The Emperor is Above

Chapter 411: Lord's Negotiations on the Land of Dragon City

The master of Yunling Mountain is Shi Ling after all.

Its attitude changed and it was willing to return the land of Longcheng, which made Qingyi overjoyed.

The mysterious Mr. Qingyu and Old Man Shi stood behind Shi Ling and Qing Yi with smiles on their faces, but they had no intention of interfering in the negotiations, and let Qing Yi and Shi Ling negotiate.

"More than three hundred years ago, the old land of Longcheng in Xing State was just a small piece of flat land between the mountains. We should still demarcate it according to the previous territory. Your Excellency should have no objection, right?"

Shi Ling spoke calmly, imitating the negotiation method he learned from other wild chiefs. He hesitated for a long time before giving this condition, but his tone clearly revealed that he could continue to make concessions.

Qing Yi's face was extremely calm, but he was actually very happy in his heart. He guessed that Shi Ling was used to the vast area of ​​Yunling Mountain and didn't think that the land of Longcheng was important at all.

Holding back his smile, Qing Yi pretended to be dissatisfied and said, "Master Shiling, you had not come to Yunling more than 300 years ago. How can you be sure that the mountains and forests around the Dragon City Mound are not the old land of Xing State?"

"Cough-cough-"

Old Man Shi coughed twice, glanced at Mr. Qingyu, and reminded him softly,

"I remember that more than three hundred years ago, there were our quarries and mines in the mountains surrounding Dragon City. I don't know where they were."

"Did you hear that? Lord Shi Ling, the mountains and forests surrounding Longcheng were also the territory of the Longcheng garrison for hunting, logging, quarrying, and mining."

The old man Youshi clearly told Qing Yi that he should seize the opportunity to cheat the honest boy, so Qing Yi said loudly and confidently,

"Of course, I am not asking for this to cut down the trees in the surrounding mountains and forests, but only to determine the original territory of our Xing State.

Even if you assign the mountains and forests around the plain to the Dragon City's burial ground, I will still cultivate spiritual plants on a large scale in the mountains and forests, planting spiritual plants such as spiritual grasses, spiritual herbs, and spiritual trees."

"Brother A Pu, I think it's okay to assign the mountains and forests around Longcheng to Brother Xiao Yi!" At this time, even Qing Hua stood on Qing Yi's side and supported.

"We have been working hard for more than three hundred years, but the spiritual plant coverage rate of the entire Yunling is less than half.

If we only rely on the strength of the two of us, it will take thousands of years to increase the spiritual plant coverage rate of the entire Yunling to 30%.

It would be better to let others help us cultivate spiritual plants on a large scale. The Dragon City of the Doctor will benefit from it, and the spiritual plant coverage rate of the entire Yunling will also increase rapidly."

"Qinghua, which side are you on?"

Shi Ling was speechless after hearing what Qing Hua said, as if he was the only bad guy. He responded with a particularly aggrieved voice,
"If they can raise the spiritual plant coverage rate of that small piece of land to 10% within ten years, let alone returning the entire Dragon City burial ground, even if the surrounding hundreds of miles of mountains and forests are assigned to Dragon City, there will be no problem at all!"

"Haha, thank you very much for your generosity, Lord Shiling Mountain. Let alone ten years, I can guarantee that the spiritual plant coverage rate in the sealed earth can be increased to 10% within five years!"

Qing Yi was calculating in his mind that the plain part of the Longcheng Fengtu Basin was a hundred miles long and sixty miles wide, and if it expanded from the edge of the basin to the surrounding areas it would be a hundred miles each.

The scope of their own territory is an area 300 miles long and 260 miles wide. If it were placed in the Central Plains where there are many small countries and princes, it could be considered the territory of a small vassal state.

It is indeed stressful to achieve a 10% coverage rate of spiritual plants over such a huge area within five years, but it is not an unachievable goal.

