I, Altria, only want to rule China.

Kidnapping children basically happens when a family is unable to give birth to a son and has to spend money to buy one to carry on the family line, but this kind of transaction is based on the premise that the risk is not high.

The laws of the Wu State clearly stipulated that the crime of kidnapping a child was punishable by slow slicing and the extermination of the entire family, and the crime of buying a child was also punishable by death or exile.

Who would dare to take such a big risk and kidnap a child?

Therefore, we can temporarily rule out the possibility that someone is buying and selling abducted children. The only possibility left is that some people are using these children for sacrificial purposes or something like that.

For example, practicing some evil skills. You have to know that this is a world of martial arts. It is not impossible to use children to practice some evil skills.

This man was just an ordinary man and certainly didn't understand what was going on here, so Leah didn't say anything to him. Since the child found her, she left here and came to a nearby town.

Liya first found an inn to stay in. Some female officials helped Liya pack up her things in the room. Liya said to Liu Zhiyong beside her: "Send someone to check, whether it's Jinyiwei or Jingyiwei, check it for me."

As Leah ordered her people to investigate with all their might, the entire Wu Kingdom court took action because of Leah's will, and the power that was unleashed was extremely astonishing.

All prefectures and counties also joined forces with the Jinyiwei to begin a comprehensive inspection of temples, Taoist temples, and nunneries, and questioned every passerby one by one.

Combined with visits to various pairs of people, they began to verify who had passed through the village before each child went missing, as well as the recent activity routes of all monks, Taoists, and nuns in various places. The entire network was airtight and directly covered the people behind these cases.

But he is a Taoist priest.

Leah immediately ordered a capture operation, and under the siege of thousands of soldiers, the Taoist priest was quickly arrested and brought to justice.

The Taoist priest also explained why he did this. He found a magic trick from an ancient book. It was said that by using a specific method, one could capture forty-nine boys and then sacrifice one every year. After sacrificing forty-nine boys, one could achieve immortality.

That's why he did such things. By this year, he has sacrificed 38 people. So even though he is over 60 years old, he still looks only about 30 years old.

After learning the truth, Leah sentenced the other party to death with an expressionless face and burned the so-called magic.

Regardless of whether this thing is real or not, if we use living people as sacrifices, we must not leave any of it behind!

Next, Leah toured around Jiangnan and rectified all the injustices she saw. For a time, Leah's reputation quickly spread among the people.

Liya found that she could no longer find any injustice, so she thought about it and decided to give up. Knowing that she had come to Jiangnan, the aristocratic families in Jiangnan had already restrained themselves. There was not much point for Liya to continue staying here, so she might as well come back next time.

Chapter 237: The Bigger Fist Is the Truth

By the time Leah returned to Chang'an, it was almost the end of the year. When the Indian envoys discovered that Leah had returned to Chang'an, they immediately came to her, hoping to be received by Leah.

Leah did not disappoint him and met him soon.

So as soon as the Indian envoy Dandels met Leah, he told her about the heroic deeds that the three good men had committed against India.

However, Leah's answer was exactly the same as Morgan's. Leah told Danders that India had not yet joined the United Nations, so their Wu Kingdom would not handle matters concerning India.

I suggest that he should go and discuss with the three kind-hearted people who attacked them to see how to resolve this matter, whether it should be ceding land or paying compensation. You guys can discuss it among yourselves.

"For the sake of our friendship as neighbors, I would like to give you, Tianzhu, one more piece of advice. If Tianzhu is willing to voluntarily give up part of its territory, then you will be able to successfully join the United Nations at this year's United Nations General Assembly, and your safety will be guaranteed. If..."

Leah didn't say what came next, but Dandels could guess that if India was unwilling to cede some things voluntarily, there might be one less country called India in the world.

But Dandels was not willing to accept it. Even his tone was full of anger. He whispered: "But this is clearly an invasion!"

Liya shook her head and said, "The three countries' dispatch of troops is in compliance with the United Nations international laws. This is not aggression. If you don't believe it, you can go to the United Nations building and ask the representatives of any country inside to see if this is aggression or not."

