As exciting as it is, what benefits can Li Xian get from such political changes? Also, once the Great Xia Kingdom collapses, how should Li Xian develop? These are all things that must be considered!
You know, many of Li Xian’s past plans were planned according to the “ten-year” time period.
"Sir, how many years do you think Daxia can last?"
Xu Ren smiled bitterly, "No need to predict. The current situation is like a pile of gunpowder, which can be detonated by a spark. Even if information comes tomorrow that a certain county has become independent, it will not be surprising. However, the name of the Great Xia Kingdom may only last for another five or six years. In other words, it is in a state of existence in name only."
Li Xian took a deep breath. "The situation has evolved to this point. I have just started to get on the right track and have not had time to consolidate it! Bring everyone here and we will discuss the future development path."
This meeting lasted for several days; during these days, Li Xian readjusted the development strategy; in addition, he reduced the production of glass, colored lights, etc., and increased the prices of items that could be used in the war, such as bearings, sea soul silk, and stainless steel.
In addition, Li Xian launched a new product - gunpowder! Since the enemy already had it, Li Xian was ready to sell gunpowder all over the world. And low-level gunpowder weapons such as fire guns began to be sold. The interrogation of the Cai State captives also revealed the source of the gunpowder - it came from a counselor named Xiang Bowen, and Xiang Bowen was said to be from Zhao State, one of the most powerful countries in the central part of Yingzhou.
The incident with gunpowder once again sounded the alarm for Li Xian—this fairyland has existed for countless tens of thousands of years, and many things have been accumulated sufficiently. What it lacks is just a spark. Once there is guidance; just a spark can detonate the entire fairyland!
After the meeting, Li Xian prepared to call together representatives from various places stationed in Anyang to demonstrate gunpowder.
While Li Xian was busy here, the capital of the Great Xia Kingdom was in mourning - more than 27,000 soldiers had died, leaving the capital in mourning; and Fu Minghui, the general, was jointly petitioned by the Wang family and the three princes, demanding severe punishment.
The court was in chaos. Prime Minister Ouyang Wubing, Li Yulong, and Yuan Yong, three first-rank officials, stood in the front, and the officials behind them stood in order. Fu Minghui, the head of the imperial guards who had been stripped of his armor and whose official title was the imperial doctor, stood alone in the center of the court.
Above the court, there was the sickly-looking Emperor. As a Jindan-stage master, the Emperor was actually ill! When it was heard that the Emperor had lost the battle, he became possessed, his meridians were in disarray, and now his face was sallow, showing signs of premature aging - this was the most frightening state for a practitioner, the Five Deteriorations of Heaven and Man!
The so-called five declines of heaven and man refer to a state where the foundation has been damaged and there is no way to save the situation; this is a great blow to the emperor. Perhaps the biggest blow was despair - watching the country collapse but being unable to do anything!
"Cough cough..." His Majesty the Emperor coughed a few times and spat out some black and yellow dirty blood.
"Are you all satisfied?" His Majesty's voice was hoarse and weak, and his calm voice revealed a state of despair. The emperor was not unaware of the situation of the Great Xia Kingdom, and he had wanted to revive it, so he adopted Li Xian's strategy of revitalizing the country through industry and commerce; but just when things were getting better, they were abruptly destroyed.