Crossing over reveals a waste's difficult journey home

Jiang Tuan came to Daxia and told Jiang Qi many things, among which the use of black stone was a relatively important one.

Black stone is needed for heating, iron smelting, steel smelting, etc. As a result, the importance of black stone immediately increased a lot.

If the Black Stone Mine were to be dispersed in other people's hands, Emperor Jiang Qi would feel uneasy.

At today's grand court meeting, Jiang Qi did not mention the iron and steel smelting at Black Stone. He just repeated to his ministers the same words he had given to ordinary people.

In the name of the dragon and with the love and compassion of an emperor for his people, he hoped that his ministers would find a way to nationalize the Black Stone Mine as soon as possible.

But even if he concealed some of the functions of the black stone and acted in the name of the dragon, he still encountered opposition from some ministers.

As soon as Jiang Qi saw the ministers who opposed, he understood what was going on. They were either branches of the aristocratic families that controlled the black stone mines, or people who had close ties with those aristocratic families.

They said that one should not assume that using black stones for heating would not kill people just because of a dream, and that this was a disrespect for the lives of the people.

What is the reality? Are they really thinking about the people? Of course not, everything is for profit.

In the world where Daxia lives, Black Stone Mine is directly linked to Jijin, and Jijin represents imperial power and divine authority.

When those big families first started to seize the Black Rock Mine from the royal family of the previous dynasty, who didn't have some rebellious thoughts in their minds?

After the fall of the previous dynasty, they had become accustomed to living a free life without the suppression of imperial power for many years.

Even if Jiang Qi unifies the world now, their rebellious thoughts and their habitual freedom will not disappear in a short time.

Not wanting to hand over the Black Stone Mine to the emperor is the most direct manifestation of their thoughts.

What's more, they have already proved in private that if they follow the method the emperor said, they can indeed use black stones for heating and no one will die.

In this way, the Black Rock Mine not only represents the unspeakable delusion in their hearts, but also represents the most realistic interests.

Black stone can be used for heating. They have black stone mines in their hands. What does this mean? This means that from now on, the black stone mines in their hands are all money!

If others want to use Black Stone, they can either buy it from them with money or exchange it with them for benefits. They will never suffer any loss.

With such huge benefits, even the emperor would not let them hand it over easily without paying anything.

Jiang Qi knew what those families were thinking, and he didn't want to convince them with just one or two court meetings, an illusory dream, and a dragon that no one had ever seen.

He is raising this issue in the court now to see who will jump out first, so that he can make an example of them when the time comes!

After a court meeting that seemed to have no conclusion but was actually of great significance ended, Jiang Qi called the Grand Marshal Zong Zhenghe to the Wenzheng Hall to discuss issues related to the Huns.

Ever since the system sent a message to Jiang Qi in his dream in the name of the god Xia, the Huns have been like a sword of Damocles hanging over his head.

He felt that the dynasty could be struck by disasters at any time, and that unexpected things could happen at any time, taking the lives of his relatives and ministers.

The sense of crisis was too strong, so the day after the god's dream, he arranged a large number of people to go to the Xiongnu to investigate the matter related to the Xiongnu gods, and sent a secret letter to General Zong Zhengliang who was guarding the border.

He ordered Zong Zhengliang to be on high alert against the Huns, and to retaliate directly without reporting any unusual movements.

These days have passed and the first batch of news has come back.

However, this news did not really come from the Huns. After all, it would take more than half a month to go from Ningping City to Zhen'an, a border town in the northern border, even if one rode at full speed.

Taking into account the time required to collect information, it would be great if we could get the news back in a month.

For the people of Daxia, the slow spread of news is not a big deal, and everyone has become accustomed to it.

But thinking of the winter disasters and the threat from the Huns, Jiang Qi wished he could give the messenger a pair of wings so that he could fly back and forth within a day.

The news that came back today was collected by him from some caravans.

Combining this information with the information he had received before, he discovered something extraordinary, so he called Zong Zhenghe to discuss countermeasures.

"Captain, this is the information I have collected recently."

Zong Zhenghe took the bamboo slips and flipped through them. The more he read, the tighter his brows furrowed. When he finished reading, he immediately made a judgment: "Your Majesty, the Xiongnu are about to send troops."

Jiang Qi nodded: "I think so too. They are mobilizing troops and gathering information. It seems that the Xiongnu will soon move south."

"Based on previous experience, the Xiongnu will launch an attack after the autumn harvest, and this time should be no exception. I just don't know the direction and scale of their attack this time."

"It should be a large scale. Daxia has experienced farmers and historians who can observe the weather, but the Xiongnu don't have them?

Daxia will have a hard time this winter, and the Huns will not be much better off either.

The Xiongnu were unable to grow crops, and once the weather became too cold, their cattle and sheep would freeze to death. In order to survive, they would inevitably move south in large numbers.

After listening to Jiang Qi's words, Zong Zhenghe pondered for a moment and then said, "I ask you to go to the border immediately."

"Why? Are you worried about your brother?"

Zong Zhenghe was not surprised that his Majesty was still in a joking mood at the moment.

The more critical the moment, the more relaxed his Majesty will appear in front of others. On the contrary, when faced with some minor matters, he will show a certain amount of anxiety.

This kind of calmness in the face of danger has given these ministers countless courage, allowing them to follow His Majesty through many dangerous situations and finally reach where they are today.

"Your Majesty, I am impatient in using troops. It is fine for me to take the initiative to attack, and I can defend the city for a period of time. But once the war becomes tense, I am worried that he will take risky measures."

"So you want to take charge of the battle yourself?"

"Your Majesty, I guarantee with my life that as long as I live, I will never let the Xiongnu set foot in the Central Plains."

Jiang Qi was happy that his subjects were loyal and swore to serve their country and their people until death. However, now was not a good time to send them to the border.

"Don't worry, Commander. The border will need you someday. What you need to do now is to gather your forces as quickly as possible to deal with what happens next."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

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Just as Jiang Qi and Zong Zhenghe were discussing where to mobilize more troops without delaying the autumn harvest or causing chaos, Ning Bai came to report: "Your Majesty, Mr. Jiang is here."

Jiang Qi was a little surprised when he suddenly heard Jiang Tuan coming.

Whether it was the emperor's suspicion or he was afraid that someone would harm Jiang Tuan, he sent many people to guard the other party openly or secretly, and someone would report to him every day about the other party's every move.