"That thing is called gunpowder. It was made by some of my special workers. There is no need to worry about these things. This time, I have brought you hundreds of thousands of tons in the space ring, which is enough for you to sustain.

It’s just that this thing must be..." Li Cong said.

"I know that I must keep it well. It must not come into contact with anything that has fire. You said that I am not a fool. I naturally have to keep such things well. You don't need to tell me several times.

First, I put all these things in a cave, a dry and ventilated cave. In order to make it less humid inside, I asked them to dig holes everywhere so that the outside air could enter inside.

When it rains, it is naturally blocked again. Fortunately, there are no so-called mountain springs in our mountain, otherwise these things will definitely become wet." Tuoba Yuanye said, what is going on with Li Cong, mother-in-law and mother-in-law

Yes, I pay great attention to this thing. I don't need him to tell me so much. I do a pretty good job in this matter, mainly because this thing is relatively expensive.

Generally speaking, it’s good to put about 250 grams of explosives on each bow and arrow. If there are too many of these, you won’t be able to shoot them. Even something as powerful as a serial crossbow won’t work, let alone relying on your own arm strength to use the bow and arrow.

Hundreds of thousands of tons sounds like a lot, but if it is actually used, it will not last for a long time. However, Li Cong said that this thing does not need to be stored in large quantities, so just listen to him. If these things are real

It would be a bit scary to leave them all here. If the enemy finds out and they attack this place specifically, our fate will be really...

After leaving Linghu on the front line, there will be nothing to do with Li Cong. This place can be used as a detention place. As for when to let this boy go back, Li Cong has his own idea, which is to wait for the end of this war.

Or when I knocked down the Thunder Gate's offshore warehouse, I could put this kid back at that time. Now if I want to negotiate terms with myself, let's forget it? It's impossible. There's nothing now.

A sense of security.

At this moment, people from the three major empires have also received news from Li Cong. The person who wants to negotiate with Li Cong on behalf of the Western Empire is naturally Prince Zheng. This old guy has been friends with Li Cong for many years. The last battle with the black magic pharmacist was going to be...

If Li Cong hadn't given this guy the elixir, he would probably still be as seriously injured as the elder of the Cao Gang. But it can't be seen at all now, and he is in very good health. The Western Empire feels that he is still responsible for this negotiation.

It's better to come forward. Now the three families are demanding Li Cong, because they can't break up with the Eastern Empire, but they can't let the Eastern Empire expand like this. Li Cong is their best shield. This shield is now going to

development, they are extremely conflicted. On the one hand, they hope that Li Cong can resist the invasion of the Eastern Empire, and then it is best to destroy the Thunder Gate. This is the best. If this does not work, at least

Give them some eye drops to make them less comfortable. On the other hand, I think that Li Cong's ability should not be too great. If he is very powerful, he may become another Thunder Sect member in the future.

.No one can accept such a thing. The Thunder Sect is still developing covertly, but what about Li Cong? It’s obvious.

The Northern Empire sent the crown prince. His status was sufficient, but his prestige within the empire was still lacking, and he wanted to be the emperor at home. Li Cong's support was indispensable. Now Li Cong

Although Cong didn't say what he wanted to do with this guy, anyone with a discerning eye could see that if Li Cong supported this boy, he would be much more likely to ascend to the throne. At least his other brothers were not like this.

opportunity, so he is very likely to sacrifice the interests of the empire in exchange for Li Cong's support in this negotiation. His own thoughts are also the same. Anyway, the empire is not his own now. Even if he sacrifices some interests, it is not a sacrifice.

It's his own, but if Li Cong really wants to support him, this matter will be easier to handle. At that time, he became the emperor, and everything was not a matter of his words. Li Cong's ability is not small, but he wants to

Want to confront the emperor in the third country? Not yet.

Naturally, the one sent by the Southern Empire was the God of Death. Among the three parties, he was the only one who was not in the officialdom. However, the status of the God of Death in the Southern Empire was similar to that of Prince Zheng in the Western Empire. In other words, the crown prince from the Northern Empire was a little bit different.

It's not enough to see. Although the crown prince is very tall on the surface, in the eyes of Prince Zheng and others, he is nothing. How many sons does the emperor have? There are hundreds of records, and there are thousands if there are no records.

If this son dies, then the other son will come up. This kind of thing is normal. No one will care about it. The common people regard the prince as precious. For tenth-level warriors, the prince is no different from ordinary people. If they want

If you deal with it, you will naturally deal with it.

The people of the three empires plus Li Cong happened to be part of the Four-Party Talks. What they discussed together was the issue of fiefdoms and army expansion raised by Li Cong. In fact, their spies sent back news that the Eastern Empire mobilized more than 20 people.

