"So the Cambodian issue is over?"
Shi Zhen'er looked at the newly signed copper mine development agreement and asked in confusion, "Let's not talk about the Cambodian king. Is Yang Yizhen really not going to retaliate?"
"It's almost over." Lin Hai looked at it and replied while walking.
"The Khmer King is relatively easy to talk to. After all, no matter how you look at it, this incident was caused by them. Although we retaliated, we didn't actually kill Yang Yizhen, nor did we escalate the situation. In short, we defined the conflict as a personal one between us and Yang Yizhen. The Khmer are now gathering strength and will launch a counterattack against the Chen Dynasty almost next month. At this critical juncture, as long as we don't directly attack the royal family or undermine the foundation of the Khmer rule, they will definitely tolerate it."
Lin Hai really likes to go out for a walk in the summer evenings. In his words, walking next to the rice fields that are about to be harvested in summer can give him a strong sense of satisfaction.
Of course, Shi Zhen'er thought that it was because the city was too hot and stuffy. Walking to the small hill outside the city to get some fresh air would make people feel much more comfortable. Otherwise, with the humidity and heat in Qinghe, it would definitely make people sick.
"As for Yang Yizhen, I still say the same thing. He's a politician. As long as he's still the Right Prime Minister, he'll see this as a mere political defeat, with at most disastrous consequences. With a little time, he can still make a comeback. After all, the war is about to begin, and the Khmer King wouldn't be so foolish as to replace the Right Prime Minister, who is responsible for winning over and controlling the military commanders, at this time."
Lin Hai slowly explained to Shi Zhen'er, "As for his family, I think Yang Yizhen had already made plans to remarry before Ruan Shihao said that. After all, the day after he wiped out his clan, he sent someone to find Yan Zi and said he wanted to buy a few more young women who were easy to bear children."
"Bah, what a piece of shit. I heard he cried for several days. And I still think he is a sentimental person..." Shi Zhen'er suddenly felt disgusted.
"Well, he did cry for many days, but he was crying because of his arrangements in the military, especially because his confidants in the garrison were all pulled out at once by the Khmer king. He cried because of the heartache."
Lin Hai smiled and said, "As long as we tell him we're ready to stop, he won't retaliate. If he realizes we're determined to kill him, he'll fight us to the death. Zhen'er, think about it, on the night Yang Yizhen slaughtered people on Chang Street, he borrowed a lot of soldiers, but he didn't leave any of them at home. He took them all out. It's easy to see how important his family's safety is to him."
Shi Zhen'er was stunned when she heard this. She wanted to say something but covered her mouth. Lin Hai smiled and said, "What do you want to say? Do you want to ask if I will be the same?"
Shi Zhen'er didn't say anything, just blinked at Lin Hai, and wanted to pull Lin Hai to continue moving forward.
Lin Hai let go of Shi Zhen'er's hand and said seriously, "Since you have such a question, then I must make it clear. After all, I don't want any misunderstandings between us. There is nothing I can't tell you."
Lin Hai held Shi Zhen'er's face in his hands, lowered his head slightly, and said word by word, "I won't do that. Whether it's out of friendship or profit, I won't do that. Zhen'er, you have to believe that if he acts like Yang Yizhen, he will never be treated with the utmost sincerity, and he will never reach the highest position."
After saying that, Lin Hai let go of Shi Zhen'er and said half-jokingly: "Besides, I, your Big Brother Lin, am not a politician. I just manage a group of politicians."
Then Lin Hai felt something was wrong and added, "Of course, I don't want Ling Yang and the others to become like this. After all, we are all human beings and can only be human beings."
Shi Zhen'er nodded, seemingly half understanding, and said, "It's okay, I believe you."
"But where are we going now?"
"To the industrial area."
"Going to the industrial area now?"
"Well, I resisted telling them about the copper mine. You know how much the copper shortage affects us. Now the Khmer King is willing to share the copper mine in Gantang with us. He also allowed us to build a road from Mengyang to Gantang and station troops along the way to protect our interests. So no matter what happens next, the copper supply will be stable."
"The Khmer King is really... How should I put it? Is defeating the Chen Dynasty so important to him? You know, Gantang is not that far from Taijing."
"In the eyes of the Khmer King, he has deeply offended the Tran Dynasty. He thinks we only want his money, while the Tran Dynasty wants his life. Of course, he must first deal with the Tran Dynasty. If he wins, it won't be too late to turn around and deal with us. What he gives now can be taken back sooner or later. If he loses, he won't care about these small profits."
"well..."
"Why are you sighing?"
"I'd better increase the funding for the Ministry of the Interior to collect Khmer refugees. The Khmer king's actions will eventually lead to chaos."
"It won't be long before it's too late. A huge mess has already happened. But it's okay. I'll tell Ling Yang to move as many Cambodian refugees as possible to Xiangyun, and then refugees from other places can be moved to Cambodia. This cannot be wrong, even if it costs a little more money."
It is impossible to say that the situation Qinghe has faced recently has been so smooth. The situation is chaotic and complicated. Just after Lin Hai was happy for a while about the progress he had made in Taijing, a secret letter from Chongzuo made him annoyed again.
The writer of the letter was Lin Hai’s “dearest friend” Xin Da Ge Xin Yuetu.
In fact, strictly speaking, Xin Yuetu's surname is Xin Yue, so Lin Hai should call him Brother Xin Yue, but Lin Hai didn't realize it at first, and Xin Yuetu never corrected it, and after so many years he was too lazy to change it.
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