Great Wei Imperial Palace.
Inside the Hall of Nourishing Heart.
With the nations demanding the Divine Martial Cannon, the Great Wei dynasty was once again abuzz.
After settling the matter between the Sudden Evil Dynasty and the Primordial Yuan Dynasty on the first foot, the forces of the five continents all came on the second.
This was something that they had guessed before.
If the Great Wei Dynasty agreed to give them the divine Martial Cannon, what would the other powers think if they demanded it?
You have given it to both dynasties, so why can’t you give it to us?
The Divine Martial Artillery is so powerful that the Central Continent is secure, but what about the other continents?
However, the Great Wei court’s view on this is simple: what the three great dynasties of the Central Continent have agreed to, it is useless for the other four continents to get involved even if they want to.
Theoretically, the other four continents’ powers would need to weigh up the matter.
After all, even if the four continents were to put pressure on them, the Great Wei Dynasty, the Sudden Evil Dynasty and the Primordial Yuan Dynasty are not the ones who eat rice.
Each of these dynasties, when placed on any continent, are giants.
But they still underestimated the greed of human nature.
Even though they did not have the strength, they still made this choice. The letters from the major powers of the four continents were delivered on the same day, and the time before and after was not too different.
This meant that they had already communicated with each other.
At this moment.
This group of powerful ministers of Great Wei were discussing the matter.
Most of the ideas were to declare war, to cooperate with the Sudden Evil Dynasty and the Primordial Yuan Dynasty, and to declare war out together.
It was impossible to let these people get in their way.
But everyone knows that the choice is up to the emperor, and the emperor has to see what Xu Qingnian wants.
The Minister of Rites had already gone to find Xu Qingnian, so they waited in the hall.
About half an hour later.
As the eunuch’s shout rang out, the figures of Xu Qingnian and Wang Xinzhi slowly appeared.
“I, Xu Qingnian, see Your Majesty.”
“I, Wang Xinzhi, see Your Majesty.”
The two slowly appeared in the main hall and bowed towards the empress.
“Aiqing, please excuse yourself.”
On the dragon chair, when she saw Xu Qingnian’s return, Ji Ling immediately sighed in relief.
She spoke out, and then looked directly at Xu Qingnian, without beating around the bush.
“Aiqing Xu, yesterday, the East Continent, South Continent, North Continent, and West Continent, various forces demanded the Divine Martial Cannon from Great Wei.”
“The Sudden Evil Dynasty and the Primordial Yuan Dynasty have also opened secret letters, willing to fight with Great Wei against the forces of the four continents.”
“Right now, is Great Wei at war?”
Ji Ling spoke out, she was very direct, asking Xu Qingnian for her opinion.
Once this was said, Xu Qingnian immediately spoke up.
“Reply to Your Majesty.”
“No war.”
“In my opinion, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, an opportunity for Great Wei to flourish, there is no one.”
Xu Qingnian opened his mouth, and with his words, he stunned everyone present.
How could it be that the Divine Martial Cannon, which someone else had asked for from Great Wei, had become an opportunity for Great Wei to flourish?
How could it be an opportunity of a lifetime?
As soon as Xu Qingnian finished speaking, Chen Zhengru was curious.
“Your Majesty, how can this be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? Nowadays, all the major powers in the four continents are demanding the Divine Martial Artillery from us.”
“If we give it to them, I’m afraid that Great Wei will look cowardly and weak in the eyes of the world.
“Even if we were to exchange gold for supplies, Wei doesn’t need that much gold.”
Chen Zhengru spoke up, he really could not understand Xu Qingnian’s thinking.
His words, which were also the meaning of the group of ministers, were not understood by everyone.
“Yes, the King of Peace and Chaos, it’s not like we can’t beat Wei, why do we keep holding back?”
“The Divine Martial Artillery is extremely powerful, is the king not afraid that it will be too powerful and go against heaven?”
The Minister of War and one of the State Princes couldn’t help but speak up as they speculated.
Otherwise, it didn’t make sense to refuse it.
However, Xu Qingnian shook his head, and then slowly spoke.
