I, Altria, only want to rule China.

From the perspective of the various tribes on the grassland, what other solutions do they have besides this method?

Therefore, the grassland tribes and the Chinese land could only fight each other continuously.

When the grassland tribes become strong, they will beat China fiercely; when China becomes strong, they will beat the grassland fiercely.

For example, now that Wu State has a strong fist, the leaders of these tribes on the grassland are willing to submit to Wu State. Even if they have to implement Chinese laws, speak Chinese, and give up some rights in the future, these leaders can only hold their noses and endure it.

Don't even mention relocation, because that's the most brainless way to play it. Even if the tribes on the grassland agree to relocate, will the people in the Central Plains whose land is occupied by them agree?

Even if the current grassland tribes migrate inland, will new grassland tribes not be born in the future?

So even if they wanted to move to Zhongyuanli, Leah would not agree.

Moreover, they did not want to move inland. After all, there was no trust between the two sides. If they moved inland, what would happen if the Central Plains people changed their minds and arrested them all?

The herdsmen on the grassland may be simple and honest, but you can't treat them all as fools.

The only way to truly solve the grassland problem is to completely tie the grassland and China together.

Let them continue to live here, and the Wu State will provide them with various daily necessities, and then they can sell their cattle, sheep and other things to the inland of the Wu State.

With the promotion of sinicization, these people will eventually identify with the Wu State. When these people consider themselves as the people of the Wu State, all problems can be easily solved.

So what Leah has to do now is to arouse their desire.

Looking at these people, Liya said softly: "My dear ministers, I believe you have heard about the living conditions of the Khitan people, right?"

Chapter 192 Complete Solution to the Nomadic Peoples

When talking about the life of the Khitans, the leaders on the grassland could not help but show envy and jealousy.

Think about when the Rouran became powerful at the beginning, the Khitans were just their younger brothers and the objects of their exploitation. However, since the Khitans defected to the Wu State, their living conditions can only be described as earth-shaking.

The Wu State directly sent people to teach the Khitans how to farm and raise crops, helped them build houses, and then sent soldiers to protect them. They no longer had to risk their lives to hunt in the snowy mountains.

As the Khitans gradually got back on track, life became better and better.

Liya seemed to be completely oblivious to the envy and jealousy on the faces of the tribal leaders. She just smiled and said:

"I just said that we should make the grassland and Wu Kingdom one and the same, and treat the grassland herdsmen and the people of Wu Kingdom equally. Naturally, we should also let the herdsmen on the grassland live a good life like the people of Wu Kingdom."

"So, I plan to build a city and roads on the grassland."

"A city was built in the center of every few tribes, and each city was connected by a straight road. Several roads were also built directly to Wu State."

Since Leah wants to play bondage, there must be a rope, and this rope is naturally the road.

Theoretically, even if the means of survival on the grassland are too simple, with so many cattle, sheep, horses and other livestock, even if they are fighting for food, the herders should not be unable to cope with natural disasters and man-made disasters, right?

The problem lies in the word "road".

Without roads, what good is it for herders to have many cattle and sheep?

Once a sudden heavy snowstorm occurs, a large number of cattle and sheep will be frozen to death. How many cattle and sheep can the tribes on the grassland eat? How can they be transported to China to sell?

With roads and cities, combined with schools, markets and other means, it is almost possible for the herders of these grassland tribes to transform from nomadic to settled.

It not only speeds up the pace of comprehensive sinicization, but also makes it easier for the Wu State to provide quick assistance when disasters occur on the grassland.

Therefore, roads are the most important prerequisite for solving problems.

"Road...City..."

However, the leaders of these grassland tribes did not consider whether building roads would facilitate disaster relief for the Wu State. Instead, the first thing they thought of was that building roads and cities would make it easier for the Wu State to use its military force on the grassland.

Once they transform from nomadic to settled, they will have nowhere to run.

Liya naturally saw the tangled expressions on the faces of these tribal leaders, but she didn't care. She continued, "In the future, the Wu Kingdom will build schools in these cities so that children on the grassland can also have books to read like children in the Han area."

"At the same time, these cities also bear the task of contact between the grassland tribes and the Central Plains. They will be opened from occasional opening to long-term opening, just like the markets in the Han cities. They include salt, iron, and tea. There will no longer be the previous mess, such as limited transactions with receipts."

"In addition, the Wu Kingdom will also station some troops inside and outside the city. Once a disaster occurs on the grassland, the garrison will quickly go out to provide disaster relief."

"Also, the Wu Kingdom will also recruit soldiers on the grasslands. All grassland herders who are over 18 years old and under 35 years old can sign up to join the army, and all treatment will be exactly the same as that of the Han people."

