Therefore, the only way to prevent the Northern Wei from becoming stronger is to unite the five countries and impose economic sanctions on the Northern Wei.
The Northern Wei Dynasty already had poor land. Once its economic chain with the five kingdoms was cut off, no matter how powerful it was, it would not have enough food and economic strength to support its unification of the six kingdoms.
The location of this five-nation chamber of commerce fell on the Kingdom of Nanyue. Protecting the safety of the envoys from the other four countries became the top priority for Nanyue in hosting this chamber of commerce.
What bothered the Emperor of Nanyue the most at this moment was that although there was a huge primeval forest outside the city of Jinling that served as a natural barrier to protect the safety of the imperial city, there were many bandits in the mountains outside the forest.
In the past two years, bandits have become increasingly rampant, their numbers increasing. They are adept at concealing themselves and are suitable for migration. The imperial court has repeatedly sent troops to suppress the bandits, but these bandits have received advance warning and have hidden themselves in the primeval forests, making the suppression efforts ineffective. This has further fueled their perverse tendencies, leading them to even brazenly rob homes, abduct women, and collect protection money.
Among the envoys of the four countries, except Dongxiang, the other three countries will enter from the north. Once they pass near the primeval forest, they are likely to be robbed and destroyed by these bandits.
Even if the imperial court sent troops to protect them, it was not certain that they could safely pass through that area without being disturbed.
The Five-Nation Chamber of Commerce was a crucial platform for South Vietnam to showcase itself, and the attendees were either wealthy or prominent, individuals whose words could shake the ground in their own countries. If any of these VIPs became unlucky, it would be a perfect excuse for other nations to launch war against South Vietnam.
It was precisely because of these people's special identities that he was worried that they would be targeted by the bandits. If they could successfully rob one of them, it would be enough for their village to have enough food and drink for the rest of their lives and become rich and powerful.
So this time, the Emperor of Nanyue made up his mind to crack down on bandits within a 300-mile radius of the capital one month before the Chamber of Commerce opened.
"Father, I am willing to share your burden. Please send me 50,000 cavalrymen. I will wipe out those strongholds and bandit dens within a month."
As soon as King Cheng Qian Yechen heard about the bandit suppression, before anyone else could say anything, he had already knelt on the ground to seize the initiative.
He knew that suppressing bandits was a matter of both risk and reward. Because of the primeval forest outside the capital, whenever the imperial court launched a campaign against bandits, the bandits would simply hide in the forest, elusive to the imperial forces. Once the imperial troops withdrew, they would emerge again.
In addition, the bandits near the capital have long been rich and have always taken advantage of the court officials. Therefore, with the presence of an insider, it is even more difficult to suppress the bandits.
"You?" Emperor Dezheng narrowed his eyes, not understanding why his son, whose bottom was still bleeding pus, had the leisure to care about other things.
"I heard that you suffered internal injuries while practicing martial arts some time ago and vomited a lot of blood."
"I am fine now. I beg you, father, to give me a chance. I will definitely wipe out all the bandits within a radius of 300 miles." Qian Yechen said with a stiff face.
It was true that suppressing bandits was difficult, but the bandit dens were extremely rich. If he could attack quickly and accurately with 50,000 cavalrymen, catching the bandits off guard and seizing the bandit den, the countless gold, silver and treasures inside would be his.
Qian Yechen gets angry when he thinks of this.
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(Updated on November 11th)
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