“Gentlemen.”
“The meaning of war is profit.”
“Throughout the ages, any war has revolved around interests.”
“Now, Great Wei has the Divine Martial Cannon, and the Sudden Evil Dynasty and the Primordial Yuan Dynasty are afraid, so it is reasonable to ask Great Wei for the Divine Martial Cannon.”
“But it is also reasonable for the other kingdoms to be afraid of Great Wei, the Sudden Evil and the Primordial Yuan as they possess the Divine Martial Cannon, and it is common sense for them to ask for it in my king’s opinion.”
“If Great Wei does not give it, what is the point of resisting even if they join hands with the Sudden Evil and the Primordial Yuan dynasties?”
“If they are close to the four continents, if they do fight, the two dynasties will certainly take the lead of Wei and start fighting.”
“At that time, the people of the four continents will hate Great Wei to the marrow of their bones, and if they win, the two dynasties will reap the benefits and may take the opportunity to ask Great Wei for the Divine Martial Artillery, and even once war is declared, they will ask Great Wei for more Divine Martial Artillery.”
“In that case, what is it that Great Wei is trying to achieve by contributing money and effort? Is it to show off the grandeur of a great nation?”
Xu Qingnian voiced out.
Most people’s idea of war was to feel that they were fighting for glory and to raise the status of their country.
But in reality, ninety-nine percent of wars revolve around profit, and if they didn’t revolve around profit, there would be no point in such wars, they would be pure slaughter.
Xu Qingnian’s words were understood by all present.
“If we don’t fight, today the big powers will demand it, tomorrow it will be the smaller ones.
Zhou Yan couldn’t help but speak up and ask Xu Qingnian.
Only when this was said, Xu Qingnian shook his head again and said.
“There is no need to pay attention to small countries, since these big powers are asking for them, give them all of them.”
“There are letter reports mentioning that after the Sudden Evil Dynasty and the Primordial Yuan Dynasty obtained the Divine Martial Cannon, they immediately tried out the power of the Divine Martial Cannon and it is said that the emperors of both dynasties were shocked.”
“In this way, if the Divine Martial Cannon is given to the major powers, they will definitely try out the power of the Divine Martial Cannon as well.”
“As a result, they will have two thoughts, one is that they want to produce more Divine Martial Cannons, and the second is that they know, the terror of the Divine Martial Cannons.”
“In a few months’ time, Great Wei will be parading its troops, gentlemen, think about this: after you have seen the power of one Divine Martial Cannon, you suddenly discover that Great Wei has thousands of Divine Martial Cannons, how do you feel?”
Xu Qingnian asked a rhetorical question.
With these words spoken, the crowd could not help but begin to ponder.
After careful consideration, they instantly understood what Xu Qingnian meant.
One divine Martial Cannon had left them stunned, and if they found out that Great Wei had thousands of divine Martial Cannons, what would replace them would be numbness.
It was battle fright.
It was fear.
“In particular, when the major powers get the Divine Martial Cannon, they are bound to test it in front of the civil and military officials and countless generals.”
“In other words, a country knows the power of the Divine Martial Cannon, and word of mouth will spread, and the public will hear about it, in this way, after learning that Great Wei has thousands of Divine Martial Cannons again.”
“Would they still dare to fight with Great Wei?”
“Even the generals who obey orders cannot afford to be belligerent, and no one will dare to call on Great Wei for the next few thousand years, for to do so would be to ask for trouble.”
“When there are really those who are not open-minded, a thousand divine martial artillery cannons will baptize some, and all dust will settle.”
“Therefore, Great Wei does not need to declare war, it only needs to let the world know that Great Wei’s national power is invincible under the whole world.”
“And at this time, Great Wei should be thinking for the future, not fighting and killing.”
Xu Qingnian said word by word, each sentence giving the crowd a different thought.
“Nowadays, the land of Great Wei, with its bountiful food production, and one day of peace and stability, Great Wei is better than other countries for ten days.”
“Do we need to go to war with them?”
Having said this, the crowd almost understood what Xu Qingnian meant.
Tie was determined not to fight.
