Chapter 154: Dispute Between Two States
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“In the Chu State, there are good horses in the North, rice and grain in the South, cattle and goats in the West, and fruits and vegetables in the East. All the places are adapted to the local conditions and supply to each other. We can apply this method to let the Tiger Base go into the simplest cycle.”
“For example?”
“For example, if the East District has grain after growing grain seeds, we can set up a street in the middle of the four districts to sell the extra grain from the East District at an equivalent price or exchange it for something else. This will set up an internal cycle. Now, the West District has nothing, but they have people. We can temporarily make use of their manpower and then find a way to make them have something of their own. From there, we can make the entire Tiger Base’s cycle come to life.”
Su Ying pondered for a moment after listening to Chu Yun. “It’s better to teach a man to fish than to give him fish. This is a good idea. This way, they will have to pay something for everything they want. Then they won’t become lazy because they can get what they want for nothing.”
Although Chu Yun’s suggestion might have some drawbacks during implementation, based on their current situation, it was the best way to deal with this for the moment.
Su Ying planned to let Chu Yun explain his idea to everyone when they returned at night. Then, she would ask Tiger Might and the others to come over to discuss the plan.
After chatting with Chu Yun, Su Ying asked Number One to send a message to Tiger Might, asking him to come over at night.
Su Ying walked to the courtyard and saw the older toddler Ji and the younger toddler Ling peeking through the peephole on the gate.
“What are you looking at?”
The two little fellows jumped down from their stools in shock when they heard her voice. They lowered their heads and clasped their chubby fingers as if they had done something wrong. They didn’t dare to look at Su Ying.
“Mother, we didn’t want to go out and catch fish at all!” The younger toddler Ling finally mustered her courage and looked at Su Ying with her big puppy-like eyes.
“Mother, we won’t run around. Granny Zhao said there are bad people outside,” the older toddler Ji chimed in.
Su Ying looked at them and then at the towering wooden walls. Suddenly, she heard her own young and tender voice next to her ear.
“Mama, when can I go out and catch butterflies?”
Mama patted her tiny head lovingly, but her eyes were filled with sorrow. “Yingying, when you grow up and become very strong, very strong, you can go catch butterflies.”
The little child’s eyes were full of sparkling brightness. “Then I must work hard to become very, very strong, and then go out and catch the most beautiful butterfly for Mama.”
Mama smiled. Her smile was particularly kind. However, when she could finally walk out of the soaring cast-iron wall, she no longer had the mood to catch butterflies.
Therefore, she didn’t want the children’s childhood memories to be restricted to this small piece of land.
“Ji, Ling, don’t be impatient. You’ll be able to go out and play very soon. You can go into the river to catch fish or catch birds in the forest. You can do whatever you want.”
“Really, Mother?”
Su Ying nodded her head firmly. “Yes. That day will come very soon.”
The two little ones danced with joy when they heard Su Ying’s words.
“Oh, oh! We’ll be able to go out and play soon.”
At night, Xiao Jin and the others returned. After dinner, Chu Yun explained to everyone his idea. This idea was approved by everyone because they couldn’t think of a better idea. In the end, everyone unanimously decided to go along with this method.
“How do you plan to let the West District enter this cycle?”
After washing up and returning to the room, Xiao Jin looked at Su Ying lying on the bed and asked her this question.
“Do you still remember the charcoal I made with Tian Mu last time? Now that the weather is getting colder, we can get them to make a large amount of charcoal. Not only can it be used to supply the people in the base camp, but we can also store them up. When the borders of the various states are opened, we can sell the excess charcoal.”
Xiao Jin nodded in agreement. “The reason the three states suddenly locked up their borders is that there is a dispute between the Chu State and the Nan State. A war might break out.”
Su Ying was quite surprised. “How did you know?”
Xiao Jin raised his head and glanced at her. “I’ve recently contacted my former trusted aide.”
Su Ying thought about it and found it reasonable. Xiao Jin was a Prince with outstanding military achievements. It was impossible for him to not have any trusted aides.
She recalled that the relationship between the Chu and the Nan States had always been bad. Previously, Xiao Jin had won several great wars against the Nan State and forced the invading Nan State to retreat. He had even taken down two cities of the Nan State. It could be said that the Nan and the Chu States had some deep enmity, so it was not surprising that there was frequent friction between the two states on the border.
“But there won’t be a war, so it won’t be long before the border opens.”
“Why?”
“The Chu and the Nan States have been at war for two years. Both states have suffered great losses. If they continue to fight, it will only give the Jin State, which is waiting in the wings for a chance to pounce, an opportunity. As long as the emperors of the two states are not downright stupid, they will not let a real war happen.”
As the original owner of her body was an idiot, Su Ying didn’t know much about the situation between these states. However, if Xiao Jin said this, it must be true then.
“Mm-hmm. I’ll bring some people to the West District tomorrow.” Su Ying closed her eyes, flipped over, and went to sleep after speaking.
Xiao Jin looked at her back demeanor, which showed no signs of reluctance to part with him. He frowned and lay down on the bed.
When Su Ying opened her eyes again, the sun had already risen.
She reached out to feel around the bed and realized that the two little fellows had already woken up earlier.
Those little fellows were much more energetic than her. It seemed that it was time to let them continue to practice martial arts and exhaust their physical energy.
One of the two little ones squatting in the courtyard and munching on pancakes sneezed violently.
“Gosh, Ling! Your spit has landed on my pancake.” The older toddler Ji frowned in disdain, wrinkling those brows that were exactly like Xiao Jin’s.
The younger toddler Ling chuckled. “Big Brother, you have to listen to me now that you’ve eaten my saliva.”
The older toddler Ji puffed up his little face. He did not want to listen to this little fool!
“I definitely cannot listen to an idiot!” The older toddler Ji turned around and saw the alpha wolf leader, who was napping on the ground.
“Little Gray, come and eat the pancake.”
The alpha wolf leader lazily opened its eyes and glanced at the older toddler Ji. It looked at the pancake in Ji’s hand in disdain and eventually turned its head to the side.
When Ji saw this, his little eyebrows furrowed even more. “Even Little Gray doesn’t want to eat it. Then there’s no other way. Father, you are up now. This is my pancake. I kept it especially for you. Come, Father. Open your mouth. Ah…”
Xiao Jin was utterly speechless. “Little brat, don’t think that your father didn’t see what you were scheming!” he thought.
“Be good. Eat it yourself. If you can’t finish it, you have to copy the ‘Thousand Character Classic’ a hundred times.”
The older toddler Ji was totally baffled.
He then turned to look at Su Ying.
Su Ying pinched Ji’s cheeks. “Be good. You can eat it yourself.”
Ji was at a loss for words.
He then turned around and saw the culprit grinning as she ate the beef pancake in her hand until her mouth was covered in grease!