Hearing such shameless remarks, Dandels could not help but sneer and mocked: "As far as I know, Rome, Persia, and Frank are all smuggling our Indians to Wu State like crazy. You don't care about the lives of the people at all."

"A few months ago, a flood occurred in a remote area of ​​Wu State, but you tried your best to raise a large amount of supplies for disaster relief, even though the poorest people there were richer than the knights in Western Europe."

"This is truly a United Nations full of love, fairness and justice!"

Upon hearing this, Liya's expression finally changed a little bit, and her attitude was no longer as friendly as before: "Danders, you should know what you are talking about. If you want the name Tianzhu to disappear, you can continue talking."

Hearing Leah's threat, Dandels' expression suddenly changed. After coming to Wu Kingdom for such a long time, Dandels already knew how powerful Wu Kingdom was. Now that Tianzhu was in danger, he must not provoke Wu Kingdom again.

"Your Majesty, the great, wise and brave Queen of Wu, I spoke out of turn just now. Please forgive me." Dandels quickly apologized.

"Hmph. Next time I hope you can organize your words better, otherwise tomorrow's international law will have a piece of news that the Indian envoy insulted the emperor of Wu in the court of Wu, and the emperor of Wu was furious and sent troops to attack Indians! If there is nothing else, then leave."

Liya said coldly

Today's China is no longer the country that anyone could bully as it was in modern times.

At present, Wu State is the only number one powerful country, and a big country must save its own face after all.

That's right, she bought the people of Tianzhu, but even if she did, there would be at least a ten-year limit. As long as they could mine and build roads for ten years, these people she bought would become the people of Wu State in the future. Isn't this much better than working like a slave for you Tianzhu?

You have to know that because of the caste system in India, slaves can only be slaves for their entire lives, and their descendants will not see any changes. It can be said that oppression for one generation is not enough, and even your descendants will be oppressed. She can only oppress for ten years at most, isn't that much better?

After all, Dandels was just an ambassador and could not influence the decision of the Indian royal family. In the end, Dandels could only sigh helplessly and get up and leave.

Dandels knew that he would not get any help in Wu State, so he needed to return to Tianzhu immediately and tell the royal family of Tianzhu what was happening in Wu State.

They paid compensation when they should, ceded land when they should, and in short, when someone hit them on the left cheek, they still had to smile and hold out their right cheek to let them continue to hit them, and at the end they even asked if they were satisfied, and if they were not satisfied, they could hit them again!

However, his trip to Wu State was not without gain.

That is, as long as India is willing to spit out something, this problem can be solved, and it can also join the United Nations next year.

After Dandels brought the news back to the royal family of Tianzhu, they responded quickly.

The land that should be ceded was ceded, and the compensation that should be paid was paid. In short, in this operation against India, the good guys all won, and India was the only one who suffered a loss.

However, this also made the royal family of Tianzhu clearly realize that if they fall behind, they will be beaten!

Perhaps after this incident, the royal family of Tianzhu finally understood that the truth lies in the power of the fist, so these royal family members sent people to Wu State, and they wanted to learn everything about Wu State.

The Indian prince, who had just arrived in Wu State, was shocked by its prosperity. Although he had heard Dandels describe the situation of Wu State before, it was only when he saw it with his own eyes that he realized it was even more prosperous than Dandels had described.

"Your Highness, you know that after we were defeated by those shameful guys in Tianzhu, the royal family's influence on the common people has weakened. Now if you want to seize the throne of Tianzhu, as long as the emperor of Wu Kingdom is willing to help you, no one will dare to oppose you."

"You are right, Dandels. My position as the crown prince is not stable. I have two older brothers and three younger brothers. I will listen to you all the way. Tell me everything about Wu State."

Prince Tianzhu nodded and forced a smile on his face.

"Okay, Your Highness. Let's keep going forward. There are more beautiful scenery ahead. I think the more you see, the more and clearer you will understand the Wu Kingdom." Dandels nodded.

