C154 A Generous Gift

Reiss Empire, year 1017, the last day of the month. Something that could shock the entire Osman Continent had happened in Silo Province.

On this day, a small-scale but extremely tragic military conflict occurred between the empire and the neighboring Moose Empire.

The reason why it was said that the scale was not large was because both sides only had one division. The reason why it was said to be tragic was because this conflict had resulted in a huge number of casualties. Especially the neighboring countries. Based on the detailed report, the entire Moose Empire division had been wiped out, and not a single one was left alive. As for the Empire's division, there were less than 500 casualties.

Such a brilliant result not only shocked the entire Osman Continent, but also the internal members of the empire. This was because the wealth and resources of the Moose Empire were comparable to that of the empire. Moreover, the quality of the soldiers was even slightly better than the empire. How could such a result not make the empire excited? Everyone was wondering what kind of weapon the Reiss Empire used to win such a proud battle result?

And it was precisely because of this battle that the peaceful parties of the empire became hesitant. Of course, it was also because of this battle that made the upper echelons of the empire extremely uneasy.

One thing worth mentioning was that this division belonged to the private army of the Ronton family. And the most crucial thing was that this division was one of the two newly formed Lower Race divisions.

Everyone was curious, just what kind of power did the empire use to make these newly formed recruits so powerful? Even Duke Ronton himself was puzzled. But the truth was like iron in front of everyone.

At the same time, after Moose Empire suffered such a great humiliation, they immediately sent two more legions to the eastern border, which was guarded by Duke Ronton's private army.

At the same time, the Duke's Mansion was not willing to be outdone. They ordered the other fifty thousand private army to gather at the border, leaving only one legion to be responsible for the internal security of the province. With sixty thousand men from the private army, they fought against nearly one hundred thousand soldiers from the neighboring country. Fortunately, because of the prestige from the previous battle. Therefore, both sides seemed to be very cautious. However, the atmosphere between the two sides was very tense. The situation was very worrying. In a short period of time, at the border of the Empire, it had already reached the state of 'grass, wood, and soldiers are all soldiers'.

In comparison, the troops stationed at the western border of the Empire were much more relaxed. Originally, when the troops of the empire saw that the eastern border was in a tight situation, they were prepared to send reinforcements over to support the border. However, they were firmly rejected by the highest commander of the eastern border, Bill.

The tension between the two neighboring countries also made the other neighboring country, the Meng Gu Empire, very nervous. At the same time, they sent out a large number of troops to watch the two neighboring countries nervously, fearing that they would be implicated as well.

It was also on this day that the messenger of the empire, Count Walker's carriage, drove into Bael City in a grandiose manner.

At this moment, in the Duke's Mansion, including Fourth Prince and Barut, the highest commander of the empire's garrison, General Ronnie, and the commander of the private army, General Kerry, had gathered in the Duke's Mansion. Firstly, they were here to welcome the messenger of the empire, Count Walker, and secondly, they were here to discuss the troublesome war.

However, the most important person in Duke's Mansion, Duke Ronton, had yet to appear. It was said that his condition had not fully improved. The temporary leader of the Duke's Mansion, Lee Xiang and Baron, had also yet to appear.

At this moment, Lee Xiang was leisurely sitting in his study. He was not used to sitting there foolishly and waiting for someone to ask him for help. Opposite him was the Third Prince, Shaun.

Shaun had an excited look on his face. He leisurely took a sip of the delicate rice wine that he had just brought from Sophie. He sighed. "Now I finally understand why you ignored the internal situation and sent Bill to the border. It turns out that you were prepared to fight this war a long time ago. " Lee Xiang smiled. "You have raised troops for a thousand days. Use it for a moment. Think about it, Your Highness. If I let these Lower Race divisions stay in the border at this time, This might cause people to misunderstand that I want to do something at this time, so I might as well send them over. Letting the other white man division be in charge of internal security would save a lot of trouble. Furthermore. . . To be honest, if it was another division, They would not have such a proud record. "

Speaking of battle results, Shaun's eyes suddenly lit up. "Oh right. You really have sharp eyes. This Bill is really a rare military talent. How did he manage to wipe out one of the enemy's divisions? This was simply a miracle. One must know that he was He used one division to fight against another? "

" As long as the tactics are reasonable, there is nothing impossible. " Lee Xiang smiled faintly. Of course, he would not tell him the truth. Otherwise, he would not have ordered Bill to wipe out all the enemy divisions with iron-blooded methods, leaving no survivors.