With the presence of the Wood Spirit God's Spirit Realm, which can provide sufficient seeds and seedlings of all kinds, and with the participation of a large number of pharmacists from the Willow Sacrifice Department, it is not difficult to achieve this goal. "This is what you promised yourself. If the spiritual plant coverage rate of the Dragon City's burial ground is less than 10% in five years, I will take back this land."

Shi Ling said unhappily, "Anyway, we have Mr. Qingyu in charge now. Even if you cheat, we are not afraid of you. We still have Mr. White Ape, Granny Hua, and Mr. Shuijing."

"A gentleman's word is as good as his bond. I promise to complete this goal in five years!"

Qing Yi felt no pressure at all, and said with a smile in his eyes, "Besides the fact that Longcheng's burial ground is the old territory of Xing State, the roads connecting to the outside world must also be made clear first.

Three hundred years ago, Longcheng’s external communications mainly relied on excavated roads and shipping on the Hutiao River. I must have the right to build roads leading Longcheng to the outside world.

I also need the right to navigation on the Hutiao River, and I also need the right to use the land on both sides of the road and river or to build a transfer station.”

"Since the land of Longcheng has been handed over to you, there will be no problem for you to contact the outside world."

Shi Ling answered impatiently, not thinking of Qing Yi's other intentions. "As long as you don't destroy the mountains and forests on a large scale when building roads and shipping, it's fine."

Shi Ling was unaware of the colonists' sinister intentions and rashly agreed to the request, which made Young Colonist B secretly happy. It was so easy to bully an uneducated and innocent child.

"Wait a minute, I have something to add!"

Mr. Qingyu suddenly spoke at this time. Even though he had a sunny and warm smile on his face, Qingyi couldn't help but feel a sinking feeling in his heart. Could it be that the other party saw through the trap?

"We will return the land of Longcheng to the State of Xing. Yunling will remain absolutely neutral and will never participate in wars or disputes between the State of Xing and the Xianyu tribe or other countries or forces."

Mr. Qingyu's request surprised Qing Yi a little, but he was more relieved, and he responded repeatedly: "It is of course a good thing for Xing State if Yunling remains neutral.

I will trouble Mr. Shi to announce this to the outside world later. The Lord of Shiling Mountain voluntarily returns the former territory of Longcheng to Xing State and still maintains a peaceful and neutral position. What do you think, Mr. Qingyu?"

"Yes, that's what we mean!"

Mr. Qingyu pondered for a moment, stroking the five-foot-long jade flute in his hands, and nodded repeatedly in agreement.

What a simple group of people!
Qing Yi thought to himself and secretly glanced at Old Man Shi. A cunning look flashed in the eyes of the dark and thin old man, and it was obvious that he also saw the trick.

In fact, both Qing Yi and Old Man Shi knew very well that as long as Yunling returned the Dragon City fiefdom peacefully, whether Yunling would remain neutral or not did not depend on what Mr. Qingyu, Shi Ling, and Qinghua thought, but on what the Xianyu tribe and other countries thought.

After all, the Seventy-Six Kingdoms of the Northern Wilderness are far away from Yunling, so even if the first thing that comes to mind is that Yunling might be allied with the Xing Kingdom, they would not care too much about it.

Once the Xianyu tribe, which has a blood feud with the Xing State, learns of this news, no matter how Shi Ling and Mr. Qingyu try to remain neutral, they will be regarded as allies of the Xing State.

When it comes to geopolitical relations, the long-lived Eldar are ultimately a little too naive.

Even the seemingly shrewd Mr. Qingyu did not think of such complicated things, or they were accustomed to their own powerful strength and did not care about studying these things at all.

In order to avoid arousing the other party's suspicion, Qing Yi hurriedly changed the subject with a serious look and said, "I just saw a lot of green thieves in this canyon. I wonder if the Lord of Shiling Mountain can sell some of them for a trade?"

(End of this chapter)