Upon hearing this, the Gu family members each had their own thoughts.
Zhang, for example, felt that those who were not of our kind must have different hearts, so why should we build houses for them?
Yang thought so too.
Grandpa and Grandma Gu did not express their opinions, while Cai Xiaolian was considering the feasibility of the matter.
Gu Shouxin pondered for a moment, then looked at Gu Xin and Gu Si: "Xin Xin and Si Si, do you mean we can make this money?"
The two nodded.
Gu Shouxin then looked at Gu En: "Enzi, tell me, is it possible to make this money?"
Gu En was taken aback. He pointed to his nose in surprise and asked, "Second Uncle, are you asking me?"
Gu Shouxin looked at him without saying anything.
Gu En was a little nervous. Usually, his second uncle would teach him the content from books. Now that he was suddenly doing something practical, he was afraid that he might say something wrong!
Zhang encouraged her son, "Enzi, quickly tell your second uncle, this can't be built! How can we, the people of Great Zhou, let the people of other countries build this? They're at war with us, and they're even killing innocent civilians!"
It must be said that Zhang stayed in Kuncheng for more than a year, met many families of soldiers, heard the most authentic war reports, learned to empathize, and had a particular dislike for foreigners. Of course, she was also very happy to see her family's goods sold to foreigners and earning foreign money.
Gu En frowned slightly, pursed his lips, and then said, "Mother is right, but Third Sister and Sisi are also right. We can't just look at the past and the present. In other words, we can't look at how many battles we fought with them in the past, nor can we look at how much money we can make right now."
Gu Shouxin raised an eyebrow, his expression softening, and continued to ask, "How so?"
Gu En clenched his fist nervously: "Second Uncle, actually we can think about it from a broader perspective. In the previous dynasty, the Kingdom of Langge, the Kingdom of Shashen, and the Kingdom of Chuyun were originally from this land. Their first king came from this land. All the previous emperors of our Great Zhou wanted to take back these places. In my opinion, if we can take them back without using a single soldier, it will be good for everyone."
Zhang: "...Enzi, what are you talking about? We were talking about building the city, how did you get onto this? And..."
Gu Shouxin interrupted Zhang: "Sister-in-law, let Enzi speak."
Zhang opened his mouth and said, "Alright, you're the official, I'll listen to you."
As a result, Gu En couldn't continue.
Gu Shouxin spoke softly to him with difficulty: "Tell me what you were thinking just now. Let's talk about this behind closed doors, don't be afraid."
Perhaps it was because Gu Shouxin's expression was too gentle, and his voice wasn't as cold as before, that Gu En was encouraged: "Second Uncle, what I'm trying to say is, let's first conquer their people, let them think that our Great Zhou is good. When a country has no people left, they can only be kings themselves. At the same time, if we offer them benefits, wouldn't they completely submit? So, this city can be built. We can use three to five years to let the first batch of people who come to live in the city feel the difference between them and Great Zhou. Then there will be a second batch, a third batch. Of course, if someone starts a war during this process, I believe that the people who live in the city don't want to see that. In fact, the scales in their hearts have already tilted towards Great Zhou. The people just want to live a peaceful and prosperous life."
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