April 15th, the eleventh year of the Xuanli calendar.
The imperial palace of the Yu Dynasty, the imperial study.
The battle of the Desolate Country has come to an end, and the last piece of information was delivered to Emperor Xuan yesterday.
After the court meeting, he called Yan Shidao and Dong Kangping to the imperial study. After thinking for a while, he asked Eunuch Nian to summon Chang Huan, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and Nian Aiyang, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War.
Fu Xiaoguan conquered the Huang Kingdom, occupied the Huang Court, and captured the Huang Kingdom's emperor Tuoba Feng. This news was sent back by Xiyu Tower, not Fu Xiaoguan!
From beginning to end, Fu Xiaoguan did not send back a single word.
This means that Fu Xiaoguan’s promise to give the vast territory of Huangguo to Yu Dynasty is now invalid!
Emperor Xuan naturally knew the reason, but when Fu Xiaoguan really did it, he still couldn't calm down.
The First and Second Divine Sword Armies were still stationed in Huangting, but the Wu Dynasty had already sent a full 500,000 troops into the Yi Kingdom.
This 500,000-strong army was led by Zhuo Bieli as the general. Although they were still stationed in the six southwestern provinces of the Yi Kingdom, it was extremely easy for them to break through Dayu Pass - the Yi Kingdom was no longer able to support a major war.
If the Divine Sword Army marches eastward and re-enters the Yi Kingdom, and attacks it from both sides together with Zhuo Bieli's troops, it won't take long for the Yi Kingdom to be destroyed.
Then it would be a foregone conclusion that the Wu Dynasty would occupy these two countries, and the Yu Dynasty would be surrounded on three sides by the Wu Dynasty.
This is a foreseeable situation in the future. Emperor Xuan needs to ask Yan Shidao and others how to break this situation.
Dong Kangping did not answer because of his identity.
Yan Shidao thought for a moment and said, "I believe that the most important thing now is to consolidate our foundation... The new policy is at a critical juncture. The development of Wofeng Road this year is not optimistic. Ning Yuchun's memorial suggests that this is due to the instability of public opinion, and I agree with him."
"The imprint of the Earl of Ding'an on the Yu Dynasty is deep, and it will take a long time to completely erase it. However, the model of the Wofeng Dao is basically complete, and I believe it is time to start implementing it nationwide."
"Ding'an Bo said that the economic base determines the superstructure. Why is the Wu Dynasty so strong? It's not just because they have the Divine Sword Army. The Wu Dynasty's economy is stronger than ours, but only to a limited extent. If our dynasty could catch up, we could have launched our new policy more than a year earlier than the Wu Dynasty."
Yan Shidao paused, then continued, "Even if Ding'an Bo returns to the country and proclaims himself emperor, it will take until next year for everything to be finalized. This way, we are two years ahead of the Wu Dynasty."
"As for the current situation, I believe we should not consider too much for now. Only when the country's economy is strong will we have enough strength to arm the army."
"The northern border army is in name only and needs to be rebuilt. The Fenglinshan Firearms Bureau and the Pingling Firearms Bureau that Earl Ding'an left behind in our dynasty are still operating normally, but all this requires silver, a lot of silver."
"As long as our economy can catch up with and surpass the Wu Dynasty, then what is there to fear in the future?"
Emperor Xuan listened very carefully, nodded frequently, and agreed with Yan Shidao's suggestion.
He had the training methods for the Divine Sword Army and the manufacturing of firearms. Fu Xiaoguan had already drawn up a blueprint for the economic development of the Yu Dynasty. If he followed it, he would be able to make the Yu Dynasty strong.
"The northern border army must be rebuilt as quickly as possible..." Emperor Xuan looked at the Minister of War, Nian Aiyang, and said, "Mr. Nian, you are a veteran of the northern border army. Can you take on this heavy responsibility?"
Nian Aiyang bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I will do my best!"
