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They walked very slowly on the way back, just as if they were sightseeing. They first went east to the Ukrainian mountains, and then went south along the mountains. The mountains near the Gobi Desert in Ukrainian country are towering into the clouds, with steep mountains and little vegetation, which is not suitable for survival. Therefore, there are also different vegetation and animals here.

Every time Su Qin walked a distance, she would stop to observe the rocks and vegetation on the mountain, and even pick up some rocks and collect them.

Wagon asked curiously, "What are you looking at?"

Su Qin shook her head: "Nothing, I just want to pick up some stones as a souvenir."

Wagon had no doubts about this explanation, because when she was in Wu, she took Suqin to the mountains to hunt, and Suqin often turned over the soil, picked up stones, and identified plants. She thought Suqin was just curious.

Wagon believed it, but Zeng Lao didn't. He asked Su Qin privately, "Do you want to live in such a deserted place?"

Su Qin shook her head: "No."

Mr. Zeng: "Then why do you keep observing the landforms and collecting those stones?"

Su Qin: "I'm looking at the mineral vein."

Zeng Lao's eyes widened in surprise: "Can you read mineral veins?"

Su Qin: "I only have a vague understanding. I once read in a book that some places with minerals will have special landforms and vegetation. There are many mountains in Wu country. I saw that except for the low hills with thick soil, many mountains with high mountains and little vegetation are all stone. There may be minerals in these stones.

The stones I picked up don't look like ordinary stones, but I'm not sure. I want to take them back and ask Wu Ning Hou or Liang Chen to find someone to take a look. If there really is a mine, that would be a good thing."

Mr. Zeng: "Even if these stones are ore, they are from the Ukrainian country. They don't know the technology of smelting. What good is it if you find a vein..."

Suddenly he stopped, looked at Su Qin with a strange expression and asked, "You mentioned earlier that you were going to conquer a territory. Could it be that you were targeting the Wu Kingdom?"

Su Qin just smiled and didn't say yes or no.

Zeng Lao looked at Su Qin in disbelief and said anxiously, "Do you know how difficult it is to defeat Wu? We have fought against Wu for hundreds of years and have never been able to defeat them. How do you plan to defeat them? You have no soldiers and no money, so how can you know how difficult it is? Listen to grandpa and stop struggling. Don't risk your life."

Su Qin didn't want Zeng Lao to be anxious, so she patiently explained, "Grandpa, don't be anxious. I won't start a war blindly.

You have also seen along the way that there are no slaves in other countries, only in Wu. In the past, the people of Wu had never seen the world and had no food to eat. As long as they did not starve to death from hunting, they thought it did not matter and believed that this was how people should live.

However, if terraced fields are promoted in Ukraine in the future, people will find that they can have their own food to eat, and as long as the land belongs to them, they can live a good life like nobles.

At this time, if the terraced fields they worked so hard to cultivate were owned only by the nobles, and they could only get a small portion of the grain they worked so hard to grow, or even none at all, they would rise up in resistance.

In addition, more people went out to do business, and they knew what the outside world was like. Those middle-class civilians were not willing to be just civilians, and also wanted to be aristocrats. If they wanted to be aristocrats, they had to overthrow the original rulers.

The number of ordinary people and slaves is greater than that of nobles. This contradiction will break out sooner or later, and the country of Ukraine will be in chaos.

At that time, we just need to seize the opportunity to dominate the war between slaves and civilians against the nobles, such as providing them with weapons, and then we will have a place in the future Kingdom of Wu.

Even if Wu does not fall into chaos, or the nobles win in the end, it should not be difficult for us to ask them to carve out an area for us to govern ourselves by offering us ironware.

Grandpa, don't worry, everything I do is just to live a good life, I won't do anything dangerous."

After listening to this, Mr. Zeng was overwhelmed with emotions. He sighed, "I've always known you were smart and someone who thought three steps ahead, but today I realize you were incredibly calculating. Before, I thought you were teaching the Ukrainians farming out of kindness, but I didn't expect you were already making plans back then. Did you already have your sights set on settling in Uganda?"

Su Qin shook her head. "No, I only have a limited understanding of the outside world. I don't know where is suitable for survival. Before I see other places, I can't be sure where is suitable for me to live. Let the Wu people farm. First, I just want to plant a seed and give myself more options. Second, I really want the people here to have food to eat and want those slaves to be able to decide their own lives."

Zeng Lao was already full of admiration for Su Qin at this moment: "Okay, as long as you have made up your mind, just do it. If you need me, just tell me. I support all your decisions."

Su Qin was deeply moved: "Grandpa, thank you so much. You have never thought that I am overestimating my abilities or having unrealistic ideas just because I am a woman."

Zeng Lao laughed at himself and said, "Before I met you, I really thought that women should be protected and that all they could do was take care of their husbands and children. When I recognized you, I also wanted to give you a formal status and protect you.

But it was you who made me realize how short-sighted I was before and how much I looked down on women. You don't need my protection at all. I used to think that if you were a man, you would definitely achieve great things, but now I think that even if you are a woman, you can achieve great things. Those men who talk about making achievements all day long and have great ambitions are not half as good as you.

It is you who has given me a different perspective. I am very fortunate to have met you. It is me who should thank you, not you who should thank me. I am looking forward to what kind of prosperous world you will create."

In the following days, they continued to walk slowly, and Suqin would occasionally talk to Wagon about what equality, privilege, and private land ownership meant.

Wagon's thoughts were gradually transformed. Wagon gained a lot of knowledge during this trip, which made her envy the life outside the mountains even more.

Because of their slow speed, they were eventually caught up by Qiao Haomin and his group who had been following Su Qin and the others.

These people had been chasing Su Qin and the others and had not had a good rest at all. In addition, they all fell ill due to the unfamiliar climate and water. Qiao Haomin felt that he had been fooled by Su Qin and was furious. When he saw Su Qin, he angrily vented his anger and questioned Su Qin for playing tricks on him.

Su Qin said lightly, "Why are you chasing us, Mr. Qiao? Do you have something to do with us?"

Qiao Haomin was so angry that he fainted.

Su Qin immediately said to Qiao Haomin's people: "You saw it, he fainted on his own, it has nothing to do with us, don't try to frame him."

The people from the Duke of Lu's Mansion were also gritting their teeth in hatred when they saw Su Qin. They had suffered a lot in order to catch up with Su Qin along the way. No one could persuade Qiao Haomin to stop chasing and find a safe place to rest. They couldn't vent their anger on Qiao Haomin. Now that they saw Su Qin had made Qiao Haomin faint from anger, their anger was immediately aroused, and they drew their swords to surround Su Qin's carriage.

Su Qin brought more than a thousand people with him, while the Duke of Lu's mansion and others only had three or four hundred people, and these three or four hundred people were all sick. As a result, before Su Qin even gave a word, those people were beaten up.

When Qiao Haomin finally woke up, Su Qin had already disappeared. Seeing the people on his side being beaten black and blue, he fainted from anger.