Chapter 416 is all about preparation.
Burilege walked into Shen Huaichen's room and saw that Shen Huaichen was in a daze.
"Abu! What are you thinking about?" Burileg asked in a low voice.
Shen Huaichen...
He was just thinking about the letter that Shangguan Jin had sent.
The letter expressed the current confidence that the people of Chongqing would soon wipe out the Northern Barbarians.
In the capital, people were going to the entrance of the military department every day to volunteer for the war effort.
Furthermore, that kid Lian Qianli is so eager to become Shen Qingyue's lover that he's putting in all the effort and money, jumping the guns higher than anyone else.
People have already been sent to the Northern Hu to gather information.
Tell Shen Huaichen to be careful not to arrest the people Lian Qianli sent out as spies...
"I wasn't thinking about anything! I was just thinking... those fire mines from Dayu are really amazing." Shen Huaichen said with a smile.
Burilege also wanted to say this.
Upon hearing Shen Huaichen mention fire mines, he quickly added, "Abu! Those fire mines are really amazing."
"Our border town...can't we really have one?"
Shen Huaichen shook his head.
"Your Highness, I actually agree with what Changsheng said at the banquet."
Fire and thunder... It's better not to buy things in the border city.
Everyone seems to be getting along well in the border town now, but what if they fall out one day?
If one family drops a fire bomb and another drops a fire bomb, won't that destroy the entire border town?
Fire and thunder are indeed powerful, but they are meant to be used on the battlefield.
I can assure you that you have no other intentions.
But as for the other city lords... I can't guarantee anything.
"So let's look for other ways to protect the border city!" Shen Huaichen said.
Burileg nodded.
He wanted those fire and thunderbolts to take revenge.
However, the power of the fire and thunder also makes many people envious.
One wrong move and the entire border town could be destroyed.
The border town was not only the result of his father's hard work, but also the only place of refuge for millions of homeless herders like him.
If the border town is gone, even more people will be displaced...
"Revenge doesn't necessarily have to be taken personally."
"There are many ways!" Shen Huaichen suddenly said.
Burileg rubbed his eyes and looked at Shen Huaichen.
"Abu! Are you referring to leveraging the power of Dayu?"
Shen Huaichen nodded.
"The border city and the imperial court will eventually meet, and the Dayu and the Northern Hu will also eventually meet."
The connection between Dayu and the border city is becoming increasingly close.
This is good!
As long as the imperial court takes action against the border city, Dayu, for its own benefit, cannot stand idly by.
"Burileg, what we need to do now is to make all the necessary preparations for the upcoming great battle," Shen Huaichen said solemnly.
Burileg felt a chill run down his spine.
"Abu, do you have any news?"
Shen Huaichen nodded and handed the message he had already seen to Burileg.
"The news that came from the capital yesterday is that the Left and Right Chancellors have suddenly made peace."
In addition, the commander of the guards around the young emperor was also replaced.
Furthermore, troops were also beginning to assemble around the capital.
The tribes on the grasslands also received the message to gather in the capital.
I heard they brought all their warhorses and provisions.
They must have reached some kind of agreement.
In addition, here is a list of some trades that have come to the border town in the last three days.
Many merchants came from the northern Hu region and bought dried meat, dried milk, and a lot of grain, salt, and herbs.
The transaction amount is more than ten times that of before.
In just three days, such a large volume of transactions has more than doubled the prices of those items.
What does this tell us?
There's definitely going to be something big happening in the capital.
Their major moves can only be directed towards Chongqing.
In the past few months, there has been a severe lack of rainfall in Beihu, and 90% of the pasture has withered and died. If they don't do something, they won't be able to get through this winter.
Therefore, in the days to come, we must keep a close eye on Bei Hu's movements.
Burileg was also taken aback when he looked at the messages in his hand.
Is it really... time to start fighting?
"Abu? I've often heard people from Chongqing talk about pacifying the Northern Barbarians!"
"Does 'wiping out the Northern Barbarians' mean killing them all?" Burileg asked, pursing his lips.
Shen Huaichen was taken aback, then quickly shook his head.
"The people of the Central Plains have an innate hatred for the Hu people."
That's because a hundred years ago, the Hu people, along with other ethnic groups, carried out a brutal and inhumane massacre in the Central Plains.
They have their reasons for hating.
However, this does not mean that the people of the Central Plains wanted to kill all the Northern Hu people.
Their meaning of "wiping out the Northern Hu" was to destroy the Northern Hu imperial court.
This would render the entire territory of the Northern Hu scattered and disorganized, eliminating any possibility of them rallying together to invade the Central Plains.
Therefore, this battle must be fought.
The goal is to defeat the Northern Hu so that they have no power to fight back, to shatter them into pieces, and to completely collapse the Northern Hu imperial court.
Their small tribes fight amongst themselves, and they can't amount to much.
On the contrary, their fragmentation would be the best outcome for the border town.
Burilege, you must understand that you must help those innocent herders.
Then we cannot allow the Northern Hu to remain under the rule of the imperial court as they are now.
The free development of scattered small tribes is far more advantageous than the current rule of the imperial court.
"So, do you understand what to do?" Shen Huaichen looked at Burilege and asked seriously.
Burileg thought for a moment and nodded.
Yes! No matter who becomes powerful, they will have their own ideas.
Everyone wants to become stronger.
This is just how the Northern Hu people are by nature: to expand, expand, and expand some more...
Whoever became emperor of the Northern Barbarians, they all wanted to use their iron hooves to conquer every inch of the Central Plains...
The Northern Hu imperial court... should no longer exist.
"Abu! I have to go back to work!" Burileg said seriously.
Shen Huaichen nodded.
After watching Burilege leave, Shen Huaichen sat back down in his chair and continued to stare blankly.
If the Northern Hu imperial court is destroyed, should I continue to stay in the border city?
Or perhaps we could do something else...
For example, taking Miss Shangguan to see the vast landscape of Chongqing...
That's a good idea. I'll tell Miss Shangguan about it next time I see her.
When the time comes, bring your own money and everything else you can. As for Miss Shangguan, she only needs to bring herself.
Don't bring Dongmai along, that girl has done a lot of things that ruin the mood...
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