Damn it, I'm in the garbage book I wrote

Chapter 410 I'll Plant a Big Bomb for You

Xiao Chenzi appeared in front of Xia Lin with messy hair. At this moment, the two of them had left the tribe and were strolling leisurely among the mountains and fields.

"What are you going to do? I finally set a trap for these tribes, but you said you would help them through the difficulties. Isn't this undermining my plan?"

Xiao Chenzi's tone was filled with blame, and even a bit of laughter and tears: "The bullying suffered by the Black Water Mohe today is the result of my support for them to fight against the power of other tribes."

"You." Xia Lin thought about it, but did not blame him: "I can't say about other tribes, but the Black Water Mohe are almost invincible, and they are extremely strong-willed. If you support them, you will probably be beaten to the ground by them in the end."

"Just them? A bunch of wild men?"

Xia Lin's fox eyes silently glanced in the direction of Xiao Chenzi: "You got up so late today. You must have read all night last night. Let me ask you, what is the sentence written on the title page of On Protracted War?"

"Strategically despise the enemy, tactically value the enemy."

After listening to this, Xia Lin snorted coldly: "Do you need to say more?"

Xiao Chenzi fell silent immediately, while Xia Lin continued to walk forward with his hands behind his back: "As soon as I saw the standard of their dividing line, I knew it was you who did the dirty work behind the scenes. Only Han people can do such a thing."

"Then what's so wonderful about your method?"

"It's not really exquisite." Xia Lin smiled lightly, "It's just a different way of saying the ancient conspiracy of killing three warriors with two peaches. The peach is the wharf. Now all they see is a river and some useless land, but this is the most suitable location for a wharf within 200 miles."

"Ah."

"Everyone may think that the Black Water Mohe will definitely be destroyed at the moment, but as long as the wharf is built, tolls are collected, and trade and warehousing are carried out, this area will become the most valuable area in the world within two years. Let me ask you, do you, the barbarians, understand what it means to be gentle, kind, respectful, frugal and modest?"

"Don't talk about barbarians. How many people in the world can do this?"

"That's right." Xia Lin shook his finger and said, "They don't know what it means to be gentle, kind, respectful, frugal and modest. Naturally, they are unwilling to give this area to the weak Black Water Mohe. What do you think they will do?"

"Snatching by trickery."

"Yes, it's plunder. But the trade share of this trade route is enough to feed one family, but there are almost ten clans gathered here, how to divide this stuff?"

"I can't tell them apart. The one with the bigger fist has the final say."

"Okay!" Xia Lin clapped his hands. "The bigger the fist, the more likely they are to do it. Now they only have two options. One is to destroy the dock so that no one can get it. The other is to fight fiercely. Unless all these minorities can unite as one, the fight will never stop."

"Combining them into one... that's a bit dangerous."

"Can Goguryeo let them unite? Don't forget, they were only called here to reclaim the wasteland, and this land still belongs to Goguryeo. If they want to unite, you are almost a thousand miles away from them, but they are right in front of Goguryeo's face."

Xiao Chenzi's eyes suddenly widened and he clapped his hands: "Hey! You are the dirtier one."

"Of course, some things still need to be done in a nice way. So, you hold a banquet tonight, and I will mediate their conflict." Xia Lin patted Xiao Chenzi: "What's the point of provoking a conflict between these people? You have to provoke a conflict between them and Goguryeo, do you understand what I mean? The more chaotic they are, the easier it will be for Goguryeo to control them. If they work together, Goguryeo will turn around and beg you. This is a huge mine buried for them, and it won't be long before the Turkic Khanate will begin to covet this land. Your real opponents are those eagles on the grassland."

"I understand."

"You have to support both sides, you have to train both sides. No matter who comes to the stage, they are your people. Then you can secretly support the loser group to make a comeback." Xia Lin paused: "It's like a doctor. You can only make money if the patient's illness keeps coming back. If you treat the symptoms and the root cause at once, what will you eat in the future?"

"You are so evil-minded that you have learned the teachings of Confucius and Mencius like a dog."

"Haha, what a coincidence." Xia Lin raised his head and laughed twice: "Daddy learned the art of vertical and horizontal tactics."

Xiao Chenzi sighed silently: "It's so dirty, so dirty."

"Don't be sentimental. Go and gather the leaders of the tribes. I will host a banquet for them and have a good chat about the Black Water Mohe. This will be a mediation so that everyone will remember the kindness of our Han envoy."

"You..." Xiao Chenzi glanced at Xia Lin: "You sold someone out and still asked him to thank you."

