Emperor Ningguo looked at the report in his hand, which was the statistics on the development of industry and commerce last year. Not long after the industry and commerce started last year, in the last month of last year, the income of Changqing County was almost equal to that of a county.
After the development of industry and commerce, the biggest change was the soldiers' armor and weapons, etc. Ningguo produced more than 20,000 tons of steel last year, and 45 tons of steel containing "6% black iron" that can be used to make high-level magic tools (illegal treasure) were produced.
The combination of these two types of steel has doubled the combat effectiveness of Ningguo’s army.
The emperor has power in his hands, so he wants to show it off.
As he watched, Emperor Ningguo looked towards the east and south, where was Suguo. The most important thing was that Suguo was bombed by the Shang Kingdom last year, causing chaos within Suguo. The old emperor of Suguo died on the spot, and now the new emperor has not yet been determined in Suguo.
"This is... a big piece of fat meat!" With power in hand, the emperor's greed began.
Fortunately, Emperor Ningguo was somewhat rational and was not blinded by the interests. Instead, he carefully considered the matter for a long time and immediately summoned all officials for questioning.
After a long discussion, no one was able to reach a unified decision that everyone could agree on.
"Let's call the Prime Minister (Zhang Quan) to ask him about it," an official suggested.
Then call them. With one order, Zhang Quan hurried back from Changqing County and arrived in the imperial capital late at night. Ning Xiaolan also returned at the same time.
Emperor Ningguo immediately asked Zhang Quan: Is it appropriate to attack the State of Su at this time
"Your Majesty, we need development now, and we need a stable environment. Therefore, I think we should assist the Su Kingdom in stabilizing the country. At the same time, let the Su Kingdom open its borders and allow business. We help the Su Kingdom stabilize the country, and they will definitely be grateful. Allowing business is not difficult. But as long as we do business, we can move the Su Kingdom's wealth here little by little. When we are strong enough, we only need a hint, and the Su Kingdom will definitely take the initiative to surrender. Besides, taking the initiative to provoke a war will attract criticism."
In other words, those who start wars now are fools. We have to be smart.
Emperor Ningguo listened, thought for a while and finally agreed. "The Prime Minister is right. I was confused. Then issue a comprehensive order and start the reform throughout the country. Also, where is the Minister of the Central Secretariat Ma Derong?"
Soon, the Minister of the Central Secretariat Ma Derong arrived.
"Ma Derong, you will go to Su country immediately to see if you can stabilize the situation in Su country. You must remember that we are not trying to support puppets, but to stabilize the situation. You can handle the specific situation, but you must establish the glorious image of our Ning country."
"Yes." Ma Derong received the imperial edict and set off immediately.
Soon, an envoy left the imperial capital of Ningguo and went to the State of Su to report first; the delegation led by Ma Derong was slower.
However, Ningguo did not know that at this time, the western and neighboring countries of Su State could not wait any longer. The drought had affected the stability of these countries. After the New Year, the emperors of various countries considered it a good opportunity to attack Su State after repeated consideration.
If we don't take it now, when will we? Do we have to wait for the Soviet Union to react and the whole country to unite as one to attack