wealthy lord

Chapter 954 Economic Invasion, Military Support

A Jinyiwei drew out a dagger and cut the rope that bound Zhebie. He relaxed completely and said with a dark face, "You dog emperor, don't think I can't see that you are just being hypocritical. Do you think that by letting me go, you can change the hatred of the Wayi Kingdom towards your Great Duan Dynasty? Because of the looting and killing of the families of the Chu family army, my Wayi Kingdom lost 20 million taels of silver in less than half a year!!"

Lin Yun looked at him expressionlessly and said, "This matter is indeed the fault of my Great Duan Dynasty! If I am willing to compensate you for your losses, can the Wayi Kingdom sever diplomatic ties with the Great Qian Dynasty?"

"Since you, Mr. Zhebie, are a counselor, you must be a smart man! You must have heard that a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor! If a war breaks out, the Qiyi Kingdom will not be able to wait for Daqian's support! And I only need an order to send tens of thousands of elite soldiers, which is enough to destroy your Qiyi Kingdom!"

"So, Mr. Zhebie, think carefully before answering whether you will accept it or not!!"

Although Fu Lin'an and others had doubts in their hearts, they did not dare to ask now.

And Zhebie was also in a dilemma.

He knew Lin Yun was not lying.

The Daqian Dynasty was indeed using them. If the Daduan Dynasty really sent troops, it could easily destroy the Wayi Kingdom.

Zhebie looked up at him and said, "How can I know whether what you, the dog emperor, said is true? Although my country is small, it has its own backbone!"

Zheng Youli said in a deep voice: "Humph, the emperor of our Great Duan Dynasty has a word of law and a will of law! How can I allow a despicable person like you to make irresponsible comments? You, Zhebie, please don't harm millions of people in the Yi country because of your own selfish desires!"

Zhebie was obviously a little moved, and said hesitantly: "Are you really willing to pay tens of millions of taels of silver as compensation? If so, I can agree to your request now, Lin Yun!"

Lin Yun sneered and said, "Tens of millions of taels of silver is not a small amount! How about this, when I return to the capital, I can lend 20 million taels of silver to the Qiayi Kingdom, and it's interest-free!"

Zhebie frowned and said, "What do you mean? It's obviously your Great Duan Dynasty that owes money to my Qiayi Kingdom, why should it be considered a loan?"

Lin Yun explained: "Because I don't trust you, the Qiayi Kingdom! Of the 20 million taels of silver, you, the Qiayi Kingdom, must use half to purchase weapons from my Great Duan Dynasty! The remaining half will be used for the livelihood and infrastructure construction of the Qiayi Kingdom!"

When everyone heard this, they finally understood.

Especially Fu Linan and Zheng Youli, as well as Ye Wanqing who was standing behind, were full of admiration.

How can this be considered compensation by Lin Yun?
It is clearly economic and military infiltration in the name of compensation.

You know, these two areas are the foundation of a country and are very important to any country.

Once controlled by the Great Duan Dynasty, the Kingdom of Qiyi would become a colony.

If Zhebie agrees, then the forces stationed by the Daqian Dynasty in the Wayi Kingdom should go back to their hometown.

Fu Linan and others who are familiar with Lin Yun's tactics can naturally understand the tricks here.

But Zhebie was just a strategist of a small country, proficient in some underhanded tricks. How could he know the power of Lin Yun's conspiracy?

He thought for a moment and said, "Of course you can! But, are there any other conditions?"

"Of course! As I said before, if you want to get economic and military assistance from our Great Duan Dynasty, you must completely cut ties with the Great Qian Dynasty politically!"

Zhebie's face turned very ugly.

He was an agent cultivated by the Daqian Dynasty over many years, so his political inclinations naturally align with the Daqian Dynasty.

He also planned to coax Lin Yun, first get the 20 million taels of silver in economic and military support, and then send the arms to the Daqian Dynasty.

In this way, he could rely on the Daduan Dynasty economically, but continue to rely on the Daqian Dynasty politically and militarily.

But I didn't expect Lin Yun to be so ruthless and planned to make a one-size-fits-all decision. "Emperor Daduan, this is probably not appropriate, right? Even if you take out 20 million taels of silver, this money is only compensation. My country of Qiayi will not trust you in the short term! What's more, the military and economic assistance you mentioned requires sending people to Qiayi country..."

Lin Yun narrowed his eyes slightly: "So, you refuse? Mr. Zhebie, I have given you a chance! If you don't seize it, then... not only will you die, but the Qiyi Kingdom will also be destroyed!"

"And the Daqian Dynasty will never help you! Your Qiayi Kingdom is only worthy of being a victim of the confrontation between two great powers!"

Not to mention Fu Lin'an and others, even Wu Meng, a relatively simple-minded person, understood the huge danger involved.

Wu Meng said in a deep voice: "Zhebie, you'd better accept it obediently! It's not a pity for you to die, but if you cause millions of people to be buried with you, you will become a sinner!"

Zhebie gritted his teeth secretly, thought deeply, and suddenly looked at Lin Yun.

"I can accept it, but my ruler of the Qiyi Kingdom grew up in the Daqian Dynasty, and his mother is a royal relative of Daqian. Can you convince him?"

After hearing what he said, Lin Yun also felt that the problem was tricky.

Obviously, Daqian's move was quite powerful.

The rulers of a country were all trained by them, and in order to ensure that the Wayi Kingdom was willing to be a pawn, they even arranged a political marriage.

At this time, Fu Lin'an said: "Your Majesty, I am willing to lead an envoy to the country of Qiayi and have a good talk with their leader. Maybe there will be unexpected gains!"

Yang Lin clasped his fists and said, "I am also willing to go with Fu Zhongtang!"

Lin Yun had his back to everyone, so no one could see his expression, let alone what he was thinking.

Suddenly, he looked up at Zhebie and smiled: "Mr. Zhebie is a handsome man and a good official who loves his country and his people. If you are willing to lead the Kingdom of Jiayi to become a vassal state of my Great Duan Dynasty, I can nominate you as the new king of the Kingdom of Jiayi. How about it?"

"hiss!!"

Everyone gasped and secretly sighed at the ruthlessness of Lin Yun's move. He was planning to overthrow the regime of a small country and then support a regime that was pro-Da Duan.

Moreover, the current ruler of the Qiyi Kingdom was sentenced to death with ease.

Zhebie stood there in a daze, unable to keep up with Lin Yun's thoughts.

"Emperor Daduan, you nominated me as the new ruler of the Qiayi Kingdom, but what about the current ruler?"

Lin Yun said playfully: "What's the point of keeping him? Of course, we should make him disappear from this world!"

At this moment, Zhebie and Wumeng finally felt the cruelty of the emperor of the Great Duan Dynasty.

I feel even more sad for these small countries.

In front of a big country, they cannot decide their own destiny at all, even the leader of the country is helpless.

"The Great Emperor..."

Zhebie seemed very nervous. He swallowed and was about to speak, but was interrupted by Lin Yun who raised his hand.

"Alright, I have said everything I should and shouldn't say! Don't ask any more questions! Tell me the answer, surrender... or die!!"

(End of this chapter)