Lu Bu asked his soldiers to rest on the spot, only brought two personal soldiers, and entered the palace under the guidance of the attendants of the Kushan Empire.

Then, Vesudeva I held a banquet to wash the dust for Lü Bu.

However, the so-called banquet, in Lu Bu's eyes, is extremely shabby.

On the long table, there were a few poor dishes, and there was no oil or water. It seems that the emperor of the Kushan Empire is really not having a good time.

After eating some roughly, Lü Bu began to talk formally with Vesudeva I.

Vesudeva I spoke first and said, "General Lü Bu of the East, isn't your Origin Empire already afraid of the servants of the devil? Is your mount a monster? ”

Lu Bu listened to the scholar's translation, and with a turn of his mind, he probably knew the meaning of the demonic beast, and sneered in his heart, secretly mocking their short-sightedness.

He said with a smile: "The fierce beast, that is, the demonic beast you are talking about, when the beast disaster broke out, our empire was also hit hard. The former Han Dynasty was thus destroyed. However, we have a more holy Son of Heaven, who has established a new empire and led us to resist the onslaught of the beasts. Now, our Origin Empire has completely suppressed the arrogance of the fierce beasts, using the flesh and blood of these fierce beasts as food, their fur, and clothing. Now, these beasts are at our disposal! ”

"Ahh

Hearing the translation, both Vesudeva I and the accompanying nobles and rulers all cried out in horror.

It's unbelievable that the demonic beast that almost wiped out the kingdom of Guishan was actually treated as food and resources by people!

Could it be that the emperor of the Origin Empire is more powerful than the devil?

Thinking of this, Vesudeva said, "Heroic General of the East, you see, my Kushan Empire has reached the point of exhaustion. I have made a formal request for help from the Origin Empire, asking your Emperor to support us! ”

Lu Bu listened to the translation and couldn't help but show regret on his face. Said: "Respected Emperor Guishan, we are also powerless. You know, our empire is far away from you. There are a lot of beasts in the middle. The army could not come here. And our flying mounts, there are not many of them, so we can only protect ourselves. Therefore, I am afraid that your request will not be fulfilled. ”

"Ahh

Vesudeva and the others looked extremely disappointed.

Immediately, Lu Bu's voice changed. "But we can provide you with some material support. Although it may be because of the flying mount, there are not many supplies to support you, but it can only be like this, talk about your heart. In addition, our Son of Heaven has shown a strong interest in the culture of your empire. If you wish, you can exchange books, technology, and even scholars for more supplies. His Majesty the Kushan Emperor. What do you think? ”

Vesudeva listened to the scholar's translation and frowned slightly.

But the big nobles and rulers on the side all immediately agreed.

Now that it has come to this point, books, technology, and scholars cannot be eaten, and it is better to exchange them for supplies.

Vesudeva thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

Lu Bu smiled and said, "At the same time, you can also use valuables such as gold and silver. Buy it from us" As he spoke, Lu Bu took out a piece of dry food from the small leather bag on his waist and said, "In order to ensure the convenience and safety of transportation." The only thing that can be traded to you is food. After all, the weapon armor is too heavy for His Majesty the Emperor, please see, this is the real thing. ”

Vesudeva listened to the translation and reached out to take the piece of military rations. Immediately you can smell the enticing scent.

This fragrance has never been smelled before.

He hadn't eaten a meal in a long time, and immediately, his throat rolled.

Lu Bu smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty the Emperor can try it immediately and eat it directly, or you can soak it in hot water to soften it into a paste before eating." ”

When Vesudeva heard this, she ate a small piece of military dry food in three or two bites, and immediately her face showed extreme satisfaction.

"Okay, I want this kind of material!"

He was immediately convinced.

After discussing the way of trading, Lü Bu immediately called the 1,000 golden-winged tiger riders who accompanied him, gathered all the military dry food, and handed it over to Vesudeva I.

Under Li Zheng's command, the dry food that each soldier carried with him ranged from more than ten catties to twenty or thirty catties, and the difference was in the type of troops. Cavalry carried the most dry food with them, because they also needed to eat.

Therefore, the military dry food that the thousand golden-winged tigers rode together was about 30,000 catties.

These 30,000 catties of military dry food were exchanged for a large number of books and some technical materials from Vesudeva. Lu Bu immediately asked people to pack up, hang it on the back of the Golden Winged Tiger, and immediately prepared to leave.

Vesudeva sent him to the door of the main hall and said, "General Lü Bu of the East, we need more food. I hope you can ship it as much as you can! ”

"Don't worry!" Lu Bu laughed and said, "I'll transport 100,000 catties to you tomorrow!" ”

"Good!" Vesudeva was overjoyed

At this point, the empire established trade with the hungry Kushan Empire.

In exchange for the fruits of their civilization, even gold, silver, jewelry and other valuables.

These achievements of civilization were transported back to Lingzhou, and all of them were preserved in the library of the Lingzhou Tai Academy, and for the time being, it was difficult to transform them because there were no corresponding scholars.

