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"Your Majesty, I am really happy with the development of your empire." The Crown Prince's words were so forced that these people could see it. The Crown Prince's expression betrayed him, "Your Majesty, actually we

There is only one reason for coming to you, and that is to keep peace on our continent. A few days ago, we heard that your country is going to reduce its standing army by three million. I really feel your sincerity. But recently

Why did I hear that the prince has organized and trained three million new troops?" The Crown Prince's words also seemed uncertain. After all, this is considered a military secret of the Northern Empire. It would not be a good thing if it was said for sure.

.Looking back, a group of spies within the Northern Empire must be cleared out, otherwise the Northern Empire will not be able to live up to its reputation. What can you say from the mouth of the other side's crown prince? How can there be any confidentiality?

"The news from His Highness the Crown Prince is really good. In fact, three million troops is just the beginning. I am a person who advocates force. This is just a beginning plan of mine. I plan to expand it to 1,500 troops in five years."

Ten thousand troops, these troops will all be equipped with the latest serial crossbows. This will help me carry out a large-scale sweep against the savages. Your Highness, please rest assured that all our troops are used to deal with the savages.

The cooperation between our two countries this time is very good. General Jin Wushu must have repaid you for this. I also sent a lot of serial crossbows to your Southern Empire army. We can put our

The most elite weapons here are given to you, which shows that both of us have nothing to hide." Li Cong said with a smile. On the surface, his words did not threaten the other party, but if you think about it carefully, every sentence is a rejection.

For them, disarmament is impossible. To organize 15 million troops within five years? Judging from Li's current financial resources, it is completely possible. In this way, the Northern Empire's army will reach an astonishing 50 million troops.

The Northern Empire has a population of nearly 4 billion and an army of 50 million. Eighty people support one soldier, but this ratio is not very high. The Southern Empire has a population of about 5 billion and a military strength of 50 million. However,

The combat effectiveness of the Southern Empire's army cannot be compared with that of the Northern Empire's army. Although there are currently 20 million troops on the border, the prince and the emperor's uncle both know that if Li Cong dispatches 5 million troops with serial crossbows,

If the army passes by, they will definitely not be able to stop it. Although they know what the result will be in their hearts, they must not show it on their faces. Otherwise, their future negotiations will definitely be difficult.

"The prince's ambition is indeed something that Mr. Long admires, but has the prince ever thought about it? In fact, the savages have been driven north by the prince. The prince's reputation has long been able to intimidate those savages. They simply

I dare not come to the prince. I heard that the prince enslaved a large race with a population of more than 20 million people. I really admire such a thing. If the prince expands so many troops, the country's finances will also be affected.

No, if this continues in the long run, the entire empire will enter a very dangerous period." After thinking about it, the crown prince could only start with the money, which is the weakest part of the Northern Empire. The annual financial revenue of the Northern Empire is only that of the Southern Empire.

About half, this year may be better. But it is only about 40 billion gold coins. The Southern Empire can easily have 80 billion gold coins, and after years of accumulation, the Southern Empire is much richer than the Northern Empire.

"His Royal Highness does not need to worry about the money issue. I just saw from this attack by the savages that we do not yet have some very strong military power. This will make us very nervous when facing conflicts. If

If our tens of millions of troops can quickly enter the battlefield, I think we will not suffer more than a million casualties at the beginning. I have already determined this matter. If His Highness the Crown Prince is interested tomorrow, I can invite the Crown Prince

His Highness went to the military camp outside our city to have a look. Those young men all hope that His Highness the Crown Prince can give them some pointers." Li Cong said with a smile. This is a naked show off. Every time the two countries visit,

But things like this always happen. Both sides want to show off their strongest armies. This time, His Highness the Crown Prince also brought the most powerful army in the Southern Empire. It is necessary to compete.