"But this time, it might be a little troublesome. I just learned that Moose Empire has accused us of trespassing into their territory and provoking them. They even cruelly created this massacre. And according to what I know, they have enough evidence. So I'm afraid Count Walker will have to ask about this later. "

Lee Xiang smiled. "War itself is a very tragic massacre. Besides. . . They have evidence that we were the ones who started it. Don't we also have proof that they started it? Who can say for sure that such a matter is reasonable and unreasonable?"

" I'm just worried about how to clean up the mess. . . " After all, Shaun was still the prince of the empire. He had not been in a desperate situation, so it was natural for him to think this way.

"Is Your Highness worried about Count Walker?" Lee Xiang laughed. "If that's the case, I agree. I think my father must have been furious about the inner Qi in his luxurious carriage. This gift must have made him very uncomfortable, but if you are worried about this after you take over this matter, then there is no need to. . . "

Shaun smiled bitterly. Regarding the aftermath of the matter, To be honest, he had never been able to guess what Lee Xiang was selling in his gourd. He had asked more than once, but Lee Xiang kept smiling and did not answer. Although he was very anxious, he looked at his confident expression. In the end, he could only act up. No matter what, the two of them were already on the same boat. Neither of them wanted to shake off the other.

"Alright, Your Highness, you can put your heart in your stomach. I just happened to make an appointment with a few civil servants in Silo Province. Let's go together. Your Highness will be pleasantly surprised to find out. Maybe you will get some results that you have always wanted to know?" Lee Xiang changed the topic.

"Didn't you want to welcome Count Walker? You are now the temporary leader of Duke's Mansion. If the empire knew about this, I'm afraid they wouldn't be happy about it. Even if you want to deliberately neglect him, you can't make it so obvious. Otherwise, it will be detrimental to you. Do you know that?" Shaun was slightly stunned. Then, his face turned serious.

"We don't have much, but we also have a lot less. Besides, How many people in the entire Empire believe that my Duke grandfather really let me handle this matter?" Lee Xiang laughed and pulled Shaun out at the same time.

Indeed, no one believed that Duke Ronton would let a young man in his twenties handle such a big matter that concerned the life and death of Ronton family. Everyone would think that this was the signal of Ronton behind the scenes, and Lee Xiang was just the spokesperson that was pushed out at the last minute. It was just a way for him to vent his dissatisfaction with the empire.

But it was the truth. Ronton really seemed to have let go of everything. Sometimes, when he thought about it, this might be the true brilliance of Ronton.

In the meeting room of Duke's Mansion, Ronton's seat was empty, while Lee Xiang and Shaun were sitting on both sides of the seat of honor.

Below them were the administrative officers from various places in the province. They were in charge of the lives of the people in Silo Province.

Lee Xiang did not know them, so he let them introduce themselves first. But in the end, he only managed to remember half of them. However, they had finally gotten familiar with each other.

"I invited everyone here today for no other reason. It's mainly because it's almost the spring farming season. Although the war at the border is intense, the people's livelihood is the key. . . So we're not doing the same thing as in the past, but doing better than in the past. " Lee Xiang coughed lightly and looked at the people below and said.

No one dared to deny this. The foundation of the country lay in the people, and the foundation of the people was food. Even Shaun deeply agreed.

"How are the preparations for the various places going?" Lee Xiang asked back at the end of his sentence.

The local officials looked around and found that Lee Xiang did not have a specific target. However, one of them stood up.

Lee Xiang knew this person, and he had a very deep impression of him. He remembered that during a meeting in Duke's Mansion before the New Year, he had a big argument with Smith. However, Ronton had always admired him, not for anything else, because this person was indeed a talent.

Therefore, Lee Xiang clearly remembered his name was Fan En.

