Chapter 121.1
At a time when Great Xia enjoyed peace and prosperity, Great Yue was a picture of worry and distress.
Having been plundered by Great Xia, the entire nation had become impoverished, its economy in shambles and food supplies scarce.
Being without money was one thing, but without food as well, how can the people survive?
Alas, life has become unbearable!
Indeed! Theres no more rice to cook at home, and its still several months until the autumn harvest. By that time, people will have starved to death! In this situation, why doesnt the imperial court do something to help us?
What can the court do? Theyve run out of food themselves and are even thinking of taking what little we have left!
If they hadnt been the first to lead troops in attacking Great Xia, would we have come to this? We cant control matters of war, but when it comes to suffering, we havent been spared a single bit. The common people are truly suffering!
Lets just go to Great Xia to make a living! Ive heard that they always welcome refugees with open arms. As long as youre willing to work hard, even if you work slowly, youll have food to eat, and you might even get paid!
Thats true! I never wanted to leave my hometown, but now we have no other choice. Lets go to Great Xia!
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And so, many common people from Great Yue set out together, heading to Great Xia to make a living.
Inside the Great Yue imperial palace.
Your Majesty, I must report that currently, millions of refugees have left Great Yue to seek a living in Great Xia, resulting in a severe loss of population! Should we deploy troops to stop them? the Prime Minister reported loudly.
The Great Yue Emperor let out a deep sigh, waving his hand feebly, If they wish to leave, then let them. We cant support them anyway, and forcibly stopping them will only cause more trouble. Let them go to Great Xia and become a burden for them!
Yes, Your Majesty, the Prime Minister nodded in agreement. He shared the same sentiment.
The nations grain supplies were just enough to feed the army; there was simply no way to provide relief and aid to the poor.
There were far too many refugees; keeping them would only add to the troubles.
Not letting them leave would ease the nations burden.
But Your Majesty, this is not a sustainable solution! If the population loss is too great, it will have a negative impact on our country in many ways. For example, if we lack people to farm, our grain harvest will fall short! Without a population to consume goods, the economy will collapse! Therefore, we must find a way to stabilize the population and, even more crucially, to stabilize our nations economy!
Prime Minister, your words are correct, but do you have any good solutions? the Great Yue Emperor asked expectantly.
The Prime Minister bowed respectfully: To report to Your Majesty, the most effective strategy at present is to plunder! We should seize the wealth and food from other nations. As long as we have enough money and food, can we not stabilize the situation?
The Great Yue Emperors eyes lit up: Good! But which countries should we target?
Your Majesty, our national power has greatly diminished, and our military forces have suffered serious losses. It would be difficult to confront a great kingdom, but there should be no problem with smaller ones that have no backing! Therefore, we can plunder the wealth of small kingdoms that have no backing. By seizing four or five of them, we should be able to recover substantially!
The Great Yue Emperor declared loudly: The Ministers words are most apt; let us proceed with this plan!
Following this, the Great Yue Emperor issued an edict for the army to plunder the wealth of other nations.
Their current military strength was not large; after the battle with Great Xia, only about 300,000 remained. After urgently recruiting more troops, they had managed to supplement their forces to a total of 600,000.
However, they have a multitude of strong warriors, with seven or eight of them being Innate level.
This force is enough to crush many small kingdoms.
Thus, many small kingdoms suffered wrath when their grand army set out.
But the small kingdoms were not ones to suffer in silence; knowing they couldnt defeat Great Yue, they sent envoys to seek aid from Great Xia.
Lin Beifan was in a difficult position: This is a tough situation! The Great Yue Kingdom has a powerful and robust military, far stronger than Great Xia. They are not to be provoked lightly! Therefore, Im afraid I can offer no help. You may take your leave.
The envoys from these small kingdoms scoffed at his words, accusing him of blatantly lying while keeping his eyes wide open!
Military Strength: 1.2 million (10 Innate, 3500 martial artists)
Comprehensive National Power: 2400 (Great Kingdom level)
The national power thus grew once again.
Consequently, Lin Beifan was greeted by the long-missed sound of leveling up.
Ding! As the players national power has increased, your strength has increased in sync. You are rewarded with the Heavenly Sword Realm!
The Heavenly Sword Realm is a mystical state in the realm of swordsmanship! Within this state, any sword technique you execute will have its power amplified by thirty percent, becoming incredibly sharp! If the enemy wields a sword, they will be suppressed by it, weakening their strength by thirty percent!
What a Heavenly Sword Realm, proclaimed invincible among swords! Lin Beifan was overjoyed and extremely satisfied with this reward.
At this moment, within the Great Yue imperial palace.
A soldier hurriedly ran in: Report! Urgent news!
A bad premonition welled up in the Great Yue Emperors heart: What has happened that you are so panicked?
Report to Your Majesty, Great Xia has dispatched troops
What? Great Xia has dispatched troops? Are they coming to attack us again? The Great Yue Emperor was so frightened that he jumped up.
The scene of his previous capture was still vivid in his memory.
Your Majesty, its not that! Great Xia has sent troops to attack us. They sent troops to all the original four lands of Peng, Shang, An, and Mo. They have heavily fortified these areas and have issued threats, warning that they will show no mercy to anyone who dares to send troops!
Its good that they havent sent troops to attack us But damn Great Xia, they have actually thwarted my plans! The Great Yue Emperor gnashed his teeth in anger.
Among the neighboring kingdoms of Great Yue, there are more small kingdoms in the direction of Great Xia.
Therefore, if he wanted to plunder, he could only target those small kingdoms.
However, now that Great Xia has conquered the territories of Peng and Shang, Great Yues troops simply cant bypass Great Xia.
No matter how they plan to attack, they will inevitably clash with the troops of Great Xia.
Thus, their plan was doomed to failure before it could even begin.
Your Majesty, what shall we do now?
The Great Yue Emperor was furious: What else can we do? Can you defeat the Great Xia?
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The Great Yue Emperor roared in anger: If you cant defeat them, then quickly recall our troops! If we accidentally provoke the Great Xia and they decide to lead their forces against us again, can you bear the consequences?
Yes, yes, yes Your Majesty is right!
Consequently, the troops of Great Yue were recalled.
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