun Zheng laughed: "Jiaolu is a vassal state of Dagan. Dagan should not only protect Jiaolu, but also let the people of Jiaolu live and work in peace and contentment!"
"Your Majesty is kind and righteous!"
Zhao Lie said, and raised his glass again: "I toast to His Majesty!"
"well!"
Yun Zheng also picked up his wine glass.
After a glass of wine, Yun Zheng asked Zhao Lie about the situation in Nanlu again, and promised him in person that if he could help solve it, he would do his best.
Zhao Lie was extremely upset and didn't know where to start. He could only say that he would sort it out and tell Yun Zheng everything later.
Yun Zheng didn't say much and continued drinking with Zhao Lie.
I hope Zhao Lie can understand what I mean!
Let these three vassal states fight for themselves!
Whoever surrenders first will get more rewards!
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