"Good, tomorrow I will appoint you as the Grand General of the Northern Frontier Army. You will rebuild the Northern Frontier Army and reconstruct Yanshan Pass and Xinzhou City!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
This is Nian Aiyang's true words.
The northern border troops were gone, General Peng was dead, Yanshan Pass was riddled with holes, and Xinzhou was still in ruins.
The northern border troops used to have to guard against the barbarian cavalry, but in the future they will have to face... Fu Xiaoguan's Divine Sword Army!
Emperor Xuan put aside a worry and frowned as he asked, "Tell me, does the Wu Dynasty really have the ability to control the Huang Kingdom? Even if they can conquer the Yi Kingdom, how will they govern it? They are all foreign races. Will they really submit to the Wu Dynasty?"
Originally, Fu Xiaoguan's plan was to give this desolate country to the Yu Dynasty.
Because Fu Xiaoguan also understood that the reform measures of the Yu Dynasty were far ahead of those of the Wu Dynasty.
He originally wanted to use Huangguo to contain the development of Yu Dynasty, but he did not expect that Emperor Xuan would trick him, so he decided not to give the territory of Huangguo to Yu Dynasty.
He naturally had ways to make the Wu Dynasty develop faster, and he also had ways to rule the barbarians and the Yi people.
Emperor Xuan didn’t know, and Yan Shidao didn’t know either.
Those who are not of our race must have different hearts. This is a headache problem that any country will face after invading. It will take a long time to win the hearts of other races.
For example, the method adopted by Fu Xiaoguan for the Yi people in Wofeng Road was also gradual, by building schools and slowly assimilating them culturally.
Fu Xiaoguan once told Ning Yuchun that this would take about two or three generations.
It was just a Dao, with only three million barbarians.
Fu Xiaoguan occupied the Huang Kingdom and the Yi Kingdom, and faced hundreds of millions of foreigners!
Even if he had great abilities, he would not be able to unite these hundreds of millions of foreigners. In the process of ruling, he would inevitably encounter difficulties and even resistance from foreigners.
Chang Huan, the Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, bowed and said modestly, "I actually think it's a good thing that the Earl of Ding'an has taken over the Huang and Yi countries."
Emperor Xuan frowned, "What do you mean?"
"Your Majesty, there are approximately 130 million Wu people, 80 million Huang people, and 110 million Yi people. With the Earl of Ding'an occupying these two countries, the Wu Dynasty appears to be even larger, with an additional population of nearly 200 million."
"But I think this is actually a huge burden."
"The barbarians are a nomadic people, with only 30 million actually settled in cities. The remaining 50 million live by grazing and following the water and grass. Furthermore, the barbarians have never been taught the teachings of the Holy Spirit. They are barbaric, stubborn, and undisciplined. How could they possibly be loyal to the Wu Dynasty?"
"Besides, when Earl Ding'an's Divine Sword First Army entered the Desolate Country, they plundered all the cattle, sheep, and food supplies of the nomadic tribes. Now that they have become citizens of the Wu Dynasty, shouldn't Earl Ding'an give them something to eat?"
"There is no food in Huang Country. Where will Ding'an Earl get the food from?"
"If the barbarians were to starve... if they united, they would become the mighty power of tens of millions of people!"
"Can Earl Ding'an really properly resolve this huge conflict? Not unless he can provide food for these tens of millions of people, and... he also has to ensure these nomadic tribes have cattle and sheep to graze!"
Emperor Xuan's eyes lit up. "So, he's trapped in his own trap?"
Chang Huan bowed and said, "I think that's exactly the case. I also thought that we could ally with the Fan Kingdom. When the Wu Dynasty falls into the predicament of foreign races..."
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Desolate Court, Buckingham Palace.
Tuoba Feng looked at Fu Xiaoguan with a mocking expression, "You're shooting yourself in the foot... What makes you think you can govern this desolate country?"
Fu Xiaoguan didn't deny it. He smiled bitterly and said, "How about... I return this desolate country to you?"
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