The most arrogant in history

Chapter 437 Xiahou Chang’s tribute.

The nine ministers in the hall laughed together.

Xiahou Chang's envoy blushed, knelt down and said:

"My lord Xiahou Chang is willing to give up his imperial title, submit to the imperial court, and pay tribute every year. He only asks to rule Liaodong for the rest of his life."

All the nine ministers were delighted when they heard this!

Xiahou Chang was willing to give up his imperial title and resume his status as a minister of the Dading Kingdom. This was equivalent to completing the unification of China in public!

As for his rule over Liaodong, it was equivalent to a vassal king and had to pay tribute every year.

In other words, Ye Kun led everyone and finally completed the unification of China.

Ye Kun remained calm and asked the civil and military officials with a smile: "My Lords, what do you think?"

Zhuge Feng was already very old. He clasped his fists and said:

"I am already a dying man, but I never thought that I could see the true unification of China. King of Han, I think you can promise Xiahou Chang that from now on, there will be no more suffering from wars in the world.

If we continue to fight, I am afraid I will not be able to see the day when Liaodong is recovered."

Ye Kun nodded and smiled without saying anything.

Guan Yafu, Yan Ju, Yu Guinong, Han Chun and others all have the same meaning.

We don't want to fight anymore, so let's just do it in a perfunctory manner and just achieve unification in name only.

But Sang Buyi disagreed and stood up and said:

"I think that's absolutely not possible. Xiahou Chang is already at the end of his rope. We should make a concerted effort to destroy him. How can we give up at this time? He agreed to surrender, but he has hundreds of thousands of troops under his command. He could collude with the Xiongnu at any time and launch a counterattack against us.

If we are complacent, it will cause great losses.”

Ye Kun nodded and asked everyone: "What do you think, if a war breaks out, between us and Xiahou Chang, who is stronger and who is weaker, and who will win?"

Everyone laughed and said, "Of course we will win."

"If that's the case, why should I agree to Xiahou Chang's unreasonable request? Why waste my time talking to him when I can just take action?"

Ye Kun stood up and pointed at Xiahou Chang's messenger:

"Go back and tell Xiahou Chang that if he truly surrenders, he should hand over Liaodong and all his troops to the court. I can guarantee that no one will be killed and Xiahou Chang will live out his life in peace. He can even choose any of the nine provinces in the world to be the governor, but he will no longer have military power.

Beyond that, there is no point in discussing anything else. I have decided to launch an uprising in April to retake Liaodong."

The messenger knelt and cried, "King of Han, why do you have to force me so hard?"

"Your master massacred more than 100,000 people in Xuzhou, and countless people drowned, causing the river to dry up. At that time, did you persuade him not to force the unarmed people?"

Ye Kun was angry and glared:

"Go back and tell Xiahou Chang that he should either surrender completely or prepare his troops for war. Don't act like a coward, and don't use tricks or sweet words."

The messenger left sadly.

Zhuge Feng asked: "King of Han, are we really going to start an attack on Liaodong in April?"

"I was trying to scare Xiahou Chang."

Ye Kun smiled and waved his hand, saying, "The Central Plains still needs further stability. When the autumn grain arrives and there is enough food and grass, it won't be too late to attack Xiahou Chang. If we attack Liaodong in the spring, we will have to transfer food from the south, which will be a waste of money and manpower."

Xiahou Chang was hiding in Liaodong, and was actually a turtle in a jar.

Ye Kun is using the entire country to defeat Xiahou Chang. With vast territory, abundant resources and sufficient population, he can defeat Xiahou Chang even if he plays casually.

Song Poliu stood up and said:

"Principal Ye, I think it's not good for the army not to fight all the time. The soldiers will gradually become lazy. We can conduct small-scale battles to maintain the combat effectiveness of the troops, and treat it as training."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "Po Liu, you can't sit still again, right? Tell me, who can we fight?"

