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Chapter 1320: The Highest Realm of Cattle and Horses [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

In the southwest, having foreign blood in ancestors could lead to death. Luo Sha had just come ashore and was straightforward and not so tactful. When Shen Tang took the initiative to mention the foreign races in the southwest, he directly expressed his thoughts - kill any foreign race he saw.

If we don't kill him now, he will be retaliated against in the future.

"...I heard that the two tribes in the northwest had already been recruited by the lord, and generals from the two tribes were appointed? Forgive me for my presumptuous behavior, but the principle of 'those who are not of my race must have different hearts' is applicable to both ancient and modern times. They surrendered today only because they are not as skilled as others, not because they truly surrender. If something unexpected happens in the future, they will be like wolves that break into the house!" It can be seen from Luo Sha's words that he really doesn't have much brains.

Shen Tang valued Luo Sha and was willing to support him, so he naturally didn't want him to be convicted for his words. "There are only two ways to deal with alien races. One is to completely wipe out the race like in the southwest, and the other is to assimilate and absorb them. After hundreds of years of war, the population of various parts of the mainland has dropped sharply, and people's livelihood has declined. It is almost the end of its strength and needs cultivation the most. If we kill all the alien races in the northwest, Kangguo will have to pay several times the price."

How could there have been the prosperity of recent years?

In the past few years since Kangguo was founded, as people's livelihood has recovered, the birth rate of the people in the northwest has skyrocketed year by year. Last year alone, there were 1.56 million newborns, reaching the highest level in a hundred years. The mortality rate of newborns and infants has also been halved year by year. It is completely predictable that at this rate, even if there is no twelve-year period for Yunda, giving Shen Tang thirty years of development time, even if she does not take the initiative to expand outward, other areas of the mainland will "take the initiative" to submit.

"After all, it's a hidden danger." Luo Sha's prejudice against foreign races was implanted in him since he was a child and has long been deeply rooted. The bloodbath that occurred throughout the city when he tried to appease and educate the captives was a bloody lesson!
"As long as I am here, dragons and insects will coil around me." Shen Tang said the most arrogant words in the calmest tone. Luo Sha was also terrified by Shen Tang's response. She said, "People have secretly destroyed the documents of the two tribes of the Ten Crows of the Northern Desert. Children are also learning the elegant language of Kangguo. Adults have to learn it if they want to get a good job to support their families. At most three generations will be clean."

The language environment has a great impact on children.

Luo Sha didn't understand the lethality of these words at first. After thinking about them carefully, he was shocked to realize how cruel they were. He opened his mouth in confusion.

Shen Tang understood what he wanted to ask.

"Are you curious about the reactions of the civil and military officials from the two tribes?"

"They can't possibly agree to that?"

If Luo Sha were them, he would not agree.

No matter how deep the blood feud is, this body of flesh and blood cannot be replaced. The master they are loyal to wants to completely wipe out the existence of their tribe spiritually. Even if they no longer have any feelings for their tribe, it is impossible for them to be completely indifferent, right? Luo Sha was confused.

Shen Tang said calmly: "They don't know."

Few people truly realize Shen Tang’s purpose.

Gu Chi's confidants noticed something, but they couldn't leak the secret. The living environment of the Shiwu and Beimo tribes was indeed bad. Their own system defects made only a small number of vested interests recognize the existence of their tribes. The common people and slaves at the bottom didn't want to go back to the hard days of starving and exchanging their lives for survival materials. The public opinion base all turned to Shen Tang.

She didn't have to do anything. She only needed to take care of these inferiors when she was governing, and they would be grateful and go to where Shen Tang wanted them to go. They would take the initiative to integrate into the local language and culture, just like a drop of ink dropped into a pool of water, swallowed up silently. It was these people who took the initiative to abandon their own language and culture, not her forcing them.

This is true from beginning to end.

Foreign generals represented by Su Shiyilu were from high-ranking families. They were too far away from slaves and could not empathize with them. They also did not think that slaves and other lower classes could continue any culture. Culture was a luxury that only high-ranking nobles were qualified to touch.

And this is exactly what Shen Tang wanted.

The fewer people who are fluent in both languages, the better.

The fewer the number of people, the closer the result Shen Tang wants.

"...Then isn't it too early to kill these foreign races in the southwest?"

The last batch of survivors consisted of more than 100,000 laborers.

Shen Tang shook his head: "That's not the case, the situation is different."

She is not a trash can that will accept any garbage. The conflict between the Northwest countries and the Northwest foreign tribes is a blood feud that has accumulated over time. There is no hatred between the two sides that one side educates and the other side eats it up. They can accept the outcome of the winner being the king and the loser being the bandit, but forget about this group of foreign tribes in the southwest. Such people who turn against us at any time and eat people should die and be reborn sooner.

Luo Sha: “…”

I didn't expect that there would be something that even the master couldn't accept.