"Master, spring farming is imminent. We have everything ready. But now, there is a problem that has been accumulated for a long time, and it is an urgent matter that needs to be solved. " Fan En stood up.

Lee Xiang nodded his head. Of course, he knew why this was happening, because he had quarreled with Smith a few times over the matter of ruling the Yalu River. It was obvious that this was also the reason for this matter. To be honest, Lee Xiang was actually waiting for him to ask this question.

"Master, you should know that since it is spring farming, Lee Xiang said. It cannot be done without the irrigation of rain. Usually, there will be sufficient rainwater in this season. So we do not have to worry about it. There is no problem with sowing in spring. But once it is summer, Then we'll have to look at God's face. If it's rainy season a little more. . . There won't be any problems, but once it's dry season. . . At that time, the water supply in Yalu River will also decrease, and it will be very difficult to supply each branch. Especially to satisfy the entire Silo Province. The worst part was that the crops needed water the most at that time, so in order to prevent it from happening earlier, I hope that Your Excellency can inform the Grand Duke to allocate funds to maintain the smooth passage of Yalu River to ensure the subsequent problems. " Lee Xiang nodded. He knew this problem, and he did not care if the right to allocate funds was in his hands. How did you solve this problem in the past? "Fan En bowed and replied," In the past, we were able to dig deeper and faster in Yalu River at the beginning of the year to ensure the supply of water. . . Is there a way to solve this problem once and for all?" Lee Xiang interrupted Fan En's words. "For example, we can build a large reservoir upstream of Yalu River to store water. It can be used to cope with the arrival of dry season?"

"Of course it's better this way. Actually, I think so too. . . But the cost is too high, and the difficulty is also high. The most important thing is that the problem of funding is not easy to solve! " Fan En was slightly stunned, then his face was filled with excitement as he hurriedly replied.

"If it's a problem that money can solve, then it can't be considered a problem. You just need to tell me if you have a specific plan in your heart. " Lee Xiang interrupted him. To be honest, he was actually doing this for this matter today. As for the others, they were just decorations. Because he knew that this season actually had no problems with spring farming. The reason why he called them over was just an excuse.

Lee Xiang's words were so decisive that many people below were stunned, including Shaun. One had to know that it was indeed inappropriate for him to suddenly propose to build a reservoir at such a critical moment. Because even if there were no problems during normal times, it was not easy to build a reservoir. Otherwise, Ronton would not have delayed until now.

"First of all, manpower, material, and financial resources are indispensable. Secondly, we have to consider where the reservoir is built. Lastly, we have to consider the safety of the reservoir. Once the dam breaks, the consequences will be irreversible. . . " After the excitement just now, Fan En immediately calmed down.

"How about this. . . " Lee Xiang waved his hand, indicating that the others could go down. Only Fan En was left. His main purpose today was to build the reservoir, and he had been paying attention to this Fan En for a long time. After everyone left, Lee Xiang ignored Shaun's questioning gaze and looked at Fan En. "Let me give you a suggestion. You can build the reservoir at the branch channel that leads to the two great neighboring countries. Once the water in the reservoir is stored to a certain extent, it can be opened to leak water. Guiding the excess water to the channel that leads to the neighboring country. . . Do you think this will work? "Fan En nodded. " Actually, I think so too, but the key is. . . This requires a lot of money. . . And the water source of the neighboring country will be more or less affected. . . "" I will think of a way to solve the problem of money, you can think of other things. Do you think it's okay?" Lee Xiang interrupted him without hesitation. As for what the neighboring country thought, it was their business.

Fan En nodded his head. Money was the biggest problem. Since Lee Xiang could solve it, he naturally wouldn't have any problems. But to be honest, he had some doubts about the authenticity and authority of Lee Xiang's words, because this first required Ronton to nod his head.

"But when building the reservoir, I have another request. . . " Lee Xiang suddenly said. "It is that you must add another artificial branch next to the reservoir. And this tributary is relatively large. In other words, I hope there are more than two tributary that leads to the neighboring country. This branch must lead to the borders of the Meng Qian Empire. Do you think it will work?"

Both of them were stunned at the same time. They did not understand why Lee Xiang would suddenly make such a strange suggestion.