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Chapter 214: One Country, Two Systems
Li Xian was truly stunned. So his identity was actually this precious? Under normal circumstances, he should have been a prince who idled away his days, bullied the weak, and acted tyrannically.
Alright, maybe he was thinking too far ahead. Hearing Li Yulong say that one day they would reclaim their land, Li Xian immediately responded: “Father, the future of technology is still incredibly bright. We’re just at the beginning, and it has already created so many miracles. In the future, you’ll witness even greater miracles.
In the future, not only will we take back Taihao Divine Court, but we will colonize it! We’ll make Taihao Divine Court kneel before us and present their nation’s finest treasures at our feet with their own hands!”
Li Xian was just speaking casually, really just off the top of his head. But what he didn’t know was—Li Yulong took it seriously!
After a brief pause, Li Yulong waved his hand, and “Shadow” immediately left. Now, only Li Xian and Li Yulong remained on the rooftop. At this moment, Li Yulong’s expression became serious again. “Xian, among you three brothers, the second, Li Wei, is straightforward and brave in battle—he is a natural-born general.
But your eldest brother, Li Liang, is quite ambitious. His administrative skills are still raw, but he is starting to show great potential.
Even so, three Li Liangs combined wouldn’t match you. Your administrative skills are poor, but you have Yan Ze’an. Your strategic thinking is crude, but you have Xu Ren. You have gathered many outstanding people around you, all of whom are loyal and unified. That is your strength.
And your greatest advantage, the reason you can gather such people, is your vision—your foresight. The development of technology and its future possibilities allow these people to see a brighter tomorrow. And you have indeed made it happen.”
Li Xian remained silent, listening quietly. He knew that Li Yulong wouldn’t say such things without an important reason.
Sure enough, after a brief pause, Li Yulong continued: “The Great Xia Kingdom is finished. In fact, it should have collapsed fifteen years ago. I made a deal with them—at the cost of the entire nation being buried, our family was given an opportunity.
By sacrificing Great Xia, its emperor secured a foothold in another world. With an entire nation as the price, the Great Xia emperor gained a foundation in the path of immortality in that other world.
And I, in these fifteen years, have rebuilt the power for the rise of the Li family! This power may not be vast, but it is made up of elites—enough to form the foundation of a new nation.”
Li Xian still listened in silence, seemingly unmoved by the cruel reality of an entire nation being sacrificed. But deep inside, he was overwhelmed. Planning the burial of an entire nation over fifteen years—how many people had to die? A million? Ten million?
Li Yulong glanced at Li Xian and then smiled confidently and domineeringly: “Xian, as a ruler, one must be decisive when it comes to killing. Forget about scheming or political struggles—just looking at casualties alone, swift and decisive slaughter might seem extreme, but it is actually the greatest act of mercy.
If things are left to fester, even more people will die in the end!
Executing a hundred people in one stroke can ensure ten years of peace for an entire nation.
But if you are soft-hearted and let evil go unchecked, then the number of innocent people who will suffer and die under that evil will be in the thousands, tens of thousands—perhaps enough to drag an entire country to ruin.”
Li Xian still did not speak, just listened quietly. Because the most critical part had yet to be said.
Sure enough, Li Yulong finally got to the point: “I want to establish a nation, using Kaiping County and Anyang County as my base. But things have changed—Anyang is now beyond my control, and its potential seems limitless.
Tell me, what should I do?”
Li Xian finally spoke, saying just four words: “One country, two systems.”
“One country, two systems?” Li Yulong’s eyes lit up as if something had finally clicked. After a long silence, he made his decision. “Then from now on, you will be the Wise Prince, and your eldest brother, Li Liang, will be the Crown Prince.
Anyang will always be yours.
I will go to Kaiping County to establish the nation.”
Hearing this, Li Xian instead laughed happily. “So does that mean I’ll have to start calling you ‘Your Majesty’ from now on?”
“Of course!” Li Yulong also smiled happily. “Within a month, prepare 50 tons of Xuan Iron, 20 tons of Red Copper, 1 ton each of Refined Gold and Secret Silver, 5,000 tons of cement, and 500 spirit stones. As for spirit liquid… how much can you provide now?”
Li Xian extended a finger. “Ten tons per day! One kilogram of spirit liquid is equivalent to the effect of ten spirit stones.”
Even Li Yulong gasped upon hearing the news of ten tons of spirit liquid per day. It must be noted that spirit stones were almost exhausted, and even the Dragon Palace, which was reputed to have an endless supply of treasures, struggled to gather just 5,000 spirit stones. Yet, Li Xian claimed he could produce ten tons of spirit liquid daily, which was equivalent to generating 100,000 spirit stones every day! This quantity was enough for Li Yulong to start raising an army of 100,000 Golden Core cultivators immediately!
Of course, Anyang did not currently have that many Golden Core cultivators, but with spirit liquid, cultivators essentially held half the key to ascension!
Li Yulong pondered for a moment before finally speaking. “Then within a month, prepare 100 tons of spirit liquid for me. Also, try to provide as many locomotives, cannons, firearms, and aircraft as possible.
Cold weapons, armor, and strong crossbows—bring as many as you can.”
“No problem!” Li Xian agreed readily. “But, Father, to transport these materials quickly, we need a railway.”
“Build it! Immediately construct a railway from Qingyun Valley to the administrative center of Kaiping County, Luquan Prefecture. Anyone who dares to obstruct it—kill them!”
Li Xian then spoke ‘shyly’: “Father, business is business. If commerce is to develop sustainably, and if industry and commerce are to revive the nation, we cannot make one-sided contributions.”
Li Yulong thought for a moment, then looked at Li Xian with a half-smile. “What are you trying to say?”
“Well… Father, business is business.
What you want is not cheap… Supplying at cost price… Alright, alright, at half price… Ah, fine, at 30% of the price. But Father, there has to be some form of compensation, whether in gold, silver, minerals, or something else—we need to set some rules.
Additionally, everything provided at 30% of the price must be strictly for military and national defense purposes.”
Li Yulong tapped Li Xian on the head. “Only a complete profiteer like you would come up with a theory about industrializing the nation. Fine, I’ll allow it.
Also, here is a new cultivation technique. From now on, cultivate with this. This is the ‘Taihao’ technique from the Taihao Divine Court. Your original ‘Qingyun’ technique is actually a simplified version of it.
‘Taihao’ is over three times more powerful, but the cultivation process consumes a massive amount of spirit stones and energy—almost ten times as much.
‘Qingyun’ is the simplified version; its power is average, but it doesn’t require spirit stones for cultivation—normal meditation is enough.
Since we no longer lack spiritual energy, you should cultivate the ‘Taihao’ technique from now on.”
Li Xian took the jade slip, overjoyed. Of course, if there was a better cultivation technique, he would cultivate it!
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Later, Li Yulong inspected the printing formation, the prototype computer, and the aircraft under development. Before leaving, he obtained ten of the latest aircraft from Li Xian and flew directly to Kaiping County in the northwest of Anyang.
Meanwhile, “Shadow” stayed by Li Xian’s side to ensure his safety. Given the current chaos in the Great Xia Kingdom, Li Xian’s security had become a significant concern. Naturally, various oaths and vows were indispensable.