Shen Tang reminded Luo Sha: "It's okay to say what you said today in front of me, but you should be more cautious with other colleagues. If you really can't remember it, it's okay to say it out loud. Su Shiyilu and the others combined can't beat you."

Who can blame him for having such a hard fist?
Su Shiyilu could only blame himself for his bad luck.

Luo Sha: "...I will keep this in mind."

On the day when the southwest was completely incorporated into the territory, Qin Li's high-definition satellite map was finally updated to the latest version. Shen Tang and others looked at the direction of the mountains and rivers on the map, and their scalps tingled: "If the southwest territory was a person, ten lives would be gone."

People didn't grasp the essence of her complaint.

"What do you mean? The dismemberment caused by the presence of many countries?"

"No, it's because the blood clot is too severe."

Not only are there large blood clots, but there are also varicose veins.

As the southwest territory map was completely completed, the plan to open up the waterway discussed with Qin Li had to be revised: "A few days ago, Cui presented a map from the people. The mountains and rivers drawn on it were what they looked like before the thief star fell from the sky. I used that map as a template and initially planned to open up and merge all these waterways, from here, here, then here, and then from here into the sea..."

Before the emergence of supernatural powers like Wenxin Wudan, the mountains, rivers, lakes and seas changed very slowly. The maps of more than 200 years ago were almost the same as those of 500 years ago. Shen Tang has been studying these days, and the more he looks at them, the more he feels that the terrain trends seem to have been deliberately arranged by someone, using the direction of the mountains and rivers in the coastal areas to block the erosion and pollution of the land by marine radiation to the greatest extent.

Luo Sha said the offshore environment has improved a lot.

That is to say, some of the original "barriers" can be removed.

After the demolition, it was turned into a place suitable for human habitation and farming.

Xun Zhen stared at her pointing finger, his breathing gradually getting heavier. The Lord just opened his mouth, the Ministry of Works was exhausted, and the Ministry of Revenue went bankrupt. He hurriedly pulled out the people from the Ministry of Works as a shield.

It is not difficult to open up the integration, but the difficulty lies in the impact on the surrounding areas after the integration, from farming to ecology to the migration of nearby common people. Which one does not require the cooperation of three provinces, six ministries, nine temples and five prisons? This matter involves a huge amount of things.

The master takes the lead and they handle the rest.

Xun Zhen was really afraid that she would act rashly.

It's fine if the project is completed, but the worst thing is that if it is discovered that it doesn't work halfway through, all the previous investment will go down the drain. Wouldn't that mean Xun Zhen's life is in jeopardy? The larger the project, the more people involved, and the more loopholes there are. Xun Zhen naturally has to control each process in advance to prevent any waste or corruption!
No one! Can! Be! Greedy! Of! Him! Even! One! Point!

Shen Tang smiled and said, "I was just impatient."

Xun Zhen stammered again, hinting at the treasury crisis - if the master wanted to successfully implement the project, he had to find a way to fill the treasury. Whether it was burning, killing, looting or other means, he just wanted money.

Speaking of which, the master did make a small fortune recently.

Why should he be on guard against me, the Minister of Revenue?

Are you afraid that he will swallow the unexpected wealth?

Shen Tang: "..."

Why would we mention such an unlucky thing on such a happy occasion?

She took a deep breath and exhaled, took a deep breath and exhaled again.

"...You don't have to worry about these."

Shen Tang once again regretted why there was no second Jimo Qiu in the world. If there was, she wouldn't mind enjoying the blessing of having two wives!
When this thought came to her mind, she couldn't help but hold her forehead.

People laugh when they are extremely speechless. Others thought it was a happy event, but Gu Chi heard her inner voice and complained: "There is no cow or horse in the world who is more self-conscious than me. Other cows and horses just drink a cup of iced American coffee to refresh themselves when they are tired. I have been borrowing money to pay for work all year round and I feel like selling myself..."

What kind of dogecoin job is this!!!

Did she really not kill people, set fire to the universe, or blow up the universe in her previous life???
Gu Chi: "..."

To be honest, he felt a little sympathetic towards a certain high priest. He only wanted to serve God wholeheartedly, but you, my Lord, your idea is a little dangerous. Gu Chi silently wrote down today's inspiration.

Shen Tang made his fortune by threatening Cui.

Xun Zhen became rich by exploiting his master.

After receiving the account book of "unexpected wealth" from Shen Tang, his eyes brightened up, as if he had caught a hundred or eighty fireflies and stuffed them into his eyeballs as light bulbs. He flipped through a few pages and smiled so hard that his back teeth were about to come out: "Cui is smart."

The fact that the southwest is very poor does not affect the wealth of the aristocratic families.

It makes sense that Cui Zhi of the Cui family can be the president of the Southwest branch.

He couldn't handle a weirdo like his master who didn't play by the rules, so how could he handle the nobles? They were familiar circles from childhood, and they knew all the tricks by heart. If they didn't take action, it would be fine, but once they did, it would kill them!