"This is natural. We came here to see the prince's army. But has the prince ever thought that most of the troops will be stationed in the border areas? If there are too many troops in the border areas,

It's not easy to manage. These soldiers are always looking for trouble. If there is too much friction in the border areas, it will easily change some policies of our two big countries. Then you may want to sit down and have tea with the prince like this.

It's also a luxury hope." The prince said cryptically. This is a disguised threat of war. This guy believed that Li Cong would not dare to start a war, so he said this. If he faced others, this sentence might

It has some effect, but if the person opposite is Li Cong, these words will have the opposite effect. Just like at this time, the emperor's uncle winked desperately at the prince, and the threatening move had little effect on Li Cong.

None. As expected, Li Cong looked a little ugly after hearing this. Although the other princes did not speak, they looked at the prince and the emperor's uncle in a less friendly way. They seemed to treat enemies.

Looking at them.

"Friction? Your Highness, this idea is very important. In fact, I have thought about this issue many times, and I have also investigated a lot of information from the Ministry of War. In fact, there are a lot of border frictions between our two countries every year. I

There is a way to eliminate friction once and for all. I wonder if His Highness the Crown Prince should consider it?" Li Cong said with a smile. The trace of dissatisfaction just now was gone, which made the Crown Prince and the Emperor's uncle sigh at Li Cong's expression.

It really changes so fast, like a chameleon, a unique animal there, very fast and very beautiful.

"Does the prince still have such a method? If it can solve the problem that has not been solved for tens of thousands of years, we will be happy to cooperate. I don't know what the prince's method is. Can you tell us and discuss it carefully?

"This guy said in surprise. He didn't know how there could be such a method. The two empires have been fighting for so many years. How can there be a way to calm down the two empires? Such a thing is not surprising.

I have never heard of it. Is it to establish a peace treaty? Thinking of this, he did not think so highly of Li Cong. There were many similar jumps in the past. Generally speaking, the strength of both sides was roughly the same.

It is established under the premise of equality, but this is simply a piece of paper without any binding force. When the other party becomes stronger, this piece of paper can be torn up openly and no one will care.

"Okay, Your Majesty, wait a minute, bring me the map." Li Cong said, because there was no waiter in the room, so Su Minghai and another general quickly opened the map, regardless of whether they were generals.

, great people, but in front of a group of princes and princes, they can only do odd jobs like this. The map they opened is the junction of the Southern Empire and the Northern Empire. Seeing the north and south on the map

In several counties and cities on the border between the two empires, the crown prince and his uncle both understood that Li Cong wanted them to cede territory.

"Your Highness, look here. This is the border between our two sides. There are thirty-five counties and cities in total. Twenty-five belong to you and ten belong to us. There are too many handover places.

, Just like what His Highness the Prince said, if all the troops pass by, there will be countless frictions of all kinds every day, and a lot of lives will be lost here. My idea is to set our border line here.

place, so that only two counties and cities are in contact with our border. This is good for us. Our military will also have very few contacts, as well as these two vassal countries. I heard that their monarchs recently

There are some people in your Southern Empire who you don’t respect very much, so just leave them to me. I will discipline them well for His Highness the Crown Prince, and I will definitely return them with both hands when His Highness the Crown Prince succeeds to the throne." Li Cong pointed at the two junctions.

A small country said that in addition to their two empires, there are still many small countries on this planet. These countries are definitely very small, just like the two Li Cong mentioned. Even though they are two countries,

However, each of them is at most about the same size as the three counties and cities of the empire, and cannot be regarded as belonging to a country.

Li Cong's words not only dumbfounded the people in the Southern Empire. Even the people on his own side were dumbfounded. Some people even said that because they were afraid of taking other people's land into their own hands, Li Cong

Just asking someone for twenty-five counties with nothing? Isn’t this a bit of a joke? As long as this guy is not a prodigal, he will definitely not do such a thing. This is twenty-five counties.