At this point, Liya changed the subject and said solemnly, "In the future, the Wu Kingdom will set up prefectures, counties and government offices at all levels on the grasslands, and everything will be exactly the same as in the Han area."

"That is to say, from the day the government is established, the tribes on the grassland will no longer be allowed to have private soldiers or private punishments. You and the leaders and generals of the tribes will be canonized by the court, and the titles will be reduced in rank every other generation until they are stripped of their titles."

"If you are willing to accept, you can stay. If you are not willing to accept, you can leave now, but your tribe will no longer have any relationship with the Wu Kingdom."

After Leah finished speaking, she stopped talking and waited quietly for the choice of the tribal leaders.

No one chose to leave.

Seeing that Leah laid all these conditions out on the table, the tribal leaders felt relieved.

I am not afraid of any conditions or demands from the Emperor of Wu, but I am afraid that the Emperor of Wu will use some conspiracy and tricks to cut the meat of the grassland with a slow knife and shed the blood of the grassland!

The leader of the Tuwuqiu tribe, Harilza, immediately bowed and said, "Your humble servant Harilza pays respect to the Heavenly Khan!"

Seeing this, the others also bowed and said, "We will obey the will of the Khan!"

These leaders on the grassland have figured it out. It is better to lose some rights than to lose all the family members.

Besides, if their grassland can become exactly the same as the Han area in the future, it will be hard to say who will gain the upper hand and who will suffer the loss.

They went to the South just to make their lives better, didn't they? As long as Wu State could solve this problem, everything would be fine.

Seeing that these people had made their choices, Liya smiled and said, "Since you have chosen to believe in me and the Wu Kingdom, I and the Wu Kingdom will not let you down."

"The Wu Kingdom will set up many workshops on the grassland. I will have people allocate some additional shares to you for dividends. The benefits you will gain in the future will be far greater than what you will lose."

"In addition, as I just said, Wu State wants to build cities and roads on the grassland, which requires a large number of young and strong people. The herdsmen on the grassland who are willing to come to the construction site to work will be paid commissions according to the treatment of Han people."

"Once you have money and a market, the lives of grassland herders will probably be much better than before."

Leah's words immediately made the leaders happy.

Khalilza fell to his knees with a thud and bowed, "Your Majesty, the only supreme, great and invincible Emperor of Wu, Heavenly Khan! The Khalilza tribe is willing to defend your majesty with their lives and execute your will with their blood!"

The faces of the other tribal leaders suddenly turned dark.

It's this Khalilza again!

Then, all the tribal leaders bowed and said, "We are the same!"

Liya chuckled, stretched out her hand to support him, and said, "My dears, please stand up."

After all the Rouran leaders stood up, Harilza smiled flatteringly and said, "Your Majesty, I think that since we Rouran will have the protection of the Wu army and will fully implement the Wu laws, there is really no need for the Harilza tribe to retain the original cavalry."

"So, I am thinking of offering all the original cavalry of the Harilza tribe to Your Majesty and leaving it to Your Majesty to deal with. What do you think?"

You're playing such a big game, are you serious?!

Seeing this, the leaders of other tribes looked at Halilza in surprise. If their cavalry were gone, if the Wu Kingdom really wanted to attack them in the future, they would not be able to resist at all.

Chapter 193 Return to Britain

Halilza curled his lips. He saw with his own eyes that the emperor disappeared without a trace. If the other party wanted to kill him, it would be too easy. There was no need to do it this way.

It would be better to hand over your cavalry and let your tribe gain more benefits in the future.

"Really?" Leah looked at Khalilza and asked.

"Yes, as long as Your Majesty treats my tribe well in the future." Halilza nodded very seriously.

It can be said that once someone sets an example, there will be no reason for others to hesitate. Judging from the emperor's attitude, he may give Khalilza many benefits in the future.

Thinking of this, the leaders of other tribes also became ruthless and shouted to Liya, "We, too, will also offer all the cavalry in our tribe to Your Majesty!"

Generally, when wild beasts face an opponent they cannot defeat, they will expose their soft bellies to show their complete submission. Now the leaders of these grassland tribes are expressing a similar attitude.

For these grassland leaders, their biggest bargaining chip and the most important foundation for survival is the cavalry in their hands.

However, to Leah, these cavalrymen were not that attractive anymore, but she would not reject their kindness.

Liya smiled and said, "Since you have such intentions, I will accept them. We, the monarch and my subjects, look forward to the day when they will achieve great things."

It can be said that after this day, the Central Plains of China will no longer be invaded by nomadic peoples from the north, and people can live in peace.

From now on, more than 1300 million square kilometers of Siberia will be officially incorporated into the territory of Wu State, bringing the territory of Wu State to an astonishing 3000 square kilometers, making it a true giant super empire!

