As soon as Chen Chen's words came out, the hall was in an uproar.

"Brother Huang, are you kidding? They are craftsmen, so how can they not build houses? Chen Cheng looked at Chen Chen and couldn't help but grow his mouth.

"Lord Wang, although we don't read much, we are craftsmen, and we are still very professional and proficient in this technology." When several craftsmen heard this, they immediately disagreed, what is this?

Everyone was dissatisfied all of a sudden, and Chen Chen hurriedly smiled awkwardly: "No, no, no, this king didn't suspect you, this king is just curious about whether you can build a house with bricks and cement?" ”

An old craftsman laughed: "The prince's words are wrong, the city wall is made of stone bricks, this is much easier than that, the prince doesn't have to worry." ”

"Then it's hard for everyone, build the city for us as soon as possible, this matter can't be delayed any longer, after all, the king can't guarantee how long it can last in peace." This time, it can be said that all the craftsmen of Dongshui and the craftsmen who came to Dongshui in exile have gathered, and there are now more than 8,000 craftsmen in Shengzhou, and several other groups are also rushing here, and they will definitely strive to complete it in the shortest possible time.

Give a few words of advice to everyone, and let everyone rest well and prepare to start work tomorrow.

"Say, it's just the three of us, how have you been doing lately?" Chen Chen sat on a chair and looked at the two.

Chen Cheng took the lead in saying: "Recently, the number of troops has expanded rapidly, and it can increase by about 50,000 or 60,000 people, and now the army that can be mobilized in Dongshui is about 270,000, and now 50,000 are in the imperial capital of Dongshui, and 200,000 are in Shengzhou. When I came to Shengzhou, there were no thieves in Shengzhou, I think Yang Cheng dealt with it, he was very handsome. ”

Chen Chen sighed slightly: "Do you still need to say this?" Of course, he has the talent of a general, otherwise this king would not have kept him. Now it is estimated that Yang Cheng is already on Green Water Island, he has led 30,000 people to land on the island, and it is estimated that the **** and tribal conflicts on those islands will be resolved. ”

"Now there are Chen Biao, Shangguan Yu, Wu Kexin and others in Dongshui, and it is not a big problem, and major business groups and organizations are also actively carrying out commercial work. The king of Shengzhou devoted all his manpower and material resources to build the layout, which will be completed soon. Now everything is according to the king's expectations, but the only thing that has changed a little is the war between Chen and Nanzhao, and how we will develop next. ”

Commander Wei hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Lord Wang, the Emperor and the Queen Mother of Chen Guo heard about the treasure of the ancestors, they must fight to the end, and the last general also left a few old friends, and the whole of Chen Guo is going to fight, and it is not a big problem." ”

"It would be nice if we could really do this, but the war situation is not optimistic, and we can't throw money at Chen Guo, it's too unjust to spend it." A large amount of money secretly poured into Chen State, and he couldn't tell Emperor Chen State, which was really aggrieved.

Chen Cheng shook his head helplessly: "That's no way, if you don't support it secretly, once Chen Guo fails, then we will be shot." ”

"Let's support Chen Guo so much first, but we can't support it in vain, tell the major merchants to draw salaries as soon as possible, get some valuable materials and resources of Chen Guo to Dongshui, and control part of Chen Guo's land if they can control it. By the way, tell the four major merchants in the imperial capital and ask them if they are willing to move into Dongshui as soon as possible, if they are not decided, then all the preferential policies will not be with them. Chen Chen gritted his teeth, and he was also ruthless, anyway, Chen Guo would get it in his hands in the future, so while Chen Guo's anger was not exhausted, he would get some good things in advance, so as not to cheapen others.

Chen Cheng responded, and Commander Wei immediately said: "Lord, Emperor Nanzhao has left, and now our money has been transported, but if Emperor Nanzhao is reinstated, will he turn his face and deny people?" ”

Chen Chen waved his hand: "What are you afraid of?" It is true that he has been reinstated, but Dongshui's business will also enter the economic lifeline of Nanzhao to control it, and Chen Guo is not going to continue the war, with Chen Guo's help, we will reap the benefits of the fishermen. ”

Commander Wei and Chen Cheng gave a look, and then said: "Lord Wang, Nanzhao's strength is unfathomable, you see him sick, but it has never been invaded by Western Qi and Western Chu. To the north of it is a few of our areas, where heavy troops are stationed, but to the southwest of it there are heavy troops, and the army there is more than three times as large as in the north, and the fighting power is even more vigorous. ”

"Yes, what Commander Wei said is not bad, the southwest of Nanzhao is facing the Tu'an country, the Tu'an people are really monsters, and their combat effectiveness is extremely strong, it is said that their soldiers are all dead soldiers trained from the jungle full of poisonous tongues and beasts, each soldier can be one enemy ten, the Tu'an army galloped across the continent in the history of hundreds of years ago, swept all the powers, and now the place where we live used to be the area ruled by the Tu'an people......"

"What do you say, Tuans, that there really is this country?" Chen Chen was startled and immediately jumped up.

Commander Wei nodded: "Yes, there is the country of Tu'an, they later didn't know why they suddenly evacuated the mainland and returned to Tu'an, and at this time, the high priest of the Xinglong Dynasty suddenly appeared and led the coalition army to defeat the Tu'an people in one fell swoop, and since then the Nanzhao army has fought against Tu'an and suppressed Tu'an, and Tu'an has been defeated by Nanzhao many times in the past hundred years." Therefore, Nanzhao's strength is really too powerful, even the high priest of the Xinglong Dynasty also gave Nanzhao three points at that time. ”

"That's right, once the southwest army comes, I'm afraid it will be difficult for several countries to resist, of course, maybe Tu'an will take the opportunity to kill back to the mainland." Chen Cheng hurriedly added when he saw that Commander Wei had finished speaking.

"This king really underestimated Nanzhao, hidden deep enough! Nanzhao is powerful, and the high priest of Xinglong gives three points. Tuan was powerful, and the high priest led the coalition army to defeat Tuan. This king's era is really not peaceful. Chen Chen sighed and shook his head helplessly.

Now he only has two fiefdoms, the area is too small, and the strength is not large, but the opponent is so powerful.

It seems that this continent is very vast, and I am only at the tip of the iceberg now. If you are lucky enough to be strong in the future, then will you use the army to attack other countries and dominate the continent? Or is it the use of commercial means to control other countries to trigger a financial crisis? Or is it both? Chen Chen didn't have an idea for a while.

War is cruel, Chen Chen does not like war, but war is the most effective way to fight for territory and resources. Open the book of history, looking at the historical situation, war plays an important role in it, it is the test and elimination of the dynasty by history, and it is impossible for any dynasty or even the ruler of the dynasty to sit idly by, after all, if you don't fight others, others will come to fight you.

Survival of the fittest, survival of the fittest, war is the brush of screening.

Chen Chen took the teacup and fell into deep thought.

"Respect history, obey the times, survival of the fittest, survival of the fittest." Chen Chen clenched his fists firmly.