“Then does Your Majesty mean to say that giving them the Divine Martial Cannon will make them understand the power of the Divine Martial Cannon and thus develop a sense of awe towards my Great Wei?”
This was the query from Zhou Yan, the Minister of War.
“It’s not just that.”
Xu Qingnian shook his head.
“What really needs to be done is not to make them awe, but to check and balance.”
“The fact that both the Sudden Evil Dynasty and the Primordial Yuan Dynasty possess the Divine Martial Cannon is not a good thing for the major powers of the world, nor is it even a good thing for Great Wei.”
“But if we allow all the major powers in the world to possess the Divine Martial Cannon, it will not only appease their hearts, but also be considered an indirect bribe for them to check and balance the Sudden Evil and Primordial Yuan Dynasties, with everyone possessing the Divine Martial Cannon, acting as a check and balance on each other.”
“In this way, Great Wei has the largest amount and has the greatest advantage in any negotiations.”
“The gold system of the Great Wei Money Bank can even indirectly control the entire world.”
“Collect the gold of all the major powers in the world, so that everyone in the world knows that Great Wei has the largest gold reserves, in this way, it will be possible to perfectly implement the Great Wei Treasure Banknotes, at that time, as long as someone holds the Great Wei Treasure Banknotes and gives them to someone from another country, they can complete the transaction.”
“In that case, as long as the total amount of money based on gold, Great Wei will have an extra sea of gold out of thin air without using the amount of gold stored.”
“This wealth is enough for the people of Great Wei, to be fed and watered, and under this, Great Wei prospers, and every decade is a sea change.”
“And isn’t the essence of war, is it not that the country is rich and the people are strong, and the people are well?”
Xu Qingnian spelled out the ultimate core.
This was the path of development for Great Wei, and his reason for not going to war.
Of course there was another reason, that there were people who wished to make a blood sacrifice through war, and it was impossible for him to start a war.
Only that the economy was more important.
How long could one fight and kill?
What was the point of killing more people?
With its current size, Great Wei would only be able to dominate the Central Continent and it could be pushed back at any time.
The main reason for this is the population problem.
There aren’t even that many people, so how could they possibly move there?
Winning battles is not a difficult task, holding on to the kingdom is the way to go.
In this way, the people of Great Wei can live a good life, thus producing more food and giving birth to all kinds of talents, this is the kind of vision and idea a strong country should have.
Xu Qingnian finished these words.
The courtiers were completely silent.
Eventually, Gu Yan, the Minister of Household Affairs, spoke up.
“Your Majesty, I believe that your Majesty’s plan is excellent, and if the Great Wei Treasure Notes can be successfully extended to the world, it will be a great blessing for our Great Wei.”
When Gu Yan spoke, he hated not saying the phrase, it would be difficult not to get rich.
As Gu Yan spoke, the rest of the Shang Shu nodded their heads.
Although the Ministry of War was a little disappointed, they also understood what the big picture was, so they had no intention of continuing to argue.
In the end, the empress spoke up, her voice calmly saying.
“In that case, everything will be according to the wishes of Aiqing Xu.”
Ji Ling spoke out.
She made her choice.
In the end, the courtiers withdrew from the Great Hall, leaving Xu Qingnian alone.
In the Hall of the Raising Heart.
Only Ji Ling and Xu Qingnian were left.
“Ai Qing, this time, instead of fighting, with the help of the military parade, are you trying to force them all out?”
There was no one else in the hall, and the empress asked her reason directly.
In fact, she could see this matter clearly, it was fine for Great Wei not to declare war, but there was no need to give them the Divine Martial Cannon.
It could have been done in a different way.
It was just that she also understood Xu Qingnian’s thoughts.
Some people wanted the world to be in chaos, and Xu Qingnian was inclined not to let it be.
It wasn’t hard to guess what the other side was planning.
If they refused to give the Divine Martial Cannon, the major powers would not even want to fight.
But if they were to give it to them, the other side could also make trouble out of it.
But the biggest card Wei has now is the military parade.
Once the parade is over and thousands of divine martial artillery cannons are on display, the world will be silent and all the major powers will be stunned, losing any desire to fight for supremacy and having to be honest.
