wrestling with his son's "innocent" eyes for a long time, and finally found that he could never kill this little bastard by killing people with his eyes, Xiao Lingtian was defeated with a headache, and said with a sigh: "Qinglong'er, you get up." Tell me honestly to my father, why did you do that? Do you know that at tomorrow's court meeting, it is estimated that those fly-like speech officials will be annoyed to death as a father again! No matter what, you have to give your father a charter, right?"

As soon as he heard that he could get up, he was even exempted from thanksgiving, Xiao Yichen changed his posture very neatly, and after kneeling comfortably, he picked up the folding fan and began to pretend to be forced again, and said indifferently: "Just four words - buy the hearts of the people." ”

"Buying the hearts of the people?" Xiao Lingtian's thick eyebrows furrowed even tighter, and he said urgently: "There are many ways to buy the hearts of the people, why do you have to ......?"

"Father, in your eyes, the entire fifty-eight countries of Eastern Xinjiang that have been included in the empire, nearly a hundred star fields, and more than fifteen billion people, what is it?" Xiao Lingtian's words had not finished before Xiao Yichen opened his mouth to interrupt.

His eyes were fixed on Xiao Yichen's handsome face with an indifferent smile, Xiao Lingtian was slightly silent and said, "What exactly do you want to say?"

"What the sons want to say, it depends on how you think of them, father. Xiao Yichen shook his head and refused to speak.

It seemed that he also knew his son's temper, and when he was stubborn, what no one said would work, so Xiao Lingtian had to calm down and think to himself. There was silence for a while, and only the sound of Allure and Xiao Zhengtai still gnawing bones was clearly arguable.

After dozens of breaths, Xiao Lingtian raised his head and first glanced at Xiao Muxing, who was not far away, and then turned to Xiao Yichen, who was letting Yu Xiaoxiang pour a full wine glass, and said uncertainly: "The rear of the future empire?"

"Father Emperor Shengming. After patting the sycophants first, Xiao Yichen said: "But in the eyes of Erchen, they will not only become the rear of the empire, but also the future heavy industrial park, grain production base, scientific and technological development center, source of resource output, and the extension of the empire!

As soon as these words came out, not only Xiao Lingtian's brows were furrowed, but even Xiao Muxing frowned slightly, and he didn't seem to be optimistic about Xiao Yichen's remarks.

As if he found the dissatisfaction in his father's eyes, Xiao Muxing took the lead and interjected: "Third brother, is it too big for you to say this?" Although the Shenlong Star no longer exists, the current Shengjing is in the position of the Shenlong Star back then, and this place is the core of the known star world, do you want to give up Shengjing and move the capital to the east?"

"The eldest brother of the crown prince has misunderstood this king. Xiao Yichen shook his head with a smile, and then said: "Xiang'er came to the earthly world, and she once told me that in the country of her planet, there was a country that was not rich and powerful, but it was quite able to raise slogans - the Ming Empire. As for this country, the politics are in a mess, the military is in chaos, and in the end it is full of anger and resentment, the internal peasant uprisings are continuous, the external strong enemies break through the barriers and plunder every year, and finally even their emperor is very slinged on a tree.

Although it is not a good country, and even lost all its territory, one of the emperors who successfully usurped the throne said a very wise sentence - the Son of Heaven guards the country, and the king dies. Just imagine, the reason why our empire has been able to continue for hundreds of thousands of years under the condition of being surrounded by enemies on all sides, in addition to the diligence and courage of the people, the more important thing is that the empire never cedes land, let alone pays compensation. I can't beat you today, I endure it with blood in my mouth. I can beat you tomorrow, then what you take, I will double it back. It is precisely because of the kings of the past dynasties and the martial atmosphere of the whole country that my empire will always stand tall among the great powers.

If it is true, as the eldest brother of the crown prince misunderstood, to move the capital to the east, then what will the people think? What will the soldiers of the empire think? What's more, if you live in a stable place, whether it is those family lords, or the descendants of the royal family, it will not be long before they will be eroded by the soft and luxurious atmosphere, and when the time comes, the front line will be defeated, and it has nothing to do with you anyway. I really can't beat it, so I just cut some star fields and go out, or lose a lot of dragon coins to buy a stable Kangtai. If it comes to this point, the empire is not far from extinction. Father, eldest brother, what do you say?"

"Well said!"

"It's because my brother misunderstood. ”

Xiao Lingtian and Xiao Muxing's voices sounded almost at the same time, and their frowning brows gradually loosened, but soon the Holy Monarch asked again, "Since that's not what you mean, then how can you say that it's the land of the Stretching Country?"

"Father, is it really just a matter of keeping the name of the empire?" Xiao Yichen shook his head with a smile, then restrained his smile, and said: "Before Erchen led the army, the east, south, and west were often invaded by the powers of various countries. Even though many star fields in the south and west are very rich, the empire has never dared to develop them. Why? Just because, no matter how much money is spent, no matter how much effort you put into it, if you don't have a stable people's heart, everything you do will be in vain!

The empire's scientific and technological capabilities are superior to those of the stars, but in fact, the empire's industrial and manufacturing capabilities are not even comparable to those of the white widows. And why? That's because the empire could only set up most of its industrial bases in star fields close to the Northern Qi, and even had to follow the Northern Qi in order to maintain friendly relations with the Northern Qi and protect these industrial production lines, which might be called the lifeblood of the empire. Although it can't be said that this is a loss of power and humiliation of the country, after all, his lifeline is always exposed to other people's blades, and I don't think my father will be at ease. ”

Nodding slightly in silence, Xiao Lingtian raised his head after a long time and said, "Qinglong'er, my father understands what you mean." In fact, whether it is your father, your eldest brother, or even the courtiers, they all agree to vigorously develop the eastern frontier. And in the past 100 years, the national strength has indeed tilted towards the eastern frontier, isn't this enough?"

"Whether it's my father or the eldest brother, or those courtiers who haven't left Shengjing for a long time, all they can see is what a certain star field in Dongjiang has built, and how much the production capacity has increased in what place. But in fact, do the people who live there really think that they are from the Empire? Once there is really an invasion by a strong enemy, can they really roll up their sleeves and work hard to build starships that can resist the enemy for the Empire, and produce food that can satisfy the Empire people in other star regions?" The folding fan in Xiao Yichen's hand was retracted, and he shook his head slightly and said, "Erchen went out this time, saw a lot, and understood a lot. They're afraid of the Empire! Listen, listen, they fear the Empire!"

Xiao Lingtian's eyes instantly became sharp, and although he stared at Xiao Yichen without words, his sharp eyes were enough to express everything.