At this time, only the Yan Kingdom, Taoyuan Realm, and other small states remained on the Southern Continent, and the Northern Continent was larger than the Southern Continent, and there were more countries, from west to east, namely the Wei Kingdom, the Xinxia Kingdom, and the Jin Kingdom. At the junction of the three countries and along the coast, there are also countless small countries and small forces entrenched.

The pattern of confrontation between the north and the south has basically taken shape so far.

On this day, when he went to the court, King Yan's eyebrows were furrowed, and the palace was about to rain because of this. On the road, everyone in the palace trembled, lest they accidentally provoke this master.

As soon as he walked into his study, Xu Ke, the master bookkeeper, handed over a piece of paper.

The territory of the Yan Kingdom is vast, and there are countless official documents every day, and only the most important ones will be carefully selected and sent to the king for approval. King Yan unfolded it and looked at it twice, and was furious: "Xinxia refuses my request!" hissed a few times, tearing the letter to shreds!

Half a year ago, he sent Xinxia to ask the Xinxia people to remain neutral in the future war between the two countries. This is already the bottom limit of the Yan State, and it is important to know that the King of Yan initially funded the Fu Lingchuan brothers and sisters, and he wanted to participate in the war in Xinxia after the establishment of the country and help the Yan State attack the Weidong region. Although the wording of the new summer queen's reply is euphemistic, the meaning is very clear:

Xinxia will act autonomously and will not be limited by others.

Hehe, how else can Xinxia "act independently"? In the past, its queen and Wei Guoshi both stayed in the same cave, how close? Will she sit idly by and ignore the war of Wei?

But King Yan knew that it was useless to make a fuss about this.

Whether the people of the two countries are willing or not, the cooperation between Wei and Xia has long been unprecedentedly close.

He paced back and forth in the study for a few circles before asking Xu Ke: "By the way, a year ago, I seemed to have someone in a book with me, saying that Wei also learned from the new Xia and opened up the country to build a name?"

He has a good memory, and he still remembers that the text was to the effect that the Wei State also required the wives and children of the powerful to live in the capital, and at the same time opened up the construction rights of the capital and the accompanying capital. In addition, there are a number of new policies, but they are generally not much different from the practice in the new summer.

In other words, Xiao Yan feels that Xinxia's tricks are worth learning from.

However, whether it is Wei or Jin, the method of learning the new summer is always ineffective.

Xu Ke glanced at it and said: "Xinxia has risen too fast in recent years, especially in the central and southern regions. The capital city of Usher has tripled in size and its population has increased by 700,000 compared with six years before the implementation of the New Deal, and the golden trade route has been opened up in its entirety, starting from the Jin Kingdom in the southwest, crossing the Xinxia Kingdom, ending in the Puling Kingdom in the northwest, and going deep into the valley land in the south, stringing together 136 towns. We don't have statistics for the new summer, but we estimate that the number of people growing on the gold trade route alone is at least 1.6 million or more. If you count the section in Puling, it is actually connected to the Wei State. ”

In other words, the population of the north and southeast has accumulated in large numbers in the central and southern parts of the country in recent years. In addition to the intentional guidance of the authorities, the autonomy and voluntariness of civilians are the motivation.

Xinxia did issue many powerful new policies that mobilized the vitality of the entire country. Not to mention anything else, the gold trade route, which is still being greatly expanded, is actually not only convenient for cars and horses, but also has its strategic purpose - this is the shortest passage to the Wei State. It is clear that Xinxia is preparing for the big war ahead.

In addition, Xinxia also renovated water conservancy, encouraged colonization, and built roads and bridges on a large scale. Interestingly, Xinxia not only took it out, but also seemed to be very relaxed.

It develops at a speed like a cart colt replaced by a pure-blooded barge, and it can run and fly with a whip.

King Yan's face was so gloomy that it seemed to be dripping.

Xu Ke silently swallowed the unspoken words. In recent years, the national strength of Yan itself has also been thriving, and the wounds caused by the war have long been healed, but what is not happy about the king of Yan is that the country in Xinxia is also calm.

Facts have proved that Xinxia can get jade and really become a national teacher, which is also a big luck. She deployed Yuan Li properly, and there was no disaster or famine in the new summer as a whole, with a bumper harvest in the land, a warehouse with old millet, and sufficient food to drive population growth.

This kind of calm not only refers to the wind and rain, but also refers to the political situation in the new summer.

After Feng Miaojun overthrew Fu Lingchuan, he consolidated the royal power and had absolute control over the Xinxia royal court, which was a matter of course. However, the strange thing is that in the past few years, Yan Guo has secretly continued to make trouble with the powerful people in the land, but the effect is very small, and even the other party has written it into a secret report and handed it to the queen.

The queen made it public, which made Xinxia and the people of Yan even more disgusted with the "troublemaking" Yan Kingdom.

As we all know, it takes a long time for people's hearts to be attached, often from thirty to forty years, at least until the old people pass away and the new people grow up, and the recognition and remembrance of the old country will slowly fade.

But it only took six years for the new summer.

That woman has a very good grasp of people's hearts.

Of course, Xu Ke only dared to say this in his heart, after all, King Yan had a better grasp of current affairs than him. He coughed lightly before saying: "By the way, the minister had a drink with Xiangguo's nephew Bao Xiansheng three days ago, he was drunk and said that he leaked his mouth, it turned out that the mansion he bought in Tianyi Lane in Usher City at the beginning of the year was bought for Mrs. Xiangguo, and it was also the money from Xiangguo's mansion. ”

Yan Wang had just drunk tea, and when he heard the horn, he crushed the celadon cup: "Even Xiangguo has moved his mind!"

Xu Ke said in a low voice: "Bao Xiansheng bought property in Usher City two years ago, and when he sold it this year, it had almost doubled, four houses, one large and three small, and 14,000 taels of silver in the account. When he ate a family banquet this time, the cowhide almost blew into the sky, and Mrs. Xiangguo was moved when she found out. ”

King Yan sneered: "Is this still not enough to eat in Yandu, and you have to sharpen your head to make money in the new summer!"

Xu Ke said cautiously: "Xinxia issued a decree four years ago, and foreigners entering the country to buy and sell and buy real estate are only a little higher than the local people in Xinxia. In recent years, the development of the gold trade route has been too fast, and the land prices and housing prices along the line have risen, and many wealthy families and giants have been attracted to the Wei and Jin dynasties. ”

King Yan snorted: "There are a lot of Yan countries in the past." ”

As the king of a country, he controls the overall situation, so he naturally knows that among the royal court magnates and private tycoons, many families have quietly invested money in Xinxia.

Xu Ke asked him: "What do you mean?"

"Well, these are all small sections, and I can't care about that much. "How to spend the money in other people's pockets, even if he is the king of a country, he can't control it.

King Yan stood still, his impetuous spirit was swept away, and his eyes became cold. Xu Ke knew that this was his expression of making an important decision, which was the case in the past and three years ago.

Sure enough, King Yan said in a deep voice: "The time is ripe. Pass the order down and prepare to attack. ”

Xu Ke was moved: "Your Majesty, it's really a bit ...... to attack now"

"It should have been done three years ago, if there was no rebellion in Puguo. King Yan said coldly, "Wait any longer, do you wish Wei Xia had more wings?"