After hundreds of millions of people prepared to open this channel, they knew that this boy Li Cong would definitely talk to them. Two billion was just a rudimentary move. Several major empires in history used tens of billions of troops in wars, and even

It's more. Two billion can only be said to be a very small amount. It doesn't count. From now on, when Li opens his mouth, it will definitely not be too small. The three of them are conflicted. What if they don't agree to this kid?

This kid has to retreat now. If he agrees, it is estimated that they will not be able to restrain Li Cong after this war. Li Cong will really be the next Thunder Gate at that time.

In order to take the initiative in the talks with Li Cong, the three parties first held a meeting in Liangshui City, where the alliance is located. The three of them did not bring any entourage. All three of them can make some important decisions on behalf of their empire.

, so there is no need for anything like a think tank. Among these three people, the age is as young as the prince of the Northern Empire. But don’t underestimate young people. This guy’s brain is really not young at all.

He is also very good at doing things. If he is very bad, the emperor of the Northern Empire will not leave this matter to him. You must know that this is something that can affect the national destiny of the Northern Empire. Even if he sacrifices the country

As for the benefits, they certainly won’t be too much.

"Prince, your Northern Empire seems to be the closest to the battlefield. What do you think? The Cao Family Trading Company seems to be increasing its troops mainly to your side." The three of them chatted for ten minutes at the beginning.

, no one has said a specific meaning, Prince Zheng spoke directly. If he hasn't spoken yet, I really don't know how long they will wait. He is still a martial artist himself, and these two guys are both men of letters.

Yes. What literati are best at is talking nonsense. If they try hard enough to do this, I guess they can talk one by one all night without any problem.

"Senior Killer God, you are right. At least 45% of this military expansion plan was produced in our Northern Empire, so the impact on our Northern Empire can be said to be huge. Mr. Cao proposed

This number is really a bit large, and it also requires a part of the command of our Northern Empire's local army, which seems a bit excessive." The prince thought for a moment and said, Li Cong's request for him was that three months

00 divisions are organized and trained internally. According to the establishment of one million people per division, it is estimated that such a huge division-level establishment can only be proposed by Li Congneng. An army of 200 million people is nothing in the Northern Empire.

, but now the number of troops in the Northern Empire belonging to the Cao Family Trading Company exceeds 600 million. If you add the 200 million people, there are 800 million people, which is already 5% of the entire army of the Northern Empire.

This number is already a lot. If Li Cong has any disobedience, this matter will become a big deal.

"Actually, I think this army is nothing. It's just ordinary people. This time our Western Empire also has an expansion of 1,500 divisions. I'm ready to agree. I don't want to make things difficult for Xiao Cao like you. The main thing is

I don’t have that face, and you all know that the financial reform carried out by the emperor of our empire has messed up the economy of the entire empire. If it hadn’t been for the tens of thousands of taels of silver provided by the Cao Family Trading Bank,

If you give us a loan, it is estimated that our current government may go bankrupt." Prince Zheng was very angry when he talked about this. Wu Zuoxi was already sent to retire by the Emperor of the Western Empire last month, and the new guy simply didn't

He didn't know anything, and then came a nonsense economic reform. Oh my god, this blind man made things better. Most of the people in the entire empire were dumbfounded. How could such a thing happen? It caused the empire

The economy is in widespread recession and prices are skyrocketing. If the government hadn't obtained these silver loans and quickly purchased bulk goods to stabilize prices, something big might have happened to the entire empire.

"Haha, you old cunning guy, even if this thing hadn't happened, I don't think you would have made it difficult for that boy. You have to know that your step-by-step indulgence now will turn into trouble in the future. If

If trouble really comes, you will have a headache for a while. In fact, we in the Southern Empire don't need to worry about it so much. Anyway, even after the army is established, it will not be within our territory, so we can completely ignore it."

When the God of Death heard what Prince Zheng said when he came out, he immediately felt unhappy. How old was this old guy? He still did this. He was just trying to get benefits. Is that that time now?

The empire has begun to look at them with eager eyes. If Li Cong has second thoughts with them, this matter will be a bit difficult to handle. Although the three of them have a tendency to unite because of the Eastern Empire, in fact they still

Not connected together.

"Wait a minute, I said, old guy, you really misunderstood me. I didn't mean to ask for any benefits. I really want to thank that boy Cao Ke. Can you give me tens of thousands of silver in one go?

You can't use it. Although you have so much private property, will you really use it just to help us? That is absolutely impossible. Each of you must have your own use.

We, the Western Empire, will definitely support them because of this. From a personal perspective, my life is still given to me by this guy. Expanding the army is nothing. As long as it does not threaten the rule of our Western Empire, I think it is okay.

Yes, besides, they are doing something for us this time. If they don't go against that old bastard Linghu Pinqiu, let me see if any of you have the ability to fight with this old guy?" Prince Zheng killed him at the sight.