City, with a population of at least more than 100 million. Some of the defense systems of the Southern Empire are located in these counties and cities, and hundreds of millions of gold coins are thrown into them every year. Li Cong is going to take over like this. This is really

It's so impossible. Just look at the looks in the eyes of the Crown Prince and the Emperor's uncle. They felt that Li Cong didn't wake up. They didn't know what to say. Li Cong was taking it for granted.

A little bit.

In fact, this time they came here to ask the Northern Empire to reduce its army. They also knew that it was not a simple matter. People like Li Cong would definitely make some requests of this kind. They also had this number in their hearts, but for now, this number

It's really a bit big. Twenty-five counties and cities is not a small number. Even if there is a war, it will not lose so many counties and cities. This Li Cong is really a lion.

In fact, this is what Li Cong is used to. I ask for a lot of money, and you just pay it back on the spot. Of course, Li Cong doesn't expect them to hand over these counties to him so easily. After all, these people haven't seen it yet.

As for my own ability, I believe they will understand it when they see their own ability. I heard that something is completely different from seeing it with my own eyes, just like Li Cong's new weapons.

The senior officials of the Southern Empire all read the memorial and took it for granted. Naturally, they were not lucky enough to see the real thing. When they suffered a loss in Li Cong's new army, they would understand, and Li Cong

There are many programs arranged for them. This program is not only praised by the imperial capital, but also throughout the empire. By then, the twenty-five counties and cities may be few. After all, Li Cong is in front of the ministers.

Having said that, it takes dozens of county towns. In Li Cong's impression, thirty county towns can be called the minimum of dozens of county towns. He personally planned for so long to win the second place.

Fifteen counties and cities are really too few.

"Your Majesty, I accept your kindness. It is true that these two vassal countries are not easy to train, and I do not have the ability. It is better to let my father continue to manage them. After so many years, the kings of these two countries are still

He is very obedient to his father. As for what Mr. Li said about this county, it is better not to joke." The expression on the crown prince's face was a little unnatural. Li Cong was no different from taking something by force. He opened his mouth to ask for others.

With two vassal states and twenty-five counties and cities, there are more than thirty counties and cities in total, with a population of more than 150 million. The Southern Empire only controls a few billion people in total.

The Crown Prince's words were quite strong. It can be said that none of the two demands made by Li Cong were met. However, Li Cong was still not angry. After all, a person would not make any decisions without seeing danger.

Some promises, especially those that involve his own huge interests, are different when his huge interests are violated. Just like the relationship between the two empires, Li Cong means that just give them.

In exchange for peace, I'll be sorry if you don't give it. Maybe we won't be able to easily withdraw our troops from the forty counties and cities by then, and you will have to pay more by then. But these people in the Southern Empire can't see it.

Now they know that the Northern Empire's military power is very strong, but they don't think that the Northern Empire's military power is so strong that they can't compete. They may be defeated, but they don't think that the winning Northern Empire will either

How many cheaper ones will there be?

"Your Majesty, if we should consider this matter in the long term, our Crown Prince is still young after all, and he still doesn't talk much about these national affairs. Let us go back and discuss it before giving the Prince a satisfactory answer, okay?" The scene was like that.

The border has come down. At this time, the old uncle can't just sit there like nothing. This is a matter involving two countries. If he can't stop what's going on here, there may be a war between the two countries soon.

This is a scene, the prince is still too young, and he doesn’t know how to speak tactfully. Is Li Cong so easy to refuse?

Fortunately, the prince is not a stubborn person. When he saw the emperor's uncle standing up to speak for him, he nodded and said, "Yes, princes, after all, I am just a young junior. Everyone here is

He is my senior, I am still a novice regarding the matters between our two empires, and I will give you some advice from you in the future." The Crown Prince said calmly. In fact, after he finished speaking, he felt the same in his heart.

I'm a little scared. I heard that Li Cong has a bad temper. He can make the decision on everything in the Northern Empire. If he really said there was a war, the war would probably have started. He came here to stop the war.
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