Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

The assistance from the Yan Dynasty was like a blessing after a long drought for Emperor Qian.

He quickly picked up the letter and read it word by word.

But soon, Emperor Qian frowned.

Empress Xiao said:

"Based on the technology Yan Dynasty wants from Lingnan, if you can provide it to them, they will be able to manufacture it in half a year and arm 300,000 troops, sending them to Daqian to help us fight."

An army of 300,000, all equipped with firearms, is an exaggeration just to think about it.

Even Daqian’s losses on the Changhe battlefield did not reach this number.

Although Emperor Qian was tempted, handing over such killing technology would mean that a dynasty several times more powerful than Daqian would appear in this world.

If they can send troops to deal with Qin Ming, they can use the same method to deal with Daqian.

He had to defend.

"These people... only want firearms skills?"

Emperor Qian spoke in a deep voice and asked the most important question.

But he forgot that the person in front of him was just a woman and he couldn't see through the key.

In addition, Empress Xiao and Qin Ming had a deep hatred, so she would seize every opportunity to take revenge on Qin Ming and attack him.

Empress Xiao had already sensed that Emperor Qian was somewhat reluctant, and hurriedly advised:

"Yes, Your Majesty, our firearms technology is more than enough for them. We are so far away from each other, they will never come and covet the Daqian territory."

"The most urgent thing is to deal with that bastard Qin Ming! You must think it through!"

Empress Xiao believed that it was all because of Qin Ming that she had fallen to the point where she was despised by all officials and cursed by the people.

Her hatred for Qin Ming made her naturally reduce the threat of Yan Dynasty in her mind.

The same is true for Emperor Qian.

After frowning and thinking for a long time, he gritted his teeth and said:

"Then give it to me."

Although the battle of Changhe was a failure, it allowed Qin Ming to open the door to the Central Plains.

But Daqian did not gain nothing.

The automatic muskets and five-barreled muskets that Qin Ming had recently popularized on the battlefield had all been stolen by them.

It’s just that these two weapons are slightly more complicated than the ordinary muskets before.

Court craftsmen who did not have high-end technology needed to spend more time on production, but the yield rate was always very low.

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Empress Xiao breathed a long sigh of relief. This was the first time she felt relaxed in such a long time!

The Xiao family has already taken root in Yan Dynasty and brought some news from Yan Dynasty.

It is said that the dynasty was very huge!

Empress Xiao believed that as long as the Yan Dynasty could take action, Qin Ming would be torn to pieces under the joint attack of the Yan Dynasty and Daqian!

"Once I catch you, I will grind you to dust!"

Empress Xiao gritted her teeth and began to imagine what means she would use to torture Qin Ming.

But before that, her own problems had not been solved.

"My dear, please stay at the villa outside the city for a while."

Emperor Qian suddenly spoke, somewhat helplessly, to Empress Xiao.

Empress Xiao's fantasy was immediately interrupted.

She said in disbelief:

"Your Majesty, I am not going anywhere. I will stay with you in the palace!"

"There have been too many rumors in the court recently. If this continues, I'm afraid someone will harm you."

After hearing this explanation, Empress Xiao suddenly felt extremely upset.

Have those ministers already extended their hands to me?!

How dare they!

"Understood, Your Majesty."

Empress Xiao gritted her teeth and spoke, then turned and left.

When she came outside, she said to her maids:

"Tell Wang Bao to hand over to me the list of officials who frequently cause trouble in the court before tonight!"

"You ignorant slaves, how dare you play tricks on me!"

"I'm going to kill them all!"

The palace maids were shocked. This was the first time they had seen Empress Xiao so angry in recent days.

"Yes!"

Several people immediately responded and left to pass on the situation.

A few days later, news came from the palace that Empress Xiao was unwell and had to go to the summer resort outside the capital to recuperate for a while.

Just when all the officials thought that Emperor Qian had changed his mind and was no longer focusing on this evil concubine.

Many high-ranking officials in the capital began to be purged.

There are even many cases of tragic deaths at home that cannot be traced back to the original source.

Daqian was in complete chaos.

……

At this time in Lingnan, Cao Chuan had already returned.

Qin Ming took a special train to Jiangnan that day to meet Cao Chuan.

"Your Highness! I heard you won another battle?"

As soon as he saw Qin Ming, Cao Chuan congratulated him with a smile.

"With air power, it's easy to defeat Daqian's troops. How are your troops deployed?"

Qin Ming was not too concerned about the war victory during this period.

They have just opened up the path into the Central Plains.

Once the population plundering is over, it will be time to really attack.

"I left three thousand soldiers in the Southeast Asian countries to help them rebuild their homes and build factories."

Cao Chuan chuckled and suddenly said a piece of news that surprised Qin Ming.

"What do you mean by factory...?"

"It's just what you think, almost like the Nanman."

Cao Chuan explained:

"The countries of Southeast Asia are very grateful for your help, so we want to use our advantages to help you build factories and ports locally so that we can cooperate together in the future."

Qin Ming didn't expect that he would gain a colony just by sending out some soldiers.

Of course, the colonization here is definitely not as tough as that of the southern barbarians.

"That's fine. Did you do what Liu Chuang wrote to you earlier?"

"Of course, I brought them all back."

Cao Chuan nodded with a smile.

Then he waved outside.

Before this, Qin Ming asked Liu Chuang and Cao Chuan to send letters to trade with the Yan Dynasty through the Nanyang countries to see if they could let their caravans bring back a batch of crops and seeds.

When Cao Chuan came back this time, he brought all the things with him.

A group of people immediately came in carrying sacks.

“That’s three crops, and the rest is seeds.”

What he brought back were corn, potatoes and soybeans.

Qin Ming exclaimed.

Just stood up.

The yields of these three crops are good and the growing conditions are not harsh.

Some advantageous crops may have emerged within the Yan Dynasty.

The yield is high and the survival rate is also high.

"Is this what their crops look like when they grow..."

Qin Ming untied the sack and looked at the crops carefully.

"I will plant this crop on all the fields I own and try it for one season."

Seeing Qin Ming so keen on crops, Cao Chuan asked curiously:

"Your Highness, do you really think their strength is due to the strength of their crops?"

"Of course. In this era, it's impossible for a dynasty to grow so much food out of thin air and support such a large army."

Qin Ming is not conceited, but he has experienced too much in this era.

So he didn't believe that the Yan Dynasty's arable land could support millions of soldiers.

"That's fine."

Cao Chuan nodded when he heard this and arranged the matter that night.

It was on this night that Chen Shimao suddenly found Qin Ming.

"Your Highness, something happened in the capital. The Demon Concubine began to retaliate against those officials who said in the court that they wanted her killed."

Qin Ming raised his eyebrows and took a long time to react.

"No... How dare she retaliate so arrogantly at this time?"