And Leah can also withdraw the soldiers in the north and place them in Central Asia, which greatly alleviates the military pressure on the northern border.

After doing all this, Leah set her sights on Britain in the Far East.

It has been almost 20 years since she left Britain and came to China.

According to the original British conspiracy, she should have drawn her sword at the age of 15, spent ten years defeating Vortigern, and then spent another ten years resisting foreign enemies. In the end, there was a domestic rebellion, and she and her daughter Mordred died together.

But Leah did not follow the original plot. She left Britain at the age of 14 and took a different path according to her own ideas.

Without her, Britain became increasingly chaotic because of Vortigern, until Vortigern died a few years ago.

With the death of Vortigern, the mystery of Britain gradually disappeared, and it should be impossible for species of the Age of Gods to be born now.

Although species from the Age of Gods can no longer be born, those old species from the Age of Gods still exist. They will not die because of mysterious disappearance.

Only when they truly die will the mythological era truly end.

In fact, although the mystery of Britain is fading quickly, it is not impossible to maintain it. However, this requires Leah to spend a huge price. It's just that Leah does not intend to maintain the mystery of Britain. Going against the force of suppression will not have a good end.

If you dare to maintain secrecy, the restraining force will kill you.

Although Leah didn't know why the inhibition did this, it didn't matter to her much. She just had to take care of herself and the people around her.

After making some arrangements in the country, Leah went directly to Britain. Of course, her army would arrive soon, she just went to Britain to check out the situation first.

Leah used the water mirror to teleport herself directly to Britain, but the place she teleported to seemed a little wrong. It was a hall of an abandoned European castle.

Leah didn't know where she was in Britain now, but feeling the magical power in the air which was even stronger than anywhere else, Leah knew that she should be on the British Isles.

Because in other places, the magical power in the air is not so strong, but rather very thin.

It seems that the mystery of Britain has not completely disappeared, and a lot of it still remains, but it will completely disappear in a dozen years at most.

Leah felt it for a while and thought secretly in her heart.

Leah first observed the castle hall for a while and found that the ground of the castle was covered with dust. It seemed that it had been abandoned for several years.

Just when Leah was planning to take a good stroll in the castle, she vaguely heard a sound coming from afar. Leah walked to the window curiously and looked in the direction where the sound came from.

Not far away, there was a team of more than 40 people walking towards this side. These people were wearing armor and had various weapons such as bows and swords in their hands. Leah used magic to strengthen her eyes and found that most of them had a lot of blood on their bodies.

Leah watched as these people got closer and closer to the abandoned castle. It looked like they were planning to rest here, right?

Leah thought about it for a while and suddenly came to her senses.

She just waved her arm and a strong wind blew up in the castle, blowing all the dust on the ground directly out of the window. Although the ground was still dirty, it didn't look like it hadn't been lived in for several years.

Then Leah left the hall, walked to the second floor, opened a room at random and walked in.

After waiting for a few minutes, Leah heard voices coming from the hall, making the originally quiet castle a little noisy.

Only then did Leah open the door to the second floor and walked out.

Hearing the sound of the door opening on the second floor, the group of people in the hall suddenly stopped talking. They all looked at the second floor with nervous eyes, and some people even drew their weapons.

"Ah? Who are you? Why are you all in my house?" Leah's expression at this moment was like a girl who met a group of strangers, and a nervous look appeared on her face.

Even Liya admires herself, she can pretend so convincingly!

"Ah, your house?" After hearing what Liya said, the group of people below were stunned. Just looking at the walls of this castle, it must have been abandoned for a long time?

Although Leah dealt with the ground, places like the walls were not so easy to deal with.

"Of course this is my home, could it be yours?" Liya's main point is to be stubborn. As long as she insists that this is her home, these people will have no way to stop her.

"Miss, we are so sorry. We didn't mean to break into your home. We thought it was empty." The silver-haired man in the lead apologized to Leah hastily. It was really beyond his expectation that such a beautiful girl would appear in such a place.

Chapter 194 Bedivere

"Forget it. Seeing that you are so polite, I won't pursue the matter of you breaking into my house." Seeing that this man was quite polite, Liya also developed a little liking for him.

Of course, this affection is not the affection between a man and a woman. It's just that the other person is being polite and doesn't pounce on me like a hungry tiger when he sees me.

"Miss, are you the only one living in this castle?" the man thought for a moment and asked again.

"Yeah, that's right. Otherwise why would it be so dirty and messy here? I can't clean it up by myself, so I simply don't clean it up." Leah said with a helpless expression.

"I see. That's why I was wondering if there's someone living here but no one's cleaning the place. If it's just the young lady here alone, then that's normal." The man felt relieved after hearing Leah's explanation.