Although Wei Zhuang was keenly aware of Gu Xun's malice, he did not say it out loud because he knew Gu Xun would not admit it.
He relaxed the muscles in his eyes, returned to normal, and said in his usual cold tone, "Are you not going to participate in this matter?"
Gu Xun spread his hands and said with a smile, "Obviously, I can't stay out of it, but my job is different from yours."
Wei Zhuang twitched his eyebrows and asked bluntly, "Are you going to cause trouble?"
Gu Xun waved his hand indifferently and did not answer directly. He just said, "Don't worry about this, your purpose is just to gain Nie anyway."
"Hmm... Or should I say that if the Soldier Demon God is not obtained, Ying Zheng will not be given the remaining payment?"
Wei Zhuang glanced sideways at Gu Xun and stopped continuing the topic.
For him, the most important thing is of course Gai Nie, not the so-called final payment. Gu Xun asked knowingly, and obviously didn't plan to tell him too much now, so there was no need to ask further.
Wei Zhuang turned to the serious matter of Liusha.
"Over at Baiyue, Tianze is becoming more and more dishonest."
"Ah... it's also common sense." Gu Xun nodded slightly, not surprised and not too concerned.
"Tianze, let's take it as long as it lasts. There's no need to bother forcing it."
"The empire has already planned to attack Baiyue. After Ying Zheng liquidates the Qi nobles, it will be time to take action."
"Baiyue's interests are destined not to last long for Liusha. Anyway, they have made a lot of money in the past few years."
"Ha! Send troops to Baiyue..." Wei Zhuang sneered with a hint of sarcasm, and said rather disdainfully, "Isn't Ying Zheng's ambition satisfied yet?"
Gu Xun smacked his lips and shook his head helplessly, "You should know in your heart that this is not a matter of whose ambition."
"Military merit is also associated with success and military merit is lost. The military merit system has certainly created the most powerful army in the world for the Qin State, but now it has become a force that cannot be lost."
"Ying Zheng... Even though he is the supreme emperor, he cannot ignore the wishes of the entire military aristocracy."
"Well... of course, Ying Zheng's own ambition is also the problem." Gu Xun finally added with a sigh.
Gu Xun had to admit that Ying Zheng's own problem of being overjoyed with success was indeed very serious.
After ten years of war, the people of the world finally waited for unification. However, the unified new dynasty did not bring stability.
Ying Zheng wants to expand his imperial mausoleum, build the luxurious Afang Palace, repair the old Great Wall of Qin, Zhao and Yan, build Chidao all over the world, and launch a war against Baiyue...
All of these are major projects that waste time on people and money.
It is certainly worth doing to benefit the people's livelihood and people's livelihood in the future, but the premise is that it only "contributes" to the contemporary era.
If these projects are completed, millions of people will die directly in the present day, and it is meaningless to them whether it will benefit or harm future generations.
The launch of the war may have been strongly promoted by the military nobles within the Qin State, but everything else was Ying Zheng's own wish.
But speaking of this, it’s actually not something to make a fuss about. After all, Ying Zheng is just a…feudal emperor.
The emperors in feudal society are similar to the capitalists in capital society. They have to distinguish between good and evil, and then who they like or dislike... It's like having to pick out the blackest or the darkest one from a group of crows.
It’s not black, it’s really a bit big but not necessary.
Gu Xun never placed any hope on Ying Zheng, so he just let it develop naturally.
Regarding Gu Xun's explanation, or analysis, Wei Zhuang smiled and remained noncommittal.
There are 800 objective realities as reasons why rulers fail to govern the country well, and that is also the ruler’s own problem.
Want to enjoy privileges but don’t want to take on responsibilities?
How can such a good thing happen!
However, Wei Zhuang doesn't care about Qin's life or death. What he just said was just to remind Gu Xun.
After all, he is still the state counselor of Qin.
Gu Xun breathed out and changed the subject, "I haven't paid attention to Han Fei recently. Do you know how he is doing in the north?"
Wei Zhuang nodded and replied, "Of course everything went well for him."
"Speaking of which, the helpers you found for him are quite impressive."
Gu Xun smiled proudly upon hearing this, "If it doesn't work, can I recommend it to him?"
Han Fei said before that he needed someone to help him in the North, so Gu Xun gave him a small recommendation.
Needless to say, the people he recommended were basically the founding heroes of the Han Dynasty in the future.
Of course, Gu Xun actually didn't know much about the names of Liu Bang's subordinates. Apart from the three heroes of the Early Han Dynasty, he hardly knew a few of them.
However, it is actually extremely easy to pluck Liu Bang's wool, because many of them are his fellow villagers, natives of Peixian County.
If you know the place, just look for it slowly. However, if there are talents who perform well on weekdays, it is not difficult to find them.
Han Fei relied on a few names that Gu Xun vaguely remembered, plus the place name Peixian, to successfully find Xiao He, Chen Ping, Cao Shen, Wang Ling, Zhou Bo, Fan Hui... and a series of other people.
However, Han Fei did not catch everyone at once, because not everyone accepted Han Fei's solicitation.
In the end, Han Fei only brought four people: Xiao He, Chen Ping, Cao Shen, and Zhou Bo.
Well...the most necessary essence has been taken away, and the rest doesn't matter.
It's a pity that Liusha has never been able to find Han Xin.
Wei Zhuang glanced at the complacent Gu Xun and asked coldly, "What is the purpose of asking Han Fei to help Meng Tian develop Beidi regardless of the cost?"
The first half of Gu Xun's earliest plan to extract wealth from Lingnan and people from the north was undoubtedly implemented perfectly, but there were some problems with the second half.
The Northland is sparsely populated and cannot attract people, and the solution Gu Xun gave, or should be said to be his initial plan, was to develop the Northland and increase the population.
Achieving population growth these days is not easy, but neither difficult nor difficult.
Of course, having children alone is not enough. The time span is too large. The main thing is to attract people from other places to join.
This is not difficult to do. As long as we develop local agriculture, mulberry, animal husbandry and other industries so that the people can have food to eat, and do a little publicity, we can attract people.
Of course, a little bit of power is needed to assist. After all, the household registration system of the Qin Dynasty was there, and people could not just flee to other places.
Need... to clear the relationship.
This is not difficult for Liusha, who has Gu Xun, a senior official of the Qin State, and the support of Northern Guard General Meng Tian.
As for why Meng Tian supported Liusha... He was ordered to guard the counties in the north, and he did not just lead the troops. He was also responsible for managing the local areas. It can be said that he has a hand in military and political affairs.
Liusha is willing to help him develop the Northland, which is naturally what he wants.
Of course, secretly he will definitely keep an eye on what Liusha is doing to prevent the other party from making small moves behind his back.
This has no impact on Quicksand. There is no conspiracy or calculation in Gu Xun's plan. Everything is done openly.
Regarding Wei Zhuang's question, Gu Xun smiled and answered frankly, "If my plan goes well, Fusu will be released to Beidi."
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I ended the demise of Qi Chu hastily and hastily. A lot of things were not explained clearly, so I can only fill them in later. It was squeezed into the volume of Long Teng, which inevitably interrupted the plot of the movie. I apologize.