However, Li Zheng believed that with the passage of time, the Kushan Dynasty would definitely use all the qiē he could take out in exchange for food.

When the time comes, the achievements of their civilization and their scholars will all be included. The essence of it will be incorporated into the imperial civilization, discarding the dross in it and contributing to the heritage of the empire.

At the same time, Li Zheng also set his sights on the Rest Empire, which was close to Guishan.

They are also under the ferocity of the beast, and they are retreating one after another. I think it won't take a year or two, and it will be like the Kushan Empire, going to a desperate situation.

Next is the Roman Empire and other civilizations that stand tall in the world, and their achievements will also fall into Li Zheng's hands one by one

In the sixth year of the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, spring.

The beasts of the Northwest Front are coming.

After several years of reproduction and development, the fierce beasts in the Western Regions and the northern prairie finally broke out.

It's a pity that in the face of more and more strong people in the empire who have war energy, no matter how many fierce beasts there are, it will not help. While there have been some back-and-forth on the front, at the big picture level. But it's all good.

However, compared with the rest of the fronts that have gradually settled down, the battle on the northwest front has just begun.

Every day, a large number of ferocious beasts are killed. Cramps and skins, or went to the dinner table, or were made into armor. Every day, some evolutionary beasts are captured and transported to the pasture for domestication.

Until the autumn harvest. After half a year of fighting, it gradually subsided.

The beast finally retreated.

Just like on other fronts, it was pressed down.

The emperor's ** team was pressed, but the civilian mercenaries became more and more active.

The mercenaries have no fighting spirit and can't deal with evolutionary beasts, but it's still okay to selectively deal with some small guys.

Traps, poisons, and so on, all of them were greeted on the fierce beasts, and great results were also achieved.

Generally. Now the shape of the empire is a great thing.

Not blown, but real

With the passage of time, by the beginning of the sixth year of the Yuan Dynasty, the origin tree grew even taller.

Today, this behemoth is 400 feet high, and the huge canopy almost covers half of the grassland!

Its sphere of influence has expanded even further, and today. Within a radius of 10,000 kilometers, it is within its sphere of influence!

It's more than double the size of a few years ago.

That is, this influence. The entire empire has been completely encompassed. To the east, it spread to the central and western North Pacific. To the west, it spread to the shores of the Mediterranean.

To the south, it envelops half of Oceania. To the north, it has reached the Arctic Ocean.

Therefore, it is suitable for the environment for the survival and evolution of fierce beasts. The area is also getting larger.

It makes the fierce beasts multiply, and it is getting faster and faster.

In comparison, the emperor ** team, mercenaries, and the fierce beasts killed every day are probably far from their reproduction speed.

According to this situation, I am afraid that just like the little chubby girl calculated, in one or two decades, the whole world, except for the imperial territory, all other corners will be the world of fierce beasts!

And what Li Zheng has to do is to strengthen the suzhì of the people of the empire, enhance the combat effectiveness of the army, and increase the population of the empire as much as possible!

At present, with the support of the Empire's policy to encourage childbirth, hundreds of thousands of babies are born in the Empire every year. And at a breakneck pace, it's growing.

At this rate of growth, the empire's population of more than 40 million will reach 100 million within ten years. Within 20 years, it will reach 300 million.

The longer the time, the larger the base, and the faster the growth.

In fifty years at most, the empire will have the foundation to occupy the entire world!

Fifty years!

For a country, it's not long. For a world, it is even more ephemeral and negligible. But for a person, fifty years is half a lifetime.

Fifty years later, Li Zheng is almost eighty years old!

By that time, his great-grandchildren will probably have a large group.

Every time he thought of this, Li Zheng couldn't help laughing.

He may be eighty years old fifty years later, but he is not old!

With his current body, living two or three hundred years old is simple. Eighty years old, less than a third!

He still has a lot of time to do what he wants to do, to realize his ideals and aspirations

Shenzhou grassland.

Li Zheng and Xun You walked slowly.

In the sky, a flying dragoon roared by.

"Daddy, let's go to Jiuzhou City to play!"

Li Zheng looked helpless and said to Xun You: "These boys are too naughty!" ”

Xun You laughed: "It's not that you're used to it!" ”

Li Zheng smiled and said, "Let them play, it's still young." By the way, Gongda, the Jiangnan area will be recovered next year, and your government affairs yuan can now make relevant plans for resettlement and land. After Jiangnan is recovered and settled, it is time for the world on the other side to open up. ”

Xun You was stunned when he heard this: "Don't you think it's too early?" The population of the empire, by next year, I am afraid, will only be fifty or sixty million. It's not enough to conquer this world, let alone develop the other world. ”

"Take your time. It doesn't have to be conquered all at once. Let's first establish a forward position and lay a foundation for the future. ”

"It works." Xun Yu bowed slightly.

"Gongda, there's a secret to tell you!"

Li Zheng suddenly smiled: "On the other side, there is more than one world!" ”

"What?!" (To be continued.) )