Martial: I Started The Technological Revolution In Ancient Times

He kneeled down on one knee.    

After that, he said loudly, "This official greets Your Majesty!"    

His Majesty nodded and said, "People said that you know more about the northern expedition. Tell me, what exactly is it?"    

Leng Feng first turned his head to look at Hai Borui and smiled bitterly.    

He took a deep breath and said to His Majesty, "Your Majesty, do you want me to tell you slowly or concisely?"    

The king sighed and said, "I will tell you slowly. Zhen, as well as all the civil and military officials in the court, have plenty of time."    

Leng Feng nodded.    

He then began to narrate the matter of the northern expedition.    

The first part of the story was similar to what His Majesty knew.    

The northern expedition army caught the northern Wei off guard.    

They had won from the start.    

They had pulled out several cities in a row, especially Beijiang Pass, which had been occupied by Qin Country. The significance of this was too great.    

With this, the original defensive position of the Qin Country had turned into the current attack!    

His Majesty's face was filled with excitement when he heard this.    

This was the best news he had heard in the past few decades at the border.    

He also heard that the various regions were working together to transport grain and transport troops to build a fortress that was even sturdier than before. This made His Majesty even more excited.    

He even directly called out 'good'!    

Of course, this was all the information he knew.    

And then, it involved information that he didn't know.    

It was also something that wasn't mentioned in the battle report.    

It was the looting of the Qin Country army!    

When His Majesty heard this, he frowned.    

All of the officials frowned as well.    

Even though Qin Country was not a country of Literary Sect.    

However, they did not like to disturb the people during the invasion.    

Leng Feng smiled bitterly when he saw everyone's expressions. He said, "The old general said that the art of war is to raise war with war. War is pillage. We need to grab something. If not for that, the damage of war to Qin Country would be too great. With the current strength of the Qin Country, it wouldn't be enough to sustain the war. It would even cost His Majesty's old trump card, so we have to snatch it from him. However, it's not a bad thing to fight for it. "    

Prime Minister Lee frowned and walked out to say, "Robbing him is not a bad thing. What kind of logic is this? Even if you are a hero now, you are still a bad person in the world! "    

Leng Feng slowly shook his head and then said," Lord Li's words are wrong. Robbery does not kill. It even gives them a chance to live. "    

"What do you mean?"    

Prime Minister Lee frowned and said, "You were not a cunning man. How did you become like this?"    

Leng Feng sighed and cupped his hands. "Master Li, what kind of living conditions should the people at the border of North Wei live in?"    

Prime Minister Lee thought for a while and said, "After all, they are the people at the border. What kind of living conditions can they be in?"    

Leng Feng shook his head and said, "No, Master Li, you are wrong. The people at the border of North Wei are completely different from the people at the border of Qin Country."    

" Oh?"    

Prime Minister Lee sneered and said, "How is it different?"    

Leng Feng said, "Lord Li, although the Imperial Court explicitly prohibits trading with the North Wei, the civilians at the border of Qin Country are not allowed to trade with the North Wei. Yes, Lord Li, ___ said. Although the Imperial Court prohibits trading with the North Wei at the border of ___, the smugglers are very large, which makes their income very good. That's why the civilians at the border did not appear to be in such a difficult situation. Local officials would usually turn a blind eye, which reduced a lot of trouble for the Imperial Court. As for the smuggling, it was actually just a small matter. Many things even appear in the capital's market. As for the people of the North Wei, they did not have such good luck. Their attitude towards the border was very bad, and they were very strict with it. However, they did not give anything. Everyone knew that the land in the north was extremely barren. The civilians were digging and eating in the pits, but they were still in danger. How many years did they need to save up before they could save up a little? And these savings... They needed to use it on many things, to let the children study and learn how to cook. Or to marry and marry, they all come from these savings. Then... we will snatch these savings away... "    

These words caused all the ministers to shake their heads.    

This was simply too cruel.    

Too cruel!    

How could this be stealing other people's money? This was simply taking their lives!    

Everyone present scoffed at Leng Feng.    

Including His Majesty.    

Leng Feng smiled bitterly and said, "Actually, snatching them is really good for them. In their hearts, they are still people of Northern Wei Country, not at the border. In fact, they are the latter! That's why they thought we robbed them. On one hand, they will blame us, but on the other hand, they will also blame North Wei. Why didn't they come to save them? This kind of enmity is even more intense than us outsiders."    

" What kind of robber theory is this? "    

Prime Minister Lee was extremely angry.    

However, Leng Feng opposed with equal harshness, "Lord Li, whether it is a bandit's idea or not, what this official said, is correct or not?"    

Prime Minister Lee gritted his teeth and said, "Indeed, compared to you guys, they would probably complain more about the North Wei not caring about anything."    

Leng Feng nodded and said, "But at this time, the army of Qin Country only robbed them of their things. But they did not rape, kidnap, and kill people. Instead, they built bridges to pave the road. Then let the caravan of Qin Country come in and make all kinds of trades with them. They did not use those items on normal days, or they could only sell them at a very low price. For example, fur, some ores, and even some good-looking stones. They were all sold at a very high price, so they could immediately buy food with this money. Cloth, even cows and horses, what will they think of Qin Country? "    

"This..."    

Prime Minister Lee was stunned.    

Confused, he asked, "Building bridges and paving roads? Merchants?"    

"Lord Li, not only that, the most important thing is communication."    

"Communication?"    

"A professional merchant caravan will take letters from a village at a fixed time. These letters can be sent to other villages through caravans, as long as the name of the recipient is written on the letters. There are also general locations where the messengers can be found. They could even get a reply letter and send it back... Lord Li, you should have never seen some 70-80, an old man who has half a foot in the grave and looks down on life and death. Listening to other people read their letters with tears streaming down their faces, right? Very shocking! The lower official couldn't help but secretly cry together with them."    

" Messenger? Deliver letters to the villagers?"    

Prime Minister Lee suddenly frowned.    

When he first heard about it, he didn't think much of it.    

However, if he were to think about it...    

Some of them were separated from home, perhaps he wouldn't be able to see them for the rest of his life. He was even more afraid that he might not be able to see them again even in death.    

Even if it's just a piece of news, it should be extremely important to them.    

He seemed to have heard of this before.    

A letter.    

It looked like an ordinary piece of paper, but it contained two terrifying functions.    

The first was to make the civilians feel familial love.    

This was extremely powerful!    

On the other hand, in letters, using the culture of a country, regardless of which country the person who sent the letters belonged to, the people would naturally be close to the people of this country.    

This was a rather evil and noble method.    

You could not say what was wrong with it, but you could see its powerful layout.    

Prime Minister Lee was silent at this moment.    

He understood.    

This kind of robbery was actually a part of the whole process. The goal was to win over the hearts of the people. It was to turn the people there into the people of Qin Country!    

Presumably... this method succeeded.    

The significance of this method was quite great!    

Prime Minister Lee nodded and said, "But even so, it's not good to have a good reputation."    

Leng Feng smiled bitterly and said, "When a country fights against a country, reputation should always be on the side of the victor, right?"    

"It's not unreasonable to say so. It's just that Qin Country needs to cherish reputation."    

Prime Minister Lee said forcefully.    

Leng Feng said, "As long as that place really becomes the northern border of the Qin Country, those civilians are not threatened by us. Instead, they took the initiative to leave the Northern Wei to pursue a better life or even freedom."