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Si Yan spoke slowly: “If this battle succeeds, Beimang State will be severely damaged, and will not send troops to invade Yan State again for at least a few years.

"Yan State can use this time to strengthen its military and enrich its country, expand its territory, increase its population, and enhance its overall strength."

Yan Longyi's eyes were dark. "Yan State is located in a remote corner. To the west is the vast Beimang State, and to the south is Daxuan. Where can we expand our territory?"

"To the north, to the east." Si Yan said, "Yan State has large territories to the east and north. As long as we vigorously cultivate them, we can increase Yan State's territory by one third within a few years."

"To the north of Yan State lies the fierce barbarians, and to the east lies the restless Gao State. Both are watching covetously."

Si Yan smiled and said, "I've heard for a long time that the King of Yan is very good at dealing with the Hu Lu. As for the Gao Kingdom in the east, it's even easier. As long as there is no invasion from the Beimang Kingdom, the Hu Lu and Gao Kingdom are nothing.

"What the King of Yan is most worried about is that the Northern Mang Kingdom and the surrounding forces of Yan will unite to deal with Yan. If we can severely damage the Northern Mang Kingdom, these two forces will naturally shrink."

Yan Longyi was more than just shocked!

This girl really hit the nail on the head.

He took great effort to convince his brother, the emperor, and a group of veteran ministers of the State of Yan with the same words.

Si Yan knew the situation in Yan State very well.

There was a moment of silence in the big tent, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Yan Longyi gently picked up the teacup and took a sip, then said calmly, "Although these are benefits that Yan State can obtain, they still require several years of hard work. They are not as good as Daxuan's Beiyan Pass, which is right in front of us."

The implication is that this is not enough.

Si Yan looked calm. "Beiyan Pass was massacred by Liang Junshan several years ago, and the people of Daxuan were almost wiped out. Even if we take it back now, it will only be an empty city. It will require Daxuan to spend money and effort to develop it. Of course, we will not let Yan's efforts go to waste..."

Si Yan flicked his sleeves lightly and said calmly, "I'd like to borrow the map from the King of Yan."

Yan Longyi couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, then reached into his arms and took out the map he carried with him.

Si Yan had seen this map in the cave. She pointed at the spread-out map with her jade-white fingers.

"Does King Yan want this place?"

Yan Longyi looked up and saw that Si Yan's fingertips were fixed on the location of Chiluo Peak.

Even his breathing became heavier, Chi Luofeng was exactly what he had in mind.

"Yes." Yan Longyi took a sip of tea.

"To King Yan." Si Yan smiled.

"But this place is still in the hands of the Beimang Kingdom."

"Take it back." Si Yan smiled and looked at Yan Longyi calmly, "Chiluo Peak is not far from Beiyan Pass. As long as we can take Beiyan Pass, Beimang Kingdom will naturally lose control of Chiluo Peak. Then, this iron mine will be ours."

Yan Longyi's expression grew serious: "How did Miss Si know there was an iron mine here?"

"It's marked on the map." Si Yan said frankly, "When I was treating the King of Yan's wound earlier, this map fell out and I saw it."

Yan Longyi would never have thought that the contents of the entire map had been memorized by Si Yan, who had an excellent memory.

"There are countless markings on the map. I only marked a sword symbol here, and didn't explicitly indicate that there is iron ore here."

"When we were chasing the enemy troops of Beimang Country, I took a detour to Chiluo Peak and conducted a field survey. I discovered that there was an iron mine there."

Yan Longyi was a little surprised: "Miss Si, do you have any research on iron ore?"

"I've heard a little about it, but I don't know much." Si Yan said calmly, "As long as we can take back Beiyan Pass, this iron mine will be ours."

Si Yan had carried out tasks related to mineral resources before and knew how to find native outcrops of iron ore.

Yan Longyi marked a sword at the location of Chiluo Peak, which represents the weapon. It is a well-known fact that Yan State lacks iron. Obviously, Yan State needs iron ore to make weapons.

Yan Longyi noticed that Si Yan said "we" instead of Yan State.

This means that the ownership of this iron mine does not entirely belong to the State of Yan.

Yan Longyi remained silent. This girl once again refreshed his understanding.

He thought that this girl was very good at martial arts, knew some military tactics, could see through people's hearts, and had a sense of the overall situation, which was already remarkable.

Unexpectedly, her scope was so broad that she could even discover iron ore.

Si Yan further said: "As long as the King of Yan helps Daxuan take back Beiyan Pass, Daxuan will give half of the iron ore mining rights of Chiluo Peak to Yan State. At the same time, after Daxuan captures Beiyan Pass, it will send troops to protect Chiluo Peak from the invasion of the Beimang State army."

Si Yan's suggestion hit Yan Longyi's heart exactly.

Yan Longyi has already had people investigate this iron mine. Even if only half of the output is mined, it will be enough to meet the needs of Yan State.

The biggest problem of Yan State is that it is too far away from here and it is difficult to send troops to resist the invasion of Beimang State.

In addition, this place is very close to the border of Daxuan. If Yan State sends troops here privately, it will easily cause misunderstandings in Daxuan.

Yan Longyi held the teacup in his hand and spoke slowly, "If Daxuan were to send the troops entirely, wouldn't Yan be in a passive position again?"

Si Yan could tell that Yan Longyi was talking about Da Xuan's betrayal.

"Then both countries will send troops to protect Yan together. The military supplies needed by Yan can be provided by Beiyan Pass. As long as Yan pays the corresponding silver according to the market price, it will be fine."

"Miss Si is really thoughtful." Yan Longyi couldn't refuse such an offer at all.

Due to the lack of iron, the State of Yan had to spend a lot of money every year to purchase iron tools from everywhere in order to make weapons.

Now that we can solve this problem, the trip is worthwhile.

"Miss Si, aren't you afraid that once Yan State acquires weapons and becomes powerful, it will turn around and attack Daxuan?"

Si Yan looked at Yan Longyi with a pair of deep black eyes, his face extremely calm: "Yan State and Daxuan State are originally two independent countries. If the world is unified in the future, there will be a war between the two countries sooner or later. However, the most urgent thing now is to jointly resist Beimang State.

"Furthermore, the world situation is changing rapidly, and no one knows what will happen in the future. If that time really comes, the relationship between Yan and Daxuan will also change. At that time, how to allocate these resources, and even how to divide the world, will depend on each party's ability."

Si Yan’s words were so insightful, what else was there that Yan Longyi didn’t understand?

We are cooperating now for the common good.

As for what will happen in the future, it all depends on your ability.