God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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Zhu Helai was surprised when he heard the gift list, but after thinking about it, he took the list first and took a look at the supplies and item requirements on the list.

It would have been fine if he hadn't looked at it, but after he really took a look, Zhu Helai felt a black screen in front of his eyes, and the grip on the gift list in his hands couldn't help but increase a little.

But after all, he was a person who had controlled his emotions. After taking one or two slow breaths, he gradually calmed down.

Looking at the list of gifts on the list, Zhu Helai felt for the first time what heavy meant.

You know, the betrothal gift he originally prepared to marry the princess of the Han Empire included malicious provocation and ridicule against the Han Empire, and to a certain extent weakened Rahul's control and mastery over the Venga region, so he offered half of the annual material seizure income in the Venga region as a betrothal gift.

This betrothal gift alone was unprecedented in the Kushan Empire. Even in the sphere of influence involved, there was no such huge betrothal gift.

The ceremony was so grand and grand, and in addition to various calculations, there were also reasons to support and recognize Vasudeva I.

Compared with the mediocre first political marriage of Vasudeva I, which was like this among emperors, this formal marriage was absolutely unheard of, and it was also something that refreshed everyone's identity awareness and identification.

Being able to achieve this level is enough to demonstrate Zhu Helai's loyalty and recognition of Vasudeva I.

However, even Zhu Helai, who had done this, felt shocked and terrified when he looked at the list of betrothal gifts in his hand.

There aren't many words on the list, but it's written very clearly.

"The South gives half of the supplies to the North every year!"

There are not many words, but the things and materials involved are almost a hundred times more than what Zhu Helai mentioned.

The Wenjia area is indeed very large, but in the past, it was not the core area of ​​the Brahmins after all. Even with the hard work of the Han Empire, what it could produce was still a huge gap compared to the core production area of ​​the Brahmins.

"The quantity of materials is too huge. Even if we draw them from the imperial treasury, we can't gather them in a short period of time..." Zhu Helai suppressed the waves in his heart and tried to explain the reality so that this gift list could be rejected or modified.

The amount of supplies is too huge. Such a huge amount of supplies is enough for hundreds of thousands of troops to fight for several years, and it is even not less than what Rahul has consumed in the past few years.

"There is no need to draw from the national treasury, nor can it be drawn from the north, but the supplies must still be in place, and there cannot be any missing..." When it comes to the gift list, Onkeled is particularly serious, and gives a solemn warning with serious words.

Upon hearing these words, Zhu Helai's face turned pale and his expression began to change drastically, but he eventually calmed down.

It cannot be drawn from the national treasury, nor from the north, which means it can only be drawn from the Brahmins in the south. Moreover, during this process of withdrawal, the annual supply to the north cannot be reduced.

Is this really just a betrothal gift?

Or was it because of Rahul's victory that the five branches of the Great Yuezhi realized that something was wrong, so they increased their bloodsucking efforts? Damn it, if he had known this would happen, he would definitely notify others to slow down the pace, avoid defeating the Han army too early, and use the war time to accumulate more strength.

We should strive to gain the power to contend with the North after the war. Then the subsequent arrangements and planning will not only be much easier but also much simpler.

After all, he was not the spokesperson of the Southern Brahmins, so Zhu Helai did not respond immediately. Instead, he turned to look at Vasudeva I.

This kind of issue involving the south was no longer an internal matter of the Yuezhi, and Vasudeva I naturally had absolute power to veto it.

Even if you can't save face and veto, you can still make appropriate adjustments and reduce the quantity of materials required to an acceptable range.

After all, if this were really done, the war benefits created by Rahul would probably not be able to fill this deep hole within ten years. And this is based on the assumption that the Han Empire would not fight back and could continue to control the Wenjia area.

Facing Zhu Helai's gaze, Vasudeva I thought carefully and slowly said, "It will take time for Shang to marry a princess of the Han Empire..."

After hearing this opening, Zhu Helai thought that the matter was settled, and the next step was just a debate about the specific number, but...

"According to the recorded time, it has been nearly a year, or even longer. It is more than enough time..." Vasudeva I's subsequent additions made Zhu Helai's face rarely show a trace of fear. Even if he recovered quickly, he could not quickly evaporate the cold sweat on his forehead.

In Zhuhe's view, Vasudeva I chose to directly agree to this matter and gave a specified time limit, which meant that it was necessary to increase the extraction of materials from the south.

In this case, the addition and subtraction between the North and the South is likely to once again destroy the stability between the two sides, and once again return to the situation where the North is strong and the South is weak, and the South continues to be exploited.

If this situation really happens, it will mean a shock to the strategy, which is inconsistent with the general direction they set in the early stage.

However, for Vasudeva I himself, as long as he could succeed, the imbalance between the north and the south would no longer be a problem, but would instead be a more stable means of promoting unification.

As long as he succeeds, he will be able to integrate the forces of the five branches of the Yuezhi and rely on these forces to further stabilize the north. Combined with the power of the Sethi family, no matter how the Brahmins resist, they will become his prey and submit to him.

If it fails at that time, there will naturally be no need to pay the corresponding betrothal gift, and the North and South will naturally be able to maintain stability.

What's more, who said that if Shang wanted to marry a princess of the Han Empire, he had to pay a betrothal gift?
As long as the princess of the Han Empire comes, doesn't it depend on him whether to provide the supplies or to whom to provide them?
Wouldn't it be great if we could then hand over these supplies to the royal family, further strengthening the power of the royal family and the imperial family?

Just thinking about this situation and the escape route that always exists, Vasudeva I could not help but sigh in his heart that it was truly a perfect arrangement.

Seeing that Vasudeva I did not object to the list and instead gave time to enforce it, Onkeled and others became more supportive of Vasudeva I.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Zhu Helai, realizing that the situation was irreversible, answered on the spot!
(End of this chapter)