Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

Emperor Qian glanced at the memorials piled up in front of him.

A trace of anger appeared on his face.

"In the vast Daqian, no one can compete with him!"

Wang Bao also had a sad face and stood silently aside.

Just as Emperor Qian was silently thinking about how to call the person over.

Concubine Xiao Shu suddenly walked into the hall from outside.

"His Majesty."

"My beloved, you..."

When he saw Concubine Xiao Shufei, Emperor Qian's eyes suddenly became complicated.

Previously, during the negotiations with Qin Ming, it was mentioned that Concubine Xiao Shufei should be executed to prevent her from causing chaos in the government.

After the news was reported back to the court, all officials were talking about it, and everything that Concubine Xiao Shu had done over the years was also dug up one by one.

Some people have even begun to blame Concubine Xiao Shufei for the defeat in the war between Daqian and Lingnan, as well as the loss of three prefectures.

At the end of the discussion, some people even brought the issue back to Prince Jin, who was the crown prince.

Emperor Qian was extremely angry, but the defeat in Lingnan also made him lose face.

In order to avoid suspicion and stop gossiping, he asked Concubine Xiao Shufei to be more restrained and not interfere in state affairs.

But she still came today

"Your Majesty, Qin Ming is absolutely shameless. We should make this known to the world and denounce his actions as a traitor!"

Concubine Xiao Shu's tone was sharp, and her face showed undisguised resentment.

Ever since she was targeted by Qin Ming from a distance, her life has been extremely tormented. She tossed and turned every day, and now even her appearance, which she was proud of, has deteriorated a bit.

Emperor Qian immediately waved his hand and said:

"It's meaningless to denounce him at this time."

"No... Your Majesty, we can unite with those overseas as long as we can find an excuse to go to war with them!"

Concubine Xiao Shu's tone became increasingly frantic.

Upon hearing this, a look of surprise appeared on Emperor Qian's face.

"Overseas? Do you mean the Southeast Asian countries?"

"No, Your Majesty, the overseas world is so vast. Besides the countries in Southeast Asia, there are many countries that can rival Daqian!"

Concubine Xiao Shu was talking to herself.

Wang Bao hurriedly asked the eunuchs and palace maids around him to leave and closed the door.

"A country that can rival Daqian!?"

Emperor Qian raised his eyebrows and suddenly realized that something was wrong.

"Yes, the Xiao family has moved out of Jiangnan and headed overseas. A few days ago, someone sent me a letter saying that they had found an extremely powerful country overseas!"

"But how do I know if they are strong enough?"

Emperor Qian still felt that the news was too strange. If he made a decision based on this, it would be too arbitrary.

Seeing that Emperor Qian didn't believe her, Concubine Xiao Shu suddenly became anxious.

"Your Majesty, do you know about the war among the South Sea countries?"

"Have heard a little bit."

"The Fire-Bearing Nation, which single-handedly faced off against the Southeast Asian nations, was supported by this dynasty."

"What!?"

The moment Emperor Qian heard the news, he was moved.

"You said... they have the strength to rival Daqian?"

"Yes!"

Concubine Xiao Shufei was extremely confident.

"The Xiao family can be responsible for the contact, and then we only need to pay some price to invite them over."

"cost……"

Speaking of giving benefits, Emperor Qian's face turned a little ugly.

Their situation was not very optimistic. Although they won the Northern War, it consumed the country's capital and left the treasury empty.

Later, the Western Regions, Western Shu and other places had close relations with Lingnan, and began to ignore Daqian in trade, which reduced the amount of silver they could earn.

Now there is a more powerful overseas force that will only help Daqian in exchange for benefits.

The national treasury absolutely cannot bear it.

"Your Majesty... We can negotiate the price. You are not unable to afford it."

Concubine Xiao Shu guessed what Emperor Qian was thinking. Actually, they were not without money.

On the contrary, Emperor Qian had a lot of silver in his treasury.

But that was the emperor's own treasury. As an emperor, even up to now, he had never opened it to support any war.

Concubine Xiao Shufei's reminder did not make Emperor Qian agree to hand over the silver from the treasury.

But he thought of another way.

"Let's increase taxes."

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Concubine Xiao Shufei immediately supported it, saying that the lives of the people had nothing to do with them.

But we must gather the money and benefits to give to those overseas allies.

Qin Ming must die!

……

After Emperor Qian raised the tax rate, the entire Daqian quickly fell into chaos.

However, Emperor Qian remained unmoved and still stubbornly assigned soldiers to support Huxi.

The news of tax increase throughout Daqian soon reached Qin Ming's ears.

Liu Yueli brought several secret guards, collected the people's reactions, and came to Qin Ming.

"Your Highness, public resentment is spreading everywhere, and the Daqian court has arranged for people to discredit you."

"Slandering me? And increasing taxes..."

Qin Ming was very surprised when he heard this.

He thought about it carefully for a long time, but couldn't figure out what these two things had to do with dealing with him.

The people will suffer from the tax increase, and it is impossible to directly fill the national treasury within one or two months.

As for discrediting yourself...

Even at this point, he is still trying to discredit himself and gain an advantage in reputation.

This seems a little too late.

"Are they planning to start a large-scale war?!"

Qin Ming quickly thought of a possibility.

Liu Yueli hesitated and said:

"How is that possible? Does Daqian have the spare capacity now? We'll have to wait at least another year or two."

"You're right, that's the problem."

Qin Ming couldn't figure out how they started the war.

"Continue investigating. I'm going back to Lingnan soon."

As Qin Ming’s old industrial base, Qin Ming sent all kinds of products derived from petroleum distillation here.

Petroleum fractionation can produce substances such as ethylene, which helps them make composite materials such as plastics.

With these new materials, Qin Ming's technological level will be greatly improved.

The King of Dayuan was a very good partner and gave almost all the rights to use local oil to Qin Ming.

This also allowed them to increase their production.

"I understand, Your Highness."

Liu Yueli nodded quickly.

Just as they were talking, Liu Chuang came in with a few people and said:

"Your Highness, the Daqian troops are being defeated. If we can get a few more large ships, we can cross the river and attack them."

Liu Chuang has been working tirelessly to expand his advantage in the past few days and has been continuously dealing blows to the enemy.

The enemy's numbers have now been decimated, and they are only one step away from crossing the river.

The long river is a natural barrier that stands in their way and is difficult to break through.

Once you break through, the road ahead will be smooth.

Qin Ming pondered for a moment and slowly said:

"If you can break through, I will summon half of the army directly to you."

"Also... after breaking through the long river, don't go any further."

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Chuang's eyes widened and he looked at Qin Ming in surprise.

You must know that after breaking through this place, their army can march straight into Daqian.

"Your Highness, this is a golden opportunity. Why can't we attack?"