God Emperor of Sword Domain

Chapter 525 Twelve City Lords
After hearing the function of the canal after it was built, all the city lords fell into thinking.

Fang Qiangxiao saw that the discussion had worked, and concluded: "This canal is not only for profit, but also for the luck of the human race, so that Donglu State and Longyuan State can be connected, and Longyuan State can truly become the habitat of our human race." place."

Several of the twelve city lords showed shame on their faces.

One side is profit, the other side is the luck of the human race, and the land of Longyuan.

After a little comparison, you will know which side is inferior.

However, how great is the benefit of a trade route?
That is enough wealth to support a fourth-tier city, and the continuous flow of business routes will keep the wealth flowing.

Now, these twelve city lords are not so much city lords as they are merchants.

There is no country for a wealthy businessman, in the face of such monstrous wealth, I am afraid that someone can do it to make them betray the human race, let alone just stop the digging of a canal?
Jiang Juedian was the first to object: "Even if you say it in a hype, you are not doing it for the interests of the commercial roads! You are destroying the interests of our twelve cities because of your small garbage city, and you are brazenly saying that it is for the luck of the human race. I bother!"

Han Chengxin took over the topic and said: "The fate of the human race that you talk about, linking the two states is all imagined in your mind. Who knows if the canal will destroy the land of the two states? At that time, you will be able to bear the responsibility ?"

The city lords who took the same position as Han Chengxin and Jiang Juedian echoed: "It's not wrong, the luck of the human race is all your own ideas. It is true that you want to monopolize the benefits of the business route, and everything you say is an excuse!"

The excavation of the canal has touched the interests of too many people.

Even if the canal is built, there will be many benefits, it will make Dazhou more prosperous and Longyuan Prefecture more stable.

But none of these can make them give up that monstrous wealth, so they would rather suppress the rise of the human race in the bud.

However, among the twelve city lords, there are also a few with broad minds.

Liu Fei, the lord of Feifeng City, frowned and thought for a long time, knowing how significant the completion of the canal would be, but it was still difficult for him to make a decision.

Fang Qiangxiao looked at these city lords, saw their expressions were different, and knew that they didn't go all the way, but only got together to prevent the canal from being dug.

Therefore, Fang Qiangxiao whispered in Ye Xuan's ear: "It can be resolved separately, and if you still refuse to agree in the end, you can use tough measures."

Ye Xuan also saw how many of these city masters had the intention of retreating, so he looked at Liu Fei and asked, "If I remember correctly, City Lord Liu's Feifeng City is not in Wanzu Shang On the way, the diversion of the trade routes of the Ten Thousand Races will not have much impact on Feifeng City, so did City Lord Liu come here for profit?"

Seeing that he was talking about himself, Liu Fei got up and said, "The purpose of Liu's coming here is indeed to prevent the canal from being dug, but the reason is not for the benefit of the trade route."

"What's that for?"

"For the Lushui River, Feifeng City is on the edge of the Lushui River. The people in the city and the farmers with a radius of [-] miles all rely on the Lushui River to live. Now you have to dig a canal, because the Lushui River goes south, this is likely to cause Lushui If the downstream of the water is cut off, how will you let the people who depend on water live?" Liu Feijin explained the real reason for blocking the canal.

Not only Feifeng City, but in fact there are many cities beside Lushui.

Of the twelve city lords present, seven had the same reason as Liu Feijin.

The seven city lords immediately echoed: "It's not wrong, you have diverted all the river water from Lushui into the canal, how do you let our cities on the edge of Lushui live?"

As soon as Ye Xuan heard that this was the reason, he explained: "If this is the reason, you don't have to worry. I have already considered it clearly when planning to dig the canal. After the canal is completed, it will be connected to Lushui Build a dam in the place to store water..."

"Not only that, but the canal will follow the terrain, and a dam will be built every other section to store water. At that time, the canal will only need to divert a quarter of the water from the foothills, and even less river water will be able to sail."

"And as far as I know, when the flood season comes in June, the downstream of Lushui often breaks embankments, causing floods. If the canal is built, when the flood season comes, the canal can open the dam to release the flood and reduce the flooding of Lushui."

Ye Xuan talked about the functions of the canal one by one.

Liu Fei and the others listened very carefully, and even some of the city lords whose territories were often flooded showed a little joy on their faces.

However, these are just Ye Xuan's own opinions.

They didn't believe it immediately, but asked: "Are you sure that building a dam on the canal will not damage the Lushui environment?"

Ye Xuan said affirmatively: "I'm sure, if the canal is completed, it will cause drought and flood disasters in your territory, and I will never stop you from cutting the canal at that time."

Liu Fei got the guarantee for several people, thinking that his own interests will not be damaged, and the canal can connect the two states of Donglu and Longyuan, which is of great significance to the human race.

After the seven city lords thought it over, Liu Fei agreed: "As long as you guarantee that the canal will be built, it will not affect the environment on both sides of Lushui. Then we will withdraw and stop preventing the canal from being dug."

When Jiang Juedian and Han Chengxin saw that the seven city lords had withdrawn, they immediately said indignantly: "What do you mean? When you came here, you agreed to share the same hatred! What are you at the head of the rat?"

Liu Feijin said expressionlessly: "This canal indeed connects the two states of Donglu and Longyuan, making Longyuan Prefecture a habitat for the human race. As long as it succeeds, it will be an inexhaustible achievement. Being born as a human being is natural. It shouldn't be blocked."

"You guys at the top of the bunch!" Jiang Juedian cursed angrily, then turned to Ye Xuan, and cursed, "You guys from a lowly town, if you want to dig a canal, you have to kill me first."

Ye Xuan twitched the corner of his mouth, and snorted coldly: "As long as you dare to go to the stage of life and death, I will kill you in minutes!"

"You!" Jiang Juedian gritted his teeth, but his eyes flickered.

The tougher Ye Xuan was, the less he dared to fight to the death.

Jiang Juedian looked at Han Chengxin and other four city lords who were related to the interests of the trade route, and said, "What about you? Just watch this group of lowly things steal our trade route? And he wants to eat it all by himself. He looks so ugly, can he Let him live?"

"That's right, Ye, don't think that we dare not do anything to you if you have a token of the Sirius General of the Longyuan Army. Digging a canal is to cut a scar on our human land. Cut it off, your death is not a pity!" Han Chengxin scolded.

Ye Xuan glanced at the five city lords, Jiang Juedian and Han Chengxin, and knew that these five people came for the benefit of the trade route.

On this issue, they are not city lords, but businessmen.

The benefits of trade routes are too great. Even if the canal can make the human race more prosperous, they would rather cut off the prosperity of the human race for the sake of profit.

(End of this chapter)