Seeing Ying Zheng's dumbfounded look, Meng Yi held back his laughter and asked,""Then shop owner, what did you see?”
Chu Han knocked on the table." To put it bluntly, it's just that His Majesty is greedy for other people's bodies. Uh, pui, greedy for other people's territory. His Majesty has long had his eyes on that piece of land in Baiyue! His Majesty spent more than ten years to finally destroy the six countries and stabilize the world, but was the world really unified?”
Chu Han glanced at Meng Yi and Ying Zheng and said,""In your eyes, the world is already unified, but who is His Majesty? That was the one emperor in history. How could ordinary people like you compare to him? In His Majesty's eyes, the world has yet to be unified! Where was it lacking? It's missing in Baiyue! Thus, His Majesty's motive for conquering the South was already there.”
Ying Zheng's heartbeat quickened slightly.
He really wanted to take over the Bai Yue's territory!
The Xia Dynasty was established by the Pu people of the Yue, and the Gou Wu Kingdom was established by the son of King Tai of Zhou, Zhong Yong, and his brother, Tai Bo.
Unlike the Xiongnu in the north, the Baiyue region was closely connected to the Central Plains. If he did not occupy the Baiyue region, Ying Zheng would always feel regretful, because the world in his heart was not unified yet!
However, he had never told anyone about his thoughts, so how did the owner of the restaurant in front of him see through him?
" Even if Your Majesty had the intention to annex the Yue," Ying Zheng could not help but ask," Why does the shopkeeper think that he would send troops this year?”
"Old Zhao, Old Meng, you're big businessmen. You might not understand the lives of some of the lower-class people.”
Chu Han pointed at a shop diagonally opposite and said,"The second son of the shop owner across the street had joined the army three years ago. The year before last, he was conferred the title of nobility due to his military achievements. However, what about the land that should be rewarded after he was conferred the title of nobility?”
"His family hasn't received the land yet?" asked Ying Zheng with a frown.”
Chu Han nodded." It's not just his family. There are three families on this street who haven't received the land they deserve after being awarded a title of nobility!" The reason was simple-after years of war, Great Qin's territory had been emptied out! However, the system of military merit and knighthood was one of Great Qin's fundamental national policies. The people could tolerate it if they didn't get any land for a year or two, but if they didn't get the land they deserved for three to four years, Old Zhao, guess who would still be willing to join the army?”
Ying Zheng's heart skipped a beat." I'm afraid that not only will no one join the army, the soldiers who are currently in service will also lose their fighting spirit!" he said in a deep voice.”
"That's right!" Chu Han clapped his hands. This was only the request of the commoners who had been promoted to nobility but had no land. The soldiers who wanted to rely on their military merits to be promoted to nobility desperately needed a war. As such, in order to increase the strength of Great Qin's army, His Majesty had to go to war and conquer the Yue Kingdom's territory, and he had to do it quickly! Otherwise, those proud soldiers and valiant generals would probably want to retire!”
Ying Zheng and Meng Yi looked at each other in shock.
This was something that even they had not expected!
However, Chu Han was absolutely right. Even if it was to give the promised land to the soldiers, Great Qin had to conquer the Yue Country!
After drinking the wine in the bowl, Chu Han continued in high spirits,"Not only that, from the third year of the reign of the Qin Emperor to the thirty-ninth year of the reign of the Qin Emperor, Great Qin had more than thirty natural disasters that affected the entire country! Small calamities were even more frequent. Under such frequent natural disasters, His Majesty still destroyed the six countries! Last year, it was a rare bumper harvest. The grain price in Xianyang City had dropped to 30 coins per stone, which provided sufficient logistics for His Majesty to go on an expedition!”
Putting down the wine bowl, Chu Han looked at Ying Zheng with a burning gaze and said,""Old Zhao, let me ask you. With the motive, urgency, and sufficient conditions, and the rich rhinoceros horns, ivory, jade, jewelry, and tea crystals of the Bai Yue as a lure, if you were His Majesty, would you fight the Bai Yue this year?”
Ying Zheng was also a little excited by Chu Han's words. He slammed his right hand on the table and said loudly,""Of course! Not only did he want to fight, he wanted to fight fiercely!”
Chu Han patted Ying Zheng's shoulder and said,""That's right! You're worth teaching!"
Meng Yi was so frightened that his hands were trembling.
This restaurant manager actually dared to pat His Majesty's shoulder so hard?
Did he know what he was doing?
Did he know that this was a crime worth beheading?
Uh…he didn't seem to know.
Ying Zheng's muscles tensed up subconsciously as well, his right hand touching the hilt of his sword. But right at this moment, Chu Han moved closer to Ying Zheng's ear and whispered,""Moreover, Old Zhao, you have to know that our Emperor is also a human. Moreover, he is a man with dragon's energy and tiger's strength!”
"Oh?" Ying Zheng's interest was piqued by Chu Han's words. He unconsciously loosened his grip on the hilt of his sword and asked,""What do you mean?"
Chu Han revealed a smile that all men understood."After His Majesty destroyed the six dynasties, he took all the beauties in the palaces of the six dynasties into his harem. Then why would His Majesty give up the land of Baiyue, which is rich in beauties? Hehehe ~"
Ying Zheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry upon hearing this. Could it be that in the eyes of the world, he was just a lecherous emperor?
Although…he was also very fond of beauty.
Chu Han sat back down and waved his hand."As such, Great Qin and the Yue will definitely have a war this year. Old Zhao, listen to my advice. For someone like you who has a big business, you must have many family members. Hurry up and stock up some food, or else the price of food will really rise!”
Ying Zheng heaved a sigh of relief, looking at Chu Han with an especially surprised gaze.
The last time they met, he only felt that Chu Han's words were pleasant to hear and that he had some perspective on the big picture.
However, through today's conversation, Ying Zheng realized that Chu Han was far from that simple!
Even among the officials in the imperial court, how many people could guess that he had decided to conquer Baiyue this year?
Ying Zheng suddenly felt curious, and said,""Thank you for your reminder. In your opinion, if Great Qin really starts a war with the Yue, what will happen?”
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