"Jiaozhi Peninsula." Song Poliu smiled.

"The Jiaozhi Peninsula is a vast fertile land, a huge granary. But now, more than half of Jiaozhi is not in our hands. There are also Funan and Zhenla, both of which are rich places."

In fact, Ye Kun’s current control over Jiaozhi is in the southeastern coastal area of ​​the Jiaozhi Peninsula.

Because there is the Changshan Mountain Range, which stretches thousands of miles from east to west, forming a natural barrier. The army cannot break through if it attacks westward!

But now that we have a navy, things are different.

The naval fleet can land from any coastline of the Jiaozhi Peninsula and occupy the entire island.

Song Poliu had gone out to sea several times and was well aware of the wealth of the Indochina Peninsula, so of course she couldn't help herself.

Any ambitious person would be tempted to look at the map.

That peninsula is like a big piece of fat meat, hanging right on the lips of the great Chinese nation!

Qin Shi Huang, Emperor Wu of Han, and Zhu Yuanzhang, which one of them did not invade the peninsula? It was just that they did not have a navy and could not occupy the entire island.

Even Xiao Dequan had attacked a few years ago, killing people and causing wailing on the peninsula.

Ye Kun smiled and said, "Po Liu, do you know the approximate total population of Jiaozhi Peninsula?"

Song Poliu thought for a moment and said, "Maybe a few million?"

"I estimate it to be 10 million." Ye Kun looked at the map and pondered:

"If we attack by force, we may need an army of 200,000, and it will be difficult to control them after we conquer them. It is not easy to govern so many people."

The nine ministers were all terrified and started discussing:

"We can't afford an army of 200,000 men right now. Besides, although there are thousands of miles of fertile land in the south, there are too many mosquitoes and poisonous snakes. Our soldiers and civilians won't be able to adapt to the local climate. What can we do if we conquer them? There are so many lands in the nine provinces of China, but no one is cultivating them yet!"

Ye Kun nodded: "It's the same as what I thought, so for Jiaozhi Peninsula, we should use both kindness and force. Poliu, come to me in the evening, I will have a drink with you and talk about Jiaozhi."

Song Poliu clasped her fists and accepted the order.

Ye Kun asked everyone to continue discussing and arrange the production plan and other plans for the year.

Before dusk, Song Poliu arrived.

Qin Erwu and Wang Meng are also at Ye Kun's house.

Ye Kun was in the small study, drinking with these three guys.

Song Poliu observed his expression and asked in a low voice: "Principal Ye, you still want to make friends, right?"

Ye Kun nodded and smiled: "How do you think the exchange should be fought?"

"War is war. All those who don't surrender will be eliminated. How else can we fight?" Qin Erwu grinned.

Wang Meng meant the same thing.

Ye Kun shook his head and whispered:

"If we directly occupy Jiaozhi Peninsula, the cost will be too high and we cannot afford it. Therefore, we need strategy and planning. We can conquer Jiaozhi Peninsula with a small price and make the most of it."

Song Poliu clasped her fists and asked for advice.

Ye Kun smiled mysteriously: "What I mean is to send an army of 30,000 people to the western part of Jiaozhi Peninsula, first gain a foothold, and then support the small countries on the island to attack the big countries. Take advantage of their civil strife and seize the opportunity to occupy the entire island!"

Wang Meng curled his lips and said, "Just fight directly, why bother?"

"General Wang, if we attack directly, we will need logistics." Ye Kun waved his hand:

"If we unite with the small countries on the island or other weaker forces to attack the most powerful force, we can use the strength of the other force to defeat the other. In this way, we will suffer few casualties and have a stable supply of food and grass."

Song Poliu understood, nodded and smiled, "I understand, Principal Ye. After we conquer the whole island, we can completely control the whole island by getting rid of it."

"No, you don't quite get it yet."

Ye Kun was silent for a moment, then asked, "Do you know why I called General Qin and General Wang here tonight?"