In the evening, Xiao Chenzi summoned all the leaders of more than a dozen tribes to a dinner, which was actually a meeting. Xia Lin, as the highest-ranking person present, gave an important speech on the current development direction. Anyway, after discussion, it was decided that this piece of land had been demarcated last year and could not be changed now. If the Heishui Mohe wanted the land, they could only reclaim it themselves.

As soon as these words were spoken, the leader of the Heishui Mohe drew his scimitar. He was really furious and wanted to kill people. After all, this involved the livelihoods of more than 3,000 people in his tribe, and even involved the question of whether these thousands of people could survive the winter.

"Calm down." Xia Lin waved his hand: "Leaders, listen to me first."

The Han envoy was very powerful, and everyone knew it. The Han envoy's words could even be more powerful than the emperor of Bohai Kingdom, so when Xia Lin spoke, the originally tense atmosphere eased a little.

"Things have come to this point. In fact, I know in my heart that there is probably no room for maneuver. However, you all should also think about the life and death of the Black Water Mohe. Now you are no longer tribes guarding the mountains separately. You have already united as one. Why force them into a dead end?"

None of the tribal leaders said anything. The Heishui Mohe leader's eyes were red, like an angry lion.

At this moment, Xia Lin raised his hand and said, "Then I will say a few words. If everyone thinks it's okay, then let's do it."

Everyone was waiting for the Han envoy to speak. They felt that the Han envoy in front of them was more authoritative than General Ye and more respectful of their customs. He would even actively communicate with them in their language. This was actually very mysterious. Language was really a magical tool. In addition to communication, it also had the function of shortening social distance in a second.

"This land distribution is indeed unfair to the Heishui Mohe. They are not allowed to go into the mountains to hunt or go down to the river to fish. These 3,000 people may not survive this winter, let alone pay taxes, relying on less than 500 acres of arable land." Xia Lin tapped the table lightly: "We have a word in Chinese, which is why it has to be so. I would like to ask you, why do you have to kill off an entire tribe, especially since you are all one family."

There are so many conflicts here, which can be traced back hundreds of years at most. Xia Lin is too lazy to listen to the whole story, and he is not really a mediator.

"So I have an idea right now, and I'll tell you about it."

Xia Lin took a sip of the wine and said, "I have observed for a long time that it is very difficult to transport the food, minerals and timber produced here, and they are very wasteful on the way. So the best way is by water. Since no one is willing to give the Black Water Tribe more land, let them build a wharf on the river and transport the goods out. If you want to transport it yourself, you can pay a little toll. As for how much money, we can discuss it later, but it will definitely not be much. Let the Black Water Tribe earn some hard-earned money, which can also be regarded as a meal for them."

As soon as these words came out, the leaders of the surrounding tribes began to talk one after another. Finally, the leader of a larger tribe spoke up: "Mr. Han Envoy, this method is feasible, but what if they raise the price?"

Xia Lin waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, if they really don't follow the rules, I can invest in building another dock for you downstream. It's just a million taels, I can still afford it."

Just one million taels...

These tribal leaders couldn't help but tremble when they heard this word. Their tribe only spent a few thousand taels of silver on food in a year. In recent years, it was still good. With the help of General Ye, they could earn some money every year. But before... even five years ago, 90% of their tribesmen didn't even know what money was.

One million taels, just a small amount.

The heavens of the Han people are really higher than this. Many of them even had a very unrealistic idea, that is, perhaps being a dog for the Han people is a very good choice.

With the mediation of the Han envoy, the Heishui Mohe, who had been preparing for a war of genocide, finally became obedient. They signed the contract obediently, borrowed money from Xia Lin, and then Xiao Chenzi's engineering team began to carry out construction for them.

"No, where did you get this money?"

After receiving part of the project payment, Xiao Chenzi asked curiously, while Xia Lin was standing next to him drinking fish soup. After hearing this, he said, "It's going to be allocated to you for construction."

Xiao Chenzi slammed his fist on the table. "You used my money to build a dock for the barbarians? And you want me to work for free?"

"You're not thinking straight, are you? Why do you want money? Think about it carefully."

"Huh?" Xiao Chenzi was stunned, and thought for a moment: "Eh? The money is still with me, right?"

"Yes, you were going to build a dock. What do you mean by using your money to build the dock? You used the barbarians' money to build the dock, and I saved a lot of money. You know this is called transfer payment, right? You used less than half the cost and manpower, but earned the same amount of money, and I got their debts. All the debts are owed to the barbarians. Why are you still barking?"

"Oh..." Xiao Chenzi smacked his lips: "I knew you were dirty, but I didn't think you were this dirty. But what if they can't afford it?"

"Use something to compensate, such as ore, food, wood or even manpower."

"What if they don't return it?"

"Your military system of 300,000 people is for eating shit?"

(End of this chapter)