Only when I came to Wu State did I know what it meant to be a frog in a well and what it meant to be desperate. It was not unfair for Tianzhu to be invaded.

The life in Wu State in the past six months made Dandels understand what it means to be a good person.

"Your Highness, look over there. There is a woman who has handed her child over to the care of the soldiers of the Wu State. Have you ever seen such a thing when you were in India?" Dandels suddenly asked, pointing not far away.

The third prince looked in the direction that Dandels pointed, then shook his head and said, "No."

Chapter 238 Caste System

In India, there is a strictly disciplined caste system, and such a thing would never exist. Soldiers are of higher rank than civilians.

The caste system is usually divided into four main groups or classes:

Brahmins (nobles and priests)

Kshatriyas (rulers and soldiers)

Vedic (merchants and farmers)

and untouchables (laborers and servants).

In addition to these four major caste groups, there are also non-castes (known as Dalits or Untouchables) and other smaller caste groups.

Because of the influence of these racial systems, the relationship between each level is very strict, and there will never be a situation where the upper level helps the lower level.

"Yes, but in Wu, it's completely different. Not only do soldiers help civilians, but even officials have to help civilians. In Tianzhu, all we can see is the civilians' fear of the army."

"When the Indian army appeared in a village where civilians lived, the first reaction of the civilians was always to flee, flee far away, regardless of whether they were men or women."

"Also, the Wu army has regulations that forbid them to take anything from civilians, let alone eat food from civilians' homes. But the civilians of Wu never care about this. They always find ways to send delicious food to the Wu soldiers."

"Because of this matter, the Emperor of Wu State even published a notice in the Wu State Newspaper, prohibiting their civilians from feeding their troops. Um... "feeding" is this word that sounds like a small animal."

"But it is obvious that the order of the Emperor of Wu has become invalid. The common people of Wu are not willing to pay attention to this order of their Emperor."

The third prince said thoughtfully: "It seems that this is what we in India should learn the most."

Dandels shook his head and said, "It's difficult."

"Your Highness, because of the caste system in India, we will never abide by the rule of starving to death rather than robbing the civilians' food, nor will we stay away from the homes of civilians even if we freeze to death, or rescue the civilians at the first sign of a disaster."

The caste system has brought absolute benefits to the upper class in India. It is almost impossible to dismantle this system in India. If anyone dares to do this, he is the enemy of these beneficiaries!

“Isn’t it impossible for India to change?” The third prince frowned. After all, above them were the monks, and he didn’t want anyone to put pressure on him.

"If we want to change the caste system among India, we must go through a major upheaval, and it cannot be done in one or two years. But now that a lot of our territory has been taken away by others, perhaps this is an opportunity."

Dandels said.

"Oh? How to do it?" The third prince immediately became interested.

"This kind of thing still needs to be done slowly, Your Highness. Only when you obtain the throne and send some students to Wu Country to study Wu Country's culture, can changes be made step by step."

The third prince nodded, and then sighed: "I hope everything goes well on this trip."

the other side.

Nanali was holding a roasted leg of lamb in one hand and a wine glass in the other. If someone else who didn't know the situation came here, no one would have recognized that this was the Queen of Sassanid Persia.

After eating and drinking, Nanali said excitedly, "I have completely conquered Tianzhu. It turns out that my decision to send students to Wu Kingdom to learn military skills was correct. If it weren't for your Wu Kingdom teaching those students so well, I'm afraid this war would have lasted for several more years.

At this point, Nanali's expression became a little tangled again: "The only headache is that the ammunition is consumed too quickly. Whether it's artillery shells or those rifle bullets, can they be cheaper?"

Liya chuckled and said, "You came here to eat roasted lamb legs, and after eating the roasted lamb legs, you asked me to reduce the price of ammunition for you. You really came here to eat me out of money."