Shen Tang said: "He has to protect his daughter."

The Cui Long Lady probably didn't expect that she would have to pay such a high price for her momentary mercy and unwillingness to silence someone. After this operation, the foundation that the Cui family had accumulated in the southwest was basically gone, and they could only move to the northwest and change the environment to integrate back into it.

Shen Tang used the Cui family as a knife to cut the meat from the fat sheep ranked in the southwest. The big fat sheep could not do anything to Shen Tang, but they could vent their anger on the Cui family. Even though the Cui family was still rich, they could not find a family of equal status to marry, so they could only be compatible with the lower class, and all the people of equal status were offended.

Shen Tang knows how to be moderate.

Exploit Cui Zhi, reuse Cui Mi, and treat Cui Xiong well.

Cui Hui has been in seclusion recently.

Cui Zhi wanted to overturn the table but he was afraid to do so and could only endure it!
Shen Tang's relaxed brows frowned again after a while: "This little bit of money is just a drop in the bucket compared to the deficit of the entire southwest."

This battle was a bit of a loss.

If she develops well, she can make a profit, but she lacks time to develop now. The war in the southwest has just ended, and it won't be long before the central part will catch up. The cows and horses have holidays, but she can only work around the clock.

Xun Zhen saw that she was in a bad mood and gave her some hope: "Your Majesty, don't be too pessimistic. Things will get better in a year or so."

You've survived all these years, are you still afraid of this?
Shen Tang: "..."

Shen Tang spent this New Year away from home.

The workload has reached a peak in recent years. I am so tired just writing encouragement and blessings to officials that I seriously suspect I have tendonitis. I stopped writing on New Year's Eve and resumed writing on the afternoon of the first day of the new year. I had a bowl of knife-cut noodles cooked by Chu Yao himself with four eggs during the New Year.

"It's been a long time since I've had such a quiet New Year."

In previous years, the New Year atmosphere in Fengluo could last for a whole month.

Halfway through the first month of the lunar year, I had sent out all the people around me who could be sent out, and it suddenly became much quieter... Ah, it wasn't much quieter. The Dingding court meeting was unprecedented in scale, and the fighting between the civil and military officials was getting more and more intense, like tens of millions of ducks quacking in my ears.

"My Lord, my Lord is missing?"

Qin Li escaped from the melee and quickly logged off.

I quickly ran towards my master and heard a scream.

“Ahhhh – cockroach –”

Shen Tang was not afraid of cockroaches, but she was afraid that they would suddenly fly onto her face! She had just watched the court officials fighting each other, and her sharp ears heard something. As a result, she saw two cockroaches half the size of a palm flying towards her, and her heart almost stopped.

He picked up the wooden sandals she had someone make for him and slapped them.

When Qin Li came over, he saw her ferocious expression and said, "Damn it, nuclear weapons, zombies, and the apocalypse can't kill you!"

Not only did the cockroaches not become extinct, they grew even bigger!

Is this scientific?

She threw away the wooden slippers that were stuck with the dead cockroaches, endured the nausea and let the palace maids and eunuchs come in to clean up, then looked up and saw Qin Li.

"I've never seen such a big cockroach before."

Qin Li said: "I haven't seen it either."

It was strange to say that the closer to the coast, the more strange species there were. Palm-sized cockroaches were just appetizers. Qin Li even saw mice as big as piglets a few days ago. However, these mice were not common and were rare delicacies.

According to local county annals, there were many animals that were larger and more deformed, but they were all eaten to extinction by the hungry people.

cockroach……

It's something that even hungry people can't eat.

In order to prevent similar incidents from causing the master to be offline, Qin Li suggested that the master should recall the guards. If nothing else, at least it can prevent blind cockroaches. When Shen Tang reconnected, the court officials had already made a sound through fighting.

Shen Tang: "..."

The efficiency is much higher than before.

She asked, "Any results?"

Xun Zhen was about to speak when dozens of eyes shot at him like knives, and he almost got a stitch in the side. He said reluctantly, "I think that the Qu State is an ally after all. Since you asked for grain..."

The quarrel at the court meeting was because of the issue of borrowing grain.

It is difficult to say whether Qu State is really short of food or is just testing the waters.

Do you want to lend it to me?
This is a problem.

Those represented by Xun Zhen did not want to borrow, for reasons including but not limited to the fact that the landlords had no more food, and that they could use this opportunity to drag down the allies of the Qu Kingdom, with the main purpose of "I would rather die than let my friends die". Those represented by Chu Yao preferred to borrow and kill the central part first.

Don’t just worry about the money, also consider your reputation in history!

Backstabbing an ally before the battle is over is not a good reputation.

What if we can’t destroy the Central Region and Qu State in one go?
Didn’t Kangguo end up losing the rice while trying to steal the chicken?

Borrow food to allow Qu State to hold out for a while longer.

Give your team some time to develop.

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