But to do so would undoubtedly force them to take the final step straight away.
To put it bluntly, these few people hiding in the shadows still expected to cause chaos in the world through dissociation or other means.
The impact that thousands of divine martial artillery cannons could have would be that the major powers of the world would lie flat.
Because there is no contest.
No matter how much you fight, no matter how much you develop, no matter how much you raise the power of your country, so that you can build ten divine martial artillery cannons, what can you do?
The Sudden Evil Dynasty is going to fight with the Eastern Continent Emperors.
Great Wei is stepping in, don’t fight, give me face.
No? Whoever doesn’t give it hits whoever.
Then building or not building the Divine Martial Cannon was completely meaningless.
Therefore, what Xu Qingnian did was almost forcing the people behind the curtain to flip out.
Completely tearing their faces apart and going to extremes.
This was also something that Ji Ling was worried about.
But after she finished her sentence, Xu Qingnian followed suit and spoke.
“Your Majesty.”
“Nowadays, Great Wei’s country is rich and strong, and it has the Zhongzhou Dragon Cauldron and the Divine Martial Cannon.”
“The people hiding behind the curtain, it’s time for them to come out.”
“Only after these people are settled can Great Wei be truly at peace, and the world can be truly at peace.”
“My minister, too, can be at peace.”
Xu Qingnian spoke out.
He spoke out his heart.
The parade was something he had to do, to force out the person behind the curtain to make an appearance, to duel to the death or to tear his face apart.
All in all, this could not go on.
The enemy is in the dark.
It was unsettling after all.
After hearing Xu Qingnian’s words, Ji Ling let out a long sigh.
“I have an idea.”
“Don’t parade the troops, but work with the major powers in secret, they demand the Divine Martial Cannon, so naturally they will also exchange it, find them in secret and kill them, how about that?”
The empress spoke out.
She did not want to go to the last step.
Didn’t want to push them too hard.
However, once this was said, Xu Qingnian shook her head.
“Your Majesty, it cannot wait, nor can it be done.”
“If this is the case, firstly, it will not stabilise the forces of the world, and secondly, the hearts of the people are complicated, and these forces, even if the Sudden Evil and the Primordial Yuan Dynasty, have received the Divine Martial Cannon, are bound to be in contact with them secretly.”
“Great Wei has now become a target, if not, it will cause a lot of right and wrong.”
“I, for one, only want to settle this quickly, even if the crisis is greater, it is better than being on tenterhooks every day.”
“I beg Your Majesty’s permission.”
Xu Qingnian’s expression remained unchanged.
He had already made up his mind and did not want to delay anything.
“What are your next plans?”
Ji Ling asked.
“Wait.”
Xu Qingnian spoke.
This was what he had in mind.
Rather than keep wrestling with the other side in the dark, Xu Qingnian might as well wait.
After the parade, there was no way they wouldn’t show up.
In this way, the ruler and his ministers were speechless.
After the meeting, Xu Qingnian left.
Soon, the major powers of the four continents received a letter back.
Great Wei was willing to give them the Divine Martial Artillery on the same terms, gold plus a number of various materials, and sign various deeded treaties themselves.
The forces of the four continents were almost ecstatic to learn of this, they had thought that Great Wei would refuse, but they had not expected Great Wei to agree.
Although the supplies were extremely high, they were extremely willing, and it was no more than hard work for this generation.
The Sudden Evil Dynasty and the First Yuan Dynasty were somewhat puzzled when they learnt the news.
More to the point, the two dynasties did not think that Great Wei could come up with so many Divine Martial Cannons.
But no matter what, Great Wei agreed to do it.
Three days later.
A holy decree came out.
Great Wei was to hold a military parade next month, and all the major powers of the world were invited to come and watch the parade.
In particular, the forces of the four continents came directly to Great Wei to visit the Divine Martial Artillery.
Once the news came out, it once again attracted the attention of the world.
And at that moment, Wu Ming came to see Xu Qingnian.
The formation had been set up and was ready to travel to the Devil’s Domain.