Liya was not sure whether it was because of the good teaching by Teacher Wu Guo, but they definitely had a great advantage in firearms. Tianzhu did not have any firearms. Due to the system, Tianzhu was a bit like the Qing Dynasty that had not been severely beaten.

Nanali chuckled and said, "How can you say that what happened between us is intended to bankrupt you?"

Leah didn't pay attention to Nanali's tone, but asked, "So? You came to me from Persia this time, there must be something else, right? Are you planning to ask for more places for military students?"

Nanali shook her head and said, "Not really. Five hundred places for international students each year is enough for Persia. If there are more, it will be difficult to arrange them in a short time, and the Persian treasury may not be able to afford it."

After hearing what Nanali said, Leah was a little unsure about what Nanali was thinking.

To be honest, Nanali is not short of money right now. At least the loan of 100 million Wuguo Dragon Yuan is equivalent to 10 million taels of silver. She should not be short of money now.

Besides, Nanali was making a lot of money in Persia, killing many Persian nobles and confiscating their property to get money. She was very good at it, so this guy didn't come here just to chat with her, right?

Just as Liya was daydreaming, Nanali continued, "I plan to let Persia learn from Wuguo in all aspects, including elementary school, middle school, and university. In this regard, I hope to get your help."

After so many years of education, Wu State now has another middle school.

"The help I'm talking about is that I want to get the textbooks for your Wu country's elementary, middle and university schools. By the way, I'd like to trouble you to send me some teachers to Persia to help me build a complete education system."

"I plan to list Chinese as one of the official languages ​​of Persia, so that all Persian children can learn the language and writing of Wu from an early age."

Leah bent her fingers, tapped the table, and asked, "Why?"

Nanali laughed and said, "We are friends. Wuguo and Persia are each other's most loyal allies, aren't they?"

Liya shook her head and said, "This reason is not enough. Nanali, you know that Wuguo's elementary school textbooks are better, but starting from the middle school textbooks, there are a lot of Chinese history. If you let your Persian children learn Chinese history from an early age, do you know what the consequences will be?"

Nanali said: "Of course I know. Either they will continue to rebel, or they will especially admire and worship Wuguo. But no matter what, this is a good thing for Wuguo, isn't it?"

Chapter 239: Nanali's Determination

Liya frowned and said, "But you will suffer, and Sassanid Persia will suffer."

Nanali said meaningfully: "Who knows whether it is a loss or a great advantage?"

"I've read an article from your Wu country, about an old man named Sai who lost his horse, which might not be a bad thing."

"My dear friend, I don't mind letting the Persians learn Chinese from a young age, nor do I mind them joining the Wu Kingdom, and I don't even mind selling all of Western Europe. I think you should understand what I mean, right?"

Leah understood it very well, but was somewhat confused.

From fully introducing Wu's textbooks and making Chinese one of the official languages ​​of Persia to blatantly saying that she wanted to sell off all of Western Europe, the signals that Nanali had revealed were already very clear.

This child is basically gambling with the future of Persia, betting that Wu State will definitely swallow up Western Europe, and she wants to gain more benefits for the whole of Persia. At least in the future, when Wu State swallows up the whole of Western Europe, she must treat the Persians well.

The question is, how much of Nanali's statement is sincere? And how much of it is just a test?

After Leah tapped the table with her fingers, she said in a deep voice: "Nunali, do you know what you are talking about?"

Nunnally nodded and said, "Of course I know what I'm talking about. In fact, I already had this idea after reading all your articles."

Liya was still a little confused. What article of hers had changed Nanali so much?

Liya thought about it and felt that she had never written anything out of the ordinary, so she asked tentatively: "Nunali, I have written too many articles, and I write an article in the Wuguo Newspaper almost every other day. I wonder which one you are reading?"

Nanali said seriously: "All, all the articles you published in the Wuguo Newspaper, I have carefully read them all!"

"As you said in your article on capital, capital is only the carrier of value. They do not produce any goods themselves, but only receive the profits into their wallets through repeated transportation. They always consider their own wallets and always want to squeeze the last copper coin out of the wallets of ordinary people."