Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

“Mr. Miles, you should know that what I mean by not being absolutely certain is not an exaggeration.”

"However, since you have taken the initiative to make this suggestion, I am naturally willing to risk public condemnation and do my utmost to fight for it!"

"Consider it as striving for a bright future for future generations."

"Moreover, the situation in Daqian has indeed become quite chaotic in the past two years."

"This can't go on forever."

Xie Kangnian looked at Hope Miles meaningfully and continued, "If this continues, it will not only seriously affect the normal trade activities of various countries within the Great Qian territory, but also bring torment and suffering to the people of Great Qian."

"From any perspective, this chaotic situation needs someone to step forward and properly manage it."

"Your Excellency, you are absolutely right!"

"Rest assured—we will provide maximum support for your unification cause." Upon hearing this, Hope Miles was overjoyed and immediately made a promise to Xie Kangnian.

This time, Hope Miles, as the Georgian ambassador to the capital, is not only representing Georgia as a whole.

Instead, he represented several powerful nations, including the Georgian Federation, in discussing with Xie Kangnian the possibility of using force to change the chaotic situation in the Great Qian Dynasty.

According to Hope Miles, the countries of Great Union, Dunli, and Lanxi all hoped that Xie Kangnian could step forward and completely end the era of warlord infighting in the Great Qian Empire.

The sudden change of mind by countries like the Gelian Alliance on this matter was certainly not because they "couldn't bear" the people of Daqian continuing to suffer the ravages of chaos.

Ultimately, it all comes down to self-interest.

Previously, Xie Kangnian had privately expressed to countries such as the Georgian Federation on several occasions his desire to take a further step in restoring true unification of the Great Qian Dynasty.

However, at that time, the various powers repeatedly rejected Xie Kangnian's proposal due to their own interests in the Great Qian Dynasty.

They even warned Xie Kangnian that if he forcibly launched a military campaign to unify the country, they would no longer support him.

Therefore, Xie Kangnian must bear the consequences himself.

After weighing the pros and cons, Xie Kangnian had no choice but to give up.

However, the situation in Daqian has undergone new changes in the past two years.

The warlord conflicts within the Great Qian Dynasty are showing signs of intensifying.

Each country has its own local warlords, both overtly and covertly supported.

Therefore, the various powers actually had a very obvious competitive relationship in the Great Qian Dynasty.

Faced with the huge pie of Daqian, everyone wants to grab more benefits.

In particular, Zhuo Yongwang's annexation of Liaozhou and Yuzhou with the support of the Yi and Shaluo people exacerbated the chaos in other parts of the Daqian Empire.

The interests of the Gelian, Dunli, and Lanxi people in Qian were greatly impacted.

Under these circumstances, the balance maintained by the great powers was broken, and the chaos of the Great Qian Dynasty was developing in an uncontrollable direction.

In recent years, malicious incidents that have harmed foreigners within the territory of the Great Qian Empire have become increasingly frequent.

The current chaotic situation in the Great Qian Empire has seriously affected the overall interests of various powers.

Furthermore, the increasingly lack of "martial virtue" among the Saluo and Yi people disrupted their strategic balance in Daqian.

Therefore, in order to curb the Sharo people and the Yi people from robbing Daheng's resources without following the rules, and also to create a more stable environment for their own interests.

The United Nations and other countries then remembered their old partner—Xie Kangnian!

Didn't you express your desire to take that step many times before?

Alright! We agree now—we will fully support you in resolving the chaos in the Great Qian Dynasty!

And all of this is exactly the result Xie Kangnian wanted to see after so many years of forbearance.

In recent years, it was precisely because Xie Kangnian deliberately neglected and indulged the situation that the chaotic state of Daqian has evolved so rapidly into what it is today.

Otherwise, even with the support of the Salo people and the Yi Kingdom, it would not have been so easy for Zhuo Yongwang to secure the position of "Grand Governor of Five Provinces".

Xie Kangnian naturally knew how much of a threat Zhuo Yongwang's growing power would pose to him.

But this is exactly what Xie Kangnian wanted to see.

He intends to leverage Zhuo Yongwang's rapid rise to force countries like Georgia to change their strategies in China.

Because Xie Kangnian understood that the countries like the Gelian were absolutely unwilling to see the Salo people and the Yi people constantly seizing the interests that originally belonged to them in Qian!

Clearly, Xie Kangnian's long-term plan to feign inaction has finally succeeded.

Now, the Georgians have taken the initiative to approach us.

However, it is indeed both helpless and tragic...

Whether the Great Qian Empire would be unified or not actually depended on the will of foreigners.

Otherwise, even Xie Kangnian, the number one warlord of the Great Qian Dynasty, would be powerless to do anything about it.

Ultimately, Xie Kangnian could only achieve this goal through this extremely helpless method...

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"Speaking of support...that's exactly what I'm going to say to Mr. Miles next."

Having seized the initiative, Xie Kangnian said solemnly, "If we want to quickly change the chaotic situation in Daqian by force, we do indeed need a lot of support."

"Otherwise, this battle really wouldn't be possible to fight..."

"It is no exaggeration to say that Zhuo Yongwang's five-province allied forces are among the best in the Great Qian Dynasty in terms of both personnel size and equipment."

"I heard that the Salo people and the Yi people, who have a good relationship with Zhuo Yongwang, have sent military instructor teams to help the five-province allied army train its troops."

“I even heard that the foreigners recently provided Zhuo Yongwang with a loan of several hundred million yuan.”

"Therefore, we now need not only support in terms of weaponry and equipment, but also a huge amount of financial resources......................."

Xie Kangnian looked at Hope Miles and continued, "Mr. Miles should know very well that you can't fight a war without money!"

"We are currently facing a three-fold shortage—a shortage of weapons, a shortage of funds, and a shortage of personnel..."

"The problem of manpower shortage is easy to solve; if you have money, you can get manpower."

"So in the end, it all comes down to money."

"Therefore, we hope that in addition to providing us with military support, you can also provide us with as much funding as possible."

"Of course, what I'm talking about is not asking you to provide us with funds free of charge."

"After all, this is not doing 'charity'."

Xie Kangnian smiled and said, "If the financial groups from various countries can provide us with as many loans as possible, I think we will have a better chance of winning and ending this chaos, creating a stable, secure, and mutually beneficial environment..."