From the look on his face, he knew that this old guy must have misunderstood him, so he quickly came out and explained that this matter cannot be what you said.

"Haha, I really didn't realize that your old boy is still such a guy. I also noticed that you two have your own difficulties. It seems that you don't want to confront that boy. But I have to say the ugly things.

Yes, our Southern Empire will definitely not agree to him stationing any soldiers on the territory of our Southern Empire. There is no problem in forming an army, but it must leave the territory of our Southern Empire. Anyway, I think the main direction of the Cao Family Trading Company is

Those who are not on our side are in your two empires, and it is normal for the army to be mobilized." Can't you two keep calm? I will give you such a trump card directly, let you see what it is.

What's going on? I don't object to military expansion anymore. Just wait for misfortune to happen to you one by one. It's just that his army on our land cannot be in our country. There are only three countries anyway. He is not in our empire.

They will definitely come to your territory, and you can all live there as long as you can. Sure enough, after the God of Death finished speaking, the expressions of the other two people changed immediately.

How is this possible? If this is really the case, the 150 million people in the Southern Empire will definitely go out. If there is a war, these people are really not enough to see, but if it is not a war, these people are absolutely

What's going on when these guys come to our country one by one?

"Senior God of Death. I think this matter is a bit ill-considered. These soldiers are ordinary people from the Southern Empire. I think it would be inappropriate for them to come to our Northern Empire or Western Empire. These people may miss them.

It would be bad if this caused the disadvantages of the war in their hometown or something. It’s not that we don’t accept these people. Besides, even if we accept it, Mr. Cao may not be willing to do it. He gave us

It is stated in the document that in addition to this incident, he is also afraid of other retaliations from the Linghu family, which may cause certain harm to his industry. So he feels the need to form an army." Prince Zheng

When he was about to speak, the prince of the Northern Empire immediately took over the words. What he said was really good, and Prince Zheng secretly gave him a thumbs up.

"Haha, boy, what do you mean by this? Are you threatening me with that boy Cao Ke? You boy are really good at it. I really have never been threatened by others. What's the matter? Today's meeting will be with you.

If there is nothing wrong with both of you, the most important thing is mine. It doesn’t matter to you one by one, so I won’t say anything. Let’s just agree together. Don’t forget, two months ago,

This guy has just expanded 10 divisions. At that time, the establishment was 500,000. Now it has doubled the establishment and the number has increased several times. This guy will definitely have a bigger one in the future.

I'm afraid you won't be able to support this kid when the time comes." The God of Death said angrily. These two guys didn't even answer his words. What do they want?

Prince Zheng and the Crown Prince of the Northern Empire were both silent now. What the God of Death said was true. They both knew that if the expansion continued at this rate, things would not be that simple. Many times they

Indulging each other one by one will be fatal in the end. Although it is impossible to catch up with the Thunder Gate, it is almost there. They can't continue to indulge like this, but how to stop it? Agree to some of this kid's conditions, but not all.

If they all agree, they may really regret it later.

"Actually, things can go like this. Why don't we agree to this amount, but ask him to recruit him himself? We don't care about the weapons. How about asking him to do it himself, including training and other things?

"The crown prince of the Northern Empire thought for a while and said, this can be regarded as a passive way to slow down work, which can also alleviate the situation.

"This is a way, but what should we do if it delays the front line? The front line cannot be delayed. If the people from the Thunder Sect return to the Eastern Empire from there, it will not be easy to go back. There are so many people.

Human beings, and a large amount of wealth looted from our three empires, which is very astonishing. Although the Thunder Gate will also suffer some losses, to be honest, this will increase the overall strength of the Eastern Empire a lot.

Yes, they no longer feel that they are on the same level as us. If these guys continue to rise one by one, I am afraid that their ambitions will be even greater. No matter how we avoid it, the three empires will not be able to escape.

Escape. Even if we unite in the end, half of our empire may be lost." Prince Zheng immediately rejected this idea. He also got the support of the God of Death. The most important thing now is the front line.

If something goes wrong on the front line, no one can bear the responsibility. This is the biggest thing. His words also silenced the other two people.

"The situation on the front line is not very optimistic. As far as I know, in the past two months, the Eastern Empire has dispatched more than four million people to attack the defense line that Cao Ke created. Although the defense line is still with us,

However, the losses were very severe. According to Cao Ke's report, they had lost eight divisions. According to their establishment, they were four million people. Their combat effectiveness was really far behind the cavalry of the Eastern Empire.

Not small." The God of Death said, they also have their own informants on the front line, but the news those people conveyed back are some legends on the battlefield, and they will not really go to the front line to see. So Li Cong came back from the news

The news is quite accurate and very good.

"Since this is the case, it seems that there is no need to be so nervous. He formed so many troops just because of the frontline problem. If this is the case, I think we can understand it." Prince Zheng thought for a while and said, since it is the frontline, then
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